Modern Weapons Cheat in Another World Vol.5 Ch. 4

Alexia’s warnings were ignored as Kisel, together with Tilda, made their move. Kisel, whose attacks caused a whirlwind of dust to rise, successfully cornered Sericia within the swirling dirt. He then dispelled the six manifested gauntlets and relaxed his stance, shaking his head as if to say, “Phew,” and muttered to himself.

“You really are a fool. Originally ranked seventh in the hierarchy, your only advantage is the ability to summon and control multiple low-level demons. Your physical abilities are nothing special. There’s no way you can defeat us in a direct confrontation…”

With a somewhat sad expression, Kisel muttered to himself while waiting for Tilda, who had gone to finish off Sericia.

“Kisel! Once again, you’re acting on your own! What if something happens? Tilda is the same! Please follow my instructions at least a little!”

“Huh? Ah, sorry, sorry. It just happened.”

“Just happened, huh? Are you even listening to me? Well, anyway…”

“… “

Oh no, here we go again. Alexia’s sermon…

While listening to Alexia’s sermon with a wry smile, accompanied by Zola and Jill, Kisel kept waiting for Tilda’s return. However, Tilda still hadn’t appeared, no matter how much time passed.

“But seriously, Tilda is so slow. What is she doing?”

As Kisel wondered whether to call out Tilda’s name, a strong gust of wind blew, dispersing all the swirling dust in the air.

Kisel and the others, who were in the path of the gust, closed their eyes, enduring to prevent the flying dust from entering their eyes.

Then, when the dust cleared, the four of them opened their eyes, widening them to the limit, to see what lay ahead.

“No way… Is this…!?”

“Hey, hey…”

“This can’t be true…”

“… Did Tilda… lose to Sericia?”

The astonished Kisel and the others witnessed Sericia standing confidently, smiling mischievously, with the plant-type demon, a Pitcher Plant, standing behind her.

“Hehehe, why? How? You’re making those faces, but it seems you’re not as clever as you thought.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Kisel raised his voice as if speaking for everyone.

“Don’t you understand? I have been reborn once after death. Thanks to none other than Kazuya-sama. Well, more accurately, it means the previous me died…”

While covering her mouth with her hand, Sericia continued speaking, interjecting genteel laughter.

――Am I such a weakling as I used to be? No joke. Or rather, even a “brain” filled only with your muscles should understand if you think for a moment. A young girl who can only use summoning magic to some extent cannot possibly be by Kazuya-sama’s side, who is the supreme being. Those who have the right to serve him and stand by his side are those who can handle everything perfectly. It goes without saying that they must excel in appearance, but if they cannot accompany him from the bedchamber to the battlefield, it’s meaningless. Therefore… do not think of me as the weakling I used to be.

“Gulp.”

As soon as she finished speaking, an intense pressure emanated from Cecilia. It was something she didn’t have before, and Kiseru and the others unconsciously swallowed their saliva.

“And this applies to the believers as well.”

Guided by Cecilia’s gaze, Kiseru, and the others turned their attention to their surroundings, which they hadn’t paid much attention to before.

“What the…?”

“…Is this a joke?”

“No way… it’s a lie…”

“Am I dreaming…?”

There, the knights who were once proud members of the Lowen Church were being beaten up by inexperienced nuns who knew nothing about fighting.

“How pathetic!! What are you struggling with against heathen women!! Finish them off quickly!!”

Unable to bear the worsening situation of the battle, Archbishop Leveque raised his voice and urged the knights, but the situation didn’t improve at all.

“Hehe, the ones fighting the knights now are the elite warriors I carefully trained. They are the ones who will eventually serve Kazuya-sama. I didn’t think they would be easily defeated.”

In addition to the nuns overwhelming the knights, the prison guards and the goblins summoned by Cecilia, as well as Adele and others, completely dominated the battlefield.

“It’s regrettable to kill former allies, but I won’t show mercy!!”

“Everyone, follow Adele-sama!!”

“Yes, ma’am!!”

