Vol 2 Chapter 4 (1/2)

PART 1

The next day

Yunyun and I stayed in the cult We walked towards the hall where the Axis Cultists gathered

“Ree for soic, so there is no need to blame yourself Face them confidently”

“I-I understand! That’s right I was just delivering a letter Even if that uncle was taken away for interrogation, that… ugh, h to do with me!”

After thinking for a while, Yunyun raised her head sharply

After Zesta was taken away, this kid had been bla herself…

“That’s the resolve ant After all, if his usual conduct is good, it should be possible to argue it over It’s his own fault that he was taken away so easily If he is proven innocent, he should be released soon, so there’s no need to be concerned”

“Ye-Yes! I understand Even if the cultists bla!”

Yunyunthe doors of the church…!

“Oh, good umin and Miss Yunyun Did you sleep well?”

Cecily was there eating breakfast with her hair still in mess

“Goodthe house? Where did the other Axis Cultists go?”

“Everyone went out early in the oes on, Lord Zesta will be re official, so we need to decide on a new person to take the post This decision involves voting by Axis Cultists In other words, everyone is busy preparing for the election”

……Election

“Then… Before the election, will people be finding evidence in the city to absolve Zesta of his alleged crimes?”

“? Why would we do such troublesos? Don’t worry If he didn’t commit crimes, he will come back soon If he doesn’t come back, that’s fine too After our discussion, we concluded that it will be better without Lord Zesta, so just let him be…”

“Are you serious!? Miss Cecily, maybe as the one who delivered the letter, I should not say this But is this really okay? Is it really okay not to rescue him?”

Yunyun said worriedly as she shook Cecily, as still eating an egg

She said earlier that she would reer

“Eben if jou say bat… The police is still investigating Lord Zesta is indeed responsible for the source of the hot springs It is a fact that the repeated complaints involve his jurisdiction It is better to let theate Lord Zesta and find out the truth”

Cecily said as she continued eating

“And besides—“

She sed the food in her mouth

“I heard that the powerful diviner froic Clan is always accurate in her predictions According to hearsay, she used suspicious demonic power to see the future and perforh everyone usually sleep in until noon, they got up early in theto work today”

To-Too much

“Soketto’s predictions are indeed accurate… but even so, someone should at least involve in Mr Zesta’s innocence… Ah, but you at least believe in hiet votes”

“Me? I overslept because I was celebrating Lord Zesta’s arrest and drank too o out as well…”

“That’s too u a letter will result in this…!”

Yunyun was in panic and was almost in tears But since the cultists had no intention of saving him, then it couldn’t be helped

Seriously, she even said earlier that this had nothing to do with her

“No probleated by that feht to disturb hiht Because of my past conduct, the citizens remembered my face, so they will be reprehensive even if it is just a casual conversation Therefore, I would like you to…!”

“What can I do about that!? Hey, Megu to her too…!”

“How much is the pay?”

“Let me think… 10,000 eris for every additional vote…”

“…… ……”

“Wait, wait I know! Yunyun, I know, so stop casting the ic!”

“Eld-Elder sister will give you some bacon! Please calm down quickly!”

PART 2

After hot-tempered Yunyun calmed doe strolled in the city for an hour

As she walked in front, Yunyun turned around as if she wanted to say so

“Meg-Megumin… That…”

“…After running out of the Axis Cult’s church, you don’t have any place to go, so you don’t knohat to do— right?”

“…… ……Yes”

Yunyun nodded in embarrassment

“Miss Megury with Miss Yunyun! Look, look at her red face! Ah, she’s really so cute! How adorable!! No probleer, so you can be casual and call me Sis Cecily, okay!!”

Cecily, who followed us for some reasons, was moved by what she heard and embraced Yunyun

I said to Cecily

“Then, elder sister Are you free?”

“Call me Sis Cecily!”

“Elder sister, there is soht said that this cult is responsible forhotels were co since yesterday”

“Yes I decided I won’t turn back to the past and thus cannot really remember, but it seems there were such complaints”

Is this elder sister really okay…

“The-Therefore… I think we should visit the hot spring hotels that lodged a coe in the hot springs, itthat was ate what actually happened It ht not be a case, but merely an accident”

“…I see But I will bet 10,000 eris that Lord Zesta is a criminal!”

“Mis-Miss Cecily, this is too much!”

Yunyun shouted while she was still being embraced

TL Note: Insert i

But which hot spring hotel should we start with…

……Eh?

“What is happening? There is some commotion over there”

“Hm—? Oh, isn’t that our cult member?”

