When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

"I'm late..."

A purple-haired young man wearing a pure white knight uniform and a slender rapier hanging on his waist was standing in the messy courtyard. There was nothing left on the ground except a few black witch cult robes.

But there was a strange magical aura condensed nearby and would not dissipate.

"Um......"

The purple-haired young man took a deep breath and closed his amber eyes.

The mana in his body was mobilized, calling out to a certain quasi-fairy that he had contracted with.

Quasi-fairies are the predecessors of "fairies", or in their childhood. They are not yet strong enough to condense into physical entities, but they often have extremely high affinity for magic and can use the power of the contractor to easily use various magics.

Emilia is one of the candidates for consul, and the talking Scottish Fold cat next to her is an adult fairy, and a great fairy at that.

However, after the contract is signed, the fairies can only cast spells with the help of the power in the body of the contractor. Therefore, the big fairy cannot fully exert his own strength and must gradually release his own power as the contractor grows.

But even so, the opponent's strength should not be underestimated.

Soon, a faint light dust appeared in the courtyard, and the dust slowly outlined a number of unclear human figures.

They walked around the yard, reconstructing what had happened.

Outside the courtyard, the two knights who followed the purple-haired young man had envy in their eyes.

"As expected of Lord Yurius, you are already a powerful fairy knight at such a young age."

"Lord Yurius has the protection of fairies, so he is naturally close to fairies. We cannot compare to him..."

"Innate Protection, that is something that only those who are loved by the world are qualified to obtain. People like us who are born as commoners can only rely on our own efforts..."

As the two were whispering, the humanoid light dust in the courtyard had evolved to the end.

A dazzling light appeared in the center of the yard, transforming into a terrifying lightsaber that was ten meters long and half a meter wide.

The two full-time knights immediately stopped talking, staring at the lightsaber in amazement, sensing the aura on it.

"This... This has to have the power of Emerald Level."

Both of them are veteran Golden Knights, so they naturally have a deep understanding of this kind of attack that can make them feel strong fear.

As he spoke, the huge lightsaber slashed down, chopping a figure made of black dust below into ashes, leaving not even a bone behind.

The purple-haired young man opened his eyes and watched the lightsaber fall quietly, his eyes revealing a bit of understanding and some confusion.

"So that's how it is. The witch cultist attacked someone she shouldn't have attacked, but was killed in return? But... why is the magical aura left by that person so new? It's not the common earth, fire, wind, water, or light and darkness. It doesn't seem like the magic of any sect, and it's certainly not the natural power of the druids in the south..."

For some reason, the reenactment of the light dust just now did not show the attack of someone transforming into the moon, as if some invisible hand had erased these traces, or it could be that the quasi-fairy in charge of the evolution recognized the symbolic meaning of the moon and dared not express it.

In short, in the eyes of the purple-haired young man, in the battle just now, the mysterious extraordinary person who killed all the witch cultists only demonstrated the summoning magic that could summon multiple combat forces at a time, and the ability to chop out a huge lightsaber.

"A mysterious Emerald Grand Mage has arrived in the capital, proficient in summoning magic and sword magic with unknown magical properties. Hmm... make sure to register him."

......

Elsa jumped lightly from a nearby roof and landed on the balcony of a western-style building.

She walked to the balcony door, took out a black kukri with one hand, inserted the sharp blade into the gap, unlocked the lock, and pushed the door open.

There is a soft single bed in the room.

Elsa gently laid the sleeping Alice on the made bed.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Elsa instantly clenched her black kukri, and a look of vigilance appeared in her violet eyes.

The next second, a familiar figure in a long black trench coat walked into the room.

"Did anything happen on the way?"

Li Shanren glanced at Alice on the bed and asked with a slightly relaxed look.

"No~" Elsa put away her kukri, "I didn't expect the young master to catch up with us so quickly."

"It won't take long to get rid of them."

Li Shanren said calmly that it took less than four minutes from the time he left the house to the time he killed the Archbishop of Sin.

Elsa's smile froze slightly when she heard this.

She silently estimated in her mind that if it were her, she would not be sure to kill those witch cultists so easily, and might even have to temporarily avoid the limelight.

And Master "Claude" was able to kill all the witch cultists in a short period of time. With such strength...didn't he use his full strength before in the stolen goods warehouse?

