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Episode 2: Awakenings/Wake Up

The darkness of the night envelops the land of sand that spreads everywhere. This is the Amnis Desert, halfway between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Commonwealth of Limia. During the daytime when the sun shines, the Amnis desert is dominated by a burning heat.

But the burning desert also shows a different face at night. Contrary to the day, the freezing cold dominates the night. The Amnis Desert is arguably the most volatile place in the continent of Rio.

The same night Bell finished the battle with the white boy. Judy, who had finished his battle with two M-12 men, had fallen in the heart of the Amnis Desert, losing his mind.

In the heat of burning, and despite burns all over her body and full of creativity, she was still breathing firmly. Scratchy, but Judy's alive.

Judy was just losing her mind, although she wouldn't wake up. That said, if you have fallen all the way in this desert, you will eventually die. Hardly alive, she must get out of this harsh environment as soon as possible.

That's when there were two shadows approaching Judy. They remain silent, staring at fallen Judy.

Then a few days later, Judy woke up. In her eyes, which she hasn't opened in days, is a murderous landscaped rock wall. Wake up and look around and you'll see that the rock walls surround Judy. This is a cave.

"... we're dead?

Judy didn't really feel alive. I went into a burning fire myself, so I couldn't help it. Not even knowing the end of the battle, she sits stunned. There was a chilling air in this cave that I don't even know if it was in this world or in the afterlife.

Judy, who was in a fluffy sensation that didn't even know her life or death, was instantly drawn back to reality.

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When Judy looked at her body, there was no such thing as should be there. Now she wasn't wearing a Knights outfit. What she was wearing instead of a Knights outfit was an unrecognizable blue-green cloth.

Judy, just wrapped in a long cloth, was naturally naked. The badly burned area is bandaged for some reason. Fortunately, thanks to wearing the Knights clothes, burns in places that weren't exposed don't seem that bad.

Judy, who looks around in a hurry, soon discovers the Knights outfit. Oddly enough, the Knights wore carefully folded and layered. Someone undressed her and treated her, no doubt. Judy quickly became convinced she was alive.

"Wake up..."

Just then, someone shows up in front of Judy. As soon as she was called out, Judy's face instantly turned bright red. I'm pretty sure it was the person who made her take off her clothes.

"Oh, what did you do to us? ⁉?"

"What are you talking about?

"Take off the girl and say," What are you talking about? "

"Whoa, whoa, there seems to be some mistake. We're not such savages."

What appeared before Judy's present was the same pair that appeared before her in the Amnis Desert a few days ago. Ishar Babari and Garang Drake are from the Amnis Desert based bandit group Elsewhere (Algriver).

"Then why were we wearing them? They took our clothes off and we're almost naked, huh?

"You were down in the desert, you were badly burned. Your life could have been in danger if you had stayed in wet clothes. The wound needs to be cleaned."

I'm not sure why, but I'm pretty sure two bandits saved Judy's life. Judy had been stripped of her Knights clothes for a good reason, too.

"... but you saw us naked ⁉"

"As much as that's a reward for saving my life, can you forgive me?

"How dare you say it with your face... I had never been naked by a man yet..."

Ishar turns a naughty grin on Judy, who turns her face even bright red and panics. It was possible that Ishar was joking, but now Judy was in a state where she couldn't make a calm decision.

"Maybe you're a virgin?

"Ugh, shut up. That's not true. We're queens! You're a knight, too!

Drawing stars... is it? Judy overreacted to Garan's words. If that were true, I guess my relationship with Robin was also extremely pure.

Maybe she's always careful to hide her purity.

"Why was the queen and knight falling in the middle of such a desert? There doesn't seem to be a chain of loyalty to the Knights."

"What kind of queen is she?"

"That's a lot..."

"What happened? Say it."

Ishar and Galan did not know that Judy had fought hard against the M-12. And Ishar was aware that there was no "chain of loyalty” on Judy's left wrist.

"It's not easy to talk personal to people like you who don't know your nature, is it? I said they even saw me naked..."

"Rude. We owe you our lives, don't we? Well, you're absolutely right to say that you don't even know your identity. We are elsewhere. And I am Ishar Babali, the Bandit King. Next door is Galan Drake. If you're the queen, I'm a fine king."

Ishar finally introduced herself to Judy, who was just getting more alert.

"Others... Ishar Babari ⁉ “ Why did the bandits help us? Bandits are fallen human beings, but they're the ones who steal, aren't they?

Judy knew about the Bandits "Elsewhere (Algriver)".

But she couldn't consider why the bandit helped herself.

"Don't apply cheap bandit statues to me"

"That's us."

"haha... sorry"

Others are not like so-called bandits. That was their point. They have their own pride. That's what you can tell by Galan's attitude.

"Bandits are cheap enough at the moment, aren't they? So, why did you help us? If we don't talk first, we won't talk either."

"So is that. We have to talk here, Galan."

"I was gonna say it originally. You don't have to tell me."

I'm not content just to know who I am, and Judy wants to know why they helped themselves. Apparently, Garan Drake is heavily involved in Judy being helped.

"So, what?

"The number one reason I helped you is Bell Queer Faust."

"Why is Bell coming out?

Jumping out of Galan's mouth was the answer Judy wouldn't expect. Naturally Judy doesn't know the relationship between Bell and Galan.

"The Great Fire of Valdarza... What that demon did will never be forgotten when he dies"

"I see. ~ If you say so much, I guess I get it. You want revenge on Bell. So, revenge on Bell and how do we get involved?

"You are part of the same Knights of Black Mages (Grigori) as he is. Have him throw up some powerful information about him."

The Great Fire of Valdarza. Devil. Belle Queer Faust. If I'd gotten this far, even if I hadn't asked for the details, Judy would have known what Galan was thinking. Ishar and Galan saved Judy's life to get information about Bell.

