A reed bush outside of Moling Prefecture's Capital.
The yellow dried reeds swayed with the wind. Every single one was as tall as a person, and they looked like a swath of yellow plains as they stood together. Faint snapping sounds could be heard as they bumped into each other.
The cold, yellow light of dusk shined on the bush at a slanted angle, creating a narrow shadow.
A beautiful, slim woman in pitch-black armor half kneeled in it. The lower part of her body was covered by a metallic sword-shaped dress. She was covered in something akin to black stockings from her legs to her hip, vaguely visible beneath the dress.
The most eye-catching part was her legs, which were clearly no longer human. They were filled with black, sharp spikes as if she was born with natural leg armor.
"Divine Bell?" A young man walked out of the reed bush. He carried himself like nobility, while his clean, square face had a vigilant expression on it.
