Crime and Sin

★ Lark ★

I still remember the day the "little brother" was brought to the mine. A boy who had given up on everything, despaired of everything, and kept his head bowed.

When I saw him, what I felt was, "I will protect him, no matter what."

And that feeling has not disappeared for even a single second since.

That day—the day the Six Mine collapsed, the contract magic binding Lark's mind was undone. Like a wedge being pulled free and a stack of bricks collapsing, Lark's heart opened up—and suddenly it felt as if the fog before her eyes had cleared.

The desires that had been held down swelled, and when she picked up the Talent Jewel 【Shadow King Swordsmanship★★★★★★】 before her, she absorbed it into her body.

A sense of omnipotence throughout her entire body.

Lark cut down the soldiers who attacked her, one after another.

And then, all at once, she realized.

Someone was watching her...