Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

Chapter 7: 17 "Sneaking Fear"

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Chewing on incredible facts, Subaru feels cold sweating all over his body.

This was one of the most horrible events to Subaru's knowledge.

Familiar sights, conversations you've heard, that's not the dimension of dejabs.

It's not an event that feels like it happened, it's a repetition of what actually happened.That meant one thing - 'back to death'.

"But why...?"

There was no premonition at all.

That's how Subaru felt when the world switched right after the blink of an eye.

It was so unrealistic that I doubted the malfunction of the power that had dwelt on me.For some reason, the "dead" part of "Return to Death" came out and only activated "Return".

"I'm an idiot. No, I'm an idiot."

Throughout this period, Subaru exercises restraint in trying to be optimistic about the situation he is facing.

This is ridiculous, but you have to trust 'Back to Death'.Until now, the retrospective power of staying in Subaru has never triggered anything other than 'death'.

More than ever, Subaru lost his life.That's absolute.

"--Okay, that's swallowed. Swallow it and what will you do next, me?"

With a fist on his forehead, Subaru complains to himself that he is calm and agitated.

If you accept that you have returned to death, then the next focus should be on the cause of death.Looking back on what happened just a few dozen seconds ago, I remember what happened.

"... nothing comes out"

But looking back at the moment when I would have died, nothing comes to mind.

There were only a few clues, and nothing came out when I searched my memory for them.

The pub of interest, the flops we were talking about, the noise of the boulevard is somewhat far away, the shady smell characteristic of the slightly fragrant alley, the faintly hard sound - that's all I could pick up.

None of them has any reason to endanger Subaru's life.

"Damn, why am I always like this...!"

Subaru curses and curses his carelessness, saying that he would not have been exposed to this ugliness if he were sensitive to the changes around him on a daily basis.

But part of reason turns its white eyes to itself as to how imprudent it is.

It's not a surveillance camera.I can't keep an eye on myself all the time.I am not a master enough to absorb minor changes in the surroundings and respond immediately.

Natsuki Subaru is an undisputed human being.

It is a rating that remains unchanged even now that I have followed my own "memory" and looked back at myself.

That is why we must not stop thinking and acting.

"Situation is close to when Shaura first killed him."

On their way to the Preades surveillance tower, Subaru challenged the "sandstorm" of the Augria dunes, destroyed by a shock from Shaura, who was defending the sand sea from the surveillance tower.

The first attack on the sand baptism was a hellish battle that began when Subaru was wiped out by a white light that could not even react.

What happened, what was the cause of death, and the fact that you're only certain that you're dead are the first reflexes of death in that sand ocean.

But unlike then, it's all over the city now.

The environment is fundamentally different from the sand sea, which is ready to live next to it.

"What's taking my life in this situation...?"

When I think of "death" without a premonition, I still have a strong impression of Shaura's sniper.

Then, it seems that he was shot again this time, but Subaru died in the alley - not high, but a place with poor prospects of being caught between the left and right of the building.

If you're going to shoot, the rays only go back and forth, but it's hard to believe it was the right terrain to shoot.Of course, I don't know how accurate Subaru's memory is, but it could have been a sniper's coveted shooting spot with beautiful radiation -

"--Milord? What have you done with the wrinkles between your eyebrows?"

"Ah...."

"You didn't take my advice?I'm glad I had wrinkles between my eyebrows, but I'm running away!It's a tough job to track down what's gone!I'm basically on a cow wheel! "

A flop that puts its hand on its chest and looks exaggerated in front of Subaru.

Subaru feels it's an overaction to inspire Subaru in the face, but Subaru can't help but hold on to his gestures.

If you want to investigate the cause of death, you will also want to explore the junkies in parallel.

In that case, assuming that Subaru's death was not a sniper, the strongest suspect would be Flop-Subaru, who acted with him and was nearest him.

However, the moment Subaru died, Flop was in Subaru's sight, and he had no idea he was going to attack us.

Of course, we know that there are plenty of things in this world that Subaru doesn't notice and has the ability to take lives under a single blow.But I don't think the flop is that.

Number one:

"Does Mr. Flop have a reason to kill me?"

The most likely is to chase Subaru under the guise of goodness.But there seems to be little reason to bother around the city.

Originally, I met the O'Connell brothers and sisters outside the gate in a queue.

If you want to do something without seeing it, you'll just have to lure the guards outside the gates before they get inside the Guarals.Even if it was intended to cash the "Horn of the Beast", in the end Subaru could not see the buyer's feet because of the unmatched flop.--There is no point in pinching Subaru between them.

Deceive the Subaru people outside, take the horns, and exchange the money in the city.

There is no rational explanation for the motive.

There's been a lot of people who killed Subaru, but they all had some rational reason.Unless you're an unspeakable beast, it's an absolute rule.

So...

"Mr. Flop, why are you so good to us?"

"Yeah? That's another sudden question."

"Oh, I'm sorry for the sudden. I just got a little worried."

The flop raised its shaped eyebrows and was surprised by the sudden question of Subaru.

