The evacuation time is only two days at most. You can only bring the minimum belongings with you. Once you are ready, you can start your evacuation.
This was the instruction given by Subaru who made the villagers reluctantly agree to evacuate.
"There are fifteen dragon carriages in total. Generally speaking, seven people can ride on each carriage."
After counting the number of villagers, the Youth League members were asked to take a roll call to prevent any omissions.
They don't want to wait until the evacuation actually starts before unnecessary problems arise.
So even though they couldn't get along well with the expedition team, they obeyed the instructions honestly.
The problem to be solved next is——
"I want to explain Emilia-sama and Beatrice-sama in the mansion."
Looking at the road leading from the village to the mansion, Ram said with his hands on his hips.
"There's such a commotion here in the village, what is Emilia doing now?" Subaru looked at the mansion uneasily.
Ram has given clear testimony that her attack has nothing to do with Emilia
"Because I have been busy until the morning, I should still be resting now. In the past few days, since I returned from the royal capital in a depressed state, I have not had any leisure time to relax, so I am exhausted physically and mentally." Ram said with a slightly worried look.
"Ugh..."
"It's almost as if I was treated too much by men in the royal capital."
"While Roswaal-sama is out, Emilia-sama can only handle the changes in the mansion and the village. However, the villagers' reaction to Emilia-sama can be understood after seeing their attitude just now.
?”
"I thought of it, but I really don't want to say it...have you declined?"
"Reject? It's really a mild imagination." Ram snorted coldly.
"——It's a denial. If it's just a rejection, then there's still room to reach out again. After all, the outstretched hand will be pushed away, which also shows that the other party is willing to touch you. But, what about the denial?
"
"If you feel disgusted by even touching, what can you do to shorten the distance?"
"When she noticed the strange change in the forest, Lady Emilia tried to persuade the villagers to take refuge in the mansion, but was rejected by the villagers. However, Lady Emilia did not understand the current situation after being rejected.
My lord who is shrinking, Barrus must know this too.”
"But, I also know that she is not a girl who will not be hurt even if she is treated coldly."
It turns out that Emilia also took measures to deal with the dangers of the Witch Cult in her own way.
It's a pity that it failed to open the hearts of the villagers who have stubborn prejudices against half-elves.
"What happened to Emilia after that?"
"After being rejected several times in a row, I felt that I had to do something, so I went to strengthen the forest boundary again. Because I couldn't be sure that the source of the mutation was the Witch Cult, I was also guarding against the possibility of Warcraft."
"The judgment itself is not bad..."
"And last night, I got a white paper declaring war, so I was worried until the morning."
"The failure to report what happened in the royal capital and to prepare for evacuation caused uneasiness to Emilia and the others, and also led Ram to act arbitrarily - there are countless side effects. Simply replacing a letter has caused many consequences.
It was a pretty heavy blow.”
"In any case, the evacuation aspect has been prepared to this extent. Lady Emilia will not object. As long as she goes to the mansion to report, she will nod in agreement immediately.
…
"Phyllis...what are you doing, that guy?" Subaru looked around, looking for Phyllis.
Yuexing looked around and found the figure of the cat-eared knight in the corner of the square.
There were merchants and their chariots gathered there, and it seemed that they were arguing loudly with Phyllis in the middle.
"After all, we have concealed the Witch Cult. I guess dissatisfaction broke out." Yuexing shrugged.
"Oh...that's right. Sorry, I'll deal with it a little bit."
With a bitter look on his face, Subaru walked towards them under the gaze of the dumbfounded Ram.
Yuexing smiled, shook her head, and walked over
"Ah, Subaru-chan, Tsukisei"
"That's it! What are you arguing about? Explain it to me."
"This group of people has been arguing that "the situation is different from what was promised". They have obviously said it, but the representative is not Xiao Feili!"
"Yes, little brother, we just want to talk to you!"
After Phyllis complained angrily with a sullen face, roars came one after another toward Subaru.
Pointing at Subaru and gasping for air, it was the representative of the merchants—a man named Kaiti.
"The situation is different...is this really what you are talking about?"
"Isn't this nonsense! You told us to help you evacuate while you were exorcising the monsters. That's indeed what you said. But what is the truth now!?"
With his face flushed with anger, Katie roughly pulled up the clothes on Subaru's chest.
"Actually, it's a troublesome thing related to the Witch Cult! This is such a big lie! What on earth do you want to do? Tell us such a big lie!"
Seeing his angry look, Subaru was a little overwhelmed.
