Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

"The people in the city have the same power as Yoruna...!?"

Running hard down the alley, Subaru stares at Abel's words.

The Foxman woman face to face with the Red Ribbon Castle's Heavenly Guardian--- even the Empress who rules this demonic city--Subaru doesn't know how powerful she is.

However, it is definitely very strong because one of the [Nine God Generals] has been seduced and has survived and kept alive no matter how many times he rebelled against the Emperor.

Well, I can't believe everyone in the city has the same power as Yoruna, who is very strong.

"There's such a scary story!" [Soul Marriage]..... "

"You think I'm lining up for you?" Then how do you explain the shrinkage of your limbs? The kingdom and empire differ in the foundation of their skill and the drill they cultivate. Naturally, there may be events that are beyond your imagination. I don't have time to enumerate the lost skills. "

"Even if you say that..."

Svalbard bites the inside of his cheek in remorse as he arranges difficult words.

My legs are getting tangled and I'm about to fall, but I can't let my friends leave without it. Because of the shrinkage, there is no shoe that fits the Subaru, Al, or Medium. That's why my feet are wrapped in cloth, like an impromptu footbag.

If you fall or loosen your legs, your legs will stop. That's no good.

Even if I can't keep up with the story, at least I have to keep up with my body.

That said, I was also thinking about the candidate, but I didn't think so.

"... so Abel didn't know that you were using [Soul Marriage]?"

"I still doubt that there is anything else." It's not that sane. "

Abel replied, bouncing lightly and running with the ghost's gaze in front of him. Al's throat roared at the words, and a medium face turned to Abel.

Even though it was small, it seemed that the most energetic person in terms of energy was Medium. I was still fine, but Svalbard wouldn't be far behind. It's hard to keep running.

"-Stop. For the time being, it seems that those who were around the inn have scattered."

I don't think he cared, but Abel suddenly stopped everyone.

At present, at the exit of the alley, the five of them hid in the shadow of an array of waste materials, and breathed while watching the situation on the street.

"Talita-chan, I wonder if you're okay." I was able to move much more than I thought.

"What? Oh, oh, that was amazing. I'm going to jump like this and shoot a bashbashi bow and arrow....."

"Brother, did you mean it?" Or..... "

What are you doing on purpose?

He leans his head and frowns at Al's inquiry.

Did I say something strange? I was just admiring Tarita's hard work as she became a Svalbard, in line with her medium admiration.

And Al shook his head, and he answered, "Nothing." And he turned to Abel.

What do you mean, you're not sane?

"- I told you. [Soul Marriage] assigns a part of its soul to others. The soul is the Odo, which is the root of the soul itself."

"Odo...... that transfer"

Rejecting the words, Al shakes his voice at the fact.

Odo, as Abel said, is not only the body that is the root of its existence, but it is also at the center of the more spiritual part, like a source spring that comes out of mana.

In this world, it is often treated as the same as "soul". Therefore, "Soul Marriage" may be called "Odo Marriage". I'm a little unsure.

But why does your soul get stronger when it sticks together?

"In a close example, the relationship between the spirit magician and the spirit." Magicians and spirits connect to each other's roots by entering into a contractual relationship. By doing so, we can say that it is a relationship that draws strength from each other. Physical separation has nothing to do with it. I know what you're thinking. "

”Yeah, I know, but...”

Subaru grabbed his chest when asked about the spiritualist's story.

It wasn't very strong, but Subaru was a spiritualist too. Lovely girl in a dress - you can sign a contract with Beatrice and use her help to do a lot of things. I don't have much to say.

And, yes, Emilia was a spiritualist too. I haven't seen that kitten in a while.

But what's the matter, Subaru-chan?

"Ah, uh, uh... promising the Spirit is such a big deal, so I'm doing the same thing with a lot of people! that's a bit....."

Yeah, yeah.

Um, I think it's difficult.

Without rushing, Subaru honestly tells a good-hearted medium that he is politely listening to.

The contractual relationship with the Spirit is very important, and it is difficult to do the same thing with many opponents. At least, Svalbard couldn't do it without Beatrice.

I think that Beatrice was not only the child of promise, but she could not have done otherwise.

And when she heard Subaru's question, Abel nodded, “That's it.”