Pretending to laugh bitterly at the reaction, Subaru swallows Flop's reply.--There is no reasonable suspicion.So I don't know if I can believe it.

A flop that has been personally taken care of so much.

I want a sense of security that he and his sister have no ambition in the medium and can be trusted.

─ Hmm

Whether such a subaru's heart came out in the eyes, the flop narrowed the eyes with a straight look.

When his own unfounded confidence and spareful expression disappear, there is one beautiful man with an intelligent appearance.

And he shook his neck sideways in front of the stiffening Subaru.

"It's not a hard story. It's easy.What I and my sister think is good for you, your wife and your niece..... "

"What are you doing?"

"--even vengeance!"

"... eh?"

With his hands open, the flop shouted to Subaru loudly.

For a moment, Subaru couldn't accept the contradiction between the momentum and the noisiness of the speech.Suddenly, your eyes become rounded.

And in front of the stiff Subaru, the flop says, "Okay?"and stroked him with his forehair,

"My sister and I used to live and die!I was abandoned by my parents, and I grew up in a facility where I would take back my beauty... that was a terrible environment! "

"Deemed to be a facility...."

Blurring, I think of an image of an orphanage-like institution behind Subaru's head.

However, it is not difficult to imagine that the environment and facilities of this world's orphanages will be very different from those of the modern society that Subaru imagines.

A hostile environment is probably where Subaru's unimaginable world unfolds.

When he grew up there, Flop gestured and revealed himself to Subaru.

"Every night, I decided to stand shoulder to shoulder with the children in the same situation and get out of the situation.And my sister and I had a chance to get out of there.For the first time, I swear to God, it was the night I could get past without being beaten. - Revenge. "

"Revenge... to the people in your facility?"

"No, it's not. It's the world."

With the same face as earlier, when he shouted at revenge and vocality, Flop firmed his fist.

In response to Subaru's whitishing nose, he froze with a feverish expression.

"My sister and I grew up in an institution beaten by adults.But were the adults who hit me happy when they hit me?No, they're unhappy, too.An unhappy adult was hitting an unhappy child.I wonder if there's something like this that can't be saved. "

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"Even violent adults are not happy.I became a merchant and decided to get myself and my sister out of misery.And I want as many people as possible to get out of misery.Like the people who took us out that night. "

"Is that revenge for the world?"

"That's true. My sister and I are struggling to avenge a world of misfortune.It was part of helping you and your wives. "

After I cut my nose, the flop rubbed my nose with a slight smell.

Subaru loses his words because of his manners and the calories of Flop's words.Slowly, as the heat penetrated the brain, Subaru's stomach immediately settled.

"Thank you, Mr. Flop. It was nice to meet Mr. Flop and Mr. Medium's siblings in the queue."

I asked for an answer as to whether it would be believable or not, thinking that I wanted the guidelines.

And the answer presented was more than Subaru asked for. Then it's settled.

Subaru has no doubt about Flop O'Cornell's goodwill.

He decides to resist the irrationality of the world and to believe in his noble vengeance.

Then the rest...

"Mr. Flop, there's a lot of bad gossip about this road.So why don't you let me use a different path? "

"Ke? What is Ke?Maybe that's the reason for the wrinkles and eyes between your eyebrows? "

"It's a fortune-telling item, but it doesn't matter what you see!But this road is not good.You can go far away, please. "

Subaru talks quite forcefully in a way that is sweet to Flop's goodwill.

If the junkie decides not to be a flop, the next problem is avoiding the imminent 'death'.Whatever this is, it must be an attack.

If we can circumvent the conditions for an attack, we can avoid "death".

In order to do this, it is important not to trace the same behavior as before.

Change course, shift timing, and avoid damage to self.

If we can do that, we will be able to avert the undesired 'death'.

"In the first place, I only wanted to die once or twice..."

It is also an option that is imminent but has no choice but to die.

Subaru would not have chosen "death" if he had not been driven into a situation where only death could save him.Yes, Subaru wants revenge on the world.

"I don't know about the case, but I like your serious expression. [M]We'll go a little further, but we'll use a different route. "

"It would be helpful if you did that!Let's go through the boulevard with as many people as possible. "

I got it.

Fortunately, Flop didn't fall for the unnatural Subaru words and listened to me.

Follow his instructions and change the journey to the tavern.Turn back the way you were supposed to go, and the alley from the main street to the tavern is a minimal route.

After all, if there was radiation in front of the tavern, it might still be Subaru's target.However, if you know that you will be attacked in the alley in front of the tavern, there are many ways to deal with it.

Worst of all, if you see Subaru on alert, it's also possible to draw attention from the opponent -

Well, Milord, from this way...

Passing by Subaru, the flop tried to guide him from a different path.

It was that moment. ----The flop who turned around with Subaru watched his eyes as if he noticed something.

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I tried to see what the flop would do, but it didn't come true.

Because Subaru's mouth wasn't a question to the flop, it was completely open to spit out the overflowing blood.

"Ah, is that it!?"

It was an instant of early work.

Something grabbed the back of Subaru's head and forced him up.Then, a hot feeling passed through the throat that had come out, and the blood bled out.

