Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

Chapter VII 41 "Tea Tale"

--Operation Conference!

Svalbard raised his short hand in the room, which was silent as if he had struck the water, and suggested so.

There is no voice of denial in the words. Everyone feels the need to discuss.

Of course, the agenda was about [appearing at Red Ribbon Castle].

"Abel, who wrote the letter, and we went to the castle yesterday to talk about the necessity..."

And Tanza, who came as a messenger, and Subaru, who rebelled against Jorunah's request, which she had left behind, looked down upon their clothes with their sleeves and their hems straitened, and made a frown between their brows.

The risk of sending Abel directly to the castle is swallowed at this time, and the biggest concern is the condition of "accompanying the messenger yesterday".

Do you think it would suit Yoruna's glasses if she took the shrinking Subaru, Al, and Medium with her? Worst of all, it could have been considered a prank.

Or there is the option of telling Yoruna all about us and making a sincere appeal to her with honesty.

"In a situation where you don't know where the opponent is coming from, it's not sane to show your hand"

"I guess... I can't say that Yoruna would have listened to you as long as I saw the exchange yesterday..."

Subaru agrees with Abel, who refuses to open all his cards.

I avoided saying it yesterday, but if you want to translate Subaru's impression on Yoruna, it would be better to choose the word "bad girl". The wording and behavior of the amusement was reflected in Subaru, a gorgeous woman with excellent skills in manhandling.

Yoruna is not necessarily dangerous because she is equipped with the status as the ruler of the Demon Capital and the strength to bear the title of "Nine Gods".

As a candidate for collaborator, I had the eyes of the "Nine God Generals" that I would dictate first, but as Abel warned, I was a kind of opponent that would not easily reveal my circumstances.

"Suppose we bump into all of our circumstances and get pushed in by our brothers, there's nothing we can do about it." I lied to you about women's clothes, etc., so what do you do if I tell you something specific? "

"I hate to think I can put on such a hard time, but in that case, shall I pretend that Nutmi Schwartz is in a lollipop state...?"

"Ma, I'll wait for you." Yo, that's good, I'm going to get confused too..... "

The dilemma of painting a lie and hardening it in order to deceive a lie is often heard, but in order to deceive a lie about a woman's dress, is it not very unprecedented to bear the business of "infantilization" and still having to wear a woman's dress?

Unlike Al's helmet, the size of the wig is adjustable, so the women's outfit itself is possible, but it will depend on the flow of future talks whether it is necessary to be thorough.

"So, what do we do?" The fire bell is about three hours away. "

"... I'm pretty sure I should go to Red Ribbon Castle."

A medium leaning neck asks, holding Louis in her arms.

The two of them, Louis, who felt the same size, were also tilting their necks to match the medium, and Subaru was about to consult with his own balance.

First of all, you don't have a choice if you don't accept Yoruna's invitation, do you?

"Well, I had a hard time getting the letter to read." Otherwise, the effort we did yesterday, and the meaning shrinking everywhere will disappear like this. "

"Mushiro, there's a lot of damage left..."

While nodding to the words of Al and Tarrita, Subaru doesn't think it's enough to retreat.

The idea that you can't go home until you've collected your wager is a gambling loser's promise. In some cases, the posture of cutting losses should also be taken care of.

However, what was lost in this [loss cut] was Subaru's height.

"Should I see this as heavy or light..."

"If you're old, you'll still be young." Isn't this like the magic of longevity? "

"Oh, sure--"

In a sense, "rejuvenation" means an increase in chances like "return to death".

If you return to childhood with adult knowledge and experience, you will be able to gain proper training for your physical growth, and you will be able to retry to goals that you once gave up accomplishing.

If the situation is the situation, we may see scenes that can be used positively.

"-You think so, don't you? But it's not going to be that easy, is it? It's so easy to use, isn't it?"

At that moment, Subaru's breath stopped at the voice of a third party who broke into the discussion.

--No, Subaru wasn't the only one who stopped. Everyone in the room stiffened without being able to move, and froze to the presence of the Lord in his voice.

However, the person's indoor tension is blowing everywhere,

”I'll add tea and drink it on my own, but do you want to drink it with someone else?”

