The Branded Female Fencer

"Split?"

"Would you like to?"

On the other hand, Rafferty and the others who went inside noticed that the steel door had been broken off because it had been dropped, but no matter how, the door was frightened. The walls of the hall, originally guarded by more strange powers, were not frightened, and Rafferty and the others had just realized that they had no choice but to move on. When Rafferty looks around, it's a balcony there. Stairs leading upstairs and three corridors to the right, left and front. The stairs to the second floor were further divided left and right, each branching into two. The balcony was decorated with numerous paintings and living flowers, and many young male sculptures popped up on the walls.

The surroundings are dim, and the sunny weather before entering is like where to go. Apparently, inside the "castle" is a completely different world, and Rafferty feels it with the information of the "castle" that she has read in her book. Even with his combat experience, this was the first time he had fought inside the 'Castle'.

The moody cloudy weather increasingly blocks the light and also appears to contribute to creating a dark atmosphere that depresses the human mood.

"Not a very good hobby."

The face of the sculpture doesn't even look like a distressed expression from what I've seen, and it's not a pleasant object to flatter. Still, Rafferty is calm. Inside were mainly faces like Larna, Crudas, Miltre and Marion, about 40% of my men. Rafferty was a little concerned about the absence of Belliache, but being a servant loving wife, he also does not pinch his personal feelings during his assignment.

Rafferty quickly grasped the status quo and calmly skipped the instructions.

"Form a circle around me. I'll leave the perimeter to Crudus and Ian."

"" Ha. "

"Lord Rana, this way."

"Yes."

Larna is called into the safety zone to begin discussions with Rafferty.

"Can't we rendezvous with a split face?

"Whatever at the moment. I just forcefully opened this door, and it doesn't necessarily lead to the original location. This is within the other party's boundaries. Though it is the buildings of reality that form the basis of the junction, within the junction it is unreal. Whatever happens, no wonder."

"So what do you think would be best done?

"This is also my first experience stepping inside the 'castle'. All my knowledge has also been conveyed to me by my master, but within The Castle there will be a convenient development for them. It's a good idea to form a precise formation first, and move on loosely. If there's a trap, I'll see it through as much as I can, so let's be careful."

"I see. So be it."

"Captain, I can't seem to say the same."

It was Rafferty who was convinced of Larna's words, but it was Crudas who denied them. He seemed to have perceived some danger by being in the outermost part of the circle. When he stared at the darkness of the three corridors ahead, he knocked down with his sword something that had suddenly flown from one of them.

"Is this... a fruit knife?

Though it seemed good because it was in the direction of Crudas that flew in, otherwise the wounded might have come out. Crudas quickly threw a dagger (Aikuchi) into his armor towards the darkness, and he heard it screaming from the darkness.

Crudas tries to move into pursuit reflexively, but Marion stopped it.

"No. Don't go, Crudas."

"But"

"No such order has been issued. This is dedicated defense, isn't it, Captain?

"That's right. Not enough offense to threaten this one yet. Be cool."

"Mm..."

To the words of the captain, who is also his brother, Crudas calmed his mind to attack, even as he laid his sword. So I wondered if the enemy's killing spirit had disappeared, and after the sound of a bell named Chi, someone appeared exactly like a ghost from the darkness. The man wore a faceless mask on his face, while still wearing a costume like a masquerade. It was the emergence of the misplaced, but the cavaliers' vigilance was at its maximum.

Crudas asks again.

"Who!"

"I'm not suspicious."

That's what the suspicious said in grandeur to see, and Crudas, on the contrary, worried about how to say the next word.

The masked man continues.

"I am the master of this hall, the butler of Rambless. This time it was my master."

"Rambless'?

The knights face each other.

"It's on the left. Neither does my husband want this situation now. And I was eager to open up this situation. Now is the time, and I'm here."

"I mean, help us," he said?

"You're right, sir."

The man named Deacon saluted him, but Rafferty was half-hearted. Above all, Rambless is the man who is supposed to be dead at last. That seems everyone thought the same thing, and uniformly waited for Rafferty's decision on the sidelines. But I didn't have the judgment material with Rafferty at the time, and I asked Larna for her opinion on this again with my gaze, but she just slowly shook her neck to the side. I couldn't seem to tell Rana anything for sure.

Lafferty, bewildered, questioned whoever named Lambres' butler.

"I see what you're looking for. I'd like to ask you a few questions on that."

"Go ahead, but we don't have much time"

"You don't have time?

"Yes. There, from over there"

Deacon pointed to one of the hallways. In the hallway opposite the deacon appeared, the space was blurred. The part of the space that should also be called distortion appears to be slowly approaching the Rafferties.

Continued