While drowning in blood and pain, Subaru understands that his throat was torn.

"Gabu...."

Holding the neck wound with both hands, Subaru explores a solution in severe pain and bleeding.

The wound is deep and widespread, with vital blood vessels cut and bleeding out.Wrap your undressed jacket around your neck and stop bleeding - no, first we need to get out of here and get away from the enemy behind us.

Plus, the flop is here.I'm sorry I doubted it. After that, you may not forgive me if I believe you again, but there is a flop here.

"Eh, mmm...."

There is Lem in the inn. We have to do something about it, bleeding from her neck, but we have to get back under her.

Get back, get him out, it's dangerous, pull your hand.Even if they hate you, pull.If only Lem were alive.We need him alive. To do that, stop the blood from your neck.

Blood, blood, blood, blood, stop, stop, stop, stop...

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Me.

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"--Milord, don't face me like that."

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"Fortune doesn't come beneath smiles and things you can't afford.From now on, will you look for someone to accompany you on your own journey?Then we have to look for good luck. "

Flop presses his fingers around the front and between his eyebrows.

Seeing his manners, Subaru quickly put his hands on his neck.I don't feel the hot feeling and the heat of life flowing out.Every time you heartbeat, it feels like you're bleeding.

A beat of despair as your life flows out and approaches Death.

"Then, please remove the wrinkles between your eyebrows... what's the matter, Milord, look pale?"

Looking at the silent Subaru, Flop cares about us as if he were surprised.

His serious gaze reminded Subaru of the moment his throat was slit.

Yes, my throat was cut.

My instinct sounded an alarm when my throat was cut, blood erupted, and I had to escape, but I couldn't even hear the alarm and came back to this moment.

I mean, he's dead. "Back to Death."

And now it's not the first instant death.More clearly, in the form of hostility.

"... Buha"

While touching his throat, Subaru panicked to remember his forgotten breath.Touching Subaru's shoulder as he breathes up and down, the flop says, "Are you okay?I can't afford to respond to that.

But I couldn't stay here.

"Fu, Mr. Flop, today is such a bad day.Let's go back...! "

"Fusui? But with that complexion, you should get some rest...."

"No, it's useless to rest!It's a seizure that needs to be held by Lem! "

"I see... that's difficult!"

I felt irritated and anxious and ran over something I didn't know, but people's favorite flops seemed to value the atmosphere rather than the content of the words.

He nodded in surprise as he reversed his grip on the shoulder-gripping hand.Pull the hand of the flop and Subaru wonders which way to go forward or backward.

Go forward and follow the route, but go backwards and you'll be on the side where the neck was cut earlier.

Feeling swallowed by a life-threatening trail, Subaru tries to return to the main street through a different alley, neither front nor rear.

I failed earlier, but the opponent also killed Subaru in public - no, don't try to kill Subaru.If we're going to alert them, we need to get to the main street.

"Milord, your hands are so cold!You'd better get your wife to warm you up! "

"Oh, I want to see Lem's face as soon as possible."

As a result, I don't mind being scolded for leaving without fulfilling my purpose.

Anyway, this place goes under Lem -

"- No."

I wondered if I could go back to Subaru's head.

Consider the danger of returning to the bottom of the Rem in a situation where the identity of the opponent is still unknown.I don't know where they were targeting us, but if we go back to the inn like this, we'll be able to teach our enemies exactly where we're based.

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Curse your lack of thinking, and as Subaru bites his lips, his vision opens.

Through the alley, Subaru and Flop went out onto the city boulevard.The number of people crossing the street is not comparable to that of big cities, but much better than alleys with hidden taverns.

Nevertheless, it takes courage to jump into crowds.While avoiding that, you must decide on the next course of action.

"This place on the street means the inn should be over there.Okay, over there..... "

"No, Mr. Flop! I can't go back to the inn.It's outrageous to meet Lem! "

"Isn't that different!?"

It has become the behavior of the emotionally unstable person himself, but the previous concern does not return Subaru to the bottom of the Rem.That said, it is unjust to swing around without giving information to the flop.

But what should I say to convince him?

I am not a member of the Emilia faction or Anastasia or Julius, who travelled with me for a long time.It is unconvincing and unfounded to listen seriously to Subaru's opinion.

Even this is too good a bug to expect the goodness of a flop.

"Damn it...!"

We don't have enough hands for Subaru right now.

In a state of separation from Lem, a precious being, the place being attacked is a strange city.Good to be with, but no fighting flops.Subaru himself has no strengths to demonstrate.

If we don't know who we're after, we don't know who to watch out for.

"No way, hunter...!?"

When you define an invisible assassin and his opponent, the first possibility that comes to mind in Subaru is the Hunter.

A dangerous man who once killed Subaru in the dense forest of Badheim and then once again aimed at being with Lem.After all, we haven't met since then, but what if we kept targeting Subaru around?

Someone was always working with Subaru in the Badheim jungle, in the Empire's positions, and in the 'People of Shdrak' settlement.Subaru moved into action at a time when he was with a non-forceful flop to avoid dealing with a potent opponent.

