## Chapter 451 – Kim Kat and the Haunted House
ㅡKweeekkkkkkkk!!!!
Cool Cool, pumped up from proper nutrition and treatment, howled like a beast before its meal. The weak appearance was gone, replaced by a troll reborn as a monster embodying pure malice, crawling towards the condemned man using only its arms.
ㅡTwitch.
The arm muscles are impressive. Though thinner than those of the adult male troll I’d cut down before, they were more than enough for murder. Humans are fragile.
ㅡDrax.
That was no longer Cool Cool.
Just a monster regaining its true form.
“Uwaaaaaaaagh!!!!! F, fuck! You fucking bastards!!!!!!!! Open the door! Open it!!!!”
The condemned man, his arms restrained, desperately tried to escape. He pounded on the arena gate with his legs, but it wouldn’t open again. He’d need Heavenly Demon Advent Steps to break the bars with his feet.
“Open the door, you goddamn sons of bitches!!!!!!”
The condemned man was unarmed.
Only his two legs were his limited lifeline.
From the start, it was a one-sided execution show.
“You sons of bitches, open the door, you fuckers!!!!!”
The theme of the day would simply be the sight of a helpless condemned man running and being torn apart by a troll. The audience loved that kind of thing.
“Wahahahaha!!”
“Kyahahaha! He’s screaming!”
“Troll! It looks so scary!!”
“Haha! Look at him run!”
The audience pointed and gleefully mocked the condemned man. No one pitied him. The common ideology of the people living in this era was that heinous criminals should be brutally killed after receiving excessive retribution.
“Hey, condemned man! The troll’s coming! Run faster! It’s no fun if you die in one hit!”
A mischievous boy in a seat above the condemned man, who was plastered against the gate, shouted mockingly, causing the condemned man to froth at the mouth and spit.
“You bastard! Come down here! Come down here! I’ll curse you!”
“Hehe! Just run! You pathetic rapist! Get raped by the troll!”
“Sheeeeeeit!!!! Come down here, you son of a bitch!!”
Laughter erupted from the audience at the sight.
“Hmm, a troll… it looks amazing.”
“It’s a real monster. One of my neighbors was taken by a troll when I was young.”
“An inhuman monster!”
Some were amazed and impressed by Cool Cool’s appearance. No, that troll was no longer Cool Cool, but Drax, the arena’s new executioner.
ㅡKweeekkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!
Anyway, Drax looked even more grotesque because, unlike its extremely pumped-up upper body, its legs seemed almost as thin as chopsticks.
It reminded me of the Sanwa Money mascot, but I couldn’t call something that had become excessively strong Sanwa Money.
Drax, who had become an Ancient Hyper-Sanwa Money, dashed around the arena using only its arms. It was incredibly fast. But it was just barely slower than a human running.
“Fuck!”
The condemned man ran desperately as Drax approached.
“There is no salvation even if you run, heinous criminal! Know your sins and die miserably!!! Meet your end while receiving hatred and curses!”
Elise, who had somehow become engrossed, was also shouting and shaking her body above my head. She really liked this kind of thing. I grabbed Elise’s thigh and held her firmly in place.
ㅡKuaaaaaagh!!!
The condemned man, who had been running for a while, was finally caught by Drax.
The human was faster than the disabled troll, but the troll had stronger endurance and stamina. And there was nowhere to run in the circular arena.
ㅡKweeekkkkkkkkkk!!
Cool Cool… what was Drax looking at now?
The hateful monster lifted the condemned man. It looked like a mythical demon trying to roast another evil being in the sun’s fire.
Monster and condemned man. There was hardly a more fitting combination.
Soon.
ㅡCrackkkkkkkk!!!
“Keuh…!”
Drax tore the condemned man in half.
With a tremendous sound, blood and entrails were scattered across the arena floor. The troll roared and devoured the condemned man’s flesh, drinking the blood. Its mouth was large, and its teeth were sharp. The monster craved meat.
ㅡA natural sight.
“Waaaaaaaah!!!”
“Oh, God of Order!”
The audience and Elise were ecstatic at the murder show that had taken place as if it were natural.
Trolls are murderous monsters.
That was their essence and truth.
As I watched the scene, I thought of the hunchback in Oros Village. Had the village forgiven him, or had they punished him?
ㅡCrunch crunch.
The cruel serial killer and horrific rapist disappeared into the troll’s throat. It was truly just retribution. Only when the corpse had completely disappeared did the arena’s armed breeder squad come out with nets and restraining spears.
As I watched, I tried to grasp the true thread of Fusion Confucianism that was wriggling inside me. Justified madness. The weight of sin. What can be done and what should not be done.
The world was noisy with the cheers of the audience.
As I concentrated, the sound gradually faded away.
In that silence, just as my consciousness was about to sink back into my inner self,
“Saint, the execution is over.”
Elise said, placing her hand on my head.
I snapped back to my senses.
“Shall I put you down?”
“Um… no. Please wait a moment. I want to see the troll being taken away.”
“Hehehe, okay.”
“Thank you.”
The armed breeders dragged Drax away.
I watched the scene until the end before putting Elise down.
“Elise. Was it fun?”
“Fun… I suppose. Rather than fun, I simply felt joy at seeing something just.”
“That’s what fun is. The fun of enjoying entertainment.”
“…I see.”
“Well, since we’re here, shall we watch another match?”
“It’s alright. Let’s go out now.”
I went outside with Elise.
As we talked, I learned that Elise’s tastes were only in shows where gladiators killed monsters and shows where criminals were executed. Just those two.
