"Witch, witch, Satila... Satila -! I love, love, love you -! I love you! I am loved! Satila, you, you don't want me anymore! I can't even think about it for a moment.
I haven’t forgotten you! Even if you forget, I haven’t forgotten you either!!”
Tears welled up. Not tears of blood, but real tears.
From before to now, for the first time, sloth normally calls out for love
Affection and passion brought Sloth back to reality from the abyss of madness. The originally cloudy pupils now ignited a clear will and stared at Subaru.
"You are dangerous! Your existence will one day threaten the Witch Cult! Before that! Before your hands touch Satella! Here! Now here! By my own hands! With my diligence! For peace
I say goodbye to the "lazy" person, and in order to repay love... go to hell!!"
Sloth screams, suffering physical explosions that do not understand the power of the demonic hand, slowly destroying
However, rather than snatching Subaru's body, Petelgeuse decided to kill Subaru in order not to leave a legacy that would threaten the Witch Cult, and to protect the witch he believed in.
It is an act that has will and intelligence lodged in it, which is different from that of wild beasts——
"If you have always been a monster, then I will lose."
Subaru took his hand out of his arms, and when he saw what was in his hand, his eyes widened lazily.
His reaction made Subaru feel pity, but he immediately gritted his teeth to stifle the sentiment at that moment, and raised his hands above his head.
In the hand directly above, there is a book with a black cover - the Gospel was thrown out
"Ah... Satella"
The lazy mouth spits out a low and calm voice
It is a voice that calls out in peace to the object of overwhelming affection.
Looking at the sky, he raised his remaining left hand to the sky. The devil's hand seemed to follow his will and reached for the Gospel. His black fingers touched the book flying in the air - and then, the one who came
The gospel that was thrown out of the cart was about to be swept away by the wind, because it was affected by the wind and because it was separated from the blessing, that is to say——
Lazy caught the book, his body was violently blown backwards by the strong wind, his dragging feet shattered the dug floor of the carriage, and half of his body was thrown out of the carriage.
Leaving the "wind shelter and protection", being exposed to the resistance of strong wind and shaking, and finally being abandoned
——On the way to the royal capital in the past, Subaru also fell into the same situation out of curiosity.
There is no wind to protect the body of the car, and the strong wind and the shaking of the bad road conditions are directly experienced, and it is difficult to maintain the original posture.
"--Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!"
The moment Petelgeuse lost his balance, Subaru shouted and stepped forward
Forgetting the pain of losing a piece of flesh on his leg, Subaru jumped like a spring. Subaru didn't have any super skills that could influence the outcome - but this was a critical moment, and this was the only thing that could make him right.
Sloth didn't know what he was shouting at Subaru, who was charging towards him. Subaru couldn't hear it, but he just lowered his posture desperately and slammed into Sloth's arms with a headbutt posture.
The "invisible hand" shoots out
The outstretched palm was slow and seemed to be still in front of Subaru who was exerting his utmost concentration. He tilted his head and avoided it roughly. His cheek was brushed by fingers while Subaru approached the enemy. The strong pressure of the magic hand was unbearable.
Can't help but want to close my eyes
"——Mr. Wilhelm taught me two things."
The palm of my hand was rubbed, and the skin of my neck, cheeks and part of my ears hurt as if they had been burned with a soldering iron.
The burning heat of the explosion made thoughts white-hot. The scream that exploded deep in the throat was avoided by gritting one's teeth, but it was not over yet.
"I don't have any talent for swordsmanship"
The heat in pain, the relaxation in peace of mind
His consciousness was filled with two elements, and Subaru stared straight ahead.
A palm dodged, and another palm approached Subaru's face——
"——And the courage not to close your eyes when being beaten!!"
He yelled and lowered his head to dodge. The fine hair on the back of his neck was shaved off, but he managed to dodge. In front of him was Sloth's face, which was tensed up in shock. Subaru punched the side of his face.
He hit the cheek with all his strength, Lazy fell back, his body left the floor, and almost flew out of the dragon carriage, and then——
"Oh oh oh--!!"
While being hung upside down, Sloth was also dragged by a dragon chariot. His cassock was hooked to the edge of the chariot, and his body was rubbing against the ground while being connected to the dragon chariot.
Blood was scattered, bones and flesh burst, even the invisible hand that filled the defect was peeled off, and the existence called Sloth was disintegrating. Even so, he still raised his ruined face in the upside-down field of vision, glaring at Subaru with eyes full of hatred.
"Not yet, not yet, not yet, over, not, not yet, not over, not yet, not yet!?"
"——No, that's it."
After saying this to the overly stubborn Sloth, Subaru showed the Gospel in his hand - it was dropped when Sloth was beaten, and it is also the madman's last spiritual support.
