Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

Really, Subaru is a really hard working man.

Oh, really?

Admired by the sound of the silver bell, Subaru swollen his nose.

I was squeezing the rags out of the bucket of water and wiping the floor with enthusiasm.While the room was being cleaned, Emilia, the Lord of the Voices, showed his face.

She caressed her long silver hair with her hands and nodded casually, "Yeah."

"Even though there was just such a noise about the beast, I got sick and started working right away. I'm going to freak out."

"Hee, so much... ah!? Could it be that the sick man is being preached in a reckless manner!?"

"Well, I didn't mean to do that... but if you ask me, I don't know.No, Subaru, we need to rest a little longer. "

"Ah, snake."

Subaru regrets his deep reading that he should have been praised honestly.

But before Subaru makes such a reflection, Emilia begins to hear a third-party voice "fufufu" around her shoulder.

It's a grey cat crawling out of Emilia's silver hair.

"It took, Subaru. If I let Leah praise me honestly, I would try to read the back of it, as I thought."

"Pack, you... what a devious trick!What is the purpose! "

"Fu, that's settled.I'm a spooky cat spirit.As if your cuteness and fur were deceiving people's minds, this is also a joke... "

"Say something weird once you've packed it.Don't bother Subaru. "

The Spirit of the Bad Faced Kitten is picked by his ears and defeated during the confession of evil.Emilia did it and apologized to Subaru for hanging the pack in one hand.

"I was just walking through the Mansion after a little study.Then they say the pack found Subaru.... "

"No, no, not at all. I want to be with Emilia as much as a second a day.I'd rather thank you for the bundle. "

"Really? I don't know, but I wish I wasn't angry.I'm relieved. "

"I don't know!I was so embarrassed that I told you straight!? "

Emilia smiled and raised her eyebrows and her neck to Subaru's appeal.

It was a direct favor, but sadly, it didn't reach Emilia well.More than that, there are only direct words.

"I want to choose a situation to convey, a mood, and a good day for the boys....."

"I recommend you for the evening.It's time for me to wake up, because I'm definitely interrupting. "

"Don't be so fatherly."

It is normal for fathers in the world not to allow their daughters to associate with each other, but it is clear from the pack that even if it was naughty in another world, it would not change.

Looking at such a pack, the cat spirits stretched their chest on Emilia's shoulder.

"Of course, given Leah's cuteness, there are a few unusual insects that come close to her.If I don't get rid of it, I won't get rid of it. "

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

"I don't want bad eye bugs.Besides, it's weird to put insects near Leah.I'll spend a thousand years searching for the right girl for Leah. "

"Mythical Scale!"

Parents are extremely stupid here, but the problem is that the combination of half elves and spirits can really wait for about a thousand years.

Hate and Subaru are human, so we can't compete with the sense of scale.

"I'm trying so hard, I think it's the limit of about 120..."

"--- What were you talking about?"

"Oh, this is about my life expectancy."

"Life expectancy... no, Subaru, it's weird.You're still a kid, so it's too soon to worry about that. "

"Hmm, there's a difference in perception...."

Giggled, she put her hand on her mouth and laughed as Emilia heard a clear joke.

While laughing bitterly at Emilia's smile, he was delighted to see the smile of the girl he liked.It's really complicated, but first you have to be aware of it.

"At least I didn't get up in the dirt while I was being treated like a child."

"That's a good idea, Subaru. Well, first of all, I'm going to be alone.Otherwise, we won't be able to cross the threshold. "

"This is the Rosewall Mansion, right? What's a lair?"

Listening to Subaru's quiet determination, Emilia questioned the short arm pack.

Nevertheless, Subaru won't be frustrated to hear it.Once you've decided what to do, there's a straight line to the goal.

"Hee, look, Pack. I'm, like, the type that doesn't make it hard to keep doing the same thing every day.I think it's time to level up the game! "

"Fuhahaha, become stupid, ningen.Then prove that you are not just a young man. [M]I'll be waiting for you at the back of the castle with the princess.Yukii, princess! "

"The princess means me? I'm not aiming for a princess, I'm aiming for a king."

Emilia smiled at Subaru, who was squeezing the rags until they dried up, as she responded with her own exuberant Subaru and Pack and the temperature difference between them.

"But good luck with your work.If you work hard, someone will see it. "

"I want Emilia to see it, not someone...."

"Yes, yes, I understand. I can't look at it all the time, but sometimes I come to see it properly. And...."

Slowly lowered her eyebrows and buttocks, Emilia cut her words there once.

And when she makes a lovely smile towards Subaru waiting for the end of the word,

"You're the one who's working hard, aren't you?That's why I have to do my best not to disappoint myself. "

And, by pointing to the essence of his efforts, he made Subaru fall in love again.

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"And I remember an episode when I fell in love with Emilia... I knew it was tough."

While spilling, Subaru scratched his head looking into the tent.

Subaru, where the Volakian Empire's soldiers are camping, was picked up there and used as a porter until supplies to the town arrived.

For Subaru, who practises "Don't eat what you have to work for" on behalf of Lem, who can't move, and Louis, who eats on the bed and treats injuries, Todd and other Empires are in a good mood to help.

However,

If you do this, you'll have to respond quite well.

As it spills, Subaru refills the bags of stockpiles scattered on the ground.

No matter how much of an Imperial tyrant he was, he wouldn't be able to store the supplies to support his front-line life properly and chaotically.

In the first place, this tent stockpile was just cleared up yesterday by Subaru.There is only one reason why it has become so rough.

"Harassment from a bad character....."

Um...

"Oh, and maybe you were sneaking around in the middle of the night.Are you finally ready to reveal your evil nature, Bishop Daini? "

Hmm?

