New chap:
Spoiler for ch. 5:
Pelgard (Black Knight) isn't down yet! He blasts Percy's golems off of himself and advances menacingly towards the boy.... but suddenly, he gets stopped in his tracks by Donnie, who uses his magic to make the knight float in the air! Donnie tells Percy to run, but the latter is reluctant to do so. The knight soon releases himself from Donnie's spell by unleashing an explosive burst of flames! He then advances toward Percy again, only to be impeded this time by....
the red fox?
The fox breaks some kind of ball with his tail, making Percy and Donnie vanish along with him! They end up in some creepy place, which Donnie describes is a "dragon's spine". Suddenly, the fox reveals that he can
speak! Apparently, he tells Percy that he would have lost to the Black Knight, were the fox not to intervene. He also reveals that the knight is one of those under the service of the
evil king (Arthur), who are trying to prevent a prophecy from coming to pass: The future rise of the
Four Knights of the Apocalypse! The four knights hold the respective titles of
Famine, Plague, War, and
Death. And as it turns out,
Percival is destined to become the future Death.....!!!!!!!
Oh, and something else interesting to note: According to the chapter's Q&A, the sequel takes place
SIXTEEN YEARS after NNT's end. Also, the human realm is still connected to the other non-human realms at this time.
Edit: Well, a translation is out, though it's a rough one. So apparently the fox represents some rebel group? And addressing that last spread once more, it seems that Tristan is Plague, while Lancelot is War. So I guess Famine is the child of King and Diane? Needless to say, I'm really looking forward to when the rest of them show up in the story.
BTW, I also really liked how Donnie tried to protect Percy from the Black Knight. I also find it all the more intriguing that the fox rescued him. I wonder if he'll receive special training alongside Percy? At least, I'm pretty sure we're going down the training route now that our protagonist is aware of his destiny....