"That's right. And now I think there's more than a fifty-percent chance that Dark Creatures really will appear—and in numbers beyond counting!" Nalant nodded seriously.
"Then... Nalant, let's run! Isn't it incredibly dangerous to stay in Storm Territory now?" Natasha's pretty face finally turned pale, her expression anxious.
No one on Glory Continent could face Dark Creatures calmly.
Moreover, with Natasha's skill at reading people, she could clearly tell that Nalant was not joking.
"Natasha, it's too late. There's nowhere left to run. Once night falls, Dark Creatures will appear throughout the entire Onyx Principality! So you really shouldn't have left the Royal Capital at a time like this. At the very least, those places have the elite armies of earls and are safer than a little castle like mine!"
"This..." Natasha did not know what to say.
However, she only paused for a moment. Soon afterward, she seemed to have figured something out. Her expression gradually calmed, and her complexion unexpectedly returned to normal.
"Nalant, I've just realized that you got one thing wrong. If so many Dark Creatures really are going to appear, then I should have come to Storm Territory at precisely this time!"
"Why?" Nalant froze. This girl had been afraid just a moment ago—how had she stopped being afraid so quickly?
Hearing his question, Natasha actually smiled, her voice seductive. "If Dark Creatures really invade, then as long as I'm with you, I won't be afraid even if we encounter any danger!"
"Looking at the arrangements outside your castle, you're planning to stay here and fight the Dark Creatures. Dark Creatures are so dangerous. If anything happens to you, that would definitely be the last thing I want to see."
"So, Nalant, I'm willing to face this crisis with you. No matter what the outcome