While clearing up scattered materials, she stares at Louis as she peeks into our hands next door.

But Louis just answered the Subaru's question, biting his finger.Apparently, I'm not going to expose the horse's legs yet.

As long as you keep your legs hidden forever, Subaru will be saved.

"... what should I think about yesterday's Rem story?"

I've been following Subaru since I woke up this morning, Louis.

To rehabilitate my feet, I remember the sharp gaze from the lem in another action, but it is unreasonable because Subaru is bothered by being followed like this.

Anyway, one more reason Subaru couldn't handle her than yesterday was precisely what Lem told her - testimony from Louis that she didn't feel the remnants of the witch.

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I've never thought about it in depth before, but I don't suppose the witch's residue is Subaru's exclusive patent.

In fact, Lem remembers using those words against witches before.He must have reacted to Petergius and his witches.

In that regard, it seems that Subaru, who increases the concentration of sultry every time he 'returns to death', was unusual from the perspective of Lem when he favoured us.

"I've been having trouble fighting white whales in Ulgarm regularly... but basically, this is an extra disaster."

Even though it is true that there have been useful scenes so far, it is just the reason that Lem hates it at this moment, and Subaru's impression of mood is the lowest.

And how much did you think about it?

"Witchcraft associates... it's impossible that the Bishop of the Great Crimes had nothing to do with his decency."

And so Subaru concludes.

Since I don't know the cause or specific details of the outbreak of drowsiness, if this is said to be the theory on the desk, it is true, but it was still difficult to concede it.

The connection between the bishop of great sin and the "witch" is obvious, and it is the witch who manifests evil.

But...

"Paradoxically, can you imagine that someone who's not distracted is not a witch?He's right in front of you, really? "

Ahhh?

Louis just roared with a dumb face and voice beside his troubled Subaru.

Sighing at this, Subaru woke up and decided to resume cleaning up the messy tent.

And the stood up tools were knocked down, and the rearranged packages were loosened, and the contents scattered.

The situation is as if it were a child's work level.

"Well, it's probably just harassment....."

It is not Louis' clash that is scattered with freshly tidied tents, but the line of harassment and cross spears of someone in the position will be thick.

It's more natural than being in an Imperial position, but there are contacts with people other than Todd.And most of the time, their attitude is hardly friendly to us.

I'm sure Todd himself was telling me he was a freak.

"Nevertheless, it's much better than suddenly being beaten up or eaten by shoes."

It cannot be denied that the standards of happiness and normal driving have been lowered, but in fact, the situation can be said to be easy just for those who have not received such painful welcome.

I don't know what to say, but Subaru was used to being wrapped around and smoked.

I spent the debut of high school life with Date and haven't been floating for nearly two years since.It wasn't just aggressive imagination, but if it's bitter air, it's a hundred fights.

I suppose all my classmates in high school were nice people.

Even if I treated Subaru like air, I didn't intend to harass it or hurt it and enjoy it.

"I hope everyone with such kindness is doing well over there.I hope you're big like Rice Bowl, who took the trouble to deliver the prints to me. "

I no longer remember my blurry classmates, and Subaru was only a short time away from yesterday and finished organizing the tent as much as yesterday.

Nevertheless, since it seems that the drilled hole was filled and it was drilled back again, it is in a negative state as the income and expenditure of today's work.

Hard work was something someone had said to Emilia before, at least what they were seeing, and Subaru wanted to support it.

"As it stands, watching is not enough to motivate you.At least if Lem were to look at me, I'd feel a lot different..... "

Ooh, uhh.

Did you learn a little bit when you got angry? Louis didn't interrupt Subaru's work today.With that, Subaru went outside to move to the next tent -

"Uh-oh!?"

Just as I left the tent, I caught something with my feet, and I fell into a big bang.

Unexpectedly, I put my hand on the ground, but my right hand hurts slightly.Though it is about to heal, it is the nail marks left by Lem that have not healed.

So, as Subaru moans, he looks behind him.

"Hey, coward. What's wrong with crawling on the ground?"

"You...."

Standing in front of a rounded Subaru, just beside the entrance to the tent, is a man with a lowly impression.

Someone with the appearance that the words "roughness" embodied the eyelids covering the right eye and the floating beard, and the poster who put shoes on Subaru in this position.

Indeed, from Todd's mouth...

"That's what they call Jamal... hah!?"

"Mr. Jamal, it's me. You're not even disciplined with the girls, are you?"

The moment I decided to abandon him, the man Jamal went straight to action.

Jamal stepped on Subaru's left hand, which fell to the ground, with a splint and a bandage wrapped around his finger, and twitched his heel.

Critically, the fingers that are being pressed relapse into pain.Besides, when Subaru was enduring a scream in the back of his throat,

Ahhh!

Oh?

Louis held onto Jamal's feet as he screamed.The girl's weight is light, and the Jamal of the trained body does not shake.

Holding on, grab Louis' long hair and forcibly peel it off.

"Hey, it's a kid!"

Seeing it, Subaru stunned and ran.

After hearing the appeal, Jamal distorted the edge of his mouth in an uncomfortable manner, pulled up his hand grabbing Louis' hair and said to the girl, "Ah!"I screamed.

"I'm a kid, so what?Basically, I heard you hit this kid cold, didn't you?Is that a sudden change of purpose? "

"Chi... if you stimulate him too much, you'll regret it."

"You're missing something to say.Make a better excuse. "

His nose rang and Jamal shook his arm and threw Louis on the ground.The rolling Louis pulled his grabbed hair and stared at Jamal with tearful eyes, holding his head.

To be honest, Jamal's riot is not necessarily the trigger, and Louis won't be back.Subaru's bitter remarks were not entirely at his disposal.

