ReZero Light Novel Volume 1

prologue waste heat of the beginning

this is really bad he felt the hard

floor against his cheek and realized

that he had collapsed onto his face his

strength was completely gone and he had

already lost sensation in his fingers

the heat from his core was so

excruciating it made him want to tear

his throat out hot hot hot hot hot hot

hot the moment he opened his mouth to

scream what spilled forth was no shriek

it was a clump of blood he vomited up

large qu ities of his life blood as he

coughed frothy blood started foaming up

at the corners of his mouth as he

gurgled within his dim field of view the

ground had been dyed

red this is all my blood it was enough

to soak his Fallen body blood comprises

about 8% of the human body and it is

said that losing about a third of that

would be life-threatening but it seemed

to him that he had already lost just

about all of it he had stopped vomiting

blood but the heat that felt as though

would incinerate him still persisted he

moved his hand toward his abdomen with

great difficulty and having felt an

impossible sensation there he understood

my stomach's been torn open huh it was

no wonder he felt so hot it seemed his

brain had confused pain for heat he was

almost torn in half only a bit of skin

and his back held him together in short

it seemed that this was Checkmate for

him the moment he realized this his

Consciousness started fading even the

heat which was making him W in agony had

disappeared even the Pleasant feeling of

blood and the sensation in the hand he'd

used to feel his organs it was all

Fading Away along with his Consciousness

all that was left was his body which

would not be able to accompany his soul

this body used the last of its

disappearing Consciousness to move just

a little it turned its head upward black

shoes formed ripples in the pool of

blood before his eyes there was someone

there and that someone was most likely

the one who killed him strangely he

didn't feel like looking at their face

this person was the one who took his

life and yet he still decided to Simply

remain a spectator to his own demise he

had no clue who they were but right now

he didn't really care about that he only

wished for the girl's safety Dar D he

felt like he heard a voice like the

chime of a bell he was beyond the point

where he could even differentiate his

senses so he probably just imagined it

despite that even supposing it wasn't

real he found it extremely comforting so

th a short scream

and then the carpet of blood welcomed

yet another person she had fallen right

next to him exactly where his arm was

her Fair hand dropped powerlessly and

intertwined with his probably just a

coincidence he felt her fingers move

slightly as if squeezing his hand it he

forced his disappearing Consciousness to

return for a moment the pain and the

heat everything had faded away it was a

meaningless effort nothing but a loser

wasting time but even

so I will

definitely save you at that moment

natsuki Subaru lost his life chapter 1

unusable Ridge

101 this is really bad lost and peniles

those few words were all he could think

of well penus wasn't quite right he did

have his wallet in his pocket and

setting aside the fact that he had an

abundance of small change and very few

notes it couldn't be denied that he had

his assets on him more than enough to go

to the nearest mall to do some shopping

and eat some lunch even so he could only

be called penniless looks like the

currency around here is completely

different after all flipping the rare

rigged 10 Yen coin he was holding the

youth sighed deeply he was an

unremarkable youth bearing short black

hair and average stature he had some

muscularity which combined with his

cheap Jersey gave off the air of an

athlete his sharp eyes were his only

noteworthy feature and now even they

drooped helplessly the banality of his

appearance was such that one could

instantly lose him in a crowd however

the gazes directed at him were those of

Wonder and incomprehension as though

they were looking at something strange

obviously there wasn't a single person

sporting black hair or a jersey among

those looking at him their hair varied

extensively blonde white

brown green blue and so on furthermore

their outfits were armor dancers clothes

monotone robes and more which possessed

a certain Vibe the youth could only

cross his arms and in comprehension as

their Brazen gazes washed over him so

basically it's like that

huhuh snapping his fingers he pointed at

those who were staring at him seems I've

been summoned to another world before

his eyes was a carriage drawn by a

massive lizard like being tumin natsuki

Subaru was born in he era Japan's

pressure-free education system he had

lived 17 years and to describe his life

would take 17 years in itself setting

that aside his present situation ation

could be simply described as High School

third year shut in or in more detailed

terms a piece of trash who disregards

everything even his parents to shut

himself in his shell even with his

entrance exams right around the corner

there was no particular reason for his

Solitude on typical weekdays he would

occasionally think getting up now would

be a pain and that became an impetus to

cut school with his absences steadily

increasing before he realized it he'd

become an exemplary shut in who brought

tears to his parents he spent his days

in sloth plunging ever deeper into the

net with minimal communication the

result being a summons to another world

huh I don't really get it myself

reconfirming his surroundings yet again

he heaved his eenth sigh he had moved

from the street he was on and was

presently sitting in a somewhat dim

alley the ground was paved a rough job

compared to Modern Japan but it wasn't

bad supposing this is a parallel world

fantasy I I guess this must be the

standard medieval civilization I didn't

see any machinery and they build with

stone and wood he thought back to the

SES he'd seen on his way to the alley

and organized the information in his

head he would frequently let his

imagination run wild as a result he was

more than prepared for his present

situation first calmly Analyze That Time

period's culture and its differences

with Japan ascertain any differences in

the laws of physics and possibility of

contact with humanoid organisms these

were his priorities all right let's do

this I'm not imagining you guys and I'm

fairly certain about the level of

civilization it seems like my money

won't be of any use but I took the

opportunity to speak to a shopkeeper and

we had no problem communicating upon

realizing he'd been summoned the first

thing Subaru did was attempt to

negotiate with a grosser having

attempted to purchase the apples with

his Japanese Yen he was promptly denied

it seemed that this world used gold

silver and copper coins as its currency

the inherent value of currency in this

world was easy to understand certainly

befitting a parallel world fantasy well

I suppose there would be mixed metal

fakes something like a 5001 coin would

probably degrade though probably heavy

to carry around he thought as another

lizard drawn carriage passed through the

street this produced a giant cloud of

dust and yet the town's folk paid it no

mind as though they were completely used

to this even so they don't seem nearly

as common as cars were come to think of

it I haven't seen any dogs or cats

around here the lizards drawing the

carriages appeared considerably larger

than horses their body mass seemed

constant relative to their proportions

but it was certainly worrying to see

reptiles of that size commonplace huh

both lizards and humanoids then the

final piece he had to confirm the unique

looks of this world's humans they

possessed very colorful hair but one

could easily obtain any hair color with

d for a parallel world fantasy that was

nothing extraordinary instead sairu

focused on their animal ears at a

cursory glance he spotted dog ears cat

ears perhaps even bunny ears and he may

have even caught sight of a Lizardman

like being there were also those who

looked no different from Subaru which

led him to conclude the genre is

parallel world fantasy the culture is

that of your typical medieval

civilization demihumans are common so

battle and Adventure might be common as

well the animals show some minor changes

but they basically serve their functions

is that how it is having deduced that

Subaru exhaled a long breath that wasn't

quite a sigh having spoken of the

circumstances he'd ended up in he knet

his brows at this seemingly convenient

development if things proceeded

according to his fantasies he'd freely

use his modern knowledge to obtain

incredible power however this world was

slightly different from what he'd

planned for I'd run perfect simulations

of the sangoku era if I'd ended up there

I'd have seized the country from

Nobunaga when it came to parallel world

fantasy at best his knowledge amounted

to gunpowder production and even that

was meaningless considering this world's

technological level parallel world

fantasy generally came with magic if

that were the case it would probably

make gunpowder little more than

fireworks well there's also cliches

where magic isn't the end all be all if

I ever get the opportunity to contribute

to the advancement of science I'll do my

best to First my current problem he had

no clue how or why he'd been summoned

here he clearly remembered what he was

doing prior to the summoning he had just

gone out for the first time in a long

while to buy some cup Ramen at the

convenience store and was about to

return home he didn't want to use his

bicycle so he went on foot Midway he

looked up at the night sky and thought

it's almost a full moon tonight huh and

then as he looked down and blinked it

was noon night to noon in an instant he

immediately realized something was off

but that was it he'd calmed down now but

immediately after the summoning his

Panic was such that it could be told of

for generations to come considering I

being an only son have gone missing

those Generations might not exist as he

muttered this he once again checked his

belongings in a parallel world fantasy

starting gear was even more important

than he'd imagined he'd need everything

he had however

little first his cell phone with the

dying battery his wallet containing many

video rental membership cards the Raman

he bought at the convenience store show

you tonkatsu some snacks corn pottage

flavored his beloved gray Jersey

unwashed worn out sneakers of 2 years

and more that's that huh why didn't I at

least carry a pistol what do I do now it

seemed only his snacks would prove

useful and only to fill his belly the

situ ation is hopeless and of course I

don't know the source I don't even have

any memories of passing through a mirror

or hopping in a pond most importantly

where's the beauty who summoned me the

heroin's absence by 2D standards was an

act of inconceivable negligence to

summon him and just leave him like

that it was as though he was simply

thrown away in truth Suburu could no

longer Escape reality now that he dessed

his situation and he could only hang his

head in despair oh give me a break

already what on Earth am I supposed to

do here Subaru was already at his limit

as he muttered complaints he earnestly

wanted to go back fantasy was best left

in the realm of fantasy it was fun to

imagine arriving in another world to

obtain incredible power but to actually

end up in such a situation what could he

really do for now what's important is

survival but will my level one

communication ability be enough aside

from his family he only really spoke to

store clerks he'd lived this lifestyle

for almost a year now and had long

forgotten how to navigate social

interactions even though I can type it

speaking speed in online chats sabaru

moved his fingers nervously as he

contemplated his future in despair

however his expression changed when he

heard the sound of footsteps echoing

through the alley he looked up to see

three men blocking the exit chapter 2

don't get carried away said God the men

gazed at him with scorn and contempt as

Subaru appraised them they appeared to

be in their mid 20s their clothes were

filthy and it was as though their inner

evil had manifested on their faces they

weren't subhuman but they couldn't be

called decent humans either damn a

compulsory event facing the grinning men

Subaru wiped his face and stood up in a

