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

“A town where children disappear. Where the hell are the disappeared children?"

“A surge in haunted mansions. The growing mystery of strange phenomena”

“Necromancer of fear. Relevance to the case, experts say”

Newspapers spread out by the sea are lined with noisy language. The mysterious Black Mage (Grigori) Necromancer who appeared before Bell. The masked mysterious black magician (Grigori) may have made several small incidents in this country, as he told Bell.

"As always, this newspaper is bloody whenever you read it"

It was Barbara who read the news printed in the paper as usual. Her name is Barbara Howard.

A brave woman who stood together against the Pope when Bell visited the town of Renato. Barbara lost her left leg in a battle with the Luna Guard. She is still living in a wheelchair, although healing (Amalia) is likely to cure her.

Barbara is standing on a cliff facing the sea. Towards the sea, she reads newspapers. Comrades of atheists, led by Barbara, reached Brace River after fleeing. Thanks to the presence of William Lambert, a deep edge in the harbour town of this trade, they still live safely, by the sea.

It was Barbara reading through the newspaper, but after a while, I noticed someone standing in front of me. Barbara noticed the presence of someone because the light continued to block her.

"Ah? Atashi is not the kind of person who can keep an eye on the Knights."

Barbara understood it was the Knights of the Black Mages (Grigori) who stood in front of her before her before her before her eyes before her eyes. With black boots peeking from under the newspaper, I guess she made a decision.

"Long time no see"

"Hmm?......... oh well"

To a familiar voice, heard from in front of him, Barbara accidentally closed the newspaper she had spread.

And look at the face of the person blocking his sight, and round his eyes.

"You look good"

"Do I look good? I was more surprised than that. I heard you were going to Elixirs, but I didn't know you were going to join the Knights. Aren't you the one who looks good?"

Appearing before Barbara was undoubtedly Bell. After finishing the conversation with Mae Mae, Belle had been strolling around Brace River for a while. In the process, I found a familiar figure.

Belle has been concerned about the Barbaras ever since she broke up in Renato.

"I'm glad you're safe..."

⁉ ︎

As the abruptly invited bell approached Barbara, she hugged the bell forcefully. By unexpected embrace, Bell is attacked by a strange feeling.

Out of Bell's sight, Barbara was quietly weeping. Never to be understood, she shed tears of joy and relief.

In Barbara's chest, Belle was also weeping naturally. We hadn't shown our faces, but we were noticing that we were weeping at each other.

Eventually, to unexpected joy, Bell leaks a whimper. For Belle, who had just escaped from prison, Barbara was like another mother.

And for Barbara, who had just lost her son in a way, Bell was just like her son. The two figures delighted to reunite also looked as if they were real parents and children.

On a calm sea, the two were immersed in the joy of reunion for a while.

"How is everyone else doing?

"Oh... we're all good. Thanks to William, the athletes are completely blended into the city."

"Good. I've been wondering just now, why do you stay in a wheelchair?

"My left leg won't heal anymore. A lot was lost in that battle..."

Barbara's gaze with grief was directed at one grave marker standing on a cliff a little further from the two of them. Moon Guard captain Benjamin Kasili severed her left leg and never came back.

"Why ⁉ with black magic (Grimoire) or Shizuku in the starry sky, you couldn't care less ⁉"

"There was nothing I could do. It was too late for that. I might have gotten my left leg back if I had been able to treat it right after that fight, but I couldn't afford that then. This is a testament to the victory of the Atassis over the Pope. Because I lost it, I have it now."

"... is that good?

"Oh. There's something magic can't get back. You shouldn't rely on magic for anything because you have magic. The Atasis are not demons. It's a bloody person. You're in pain, so you can move on."

"I knew Mr. Barbara was strong"

"Whatever you're talking about, you're nothing but flattery."

"I really think so."

"Oh, my God, that's disgusting."

Barbara was strong. Even if she loses her left leg, she stands firmly on her own feet and faces forward. She was never pessimistic about the status quo. Don't go after what you've lost deeply, but don't forget.

"Ah... with that said, what about Raleigh? What happened to Raleigh?

"Oh... Raleigh. You see one tombstone over there, right? She's sleeping over there now. I'm here because of you. Say hello."

"... Yes"

No. 1 loss in the Battle of Renato. That was indisputable, Raleigh's death. Her death affected all the atheist comrades.

Among other things, the impact of that death on Bell and Emilia should be immeasurable. They were the first to discover Raleigh's body.

A few meters away from where Barbara was, one tomb marker stood pounding. That's undisputed Raleigh's grave. On the sea where the waves strike quietly. On a cliff, the grave of a grieving vampire was erected.

Amongst the bells that traveled to the present day of the tomb marker, there was a real swirl of complex emotions. The sea breeze strokes Bell's cheek. Having reunited with her unforgettable best friend, Belle just, nagging, without saying anything.

"Raleigh... if I had been stronger then, you might not have died. I know you can't forgive me for apologizing. So, from now on, no one loses their loved ones. I can protect you, because I think that's the least I can do."

The words that came out of Bell's mouth, which he kept quiet for a while, came from his self-blame.

Every time I remember Raleigh, Bell was driven by self-blame. If he was stronger then, if he was strong enough to overwhelm Benjamin Kasili, maybe Raleigh wouldn't have been killed by him.

Raleigh Lambert/1503-1524

While an enemy, at the end of the day, Raleigh grew a definite friendship with Bell. Having lived a spectacular, tragic life, she lost her life young. Raleigh spent much of his life in just 21 years with the Pope and Renato.