"In this case, would it be appropriate to add another reward?" Yuexing said, raising her chin.
"——What, I still understand things very well."
Katie smiled cheerfully after hearing Yuexing's suggestion next to Subaru.
"The original condition was to "purchase goods at market prices." Now we can expect at least double that."
"You're really greedy, nya...Where's the catalog? I want Subaru and I to inspect the goods personally," said Phyllis, who was hiding behind Subaru.
"Oh? Do I have to do this? The current situation is life-threatening."
Subaru's eyes widened at Phyllis who quickly advanced the conversation.
After hearing Subaru's words, Katie showed a sly smile as she handed the catalog to Phyllis.
"It's the same here, it's a matter of life and death that affects your future livelihood. Just forget it if you don't want to accept it, right?"
"...Just take a quick look."
Subaru, whose weakness was caught, could not refute Kaiti's words, so he could only reluctantly climb onto the frame of his dragon carriage.
…
"Hey, hey, don't have any couple's quarrels in other people's cars, work for me, work for me."
When Yuexing came back to his senses, the tall Kaiti walked towards the dragon chariot in an angry manner.
"Say yes first. I can still raise the price. If you don't want me to do it, just do it seriously."
"Ah, ah, I'm sorry, I'll work hard..." Subaru's troubled voice came from the dragon carriage.
"Pfft... It's just because Subaru got scolded. Really, it really only bothers people nya."
Phyllis took advantage of Katie's anger and quickly left Subaru's side.
Phyllis narrowed her yellow eyes and whispered, grabbing Katie's exposed arm.
Afterwards, under Yuexing's disbelieving gaze, the tall body groaned, rolled his eyes and fell down on the spot.
"Um!?"
With a confused look on her face, Yuexing looked around and found that no one was paying attention. Then she quickly walked towards the dragon carriage.
"...Subaru, don't stand there stupidly, look out quickly and don't let anyone notice you."
Phyllis's voice came from behind the dragon carriage, out of sight of everyone.
"What happened here?"
Yuexing, who came around from the right, looked at Kaiti who fell on the ground in confusion.
After getting nervous and seeing the appearance of the visitor, Phyllis sighed
"This person is a witch cultist. I met him when he was surrounded by a group of people just now, and then I confirmed that - his body has the same strange magic spell as the Sin Archbishop's "finger"."
"——!? You said this guy is a witch cultist!? And he's also "lazy"!?"
"The possibility is very high, that's why we plan to let him get into the dragon carriage carelessly."
Phyllis replied to Subaru, who had his eyes widened. At the same time, he searched Katie's body and found something.
"This is...a cross sword exclusively used by the Witch Cult," Yuexing said while looking at the object in Felice's hand.
"This is from the Witch Cult...really, he got into the merchant business."
"However, I didn't kill him. I captured him alive. The moment he touched his body, the water in his body rushed out and knocked him unconscious. However, as long as I interfere directly once, I can do this even if I don't touch him in the future. Meow
"
"But, since this person is a witch cultist, the situation has changed."
"Maybe there are enemies who have sneaked in from other merchants... But let's wait and confirm later."
Phyllis shook her head and patted Katie's cheek, which was motionless. Light emitted from her palm and she approached the pale face.
"Then, tell me exactly what your intentions are. Little Fili's hands are the gentlest in the world... but they can also do very extreme things, nya?"
Katie slowly opened her eyes at Phyllis's request, and her unfocused eyes reflected his figure.
Although Katie could still move his lips to catch his breath, Phyllis's strength was overwhelming and left him completely unable to move.
"Phyllis, be careful. If this guy is "lazy", even if he can't move his hands and feet."
"There's no way to use that thing, because he won't have a chance." Yuexing put the sword against Katie's neck.
Blocked by Yuexing and Phyllis, Katie let out a breathless gasp, and then
"--Woolen cloth"
"What?"
Not knowing what the other person was mumbling, Phyllis frowned and asked Katie to say it again.
So Katie spoke again and said the words that she couldn't hear——
"——It's about to begin."
"——! Iya! Protect him!!"
"Wind Shield!"
The voices of Phyllis and Yuexing sounded at the same time, and the hand that pushed forward unfolded a cyan barrier. The quasi-elf flew out with heat, its whole body glowed, and a red barrier appeared in front of its eyes.
"Come on, this is the beginning of the end!!"
The high-pitched voice coming from in front of me was later engulfed by the flames erupting from the dragon chariot.