At the edge of the Sanctuary stood an ancient ruin.
The ruin was a primitive structure built from piled stone. Though its exact age was unknown, the cracked walls and thick ivy growing everywhere made it clear that it had stood for at least a century.
Most of the ruin was concealed by the forest. Like a temple buried deep within a hillside cave, only the entrance facing the woods could be clearly seen, with moss-covered steps extending toward them.
"...So this is the witch's graveyard?"
Led by Garfiel, the group had arrived here and gazed at the graveyard before them with grave expressions.
Emilia in particular seemed as though she could barely breathe. She clutched Fang Li's clothes tightly, her face full of unease.
After all, witches were not entirely unrelated to Emilia.
Because she possessed the same appearance and origins as the Witch of Envy, Emilia's life had become so turbulent.
Even Rem's pretty face had tightened.
"...If this is real, then this place is far too dangerous."
The danger Rem referred to was not simply because this was a witch's graveyard.
One had to know that, in this world, there were Witch Cult followers who fiercely rejected all witches other than one.
Like a pack of madmen, they endlessly pursued the Witch of Envy's traces while constantly destroying every trace left behind by the other six witches.
To the Witch Cult, only the Witch of Envy was worthy of being called a witch. The rest were merely stepping stones beneath the witch's feet, useless things, filth, even trash.
Therefore, merely hearing another witch's name was enough to make the Witch Cult lose all restraint and fly into a destructive rage.
It had been mentioned before that the Archbishop of Sin who governed "Greed" had single-handedly conquered a