Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

……

"Woohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoohoo————!"

The roar shook the air, creating a shockwave. As if swimming in such a shockwave, a gigantic 'whale' came into everyone's view.

In Satella's knowledge, the world's largest whale should be the blue whale, which is about 30 meters long and is known as the largest mammal on Earth.

However, the white whale in front of us easily surpassed this record, with its total length exceeding fifty meters, almost twice the size of a blue whale.

In addition, the beluga whale has white fur with barbs all over its body, sickle-shaped pectoral fins on its lower abdomen, and the same shape for its dorsal and tail fins. Its head and sides have countless pits that open and close repeatedly, like the gills of a breathing fish.

On the head of the beluga whale is a ferocious single horn, proving its identity as a magical beast.

"This is... a beluga whale!"

Even Crusch, who came with the purpose of exterminating the white whale, couldn't help but have her pupils shrink when she saw the white whale with such an overwhelming size.

"Light of Saber!"

The silence of the battlefield was broken by a clear shout, as sharp as cutting through ice and snow.

At that sound, the sky brightened.

"Buzz!"

A flash of light pierced the darkness, and a magnificent magic circle formed directly above the white whale.

Like a judgment from heaven, a giant sword of light that illuminated the night emerged from the magic circle and slashed straight down at the white whale directly below!

"Awoooo ...

It let out a pitiful cry, and with this blow, one of the beluga whale's pectoral fins seemed to break off and hanged in mid-air, and blood poured down like a river!

"boom!"

Like an airplane with a broken wing, the beluga whale, unable to maintain its balance, crashed into the ground at an angle, carving a deep trench in the earth.

It really works!

Seeing the results of her magic, Satella nodded with excitement.

In Konosuba, Satella is an adventurer at level 40, only about ten levels lower than Alice, who is incredibly powerful.

At her level, even if she encountered a dragon, she could at least put up a fight, even if she couldn't defeat it.

It's hard to judge whether the dragon in the Konosuba world or the white whale in Re:Zero is more powerful, but at least one's own magic can damage it, that's a certainty.

It seems that even without the system's capabilities, I can manage this time!

Just as Satella was about to unleash her magic to punish the fallen enemy—

"Ughhh!"

A scream rang out behind Satella.

When the beluga whale appeared, Crusch had already leaped down from the tree branch to command the battle on the battlefield. This means that only one person could make such a shameful cry—

"What a terrible teammate..."

Satella sighed helplessly as she watched Subaru Natsuki, who was clinging to a tree branch and screaming in mid-air.

If we go to save Subaru Natsuki, we will miss the best opportunity to attack; but if we don't save Subaru Natsuki, he will surely die after falling from a tree dozens of meters high, and then the death reversal will activate, returning everything to morning.

The choice is obvious.

……

……

"Boom!"

The sounds of destruction continued as the power of sloth, the Invisible Hand, ravaged the cave and the entire forest.

Under such attacks, Emilia retreated again and again, without launching any offensive attacks, only releasing magic to hinder the opponent when necessary.

"Don't run away! Why run away! Why resist sacred love! Your worth lies in giving everything for the highest love! For love, for love, for love, for love, for love, for love—!"

He repeatedly bit his own fingers until they bled, waving his bloodied ten fingers as Sloth unleashed a frenzied roar into the air. Behind him, an unseen hand of darkness writhed like a demonic vine.

Looking at Hughes like this, Emilia's cyan eyes revealed a deep-seated pain.

The tug-of-war between the two continued. Trees affected by the attack were uprooted, and monsters blocking their path were crushed into mincemeat. But while the monsters' organs were still flying through the air, the two had already moved on to the next battlefield.

Ice magic freezes everything, and the invisible hand is endless and destructive. From the air, it looks like the forest suddenly turns into ice blocks and is then completely destroyed by the unseen attack, as if it were being crushed by a giant beast. The forest is disappearing bit by bit.

In this back-and-forth struggle, Emilia seemed to finally tire herself out. An invisible hand grabbed her foot and left her suspended in mid-air.

“Got you…desu!!” Sloth grinned maliciously.

"I've got you!" The silver-haired half-elf smiled knowingly, as if he had everything under control.

