Chiaki took Marron by the hand. Both looked incredulous and frozen at the wondrous apparition. In front of them stood a woman with long blond hair, wrapped in a white dress with red bows.

"I am the soul of Jeanne D`Arc, who recently stayed in your body, Marron."

Marron and Chiaki were puzzled, unable to reply. Jeanne continued:

"Marron, 2 souls lived in your body, that of Maron Kusakabe, the normal girl, and that of me, Jeanne D`Arc. You are only partially the reincarnation of me. Now the time has come for my soul to leave your body gives way and leaves him entirely to the girl Marron. You will only be able to transform yourself into Jeanne once more. "

"But I don't understand ..."

"Marron, now I'll tell you my whole story. Please be prepared for something!"

Jeanne approached the two of them and sat down on the floor. The soft glimmer of light accompanied her with every movement.Jeanne said:

"I was born under the sign of Virgo. My childhood was normal, I lived in a small village in France and did my work diligently. When I was around 16 years old, a strange figure appeared to me who informed me that I was a chosen one I would be destined to maintain order, love and justice on earth under the sign of Virgo. I was told that there were many more warriors in the starry kingdom who, like me as humans, existed on the earth Earth lived. They had secret powers and were protected by God. Their bodies were not immortal, only the soul would never be destroyed, but would always be born again. And so it came about that I became a warrior of God. I saw mine Fate in the eye and fought for the people on earth.One day I was summoned to the realm of the stars, where Sagittarius, the warrior under the zodiac sign d it was presented to shooters.I was told that we should get married to become the new rulers of the realm. I had no objection to that, because we fell in love at first sight. After the wedding, we had to pass a test. Together we should free the French people from the bondage of the nobility in one last great battle. Sagittarius and I went to the battlefield. I was hit by an arrow, but before more bullets could hit me, Sagittarius protected me with his own body. He yelled for me to run away, but I didn't want to let him down. We didn't notice anyone approaching from behind and ramming a sword into my back. I slumped to the ground and was instantly dead. Sagittarius couldn't believe my death, he screamed and cried, shook my lifeless body, but it was useless. He was so desperate about my death that he dedicated his soul to the evil king. He swore that he would find Jeanne`s soul again (since she would be born again), even if it took hundreds of years.The evil king gave him eternal life, but in return he robbed him of the ability to love. All that remained was the memory of his beloved Jeanne and the feeling of love. My soul has also searched for Sagittarius for centuries. I still love him, even if he's got angry now. I am sure that once we find each other again, he will remember our wonderful time and turn away from the evil king. As you know Marron, I've lived in your body since you were born. Most of the time your soul, your consciousness as Marron got the upper hand, only when you turned into Jeanne`s body with the help of Fin did you become Jeanne. "

Jeanne paused briefly.

"But something happened tonight ... something that separated my soul from your body."

Marron knew what she meant and avoided Chiaki's questioning look. She ran her fingers over her lips.

Jeanne nodded and continued: "My soul was looking for my lover, whom I could not recognize at first glance.Only by kissing could I be sure that he was my beloved Sagittarius. It wasn't Marron who kissed him, it was me. "

"Shikaido !!!" shouted Marron. "He's Sagittarius!"

Chiaki spoke up: "But that can't be right? I don't like Shikaido, but I wouldn't say that he sold his soul to the devil."

"Chiaki, you're missing something," said Jeanne. "Shikaido is not what it appears to be. The teacher's body is not his true form. He serves evil ... he is a demon."

"A demon!" whispered Marron. "But then I would have to render him harmless!"

In a depressed voice, Jeanne replied: "You are right Marron. Jeanne's job is to protect the world from evil, that is, to destroy demons. Theoretically, I would have to kill my Sagittarius too ..."

Marron interrupted her: "But Jeanne, do you really want to kill the man you love !?"

"I hope it won't come to that.I said beforehand that I believe that he will remember our time together and turn away from evil. Of course, if that happens, there is no need to kill him. But if not ... I can't put my feelings before my job as a Virgo! There is another problem: Sagittarius knows that my soul lived in Marron. From now on he will no longer transform into Shikaido's body. Unfortunately, I do not know his demon form or his name, which he received from the Evil King. It will be almost impossible to find him ... "

"Unless he reveals himself," remarked Chiaki. "I have a suspicion ... Marron, think about it. How many demons are there in this city? The weak demons we have fought against so far were sent out by two strong demons: Misto and ... Noin! "

"Are you saying that Shikaido was actually Noin !?" Marron shook his head. "No, I don't think so. I didn't feel any hatred, no malice when I was with him.Jeanne, what do you say ... "

Jeanne suddenly disappeared.

