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"Okay, okay, what are you doing? You're the one who persuades me. Isn't it just a disaster of the same level as the black snake and the big rabbit - the white whale? What's there to be proud of?"

This guy seems to have said something interesting.

In addition, is the disaster that has disturbed the continent for 400 years so unworthy of mention in his mouth, or is he deliberately pretending?

"Compared to these..."

After talking nonsense, Ricardo, who regarded the white whale as an ordinary magical beast, grinned with a cunning smile, making the stared Natsuki Subaru tremble uncontrollably.

"Because I didn't have much merit in the battle to conquer the white whale, I was afraid of being criticized by the young lady, so after this, I have to make a splash with my brother's real target."

"You, do you know what I'm going to do to say that?"

"Witch Cult...right?"

As soon as these three words appeared, the atmosphere between the few people, whether happy, sad, or sighing, disappeared, and was replaced by solemnity and killing.

What's going on?

Why are you so serious? Your eyes have become scary.

Natsuki Subaru rubbed his arms.

But how did Ricardo know?

"Don't be so surprised. The most important thing for a businessman is the freshness of the information. After all, I am hired by the eldest lady. It's not just about the little brother. I have heard a lot of other things. My ears are not so big for nothing."

"Hmm."

He scratched his head at the other party's words. He was surprised and felt Anastasia's scheming.

She really has a short memory.

Did she forget the loss she suffered in the last reincarnation?

Isn't Ricardo's meaning that the next part is the highlight.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, and said to the few people around him who were able to control the current situation: "In short, let's summarize it first. Next, we are going to Mezas Territory, or more precisely, Roswaal's mansion. There, the Witch Cult may, no, will definitely appear!"

"Witch Cult..."

After repeating and confirming this name that everyone on the continent hates, everyone's face showed a complicated look.

——That's a terrible group of guys.

Except for Natsuki Subaru and Kobayashi, who are from another world, this is almost everyone's consensus.

"How did Subaru connect the White Whale and the Witch Cult?"

Julius asked.

After the two of them quarreled with each other, their relationship did not deteriorate, but became more casual.

The fact that he called his name rudely was proof.

Natsuki Subaru was in a complicated mood, but now was not the time to be entangled like a little girl. What was more important was to answer the question.

"Although it was an unpleasant memory, I met the Witch Cult. Not only did a lot of things happen, but it was also full of annoying memories. And then, someone let it slip."

Julius did not ask in detail, but thought: "Well... is that so, it seems that the Knights' speculation is not wrong?"

"It seems that the same conclusion has been drawn in the information of Mr. Wilhelm." Ferris agreed with him.

"You knew about it a long time ago?"

"It seems that similar rumors have also appeared in the Knights, but in the end, they were treated as gossip and just laughed it off."

"Natsuki-kun, have you forgotten? I also wanted to find Reinhard."

Julius nodded in agreement when he heard his words.

Their reaction surprised Natsuki Subaru.

Then he remembered when Kobayashi reminded him that when he asked Kobayashi to find Reinhard in the second reincarnation, he learned that the Witch Cult appeared and the Sword Saint was not in the Knights. So it was because of this? !

The connection was made at once.

He slapped his forehead in sudden realization.

Wilhelm sighed and said, "It was just a coincidence to find the connection. There are too many places where the records of the Witch Cult's activities overlap unnaturally. There is nothing that can be regarded as clear evidence at all."

Just like they need evidence to fight the White Whale, they also need evidence to get the Kingdom Knights to go out.

Reinhard's pursuit of the Witch Cult is already the greatest favor.

There is no way.

"Although the credibility is low, there is definitely a connection between the white whale and them. Are the monsters originally created by witches?"

"There is indeed such a saying. However, the appearance and existence of monsters are very mysterious. Some reproduce like ordinary creatures, and some suddenly appear like white whales. After all, the only exceptions like white whales are black snakes and big rabbits."

These two names that make people worry appear again.

"I feel a little scared, so let's jump over it first."

After seeing everyone nod that it was okay, Natsuki Subaru cleared his throat and continued: "The target of the witch cult is Emilia. They plan to burn down the house and the nearby village together, so we must drive those bastards out no matter what!"