Yes, I lifted the steaming hot water and asked cheerfully.

"---!"

Shortly thereafter, Tarita moved in a bouncing motion, like a doll with a spring mechanism.

In an instant, she puts an arrow on a bow that she unleashes and points it at the person who appeared - Albert Dunklken.

Aiming is not a super close range, or a distance that can be missed.

However, Albert shrugged his shoulders in a "hey" gentle tone,

"Stop it, stop it. I don't like to be pointed at the sharp things. But even though the elderly go to the toilet a lot of times, you want to make me scared and pee? It's a lot of fighting, isn't it?"

"This is a joke...!" you came.... "

"- Albert Dunklken"

――――

Tarrita's face turns red against a dwarf old man who isn't distracted by hostility. But it was a demonic man named Albert who answered her question.

Only Abel, who was sitting on the sofa without even turning around, exchanged gazes with the man in the demon's face, and narrowed his eyes as Albert hid with a thick eyebrow.

"Well, I wasn't surprised because I confirmed that I was a celebrity yesterday, but you look quite impressive, too." What kind of souvenir is that? "

"Don't play with stupid words, old tree. What brings you here?"

"Recently, young people are lonely because they don't hang out with old people." The people in my city are getting better at listening to me day by day... I wonder! "

Albert opened his mouth and laughed cheerfully as he talked about the lonely circumstances of his old age.

The conversation between Abel and Albert gently melted the confusion of the Svalbards who watched. However, it's impossible to be completely off guard.

"But how did Grandpa get in?" even though we didn't see anything..... "

"Oh, you're the dancer of yesterday, eh?" When Grandpa answered that question, it was over there. You let the deer girl through, didn't you? So, we came in together. "

"Together? Tanza?"

"Scarecrow! How did you get in here is a secret." Shinobi's technique is like a business tool for me. "

Albert laughs at the medium rustic questioning as if it were a smoke.

No matter how serious it is, it seems that the word "Shinobi" is spoken from his own mouth, and he does not intend to hide his identity.

In that case, it's faster to question the sincerity of entering our faction alone than to probe poorly.

"So..."

Yeah?

“So, what are you really doing here?”

Alvaro's gaze turned toward Svalbard, who asked why he was coming. As it was, the old man drew a wrinkle between his eyebrows to think for a while.

"Ah, you, that's it." Yesterday, the daughter dressed in red. I never made a mistake with my dancing daughter, so I was really troubled. "

Yes, he confessed that he was having trouble grasping Subaru's identity.

Upon hearing that, Subaru rolled up his eyes and Al, who was subtly changing his position, sneered. He sniffed across the mask with a deeper voice than usual.

"... that's right, brother. The leader of Shinobi didn't even know who he was."

"Oh, that's great, that's great!" I'll teach you to behave like one of those haunted eagles. How about a lecturer? Don't just welcome me. "

"With hatred, Nutmi Schwartz's schedule is quite bumpy."... maybe I can't make it in time, though. "

Huh, maybe?

Moistening his lips to the unexpected bite of women's clothes, Subaru narrows his eyes as he remembers his thirst.

Let's put aside the farce and make full use of the opportunity to exchange words directly with Albert. It was an anomaly that hit the Svalbards.

According to Abel's guess, the underdog of this phenomenon is nothing but an old man in front of him.

"If you know why we're doing this, be honest..."

"Oh, that's it." Then I did it. Interesting, Shinobi's technique "

――――

Alvaro admits that he did it lightly, without rushing.

Scratching off his words, Subaru took a slight breath. And as he looked at the stiff Subaru, the old man snorted in agony,

"If you accidentally kill him, you won't be able to listen to anything, so there will be trouble left." Don't kill me, I've got a lot to squeeze. - Isn't that funny? "

That's what I said, and I drank a warm cup of tea.

△▼△▼△▼△

― ― [Infantilization] that attacked Subaru, Al, and the three of them.

From Abel's testimony that he knew the [Nine God Generals], it was almost certain that the bad guy would be Albert.

However, affirming it directly from the person's mouth involves another kind of surprise. Not to mention the fact that the opponent wasn't a bit wicked, much less grand.

