It is true that the request of the Fastrias was what made the central temple finally make a move, but… “I don’t need a payment to kill you!” I exclaimed, then tried striking her once more.

“Is that so? ” However, the moment she said that, a humongous amount of threads came to me at once, tying me up, completely stopping me from moving any further.

… I suppose it cannot be helped that I lost… There’s no way my strengthening could be enough to make me win, when even the five of us fighting together weren’t enough to defeat her.

I wanted to do something for them at least, but… It seems like I cannot, “I’m sorry everyone… For being such an unfit commander for you all.” I muttered.

The woman approached me… Seems like this is my end, “Kill me.” I told her. At least I’ll die with honor. I refuse to surrender.

Then, I closed my eyes, and waited for the inevitable harpoon blow that would end my life.

And yet… The pain did not come. I opened my eyes, and saw that the girl was just standing there, in front of me, “What’s wrong? Hurry up and kill me!” I exclaimed.

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“Why is the loser trying to give me orders?” She replied.

I couldn’t understand what she meant… What else is there to be done?

“The loser can’t choose how they die.” She said, “Regardless of surrendering or not, the one who decides the fate of the loser is the winner.” Then, she used her threads to pull the corpses of my subordinates near us, “”

She’s even defiling the dead… How far has she fallen onto chaos? “So you mean… You’ll play with my corpse once I die? Is that the fate awaiting me?” I asked her.

“No. I’ll use them to play with you.” That disgusting girl said.

… She can’t be serious.

“Oh, here you are, Tarou.” An insect arrived at her hand. I have no clue how it reached this underwater sanctuary, but there was something abnormal about that insect… “You see, this is a very sacred place, and the old man is probably empowered by being in such holy lands.

“So, if a certain holy knight was violated by her ex-subordinates, then eaten up from the inside by an insect… Don’t you think that would be enough to defile the place? This kind of blasphemy might be good at weakening its holy powers.”

… Absurd.

And yet, the four undead ex-holy knights rose, and approached me… There was no light in their eyes… No will to disobey her commands.

I couldn’t speak. To their very commander, they did those unspeakable things… And I could not resist either, for the threads kept me in place.

“Well, I hope you don’t mind being the breeding ground for my insects while they play with you.

“Tarou, you can go in from the ear.” As the woman said that, the insect started flying towards me… So this… This is the end of the 17th holy knights squad.

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