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In this operation to subdue the Mist Beast, Subaru and his companions, who were passively drawn into it, not only suffered the least losses but also became the biggest winners.

Because Wood arrived shortly after being engulfed in the white fog, their cargo was largely unharmed.

In addition, whether it was Archbishop Sloth or the Mist Beast White Whale, Wood was definitely a key player. Even if there was any credit, he would definitely take the lion's share.

Both the Mist Beast and the Archbishop of Sin of the Witch Cult are dangerous beings that threaten Lugnica. Once you achieve the merit of killing them, it will undoubtedly bring a huge advantage to the struggle for the throne.

For this reason, Natsuki Subaru is currently arguing fiercely with Anastasia and Crusch as a negotiator.

Anastasia believed that the trail of the white whale was provided by them, and since Wood was her brother and came because of the letter left by Mimi, the credit should rightfully belong to her.

Subaru Natsuki, however, stated that although Wood came for Anastasia, his current identity is Emilia's knight.

Therefore, their achievement of killing the Archbishop of the Witch Cult and the White Whale should naturally be attributed to Emilia's faction.

If it were anything else, it wouldn't matter, but Natsuki Subaru's attitude towards this achievement was unexpectedly firm.

Compared to other candidates for the throne, Emilia's biggest disadvantage right now is her identity as a silver-haired half-elf.

Even now, many people in the capital still associate Emilia with the Witch of Envy, Satella, because of her image.

It is difficult to change the mindset of the people in the capital, but there are shortcuts, such as the current achievements.

As is widely known, the Witch Cult is composed of die-hard fans of the Witch of Envy, and the so-called "Archbishop of Sin" is a core member of the Witch Cult.

If the people in the capital knew that Emilia's faction had killed the "Archbishop of Sin" of the Witch Cult, would that change their impression of Emilia?

After all, if Emilia were truly a jealous witch, she wouldn't kill the organization that supported her.

Crusch naturally refused to allow Subaru Natsuki and Anastasia to claim credit for themselves.

In order to slay the white whale, the Karlsten family suffered heavy losses this time. Moreover, before sending out troops, she had already made a three-point agreement with Julius and his side: she would take the lion's share of the credit for slaying the magical beast.

The three parties each held their own version of events, and just as they were arguing fiercely, Rem and Emilia arrived in a dragon carriage and told Wood and Subaru Natsuki something important.

That was Roswaal's territory, the village called Alam where Merry had previously stayed, which had been attacked by the Witch Cult.

Chapter 371 This problem can be solved by defeating Subaru Natsuki!

The person who delivered the message was Roswaal's head maid, Frederica, a mature, blonde-haired beast-human demi-human.

She was once a maid at Roswaal's mansion, but Ram and Rem both came to the royal capital for the royal selection ceremony.

Because the mansion was left unattended, Frederica returned to Roswaal's mansion to take care of the household chores.

According to Frederica, the Witch Cult members who attacked Alam Village were not ordinary people, but rather two other Archbishops of the Witch Cult, "Gluttony" Ray Badenkatos and "Greed" Regulus Kornius.

When the two archbishops of sin attacked Adam village, they happened to encounter Ram, who was following Roswaal back to the mansion, and a battle ensued.

Ram's strength has been restored; he was once known as the "hornless 'demon god'," and his power has been fully unleashed.

Even so, due to concerns about the safety of the villagers and the overwhelming strength of the enemy, Ram ultimately lost and, for reasons unknown, suffered amnesia!

Fortunately, just as the two archbishops of the great sins, Gluttony and Greed, were about to kill Ram, Roswaal rushed over from the mansion, and the archbishops chose to temporarily retreat.

To prevent the people of Adam Village from being targeted by the Witch Cult again, Roswaal had no choice but to lead them to the Sanctuary.

The so-called "Sanctuary" is officially called the "Sanctuary of Cremalty." The Sanctuary is protected by a barrier called the "Forest of Lost Souls," which repels outsiders and causes them to get lost.