"If so, it's as obsessed as a bear with its prey.Why are you after me so much?For what reason am I.... "

"Milord, are you okay? What the hell are you worried about?If there's anything I can do to help, you can tell me first. [M]Something's wrong. "

"Mr. Flop...."

A flop shouts to Subaru, shrinking his nerves as he peers left and right on the street.

Subaru seriously considers whether to bet on his goodness with a flop holding his shoulders straight from the front, his serious gaze and the offer he wants to rely on.

If it's a flop, maybe you can trust Subaru to help.

"Mr. Flop, I can't count on you to be merciful, but can you listen to me?"

"Oh, of course! Besides, even if I can't help you, maybe my sister can help you.Me and my sister make up for each other's weaknesses. "

"Actually, it might be a medium-sized project, but...."

If the opponent hits the relentless violence, they may have to hit it harder.Clearer and stronger medium power than Subaru or Flop.

Including that, Subaru tries to explain the situation to Flop.First of all, someone is relentlessly targeting himself while lying down about "Back to Death."

"Actually, someone is after us....."

"- What is it?"

Huh?

Decide, and Subaru tries to explain the situation to Flop carefully so as not to touch the 'Return to Death' penalty.

But as soon as I started talking, Flop's gaze turned towards the day after tomorrow.He has good eyebrows and looks down the street with his eyes closed.

He seems to have noticed something, and Subaru realizes the same thing late.

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Someone is screaming in the distance.

It's not just one person, but multiple people are screaming, yelling, and shouting loudly.And that voice gradually multiplied by a sense of urgency and a different sound from screaming -

"Nhhh!?"

The throat of the open-eyed flop clogged, and Subaru turned to the same direction.

Shortly afterwards, Subaru was stunned by the same sight of what Flop saw.

--A giant wheel was approaching with Subaru and a flop.

Milord, avuna-

Yes, the shock swallows the entire body of Subaru even faster than Flop's voice runs out.The body was blown away and bounced over the hard soil many times.

The momentum does not stop, it collides with the wall.But it doesn't end there. ― ― Continuing, overlapping shocks hit the fallen Subaru, and the body blew up again.

"--ahh, ku"

He rolls around, falls to the ground, and his vision of Subaru is black.

The sky did not cloud suddenly.More different reasons crushed my vision.I don't know what caused it, and I know that finding out the truth won't be enough.

But if there's anything I can say...

"Shh, shh..."

When you die, your whole body's cells appeal to Subaru's instincts.

Natsuki Subaru, who has experienced more than thirty times of "death" so far, somehow knows how much damage his body will take and lose his life.

This time, it clearly exceeded the limits of being tied up.

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It stings and hurts.

But that wasn't the dimension of where the body hurts.It hurts your whole body. The existence of Subaru is assimilated with the phenomenon of "pain".

It doesn't hurt anywhere.Natsuki Subaru is Pain.Because it is "pain", pain is a natural thing.It hurts everywhere. The pain won't go away.

Distant, ringing tinnitus in your head and sounds like a train whistle.

Misheartedly, it sounds like the joy of flying people - no, there is no joy.It would be more appropriate to scream.Ah nose shouting, funny. What a four-letter idiom.

Contrary to the sound, the events that are happening are too heavy and too hard.

"Ahi, oh, ah...."

I can't pronounce it.

The mouth that tried to say the words was a mess.My teeth are gone and my mouth is well-ventilated.Something is ripping and the air is leaking.There's blood, sound, and "pain."

Something, something, something...

Ahh, ahh

Something killed Natsuki Subaru again.

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"--Milord, don't face me like that."

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"Fortune doesn't come beneath smiles and things you can't afford.From now on, will you look for someone to accompany you on your own journey?Then we have to look for good luck. "

A flop with your fingers between your eyebrows to loosen your skin and meat.

Seeing his performance, Subaru embraced his shoulders.Then, I thought about the mouth that does not leak air and the "pain" that disappeared.

--He's dead again.

"Besides... this time, is that a dragon car...?"

A candle of life that was chewed to pieces by impact, blown to pieces, rendered immobile, and vanished at the mercy of thinning.

Subaru was killed while his body was dominated by the complaining 'pain'. I lost my life.

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When you squeeze, your gripped shoulders tremble and your knees begin to laugh.

Even if your body doesn't remember the disaster that befell you, your soul does.The shock and pain that ripped his whole body apart still devoured his soul.

At last, Subaru can't hide his fear of the ferocity that comes upon him.

The first instant death, the second decapitation, and the third run by a dragon car - none of this is a coincidence.Undoubtedly, he's willing to kill Natsuki Subaru.

It killed Subaru relentlessly.And most terrifying of all, despite three "dead again," Subaru still doesn't have more information than "enemies."

The opponent leaves no information on the deceased Subaru.

"Then, the wrinkles between my eyebrows will disappear... what's the matter, Milord? You look terrible."

"Mr. Flop...."

A flop that still cares about Subaru's changing complexion.

