We can't ask his soul, and the corpse hath no head, so he won't speak to Yoshika-dono either. 'Tis quite the conundrum.

Even if he did, I doubt the villagers would accept that as evidence.

Eeh—?

What do you think would happen if the villagers saw a talking cadaver?

First we need to clean up, though. We can't leave Seiga-dono's corpse storage dirtied with the blood of officials of Hell.

...Anyway, you cut them with a plate?

Indeed!

They were but petty grunts of Hell. It doesn't take a greatsword. Even a plate covered with my hermit energy slices right through.

You should change too, Futo. You're covered in splatter.

Oh, that is true. I would not want the Crown Prince to see me in such a state.

Well, what have we here...