"Drive them out... Hehe, Subaru is really naive."

Felice dragged out the tail tone meaningfully, and his sharp eyes looked particularly charming. It was a charming behavior that would make people's backs chill.

However, he is a boy!

Natsuki Subaru, who definitely didn't think that "it's okay for boys", asked with a confused expression: "What do you mean by naive?"

"That kind of guys, meow, can't we just kill them all with one sword? Judging from the records so far, this is the correct way to deal with them."

The clear eyes were covered with a layer of bright red.

Except for the stunned Natsuki Subaru, no one else reacted to such murderous intent, as if they had long been accustomed to it.

Think about it carefully, am I too naive?

He had obviously wanted to kill them so many times in his mind and let them die without a burial place, but now he said such innocent words. He was shocked by the change in his mood.

It must be because the most important things in his heart have changed.

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”

Kobayashi squeezed Natsuki Subaru's shoulder.

His words won the approval of others, and even Natsuki Subaru was inspired to his blood. Thinking of the suffering he had suffered, he suddenly became angry.

"Okay, since that's the priority, protecting the Earl's Mansion and the guys in the village is the priority. In addition, the Witch Cult can be beaten away or killed!"

"Okay, okay, I know you are very hostile to the Witch Cult."

Phyllis waved her hand, then leaned forward and asked, "The question is who is leading the Witch Cult and targeting Emilia-sama."

"It must be the Archbishop of Sin."

"Eh? Do you know that name too?"

Ricardo agreed with Felice's words, and then said the word that attracted Natsuki Subaru's attention.

Archbishop of Sins, that was the position assigned to him by Betrugius Romanee-Conti. In addition, he was called upon to take on the role of laziness.

"Is the Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult famous?"

"I probably just know that there is such a group of people. I heard people gossiping before that there were witches before the jealous witch turned the world upside down."

Arrogance, anger, laziness, lust, gluttony, and lust are the six witches who have been named as major sins.

Then, everyone's existence was swallowed up by the jealous witch Satella.

When we talk about witches in this world, we basically mean jealousy witches, and witches who are called witches for other major sins almost no longer exist.

They are just the cadres of the Witch Cult... I don’t know if it is appropriate to say this, but I heard that they are the ones who replace the disappeared witches and bear the title of Sin Archbishop.

Jealousy is a symbol of their faith.

In other words, the other six people are the six Sin Archbishops.

"Six people..."

After listening to the explanation, the mystery of the Witch Cult in Natsuki Subaru's mind increased to another level.

When Betrugius Romanee-Conti claimed that he was too lazy to give his name, he had already anticipated other sinful duties.

When it comes to the Seven Deadly Sins, Subaru has heard and heard it through subculture, and it is a beautiful word full of secondary elements.

But compared to this word that can make him feel a little excited, the impression that laziness actually gave him was really bad.

Even Lord Zesta (the High Priest of the Axis Cult), who is capable of everything, is many times stronger than him.

"Nayuki-kun, feel free to say anything you want. Your eyes are very rude."

"Feel sorry."

Natsuki Subaru curled his lips.

If Phyllis and Mr. Wilhelm knew that the high priest of the goddess they believed in was so virtuous, they would definitely have their hearts broken... or something, it was just a joke.

That's just a made-up virtual character. How could there be such a weird guy in reality.

However, the white whale that was supposed to be the gluttonous whale has been defeated, and the other sin priests should not come forward to lead Mezas. This is a good opportunity to severely damage the Witch Cult in one fell swoop!

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other side.

On the way back to the royal capital, Kursch and Rem were already locked in a bitter fight.

The one fighting the two women was a person without features.

Neither fat nor thin, neither tall nor short, with natural white hair that is neither long nor short. The white clothes that match her hair are neither luxurious nor shabby, and her face has no features.

Overall, he is an ordinary looking man.

But in fact, the earth dragon that encountered this man was cut in half while maintaining the momentum of shouting and running. Fortunately, Rem, who was driving the dragon cart, jumped out in time with Kursch in his arms to avoid injury.

The most puzzling thing is not that the man turned a blind eye to the tragedy, but that he just stood still after smashing the dragon chariot.