Subaru turned the page, turned to the white paper in the second half, and tapped the page with his fingers. The fingers that touched the wound were stained with blood, leaving vermilion on the Gospel——
"——This is your "end"!"
On the white paper spanning the left and right sides, write the word "End" in big red letters using the "L" symbol that symbolizes this world.
Witnessing this scene, Lazy's lips trembled under the shock, and waves of excitement emanated from his eyes.
It was too complicated for Subaru to read what he was thinking.
Then, before those feelings turn into words, the end comes
The dragon chariot bounced hard, and the cassocks that constructed the chariot fell off, and the torn cassocks were just like this - they were caught under the spinning wheels.
Being pulled by the robe wrapped around him, the flesh that had lost its blood and limbs shortened the distance towards the wheel in one breath. The ending could be seen. The sound of the robe being torn was mixed with the sound of flesh and blood exploding. For a moment, he looked up at Subaru lazily in the forest and shouted.
"——Nazuki-Subaru————!!"
Screaming echoes, and then it turns into last words
Shouting Subaru's name, the body connected with the scream was caught in the wheel, crushed and shattered, fragments of flesh and bone were scattered, ravaging life.
The body disappears, and the name of the evil spirit residing on it also disappears heroically.
At the very end, an invisible hand reached out to the tip of Subaru's nose——
The palm stopped before turning to Subaru's face, and the fingers slowly decomposed and disappeared, which meant that laziness was completely eliminated.
In fact, it just possessed the "finger" further away.
"This time, sleep forever - Petelgeus"
It's over. After confirming, Subaru collapsed on the bed of the car.
Suddenly, the pain that he had been ignoring awakened, and Subaru groaned and rolled on the bed of the car.
"It hurts so much. Oops. He's going to die. He's dead. It hurts so much. It's over. It's over!"
"Thank you for your hard work. You did a good job." Yuexing pressed Subaru down and wiped the medicine on Subaru's wound.
"Hiss, ah, ah, ah! Be gentle!"
"Mr. Natsuki, you are seriously injured all over your body, is it okay?"
"How could it be that it doesn't matter? I have never cried like this after the anesthesia for tooth decay treatment wore off."
Bandages and regular medicine are travel necessities, so they are also available on the dragon carriage.
After finishing the treatment with tears in his eyes, he moved from the half-destroyed car body to the driver's seat, pointed at the dragon car body and said
"I will also say something nice to Roswaal about the repair of the dragon carriage... Then, how long have we been delayed?"
"There is no delay. It is better to say that thanks to the two earth dragons seriously trying to escape, the situation is very good... What is chasing us?"
"Sloth, you don't know? It's an animal with long arms and legs that screams with strange sounds."
Sighing at Subaru's confused answer, Otto gave up and continued to ask. Seeing him like that, Subaru shrugged and stared at the horizon of Lefaus Street.
Still taking the lead, Subaru can’t be seen pursuing—
"I will definitely catch up. It's me who will help you this time."
"Do you think you can make it?"
"Just in time!"
Otto waved the reins, and after a dry sound, the earth dragon increased its running speed.
The dragon chariot ran, ran, and flew across the streets, constantly racing - towards the end of the horizon
…
——The speed of the dragon carriage increased, violent shaking and wind sounds echoed through the carriage.
"Wow--!"
"It's okay, take care of it, there's nothing to be afraid of"
Emilia smiled firmly at the children who were huddled together and endured the shaking.
"Um"
Seeing this smile, the restless children kept nodding.
What a strong child, Emilia sighed in her heart. Every child is full of uneasiness, but no one complained. Instead, they gritted their teeth and fought against fear.
We can't let these children see how unsatisfactory we are, or even let Emilia think so.
——No, the dragon chariot is protected by the "wind protection" of the earth dragon
But now, the dragon carriage Emilia and the others took has lost its blessing.
There are many conditions for losing the influence of the blessing, but the situation of "protection from the wind" is very simple. Either the earth dragon stops, or it falls out of the scope of the influence of the blessing - and this time it is the former
It will take some time for the earth dragon that once parked its car to be protected by blessing again, but this time even the waiting time is precious
"————"
In the violently shaking carriage, Emilia realized that her hands were stiff and clenched, and she closed her eyes.
If you prick up your ears toward the rear of the dragon carriage wrapped in the hood, you can hear the sound of fierce fighting in the distance.
It has been about two hours since I left the village under this name to escape the threat of a criminal group lurking around the village.
Separated from the "Sanctuary" team led by Ram on the road, Emilia's Royal Capital team should have been able to escape smoothly - but ten minutes ago, the situation changed drastically.