panic they were clearly Bandits and

considering the state of the world they

might even take his life mission

one repel the bandits had begun the

clear condition was eliminating them and

the failure condition was probably his

death Subaru smacked his cheeks and

ignored the chill running up his spine

he had to get serious hesitation could

cost him his life he at least had

confidence in his decisiveness

furthermore this is another world

considering the typical pattern I might

be super strong here something like the

gravity being a tenth of what it was or

come to think of it my body feels light

maybe I can win he murmuring something

maybe he doesn't get what's going on

should we teach him unlike Subaru the

men remained fairly calm however Subaru

continued to face them without backing

down who there you guys won't be so calm

for

long let me warn you guys like me

fantasize about this sort of thing all

the time I'll beat the crap out of you

and turn you into XP I have no clue what

you're saying but you're going to die

from mocking us that's my line with that

declaration Subaru launched his

preemptive attack before they could

react he flew into one of them with a

full-bodied right straight Ellen did a

direct hit on the leader's face with

such force that his front tooth cut

Subaru's hand it hit someone for the

first time and it was much more painful

than expected this was all hi in his

simulations but it was his first time

actually doing it the man he hit fell to

the ground and stopped moving driven by

emotion Subaru immediately lunged at

another man who was still in shock he

ate this a high kick forged by after

bath stretches goo o duh his foot Drew

an arc right into the man's Temple and

slammed him into the wall having knocked

a second person out Subaru started to

believe he was invincible due to his

unexpectedly competent performance looks

like this world is set to raise my power

after all with all this adrenaline I can

definitely win filled with courage

Subaru turned to the last man as he

prepared to take him out however the

glint of the knife in his hand caused

Subaru to prostrate himself on the spot

I'm sorry it was my fault please forgive

me spare he surrendered on his knees the

greatest and lowest representation of

Japanese Spirit his earlier excitement

had completely disappeared Subaru felt

his blood run cold as he tried his very

best to beg for mercy with his head on

the ground after all he had no chance

against a blade if he were cut he'd be

finished skill didn't matter when it

came to a knife wielding opponent he

then realized the two who were supposed

to be down were also getting back up

they nursed their bleeding noses and

shook their heads dizzily but otherwise

seemed fine

huh how come my Peerless attacks failed

where's the power I'm supposed to have

what sort of crap are you spouting how

dare you do that to us they stomped his

head into the ground causing his

forehead to bleed as it scraped against

the road sabaru desperately curled up as

they continued to pile on Blow after

blow this is bad it hurts like hell am I

actually die for real they showed no

mercy whatsoever and unlike his old

world there was no gu guantee they'd

spare his life there was a strong

possibility that he'd be tortured to

death like this perhaps he should have

fought prepared to die an honorable

death but that was no longer a

possibility considering his injuries

even so he couldn't just die like that

don't move

fool her

shirts H shirts the moment he tried to

get up they crushed his hands underf

fooot and he could only scream in agony

the man turned red r with rage and sent

spit flying as he yelled he then held

the knife in an underhand grip we'll

kill you and take everything you have

that's what you get for messing with us

if it's valuables you're after it's

useless you see I'm completely broke

your strange clothes and shoes will do

then we'll turn you into giant rat feed

ah there's rats in this world too sounds

like a bottom tier monster his mind

started drifting in an attempt to escape

reality as he looked at the knife which

could tear into him at any moment he

wasn't seeing any lights nor did the

world slow down his life would simply

end just like that hey move move move

you're in my way an exasperated voice

rang out as someone ran into the alley

the startled men looked up at the

Intruder and Subaru attempted to do so

as well though he couldn't move a

beautiful girl crossed his field of view

her frame was small and she possessed

shoulder length blonde hair which

fluttered in the wind her eyes suggested

a strong will and her Fang like canine

uded mischievously she looked rather

cheeky but it could be said that she was

cute considering her age the shabby

dressed girl had just come across the

scene of a genuine mugging the seemingly

deliberate timing caused hope to well up

within Subaru this was it the

development he was waiting for following

the typical pattern this kind girl would

gallantly save Subaru who was on the

verge of death and

then

man this is crazy but I'm busy got to

get out of here Live Strong hey what

what seriously however that fleeting

Hope was crushed their eyes met

momentarily and she raised her hand

apologetically as she continued to run

past them into what seemed to be a dead

end she then proceeded to leap off a

leaning board and rapidly disappeared up

the wall with the girl gone the alley

naturally went silent she'd gone by like

a typhoon leaving them dumbfounded but

sau's circumstances hadn't changed one

bit now that the mood's been lightened I

don't suppose you might let me go on the

contrary we're even angrier you're not

going to die a peaceful death you know

the man with the knife looked serious

Subaru realized that he was finished for

sure this time his hands were still

trapped under their heels it was too

late to attempt to get up ultimately

despair conquered his heart

it's over just like that in a place like

this it's true I haven't lived very

virtuously even so a death like this is

just too cruel if I were to ask what I

did the reply would be that I did

nothing at all a completely idle demise

pain wasn't it there was something else

causing him to tear up it wasn't

something like the fear of the end he

just couldn't bear having lived such an

empty meaningless life that's enough

phillins a clear voice rang Through the

Alley overpowering the noise of violence

the men's vulgar jeers and even Subaru's

own ragged breaths chapter 3 first

encounter with

magic time itself stopped a phrase

reserved for moments like this at the

entrance to the alley stood a single

girl she was a beautiful girl she had

tied up her long silver hair which

reached her hips her piercing gaze was

brimming with intelligence her soft

features were both seductive and

Youthful and she exuded an air of

nobility that was dangerously Charming

she stood about 160 cm tall her royal

Blu ton garments weren't particularly

flashy and yet their Simplicity

emphasized her presence even further the

one conspicuous feature was the emblem

on her coat a bird resembling a hawk and

even its magnificence was nothing more

than a supplement to her Sublime Beauty

I won't let you run a muuk like that

stop at once she spoke once again her

voice so exciting it could send Tremors

through one's body her voice was like a

silver bell it was pleasant to the ears

and Her speech held such power it could

shake one's heart Subaru was overwhelmed

to the extent that he'd completely

forgotten his predicament he could only

think of her the bandits were no

different faced with her animosity their

earlier Vigor vanished even the man

holding the knife turned pale as they

retreated into the alley wait wait

thought ah please wait we don't really

get it but we'll let him go so please

forgive us it's good to see you're so

gracious it's not too late so return

what you

stole this are bad

what we

stole please dot it's really important

I'd let go of anything else but not that

if you return it now I'll spare your

lives though her words were only that of

an in treaty the last few were clearly

filled with anger her gaze was sharp and

the Hand she'd extended as though

reaching out was empty however there was

something hard to put into words

gathering in her Palm something every

one there could feel W um perhaps

there's been some kind of mistake what

what they pointed to Subaru who was

still under their boots uh you're not

here to save this guy right what strange

clothes he wearing perhaps there's been

some internal strife among you I can't

say I approve of you ganging up on him

like that but if you were to ask whether

or not I have any sort of connection to

him I'd have to say I don't perhaps

thinking they were trying to distract

her her tone was one of irritation see

seeming flustered by this the men

started talking in a hurry well wait do

you wait if you don't want this guy we

have nothing to do with each other about

whatever was stolen from you it was

probably that girl from earlier ah ah

right the girl from earlier she ran up

the wall onto the roof yeah over there

she's probably three streets away by now

as they gave their rapid fire

explanations her eyes met Subaru's her

eyes seemed to ask if they were telling

the truth and Subaru nodded

instinctively unable to lie having seen

this the girl reluctantly nodded in

understanding it looks like you weren't

lying so she went that way I'll have to

hurry she turned her back on them

prepared to leave the men were blatantly

relieved and Subaru cursed his own

foolishness for getting wrapped up in

the atmosphere and squandering his only

chance however be that as it may I can't

Overlook what's going on here she turned

around with her Palm facing them and

aimed The Rock in her Palm at the stock

still men as she fired its speed would

fit right in at the major league and its

course was that of a beam ball the sound

of a regulation ball striking flash rang

out Thrice and the men were blown away

as they screamed in pain having scored

direct hits on the men there was a

high-pitched Den as lumps of ice fell by

Subaru lumps of ice the size of a fist

their existence defied any sense of

season and even physics itself and they

dispersed as if consumed by the

atmosphere once had served their purpose

magic the word most suited to explain

this phenomenon immediately spilled out

of his mouth he didn't hear her chant or

anything but that ice just now was

definitely formed in and fired from her

Palm having seen this actually occur

before him he realized something this

isn't nearly as fantastic as I thought

it feels disappointingly real it

imagined lights scattering around or

energy flowing wildly but in reality it

was just some lumps of ice rapidly

coming into existence and disappearing

just as quickly there wasn't even the

slightest hint of atmosphere to it

you've really gone and done it now

setting aside Subaru's Impressions the

men who had been hit by that

disappointingly real Attack had

sustained serious damage two of them

could barely keep their footing steady

as they stood back up and the third may

have been hit in a bad spot because he

was out cold despite their bleeding the

two who were still standing appeared

ready to fight even a man beside the guy

with the knife was holding an object

resembling a rusty NATA as he prepared

for battle I don't give a damn whether

you're a mage or whatever the two of us

together are going to kill you you think

you can win against both of us the man

with the knife raised his voice in Anger

as he pressed down on his broken nose

with his other hand but the girl showed

no signs of faltering I suppose two on

one might be unfair and two on two

should be okay right yet another voice

filled the alley androgenous and

high-pitched as though speaking for the

girl Subaru started looking around in

Surprise and the men shared his reaction

they couldn't find anyone who might have

spoken those words not at the entrance

and of course not within the alley the

three of them were confused and

bewildered and as if to show off the

girl held out her hand her Palm faced

upward and it floated above her white

fingertips it's kind of embarrassing to

be looked at like that it said as it

bashfully groomed its face it being a

cat small enough to fit in a palm

standing upright its coat was gray and

its ears were floppy to Subaru it looked

very much like an American short hair

well setting aside its pink nose and the

length of its tail the sight of this

