Volume 6 - Chapter 3 – Part 4 (2/2)
The sudden insane act stopped both shi+n and Wilhelm in their tracks for an instant
The e, as it appeared in shi+n’s eyes, instantly dropped to 0
Instant death
“Gah…i…”
Eline whispered soround A mixture of fear and confusion remained on his face
“Give me…a break…suicide all of a sudden? Is this a sick joke?”
Unable to understand what had happened, shi+n gri from Eline
“We don’t know for sure That bastard sure didn’t look like so himself”
It was clear that it had not happened because of Eline’s will His movements, as if under someone’s control, led shi+n to think of a certain item
shi+n drew closer to Eline and exale submission item similar to Millie’s could be seen
“So, he wasn’t controlled via an item?”
“Looks like it Did he have any abnormal statuses?”
“No, it didn’t look like he was affected by anything…”
shi+n checked Eline’s general status display, but found no trace of status abnormalities
He wasn’t controlled by an ite It was a very odd situation
(Could it be so I a not existing before now did However, it could siotten about it
Even a long-time player like shi+n could not remember all events and in such detail
“I can’t think of anything related, but it’s probably better to check with Schnee too”
“Why’s that?”
“Well, it could be soot about”
As shi+nabout it, Wilhel that there are things that even you don‘t know Anyway, he was raised by Bulk since he was a child The Su to hih”
Rather than an iteic If that was true, that could perhaps also explain his contorted personality
Wilhel heard of Eline’s feats from Jai, did not have any compassion to spare
Memory manipulation by an item could delete memories but it could not affect the person’s personality And Eline who actually used this type of item, said as such
Even after such a death, it was clear that he wasn’t worthy of pity
“We got the information, but I can’t call this a pleasant way to close the curtains”
“I feel the same The body…I suppose we can leave it here”
This room too was inside Palmirack
As with the chosen one who exploded, after some time passed the corpse would be dispersed
The two re for what could have beenhim Not even shi+n knew of a way to preserve corpses, thus they left it to be dispersed
As shi+n left the room with Wilhelm, a Mind Chat from shi+baid reached him
“(shi+n, we have subdued Bulk’s subordinates who attacked us)”
“(They came to you then, as expected What happened to Bulk?)”
“(He ran aith a teleport crystal stone However, the crystal seemed to be quite low in purity He should have fallen in the ive me a second…yes, I found him Leave the rest to me)”
shi+n, who had activated Palmirack, could use part of its functions even without the control console
He used the search function he had previously used to find Wilhel within Palhest purity would not allow instant escape if used inside Pal-oriented job did not grant especially high appraisal ability, understood that the crystal stone used by Bulk was a low purity one Such a crystal stone would not allow the user to flee, but instead would transport him directly to the maze section, built for intruders
As he closed the Mind Chat with shi+baid, shi+n called to Wilhel ahead
“Listen, Wilhelo catch hio ahead and join the others”
“He ran away? You don’t need any help?”
“I already knohere he is, so no probleet out, or rather, he ended up in theIf we leave hi to die We have infor to secure hioing ahead then Make sure you give hirin, walked on through the corridor
After seeing him off, shi+n used Teleport
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“Aaaahh!! Eeeekk!! What, what’s going ooon!”
Forcing his pudgy body to an aard run, Bulk cursed his fate
Bulk, church priest and centrala pawn such as Eline, he had stained his hands in all sorts of evil deeds
Drunken by the vision of attaining High Human status, he had slain not only monsters but also other humans
He was responsible for the death ofthe control of the Holy Wo her, thanks to an iteirl with the “Star Reader” title In thatto help hih Human
“shi+t!! Someone of my caliber is not supposed to end in a place like this…! Bwah!”
Bulk was running frantically, but finally his unhealthy lifestyle caught up and his feet tripped each other up He fell to the ground and, unable to break the fall, was struck badly all over his body
“Gaah! Where is this place supposed to be anyway! I used the teleport crystal, so why aer while squir because of the pain
He was supposed to have been transported outside Palmirack, but he found himself inside a dark cavern instead The unexpected situation was already pushi+ng Bulk’s frail mind fortitude to its limits
“Grrrrrrrrrrrr—”
“Eeep!”
What eroded Bulk’s spirit thecry which would so fro closer and closer to Bulk’s position
He could not see where the corridor lead, no exit was in sight, nor were any of his guards escorting hi Bulk to his core
“Da-damnitall!!!”
