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

Episode 10: No Pain, No Gain/Totally Lost

"What do you think I came back to my hometown for? I'll never let you die. I don't want to lose my family anymore."

"... I'm in a position to be protected, but you can't complain. Honestly, I never thought your brother would think so much about me."

"What does that mean?

"Because... your brother was always better than me in everything. I always followed my brother's back. [M] But I can't keep up with my brother. Instead of catching up, your brother keeps getting further and further away and going to places I can't reach."

In Belzebub's belly, Leon and Jake were starting to speak with a crack in the belly for the first time. No matter how hard he tries, Leon walks twice as far, ahead of Jake when he thinks he's chased him. I can't reach you no matter how much I reach. My brother, to my brother, was an admirer.

"You were thinking that... I was the one who never thought you were thinking that. Since my mother and father died, you've been the only one in my family. You're only one family. It's more important to me than anything else."

"Do you remember my brother? Your mother and father were really amazing."

"Oh. My mother was a little harsh, but she was very smart, and she was always thinking about us. My father didn't rely a bit, but he wrapped us up with great kindness. Even now, two smiles burn in the back of my brain and I can't leave."

Leon, who blossoms into conversation with Jake, was now remembering what his late parents looked like.

Adford when “Black Moon” hadn't happened yet. The young Hausent brothers saw their parents right beside each other every day.

Emma Hausent and Sirius Hausent, a couple running a small hospital in the corner of Adford. At the time, they were both reputable and excellent doctors in Adford.

Around this time, the existence of black magic (Grimoire) was not yet well recognized by the public, and Adford seemed to have no heart or a calmer air than it is now.

Many townspeople visit Adford Hospital on both the coming and coming days and thank Emma and Sirius for returning.

Even though we both said we had a good reputation, it was mostly Emma who was actually visiting patients at the hospital. Emma, with hair similar to Jake's, was an impressive woman with a slit long eye peeking behind her glasses. From the looks of it, I can hear that she's a smart woman.

Her husband, Sirius, had a role to play in leaning against the patient's heart. My wife, Emma, is a little bulky and sometimes unconsciously turns to the patient's spirit to make a statement that doesn't envelop her in a good or a bad way.

At that time, it was Sirius's role to lean on the patient's feelings. He was highly capable of empathizing or leaning on people's feelings. Have a bottomless tenderness, accept all of the patients, admit it first. That's how Sirius does it. The exquisite combination of Emma and Sirius was the secret to Hausent Hospital being loved by the townspeople.

Emma Hausent and Sirius Hausent are just heroes saving Adford. Although they were not using black magic (Grimoire) to protect the townspeople from danger, the couple magically enlivened the townspeople and protected their physical and mental health.

It doesn't stand out, but the two were definitely saving the townspeople. The townspeople needed two. Emma and Sirius had also become a base of mind for the townspeople. Everyone thought these calm days would last...

One day, 10 years ago, Emma and Sirius were to leave Adford for a while. In order to improve the health care system, Mr. and Mrs. Hausent travel around neighboring towns. Around several towns, at the end of the day, the couple were scheduled to visit Voltaire.

About a week after the couple left. Shocking news came in for both Adford residents and for Leon and Jake.

"Dr. Emma and Dr. Sirius were in an accident."

Emma Hausent and Sirius Hausent returned to Adford looking unusual.

Emma lost her right arm and sustained significant damage to her abdomen. Sirius had lost his left arm and had suffered major chest damage. The wounds are pretty deep, they were both in a situation where it wasn't surprising that they were already dead, but when they were transported to Adford, they still had breath.

According to several stories from Voltaire carrying the Hausents, the two tried to save a traveler who had been ill in a cave.

But the cave suddenly began to collapse, and the two of them were underneath the rockfall, he said.

Voltaire is an immigrant town. It was also a town where many travellers arrived. It was never uncommon for travellers to survive in Voltaire's caves and woods.

