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Chapter 74 Part 4 – The Blazing Flames and Hearts That Scorch the Night

Rona began to tremble from anger.

It was all her own fault for being so rash. The mistake she had made while trying to protect her younger brothers had led to irreversible consequences. If she knew that this was going to happen, she would have begged Wendell and the others and asked them to help her. She regretted it. If it was the reliable three old warriors, they might have been able to save Ronny ……!!

「Yes, that brave small man. He spurted out blood and died suddenly during his testimony. We believe he was silenced by a witch’s curse. It was your work, wasn’t it? You damn witch.」

Matthew’s words caused the murmurs of the crowd to grow louder.

Rona felt a shiver run down her spine from fear.

Matthew had cornered her to prevent her from saying any more unnecessary things.

And that was also their future.

「Ronny!! Run away!!」

Rona shook off John’s hand and tried to free Ronny.

In no time at all, John caught her again and roughly pulled her back. He violently grabbed Rona, which caused bruises to form on her skin. Her collar was ripped open, revealing one of Rona’s white breasts in the night.

Rona still didn’t give up and continued to struggle. Her hands flipped up John’s cloak and caused a long, slender object that was suspended inside to be dislodged and tumbled on the ground. It was the hand of a child that had been cut off from the shoulder.

「Hey, treat it with care. It’s your little brother’s hand. If I’m not mistaken his name was …… Teddy.」

His brutal words instantly made Rona stiffen and stop struggling.

A small, whistle-like scream came from Rona’s throat.

John crouched down and picked up Teddy’s hand. Then he used it to slap the stunned Rona on the cheek.

「Teddy was a cute kid. I told him that if he entertains me, then I’ll save his siblings. He seriously believed it. When I ordered him to laugh, no matter how much I tortured him, he just kept laughing as he cried. It was so irresistible ……」

「For our sake ……」

Rona’s face turned ghastly pale as she trembled.
On the hand, there is a mole in an unusual position.
It was certainly her younger brother Teddy’s hand.
Her vision spun around from despair.

「That’s right. When I cut off his arms and legs, his mouth was foaming as he convulsed on the floor. But he was still smiling. I couldn’t resist and sucked his mouth so that he couldn’t breathe well. It was amazing. When I completely blocked his nose, he managed to desperately try to breathe through his mouth with the force of sucking in my tongue and saliva. It was amazing compared to the skills of a fake whore. I can’t even count how many times my lower back nearly gave out ……」

Rona groaned and shook her head as John spoke with lingering enthusiasm. She was devastated to learn that Teddy had gone through hell in an attempt to protect them.

「Stop …… stop it already ……!! I don’t want to hear it ……」

Ignoring Rona’s weak, sobbing pleas, John licked his tongue and continued speaking.
John was a true sadist.

He had always loved to straddle a boy and beat him in the face. He was thrilled when the boy’s slender limbs struggled desperately. He felt supreme bliss to break his bones so he could not escape and then do whatever he wanted to him.

John was a full-blown scoundrel, but when he met the Inquisition official Matthew, he was shocked by his ruthlessness in playing with other people’s hearts. John’s twisted proclivities then spiraled even further out of control. He wanted to be as evil as Matthew. He wanted to destroy the bodies and minds of beautiful boys, desecrate them even after death, and keep them with him forever as a collection. He came to strongly desire this. That is how John’s hidden room of caterpillar dolls was born.

John’s gruesome confession to Rona continued relentlessly and approached its climax.

「Stop it already!!!!!」

Rona screamed and covered her ears.

「Hey hey. I’m trying to tell you about your brother’s final moments, and yet that’s the attitude you give me. What a bad older sister. Everything he did was for the sake of protecting you.」

John forcefully tore off Rona’s hand from covering her ears.
He was excited by Rona’s anguish. It was hard to resist the urge to break her fingers.

「You should have seen the expression on his face when he realized that he was deceived. Because he forced himself to smile the whole time, his face had stiffened and he cried and wailed with a smile on his face. I was entertained until the end. To finish it off, I put on a clown make-up on him and let him see his stupid self to his heart’s content. By then, his body was limp and barely moved. He’s probably dead by now.」

「…… What have you done ……!! That’s cruel …… too cruel …… Teddy …… Teddy ……」

He listened ecstatically to the sound of Rona crying out her younger brother’s name.

「Ahh, that’s nice. You have the exact same expression as Teddy. Your younger brother died for the sake of his siblings. Poor thing. His hand has become so cold. At least become warmer with your sister’s body warmth.」

Ruminating on the moment of supreme bliss, he pushed Teddy’s hand into Rona’s chest with a sadistic smile.

「…… Teddy ……!!」

As Rona cried and tried to hug his hand, John pulled Teddy’s hand away, lifted it out of Rona’s reach, and shook it.

「Here, try to take it if you can. If you want it, then entertain me just like your younger brother did.」

Hearing Rona’s crying voice, Ronny screamed with his crushed throat.

「…………!! …… Aaaaah ……!!」

Blood gushed out from the corners of his mouth.
Unable to speak properly, his body writhed as he wailed.

Both Teddy and himself were deceived and toyed with. He cursed himself for believing in them. These people had no intention of keeping their promise from the beginning.

Squeezing out all the remaining strength he had, Ronny went on a rampage and broke free from the rope that tied him to the stake.

「…… How …… dare you …… torture …… Teddy ……!!」

He slammed his entire body against John and pushed him away from Rona.

「…… Guooh!?」

John had been so intent and focused on tormenting Rona that he was caught off guard and fell over in an unsightly manner. The knife hanging from John’s waist came off and rolled on the ground.

He never thought that Ronny, who had broken bones in various places and was unable to move properly, would strike back. John let out an anguished groan and was unable to get up.

「Sister …… Rona ……!! …… Run …… away ……!!」

Ronny’s tears flew in the air.
He wants to at least protect Rona.
This feeling pushed his dying body to the brink.
Ronny desperately tried to use his crushed vocal cords as he attacked the Inquisition official Matthew.

「Hmm, it seems that you are prepared to throw away your life. The curses you spouted earlier was all for the sake of saving your sister, wasn’t it? Seeing that you are willing to sacrifice yourself to that extent, the power of familial love is sometimes unbelievable.」

Matthew said calmly.

Without moving a single step, he popped and pulled the cork out of the liquor bottle with only the thumb of one hand. Then he sniffed it and squinted his eyes.

「It is very mellow. It has aged well. The passing years make family bonds and liquor become deeper.」

Matthew laughed as he swiftly dodged Ronny. He lightly shook the contents of the liquor bottle without spilling any of its contents. Ronny’s face twisted in humiliation and fear. Although for him it’s a desperate suicide attack, he couldn’t even land a hit on the Inquisition official Matthew.

「But there is nothing more horrific than a family that hates each other. I guess the game is ending the way I want it to. You’d better watch your back.」

Matthew’s mocking tone made Ronny have a sudden realization, but it was already too late.
A long-handled ax swung down toward the back of Ronny’s head.

「…… Ronny!!」