—From her older sister Satella, Emilia not only obtained detailed information about the power of sloth, but also a crucial item.

“Parker!” Emilia shouted.

"Understood!"

Responding to the contractor's call, the final behemoth of the frozen land, which had been lying in wait, unleashed its magic on the unsuspecting Sloth.

—The ice froze half of Sloth's body, rendering him completely immobile. At the same time, Emilia threw out the scroll in her hand.

"Sacred Break Spell!"

"Ohh ...

Holy light shone upon Sloth, and the holy magic damaged Sloth, whose true form was an evil elf, causing it to clutch its head and howl in agony.

...No, what truly makes sloth scream is the breaking of a seal in the brain and the flood of memories.

"Success!"

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Emilia, who witnessed all of this, cheered with joy, but she also knew that the important part was yet to come.

After all, Hughes' memories were sealed for a hundred years, during which time he committed so many evil deeds as a Sloth.

Emilia's real task this time is to help Hughes free himself from the regret of killing his mother, Flöttona, and to suppress Hughes' original memories as memories of sloth that have existed for a hundred years.

Just as she was about to do so—

"I came over out of curiosity about what was going on, and what I found was incredible. I've turned that guy into this state, and it's one of my masterpieces. And you actually want to restore him? That's infringing on my rights, understand? Do you get it?"

Speaking incoherently, a young man with white hair and fair skin appeared in the forest. He wore a simple shirt and trousers, an unadorned figure. Although his features were fairly regular, he lacked any striking features and could only be categorized as ordinary.

But looking at this seemingly ordinary person, Emilia trembled with fear from the depths of her heart.

"Hurry up and devour these two guys, my pet seems to be being beaten up." Another boy with knee-length hair, short stature, and a disheveled appearance like a beggar appeared at the same time.

—One of the culprits who destroyed Emilia's homeland, the Archbishop of Greed, Regulus Corneas.

—One of them is the culprit who devoured Rem's existence in the original work, the Archbishop of Sin, Gluttony, Rae Badenkathos.

The real formidable enemy appeared before Emilia at this moment.

"Crack!"

Emilia crushed a branch under her feet and retreated in fear—she couldn't possibly be a match for them, and even with Parker's help, they were definitely no match for them!

As Emilia trembled with fear, a figure blocked her way.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The middle-aged man, thin as skin and bones, was breathing heavily, his bloodshot eyes almost bulging out of their sockets—a manifestation of extreme mental anguish.

Perhaps, this current laziness is a result of an inner struggle.

Perhaps, his century-long obsession and mania still influence him.

but.

even so.

Just as this man suppressed the erosion of the 'witch factor' a hundred years ago with his willpower, this time, he stood resolutely in front of Emilia with the same willpower.

"This time, I will absolutely not let you hurt Princess Emilia again...desu!!!"

Even the most laborious of the lazy, who expends all their energy just to breathe, made this vow.

No, his name is Hughes.

……

……

Under the same night sky, just as Satella was struggling to pull Subaru Natsuki up, the Allied Forces, under Crusch's command, launched a fierce attack on the white whale that had fallen to the ground.

"Don't miss this opportunity! Unleash maximum firepower!"

That was Crusch's voice.

Upon realizing the change in circumstances, the brilliant conductor decisively abandoned his initial plan, drew his sword, and gave a loud order.

The magic stone cannon spewed flames, and dozens of burning magic ores streaked through the darkness like a meteor shower, hurtling towards the white whale that had collapsed to the ground!

"Boom!"

The entire plain trembled from the dense explosions, and the billowing smoke almost enveloped the entire battlefield.

It was in this situation that a person ran amidst a barrage of fire like a meteor shower, ignoring the raging flames, and leaped up like a sharp knife cutting through the smoke!

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh————!"

The sword demon's roar echoed through the air.

That was a roar carrying madness.

Driven by hatred, Wilhelm, known as the Sword Demon, leaped up and landed on the back of the white whale.

The silver-white blade transformed into a flash of light.

"It's been fourteen years."

With his sword planted in the beluga whale's nose, Wilhelm, half-crouching, let the thrill of revenge surge wildly in his chest.