Chapter 938 – Retribution

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Laila Flame Watch’s 3-minute cooking~!

First, prepare the ingredients!

Wait for the witch, who has lost all of her strength, to escape from the parasitic body.

The witches who escaped are like slime, but they can still use magic, so you must not let down your guard.

If you touch it with bare hands, you may become parasitic, so be sure to wear gloves with magical defense when touching it.

Let’s keep it in an appropriate place so that the escaped witches can’t escape.

If possible, it is effective to store it with holy water or items with a purifying effect to prevent the use of black magic.

Since witches melt like slime, they can escape if there is a small gap, so prepare a container with as few gaps as possible and trap them inside.

Occasionally you will hear a bubbling voice, but you can ignore it.

Next, we remove some of the witches’ bodies.

This is where you need to be most careful!

It is important to measure the magic attribute and pump out the right amount, neither too little nor too much.

If it is difficult to estimate it in terms of magic attribute, we recommend scooping out an amount equivalent to about 1% of your body weight.

Then it’s roughly correct.

If you do that, in Kuon’s case… Oh, wait Kuon! It’s a joke, it’s a joke!

Hmm… Anyway.

Before swallowing the removed witches, various magic measures are taken to prevent them from having any negative effects on the body.

If there is a priest in your party, please ask him to bless you here.

It significantly reduces the speed at which black magic spreads within the body.

Finally, strengthen your resolve and one-shot the piece of processed slime!

If your body changes, but your ego remains, it is a success!

Let’s cling to our beloved magic swordsman so that he can fill his engraving with a lot of magic! (Well, there’s no way you can find a magic swordsman like that easily…)

And then-

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“Now… Put the bucket here…”

Lila spreads out a huge magic circle and places the bucket with the witches sealed on it.

Thanks to Cleon’s efforts, the women in her group were able to absorb Cleon’s magic and succeeded in infecting the witches who had absorbed his imprint.

After that, he somehow separated the bodies of the witches he had absorbed and returned them to the witches’ bodies in the bucket.

Then, voila, even if Cleon did not directly touch the slime, the imprint of domination would be engraved on the witches’ bodies, and they would follow Cleon’s orders.

Cleon was also standing on the magic circle, but his face looked a little tired.

If it were natural since he acted so violently, it would be natural.

Conversely, women would be mistaken if their skin seemed shiny and shiny.

Could it be that at least one’s life is being taken away?

“Good! The combination of the returned part and the main body has been completed. Cleon, you will be able to command the witches with this.”

＂Yes.＂

Cleon nodded and pulled Galatea out of his belt.

In order to give orders to an opponent through the imprint of domination, a mental connection is necessary.

However, the opponents are monsters called witches who have lived for over a thousand years.

Although its appearance has changed, the mental world is still too dangerous for humans to understand or directly contact.

Therefore, it was necessary for the mental world of Galatea to filter out unique beings.

[For a moment. Don’t you think it’s rude?]

Galatea suddenly talks to Cleon.

Cleon shakes his head saying no.

[Huh. Well, if you don’t want the witches to mess with your mind, you’ll have to look good to me. I wonder if that’s okay~]

“… Would my Galatea be so narrow-minded?”

[Hehe, hehe. My Galatea. You know Cleon well. Well, I’m just looking at it this once.]

It’s easy.

“Cleon. This side is ready too.”

Cuon also says the same thing and sends a signal to Cleon.

Because Cuon had the role of treating Dorothea immediately after the witch was separated, Cuon’s preparation was also important.

The remaining people are on standby.

Sasha and Amelia are on guard so that they can act immediately if anything goes wrong.

＂Then… Let me begin.＂

After Cleon said that quietly, he closed his eyes.

The sign of the imprint you have placed that you sense from those around you.

Except for what my colleagues originally had -, I follow the traces of the four engravings gathered together in the bucket.

Each of the imprints attached to the mass of thick, disgusting black magic felt slightly different from the witch’s body, even though they were made of the same dark magic.

An invisible thread extends around Cleon and touches the imprint.

At that moment, the memories the witches had were rushing towards Cleon like waves in a black swamp.

＂Kuh…＂

A great shock struck Cleon’s body and mind at the same time.

But, that was expected.

As if to protect Cleon, when dark purple light flowed from Galatea’s blade, it transformed into a translucent sphere as if surrounding Cleon.

Thanks to this, Cleon was able to see a little bit ahead even amidst the waves of dark magic.

What Cleon saw between them was their vivid past.

In the Magic Tower, four witches studied magic while living as someone’s slaves.

Sometimes they compete, sometimes they cooperate, developing magic to effectively dominate humans day by day.

However, when the Magic Tower was banished to a gap in another dimension by the work of the Expulsion Church sent by Adam, they abandoned their master and ran away from Adam.

After running away and running away to the end of the world, the place they arrived at was Fairy Village.