――――

"Hey, come on, we're all together." Why don't you learn not to tease the elderly, but to tease them? "

In the room, where tension was rising again, Al and Medium were tearing their positions, including Tarrita, who had not lowered their bows from the beginning.

In particular, Al is prepared to block the entrance door and block Albert's escape route.

However, with its shrinking body, it could not handle the sword of love at will, and I could not have high expectations as to how far it could stop the leader of this demonic Shinobi.

"Ugh..."

"That girl over there, she's a chick who has nothing to do with me, right?" Then you'll get scratched if you see it with your own eyes. You don't like the sweet smell of geeks, do you? "

"Don't make a fool of yourself, Albert. I'll ask you again. What brings you here?"

Albert was nostalgic for roaring Louis, and Abel threw words at his side. Albert turned around, and Abel bumped into the sharp domination that was transmitted across the demon face.

"The idea of Jorna Michigre, the ruler of this demonic city, will be heard." He recognized them as messengers. I made it clear that I would not do anything. "

"Oh, yes! It's useless, so it's not a yesterday's match!" We lost our lives, too! And yet, this is a different story! "

"Hey, hey, let's get excited and mix it up, that's it"

Taking advantage of Abel's assailant, Subaru again insists on what Yoruna said yesterday. Albert is right, I went back to yesterday, but the facts don't break.

And Jorunah recognized them as messengers, and made it plain unto them that neither Tanza nor any man would give them any hand.

Making it no more than a declaration of intent to be hostile to Yoruna.

Of course, if you intend to destroy the Demon City, it would be unacceptable.

"... if you ask me..."

Abel's additional words brought Subaru's hot, bloody breath to a chill.

In fact, the pseudo-emperor Albert's party gave the Subarus the right to negotiate with Yoruna. They see this as a bad thing and instantly flip the sucker.

In that case, it would be inevitable that the [Nine God Generals] would clash with Yoruna at first sight in various ways.

"If you challenge it with the intention of destroying it, you won't be spared." Of course, it doesn't matter what damage happens. "

"... well, the treatment of that fox daughter isn't that troublesome." That being said, it's not funny that the young masked monk can see through it that far, is it? "

"Young masked monk..."

Alvaro scratches his chin with his fingers, and he feels painful and itchy. With some of his words in his ears, Subaru caught Abel at the edge of his gaze.

Abel doesn't have any attitude changes, but Subaru is quite annoyed by this exchange in the first place. ― ― In any case, Albert is one of the [Nine God Generals].

Naturally, you must have known Abel and Vincent Volakia many times.

Even though it hides her face in a mask, if she exchanges words with Abel, who hasn't changed the way she talks or her voice tone, there's nothing wrong with noticing her identity.

――――

However, Abel, who responded with a dignified attitude, could not see any such anxiety.

Albert didn't even know who Abel was. When that happens, Svalbard can't point it out, so he has no choice but to conceal his inner fear.

What the--

"I haven't heard from you yet, Mr. Albert."

"- I feel like I'm being called grandpa or something." So don't let her pretend to be her daughter. "

Albert-san!

Subaru's gaze sharpens as he runs out of numbness and uncovers the answer. And when he saw it, Albert lifted up his hands, and said, "All right, all right."

"Net, you guys are right." Both the fox daughter and the lord are telling you to stop doing that. "

"If that's the case..."

"You know, I poked you guys before yesterday's match, right?" Then there's it. If you die from a sword wound while fighting, you won't be able to complain about the shrinking magic while fighting. "

"I-It's a slurp...!"

"Well, isn't it actually a ventricle?" --But can you cover it up? "

Raising one eyebrow, Alvaro stuck in his words.

Albert's words were the same as his words, as he himself admitted. But on the other hand, he was right.

Even if the wounds sustained during the battle are the cause of the loss of life, if it was before the ceasefire was negotiated, it would be irresponsible to blame for the post-ceasefire tragedy.

However, I get the impression that the salt plaque differs greatly between the wound and "infantilization".

"So, I'm not going to think about putting you guys back together or talking about anything other than the Fox Daughter's order." Do you understand me? "

――――

"Scarecrow! Don't look so sinister." My pretty face is ruined... I made it up with makeup, too! You ate a cup of it, didn't you? "

Albert shows a technique that uses his fingertips to swallow water dexterously and does not spill the contents. His words, in and of themselves, are filled with incomprehensible mastery.