While Cecilia and Kiseru were watching, the battle continued, and Adele, carrying a sacred sword and wearing a wind armor, pierced through the gaps in the formation.

“They’re coming!! Intercept them――Guha!!”

“Damn it, damn it!! What the hell are these guys!! They’re too strong!!”

“Don’t break formation!! We have Lord Lowen’s blessing――Ugyaa!!”

“We can’t maintain formation!!”

As the nuns enlarged the gap created by Adele in the formation, the prison guards and goblins timed their attack and rushed into the formation, destroying the formation built by the knights and turning the tide of the battle, taking advantage of their numerical superiority.

“Hehehe, yes, trample them more and more, those fools who defy Kazuya-sama.”

“…We don’t have time to spare. For Tilda’s revenge――Wait. Cecilia, I don’t see Tilda, what happened to her?”

Alexia spoke with a stern expression as she realized that the battle was going better than expected, interrupting Cecilia’s reveling.

“Tilda? Ah, I didn’t kill her or anything. She’s just having a pleasant dream among us.”

Cecilia pointed to the trap of the Venus flytrap that had captured Tilda.

“Oh… so she’s alive. That’s good. Then give her back――”

“Return Tilda!!”

“Kiseru!? Don’t rush in alone!!”

Realizing that there was no time to spare with their allies in a disadvantaged position, Alexia intended to quickly defeat Cecilia and rescue Tilda, who was now confirmed to be alive.

Then, the tentacles of the Human-Eating Lantern Stinger writhed and entangled around Kiseru’s body, which had been rendered helpless and incapacitated, its limbs destroyed just like Tilda’s, albeit in a different form.

“Hey, let go…!!”

Kiseru, unable to move its limbs and only capable of groaning in pain, was carried to the trapping device while still tightly bound by the fleshy tentacles and then thrown inside.

“What the…!? What is this? Ugh, I accidentally drank it!! It feels slimy and disgusting… but it feels… feels… good…”

Kiseru, who had been thrown into the second trapping device that had newly emerged alongside Tilda’s captive device, swallowed a special solution just like Tilda did and immediately became docile, sinking into the solution.

“What a nuisance! Did Kiseru get killed too!? Zola, charge in! Jill, provide support!”

“Understood!”

“Got it!”

As Kiseru fell into Celsia’s hands, Alexia, who had defeated the summoned Cockatrice and Basilisk, quickly assessed the situation from her opened field of view. She swung her Buster Blade, clearing a path through the enemies, and together with Zola, she charged forward while receiving support from Jill.

“Are you coming…? But it’s futile. Your sword won’t reach me!”

Realizing Alexia and the others’ charge, Celsia summoned new monsters and launched a counterattack against them.

“In the name of the Seven Holy Maidens!”

“I’ll defeat you!”

However, the counterattacking monsters were pierced by arrows from Jill’s Meteor Bow and swept away by Zola’s Penetrate Spear.

“It’s over now! Celsia!”

With the dedicated support of her companions and their clearing of the path, Alexia successfully broke through the thick wall of monsters. As she leaped in front of Celsia, ready to put an end to the battle, she raised her Buster Blade in an upper stance and swung it down.

“What…!? No way. Hehe, it’s your end, you know.”

Just before the blade of the Buster Blade approached Celsia’s face contorted in fear. But right before the blade hit, her expression changed dramatically, showing a sinister smile that seemed to reflect the depths of an abyss.

“Huh!?”

Oh no!!

Seeing that smile, Alexia’s spine froze in an instant. Instinctively, she tried to interrupt her attack and distance herself from Celsia, but it was too late.

“Guhh!?”

Instead of the looming Celsia in front of her, Alexia received a powerful blow unexpectedly launched from an entirely different direction, from an empty space. She was sent flying and her body bent into a “V” shape, crashing into the thick concrete wall surrounding the prisoner facility.