The last frenzy on the avenue was probably a reaction to the dragon car crashing.And at the moment of the clash, Flop was reaching out to help Subaru.

In time, Subaru was shocked to death, but I don't think the flop beside him was safe.- He must have been involved in the damage.

"In the first place..."

Enemies don't kill Subaru and pull him up satisfactorily.

The first and second time, both scenes witnessed the flop.If the opponent is a cautious person, it is natural to seal the mouth of the witness, Flop.

In other words, the flop has been killed along with Subaru's death.

The flop is already caught up in the situation of Subaru.

That was unacceptable, and Subaru bit his back teeth.

Ah! Mr. Flop!

"Hmm, what is it!?"

Chewed to death with a bitten back tooth, Subaru turned forwards strongly.

And grabbed Flop's hand as he wished, surprising him greatly.But I can't afford to be surprised by the flop.

If you think about it, the countdown to death has already begun.

Avoid hell, go back to hell, the triple suffering of hell.

But we have to find a way to survive.--Not only Subaru and Rem, but also the good brother who helped me, must be returned to my sister.

So...

"--Mr. Flop, let's run!"

"It's sudden!? What's the matter!?"

"Nothing like this, life is limited!You can't waste a second! "

It is bad here to stop legs and persuade them to come together.

Subaru decided so, and as before, the resistance of the flop collapsed with a forceful reason.As expected, the flop swallowed by momentum said, "That's for sure!" and nodded.

"Life is short. Time is important to me and my sister's goals...."

"Run! Run into the tavern now!You can wait for the details! "

"All right, all right! Don't pull me! My forehair is upset!"

Forced to pull his arm, the flops on his feet scream.

While listening to the screams of the flop, Subaru once walked the path through - rushing to the tavern to hire the escort, as originally intended.

However, the purpose is not to have them escort you on your journey.

Run to get the help you need right now to get us out of this incredible 'death' continuum.

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"--Do you want to hire the best here?"

The owner of the pub, who finally arrived, raised his eyebrows to Subaru, who asked him out of breath.

The millennial owner, whose white hair began to stand out, looks up and down at the subaru, which raises and lowers his shoulders, and sees something rather peculiar.

Subaru also felt that his figure and age lacked persuasiveness to the other party.Not to mention jumping into a tavern and suddenly talking about it.

You might say it's emotional just because you weren't judged to be cold.

Currently, Subaru and Flop were in the tavern where they were originally destined.

At first, Subaru was killed instantly in some way in an alley with a pub as its current location.There was a lot of anxiety, but the devil's hand did not show up to stop the Subaru who rushed into the tavern without stopping.

However, it would be a good idea to make a quick judgment that you escaped because of that.

"That's why I need your help."

"... the most skilled person here is Rowan."

The shopkeeper shrugs his shoulders to Subaru, asking him repeatedly as he breathes.And the owner looked at the flop next to Subaru, who was also breathing.

"Flop, if you think you've been showing your face for a long time, will you help people again?I don't think there's a word for you anyway. "

"I'm just making a deal that I wanted to make.People aren't the only ones doing business.Sometimes we have unbalanced deals with the world itself. "

Say, "I don't get it, sweetheart."

Is it a familiar relationship with the owner of the store? He says so with astonishment at the flop.

Although I heard directly why Flop helped the Subaru, it seems that the goodness was a well-known fact for those who knew him.

As the owner wiped the glass, he glanced gently at Subaru.

"As I was told, I love you.But don't think too hard.This idiot and his sister are all his favorites, but there are plenty of people who owe him for that. "

"... I'm not going to be ungrateful either.I'm going to spoil the sweet. "

"Hahaha, let's look forward to it!Have a spoiled day! "

The flop returns an open answer while the disturbed forehair is repaired with a comb that comes out of the pocket.

Saved by the size of the flop and the vessel, Subaru turned to the store and said, "Who's Rowan? And I said,

"Oh, Rowan, that's where the end is crushed."

"It's crushing at the edge...? It's an expression I don't really want to hear."

Saying so, I saw Subaru pointing at the owner.Then, in a dim shop, several men wrapped their pipes and found a man lying face down in a table seat at the edge.

Fifty men with long rough hair and a knife on their hips.

There are many empty glasses lined up on his overturned table, and it turns out that he drank a lot more flashy from the brightness.

"... is that a smart one?"

"I'm sure I have a bad alcoholic habit, but my arms stand.I don't like alcohol. "

"When I'm told twice, I only get anxious."

I was warned twice that the owner of the tavern had bad liquor habits.

I think he's such a drunk, but he can't replace his stomach.What is needed now is not the strength of the human nature or liver, but the standing of the wrist.

Because it has enough power to save Subaru's imminent plight.

"Hey, Mr. Lowell, can you listen to me for a second?"

Hmm?

With a flop, Subaru never pushes his heart to Lowuan's table.As he shook the broken man's shoulders and shouted, Lowran raised his face in response with an idiotic voice.

Her sleepy eyes on her red face, and her face that she should be able to see, are ruined by her completely red nose.

"Why, brother? What can I do for you...?"