However, even if Tarita and the others who were trying to block the escape route struggled, the vision of forcefully obeying this Albalt would not come to mind.

If we can conquer this old age, it 's--

"Probably, Albert."

That's right, only a demonic man is trying to cut off his old man with all his might.

Without changing his posture, Abel shoots through Alvaro's eyes with increasing sharpness and coolness, making him stop playing with his hands while swallowing hot water.

"I told you what I could do for you." How many times do I have to ask you? "

"When a young monk with no visible complexion gets annoyed, he can't help but see the wrinkles between his brows. I don't want you to give up."

With one eye closed, Albert responded to Abel's domination with a chaos. Even so, the old man scratched his head and said, "I can't afford it."

"Anyway, the Fox Daughter will tell you not to touch her. I didn't come here to treat you guys." But if they're going to be enemies anyway, even if we let them weaken a little, they won't hit us, right? "

”... that's why they shrunk us, but it's not why they came all the way out here to drink tea.”

"The helmet doesn't fit anymore, so I'm going to struggle, you guys." Anyway, I guess that's the right reading. Ahhh, well, the reason I came is because it's the best thing to come and listen to you guys. "

"... talk?"

Alvaro nodded to Subaru, questioning the question, as he played with his ears with a hand that didn't hold the hot water.

As he continued, he pointed out the window with his fingers as he was tinkering with his ears.

"I was paralyzed yesterday at the castle." However, my lord, there are quite a few people who want to be overwhelmed by the opponents, and they will all fail for now. So, why are you crossing the bridge again? Ask the inside of your chest and you'll be talking about it. "

"... what are you going to do when you hear that?"

"Huh? That's what you decide after you hear it." So, I won't let you do the tricks first so that you can't lie! "

Svalbard frowned at Alvaro, who opened his mouth and laughed with a spit.

It is easy to truncate his posture, as I heard, as a mere evil hobby, but it is clear that it is not a good opponent to just finish the story.

In order to solve Shinobi's technique of "infantiating" Subaru, or because he is one of the "Nine God Generals" who should cooperate to reclaim Abel's reign.

Rather...

"... a chance, a chance?"

In order to attach yourself to an ally, it is difficult to even get in touch with the [Nine God Generals] in the first place.

However, besides the ruler Yoruna, Chaos Frame is now dressed as Albert and the false emperor.

Of course, even if the entanglement of the proactively hostile Chisha is impossible--

“If Abel's reasoning yesterday is correct, Albert isn't a confirmed enemy.”

Alongside the [Nine God Generals], who were already the opponent's pawns, Abel saw that there was still hope in Albert. I have to say that Abel's judgment is correct, even in the current situation and the point that I clung to before the negotiations with Yoruna.

If you believe his guess, there's room to negotiate about Alvaro's place.

However, in order to bring Alvaro to our side here,

――――

With a little silence, Subaru glared at Abel.

To reveal the identity of Abel, a demonic man with a dignified attitude. --That's the absolute information to disclose in order to conquer Alvaro.

To be honest, I don't have any more information than that that resonates with Alvaro.

――――

While receiving Subaru's gaze from the side, the demon Abel did not stand still.

His sideways face is hidden from all knowledge of the emotions. However, it is unlikely that Svalbard's wisdom could have been out of his mind.

How long do I have to open my chest collar against Alvaro?

It is Subaru's thought that it will be the focus, but since Abel does not move, is that idea an early check-up? Or is he looking out too?

Regardless, if you can add Alvaro to your side, you can also see the [Infantilization] problem, lack of strength, and the [Nine God Generals] fight.

Then, this is like a scene to compete against--

"--It's funny, but this is an extraordinary conversation on the human side, isn't it?"

"Huh...?"

”My gaze, my face is tight, my muscles are tense... I don't have to move my mouth, but you talk a lot, actually”

With two standing fingers, Albert slapped his eyebrows. His gaze was on Subaru, and the old man nodded breathlessly.

