“If you’re a real saint, you already know, right? Siena Evergreen died because of me, and her soul was completely destroyed, being utilized as a zombie. Both the flesh and the soul are ruined, so she’s in no condition to go to heaven. Saint, even if you vent your anger on me, it won’t change anything…”

Elizabeth’s comrades, lying like trash, looked at Kirie with wounded eyes. Simultaneously, they glared at him as if ready to kill. Only Aston seemed to be calmly observing what kind of nonsense he was uttering.

“I’ll be running away soon. Elizabeth, even if you’re a newly awakened saint, you still can’t match my sorcery, right? You and your comrades will taste the worst ending. Once my consciousness leaves, Siena’s body will collapse immediately. Hahaha!”
Ahahaha… Kirie’s laughter echoed through the corridors, which were broken and creaking from the aftermath of the battle.

However, Elizabeth Kitten’s resolute purple gaze remained unshaken.

“So, what’s the point of all this?”

“……What?”

“I expected the worst. The possibility of not saving Siena. It’s one of the scenarios I anticipated, starting from when Siena disguised herself as a human and became a zombie. There’s no reason to be surprised just because an unforeseen future has become the present.”

She showed no sign of wavering.

Elizabeth pulled Kirie closer until their breaths were almost touching.

Beyond her blazing purple eyes, it felt like hellfire was visible.

“Just because you spout such nonsense, did you think I would back down? Begging for mercy while crying. That’s what a pathetic piece of trash like you would hope for, right?”

I’ll do as you wish?

The growling Elizabeth was intimidating. Though not necessarily due to her abilities as a saint, Kirie involuntarily took a breath.

“I won’t be dragged around as you wish. You damn piece of trash.”

“…….”

“Thinking of running away? Fine, try running away. But do you think I can’t catch you? Thanks to Siena, who used her last strength to reveal your identity, even if I had to search every corner of this world, I will find you and make you pay for your sins. I will make you pay for your atrocities, down to the last detail.”

“What… What is this…”

What kind of ignorant woman is this?

Kirie couldn’t bring himself to continue speaking. This saint was a monster similar to him. She had been arrogant and self-righteous, treating him like a pawn, underestimating him all along, just to achieve her goals.

Suppressing the weakened red pattern due to the failed sacred power meta-operation, Elizabeth Kitten whispered with determination.

“Anticipate it. The moment I crush you.”

It was eerie.

Kirie immediately severed the connection.

“Ugh…”

As the maintained magic was released, the magic circle he had drawn shattered, and its recoil surged toward Kirie.

“Cough.”

Spitting out crimson clots, Kirie trembled.

‘That insane saint…’

What had God chosen?

Thinking of Elizabeth Kitten, who relentlessly attacked like a devil more terrifying than chosen apostles or demons, a chill ran down Kirie’s spine.

“This is not the time for this. I must annihilate the saint faction by any means necessary.”

Wiping the blood from his lips, Kirie stood up.

It was time to mobilize the zombie horde that had been silent for a while.

“Ah… Ugh…”

Sllluuurp.

Siena’s body collapsed. Although her red eyes didn’t return to green, I could tell that Kirie’s consciousness had left Siena’s body just by looking at it.
The awakened saint’s eyes could vaguely catch traces left by the fleeing sorcerer.

“Siena! Siena! Wake up!”

Holding onto the weak Siena, who seemed to collapse like a powerless scarecrow, I lightly slapped her cheek. The sacred power came afterward.

“Don’t fall asleep. This could be the last. Zero didn’t make jokes this time. Holding the staff seriously, he circled around Siena.

I kept talking to Siena incessantly.

“Siena? Siena? Can you hear me? You can’t fall asleep like this. You have to wake up. You’re free now… Please wake up.”

Siena’s body, cold and stiff like a corpse, was heavy. My heart was even heavier and more burdensome.

I confronted Kirie, that bastard, but I was afraid. The protagonist Siena, whom I had loved, who deserved everyone’s love… dying so insignificantly, being used and manipulated.

Even if I wanted to use the sacred power to heal Siena’s wounds, even resurrect her lifeless body, I couldn’t. Releasing the sacred power now would inevitably turn Siena’s body into ashes.

“Siena…”

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry I can’t save you.

In my tearful embrace, Siena’s eyelids opened.