"I'm not part of this anymore... but you think I'm gonna make you throw up with strength?

"Oh, that's a good chance. Half-kill him, but make him throw up. Tell me what's important to him."

"You don't have to do that. I'll tell you. We have nothing to do with this anymore. You're trying to take Belle's precious things."

Judy now has nothing untrained in the Knights. My companion who has spent time with me in the Knights is also a red other for her now. Judy was not willing to spare the personal information of her former companion.

"If you know what I mean, you talk fast. Just tell me."

"Bell has an important brother."

"For my brother... who is that?

Galan couldn't miss a word that came out of Judy's mouth and stuffed his distance from her. Just as he was made the demon of the Fire, Galan lives for the sole purpose of depriving Bell of his precious things.

"Robin Kafka. Not bald... but the famous beastification (chimera) use as a vulture."

But Judy revealed that Bell's “precious things" were somewhat off the mark. Sure, Robin may be one of Belle's most important companions, but he should have a more important presence beside him.

"He is."

You know what I'm talking about?

"I told you before, didn't I?

"Ah, ah..."

Ishar, of course, knew about Robin, who was familiar. Even Galan, who had heard from Ishar, knew Robin existed. But neither of us seemed to think Robin was important to Bell.

"That's right, Princess. It's your turn to talk next."

"Queen! I get it..."

Now it's Judy's turn. Following the bandits who revealed what Judy wanted to know without covering up, now it's time to talk about how Judy went down in the Amnis Desert.

Judy, who came bearing all sorts of things by herself, began to tell the bandits about her previous life. Abandoned his royal status and left the country. Living a double life with the Trump Circus and the Knights of Black Mages (Grigori).

Prioritizing his position as Queen Hart, he betrayed the Knights of Black Mages (Grigori) and was about to be executed.

Judy, who came with everything by herself, told Ishar and the others everything she could wash away so that she could be free of something. It was also the moment when Judy clearly threw away the troublesome "glitch”.

"I left the kingdom and also lost my place from the Knights. You are no longer a fine stranger."

"Wait a minute. Who's gonna be a bandit?

Ishar, who was silently listening to Judy, was trying to forcefully take her “elsewhere”. Judy can't hide her surprise and upset at those words she doesn't even think about.

"Be one of us. If you are a Black Mage (Grigori) who belonged to the Knights, you will be a great force for others. Otherwise, you'll have death waiting for you when you're done."

Continuing, Ishar began a threatened solicitation. What floated behind Judy's brain at this time was her memory when she entered the Trump Circus. It was domination by Phineas Taylor Joker that I waited for before I got there escaping my mother's reign.

Ahead of continuing to flee scattered rule, now another new rule is about to capture Judy. Will the day when she can have her freedom not be visited forever?

"I'm done being instructed by someone..."

But Judy never runs away again. Judy blasted her anger at Ishar for trying to dominate her opponent with fear. I will never be instructed by anyone again. Such a strong determination was embedded in Judy's voice.

It's just that such a strong will wasn't the only thing that was in Judy's voice.

Inspired by her voice, Ishar and Galan are slammed against the walls in the cave. It also looked as if a storm had suddenly broken out in the cave. Strangely enough, Ishar and Garan are the only ones who got blown away, and Judy hasn't made it a slight move.

"What..."

And Judy, at the same time, didn't miss the changes that happened to her body. Dropping his gaze, Judy's body had a bluish flame swinging on its surface. That looked the same as the fire manipulated by M-12 Uni Jun.

Judy was stunned by an unprecedented change. A spectacular battle with two M-12 men is sure to make a difference to Judy's body. Judy's head had turned bright white in front of an unbelievable phenomenon. She won't be able to easily accept this change.

"This surprised me... no, I'm sorry for this. There no longer seems to be room for negotiation. I didn't know you had the power of a wind god."

It was Ishar's voice that pulled Judy back on her sudden loss. Ishar misjudged Judy's prowess.

"Lord Judy Argin. Will you please help us be queen of the others?

Until just now, Ishar “begged” Judy instead of “demanding” him. That is to say that Ishar has determined that Judy's current strength surpasses that of the Black Magic of the Desert (Grimoire).

"What's that proposal? I told you, didn't I? We are not going to be instructed by anyone else. Besides, what's in it for us to be bandits?"

"It's not a proposal. That's the word. Too young to be me and the couple. Of course I guarantee the Queen's freedom. Besides, to avenge the irrational Queen Regina, you'd better have more company, wouldn't you?

Ishar Babari was not the same ruler Judy had ever met. Gain for Judy. It's about “the others” cooperating in her revenge. Hearing about Judy's predicament, Ishar was seeing through what she wanted deep down in her heart.

"I'm not willing to take revenge on anything else. Well, I'd like to return the favor."

"It's not just revenge to kill someone. Shall we make the revenge Queen Judy desires come true in the way she desires? We are the queen's servants."

Ishar, convinced that Judy's heart had moved a little, launched a chase shot. Judy is obsessed with freedom, power, and vengeance. That's what the Bandit King decided, but until he heard Judy's answer, that's uncertain.

".................. got on. From today on, we'll be somewhere else."

"Hey, I see it all."

"Don't even look at me if you can see me, you fucking kid."

The cloth that was covering Judy's body with standing momentum falls and Galan sees Judy naked. Judy exploded her anger in a ghostly shape with her face blushed as the man she'd just met had seen her naked.

Judy's answer made Ishar's guess true. After the Reese Royal Family, Trump Circus, and the Knights of the Black Mages (Grigori), Judy arrived at the Queen of Others.

Finally, Judy became a man of obedience. In this desert are those who, like her, have lost their place.

Judy started walking along a different path from Bell's.