[ "Sins will turn into wedges, and will never let the sinner go." As Daphne(?) spoke, the next moment—
Crack!
Subaru's entire body shattered onto the ground, quite literally in pieces here and there. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Subaru!"
Beatrice cried out, and then suddenly realized—
"Judging the sins of people. This isn't the Gluttony Witch, Daphne, but…"
"Subaru-kun!"
"Subaru?!"
"Huh? Natsuki-san?!"
"Boss?! What's going on?"
Rem, Emilia, and the others were completely bewildered by this scene.
"I pro~bably know what's go~ing on. Rest assured, Subaru doesn't feel any pain. Look, he didn't even scream."
"He's in pieces like that, and it doesn't hurt? Isn't it because being shattered into pieces makes him unable to scream in pain, rather than because it doesn't hurt?"
Garfiel said.
"If it really hurt, he would na~turally scream. The screen hasn't gone black, which means Subaru's eyes are still looking, meaning his scattered sensory organs~are still working."
Roswaal said.
"Even if it really doesn't hurt…"
Deep worry showed on Rem's face.
"Even if it really doesn't hurt, his spiritual body is indeed damaged. Will his physical body suffer harm as well?"
Emilia asked Roswaal, voicing Rem's thoughts.
"Perhaps it will. But look at how Subaru is alive and well now, doesn't that mean he's fi~ne?"
Roswaal concluded.
—
[ "Ugh, ah… wha, 're you do…" Subaru was probably trying to say, 'What are you doing?'
It seemed Roswaal was right; Subaru was indeed able to speak.
"Even though you aren't a bad guy, you still think of yourself as a sinner. Baru, you're so kind; it's so pitiful. It must be very painful."
Daphne(?) squatted down, stroking Subaru's head with her hand.
"Typhon's goal has been achieved. The rest is… Eh? Ah, I see."
The Gluttony Witch Daphne(?) stood up and dusted off her knees.
Then, just as Echidna had disappeared and Daphne(?) had appeared, Daphne's(?) appearance dispersed and decomposed in the form of particles, and then gradually reconstructed… ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Typhon…? In other words…"
Yuriusu spoke in a deep voice.
"Yes, indeed. She wasn't the Gluttony Witch, Daphne. She was…"
Beatrice paused, and then Puck continued:
"She was the Pride Witch, Typhon."
"She is the one whose remains are in Priestella, attracting the Archbishops of the Witch Cult… Typhon."
Anastasia narrowed her eyes and said softly.
"But wait, what did Typhon mean by 'Even though you aren't a bad guy, you still think of yourself as a sinner'?"
Otto asked.
"Sinnners will be shattered to pieces and suffer endless pain; the good will have no reaction and feel nothing; but those who are inherently good yet believe themselves to be sinners will be shattered to pieces but feel no pain."
Beatrice explained.
Then, she called out 'Subaru' in a soft, pained voice.
"Subaru-kun thinks of himself as a sinner…"
Rem couldn't help but place her finger gently over her lips.
Don't think that way, Subaru-kun…
"The Boss thinks of himself as a sinner? Huh?"
Garfiel scratched his head, unable to make sense of it.
"He has come all this way, directly or indirectly causing so many tragic loops… That might be the reason."
Beatrice lowered her head slightly.
"Natsuki-san thinks of himself as a sinner? There has to be a limit to kindness!"
"Eh? Wait, this voice…"
Then, on the other side, Emilia heard a familiar voice.
—
[ "One! Beat down the injustices of the world!" The voice came from above, growing louder and louder.
"Two! What do shameless, evil-doers have to do with me!"
It was right before him. He didn't know who it was, but in any case, they were coming.
"Three! Whether beautiful or ugly, as long as you are in this mortal world, there are no exceptions!"
Then, a fist plunged straight down toward Subaru. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Holy crap, is this Ultraman?"
Al was startled by this bizarre way of making an entrance.
Stretching out her arm and clenching her fist, she charged straight down toward the ground.
"Is this?! Eh? She isn't hurting Subaru-kun?"
Rem looked bewildered.
No matter how one looked at it, she was beating him up, but from the results, it seemed otherwise.
"This seems to be… the Witch lady I met!"
Emilia said in pleasant surprise.
But… what was she doing?
—
[ "Don't think! You can! Go back safely!"
Bam bam bam bam bam!
A rapid succession of heavy punches slammed mercilessly into Subaru.
The destructive force caused a crater to form with Subaru at the center.
Dust flew everywhere, looking like an explosion.
Bam bam bam bam bam!
"My fists can regenerate the world! My wrath can purify the world! My wrath is! The healing power of my fists is! My answer!"
Striking the final blow with all her might, Bam!
And then…
"Huh? This, this is…"
Subaru's entire body was restored. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"So that's what that Witch lady looks like. It makes sense. I believed she wouldn't hurt Subaru."
Emilia said.
"This… that sequence of punches just now, which looked like they could beat someone to death, was actually healing?"
Otto was dumbfounded.
"Is this some kind of 'Restoration Punch'…"
Al couldn't help but complain.
"Hmm… a very novel way of healing. What kind of Authority is this…"
Yuriusu said.
—
[ "My arms and legs are all better! Good job, as expected of me!" She sounded incredibly energetic.
Subaru checked his body and looked toward the source of the voice…
"Boobs?" He blurted out.
It wasn't surprising that he said that; the Witch was very close to Subaru, and when he looked up, he saw her chest.
"When you talk to someone, look them in the eyes, the eyes! Honestly! Men are always like this; it's unbelievable!" The Witch turned her head with a huff.
She was a green-eyed beauty with blonde hair tied in a side ponytail, and her figure was quite excellent by most men's standards.
If there was anything strange…
"Are, are you crying?" Subaru noticed that the Witch's eyes were moist.
"I'm not crying! I'm just angry! Yes, I'm angry! It's all Typhon's fault! I didn't plan on coming out, but she hurt you so badly… Typhon is an idiot! I also hate the world that makes that child do such things! I hate it all!"
With that, the Witch stomped her feet in immense anger. With every stomp, the earth shook.
At the same time, tears kept dripping down. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Uh… although she seems like a good person, is she an idiot?"
Felt said.
"But I feel that Witches can't be judged as good or bad. They act according to their own values."
Puck said.
"But looking at her angry state, could she be…"
Otto hesitated to finish his sentence.
—
[ "Th—thank you for saving me. But, based on the previous situation, you must also be…"
"I am the Witch of Wrath, Minerva! There is no need for a nobody to state their name!" Having announced her title, she was indeed the Wrath Witch, Minerva. ]
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