The barrier will bounce back the souls of "hybrids" (mixed-bloods) that enter the barrier, causing them to lose consciousness and preventing them from leaving the Sanctuary, but it will not affect pure-blooded humans.

This so-called "Sanctuary" was actually an experimental site created by the Witch of Greed, and also the place where she died and where she is buried. Because the Sanctuary is located on land that the Mezas family has managed for generations, it is under the jurisdiction of Roswaal.

Because of the barrier of the Sanctuary, hybrid demi-humans cannot enter it, and demi-humans who were in the Sanctuary from the beginning cannot leave it.

The head maid Frederica mentioned earlier actually came from the Sanctuary, and the reason she was able to leave the Sanctuary was because she had the "Radiant Stone" given to her by Roswaal.

After Roswaal and his companions sought refuge in the Sanctuary, they were tricked by demi-humans led by Garfield Tinzel into sending Emilia to the Sanctuary to undergo a trial, using the lives of the human villagers as leverage.

The barrier of the Sanctuary is not absolute; the Sanctuary can be liberated once the three trials are passed.

Clearly, after Roswaal brought the villagers of Aram into the Sanctuary, they are now being held under house arrest.

Although it's unclear why the other party specifically requested Emilia to go to the Sanctuary to undergo the experiment, given Emilia's kind nature, it's impossible for her to stand by and watch those innocent villagers die.

Emilia originally planned to go to the Sanctuary alone, but she was persuaded by Rem to come and discuss it with Wood and Subaru Natsuki first.

The Witch Cult's "Gluttony" and "Greed" attacks the village, leaving Ram injured and suffering amnesia.

Then came the Sanctuary, and two unfamiliar demi-humans, Garfield Tinzel and Frederica, appeared.

A flood of information and names overwhelmed Wood's brain, and all she wanted to do at that moment was to mimic "sloth" and say, "My brain is trembling."

Now that their home is about to be stolen, Wood and Subaru obviously don't have time to worry about the gains and losses of Sloth and the White Whale's achievements. Instead, they hurriedly choose to leave.

"Where is Ram now? With her fully recovered strength, shouldn't she be able to take on the Witch Cult that attacked Aram Village?"

Are the so-called Archbishops of the Sin really that powerful?

However, judging by the standard of 'sloth', although his strength ranks among the top among the people Wood has seen so far, Wood believes that he should not be a match for Ram when his strength has fully recovered.

Moreover, Wood was also somewhat concerned about Ram's "amnesia".

If we can restore Ram's memories, we might be able to get some useful information from him.

"My sister is currently at the Roswaal mansion, but she has completely forgotten about me. We have also shown this to Lady Beatrice, and she said she was powerless to help."

Hearing Rem's dejected voice, Wood also thought that Ram was probably really in trouble. After all, for a guy who was obsessed with his sister, if he could forget even his sister, then it was even more impossible for him to remember anyone else.

When the group sped back to the Roswaal mansion, they saw a tall, blonde maid directing two shorter maids.

When Natsuki Subaru saw one of the pink-haired maids, who was about 1.5 meters tall, doing housework in an orderly manner, his jaw almost dropped.

As one of Roswaal's guests, Subaru Natsuki knew something about the twin Oni. If Rem was an "all-around maid," then Ram was a complete failure in life, with almost nothing to offer except for her sharp tongue.

But now Subaru Natsuki is surprised to see that Ram, whom he used to consider a good-for-nothing, is actually doing housework very well, and is even on par with Rem.

For this reason, Subaru Natsuki has basically decided that Ram has truly lost her memory!

In order to help Ram regain his memories, Wood also examined Ram's body. However, strangely, there were no signs of injury on Ram's body, nor any other residual power.

Even though Wood used a very high-level healing spell under Rem's expectant gaze, it still had no effect on Ram.

"Just as Betty (Beatrice) said, Ram was not injured, but his memories were taken away or devoured."

I think it must be the work of the Archbishop of Sin, because she still carries the aura of a witch, and her soul is partially missing.