Damn it…

As Alexia’s consciousness faded, the last thing she saw was Celsia, who had been facing her just moments ago, disappearing like an illusion, replaced by the figure of “Celsia” emerging from an empty space with a group of monsters, and Zola and Jill standing in its way.

The sound of familiar swordplay hit Alexia’s eardrums, waking her up.

-…ugh, what happened to me!? Did I lose consciousness!? I can’t believe it!!

“How’s the battle… No way…”

“Oh, you finally woke up, Alexia.”

Alexia opened her eyes and saw the scene before her.

There was Celsia, wearing a pure white robe stained red with blood, with an out-of-place smile on her face. Zola and Jill, covered in numerous wounds and soaked in their own blood

“Hmph!! Do you think you can deceive me with falsehoods? It won’t work! We must obey everything the church says! That is all!”

“What!? Have you abandoned the pursuit of knowledge and even the act of thinking? Why don’t you try to uncover the darkness of the church? You, whom I admired!”

As Cecilia spoke, she wove her words while deflecting the successive slashes that came at her like a storm.

“What? You… admired me? No, what is this ‘darkness of the church’? I cannot simply let that slide.”

Taken aback by Cecilia’s words, Alexia instinctively halted her attacks.

“…Let me enlighten you then, about the history stained with the blood of the church and the evil deeds steeped in resentment.”

“Tsk, you’ve said too much.”

Feeling a surge of anger, Cecilia unintentionally let slip her true feelings and began to speak as if to cover up her slip of the tongue.

“However, there is not enough time to reveal everything. Let me briefly tell you the fate of the Seven Saintesses.”

“The… fate of the Seven Saintesses?”

“Yes, you should know that unless they meet an untimely accident or die in battle, the Seven Saintesses undergo a generational succession together. Now, let’s get to the point. What do you think happens to the retired predecessors after the generational succession?”

Alexia, with a face that seemed to say she already knew everything, opened her mouth in response to Cecilia’s question.

“After fulfilling their roles, the retired Seven Saintesses become missionaries and embark on a journey to spread the knowledge of the Lowein Church to more people.”

“Well, that’s the official story. However, in reality, they are imprisoned in the underground dungeon of the holy land and endlessly violated by the church’s priests.”

“Haha, how absurd. There’s no way such a thing exists. Even if you’re lying, at least be a bit more convincing—”

“Then why have you never heard any rumors about the previous predecessors?”

“That’s because they continue their activities as missionaries under new names—”

“Have you ever heard about the results of their missionary work?”

“…”

“Why have you never received a single letter from them? Oh, well, it seems we have an unwelcome guest.”

Just as Alexia had a small doubt, Sericia continued speaking, and a short sword flew toward her.

Dodging the short sword, Sericia glared at the assailant.

“Saintess Alexia, you should not lend an ear to the words of heretics. Spreading baseless lies to confuse us is their way of doing things.”

“Grand Bishop…”

Sericia was about to throw back the short sword and interrupt their conversation when Archbishop Levelk, who had stopped her attack, spoke up.

“Hmph… It is you who is spouting baseless lies, Levelk. Saying that salvation comes from believing in Lowein.”

“…I’ve achieved my goal. I’m leaving. Saintess Alexia.”

“What…?”

Ignoring Sericia’s words, Alexia, who had been caught off guard, turned her gaze to the detention facility, and at the same time, the knights of the church rushed out from inside the facility.

“What!! So there was a separate unit after all! Everyone, make way! Be careful not to make any rash moves!”

To avoid being surrounded from the front and back, Sericia raised her voice and deliberately gave the knights a way to escape.

As a result, the ongoing battle between the two sides was interrupted, and they entered a standoff similar to before the fighting began.

That person… What is he thinking? Well, let’s leave him alone for now.

Having successfully escaped with the help of the knights

“Now, everyone. Let’s go home.”

“Ignoring me, huh? Fine then. Die.”

Annoyed by Levelk’s nonchalant attitude of completely ignoring her, Celicia summons a monster and commands it to attack.

“Celicia, I will temporarily entrust everyone to you. But if you try to harm them or do anything strange, I will tear you apart.”

