Gathering the Seven Deadly Sins

"Great Catastrophe".

Second shot.

A torrent of crimson-black energy surged forth once more.

This time it was more intense and more violent than the last.

The vitrified ground shattered in the torrent, lava gushed from the cracks, and Satella's figure swayed precariously in the flood.

"Great Catastrophe".

Third shot.

A torrent of crimson and black energy poured out from Higashino Makoto's palm.

He held nothing back; he unleashed all his magic and all his power.

A torrent of energy raged across the land, melting glass into magma and magma into gas.

Satella's figure disappeared into the red and black light.

Higashino Makoto withdrew his hand, panting heavily.

Reinhard van Astrea rose from the ground, his blue eyes gazing at the land shrouded in red and black light. He still held his sword, but the blade was covered in black marks.

"Is she... dead?"

"Have no idea."

The smoke cleared.

A huge crater was left in the earth.

It has a diameter exceeding one kilometer and a depth exceeding several hundred meters.

The bottom of the pit was filled with reddish-brown magma, the surface of which was covered with a layer of black, cooling glass.

The air was thick with the smell of sulfur and burnt matter, mixed with an indescribable odor that seemed to be both ozone and blood.

Satella lay in the center of the deep pit, her long silver hair scattered on the lava. Most of the black shadows had dissipated, revealing her pale skin and purple eyes.

The shadows above her face had dissipated, revealing a face exactly like Emilia's.

Silver hair and purple eyes, delicate yet fragile.

She is still alive.

"Satella."

Higashino Makoto murmured the name.

Satella turned her head, her purple eyes looking at him.

In those eyes, there was no madness, no hatred, only a clear, quiet light, as if something had finally been waited for.

"You... you are..."

"The one who killed you."

Satella remained silent for a moment.

Then, she smiled.

A smile that carried a sense of authenticity and a hint of relief.

"Thanks."

Higashino Makoto looked at her.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Thank you for ending all of this.

Higashino Makoto was silent for a moment, then raised his hand, and a golden spear condensed in his palm.

The gun tip was pointed at Satella's heart.

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Satella.

"Sorry--"

"Good."

Satella closed her eyes. The golden spear thrust out and pierced her heart.

Her body shuddered violently, then went limp.

The purple eyes were still open, but the light had faded, and a smile still lingered on the corner of the mouth.

Her body began to glow--

Light surged from her chest, coalesced above her body, and transformed into a cloud of black mist.

The Witch Factor of Envy.

Higashino Makoto took out a crystal container and collected the wisp of colorful mist into it.

Then, he turned around and looked at the sky in the distance, which was dyed red by the setting sun.

"It's over."

Reinhard van Astrea walked to his side, his blue eyes fixed on the deep pit, on the cooling lava.

"Mr. Higashino Makoto."

"Um."

"It seems I was right when I said you didn't need me."

"Um."

"Then why are you still calling me?"

"Who knows? Maybe I need a shield to protect me, or maybe I need someone to witness it."

Reinhard van Astrea looked at him.

"Witness what?"

"Witness the death of the Witch of Envy, witness the end of four hundred years, witness the change of this world."

Reinhard van Astrea remained silent for a long time, then sheathed his sword, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"You're right, such an important event certainly needs a witness."

The two stood at the edge of the deep pit, gazing at the land that had been burned into glass.

Novas Etier, Fourth Level, Silent Great Library.

Higashino Makoto leaned against a pillar at the entrance to the library, his golden eyes gazing at the witches in the common rest area.

Echidna sat on the sofa, her long, silvery-white hair cascading over her shoulders, her black pupils fixed on the crystal container in his hand, within which a wisp of dark mist swirled slowly.

Beatrice sat beside her, her cream-colored twin curls cascading down her shoulders, also staring at the cloud of mist.

"Jealousy factor."

Echidna's voice was very soft.

"You got it, but what about Satella?"

"He's naturally dead. I've collected his soul; I might resurrect him in a few days."

Echidna fell silent; her smile, which had been celebrating Satella's death, froze.

"Why?"

"Hmm, don't you think it would be awkward if the Seven Deadly Sins witches were missing one of jealousy?"

Echidna lowered her head, then hugged Higashino Makoto's hand affectionately.

"... Can we not revive her? I can give you a perk, how about Dona Tea?"

Higashino Makoto looked at her, his golden eyes devoid of any emotion.

Echidna.

"Um."

You were always mine.

Echidna's fingers tightened slightly, then she released her grip, pouting somewhat unhappily.

"... You really don't understand romance."

Typhon lay sprawled on the table, his crimson eyes fixed on the dark fog.

"Higashino Makoto, do you want to revive that child?"

"Um."

"That's good, that child is a good child."

"You're the child, okay? Don't act so old-fashioned, talking like an old man. You weren't like this before."

Typhon fell silent.

Sekhmet lay on the bench, his crimson-purple eyes half-open and half-closed.

"It's over?"

"It's over."

"That's good... I'm so tired... I'll go back to sleep..."

She closed her eyes.

Higashino Makoto turned around and walked out of the library.

The collection of the Seven Deadly Sins' Witch Factor is complete.

Pride, sloth, greed, gluttony, lust, wrath, and envy—all are obtained.

Melancholy was abandoned, while pretense was obtained.

The Witch of Envy Satella, has been defeated.

Hmm, are almost all the problems in this world resolved?

Higashino Makoto stood at the entrance of the library, gazing at the artificial starry sky.

All the Sin Archbishops of the Witch Cult the most heinous crimes have been killed; the rest are no threat.

The remaining parts include things like the Great Rabbit and the White Whale.

Reinhard van Astrea should be able to handle it, right?

Since there were no tangible results from continuing the operation, Higashino Makoto suddenly fell into a state of lack of motivation again.

Next, let's go back to the "Overlord" world.

Whether it's Leinas or the Dragon King Princess.

I miss it a little.

But before that, let's go to the royal city and see Subaru Natsuki.

The Witch of Envy was killed by herself; shouldn't her Return by Death disappear?