"Thank you very much. Thank you very much."

"Demon god. Please grant blessings to the people of Schulz and to the descendants of the King of God..."

The young man at the rear of the evacuees was still Balzad, the eldest son of the Duke of Philsand.

The old man, lying flat beside him and bowing his head over and over again, is Mr Colhel, the ancestral chief of Schulz's predecessor (that is, Deane's grandfather).

The people of Schulz are exhausted from the escape from the army of the dark (Legion) and have entered everyone a little further away.

Right now, it's Lade, Agbail and this old man around me. Deane is being looked after by the refugees.

"Brother... you're really alive"

"Agbail, I didn't expect you to pick me up!

It's (officially) a touching reunion between my brother and my brother, who should have been killed in battle.

Balzard was holding Agbail in tears in his eyes. A luxurious brother compared to a fuzzy physique brother is a complex expression.

Well, until recently, you were trying to assassinate your real sister by targeting your brother's cauldron, which would suck.

I wanted to get to the point quickly, but I decided to see a little bit of how this brother would do if I knew a little about his personality and relationship.

"Mother to Father, will Elizabeth change?

"Oh, I'm fine, as usual. Elizabeth was a lot depressed."

"Well, I did something wrong. I want to see you all soon."

"You've lost a lot of weight, brother. Everybody's gonna be surprised."

From the tone and look on his face, Balzard seems to be seriously worried about his family. Oops, I thought Agbail's expression was soothing as well as taking him to talk to his brother. Is it my brother's virtue?

"Why is your brother shouldering the Schulds? Or are you using it to pretend to be on your side?

"No, I don't know how to use it..."

Although the way Agbail listened seemed to praise him rather than accuse him of 'using' it. Balzad and Colhel vehemently denied it.

"That's not true. No. He fled from" Garden of God "to" Fort "by himself to warn me of the raids of the Legion of the Dark (Legion). Besides, he told me to use myself to negotiate with the Duke..."

"It's true that you're putting your shoulders in the Schulz tribe... 'Cause there's a ghost out there, isn't there? Not if we're fighting each other."

"Fort" is the forward base of the Schulz tribe, and "Garden of God" was your current home. As Deane was asking, I guess Balzard was caught in the 'Garden of God'.

... and Balzard has pretty much the same idea as me. Excellent.

"By the way, can you tell me about the Legion of the Dark (Legion)?

"Ah, yes.... Actually..."

Balzad spoke of the following events:

Sent to "The Garden of God," he became a prisoner in a prison beneath the temple.

So, he was made to participate in the ritual many times by a man who said he was a 'spell officer'.

It was a creepy ritual such as being trapped in a secret chamber made of a combination of bones, forced to pray for hours in front of an altar like the skull of a ghost.

... or is this obviously you?

"They are demonstrators. Definitely."

"Oh. Same as when we were in Lellis City."

"... right. I think so."

To Rade and my words, Bulzard snorts too. You remembered the time, you look pale.

"The magician and... and Sheila, the chief's wife, have also flourished on me to hate the world and resent my father for abandoning me"

"That's how they're getting more company."

My eyes are getting rough watching the Bulzard of the Lade.

I'll take care and look at his face too, but the same blue eyes as his father do not dwell in the light of gold as Baron Corval in Lellis City or Reykha when he was brainwashed.

"That went on forever...... about 10 days ago? If you suddenly think you've made a scene... there's a ghost all over" The Garden of God ". My number sent me out. I ran away with him and the others... everyone on the way..."

So you reached the 'fort' all by yourself, warned the Schulz and fled with them?

It's easy to put it into words, but that's a pretty heroic behavior.

exclamation and staring at his face with a little frigidity. Old Colhel snorts Yeah, so maybe a twinkle fits.

"... don't move"

And, the rade took out the little crystal sphere...... "The Haunted" and poked it in front of Balzard.

"Hey, what is it?

"... no, I'm sorry, but don't move a little like he said"

Balzard makes a frightened voice, but stops it and the red mass sealed in the crystal sphere with the rade...... clouds the blood of the dark.

Lade and others had already put their hands on the pattern of the Great Sword.

…………

If the blood mass of the dark spreads thinly and emits light, Balzard is what is under the influence of the dark... it means that it is the warring tribe's so-called 'possessed (Horned)'.

As I sipped and watched, the red mass at my fingertips slowly swelled several times.

"... eh"

"Hey, what the hell is this..."

As I swallowed my voice, the balzado lagged behind with a cold sweat.

The rade was staring at the inside of the ghost with sharp eyes......

"I'm not a fortune teller. I can't make a formal decision, but for now, this guy's not possessed."

Sure, the blood of the dark doesn't change any more. Doesn't emit light, but it's not unresponsive either...?

"... hey"

Rade pointed his chin at Balzard. Maybe you're telling me to do something.

Mm-hmm. Is that it?

"I'm sorry, Balzard. Just be patient.... this spell purifies any evil that erodes his spirit. [Curse Break]"

Try Balzad for a curse that freed the spirit of Leiha, who had been brainwashed.

When the white light envelops his body......

"Wow... ugh!?"

Balzard shrunk his body screaming like he had ice stuck in his back.

At the same time, something like black mist flooded out of the area around his head, driving him away and disappearing into the white light of the curse.

"... hey, what is that...?

"Well I'll explain later...... Have you changed anything?

"Hmmm... especially... I think I'm a little sober"

Apparently, Balzard's spirit was still eroded by the dark.

There seems to be no confusion in his personality and emotions, so maybe he was on his way to brainwashing, or maybe he was manipulating him only when he needed to.

"After all, this noise was orchestrated by a demonist."

"... but there has never been a demonist manipulating an army of demons."

Rade agreed with my guess, but he's a sinister face.

Until now, demonstrators and possessed people have only unilaterally worshipped and used the dark, and they have never actually been able to follow the dark.

It's called the 'Spellman' who tried to call me a Dark Call and let Deane kill me, and I guess the fight against the Dark is entering a new phase that has never been in the knowledge of a warring tribe before.