Steal!
Steal!
Steal!
Satou Kazuma kept using his Steal skill, stealing all the Witch Cult's Gospel books, one by one.
Of course, there were a few pairs of panties mixed in.
There's no way around that, what with female members among the cultists~
Seeing their own Gospel books actually teleporting to Satou Kazuma's hands one after another, these cultists were starting to believe his words a little.
However, some of them still felt that Aqua was a bit strange. After all, the person they knew as the most loyal to the Witch of Envy, the Archbishop of Sloth, how could she suddenly change sides like this?
"Please forgive our rudeness, but are you really Lord Sloth?"
A Witch Cultist asked Aqua.
"Are you questioning me?"
Although Aqua was a little nervous, she still tried her best to look the person in the eye.
Geuse, who was beside her, was also a bit anxious. He was ready to secretly help her confirm her identity by using Unseen Hand.
But at that moment, Aqua suddenly twisted her neck ninety degrees!
"The brain is trembling!!!!!!!"
"It's Lord Sloth herself."
"It's definitely her."
"Lord Sloth, please forgive us!"
"Huh?"
Natsuki Subaru couldn't understand what was happening.
What... what's going on?
In these guys' eyes, is being able to twist your neck proof of being the Archbishop of Sloth?!
Although Natsuki Subaru's spirit surged like a raging river, he still forcibly suppressed his inner desire.
Soon, these Witch Cultists had formed a line and walked up to Aqua.
Aqua handed out application forms and had these Witch Cultists sign their names. Then, she reached out and used her purification power.
Satou Kazuma, who had been watching from the side, was a bit surprised. The Witch Cultists' eyes seemed to have become much clearer.
Goddess power, that's so useful?
But this also confirmed something for Satou Kazuma—
Once you join the Axis Church, your brain probably also becomes abnormal. Aqua's power probably has an effect on people's minds.
What's more, these Witch Cultists' brains were already not normal to begin with; it was impossible for two negatives to make a positive. It would just make things worse.
I absolutely cannot join the church!
Before long, all the Witch Cultists had completed the church transfer procedures.
They were now all members of the Axis Church.
"Whew, that's tiring! But I've gained a group of cute followers!"
Aqua took a deep breath and looked at her new followers with a loving expression.
"Weren't these guys trying to kill you earlier?"
Satou Kazuma's mind was already filled with images from two previous timelines of Aqua being chased frantically by them.
"They were just lost sheep back then! Maybe they can help us when we fight the White Whale later!"
"Now that you mention it, that's true."
Satou Kazuma nodded.
There were a lot of these Witch Cultists; there should be no less than the soldiers under Crusch, and they also had some fighting ability. Maybe they could actually be useful.
But now there was a problem.
"Hey, Witch Cultists are supposed to be hated by everyone in this world, right? They're all wearing the same Witch Cult robes. When we meet up with other people later, won't they be exposed right away?"
Satou Kazuma said.
For some reason, some bad fantasies suddenly popped into his head.
They would be mistaken for Witch Cult members and hunted down by the entire world.
The White Whale subjugation battle was tomorrow; there was no time to prepare clothes or anything.
"I have an idea!"
Aqua immediately raised a finger and said.
"If you're going to say to have them all take off their clothes, then you can stop right there."
Aqua seemed to wilt—but the next second, she seemed to have thought of something.
"It's easy, just have them wear their clothes inside out!"
"Inside out?"
"The inside color of their robes is different from the outside, right? And ordinary people don't even know what the inside of a Witch Cultist's clothes looks like."
"Uuuuuughhh...."
Satou Kazuma took a deep breath.
Aqua's answer, which sounded a bit dumb, actually didn't seem to have any problems.
"Lord Sloth, what do we do next?"
A cultist walked up to Aqua and asked.
"I'm not Sloth anymore! Goddess Aqua has arrived!"
Aqua puffed out her chest and said with a smile.
"Sloth has returned to his original body."
She immediately pointed to Geuse, who was still pretending to be dead.
"Huh?"
Geuse subconsciously made a sound, then pointed to himself and said,
"I, I'm revived?"
"That's right, Sloth has now changed his name to Geuse and is the High Priest of our Axis Church! And I am your goddess, Aqua!"
"Oh, oh!"
Geuse also nodded blankly.
The cultists were a bit confused and didn't understand the situation at first. But before they could react, Aqua immediately said,
"Now, you all wait here. Tomorrow, I'm going to take you to do something that will shake the world!"
As she spoke, Aqua raised her arm and shouted,
"Long live Goddess Aqua!"
Geuse was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had to cooperate, so he also shouted.
"Long live Goddess Aqua!"
The cultists looked at each other—
The next moment, they also shouted.
"Long live Goddess Aqua! Long live Goddess Aqua!!!"
The entire cave echoed with crazy and enthusiastic shouts.
It seemed...
Even more enthusiastic than when they were in the Witch Cult?
Satou Kazuma felt like the world was about to be turned upside down.
"Geuse, stop talking and go change your body."
"....."
......
After resolving the Witch Cult situation, Satou Kazuma and the others returned to the mansion with Geuse, just like in the previous timelines.
Geuse recognized Emilia, but she had completely forgotten him.
After chatting with Beatrice for a few words, Satou Kazuma noticed that Rem's gaze was constantly focused on Geuse.
He already knew that this was because of the witch scent on Geuse's body.
However, Satou Kazuma was a bit puzzled as to why Rem had such a strong hostility towards the Witch Cult.