But some of them claimed that Emma and Sirius were attacked by monsters. Everyone there was in a state of panic, so the report was cleaned up by the fact that it was just a paranoia.

"Everyone, help me save your mother and father's life as soon as possible."

When I saw my parents coming home with constant breath, Leon never wolfed. By this time Leon knew nothing scary, either in a good or a bad way.

Jake, on the other hand, was terrified that his parents' death was imminent right there, shaking his body and quietly weeping. Jake, instead of trying to save his parents' lives like Leon, couldn't even utter a word. Like the rest of the townspeople, he was in a state of panic.

Soon afterwards, emergency surgery began for Emma Hausent and Sirius Hausent. It was no other Leon Hausent who would take the head command of this surgery.

Leon was 16 at this time. Still a child, but its brains had already surpassed those of adults. Aiming to become a town doctor, Leon, who was routinely interested in medicine, was actively learning beside his parents.

This was my first surgery for Leon, but I don't have time to hesitate. Above all, the lights of life of precious parents are about to go out. Leon had feelings he had never felt before that he was about to be unreasonably deprived of his precious existence.

At first, the adults around me were just confused. But the adults, who saw an overwhelming amount of knowledge and out-of-popular thinking, gradually began to move as Leon put it.

The surgery was extremely difficult for hours. Adford and Voltaire, so to speak, are more than 10 kilometers apart, and there are no tracks connecting the two towns. Even while they were being transported, the Hausents were nearing death.

Jake was sitting outside the operating room while emergency surgery was underway, 15-year-old Jake, with his back on the wall, leaning over. Jake's glasses were wet in tears that kept spilling.

"How helpless I am... my brother is working so hard and I... can I only do what I'm crying about here"

Fear of my parents' death looming just that far. And to his own impudence, Jake was weeping.

Just like Leon, Jake was studying medicine, but at different levels. Even as Leon acquires impeccable skill as a doctor, Jake has yet to reach that area.

Before Jake had an argument about whether or not he would be involved in the surgery, Jake was incapable of moving. Dominated by fear, Jake was tying himself to the spot. They instinctively keep their parents out of sight when they get hurt.

…………

As Jake leans over, a shadow stretches out onto the floor he was staring at.

Jake looked up to the shadow owner as he moved his face hard with fear. There he was, my brother Leon, who lost any expression. Those eyes have no brilliance at all. My brother, with his usual powerful eyes, is nowhere.

"To...... brother. What about your mother and father?

Ask Jake about the consequences of the dreaded surgery. After a little silence flowed, Leon shook his neck sideways without force. Even with the brains of the genius Leon, he couldn't save Emma and Sirius' lives.

The reality that Emma and Sirius have passed away strikes Jake with a time difference. Jake, stuck with a reality he didn't want to accept, has solidified just like he did just now. Jake couldn't make an expression for anything and couldn't get a word out of it.

Leon and Jake were desperate; Emma and Sirius, who were the two coveted heroes, are no longer in this world. Leon and Jake could not believe that fact. Until a week ago, the four of them laughed at each other amicably. The casual routine will never be visited again from now on.

To that brutal reality, Leon realized for the first time the emotion of "fear”. At the same time, an uncontrollable rage was gushing in him. It is directed towards the mercilessness, cruelty of the world. The world takes what is important from the helpless in peace.

At this time, Leon decided to explore further knowledge. This experience was the driving force driving Leon today. Leon pushed forward to protect only one family member left behind from this ruthless world. In the process, Leon immersed himself in the study of black magic (Grimoire), which controls the irrationality of the world.

What he took care of in it was not to lose anything. Making no sacrifices. Under its firm will, Leon succeeded in reproducing black magic (Grimoire) with his knowledge.

Jake, left in Adford, was determined to succeed his favorite Emma and Sirius. The townspeople also mourned the deaths of Emma and Sirius, even if it did not extend to Leon or Jake. There was also warm support from the townspeople, and Jake grew into a fine town doctor.

What I lost grew two people.