My name is Akatosh,

I'm ready to run for the Golden Man.

—4E, 201, Moon of Fire, 7th, 13:43 -

Perhaps due to some natural father-daughter connection, Illya recognized Gallus in the first place.

The sparse stubble, melancholy eyes, unkempt hair, and tasteless coat all proved that no one had taken care of his appearance at all, and the girl who was a little worried about having an extra stepmother was a little relieved.

There is no doubt that his father was a member of the Dark Brotherhood, so he was brought back by performing his own dark ritual, so that the reason for his departure from his mother in the first place was also coming out - his mother was actually the target of one of his missions, but the two fell in love at first sight, and after he was born, his father transferred the power he possessed to him, and then gave up the mission and left under the pretext of lack of strength.

Really, seeing that my mother usually doesn't care much about the lord's laws, she can join the Dark Brotherhood with him, so what are the special requirements for joining here?

After confirming that the Dark Brotherhood did not intend to restrain herself, Illya began to observe the members of the Brotherhood one by one.

The first is the leader of the Brotherhood, Lady Asterd, a man of great confidence and strength who can make the other members subconsciously obey her commands, and her husband, Al Byrrn, is a werewolf but is like an obedient puppy to her.

Miss Gabrila, the short-haired, cold-hearted dark elf, is unexpectedly a good person, and she smiles at herself the most of all the members of the Brotherhood - except for Cicero.

Festus Klex was a traditional old mage, always very serious, not interested in anything other than magic, and always trying to study Illya's self-defense magic, or rather, the "Nightingale Power"?

Babette, who looks like a little girl of seven or eight years old, has a spider pet named "Peter", it is hard to believe that she is actually close to five hundred years old, she is taking care of herself when she appears in the sanctuary in confusion, and they have a good relationship with each other, except that when she asked her about her age, she directly pinched a dwarven metal plate with her bare hands.

There are also red-skinned Nazr and green-skinned Savella, who don't have much contact, who are a little curious about themselves, but seem to be deliberately keeping their distance.

As for Cicero...... As long as Illya thinks of him, her ears seem to sound "Hey, hey~", "Little Apple~", "Why so serious?" "Waiting for the patterned auditory hallucinations, no wonder my father wanted to run away.

"What's the best music in life—" The black door at the entrance to the sanctuary roared.

"It's silence." Illya replied.

"[Incorrect]" Kuromen fell silent.

So, what's wrong? She had heard the other members enter, and Illya stood for a moment, then turned back to the sanctuary hall.

"Girl, don't try it, there is really no precedent for this." Ainburn, who was attacking the target dummy with his bare hands in the public hall, said to her, "Just wait here for Master Gallus to return." ”

"Hmm......" Illya shook her head.

Her father said that he was going to Marcus City to persuade someone named Twilight, and he was relieved that he was going to follow her to see it, but the black door at the entrance did not allow her to go out, even if she followed the person in front of her, the black door would lock her in very accurately, and because the talisman spell would automatically push her backwards to dodge, Carmen's move could not be done.

"Hey, hey~ (hearts) This is normal~ I've never come in, so how can I get out? Come, laugh one~ (hearts). Cicero, who was talking to himself in front of the Iron Coffin of the Night Mother, suddenly turned and grimaced at her.

In other words, the door actually served as not only an entrance, but also a record of all those who passed, and when you wanted to go out, you had to have a record of entering, and if you entered the sanctuary directly by some means, like yourself, you would not be able to get out.

Well...... Somehow...... Illya's gaze turned to the iron coffin of the Night Mother.

Because he had fainted in pain at that time, he didn't have any memory of how he appeared in the iron coffin, but judging from its huge size, even if there was already a corpse inside, it was more than enough to add himself.

A ...... Corpse?

Able to speak to the listener, sense who and where the dark ritual is performed, and even teleport to himself and relieve his father of the hidden danger of the "power of the nightingale", even if the "Night Mother" is not a demon god or the Holy Spirit, it cannot be an ordinary corpse.

Ignoring the funny Cicero, Illya walked over to the Iron Coffin of the Nightmother and stared at it quietly.

"Hey~Little Apple~ You can't be a listener, no matter how you look at it~ (Spades)" Cicero kept screaming next to him.

Her mother had said that Illya was unaffected by the fact that her problem was that her body could not withstand the witch magic from her mother and the power of her father's nightingale, and that she wanted to be completely "cured" by either eliminating one of these powers or transforming her body.