Fortunately, the pain and anger have not awakened Louis's original personality.In this case, it is difficult to judge who was lucky.

"I'm not a disciplined kid.No, it's not just a kid.I don't like one of those other women! "

Gwah!

Jamal kicks Subaru's sideways face into anger as he speaks.I opened my mouth in an unexpected shot and my teeth cut my mouth.Your blood is spilling.

Subaru looks up at Jamal as the smell of rust spreads over his tongue in an instant.

"Nbeh... just in case, Todd said we could spend time here..."

"Ah, Mr. Todd. You miss it a lot.Is that what you're asking for? "

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"Hate, I'm above him.I'm not asking you a favor, but I have to tell you, there's no reason. "

With a rough voice, Jamal stepped back into Subaru.I quickly rounded my body to protect my head, but this time the kick was screwed into Subaru's belly.

Your stomach is stirred by your nails, and you're relentlessly kicking into Subaru, moaning in shock.

"At first, two of my men were attacked by a woman on the river.They're useless. They have to be sent back.There was a stinging sensation. I need you to follow me... Todd's son of a bitch, find something extra. "

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"If I hadn't carried that knife, I wouldn't have ripped it apart.It's hard for a soldier, why? "

A relentless kick and a remark stroking our nerves.

The opponent's aim was obvious, without even looking up at Jamal's eyes as he stared down.

Jamal's aim is not to hurt Subaru. Beyond that.

Mostly, the aim is to provoke Subaru into a counter-attack and even rude the fight.

Jamal said he wouldn't listen to Todd's words, but the relationship that he couldn't completely ignore was also evident from the exchange when he first ate his shoes.

That's why Jamal wants a reason.Tell me why you can kill Subaru.

That's why they retaliate against Lem.

Then Subaru doesn't ride provocation.

To keep Jamal's bastard malice from turning towards Lem, Subaru wins, whether his left finger is broken again or the rest.

To do that, endure, endure, endure...

"Hey, what are you doing there?"

"Chi."

As Subaru continued to endure, a different voice flew out from Jamal.Suddenly, Jamal with his tongue pulled his leg and slowly retracted.

Then it was the orange-haired young man who came there in footsteps.

"I asked him if he wanted to come this way, but he didn't have to, so it was you."

"Todd, you're overprotective.Do you like the Dagger of Imperial Capital so much?Until you sell it to such a coward. "

"... Jamal"

Todd narrows his eyes and stares at Jamal.There is some bad atmosphere between the two, but the atmosphere is cut off by Jamal saying, "Stop."

Jamal, who broke the air unilaterally, looked down at Subaru, who had been kicking him until just before.

"If you punish me, watch your step as far as I can see.I don't even know if I'm falling like this again. Hahahaha "

Yes, just in case there was no violence against Subaru, he walks past Todd.

Subaru doesn't have a word to stop it.If you sue for damages here, it's the same thing as riding Jamal's provocation.

As it stood, Subaru woke up after Jamal completely lost sight of his back.

"Ah, shit... it hurts... That bastard, she's a rotten bastard.What I do is humid.... "

The atmosphere was filled with resentment against Lem, but it was finally bad character.

In the first place, is it not because Jamal provoked Lem in that state of pressure that he was first hit by Lem?

Of course, it is possible that Rem, who has no memory of it, made an early move.

"It can't be helped because Lem doesn't know anything."

And while making a sweet judgment to Rem, Subaru exhaled spit mixed with blood in his mouth, and slowly stood up on the spot.

"Are you okay? It was a disaster for Jamal."

Todd shouted at Subaru in a fluffy state.If he hadn't come, Jamal's assault would have continued.

Thank you for interrupting it.But more than that...

"I don't care. I prefer Lem...."

"If it's that girl, I'll help you cook.You can sit in a chair and do your best.Jamal wouldn't do anything if he had eyes... "

Words that are lacking in certainty cannot reassure Subaru.

Sweeping the blood around his mouth, Subaru saw his left hand.The splint came off and the bandage came off.The fingers that were supposed to have healed for a while began to change color again.

"Ahah... well, I guess I'll have to take care of it again.Damn it, Jamal. "

"... what kind of guy is he?"

"Jamal? I'm a soldier at the same time as you.It's not a dream to be promoted to the Third General-- you know, the Third General-- "

"No, I don't know. Class?"

Subaru shook his neck and Todd nodded with his fingers up.

According to his explanation, there is a hierarchy of military personnel in the Volachian Empire called "generals."Soldiers, private soldiers, three generals, two generals-

"When I became the first general, there were only nine of them in the Empire.He is a samurai under the emperor's direct command and is known as the "Nine Heavenly Generals".Well, if you go that far, it's no longer a matter of family or merit. "

"Talent?"

"Well, that's why people like us aim for three generals."

Listening to Todd without misery, Subaru recalls Jamal's attitude earlier.

'General' is a position that seems to play the role of an officer in the army, but I didn't think Jamal had that vessel.

I have low empathy for myself.Easy to understand, incompetent superior type.

"Tell Mr. Todd in his mouth that there are a lot of soldiers in the battlefield who will die from falling arrows from behind."

"Don't be ridiculous. So, what do we do?"

"Could you please... look at Lem's face first?"

"Oh dear, you're in love.... this young lady is pathetic."

Confirming the safety of the lem is a top priority even if you push the pain on your finger.Todd, who shrugged his shoulders in such a Subaru position, turned to the water in front of Louis, who was round in front of the tent.

The hair pulled by Jamal is wrapped around his fingers and roaring like a beast.

"It doesn't suit me to let go.I like a strong loser. "

"Ahh! Uhh, ahh!"

Louis barks in response to Todd's laughter.