"For example, a dancer-like lass relies on a bow-user lass." A young monk wrapped in cloth and a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny little tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny t And you and the archer...... the young masked monk "

"--Oh"

"I can't see most of the things from the end of my gaze." --When you're weak, it's more and more noticeable, isn't it? "

With that said, Albert's words with his white teeth pierced Svalbard's brain.

And Svalbard was too late to understand that he had mistakenly seen the humanity of someone who even looked like Albert.

Albert made it clear that he was the one who made the "infantilization", and clearly said that it was to listen to the Subaru and the others.

--Never said it was to "negotiate" with Svalbard.

"I'm not here to talk..."

"When you say 'I came to talk', you say 'I came to listen', it's a bit like that, isn't it?" You don't even hate talking like this, do you?

――――

"Look, I'm also the leader of Shinobi, and I'm spending my time on behalf of the local people." I'm not even torturing you. The other person's words are dangerous and unbelievable. "

Until recently, the atmosphere of the old man who understood the story remained unbroken, and Albert states his own thoughts according to Shinobi's - Shinobi's - Unwritten Law.

The terrible nature of the destruction was indeed similar to that of the [Ninja] world that Subaru knew.

However, the feeling that I could enjoy as a fiction and the feeling that I was exposed to it in front of my eyes were very different.

And then--

"So, in your attitude, no one relies on you, and the masked young monk is a general, right?" Let me ask you what you're going to do and why you came here to dictate to that fox girl. "

"--If that doesn't happen, what do we do?"

"Then we'll just have to take another step, right?" That said, it's not like I can hit you because you're tied up with your hands. "

Albert shrugged his shoulders, his gaze and attention turned toward Abel. Of course, it is difficult to believe that Alvaro, who is the head of Shinobi, lacks attention to other things.

Even if he didn't look at his face, he wouldn't have distracted himself from Al or Tarrita.

However, even though they were pointing their bows, the Svalbard surrounding them weren't clever enough to show their intent to attack Alvaro.

He was welcomed to the Chaos Frame as an emissary under Yoruna's command.

It's totally unknown how she treats unscrupulous visitors, even after the chaos in the frame.

In other words, this place is a stalemate for Subaru and Alvaro alike.

Both had to stagger while declaring that they were prepared to do harm.

Such an inexorable extreme state--

"... but in such a state, where can I prepare it?"

Looking back at the situation, Subaru once again asks about the void that came into his mind.

And once again, the thought arose, "Isn't this a chance?"

Alvaro is tied to the false emperor and Yoruna, unable to take any additional hostile action.

Find out which side of his mood he's in, and at what point, if he were an enemy, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Where else would he be able to prepare such a situation?

――――

Tincture, time passes.

The same is true of the state of urgency, but there is also the time when the bell of fire presented by Yoruna rings.

Time is precious. ― ― The more you waste it, the more your life will be lost.

In silence, Tarrita's fingers trembled while Al and Medium lurked their breaths. Does Louis instinctively suspect the danger of Albert's miraculously shaking his throat?

Perhaps they have no choice but to move. If you can choose--

"--Abel"

――――

Quietly, Subaru called out Abel's name.

I could see that his consciousness turned towards us through the ghosts. I couldn't keep my gaze from the demon's side, but my attention was directed to Subaru.

I can't see the emotion. --But I felt that my intentions were understood.

Vincent Volakia, the Emperor.

”... ahn?”

Alvaro raised his eyebrows at Subaru when Abel stared at him.

Stripping his hidden eyes with a long, rich eyebrow, the old man was strange to Subaru's words. That's a natural reaction, but it's far from the response I'm looking for.

That's why I'm going deeper to elicit the response I asked for.

"You want to know the identity of the blind young man and our purpose." Why did you come to see Yoruna, and the answer is.... "

"Hey hey, isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"I'm not going to make fun of you, Abel."

In a flash of words, Albert's voice mixed with a slight surprise.

Seeing it clearly, Subaru called out to Abel in the back of the room. When it came to this, Abel wouldn't argue with Subaru's words or actions either.

But quietly, his gentle fingers stretched out over his face.

"--This is a fucking thing."

A hidden face is exposed in front of Albert, who leaks a dazed voice.

It was only Emperor Vincent Vorakia, the black-haired husband, who saw Alvaro and looked back at him with a strong face.

