BLACK MOON - Black Magic War Beginning with Jailbreak - [Full story illustration available]

"The key is the ball."

"Huh?"

"Gigi, are you serious?

"You think it's a ball? Is that a flower garden in your head?

To Gigi's abrupt words, everyone there doubted their ears. Even the demon Jackass, the Ten himself who heard the operation, makes a small fool of Gigi.

"I mean it. Where are you gonna tell me I need to make a joke?

"But what do you mean, the ball is the key to ending Elba?

"You know that on November 6th, when the Elba Empire was founded, there was an annual ball at Elba Castle, right?

Every year, a grand ball is held on the anniversary of the founding of the country. Why the hell would a ball be the key to ending Elba's rule?

"Yep."

"On this day, the Elba Castle is open to the public once a year or not. You know what this means?

"Oh, I know what you're trying to say. But aren't we supposed to be able to attend a ball when the Empire knows our faces?

"Exactly. Not like before our anti-imperialism was born. Even at the banquet hall, armed soldiers patrol the castle. If we go out, we'll end up in custody."

The regular ball was an open event for everyone to attend, but that's a long time ago too. This year's ball has been tightened up in security, and if anti-imperialist humans were to steal weapons and break in, they would be immediately caught and executed.

"So we needed a weapon with no cracked face on the side of the Empire."

"Well... you mean my turn here."

Here, Gigi's thoughts were revealed. Jackass, who perceived his place, smiles invincibly.

"... well, that's what you said!

"I see. Then you can definitely break into Elba Castle without a problem."

"That's Gigi. Think differently."

Trava, Asned and Cohen each leak an exclamation. It may be a little itchy for them to be anti-imperialist, but not to lay their hands directly on the emperor is the key to victory.

"If you want to hide a weapon, it will be immediately noticed and confiscated. But Jackass can't be confiscated by anyone. Besides, no one will ever notice the presence of the devil."

"In the first place, they wouldn't even know the devil existed."

"Hahaha, I thought you saw the victory."

Sneak a demon-possessed weapon (child) into an enemy stronghold. Now may be the only operation that won't work, but at the time it was a perfect operation with little chance of failure.

"Plus, all I can say is that this is a miracle… all in all, people are alert to children. Nobody thinks a little kid is an assassin after the life of an emperor."

"Heaven is on my side."

"Would there have been such a successful operation?"

It was fortunate for Gigi and the others to call it a miracle that the vessel Jackass chose was a small child. Nobody thinks an innocent looking little child is an anti-imperialist weapon.

"Today is October 31. Make sure Jackass remembers the operation I've been thinking about. Alert is a lifesaver."

Copy that.

Thus, Operation Death Ball was launched in earnest. In the week leading up to the day of the operation, Gigi and Jackass caged in a forbidden room in the library for a thoughtful meeting. It is forbidden to be cautious when it comes to operations where success is certain.

And a week after I picked him up. Jackass, who obtained the body of specimen number 1290, stood in front of Elba Castle. Elba Castle in its full season, unlike what it is today, had the whole thing glowing beautifully. It was the residence of a champion who was allowed to live only by the ruler.

This is the only day on which ordinary people can enter a castle where they cannot enter. In front of the castle, it was a waste of time for many. It's going to take a while for Jackass to break into the castle.

“Chip... when I say human, I don't know how to make it. You want to go into this castle so much.”

About an hour later, Jackass was finally stepping into the castle entrance with evil in his mind. Naturally, the soldiers guarding the perimeter at the entrance did not even hold Jackass back.

The sculpture, now completely worn out, was also seated in a beautiful, scratchless appearance at the time.

"Is he... you mean Astarot? I can do something so crude because I only think of demons as fantastic beings..."

Did I say something?

"Yes, no. It's nothing!

Jackass, who saw a statue that seemed to imagine the devil, accidentally spoke the truth. Jackass panicked and pretended to be an innocent child when he was about to be heard alone by the people around him.

"That ~? Somewhere?

