One-way traffic

Subaru Natsuki then presented the plan that had already been decided.

"Reinhard and I plan to make a surprise trip there at nine o'clock tomorrow."

"Back then, that guy Regulus... intended for Emilia to become his 'wife.'"

"Lady Emilia? Becoming the wife of a witch cultist?!"

"But don't worry, Rem, Ram, I'll stop that guy together with Reinhard..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but look at the other person.

“…Um…”

"You don't need to ask."

The first one smiled casually.

Then, he slowly got up from the chair.

"Even without you saying it, I would have killed that kind of guy."

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"—Goo?!"

Next, in a certain area.

The young man known as the Bishop of Gluttony, Ray Badenkatos.

suddenly.

He clutched his heart, as if there was something utterly disgusting about it.

"…What’s wrong with you?"

At a table near him sat a white-haired boy.

He was drinking a glass of red wine.

"You don't look well. Oh dear, could it be that you're having a heart attack?"

"How can it be…"

After taking several deep breaths, the Bishop of Gluttony spoke with trembling eyes.

"The memory of someone I devoured... vanished from my soul?!"

"…What?"

"No...it shouldn't be like this, it's like it canceled out? That's even more impossible! In this world, there should only be one memory belonging to a person, could it be that kid...? That kid named Natsuki Subaru did this? But can he have that kind of ability? Can he do something like this?!"

"Hey... what are you doing—"

"Aaaaaah, damn it all!!! Food... the delicacies I crave, disappearing for no apparent reason, is like having my hard-won hunted prey stolen by some unknown thief! Disrespectful!! It's disgusting, I have no appetite at all!!"

Seeing the Bishop of Gluttony standing there, kicking the table and chairs in anger, the white-haired boy was speechless and didn't know what to say.

"Ugh~ What an unpleasant fellow. How can someone like you be a fellow Archbishop of Sin with me? Are you kidding me?"

"What--?!"

"Why, are you dissatisfied?"

The Bishop of Gluttony stared wide-eyed at Regulus with a murderous look.

"You're being way too arrogant!"

"Ha, you're the one who's got it wrong. You're the one who should get this straight."

Click.

The boy crushed the wine glass in his hand slightly and then stood up.

"listen."

Regulus Cornias, the Bishop of Greed.

He spoke each word as if stating a fact.

"In this world, I am the absolute strongest. Even in the entire Witch Cult, no matter how many of you come, you will never be my match."

"I am an Archbishop of Sin just like you, only because there are only a few Archbishops of Sin. That's right... If there were a higher position, I could create a decisive gap between myself and you."

"Now you should understand just how big the gap is between you ants and me, you disgusting insects."

"you…!!"

The Bishop of Gluttony glared at him through gritted teeth.

However, now is not the time for infighting.

"Let me make this clear beforehand: I will absolutely not help you when facing that sword saint named Reinhard."

"It doesn't matter."

Regulus simply smiled and said this without any concern.

"That kind of stuff is just garbage...that's right."

"Everyone in this world except me is utterly worthless trash."

That's not an exaggeration, nor is it wishful thinking.

For Regulus, the bishop of greed.

Truly, there is no one more perfect than him in this world.

He is truly the strongest.

"I'm really looking forward to tomorrow."

He walked to the window on the side, looked at the moonlit sky outside, and at the same time looked at someone behind him.

Wearing a wedding dress.

A beautiful girl with long purple hair was tied up in the room.

“My new wife… soon, the time will come for us to become husband and wife.”

"If any trash tries to cause trouble, I'll turn them into pure scum."

"After all, I'm the strongest, right?"

Regulus always firmly believed this.

Chapter 855 White hair and silver hair? They're pretty much the same, aren't they?

Nighttime.

The planned rescue of Emilia is scheduled for tomorrow morning. According to the information Emilia sent, it will be around nine o'clock, the time when she will be dragged away by that Bishop of Greed and forced into a wedding, where he will take her as his "wife".

When that time comes, Reinhard will also lend a helping hand.

Even considering the combined strength of so many people, Subaru Natsuki believes that defeating the Archbishop of Greed, Regulus Kornias, is still a difficult task.

Even Subaru Natsuki himself doesn't know what kind of abilities he possesses.

However, this kind of thing is perfectly fine as long as one side is in the right.

If they wanted, the first one, who could now directly manipulate space, would appear before that guy named Regulus and, with a power intensity that the other party could never react to, would mercilessly overwhelm him.

However, Accelerator still has its own plans.

Therefore, he did not bring up the idea, but stayed at the mansion with Hatsune Miku for the night, and would go to the destination the next morning.

"This is amazing!!"

Sitting in the restaurant, Natsuki Subaru was so excited that he almost jumped up and shouted.

The luxurious long table was laden with all sorts of dishes.

These delicacies not only look incredibly appetizing, but they also taste exceptionally good; describing them as delicacies from land and sea is no exaggeration.

"After all these months, to be able to eat Rem's homemade food again... it's just so incredibly touching, waaaaaah!!!"

“…I’m talking about Barus.”

"What's wrong, Ram? Um, my mouth is full of these delicious foods, so I'm a little tongue-tied. I'm so sorry—"

"Does the food I make really taste so bad and disgusting to you?"

--pause.

Natsuki Subaru, who was enjoying his meal, stopped what he was doing abruptly. He felt an invisible killing intent permeating every corner of the world.

"No, no, no, how could such a thing happen!"

"That must be true! Oh well... even Ram herself knows just how terrible Ram's cooking skills are."

"Yeah, that's true, but there's nothing we can do about it..."

"Very well, that's exactly what you were thinking, wasn't it?"

"Huh? No, no, that wasn't it! I just misspoke! Don't point dangerous things at people, it could kill them!!"

Ram was holding a kitchen knife, while Subaru Natsuki was running away in terror.

This comical scene did bring a slight easing to the tense atmosphere.

"...It feels so strange."

"Huh? Is something strange?"

While both were seated at the dining table, Hatsune Miku was quietly enjoying the food Rem had prepared.

Rem herself stood right next to him.

"For Rem, cooking for Subaru and everyone else should be a very normal thing."

The demon girl seemed to not quite understand this.

"Why do my sister and Subaru both have such nostalgic expressions on their faces?"

"Of course! Rem, you have no idea, while you were gone for the past few months, Beatrice and I ate Ram's roasted sweet potatoes every single day!!"

"Is roasted sweet potato bad?! Are you sure you can only make some amazing dishes, Barus?!"

Seeing this scene, Rem still blinked in confusion.

"It's okay... Anyway, Rem is back now, and nothing will happen to her in the future. Just know that, right?"

"Hmm... Miss Hatsune is right."

Rem nodded.

However, her expression still seemed somewhat somber.

"However, as for the claim that nothing will happen in the future, we should wait until we rescue Lady Emilia before making that statement."

"That's true..."

Only after rescuing Emilia and bringing her back here will life in this mansion be truly complete.

After quickly dismissing the thought, Rem looked around.

"what?"

"Hmm? What's wrong now?"

"Nothing, just..."

The little maid looked at Hatsune Miku with some confusion.

Where did Accelerator go...?

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This is the corridor of the Roswaal House.

Along the side of the corridor are countless wooden doors, resembling guest rooms.

Accelerator knows this place.

Under the dim light, he walked down the corridor and his gaze settled on one of the doors.

According to Ram and Subaru, the forbidden library here was almost burned down, but fortunately it was saved and it is now back to normal.

He opened the door without hesitation.