If you like it, you tell your mouth that you can pick it up, and Subaru chucks his mouth to avoid getting angry again when it passes to Lem.

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"--Did that smell increase your injury again?"

"Ugh... you know what I mean?"

"I understand. Children are watching, so do what you can."

was Lem's advice, which surrounded the same table at lunch.

I nod because there is a part of the content that I cannot nod, but there is no advantage against it.Louis, who imitated it, nodded beside the Subaru.

After receiving Jamal's humid and shady eye and Todd's generous treatment.

Once I made sure Lem was safe, Subaru was treated in a therapeutic tent - I was surprised that the therapist came again, but after that, I finished cleaning another tent and met him at lunch.

Lunch at the position was close to the rationing system, and the system was to create an appropriate gathering from the people who received it from the rationing station and clean it up sequentially.

Lem was helping to prepare and serve the meal, and because of the unnecessary reluctance, Subaru and the others were in a position to receive most of the leftovers.

"Well, it's not a luxury position.There's only so much to eat. "

And Subaru brings himself and Lem's share and arranges it on a small table at the end.Louis managed to keep his share just like Subaru.

Each of them will be surrounded by an unintentional threesome and will have a late lunch.

"What happened till noon? Did you have any trouble?"

"Nothing in particular. They cared about my feet... and all I did was cook a little.I'm also teaching you that. "

"As I teach you... do you remember anything like this?"

――――

In response to a quick question from Subaru, Lem narrowed his pale blue eyes and tied his lips.

Subaru was anxious whether he had overstepped the reaction, but Lem immediately exhaled.

"... if you didn't expect it, you'd be lying."

"Lem...."

"I thought if I tried this, there might be something familiar with my hands.But that was too convenient. "

Looking down gently at his hand, Lem muttered as if he were ashamed of his shame.

But who would scold Lem for his shallow expectations?Who cares about Lem's attitude toward the answer in a situation where the elements that make up him cannot be remembered?

"... why do you look so spicy?"

"Why, that's...."

"... you know me before.I understand that. I don't doubt it. "

And he stared at Subaru with his eyes down, and was astonished at him.

So far, Lem, who has sporadically expressed negative opinions about Subaru, is the same walking distance he showed for the first time.

Hope sprouts in Subaru's chest.

But...

"I just can't accept that it's my name, no matter how many times you call me 'Lem'.It doesn't matter what they say. "

"Ah...."

"Maybe if this kid talks to me."

As he said, Lem lowered his eyes and stroked Louis' head next to him.Louis is still caressed, but he's obsessed with cleaning up his own meal in front of him.

Even with that flimsy attitude, even if Louis had a legitimate sense of self, her mouth would never tell about Lem.Even if there was a mouth to speak, Subaru wouldn't let it.Whatever happens, it makes the hostility disappear.

"What the hell, face to face.It's a wet table. "

Todd broke into the dining room for the three of them at ease.

It's a random intrusion where awkward silence almost fell.Relaxed by the atmosphere that changed the air, Subaru looks at the man sitting next to him as "Mr. Todd."

That was Jamal's case earlier, and this sweet guy just let me go.

"I appreciate your concern, but don't you have to eat with your friends?"

"Yeah? Well, we've known each other for a long time, and we haven't eaten together for another day or two, so the relationship won't change.Besides, I'll sell your faces. "

I don't know if they're selling it or not.

"That's the idea of turnover, or paying for the world.Just think of it as an upfront investment. "

Todd's subtle narrative changed the atmosphere, whether he was aiming or not.And Todd turned his arm around Subaru's shoulder, "nevertheless."

He attracted the amazing Subaru, and in his ear,

"Compared to yesterday, you seem to be able to talk properly.Did you make up? "

"I don't know how to reconcile... but I think my sincerity has arrived."

"--I can hear you. If you think you've figured it out, you're mistaken."

Wow!

Rem expresses his dissatisfaction with the conversation between the two men in a gentle manner.Looks like Louis is working with her to wipe her mouth, too.With Lem's awesome answers and her acceptance of Louis's synergy, Subaru's chest gradually gains weight.

It seems to have been passed on to Todd, who is crouching his shoulders, slapping Subaru slightly with his arm still spinning "Whoa."

"That's depressing. It keeps me at a distance and a place where I can talk.That alone would make it much better than me. "

"Oh, no, Mr. Todd, I thought you said you were leaving your fiancée."

"Oh, my fiancée lives in the Imperial City.I have to get rid of this mission, but the time for separation is too long in the first place.No, I'm so lonely and in trouble. "

"That loneliness is why you care about us?"

"That's what I'm talking about, so at best I can use it.It's worth picking up. "

Subaru sincerely appreciates Todd's concern to keep us out of trouble.It would be futile to thank you directly.He seems to have drawn it, too.

At this rate, the meal between the four of us progressed.

"Actually, we were talking about getting a supply car, but how long do Todd and his crew think it's gonna take?"

"Didn't I tell you? Until I find the 'People of Shdrak' hiding in the woods... it could be years before I find them.It's not easy to serve the palace. "

"'The People of Shdrak'...."

Together with the wooden key, Todd answers with a sinister face, and Subaru thinks.

'The People of Shdrak' - When Todd first spoke at this position, Subaru speculated that the man he was calling was the masked man he met in the woods.

He owes me a knife.That's why I didn't tell Todd about it, but now it seems unjust.

In the sense of gratitude, Todd helps masked men to the point where they can't be beaten.

Then why not let the masked man through with kindness and not Todd?

"What will Todd and the others do when they find the 'people of Shdrak'?This is how you stand up and fight...? "

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Make inquiries as casual as possible.However, something like a sense of urgency that could not be hidden remained in my voice.

