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Episode 11: The Joker/trump card

This day began with the Black Magic Book (Grimoire) Thief Search. Already the sun was setting and the sky was starting to stain purple. The darkness of the night will soon come.

Inside the big tent, besides Belle and Lili, a lost clover had fallen. Judy, who entered the big tent with Bell, was what Clover had become. Since when the hell was Judy's contents clover?

"With that said, what happened to them?

"He and his... Abby, you mean Damien?

The two people who spit out exactly what they wanted to say change the subject.

"Ah."

"You two would be waiting outside. I saw Belle and Judy walking in, so I just came by to see what was going on."

"You're not just here at a bad time."

"'Cause you care."

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At that time, Bell feels signs at the entrance to the big tent.

"... Somebody's coming"

What showed up there was someone who looked familiar to Bell. He has been standing in no unchanged shape for 11 years. Bell suspects a transformation by clover for a moment, but if he drops his gaze, there's a fallen clover there. If the main body is down, you shouldn't be able to create a separation.

"Long time no see, son."

It was Bell's known voice that emanated from the person's mouth. A voice that is low, calm, and makes you feel somewhere cold. Bell shook his body with anger, just to hear the voice.

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Bell stares at the person who suddenly appears in front of him with such sharp eyes that the hole seems to be hollow. In front of me is someone who has resented me from the bottom of my heart for 11 years. He is Ten Himself who woke up Black Moon 11 years ago and Belle's fruit father.

"Don't look so scared. Nevertheless, I didn't expect you to join the Black Mages (Grigori) Knights. I'm proud to be your father."

Suddenly appearing, Johann looked at Bell's face as he grew up and smiled with joy. A father who brought his real son to the bottom. Will he be happy with his son's growth?

"I'm still annoyed... why did that voice come here?

Johann's appearance in front of Bell was something that didn't make him feel the flow of time at all. His face is not old at all. The clothes he was wearing were also nothing different than 11 years ago.

What he's wearing is a pitch-black swallow tail suit. He has a white scarf wrapped around his neck and looks like a wealthy nobleman.

"I'm here to see my pretty son's face... and that's not why you can't?

"Shut up......... you know what happened to my life because of you"

Every word Johann utters causes Bell to become frustrated. Bell has been hanging out with Robin and Judy before, but this time it's completely different. Bell was hitting Johann with a sincere hatred.

"F... you've grown splendidly. Looks like Arrosha's power is starting to come under control."

In contrast to Bell, Johann never changed his emotions significantly. Johann has consistently been pleased with the growth of his real son. Why the hell did he show up at this time now, before the bell?

"It's a mess of life because of you. But I need to make the most of the power I've got. You're gonna burn in a flash."

"Stop it. I can't do this to you."

Unable to contain his exploding anger, Bell grabbed Johann's chest with both hands as he remained emotional. Johann does not show any bare gestures to resist and stares at Bell with a smile. You should not be safe if attacked by Black Sarteen's Black Magic (Grimoire), but Johann is not disturbed.

"Are you scared? I asked for strength to avenge you... you can't stop."

Bell thought Johan's room was just haphazard. Not that he's powerful enough to outnumber Black Sarteen, so to speak of the Ten Himself who generated Black Moon. Bell put more effort into his hand grabbing Johann's chest. As if you decided to prepare to put your real father in that hand.

"hahahahahahahahahahaha"

At that time, suddenly the laughter echoes loudly. At this time Bell overlapped his past father's figure with his present. At an early age, Bell often wanted to play with Johann.

But Johann never went out with Bell.

A ruthless face overlooking the little bell at dusk had been reproduced to his present over time. Even if they grab his chest, Johann keeps staring down at Bell with a cold face.

"What's wrong………… ⁉ …"

Bell, whose laughter crippled his eclampsia, can put more force into both hands.

But Johann Faust, who was in front of him, blended into the air as if it were smoke. Is this the black magic of Johann Faust?

"Creatures that say human seem to lose sight of reality when they are dominated by emotions"

Immediately afterwards, a completely different voice than Johann's reaches Bell's ear.