The one who spoke was Puck, who flew out from behind Emilia. As the most powerful fire-type Pokémon, Puck possessed considerable insight and knowledge. Combined with what Beatrice had said earlier, he had already analyzed Ram's current situation.

"In other words, the trauma or impact Ram suffered originated from the level of the soul?"

Upon hearing what Parker said, Wood frowned deeply, because while there were healing methods that affected the soul, Wood was not yet at that level.

To heal wounds at the soul level, it would probably require "god-level" healing magic, but even with the power of the "Heart of God," Wood can only unleash healing magic to the "emperor level" at most.

"Betty is an expert in Yin-attribute magic, so if even she says so, it must be true."

Furthermore, if even she is helpless in this situation, then the only way to restore Ram's health is to defeat the Archbishop of Sin who used her powers against her.

Parker's words silenced everyone present. Regardless of whether they could defeat this bishop of sin with his strange and unknown power, the key issue was how to find him.

The reason why the Archbishops of Sin of the Witch Cult have been able to remain at large for so many years is not only because of their formidable strength, but also because of their mysterious and elusive nature.

"Actually, besides defeating the Archbishop of Sin who attacked Ram, there's another way we can try," Wood said, glancing at Subaru Natsuki beside him...

Natsuki Subaru wasn't stupid; when he saw Wood staring at him, he had a bad feeling.

Before he could even slip away, Wood had already appeared behind him and grabbed him by the back of his collar.

"I have something to discuss with Natsuki Subaru, so I'll be leaving for a bit." With that, Wood left and before anyone could react, he had already taken Natsuki Subaru and disappeared into the backyard.

"Even if you don't say it, I know what you're up to. You just want to use my ability to reset time to before Ram was attacked. But have you ever thought about how I feel?"

The activation condition for my ability is death! To ask me to die just to help Ram understand the truth is going too far...

Natsuki Subaru, who was dragged to the backyard by Wood, slumped to the ground in a defiant manner. Although he had the ability to be immortal, it did not mean that he was not afraid of death.

"Stop talking nonsense. Are you going to do it yourself or do you want me to help you? You're not really going to die anyway. Why not make good use of your only useful strength? What's the point of keeping it?"

"And haven't you always wanted to help Emilia win the royal selection? The information Ram has now might be very important to us."

Wood really wanted to kill Subaru Natsuki with a single sword strike, but he was worried that as a "special" existence, if he killed Subaru, Subaru's ability might activate. That's why he spoke up and tried to persuade him.

"It's easy for you to say. It's not you who died. Besides, I always make quiet contributions through my abilities, but in the end, no one knows what I did. This feeling is really frustrating."

At this moment, Subaru Natsuki finally erupted. While the feeling of being an unsung hero was certainly nice, such a setting was clearly not suitable for him, Subaru Natsuki.

What is Subaru Natsuki's goal? To conquer beautiful girls from another world!

It's obviously impossible for an unsung hero to win a beautiful girl's favor by protecting her, because the beautiful girl has no idea what he has sacrificed behind the scenes.

"So this is what you're struggling with... Well, that's easy to say, as long as you agree to use your power to reset the timeline this time."

I discussed it with Stinger and the others, and we've created a story to portray you as someone who played a crucial role in the White Whale raid, and we'll tell it to Emilia.

"make a deal!"

Upon hearing what Wood said, Natsuki Subaru stood up from the grass almost without hesitation and excitedly high-fived Wood.

Judging from his appearance, Wood could easily tell that he had been tricked. Even if he hadn't agreed to Subaru's conditions just now, the guy would probably have eventually given in.

But this is for the best. Subaru's abilities are quite useful in certain situations. If we don't give him a little taste of sweetness, he won't be so easy to fool in the future.

"You're too heavy-handed! Even though it's all the same, I don't want to die too painfully, so I'll do it myself!"

Seeing Wood draw his sword and ask if he needed help, Natsuki Subaru decisively refused, stating that he could handle it himself.