Jackass, as Gigi instructed, was pretending to be lost. Of course he wasn't lost, he was pushing for a room.

Meanwhile, in the large hall behind the entrance, a gorgeous ball had begun. The anniversary celebrations had begun with the opening, and the Great Hall had already been filled with many.

The orchestra plays graceful music, and the Elba Empire Nationals dance waltz to it. Each one dresses thoughtfully and visits Elba Castle only to enjoy the dance. Except for one, little boy.

Gigi had once entered Elba Castle before becoming an anti-imperialist force. From her like that, Jackass had been slapped in the head with an in-castle view. The main hall of the ball is the grand hall on the ground floor, but what he was aiming for was the throne room on the top floor.

"... too sweet”

The demon Jackass was quickly climbing up to the top floor of Elba Castle. Pretending to be lost, he skilfully stole his eyes and kept climbing the stairs. Because of his small body, Jackass was able to reach the upper corridor without anyone noticing.

"That ~... that's crazy"

"What? It's off-limits here. How the hell did you get in here?

When Jackass speaks out deliberately in front of the door between the thrones, naturally the guard realizes its existence. Although it is unnatural for some people to walk up the stairs where the surveillance eyes are shining and break into the top floor of the off-limits, the guards were not at all alert.

"Uncle, where do you dance?

"You came all the way here for a ballroom? The place to dance is down the stairs there to the bottom of the 1st."

"It is. Thank you... kind uncle."

Jackass, who had an innocent look until just now, suddenly had a creepy grin. At that time he was talking in a low and horrible voice.

Usually seeing a child like that makes everyone creepy, but Jackass's current guard was different. The guard, who had a troubled face until just now, suddenly turned himself over, whining a bump about something.

Concon, Concon.

And the guard suddenly knocked on the majestic door in front of him. The guards must have some kind of magic hanging from Jackass.

"What? Who is it?

………………

The emperor who reacted to the knock spoke, but there was no response from beyond the door. The guards opened the big door silently without responding to the emperor in any way.

At this time, the Emperor was heightening his vigilance. Because the guards have never opened doors silently before.

"What, aren't you a child? You, this is my room, the Emperor. Go home."

But as soon as Emperor Elba saw the visitors, he eased his guard. The guards waiting between the thrones also lowered the weapons they had erected as soon as they saw Jackass.

"I'm sorry. I'm lost."

"Not at all... Guards! Don't let ordinary people in this room because they're lost."

The emperor was somewhat uncomfortable, but didn't really care about it. I was relieved that the visitor was not an assassin in possession of a weapon, but a small child. Relief was scratching away the discomfort.

⁉ ︎

At that moment, guards all over the room suddenly stopped moving. I thought, as if it were a toy soldier, everyone aligned their movements, one after the other between the thrones.

Eventually the door closed and only Elba and Jackass were left in the room.

For some reason, the guards have been moving exactly as Jackass thought. A guard broke Jackass into a room with an emperor, and all the guards guarding the emperor disappeared from the spot. Would you say that this is the power of Jackass, who has advanced erosion (Illusion)?

"Now you're not a child."

"I'm sorry, I did it with the emperor. This is not my intention. I was asked to do it by a woman named Gigi"

When Elba realized that the child in front of her was not normal, Jackass also stopped hitting the little play.

And for some reason, he easily revealed that he was moving with Gigi's life.

"Again, I've been after this day. Who the hell are you?

"I'm a demon by the name of Jackass. Even so, I'm sure you don't believe in demons. He needed my black magic to beat your power."

Naturally, Elba also expected the Gigis to come and set something up for the day. Before Elba, there was no longer a boy with an unusual face. There you are, a horrible demon with a small figure.

"My power is unique. Even if you are the devil, to my power..."

In the midst of the conversation, in the head of Emperor Elba, the sight of the following flashes back. A guard who was supposed to defend the emperor even in exchange for his life left the scene, as if manipulated by someone. From this, Elba had one possibility in mind.