“A futile bark from a loser… What!? They disappeared…?”

Just as the monster was about to attack Levelk and the others, an irritated Alexia spouts some parting words and a huge magic circle appears at their feet.

And with a dazzling flash of light from the magic circle, Levelk, and the others vanish from the prison island.

“I can’t believe it… Was that teleportation magic? No, but that magic was supposed to have been lost long ago…”

“Phew… It’s over, Celicia.”

As Celicia ponders the reason why the enemy suddenly disappeared, Adele, covered in battle dust and with a tired expression, comes to her side.

“Adele…”

Perhaps due to the tension being relieved by Adele’s presence, Celicia suddenly loses her balance.

“Oops!! Are you okay, Celicia?”

“Yes, yes, I’m fine. I’m sorry, I just used too much magic.”

Sigh… I was planning to capture all seven saintesses and kill the rest, but in the end, thanks to Alexia and the others retreating, I might have been saved.

If we had continued the battle, my magic would have been depleted before reaching a conclusion…

Just before collapsing, Celicia, held by Adele’s arms, thinks and expresses her thoughts with a dry smile.

“Geez… I was so worried that you were injured.”

“Hehehe, don’t worry, Adele. I haven’t harmed this body that Kazuya-sama will enjoy.”

“Well, I’m glad, Celicia.”

While looking at Celicia, who was drooling while fantasizing about Kazuya’s favor, Adele raises his cheek and nods.

“Why are you talking about it as if it’s someone else’s business, Adele? Of course, you can also be held by him.”

“Wha!? N-No, I’m good. I’ll refrain…”

“You were so intensely excited, and yet you’re holding back like that… No, that’s not it. Adele, are you afraid that being embraced by Kazuya-sama might become addictive?”

“…”

“I’ll take your silence as a yes, A-de-le?”

As Celicia teases the blushing Adele, an HH-60 Pave Hawk approaches the prison island, causing a sandstorm.

“One of the reinforcements seems to have arrived a bit late… But considering the post-battle cleanup ahead, it gives me a headache… However, capturing six out of the seven saintesses and minimizing the damage… It seems I might be favored by Kazuya-sama again. Ju-ri, oh, drool is…”

“Well, I’m glad, Celicia.”

While Celicia’s drooling from fantasizing about Kazuya’s favor, Adele hangs his cheek and agrees.

“Why are you talking about it as if it’s someone else’s business, Adele? Of course, you can also be held by him.”

“W-What!? I’m fine. I’ll refrain…”

“You were so passionately shaken, and yet you hold back like that… No, that’s not it. Adele, are you scared that being embraced by Kazuya-sama might become addictive?”

“…”

“I’ll take your silence as a yes, A-de-le?”

As Celicia teases the blushing Adele, one of the HH-60s that flew from the mainland lands before them, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Then, as the sliding door on the side of the landed HH-60 opens, a member of the Imperial Guard rushes out in a panic.

“Pardon me! Are you Lady Celicia Fittlork and Lord Adele Zaxen, no mistake, right!?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“No doubt about it.”

“Then, please get on the helicopter immediately! Hurry!”

“W-Wait a minute. What happened?”

Confused by the Imperial Guard member who hurried them without explaining the reason, Celicia asks why they are in such a rush.

However, the answer she received from the member was unbelievable.

“Due to conflicting information, I don’t have the details, but the Supreme Chancellor… The Supreme Chancellor is in critical condition, unconscious, in the hands of the enemy!!”

“What…?”

Startled by the information brought by the member, Celicia opens her eyes wide in astonishment and drops the Whipper Wand she was holding, creating a loud dry sound that resonates in the surroundings.

A sudden turn of events.

By the way, in the next or the next-next chapter, Kazuya will show his male charm (probably).

(;´д｀)

And in this chapter… I regret that there are several scenes I couldn’t write or include due to lack of time.

(T-T)

Like the battle inside the prison… (Mysterious meaning)