I love time travel the most!

After biting the tips of all ten fingers to pieces, his hands were covered in a terrifying amount of blood.

"Very good. I understand! Come on, I'm going to make my move! It's time to settle who deserves more affection, you or me! To love, to love—!"

The Archbishop of Sloth stomped his toes on the ground, ignoring Kobayashi's declaration of war against Natsuki Subaru.

However, Subaru Natsuki adopted a lack of fighting spirit, shrugged, and said, "You seem pretty fired up, but sorry..."

"What's wrong?! Now! It is time! For me! To begin this trial with love—!"

"Your opponent is me."

Kobayashi took the initiative to approach the agitated madman.

Upon hearing the answer, Petyrcius's eyes widened, and just as he was about to ask a question, an immense aura pressed down from above.

A huge net enveloped his entire body.

However, Petelgeus reacted quickly, and dozens of black arms spread out the net, determined not to allow his territory to be occupied.

Kobayashi's hands kept swinging and contracting, while the black arm behind the Archbishop of Sloth also kept exerting force, and then inexplicably it turned into a tug-of-war.

But gradually the balance was broken.

"My love! My love! My love! I will never allow myself to be bound, never! Never! Never! Never! Never! My mind is trembling!!!"

The madman's expression became increasingly distorted, and his finger-biting became even more violent.

Such self-harm only resulted in a greater backlash. Soon, under the powerful tearing of more than a dozen arms, the net woven from Kobayashi's silk threads was destroyed, and the Bishop of Sloth escaped from it.

It still doesn't work, huh?

His magical silk threads are very powerful, but their weakness is that they need to grow stronger, and they become inadequate when facing more powerful weapons and skills.

"Don't you think these arms are a bit too erotic?"

"……Aha?"

Upon hearing Kobayashi's words, Natsuki Subaru paused for a brief second.

I never expected to hear such an absurd remark at such a tense moment, especially coming from Kobayashi's mouth.

Shouldn't the person making these kinds of jokes and creating a lively atmosphere be the one doing the talking?

"Look. These arms look just like tentacles, even more dexterous than tentacles. If these arms were to help, a girl would instantly experience a pleasurable sensation all over her body, and she would be easily conquered."

"Is this the time to talk about this?!"

Subaru Natsuki excitedly made a comment.

But he quickly relaxed again.

Since Kobayashi is so relaxed now, he must have a way to deal with Petruccius. He should just obediently cling to Petruccius's coattails and watch the show from the sidelines without causing any trouble.

"Okay, okay, I know! You're the one stopping me! You still cling to me despite all my affection! You're the one trying to stop me, stopping my love, stopping my trials... I will break through! I will definitely break through!"

The instant Petelgeuse finished speaking, a large number of arms came from the shadows.

The crazy words just now were just bait to attract attention; the real killing move was the arm that was lurking in the shadows!

however--

"You really never learn."

Kobayashi chuckled softly.

The silk thread hung down from her fingers and quickly transformed into a silver longsword.

He brandished his longsword and began to dodge and weave, blocking all the attacks.

"you you……!"

"You already know? Unfortunately, my eyes are also quite special."

A contemptuous smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

The Invisible Hand is indeed very powerful, but just like in novels or anime, where characters flaunt their abilities only to find that anyone can break through them, Petyrgeus has also found himself in such an awkward situation.

Unlike ordinary people who would feel ashamed, the Bishop of Sloth was even more enraged. He swung his arms faster and at more tricky angles.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain; all the attacks were intercepted by Kobayashi.

"Muda muda muda, all your attacks are useless against me."

From initially being somewhat flustered to eventually being able to see through all the attacks with ease, the whole process only took a few minutes.

"My love, my love... my love could never be so shallow! Love! Love! Love! Love! My darling! My brain is trembling!!!"

Petyrcius held his head in his hands and shook his body back and forth, clearly unable to accept the current situation.

Of all the existing bishops of grave sin, the bishop of sloth is probably the weakest.

The tricky part is the first encounter with him; if you don't know his abilities, you can easily be killed. But once you know his abilities, you can easily counter him, just like now.