"Don't be silly... just listen to me.I'll give you a job... alcohol!! "

"Whoa, they're rude...."

Subaru turned away to Rouan, who wobbled up and exhaled a long breath.

There was an incredible smell of alcohol and I even had the illusion that my vision was distorted.It's not like I've been drinking since daytime.There will be limits to drinking alcohol.

"Well, I've never known anyone who drinks a lot of alcohol close to me... Rosewall and Otto only drink as much as they like..."

The Emilia faction has a drinking habit with Rosewall and Otto.Besides, Ram and Frederica go out and drink, but they don't drink anything else.

Subaru seems to be old enough to drink in other worlds, but she still doesn't want to drink it somehow until today.

"So, honestly, I don't get a good impression of drunkenness... hey, this guy is really the best at it!?This isn't a game. "

"What a strange surprise. I'm not opening a shop for fun either.It's definitely him. "

"Shit, really...."

Again, with the owner's guarantee, Subaru turns back to Lowuan with a bitter face,

Rouan sat idly in the chair, swinging the empty glass upside down on her face, and trying to taste the dripping sake of Shizukuishi with her tongue.

"Damn, I don't have enough alcohol.Hey, guys, buy me a drink. "

Um, do you want alcohol?All right, shopkeeper, give him a drink.... "

"Wait, wait, Mr. Flop!I'm saved by your kindness, whatever I say, but now put your good intentions in your wallet! "

Silencing Flop, who was about to drink as he was asked, Subaru went to the front of Lowuan, who was sharpening his lips.And then he put his hand on the table.

"Mr. Lowell, let's be straightforward.We don't drink to you.But I can pay you for buying alcohol.I want you to take on the job. "

"Ahhn, with the work....?"

"Yes, I need an escort.From now on, too. "

While approaching the smell of alcohol, Subaru presents the conditions in a grand manner.

After hearing the story, Lowuan stared back at Subaru with his sleepy eyes.

"... my tongue is really rough. Are you guys in a pretty dangerous position?"

"Oh, it's not funny. How about that?This is the maximum amount you can pay. "

"Milord, that's...."

Keep your eyes round and the flop will try to stop Subaru.However, stopping the flop, Subaru sells a bag - "Horn of the Beast" - on the table, and puts everything he has in it.

Just to be careful, I don't give Lem any pieces.

This is the real Subaru family's entire fortune.The amount that can be paid shall not be further.

"Whoa, this guy...."

"This is my payable hand.How about you take over? "

――――

Rowan opened the bag's mouth and quietly checked inside.As usual, she had a red face, but her eyes had disappeared from the last drink, and she looked at it seriously.

Of course, it is quite a bet to show Rowan, who is working as a mercenary, the escort that can be hired in the tavern, all the property that Subaru carries.

The current situation across borders is not as familiar as the prices of the Empire, but there is no significant difference in monetary value between the Kingdom of Lugunica and the Kingdom.

With the money Subaru offered, it should be easy to spend a year playing.

"I was going to say that one of my arms is expensive... but I didn't want to have this for the first time."

"I'm telling you, we can't negotiate a raise."

"I don't doubt it. It doesn't seem like it's a game."

I rubbed my red nose with my fingers and slowly Lowuan stood up.He picks up Subaru's bag of gold and gently puts it in his pocket.

"If you ask me to give it back, I won't give it back."

"I'm sorry, but I won't tell you to give it back.If you do your job properly. "

Fuhaha

Laughing at the smell of alcohol, Lowuan takes over Subaru's work.

The answer relieved Subaru of all his strength.I couldn't resolve the tension, and the anxiety dominated my chest forever.

"Husband, are you glad?That money..... "

"No, I can't replace safety at this moment.I'm sorry to surprise Mr. Flop, and thank you for introducing me. "

"--if you say it's okay with me.Luckily, I paid for the accommodation first! "

Regarding the accommodation fee, the flops and medium in the same room have already been paid for in the form of Subaru holding them.

There is no injustice in hiring Lowuan to cover the accommodation expenses without thinking about it later.

"So, my employer, has someone asked you for your name yet?"

"Oh, I see. I'm sorry. I was in a hurry. My name is..."

Wait a minute.

Subaru panicked that Rowan had been working unjustly for a while after being asked his name.Then Rowan waited for him to rename him.

He held his hand in front of Subaru's face and looked sharply behind us - towards the tavern window.

Mr. Lowan?

"... it's a strange sign. Well, you're being followed, aren't you?"

― ―

Subaru takes a breath at the low, lurking voice of Lowuan.

Next door, the flop says, "What do you mean?I was puzzled, but only Subaru knew of the presence of the signs that Lowuan noticed.

No way, it should be.The strange signs Rowan felt, the presence of Subaru, were the enemies who attacked Subaru in the alley.

The enemy who killed Subaru three times did not give up Subaru this time.

"Who the hell are you after?"

"... without joking, I don't know who I'm dealing with.I just thought I'd set it up if I was outside.That's why I hired you in a hurry. "

"I see. Maybe I could have sprayed it a little bit more."