Li Shanren didn't pay attention to Elsa's expression. He picked up a chair, walked to the bed and sat down, saying, "You go out first, and check if there are any suspicious people around. I'll stay here for a while."

"Okay~"

Elsa put away her thoughts, smiled coquettishly, turned around and left the room.

Hearing the sound of the door closing behind him, Li Shanren looked at Alice's sleeping face, his eyes gradually becoming empty and he fell into deep thought.

Originally, he thought that this trip to resolve Alice's issue would not take up too much of his energy and time.

But he didn't expect that within less than three days of his arrival in the capital, everything would begin to develop in a complicated direction.

First, he met a mysterious couple on the road that caught his attention, then there was the trouble with Subaru Natsuki, and then there was Alice's situation...

Li Shanren rubbed his forehead.

He didn't expect that Alice's parents had a close relationship with the Sloth Cult, and the local Sloth Cult rebelled and became the "Witch Cult". The purpose of the Witch Cult was to resurrect the legendary Witch of Jealousy, and for this they needed a container that could hold the witch's soul.

But as luck would have it, Alice, due to her special physique and protection, just happens to have such qualifications, and it's not just the Witch Cult.

There is no way that all religious sects and forces across the entire continent would let go of such a natural saint.

Once they get to know this news, the consequences will be disastrous.

It is foreseeable that crazy believers of various sects will flock to the scene and fight desperately for this natural saint.

This was not a good thing for Alice.

Not to mention, her martyr's physique almost doomed her to become a victim. Even if she didn't have this physique, other sects would not sit idly by and watch one of them get a saint.

If any sect were to recruit Alice, other sects would probably think "if they can't get her, they'll destroy her", and then all kinds of assassinations and attacks would occur one after another.

And if that time comes, how should I deal with it?

As his thoughts spread, the expression on Li Shanren's face became more gloomy.

By the way, do the people of the Holy Guard Church know about Alice's existence?

Li Shanren once again recalled the scene when Alice's parents were assassinated.

At that time, they died near the church, and it seemed that the original plan was to take her to the church.

And with Alice's sensitive physique and protection, isn't this equivalent to giving her to the Holy Guardians?

But there are still some inexplicable doubts. If the parents wanted to protect Alice from falling into the hands of the Witch Cult, why did they choose a remote town?

Wouldn't it be better to offer her to the Holy Governor's Church directly in the royal city of Jonia, within the important sphere of influence of the Holy Governor's Church?

A church in a small city may not be able to protect this future saint.

Unless, they didn't want to sacrifice Alice, but only when they were left with no other options did they think of seeking protection in the church, but were assassinated in front of the church.

While I was lost in thought, Alice suddenly woke up on the soft bed.

She opened her eyes, looked at the different ceiling, and asked, "Why... am I here?"

"Because it's safe here." Li Shanren looked at her and came out of his complicated thoughts.

"elder brother......"

Seeing Li Shanren sitting beside the bed, Alice's eyes showed some peace. She sat up and asked, "Did something happen?"

"Well...your butler is dead. He was a member of the Witch Cult."

Li Shanren slowed down his voice and told Alice the bad news. In the eyes of the little girl, the housekeeper was one of the people who had grown up with her.

She did not see with her own eyes the frenzy of the other person before his death.

"What is the Witch Cult?" Alice asked in confusion, with a hint of sadness.

Li Shanren did not answer the question immediately, but asked tentatively: "Alice, do you know the martyrs?"

Hearing this word, Alice's expression tensed, and her little hand inadvertently grasped a corner of the quilt.

Seeing this performance, Li Shanren immediately understood.

"It seems that you know how special you are." He sighed softly, "I don't blame you for not telling me this kind of thing. After all, the more people know, the greater the risk of it being leaked."

Everyone has their own secrets, and Li Shanren's own secret is much more important than Alice's.

"When my parents took me away from home, they told me that I had the constitution of a martyr. If other people knew about this, terrible things would happen, especially those who lived in the church. They told me that I must never tell this secret to anyone."

Alice lowered her head and spoke softly.

"Is that why you didn't want to be caught by the church people at that time?"

"Um......"

Li Shanren nodded and continued: "This kind of secret really shouldn't be spread around, even by me. But..."