She said there was no reason or meaning to watch gladiators fight each other.
Elise’s impression was that it was unpleasant to watch if the ones dying weren’t criminals or monsters.
She just wanted to see monsters or heinous criminals die.
“Anyway, Elise. Don’t worry about me. I’ve already fully recovered.”
“As expected, you are very strong, Saint.”
“Hehehe, you’re stronger. You’re stronger than me.”
“No. If I were stronger than you, I wouldn’t have been neutralized by the succubus’s binding spell.”
I thought that was a matter of compatibility. I talked with Elise for a while before letting her go. She had to go write a report now.
“Then, Saint. I plan to return the day after tomorrow morning.”
“I’ll go to the gate then. Get home safe.”
“Hehe. I understand. Please rest well too, Saint. Divine Friend!”
“Yeah! We are Divine Friends!”
After parting ways with Elise, I returned home.
It was still before lunchtime.
“You’re back?”
“Ah, Lady Risha, you’re awake? I just went out for a bit.”
I went inside and saw Lady Risha sitting on the sofa on the first floor. She said that everyone was just waking up and washing up. Lady Risha had woken up a bit early. I could hear squealing from the bathroom.
“Hehehe, last night was truly amazing. To play with this lady’s body like that. You’re a truly wicked child.”
Lady Risha, smiling sweetly, hugged me. I naturally put my hand around her waist and stroked her butt.
“It’s because Lady Risha is so pretty.”
“Hngh… my butt…”
“But what’s that on the table?”
On the table was the high imp’s bracelet that I had given to Lady Risha.
“Ah… the confirmation is complete. It seems that it is indeed an item from Pandemonium.”
“Oh. As expected, Lady Risha. The pattern engraved on that bracelet was indeed the language of Hell?”
“That is correct.”
I sat down on the sofa and listened to a brief explanation.
The bracelet worn by the high imp was indeed an item from Hell. I could say that it was certain now.
It wasn’t just the succubus that had come from Hell.
“Anyway, tell me in detail about the story of defeating the succubus.”
Yesterday, I had omitted some explanations, so I explained in more detail. Hildegard’s words and actions, her purpose, and everything she had said.
“An existence that is so obsessed with men… she may indeed come back. But rest assured. She will not be able to invade this house where this lady has settled.”
Lady Risha, as if trying to comfort me, tickled my chin as she spoke.
I wasn’t particularly worried.
I would never fear an existence that I had already defeated. In the first place, I had struggled against Hildegard because Elise had been captured.
“Hehehe, I’m relieved.”
And I couldn’t imagine that a succubus could stand up to Lady Risha. Although she had plenty of magic power, her combat power was less than mine.
“To dare to lay a hand on this lady’s partner, the sin is very great.”
But the beings that came from Hell were said to be weakened, so did that mean that the high imp and the succubus also had weakened combat power?
“But if she is a woman who can pour affection on you, this lady welcomes her. The more wives who can relieve your lust, the better.”
“Huh? No, that’s what Claudia would say, right?”
“That child’s thoughts and this lady’s thoughts have many similarities.”
“Oh my god.”
With such shocking remarks, the bathroom door opened.
“Hehe, Risha, you’re saying good things?”
“It’s only natural.”
Claudia came over while drying her hair. Claudia and Lady Risha were the same age, so they had already become very close.
ㅡSwoosh.
Winia, pretending not to be interested, brushed past me and said softly.
“You die, you darkie.”
“Gasp.”
Anyway, it was a day off, and everyone had washed up, so it would be good to have a meal together. I was about to suggest eating out when Karin threw a towel at my head and said.
“Ah, I’m so hungry. Husband. Let’s eat out today. Winia knows a good place.”
“Let’s do that.”
Today was eating out.
* * *
“Elise… I’ll miss you!!”
“I will miss you too. But, my reunion with you, Saint, is!”
Confirmed!
“Ah, yes! We are bound to reunite!”
“That’s right!”
I had no doubt that I would reunite with Elise.
Whenever something happened, she would come running here, so there was no way we wouldn’t meet.
“Our bodies may be apart, but we are connected by faith and friendship!”
“Then, shall we do that one last time?”
“Divine… are you talking about that? Ugh… I’m still a little embarrassed.”
She did it well when she was excited, but she was still very embarrassed in normal times.
“Embarrassed! Don’t tell me you don’t want to do it!”
“A, no! It’s not that I don’t want to do it!”
Elise, her face red, shouted.
“Hehehe.”
I quietly reached out my arm.
I shouldn’t shout if she’s embarrassed.
“S, Saint…?”
When I didn’t shout, Elise carefully looked up at my face, then smiled brightly as if she was happy, and reached out her arm.
“See you next time!”
“I understand!”
Elise said that she would return on the regular merchant caravan bound for Krasheim that was departing. After saying goodbye, the caravan departed, and Elise waved her arm and followed it.
Goodbye, Elise.
I stretched and headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.
I had to make money now.
Helping Elise with the investigation wasn’t very lucrative. Lady Risha warned me that the high imp’s bracelet was clearly a demonic item, so selling it anywhere could lead to trouble.
She said that I could get a reward if I returned it to the church, but I didn’t have much use for holy water right now, so I decided to keep it at home for now.
ㅡBuzz buzz.
The Adventurer’s Guild was always noisy.
But it seemed especially noisy today, so I looked into it and found out some strange information.
That mansion that Copson had mentioned before.
Adventurers who went there were disappearing. That wouldn’t be a problem, but not only the village on the way there, but also other travelers were disappearing.
People were disappearing in groups.
“What the fuck is this shit.”
