From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

"Why! The Gospel wants me to do such a thing!? During this period, at this opportunity, under these circumstances, what is the witch thinking? Is it something that someone as lowly as me can't even fathom?"

A line of crooked writing appeared in the Gospel—

Arrogance brings companions, not enemies; follow their instructions.

P.S.: I've read all the comments. My original idea was to have Kazuma and Aqua change the art style of this world, turning it into a nonsensical Konosuba style. However, it seems many people don't like that, so I'll adjust it later!

Chapter 81: Aqua, now you are just being lazy!

Kazuma Sato wanted to write more, but due to time constraints, he could only manage to write this sentence in a crooked and awkward manner.

At this moment, he was also a little nervous, after all, Kazuma Sato was not sure if his guess was accurate.

Although Kazuma Sato doesn't know much about the Witch Cult, if Petitchius's Gospel and Beatrice's Book of Wisdom are similar in function, then perhaps the Witch Cult also acts according to the instructions in the Gospel.

Kazuma Sato just stole the Gospels to verify this point.

He was fairly certain that Petitchius was a fanatical believer, and therefore he should have obeyed the instructions in the Gospels unconditionally.

but.....

My handwriting seems rather ugly, no, it's terribly ugly.

After all, I wrote it secretly when no one was paying attention, and my pen-holding posture was a bit awkward. The writing on the Gospels was so illegible that it was barely legible.

If Petitchius had been even slightly more sensible...

"This is the Witch's Gospel instruction! But I simply cannot understand it! Why is it like this! And why are the instructions she left behind different from before!? Could it be...?"

Petritchius made an incredulous sound, his face almost pressed against the Gospels, as if trying to confirm the words on the book even further.

Kazuma Sato, meanwhile, tried to remain as composed as possible as he looked around at his surroundings.

If a battle is to break out next, we'll have to rely on Elsa's power. After all, if I use the same method as in the last playthrough, I'll probably attract the white whale again.

"Could it be that the witch has changed her opinion of my existence? Has she shown me new favor? This is a trial, not a trial for the vessel, but a trial for me!"

Petitchius's face lit up with a look of sudden realization, and then he actually bowed to Natsuki Subaru, Sato Kazuma, and the others.

"Forgive my rudeness! I never imagined I would be so lazy! Lazy! Lazy! I'm so incredibly lazy! You are her chosen ones, her agents! If you have any instructions, please give them as soon as possible! I, I, I, I will definitely, diligently, complete them! Diligently!"

Petitchius shouted with boundless excitement.

"Let's postpone today's trial and take us to your base!"

"Postponed? Fine, fine! Although I can't fathom the witch's intentions, yes, since it's her order, I will diligently fulfill it, diligently! My brain is trembling!"

Petitchius's face revealed a slightly manic smile, and then he turned around and brought Sato Kazuma and the others back to the base.

. . . . . .

This is a cave deep within the forest of Roswaal's mansion. Due to the complex terrain of the forest and the presence of magical beasts, no one would ever come to this place.

Upon entering the cave, Subaru Natsuki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He had never imagined that it would be such a hidden world, transformed into a fully equipped fortress.

"When...did you arrive?"

Natsuki Subaru was well aware that the Witch Cult had infiltrated this area quite some time ago, to achieve this level of infiltration.

"After that foolish activity was carried out in this country, we learned of the existence of the silver-haired half-demon, who is the vessel for the re-emergence of the witch!"

"She has a name, her name is Emilia."

Subaru Natsuki said to Petitchius with utmost seriousness.

"The name doesn't matter. She's just a vessel. Whatever the name is, it's meaningless."

Petitchius replied.

Upon hearing the other party's words, a hint of displeasure flashed across Natsuki Subaru's face, but he was also very clear that this was a very important occasion and they absolutely could not reveal their true identities.

"Since you, the Sloth, and Pride are both here, where are the other Archbishops of Sin?"

"I asked, Kazuma Sato."

"They are utterly disloyal to the witch; they are either petty thieves or utterly lazy! Even if they were given the instructions of the Gospel, they might not obey!"

As he spoke, Petitchius's face revealed utter disgust.

It seems the relationship between the Archbishops of Sin is not very good.

And it seems...

Other priests of grave sin may not necessarily follow the instructions in the Gospels.

What exactly caused these guys to get together?

"Please be sure to let me know if you need anything. You are the people who have been favored and chosen, and I will certainly do my best to cooperate!"

Petitchius said.

"Do you have anything to eat?"

Aqua immediately asked.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll have my beloved subordinates prepare it for you right away!"

About ten minutes later, a wide table in a room was set out with all sorts of food.

Kazuma Sato's gaze swept over the food. He had initially thought that these witch cultists might not be eating human food, but it seemed that their food was no different from that of ordinary people. It was probably meat hunted in the forest, and the taste was even quite good.