At this time, the strength in her body has not disappeared, which proves that she has been able to withstand two powers at the same time with this silver-haired and red-eyed appearance, and the only question is whether she will not recognize her mother when she sees her mother later.

"[What's the best music in life?]" The entrance to the sanctuary resounded with the roar of the Black Gate.

"It's silence, my brother." A woman's voice that Illya had never heard before rang out.

"[Welcome home-]" There was the sound of the black door sliding open.

"Oh? Greeting the couple at the door? Okay, what kind of apple will Mother~ (hearts) be? (Spades)" Cicero spun around, pretending to straighten his clothes and headed for the entrance.

What's there to tidy up in that clown suit...... Illya also looked at it.

Uh-h

Seems to be an older sister? Illya judged from the other's slender figure and the half of the delicate face that appeared under the hood.

"Welcome to the Sanctuary of the Dark Brotherhood ~ (Spades) My Sisters ~ (Cubes)" Cicero said the standard Brotherhood welcome language, but deliberately adopted an odd tone: "Vi ~ Tired of Logging ~ (Hearts)"

"Cicero! Stay away from her! Astrid appeared on the other side of the public hall.

Ding~ Before Cicero was about to say anything, the female mage flicked up a gold coin, which instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Thanks to the "Nightingale's Power", Illya could clearly see that both sides of the coin were not the same as ordinary Septin gold coins, one side was "Scale" and the other was "Flame".

With a snap, the woman caught the gold coin, the "scales" were facing upward, and Illya heard her seem to "tsk".

In the next moment, the female mage's body suddenly rolled up with bursts of golden light, and there was a trace of ice-blue lightning, but it only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing, and when Illya looked again, the other party's appearance had changed greatly.

It was a mild-mannered young woman with long blond hair, blue eyes, well-fitting silver armor, a shiny metal forehead, and a snow-white banner in her hand.

"My name is Jeanne Darch," she said to everyone present, her voice soft and sweet, "it is great to be invited by Madame Astoride to meet you." ”

“…… Who are you? Astrade, who had been hurrying towards her, froze at the words.

Is there something wrong? This sister looks very polite, huh? Illya looked around at the Brotherhood members who were frozen in various forms.

No, wait...... This is the "Dark Brotherhood" where the assassins gather.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! (hearts)" Cicero laughed wildly: "It's so funny! The Dark Brotherhood has a 'holy woman'? Don't worry, mother~ I'll tune it well-"

Ding~ The coin flew up again, and this time without waiting for it to fall, a hand with a pitch-black heavily armored glove pinched it in the air, and then punched Cicero, who seemed to have something to say.

"Hmmm!?" Cicero flew backwards and hit the wall, then bounced back at the woman's feet.

With a snap, a pitch-black heavy armor boot stepped on the dazed Cicero.

"It's noisy." Jeanne Darke's voice did not change, but her tone became eerie and impatient.

Only then did Illya notice that the light that had just disappeared had reappeared, this time emitting a rainbow of light, and it was floating around with the illusion of feathers.

The heavy white armor turned black in this light, and Lady Jeanne Dark's original blonde hair and blue eyes turned into short pale hair and dark golden eyes like dragons, and the whole person exuded a dangerous aura.

I always feel ...... Is the light reversed these two times?

"Long time no see, Jeanne," said Madame Astrade, who looked relieved at the sight of her, "welcome to our family." ”

"If your 'family' is full of people like this, I will not accompany you." Jeanne Darke looked at Cicero, who was "hey, hey, hey" even when she was trampled underfoot.

"This ...... I think you 'Sino Scholars' know something about the Night Mother, and he is the 'listener'. Astrade explained.

"This is really the worst listener 'she' has ever had." Jeanne moved her foot away.

"Hey, hey, hey~ This new lady (hearts), mother has just released a large number of assassination lists, (spades) do you want to listen?" Cicero sprang to his feet, then poked his own ear.

"I'm guessing you've been saving it up for a long time." Astrid snorted.

"These targets are all from Marcus City (spades), I guess it's Gallus who got into some trouble~ (Cubes)" Cicero said as he quickly read: "Adventurer Aiola, butcher Honey Red Arm, beggar Banning, magician Nimfilas, miner Sanyan, and hawker Lisbet~ (hearts)"

"......Hmm," Astrid mused.

"I, I'm going too!" After hearing that Gallus might have an accident, Illya didn't wait for Astrade to determine the executor, and immediately took the initiative to recommend herself.