Me and Celia were watching Dion and the Dark Knight of Thunder fight Elektra.
Dion beat Elektra, not even an electric attack. Among them emerged the victorious Dark Knights, including Frost.
"What the hell happened..."
Dion had his eyes round what had happened in front of him.
At the end of that gaze is Elektrad. He was frightened by Dion's power and admitted to losing in his heart, taking his soul from the prison of his soul (Seoul Prison).
However, it would be difficult for Dion, who is actually fighting, to understand.
For reasons I don't know, my opponent collapsed. It would be natural to be confused by that.
"Hehe..."
And Frost, the man who told me the facts that happened to Elektrad, was laughing.
Frost, Googaan, and Irnaga appeared on the scene at the same time that the prison of the soul (Seoul Prison) appeared.
"Holy knights... it has been a brilliant battle so far"
"What...?
So Frost whined about that.
That's a compliment to us. It is a little surprising that this man would say such a thing.
"Now the first settlement has been reached. But the result is a two-win, two-loss split. That means a draw..."
"... oh, I see"
Next, Frost has provided a description of the current situation.
As it stands, our victory and defeat against the Dark Knight is a draw. Now, there won't be a real settlement.
But I don't think the Dark Knight would be convinced by the result of the draw.
"Now, that doesn't mean you're gonna back off, does it?
"Oh, of course. We must settle our battles with the Holy Knight properly."
"Are you settled..."
After all, the battle still seems to be going on.
Next, what kind of battle do we have?
"Let's say the next battle is with the survivors. I mean, there's googan and irnaga out here."
I see. You mean me and Dion from here.
"Yeah, but next time I'll let you in, too. So add one of you. Three to three, and then one faction or the other will fight until they perish."
Apparently, it's going to be a three-on-three fight next. Besides, it seems that either faction will continue until they are all defeated.
I can expect it to be a very, very tough fight. You'll have to be ready.
"We'll just need to make time for each other to recover from fatigue. So the battle is tomorrow."
"Oh, that's fine..."
Frost's suggestion is something we'd appreciate.
Tomorrow, you'll be able to recover a little.
But then there's something I have to decide.
"Then the venue would be a base, wouldn't it?
"Hmm?"
"We don't need hostages. We, the Holy Knights, will fight with dignity."
I made that suggestion to Frost.
I really wanted to avoid fighting downtown like this. Because there is a good chance that harm will be done to the citizens.
"So come to base tomorrow from the front. Tell no one to get their hands on me."
"I see... well, fine"
Frost nodded slowly at my words.
In the meantime, this will ensure the safety of our citizens. Just a little peace of mind.
"Then we'll visit the base tomorrow. Farewell."
That's all I said, Frost and the others disappeared.
The next time we meet, it will be tomorrow.
"Knock..."
"Dion!"
"Mr. Dion!
So, Dion kneels.
Me and Celia run over to Dion's side.
On second thought, Dion was getting quite an electric shock of Elektrad. That should be pretty damaging.
"Dion!"
……
"Yes, he seems unconscious"
"Damn......"
Apparently, Dion's consciousness is gone.
In the middle of the fight, it was okay, but the loss of mind probably caused the damage at once.
"Fuck! Somebody!
"Yes!"
"Here!
When I called around, a few knights came out.
He's already brought me a stretcher. This should allow Dion to be treated.
Thus, our battle with the Dark Knight was interrupted first.
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Me and Celia were coming back to base.
Both Dion and the Soul-Taken Holy Knights are back here. Likewise, the Dark Knight who was deprived of his soul.
Right now, we were in the infirmary at the base.
Dion is lying on the bed there. I just haven't regained consciousness yet.
"So, what about Dion?
"Oh, yes."
I was listening to the recovery technician Populi.
Populi is a one-of-a-kind healing magician for fans of Faraes.
"Mr. Dion, there is nothing else in his life. I think you'll wake up soon. Just..."
"Just?"
"For a while, I don't think it's a fightable body"
"Right..."
In Populi's view, Dion can't fight for a while.
In that fight, Dion was taking a lot of damage. That would be natural, too.
But that's pretty troublesome. Even though the last one is undecided, it's quite painful that Dion can't fight.
But I can't let Dion push me.
"... so what about the other knights?
"Oh, uh..."
Next, I heard about the other knights.
Soul-plugged knights were also tested among the healing magicians. I'd like to hear about that, too.
Because maybe it'll give us a clue to help everyone out.
"Everyone else treated the wounds they sustained in the battle and tested them again. As a result, I found that it was no different than sleeping."
"It's no different than sleeping?
"Yes. Whenever I wake up, it's not strange. I mean, it doesn't mean there's a physical abnormality."
It was an unexpected word that was released from Populi's mouth.
It's no different than sleeping. Does that mean, maybe, he's alive?
"Are they all alive?
"Right. I think it's reasonable to decide you're alive. However, if Mr. Slade's story is true, I don't think he's going to wake up. The concept of soul is unknown to us healing technicians, so there is nothing..."
"I see..."
Populi's standout was something of hope.
If you're still alive, we could all get back to normal. The point is, all you have to do is get your soul back from that Soul Prison.
"Master, may I have a moment?
"Yeah? What?
Celia's been talking to me about that.
There's something I need to talk to you about.
"To me..."
"Yeah?"
"Let me fight the Dark Knight."
"... what?
Celia's words surprise me.
But I know what you're saying.
Celia is trying to avenge her brother.
"Is that for Selik?
"There's that too. But that's not all. I don't think there's anyone but me who can fight the Dark Knight now."
"It's..."
Celia's thoughts were deeper than I thought.
Now that there is no captain and deputy captain, and the aces and knighthood examiners of the Fifth Squad have fallen, there are few people who can fight.
Speaking of which, Celia is the best and most knightly. For that reason, the idea is agreeable.
"Knock..."
But in my heart, I get caught up in it.
Celia is an important apprentice and a family member.
I don't want to get her into this tough fight.
"... ok. Celia, please."
"Master...... yes!
But I truncated that thought.
The most important thing is to beat the Dark Knight. Now, you have to think about it best.
Plus, I wanted to respect Celia's feelings when she decided to be ready.
"You'd be fine."
"Yes!"
Celia would be fine. I desperately tell myself that. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to make this decision.
Thus it was decided that Celia would enter a new battle against the Dark Knight.