The Archbishop Who Wielded Sin

"Archbishop of Sin..."

Emilia couldn't help but bite her lip.

Emilia was well aware of what kind of beings the Archbishop of Sin were.

The so-called great sins, needless to say, refer to the Seven Deadly Sins.

----"arrogant".

----"anger".

----"envy".

----"lazy".

— "Greed".

— "Binge" (Gluttony).

———— "Lust".

In the past, hundreds of years ago, there were seven witches who were named after the Seven Deadly Sins.

Four hundred years ago, Satella, the "Witch of Envy" who was branded with the great sin of "envy," devoured all six other witches, transforming into the most terrifying evil in the world. She devoured nearly half of the entire world before being sealed away by the "Sage," the "Sword Saint," and the "Dragon."

After that, the witch became synonymous with the "Witch of Envy," and for four hundred years she was tabooed by the world and regarded as the embodiment of terror.

The Witch Cult is a terrorist group that unilaterally worships witches.

In order to uphold the name of the Great Sin, the Witch Cult regarded "envy" as the symbol of Satella, and selected six bishops to replace the witches who had been devoured and died by the "Witch of Envy," thus appropriating the name of the Great Sin other than "envy."

These priests who bear the name of great sins are called Archbishop of Sin.

Moreover, each Archbishop of Sin is a person carrying the Witch Factor, who can use a special magic called "Power" to lead the entire Witch Cult and has been endangering the world all along, and is regarded by the world as a taboo and evil existence.

The madman before me, who calls himself Petelgeuse, is the Archbishop of Sin, who holds the title of "Sloth" in the Witch Cult.

Emilia knew that the Witch Cult had been eyeing her for a long time.

Because her appearance and race were extremely similar to the witch she worshipped.

Based on this alone, this fanatical cult will not let him off the hook and will definitely come knocking on his door.

However, when Emilia actually faced this moment, she realized that the emotions in her heart were more intense than ever before.

Because of the reason for being targeted.

Because of the words spoken by Petelgeuse.

Emilia then stared at Petelgeuse with a look full of resistance and spoke without further ado.

"I am not a witch, and I have absolutely no relation to witches whatsoever. You are not allowed to call me by that name!"

Regardless, this is an unyielding stance.

To this day, how much persecution has Emilia suffered from the name "witch" because of her appearance?

Even Emilia herself has almost lost count of this number.

However, Emilia did not resent those who rejected and disliked her.

Just as Fang Li said, they only showed this ugly side because of their fear of the "Witch of Envy".

In order to conceal their fear, humans sometimes become perpetrators.

However, no matter how much they try to cover it up, they cannot erase the fact that they are victims.

Therefore, Emilia not only did not resent them, but also felt sorry for them.

However, this was an exception for those who worshipped the witch.

They worship witches and attempt to become perpetrators, and have always been in the position of perpetrators.

Therefore, Emilia was able to express her rejection and repulsion without any hindrance only towards these people.

However, Petelgeuse turned a deaf ear to Emilia's plight.

With his head tilted and fingers biting, Petelgeuse stared at Emilia with dead eyes, speaking in a madman-like manner.

"This is illogical, yes, it's illogical. Why would you think you're different from a witch? Why, why, why, why, why, why?"

Before Emilia could answer the question, Petelgeuse suddenly straightened up and, like a performer, launched into a passionate speech.

"People always think they are free from evil, but great sin still exists deep in everyone's heart. When it is discovered, people will become the villains in other people's eyes!"

"If you have absolutely no connection to the witch, why do you have this body? Why do you have this appearance? Why is there such an astonishing resemblance?!"

"Coincidence? Coincidence? No! It's not! Everyone is born for a reason! If you were born with this appearance, it's definitely not without reason! That's right! It's definitely not without reason!"

"This is the world's choice! This is the witch's choice! It is love! Love, love, love, love, love, love, love! You are deeply loved! You are the one chosen by the witch!"

"As long as you pass the trial! That's right! Pass the trial! Then you can become a witch! Become the witch we worship! Ahhhh! How wonderful!"

With such emotionally charged words, Petelgeuse grabbed his face, gripping it so hard that his nails dug into his flesh, tearing open his skin and drawing blood.

Those extremely frantic words and actions inherently lack the elements to be trusted.

However, Emilia was unable to suppress the wavering in her heart.

yes.

People are born for a reason.

So, is it really just a coincidence that I was born with the exact same appearance as the witch?

Is it really true that I have absolutely no connection with the "Witch of Envy"?

This idea made Emilia's heart waver.

But Petelgeuse seemed to think that wasn't enough.

"Ignoring one's own mission! Ignoring one's own existence! Simply resisting the reality one doesn't want! Escaping from facing it! Escaping from touching it! Always escaping! Not diligent at all!"

Petelgeuse brought his scratched face close to Emilia's, his once high-spirited words now completely flat.

Then, he said this.

"You're very lazy."

These words became the final straw that broke Emilia's heart.

Unfortunately, fate did not want this kind and beautiful girl to fall into despair.

Then, in the next second, the air changed.

A suffocating murderous aura suddenly swept through the dimly lit space.

"————!"

Emilia was startled and looked up in surprise.

Petelgeuse's face stiffened, and like a doll, he turned his neck to look in the direction of the entrance leading outside.

There, a figure slowly walked in.

"A madman is a madman. It's one thing for him to go mad himself, but does he also intend to drag everyone in this world down to his level?"

"Seriously, even the value of killing them is being questioned."

As he said this, the visitor raised his eyes.

Inside, a breathtakingly icy blue luster shimmered.