Chapter 148 (2/2)

“It’s nothing. I’m just thinking.”

That woman was actually a good person.

This is unfair.

“what could you be thinking about at a time like this?”

Mercedes-chan was carefully examining me.

“I can’t leave things like this.”

“O-Oi!”

She offered to have s.e.x with an ugly man like me. Free of charge no less. I can’t let her die like this. What kind of man would I be if I let a beautiful woman that’s willing to have s.e.x with me just die without trying to save her?

Even if I declined, it was the most amazing offer I’ve ever had.

“Stop! There are Royal Knights surrounding the square! There are also mages among the knights as well. No matter how impressive of a mage you are, it would be impossible to rescue those people without being seen by someone in the crowd!”

I completely disregarded the Imperial Lesbian’s words.

Don’t look down on the heart of a virgin that was offered s.e.x free of charge.

This is all about timing.

If I don’t make any mistakes and have good timing, I can definitely do it.

And I can do it alone.

“Purify this wicked witch with flames!”

The official roared.

At the same time, a large flame appeared out of nowhere. Its target was the robed woman nailed to the cross. Is that a fireball? I was worried, but when the flames reached their target, there was no explosion.

I’m not sure whether she and the cross were coated in oil or if it was due to magic, but the moment the flames connected with her, the entire cross was engulfed in a raging inferno.

Within the blink of an eye, the robed woman was covered in flames.

“Aaaaahhhhhh!”

An inhuman scream erupted from her.

The attention of everyone in the square was focused on the burning woman. The heat from the flames was so intense that the clothing she wore was burned away in seconds. Her voluptuous body was revealed to all before her skin was quickly burned away as well.

Her pale skin disappeared and the red meat below was exposed.

I have to go. It’s now or never.

Nuuu~n!”

With all of my power, I shot out a beam of my invincible healing magic.

The target was no one else but the robed woman.

Pain, pain, go away.

“O-Oi, stop it!”

Despite Mercedes-chan’s cries, a magic circle formed beneath the cross. A pale light emitted by the circle slowly enveloped her damaged body. In the same moment, her burnt body slowly regained its original form, despite the flames still encasing her.

The blackened meat of her body slowly changed back to its original red colour. Her muscles began to weave themselves back together. Finally, her pale skin seemed to regrow from nothing until she was back to her original, glossy figure.

Furthermore, her eyes that were completely removed and now regrown. Our eyes met as she began to understand what was happening. All of the pain she had been previously feeling was now gone. The shotacon remained motionless in the flames as she looked up at me.

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I’ve been spotted.

For her to be able to locate the source of the magic in her situation, no wonder she’s called the witch.

Some of the knights surrounding the cross slowly started approaching her.

I gave her a friendly nod.

“Please, take care of them.”

I doubt she could hear my words.

However, she responded with a slight nod of her own.

The witch then broke free of the course.

“Ooooooooo!”

She then let out a powerful roar.

And her counterattack started.

While still naked and covered in flames, she suddenly whipped around. She kicked off of the stone floor and launched herself in the direction of the execution stands.

She lifted her hand and pointed it at the line of stands.

A multi-coloured beam was emitted from her palm and it tore apart the iron bands holding the prisoners in place.

After seeing this, the Knights of the Order in the square began to panic. Several of the knights took a swing at her with her blade, but they never had any chance of hitting her. Just like with the iron bands, the knights crumpled to the ground when the multi-coloured beam ripped through them.

The mage knights met the same fate. From all around the robed woman, flames and pillars of ice shot forward at her. However, she nimbly dodged all of their attacks before launching her multi-coloured beam at them.

The way she danced around the flames was really cool.

It could only be made better if there was semen dripping down her thighs.

The way she dodged all of their attacks reminded me of a stage drama. She danced around the flames with complete disregard for the fact that she was naked, and slaughtered the remaining knights.

Before long, all of the knights that stood to oppose her were annihilated.

She then released the remaining criminals.

Finally, she held her hand above her head before bringing it down in one swift motion.

The flames covering her bodies disappeared in an instant.

“.”

While still in the middle of the square, she gave a brief bow as if this was the end of the show.

I’m not sure what to say.

The Imperial Lesbian was just as speechless as me. I then explained myself to Mercedes-chan.

“The witch displayed her true power. Even though she was set ablaze, she never gave up and fought for the lives of her comrades. Don’t you think this would make an amazing story?”

“w-well, I guess so. It’s not a bad tale.”

“Thank you.”

When I looked back to the square, I could see the criminals all looking excited that they were all safe. However, this only lasted for a short moment. The citizens quickly sent off the criminals before more guards or knights could arrive.

This may be the last we ever see of them in the capital.

***

I quickly returned to the dorm after the matter in the square was taken care of.

“Ah! T-There you are!”

I ran into Ester-chan.

“Ah, what are you doing up so early?”

“I just heard about this in the school! The escaped criminals are going to be executed in the town square!”

“I see.”

“It seems that the Deputy Director told all of the staff that if they played a big part in capturing the escaped criminals they’d be exempt from having to participate in the academic conference. Most of the teachers at the academy volunteered and captured them last night!”

“amazing.”

So that woman was behind it.

It seems to me like she didn’t have confidence in her staff to do well at the conference.

On the other hand, I’m genuinely impressed by the power of the faculty. I really didn’t expect them capable of that.

“S-So t-that’s why I thought we could go and see.”

Her gaze slowly moved between me and Mercedes-chan.

Then, surprisingly, the Imperial Lesbian actually seemed capable of reading the atmosphere.

“I’ll be leaving then. If anything else comes up, I’d ask for your cooperation.”

“Yeah, sounds good.”

After a proper goodbye, the Imperial Lesbian left.

Good job.

“Eh? D-Did something happen?”

“No, it’s nothing like that.”

It’s something I can’t really talk with Ester-chan about. I feel bad keeping secrets from her, but this is something that only Mercedes-chan and I can know about. However, with this, the investigation into the escaped criminals is now complete.

I’m glad it ended safely.