"You..."

"You seemed to see something now, but there's no one there. What you saw was the illusion I showed you. I don't know what you were looking at, but it looks like you were also looking at your father..."

Bell looked back. It was Trump Circus' manager who was ahead. He was the head of the Phineas Taylor Joker regiment. He smiles and stares at Bell. The appearance overlapped with Johann, causing Bell's frustration.

From the mouth of Captain Joker, Johann Faust, who appeared earlier in front of Bell, seemed to be an illusion without reality. Captain Joker seems to be capable of showing illusions to people, like a forest of illusions.

"Temee...... you fooled us?

"Deceived you? Surely deception and deception is my specialty. But you, too, would have fooled us, wouldn't you?

Captain Joker, who has received Bell's angry gaze, finally reveals his nature.

"We weren't going to guard the Trump Circus. From the beginning, the only purpose was the Black Magic Book of the Soul (Orb)."

Bell, who no longer needs to lie, also reveals his true nature.

"Yeah, I knew. I deceived you from the beginning, too. I asked the Knights for security to lure you here. I knew that if I asked the Knights to work, they would come after the Black Magic Book (Grimoire). In the first place, it's like this request itself was a lie."

"... what do you mean?"

Captain Joker's words were beyond Bell's imagination. Why the hell did you have to lure Bell to the circus? If what Joker says is true, Bell will be dancing in his palm the whole time.

"The answer is simple. Because you're Black Sarteen."

"Because I'm Black Sarteen? That's not the answer. Why did you have to lure me?

Because it's Black Sarteen. That was the word Bell had heard so badly that he didn't like it. Indeed, Black Sarteen has a different potential than any other black magician (grigori). But that had not yet been the answer to Bell's question.

"To explain that, you have to talk about the purpose of the Trump Circus. Our Trump Circus is opening circuses all over the world, not to entertain people with anything. Our aim is to scout for the powerful Black Mage (Grigori). He came all over the world looking for a more powerful black magician (Grigori)."

"Why would you do that? Are you going to make one in the Knights, too?

The true purpose of the Trump Circus, which has entertained people all over the world over the years, has finally been revealed.

But it raises new questions for Bell.

"Well it's the same thing. We… No, I am preparing for the coming final war (Ragnarok). Those with a more powerful Black Mage (Grigori) win the Final War (Ragnarok). I believe so."

I said, "I don't know. Did you miss something? Did you get cancer?" Don't call a black magician like a tool. "

It was Bell's unknown words that jumped out of Captain Joker's mouth. Has Clover, the foreseeable, seen a future in which there will be war?

The future that awaits ahead is infinitely divided like a branch of grass. Someone in a corner of the world just changed their behavior a little bit, and the future changes its appearance.

In other words, at this point in time, there is both a future in which war takes place and a future in which it does not.

"Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... This is normal. Those with more powerful Black Mages (Grigori) on their side win the battle. In the forthcoming Oz, if you're weak, you'll be wiped out. You don't know anything yet."

"It's not natural. So you're saying you're trying to keep me on your side because I'm Black Sartain? To make it a tool to win the war."

"Exactly. Even now, you belong to the Knights of Black Mages (Grigori). It's the same thing. Nothing. I'm not telling you to get out of the Knights. It's just a good story if you join us. A black magician (Grigori) with us while in the Knights, because he already exists."

"Who are you talking about?

"Check it out for yourself"

The reason why the Joker asked for a false assignment to lure Bell was revealed in detail. He had gathered powerful black magicians (grigories) to prepare for the war that might come.

And I guess Joker thought of Bell, who had just broken out of prison and was immature as a human being, taking him into the force of war.

"I'm not saying anything bad. Please lend me that Arrosha power. If you help me with the circus, I will take you anywhere in the world. I'm sure you'll find someone you want to avenge."

………………

The creepy grinning Joker Captain's face looked just like Johann's to Bell. Is it because I was looking at Johan's face until earlier, when Bell's eyes overlapped with that of Captain Joker and Johan?

"What if I told you I didn't like it?