There was a man before us e had seen before in the church

“—I didn’t think such things could happen… No, Lord Zesta truly has been a lot of trouble, but he won’t ally with the de’s army…”

“No, I can understand your feelings After seeing the good conduct of our Axis Cultists, it is i!”

“No, it isn’t unbelievable to that extent How should I say this? I feel that if these are the people involved, then you can’t blame them, so I believed…”

We overheard their conversation It seemed to be about Lord Zesta’s arrest

But the contents were a bit strange

“As a fellow Axis Cultist, I feel ashamed for Lord Zesta The reputation that was ruined by Lord Zesta… no, Zesta I will definitely restore it!”

“I feel that there won’t be much of a difference with or without Lord Zesta By the way, can I leave now? I need to water the rice fields…”

It looked like an Axis Cultist intercepted a passing far him

“Water the rice fields! Where did the water coht! It came from the rain blessed by Lady Aqua, the Goddess of water What kind of city is this? …That’s right! This is Alcanretia, the City of Water and Hot Spring! This is the city patronized by Lady Aqua! In other words, it is only right for everyone in the city to join the Axis Cult! Come, you should join Axis Cult too…!”

“Ah, as a farrateful to Lady Aqua”

“Oh, is that so? That makes it simpler then Actually, due to Lord Zesta’s arrest, there is currently a need to elect a new highest ranking official This will be decided by votes Every Axis Cultist will have the right to vote So…”

The topic took a very strange turn

“I have in my hands the panties of the pretty priestess fro dried in the backyard… Do you understand what I’ to say?”

“……You are such a jerk Or should I say, you are truly an Axis Cultist”

The cultist pulled on both sides of the panties to show the farmer

“Hm? This panties…”

“Ah, is there an Axis Cultist who is worthy of my vote? …Oh, it must be fate to meet you here What is your name?”

“My name… Ah, I have a pen, but no paper… Fine, I rite on this panties, so you can take it as a name card!”

“If it is a name card, then it can’t be helped! I see, I see… Okay, I re for someone like you to show up in Axis Cult…!”

The cultist and the farmer shared a look and smiled

“May Lady Aqua bless you!” X2

Cecily and I used all our strength to ram them from behind

We originally came closer to merely to eavesdrop

The two people fell down after being ambushed

“Wh-What are you doing!”

“damn it, is this an a? This is a rare chance to get a vote!”

Both ot up and protested

“It’s not e are doing! Mr Zesta was just arrested What are you doing!?”

“Meguuy a co on to a pair of panties! Rea-Really unacceptable! Quick, Miss Cecily should say some…”

“Isn’t thatthe panties of the pretty priestess from Eris Cult! You better correct it, and say that this Is the panties of the pretty priestess of Axis Cult! And if you want that panties, you should vote for me instead!!”

Maybe it would be better to leave this person behind in the church

As I watched Cecily grab theabout all this

PART 3

“Please vote for Tristan! Please vote for the financial hteous vote go to the one who single-handedly ed the finances of the cult, Tristan!”

The bad feeling was on its mark

Shouting in the streets before us was the elder sister who served as Zesta’s secretary

“I pro official of Axis Cult, I will do the following! Firstly, I will legalize polygae even lower!”

The person as supposed to be most loyal to Zesta—

“Thirdly, as long as there is love, it doesn’t s…”

“What are you saying in front of the crowd?”

Yunyun and I rushed forward and subdued her

“What are you doing? Interrupting n… Ha, don’t tell me it’s Eris Cult…”

“I had enough of this! Or rather— I beg you not to create more problems!”

This elder sister, as Zesta’s secretary, was the 11th person

That is also the nuns that we stopped

“If you want to host such strange events, please wait until Mr Zesta is convicted Everybody else has returned to the church Please obediently stay in the church for today”

“……I think Lord Zesta is definitely guilty If you don’t believe, I will bet 10,000 eris on it”

“I heard enough of this! Please return to the church! …Ah, seriously We can’t investigate like this!”

The Axis Cultists were using any et votes in the city The public order of Alcanretia had become unbearable

There were people who bribed and people who threatened

And even people who seduced and cheated

There were even people soliciting votes fros I didn’t kno they could possibly let aniion

—Yunyun and I sat on the bench in the park

“Why are the Axis Cultists so energetic…”

“I already want to return to the Hoic…”

Both of us lowered our heads and mumbled tiredly…

“Sorry for waiting! Cooling Tokoroten Sliet you addicted! This is my treat! What will happen after you join Axis Cult… I don’t need to tell you, right?”

Cecily, as prancing around energetically, came over with some drinks

What is Tokoroten Slime?

