One-way traffic

"Subaru, you've finally arrived."

"Oh, Reinhard!"

Seeing this man makes me feel a sense of security.

So far, Subaru Natsuki has encountered many difficulties. Apart from being rescued by Accelerator at the very beginning, he has relied on the strength of the man in front of him to overcome any heavyweight enemies he encounters on his journey afterward.

No one would doubt the strength of this knight.

It is most appropriate for him to be in charge of Emilia's safety.

"It's been a long time, Subaru."

"It's only been a day, how can that be considered a long time?"

Reinhard first greeted Natsuki Subaru politely.

then.

This was the first time he had truly turned his attention to someone standing next to him.

"...I never expected to meet you again in a place like this."

"Humph."

Reinhard's expression changed.

"Compared to that time, you seem to be very different now."

"You haven't changed at all."

"Haha, you're right... After all, I've reached a bottleneck, so there probably won't be much change, right?"

"That's hard to say. Maybe one day you'll undergo a change you can't even imagine."

"I hope that day will ever come..."

The back-and-forth conversation between the two left Natsuki Subaru somewhat bewildered.

"Uh…"

He looked at Accelerator and Reinhard with surprise.

"When did you two become so close?"

"No, Subaru, we were actually talking about..."

"Alright, that's enough. Let's stop arguing if it's pointless."

Realizing that a haphazard explanation would cause trouble, Accelerator simply stopped Reinhard.

"So, where is the guy we need to take care of?"

Upon hearing this, Reinhard's expression immediately turned serious.

"Once you go through that next big door, you'll reach the church that Regulus prepared."

"church?"

"In order to marry Miss Emilia as his so-called 'wife,' he even went so far as to hire a priest to hold a wedding ceremony for him in a church."

Accelerator did not interrupt; this was a conversation between Reinhard and Subaru.

but.

From any perspective, that guy named Regulus sounds like nothing more than a scumbag with a twisted sense of humor.

"It's almost time."

It was almost nine o'clock in the morning.

Reinhard and Subaru Natsuki nodded to each other and then headed toward the church.

"Amelia... wait for me!"

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Today is a very happy day for Regulus Kornias.

He found his soulmate, right here, right now.

I will become husband and wife with her.

"Awaited."

The one who changed into a pure white suit was none other than the great bishop of sin, representing lust.

However, it was a very happy moment.

But for Regulus, this happiness was just a fleeting moment of excitement.

"My bride, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

Gazing at the girl before him, who possessed unparalleled beauty.

Emilia.

She has long purple hair, an exquisite, elfin face, fair skin, and a great figure.

Now, she has changed into a brand new wedding dress.

The girl holding flowers stood behind the priest. Although the priest's expression was stiff and fearful, Regulus didn't seem to care.

Of course, he didn't pay any attention to the expression in Emilia's eyes.

“You will be my wife, yes… right now, and from this day forward.”

"..."

The girl had no intention of responding to him.

Emilia simply stood there, staring at the ground with an expression of rejection and unbearable discomfort.

She clutched the flowers tightly in her hand.

"Oh my, my bride is so cute... she's actually shy about it."

"You... you never intended to care about my wishes, did you?"

"How could that be! How could I possibly disregard your wishes and treat you as a mere tool to be used?!"

The bishop of lust was gesturing wildly, appearing extremely excited.

of course.

That expression only lasted for three seconds.

“My dearest wife… the wishes I bear are your wishes.”

"…What?"

"That's right, that's correct... only this is the truth."

As he spoke, he walked toward the stage in front of him.

The priest standing to the side trembled slightly as the other person approached.

"That's how it's always been. All the wives I've had carry my consciousness, and I understand all their thoughts from the bottom of my heart."

"But they can't understand this, they can't understand my good intentions... I was just trying to fulfill their desire to live with me from the very beginning, I was just trying to fulfill the fate ordained by God."

"It's not for my own selfish desires, but for the happiness of you 'wives' who belong to me, that I've married you all."

What... are you kidding me!

Emilia felt an unbearable nausea rising in her heart, and instinctively wanted to get away from this man.

In the days since he captured her, she has heard similar words countless times.

To this bishop of lust, everything he said seemed like a philosophical truth.

But in reality, even street thugs should understand that all of this is just wishful thinking on his part, a one-sided bunch of nonsense.

To place one's own will above all the thoughts of others, to disregard everything about others, to be immersed in one's own values, and to casually claim that "all of this has nothing to do with one's own selfish desires."

This is "greed".

Regulus, who had never considered Emilia's wishes, would never even think about any of this.

He will only believe that everything he does is right.

"Come on, my lovely wife."

Regulus gripped Emilia's wrist tightly.

"Only you are worthy of me... Come! Right here! At this moment! Marry me—"

"I don't want it!"

The words, spoken in an instant, resounded throughout the entire church.

"Wha, what?!"

Even Regulus himself was taken aback.

The pastor standing nearby was so frightened that he couldn't speak and quickly stepped back.

"I said, I don't want to! I don't want to marry someone like you!!"

"...You must be joking, my bride—"

"How could I possibly like someone like you who just imposes his own ideas on others?"

I've had enough.

Despite feeling both physically and mentally repulsed by the man before her, Emilia didn't hesitate to express her disgust.

"and."

But this is not the fundamental reason why Dreglus found it truly unacceptable.

The next sentence.

"Moreover, I already have...the person I truly belong to in my heart!"

distortion.

Only after hearing those words and fully understanding their meaning did Regulus's expression truly turn ugly.

"you this…"

In fact, he himself knows it very well.

To date, none of his wives have truly wanted to stay by his side.

However, no one dares to say such a thing to his face.

Because they were afraid, afraid of their own immense power as Archbishops of Sin.

These women, who only know how to be dominated, are incapable of resisting such behavior.

however--

Emilia, standing before him, spoke those words to him without any mercy.

To this self, the Bishop of Greed?!?!

"You damn bastard...!"

His face contorted, and he raised his hand as if to unleash an unprecedented attack.

then.

In that instant, the church doors were blasted open.

"Varied--?!"

Before Regulus could react, the door had already transformed into a powerful missile, striking the church mercilessly.

Boom! !

A violent dust storm then erupted.

The entire church shook from the sudden impact and was on the verge of collapsing.

"Cough...cough!"

A series of coughs came from outside the door.