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

"You mean you've been watching over us..."

"That's right."

A huge wall stands in front of Lili before Operation Great Escape is fully launched. Ashley must have already found out that the Bells are planning to escape.

That was a very bad thing for Lili and the others, but at the same time an unnatural point was emerging there.

Where is the advantage of revealing at this time that the Knights hold information about the rebels? The Great Escape operation has not yet actually begun. If the Bells stop it before it moves out, Elba might prepare something else to get the Knights out.

"Would you be satisfied if I said that?

"... Huh?

But here Ashley throws words Lili doesn't anticipate.

Having heard Ashley's words, Lili accidentally became the loose face between them. Hasn't Ashley, previously shaped like an extremely bad man, now got the opposite soft smile?

"Naturally, I have a pretty good idea what you guys are trying to do. But I'm not gonna stop you guys."

"... I don't know what that means. You're M-12, aren't you? M-12 shouldn't allow what we're trying to do"

The words of Ashley, who had no sincerity, further confused Lili. The M-12 is bloody eyed and looking for Elba's whereabouts. If we find out the fact that the Bells are cooperating with Elba, the Knights will come to stop it with all their might, and no matter what happens, they shouldn't let us out of the Serbian kingdom.

"There are a lot of people in the M-12. Not everyone is a faithful servant of Master Gregorio."

"What do you mean? What do you want to do with me?

No matter how much I listened, Lili didn't know what Ashley intended.

Some M-12 are unfaithful to Gregorio. As it turns out, Knight is betraying Gregorio. Maybe what Ashley is trying to say is that some M-12s, like Knight, have doubts about the Knights.

Lili didn't know what Ashley's purpose was when we just met. Ashley says she hears the voices of Lili's minds and knows they're planning to flee the country, but she's not going to stop it. If everything she had said so far was true, it seemed like a futile act, not making any sense at first glance. If everything is true.

"I want to be an apprentice"

"............ what?

Lili took a while to understand Ashley's words. It was also a word far beyond Lili's imagination. I don't understand what Ashley is saying. Maybe Ashley isn't just an enemy.

"So! I want to be a disciple. A girl's apprentice is so cute! You want to be able to use black magic, right?

Ashley shook her hands together, jumping and expressing her joy to show them. Even though Lili had yet to respond to anything, it was as if Lili had decided to become her apprentice.

Ashley's words and actions go beyond Lili's understanding, but the person in question stares at Lili with strange eyes on the contrary.

"You, you know what you're talking about?

"Yeah... I know, but what's wrong with that? What's wrong with getting a cute apprentice?

"Um... you're trying to develop the power against the Knights. ⁉\M-12; Is it okay for someone to do that? You can't!"

Lili, who honestly cannot accept Ashley's cooperation, confirms her sincerity over and over again. The act of attaching Lili to a disciple should be a treason to a clear knighthood.

"Isn't that good?

"... Yes?

"Because the Knights are in danger because you are no longer rebellious. Someday someone will destroy the Knights, even if you don't. I don't care if that's you."

Ashley continues with answers that Lili does not envisage. Is the Knights not that big of a deal to her?

"Wait a minute. What does that mean?

"The story is that some of the Knights are already out there with rebel members. You know Judy Argin, too, don't you? She could have killed two M-12s."

"Eh ⁉ Is that true?

"So you're telling me it's true. Only one person could have had two M-12s wiped out. I don't have any proof yet, though. The Knights are already falling apart."

Lili couldn't hide her surprise that that Judy who fell into Bell was now in the same position as herself. Judy is also a rebel for the Knights.

Ashley was pessimistic about the future of the Knights. She seems to prioritize her own desires over the Knights' intentions.

"So you really teach me how to use black magic (Grimoire)?

"You said it earlier. I'll make you my apprentice."

"You're not lying, are you?

"It's not Beatrice, and I'm not gonna lie to you that I don't know what that means."

Lili finally began to prepare to accept Ashley's suggestion. The future of the Knights is at stake. That fact had brought a slight, albeit well-founded, basis to Ashley's proposal, which had no thump either.

"... is it true? You're not trying to get close to extracting information from me, are you?

"You're so careful. I wouldn't feel so bad. I just want to be purely in your power. Such a pretty girl, nothing else."

Still, Lili was cautious. M-12 is the enemy. The big premise was not easy for Lili to collapse. No matter how much reason seemed most likely, there may be a clever ploy hidden there. Lili was thinking about that.

