Volume 12: The Traveler's Base Chapter 17: Witch Cult
After breakfast, Emiya said goodbye to everyone and left the mansion with Beatrice. Loki also left with them.
When they were leaving, Caiyueang couldn't help but ask, "Senior, where are you going?"
Emiya responded, "Go and trouble a few people."
"Who is it?"
"Witch Cult."
Rem's expression changed drastically, and the hatred on her face was barely concealed. She took a few steps forward without hesitation and came to Emiya's side, "I want to go too."
Her hatred for the Witch Cult is not something that ordinary people can understand. It is a hatred that comes from the bottom of her heart and is extremely hateful.
Until now, Rem has not been able to forget the night of blood and fire, and she can't forgive herself for what she did back then.
So when Rem heard that Emiya was going to cause trouble for the Witch Cult, she stood up almost without thinking.
This surprised Nayuki Ang a little. Having not watched the plot, he certainly didn't know Rem's hatred for the Witch Cult.
" Hey, are you going too, Rem?"
“Yes.” The hatred in Rem’s eyes seemed to have substance, like a ball of black ink that could not be dissolved. “All of the people from the Witch Cult deserve to die.”
When Nayuki's gaze met Rem's, he was startled.
"Rem." Ram wanted to stop her sister.
But before she could say anything, Rem interrupted her, "Don't stop me, sister, this is my business."
Ram opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Because she saw Rem's determination in her eyes, and Emiya was indeed very powerful and could even revive the dead, so she was no longer worried about her sister's safety.
"Please come back safely, Rem."
"I will, sis."
Emiya couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that the two girls were just being self-indulgent. "Don't you two want to ask for my opinion? You're talking as if I will definitely take Rem with me."
Rem was stunned.
"In short, the people who will set out this time are me, Betty, Loki, and Rem, who will stay behind." Emiya stated his decision lightly and disappeared in front of everyone in an instant.
Loki and Beatrice also disappeared with him.
Ram, Nayuki, Rem, and Emilia stayed where they were, looking at each other.
For a moment, the atmosphere became silent.
Rem was about to explode with embarrassment. She finally coughed and said, "Sister, let's go clean up the mansion. It's too dirty. I can't stand it anymore."
As he spoke, he strode away from the crowd.
Then, he fled.
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On the other hand, Emiya teleported away from Roswaal's mansion with Loki and Beatrice.
Heading towards the border of the Pro-Dragon Kingdom, this time the target is the Witch Cult.
With Beatrice's help, finding the Witch Cult is only a matter of time.
Because Beatrice has a copy of the Book of Wisdom.
This book, like the Gospel held by Roswaal, can see the future of its holder.
Since Roswaal could see Natsuki's arrival through this book, Beatrice could certainly also find the existence of the Witch Cult through this book.
Therefore, it was almost effortless for Emiya to find the Witch Cult preparing to head to the Roswaal territory dozens of kilometers away from the border of the Pro-Dragon Kingdom.
The leader among them was none other than the Archbishop of Sloth… Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti.
The two sides met in a clearing in the forest.
When Petelgeuse saw Emiya, Loki, and Beatrice suddenly appear in front of him, a disgusting smile that made him physically uncomfortable appeared on his face.
"Ahh, who are you?"
When Beatrice saw Petelgeuse, her face turned silent.
She recognized the man's identity.
Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti's original name was José. He was not a human being, but a micro-elf who lived in the era when the witch of jealousy, Satella, was active more than 400 years ago. He maintained his own life by establishing unilateral contracts with others and constantly changing the host's body.
He used to have a strong yet gentle appearance, had contacts with the elves, and fell in love with Emilia's adoptive mother Fortuna. Together, they took care of young Emilia.
He was even Beatrice's etiquette teacher, and even though Beatrice hated him, he still taught her carefully.
But unfortunately, more than a hundred years ago, the Witch of Falsehood Pandora, along with the Archbishop of Greed Regulus Xerneas and the Black Snake, attacked the elf tribe where Emilia was.
In order to fight against the Archbishop of Greed, Joss had to use the power of the Witch of Sloth Factor, which he could not fully control, to try to fight back.
After the Sloth Witch Factor got out of control, Pandora used her power to change things, causing Jose to accidentally kill Fortuna. Jose suffered a mental breakdown after waking up, and Emilia also went berserk and entered a nearly hundred-year frozen sleep.
Jules was taken away by Pandora and brainwashed, and became the Archbishop of the Witch Cult, Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, who was in front of Emiya.
When Beatrice saw the man again, she couldn't help but feel sad for him.
Although she once hated this man, she did not deny his gentleness.
But now he is thin, has strange emotionless eyes and a disgusting smile on his face.
Completely different from the original person.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Beatrice's eyes, and she decided to kill this man and end his life.
Because she believed that if Qiu Si knew what she looked like now, he would definitely want to die.
After all, he was so gentle back then.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Beatrice raised her hand, and the crystal formed by magic power floated in the air like an arrow, aiming at the current Archbishop of Sin.
As Beatrice pressed down with her fingertips, arrows flew out from the sky like a violent storm.
But the next second, Petelgeuse let out a sharp and uncomfortable laugh, and the arrows approaching him were crushed by an invisible force and turned into dust and disappeared into the air.
This is the power of Petelgeuse... the Invisible Hand.
This is the magic hand that only Natsuki Aoi and other witches can see, and ordinary people can never see it.
Although their movement speed is average, their power is extremely strong. No matter whether it is stone or wall, it can be easily destroyed by these invisible magic hands.
That includes Beatrice's magic.
But unfortunately, Petelgeuse really underestimated Beatrice. As an elf who was proficient in many kinds of magic, Beatrice could mobilize the enormous power in Emiya's body after signing a contract with him.
With the help of this power, she can use her magic to her fullest, including a very powerful magic.
Time is frozen.