They hid in Fairy Village, which was full of magical powers more alien than the human world, and tried to completely separate the human world from Fairy Village so that Adam could never find them.

However, what was needed for that was the power of the Fairy King.

It was from that day.

In order to usurp the Fairy King’s place, the witches set up bases in each forest and repeatedly conducted cruel experiments on the fairies.

Fairies have been at odds with witches for a long time, and in the process, they have lost their humanity in order to extend their lifespan.

But- still, the Fairy King could not be defeated, and time was passing by.

The lake fairy became the new queen, and her powerful magic weakened the witches to the point where they could only stay in her hut.

“If the era of fairies continues like this, eventually Adam will come here one day…”

＂To kill those of us who missed that time…＂

“I just have to stop that… I don’t want to die…”

＂… I can’t believe it, Kani Rug＂

Before I knew it, the souls of the witches that had clung to Cleon’s arms and legs were crying like that.

After seeing all the past, there was no way Cleon would feel sympathy for them.

In the end, how many fairies and humans have been sacrificed for my sake?

“I command you. … Using all his magic and vitality – Dorothea. Put it back to the way it was.”

Cleon gave orders to the witches through engraving.

As Cleon’s magic flows through the connected thread, the imprints on each witch’s body glow and bind their will.

… It was my first time using the engraving the way it was supposed to be used, but it didn’t feel that good.

Nevertheless- if I could save someone’s life with this power.

The souls of the witches who resisted at first gradually weakened as Cleon’s magic gradually became stronger.

Soon, they were separated from Cleon’s body, kneeling in place and slowly collapsing.

The knowledge, magic, and vitality of witches accumulated over thousands of years.

Now, it is endlessly consumed just to carry out the work ordered.

Finally, when you use up all your magic power and all your life force, you will then carry out your orders, even at the expense of your own soul.

Then, where does all the magic they create while consuming themselves go?

It was, of course, in the corner of Lila’s magic circle, lying unconscious with her head on her Kuon’s lap –

It was towards Dorothea.

The magic power of the four witches – unlike their own twisted minds, shined quite colorfully when not evoked by their will.

[This is… The natural magic of your attribute?]

Galatea, who was held in Cleon’s hand and shared the same scene as Cleon, muttered that when she saw the scene.

Earth, wind, flame, and water.

Each element represented by the four properties that support nature.

The last thing the witches extracted by sacrificing their souls was not black and sticky dark magic.

Looking at it, each of them originally had magical properties that they could use, but over a long period of time, their distorted appearance and soul caused them to mainly use dark magic.

If they had been able to use their original magic – they might have been able to live together with others in this fairy village where the magic of nature is a little more active.

Anything that doesn’t happen is their own fault.

With that thought in mind, Cleon turns his gaze away from the witches who are completely disintegrating and disappearing.

This is because there was no intention to commemorate them.

She just, quietly, hopes to lose everything and disappear as the karma of her sins.

In this way, witches burn their bodies, wash away their karma, scatter in the wind, and return to the earth.

Just like the magical powers they were originally born with.

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After a while, the girl opened her eyes, feeling something soft and warm.

＂Ssssscht too

As her vision slowly returned, the sensation of her entire body she was still not fully conveyed, as if she was floating in the air, but what caught her eye was a large lump blocking her eyes her.

＂Wow…!?＂

“Oh, are you awake? Are you feeling well? First, I treated all the areas that could be treated…”

When she heard a gentle woman’s voice, it didn’t take long for her to realize that what was blocking her eyes was her human breast her.

Dorothea cried out in surprise and tried to get up when she realized she was lying with her head on someone’s lap-

Thump-

Then, her face was pressed into that huge peak, and as it bounced back with her elasticity, her head returned to its original position.

Fortunately, neither the front of her eyes nor the back of her head were blocked by something soft, so she wasn’t hurt, but the area where her nose was hit seemed to still be painful, so she unconsciously brought her hand to her face and stroked that area.

＂It hurts… Huh?＂

＂Gwae, are you okay? If you could tell me where it hurts…”

When the woman said that, Dorothea touched her face and realized that her nose was there, and her expression changed.

Memories from before I lost consciousness that slowly emerge.

Apparently, after crawling out of the water, his body turned into a scarecrow as the witches escaped from his body.

And her face… I don’t even want to think about it, but it had changed into something horrible, like an egg ghost.

No, if I think like that, it would be rude to Careclaw…

In any case, she now had a proper human face.

“You’re really flustered. It’s hard to believe that she’s the same person as the queen from before.”

Another girl’s voice was heard, perhaps because she was seeing her own reflection.

This time she stands up, moving her body a little to the side to avoid being hit.

Then, there was a red-haired girl with her hands on both sides of her waist.

And then, the one who was giving her a pillow on her knees was a girl with long green hair – or should I say a woman…

I remember.

The two of them, as well as two other girls standing a little further away and looking at us.

