Chapter 15 – 15. Barbarism

Uncivilized fantasy bastards. Those words came out of nowhere.

“Help me!”

With his hands and feet tied, the man on the scaffold shouted. He squealed and protested as if he was unfair.

Perhaps because he was so annoyed with his resistance, the soldier who was leading him to the execution site gave him a slap in the stomach. Perhaps it was because he was beaten in a state where he could not resist, but the man who had been screaming just repeated his coughing.

“Please, I didn’t know anything…… !”
“Heh, talking nonsense. It is clear that you are in league with the witch! …… However, if you feel unfair, I will give you a chance to prove it.”
“Yes? Yes, it’s a shame! Give me a chance!”

Hearing her man’s words, the paladin grinned and stepped back. And I bring a soldier who was standing still next to me.

“Are you a witch follower?”
“No!”
“Right. Can I check it out?”
“Of course!”

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, the paladin pulled out the sword from his waist and struck it at the soldier’s head. People onlookers exclaimed when they saw the sword pulled by the paladin hit the soldier’s head and bounced far away at the same time.

The paladin who swung the sword proved that his sword bounced off, and he declared the soldier innocent.

“Did you see? Like this, the sword of the paladin does not work on innocent people. But if you really are a witch follower, this sword will cut you down without hesitation. How would you like to try it?”

“No, of course! Come on and try the Bear! I am not a witch follower—!”

Squeak-.

While talking, the man’s neck falls off. At this moment, he realizes that all the films in which blood fountains pour out when people are decapitated were directed.

“Oh, you must have been a witch follower, too.”

The decapitated paladin put his sword, not stained with a drop of blood, back into its scabbard, and began to slaughter mercilessly, claiming that the one who had just died was a witch follower, and that the rest would be the same.

Seeing that, I frowned.

‘It’s bullshit…….’

The people here didn’t seem to see it, but I, who had awakened my magic, could see it. It wasn’t that the paladin swung the black soldier’s head and bounced off without cutting it. I just played it to make the paladin look like that.

Similarly, the man who died by beheading would not be a follower of a witch either. He was just unlucky enough to be stamped on by the church, or he died due to political factors that I don’t know about.

“Disciple-kun, let’s go.”
“…… Yes, it is.”
“—It’s surprising.”
“What?”
“No……I knew that the disciple would shout out to save those people or ask if it was okay to kill people like that.”
“…… Me?”

I’m not the main character of a light novel or a character in a cartoon full of justice, so what’s the need?

Of course, I know that those actions are wrong with the morality of the 21st century modern people. The fact that it is a bad habit that must be corrected and that it is the violence of a religious group…….

However, changing that is not something I can do. Besides, it wasn’t even important to me.

“You don’t have to.”

My life comes first.
If possible, Master too.
It was arrogant to think that you could do something in a state where you couldn’t protect your own life or your precious person.

* * *

Jumping over the space and returning to the cabin in the forest, I hesitated as I saw Master running from the cabin.

“Yohaaan-!”

As if welcoming my pet I hadn’t seen in hours – she hugged me and started rubbing all over me at random.

Soft skin or breasts start to crush my body. It is said that softness overcomes the river, but it was clear that softness made hard things.

“Master, I’m back.”
“Why are you so late!?”
“Ah, I was looking around the city a bit…….”
“It’s okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Even if strange people give you something delicious, you shouldn’t follow it?”
“…… I am not a child.”

I’m not some kind of 3-year-old – I said okay and walked past her into the cabin.

The cabin was clean and nothing had changed. Considering her personality of cleaning up dirty things right away, she could have eaten and cleaned up right away…….

“Master, you haven’t eaten dinner.”
“Uh huh? Nope! Ate!”
“The ingredients I brought today are still there.”
“…… Yes. That- stop doing something else for a while.”
“—Wait a little.”

Master waved his hand, saying that it was not necessary, but from the student’s point of view, if Master said that Master was starving, could he not eat?

I was already feeling a lot of guilt for going out to eat without Master. I quickly cut the ingredients and prepared the dish. You will be hungry, so with the food that will be done as soon as possible…….

“John.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Did you have fun?”
“I do not know….”

Was it fun? Tilt your head The scent of civilization after a long time was not bad, but it did not make me feel the nostalgia of the concrete skyscrapers.

However, I realized one thing.

“The churches are bad guys.”
“—Right!?”
“Yes, they are really bad guys.”

It was disgusting to live with the same air as that garbage. After hearing the disciple’s hatred of the church, Master liked it more than usual. Wouldn’t it be nice if the disciple hated the church?

‘Hey, it’s a witch…….’

Suddenly, I imagined what would happen if the church found out that I was a disciple of a witch. A disciple of a witch who has awakened magical power. That’s a man too. It’s rare and unique, so if caught, you’ll be subjected to all sorts of torture.