“That's why I said it wasn't sane.”

Is that what [Soul Marriage] is all about?

"It is sufficient to think that [Soul Marriage] itself can perform the contractual relationship concluded with the Spirit without selecting the target. However, it's hard to believe that you can do that to an unspecified number of opponents."

――――

"I said partly, but no matter what, it's a transfer of souls." It's nothing but tearing apart countless things that form the basis of yourself and transferring them indiscriminately. Therefore, it is not something that can be done normally, such as keeping one's ego. Or...... no, this is a stupid story. "

Loosely shaking his head, Abel tells the anomaly of Yoruna's [Soul Marriage].

Honestly, things aren't swallowing as clearly as Abel, but Subaru managed to figure out how horrible it was.

In Subaru, it's like sharing your soul with a lot of people other than Beatrice. Of course, there are people in Subaru who don't feel bad about handing over their souls.

I don't think any of the Mediums or Als around here would do anything wrong. But I don't want to be able to give it to Abel.

There are other things--

"Ugh..."

"--Ahhh"

Perhaps I'll rip off the hem of Subaru and let the voice of the small voice take away my consciousness.

Louis, with his long blonde hair tied up behind his head, is quietly following the Subaru's escape play. - No, it's not just that.

Louis was surprisingly well-informed, and he didn't even raise his voice, which he was worried about. So I don't draw the enemy's attention, and I do what I need to do in time.

And then--

――――

Even now, instead of ripping off Subaru's hem, it seemed like he was looking for a technique that would make Subaru feel uneasy, rather than letting Subaru do something about his anxiety.

"You..."

Bad guy, scary guy, unforgivable.

That's enough, I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I don't doubt it.

We were sent by the Volakian Empire together, and we didn't try to abandon her on the spot because Lem was trying to take care of Louis.

I don't want Lem to hate me now, so that's why I'm with Louie.

And yet...

"--But isn't it clear now?"

Without waving Louis' hand, Al suddenly let out his troubled Subaru.

Al's gaze was on Abel, with a demon face and a mask, and two adults and a child facing each other. While Abel was looking down, Al pointed at his chest with his thumb.

"The people who attacked us are under the influence of Yoruna's [Soul Marriage]." Then it was Yoruna-san who attacked us, Q.E.D. "

"- That's probably the best answer I've ever received, seeing the status quo."

"I'm telling you something that gets caught." If these people are using Yoruna-chan's power, they won't have any other choice. "

"Oh, that might be a bit different..."

Ah?

Al reacted with a rough voice to Subaru's mouth. And when he saw Subaru shaking his shoulder at his voice, he touched the sheath of the blue dragon sword, which Al had said was evil.

"I didn't mean to scare you.... my brother said there was another possibility?"

"... Beatrice and I have a contractual relationship, but we're not always connected." No, it's connected, but I don't know what I'm doing right now, so... "

With your help, you can sneak up on me?

Al's way of saying it without a lid, Subaru nodded as he felt a sense of resistance.

Even if you don't know the scope and conditions of [Soul Marriage] clearly, you may be able to do such a bad thing. Then I don't know if Joruna is really a bad person.

"If the enemy becomes Yoruna Michigre, we will have no choice but to flee the Demon City." We cannot continue to compete with Albert. "

"Since you've become a target from all over the city." I agree with you there..... "

"--If you capture one of them, the situation will change."

Abel muttered as he touched his cheek across the ghost face.

When she heard that, Subaru opened his mouth and said, "Ah."

"Oh, sure! If someone over there can talk to you, you'll know for sure!" Why didn't you think of that! "

"Ah, really! Abel, genius!" That's it, that's it! "

That's right!

I was delighted to hear that the cloudy weather had cleared up, and that Subaru and Medium had jumped. After meeting the raised hands, the two turned back to Abel and the others with great joy.

However, the joy of both of them is interrupted by Abel and Al, who don't show their faces.

Al dropped his shoulders to the Svalbards.

"Well, if you can do that, you won't have a hard time." But it's hard to say, this. The opponents are all receiving Yoruna-chan's power anyway. "

"Ah, I see..."

Ugh, maybe I could have done it if I had Talitta-chan.

