Even if I transform, I will never be captured.

—Because I'm really dizzy!

In an attempt to shake Satella off, the beluga whale performed a series of difficult maneuvers in the air, rolling around and making Satella dizzy.

With her eyes glazed over, Satella swayed as she dismounted from the beluga whale. Upon seeing the crowd that had come to greet her, she seemed to have accomplished some important task and collapsed forward, fainting.

—Seeing the girl fall towards him, Natsuki Subaru's eyes widened in excitement.

Normally, he wouldn't dare to hug Satella or even touch her hand, let alone hug her. But now the girl was falling towards him, and he was the one being forced—yes, this was an unavoidable situation!

Just as Natsuki Subaru was thinking this with immense excitement—

Wow, it's a man's embrace!

Subconsciously thinking this with terror, Satella, who was about to faint forward, miraculously twisted her body and fell into Phyllis's arms.

Author's Note:

PS1. This chapter has 9,000 words. Since it was written all at once, I was too lazy to divide it into chapters... Two of the chapters are considered bonus chapters. The extra 1,000 words are a kind of compensation, because about 2,000 words at the beginning are rewritings of the original work... After all, many people who are not fans of the original work said they were very confused when reading it.

Honglian has already tried her best to simplify it; in the original work, this part was over 100,000 words long...

P.S. 2. Thank you all for your support as always. I'll post the missing updates tomorrow. I'm too sleepy right now, so I'm going to bed...

Chapter 96 Satella's Stylish Entrance

After Hughes returned to normal, Emilia, fearless like a newborn calf, actually had the courage to fight the villains on the other side.

Archbishops of Sin are supposedly very powerful, and there are two on the other side, but Hughes on this side is also an Archbishop of Sin.

And then there's Puck, who is a great elf after all, and has been conserving his energy all day. He should have plenty of magic now, so taking on a high-ranking archbishop shouldn't be a problem, right?

Finally, add yourself.

Although I'm a little unsure of my own abilities, I'm not going to be a burden.

Based on this comparison, no matter how you look at it, Emilia felt that her side should have the advantage.

"Quickly drive away the bad guys on the other side, and then go and show off your achievements to your older sister."

This was Emilia's initial idea.

But Emilia soon realized how wrong she was.

Numbers are not the key factor in victory, especially in battle, where quality is more important than quantity.

Unfortunately, our own "quality" is far inferior to that of the enemy.

laugh!

Countless invisible hands swept forward, blowing away trees like scraps of paper, and even crushing boulders weighing hundreds of kilograms into dust with ease.

Despite the incredibly powerful attack, the Archbishop of Greed, Regrus, acted as if he were looking at something boring, not even bothering to dodge.

boom!

After a tremor that seemed to shake the earth, the dust settled, revealing a crater nearly a meter deep in the ground. Regulus emerged from the crater with a smile on his face, not a speck of dust on his body.

"Monster! Stop right there!"

The ice magic unleashed a shockwave; there was no doubt about the power of the magic cast by the great elf Puck—it was a strike capable of freezing any living being.

—In fact, the other party was indeed frozen.

But the next second.

"Crack!"

Amidst this subtle sound, Regulus emerged, his clothes completely undamaged. A smirk played on his lips as he spoke in a slightly annoyed tone:

"Attacks one after another! Attacks one after another! I haven't even made a move yet, and you've already decided on friend or foe. Don't you think this is incredibly selfish? And the first attack you made was... an attack that wanted to kill people. So, that's what happened, right?"

The man leaned forward, his eyes gleaming with madness, and then—

"Is this a disregard for my rights—my meager personal property?!"

The moment a chill ran down Emilia's spine, Regulus moved. He raised his hand, which had been hanging down, and lifted it up, creating a gentle breeze.

That's all.

The next second—

Along the path that runs in a straight line from Regulus's right arm—the invisible hand was severed, the magic was cut apart, and even the earth, the atmosphere, and the world were torn apart.

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"—!"

Blood gushed out instantly, and Hughes' severed arm flew through the air.

It wasn't until Hughes collapsed to the ground in agony, his body convulsing and emitting a agonizing scream, that Emilia finally came to her senses, uttering a sound of disbelief and confusion:

"Hughes—?!!"

"Hey!"

The demonic voice rang in my ears once again.

"I'm looking at you, I'm looking at you with such deep affection, why are you avoiding my gaze? Why aren't you responding to my gaze? Why are you turning your eyes to someone else? — Of course, whether you look at me or not is your business, it's your freedom, but that means you're infringing on my rights, right?"

If Emilia had heard such words normally, she would have been shocked by the other person's self-centered and even obsessive remarks.

But now, she couldn't care less about any of that. She knelt down and was desperately casting healing magic on Hughes.

"Tsk!"