“Yo”
A hand touched Bulk’s shoulder as he was about to run again As Bulk turned around, his field of vision was filled with the figure of afrom the darkness
This new surprise caused the already tense Bulk to utter an incomprehensible scream: “KWESDRFIGYYFIJIKIIII!!”
“Fijiki” is the only thing I could make out from that”
Bulk had ju up at the face of the youngon!! But no matter! You, take me out of here! Now! I am a church priest, you shall be amply rewarded”
Bulk, in a state of confusion because of the extretone
“Hahaha Your face is the only joke we need here, pig bastard”
“W-what did you say? I’his knuckles The closer he came, the farther Bulk crawled
In thatman had clearly hostile intentions
But it was far too late
“I have a bunch of things to ask you You better answer if you want to stay in one piece”
Eyes lit up in the dim darkness
A completely artificial smile
Hostility so palpable that his instinct was screa to run away
It was the manifestation of fear, a terror the likes of Bulk had never experienced before
Bulk had no room to crawl backwards anyhtly damp A faint scent of ammonia pricked the two ”
Bulk’s screah the barely lit corridors
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Lilishi+la’s party had reunited with Hermie and Millie, led by Schnee, and was in a joyous mood
Lilishi+la shed tears of happiness at the sight of Her her in tears ht cheered loudly, confident in Bulk’s downfall
As Wilhel hi him
“Oh, nice cheery mood here folks”
“Here you are Hey, it’s still alive right?”
“He’s not dead yet, nope I doubt he’ll be able to continue being a priest though”
Wilhel to shi+n, who had joined them with soo
The reason was an unconscious Bulk, carried by shi+n’s left ar and so would have provoked the same question not only from Wilhelm but from anyone itnessed it
“shi+n-sama? What did you…”
“I just squeezed information out of him I’ll let the church decide what to do with hihts and opened a Mind Chat with Schnee and shi+baid
“(According to Bulk, there’s a high chance that Filma was captured by the Suiven to hi to be from the Faction)”
The two’s eyes narrowed after hearing shi+n’s infor that a coht have been captured
“(Is there no information about the ritual site?)”
“(Someone was supposed to come pick hier will do)”
“(Any other clue?)”
“(Nothing I had the i either Looks like they deleted the i Bulk sleep and using an item like the manipulation collar on him wouldn’t have been difficult Lilishi+la’s method too would allow a similar result, if used with ill intentions
“(Mind type skills are a real pain)”
Right next to the rejoicing Lilishi+la group party, shi+n’s could not feel at ease
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After shi+n and Wilhel in the roohaah…”
The figure aardly standing up was none other than thehis own chest, Eline
“Kaah, he’s finally dead!”
Eline’s smile was even more distorted than before More than half of his face was covered with a tattoo of thorns
“This guy’s contortion was of decent quality, but it was pretty obnoxious”
Eline talked as if concerning someone else To a third party’s eyes, he would look like he had beco a body is really fantastic after all Better not waste any htail it before thatfro the body was no longer Eline
So Eline’s body With a small chuckle, Eline’s body vanished into the darkness as ifelse was left
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Tiera, as heading to the inn after parting ith shi+n, was suspicious of the lack of any pursuers She tried asking Kagerou and Yuzuha, but apparently there were no hostile presences in the surroundings
Tiera too orried about Millie, but she kneell that with shi+n’s party heading to rescue her, there was nothing for her to do
Tiera cli at Palruuard fro Someone that could slip away fro like that?”
She ended up wondering if she was really being of help to theerou, ere on lookout, drew closer to her as to reassure her
“Kuu”
“Gruu”
“Thank you Should so unexpected happen, I’ll do my best”
Tiera answered to the two and focused her sight on Palmirack
Her focus then paid off, as she perceived unrest a the spirits around Palmirack
Tiera followed their trail with her eyes and saw soe of Palmirack
“What’s that?”
Tiera’s excellent eyesight allowed her to recognize the flying figure as hu from its back
As far as Tiera knew, all Bird-type had just one pair of wings None of the ones Tiera knew had two
In addition, those two pairs of wings were one bird-like and the other insect-like, co abnorure looked almost transparent must have been due to a skill
“What in the world is that shadow? Is there any skill we can use to track it?”
Yuzuha activated a skill after Tiera’s request A bird-like soht, danced in the sky and flew after the shadow
“Did so happen to shi+n and the others…?”
Tiera then was infore
The shadow she had witnessed
That very shadoould decide the next destination of shi+n’s party