In a vague sense, even though the witches were using her body, there were times when the situation on the outside trickled down to Dorothea on the inside.

Even after the witches escaped, they tried to find a way to save themselves and their fairy scent.

I knew it without having to think for a long time.

They were the ones who saved him.

＂Over there…!＂

Dorothea tried to express her gratitude to them.

At that time, something was thrust in front of her.

It was from a red-haired girl.

There, although it was a little unfamiliar to her, it clearly looked like her own face.

Her hair has changed slightly from its original black color, and so has the color of her eyes.

“First, check your body properly. The witches were ordered to return to their original state, but it is unclear whether they actually returned to their original state. If anything seems strange, let me know.”

＂It’s a trigram, it’s not a trigram. It has changed very little, but to this extent…”

It’s almost like her original self.

You could say that.

In response to her answer, the red-haired girl crossed her arms and said ‘Hmm’ with interest.

“That’s right, Cleon. The imprint on the witches must have worked properly.”

“Okay. If so, I’m glad.”

Then, Dorothea flinched at the sound of a man’s voice coming from behind her, shook her shoulders, and quickly turned around.

There, standing there, was a young man with a sturdy physique looking down at her, holding a beautiful black sword in his hand.

Black hair and dark eyes were characteristics that even Dorothea, who was from the countryside, was familiar with.

＂Huh, the clan of the dark horse…!＂

Dorothea is surprised as she says that.

20 years ago, we were humans at a time when the perception of the Black Demon clan was much worse than it is now, so it may have been unavoidable.

But soon, he too remembered seeing him in the scene before he lost consciousness, and quickly realized his mistake, saying, ‘Oops’.

＂S-sorry!＂

“No… It’s okay. Because it’s a familiar reaction. Rather, how about moving your body?”

At the young man’s question, Dorothea suddenly comes to her senses.

I checked his face earlier, but this time I check his limbs.

There were healthy human limbs, and all of his fingers and toes were moving without any problems.

“I think it’s okay… Really, thank you.”

＂No, whatever. For now, should I say this is the first stage cleared?”

The young man scratched his head sheepishly at her gratitude.

＂… The first step?＂

“Ah. Next, you have to take out the power of the Fairy King within you and return it to its original owner… First, can you wake up?”

When the young man spoke in such a kind voice and held out his hand, I bent my knees to meet his eye level, and I was able to look at his face up close.

His atmosphere seemed quite intimidating when looking up from below, but when you look up close, you can see his gentle smile and his attitude of concern.

＂…＂

Dorothea, who felt like she had been treated so kindly by a man for the first time, blushed ever so slightly without even realizing it and looked blankly at the young man’s face.

＂… Over there?＂

＂Oh, sorry~!＂

Looking at Dorothea, who seemed to have stiffened, when the young man spoke again, she was startled and grabbed her outstretched hand.

“… Don’t overdo it. Anyway, what happens after this will be a little difficult for you as well.”

“I really don’t know anything about what to do next…”

Even as Dorothea responded to her young man’s words, she stood up from her seat, being led by him.

“Are you okay. I’ll explain everything. Yes? Lila? “

“Well, it’s my job to explain.”

The girl named Lila shrugged her shoulders, spun around, and turned 180 degrees from where she was standing on her heels.

It was only then that Dorothea remembered that this was a rather large room somewhere in the fairy king’s castle.

“Ruler. Then, let’s go to where Chopper and Ninianne are waiting.”

＂… Chopper…＂

At her words, Dorothea squeezed her own hand.

The woman who came here was a precious friend who saved her.

The fact that she threw away everything she had for this fairy scent was also vivid in her memories of Dorothea.

As the others begin to walk, led by Lila, Dorothea moves forward, holding the young man’s hand.

＂Oh, now that I think about it-＂

＂Cleon.＂

When Dorothea tried to say something, the young man answered first.

“… I was going to ask your name, right? Otherwise, it’s a little embarrassing.”

And when he turned around while scratching his cheek, Dorothea nodded.

＂Cleon… Mr. Really, thank you for everything. If I could possibly repay you…”

Dorothea said this even though she was flustered to Cleon, who matched her pace.

Then, the other women standing around all stopped in place.

The girls looked embarrassed, and the woman with emerald hair looked a little surprised.

Lila reacts like she committed it by saying ‘Ah~ah~’.

＂You say things like that.＂

＂Yes, yes…?＂

“The kids who say they are ‘paying back’ to Cleon… Nine times out of ten-“

＂Laila.＂

Cleon stopped Lila from continuing.

He was smiling, but Lila turned her head and avoided Cleon’s gaze.

“I am grateful, but. It’s okay now. First, let’s focus on returning this Fairy Incense to its original state.”

And that’s what Cleon said to the girl.

＇…＇

What is Dorothea thinking as she looks at Cleon like that?

For some reason, all the women gathered there seemed to know it well.

Because the thoughts of the four people were the same.

＇Authorized again…＇