Goslar, Quedlinburg, Wernigerode and Shanghai. The battle engaged by the Eisengrad's proud magic specialists was so overwhelming that the academy's teachers couldn't help but watch. |
But Nightmare, too, she was able to fight on equal footing against all four of them despite being alone. As might be expected of an incorporeal thought entity. |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Damn, I can't believe there are people in Harz who are so used to fighting...!" |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Miss Nightmare's the one who's quite amazing all by yourself, though." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Well, yeah. I think I'm pretty good at dark magic..." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"W-What are you doing praising the person you're fighting!? Is this a trap to catch me off guard? It's a trap, isn't it? Damn it, I'm not easily tricked!" |
*BOOM* |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"Oh dear, she punched a hole in the ceiling." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Ah, wait, Miss Nightmare!" |
![Story Shanghai.png](/images/1/17/Story_Shanghai.png) Shanghai |
"Of course we're going after her, right?" |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"Of course. We can't just let her walk out of the academy like this." |
Goslar and the others ran out of the room, leaving the teachers discussing how to fix the hole in the ceiling. |
To protect Halloween, we must catch up with Nightmare. |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"We're definitely going to get her to listen to us." |
We chased Nightmare and ended up on the roof of the academy. Of course, there is no escape on the roof. |
I don't think Nightmare was trying to escape anywhere, maybe she just wanted to come to this place where she could have a panoramic view of Harz. |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Huff, huff. I've caught up with you, Nightmare!" |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Why are you chasing after me? I've never met anyone who cares about me. You're a strange girl." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Really? Aren't we both Harz magi, both dark magi?" |
Quedlinburg spoke as a matter of course, and Nightmare was no longer 'lying'. |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"...Hmph, looks like Harz's Halloween hasn't changed then and now." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"That's right. It's still the same great festival that many people have always loved." |
![Story Wernigerode.png](/images/f/f8/Story_Wernigerode.png) Wernigerode |
"The traditional Dream Candy has always been a favourite of people too." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Yes. It really hasn't changed." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"I knew you liked Halloween, Nightmare." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"......" |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Yes, I loved it. I even wanted to use Dream Magic. But as a dark mage, I couldn't." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"But I didn't want to give up on that, so I thought about it. I couldn't use Dream Magic, but I thought that if it was Halloween, I could somehow entertain everyone with dark magic. However, the result was no good." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"I tried to make my dark magic just like Dream Magic, but people were so scared of it, I couldn't entertain them. That's when I finally realised. I was evil because I made everyone cry." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"That's not true. Because you were trying to entertain people, weren't you, Nightmare?" |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"But the fact is, I became the object of people's fear. I'm nothing but evil, an existence that can only make everyone cry like that." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"But then what is Harz who makes me cry? Isn't that what we should call evil as well? If that's the case, Harz, and Halloween, should just all go away." |
![Story Wernigerode.png](/images/f/f8/Story_Wernigerode.png) Wernigerode |
"That's a leap too far. There's definitely a way for us to accept each other." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Yes, there is. At least now we can accept you." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Yes... But I can't think about that now. I just want to... des... destroy..." |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"Wait, something's wrong. Everyone needs to get away from Nightmare." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Nightmare? What is wrong with you?" |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"Thought entities are often the product of unfulfilled emotions about this world before birth. In such cases, the emotions are most likely to dominate the thought entity." |
![Story Wernigerode.png](/images/f/f8/Story_Wernigerode.png) Wernigerode |
"If the thought entity is born out of strong hatred, then hatred tends to dominate." |
![Story Shanghai.png](/images/1/17/Story_Shanghai.png) Shanghai |
"After all the trouble we went through to get her to talk to Quedlinburg?" |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"It's an unshakeable fact that Nightmare is an thought entity born out of hatred. It's also inevitable that it will be dominated by hatred for some reason or another." |
![Story Shanghai.png](/images/1/17/Story_Shanghai.png) Shanghai |
"So what should we do about it?" |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"That's..." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"It's very simple, Shanghai. Just keep calling out to her again - no, just keep calling out to her as many times as we can until you reach her." |
![Story Goslar.png](/images/7/7a/Story_Goslar.png) Goslar |
"Quedlinburg..." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"I understand a little bit how Nightmare feels. Because when I realised that I didn't have any Dream Magic talent either, I almost hated Harz, even though I love Harz." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"But I have you, Professor Goslar, and you were there for me. That's why I was able to get back on my feet." |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"But I'm sure Nightmare didn't have anyone like that. Then I had to encourage her." |
![Story Wernigerode.png](/images/f/f8/Story_Wernigerode.png) Wernigerode |
"Be careful everyone, Nightmare is about to make her move." |
![Story Nightmare.png](/images/5/5e/Story_Nightmare.png) Nightmare |
"Ugh, Harz is... Dream Magic is...". |
![Story Quedlinburg.png](/images/8/88/Story_Quedlinburg.png) Quedlinburg |
"Nightmare. We had a good conversation earlier, and I'm going to make you listen to me this time." |
Quedlinburg muttered emphatically to Nightmare, who has lost her reason. Then, clothed in a will that refuses to give up, she faced Nightmare. |