bizarre cat-like being caused the man

with a knife to tremble as he screamed a

spirit user correct dot if you withdraw

right now I won't pursue you think fast

I don't have time for this the men

clicked their tongues at her words and

started to carry their fallen friend out

of the alley as they passed by subu and

approached the exit they glanced back at

the girl and just you wait you damned

brat you'd best be careful the next time

you decide to wander around here if you

lay a finger on her you'll be tormented

until the end of time you'll be in the

afterlife well before that though they

desperately tried to make threats but

the reply was dismissive in tone

although its contents were rather severe

the cat and her Palm behaved rather

frivolously but their faces turned paler

than ever before as they silently fled

out of the alley now that they were gone

only Subaru remained before for her

don't move forgetting the pain coursing

through him Subaru had tried to get up

to thank her but she stopped him in his

tracks her ice cold voice devoid of any

sentiment her eyes were filled with

caution even having understood Subaru

wasn't with them she clearly didn't

think of him as a good person despite

this he was enthralled by the beauty of

her amethyst eyes he wasn't used to

dealing with beautiful women so that

alone caused him to turn red and avert

his eyes seeing this the girl smiled

boldly as she maintained her cautious

gaze your guilty conscience made you

avert your eyes looks like my judgment

was spoton I

wonder I didn't sense malice whatsoever

that was probably just an instinctive

male reaction you be quiet Puck you you

probably know who stole my Insignia

right the girl silenced the cat as she

tossed a question Subaru's way she

seemed rather proud of herself

but sorry to disappoint but I have no

clue no way her prideful front crumbled

allowing her usual expression to come

through for a moment her imposing

attitude had also vanished as she turned

to the cat in her Palm in a

panic what now did we really just waste

our time you're wasting time as we speak

you really should hurry the culprit

definitely has the Divine protection of

wind considering how fast they ran why

are you treating it like someone else's

problem you were the one who told me to

stay out of it though besides what are

you going to do about this guy Subaru

smiled bitterly when he once again

became the topic of conversation the

girl seemed as though she' just now

realized that he was still there so baru

put on a brave face for her and stood up

you've done enough you're in a hurry

right you better get going I'll help you

out if you so desire how about it he

planned to say this while his fingers

combed through his hair and his teeth

sparkled however

huh ah youd better not try to stare too

late his head felt heavy and his body

was wobbly he tried to to support

himself against a wall but his hand only

grasped air in the end he had a reunion

with the ground he was just recently

laying on he fell completely undefended

right onto his nose the sharp pain

making his Consciousness drift well what

now well it's not like we know him he

won't die so let's leave him be as his

Consciousness faded away he could make

out bits of their conversation this was

parallel world fantasy all right harsh

even when it came to kindness he was

going to be a abandoned in some alley a

negative Viewpoint well he was about to

die so merely being alive was a blessing

in itself a positive Viewpoint these

half-hearted thoughts floated across his

mind as his Consciousness slowly really

really really on the verge of losing

Consciousness he caught sight of the

girl turning around her face red I

definitely definitely want stick around

to help him so cute even when she's

angry a true parallel world fantasy

those were his last thoughts before he

blacked out chapter 4 compensation for a

lap pillow to Subaru the feeling of

waking up was rather similar to the

sensation of raising his head out of

water rays of sunshine assailed his

pupils the moment his eyelids parted

causing him to Grimace as he rubbed his

eyes he was rather good at waking up

once his eyes opened his Consciousness

would soon follow ah you're awake a

voice directly overhead as sabaru turned

to face it his body still on the ground

he realized that his head was resting on

on something rather soft don't try to

move just yet your head was hurt so it's

not safe The Voice worrying about him

was gentle and The Sensation under his

head was one of supreme Bliss Subaru

thought back to what had happened before

he lost Consciousness and concluded that

he was currently experiencing one of the

greatest Boons a man could receive holy

crap that beauty is giving me a lap

pillow taking advantage of this divine

blessing Subaru started to toss and turn

enjoying the feel of her thumb eyes to

his heart's content his circular motions

brought delightful Sensations to his

cheeks his face wrapped in a fluffy man

pretty girls are a lot hairier than I

thought like hell glad to see you're up

uh Subaru played the straight man as he

looked up now fully Lucid he could

properly see what was before him in his

inverted line of sight was the face of

an absurdly huge cat its expression was

excessively ingratiating as it Formed

what seemed to be a smile I decided to

be considerate and offer you some

comfort until you woke

up

fto first of all quit doing that

terrible false stto having ended up in

the Absurd situation of receiving a lap

pillow from a human-sized cat that was

Subaru's only request he then went back

to enjoying the furry sensation since it

was so generously provided fluffy so

fluffy just what in the world have you

gone and created God oh dear it seems it

was well worth it for me to change size

if it brings you that much joy right the

giant cat shyly scratched its head and

winked as if seeking agreement in the

direction of its gaze at the entrance to

the alley a girl stood with her arms

crossed in displeasure she was the girl

who had been burned into his eyes and

memory before he lost Consciousness so

basically you're that tiny kitty from

before Fufu its freely changing size

makes it great for transport it also

brightens your day with humorous

chitchat a cat for everyone goes great

with your lifestyle for more details

please contact the spirit Association it

nimbly snapped its fingers and started a

sales pitch the contents weren't really

relevant but sobero understood that was

probably how it acted so you ended up

staying here until I woke up don't get

it twisted I had some questions for you

so I had no choice but to stay if that

weren't the

case I would have just left you here

definitely just so we're clear on that

whenis emphasized that much even Subaru

couldn't really say much in response she

spoke in a fierce tone as if pressing

him considering his level one

communication ability that was even

worse when it came to the opposite sex

all Subaru could do was nod and that

goes for me healing you and letting you

enjoy Puck's lap too all of it was for

my own benefit so I'll have you repay me

now you're putting on quite the ACT but

It ultimately wraps around to being a

regular request doesn't it what goes go

around comes around taken to the extreme

but in response to his answer the girl

shook her head with a Stern expression

that's not it I'm making a demand here

now you probably know who stole my

Insignia right Subaru nervously accepted

her condition and she for some reason

lowered her voice and asked him this

Subaru couldn't help but tilt his head

at this he had a really strong feeling

that he'd heard this exact question

before he lost Consciousness did I hit

my head really hard while I was very

briefly unconscious you were out for at

least 5 minutes but as far as I know

nothing of the sort happened then could

it be Deja Vu maybe I've awakened some

hidden power that lets me experience the

immediate future perhaps he should call

his ability come back yesterday it could

be rather useful to come up with a right

answer to a question perhaps it'd even

be possible to prepare for tough

questions on tests his dream started

spiraling out of control ah I was a shut

in quit ignoring me and calm down

already would you now answer me

I have to say I don't really know the

so-called Insignia was probably

something like those badges people like

lawyers prosecutors members of the

Defense Force Etc had to prove their

identity unfortunately Subaru had no

memory whatsoever of seeing such a thing

in the hour or so he was here back home

he had a veritable mountain of toy

badges he'd collected as a child but he

didn't know how to return there and he'd

probably get smashed by her ice if he

tried offer in her one consequently his

answer couldn't possibly meet her

expectations but the girl simply nodded

not disappointed in the slightest I see

that's that then but I did learn that

you don't know anything so that shall

suffice as compensation for healing you

her logic regarding her total loss would

have shocked the sleaziest swindler

leaving a dumbfounded Subaru behind she

loudly clapped her hands together as if

she'd completely gotten over it I'll be

going then sorry but I'm in a hurry your

injuries are almost gone

and those guys probably won't come after

you again considering how scared they

were but wandering into deserted alleys

alone at a time like this is basically

suicide ah I'm not worried or anything

I'm just warning you I won't have a

reason to save you if this happens again

so you'd better not expect anything her

mouth moved rapidly as she spoke at

length and perhaps interpreting Subaru's

silence as agreement she seemed

satisfied as she turned away her long

silver hair swayed with her movements

and even in that gloomy alley it had a

fairy tale like luster to it Subaru's

support suddenly disappeared and he

hastily stopped his fall when he turned

around the cat's giant body was nowhere

to be found having returned to the

palm-sized form he' originally seen

floating through the air like a balloon

it turned toward the girl sorry about

that she just can't be upfront about

such things this daughter of mine don't

think her strange for it saying this in

a jovial tone the cat gently landed on

her shoulder she patted its back as if

to confirm this

after which it disappeared into her hair

saber's eyes followed her dashing form

as she walked away and he thought

intently about what the cat had said to

him the real motivation behind her words

and actions it seemed she had been

robbed of something really important to

her and she was pursuing the culprit she

then saw a stranger being assaulted and

stopped to help him despite this on top

of that she even wasted her time healing

him and watched over him until he woke

up and then repeated her earlier

question and deemed that sufficient

compensation so he wouldn't feel

indebted to her it was far beyond the

level where you could say she wasn't

upfront about things it was the first

time in his life he'd seen someone so

absurdly considerate from her

perspective there was absolutely nothing

to gain from interacting with him on top

of losing her Target she spent precious

time healing him considering this it

could be said that she'd actually

sustained a great loss here she had a

right to criticize him and he would

accept all of it but in the end she

didn't do that nor did she ask for an

apology why according to her it was

because saving him was all part of her

self-serving plan living like that

you're going to lose everything he stood

up with those words and patted his dirt

covered Jersey the filth made his

well-used jersey stand out but it had

sustained no real damage and most

importantly all the pain from his

beating was completely gone herited his

shoulders and stretched his legs as he

confirmed his condition

once again realizing just how absurd

magic was and also how abnormal the girl

was having done this much for him and

demanding next to nothing in return hey

wait up as she looked around at the spot

where the alley connected to the Main

Street a voice called out from behind

her smoothing down her hair with her

hand she seemed annoyed as she turned

around what what we've already said

everything we needed to say so we no

longer have anything to do with each

other we're merely strangers whose p

paths intersected for a

moment don't say such heart-rending

things and even if you intended to end

things I think it's far from over her

eyes were cold as he approached as if