The truth is that there is no sleeve to shake upside down, but Lowuan said so in a light tone.

However, Lowuan's tone of voice is not worrisome, even though it has a slight amount of tension and a serious taste.It would be an indication that you have the confidence you deserve in your skills.

In fact, Lowuan's diminished alcohol appearance from his eyes felt unique to the strong.

――――

Lowuan's specialty is a swing of sword pointing to his left hip.

Now, the opportunity to see a sword as a sword is unusual in other worlds.Basically, the Western sword stood out, and Lowuan's heterogeneity was clear.

If you look closely, the rough hair atmosphere combined makes Lowuan look more like a samurai.However, because it lacks rigour, it would be a good place to be a Ronin.

"Mr. Lowan, the opponent is....."

"You don't have to freak out.No matter who they are, if they stand in front of something, they will only be in half.Some swords are in excellent condition with alcohol. "

"A drunken sword without a drunken fist?I've never heard of it. "

But that doesn't sound like a bluff, and Subaru believes Rowan's confidence.

He turned to the opposite of the window he stared at and pulled the sleeves of the unstoppable flop.

"Mr. Flop, let Mr. Lowen handle this."

"Leave it to me, I don't really understand the situation!What the hell are you and the guard fighting for? "

"Me too..."

The situation moved faster when I tried to give back an answer that only aroused the anxiety of the flop.

However, this does not mean that the opponent is coming straight in or Lowuan is jumping out to intercept.

"Bveh...."

Yes, a big man slipped through the entrance to the tavern and fell into the shop, whispering bitterness.

The sudden event surprised Subaru literally.However, the rest of the shop responded lightly when they saw it but were familiar with it.

Drunkards other than Rowan - perhaps they are also engaged in mercenary activities, but they just look at a man who collapses with a small reaction.

Only the flop and tavern owners attempted to rush to the man who fell.

However, only Flop was worried about the man, and the store owner said on his face that he didn't want the floor to get dirty.

"Hey, you! Are you okay? Hold on!"

"Fu, fu, fu...."

"Fugafuga!? Is that your name?Hold on tight, Fugafugu! "

"Yes, no, Mr. Flop, that person...."

A flop trying to pick up a fallen man, but the man's answer was a moan, and the fold didn't exactly name him the first time he saw him.

In addition, the man who comes into the tavern in this situation...

"Fugaa....."

"Ah! Mr. Flop! Get away from me!"

A depressed man tried to get up by grasping the arm of a bent flop.

In a moment, Subaru, who had a bad feeling, pulled the flop backwards and away from the man.

- Immediately thereafter.

"─ ─!"

Fugafu, the moaning man's body swells up and shines brightly red.

Then, the inflated man's body bursts, and an incredible explosion ruins the store.

"Ghhhh!?"

The screams of wood spirits in the store, bright red light everywhere.Soon, it was a burning flame, and the body of the blown man was a human bomb.

Mr. Flop!

"Bu, you're safe, Milord! But this....."

Subaru and Flop, kneaded by the blast, watched as the shop screamed.

The man's body blew up, probably because he was carrying a magic stone of fire.--If you look at that way of suffering, maybe the Magic Stone of Fire was inside the man.

It exploded and the fire burned everywhere.Besides, that's not all -

"Heh heh! What is this!?My eyes, my eyes! "

As the flames returned, one of the drunkards caught up in the noise in the store covered his face and shouted.Not only is he screaming, but so are the men around him.

In the middle of the shop, which had vanished and become an explosive place, the men who had been exposed to smoke from there covered their eyes and noses and raised their screams with a terrible pain.

And then...

"Mi, you can't stay in the store!Everybody out! "

Ma...

A man with terrible tears screams, and the men with their faces all come to the entrance.Seeing the men pushing each other, Subaru quickly tried to raise his voice of restraint.

The exploding man and the subsequent painful smoke.Both felt like they were fuelling chaos in the store and guiding them out of the store.

But where Subaru desperately raised his voice, he couldn't stop the men who were pushing their backs into pain.

As a result -

"─!?"

A second explosion occurs and the men who arrived at the entrance are blown away.

The second time it was bigger than the first explosion, and the men caught in it were burned from the front by the blazing flames, without being able to protect each other.

The explosion heat and the blast push in, and Subaru becomes rigid to the catastrophic site.

It's like a nightmare from next to next, and I don't think it's real.

"Hmm...."

"Good job, employer! If I fall here, I'm in trouble!"

― ―

The stiff and dazed Subaru's collar is grabbed and forced to cause it.It was Rowan, whose face was covered with the sleeves of his clothes, who attacked Subaru.

He told the men to stay low so as not to smoke the tortured smoke.

"Store manager, let's get out the back door! They're watching the front!"

"Ok! This way....!"

After listening to Lowuan's instructions, the shopkeeper bled from his forehead and nodded honestly.

With his hand behind the owner moving to crawl the floor, Lowuan said, "Go!"and slapped Subaru in the back.

"My employer and your brother!If you don't want to die, move it now! "

"And I can't die!Still, my sister and I are on our way...! "

"Damn it...!"

