From the moment the magnificent ship opened its hatch to the moment Argenti pointed his spear at it, Black Cleave remained somewhat dazed.
It really had not expected to run into Argenti in a place like this.
It still remembered how, back when it was throwing its weight around, this very man had inexplicably happened to pass by, then displayed inexplicable strength and inexplicably beaten it up.
Why inexplicably?
Because at first, this man had been no match for it and its animated brothers.
Yet who knew what had gotten into him? He had suddenly grabbed his animated spear and, shouting things like "O Beauty," "O Idrila," and "that ray of light," thrashed it with strength that had come from who knew where.
That defeat had been far too humiliating, and with Argenti displaying even greater strength after that battle, Black Cleave had once believed he had been deliberately humiliating it back then.
In short, to Black Cleave, this fellow seemed less like a Knight of Beauty and more like a cosmic loafer.
Still, although its past experiences made Black Cleave thoroughly dislike Argenti, running into him at this very moment left it overjoyed. It felt it had found its savior.
Ignoring Argenti's attitude, it flew straight over and began talking, explaining exactly how it had ended up in this predicament. To sum it up in one sentence, it could not find Yu.
At that moment, Black Cleave had completely forgotten that its young master was normally the only one who could understand its language. To outsiders, it was merely a strange Demon Sword that could move on its own.
Only after its blade had finished anxiously "bobbing its head" in front of Argenti as it spoke did Black Cleave belatedly realize this.
The next instant, the sword froze in