The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 7: Lost by Mato Sato and nilitsu

Author:Mato Sato and nilitsu [Sato, Mato / nilitsu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2024-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

A woman was being dragged out of the church by the collar of her priestess robes.

She had dark jade-tinted hair and glasses. The small sword hanging from her belt indicated that she was an Inquisitor, though its hilt was so sparkling clean that it was doubtful whether it had ever been touched. Unlike Michele’s, which was wielded as a genuine weapon, this one was mere decoration.

“Michele, please slow down…”

The creases in the other priestess’s brow deepened when she heard her name. Her would-be comrade’s lighthearted tone hardly seemed appropriate for an Inquisitor, let alone one who was older than her.

Michele continued dragging Hooseyard, who was technically her senior, while the latter continued whining.

“I really don’t want to leave this town yet. There’s still lots of work to be done, like examining the Guiding Force lines we drew from the earthen vein and finishing up and submitting a maintenance plan. It’s not often that we get permission to connect directly to a town’s Guiding Force lines, so it’d be a shame to let this chance go to waste, don’t you agree?”

“Is that part of your job?”

“Well, it’s more like a hobby… Yeek?!”

Michele smacked the dawdling Hooseyard on the back.

While Hooseyard clearly lacked any enthusiasm for the job of Inquisitor, she possessed a unique ability. She was an expert at ceremonial conjurings, with supernatural proficiency that likely surpassed even Michele’s.

That made her perfect for the unit of talented individuals Michele was gathering to serve under the Lord directly.

Michele’s only weakness was a lack of personnel. She didn’t have enough pawns to chase down enemies who kept hiding and running away.

That was why she sought to bolster her unit by bringing the Executioners under her command. They were losing their position thanks to Flare’s death and Flarette’s betrayal anyway.

“First, we’ll use the Executioners to drive Flarette into a corner. You know the plan, yes?”

“…I really don’t like it. I feel very guilty… I don’t want to do this.”

“Oh? If you want to go on the front lines, just say so. I’ll ship you out right away.”

“I’ll do my best here, thank you very much!”

Hooseyard straightened up.

As far as Michele was concerned, Menou had to be eliminated before she reached the City of Ruins. Now that she’d been separated from Maya, there was no reason not to erase her as soon as possible. Hooseyard had located her after she’d escaped the initial attack.

“Oh dear… I’d hoped to spend some time meddling with the earthen vein some more…”

The first concern when building a settlement was securing a stable supply of Guiding Force, for it was the fundamental energy source. It kept streetlamps lit, citizens warm, and towns running smoothly.

So larger towns and cities especially were almost invariably built above the earthen vein.

A church at the center of the town drew energy from the earthen vein, then distributed to other places by way of conductive materials that created a man-made network of Guiding Force lines. Miniature shrines were strategically placed at important points along the network to channel the required amounts of Guiding Force into homes, businesses, and so on.

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