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Kenma leaned down, his gaze meeting Regulus's eyes, and a smile hung on his face.

"What's wrong? It's just two broken fingers, is there any need to make such a big fuss? Aren't you Regulus, the Sin Archbishop of Greed of the Witch Cult?"

He knows my identity?

Regulus was dumbfounded, and then seemed to figure something out.

So that's how it was! The clown guarding the door outside was this guy's accomplice! They were actually in cahoots!

Feeling the murderous intent radiating from Kenma that seemed as if it would tear him to pieces, Regulus shrank his neck, but his mouth didn't soften in the slightest.

"You… You… How dare you violate my personal rights! You threatened my personal safety and violated my right to dignity! Do you have no principles at all? Are you even human? What a disgusting guy!"

As he spoke, he grabbed the sand on the ground and threw it at Kenma.

Kenma stood in place, neither dodging nor evading, and quietly deactivated Peerless.

To deal with such trash who would be completely useless without his Authority, his normal state was more than enough.

Countless grains of sand struck his physical body, riddling it with holes as blood continuously flowed out from the wounds.

Seeing Kenma covered in blood, even though severe pain still came from his palm, Regulus wore a mocking smile.

"Hahaha! I'm telling you! This is the consequence of mocking me! I am a Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult, in charge of Greed! Regulus Corneas!"

Even at this point, Regulus still maintained that self-righteous and aloof attitude.

Even when driven into a desperate situation, even if there was only a dead end, Regulus would only ever place himself in a position higher than others, absolutely self-centered.

Looking at Regulus, who was laughing wildly, Kenma also laughed, laughing even louder than him.

"Hahahahahaha! You really are an interesting guy. Let me see how long your arrogance can last."

Huh?

Regulus was stunned, watching in disbelief as Kenma used that battered physical body to emit a laugh.

The wounds on his body healed rapidly, flesh beginning to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye, returning to normal in the blink of an eye.

This guy… is he really human?

Just as Regulus was shocked by Kenma's self-healing speed, a severe cramping pain struck his heart, and a strong sense of suffocation emerged.

Time is up again!

Sweat dripped down Regulus's forehead and he helplessly deactivated his Authority. He tried his best to keep his facial expression unchanged, preventing the person opposite him from noticing anything unusual.

Unfortunately, he was merely a giant baby. In every aspect, he was extremely immature, and so were his disguise skills.

From the moment he pulled out Regulus's two fingers, Kenma had been counting silently in his heart, waiting for Regulus to deactivate his Authority on his own.

At the fifth second, he brazenly made his move.

Pfft!!

The remaining three fingers on his left hand were pulled out by the roots.

An even more intense pain than before washed over him. Clutching his bleeding left hand, Regulus rolled continuously on the ground in agony.

"Aaahhhhh!"

It hurts… It hurts… It hurts so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much, so much!

That bastard! That bastard who pulled out my fingers! I must kill him! I will definitely kill him! I'll crush his head with my own hands!

Just as Regulus was roaring in his heart, he felt as if the two fingers on his right hand were also being grabbed by someone.

No… Don't!

With a pull from Kenma, the fingers on Regulus's right hand were pulled out and bright red blood splattered everywhere.

"Arghhhh!"

Watching Regulus's miserable state as he rolled all over the floor, Kenma shook off the blood stains on his hands and picked at his ear with dissatisfaction.

"I'm saying… why are you roaring so loudly? Do you have any manners at all? Do you know that acting like this violates my basic rights? If you were a principled person, you shouldn't be here shouting and disturbing the peace, you know."

Hearing Kenma utter words that originally belonged to him, Regulus couldn't even care about the pain anymore as bloodshot veins climbed up the whites of his eyes.

He activated his Authority, completely disregarding his still-aching heart, and grabbed handfuls of sand to frantically scatter toward Kenma.

The sand easily pierced through Kenma's physical body, but looking at his opponent's body that shattered and rapidly healed right after—this Sin Archbishop of Greed, for the first time in hundreds of years, revealed a look of terror in his eyes.

Damn it, damn it, damn it… Why can't this guy be killed!

It's all the fault of those cheap women! Why couldn't there be more of them? Why couldn't they bear more of my heart? Why did they have to die so quickly? What a bunch of useless fellows!

As long as I can go back, I will definitely kill all those useless women who only know how to live in the castle! What use are they!

At this moment, Regulus started cursing the large group of wives he kept in captivity.

Once the five seconds were up, the remaining three fingers of his right hand were also pulled off, and Regulus once again let out a heart-rending scream.

Looking at this scene, Kenma ultimately let out a sigh.

Forget it, the pent-up frustration in his heart had been vented out more or less anyway. Since he was a kind person, let's just wrap all this up.

He strode forward, his right hand firmly grabbing the crown of the rolling Regulus's head, and then pulled.

The next second, Regulus's screams came to an abrupt halt. His head was wrenched off completely by Kenma.

Casually throwing the opponent's terrified head onto the ground, Kenma waved his hand.

"Shaula! Come over here for a second!"

After shouting a few times and finding that he still didn't hear that familiar "Master", Kenma froze for several seconds.

Oh crap, it seems Shaula was blasted to death by his area-of-effect attack.