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After Jean's natural selection was finished, I had to spend the remaining time helping Evelyn and Mio's group clean up the rats that were trying to escape through the ambush route that had been prepared beforehand.

Leaving Jean to provide re-education to the remaining members of the cult who survived, I handed her the noble task of purifying the sins they had committed through a cleansing ceremony using the flow of sacred rivers.

I don't know what Jean was thinking at this time, but they seemed to be praying to ask for forgiveness from the Goddess of Destruction directly and that gave me a great opportunity to observe the situation that was happening to Evelyn and Mio's group.

Swaasshhh...

Sttaabb...

Sllaasshh...

Paaanngg!!

Far in front of my sight as I was walking leisurely like this, a sword fight was taking place in front of me. A small group of eleven people were trying to fend off the rats that were trying to escape.

With sweat pouring down her face, I could see Evelyn tirelessly swinging her sword to attack and defend. The movements she made looked elegant as if imitating the sword movements of Mio who was fighting not far from her.

Compared to Evelyn who fought by imitating an elegant and gentle sword technique from Mio, it made Mio became someone who was getting a lot of attention to be defeated. However, that was the wrong decision because at this time the sword movements that Mio was doing were part of the Sakura Taunt that I often used for group fights like this.

By spreading the eye-catching cherry blossom petals around her, Mio began to do a sword dance that relied on the elegance and speed of her sword slashes that moved quickly as if not emitting any magical energy.

In contrast to Evelyn who was already exhausted, Mio actually looked enthusiastic in swinging her tanto and throwing knives to deliver combo attacks that were aimed at her.

"Haahh... this seems like it will never end," Mio grumbled while wiping away the sweat that wet her cheek.

"That's right, it seems, this ambush poin is a favorite location that is often used to escape from battle. We can't even count how many rats managed to get away from this ambush location and get chased by the stealth slime herd who became the backup ambush," Evelyn replied with her breath panting.

Even in such a fierce battle, Evelyn and Mio seemed to communicate with each other to take a break in a long battle like this.

My footsteps continued to approach and listened to their conversation while supporting each other's defense.

"It seems like you guys are having a hard time, are these escaped rats making it difficult for a military training?" I said by breaking the heated battle situation that was happening between Evelyn's group and the remnants of the heretical sect members who managed to escape from the silent attack carried out by the stealth slime herd.

After hearing my clear voice like this, the sword fight stopped immediately and all the remnants of the heretical sect who managed to escape earlier began to be afraid after seeing me who was still in Monarch of Holy Destruction mode.

With fear filling their bodies, I was like someone who was bringing a natural disaster that would punish them for running away from death.

The cherry blossom crown on my head immediately blooming to show my power through the Sakura Domain technique that spread rapidly.

Syyuurrr...

Wooosshh...

By spreading cherry blossom petals in various directions, I had given a Sakura Domain to Mio and Evelyn's entire group.

Inside my Sakura Domain, I could feel my magic core starting to move to supply magic to Mio and Evelyn's group.

"T-This... Isn't this the magic that Lily-sama has?" Evelyn muttered softly, starting to realize the effects of the Sakura Domain that I spread like this.

In contrast to Evelyn's admiration, my supply of magic made Mio feel disgusted and gave me a sulky look.

"Lily-sama, isn't this too much to tease me who can't use magic energy?" Mio grumbled, puffing out her cheeks and glaring at me cutely.

"I know about that, Mio. Unlike them, I only restore your stamina and heal minor wounds on your body quickly," I replied to calm Mio's annoyance who felt the overflow of magical energy in her body.

It seems, I have to make Mio accept the overflow of magical energy from me slowly, when in the right situation. Like in an emergency situation like this where eleven people have to face the remnants of the heretical sect members who are far more numerous than them.

By providing them with my magical supply through Sakura Domain. I also started calling Momo who was currently chilling and chatting with her cursed sword sister.

"Momo, can you come back to me for a while?" I said with my mind directly connected to Momo.

Baaammm!!

As if answering my call quickly, I felt an overflow of magical energy created beside me and showed a cursed Odachi sheath that slowly appeared out of thin air beside me.

With the appearance of the cursed Odachi out of thin air, it made the remaining members of the cult who were drowning in fear scream hysterically again after seeing Momo's pure magical energy overflow.

Bwwaanngg!!