In fact, although it is not in the topic, there is also a reaction to the expression of Lem who heard the story.Even if you are unconscious, there is a reaction that avoids the word 'battle'.

And when Todd was asked, he glanced at the words of Subaru.

"No, it seems like the 'generals' thought that they don't want to fight if possible.I don't know much about it, but "The People of Shdrak" seems to be a very powerful tribe.When it comes to battle, it must be a struggle, and this time it seems to be about negotiation. "

"Negotiate? Negotiate what with the forest tribes?"

"Don't listen to this at the bottom too much!?... I don't know, but perhaps you're talking about swearing obedience to the Emperor or the Emperor? "

"Does the 'people of Shdrak' not follow the emperor of the Volachian Empire?"

"Some people don't follow. It's Volakian, isn't it?"

With a samurai smile, Subaru raised his eyebrows to Todd.Then quietly respond to "Long live Volakia" and accept the current exchange.

Believe Todd, the Imperial Army wants to avoid an attack on the 'People of Shdrak'.Perhaps it would be more likely that Subaru would provide information to avoid unnecessary bleeding and collision.

Nevertheless, the information that Subaru has is not much information, and if we try to uncover the circumstances that hid it, we have to tell him that we lied about our identity.

"Ugu, it's hard. If I stand over there, I can't stand..."

"... you're kind of wrinkling between your eyebrows all the time.It's not even that good, so why don't you at least laugh? "

"It hurts to point out!... if I always talk with a smile on my face, will you respond a little more gently and generously?"

Huh?

Subaru's heart was quickly broken by Lem's genuinely suspicious response.

Todd laughs at Subaru, who drops his shoulders and throws a response with a flickering smile.

"Well, I have to walk a long way to get started.Don't worry, I'm watching your good work. "

"Thank you, Mr. Todd.... what's the truth about not seeing your fiancée?"

"Haha, it feels good, pain and suffering"

"Damn it!"

Are you comforting me or teasing me?

Either way, it's true that Todd's response has been saved.It is undoubtedly thanks to him that this emergency should not be too heavy.

That is why I hope that their purpose will at least be fulfilled sooner.

"How long do we have to start a real forest offensive?"

"When the other positions are deployed, we'll work together.The forest is large and deep. I know the amount of progress I can make over a day..... "

"I see. Well, there's no way we're going to be crispy.I don't know what's in the woods, and it's like a big beast wandering around. "

A masked man who suspects that Subaru is the 'People of Shdrak'.Or this could be the Hunter of the 'People of Shdrak'.And the huge snake beast that we encountered during the encounter with the hunter, the trap set by Lem, is still around there.

With that in mind, Todd's struggle to get into the woods in the future is speculative.

If we don't talk about Lem's trap until we can talk about the situation, it could create useless confusion -

― ― A beast?

But next to Subaru, Todd, who was drinking water, opened his eyes.He wiped the water passing through the edge of his mouth with his sleeves and stared at Subaru in surprise.

I don't know what that surprise means, and Subaru says, "Huh?I rounded my eyes just as I did.

"Did you just say magic beast?There's a beast in that forest? "

"No, uh, that's what I said... did I say something weird?"

"That's right. That's not how you encounter beasts.It's not the border with the kingdom, either, if it's Lugnica, the beast power. "

――――

"Are you kidding me? Hey, miss."

Subaru can't say anything in confusion about Todd's more serious words.Todd then turned the question to Lem.

Lem answered Todd's question, "Yes."

"Answer me. Did you see the beast, miss?In this dense forest of Badheim. "

"I don't know what that beast is... but if it's a big green creature, I saw it."

"Do you have horns on your head?"

"Corners?... sure, something white and distorted."

As soon as I heard the answer, Todd, whose cheeks were stiff, stood up on the spot.He looks at Subaru again.

"What kind of beast was that? How do you look?"

"Hee, it's a snake. A big snake. Nearly ten meters, there's a big one."

"One, one... damn, you really don't know if it's one of these big woods.But it's not like I'm lying.Things have changed! "

Todd turned his back on the Subaru as he brutally scratched his head and changed his blood phase.As he stayed away, he noticed something and shouted, "Ah," he turned around and came back to the Subaru people.

"It was valuable information. I might have been in trouble if I hadn't. Thank God."

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Sitting Subaru and Rem, Todd stroked their heads violently.Unexpectedly, Subaru's reaction was delayed, but he turned his back again, ignoring his wishes.

Then, as we head towards the faces surrounding each lunch,

"Troop Leaders assemble! Go to the" General "!It's important! "

So he clapped his hands and gathered his friends, and eventually went to an important tent where the back of the tent - perhaps a military council - was held, making noise in his position.

The fierce momentum was abandoned in the middle of nowhere.

"... that was quite a reaction.That creature... is the beast that important?Of course, I know it's a dangerous creature. "

"--Actually, I probably didn't recognize it very correctly either."

"Hah...."

The expression "chaotic" is the reaction of Lem, but Subaru hasn't cleaned up the contents of his head yet.

About that, for Subaru, it was a reaction to water in her sleep ears.

"In the Empire, beasts are rare....."

It was a completely unexpected or unimaginable situation.

However, for Subaru, the existence of different worlds and beasts is inextricably linked.Regardless of the King's Capital on the first day of the summons, most of the events since then have had the presence of a beast.

In Merry's soft beast turmoil, Ulgarm struggled with the white whale battle Wilhelm needed to fulfill his grief, and the Big Rabbit who tried not to consume the 'Sanctuary'.

Although there was no magic beast in Pristina, the Augurian Dunes and the Preades Monitor Tower to solve the problem are not exaggerated as the headquarter of the magic beast.

Of course, the most memorable beast for Subaru is' Scorpion '.