It is an indisputable fact that she has taken many human lives, and that is by no means acceptable. To escape the blood curse, she has chosen an easy path. As a result, there were many victims in the town of Renato. Her death may have been a natural reward.

During her death, she realized that the object of her faith was an idol in emptiness. By the time I realized it, it was all too late.

A strong breeze blows in Bell's face in grief in front of the tomb marker. The wind disrupts Bell's hair and causes his eyes to close.

“Don't look so sad. It's not your fault I'm dead. I see you again because of this, laugh. You don't have to think about sadness anymore. We're friends, right?"

In the wind, Bell was faintly feeling Raleigh's shadow. Raleigh's soul, which became a ghost, was purified and vanished from this world.

She should have left the world without a trace by now, but I thought Bell did hear Raleigh.

Belle did feel the presence of her disappearing friend. Now my late friend is pushing me on the back. A voice you're not supposed to hear speaks to Bell, who blames you all for it.

"Thanks to you, I'm still alive. Thank you, Raleigh, you're my best friend."

I felt inspired by Raleigh, Bell abandoned his pessimistic thoughts. Having chosen to look forward rather than look back on the past, Bell spoke forcefully to the grave marker as he retracted the words he had just directed at Raleigh.

It's about Raleigh anymore, and Belle doesn't have to blame herself. Speaking to the grave marker, Bell was feeling like one load of shoulders had descended. We should not look back and stop more than we need to.

Even if you ever look back, you shouldn't stay put all the time. Look back firmly at what lies behind you, and people must move forward in their steps. Because there is a past to make those who have stopped walk again.

"Hmm? Lambert...? Did you get his last name?

Feeling one paragraph, Bell calmed down and realized that there was something unrecognizable in front of him. I've heard stories about her awful parents, but Bell didn't know her last name.

Besides, that last name is the same as Emilia and the others. Is there any reason for this?

"This is... I didn't know the Knights of Black Mages (Grigori) would come hand-in-hand with such a small grave"

Just then, there was a voice that reached Bell's ear. That was the voice of a brave warrior who stood up to the Pope some time ago.

"Mr. Lambert! Don't be so hard on me."

"While I'm still on the ship, are you a fine knight? I didn't know Emilia's name would be real."

It was William Lambert who showed up before the bell visiting the grave. Bell and his hometown Lambert have lived in Brace River for a long time. I was staying in the town of Renato to protect my beloved daughter Emilia from the hands of the Pope's demons.

"The Knights of the Black Mages. I don't like it any more."

"This is Bart. Don't say that. Long time no see, knight."

"I miss you all so much... I never thought I'd see you like this again!

Behind it were also the figures of Vladislav Bartley and Emilia Lambert.

Bell reunited with his atheist comrades who had fallen apart since that day. My fellow painstakers in Renato are now gathered in Brace River. Some of them have lost their left leg, but they all look fine.

Less of nostalgia, something warm was coming up and about to overflow from Bell's eyes. The days in Renato remained as intense memories in the bell.

"Are the Black Magicians (Grigori) and the Knights so tearful and okay? With that said, did you say anything earlier?

"There are no tears... Oh, Raleigh has a last name, too."

Lambert laughed loudly when he saw Bell, who couldn't help but cry.

Then he remembered that Bell was crushing something.

"None of us know Raleigh's last name. The last name was inherited from the parent who abandoned her. I'm sure he wanted to erase that sign. So, Raleigh didn't give anyone her last name."

The first person to open his mouth about Raleigh was Emilia. She was the closest and longest good friend of Raleigh's was no other.

I can't ask how Raleigh feels now, but I felt like Emilia knew what she was thinking so she could take it.

"Raleigh was dumped from her first family, but she met her new family again. It is a knight, and I (I). When I put up the tomb, I wanted to leave a sign that Raleigh was my family. Go to the world over there and don't miss me anymore."

"As a result of our discussions, I decided to inscribe on Raleigh's grave the precious name that I (I) inherited from your father.

The federal port town of Limia, Riorg, is the name of the roots. A name that is not unrelated to the knight either. Lambert's name, just like mine. Raleigh was like my sister. Because of the weight I carried, Raleigh was older than I was, but there was also something. If only I had been stronger back then... "

"That's not what Raleigh should want you to think, is it? He just wants everyone to smile and look forward."

"... I know. It's just that when I come to this grave, I really... her final smile comes to mind at that time. Even though it was bloody, Raleigh had a beautiful smile like she'd never seen before."

When the mystery of the name engraved on Raleigh's grave marker is revealed, Emilia is just as annoyed by self-blame as Bell is. Every time she stands in front of a grave mark like this, I guess she blames herself.

"To not see that sight again, we move on. We just have to feed on the past and live."

"Yes, Master Knight, even for Raleigh, I'm just laughing and looking forward!

Those who are left, just move on. Those who have disappeared in the past are the footsteps of those who move on to the future. Even if it is enough, it must never be enough. Emilia, who was just as annoyed by self-blame as Bell, also turns forward.

Raleigh rushed to his friend's crisis even after he became a ghost, disappearing with a smile. That final smile was telling the story of her feelings.

"What the... sounds good again"

"Yakimochi Burt is cute, too."

"Become...!

Burt swells his jealousy to Belle and Emilia, who go on alone. The sight is as if your days in Renato would come back.

The only difference was Emilia's attitude. She was just being thoughtful, too, and now she's holding Bart's hand. To her expression of affection, Burt blushed her cheeks unexpectedly.

Emilia's respect, which was directed at her, was different from her romantic feelings. Bell finally figured it out.