After blurting out, Subaru hurriedly covered his mouth
The location was in the middle of the rocky clearing at the foot of the cliff, and the time was when Yuexing and Wilhelm rushed out and slashed twice behind Sloth's thin body.
It was slashed deeply from both shoulders to the waist. The madman's body was staggered after being fatally injured.
"Should-"
However, no one will ever know what the last sentence of Lazy meant.
The sword edge drew an arc, throwing out blood, and then made a horizontal cut. At that moment, blood spurted out from Lazy's neck like a fountain, and his head flew lightly into the distance.
Throwing the blood on the knife to the ground, Yuexing put the knife back into its sheath
Subaru was so shocked that he couldn't speak at the sight of human beings being beheaded before him. However, even if he lost his head, his body seemed to be haunted and stretched out arms like dead branches towards Subaru.
"It's extremely boring - just go and reincarnate here."
The blade of the sword demon mercilessly cut off the last struggle of the dead body.
He chopped off his arms from his shoulders, pulled back the blade and continued to attack the waist, causing his upper and lower bodies to separate. The madman's internal organs turned into pieces of flesh and fell to the ground.
The muscles spurting blood soon stopped twitching, leaving only a fishy smell that gave people a strong impression of death.
"It turns out that Lord Heim still has this hobby."
Yuexing fanned her hands in disgust at the stench that filled the air.
"People always learn lessons."
Wilhelm carefully wiped the sword in his hand
"finished?"
"If this doesn't end, little Fili will have to believe in the joke about the witch's favor, nya."
Seeing Subaru timidly spying on the body, Phyllis answered behind him.
He stood next to Subaru, whose waist was weak, snorted, and started the autopsy without hesitation.
"Although it's natural, it's already completely dead——, the first-class healer in the royal capital can guarantee it."
Looking at the non-human body is like looking at an artificial object, which makes people lack a sense of reality.
With the help of Felice's words, Subaru suppressed his nausea and looked towards the forest.
"The other people are also doing well...they are not messing around."
"They are not soldiers who will go against Subaru-dono's instructions and act privately. Even if they are forced to go to war, Ricardo-dono and Julius-dono are still there, so nothing will happen."
Wilhelm put away his sword, returned to Subaru, and said seriously
Sword Demon's assurance was reassuring. Although it was reassuring, it still couldn't completely dispel Subaru's inner uneasiness.
The source of the uneasiness is the Rangers - when their mission is to go to the village, they are responsible for dealing with the witch cultists who were lured by Subaru on the way.
"Don't worry, Subaru, as long as you can protect yourself well, leave the rest to us."
Yuexing came over, patted Subaru on the shoulder and said
"The cave, confirmed, has been completely blocked by stones. The people inside are really miserable."
"Oh——, perfect——! Beautiful——! Everything was solved with a bang——!"
Just when the conversation came to an end, the orc siblings who confirmed that the cave had been buried came back.
After reuniting with the two of them, Subaru approached the dead body of Sloth again.
"Solve it in one go through a surprise attack - to be honest, although it feels very foul, don't blame me, because you are much worse than me."
Even if he declares victory to his opponent who has turned into a corpse, all he feels is emptiness. Not to mention the victory obtained through assassination, the emptiness is even more despicable, but even so, Subaru can't help but say
Export, because he finally had a real feeling in his heart
"Mr. Wilhelm, thank you very much, and I'm sorry for giving such a random order."
"Are you messing around?"
"It feels bad to take advantage of a weak spot and attack from behind, right?"
Hearing Subaru point this out, Wilhelm's face became slightly gloomy.
This is more of a sneak attack than a surprise attack. As a knight, you will definitely be a little concerned about it.
The original plan was to let Yuexing do it alone, but for the sake of insurance, I asked Wilhelm to do it.
"I have given up on chivalry long ago, Subaru-dono, there is no need to worry," Wilhelm said with a smile.
"but……"
"Well, little Feili doesn't mind meow. I might be disgusted by Julius' words...but he should be a person who can adapt to changes."
"That's why I don't want to talk to that guy, but your reaction is exactly what I thought."
"Compared to sacrificing love with chivalry, it's better to be a little despicable but keep your companions alive, nya. Whether Subaru or Julius is right or wrong depends on the situation."