"... it stings a bit, but anyway.That's how it went, so I didn't have the idea that the beast was unusual in the first place. "

I knew it was like a monster appearing on the RPG of a video game, and I thought it was a magical beast that appeared anywhere in the world.But it doesn't seem to be.

If you think about it, the original world doesn't have lions and giraffes everywhere in the world, so it might have been natural in a sense.

"It's the first time I've ever heard of Lugnica being called the Wicked Beast Power....."

Though powerful, Todd changed his bloodline with just one beast.In light of that common sense, it is no wonder Lugnica is called the Wicked Beast Power.

Mary is no longer like a fairy tale.

"Well, then, is he going to live like a normal kid if he goes to a country or a region where there aren't many beasts..."

Um, excuse me.

Mary, who had strayed away, thought about her future, and Lem shouted at her thoughtful side.

When she sees something, she shows it with her hands on the table.Then there was Louis sitting at the table, emptying his meal.

"Looks like I'm hungry and I'm asleep.I'm busy, can you please carry it? "

"I don't even know what I'm doing....."

While laughing bitterly at Rem's story, Subaru twisted his neck.Cleaning up the meal for four people, including Todd, who forgot to clean up, dislikes to lift Louis' body.

I know because it sticks to me occasionally, but it's light.She looks just like a girl.She's really just a girl.

"Is Lem okay?My back is empty..... "

"What kind of disguise do you want?I don't need your help.I'll take care of myself.... "

That said, what Lem had in his hand was a thick branch of a tree named the wooden wand that was standing on the table, like it had been picked up somewhere.

The cloth is wrapped around the handle to prevent the wedge from sticking.Simple and instant sticks such as salted plum.Then Lem stood up.

I still don't depend on some of that footprint.

"--It's okay."

"... really? Don't be shy, if you need help, you can count on me."

"I don't depend on it. It's all right.Don't you drop that child. "

"Ha, okay. But remember this.I'm not holding him like this because I'm here, because I'm here for you. "

"What the hell are you talking about..."

Subaru, who doesn't want to be spontaneously good to Louis, stunned by what he said, Lem followed Subaru with a wand and a follow suit.

For the first time, we will return Lem and Louis to their rented tent, and Subaru will continue to clean the tent.--I wonder what Todd and the others are going to do.

"--Are these people worried?"

"... eh? Ah, oh, that's it. No, because I'm aware that I'm pretending to be unjust to my benefactor.I don't know if I was inadvertent or not. "

― ― Are you a benefactor?

Subaru seemed to be a villain who was lying all the time, and somehow felt like he was sinking.But while listening to such a Subaru, Lem murmured somehow deeply.

The benefactor and the murmur that just came out of it, the emotions contained in it are difficult to read.But it never seemed like a positive emotion.

"Lem?"

"- No, nothing.Never mind. "

"No, don't worry about it like this...."

"Well, then, don't talk to me."

"It's further away! If you're about to say it, say it! I care!"

As they are walking along with Lem, their progress has been slow.Is there any frustration with the pace being set? Lem sighed a little.

Then, feeling Subaru's consciousness that still won't pull, slowly shaking his neck sideways,

"Um, Todd?... I don't have a good impression. "

"What? Why? He keeps us in position for nothing, and protects us from the mean Phantom" Shoe Eater. "Whatever you don't appreciate. "

"I'm not saying I'm not grateful.Of course I am grateful. It's just.... "

"Just?"

So Lem cut the words and showed a slight hesitation to Subaru to push ahead.But the silence that occurred was only two seconds, and she breathed deeply, she said.

"--I find it difficult to trust people who don't want to hear their names."

――――

That's what Lem said, and Subaru breathed.

Then, to try to say back what you're saying, I'll look back on what I've been saying.

― ― Lem said he wouldn't ask for the other person's name.

Looking back on that, it is true.

Todd has never called Subaru by name.I've been calling you "you."If I didn't know his name, I would have taken it for granted.

But...

"Well, isn't that a coincidence? Rem, you can call me by my name."

"--Natsuki Subaru, I don't think it makes any difference if you don't know and don't want to know from the beginning.That's all. "

――――

"That's all I have to say.After all, we have to rely on them. "

With that said, Lem overtook Subaru, who stopped his foot, and went forward.

Seeing Lem's back moving forward little by little, Subaru couldn't say anything.

Unfortunately, Subaru doesn't have the skills to unravel Lem's stubborn mind.

As revealed in the case of the Beast, Subaru is too neglectful of the common sense of the world.Even though the kingdom is not satisfied, an empire is a good place to live.

Perhaps there is a special significance to not listening to the other person's name in the Empire.Do you think it would be rude to ask before you name it?

But even with that rule, Subaru can't tell Lem.I hate my ignorance and ignorance everywhere.

"... how long have you stopped?"

"Ah...."

And when he raised his face to his voice, Lem looked back a little further.

She is staring at Subaru with her hands on her cane with a slightly burnt face.As soon as I saw you waiting for Subaru, I had a feeling that my chest was stuck.

Unexpectedly, you're about to bend your knees on the spot.

"Gh...."

"Nh... well, what's wrong!?No way, my fingers... "

"No, I thought Lem was waiting for me, follow me...."

"... I didn't say anything, but I lost it."

With a white face and voice, Lem turned his back on Subaru.

While chasing him in haste, Subaru thinks back and narrows his eyes, recalling his apology to Rem and the words she just spoke to him.

She asked herself if Lem thought too much.

△▼△▼△▼△

--So, the next day, the doubt was resolved behind Subaru's chest.

Todd, who broke up after lunch, came to the discussion with the "general" of his position, and the military council would have waited long enough until late at night.

