The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

#366 - anger

The black-haired, blonde, twintailed girl threw out a clumsy wink, her feigned allure would make anyone say—you're still a million years too early.

However—

"How disgusting."

Natsuki Subaru assailed the girl's tender heart with even harsher words.

"T-that's too much!" Liliana feigned tears, shouting unwillingly, "Looking at a girl's face, the first thing that comes out is 'How disgusting!'? I, Liliana, have never suffered such humiliation!"

But the complained-about Natsuki Subaru was already too weak to retort. His knees were weak and trembling uncontrollably, his face pale as if he had been seriously ill for three days. His pupils darted around, as if seeing something unacceptable.

"Even Reinhard… What should I do?"

He muttered incomprehensible words.

"Subaru…?"

"Ah!"

Emilia showed an uneasy expression at Natsuki Subaru's sudden change, looking at him with concern and asking what was wrong. Natsuki Subaru wore a flustered, concealing expression.

"Ah, um, it's nothing. Um, um… That's right! The okonomiyaki I ate this morning suddenly feels a bit nauseating, my stomach is upset…"

Is this guy trying to fool a ghost?

Not to mention that he had been secretly eating Zun-zun's okonomiyaki all morning, only an idiot would believe such a clumsy excuse.

"Ah, I understand! I often feel like I'm going to burp and then throw up, like I'm going to fart and then…"

"Enough, don't say any more! Liliana, you're still a girl!"

Okay, an idiot has appeared.

Emilia took a deep look at Natsuki Subaru, then nodded slowly and said, "I understand, since Subaru says so, I believe you… special case."

Yeah, idiot number two followed closely behind.

"Thank you."

Natsuki Subaru wiped his mouth, then perked up and said, "Then, I'll go run errands according to Liliana's suggestion. Emilia, please enjoy the songs."

Then, to reassure her, he made a funny gesture.

"Zun-zun, you and I will be in charge of buying food. With your taste, the food you choose must be delicious."

"Why me… Okay, let's go together."

Zun-zun immediately understood the request in Natsuki Subaru's eyes, and realizing there was a hidden reason, he immediately changed his mind.

Then the two left the park.

The red-haired woman, unnoticed, watched the backs of the two with a meaningful gaze.

— — — —

After leaving the park and being out of sight of Emilia and the others, Zun-zun gradually slowed down.

"Alright, talk. Don't waste time."

"It's great that you understand so quickly, I love you, Zun-zun!"

Whether it was because of too much pressure, or because he usually spoke so freely to Emilia, he could shamelessly blurt out words like love and like without any psychological burden.

"No, no, that's not right… What love, are you still being affected? Residual mental pollution?"

Afterward, Natsuki Subaru slapped his cheeks hard with both hands, causing them to bulge slightly and turn red.

"Sorry." After calming down, he exhaled and said, "If possible, I also have a lot of things I want to discuss properly in a deserted place, but there's no time—there's less than 15 minutes left."

"Then let's talk while walking."

Zun-zun turned and walked away.

Natsuki Subaru was stunned for a moment, then chased after him with a relieved expression, while explaining everything about the previous two loops and his guesses to Zun-zun.

Honestly, it's so comforting to talk to someone who knows your background, at least you don't have to use more lies to cover up the source of the information because you can't explain it.

… …

"Subaru, are you saying that we're going to face the Wrath Archbishop later?"

"That's right, she's a pervert."

"To be called a pervert by a pervert like you, it really makes people think she's a pervert."

"Aren't you praising me?"

If the situation wasn't urgent, he really wanted to sit down and have a good talk with Zun-zun.

But to make Natsuki Subaru say the word pervert first, it seems that the Wrath Archbishop is indeed very perverted.

"And her ability is, emotional sharing."

"Understood."

Emotional sharing is actually simply empathy, the ability to allow others to experience the inner world of others through language, actions, and objective factors. Whether it's movies, anime, or novels, this ability is indispensable.

To the extreme, a novel with strong empathy, no matter how bad the plot and setting are, is still a good novel.

(Alluding to a certain two-character Heavenly Dynasty version of Harry Potter)

And for the Wrath Archbishop, who uses authority, once the empathy ability is brought to the extreme, the destructive power it brings can be imagined.

"Then I just heard Reinhard…"

"Ah, I've already looked for him."

Natsuki Subaru is reckless, but he also takes shortcuts. The current combat power ceiling, Reinhard, is in this city, how could he not hug his thigh?

It's just a pity, the effect is not ideal.

"Should we bring Reinhard again?"

"No. Reinhard and the Spirit Arts Master are really too incompatible, having him present will greatly reduce the power of my magic. In addition, I have a special trick to deal with the Wrath Archbishop, don't worry."

"…That's great. To be honest, I really can't think of any way, so I can only rely on your wisdom and strength, Zun-zun."