clinging to her some part of him thought

this scene was very much like a boy

pursuing a girl who'd given him the cold

shoulder but he pressed on spreading his

arms to block her path that thing's

important to you right let me help you

find it but you don't it's true that I

haven't a clue as to the culprits name

back ground or fetishes but I at least

know what she looks like a pretty girl

with a snaggle tooth and striking blonde

hair she was shorter than you and

flatter to and maybe 2 or 3 years

younger but I was like really it was a

bad habit of his to become tense and

speak at extreme speed when he was at

his wits end a habit that was clearly on

display at this very moment frankly even

he himself was repulsed by this there

was too much unnecessary crap like

chests and fetishes and using words like

pretty girl and real just who am I

supposed to be I gave up on English in

my first year of Middle School in his

first year of Middle School he'd gotten

rid of his English textbook in the

middle of summer break and he'd sworn

off using lone words ever since and

acting a personal policy of national

isolation so how on Earth could he just

litter his speech with English it seemed

as though Subaru was about to embark on

a journey of self-reflection full of

strain and regret his back was soaked

with cold sweat his arms were in a

dreadful State due to the sweat from his

palms and armpits he was besieged by

heart palpitations breathlessness

dizziness anemia nasal congestion and

migraines as he stood there he' driven

himself into a corner and what saved him

was you're a strange guy the girl's

voice her finger on her lip as she

slightly tilted her head as though

looking at some exotic animal she stared

at him as if appraising him and

then let me just say this I can't offer

you anything in return I'm completely

broke it was all stolen you see relax

I'm basically broke as well there's

nothing reassuring about that though

consciously ignoring the intermittent

interjections Subaru vigorously struck

his chest and I don't need a reward or

anything I just want to thank you I

haven't done anything to deserve your

thanks you already repaid me for the

healing she remains stubborn to the very

end her obstinate attitude made Subaru

smile bitterly as he continued

if so I'm helping you for my own sake

too my objective

is yeah that I want to do some good

deeds Good Deeds T that's right if you

do a whole lot of them you get to go to

heaven when you die it's basically my

dream life lazing about all you want

living as self-indulgently as you please

and it's like it's just waiting for me

that's why you have to let me help you

he didn't really understand what he was

saying say himself but he said what he

wanted to he looked as though he'd just

accomplished some great task but the

girl seemed rather pensive however the

cat on her shoulder started poking her

cheek with its

Paw I'm not sensing any malice wouldn't

it be best to take him up on his offer

you don't have any leads and you can

hardly search the whole Capital but your

stubbornness is definitely cute but it'd

be foolish to lose sight of your

objective because of it I don't want to

think of my own daughter as a fool the

cat shrugged its shoulders as it

provoked her causing her to raise her

eyebrow the next several seconds were

filled with strangely erotic ass o and

butts but in the end I really can't give

you anything you know saying this he

took his outstretched hand chapter 5

your name his first friendly interaction

in this world about 30 minutes after he

offered to help her in that heartwarming

exchange what exactly is this their

investigation had led nowhere the girl's

eyes were cold as she asked this her

dissatisfied gaze directed at Subaru who

had just discovered something namely

that cold gaze is actually kind of

exciting wait no it can't be I

I wasn't M all along I don't know about

this um or whatever but it's clear to me

that you're talking complete nonsense

making no effort to hide her

exasperation she crossed her arms inside

her criticism was scathing but it was

probably appropriate considering what

sairu had managed to accomplish over

these past 30 minutes Subaru himself had

offered to help her search for her

missing item but there were a number of

problems that made their search

extremely difficult to begin with he had

no idea where he was as far that was

concerned it couldn't really be helped

considering he was just summoned from

another world but it was a major hurdle

considering the girl was also unfamiliar

with the area they had both assumed the

other person knew the way and ended up

wasting almost 10 minutes wandering

around the back alleys a funny story to

tell at this point but they couldn't

really laugh at it secondly he couldn't

read their language he' neglected this

since conversation wasn't a problem but

upon examining his surroundings again he

noticed what seemed to be handwritten

hieroglyphics all over the place he

didn't realize this at first but

considering they were even written on

signs and the like unless Mystic runes

had become all the rage around here they

were probably this world's alphabet as

as a result he couldn't differentiate

shops by their signs and he couldn't

rely on signpost to navigate either in

summary the typical cliche of why do

they speak and write the same language

had only delivered on the former it

seemed but if one considered that he'd

probably be dead in some ditch if he

didn't at least have that it could be

said that his situation wasn't that bad

even if that were the case this

explosion and difficulty is

absurd far from the kind of story where

the hero comes in with unbeatable cheats

it was more like he didn't even have the

minimum level of preparation and most

importantly The crucial problem that had

earned the girl's

ey you've just been hiding behind me

this entire time you haven't been

helpful in the slightest I mean it's

kind of scary talking to people you've

just met you're not some kid her

well-shaped eyebrows scowled as though

she was having a headache and she spoke

in a rather pitying voice just as Subaru

feared the hurdle of obtaining

information from strangers proved to be

too much for him his communication

ability had dropped precipitously over

the past year he merely clung to her

silently like a Shy Boy following his

mother he certainly wanted to say

something in response to her

disappointment but his cowardliness ran

deep and the words wouldn't come out

thus the cat on her shoulder who had

been silent thus far started waving its

tail and relax at least he has no ill

intent that's even worse it'd be easier

to believe he's sabotaging me honestly

to be so utterly useless with good

intentions it's honestly harder to deal

with than enmity sure is enlightening

huh cat's uncaring attitude made the

girl sigh she then looked at the street

yet again and continued but even so this

really is tough a small complaint left

her mouth having moved from the alley

they were in earlier and even from the

street connecting to it they were now

far from the hustle and bustle of

civilization as they enter Ed the slums

though discouraged they continued their

investigation and ultimately ended up

here they said that stolen goods were

usually handled in the slums we know the

location and the culprit appearance so

why not leave the rest to the poly I

mean the guards we'd find it right away

if we had a lot of people working on it

a shopkeeper about two streets away had

told them about a narrow alley

connecting to the slums it was true that

the sun was going down but despite being

right next to the street the place was

gloomy for reason other than the light

source the depressing atmosphere and

foul smell caused Subaru's face to

scrunch up reflexively the atmosphere

mood and probably even the inhabitants

personalities are all bad it' be best to

call

someone no way he wasn't merely nervous

or afraid he'd suggested this after

carefully considering his ability and

the girl's safety but he was turned down

on the spot Subaru was bewildered by

this declaration and the girl seemed

somewhat apologetic I'm sorry but that's

no good I don't think the guards will

come running over a little theft like

this and also I can't rely on them due

to personal circumstances sealing her

lips she looked at him as if to say I

can't say why though having understood

she probably didn't want to be

questioned Subaru raised his hand in

compliance to begin with he wasn't so

borish as to pry into others Affairs and

getting too involved with others was a

pain anyway if he were interested in

interpersonal relationships he wouldn't

have become a shut in all right what do

we do then even having heard nothing of

her circumstances Subaru asked about her

next course of action not seeking the

reason and deciding whether or not to

stop helping her were entirely different

matters he may not have known her

circumstances but he didn't want to be

an ingrate perhaps sure that Subaru

would leave her the girl's eyebrows Rose

in surprise at this the cat started

doing a little dance on her shoulder I

told you didn't I not a hint of ill will

fooling around as usual it seemed

terribly cheerful as it pointed at ubu

however its expression suddenly became

serious but you better decide carefully

it's almost Nightfall so I won't be able

to help you a few hoodings wouldn't be a

problem but be careful yeah you're

right okay I'll think about it I'll

think about it but her answer was

indecisive as she seemed to struggle

with her response Subaru suddenly became

curious and asked the cat what were you

just talking about you can't be around

at night to put put it more precisely

despite my cute looks I'm actually a

spirit you see manifestation alone

consumes a great deal of Mana so at

night I fully return to my osiro and

focus on building up mana I'd say on

average a 9 to5 schedule would be ideal

9 to 5 you sound like a civil

servant Spirits terms of employment are

unexpectedly severe unusual terms like

Spirit or yorishiro were flying around

as though it were natural but a modern

otaku corrupted by games and anemy

wouldn't have a hard time understanding

them anyhow the cat before him or rather

Puck's contract did not include a night

shift he didn't look reliable at all but

considering how terrified those thugs

from the alley were setting aside Puck

himself the beings known as Spirits did

seem to possess power befitting them a

being who inspired far more fear than

the girl who could magically create ice

contrary to his unusually idyllic

atmosphere his true nature might have

been that of a maner that craved blood

thinking of it that way you're

unexpectedly terrifying let me just say

this I'm really siny so I probably taste

really bad I can kind of read your mind

to some extent so you really are a nut

huh it felt like he intended to say that

in a roundabout fashion but completely

failed to do so Puck's fluffy forehead

then moved in a gesture similar to a

frown come to think of it I don't even

know your name I don't believe we ever

never introduced ourselves ah I guess so

then let's start with me Subaru cleared

his throat and then spun on the spot

striking a pose as he thrust his finger

into the sky my name is natsuki Subaru

I'm utterly lost and completely broke

nice to meet you sounds like you're in a

real tough spot huh all right then I'm

Puck nice to meet you Subaru had

extended his hand in a gesture of

Goodwill and Puck flew right into it a

dynamic hand shake with his whole body

from an outsider's perspective it looked

like Subaru was crushing him puck was

just as fluffy as he was in his giant

form once he'd had his fill of the

sensation Subaru turned to the girl next

to him her gaze was Sour as she watched

this exchange between man and animal why

can't you ever set that overly familiar

attitude aside for a moment it's

unnecessary I was at my Wit's End and

found a thread I could cling to damn it

I'm never letting this go this encounter

my life itself depends on it your

determination is completely pointless

say do you even remember under what

pretense you joined us of course you're

Now searching for a person rather than

an object and I'm the only the one who

knows what they look

like you think I'll let you get rid of

me just like

that I'll never leak my secrets although

I do recall you murmuring blonde hair

hair and her

teeth ah never mind and the like as you

hid behind me while we questioned people

