I'll kill you after I finish this game!

"Alright, alright, I understand. Although I don't know who trained you, it's clear that you've received a good education. As a soldier, you're passable."

Elunere waved her hand dismissively, interrupting Sakurai Hotaru's declaration of loyalty, then looked indifferently at her old friend and asked with an ambiguous tone, "That's what she said, so what about you, Brenner? What exactly do you want?"

Upon hearing this unavoidable question, Lisa sighed softly.

She shrugged nonchalantly, as if watching a good show, and replied without fear.

"Because the fifth altar is mine, what right do you, someone who came from behind, have to point fingers at me? Go back, Eluneore."

"what..."

Hotaru Sakurai couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the other person's impolite and bold reply.

She was unaware of the ill-fated relationship and strange affection between Lisa and Eluneore. Even though the magic cannon soldier was several dimensions stronger than her, Lisa, as an acquaintance, didn't back down from her.

In the past, no matter how much we argued or ridiculed each other, she was never afraid of power or authority.

Mary remained standing guard in front of Fujii Ren like a guardian angel, while Lisa calmly scolded her superior, and Eluneore, who was being scolded, was still smiling.

"hehe......"

As if Lisa had struck a nerve, Elunerei's body trembled uncontrollably, and she burst into laughter.

"Hehe, ahahaha, hahahahaha... This is quite a stretch for Brenner. What's wrong with you? This isn't the first time you've argued with me. Why are you so eager to conquer this land?"

“Because the number of remaining altars doesn’t match up, if you meddle, you’ll be in trouble,” Lisa replied calmly and frankly.

Sakurai Hotaru, who was standing to the side, did not understand what she meant at first, and Lisa explained it simply.

Express it in incredibly simple and concise language.

The remaining transmutation altars include the current hospital and four others, and the four members who have not yet personally opened them are Lisa, Hotaru Sakurai, Cain, and Valyria.

After all, personally opening a transmutation altar would earn them Reinhardt's favor, something the Three Knights had already received, so there was no need for that.

If Elunerei were to intervene, one of the remaining people would fall behind.

Elunere naturally understood what Lisa meant.

"Recalling Lord Heydrich's transmutation circle can bring the dead back to life or make oneself immortal."

After explaining the transmutation circle's greatest function to Sakurai Hotaru, Lisa coldly glanced at Eluneore and said, "So don't try to take it. You don't need that kind of thing anymore, do you? You were already full during World War II, weren't you? All the souls here belong to me."

Yes, the Eluneore Magic Cannon Soldier has already received the blessing of gold, so naturally she doesn't need that kind of thing anymore.

Schreiber and Michelle were the same; the three knights were arguably the captains with the largest amount of soul power.

"If someone asks me, I really don't need it."

With an indifferent smile playing on her lips and arms crossed, Elunere didn't even glance at Lisa beside her. She opened her eyes, filled with cold indifference, and said ruthlessly:

“But Lord Heydrich ordered me to personally open the altar of the fifth transmutation circle... In other words, His Highness intends to make use of this place, which means that someone is to be completely abandoned.”

Speaking the cruelest words without a care, and completely disregarding the presence of two colleagues on the scene, Elunere stared coldly into Lisa's heart.

Lisa looked at the other person silently and calmly, neither of them knowing what the other was thinking. Then, Elunere suddenly laughed again.

"Forget it, this is utterly boring. We've known each other for a while now, so I roughly know what you're thinking... Although I don't know your reasons, it seems like you want to spare someone's life. Are you trying to argue with me, anger me, and then use your own death to activate the Fifth Altar?... "

"..."

Even Lisa, who never showed her emotions, trembled slightly at this moment. Could it be said that she was indeed an old acquaintance, Eluneore?

Whether it's her keen insight or her ability to understand her, she's equally challenging.

Fortunately, Elunere didn't pursue Lisa's matter any further. Instead, she chuckled and walked towards Marie, who was protecting Fujii Ren.

Seeing this, Lisa had no choice but to speak up and stop them, calling out:

"and many more!"

"Shut up. It's a bit late now, but I really hate you."

Without turning her head, Elunerei's cold and ruthless words silenced Lisa, who retorted without any regard for their past friendship: "I don't want to listen to a bitch's sweet talk anymore. If you want to die, then hurt yourself."

“You—!” Lisa gritted her teeth, her body stiffening.

"You wretched woman, what a pathetic half-baked coward. This description is quite fitting for a pitiful woman like you." Elunere didn't stop belittling and mocking Lisa. She already disliked her. The only reason she could communicate and get along with her normally before was because some kind of "bond" connecting them was still there.

But now that Elunere's subordinate, the one named Beatrice, is gone, she has no reason to show her any kindness.

