I have to say that DeVoe is still very fast.

On the afternoon of the third day, Shizuku received a call from Diver, saying that he had reached an agreement with the Makdala Monastery, and would give a response in the early morning of the same day as to whether they would join forces.

That's why Shizuku brought Tamamonomae and Esmaria here.

The Hudson River was foggy in the early morning. Shizuku stood silently in front of the railing, staring at the river in front of her. Tamamonomae and Esmaria stood quietly behind her. Not far away, Defoe was still dressed like a gentleman, standing there quietly with two men who were also wearing windbreakers and wrapped themselves up, like statues, motionless.

At this moment, the light from the car lights tore through the dim fog. Shizuku turned around and saw a car driving out of the fog and slowly stopping in front of Defoe and others.

Then the car door opened, and a girl with golden hair, a boy who was slightly shorter than her with purple hair and skin, and a mature woman with long red hair walked out.

The moment she saw the blonde girl, Shizuku was stunned.

It turned out to be her.

Although she was not wearing the iconic blue monastic uniform, but instead was wearing clothes that looked similar to those of an ordinary girl, Shizuku recognized her identity at a glance.

Rosette Kristofa.

I see.

Thinking of this, Shizuku looked at Esmaria beside her again.

Oh, right, Esmaria, Rosette, Chrono... No wonder I always feel that this name is a little familiar, so this is... "Sister of the Holy Spear"!!!

At this moment, Shizuku finally understood what was going on.

"The Nun of the Holy Lance" - If we talk about Fang Zheng's childhood shadow series, then "The Nun of the Holy Lance" must be ranked in the top three. The other two are "Robot Mahoro" and "Elfen Liede". Of course, the ranking is in no particular order.

In fact, the story of the animation "The Nun of the Holy Spear" itself is not that complicated. It tells the story of Sister Rosette and the demon Crono who signed a contract with her to fight against demons and defend the way. If it were just like this, it would actually be no different from many similar animations at the time. After all, like "The Shining" or "Witch Hunter Robin", the protagonist has mysterious powers, belongs to a mysterious organization, and then fights with mysterious beings hidden in the darkness. This story setting can also be regarded as a common plot outline in Japan.

However, "The Nun of the Holy Lance" is different from other animations of the same type, or in other words, the reason why it ranks among the top three childhood traumas of Fang Zheng is - its ending.

Unlike most animations where justice triumphs over evil in the end, the ending of "The Nun of the Holy Spear" can be summarized in one sentence.

That is - justice failed and evil triumphed.

In other words, the protagonist dies and the villain wins.

Thinking of this, Shizuku stared at the chest of the blonde nun Rosette, where a pocket watch was hanging, and that was the item she signed a contract with Chrono. The demon Chrono usually maintained the image of a purple-haired boy, because his power was suppressed. Only when Rosette released Chrono's power could he restore his true form to fight.

However, this is not without cost. Every time the power of Chrono is released, it is at the cost of Rosette's life. In fact, at the beginning of the story, Rosette may not live to be thirty years old.

Even so, she still chose to sign the contract in order to find her brother Joshua who was captured by the devil. It was also because of this that Rosette became a nun to fight demons and defend the way of justice.

And the demon who kidnapped Rosette's brother was the one mentioned by Duke Defoe - no wonder Shizuku felt the name was familiar to her.

Until now, Fang Zheng still couldn't forget the ending of "Sister of the Holy Lance". In the final battle with Ion, Rosette released Chrono's power for the last time and killed Ion. Then they disappeared, and then in front of a small house, the two sat side by side, watching the sunset.

Rosette, who knew she was going to die, finally burst into fear at this moment. She cried and hugged Chrono tightly, shouting that she didn't want to die. Chrono also hugged her tightly. In Rosette's crying, the sun sank below the horizon.

When the nuns found the two again, they were already snuggling together, falling into eternal sleep.

It must be said that this scene brought a great shock to Fang Zheng at the time, because in the previous animations, although the protagonists would hesitate, hesitate, and be afraid. But in the end, they were able to overcome it all and bravely face the difficulties ahead. Of course, there are also animations where the protagonists and the bosses eventually died together, but at that time they all seemed very calm and composed, as if their mission had been completed and they could leave without regrets and with satisfaction.

However, Rosette's reaction was completely contrary to the routine. She was not like the protagonists Fang Zheng had seen before, who would look at the sunset contentedly and accept her own death calmly. She was also afraid and scared, and she didn't want to die. Frankly speaking, it was because of this that Fang Zheng remembered this ending so deeply and could not forget it.

And that’s not all…

Thinking of this, Shizuku shifted her gaze and looked at the red-haired lady behind Rosette. That was the Jewel Witch Shadra. She joined Rosette's team in order to find her sister. Her sister was brainwashed by Ain and became his subordinate.

Generally speaking, in this kind of plot where the sisters are brainwashed and turn against each other, the brainwashing is eventually lifted and the two get back together, or the brainwashed one instinctively protects her beloved sister at the last moment. But Shadra's ending is completely different. Like Rosette, she also encountered an anti-routine plot - in the end, the brainwashed sister was unable to regain consciousness, and in desperation, Shadra had to choose a lose-lose method, killing herself and her sister.