"You've been quite diligent in getting here all this way!"

Petitchius asked with a smile, "Now only he remains in this room with Sato Kazuma and the others; the other witch cultists are already waiting outside."

"So, what's our next plan? We can't wait to show her our love!"

"The witch's instructions! Let us eat and drink our fill first!"

As Aqua answered Petitchius's question, she frantically ate, stuffing the piece of meat in front of her directly into her mouth.

Before coming here, Aqua said that Kazuma Sato's plan was too risky, but now she seems to have completely adapted to life here and is even enjoying it.

"Hiss... That makes sense. Only when we are well-fed and watered can we better carry out the instructions of the Gospel!"

Petitchius seemed to understand the situation and nodded.

Do you have any alcohol here?

"Alcohol? No, that's something that makes people lazy, we—"

"What do you mean by 'something that makes people lazy'? I won't allow you to talk about those kids like that!"

"...As expected, it really is a trial. I still can't understand the meaning behind everyone's words..."

“Jude… Petitchius.”

Just then, Beatrice, sitting next to Kazuma Sato, stared intently at Petitchius, her past memories flooding back into her mind.

She never imagined that the gentle and kind-hearted Qiu Si would turn into such a crazy person.

Do you remember Betty?

"Betty? Never heard of that name before. Are you also a follower of witch's love?"

Petitchius tilted his head at a ninety-degree angle to look at Beatrice, having no recollection of ever seeing her before.

Kazuma Sato noticed a hint of sadness flashing in Beatrice's eyes.

Just then, as if he had thought of something, Kazuma Sato turned to look at Aqua and whispered:

"Goddess of Waste, did you say last time that this guy seemed to be under some kind of curse?"

"That's right. Although it's a bit different from what I've seen before, it should be pretty much the same."

"Could you try to purify the curse on him?"

"I asked, Kazuma Sato."

According to Beatrice's account, Petitchius was definitely not like this before, perhaps because of the curse.

If the curse were removed, perhaps they wouldn't need to fight Sloth anymore.

"It should work!"

Aqua then took some more food, stuffed it into her mouth, and walked over to Petitchius.

"Hey, not now!"

Before anyone else could react, Aqua had already reached out and placed her hand on Petichous.

"?"

The next instant, Aqua activated her goddess power, and lightning bolts erupted from Petitchius's body, causing even the latter, who was experiencing pain, to scream in agony.

"This looks amazing! I'd love to try it out."

Elsa's eyes were filled with curiosity, while Kazuma Sato leaned slightly away from her.

Beatrice stared in disbelief at the scene before her.

This is a situation involving gods and demons.

In a short while, the light disappeared. Aqua took a deep breath, clapped her hands, and then turned to look at everyone:

"Everything's all taken care of!"

"Hey, hey, hey, this is way too sudden! I didn't tell you to do it now!"

Kazuma Sato was utterly speechless.

He was just asking a simple question, intending to find an opportunity to be alone with Petitchius before trying again, never expecting that Aqua would actually take action.

And it caused such a big commotion.

The other members of the Witch Cult will definitely notice!

Are we going to cut open his intestines?

Elsa asked immediately, seemingly with some anticipation.

"no!"

He glanced to the side, where Petitchius lay unconscious on the ground, seemingly unable to regain consciousness anytime soon.

Just then, voices from other witch cultists came from outside the door.

"Lord Sloth! What happened over there?"

"I think I just heard a strange sound coming from inside!"

"what happened?"

"What do we do? What do we do? Kazuma! Think of something!"

Aqua immediately panicked and looked at Kazuma Sato with a pleading expression.

"Oh~ Can we cut open the witch cultist's intestines now? I can't wait!"

Elsa had already taken out two scimitars and was holding them in her hands, looking eagerly toward the door.

Kazuma Sato's mind raced. Looking at the unconscious Petitchius on the ground, and then at Aqua, an idea immediately popped into his head.

"Aqua, don't you have the ability to imitate voices? Go ahead and try imitating this guy's voice! Now you're the Archbishop of Sloth!"

Aqua had previously demonstrated to Kazuma Sato her ability to mimic voices.

Now is the time for him to shine!

"oh oh!"

Aqua finally understood what Kazuma Sato meant, turned to face the door, and cleared her throat:

"I'm sharing information about the witch with arrogance! Don't come any closer! Pain, pain is the feeling of being alive! It's quite, quite, quite exciting. It's really, really, really, really, really! My brain is trembling! What are you all still doing at the door? You're so lazy! We need to be more diligent!"

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Subaru Natsuki stared at Aqua, somewhat bewildered.

He never expected that Aqua would make the same sound as Petitchius.

It can be said to be exactly the same!

Not only their timbre and tone of voice, but even their verbal tics are the same.

"As ordered!"