"Xiao Lin? Hey, Xiao Lin! Are you listening? What are you doing?"
"I just suddenly felt that people should never talk about being invincible."
"what is that?"
"……nothing."
Natsuki Subaru looked confused.
He was concerned about Amelia's safety, so he didn't catch the joke thrown at him. Xiao Lin was the only one who knew what happened, and no one shared it, so he was somewhat uninterested.
"By the way, we were just talking about the Archbishop of Sin."
"oh?"
Expressed interest in this sensitive word and signaled him to continue.
Natsuki Subaru explained that even though a monkey can do hunting operations of the Witch Cult, the most important Sin Archbishop needs someone to sneak attack on that guy. After all, this is the key to the success of the operation.
"What's the point?"
"The people who deal with that guy need to be carefully selected."
Natsuki Subaru, who has faced laziness, knows how terrifying that lunatic is, so in order to definitely deal with him, he needs someone who can hide himself and look directly at him.
His condition made everyone who had already stood up from sitting around frown.
Their expressions ranged from confusion, worry, and uneasiness, and some of them imitated other people's expressions according to the atmosphere. But in general, it can be summed up by the word doubt.
This reaction was normal. Rather, Natsuki Subaru's request was too abnormal.
Immediately the explanation began.
The plan to defeat the Witch Cult is similar to that of the White Whale. They both use the scent of the witch on Subaru Natsuki to lure out the enemy.
The big difference from World of Warcraft is that just because Sloth is crazy, it doesn't mean that he is not smart. He still has the necessary IQ and correspondence.
Coupled with the existence of the power of the [Invisible Hand], the human wave tactic that only increases casualties is not suitable.
"So you need my [eyes] to be useful, to hide your own existence, and to have someone who is not weak in combat power appear?"
"Because I have never seen such a suitable person."
Natsuki Subaru shrugged.
Xiao Lin nodded and said: "I know, I will take action when the time comes."
There is no reason to refuse.
This was agreed upon from the beginning. If he found it troublesome and refused, he would not have agreed to attack the White Whale in the first place.
Reinhardt and the others should have already banished the two sinners of Lust and Gluttony, plus the White Whale and the Sloth Archbishop. This achievement is very important for the orphan of the royal family who has no help - the candidate for the king's election, Felut. .
If he can become the main force in this battle and defeat the three Sin Archbishops one after another, his plan to establish the Axis Cult can be carried out smoothly.
After all, his slogan is to help the victims who were tortured by the Witch Cult, so he must have tangible achievements.
Natsuki Subaru gave a thumbs up and said thoughtfully: "Don't worry, I will be with you then."
"Are you sure you're not here to cause trouble?"
Xiao Lin rolled his eyes angrily.
Although he did not ask about the details of the previous reincarnations, with a little thought, he could understand that the reason for reincarnation was due to Natsuki Subaru's accidental death.
Subaru Natsuki smiled awkwardly at Kobayashi's dislike.
Next is how to deal with the Witch Cult.
Everyone chose to take the initiative.
Facing the elusive Witch Cult, an indefinite defense battle is the last resort.
In a defensive battle, the key to victory or defeat lies in whether the defense line can be maintained for a long time. This is not a strategy they should adopt if they lack reinforcements.
Therefore, they must win in one breath before the Witch Cult sneaking into the forest grasps what's going on here. Ignore the opponent's surprise attack and defeat them with a more sudden attack.
As for how to find the Witch Cult, you need the scent of Subaru Natsuki and the eyes of Kobayashi. This is one of the reasons why Kobayashi is the most suitable to face the lazy Archbishop.
On the way to the earldom.
"Even among the Sin Archbishops of the Witch Cult, the two Archbishops, Sloth and Lust, are particularly famous."
After learning that the enemy they were about to face was named Archbishop Sloth, Julius began to educate Subaru Natsuki.
Although Natsuki Subaru didn't want to listen to him, he just pinched his nose and forced himself to listen for the sake of the next battle.
"It should be noted that among the lone Sin Archbishops, those two stand out from the crowd. In terms of the frequency of recording activities, the Sloth Archbishop is overwhelmingly high. But in terms of the degree of harm, it is the result of lust. What he did was even more cruel.”
"The frequency and the degree of harm, it doesn't seem to be a good thing either way."
"That's right."
The Best Knight was depressed when he mentioned the Witch Cult, and seemed to have suffered from the other party.
It's just that Natsuki Subaru's mood is not good enough to care about people who are unhappy.
After compiling his mood, Julius continued: "According to records, more than half of the Witch Cult's activities are related to him. Judging from the fact that the scope of the Witch Cult's activities is all over the world, the opponent's mobility can be said to be quite large. Amazing."
"A world-class fly?"
Natsuki Subaru smacked his tongue softly.
He claims to be lazy, but his actions are quite diligent. This is a strong contrast. It's just that the other party's ferocious and terrifying face can't be called cute.
