Chapter 16

Sentinel Slaughter (し) is the sixteenth chapter of the Sousou no Frieren manga series.

Summary
Right after the events of the previous chapter, Frieren exits the dungeon and finds the sentinel dead. Meanwhile, Fern and Stark are having lunch and decide to go appeal to Graf Granat for Frieren’s release from prison and then defeat the demons. Meanwhile, Lügner finds out Draht was killed. Graf Granat confronts Lügner and suspects that Draht had killed the sentinel. Now that his plan had failed, Lügner reveals his true colors and kills the guards and injures Graf Granat, not killing him so he can lift the protective barrier on the town. As Fern and Stark head to the Graf’s estate, Fern spots Frieren stealthily walking in a black cloak. Frieren tells them what happened in the dungeon, and says that she will leave the town, leaving Fern and Stark to deal with the demons in town, despite Stark’s pleas. Frieren senses Aura the Guillotine from a distance and decides to quickly finish her off.

Plot Details
Right after the events of the previous chapter, Frieren exits the dungeon and finds the sentinel dead.

Meanwhile, Fern and Stark are having lunch and Fern decides that they should go appeal to Graf Granat for Frieren’s release from prison and then defeat the demons. Stark agrees as they do not look like enemies they can face alone, especially Lügner, who seemed incredibly powerful. As even with everyone around, he set his eyes only on Frieren, as he believes he can eliminate people like Stark and Fern any time. Fern tells Stark the Hero Party would go regardless of if it would end up in a fight, and Stark agrees.

In Graf Granat’s mansion, Linie tells Lügner that she cannot detect Draht’s mana anymore, and he surmises that he must have been killed by Frieren then. Granat enters the room and tells them that the mage they apprehended has escaped and beheaded a sentinel. Lügner offers to help in the search, but the Graf refuses and notes how they are missing a person. Lügner tries to lie by saying he went to the restroom, but the Graf sees through it and asks again where the third demon is. Realizing their plan has failed, Lügner uses his magic to behead all the sentinels that were with Graf Granat, calling Draht an incompetent fool and remarking how he has ruined everything, yet being in the situation which he can only settle through violence made him excited, as they are wild beasts after all.

Lügner injures Graf Granat but does not kill him so he can lift the protective barrier on the town.

Meanwhile, as Fern and Stark head to the Graf’s estate, Fern spots Frieren stealthily walking in a black cloak. Frieren tells them how she killed a demon named Draht and that when demons perish, they turn into particles of mana and disappear, so it would seem like Frieren was the one who killed the sentinel. She thinks that she would suffer capital punishment, so decides to leave town. Fern asks her if she is planning to abandon the town as the remaining demons would reign free. Frieren asks why couldn’t Fern and Stark deal with them, and Stark replies that they don’t seem like enemies they can face. Frieren asks rhetorically if they would not fight an enemy if they were strong, leaving Fern and Stark speechless. She tells them she does not think they are weaker than the demons in the slightest and leaves them, despite Stark’s pleas.

Frieren senses a tremendous magic power a distance away from the town and recognizes it as Aura the Guillotine. Frieren comments how she also despises fighting powerful enemies, and must quickly finish what she dislikes.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Frieren
 * Fern
 * Stark
 * Lügner
 * Linie
 * Graf Granat
 * Aura

Locations

 * Graf Granat's Domain

Spells

 * Unnamed demon blood magic used by Lügner, allowing him to manipulate his own blood, sharpening and moving it in different ways

Chapter Notes

 * Fern was eating a burger
 * Stark's hand started shaking when he remembered Lügner, causing his drink to fall onto his pants, making it look like he urinated. The fear also made his legs weak and he was unable to get up
 * Stark prostrated to Frieren as he begged her to help him and Fern fight the demons