"Chiaki, what should we do now? I have to turn into Jeanne and look for this Sagittarius!"

"Marron wait! Have you forgotten Jeanne's words !? You can only transform yourself into her once more! So plan this transformation and keep it until it's really necessary! I can, however, continue to transform into Sindbad and so I'll try to find Noin and destroy him! "

"Are you out of your mind! If Noin is really Sagittarius, then you can't kill him!"

"And why not !? He's a demon!"

"But Jeanne loves him! We can't kill him!"

"I don't believe that Jeanne can convert him! She underestimates the powers of the evil king. He won't just give up his demon like that! It could lead to catastrophe!"

Chiaki called for Access and stormed out of the apartment.

“Wait, I'll come with you!” Marron ran after him.
Maron had already caught up with Chiaki on the stairs and when she stormed out of the house she yelled: "Noin, where are you?Finally show yourself! "

Chiaki followed her, grabbed her arm and pressed her against a light pole. "It's too dangerous for you! Noin is powerful and definitely not stupid. If you can no longer transform yourself into Jeanne, you are totally defenseless. Please come to your senses and let me do it!"

Marron looked into Chiaki's face, which was lit by the lantern. He was very upset and Marron realized that the very thought of seeing her in danger drove Chiaki almost insane.

“Have you forgotten what you said to me earlier in your apartment?” Marron spoke calmly and took Chiaki's hands. "We never wanted to part ways ... no matter what. Just imagine what a perfect team we could be! You as Sindbad and I as Jeanne fight this last fight together! After that it will be over and we can at last..."

"... finally do what other lovers do." Chiaki finished the sentence and smiled dreamily.“But before that happens, we have to face Noin!” Marron sat down on the floor and sighed.

“Noin knows we're looking for him. It won't be long before he shows up.” Suddenly Maron's gaze wandered into the distance. "Promise me you won't checkmate. I don't want him to die."

Chiaki sat down next to Marron and put her arm around her shoulders. "You know I can't promise you that. I don't care about anything else when you're in danger. My only interest is to protect you, no matter what the price. I would even ... my own Give life for you! "

Horrified, Marron put her hand on Chiaki's mouth and asked: "Please don't say that!"

Chiaki gently pushed Maron's hand away and whispered: "What kind of love would that be if I didn't do it. A loving heart is free from egoism and only wants the best for the loved one. I would rather die than to see you suffer! And if something really happened to you, I wouldn't want to go on living, because I could never forgive myself. ""Please Chiaki, don't talk like that! That sounds almost as if ... as if you had a ... premonition!"

Chiaki fell silent and hugged Marron tighter. "No premonition, just the truth," he whispered in her ear.

Suddenly, without warning, a flash of lightning lit the sky. A dark figure appeared. She hovered a few meters above the ground and looked down at the couple. It was noin.

"We'll see how far your love will go ..." he muttered to himself and let himself slide onto the floor next to Marron.

"My beautiful Jeanne," he said. "Now it's time for us."

Chiaki stood protectively in front of Marron and looked at Noin with a challenging look. "If you touch see again you are dead!"

"My dear Chiaki, I did a lot more than just touch her!"

Marron blushed and inevitably thought of the kiss. She couldn't forget that moment. There was something magical, something mysterious about him. She knew that it was Jeanne who kissed him, but a small part of Marron wanted it too.Although she was undoubtedly in love with Chiaki, there was a certain physical attraction between her and Noin. She had to admit that it was a strong physical attraction ... That fact scared her, because it was the first time she had ever had such thoughts about a man. He was so much older, more mature, and more experienced than she was. But he was surrounded by a mysterious, erotic aura that made Marron forget any difference between them. Everyone. Jeanne D`Arc`s soul had left her but she still had a certain power over her. Or was Maron just imagining it to hide the fact that she was attracted to Noin?

Noin wanted to grab Marron, but Chiaki pushed him away and hit him in the face with all her might.

"And that should bring