To Be a Power in the Shadows!

The shadow that descended before the betas compels the long coat to pull out the pitch-black knife.

"Teresa -!"

"Nashi...!"

"- Master Shadow!

Beta trembled with joy.

Her Lord has so far defeated any mighty enemy against her. Ever since they were still young and weak, the Lord has continued to fight before them. Beta grew up looking at her back.

So Beta has absolute trust in the Lord.

Whatever happens, as long as the Lord is there, it's okay.

Whether it was out of that trust and reassurance, or because I hadn't seen the Lord in a long time, Beta's eyes looked more than once larger than usual.

But not everyone was watching Shadow just like Beta.

"Stop it, I'm sorry, but I can't."

"Shadow, be careful."

Jaganote looked dissatisfied and Yukime looked anxiously at Shadow.

Rude!

Beta stares at both of them with a kick.

If you leave it to the Lord, you'll be fine.

While doing so, the air between Shadow and The Blood Queen strained.

Shadow sets up a pitch-black knife, and 'Queen of Blood' unfolds a red tentacle.

That's when Beta realized.

to the increasing pressure of The Blood Queen.

"Bottomless, monster."

"It wasn't all I could do yet..."

Looks like Jaganote and Yukime noticed too. "The Blood Queen" is even more powerful than when she fought Claire.

Her eyes glow like red jewels, and the bloody dress that wraps around her is more vibrant and lively.

Tensions between Shadow and the 'Blood Queen' increased even further - the tentacles of blood and the pitch-black knife exchanged.

Countless tentacles strike the shadow, and the shadow slashes it off.

Red and pitch black trajectories collide more than once, and the sound doesn't keep up with the tremendous speed of both.

But for both of us, that was only a restraint.

Huh, when I wondered if 'The Blood Queen' looked shaky, she suddenly appeared behind Shadow.

A red nail strikes the shadow from behind.

But now Shadow is shaken.

My nails swung empty, and a pitch-black knife pierced the chest of "The Blood Queen" from behind.

Bashful.

The "Blood Queen" plays along with the sound of zero water, sprinkling blood around.

Shadow played it with a knife, and 'The Blood Queen' stood where she was first.

The two confront each other as if they were back in the shake.

"You're lying..."

"No way, not so much..."

Everyone was stunned and Beta rejoiced at the fast battle, which she could not follow with very eyes.

This is her main thing.

At the same time, however, Beta noticed an unspeakable discomfort in words. Before I knew what that was, The Blood Queen moved.

She cut off two of her tentacles and created two separate bodies with that blood.

"This is why Master Elizabeth is called his strongest ancestor. Elizabeth can create a split body with blood and manipulate it as she pleases."

Against the three "Blood Queens," the battle began again.

A pitch-black knife plays tentacle restraint.

The same sight is repeated as earlier.

But the difference is that the three 'Blood Queens' will storm in.

They appear suddenly between their tentacles, striking one shadow after another from behind, from overhead, from side to side.

But Shadow masterfully triumphs over the three ambushes.

It looked like an antagonistic battle as if it would last forever.

However, Beta noticed that the initial discomfort was gradually increasing.

That's what...

And would there ever have been a cleavage of the LORD that she knew for so long?

No.

Something is different.

Something is different from the usual Lord.

Anxiety suddenly came to Beta's mind.

Beta watches the battle as if looking for a source of anxiety.

A herd of red tentacles strikes Shadow and three 'Blood Queens' ambush.

In that repetition, Beta finally realized.

Shadow skilfully prevents the Blood Queen from attacking, but it hasn't led to a subsequent counterattack.

No matter how well defended you are, you cannot defeat your enemies without attacking them.

Why doesn't Shadow fight back? No, can't you?

Shadow is sealed in motion by tentacles that constantly strike from all sides, and is furthermore completely rear-handed by an ambush of the 'Queen of Blood'.

Why does this happen?

That's because - Shadow's leg is stopped.

If you are the usual Lord of Beta, move your enemies' attacks with minimal movement and move them back immediately. But now, he played his nails and tentacles mainly with a knife. If you play with a knife, the counterattack will be one-tempo delayed. In the meantime, a second, third, "Queen of Blood" is attacked and the opportunity to fight back is lost.

Why...

Why don't you, Lord...?

The Lord's feet are heavy. The Lord's movement is stiff.

That way of fighting, playing tentacles and standing on the spot, was as if - to protect something important.

"- Huh!?

At that moment, Beta finally realized.

Behind the shadow, there's a beta.

Further behind Beta were the wounded 664 and 665, the 666 standing as if to defend it, and the sister of the lost Lord had fallen......

"Ah, ah..."

Beta's voice trembled.

The Lord has always fought to protect them.

Something important......

And - the equilibrium of battle was broken.

Finally, Shadow fell.

Red tentacles played him, three more 'Blood Queens' added pursuit, and Shadow broke through the wall and fell.

"Sha, Shadow-sama aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"

Beta ignores her still sore body and proceeds to a crumbling wall as she crawls.

"That's why I told you, I can't..."

"Shadow, no, no, no, no, no, no..."

No, I'm not!

Without the betas behind us, without the feet, the power of the Lord would not be to this extent.

"Master Shadow, Master Shadow!!

I crawled desperately and reached the wall where my beta collapsed, that's when.

Blue and purple magic overflowed from it.

"Nah -!?"

"What the...?"

To its overwhelming power, the atmosphere trembles and debris rises.

Blue and purple magic dyes the light of the red moon.

And then a shadow appeared from across the wall.

"Master Shadow!

Beta's face is dyed with joy.

Because it was the Lord as usual that she knew she was there.

The appearance of the Lord, wrapped in the magic of blue-purple and seemingly smaller for some reason, had increased in strength.

He confronts the 'Queen of Blood' again with his beautiful blue-purple magic.

"Let's get you serious..."

Hearing a voice echoing from its abyss, Beta's body trembles in excitement.

No more anxiety.

This is her main appearance.

"Hmm?"

At that time, something glows at the edge of his sight, and Beta looks behind the wall.

A large amount of gold had fallen there for some reason.

Beta tilts her neck.

Why are you here... well, okay.

"Good luck, Master Shadow!!"

And the battle resumes with Beta cheering on the signal.