Chapter 502 The Witch Cult Appears Again
The next day.
Early morning.
Alice groggily opened her eyes, feeling as if her whole body had fallen apart.
Suddenly.
She shivered, her face instantly turning bright red.
"M-Master, my tail..."
"What about your tail?"
Ayato kneaded the heart-shaped tail tip and chuckled. "Don't worry. You fulfilled your duties as a servant."
"And I, naturally, will fulfill my duties as a master."
"Ehhh?!"
Alice's eyes immediately widened, completely panicking.
She was going to die.
She was definitely going to die.
"M-master, listen to me... mmph..."
Noon that day.
Jill swirled her coffee, staring at the vibrating ceiling, her eyes somewhat vacant.
She murmured softly, "What's taking Alice so long?"
Rei chuckled. "Who told you to give up your chance last night?"
Jill smiled helplessly, pinching her fingers hard.
She didn't want to either.
But she lost at rock-paper-scissors.
She should have chosen a different competition method.
Another hour later.
"H-hello, everyone."
Alice, wearing only a pajama top, ran downstairs in a fluster.
Seeing her like this, Rei and the others were all dumbfounded.
Shizuuka blinked, puzzled. "What's wrong? Is someone chasing you?"
Alice twitched her mouth, still shaken. "N-no, it's just because..."
But she couldn't continue.
She couldn't just say she had fled in panic, could she?
That would be too embarrassing.
Seeing this, Jill's eyes lit up, and she immediately ran up the stairs.
"..." xN
Rei and the others were stunned.
Damn.
She got there first.
Now it seemed... they couldn't compete anymore.
Creak—
Jill pulled open Ayato's door wide.
"Jill."
Ayato put down his magic book and smiled. "What is it?"
Jill didn't speak, just charged forward like a rabbit.
Then!
The light of a Blessing began to glow on her body.
Noon the next day!
After fulfilling his duties as a master, Ayato left the Zombie world.
The Re:Zero world.
Inside the royal palace hall.
Living room.
Ayato enjoyed the meal prepared by Ram and Rem.
Not bad. Their cooking skills had improved again.
Elsa walked in and spoke, "Master, traces of the Witch Cult have appeared."
"Oh?"
Ayato ate a piece of steak and smiled. "Is it a Sin Archbishop?"
"Yes, and more than one."
Ayato's eyes lit up. "Where?"
The Witch Cult was a cancer. If it could be eliminated, the sooner the better.
Then, once the kingdom was stable internally, other plans could continue.
"The details are unclear."
Elsa replied. "But it's certain that their gathering point is the royal capital."
"They're probably planning something big."
Hearing this, Ayato's eyes flickered slightly.
In the original timeline, this hadn't happened.
But he wasn't surprised by it either.
Because of him, the entire plot had changed beyond recognition.
Even if major changes occurred, it was only natural.
"Master, what should we do next?"
Rem's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Since they've appeared, we'll kill them all."
Ayato instructed. "Once they enter the royal capital, we'll shut the door and beat the dog."
"Master, I want to fight when the time comes."
"Of course."
Crusch hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Is it really okay to act in the royal capital?"
Elsa smiled. "What's the problem? Are we afraid of them?"
"That's not it."
Crusch explained. "The royal capital has a large population. If a large-scale battle breaks out, innocent people might get hurt."
"Moreover, if the Sin Archbishops' abilities aren't controlled properly, it could cause major trouble..."
Although she was only the nominal king...
Both her sense of responsibility and her principles...
Made her unwilling to involve ordinary people in fighting the Witch Cult.
Emilia agreed. "Master, I feel the same way."
"Betty also absolutely does not want to implicate others."
"Master, isn't there any other good way?"
After all...
Most of Ayato's servants were genuinely good-hearted.
Kindness was a given.
Among those present...
Probably only Elsa and a few others didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.
But even they just didn't care, not having any interest in killing ordinary people.
"Don't worry. I'll handle all of this."
Ayato said calmly. "What you need to think about is how to deal with the Sin Archbishops."