Ashley had a constant soft smile, pointing at Lili. For some reason, Lili overlapped the smile of her raised parent, Stella Wallace, with her smile. Lili remembered how nostalgic she was when she smiled in front of her. This created an incentive to dispel Lili's suspicions.

"Trust me... that's okay... right?

"Absolutely... because she's cute. Of course. From today on, I am your trusted master."

Ashley smiles unchanged at Lili, who still can't completely dispel her suspicions.

Thus, an unlikely pupil relationship was formed between the two. If Ashley was cleverly lying, Lili would have been duped.

However, even considering its potential, Lili attached great importance to her awakening to black magic (Grimoire).

"Really, I wonder if I'll be able to use magic... I've never used it before"

"It doesn't matter if you've ever used black magic (Grimoire). Because the contract is everything."

Not knowing Lili is Lilith's daughter, Ashley naturally brings up the essential contract story for black magic (Grimore).

"I know. But I..."

"The Devil's Child. Right?"

"... Huh?

Lili doesn't need a contract. Before Lili said it, Ashley said what she wanted to say. To Ashley, who knows everything, Lili couldn't hide her confusion. I'm still a cautious person.

"Oh, my God. What you're about to say will be passed on to me before it gets out of my mouth."

"... I'm going crazy, so could you please keep up with the pace of my conversation?

"Ugh, yeah. I will."

Why Ashley knew who Lili was. The answer was simple. She can read the voice of a human heart nearby. What Lili wants to say is that it gets passed on to Ashley as soon as it comes to mind.

"The devil's son means you're a ghost."

"Sister, are you a ghost?

"Um, isn't it just awful to be a ghost? I don't want anyone who's just met me to say that."

Suddenly Ashley calls Lili a ghost. Lili was distracted by a bad mouth that was so abrupt and meaningless.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I think I misled you. I never said anything bad. Ghosts. That's what we call devils and humans in this world, those who inherit both their blood."

"So demons and human halves like me are called ghosts,"

"Yes. Semi-pure blood (Half Blood), demon. There's plenty of other ways to call them, but I call them ghosts. Sometimes ghosts have more powerful magic than demons. Even half of the blood is handed down, and black magic (Grimoire) is often more than the parent."

“Ghost” was a designation that referred to the devil and the human half. The fact that the name already exists means that there are other ghosts like Lili. It is a great strength to use black magic (Grimoire) without a contract, but ghosts have a sad situation.

"I have the same magic as Lilith..."

"Damn, you're that Lilith's daughter. Then you'll be a powerful black magician (Grigori). You might not even beat Black Sarteen."

Lili is the daughter of Lilith, a ghost and a big man among demons. In other words, it meant that Lili's black magic (Grimoire) potential might be at a level beyond the current bell. The status quo may be a weak heroine, but Lili is never just protected.

"I really... wonder if I can be as strong as Belle"

"You can be strong, Belle. You want to protect you, right?

"Have you read my mind again?

"Eh heh... sorry"

Ashley is a regular habit, and she keeps up with the other person's mind. Lili couldn't seem to help but notice that, but she didn't look strange and unpleasant.

"Well! What are we talking about here? Shall we go to my room first?"

"Uh, you know... Allen..."

Lili remembers that Fu and Allen were by her side when she was about to start training in black magic (Grimoire). If Lili awakens her powers, she could hurt Allen with black magic (Grimoire) if she can't control them. During Lili's training, Allen should be allowed to return to Loco.

"Well, it looks like you guys are trying to do something dangerous, so maybe the kid should use some strength."

"Allen, you too? ⁉Allen, will you be able to use black magic (Grimoire)? I don't want this little boy to have a contract."

But Ashley wasn't going to let Allen go home. Indeed, given that we are going to be out of Sertria, we have to ask Allen for a minimum of combat power as well.

But naturally, Lili wanted to avoid Allen engaging with the devil.

"I don't need a contract. It's not like you, Allen, but I can feel a great deal of power coming from you. I don't know what to say... it feels like some great force is trapped? If you let that power go, I'm sure even you, Allen, can fight."

"I want to help you."

Ashley was twice as sensitive to magic as a person. Coming all the way from Adford to act together, Lili has never felt the great power she says. It's not like the magic of ghosts, great power. I don't know what that is, but Allen has the same potential force asleep as Lili.