"... you will die"

Being ready to fight, Bell grins belligerently and tries to gaze at the joker again.

But not long ago, a black stick poked at Bell's neck.

Another good look at that stick, it had turned into a sword with a sharp blade. Like when he fought the vengeful Benjamin Kasili, Bell has a blade stuck to his neck.

"I don't want you to get me wrong. Sure, I'm trying to keep Black Sarteen in my hand, but my strength isn't inferior to Black Sarteen's. The demons I have contracted have the strongest abilities to my knowledge"

"Hattering doesn't work on me. What is it, the most powerful ability?"

"You won't know what you've been doing for a long time. The most powerful force I know. It's the power to deceive the other person"

"... what? Are you serious?

Bell was unintentionally stunned by what Joker called his “strongest ability." Lili, who swallowed solitary spit and watched how things were, also has her eyes rounded.

"I mean it. You remember that, right? Do you understand why the clover falling there could have used two black magic tricks (Grimore)?

"Why... wouldn't a first-rate black magician (Grigori) be natural?

"Not naturally. Given the contract price, it's almost impossible to get two powerful black magic tricks by yourself."

"Then why...?

Captain Joker suddenly began to talk about Clover's black magic (Grimore). What does Clover have to do with his ability to deceive his opponents by using two black magic tricks (Grimore)?

"I can deceive not only humans, but even demons. That is the power of Mephisto Ferres, the devil to whom I have made a covenant. If you deceive the devil, you will have it, even with a price that you cannot bear."

"You mean... you tricked the devil into giving Clover power?

Why is the power to deceive the other person the strongest? Finally, the reason for this was revealed from Captain Joker's mouth. His “opponent” wasn't limited to humans, it even included demons.

Black magic (Grimoire) is obtained by contract with the devil. If it is the source of black magic (Grimoire) and can deceive the demons on the side that lends power, it seems that it can acquire various kinds of power.

"Exactly! Originally, she had only the power of the Trinity (Shamrock), but I gave her predictive abilities and created what she called Baba Fangas. Belle Quill Faust. With me, you can gain further strength at no cost. That's not a bad story, is it?

Captain Joker will want to avoid useless battles and peacefully invite Bell into the organization. If Clover got two black magic (Grimoire) with the help of a joker, I guess the other circus guys have multiple powers as well.

"Ugh... Arrosha is the only demon I'm involved with. I don't need any more demon power."

Bell once again turned down Joker's offer. Get great power without paying the price. There can be no other delicious story like this, but Bell was never attracted to it. A study of the devil whose hateful father had abandoned everything and was immersed in it. Bell couldn't help but like what Johann loved.

"I thought it was a fascinating story... it doesn't seem to make sense to solicit you any more"

Captain Joker sighed heavily. It was clear from anyone's eyes that Bell would not belong to the Trump Circus, even if he continued to solicit any more.

"If you don't help me... die"

Captain Joker sharpens his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, countless jokers filled Bell's vision. By the time Bell fisted, 10 jokers had already surrounded him.

"Is it the same as Clover?"

"Not the same"

Each of the 10 more jokers does not lose sight of the bell for a single hour, always aiming at the timing of the attack. That tactic of warfare, which separated and increased the number of people, looked the same to Bell as to Clover.

"It doesn't matter how many. No matter how many more, you just have to burn them all."

With that said, Bell lights a red flame on both hands. Bell was disgusted by enemies who went on to fight two battles and use similar methods of warfare.

"Let's go."

Seeing as 10 jokers never came in for an attack, Bell launched an advance attack. Using a flame lit on both hands, Bell sniped 10 jokers one after the other. The aim was precise and it never came off. The fireworks released 10 degrees each captured the appearance of the Joker Commander.

"Okay......"

Without distracting herself, Bell was watching how the 10 jokers were. Indeed, the red flames have hit the bodies of all the jokers and all of them are starting to burn up. Like Clover, was the joker's ability also just to increase his split?

…………

But as Joker put it, his abilities were not the same as those of Clover. All of Joker's identities were thought to have been burned up by Bell's flames.