Subaru was grateful for Felice's rescue.
Tibby, who is worthy of being a typical mercenary, the petite catman has already checked the surrounding situation, ran to Lazy's side, and started searching for things in Lazy's arms.
"Hmm——, he doesn't seem to be carrying any valuables."
"Ah, with a natural look on his face, he started searching for corpses, little one."
"It's not a little one, it's Tibby. It's a rare opportunity, so I just checked my belongings."
Tibby searched the inside of the cassock with skillful techniques and continued to search for loot with disapproval. The same was true for Mimi. Contrary to their appearances, these mercenary siblings were both very self-centered.
The pockets of the cassock seemed to be unexpectedly deep, and the speed with which Tibby's hands took out things was dizzying. Even so, what she took out were all common things.
"This method of touching corpses, many people have done this kind of thing before," Yuexing complained.
"Dry food and minerals...and a wallet too."
"The tool bar is an unexpected little citizen, but is plundering a culture for mercenaries?" Subaru asked
"I think it's a right to search for trophies... What is this?"
Speaking like a professional mercenary, Tibi, who had almost finished searching, finally pulled out a black book.
"This is the gospel," Yuexing pointed out
"Meow! Is this the gospel? The gospel!? Wow, I accidentally bumped into it!"
Tibby threw away the book and stepped back. He looked as panicked as a small animal.
Subaru smiled bitterly and caught the book that was thrown up high.
"Although I also think the owner is disgusting, don't be so rude to the book. Although this book is indeed very suspicious."
"I, I think it's better not to touch it and let it go immediately. If you touch it, your head might become weird...! Say, maybe it's better to burn it..."
"How can you still search for corpses despite looking like this? It doesn't look like you can read inside."
Subaru flipped through the book and shook his head.
"Let me take a look, maybe I can find something else." Yuexing stretched out his hand.
"Yes, Yuexing must be able to understand what is written here." Subaru handed the gospel to Yuexing
"Wait a minute! Don't just give that book to others! Subaru-chan too, don't do the idiotic thing of browsing the gospel! Maybe something will really happen!"
Phyllis said angrily, and Wilhelm also had a serious expression on his face.
"No problem, I have a blessing similar to being able to read all languages, no problem," Yuexing waved his hand and said
"Tibi also had the same reaction. Is this book really dangerous?" Subaru asked doubtfully.
"This book...the gospel, every Witch cultist has a copy. It is evidence of being a cultist. Indeed, it may be said to be like a scripture to those guys."
"Canon...?"
"There are rumors that this book will be sent to people who are expected to join the Witch Cult, and then, after it is delivered... "Oh, it's incredible, just like that, they become devout Witch Cults~" and so on"
"Ha!?" Subaru couldn't help shouting.
Those witch cultists who gave people a suspicious feeling and whose thoughts were completely incomprehensible were originally ordinary people. Just because they got this book, they took this as an opportunity to change their temperament. If you understand this passage deeply, you can even
It is believed that the book of the Gospel can brainwash the people who read it. If so, most of the witch cultists are just ordinary people who have been brainwashed.
"If this is the case, the people buried alive in the cave are implicated..."
"Sir Subaru, what you said is wrong. The moment the gospel was delivered, that person was already beyond redemption. They were not innocent people who were brainwashed and then forced to obey...the kind of guys who could be saved, Your Excellency Subaru.
Do you think the Archbishop of Sin looks normal?"
"No, it's not normal. He is not normal...but I also think he is just an exception."
His thoughts that were almost regretful were interrupted, and Subaru spoke feebly.
"But I don't see anything wrong with Yuexing now..."
"...Reincarnation person...huh? What's wrong?"
Confused Yuexing raised her head, and found that everyone around her was looking at her with frowns, and she closed the book with an incomprehensible expression.
"It's okay, meow." Phyllis shook her head.
"By the way, Yuexing, did you understand something?" Subaru asked.
"This is nothing more than writing some of the Witch Cult's 'glorious deeds' and instructions similar to prophecies."
Yuexing shrugged and threw the gospel to Subaru
The voice of the system rings in my mind
"Object: Gospel - Decoding Completed"
"Gospel as an introduction, establish direct contacts"