Hello! It’s been a while lol. So anyway, I bought the light novel doujin of-- to put it simply-- an official Akuma no Riddle Isekai AU!
Here’s some brief, messy summary from me. It’s going to be long!
1st chapter title: "for some reason, none of the road leads toward the tower"
the story opens with tokaku and haru fighting a wolf like monster. tokaku is a knight, haru is a saint who casted buff spell on her
tokaku soon managed to defeat the monster, haru's defensive spell helped her too. they then talk about their outfit. haru got a graceful saint dress, and she said that hitsugi (lol) or humireko is more fitting to wear it. tokaku disagree and says it suits her best
haru then looks down and put her fingers together (sorry i cant english) and acting like "you really think so?", and in her monologue tokaku basically goes like "so cute that's my 8th fav expression"
tokaku then ask if haru want to stay in the first city. haru refuses, saying that "the saint and the knight of revenge" is fated to go together. tokaku says no need to believe in something they just heard about
but haru insisted and points her finger at tokaku, and tokaku knows she can't change her mind (she hides the fact that she actually will feel worry if they get separated. also Haru's pouting face is her 9th fav expression of her)
as they walk hand in hand into a forest toward a temple, tokaku remember about what has happened. flashback time!
tokaku woke up a dark, old room. she cannot find haru. then she sensed a presence and reach for her knives but found none. in front of her appears a devil, with horns and red eyes, black body that is a mix of a lion and goat. it reminds her of a movie she watched with haru
the devil greeted her as the knight of revenge, and tell her to find the shrine maiden and fulfill their mission together "as it is the only way"
when she tries to reach for it, the devil disappears and tokaku find a shiny silver horn of a monster. when she threw it away, it turned into a mercury like liquid and pierced into her hand. the pain knocks her out. when she comes to she already in her knight outfit. she have many questions, but she push them aside to find haru
she find herself in a european like town, but she doesn't see why someone should kidnap them and dump them here. then she remembers haru talking about a game where the protag got transported into a different world
she met some local kids who recognize her as the knight of revenge. but when she ask them about the saint, the kids start to speak in animal sound and so with the adult (piyo piyo, woof woof, caw caw). it confuses tokaku like hell. but then she meets an old lady who mimics owl sounds
the old lady says that this is what an Angel told them to do to avoid a curse, and Tokaku should do the same too or else. tokaku thought the whole town have gone nuts
she asked the old lady where the saint is, but the old lady ask "who is the best at mimicking an animal?" normally tokaku wouldn't have the patience to play around, but she knows that this is a quiz of short. she answer "a horse", as she spotted one before. she got it right
they pointed her toward a tower at the other side of the city. she's been walking for an hour but she keep meeting dead ends. she noticed that she keeps ending in a dead end on her 2nd time, and start asking the villagers. it's either because of how good she is at mimicking animal, or good at asking question, but the villagers are giving her enough pointer to go with.
the only reason she keep getting the wrong turn or seeing dead end is because of her own mistake in missing the landmarks and such as the sun set. after walking for so long, tokaku grew tired and hungry. she tries to find food, or someone else to ask direction for. just then she hear the sound of footsteps from behind
"stop! i'm the knight of revenge. i need you to point me toward where the saint is!" and there, under the light, whether it's from the lamp or the moon, there she was, mimicking the sound of a cat. and tokaku went to hug ichinose haru
the 2nd chapter title is "All Saints wait for their Knight of Revenge... Or not"
POV changed to Haru, who woke up in a big garden filled with colorful Cosmos flower. also when Haru is nervous, she would put her hand over her chest and tighten it. sorry doesn't exactly know how to english it
she is then greeted by a blonde haired angel. the angel smiled, saying "oh so that's how you see me". haru asked where tokkau is, and the angel says that the "knight of revenge" is in the city outside
the angel explained that the knight and the saint will always need to be together, no matter what path they take. only people "who wish for each other" are chosen for the role. haru especially likes that one bit lol
angel confirms that they have been transported into another world
haru: omg it's a truck isn't it? we're dead, and it's because we are hit by a truck! -> angel: uh no you guys are still alive and well
angel: so anyway there is a reason to why you guys are transported her, an important mission -> haru: um sorry but tokaku and i lived in a peaceful world so we can't kill the demon lord for you -> angel says it's not that, but it is not her role to explain to them what it is. it's some one else's, and their mission is much more important than that
the angel then give her the power of the saint. as haru is losing consciousness, the angel told her that "she is waiting outside", then on her chest is attached the "Stigma"
POV switched back to tokaku and haru, who have been reunited. they are in an inn, and waiting for their meal to come
tokaku: what's up with that "nya~"? it doesn’t sound like an actual cat-> haru: mou! they said i have to! -> tokaku: (the nya) that's what i wanted to hear the most
they then was told that the one tasked to tell them is the "Maiden of the Water Mirror", they must go to their temple to see her
that night, tokaku and haru checked on each other stigma (yuri time!). the mark on their chest is an X, like a cross mark
"Hah!? Haru is the Saint!?" so Isuke Inukai say. Haru sees Isuke in a forest somewhere. then her vision changed to Suzu, who is cooking in a big witch like pot while singing "Kare~ Kare~"
the vision changed again to seeing a ship sailing across the ocean. the sail have skull mark on it. on the deck she could see Nio laughing, arms folded with a parrot on her shoulder. it sails toward a big port
then, haru sees hitsugi. she was earnestly praying, her hands folded. but then her face suddenly turn to face her "haru-san, you can't come here in that body. let us meet properly...”
hitsugi then gently pushed her away, up in the air, high enough to see "something" lies beyond the peak of the mountains
the 2nd chapter ends with tokaku and haru getting a ride to head to the temple, and haru telling tokaku that she don't think they are the only ones here
and that is the end of the first LN!
