Battalion Commander Rose As Llinger's forces make their way to the battlefield, Rose flashes back to two years ago when she was still a knight. Her first team is introduced, and their fateful mission is recounted, starting slow and uneventful as a scouting of demon activity in the Darkness of Llinger. Rose and her deputy commander, Aul, have a heart-to-heart, and Usato's similarities to Aul are revealed. The next day, the team continues their recon mission and encounters demons hunting monsters in human territory as part of some hidden scheme. Rose tries to get them to leave peacefully, but the situation devolves when the demons attack. Rose goes after the leader, Nero Argence, shocking him with her strength, speed, and healing magic.