Chapter 271

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We moved into the new town together with the third group of immigrants. We got attacked by bandits on the way but we were able to arrive at the new town without any significant losses.

As I handed over the bandits we had captured to Juno, I realized I hadn’t thought about the punishment for them. Charlotte-san, the nun and tax officer, came out to me and said with her sweet voice and mixture of gestures. 

“I will make them repent.”

Repent? Like confession at the church and then repent for your sins kind of thing? 

I looked at Juno but he had the same confused look as me. 

“I have no idea either.” 

Yeah. Me too, Juno. If she can truly make bad people repent and turn them into good people, that would be great but…

“Well, let’s just give it a try. Charlotte-san, is it alright if we leave them to you?” 

Charlotte-san, with her pleated skirt, gave me a firm nod and clasped both of her hands together. 

“Leave it to me.”

Shortly after arriving at the new town, ‘Itoshino Yurina’, Juno and I, along with the 10 bandits we had captured, immediately went to Charlotte-san’s church.

The bandits were restrained with chains on their legs, hands and neck. I was confused at first. I didn’t know we had that kind of chain in our military supply but it turned out, those chains belonged to Charlotte-san. 

Deep in the church, in a slightly secluded area, there was a room with cute handwriting that read “💗Sermon Room💗”. That kind of handwriting was very typical of Charlotte-san. 

Charlotte-san flashed a charming smile at us and then she nonchalantly entered the room with a burly man, who had a menacing expression on his face. This burly man seemed to be the leader of the bandits.

“Charlotte-san, I think it’s going to be dangerous if we leave you alone with him. Maybe we should…” 

However, before I could finish my sentence, I caught a glimpse of the inside of the room and I was rendered speechless. 

Whips with spikes, weapons like morning stars. Pliers and awls of various sizes. A coffin that looked like Iron Maiden(?) with countless spikes on the inside. Some sort of equipment that looked like it was made to pin people onto the walls or keep them tied mid-air. The candlelight cast a dim glow in the room, revealing a stain on the floor that suspiciously looked  like bloodstains. 

I froze with my right hand extended to offer Charlotte-san a help. 

“Please wait a moment.” 

Charlotte-san flashed another one of her charming smiles and entered the “Sermon Room” together with the leader of the bandit. The bandit boss had a vulgar smirk on his face as she stared at Charlotte-san’s pleated skirt. His gaze was screaming, “I will turn the tables on you!”. 

But I highly doubt he would succeed. After all, the leader of the bandit had his focus on Charlotte-san’s skirt. He remained oblivious of what was inside the “Sermon Room” until it was too late. 

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T/N: BDSM (Bible, Divine, Sanctuary, Mass). Charlotte-san is a busy woman indeed. Tax officer, nun and even reformative officer.