so you've leaked quite a bit curse my

own foolishness he grabbed his head and

bent over on the spot it was like he was

playing poker while showing his opponent

his hand attempting to negotiate like

that was simply laughable even though

she was his first friendly contact in

this world it seemed like she was about

to slip away from him and that made him

terribly anxious Puck smiled Riley as he

watched Subaru struggle well you've both

got your own problems to deal with let's

hear you out later and prioritize the

issue at hand be that as it may that's

an unusual name has a nice ring to it I

guess so it's not a name you hear around

here speaking of which your hair and eye

color and even your clothes are all

rather

unique where are you from According to

the template a small nation to the east

probably a well-worn pattern when it

came to parallel world stories and

isolated land in the Far East akin to

zipangu a magical cliche where you could

just say you were from some other

country and most people would simply

accept it since in such worlds

international relations were generally

very lacking however luguna is the

easternmost country on our Continental

map there's nothing to the east of here

no way seriously this is as far east as

it goes and what about the well-beloved

zipangu you have no clue where you are

you're penniless and you can't talk to

others because you're scared your future

doesn't look very promising in a number

of ways the girl seemed Restless her

eyes somewhat worried as she looked at

Subaru's panicked State despite her

attempts to hide it her extremely

helpful nature seemed to be overflowing

his completely helpless state was

probably making her very uneasy Puck

watched over them with a smile as they

agonized over this he then started

plucking at his whiskers well just suck

it up for now right now we should head I

have less than an hour left make a

decision

I'll go I don't intend to let her get

away it'll be too late if she manages to

take it somewhere we can't reach that

was her reply to Puck she then turned to

Subaru I'm going to head in now

but the path ahead will be a lot more

dangerous when night falls there will

probably be some hoodlums up to no good

and to begin with this is a place where

battle hardened people live if it's

scary you can wait here or follow behind

me like you were doing before how much

of a chicken would I have to be to

decide to stay behind I'm going I'll

stick right behind you the whole time

there isn't the option of heading out

front huh

well that works for me too since I won't

have to worry as much she'd sighed so

many times now he'd lost count Subaru

reflected on how he only ever made her

expression worsen thinking back he

hadn't seen her smile even once she

looked like that when angry so her smile

was probably the cutest thing in the

world can a matchbox no but a tin can

what's this all of a sudden strange no

effect but why ah damn it does this

world not have tin cans uh um is your

refrigerator running no refrigerators

either this abnormality in his speech

and

mannerisms it's not a curse or something

of the sort is it no that was completely

voluntary he put his heart and soul into

it too for an utterly meaningless

Pursuit perhaps having guessed the

reason for subar incredible struggle

Puck explained things relatively

favorably on the other hand it only

resulted in the seat of doubt being

planted in the girl to whom it looked

like Subaru had suddenly started

malfunctioning regretting that his

terrible puns only worked in his

original World Subaru desperately shook

his head focusing too hard on what was

in front of him and losing sight of the

bigger

picture this too was one of his flaws

what's the difference between snowmen

and snow women snowballs it finally

found one that didn't rely on Modern

knowledge but the girl's reaction wasn't

favorable in the slightest she coldly

turned away her eyes were on the Alley

probably indicating that she wouldn't

play along any further his momentary

desire to see her smile had completely

backfired are you satisfied Subaru the

girl called to Subaru whose self-hatred

was currently maxed out due to his

terrible attempt and the equally

terrible outcome the fact that she'd

said his name for the first time and

also the idea of a member of the

opposite sex using using his name so

casually made him just a little nervous

ah

yeah totally chill completely cool I

feel great I can win why are you

trembling like that I get that you're

scared but we haven't even entered yet

you really would be better off waiting

out here if you're that terrified with

this misdirected worry she let out a

small sigh and turned her attention away

for real as he watched her walk into the

alley Subaru suddenly realized she did

not intend to leave him even if she was

successful by telling him to wait here

she was signaling that she would come

back for him upon finding it in the less

than the hour they hadd known each other

her strange inability to deceive for

personal gain had become apparent this

sucks I'm so uncool despite having

offered to help he was absolutely

useless to her and on top of that he was

even making her worry about him he was

far beyond the point of being a dead

beat striking his cheeks he used the

pain to force himself to focus and

advanced forward he still had a mountain

of complaints anyone would be helpless

if they were suddenly forced into such a

harsh world he didn't think badly of

himself for this however reeling on her

for absolutely everything would be

pathetic I should at least have her back

though dependent he'd have to stand on

his own two legs but despite having

focused he ended up zeroing in on the

small stuff come to think of it there's

one more thing when he called out from

behind her he saw her glance at him

through a gap in her silver hair even

this sidelong glance was dauntingly

attractive but Subaru managed to get his

question out so I've heard your cat's

name I never caught yours this somewhat

playful question caused her to look

ahead and fall silent for a bit this

caused Subaru to panic wondering if he

screwed up perhaps her earlier silence

was to indicate that she didn't want to

tell him her name his communication

disorder that rendered him unable to

read others Hearts much less a woman's

could it still satella satella oh as he

agonized over this her sudden whisper

surprised him she didn't even turn to

look at him and she repeated without any

emotion you can call me satella as she

gave her name her attitude suggested

that he definitely shouldn't call her

that Subaru had wanted to learn her

surname if possible he couldn't call her

name just like that so he ended up

falling silent for now he would just

refer to her in the second person a

rather pathetic compromise behind the

scenes of this exchange Puck muttered

from within her hair that's in terrible

taste these words did not not reach

either of them chapter 6 the end of the

beginning their investigation had them

entering the slums and as usual they

were faced with signs of terrible or

rather contrary to expectations an

unexpected development resulted in subu

proving useful this place is super

gentle for some reason what is this

could it be that my popular period has

suddenly arrived for the first time

since kindergarten Subaru had very

lovely features as a child and his hair

was long as well which which caused him

to be mistaken for a girl rather

frequently on the other hand he'd ended

up like this over 10 years later so it

wasn't really a laughing matter well

this is just a guess but let's hear it

if there's a

scientific wait since this is fantasy

wouldn't it be magical if there's a

magical basis for this I want to hear it

this probably isn't the answer you're

hoping for but it's probably because of

your appearance you're kind of filthy

and you've got traces of blood on you

the people here seem to be struggling

too so they probably find you relatable

I understand completely damn it all it

now seemed obvious why they were all so

friendly among them was an old lady who

offered him a small dry fruit saying eat

this and Live Strong when he nervously

tried putting it in his mouth he felt a

slight sweetness under its hard surface

and then a terrible odor violently

flowed out the feeling of his nose being

destroyed from the inside caused him to

pass out damn it

all I thought she was being considerate

but she poisoned me that was poison it's

like my whole body is burning I might

seriously end up dying here or I might

strip and end up dead from a social

perspective looks like you received a

Bacco fruit it stimulates the Mana

within you when you eat it and

accelerates healing and stuff the effect

varies by person for most it's rather

soothing satella put a finger to her lip

and went um as she watched Subaru heat

up and sweat as he breathed ragged

breaths it seems to to me that your body

circulates Mana very well if you

overdosed you might die tell me that

before I eat it what do I do yeah Puck

responding to her call Puck emerged from

within her hair his movements were dull

and his earlier liveliness had vanished

to put it simply he was extremely sleepy

it seemed like he wasn't even listening

to most of their

conversation he rubbed his large eyes as

he

said I'm at my limit you know you better

fill up before going to bed then there's

a feast for you right here as he felt a

bit of bite to her words Subaru realized

Puck was now looking at him his sleepy

eyes sparkling like he was looking at a

delicacy can I

really be be

gentle despite being a little worried

that he was going to be chomped up

Subaru replied playfully Puck gave a

vague response and then stretched his

tiny body on satella shoulder all right

let's eat immediately after Subaru felt

whatever had been rampaging around

inside him start to drain out in large

quantities it was hard to say from where

exactly if he had to say it was like it

was being drained out of every pore on

his body rather uncomfortable that was

quite the treat Puck joined his hands in

thanks Subaru wanted to reply with

something along the lines of you're more

than welcome but he suddenly felt a

terrible chill throughout his body the

heat had directly transitioned into cold

and no ordinary cold either he could

feel it from from his very core he

instinctively grabbed his shoulders the

sight of this causing satella to glare

at puck in reproach Puck sorry sorry

it's been a while so I couldn't quite

control it but his gate does feel

strange it doesn't seem like it seen

much use but it pours Mana right out

that's why I ended up going a bit too

far T he laughed bashfully as he tapped

his head but to Subaru this was no

laughing matter yet again there were

unfamiliar words being used like gate or

Mana probably something like MP huh and

I'm in a state because it's been drained

his gamer brain once again displayed its

ability to immediately grasp such

Concepts the problem then was just how

important MP was in this world if MP

restores were extremely expensive it

could be said that this was a very

Troublesome act I apologize we'll talk

about this later I'm reflecting on my

actions I don't regret it

though that was delicious Puck's

attitude resembled that of the

protagonist of a certain manga and

satella hadn't scolded him very severely

judging by this it probably wasn't a

huge issue if that were the case it'd be

uncool for him to get hung up on this

relax at least I don't feel like I'm

going to burn to death now more

importantly let's keep pursuing the

culprit whose location was determined

thanks to my efforts thanks to my hard

work we were able to I understand that

you're happy to have been

useful but saying it twice really isn't

cool he wanted to change the topic but

ended up sounding like like a bragging

kid satella looked like she regretted

raising her opinion of him and Subaru

simply forced a smile it was about time

they decided to go further into the

slums sorry I'm out of time saying this

Puck who was still on cella's shoulder

feebly Le against her neck his Gray coat

was tinged with bits of

light lightly wavering as though he

could disappear at any moment it kind of

looks like he's about to die huh it's

because I really pushed myself I use

Mana to manifest so it disperses when I

dis appear my crystal please got

it sorry to push you so hard Puck take

it easy satella retrieved a green Palm

sized Crystal from her bosom it felt

somewhat different from what one would