Natsuki Subaru really felt relieved.

After all, in the last loop, Reinhard did kill the Wrath Archbishop, but the same death method would also turn everyone around into nothingness, which is a problem.

It's not that he hasn't considered capturing her alive, but there's no way to eliminate the Wrath Archbishop's anger—Sirius's shared danger of fainting. If not handled properly, the kingdom would be destroyed because of this terrifying power of empathy.

Zun-zun and Natsuki Subaru didn't waste time on the road, so there was still a lot of time left before the 15 minutes.

They arrived at the square.

The eyes of the two fell on a building, which stood deep in the square, a particularly conspicuous spire in the street. The tower was inlaid with magic crystal, a clock tower-like time tower.

Large streets and cities all have time towers, and there are several in this water gate city. It is clearly a common time tower that can be seen everywhere, but it will become no longer ordinary because of the arrival of someone.

Gazing at the tower, Natsuki Subaru swallowed, trying to swallow the unease in his throat.

"Then Zun-zun, what are the tactical instructions?"

"Strike first. When you see the enemy, launch a big one."

"Hey!"

"I don't have a habit of announcing my name. Besides, I don't know how that guy's empathy ability is activated. If we can interrupt it before it's activated, wouldn't everyone else be safe?"

What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless!

Natsuki Subaru blinked.

Of course he knew that Zun-zun was a violent young man who dared to take off his pants in public at the slightest disagreement. He didn't expect his fiery personality to be matched with high intelligence.

"Let me state in advance that the Crimson Demons are all highly intelligent people."

"…Setting, right?"

"No!"

Zun-zun rolled his eyes in annoyance.

After determining the strategy, immediately afterward, they saw a black shadow protruding from the window of the time tower. A tall figure wearing a black robe stood lightly on the edge of the tower.

Her eyes and teeth were covered with bandages, but it could be seen from the outside that she had a pair of sharp ears, the symbol of the Elf race. She had silver hair, wore a black coat on her thin body, and twisted chains wrapped around her hands, dragging all the way to the ground.

—Wrath.

Slowly, the weirdo Sirius opened her mouth, and from a distance, even through the bandages, the intoxicated look on her face could be truly felt. Then, the weirdo closed her hands with great momentum—

"Light of Saber!"

Before that, Zun-zun's preemptive magic had already been unleashed, and a water bucket-thick lightning bolt directly struck Sirius, who was standing on the edge of the time tower.

The violent power shattered the spire, the walls, which could not be called fragile, collapsed, revealing the interior of the tower. What appeared in front of everyone was a little boy bound by chains and shivering.

"That is…!"

Natsuki Subaru's expression changed the moment he saw him, and he made to rush into the dangerous time tower to rescue the little boy.

"Don't be impulsive, Subaru!"

"But!"

"Look around."

"Ugh!"

When he looked around, he found that the marks on the faces of everyone in the square showed blood vessels, and the bloodshot eyeballs had no whites, filled with red light. Then, everyone made the same expression. Their faces twisted, their teeth bared, and they made low growls.

Unbearable, wrathful emotions.

"What on earth…"

Natsuki Subaru's guess was completely wrong. That perverted Wrath Archbishop didn't need time to activate her authority at all. She had already succeeded in activating it the moment she appeared.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

Failed, failed, failed!

Natsuki Subaru hugged his head in pain, his heart filled with constant remorse and anger, and at the same time he was deeply self-blaming.

"Subaru… Subaru!? Calm down!"

Zun-zun shook his shoulders hard, trying to wake him up from this self-blame, but no matter how hard he tried, it was useless, until Zun-zun couldn't help but slap him hard.

With a snap, Natsuki Subaru landed heavily on the floor of the square in a three-and-a-half turn, his head like a flowerpot.

He thought he would wake up from this, but he didn't expect his throat to make a beast-like wail, his eyes bloodshot, staring at Zun-zun, no different from the pedestrians around him.

Without knowing when, Natsuki Subaru had already been affected by the empathy ability.

His hands were slightly bent, making a grabbing motion, his mouth making a wailing roar, as if he would pounce on and devour Zun-zun's flesh and blood in the next second.

"Seriously, there's no way."

With a poof.

Natsuki Subaru only felt a cool sensation coming from his chest. His eyes gradually became clear, and obviously his clever intelligence had regained the high ground.

It's just—

"Ah… Ah…"

He lowered his head and saw a black lightsaber pointing at his chest, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

The clever Natsuki Subaru already knew that he had just been severely empathized with, and then Zun-zun stabbed him hard with a black lightsaber.

He didn't blame Zun-zun.

He just summarized his failure this time, then slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the trigger of death's return.

"—Must be used for the next time."

Darkness gradually covered his vision.