The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (35)

★ Grand Hall ★

Dantes spun around, startled by the words Reiji had left behind, only to find Jelly already drawing the dagger and taking a fighting stance.

The fog that had welled up like smoke was still thin, but it was obvious that it would continue growing denser. After all, we'd already experienced that thick fog.

The Juggernaut descended smoothly from the high ceiling, suspended by a wire. It was comical to watch, but Dantes and the others knew its strength and didn't laugh.

"This is one hell of a troublesome parting gift."

No one knew how Reiji had learned about the Juggernaut's reappearance, but one thing was clear.

They had to hold out until Reiji returned.

(This is bad~... I need to think about drawing it away and getting everyone back to the passage over there...)

That was what Jelly was thinking when—

"What I've noticed about getting older is that it's not just my stamina that's declined. I recover more slowly, too."...