call a gem as far as Subaru knew he

could only say it seemed Crystal and

Puck walked down cella's arm to reach

the Crystal and then he turned to her as

his small body embraced it I'm sure you

know this but you mustn't go too far if

the situation looks desperate use your

OD to force me out I understand I'm not

a kid I can handle myself I I wonder I

can't say I trust my daughter very much

in that regard I'm counting on you

Suburu Cook's smile was full of

compassion as he looked away from a

displeased satella and toward Subaru

Suburu thought their interactions were

very much like that of a parent and

child as he watched them he then struck

his chest when he was called to all

right leave her to me you can expect

great things from my Jitter sensor if my

danger alert goes off we'll Retreat

immediately I don't understand half of

what you said but I'm trusting you all

right then good night Puck take care

Puck looked at her one last time before

he vanished from the world just as he

said his form started scattering into

particles of light this sight wouldn't

have been possible in Subaru's old world

and it sent shivers through his whole

body once Puck was gone satella started

stroking the crystal as if it were

terribly precious to her and then put it

back in her chest following the typical

flow of things Puck's Essence was

probably St in there in an ethereal form

We're Alone Now but you'd better not try

anything strange I can use magic not

knowing what he was thinking perhaps she

thought he was just staring at her

breasts in response to her words of

caution Subaru instinctively put his

hands up and started shaking his head no

way I haven't been alone with a girl

since elementary I couldn't possibly try

anything you've seen my people skills

haven't you so nonsensical and yet also

really convincing all right let's go but

we don't have Puck looking out for us so

we'll have to be more careful perhaps

dumbfounded by Subaru puffing his chest

out with pride satella tightened her

robe and moved ahead of him she then

turned her head toward him without

moving from her spot I'll be the

Vanguard and you'll look out from behind

if something happens call to me

immediately don't try to do anything on

your own I don't want to hurt your

feelings but you're weak prefacing it

like that I really can't dislike you if

she wanted to preserve of her cold image

she should have omitted the part before

you're weak and said it more harshly it

showed her kindness that she just

couldn't hide she really was sweet to

the core enchantingly so satella looked

like she wanted to complain as he urged

her onward their two member search had

begun having said that their task hadn't

really changed find some inhabitants

describe the culprits features and ask

if they know anyone like that rinse and

repeat Subaru is in charge of this and

he became more and more used to it the

more he did it maybe it could be felt a

tricky little blonde right this useful

piece of information came from the 14th

man they'd ask he was another person

Subaru had called to in an over familiar

fashion such as yo brother how goes it

he looked at Subaru's dirtied appearance

with sympathy and if it's felt your lost

items probably in the loot house right

now stolen goods are tagged and stored

there and the owner gathers them up to

sell elsewhere what strange system

what if this owner just ran off with the

goods heays the owner because they trust

that he won't do that but well even if

you tell him you had something stolen

from you it's not like he'll return it

just like that you'll have to negotiate

for it because the theft was on the

victim for being careless such was the

logic of the slums and he forced it on

them with a laugh despite his favorable

attitude they'd managed to obtain the

loot house location from him and it

seemed like she would very soon be

reunited with her stolen item however

ever a different problem had manifested

the problem being that they were both

totally broke he told us to buy it back

but what now on top of our shortcomings

in this regard this seems like the kind

of event where we get overcharged or

something I'm just retrieving what was

stolen from me why must I pay to do so I

wonder once the problem had become one

of funds cella's expression suddenly

clouded over her spontaneous mutter was

certainly correct but it was also true

that their opponent wasn't the sort to

be swayed by that to settle things

peacefully and moreover reliably it

would be best to take the man's advice

nonetheless does this stolen Insignia

look expensive even if they overcharge

us without knowing the market value it

would be a small jewel in the middle I

don't know it's monetary value either

but it definitely isn't cheap a jewel

huh that's Troublesome any buffoon could

immediately recognize it was valuable at

a glance

that was the sort of convenient effect

Jewels had it didn't look like this

world had the technology to create

imitations so it seemed certain that

almost everything that appeared to be a

jewel would be the real thing if that

were the case their inherent value would

be obvious he understood that they had

nothing to be relieved about but there

was also something else about her

statement that bothered him she said she

didn't know how much her Insignia was

worth it was certainly possible that it

was given to her but he still felt

somewhat uneasy and anyway let's try

going there first and then think about

it I might be able to negotiate a decent

price depending on how I go about it

worst case scenario Subaru had a method

that could prove disastrous for him his

vague wording made satella frown but

Subaru waved his hand in response to her

doubt they had walked for about 10

minutes agonizing over their financial

situation and coming up with no

Solutions having arrived at the

so-called loot house the two looked at

each other it's bigger than we thought

huh shows why they call it that

if everything in there is stolen as the

name implies there's really no helping

it of course since they were

periodically selling things off it

probably wasn't filled to the brim with

loot Subaru thought this as he looked at

the loot house its appearance not quite

fitting its course name as it beckoned

to them by Subaru estimate it was

probably around the size of a

convenience store parking lot included

it only had one floor but it was large

enough to fit 20 cars with ease their

surroundings had changed Ed Too the

various ruins and HS were nowhere to be

seen and behind the loot house was a

giant wall it was quite literally in the

deepest part of the slums that tall wall

thing probably the capital's border wall

looks like we came to the very edge

without realizing it her statement

caused Subaru to idly imagine what a map

of the capital might look like it was

probably Square shaped guarded by these

walls on all sides within those walls

perhaps in the center or the North

northermost area there would be a

castle and far away from there one could

find these slums he felt like it had

been 2 or 3 hours since they started

their search so he had an idea as to the

capital size but then if he compared it

to Japan which didn't have such clear

divisions its size wasn't really

comparable well then if the rumors are

true the owner of the place should be in

there

but considering our position how do we

approach this I'll be upfront about it I

had something stolen so return it if

it's in here that sort of thing Subaru

insisted that this wouldn't work any

number of times but she refused to

listen she was virtuous to her core she

couldn't bring herself to consider using

Twisted mean so easily but it was

precisely because she was that kind of

girl that she stopped to help Subaru

even though it brought her no benefit uh

got it then leave this to me there was a

high possibility that things would go

south so sairu reluctantly offered to go

himself his last resort this was too

hasty so it didn't really feel like a

trump card but it would also be a

problem to lose the timing entirely

Subaru wouldn't hesitate when it came to

such matters meanwhile satella seemed

puzzled by this suggestion his Newfound

confidence made her look at him with

suspicion all right I'm counting on you

I get that you can't agree just like

that after all I myself understand that

I haven't done anything to win your

trust but I do have an idea so try to

believe

in why are you so surprised I mean this

is completely different from the typical

pattern isn't it leave it to a good for

nothing like you who can barely even

talk to others don't make me laugh even

a dog would be better I was prepared to

hear something like that if I'd say

something so terrible his paranoia had

offended her however she cleared her

throat and fixed her amethyst eyes on

him it's true that you haven't been

particularly useful thus far are and you

haven't done or said anything to inspire

any sort of confidence but what kind of

appraisal is that I can't refute it

though but I believe you think things

through and I don't think you're a liar

she stopped his self-deprecation in its

tracks and then took a breath and

continued oh try believing in you it'd

be a great Stroke of Luck if you

actually succeeded instead of that last

part something like do your best for my

sake would really get me motivated you

know I can't be that demanding but do

your best a girl who could not lie in

every sense of the phrase Subaru

responded with a broad smile and turned

toward the entrance this definitely

wasn't easy on him but he felt like her

expectations and that little bit of

trust were giving him the push he needed

if he came back without accomplishing

anything he really would be completely

useless as he walked Subaru looked at

the plastic bag in his hand which had

never once become the topic of

conversation thus far within it were the

items he'd brought brought with him from

the other world as far as Suburu was

concerned they were all that he had in

this world he might be able to barter

with them he didn't know how much this

Insignia was worth but surely it

couldn't be more than his cell phone

which would be the only one of its kind

in this world this would be a great loss

for him but negotiation should be

possible if he used them to trade that

was the last resort he'd kept secret

from her of course he also had a bunch

of cards that would be useless in this

world if he had the chance to use them

he should do so um is anyone home

standing before the wooden door he tried

knocking on it the sound was deeper than

he expected but there was no response

from within he hesitantly reached for

the handle and the door readily opened

as if there were no lock on it the

interior had no lighting it was so dark

that one could only fumble around it was

supposed to be a place where stolen

goods were stored and yet for some

reason there was no one standing guard

maybe they're in the toilet or

something uh anybody there Subaru poked

his head into around but not even the

Moonlight reached the room leaving it

pitch black as he was welcomed by stale

air and an unpleasant odor Subaru built

up his resolve and took a step forward

but first he turned to satella if the

two of us walk in just like that we

might look like burglars how about you

stay out here are you sure perhaps I

ought to be the

one I've already called out a bunch so I

probably won't be cut down just like

that it'd be dangerous if the owner were

to misunder understand so please leave

it to me Subaru bowed his head to her as

she contemplated this she then reached

into her robe and pulled out a white

crystal which she held out toward him

you should at least have some light

whether or not someone's there call out

to me I understand carefully huh how do

I turn this thing on you don't even know

how to use lagite you really are

ignorant huh sheay said in a tone that

was both amused and surprised as she

lightly struck the lagite against the

wall causing it to produce a pale white

glow it was very dim barely Illuminating

a few meters at most but it would be

enough to discern imminent danger these

days most people use Mana based lights

instead but this is a lot simpler and I

quite like it if it goes out just do

that again it'll light up I

see seems pretty convenient all right

I'll head in for a bit lagite in hand

Subaru timidly walked in Don't force

yourself satella said from behind behind

him and he responded by raising his hand

when sabaru passed the entrance a small