This thingit

Yunyun and I took it fearfully, but neither of us drank it We see

“……Okay We got side-tracked due to the unexpected hindrances It’s tiation Let’s see what actually happened”

PART 4

After arriving at the hot spring hotel, we received an expected answer

“……Tokoroten Slime”

“That’s right It’s Tokoroten Sli that solidifies at low tes, Tokoroten Slime flows out”

—That was the situation

Turning on the tap will produce tasty drinks

…What could I say, was this really the work of de’s army to destroy the city?

At this time, the un

“I need to exaht As a member of the accused Axis Cult, there is a need for strict investigation!”

“Uh, okay… Then, please come this way…”

“By the hat flavor is it? What flavor is the Tokoroten Slime!?”

“I-I think it’s grape…”

“Awesome!! Grape-flavored Tokoroten Slime is the best!”

Instead of being led, the excited Cecily see the hotel owner inside

……Did this person lose sight of her goals?

“—This is too umin! Miss Yunyun too!! It is every citizen’s dream to have Tokoroten Slime to flow out of the taps! But you won’t even let me taste it!”

“Thetaps is not drinkable What if it is poisoned? …By the hat exactly is Tokoroten Sliood when drunk?”

After leaving the hotel, we brought along the gru Cecily

The hotel owner brought us to the scene It was really floith Tokoroten Slime

I forcefully took the excited Cecily with us as we left the hotel…

“Tokoroten Slielatinous , it is grinded into powder and then flavors will be added The mixture will be melted in hot water for a while to produce an incredibly sticky substance After it is cooled, it will solidify into the elastic substance”

Yunyun and I looked at each other

This shouldn’t be a case anymore

Someone added Tokoroten Slis, intentionally allowing people to consu on the taps…!

……How insane did the person have to be to do this as a sabotage?

“I’o back now?”

“Wait! I understand how you feel, but what if this really is the unnatural change Soketto predicted…”

True Although this was ridiculous, Soketto’s predictions were beyond doubt

In this case, the criminal who did this had to be Zesta…

“It can’t be helped then… Let’s take a look at the source of this city’s hot springs”

—There was a s

People used pipelines to bring the spring water into the city…

“This is where the waters fro hotels! And since this is controlled by the Axis Cult, we are allowed to do as we please in the city!”

“This cult is so insidious… It is only retribution when they are blamed for such incidents”

Led by Cecily, we arrived at the huge facility that supplied the city’s hot spring waters

The purification and cleansing process in this facility was usually performed by Axis Cultists in shi+fts

But for some reasons, since yesterday, Zesta personally came to do this

This was one of the reasons for being the suspect

When we arrived, someone was already here

“……Ugh, Axis Cultists You are late The evidence was taken”

There were a few policemen here

They were holding on to big sacks

“Is that sack containing Tokoroten Sli…?”

“Yes Last night, there was an eye-witness who saw Lord Zesta bringing this sack into the facility The evidence is piling up, so there will be no more excuse”

……If there was eye-witness, then it was game over

But

“Why did Mr Zesta do this silly thing? Honestly, turning the hot springs into Tokoroten Slie”

“Yes We can’t understand why he did this either If he wants to destroy the hot springs, he could simply add poison But if it is done by an Axis Cultist, then everything can be explained away”

I got nothing to say

If it was these weirdos, even if you asked thes, they would probably say it was because it was fun

“Why is it like this… I thought he was just a bit weird, but not evil to this extent…”

Yunyun said dejectedly as she desperately wanted to prove his innocence

At this time, Cecily…

“If this facility is where the Tokoroten Sli from the taps here should be fine Hey, does anyone have a cup? Then, can anyone use freezing ic?”

……This hy Axis Cultists were—

PART 5

“In the end, we couldn’t do anything I can’t believe Mr Zesta would do such a thing…”

On the way back from the facility

Disheartened, the three of us walked on

“…Yes Did that uncle really collude with the deh…”

Although it was only a short while, Yunyun and Zesta knew each other for some time

If that person was involved with the de’s army, she would be shocked

Then, theus, Cecily, mumbled sadly to herself

“They say it is an evidence, so I cannot drink it… There are so ht there, yet I can’t drink…”

This person was depressed over a completely different reason by herself

“This has already happened, so it can’t be helped Although he is either a cri’sfor his crime, he should return”

“If I remember correctly, it is capital punishment for treason…”

Hearing Yunyun’s serious explanation, both Cecily and I broke out in cold sweat

—At this moment

“I said this before! As an honest Axis Cultist! Me! That’s right,official of the Axis Cult, how could I possibly assist the demons!?”

“I’ this matter, please let it rest…”

We alking along the street e heard this familiar voice from ahead

In that place was…

“Lord Zesta!?”