The crazy face with piercing eyes and thin cheeks appeared in his mind.
Calling himself lazy reflects that guy's own jealousy and disgust towards laziness, and it is precisely this disgust that causes the Witch Cult to exhibit an unusually high frequency of activity.
"And what's unspeakable is that the Knights have no control over the activities of the Witch Cult."
This is the problem with the kingdom.
Only after the victim appears and evidence is collected can the incident be suspected to be related to the Witch Cult. By that time, the Witch Cult had already succeeded.
This is the so-called embarrassing point where the guards can only conduct searches after an incident has occurred.
"But it won't happen this time." Xiaolin interjected: "Knowing their whereabouts in advance, like the white whale, will make them pay for their evil deeds so far."
"You're right. 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 agreed, showing a rare expression containing anger.
To them, who have lived in this world all year round, the existence of those guys is like a lingering malice.
Seize the opportunity and naturally try your best!
After rousing their emotions, everyone turned their attention to the street ahead. In the distance in the east, the sky turned fish-belly white, and the rising sun was faintly visible in the darkness.
The expedition team has entered the Mezas Territory, driving the Earth Dragon's entire regiment across the plains with great momentum.
If possible, I hope no one will die this time.
Natsuki Subaru sincerely expected it.
But before he could adjust his mood, the scenery in front of him changed.
On the horizon of the street that greeted the morning, the green forest was already faintly visible, and at the end of the vast plain, a large forest surrounded Roswaal's mansion and Alam Village appeared.
This means that the final battle with the Witch Cult and the reunion with the abominable Sin Archbishop are approaching.
————
"Hoo, ho, ho..."
After stepping through the mud and tree roots, Natsuki Subaru walked alone in the dark forest.
Looking up, you can see the clear blue sky, the sun peeking out from between the slits of the leaves, and the gentle breeze carrying a moist breath. The cool breeze cooled the sweat drops on his forehead, and he wiped them away with his hands before taking a deep breath.
There is no maid beside him who has always been with him, no thigh that he can hold without even thinking, and no earth dragon that he has taken a liking to at first glance.
He just walked around defenseless, looking extremely weak.
This is the third time I have walked in the deep forest like this. Logically speaking, I should be used to it, but why is it that every time I take a step, my steps become heavier.
It must be the tension.
It was different from the confrontation with the white whale. There was an unpleasant sticky feeling floating in the air at this moment, and Natsuki Subaru felt the touch of sweat that he had not noticed until now.
coming.
This feeling is like suddenly discovering a cockroach in a quiet corner of the room.
When encountering that kind of black pest, there will often be a strange psychological war in which the party that moves first will definitely die. Then time will be inexplicably extended indefinitely, giving people a sense of supernormality that makes people mistakenly believe it is eternity.
Such as now.
He could clearly feel the fear with an unknown flavor flowing through his body.
Looking suddenly, I saw similar forest scenes on the left and right, but it was an extremely familiar scene.
Should we say that the ability to detect evil has become sharper?
Or are you saying that you were attracted here?
Natsuki Subaru sighed, stared at the darkness ahead, and said, "It's really hard for you to go out specially to greet me."
They were obviously words of comfort, but they didn't feel sincere at all inside.
Just a courtesy.
However, the person being spoken to didn't have the humanity to care about this at all, so he didn't feel sorry for himself.
Suddenly, multiple figures dressed in black appeared around him, blending into the darkness.
I don't know when the wind stopped and everything became silent.
This is the subtle sign of their appearance.
Once you know these signs, you won't be surprised and scared by sudden encounters.
The meeting went smoothly as planned.
"Although you have just appeared, I'm sorry, I need to talk to your boss about the details, so don't get in the way."
"————"
All he got was silence.
Natsuki Subaru frowned and said again: "The inexplicable things make me uncomfortable, but judging from the status, I am higher, right? So, please."
With his wave of disgust.
The men in black lowered their heads to show respect to Subaru, then maintained that posture and slid back into the darkness.
Such a reaction is also expected.
Although their emotions were very complicated, these witch cultists were not hostile to him, so as long as they did not show the intention of harming him or had no orders, they would not take action against Natsuki Subaru.
"It would be a big help if you could even obey the orders to pack my things and go home to farm."
He slumped his shoulders in frustration and let out a long sigh. Even he knew that such a good thing could not happen.
Keep moving forward.
Walking deep in the jungle, he could only hear his own breathing and the sound of his feet stepping on the soil, which actually gave him the illusion of walking in endless darkness.
But the illusion was quickly broken.
The scenery in front of him suddenly opened up, and the clearing on the cliff face jumped into Natsuki Subaru's field of vision.
The towering and steep cliff is as abrupt as a huge scratch in the forest. There are several huge rocks at the bottom of the cliff, and the cave where the Witch Cult lurks is hidden in the largest rock.
Natsuki Subaru took a deep look at the dark forest behind him.
Xiaolin should be able to see it.