counter entered his dim field of view

perhaps this place was originally a

Tavern or something on the other side

were some broken boxes one might guess

that the owner or someone else had been

sitting there the counter also seemed to

play the role of a reception desk and

had various items on it small boxes jars

and all sorts of blades were carelessly

strewn about he wasn't in the dark in

both the physical sense and the

intellectual sense so though he couldn't

Hazard a guess as to their worth but to

the untrained eye they definitely didn't

look very valuable I suppose it's

obvious the valuables must be further

inward the stolen items also had wooden

tags attached it seemed like characters

had been carved into these with

something sharp according to what the

man from before had said these were

probably the names of the thieves who

had stolen them it seemed like they

could catch all of these guys in one

shot if they just gathered these up and

handed them over to the guards well

there's also the possibility that

they're using fake names and in a

situation like this there's plot lines

where the country has a dark side that's

in cahoots with the

criminals there was also the question of

just where these stolen goods were going

he could just skim ahead If This Were a

novel or Manga such were his detestable

thoughts as he walked further inward

there were still no signs of life but

even with his dim light he could make

out that the goods were increasing in

size and value as he went deeper an

Insignia with a jewel embedded in it

would sure L be all the way in the back

then as he thought this his footsteps

unintentionally quickened and

then Subaru stopped when he suddenly

felt something strange under his shoes

it wasn't the discomfort of stepping on

something hard on the contrary whatever

he had stepped on had some give it felt

like he'd stepped on something sticky

when he raised his leg and felt the

soulle of his sneaker he noticed a thick

liquid sticking to it when his finger

felt its strange stiffness he felt a

primal fear Sur from within what is this

he brought his finger to his nose to

smell it but the stale air prevented him

from realizing exactly what it was even

so he simply didn't have the courage to

bring it to his mouth for a taste he

rubbed it off on the wall and pointed

his light forward as if prompted by his

unease at his destination was the source

ah his voice leaked out when he finally

saw it under the dim light what he first

saw was an arm sloppily lying on the

ground its finger were open as if

reaching for something and strangely

there was nothing above the elbow he

raised his light as if to look for the

rest of it and there he found a leg

perhaps it was fortunate that the leg

was still attached to the Torso and the

body had most of the parts it was

supposed to have with a torn up neck and

a missing arm what lay before him was

the corpse of a large old man he once he

realized this his mouth produced a

meaningless noise what filled his mind

right now was not fear despair or shock

his mind was overwhelmingly

blank all thought had completely ceased

even the options to run or stay did not

exist in his brain the blankness simply

had him stand stock still until his

brain fully absorbed the sight before

him this would ultimately decide his

fate ah you saw it I have no choice then

yes no choice at all a woman's voice he

thought low and cold and somehow

enjoying herself he felt gu he didn't

even have time to turn around the

instant he decided to turn toward the

voice he was blown away by a colossal

impact his back slammed against the wall

knocking the lagite out of his hand

which left him in complete darkness but

that wasn't what Subaru was focused on

his entire Consciousness was devoted to

go ah hot he felt a terrible heat

coursing through his entire body this is

really bad he felt the hard floor

against his cheek and realized that he

had collapsed onto his face his strength

was completely gone and he had already

lost sensation in his fingers the heat

from his core was so excruciating it

made him want to tear his throat out hot

hot hot hot hot hot hot the moment he

opened his mouth to scream what spilled

forth was no shriek it was a clump of

blood he vomited up large quantities of

his life blood as he coughed frothy

blood started foaming up at the corners

of his mouth as he gurgled within his

dim field of view the ground had been

dyed read ah this is all my blood there

was enough to soak his Fallen body blood

comprises about 8% of the human body and

it is said that losing about a third of

that would be life-threatening but it

seemed to him that he'd already lost

just about all of it he had stopped

vomiting blood but the heat that felt as

though it would incinerate him still

persisted he moved his hand toward his

abdomen with great difficulty and having

felt an impossible sensation there he

understood my stomach's been torn open

huh it was no wonder he felt so so hot

it seemed his brain had confused pain

for heat he was almost torn in half only

a bit of skin at his back held him

together in short it seemed that this

was checkm for him the moment he

realized this his Consciousness started

fading even the heat which was making

him wri in agony had disappeared even

the unpleasant feeling of blood and the

sensation in the hand he used to feel

his organs it was all Fading Away along

with his Consciousness all that was left

was his body which would not be able to

accompany his soul this body used the

last of its disappearing Consciousness

to move just a little it turned its head

upward black shoes formed ripples in the

pool of blood before his eyes there was

someone there and that someone was most

likely the one who killed him strangely

he didn't feel like looking at their

face this person was the one who took

his life and yet he still decided to

Simply remain a spectator to his own

demise he had no clue who they were but

right now no he didn't really care about

that he only wished for the girl's

safety baru he felt like he heard a

voice like the chime of a bell he was

beyond the point where he could even

differentiate his senses so he probably

just imagined it despite that even

supposing it wasn't real he found it

extremely comforting

so a short scream and then the carpet of

blood welcomed yet another person she

had fallen right next to him exactly

where his arm was her Fair hand dropped

powerlessly and and intertwined with his

probably just a coincidence he felt her

fingers move slightly as if squeezing

his hand yeah he forced his disappearing

Consciousness to return for a moment the

pain and the heat everything it had

faded away it was a meaningless effort

nothing but a loser wasting time but

even so I will definitely save you at

that moment natsuki Subaru lost his life

chapter 7 an incomprehensible reunion

one what's the matter why' you suddenly

space

out a middle-aged man with Stern

features called out to him and he

absent-mindedly responded as such this

response caused the man's already

creased brow to wrinkle up even further

as he scowled I'm asking a question here

are you going to buy the APA or not uh

uh the APA dot you want to eat it right

you came here saying that and then your

eyes suddenly went blank which was quite

the shock anyway how about it he was

very muscular and had a scarred face but

in his palm was a lovely red fruit he

mentally compared the man's face with

the apple- like fruit he was holding out

ah you see I'm completely broke

seriously you're just browsing get out

of here I'm running a business here I

don't have time for window Shoppers the

man shoot him away and he obediently

left he natsuki Subaru examined his

surroundings

and what's going on here in his

confusion all he could do was toss out

that question directed at no one in

particular two the main street was

crowded as usual except for the

occasional passage of a lizard drawn

carriage the road was filled to the brim

with pedestrians the sun was still high

the temperature wasn't quite what he'd

call hot but looking at the humanoid

wolf walking by should he call it a

werewolf looking at its fur thoughts

such as sure must be hot huh floated

across his mind they did but

this ain't the time to be acting like

some sightseeing Country Bumpkin um what

is this he grabbed his head and twisted

his waist as he performed this

full-bodied pose displaying his distress

a number of curious gazes were directed

at him these gazes felt extremely

familiar to him just a few hours ago

there were several people staring at him

in much the same way or rather in the

exact same way right several hours ago

it should have been as he said this he

looked around again and then up at the

sky after which he tilted his head the

sun was still high as far as Subaru

remembered the sun had just been setting

this feeling wasn't unfamiliar to him

either when he first came to this world

he saw night turn to day so that much

wasn't new but there was one clear

difference this time my wound is gone he

whispered as he rolled up his jersey and

confirmed his abdomen condition he had

been torn up by what he assumed was a

huge blade spraying blood and viscer all

over the place and yet there were were

no signs of this having happened to him

since he had no scars there were

obviously no traces of blood on his

jersey either in fact his well-used

jersey didn't even have any dust or dirt

stains the convenient store bag in his

hand was in good condition and his

pocket still had his phone and wallet he

was back at square one in every sense it

felt like he was going crazy just being

summoned here was already too much for

me what's going on now as far as his

missing wound was concerned he'd already

seen what satella was capable of so he

was was n confused on that front however

he clearly sustained a fatal wound in

the loot house it was so bad he was sure

he had died when he lost Consciousness

if even an injury like that could be

healed it seemed to him that this

world's magic could even revive the dead

guess the value of Life drops quite a

bit then wait who was that back then

realizing that he could see something in

his hazy memories Subaru fervently tried

to remember what had happened right

before he lost Consciousness right he

was was dying with his gut split open

there was a woman's voice he thought

he'd come across a corpse in the loot

house and then he was attacked by the

presumed killer and as he was on the

verge of death that's right satella the

silver-haired girl had ended up entering

the loot house to check on him had

remembered what he done Subara was

filled with regret she had clearly

warned him not to try anything on his

own that he should immediately call to

her if anything happened those words

weren't merely out of worry for him they

surely also meant that he should inform

her if the situation seemed dangerous

and yet when it came down to it Subaru

failed to even raise his voice as a

result not only did he fail to escape

himself even satella got wrapped up in

the tragedy as he drowned in his own

blood in that Darkness he definitely saw

the as salent cut her down she collapsed

into that sea of blood the same as him

and stopped moving before he did

Dad damn it didn't he say he was leaving

her to me he remembered the words Puck

said to him right before he disappeared

though weren't words spoken lightly

Subaru himself didn't take them

seriously enough and as a result things

went exactly the way Puck had feared

despite all the warnings Subaru had

completely failed to notice anything and

missed his chance his present situation

was the end result of this tossed out

onto the streets totally unaware of what

was going on he didn't even know if they

were safe he was now at a complete loss

am I some kind of [ __ ] no I'm

definitely a [ __ ] I don't have time to

hang around suling

for now I'd better look for them the two

might even be

dead Subaru shook his head to rid

himself of this terrible thought he was

completely useless with not even a

single redeeming feature he'd even say

he was nothing more than a waste that

simply converted oxygen into carbon

dioxide and yet he'd survived that being

the case he couldn't imagine that that

magic using super kind super helpful not

quite upfront about her feelings and yet

so virtuous Beauty and and that aloof

and mysterious Oddball of a spirit had

died or

rather he didn't want to imagine it

anyway for now I'll head to the loot