Finally, he gave Lisa a cold glance, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said with a sneer:

“Kilch Eisen and I are both soldiers. You are just a lowly person in uniform. Mother? A laughable prostitute.”

Having said that, Elunere looked at the silent Sakurai Hotaru to the side and coldly commanded:

“Hey little girl over there, here’s a simple and easy-to-understand order for you, who’s powerless to do anything: kill that bitch if she makes any unusual moves. If you want the fifth altar, then come and fight each other, Brenner.”

After all, killing children for personal gain is exactly what Lisa Brenner does.

Having said that, ignoring Sakurai Hotaru and Lisa who were holding their breath, Eluneore came to Mary.

She was tall and slender, towering over men, and looked down at the blonde girl who was silently staring at her, as if she were showing her affection.

"Not attacking me? I need her to get moving a bit more so that the brat behind you can incite those idiots over there. Can you wake her up for me?"

"...No, absolutely not!"

Mary rejected Eluneore, who was friendly and polite, without hesitation.

"I see, hehe..."

In response, Elunere chuckled softly, her polite demeanor vanishing as she looked at Mary expressionlessly and said:

"Are you going to protect her like this? That's great. As someone in a similar position, I'd like to ask you something."

"..."

Mary pursed her lips but did not reply.

But Elunere stepped forward, grasped the longbow in Mary's hand, and aimed the arrow that Mary had just conjured at her own head.

"Without a trace of murderous intent, do you truly understand what war is?"

Elunere had barely finished speaking her subtly meaningful words when—

Pfft——!

"what......"

Mary froze, because blood stained half of her cheek and the front of her clothes.

Elunere's neck suddenly snapped off, revealing a gruesome wound, and a large amount of warm blood gushed out from the side.

Blood splattered on Mary's face, hair, and clothes.

Mary was unable to make a sound and was having some difficulty breathing.

By the way, touching oneself is such an end; Elunere touched herself.

Since one has no awareness of luck, one is merely a tool for execution.

Of course, of course, but, but...

This wasn't the first time I'd seen blood; I'd witnessed countless battles with Titi, so why did the blood on me feel so different this time...?

"Beheaded princess, what happened to you? Haven't you ever seen blood before?"

With her neck broken and blood gushing out, Elunere looked down at the stunned Mary with a carefree laugh and said with amusement, "I have the honor of hearing about your past from Lord Heydrich. Putting aside the blood that has stained your life, how did you manage to maintain the demeanor of a princess while following that God of War? Or was she just too good at protecting you?"

"Ah...um..."

Mary opened and closed her mouth, unable to express what was on her mind.

She couldn't believe it; she had no idea. How could this person be alive after being beheaded?

"What are you surprised about? I am immortal."

Elunere raised an eyebrow at Mary's surprise and pushed her crooked neck back into place with her hand.

Then the wound on his neck disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the gushing blood stopped.

Although she had been beheaded, there wasn't a single wound left. Eluneore stared expressionlessly down at Marie, gently pushing away the arrow pointed at her, and said:

“You have no killing intent, no awareness. In the end, you are just a murder weapon. The young brat behind you uses you even less effectively than that martial god.”

"Killing intent...?"

"Yes, killing intent is the will to completely erase a person. You don't have that kind of awareness."

“I… am not the murder weapon, I am… Mary.”

Marie strongly resisted Eluneore's description of herself as a weapon without awareness or will.

From the beginning, anyone who touched her would die, which is why Mary became indifferent and heartless, unable to have any contact with anyone, and could only live like this.

I don't understand, I don't comprehend, I'm unmoved, I don't think, I don't take initiative...

Lian and Titi had also told her this, but the girl didn't know what kind of determination she had.

"I want to become a [human], to become Mary who can connect with everyone, Tohka, Titi, and Ren..."

People are very important, and the people you can connect with are very important.

Why is it so important that I don't want to become a murder weapon that can't even be called a human being?

That's because...

"As long as I'm with Ren, Titi, and the others, I can touch everyone, touch each and every one of them..."

As Mary desperately tried to prove she wasn't the murder weapon, Eluneore pointed out the contradictions in her words without expression, saying:

"So you want to kill me? Don't you see the contradiction in your words?"

"Well---"

Mary was speechless upon hearing this, unsure of what to say.

The desire to make contact was first sparked by Reiji, then nurtured by Tohka, and then cultivated by Skadi. Mary had long been aware of the comfort that comes with contact.

She gained all her memories from Skadi and Ren Fujii, and learned a great deal.

That's why Mary learned the true nature of murder for the first time.

The sorrow of being taken away, the pain of slipping from one's grasp.

From the time before the change until now, Mary has never questioned whether she did the right thing or not...