NOIRS
Suffering Breakers

At dawn, a horse was waiting for someone in front of the house.

"alright... I'm leaving."

Arturo came out of the kitchen of his house, with his daughter and mother, as well as Princess Lurina who followed behind.

"Be careful on the road, son. Go home soon when your business is done."

Chiara nodded her code assuring the grandmother said.

"Hm Hm... True said grandma. Hurry home, father."

"Of course, I'll be home before sundown."

Arturo looked at Princess Lurina.

"Ah... I'm sorry miss, having to leave a guest like you in the morning blind like this. L'm... So it's not good."

Princess Lurina smiled hearing that.

"It's okay, Mr. Artur. Hope your business goes well."

"Alright, then I'll go first."

Arturo got on his horse and was ready to begin his journey to the Eastern Forest.

Princess Lurina did not suspect that Arturo would go to see Noir.

He is also not the type of person who wants to know all the affairs of others, so he just deliver Arturo with his family without knowing what and where he will go.

Arturo is going to go get things done, that's all.

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The sun has shone on the earth. The cool air typical of the countryside accompanies the rise of the dawn.

From the window of her room, Princess Lurina could see the view of the village that was below, as well as the crowd that began to be seen in the middle.

"Miss?"

Lurina looked towards the door.

"Chiara's? What's up?"

"Sorry to bother you, I want to go downstairs to buy some necessities, you want to come?"

Hearing the little girl's invitation, of course Lurina could not resist. Moreover, he was eager to get to know the village more closely.

"Hm... I want!"

"Alright, then this, change your clothes. I'm a little tired of seeing you wearing that outfit" said Chiara, who didn't want Princess Lurina to be distracted by her clothes if she moved in such an environment. "This is my dress, so wear it for a while."

Princess Lurina nodded and hurried to change her clothes.

After changing her clothes, she had been awaited by Chiara with her father's ox carriage.

"Miss!!!" call Chiara while waving at Princess Lurina who just came out of her room.

He rushed over to Chiara who was waiting for him.

"You can bring this?" ask Princess Lurina who is not sure Chiara can take the train.

"heeh... Don't doubt me. Sometimes if our luggage is quite a lot from the market even my father is the one who keeps our luggage behind."

Princess Lurina laughed when she heard that. "All right, I'm up."

"Oh yeah, wait a minute, miss."

"Hm? What's up?"

Suddenly only...

"GRANNY!!! WE GO FIRST!!!"

Suddenly, Princess Lurina was shocked to hear Chiara's scream. Her loud voice really surprised him.

"BE CAREFUL!" the grandmother from within.

"All right, let's go"

Chiara was puzzled to see Princess Lurina stroking her chest.

"Eh? What was?

With a face still in shock, he shook his head accompanied by a small smile. "No... It's okay."

"You sure?"

"Pardon me... But... Your voice is so big."

Chiara laughed hearing Princess Lurina was surprised by her huge voice.

"Ohh... Haha... So you're surprised just because of my voice?"

"L-yes, I didn't expect a girl to have a voice like a man."

"I can't speak softly like you, it feels uncomfortable. How does it sound to talk long distance, maybe even an ant won't hear it."

Princess Lurina blushed in embarrassment at Chiara's words that offended her meek voice. "It's also because of the upbringing in the palace."

"Haaaah... The palace is a strange place. Such unimportant things are noticed."

Chiara took the steering rope of her carriage.

"All right then, let's go! The story will be on the way"

They also headed to the village center.

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Darkness enveloped every room in a hidden cave . There were only a few torches shining down on a passage that was quite wide.

At the end of the dark hallway, a person was kneeling to face a large gate that opened wide. Not only on his knees, he also spoke to someone who appeared to be on the dark side of the gate.

"... no more failures. Don't let go of that little rabbit again" said the man who was in the darkness.

"This time I'm sure, it won't take long, the rabbit will come back to the cage" replied the kneeling man.

"Catch him and bring him here as soon as possible. And don't forget his bodyguard, he's also the last part to finish our plan."

"All right" the man stood up and left the dark gate.

With a robe waving behind him, it seemed that he was no ordinary person.

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The sound of horse footsteps stopped in the middle of the forest.

Arturo got off his horse. He looked to the left and to the right to make sure it was around.

He took his horse and tied it to one of the trees. He left the horse and walked a few meters towards the lush bush.

As he walked, the man held up his bag while looking for something inside.

A lot of bushes that he passed through, finally the man arrived in front of a cave mouth.

He also pulled out a curved knife called carambit. The carambit was so black, not because of anything but its color was indeed like that, just like the black dagger that Noir had given to Princess Lurina.

Arturo grasped it and straightened his hand forward. "I'm meeting you!"

A gust of wind hit him from the front, but his body did not move in the slightest.

The black particles began to solidify, forming a figure. The Noir was already in front of him, but not completely shaped. His legs were not visible, only reaching the thighs.

"How are you? Arturo?" said the figure of the forest guard.

"Good... Mr. Noir."

Arturo lowered his hand and put the carambit back into his bag.

"What... Something important drew you here?"

Arturo nodded.

"All right."

Noir turned his back and went into the cave and coded Arturo to follow him.

The Noir who floated like a ghost did not scare Arturo, as he already knew, who exactly the figure before him was.

A light awaits their arrival. Up close, a bonfire had lit up in the middle of the cave.

"Sit down" said the Noir, inviting his guest.

Arturo sat down without hesitation, on a piece of wood that had been prepared as a seat.

"Tell me" said the Noir.

"Maybe... Without having to tell a story, you already know what I'm here for, right?"

The Noir simply fell silent, staring towards the bonfire.

".... That girl," continued Arturo.

The Noir approached Arturo and stood behind him.

"I... Put it to you," he answered.

Arturo suddenly got up and turned his body, facing the Noir. With a tinge of emotion, Arturo asked Noir.

"BUT WHY?"

Again Noir did not give an answer, he just faced the cave wall.

"WHY... WHY ARE YOU SENDING ME TROUBLE? DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT GIRL CAME FROM?"

"Sit. Take control of your emotions, I'll answer all your questions" Noir replied.

Arturo listened to his words. He calmed himself and sat back down. The Noir changed positions, this time across from Arturo.

"That girl... Will become... The breaker of your suffering and the entire people of your village."

Arturo who had not looked at him, suddenly looked at Sang Noir with a confused face.

"What do you mean?" ask her.

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