But if you look closely at the bodies of the ten burning jokers, the truth was different. Just like when Johann Faust's illusion appeared, the bodies of the ten jokers blended into the scenery like smoke. Bell didn't burn it, Joker made himself disappear.

Bell pulls the flame back on hand, spread over 10 locations.

And when I looked around again, I didn't see the joker anywhere. His abilities are different from those of Clover. It wasn't just a split appearance in Bell's eyes until just now.

"... a mirror?

Having lost sight of the joker, Bell looks around the large tent for a while and realizes that there is an unfamiliar appearance in the corner. If Bell remembered correctly, there wouldn't have been a mirror or anything in the big tent until just now.

"Hey, Belle!

Interested in the sudden appearance, Bell goes as close as if he had been possessed by something. If you think calmly, everyone will see that this mirror is a trap set by a joker.

But Bell had been driven by strange forces.

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Peeping into the look standing in the corner of the big tent, Bell accidentally lost his word. There was a hatred for Johann Faust. This is not just a look. Bell knew that. Bell's face, staring at his father in the mirror, gradually goes strong. Just looking at Johann's face, anger boiled in the boy.

"Get lost!"

Already unable to contain his anger, Bell was about to punch his appearance with his clenched right fist. I don't want to see it again, like a mirror that shows my hateful father. Bell's fist, which dwelled in hatred, was still about to break the mirror in front of him.

Bell stopped moving perfectly when that fist grabbed the mark of the devil tried to smash his hateful face. For some reason, Bell never broke the mirror. It was Bell trying to crush Johann Faust's face in the mirror, but he couldn't do it.

Johann Faust, who was visible in his appearance, was instantly changing his appearance to Bell Queer Faust. What is in front of me was a strange mirror that mirrored the existence of hate until just now, but now it has become just a mirror.

"What's up? Burn this circus now. Like in Valdarza."

Then suddenly the bell in the mirror came to speak to the bell of reality. The bell in the mirror throws ruthless words at the real bell.

"Let..."

"What are you hesitating about? Your life is already a mess. I just killed a few more people, and it's not gonna change your life."

The bell in the mirror throws to keep putting up words that the usual bell would never say.

"Uuuuuuuuu"

Parin…

Cutting off his paralysis, Bell grabbed his right fist again and slapped him in the mirror. All the illusions the joker shows cause Bell's frustration. Was this set up by the Joker, or did it project the evil part of sleeping in the bell?

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When Bell looked forward, he was standing there with no scratches, looking like he was supposed to have just smashed. In a series of events beyond common sense, Bell's head was on the verge of a punk. Because of all the out-of-consciousness, most of what Bell sees seems illusory, but he couldn't tell from where to where.

Don't get on with it.

At the next moment, suddenly Bell's body is thrust backwards. Bell gets flown without even knowing it, and he puts his back on the ground.

Afterwards, it was the other Bell who was ahead of him that Bell looked up. One of the original mirrors jumped out of it and kicked the real bell.

"It's over. Let's just give it one last chance. Aren't you willing to be one of us?

The other Bell looking down at Bell changed his appearance to Captain Joker as he looked around.

And he put his sword to Bell's neck just like the first time. Next time you refuse to solicit Captain Joker, the blade will slit Bell's neck.

"Abby?

That's when Lili suddenly shouts out loud. The voice only distracts the joker for a moment, weakening the power of the hand holding the sword directed at Bell only slightly.

Not missing that momentary gap, Bell thrust the Joker Corps leader's body as he rose at Capoeira's behest. Getting in shape, Bell looks for Abby in the big tent.

Bell followed Lili's gaze at finding Abby before anyone else. Lili stares ahead, the entrance to the big tent. I do see Abby in a wheelchair there. Of course, there was a Damian figure beside it.

Captain Joker, who fell to the ground, also stared at the Summerbell brothers and sisters in the same position. Summerbell brothers and sisters who showed up in the big tent. They may also be illusions the joker showed them.

It's just that Abby and Damien there were just sitting there doing nothing.