After all, that person's eyes are ridiculously strong.
"——I have been waiting for you for a long time, my beloved believer!"
There were sounds of madness and joy ahead.
The hollow eye sockets were sunk deeply into the haggard face, the dark green hair and dry skin showed an unhealthy color, and the hands stretched out from the black cassock were as dry as dead wood.
He is probably only in his thirties, but with his lifeless appearance, no one would doubt that he was fifty years old.
If an unsuspecting person saw it, he would definitely tell the man in front of him to stop using glue.
But Natsuki Subaru, who knew his identity, showed fear and resistance in front of the eyes that were staring at him that contained overwhelming madness and were blooming with dazzling brilliance.
"I am the Archbishop of Sins of the Witch Cult, Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, the leader of Sloth...that's right!"
Saliva fell from the tip of the tongue sticking out of his mouth, and the crazy man chuckled, as if welcoming Natsuki Subaru's arrival, and loudly announced his name.
Natsuki Subaru put his hand on his chest.
It's incredible that I find myself unusually calm in front of my enemies.
There was a time when I had such a deep hatred for him, and even cursed to kill him, the culprit of all this.
I'm afraid that in my short life, there won't be anyone more hateful than this man.
"Welcome, beloved beloved one! How wonderful...ah, how wonderful! How strong is the love that surrounds you! How hot is the love that embraces you! Thank you! Incomparable thanks! !”
While Natsuki Subaru was feeling emotional, Sloth had already fallen into madness.
He shook his head, blood dripping from the back of his scratched hand, his crazy feelings reached their peak, and passion spurted out.
He had seen this crazy look once when he was terrified, and once when he was hostile. Now for the third time, Natsuki Subaru finally felt the disgust that a normal person can experience.
Take a deep breath and calm down.
"The unexpected warm welcome scares me a little. I don't have a real sense of that thing called pampering."
"It's not your fault. For most people, it comes so suddenly. No matter who you are, you will find that you are loved one day. And once you find out, you can never let go of that love. Yes, because Only love is everything!—Brain, trembling!”
The Sloth Archbishop Bepetelgius confided in joy. He spread out his blood-stained arms and sang affectionately about a love that was full of twists and extremely straightforward. Both his movements and tone of voice are extremely impressive.
Natsuki Subaru wanted to end this conversation immediately from the bottom of his heart.
"Then, what do I do?"
"Among the six seats of the Archbishop of Sin, only Arrogance is still vacant! You must be arrogant, right? You must have received the gospel, right?"
Petelgeuse's question confused Natsuki Subaru.
It's good to know that there is an arrogance gap in the Sin Archbishop, but he has no idea what the gospel is, so how can he get past it?
However, the other party had already taken out a book from his arms and started to read it.
"—Listen, gospel!"
Without a doubt, that is what is called the gospel.
"Come, come, listen to the revelation of the gospel and look for the evidence of favor..."
However, after reading through it, his enthusiasm gradually faded away, followed by confusion and confusion.
"There is no record of your existence in my gospel. So, why did you appear, and what kind of gospel will you bring to me when you visit here?"
"Oh oh oh, that book is called the Gospel. You should have told me earlier!"
Natsuki Subaru put his hands into his arms in a pretentious manner.
Of course, let alone the book, there is not even a piece of paper.
In response to his fake move, the lazy Archbishop's crazy pupils shrank slightly, and Natsuki Subaru immediately understood that it was time to break up.
so--
"Oops, sorry sorry."
"What's wrong?"
“My gospel got dirty as a potholder and I threw it away.”
“————!!!”
The moment he heard Natsuki Subaru's excessive answer, Petelgeuse was stunned, and then quickly changed to an insult in his mind, showing a ferocious expression.
The madman screamed with a reptilian expression, and the shadows exploded.
"The proof of favor! The power of sloth! The invisible hand——!!!"
A large number of black arms rushed into the sky.
It is an invisible magic hand that can easily destroy the human body and cannot be seen by ordinary people.
The palms flew high in the sky, aiming at Natsuki Subaru below like a snake head twisting its head. The black shadowed magic hand danced like a whip, and then the front end suddenly accelerated towards the ground.
The black fingers were about to touch Natsuki Subaru.
Although he could see it and dodge it, he still held his head high and showed no fear.
And his confidence came from another companion.
He can be seen even outside the forest. Even if he encounters danger, he can arrive instantly. Even his opponent, the Archbishop of Sin, is not left behind. He is his best friend and thigh.
The breeze blowing on my face was not the natural wind blowing from the forest, but the breeze caused by someone appearing with a swishing sound.
"What?!"
Petelgeuse had a bad premonition, so he raised his head and saw the black shadow falling from the sky. He was about to call back his invisible hand to defend, but the opponent was faster and was smashed into the ground with a bang.
At the same time, an extremely annoying sarcastic comment came from his ears.
"——You are called lazy?"
(End of chapter)
