( 'ω' ) Pray for him!
Night.
Farnese, the female captain of the Holy Iron Chain Knights, knelt bare-chested before the small statue of a god in her room, bowing her head as she murmured a prayer.
At that moment, faint sounds of commotion drifted in from outside the window, but she paid them no mind. She simply clasped her hands before her chest and continued her daily devotions with undivided attention.
"..."
Today, however, was different from all the others. She had barely prayed for a little while before she could no longer go on. She had to open her eyes, lower her head, and furrow her brow in thought.
Because...
She had just realized that something had shaken her faith in the god before her. Her convictions were no longer as firm as they had been, and it was becoming difficult to remain as certain as before that everything she did was right.
"..."
She knew it had to be related to what she had seen and heard since coming to this monastery!
To be more precise, it had started when they discovered the "Lake of Blood" written about in the Apocalypse—and especially after they were ordered to investigate and capture the "Black Swordsman."
At first, they had thought he was the legendary "Dark Wings," some evil entity whose name alone inspired boundless hatred and terror.
But...
As their investigation gradually deepened, she soon realized they had been wrong.
She discovered that the Black Swordsman didn't seem to be the person they were looking for. Instead, he was constantly fighting demons and being pursued by the Undead. He had saved many people and slain many demons hiding among humanity, along with those so-called apostles. And he seemed to be tirelessly searching for certain beings, with nothing but hostility