Well, there won’t be any way to find out- there won’t be any way to catch me just because you know…….

* * *

A paladin wearing armor that completely covered his body was walking down the street, above the thick clothes wrapped tightly without any exposure.

After being summoned, she headed to the office and lightly saluted the leader waiting inside. The captain accepted her salute and opened his mouth.

“Welcome, Sir Elesis.”
“No. Captain. Anyway……”
“Would you like to see this?”

Saying that, the leader held out a plastic bottle. An object with very realistic pictures and unidentified letters drawn on it.

Elesis, who was handed a plastic bottle, tilted her head and asked what it was.

“It is light. It doesn’t look like glass…….”
“It’s from among the merchant’s belongings. “
“…… Then, was it really related to witches?”
“Yeah, that must be it.”

The captain cupped his chin with both hands and opened his mouth with twinkling eyes.

“We are thinking that the place where the painting is painted might be a witch’s haven. I will have to find it.”
“All right. We will try to find it right now.”
“No-I have something else for you to do.”

When she questioned what it was, the took out a map and held it leader out to her.

Upon receiving the map, Elesis checked it and realized that it was somewhere in the woods not too far from here.

“This is the location of the village I found out from the merchant. Go and find out how you got this thing and if you’re contacting a witch or not.”
“…… What if it has something to do with witches?”
“Do you really need to ask that?”

What would you do if it was related to witches- Upon hearing that question, the leader opened his mouth without a smile on his face.

“Kill it, shoot it all.”

* * *

I, imprisoned, kneel in front of people.
A large paladin stood next to me, his blade gleaming, and people began to laugh, criticize, and slander me as I stood in front of the blade.

Laughter, pointing fingers, throwing filth. They scorned me with all they could. And, as soon as the scorn is over, the paladin standing next to me strikes my neck.

Was it true that everything seems slow right before death? The blade that pierced my throat starts to slow down.

The sharp blue blade pierces flesh, cuts nerves, slashes muscles, and cuts bones. Even though his throat was cut, his senses sent the pain through his whole body at the speed of light…….

“Huh-uh-!”

Whoa whoa-.
An owl clinging to a tree branch outside the window cried.
I woke up to that ominous cry and realized that it was all a dream.

‘Fuck…….’

It was an overly realistic dream.
I caressed the scruff of my neck in my dream. The nape of her neck, of course, was sticky all over her body from the sweat shed while sleeping.

I was in a state where I was running away from all the sleep because of the fucking nightmare. Even if you close your eyes like this, you won’t get a good night’s sleep, and you’ll be lucky if you don’t see the continuation of the nightmare you had earlier…….

Based on my rational judgment, I got up and left the room. No matter how early in the morning, I passed by the overly quiet living room and headed for the kitchen.

I gulped down the water I had scooped up earlier in the morning, and still couldn’t get rid of the stuffiness inside, so I went to the bathroom with clothes and a towel.

‘Uncivilized fantasy bastards…….’

I never thought I would be committing something like that openly. The image of the man with the severed head is still vivid.

Regretting that she would listen to Margaret’s advice not to go to such a place, she cautiously opened the bathroom door.

“…… Uh?”
“…… John?”

When I opened the bathroom door, Master was bathing inside. Seeing her naked body, I turned around in amazement.

“Sin, sorry! I didn’t know you were there…….”
“No. It’s okay… It’s also my fault for taking a bath at this time.”

She thought she didn’t take a bath, but she didn’t. In order not to show my face, I just used the bathroom late at dawn when everyone was asleep…….

In that fact, I personally realize how much she has cared for me. I really can’t help but admire you.

“So, John. What’s up?”
“…… I sweat a little at night. I’m here to wash up.”
“Okay? That’s strange… I would have adjusted it not to be hot….”

As she said, the room was not hot. It just happened to cause a fever in the body of her. Pondering something about her, she realized she was in the bath and let out an awkward laugh.

“Will you wait a moment? I’ll be leaving soon…….”
“No. It’s okay. I’ll just sleep well today……”
“No! I’m done washing!”
“Still, a disciple cannot take over Master’s place. I’ll just go…….”
“John!”

I heard her voice behind me as I turned my back and left the bathroom. Stopping me hastily, she hesitated to open her mouth as if she was very shy to speak.

However, it was only for a moment, and after making up her mind, she cautiously opened her mouth.

“…… If it’s okay, would you like to join me?”
“…… Yes?”
“Oh no! I can’t help it if I don’t like it…… As long as you’re okay…….”

Shall we take a bath together?
A laugh came out of nowhere.
I have no intention of hiding it anymore.

“…… Like. Master.”

I took off the clothes I was wearing and threw them away.
Then, I opened the bathroom door.