"No way......"

"Yes, that's no way. Dreams are made more than shards of a person's memory. Memories include a variety of ideas of people. Memories connect, thoughts connect again. I freely replace, come and go, and manipulate the connection of my dreams. I mean, what I have is the ability to rule my dreams."

"Same as me..."

Jackass' black magic (Grimoire) was the most powerful fantasy (regulo) to rule dreams. Elba couldn't hide her surprise when she heard what her abilities were. I don't know if he's a black magician (Grigori), but Elba also had similar abilities.

"So the only thing we can do is fight it."

"No, I didn't expect to run into someone with the same abilities"

"I'm here to kill you. You can't run or hide. Me and you have similar abilities, but not the same. Which power is superior. That's all it takes to win or lose."

If you have similar abilities, it is better to use that power to win. That's for everyone to know.

"It's not easy to say ruler. I knew one day this would come. Maybe if you take my life, I'll be relieved of this burden."

"Funny. If you die so much, I'll kill you."

"But you can't die now"

Elba, who has been sitting on the throne for so long, slowly rises up his hips.

"Either you want to die or you don't want to die..."

"You can't die now! We must stop the rebels, who continue to expand day by day."

"Isn't that convenient for you? We're talking about the people wanting the demise of the Empire, right?

"Don't worry, the empire will perish in time. But Gigi is dangerous. My rule was never right. It's just that she's not the one who leads the world after the empire perishes. You're going to follow the same path as me."

By this time the emperor had already regretted his deeds. Elba, who had no power over others, had been arrogant until now.

The Emperor, however, was reminded that his own rule was wrong because of the rebel enlargement.

And the emperor was also aware that Gigi was the bearer of radical ideas.

"Hum... I don't know what to do with that. You shouldn't. If you kill me, that's fine. Let's get started."

At the moment Jackass was finished talking, the two consciousnesses were flown elsewhere. Unlike any dreamer Bell had ever seen, it wasn't where the real world was recreated.

It was a space filled with chunks of dreams that Bell had once swallowed. The view is distorted as far as I can see, and just looking at it is going to make me nauseous.

"Well... I was going to recreate the Throne Room, but when the equivalent forces bump into each other, this is what happens..."

"This is what dreams are all about. It's a space where the minds of people from all over the world flourish."

Jackass and Elba, two powers bumping into each other, and the world of dreams was revealing who it was. A space where the minds of people from all over the world constantly drift. That's the world of dreams.

I know what you're talking about.

"Is that what you really are..."

At this time, there was no sign of specimen number 1290 anywhere in the dream world. That boy is only a vessel, not the contents of Jackass. In a world of antagonistic dreams, the original appearance is exposed.

Two black tunas, growing in long white hair.

And six pairs of pitch-black wings from the back. On the blue and white face, the pale eyes are glowing. He was dressed in a coat of feathers, just like Gigi.

"That's right. This is what the devil looks like. The statue at the castle entrance is full of mistakes."

"You're right, I just thought the devil was a fantasy creature..."

"Hum... you guys are pathetic creatures to make"

At the time, people recognized the devil as a fictional being. Not that the people of the Empire didn't know the devil existed, but they never dreamed it existed.

"It's better not to look at humans sweetly. What makes you do what you think you do?"

"If you repent, try to remind me other than words"

"Come on."

For the first time, Elba launched a pre-emptive attack without being timid by the demon he saw.

When the Emperor turns his right palm toward Jackass, a change occurs to the chunk of dreams that were at Jackass's feet. Using Elba's movements as a signal, the chunks of dreams suddenly changed shape in a columnar fashion.

Don't. Don't.

And stick Jackass's body up from the bottom as it is. Jackass, who was suddenly attacked, dances through the universe... but he actually had 12 wings.

"There's no jab on the assassin."

The ruler of phantom dreams regained his posture by winging his black wings. Earlier Elba's attack must have been a greeting replacement.

Here began the battle by two phantom dream rulers.