After all, Subaru, who delivered Lem and Louis to the tent, had no choice but to engage in the work that had been entrusted to him, and besides, he felt that he had no place in the evening because he was handled by Lem more than the previous day.

But...

"Hey, wake up. Wake up. How long will you be asleep?"

Hmm?

Shoulders are shaken and the sleeping Subaru is shaken by someone.

Sleeping well is one of Subaru's few beauties, but it's still different when you wake up on your own and when someone wakes you up.When I opened my eyes with some dull thoughts, it was Todd's face that reflected Subaru's vision lying on the ground.

"... Mr. Todd?"

"Oh, you look tired.Can't you do something you're not used to?Anyway, thanks to you.... "

"--Natsuki Subaru"

Yeah?

Todd talks to slowly waking Subaru.The man suddenly turned his eyes to Subaru, who named himself.

For a moment, he didn't seem to know what it meant.

Natsuki Subaru, that's my name.

"Nh... uh, did you care if I called you?"

"Aiya, I don't really care about it... but I didn't name it, so it might have been very rude."

"Ha, that's too much to think about.But I remember Natsuki Subaru. "

Todd smiled and hit Subaru on the shoulder with his eyes down in awkwardness.Seeing the state of affairs unchanged, Subaru feels somewhat relieved.

Apparently, Lem's concern yesterday was overthought, and Subaru was no longer worried.

Todd was really out there, muttering, "Failure, Failure."

"Well, it's important to talk about it, but there's something more important to talk about.Your talk yesterday changed the policy of the generals. "

"The policy has changed... is this a forest offensive?"

"That's right. In addition to the development of unknown forests, the story is a lot different when it comes to living in monsters.Our sacrifices are not foolish. "

So he cut off his words and Todd had a smile full of garlic.And when you sandwich Subaru's face with both hands, he's still awake.

He said, "We're going to cut the shit out of this operation."

"Quick? So, Mr. Todd, maybe we can get back to our fiancée?"

"Haha, that's right!"

Todd nodded loudly and Subaru said, "Whoa!"and share the joy.

Todd would be delighted if his yearly enlistment plans were changed and he could return home.Hand in hand with him of great joy and dance together in the tent.

Then, naturally...

"... could you please be a little quieter?"

"Oh, sorry, Lem."

Two men stare at Lem, who wakes himself up from his bed and looks at him in a mood.

Nothing, I don't think I'm upset because I'm awake.Her mood can only be explained by the fact that she was disturbed by the steps of two men.

Then she shook her head slightly and murmured, "Not at all..."

"--? Does it smell weird?"

Smell?

"Yes, apart from your body odor"

He snorts his nose and gestures to Subaru like a lemon pays off something smelly.Subaru hurts the technique a little, but Todd immediately apologized for "bad".

"I thought it would be okay because of the distance, but I know you have a good nose.But if you don't do what you have to do, it's bad luck, right? "

Mr. Todd?

With that, Todd opens the entrance to Subaru's tent.And I invited Subaru and the others out.

So Subaru looked at Rem and handed her a staff to the entrance.

Then I lined up next to Todd and looked.

Hee-hee?

It smells of black smoke and intense burning smell sprayed with hazy and tremendous momentum.

And as far as I could see, the big dense forest that seemed to fill both the right and left in the distance - "Badhime dense forest" - was wrapped in a bright red flame, and it was a burning sight.

"This is...."

Next to the standing Subaru, Lem saw the same sight, and he was stunned.

The two of Subaru and Lem stood on their bars, staring at a world that would end in a dense forest burning red like a nightmare.

"I didn't know how much damage would come to this side if the Witch Beast were lurking.If you insist, Second General Zuckle, who is in command, will understand. "

――――

"Thanks to the information you gave me, my allies have not been harmed. It's very helpful."

That's how Todd smiled and slapped Subaru in the back.The cheerful shock shook Subaru's lips.Your lungs tremble, your throat trembles, and your voice trembles.

The trembling voice of Subaru spins into Todd's unchanging friendliness -

"Hmm, why...?"

"Why, what happened?"

"After all, you said you didn't want to fight the Shdrak people in the woods, right?"

In battle, struggle is inevitable, and negotiation is desirable in order to swear obedience to the emperor.

Todd told Subaru that yesterday at the dinner table.

Subaru was so relieved that there would be no battle.

"This is more than just fighting...."

"Oh, I didn't want to fight.I don't know how much sacrifice we're gonna make here.I could have died, too.However, thanks to the persuasive materials of the General, the problem was solved.The 'People of Shdrak' cannot be hostile to His Majesty the Emperor. "

"─ ─"

"I can go home to my fiancée as soon as I can.No, no, you were a pickup.I've been telling the "General," so I'm sure you'll get a reward. "

Todd hit Subaru in the back again after joking that he might get a second dagger.

And he muttered like he remembered something.

"I was told to come back if I showed you the results.Sorry, breakfast may be a little late.But you don't have to clean up the tent anymore.After a while, we'll be withdrawing our positions. "

"Ah, eh?"

"Oh my God, hold on. - Don't let the lady worry you."

The last word is in the form of a whistle, and Todd leaves the scene with a really good smile.

After all, Subaru couldn't say anything on his back, but kept quiet.

――――

However, whether Subaru is silent or disturbed by the confusion in his heart, the scenery of the burning forest in the distance and before his eyes will not change.

Burning flames will swallow up everything and burn down everything that lives in the land.

That is no exception to the beast of the serpent, or the masked man who spends time in the woods, or the hunter who targets the Subaru.--Everything goes back to ashes.

― ―

Next to Subaru, whose teeth were bitten by the impact, Lem's body fluttered.

