Those Wild Hunts vanished from between the village houses in an instant—they hadn't returned, but had followed Wolfram all the way out.
Their attitude in pursuit was completely different from the warning-like attacks they had displayed when they first encountered the Punishment Demon! Sure enough, Wolfram had lured them all away!
Although it had once been a giant itself, it had now abandoned its own name and become a Punishment Demon. It could only gloat over that fact—fortunately, it had discarded its giant shell in time. Otherwise, it would have been the one to die.
"Next, I just need to find that butterfly-shaped demon..."
The Punishment Demon squeezed the shackles on its left hand and snorted.
Since that demon had self-destructed so cleanly last time, it definitely possessed some means of resurrection or rebirth. After all, the Butterfly Angel had a similar ability.
That ability was truly troublesome.
Last time, it had been caught off guard and nearly suffered a mishap. Fortunately, demons had sufficiently powerful vitality, so it hadn't been killed outright by the explosion.
—This time, it had prepared in advance. It absolutely wouldn't take her attacks so easily again.
When it had shackled its opponent last time, the Punishment Demon had sensed it—the butterfly-shaped demon who could manipulate flames bore a Great Sin Imprint. Although it didn't know what kind of demon she was, possessing a Great Sin Imprint meant she had certainly been granted power by the Fallen Angel. Thus, she couldn't resist the disciplinary spells of the "Punishment Demon," the demon judge.
Moreover, that butterfly's body was far more fragile than it had imagined. Last time, the Punishment Demon had merely used "Cruel Binding," a spell meant for control and torture, yet it had nearly killed her outright.
This time, it knew how to deal