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

Episode 4: The Miners/Coal Miners

Totally the town is surrounded by darkness, and gradually the wind that hits its cheeks also goes cold.

Looking aside at the vast Amnis Desert, this town is hot by day and rapidly cold by night. For that reason, I guess this town is just a city of fame.

Belle and Lili were able to walk through town for the first time without worrying about their surrounding eyes. Needless to say how reassuring this reassured the two of them, who, realizing the tranquillity of a moment, returned to Hausent Hospital.

At this time, Belle had already changed into the clothes the sheriff had given her, and she was in a different mood.

"Oh, welcome home. Sounds like it was pretty late. Is it Imechen! That clothes, that's nice!

Upon checking the two faces, Jake walked right out the front door. If you say you're going out and you come home late without even contacting me, it's something that worries anyone.

"There were a lot of circumstances..."

Lili replied with a bitter laugh.

"Safe and above all. I was worried because there was an example."

"I'm late, it's something else."

"Separate cases?"

"That's what happened when the sheriff caught me looking at the killer and the rattlesnake."

There was no way I could say to Jake that Bell was captured here under nomination arrangements, etc.

As of now, Lili doesn't completely trust Jake. It is better not to let others know about this as much as possible.

"To Mr. Raymond? Because that guy has a strong sense of justice. By the way, who is the killer-like person in the case?

Jake seems to be familiar with Hamel. His interest naturally turns to the culprit in the case.

"... it's a white boy"

Lili had a strange face and said so.

"I've heard of it. You know, living in a gopher's mansion."

"Yes, the boy manipulated the orb and even tried to pull it out of Bell's orb. I think he's the killer."

"You've never heard of anyone with such abilities. Is the white boy a demon in the shape of a person, or is he really a person with such power..."

Jake discusses the white boy. I had never even heard of Jake, a doctor in this town for a long time, such as a wizard who manipulates his soul freely.

"Should I think it's the devil"

"Right...... let's not dare go inside"

The two remained told by Jake, but as they entered the reception room they had been using until the morning, they sat in a chair.

The table also houses tea made by Jake for two.

"Is that kid still asleep?"

"I woke up once. When I found out you weren't here, I fell asleep again."

"You miss us."

"I'm not happy."

"Huh."

Even as the Bells returned, Allen remained asleep.

"As long as it lasts, I've never heard that the devil has the ability to manipulate the orb, but if he tried to pull it out, it would be the devil"

"More than that, you were well and safely attacked by such a man. What is a black magician?

"I don't know if I can say black magician (grigori), but I can use a little magic"

Bell replied modestly. Of course I would never talk about saying I have a demon in me.

"Really... but where did the white boy show up?

"When I followed the orb, there was a massive collection of orbs in the Gopher Mansion. A while later, a white boy showed up."

Bell explained to Jake that until he met the white boy. Of course, skip the annoying explanation.

"If you're saying you saw a ton of orbs in that mansion, maybe there's some kind of secret there. It looks like you're in danger this time, so if you're going out again, I'll accompany you next time."

Jake guessed that there was some key to the Gopher Mansion.

And he's showing the Bells an attitude of cooperation. Running a hospital, taking care of the human being we just met. Jake seems like a very good man.

"Is it true! It's comforting!"

"But I don't really recommend going to that mansion"

Jake took a negative attitude in his exploration of the Gopher Mansion.

"Why not?

"Raven Goffer, who once lived in that mansion, used to use this hospital a lot. I was just a kid at the time, but when I was talking to my brother about black magic (Grimoire), he came in. I didn't wonder then, but I think it would have been weird if I thought about it now. He's not even a wizard."

"I don't think it's a bad idea to be interested in black magic."

Lili questioned Jake's words. This alone didn't tell me why Jake hated gophers.

"Sure, if that's all there is to it... he had a strong interest in the devil. Being the number one bourgeoisie in this town, he seems to have used his financial means to collect a variety of things about the devil."

"That's... that's suspicious indeed"

Lili was convinced of Jake's attitude by listening to what he was saying. A big rich man collecting devil's things. I only have a bad feeling about this. Sure, that mansion seems to be pregnant with danger.

"With that said, not long after I stopped looking at him, I heard rumors that“ that night ”had happened. Most importantly, Mr. Gopher is said to have disappeared for another reason…"

By “that night” Jake meant Black Moon, of course. When it comes to "that night” in this country, it's mostly a tacit understanding.

……

Bell accidentally shut himself up. I get upset just because the word "that night” comes out that I'm deeply involved in myself. All the more so for Bell, who has changed his destiny greatly in that matter.

Listening to the keywords, Belle and Lili, who were upset, had missed an important word that Gopher had gone missing for another reason.

"Oh, you know. What does that gopher have to do with the white boy?"

Lili, who perceived that Bell was in trouble, shook the subject aggressively.

"Right... unfortunately I don't know what that relationship is"

"Doctor! Please help me!

It was then. A man jumped in with a patient at Hausent Hospital. A middle-aged man brought a young man with burns to his face.

"What's up?

Jake didn't even care that his story was blocked, and he immediately started responding to the emergency.

"He rumbled out. The Rock of Aurora Flames."

For once, the street name "Rock of Aurora Flames" seems to permeate Adford.

"Is it him again? Did this guy do anything to help him with his seizures?

Jake relieves himself for a moment. Compared to the orb extraction incident that's happening in this town right now, there's no big deal about rock runoff or anything like that.

"That's... he's always unreasonable, he's a hell of a bastard, but something's wrong with him right now. Anyway, things are different than usual!

"... that's troublesome again. What's he like now?

Jake's troubled seeds only increase. I'm supposed to be a doctor, why do I have to deduce the case this way too?

"The guy who really showed up all over town without any foretaste suddenly burst out..."

The middle-aged man starts talking about the rock raid.