"Even among the Sin Archbishops of the Witch Cult, Sloth and Lust are particularly famous."
Riding side by side on the Earth Dragon, Julius said to Subaru and Yuexing
"Among the lone Cardinal Sin Archbishops, those two Sin Archbishops stand out from the crowd. In terms of the frequency of recorded activities, laziness is overwhelmingly high. However, looking at the degree of harm alone, the actions of lust are even more cruel."
"It doesn't seem to be a good thing either way." Subaru shook his head.
“It’s true”
Julius looked depressed when he mentioned the Witch Cult, as if he had suffered a lot.
"As you know, that Sloth, according to records, more than half of the Witch Cult's activities may be related to him. Considering that the scope of the Witch Cult's activities is all over the world, the opponent's power of action can be said to be quite amazing.
Bar"
“A world-class fly?”
"What a wonderful description - he claims to be lazy, but he is quite diligent in his actions. However, when he uses his mobility, he always moves in a bad direction. This kind of character is hopeless."
"And what's unspeakable is that the Knights are completely unable to grasp the activities of the Witch Cult. Originally, it was very difficult to find the guys who were usually lurking. It wasn't until the victims appeared and evidence was collected that the incident could be suspected to be related to those guys——
And at that time, the scene is often as tragic as a wildfire.”
Julius showed regret
"——But, it won't happen again this time."
Wilhelm interjected
Wilhelm sat astride the love dragon and came to the other side of Subaru. He looked forward, his eyes filled with calm fighting intent, and he slowly stroked the sword on his waist.
"Keep an eye on their leader and prevent them from escaping. Just like the white whale, let them pay for their evil deeds so far. This is the will of the whole country and the long-cherished wish of the Knights."
"As you said, although they are despicable, they can always escape punishment. However, we will never let them escape this time. We will definitely catch them all."
Julius echoed Wilhelm's words, rarely showing a passionate scowl.
For those who have lived in this world for many years, the existence of those guys is like the lingering malice.
"What about lust?" Yuexing asked
"Greed is different from laziness. There are very few evil deeds recorded in history, but its threat is that even in those few records, the harm it caused is countless. The most famous one is the imperial war.
event"
"It's particularly famous, which means the damage caused is particularly huge, right?"
Subaru asked with a complicated expression, and Julius nodded in affirmation.
"Castle City Gokra - located in the south of the world, is a border metropolis known as "the strongest border city in the Borachia Empire". It has thousands of permanent soldiers and the numerous walls surrounding the city are worthy of its name.
The castle city... was captured by lust, and he was alone."
"Surprise!? Take the city by yourself!?" Subaru couldn't help but exclaimed.
"The soldiers are all elites - the way of thinking and spirit of imperialism have become common in their land, so every soldier is comparable to Shura. The castle city guarded by such elite soldiers was captured by the Sin Archbishop who claimed to be lustful.
And I heard that even the hero of Borachia, Korgon the Eight-Armed, died in that battle."
Facing Subaru who was already stunned from ear to ear, Wilhelm further explained.
When Wilhelm said the name of the hero who was defeated by lust, his eyes showed mixed emotions.
"Kolgang and I have fought several times. In order to avoid war between countries, the two countries sent their respective representatives to duel. It was at that time that we fought - his fighting skills were really amazing. I killed him
His six arms paid the price of being pierced through the abdomen. Both sides were dying, evenly matched... There was no winner or loser."
"Awesome..." Subaru smacked his lips.
"——Are you already thinking about the future?"
Julius looked at the silent Yuexing
"I just think that the future may be very bumpy, and I can't help but feel a little stomachache," Yuexing murmured.
Upon hearing this, Subaru sighed
"It's unreasonable to be distracted by the uncertain future - for now, let's focus on the battle in front of us," Julius said
"Although I understand this, I'm still a little nervous," Subaru said.
In the distance in the east, the sky turned white, and the rising sun was faintly visible in the dark place.
The Witch Cult's crusade team has entered the Mezas Territory, driving all the beast-riding regiments across the plain with high spirits.
On the horizon of the street that welcomed the morning, the green forest was already vaguely visible - at the end of the vast plain, a large forest surrounded Roswaal Residence and Alam Village.
"Subaru, is it okay? Are you sure you don't need me to follow you? What if before the ambush is ready..." Yuexing looked at Subaru worriedly.
"I'm not that fragile, please!"
Subaru jumped off the dragon carriage and walked towards the forest.
"I'll leave the rest to you." Subaru's voice disappeared at the entrance of the forest.
"Your Excellency Yuexing, it's time for us to sneak in alone."
Wilhelm tied the sword sheath around his waist again and looked towards the forest.
"The Earth Dragon is definitely not allowed to enter. The others should stay nearby. If the delay lasts too long, Subaru's situation will be very dangerous."
