"The secrets of the Black Bateren Sorcery bestowed by Satan will be fulfilled here!"
"Now—"
"The only obstacle standing in my way seems to be Chaldea's Master, but... she is not in Toke Castle at the moment. Likewise, Miyamoto Musashi and Sakumura Anno are absent as well."
"Hehehe—hahahahaha!!!"
The sorcerer held his forehead. At first, his laughter was somewhat restrained, but gradually—it turned into wild cackling.
"This is—ridiculously easy!!!"
"The tasks in Black Rope Hell and Crushing Hell have already been completed, and they have returned to Rejecting the Defiled Land. The nuisances aren't even here—this simply! is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"So—"
"Caster Limbo! Bring down the night! This world—has long had no need for a true sun!!!"
In response to the sorcerer's command—
Limbo, standing behind him, merely smiled.
"As you command."
The reply was as brief as possible, for at this moment, Limbo's anticipation was no less immense than the sorcerer's.
"Sun—sun—sun—!"
He raised both hands, shouting and crying out like a fanatic.
"O great thing that blesses all creation with light—sink away!!!"
Buzzz—
BOOM!!!
A spell formation appeared from nowhere, and the tremendous tremor was felt throughout all of Shimosa.
"Hm? An earthquake?"
Sakumura raised his eyes, frowning as he looked below.
This was a country prone to earthquakes. In life, Sakumura had witnessed no fewer than a hundred earthquakes of every scale.
Behind Toke Castle, Limbo continued roaring.
"Sink, sink, sink! Close your eyelids and sleep. Slumber lightly in death as dark as night—sun, fall into death! Next shall be the time for we demonic beings to awaken!!!"
Buzzz—
BOOM!!!
Another tremor.
Sakumura landed on the ground, placing one hand against the earth and closing his eyes to sense it carefully.
Though Senji Muramasa's dwelling was merely an ordinary grass hut, even a grass hut could