Purifying Evil
Pochi's Point of View
The "Oneechan effect" was incredible. Even the king of the Shamcats prostrated himself and begged for forgiveness. I was really concerned about how Oneechan was rolling her eyes, but with this, peace with Shiverihas might not be just a dream anymore.
"O’ Awaited One, I have a request."
"Yes?"
"I don’t care what happens to me. I’ll take responsibility for my crimes and accept execution if I must. But please, save my child."
"Oneechan... Papa and Mama look like they’re about to die too... They need help, nya..."
Oneechan is really soft on Mary, so I thought she’d agree to help, but her response was unexpected.
"Nah, Pochi, Mary, and Nex. You can handle purging the evil influence on your own. Tsuyoshi and the others will teach you how. Oneechan will make some porridge to heal the weakened patients."
"Us?"
I glanced at Tsuyoshi, wondering if we could really do it. Tsuyoshi was glowing brightly.
(If you have energy~ you can do anything! You can do it!)
Well, even with energy, there are things that are impossible, right? When I looked at Mary and Nex, they nodded. They’ve always been more skilled with weapons than me, so they’ll probably be fine.
The people corrupted by the evil influence were isolated. The place we were led to was horrifying. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary mansion, but...
"Unya~ this feels gross, nya~"
"... Yeah."
"Uh-huh..."
The air around us felt heavy. It might even be worse than Shiverihas’s curse. The stench was unbearable. It seemed like they were living in terrible conditions. When we opened the door, the smell got even worse, and I felt like throwing up. My head started to hurt.
"It stinks, nya~ Call Rinka, nya~"
Why Rinka? I wanted to ask, but my nose, being particularly sensitive, made it hard to move.
"Shining... Ugh, it stinks!! What is this!! It smells like something’s fermenting!! I’m gonna fab this!!"
As soon as Rinka arrived, she did something, and the foul odor completely disappeared.
"T-thank you... Rinka..."
"Who are you? Anyway, glad I could help."
Oh right, my appearance had changed. Still, that was really rough... The stench made me cry.
"It’s Pochi~ Rinka’s the stink specialist, nya~ As expected of Rinka, nya~"
"Po–!? Wait, what do you mean 'stink specialist'!? Don’t make up weird roles! That’s bullying and uncool! It’s a human rights violation! I’ll sue and win!!"
Yeah, being called the "stink specialist" is pretty disgraceful. But since the Guardians of Amethysts are all beastfolk and Ernst only shows up occasionally, Rinka might’ve been the only option.
Speaking of Nex... I glanced over and saw he had fainted. The smell must’ve been too much.
"Um, sorry, nya..."
"Don’t apologize, nya!"
"Sorry, nya!"
The black cat children let out weak meows. Their fur was all matted, and they were covered in wounds. The injuries were festering, and flies were swarming around them.
This is terrible! If we don’t act fast, Oneechan, who loves fluffy things, will... definitely turn into a god of destruction!
"Uh... don’t cry! Here, have some candy~! Rinka, Mary, Nex, how long are you gonna sleep!? If we don’t do something soon, the Shamcats will be wiped out!!"
"A country that abuses its people like this deserves to be wiped out, don’t you think?"
"I don’t care if they’re wiped out, nya."
"……… (nods)"
No allies... How unpopular are the Shamcats!? The knight who guided us looks like he’s about to cry!
"... It doesn’t matter what happens to us... Just save the children..."
A thin cat beastman pleaded with us.
"Papa...?"
"You’re... Maryannette...? I thought you left the country... Ugh... It’s good... to see you... one last time..."
The thin cat beastman had black-and-white spotted fur. He didn’t seem injured, but he was so emaciated he looked like he might collapse at any moment.
"Mary, annette... Hahaha, ahahahaha!"
"Mama!?"
Another thin cat beastwoman seemed to have lost her sanity and was laughing madly.
"I don’t care about this country, but we gotta save Mary’s papa and mama! Tsuyoshi! Transform!!"
"Shining☆Illusion!! Connecting the world, saving the world! Magical Maiden☆Lyrical Rinka!!"
Rinka wasn’t in her usual knight outfit but was wearing fluffy red pants and a white jacket. She looked really pretty. I wonder if she’d model for me later...
Tsuyoshi determined that while Mary’s father might be fine, her mother was in danger of staying like this forever if we didn’t restore her sanity.
"Then, it’s time for my new ultimate move!"
Rinka straightened her posture and said to Mary’s mother:
"If you don’t leave right now, I’ll hate you! You’re stinky! Ugly! I hate you!!"
"Huh?"
"Nya?"
"……… (confused)"
Wait, even if Rinka hates her, the evil influence wouldn’t... But the evil energy started falling off at an incredible speed. Mary’s mother seemed to regain her sanity and was looking around in confusion. Huh? What just happened??
"Let me explain! The evil influence is Kurarin, and in the past, it was Lavita! Kurarin is my soul friend, and Lavita is my, um, lover!"
Huh? When did Kurarin become an Evil?? I thought she became a goddess or something??
*Pochi was a non-combatant at the time, so he doesn’t know the details.
"... So?"
"The evil influence cries if it’s hated! It gets sad and heartbroken, so it listens to what I say! We found this out in recent experiments!"
As expected of Oneechan’s relative. Rinka’s eccentricities were revealed in that moment.
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