Yuexing nodded, got off the dragon carriage and gave instructions
"Understood--"
After the group organized their equipment, they headed towards the forest.
"Now, it's time to go meet that annoying guy -"
…
"There is no record of your existence in my gospel, so why did you appear? What kind of gospel will you bring to me when you visit here?"
Sloth held up a black book towards Subaru
Yuexing's figure flashed on the top of the tree, with Mimi and Tibi siblings lying on their shoulders.
"It seems we came at the right time," Yuexing said softly.
"Ugh——, I always feel a bit scary, that uncle!"
"Everyone in the Witch Cult is like this, sister."
The voices of the siblings rang in their ears, with unconcealable disgust in their voices.
"Ah! The title of that book is called Gospel! I see, that's it, I know, I know, oh, if that was the case, I would have told you earlier." Subaru exaggeratedly put his hand into his arms
Of course, there is not even a single piece of paper in there, not to mention a book.
"Ah, that's too bad, I'm sorry."
"What's wrong?"
"My good news is this - when the potholders are dirty, throw them away if they are dirty."
The moment he heard Subaru's excessive answer, Sloth froze and showed a ferocious expression.
"Too reckless-" Wilhelm's voice sounded from the nearby trees.
"Evidence of favor! The power of sloth! The invisible hand——!!"
In Yuexing's eyes, Sloth screamed with a reptile-like expression, and its shadow swelled and turned into a large number of black arms rushing towards the sky.
The palms flew high in the sky, like a snake's head twisting its head, aiming at Subaru.
The black shadow's magic hand danced like a whip, and then the front end suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the ground.
"It's obviously the same thing as an arm, why do you have to throw it around?" Yuexing muttered in a low voice.
The black finger was about to touch Subaru - however, Subaru turned around and avoided it.
"I've said it before - as long as you can see it, it's not something you can't avoid!"
"What--!?"
What Subaru was talking about was from his previous reincarnations, but to Sloth, this was just groundless troublemaking.
The seven arms rushed in front of him with a force that was sure to twist off Subaru's limbs. However, Subaru avoided it by jumping on the uneven rocky ground with steps that in the past could not be considered gorgeous.
"You, just now, took my invisible hand——"
"Is it okay to patronize me?"
"Now, let's go to Mimitibi"
Yuexing threw the two siblings on his shoulders high behind Lazy, and momentum emerged from the mouths of the siblings
"Woof——!" "Ha——!!"
The wild beasts' distant barks overlapped, creating destructive shock waves that roared across the rock surface. Dust flew with the wind, spider web-like cracks appeared on the ground, and the cliffs shattered and collapsed.
"Varied--!?"
Lazy turned around, exclaimed, and his eyes widened in front of the combined skills of the orc siblings who landed on the ground.
Mimi and Tibi got down on all fours and roared.
The two landed behind Sloth, who was confronting Subaru, and sent a shock wave towards the cliff. The violent shock wave destroyed the rock formations, and the rocks that exploded fell like an avalanche, blocking the entrance to the Witch Cult's hiding place.
Rocks and soil were piled high, turning the natural cave into a tomb.
"It's just right to be buried alive - you bastards just go and regret it for what you have done!" Subaru cursed loudly.
"How, how cruel...!" Lazy shouted looking up to the sky.
He yelled, scratched his head and shed bloody tears, his hair was torn by rough movements, the top of his head began to bleed, and Lazy stomped the ground in grief and anger.
Sloth slowly swept across Subaru's and the others' faces one by one, and smiled calmly.
"This, yes, this is not bad. - This, really good! Woohoo, not bad! Very good! Good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, no - - wrong - -!"
"Uh-huh"
As Lazy spoke, her mood became high and she kept raising her voice, making Mimi tremble with fright.
Sloth showed a disgusting and spine-chilling madness, completely inserting his fingers into his mouth, and then chewed them one by one.
After all the fingertips of the ten fingers were chewed up, Sloth's hands were covered with an alarming amount of blood.
"That's great, I know! Come on, I'm going to take action! It's time to tell who is more worthy of pampering, me or you! To love, yes, to love -!"
"...It looks like you're on fire, but I'm sorry."
Lazy kicked the ground with his toes, ignoring Mimi and the others and declaring war on Subaru. However, Subaru showed a lack of fighting spirit and shrugged.
"What's wrong!? Now! It's me! I started this trial with love——!"
"——Your opponent is someone else."
Hearing Subaru's answer, Lazy's eyes widened.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh——!!”
"Huo ah ah ah ah ah ah-!!"
Two waves of momentum were pressed down from the top of his head, and Lazy raised his head stiffly.
Then, his body was cut off by two cross-cutting knives from top to bottom——