The Hunted Regressor: My Heretic Saint System-Chapter 116: A Great Day

Ignotus stepped towards the survivor, who let out a pathetic whimper... too pained to keep up with his once arrogant demeanor.

"That poor wolf..."

He looked down at a dead beast nearby.

"Failing to kill you—what a shame."

"Are you... are you pitying the wolf?"

The guard wheezed, clutching his side.

"I’m the victim here! Shouldn’t you be pitying me?! And help me out already!"

"No."

Ignotus’s reply was flat as he sat before the dying man.

"How about we talk instead?"

The poor guard was barely able to look up.

"W-What—"

"I do not pity you, but that wolf? It’s been enslaved for so long, yet the moment it was freed, death claimed it. How sad is that?"

Ignotus’s voice sounded actually sad.

"Poor thing was a born killer... hm. Do you see? When someone like you survives, it’s a cause for celebration, but when the wolf does? It’s just a continuing tragedy."

The guard, unable to comprehend what was happening, began to shriek like his wolf likely did:

"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TELLING ME THIS WOLF IS THE VICTIM HERE?!"

"Ah, yes..."

Ignotus leaned down and pressed on the guard’s wound.

"Right now, you might be a more obvious victim, and if you were any less annoying, I might’ve even cried for you. But that’s not the objective truth, is it?... We, slaves, are most tragic."

Clutching harder, Ignotus sent the man into a screaming frenzy, expediting his death.

"I’m a slave to my one quest..."

It wasn’t long before the guard’s scream was muffled by his own blood and vomit as he joined the wolf in death, a mercy that quelled the pain.

"A victim of the highest order."

Standing up, Ignotus sighed at the dead.

"Be happy to die so weak... what a blessing it must be to sleep with your purpose fulfilled."

If the man wasn’t dead, he’d sure be paralyzed by the blunt insanity of the tall, Calamity-ridden man in front of him.

"May you rest."

Whether that was for the wolf or the guard, nobody knew.

...

Minutes later, Ignotus casually walked into the breakfast hall while yawning loudly.

"Is there something going on?"

He looked around at the chaos with an expression of mild confusion while picking up a stray apple from a tipped-over basket.

"Why is everyone running? It’s too early for this."

Lykos, Ulv, Grom, and Felix were already there, standing in a corner.

They looked at Ignotus, and again, they knew. There wasn’t a doubt in their minds that the "unfortunate wolf escape" had his fingerprints all over it.

Yet instead of worry, a deep satisfaction settled over them.

Lykos looked like he had finally shed a heavy weight, and Felix had stopped trembling.

"YOU!"

That was the moment Rollo and Tala stormed into the hall, looking like they had aged ten years overnight.

"YOU DOG BASTARDS!"

Their pristine robes were wrinkled, and their faces were masks of incredible fury.

"YOU DID THIS!"

Rollo pointed a shaking finger at Lykos and then at the rest.

"You people murdered my men! You turned our own wolves against us!"

"Me?"

Lykos crossed his arms, surprisingly steady.

"I was sleeping; ask your guards... or what’s left of them. Do I look like I have the energy or the means to release a whole pack of wolves in the middle of the night? How would I even do that? Wouldn’t they have just killed me? Maybe your wolves wanted to rebel; our being here is just a coincidence."

It seemed the bullcrap talking apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

"There is no evidence."

Ulv added smoothly, his blue eyes cold.

"Perhaps your cage master was simply incompetent. It happens to the best of vassal Houses."

"I’ll have you executed!"

Tala hissed, her hands glowing with a faint light.

"We both know that you people did this! You will pay!"

Ignotus chewed his apple while leaning against a pillar.

"With what army? The ones the dogs ate, or the ones currently hiding in the pantry? Also, you should really start to clean up. Blood gets hard to remove after it clots up... I’d know."

Lykos stepped forward, continuing to pile on:

"Listen well, Rollo, Tala. Don’t ever send assassins after me again. Next time, I won’t be sleeping when the ’accidents’ happen, and it’ll be a full-on war, damn the consequences."

The siblings stood there, fuming, but... they couldn’t do much. They had no proof, almost no men left to enforce their will, and a "Demon" was standing in their dining room eating fruit.

Sure, they could have tried to do something themselves; the two alone were strong enough to at least challenge the group, but they were too cowardly to risk their lives in such an endeavor.

And if on the off chance they lost their hidden wolves, then it’d be a major loss to their House, one that they couldn’t afford, especially now after all that happened.

"We’re leaving."

Lykos announced, finally taking charge.

"Thank you for the warm welcome..."

He gave the siblings a mocking bow.

"The hospitality was... life-changing."

Ignotus snickered, enjoying seeing his little wolf gloat so confidently.

"Hm."

So, with that, the group prepared, took back their weapons, stocked up, and began to leave.

Though just as they reached a fair distance away from the estate, the group stopped. The tension they carried from the manor was gone, replaced by the open road.

"Alright, alright~..."

There, under the bright sun, Ignotus stretched his arms and turned to the group.

"Puppies, mercenaries, Egg, and Spoon. This is where I take a detour."

Lykos blinked.

"A detour? Where are you going?"

"Did you forget? I’m going to the markets; I have something to do..."

His answer was vague.

"So while I’m gone, I need you lot to keep it together."

He looked at Lykos and Ulv.

"I know you’re still frazzled despite acting tough."

The two nodded, humbly listening to his words.

"Don’t let the Spoon get lost. I’ll find you in the Colosseum."

Felix looked like he wanted to protest, but one look at Ignotus’s face shut him up.

"Stay alive, Young Lord!"

So he encouraged instead, and Ignotus waved a hand over his shoulder while walking away.

"I’m too annoying to die. See you at the Trial."

He had a date with a Goddess and a plan to ruin an economy.

It was going to be a great day... especially now that his mind was at ease.

Though he didn’t show it, Ignotus was worried that Lykos and the rest would’ve been attacked when he wasn’t around. He didn’t want his people to die because of him ever again.

After their visit today and the extra protection of the mercenaries, he could rest easy.

Though he was soon to lose the excuse of his assassins being after Lykos, it didn’t matter to him; the wolves had carved themselves a place among those he considered to be his people.

He only had one thought now:

’It’s good they’re safe...’

That was it.