He didn't do anything, he just stood there, and the oncoming carriage fell apart.

"Really, please don't do this. You want to crush me to death when I haven't done anything. It's really too much. It's not something a serious person would do."

The voice was as calm as if he were taking a leisurely walk in the park in the afternoon, but the scene was in the tragic situation of blood splattering and the dragon carriage breaking into pieces.

"Who are you to do such an extremely cruel thing to my subordinates?"

Kursch's sharp eyes were filled with fighting intent, and he asked the man sternly.

Faced with the question, the man kept talking: "I see, that's it, you don't know me. But I know you, because now the king's capital... no, the kingdom is celebrating what you have done. After all, you are the next one. You are a candidate for the king. It should be said about the world's human conditions or titles. Even if you are not interested in those things, I can imagine how many absurd and bizarre realizations you have to bear. It must be very hard. "

"Stop talking nonsense and answer my questions, otherwise I will take action next time!"

"That's too much to say, but I can't carry the country without such madness. Although I can't understand this sentiment at all. Ah, but I won't deny it just because I can't understand it. I'm different from you, yes Nothing to do with that kind of arrogant person.”

"I told you there will be no next time!"

Kursch said coldly, and at the same time waved the wind blade in his hand.

The combination of wind magic and [Kaze-no-Kami] is a sword skill that can cut through the skin of a thick-skinned white whale. It is also her specialty - the Hundred-Man-Ichi-Dachi.

The invisible slash hits the man, and the person involved may die without even noticing that he was being slashed.

However -

"You slashed at me when I was talking so happily. What kind of family education did you receive when you were growing up?"

The man tilted his head and gently patted his body that was hit.

The sword skill was enough to hurt the white whale, but he didn't move at all! Not to mention the body, even the clothes were not cut!

Kulhu took a breath.

Rem also stiffened because of this result beyond common sense.

"Besides, isn't it right to listen to people when they are talking? It's your freedom to listen or not, and I won't complain about it, but isn't it a bit too much to not let me speak? And now you're not talking, what do you want? Ah, freedom, that's your freedom, and that's the method you use, right?"

The white-haired man leaned forward, and the crazy light in his eyes intensified.

Then——

"That's what's going on, you are despising my few private rights, right?!"

The next second, the man's hand, which was originally hanging down, suddenly rose up, and then the earth, air, and the world were all cut apart along the straight path of his arm.

Not only that, there was also Kurt's arm.

Puff——

The sound of breaking the skin and tearing the limbs.

Even Kurt herself didn't react completely, but after a short blank, the intense pain invaded her nerves and bleeding caused her to spasm.

"Lord Kurt?!"

Rem quickly put her hand on the bleeding wound, squeezing out the little magic power left to stop the bleeding and heal with all her strength.

Attack and defense, the man's moves were completely beyond Rem's grasp. When she was thinking about how to protect the injured Crusch and escape, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

In this situation, why didn't the other knights come to join the battle?

Unless...

"Ahhh, no matter how much we eat, it's not enough! That's why we can't give up living. Eat, drink, bite, bite, break, and eat... Ah, thank you for the hospitality."

The high-pitched voice of the boy came from behind.

It was a boy with dark brown hair that reached his knees and a very short height.

Under the dirty hair was a short body with tattered clothes, and his bare hands and feet were covered with mud, dirt, and a lot of blood.

It turned out that when the white-haired man was under Crusch's attack, all the knights around were destroyed by this boy alone.

The inner uneasiness was confirmed, and Rem's lips trembled and her voice trembled.

"You, you are..."

Feeling the same kind of disgusting chill as the boy behind him and the man in front of him, even the air became colder as if mocking fear.

Then they nodded together as if they had agreed, and both of them showed a very friendly, extremely violent, devilish smile, and reported their names at the same time.

"The Archbishop of the Witch Cult, Regulus Conias, in charge of lust."

"The Archbishop of the Witch Cult, Rei Badenkaitos, in charge of gluttony."

The unpleasant smell that lingered on the nose of the demon-human tribe with a keen sense of smell was exactly what made her feel sick.

——The residual fragrance of the witch!