Stomping on the spot, Medium greatly regrets their lack of strength.

It is the same for Subaru to feel sorry for her words. One more step, we don't have enough information to make this situation progress, and we don't have the means to get it.

"I don't know if there's anything..."

Putting his hand on his mouth, Subaru tries hard to remember this.

Various events and troubles that have occurred in this magical city since arriving in Chaos Frame. Meet Yoruna and the fake emperors at Red Ribbon Castle. The next morning, suddenly, "infantilization", "hide-and-seek" brought from the "spoiler", and scared people waiting for ambush.

While Tarrita stops us, we need to find a way out.

Otherwise, even Tarrita will get caught by a lot of those people, and they will be badly damaged.

"-That's it."

Subaru Chin?

With a strange catch, Svalbard blinked his eyes. Noticing what was happening to Subaru, a medium peered into his face.

But I can't afford to answer her call. I feel anxious that I have to put it in my hand to see what caught me.

What caught my attention was Tarrita, who was doing her best. --No, not Tarita herself, but the fearful hundreds of people who were targeting Tarita and the Subaru.

A hundred of them watched from a distance as they fought Talitas. There was a strange catch. That's probably--

"Actually! Maybe it's really [Soul Marriage], or maybe the enemy is Yoruna's sister, or maybe Albert's grandfather is lying!"

"--Oh"

Al Subaru was amazed at how he barked as he roughly scratched his neck. However, Al Subaru seemed unaware of Subaru's surprise and kicked the wall in a hurry.

Somehow, Al's state of calmness is fading away. The original posture, like a willow branch parrying everything, looked illusory.

And with that frustration, Al grabbed Abel.

"What should we do, Abel?" We're not hanging out at this pace. Just so you know, I have a priority over Abel's restoration. That's why.... "

"I'm not interested in what you want." But there's a way to make sure. "

"What do you want to know?"

"Whether or not the toughness of those things is due to [Soul Marriage]"

Abel pointed to the outside of the alley as he told Al that he was closing in.

Outside of the darkness, signs, footsteps, and talking sounds come from the streets. That said, not everyone is noticing and peeking.

It's just clutter, that's all there is.

"What are you doing on the street..."

"Choose one who is too passable and do random harm." Then you can tell if Yoruna Michigle's "Soul Marriage" surrounds the whole city or not. "

――――

"If the wound heals, it will be under the influence of [Soul Marriage]." Outside the influence of [Soul Marriage] if it is wounded, or if it kills, that is, the user of [Soul Marriage] can be mistakenly deduced. "

Pale, pointing to the street, Abel continued.

The noise and suddenness of the content made Subaru unable to say anything. It's a situation where your brain is numb and you're giving up even thinking.

That's a ridiculous story, and no one really takes it--

"I see... but there are some patterns that don't target residents like us." What should I do if I pull it? "

"When we look at footwear, we can distinguish between residents and the rest of the population. Of course, it is possible that only those who surrounded outside the inn were under the influence of" Soul Marriage Magic ". In that case, I will consciously use the support that Yoruna Michigre has set up for us."

In any case, Abel nodded, saying that he would get the information, and he found that Al was silent enough to be able to think about it.

It was a difficult conversation for Subaru because it was summarized in a difficult reasoning. But there are some stories that are hard to understand.

That means someone will get hurt if it stays that way.

"That's..."

"--If you refuse, what do you do?" I'll come up with an alternative. "

"......"

Abel looked down at Subaru, who was trying to bite back.

After reading the thoughts, Subaru's face became hot with the feeling that it was said to be shallow. But I can't let you shut me up. Shut up, I don't want to pull back.

"Well, without hurting anyone, there's no other way..."

"If you have one, you can say it. Listen to any ideas that deserve consideration. even though it's hard to expect that from you right now."

That's it!

"-You fear even more sacrifice."

A ruthless voice slashes through the hot Subaru.

Remembering the pain of being shot out, Subaru bit his back teeth and turned downwards.

Sacrifice, someone getting hurt or dying.

Not only allies, but also enemies should have fewer deaths and injuries. That's because Subaru is sweet, blue, and weak.

But why not?

