Chapter 22 The Execution
"I-I'm terribly sorry! I was mistaken!"
"...Huh?"
As I pointed my Igurima, Klaus surrendered without a fight.
He knelt on the marble floor, bowing his head to me and Teti.
"Please! I was ordered by the royal family to extract Teti's blood."
"That's no excuse! You can't involve all the beastmen just because of that!"
"I-I had no choice, Teti. If I refused, not only me but my family would be killed as well..."
"..."
――I see.
"I may not be able to erase the sins I've committed. But at least let me apologize!"
"That's just... presumptuous..."
Teti clenched her teeth while looking at Klaus.
I looked down at the kneeling Klaus and understood his true intentions.
――I see.
――I see.
――This guy's a real piece of shit.
"It's none of your business..."
Teti lowered the fist she had been about to raise.
I thought she was a gentle child.
But Teti had to know.
That there are irredeemable scumbags in this world.
"Hey, you can lift your head now."
"No, I can't! Not until I've apologized enough for the sins I've committed――"
"Was it a mistake to wait until 'the poison fills'?"
"――!"
"...Huh?"
At those words, Klaus jerked his head up, and Teti glanced towards me.
I brandished Igarima and commanded.
"(Erase, Igarima)――"
"...! "
Then a gust of wind swept through the area.
――And Klaus dispersed the (poison mist) he had filled the surroundings with using his Job Ability.
"W-what's going on?"
"This guy is a hopeless scumbag. He pretended to apologize while using his job ability. He has the ability to generate a po isonous mist that makes people unable to move, other than himself. Isn't that right, you damn bishop?"
"Guh... W-why..."
The answer is simple.
If what Klaus was saying is true, it would be impossible for the Execution Coefficient to be that high from the start. So, I concluded that he was lying.
"I got a rough idea about your job ability from the informant. The ability to manipulate poison, huh? That's indeed a powerful ability."
"Kuh, y-you..."
"As long as the opponent doesn't realize."
Klaus immediately jumps back, creating distance between us.
Then, he takes out a bottle containing some liquid from his pocket.
"Then, we shall fight head-on...!"
As Klaus gulps down the liquid in the bottle, a dense purple mist overflows from around him.
Trying to deceive me with a surprise attack and then facing me head-on, that's quite bold.
"Kkuku, this potion concocted by that person is amazing! I feel an unprecedented surge of power!"
"Hmm, is it a magic potion that enhances magical power?"
"That's right. With this, my job, (Poison Manipulator), will become stronger――"
"Oh, I see. (Reap, Igurima)"
"Huh?"
――Swish.
As Igurima is swung, the purple mist surrounding Klaus dissipates.
"Sorry to interrupt your enjoyment, but no matter how you enhance your job ability, it's useless."
"W-why... Why isn't my job ability activating!?"
"This Igurima is a Magic Scythe that can steal the target's power. I've reaped the source of your job ability."
"...Wh-what is this? That kind of power that overturns the very principle from its core, it shouldn't be possible to acknowledge..."
Klaus, in a frenzy, raised his hand, but his job ability did not activate.
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