"My lord, isn't that right? But that's too strange." Then I'll join you-- "

"Go for old wisdom, Albert Dunklken." You will have the answer. All you have to do is pull it out. "

"With the lord's face, I don't want to say anything lordly."... but I see. "

Once marvelled, however, the old Shinobi quickly regained his composure.

Abel, who showed his face and gave the order as the Emperor, seemed to explain the situation with the information Albalt had.

Albert puts his hand on his chin,

"Then what's that supposed to mean, Chisha?" Do it right... but that's how it is. It's not like you're a lord, but you let it go, right? "

”You think I can see through the bottom of my stomach?”

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Fluttering his hands, Abel answered with a thirsty throat.

In essence, Albert was right, Abel's situation was unmistakable in a glocky state, but it was an overwhelming blunder.

However, Svalbard's shoulders were tensed by Albert's disfavored appearance.

Albert solved the situation.

Abel was followed by the Emperor, and Vincent, who was accompanying him, was a fake Emperor.

"That and what was messy inside me fell into disarray." No, I wondered why you suddenly came to see my fox daughter in person. "

”It was all to hold my head in motion.”

"Haha, follow the thoughts of the smart guys, actually." Young, smart, and greedy. Don't you think so? Don't you think? You're too young. Oh, that's my fault! I wonder! "

Albert laughs out loud and tries to take a laugh at the laughable remarks.

Svalbard pulled his cheeks and suddenly looked toward Tarrita, exhaling for a long time.

Still, Schudrak's warriors turned their gaze and bow toward Albert with vigilance. Trying to get her to take her off the battlefield and get her situation back on track.

"Mr. Talitta, you can bow down now." Mr. Albert..... "

"Huh? No, you don't have to put it down, do you?" Or, if you're not the enemy, you can't cure yourself in front of a definite thug or something like that. "

“How's it going?

It was Alvaro himself who was being targeted by Tarrita's bow that stopped Subaru as he lifted his guard and tried to talk to him.

The old man took Tarrita's vigilance for granted, but he didn't even try to deny Svalbard's difficult-to-understand [course]. --In other words, your danger has not faded.

But then, it's as if--

"Tell me about this..."

"Didn't I tell you? I told you I'd make a decision after I heard it. So, I did it."

――――

Svalbard's throat was clogged, and Albert's attitude didn't change.

However, there was a quiet tongue clapping sound,

It was one of the cards that I didn't know where to go, but I wonder if you'd move like that.

"It's not like that, my lord." No, it was really fatal that I didn't have a hand.... and I'm not lucky to be pulled here. I wanted to try it all the time. ”

Oh, what are you doing?

Alvaro's policy hardened, and the leader of Shinobi laughed at the words of the emperor who was chased down.

Yikes, you deserve the title of "Bad Hornet",

"The old man is so short, he wanted to try to subvert the emperor with the flowers after the death of Ziji"

"---"

The moment a vicious wish is spoken, a movement occurs in a tense state.

At this instant, as each of them stepped on the given [Forbidden to Fight] rule, Talitta, Al, and Medium all moved to thwart Albalt's purpose.

But--

"Yesterday, I don't know the seeds, but you're the one with the two arms." However, it's tough not to move as I thought everywhere. "

"Huh..."

"The technique I've learned since I was younger is something I can't use very well."

With that said, Alvaro, who was twisting his neck, waved his hands.

Blood spilled from the fingertips, and a tragedy unfolded in Subaru's sight.

Stepping in, Al, who seized Alvaro, and the two Medium heads were scooped and blood gushed out. I wanted to wonder where this amount of blood had flowed from the little child's body, and the blood splashed into the room as big as a fountain.

"Zu, ahh..."

"With this amount, I can't use my rope." But that's what I did before I confessed. Failure. Failure. "

Al squatted on the bleeding wound. Medium peeled off her white eyes and fell behind her, motionless.

It is clear that the two of them sustained irreparable fatal injuries.

And the only Tarrita ready to face Alvaro head-on--

"--Ahhh"

I don't think that's why the bow won't be released.

However, I suspect that there will be an unwarranted attack, and Subaru's gaze has turned to you.