It can be said that in "Sisterhood of the Holy Lance", except for Esmaria who survived in the end, everyone else died a miserable death.

Not only that, after that, the originally killed Ein was resurrected again and wandered the world again, spreading darkness and fear. This proved that the efforts of the protagonist and his party were worthless - although in reality, this is a very common ending. But isn't animation for the purpose of realizing dreams?

It’s just like online literature, what everyone wants is fun. If you insist on sticking to the truth, don’t blame the readers for being upset.

Fortunately, the Internet was not well developed at that time, otherwise I don’t know how many people would have sent razor blades to the production team.

This is also the reason why Shizuku feels that Esmaria and Iin are very familiar, but cannot remember them. For an animation that is so full of malice, the best way is to bury it deep in your heart forever and never think about it... that will only make yourself uncomfortable.

To be honest, compared to "The Nun with the Holy Lance", many animations in the future are just about handing out razor blades for the sake of handing out razor blades. A lot of girls died, but none of them died in a heartbreaking way, and some were even turned into memes.

On the contrary, in "The Nun of the Holy Lance", strictly speaking, not many people died, but the power of the blade and the depth of the pain are simply incomparable to those later animations about killing sisters to prove their truth.

Moreover, for a heroine like Rosette, no one would make a joke of her death, bring it up at every turn, and then there would be a bunch of comments like "Don't persecute XXXX" and "What did XXX do wrong". Instead, people would silently express their respect, and then... they didn't want to say anything.

To be honest, the popularity of "Son of the Holy Lance" is not very high. One of the reasons is probably that no one wants to discuss such a sad and powerless story and ending.

Originally, Shizuku had little interest in the cooperation, but when she saw it was Rosette, she immediately perked up.

Are you kidding? With me here, how could I let her go down the same old path?

Even if it is to make up for past regrets, I won’t do this!

As for that Ein...

Thinking of this, Shizuku narrowed her eyes, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

He is dead!!

At the same time that Shizuku's mind was racing, Sister Rosette also came in front of Duke Diver and stared at him seriously. Just as the two were about to talk, another car suddenly drove up. Then a man in a nun's robe walked out of it and came to Rosette's side.

"I am Jillian from the West Coast branch of the Makdara Monastery. Sister Kate asked me to come here to assist you."

At this point, the man nodded to the two of them and shook hands with them. Duke Diver looked at them and asked.

"So, have you made your decision?"

Hearing Duke Diver's question, the man turned around and looked at the demon in front of him.

"Makedara Abbey will abide by the decision of Sister Rosette and Crono."

"Oh, good..."

Hearing this, Duke Defour nodded, and Rosette stared at him.

"We are already here, but the agent on earth you mentioned..."

"We're already here."

Shizuku led Tamamonomae and Esmaria through the mist and appeared in front of Defoe and Rosette. Rosette was stunned when she saw the black-haired girl in front of her.

"Who are you……"

"This is the Lord of the Demons in the East."

DeVore introduced himself with a smile.

"To put it simply, it's similar to our Demon King."

"Don't compare me to you devils."

Shizuku silently glanced at Duke Diver, then reached out her hand to Rosette in front of her.

"Hello, Sister Rosette. I'm Kasugano Shizuku. It's our first meeting. Thank you for your guidance."

"……Hello."

Looking at the hand that Shizuku extended, Rosette hesitated for a moment and then shook it.

“What on earth is this…?”

"I rescued this girl by chance."

Of course Shizuku wouldn't let Defoe speak, she couldn't trust the devil.

"Then this guy DeFo came to me and said that she was an agent on earth and was currently being targeted by Ion. So he hoped that we could form a united front to fight against Ion. However, I personally have no trust in demons, so I hope that a third party organization can come forward... It seems that he found you."

"So that's how it is."

Shizuku explained the relationship between the two in a few words, which made Rosette suddenly realize. When Diver found them before, Rosette was very suspicious and didn't understand why a demon duke had to join forces with the Makdala Monastery.

After all, the monks are all God's apostles, and the demons are God's enemies. Even if both sides have the same enemy, it does not mean that they can work together.

Now Rosette finally understood the situation. It was obvious that the oriental girl named Kasugano Shizuku was the key, because the agents on the ground were under her protection, so even Duke Defoe did not dare to act rashly. She did not quite understand what the title of the Lord of Monsters was, but since Defoe said that the other party was similar to the Demon King, then his power was obviously not something he could resist.

That's why he used this method to find the Makdala Monastery to seek cooperation.

From this point of view, perhaps the problems they face are indeed quite serious.

"Okay, let's get to the point."

After a brief exchange between the two sides, Duke Diver coughed lightly, attracting the attention of the two, and then he looked at the purple-haired demon behind Sister Rosette.

"Crono, Ion is looking for the agent on earth. What exactly does he want to do?"