"Rem."
"Kazuma... pervert, is there something you need?"
"You clearly just said my name, right?"
"Really? Rem accidentally forgot."
".....Let's not talk about that. Rem, I see that your attention has been on Geuse, is it because his body has a witch scent?"
Satou Kazuma asked deliberately.
"Can Kazuma-sama also smell it?"
Rem glanced at Geuse, then turned to look at Satou Kazuma and nodded.
"Yes, that guest named Geuse has a very obvious witch scent."
"In that case, I feel like you're very concerned about this scent, why is that?"
"Because those despicable Witch Cultists... stole my sister's horn."
"Horn?"
After Rem explained, Satou Kazuma learned that the horn was a body part of the Oni race, and it was also the source of their power and mana.
Oni race members who lost their horns could no longer gather mana, which was equivalent to death.
Ram used to be an incredibly rare genius among the Oni race. Rem could not compare to her at all. But one day, the Witch Cult attacked the Oni village, and Ram's horn was cut off in the battle.
Fortunately, the two of them were rescued by Roswaal, who happened to be passing by, which saved their lives. The two of them became maids at Roswaal's mansion because of this.
But Ram's horn had been cut off and could not be healed. After that, she could only survive with Roswaal's mana replenishment.
"I see."
Satou Kazuma nodded in understanding.
In a sense, the maids in this world really are the kind of people with super-strong battle power.
"Rem is inferior to her sister in everything. The only thing she can do now is to avenge her sister and eliminate the Witch Cult."
Rem's expression became extremely serious, but her eyes also revealed a trace of inferiority.
"I feel that you have a lot of advantages, like cooking and doing housework."
Satou Kazuma said.
Although they were both maids, Rem actually did more than half of the work.
"And most importantly! This is an advantage that only you have!"
Satou Kazuma's eyes became more serious than ever at that moment.
"What?"
"It's that you're bigger than your sister! According to my accurate measurements, you should be a C cup, while Ram is only a B cup!"
"Rem doesn't understand..."
Rem's face was full of question marks.
"It's nothing, it's not important. But regarding Ram's matter, perhaps Aqua can help!"
"My sister's injury cannot be healed. Even Lord Ferris, who has the title of Azure, cannot do it."
"That guy, tch!"
Satou Kazuma's face showed an expression of extreme contempt.
"Kazuma-sama?"
"Don't worry, Aqua, although her brain doesn't work very well, like her cerebral cortex has no folds and is bald, and any knowledge will slip away directly, and she's also lazy and likes to drink, but I have to admit, she's quite good at healing."
"Kazuma-sama...."
"I'm not lying to you."
"No, I mean... Aqua-sama is right behind you."
"Haha, Aqua!"
Satou Kazuma was greeted with Aqua's super standard arm-triangle choke as soon as he turned around.
"Say what you just said again!!!"
......
A few minutes later, Ram was called over to Aqua's side—Satou Kazuma was still unconscious, lying on the ground like a pile of trash. Unable to bear it any longer, Beatrice dragged him to the sofa by the window.
Aqua looked at Ram's forehead:
"Is it here?"
"Yes, Aqua-sama, but after all, it's been broken for many years."
Ram said to Aqua.
For the Oni race, the horn was like their arms and legs; it was part of their body. Once it was broken, it could not be regenerated.
Ram can currently only have her mana replenished from the outside, so she cannot use any magic at all.
If Ram could always be kept in her prime.....
Perhaps Roswaal would not be his opponent.
"Heal!"
As Aqua released her magic, a light enveloped Ram.
And Ram could clearly feel some changes happening on her forehead.
Mana.
Mana!
Ram could feel mana gradually gathering in her body.
She reached out in disbelief to touch her forehead.
That hard touch made Ram feel a bit unreal.
It was her horn.
Her horn had healed!
"Sister! Sister! Your horn has been restored!"
Rem shouted excitedly beside her. She was even a bit tearful and rushed forward to hug Ram tightly.
Emilia stood beside her with her hands on her chest, her mouth slightly open, and her pupils slightly constricted! She also couldn't believe the scene before her.
This was something that even Felix, the kingdom's strongest healer, could not do.
"Aqua-sama, thank you very much! We don't know how to repay this kindness!"
After calming down, Ram and Rem both bowed deeply to Aqua, while the latter puffed out her chest proudly:
"I am a real goddess!"
"Sister, then your current power..."
"I'll try it out."
Ram raised her hand and began to chant.
This was a relatively advanced wind magic, which Ram could not normally use.
But now, as a steady stream of mana poured into Ram's body, she could feel a long-lost power surging within her.
Bang!
It was a near sonic boom of howling wind. Even though Ram had restrained her power, the windows in the hall were blown open, and the door was even rudely folded in half. Everyone nearby had to grab onto the furniture to ensure they would not be affected by the hurricane.
Although it was a bit rusty, Ram could feel that had her power had completely returned.
"So, so amazing!"
Emilia couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She didn't expect Ram to have such strong power.
"That's great. Tomorrow we're going to subjugate the White Whale. Ram and Rem, you guys come with us too!"
Aqua said to the two of them with a smile.
"Yes!"
The two nodded at the same time.
"Um, sorry..."
At that moment, Natsuki Subaru frowned and looked in the direction of the window.
"Just now, when Ram was casting magic, it seemed like something... was blown away?"
"Kazuma, it's idiot Kazuma, ahhhhh!"
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