The Archbishop of Sloth, frozen in his stupor, descended into madness, completely oblivious to what was amiss. Then, as time passed, an elegant figure silently appeared on the battlefield.

When Kobayashi saw her, his eyes lit up.

I'm waiting for someone to come. What are you waiting for?

“Oh, Bishop of Sloth, I’m tired of looking at your arms. Show me what other tricks you have up your sleeve.”

"How dare you defile my love! My love, my love, my love! Love, love, love!... Fine, then I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

After his frenzied outburst, the provoked Archbishop of Sloth opened his arms and shouted:

"Come out, my fingers!"

--silence.

His call went unanswered.

Apart from the rocky mountain where they were, the forest was deathly silent.

"My finger... finger! Finger? Finger! Finger?"

Seemingly realizing something, Petyrcius descended into chaos once more. In a frenzy, he pointed at them with his blood-stained fingers and roared, "How, how cruel! Kill my fingers! Cruel, cruel, cruel, cruel! The brain is trembling!"

"Is there nothing else? Then die!" Kobayashi held the silver longsword formed from silk threads horizontally in front of his chest.

Then--

As if traversing time and space, Kobayashi's figure suddenly disappeared, and when he reappeared, he had arrived in Petelchius. At the same time, a head shot into the sky, and the gushing blood slowly fell to the ground a few seconds later.

"Honestly, you're easier to beat than a beluga whale."

Looking at the lifeless corpse, he curled his lip and gave it the lowest possible rating.

"Did it?"

After blurting it out, Natsuki Subaru hurriedly covered his mouth. This kind of flag must not be planted haphazardly, otherwise it would come true soon.

"No, there's one last step."

Kobayashi looked at Subaru Natsuki, who swallowed hard, seemingly quite nervous.

Despite having successfully eliminated the Archbishop of Sin, the two (or three) people did not enter the stage of celebrating victory; instead, they stood silently in place.

Soon, Subaru Natsuki's face began to contort unnaturally.

"They're here! They're really here!"

—To rely on.

This is the key ability of the Bishop of Sloth to be reborn in other "fingers," and unfortunately, Subaru Natsuki was chosen to be the one to possess one of them.

However, it's also very easy to expel them.

hum-

A blue light emanated from Subaru Natsuki's chest.

Get out of here!

Even without any sound, the voice of a certain silly goddess appeared in Kobayashi's mind.

That's right. In order to prevent Subaru Natsuki from being possessed, he temporarily lent Subaru the necklace that Aqua had given him, and the result was quite obvious.

Any dark aura is resisted by the pure goddess of water, and Petelgeus, the corrupted archbishop of sin, is no exception. He was quickly expelled from Subaru's body.

However, to everyone's surprise, Petruccius approached Kobayashi again.

"Oh ho, instead of turning and running away, you're walking towards me?"

Kobayashi's lips curled up in a wicked smile.

Alright, since that's the case, I'll have to send you on your way.

The moment he sensed something amiss, he clasped his hands together and used magic imbued with the aura of the water goddess.

Purification!

"Ahhh! My darling! My darling, my darling, my darling!!!"

A silent, frantic roar echoed in my ears, filled with resentment and bitterness, a mad obsession that had seeped into my heart.

But it disappeared again very quickly.

Now the Bishop of Sloth is truly dead.

Chapter 396 Punishing the Witch Cultists Who Are Wicked by the World

Petruccius was actually a pitiful person.

Originally Beatrice's teacher and Emilia's adoptive father, he was a gentle and helpful archbishop of sin a hundred years ago.

Although the Witch Cult was little known at that time, it was not an evil entity; they often helped people in need.

Under Petruccius's leadership, the people in need established a village, united in friendship and mutual assistance, and bravely faced life.

However, after he was brainwashed by the illusory witch Pandora, tragedy struck one after another.

First, his lover died before his eyes, then his adopted daughter Emilia was forced into a frozen state, and finally, his mind was twisted, corrupted, and he degenerated into a great sin bishop.

His infamy began from there and spread throughout the entire continent.

He was a tragic figure who evoked deep sorrow.