Bwwoongg!!

With the cursed Odachi's sheath showing a large magical energy overflow, it made the remaining members of the cursed cult surrender and throw their swords on the ground.

Praanngg!!

Trangg!!

"W-We surrender!!" shouted one of them and began to kneel with her hands raised in the air.

After one of them declared her surrender in this futile escape, it made Mio and Evelyn's group feel relieved. Their long and tiring battle had ended with the remaining members of the cult surrendering.

"Sirius, it looks like they have surrendered. Can you hunt down the remaining rats that have managed to escape from Evelyn's group?" I whispered to Sirius through the Soul Tame communication channel.

[ Supreme Commander, we have been on guard at the escape route and managed to cut them off with a surprise attack. ]

[ There were no survivors in this escape, should we create parameter that matches Aiko's killing zone? ]

Hearing Sirius's excellent work performance like this, I also began to nod my head to Aiko to create a parameter that isolates the remaining members of the cursed cult from escaping.

Aiko immediately formed a parameter and made the remaining stealth slime form a circle with a tight guard radius.

The appearance of stealth slimes on each side, made the remaining members of the cult immediately realize their escape route had disappeared.

The moment they surrendered by raising their hands and dropping their weapons, I felt a strong surge of magic behind me. It came from Jean and several members of the cult who were being re-educated by Jean.

Seeing such a large surge of magic energy, Jean seemed to have gained another member who would fulfill her great ambition to worship the Goddess of Destruction.

With the great magical energy that penetrated my Sakura Domain, I immediately stopped the intimidation using Sakura Domain.

Swiiippp...

Stopping the intimidation of the Sakura Domain that I gave, I made this tense atmosphere change to be more friendly than before.

Pwwaasshh!!

Right behind me, a magic pillar like a purification magic chant was immediately visible. Just by looking at the pattern of the magic circle used in the sky, I could feel that it was a magic circle formation used by Jean.

"As you can see, some of you have returned to the right path and you are still infidels like this," I said while giving a small code to Aiko to tighten the stealth slime guard radius to be even narrower.

With the small code that I gave, the remaining members of the heretical sect began to approach me, they was currently suppressing by overflow of magical energy from the cursed Odachi.

Piissshhh...

Like the whirring of a weapon that is heating up and ready to be unsheathed at any time from its sheath, I restrained Momo's surge of magical energy by giving a small touch to the handle of her Odachi.

Caress...

Caress...

"Calm yourself down for a while, Momo."

"Let Jean work and give us some free time after this... funny fight is over," I said to Momo while giving a gentle caress to the handle of her Odachi.

Bwwoonngg...

As if responding to the words I gave, Momo began to dampen the surge of magical energy until it became calmer than before.

With the overflow of magical energy focused on Jean who was performing the purification ceremony, I also began to give the same opportunity to the remaining members of this cult.

"It seems like you have given up..." I said in a calm tone while giving a small code to Aiko to narrow her guard radius until the remaining survivors of this cult were in front of my eyes.

Like a goat living its last life before experiencing the slaughter day, I gave them a last chance like Jean did.

"I know you are not stupid people after seeing what is happening behind me at this moment..." I continued by showing a view of the purification magic circle used by Jean.

"What you are seeing right now is an... savior for you. Whether you believe it or not, the cult that you believe in at this moment has gone down a path that is contrary to the will of the Goddess of Destruction herself."

"What you did was an insult to the Goddess of Destruction and went against her wishes of not wanting to return to this world. The belief that you consider to be true is an infidelity that needs to be cleansed with a purification magic chant."

"I am happy to give you a chance return to being pure or continue on the path of infidelity like this..."

The words I am saying now are like a Saintess who has just awakened a group of infidels who require help to return to the right path.

In contrast to what Jean did by giving a strict execution selection, I am giving them leeway to be able to live by choosing the right path.

A chance where them can survive the execution selection carried out by Jean and return to the right path according to the will of the Goddess of Destruction.

As a Monarch of Holy Destruction, it seems that they are too lucky to get guidance on the right belief from me. If Jean saw this, she would look annoyed because these people could easily escape her strict execution selection.

With this one word of mine, I began to imitate the formation of the magic circle that appeared above the sky to purify the sins that had been committed by the remnants of this cult.

Through this purification magic chant, it seemed that I had done my duty properly.