As soon as he supported the thin body with his hand, Lem's body stretched out as soon as he touched it.Then, fear and rejection overflowed Lem's expression looking up at Subaru.

"Ah...."

"It's not your fault... I know that, but..."

――――

"Don't touch me, please."

For a moment, he chewed off his fears, and Lem slowly pushed Subaru's hand.I didn't shake it off or break it, but I pushed it off.

I wonder if her words are true.Lem knows it wasn't caused by Subaru's aim.However, the comfort it brings is modest.

In this way, there are too few things that have actually happened -

"... it looks like she woke up."

So Lem turns away from Subaru, from the burning forest, and from what he does not want to see, towards Louis in his tent.

On the back of the lem, Subaru can't speak out.

Even in Subaru, there is no way to organize what happened.Whatever it was, it wasn't the right choice, but now it's in Subaru's head.

That's why we can't stop the lem from leaving at the speed that the baby crawls.

I couldn't stop it.

"Ahhh?"

Subaru chewed his lips and stared at the small back of the rejected lem.Then I noticed the small feeling that hit my back, and I leaked my voice.

Turn around and see what happened, but you don't see anything or anyone touching Subaru's back there.However, the moment I turned around, I saw something plundering the edge of my vision.

It was like turning back to match Subaru -

Ugh!!

Shortly afterwards, Louis in his tent raised his voice, as if the child had exploded a tantrum.

The Bishop of the Great Crimes, who was troublesome as it happened, now has more priority than the Bishop of the Great Crimes, who is just like an infant.But I can't do anything about it.

"Uahhhh!!"

"--uuuuuuuu! I'm in trouble right now!I don't have time for you. "

Subaru raised his eyebrows as he tried to yell at Louis.

Because Lem was sitting on the ground, holding Louis from behind, and her expression changed dramatically again.

The consternation of a pure reason that is different from the fear and rejection you just experienced.The blue eyes that are open are staring at Subaru - no, not exactly Subaru.

"... back?"

From the angle of her subtle gaze, Subaru identifies the object her gaze is looking at.He twisted his neck, and Subaru peered into his back.

And then I realize I'm late. --The identity of the object that was wrapped around Subaru's back earlier.

"--Arrow feathers"

That's who captured Subaru's vision.

And naturally, the arrow blade comes with an arrow body, and it's swaying behind Subaru's back.

"A-ah"

The arrows fired are hitting Subaru in the back.

――――

With his head shaking, Subaru couldn't stand up and turned around.Soon his hand grabbed the entrance of the tent, and the tent tilted with the momentum to fall.

But I couldn't afford to worry about it, so Subaru's body lay flat.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Looking at it, Lem screams tall.

Thoughts spill around, and when I first heard the ordinary screams of Lem, the feeling that there was no such beneficial place overflowed my head and spilled out of my ears.

"Ahh, uhh!"

He crawled on all fours and approached Subaru, where Louis fell.He shakes Subaru's body violently, but he has no voice to blame or power to resist.

I wonder what it's like with an arrow.

"Somebody! Somebody please!... this, this, this, this is fine!Because it's so shallow, it's like an arrow wound.... "

Lem, who threw down his wand and fell into it, called desperately as he saw the wound on Subaru's back.

Oh, I thought Lem was really nice.Even if you can't believe about Subaru because of your carelessness, if you create such a burning world with an inadvertent word, but Subaru is still down in front of you, this is how you will speak up to help.

I don't want to show weakness in front of this lemon.

How about an arrow wound, Natsuki Subaru?

When I often watched the drama of the Great River and the era drama, I thought I didn't have the guts to die or be unable to move with such a thin arrow.

Well, apart from what Lem said if you were punched out of your chest with a big arrow, the arrow in your back wasn't very powerful.In fact, it touched me so softly that I thought maybe I could stroke my back.

How could it be like this?

"--Hey, bu, uhhhh"

"Ah, no way, poison?"

As he exhaled a burning sensation, Lem reached the same conclusion as Subaru.

Arrows don't kill with might.The poison applied to the arrows is eroding.

My hands and feet can't move and my head doesn't work as if I'm suffering from a high fever.From the eyes to the nose to the ears, something overflowed and Subaru's whole body began to tremble.

Cancer and tinnitus start to loud, and I can't hear Lem worrying about Subaru.I can't hear Louis's deafening screams. I can't hear you.

Poison, poison, poison, who, why, arrow, hunter, forest, burn, burn, Subaru inadvertently, beast, Todd, burn, Rem, Rem, Rem...

As his consciousness becomes confused, Subaru leaks his moans as he sprays bubbles of blood.Then he opened his bloody eyes and noticed that he was trying to see Lem's face somehow.

--It was a small, small figure staring at us from a distance of about 30 meters from the tent, and it wouldn't take ten seconds to run.

――――

Kids. Louis and the little ones that don't change.

He was an eye-catching little child.- No, it's not. I'm not blind.I'm staring at Subaru.He stares at Subaru with his hateful eyes.

A girl who dirty her hair and face with soot and grips something like a half-bowel with her hateful eyes.

It must have shot Subaru with a poison arrow with that finger, hand, and will.

――――

It was natural to be hated.

It was only natural that they wanted to kill me.

The result of Subaru invited the girl to a destiny that drives her to hatred.

Then this is the reward for coming under Subaru:

"- No! Wait! Wait. Wait...."

I'm desperate to hear voices in my ears.

I want to wait. I want to stop.I want to pull my hand and laugh at you.

I can't do any of that.

I can't do any of that.

Bubble, bubble and blood bubbles, cramping, peeling off your white eyes, incontinence, vomiting, spitting out your guzzly internal organs, falling into the darkness.

"Wait...."

An unusual, dirty, thoughtless fool falls into the darkness.

Falling...