When the battle ended, Gauss deliberately piled the corpses of these men together and set them alight.
Fire in this world could also purify most harmful substances.
If they left the corpses in the wilderness, they might be eaten by crows or other scavengers, which could lead to all kinds of consequences. Better to burn them all to ash.
"Fischer is dead too."
Gauss glanced at Luna, who stood beside him looking as though she wanted to say something. Knowing she was wondering what had happened to Fischer, who had disappeared from sight earlier, he told her what had become of him.
When she heard that Fischer was dead, Luna finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face relaxing.
Though she hadn't avenged Wolf with her own hands, at least Fischer hadn't escaped justice. Dying at the hands of Gauss, whom he had been plotting against, was a fitting kind of retribution.
"Thank you all."
Luna wiped the blood from her face as she thanked everyone.
She had been ready to sacrifice herself to buy her teammates time to escape.
But she hadn't expected Gauss, who had no personal connection to her, to choose to protect her.
In her eyes, Gauss had been the one to attack Fischer first, forcing him to reveal his true nature.
"You don't need to thank me."
"I was only acting in self-defense. That man had bad intentions toward us too."
"He attacked my teammates, so I struck back."
Gauss shook his head and spoke frankly.
Fischer had made one mistake too many when he chose to attack Gauss's teammates.
But it was too late for him to regret it now.
Hearing why Gauss had intervened, Luna wasn't disappointed. If anything, she thought more highly of him.
Gauss was a good leader.
"What are you