house Subaru decided since that was

where he'd lost Consciousness he might

be able to find some hints there once he

put his mind to something he'd

immediately start doing it here too the

speed of his decision-making shined I'm

not going to school anymore was usually

the sort of decision he was making in

his old world but right now it would

prove useful for him to move quickly and

without doubt however his determination

was yo kiddo let's have some fun three

men blocked his way out of the alley

clearly intending to give him a hard

time three hey what's with that dumb

look on your face hey probably doesn't

understand what's going on here what say

we go ahead and teach him witnessing his

lack of reaction to their threats the

men's lips warped as if sneering at him

to Subaru this was almost like watching

a comedy there were three of them one

couldn't say they were well-dressed even

as flattery and their poor upbringing

and vulgar character were clearly

evident on their faces they were

basically walking stereotypes their

scars seemed to show their combat

experience and their General disposition

was evidently inclined to violence

Subaru clearly remembered all of this

after all these guys were UL lot perhaps

you've gone and hit your head somewhere

the reason he was able to meet satella

and puck just a few hours ago these guys

were basically your typical

mobs but since this was a 3D World he

doubted it was reusing characters so

maybe they were different people with

the same appearance could there really

be three other guys with the same looks

running around playing

Bandit maybe if it was just one but

there were three of them it was absurd

to think that they'd even party up the

same way in other words they had to be

the same guys he remembered you've hit

your heads s perhaps this is Revenge for

your instant defeat guess that sort of

thing doesn't change even in another

world you didn't bring your pals you

want a fair rematch or something in the

real world when you took someone down

they'd bring their buddies to exact

their revenge in the end you'd have to

face wave after wave of enemies no

matter how many you beat and would

ultimately die to an absurdly strong foe

getting a game over this sort of thing

happened very frequently considering the

chain of suffering this pattern creates

perhaps these fellows ought to be

commended for relying on their own

strength instead of calling others

either way he couldn't help but think

they were barking up the wrong tree if

they were targeting him well I

understand you'd want to go for the weak

one so I can't criticize you for it but

right now isn't convenient for me or

should I say what's this guy talking

about maybe he's lost it the men mocked

Subaru as he looked for a way to

amicably resolve things through

discussion naturally this irritated

Subaru the only reason he was trying to

settle things peacefully was because he

was in a hurry in truth he was rather

short-tempered under or ordinary

circumstances but even so considering

how serious the situation was he was

prepared to deal with a little scorn but

all right kiddo hand over everything

you've got and maybe we'll let you go

yeah sure sure everything I've got right

I'm in a hurry so let's leave it at that

now act like a dog crawl around on all

fours and beg for help D don't get

carried away you bastards they started

getting too cocky and Subaru's patience

ran out the men were shaken by his

sudden burst of Rage as they stood there

dumbfounded Subaru targeted the one in

the middle he was the man with the knife

who had successfully stopped Subaru last

time naturally he would probably be just

as quick to draw the knife as

before therefore I'll start with you I

hate bastards who don't value life die

he put his entire body weight behind his

palm as it crashed into the man's jaw he

then immediately drove his left arm into

the man's undefended torso slamming him

against the wall and knocking him out

instantly it was the work of an instant

and the other men were slow to react

Subaru then knocked one of them down

with a leg sweep he then took advantage

of this opening to Target the final Man

and Dove into him having tackled him

Subaru lifted him and threw him against

the wall with all his strength the man

groaned at the impact as Subaru finished

him off with a kick but when turned

around the man started getting back up

ches you bastard come on it's oneon-one

now I've already taken down the guys

with the knife and the NATA what are you

going to do the adrenaline pumping

through Subaru's veins gave him

confidence this seemed to overwhelm the

man and his expression changed in truth

he was the guy who'd been knocked out by

satella in their previous confrontation

he was the only one whose Weaponry

Subaru wasn't able to confirm but

judging by that reaction just now he

didn't have anything lethal on him if

it's a fist fight you want I'm not about

to just kneel for you you know don't

screw around you bastard H Don't Look

Down on Me Breath Subaru provoked him by

beckoning with his hand and the man

responded by rushing at him with spittle

flying out of his mouth as the man

attempted to grab him Subaru welcomed

his approach with his fist his aim was

true and his fist sunk into the man's

chest but the man wildly charged him and

forced him against the wall however

behold Subaru grabbed the man's wrists

and forced him to let go by exerting

Force even greater than his seeing the

shock evident in the man's expression

Subaru's evil eyed face warped into a

fish smile don't underestimate me just

because I'm a shut in I swung a wooden

sword every day for no reason and as a

result my grip strength is over 70 kilos

I can bench 82 he had once ruined the

atmosphere at a family gathering by

crushing an apple with his bare hand an

incident from his dark past his life as

a shut in consisted of daily training

that he never neglected his strength was

such that if he were facing an opponent

of similar size he would only lose under

exceptional circumstances the man howled

as his wrists were crushed and the

moment his grip loosened Subaru's knee

flew into him the impact on his abdomen

caused the man to crumble into a w shape

Subaru then quickly got behind him don't

blame me if you die I've always wanted

to try this an overhead throw onto hard

ground he wrapped his arms around the

man's waist and violently threw him

overhead as he leaned back it was

similar to a sulex in pro wrestling but

he'd maliciously let go Midway the man

was helpless as his head collided with

the wall and he went completely still

when his body collapsed to the ground

confirming the two men were down Suburu

went to the man he took down first the

man with the knife the man hadn't taken

much damage and though he seemed to be

fainting with Agony he suddenly tried to

pull his knife on Subaru when he

approached Subaru mercilessly stomped on

his face when he tried this knocking him

out

instantly that was easy in this world

evil never wins striking a triumphant

pose natsuki Subaru celebrated his

victory all by himself he was relieved

to know that all his aimless training

wasn't a waste anyway the situation

hasn't changed at all I got held up a

bit but I'd better hurry to the loot

Cellar once he'd confirmed that the men

went dead Subaru left the alley a number

of pedestrians seemed rather surprised

to see him emerge unharmed Subaru

noticed them gasping as if they'd

expected another outcome made him want

to yell yell that if they saw what was

going on they should have reported it of

course shy as he was Subaru couldn't do

anything of the sort and he ended up

jogging away from the area chapter 8 the

taste of bitter alcohol one having

finished up the Revenge match in the

alley Subaru had reached the deepest

part of the slums he was standing before

the imposing loot house the sun had

already declined quite a bit and it was

now evening F finally found it that took

way too long damn it now that he'd

finally arrived he sunk down to the

ground as he used his sleeve to wipe the

sweat off his forehead he had spent

almost 2 hours running around until he

finally found the place he was at least

able to confirm the passage of time with

the phone in his pocket definitely 2

hours I figured it wouldn't be that hard

since I came here just recently indeed

being unable to read any sort of signage

had proven to be quite the obstacle for

him the capital had very similar looking

streets and Subaru who was unfamiliar

with the area could not even rely on the

names of shops or places to guide him in

the end he had no choice but to brute

force it while referring to his memories

I spoke with satella and puck in a

number of

places so I've got a vague recollection

of the path as well this was especially

true after he'd entered the slums unlike

a few hours ago since someone had

thoroughly cleaned his jersey the

reaction he'd received from the slum

dwellers was cold and they were

extremely uncooperative Subaru's social

skill wasn't at the level where he could

deal with this atmosphere of exclusion

so he ended up up struggling alone here

too as a result he wanted to commend

himself for managing to make it here he

decided to give himself a reward for his

hard work I'm finally opening you corn

page flavor to begin with it was because

I wanted to eat this that it I went to

the convenience store it'd be no

exaggeration to say this was the reason

I was summoned to this world as he made

various excuses Subaru opened the bag

his nostrils brought him Bliss as it

gently released a sweet smell he tossed

some onto his tongue with trembling fing

fingers Supreme Bliss overwhelmed his

sense of taste

delicious super delicious come to think

of it I hadn't eaten anything amazingly

delicious he shoveled down more and more

as he thought back to all that he'd been

through his stomach had been empty ever

since he'd been denied that Apple like

fruit he had been bearing it for about 6

hours now though he' distracted his

empty stomach Subaru realized that he

couldn't do the same to his mind his

heart was throbbing violently its pulse

abnormally high he could feel blood

coursing throughout his entire body this

was at an entirely different level from

that incident in the alley his limbs

felt heavy and his mouth was dry for

reasons unrelated to his snack he was

repeatedly tormented by a sharp pain as

though he had been hit in the head and

this was accompanied by shrill ringing

in his ears the answer he had been

seeking lay within the loot house he

instinctively gulped as the scene he

didn't want to remember floated across

his mind a room turned into a sea of

blood an old man missing his arm his

stomach torn up as he lay there on the

verge of death and cella's Limp hand it

was his fault she'd ended up in that

situation don't freak out don't freak

out don't freak out damn it am I an

idiot no I'm definitely an idiot as if

I'd come this far and then head back

without looking not like he even had

anywhere to head back to he resolved

himself and faced forward when he

attempted to advance he realized that

his knees were shaking he couldn't

control his trembling lower body he

forcibly stopped the shaking by striking

his kneecaps and then he took a deep

breath as advanced bathed in Orange

sunlight it was as if the door to the

loot house was rejecting him suppressing

such delusions brought about by his

nervousness Suburu reached the door and

raised his hand is anyone in there he

thought it was an extremely faint hope

but he still tried knocking lightly that

unexpectedly dull sound should have

reverberated both inside and outside

however he received no response only

unbearable silence Subaru found this

silence extremely

terrifying and started banging on the

door even though he knew it was hopeless

someone someone's in there right please

respond please he didn't want to think

that they died in there denying reality

Subaru pounded the door so hard it began

to Creak unable to bear his Fury the

door slowly started to give in as its

old hinges deformed shut up you don't

even know the signal or password you

want to bust the door down the door

opened with great force and Subaru who

had been leaning on it was sent flying

Subaru tumbled onto the ground in an

unsightly fashion almost 5 m away he

then raised his head bewildered his eyes

were wide with surprise and reflected in

them was a red-faced old man glaring at

him from the doorway he was bald and had

a large build perhaps his garments had