At this point, his expression became slightly serious. "Alice, the news that you are a martyr is archived within the Witch Cult. The Witch Cult is an evil sect. They want to revive a terrifying existence called the Witch of Jealousy, and your physique is one of the best vessels for them to bring the Witch down..."

Next, Li Shanren took some time to recount what had happened not long ago, even the things about her parents, combined with some of his speculations, and told him everything in detail.

After listening to Li Shanren's story, Alice nervously grabbed the quilt and her little face turned slightly pale.

"That's my findings so far."

Seeing the uneasy look on the little girl's face, Li Shanren took the initiative to hold her left hand tightly.

"Don't worry, the Witch Cult will most likely not publicize your existence. After all, it would be equivalent to adding many opponents for no reason. However, I'm afraid I have to send you back to Byron Kingworth in advance. This area of ​​the capital is the territory of the Witch Cult. For your safety, you can't stay here. Otherwise, the housekeeper's incident may happen again."

"Brother, won't you go back with me?" Alice looked up and stared into Li Shanren's eyes.

"I still have things to do." Li Shanren said, "Don't worry, I will let Elsa go back with you. She is safe now. When we return to our manor, you can take her to familiarize herself with the place first."

There are still many things facing him now.

First, he needed to try to find the mysterious couple who seemed to be time travelers that he met when he first came to the capital;

Second, he has already established contact with the assassins in the capital. Whether as an assassin mentor, or to continue investigating the death of Alice's parents, or to learn more about the Witch Cult, he must contact them. It would be a pity to give up. By the way, I don't know where Ezio has gone. Maybe he can be used as the main contact person with the local assassins. After all, this is also his mission;

Third, the situation of Subaru Natsuki still needs to be observed, and he cannot just walk away;

Fourth, we need to continue to investigate whether there are other people in the Witch Cult who know about Alice. If so, we must not leave it alone.

......

Frontier Marquis's Mansion, restaurant.

"I hope you can take me in and let me work in your mansion. This is my current wish!"

Subaru Natsuki stood at the end of the table and bowed solemnly.

This look was completely different from his previous expression as he was about to ask for a huge sum of money.

He seems to like using the contrast in choices to win the favor of others.

However, generally speaking, this practice is not annoying.

When the twin maids heard this, confusion showed clearly on their faces.

Beatrice, who was playing with the big elf Parker, showed obvious disgust.

"What a surprising decision."

Border Marquis Rozsval drew out the last syllable, and a smile appeared on his clown-makeup face.

"Eh? Is this really all you ask?" Emilia looked at Subaru Natsuki in surprise. "Isn't that a bad idea? After all, given your situation, you should get a better reward."

"No need for that. As a penniless pauper, the most important thing for me right now is to find a job that can support myself. This is one of my most urgent demands now." Subaru Natsuki said righteously.

"But...but..."

Emilia seemed unable to accept it. In her simple sense of values, Subaru's kindness to her was totally disproportionate to the return he asked for.

This silver-haired half-elf girl doesn't like to owe others.

"You are too selfless, Subaru."

"It doesn't matter. My truest wish is to stay in the mansion now. I hope to start a new life here. I hope you can help me."

Listening to the boy's words, the blue-haired girl named "Rem" among the twin maids flickered her eyes slightly, and her eyes were always on Subaru Natsuki, watching his every move.

"Hahaha~ That's a very practical idea—"

Roswaal smiled.

"Well, as the master of the mansion, your request... I agree! You are welcome to join my mansion, Lord Subaru."

"But, to be honest, if you just want to make a living, you can just stay here as a guest—"

Roswaal smiled meaningfully.

"Eh? Is this still possible? Wait...wait, is it too late for me to change my words now?" Subaru Natsuki had a look of regret on his face.

"No, there is no point in taking back a decision that has already been made. Moreover, as a man, you have to be responsible for your own decisions. If you go back on your word so easily, how can you be trusted? Don't you agree, Emilia-sama~"

Roswaal looked at the silver-haired girl.

"Eh? Why are you asking me?"

Before Emilia could continue to give her answer, Subaru Natsuki interrupted righteously, "That's right! I agree with the Marquis, and I will prove that I am someone worthy of your trust!"

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