“If an apology can solve problems, on’t need you people anymore! If you are retrenched and jobless, please remember to join our cult… Eh, isn’t this Miss Cecily? Why are you here? Ah, you are waiting for me to be released!”

The energetic Lord Zesta was brought along by a weary feht

“Lord Zesta? Why are you here… and release…”

Zesta pointed at the building he just came out from

“What are you saying? This is the police station, Miss Megu released, of course, it is because my innocence was proven”

“Ah!?” X3

“Why are you so surprised? How could I possibly commit such a stupid crime? Hey, you should confirm my innocence too”

Urged on by Zesta, the fenation

“……Because of our negligence this tifully arrested the honest Axis Cultist Lord Zesta I’m truly sorry…”

What happened in the ation?

“Hey, you lot, fall in! Lord Zesta is going back!”

“Ye-Yes! We are very sorry, Lord Zesta!”

“Th-This tient…!”

At the feht’s orders, a few policemen rushed out of the station

A up

He said so confidently that the evidence was da, so what actually happened?

“That self-righteous, bespectacled interrogator who used the lie detector ic item— please thank her properly for me! Thanks to her, my suspicion was finally cleared! It was so enjoyable to witness that self-confident callous look break out tears!”

“Ugh…! Th-That person will soon be transferred to Axel City We have given Lord Zesta an unhappy memory We are really sorry…”

Looking at the dissatisfied feht I understood as going on

The police stations in large cities usually possessed lie detector ic items

Lord Zesta was bragging in self-satisfaction It seemed that was the reason

“Oh dear A transfer huh? That is a pity! Please tell her forto Axel City, please do not repeat thishim to false accusations”

“I-I understand…”

The feht watched him come towards us

“Then, let’s go I have wastedto coht, I should lie beneath your feet and lick your toes one by one But since I’ive you”

“…Th-Thank you for your nanimity…”

Zesta got even more carried away as he used a fan-like object to pat the head of the fe deeply

“Don’t just grow your breasts You should grow a bit of brains too!”

He smiled happily and turned to leave

The felared murderously at Zesta’s silhouette…

PART 6

On the way back to the church

“I must have really worried everyone I didn’t expect Miss Cecily to welcome me personally”

As our group increased to four people, alked along the sunset streets in a cheerful mood that was completely different from before

“Of course! I, Cecily, am the first to believe in Lord Zesta’s innocence! I waited outside the station since early this !”

Cecily, as celebrating his arrest last night, sh her teeth

Th-This fellow…!

As if she noticed Yunyun and I were staring at her, Cecily maintained her s to me and nodded

Oh… hush money

I was of the noble and unsullied Criic Clan

That’s right noble Criic Clan

I was not an easy woman ould be moved by such bribes, but I should at least check how much money there was…

“Uh, Miss Cecily? Can you not push these Tokoroten Sli…”

Yunyun was puzzled at having so pushed into her hand As I heard her words, I silently threay the powder in my hand

“Everyone, stop playing Let’s go back early Everyone in the cult should be quite worried Oh dear, even though I was in the police station, I heard quite a few things! According to hearsay, aftertrouble in the city, disturbing public order or soht? Really, although I’ trouble is still not acceptable, okay?”

Zesta said in a ludicrous attitude His smile never left his face since we met him

Yunyun and I looked away

“That’s true I can understand what everyone feels After all, when Lord Zesta was arrested, I was drinking in depression until late at night!”

Cecily continued to lie shamelessly…

This elder sister… we should just let her be

If we interrupted, so would be done to us later

But…

“But in the end, the problem isn’t resolved There is still sos…”

Zesta tilted his head as if he was confused

“True The person responsible for this disturbance is still at large I don’t knohat happened, but I reic Clan said that it involved the …”

Yunyun said with a complicated expression

“But will the dangerous de about adding Tokoroten Sli’s ht? Would a de like a kid’s prank…”

At this time, Cecily listened and said

“Could this be a reward fro from the taps is my childhood dream”

“……Are you the criminal, elder sister?”

“I won’t do such wasteful deed If I have enough to throw into the hot springs, I will definitely hoard it all for myself!”

I was speechless Zesta, alking next to me, showed a serious expression that I had never seen on him He pondered in silence

“……Deht stink in this city for some time Is this the smell of demon…?”

“Mr Zesta You are frowning You heard the word ‘demon’ and suddenly…”

Yunyun looked at the troubled Zesta fearfully, then looked behind us and became even more nervous

I noticed Yunyun’s reaction and turned around…

I saw so there and I said to Chomsuke as at my feet

“To be followed to this place You are truly held in high regard”

The person there was a deeply hooded de Anis