An Evil Trap is the third episode of the first Chronicles of the Heroic Knight manga and third episode of 38 episodes on the Chronicles of the Heroic Knight manga storyline.
Synopsis[]
Spark and his party are on their way to the south fort via the desert. Some companions are getting tired, thus the party decides to take a rest. When Spark and Greevus are together, Greevus tells Spark he took an interest in him because “it takes a certain courage to discard one's sword to escape an enemy”, which is what Spark did to escape the dark elves. Greevus notices they're being followed and that for some reason they've been compelled not to look back.[1]
After more travelling, the party arrives at the south fort, where they meet Ryna and her boyfriend Randy. Though they are thieves, Ryna introduces themselves to Spark as mercenaries looking for work.[2] She then explains how she and Randy encountered a group of dark elves, tried to run away from them, but Randy was struck by their magic and has been injured ever since. Leaf recognizes the magic, and Greevus tries to cure it, but is unsuccessful. Garrack doesn't trust Ryna's story.[3] Suddenly, large tentacles grow out of Randy's body and begin attacking people nearby.[4]