After being scolded by Lowuan, Subaru and Flop followed the owner.After him, Subaru's head was full of confusion and anger at himself and his enemies.

Of course, there is anger against enemies who have done so much.But, knowing that there were enemies, Subaru remembered his anger at the wrong level of danger.

In the first place, the enemy imitated the dragon carriage on the main street.

There must have been a lot of people involved.Then we should have thought more seriously that it was an arrangement that did not take into account the surrounding damage.

Because of this, the men who were just in the tavern got involved.

"─! I can't open the back door!"

Before blaming Subaru, the owner who arrived at the back door first screamed.

He is desperate to open the door, but the key door does not answer the call.Did the damage of the explosion distort the door?

"Oh no! The entrance to the front is crushed!As it is..... "

"Yeah, get out of my way! This much door..."

In the store, where the red flame was gathering momentum, Lowuan popped out to fill the scream of the flop as the black smoke swallowed it.And when he put his hand on the knife on his hips, he rushed out the knife toward the door that didn't open, flashing -

─ ─

The silver light that ran cut the closed door under one sword.

It's a swordsmanship close to Subaru's familiarity.Unexpectedly releasing a dagger to fall in love, Rowan did not boast and kicked the rest of the door.

"All right! It's open! Everybody stay low!"

Opening the closed back door, Lowuan shouted to the Subaru behind him.

The confusion was incredible, but I think I can escape the desperate situation of a burning tavern for a while.

I also found that Lowuan's judgment and skill were certain.After that, I immediately left this scene to find this ferocious opponent...

――――

So Subaru took a breath.

Something caught me.--Predict the thoughts of this thoughtless and relentless enemy.

Throwing a man into the store who turned into a human bomb, luring the person inside the store with the smoke that had conceived the irritant, and blowing it all at once with a magic stone placed at the entrance.

And the entrance is blocked, and the back entrance is blocked in some way.We broke through the blockade and the Subaru escaped through the back door.

"Rowan..."

Strangely enough, Subaru tried to put a slight discomfort in his mouth.

If it's a close opponent, it's impossible to slow down the attack.To convey the discomfort, Subaru called Rowan. There was no reply.

――――

Slowly, Lowuan leaned back and fell from the back entrance.

Subaru, Flop and the shopkeeper suddenly saw Lowuan who fell down.The Lowuan's head was crushed from his forehead and his pushed eyeballs were hanging.

Whoever saw it was crushed in the head and Rowan was dead.

Hi

Looking at the spectacular death, the shopkeeper opened his eyes and tried to scream.

But I couldn't either.A blow shook from the other side of the flame pierced the breath of the shopkeeper's chest, relentlessly crushing his upper body.The owner of the shop, whose chest was rolled up by force, scattered the inner bones and internal organs, rolled into the flame.

The smell of meat burns quickly, but the shopkeeper doesn't scream. He dies instantly.

――――

Black smoke to stand in, slowly showing something from the other side of the flame.

It was the figure of a man with a wet cloth wrapped around his face who showed himself through a mutilated and kicked door.

Subaru understands that the man is holding a long axe in his hand, which smashed Rouan's head and killed the shopkeeper instantly.But that's the end of it.

"Come, who the hell are you? How could you do this?"

In consternation, next to the immobile Subaru, the flop who watched the death of Lowan and the shopkeeper shook his voice.He stared seriously into the shadow of the flame, swallowed by fear.

Unmercifully, hate the wicked who murdered the people of the tavern one after the other.

But...

"If this is allowed to happen..."

――――

A man's axe struck the head of a flop who tried to bullet the evil with perseverance.

It's pointless not to put up a blade and hit it with a peak.With the blade up, the man struck the forehead with the long forehair of the flop and smashed the contents out.

The brain plasma splashed and the flop died mixing the red of blood with the red of flames.

The flop collapses with an audible sound.The twitching blood stains Subaru's buttocks as they sink into the floor.--No, Subaru's pants were already dirty with something different.Fear, incontinence.

Subaru was terrified by the horrible figure of the man who lowered his bloody axe in the flames.

Your soul trembles with obsession, persistence, and fear.

"Why..."

It was a very stupid question.

A flop who asked the same question was mercilessly killed.Of course, there is no reason for a man to have mercy only on Subaru.Subaru dies, too.

I have no power to back off, no courage to crawl.I can't keep my eyes off a man right now.

I'm afraid to look at a man, but I'm afraid to let go of him, so I can't do it.

"Why... why!"

However, Subaru screamed desperately, like one of the idiots remembered.

The man answers nothing when he hears the scream.While hiding his face, he slowly lifted the axe and lifted it straight over Subaru's head as he entered.

And then...

Why!

"- You're not gonna teach me anything?If you get away again, you're in trouble, right? "

And finally, the man answers Subaru's bloody scream.

As a result, Subaru took a breath when he heard a natural voice and tone of voice.

Trying to match that voice with what I heard somewhere.

"Bu"

A swinging axe struck Subaru's skull earlier.

I heard a little hard noise.

I did.