Tarita was sewn to the wall.

As a woman, Tarrita is tall and slim, and her body is fixed to the wall. The reason for the fixation was the throwing tool that stood in the center of the mound - the Shuriken.

What a joke, that star-shaped throwing device is piercing Tarrita's chest, piercing her back and sewing her to the wall. Destroying my heart, I found out I was dying instantly.

"--The reason for forbidding handouts is beyond you."

Suddenly, a man's voice resounded in a room where death had spread.

What resounded was Abel standing in a room that had been transformed into dead bodies with terrible momentum. The man standing looks down at Albert, who built this death, with a clear gaze.

In his gaze, Albert wiped the blood bouncing on his cheeks with his fingers.

"I don't know. I set off fireworks before I die." If you defeated the emperor, who is said to be the best in history, and then you're executed, you'll be very satisfied. "

"I can't read your ruinous taste." Is it my fault? "

”Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I

Al stopped moving and the roots of Medium and Tarrita stopped.

The conversation between the emperor and his lordship in that situation seemed like something else to Subaru. But it wasn't another world. Reality. Reality, overwhelming reality.

It was a reality that Subaru had arrived after making the wrong choice.

"If you do, sir, you'll have to go back to Chisha with those legs." If it's Chisha, well, the way I die will be good for you. "

"Mm-hmm."

"Whoa? Oh, you did it."

Alvaro turned to Subaru, who raised his voice too late, as he charged into the atmosphere.

And the old man smote the bones of his neck against the restraint of Subaru, who had made his face stronger, and then he pointed in his turn to the fallen Arles.

"That's it. They've set us up so we won't have to fight back, but you don't have to die anyway, do you?" I don't want to go out of my way, and I don't need to shut my mouth. "

"Ah, ah..."

"Ah, the one who spoke with momentum." Open your mouth after you've decided to say it, kid. Even so, I can't wait because I'm old and short. "

Pale, Svalbard's thoughts turn white as Albert continues to speak at his own pace. --No, thoughts are stained with crimson. Whether it was anger or the color of the blood that Al and the others were supposed to shed, Subaru himself did not know.

But no matter what, no matter what, never here--

"- Bullshit."

Yes, it was Abel who insulted me.

His gaze is now piercing the back of Subaru's head. Feeling the pressure of his sharp gaze, Subaru was hissing at the correctness of the words.

Now it doesn't make sense to stand in front of Abel like this.

If Al and the others had been able to move like this before they fell, maybe they could have changed something.

"Ugh...!"

"Hey, it's all about me, even my daughter." Your Lordship's way of doing things is to let women and children do things they don't like. "

Alvaro with his hand on his forehead, Louis stood in front of him. - No, Louis didn't stand in front of Albert, he stood in front of Svalbard.

Subaru took refuge in Abel, and Louis took refuge in Subaru, with the three lined up vertically.

It was such a ridiculous meat shield.

I thought you weren't going to die by yourself.

"--No one falls within your sight."

Ka-ka!

Abel, who hadn't lost his mouth in this period, was shocked by Albert's response.

The old Shinobi's eyes did not reflect the existence of Subaru or Louis. But it wasn't so gentle as to miss anything that stood in front of them in hostility.

That's why--

"--I won't forgive you."

Burned to the eye was the face of Shinobi, who wanted to satisfy his own ambition, and Natsuki and Subaru's young body sprayed blood and sank into a cold blood pool.

And then--

△▼△▼△▼△

Blood runs out and a burning sensation comes from the wound.

Hot things overflowing endlessly, but they take the heat away from their bodies in an instant.

So what's flowing out swallows you up, drowns you, makes you invisible, and sinks you all the way to the depths.

――――

Instantly, the lost blood circulates through your body, making a loud noise in your ears.

Your hearing is sharpened to the extreme, and you can hear the sound of blood flowing through you in a quiet space. Besides, while being struck all over, Subaru's breath became rough.

Rough, gnashing your back teeth while blinking your vision at the pain and loss you feel far away.

To find out where I went back to--

”I'll add tea and drink it on my own, but do you want to drink it with someone else?”

At that moment, an unforgettable and vicious voice heralded the beginning of a new battle between Natsuki and Subaru.