The villain, whose eyes gleamed with ferocity, bent down, picked up a pebble, and then, as if skipping a stone on water, tossed it lightly toward Emilia.

—Under normal circumstances, a stone like that probably wouldn't even be able to break glass, right? However—

"Danger!"

Sensing the threat, Puck stood in front of Emilia and erected an ice shield.

"Snapped!"

With that crisp sound, the ice shield shattered like glass, and the pebble easily pierced through Puck's body, flying out from the strands of hair beside Emilia's ear.

"Parker...?!"

"Lia, run...go find your sister!"

Before Emilia could finish speaking, the great elf named Puck vanished into thin air.

Of course, what has been destroyed so far is only the spirit constructed by magic, not the real body, so Puck can still manifest once the magic power is replenished.

However, even knowing this fact, it was still a devastating blow to Emilia, who witnessed her most important family member disappear before her eyes.

"Missed it? Well, it's good that it missed. After all, only a virgin with a flawless body can become my wife! Hey... young lady over there, although I don't know your name yet, can you be my 79th bride? I can hold a wedding ceremony with you right now."

This is such an absurd and laughable statement that I doubt any normal person in the world would find it hard to believe.

He had just severed the arm of one of Emilia's adoptive fathers, and then killed another adoptive father right before her eyes. Despite their irreconcilable hatred for each other, he still proposed to her!

Ironically, Regulus's expression was incredibly serious when he said these words, giving the impression that he wasn't joking.

In fact, he wasn't joking, after all, this concerned his authority.

Whether Emilia agrees or not is not important. If she doesn't agree, just take her by force. In fact, that's how he got his nearly three-digit harem.

Hearing these absurd words, Emilia's gentle expression vanished as she stood up expressionlessly, as if freezing her emotions completely.

Hughes's words telling her to escape still echoed in her ears, and she had never forgotten what Parker said before he vanished.

Indeed, running away now might be the right choice, but it would be too pathetic if a person lived their entire life just to be 'right'.

"IceBlade Arts!"

The air crackled, and a cyan ice sword appeared in Emilia's hand. Lowering her center of gravity, Emilia swooped down towards Regulus with the skill of a swordswoman.

Since magic (power) is useless, then let's use close-range physical attacks!

"Snapped!"

The ice sword pierced the unsuspecting Regulus, just like Emilia's last hope, shattering into countless fragments.

In the next instant, Regrus's hand gripped Emilia's slender neck. Emilia's body was thus lifted up by Regrus's single hand.

"Disappointment! Frustration! Resentment! Anger! What a wonderful expression! Isn't it amazing? I feel my right to live is being satisfied like never before! Ah..."

Leaning closer, gazing into those deep purple eyes blazing with fury, Regulus smiled wickedly:

"As a gift to my new wife, I will tell you why you can never defeat me... My power can stop time—not the world's time, but my own. Do you understand? Because my body's time is stopped, no attack can harm me, and because the time of the objects I throw is stopped, they will be in a state of 'indestructibility and will keep moving until they reach their destination.'"

In short, this is an invincible defense and an invincible attack; even a single breath he exhales is enough to become a murder weapon.

In fact, apart from the two powerful witches, Sloth and Envy, the rest of the entire Witch Cult—including the witches themselves—was no match for the Bishop of Greed. Even if the Sword Saint himself came, he could only fight him to a draw if he couldn't draw his Dragon Sword.

"Want to know how to undermine my powers?"

Before Emilia could reply, Regrus burst into unrestrained laughter. "Haha, I'm not telling you!!"

"..." Emilia opened her mouth slightly.

"Hmm? Is there something you want to say?" Without loosening his grip on Emilia's neck, Regulus leaned in and put his ear over her neck.

“I will never be your bride. I have already decided to marry someone else.” Emilia whispered in his ear, her voice difficult yet unusually gentle.

"—!"

Her feigned elegance was instantly shattered, and with a "bang," Emilia was thrown to the ground by the suddenly enraged Regulus.

"A virgin who's all show and no substance, a slut at heart! How dare she toy with my innocent heart!"

Regulus, whose attitude had suddenly changed, began to curse with every venomous word imaginable:

"Seductive violet eyes! Seductive silver voice! Seductive silver hair! Seductive fair skin! Seductive, lovable face! Ah, so lewd! You bitch! You're so filthy! So disgusting! Do you really want to seduce men like this? I've never seen such a vile woman before."

—Regrus's throw just now was not a simple release; it was a real smashing motion, slamming Emilia down onto the ground.

creak!

That was the sound of bones cracking, and the internal organs seemed to be squeezed together, making a sound of unbearable strain.

it hurts!

It hurt so much I wanted to cry. I had never felt this much pain, not even when I was attacked by the Witch Cult last time.