"It's not a denial. It's just a fact. If you try to pass your own wishes to the fullest, you will need knowledge or strength. If there is a shortfall, we have to cut the outcome we want and compromise. That's what you said about the bloodless opening of the castle, the process and the consequences of what happened in it."

――――

"If you don't want the dead and the wounded, you have the power to attract the consequences." ― ― ― If you really want it, it would be a contradiction to spare it.

Svalbard's cheeks stiffened and his eyes blinked as he was told to spare no effort.

I don't understand Abel's intentions. However, Dark Eyes over Ghost Face was looking at Subaru, trying to find Subaru's true heart in the back of his pupil, which contained a weak light without comparing.

I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.

I really don't know. What is Subaru's spare? Even if I think about it with my head that doesn't turn hard, it doesn't give me a way to do something about it.

Short limbs and small lungs don't fly and jump as well as talitas. Even the whip you brought is thick, too heavy to handle.

Still, if you don't want to hurt anyone, you have to--

"--If that's the case, I should get hurt!"

His head was a mess, and Subaru was yelling at Abel.

I know all about lack of strength and lack of thought. That's because Subaru had this problem long before his body got smaller.

Gyuuu, something hot is coming up from the back of your closed eye.

Before it turned into clear tears, Subaru turned his back and ran out.

"Brother!?"

Subaru Chin!

Al and Medium screamed at the sudden movement.

However, without stopping by the two calls, Subaru threw himself out of the alley and onto the street.

I don't want to hurt anyone. I don't want you to die.

Both the strength and wisdom needed to do so were lacking in Subaru. If we're going to redeem anything to make up for that shortfall, it's Subaru himself.

I'll make sure. I'll bring back the information I can change this situation at the moment I can.

For that reason,

"Come on! I'm here!"

Subaru jumped out into the street, spreading his hands and shouting out loudly.

The voice of the arrogant children scratched the noise of the street, attracting the attention of those who were surprised. Captured by several open eyes, Subaru felt the pain of his heart shrinking.

"--Ahhh"

If you do something that is too early, you will regret it after you have done it.

The eyes of the surrounding children, acting stupidly, caused a sudden sense of shame and fear. As it was, Svalbard held his breath and went back to the alley-

"Wait a minute."

So impatiently, someone grabbed Subaru's arm as she stepped on the ground.

Subaru turned around with his shoulders bounced, and the low figure was holding his arm. Short-haired boy in simple light clothes - No, his hair is not shortened, but because his habits are strong and his hair tips are rounded, it just looks short.

About the same age as Subaru's current boy, Subaru kept an eye on his appearance and tried to open his mouth to ask why he had stopped himself.

"I'm sorry."

― ― The next moment, the boy with the burning right eye was throwing it away.

"-Yeah"

I don't know what happened to Subaru, swallowed by his spinning vision.

Suddenly the boy threw Subaru away. The grabbed one arm was swung up, and it was thrown into the sky lightly and easily.

"Woahhhhhhhhh!?"

I was so impressed that someone else would get scratched that I jumped out on the street.

And yet, instead of returning immediately regretting it, she was thrown away and screamed as she couldn't make it back.

Why, why, the question jumps around in your head and you feel like your internal organs are squeezed.

The fact that those who were fighting Tarita had the same burning eyes as the boy. If it is the effect of Abel's [Soul Marriage], it is that Joruna has been given a part of the power. To make sure of that, I jumped out with strength when I sacrificed myself.

Subaru could not understand all of them as they fell into the blue sky while spinning.

It seemed a miracle that the unusual and rotating body would not hit the surrounding buildings and decorations. I don't know if it was the boy.

However, I was afraid of an obstacle that was passing too fast at the edge of my sight, and I desperately prayed that it would not hit me, and fell into the blue sky -- and it stopped suddenly.

Slowly, the thrown Subaru's body reached the top of his height, and now he fell straight to the ground.

"Ahhhhhh!"

The voice that was moving away from the ground now echoed as it approached the ground.

I don't know how high it went, but I have to take my passport. But I can't even remember how to take care of a passive person. In the first place, when you fall from a very high place, will you get passive and do something about it? I fell to the ground like this, my whole body fell apart, my head crushed, my neck broke, and I died.

― ― "Death" seemed to be coming around again.

Archin!

I don't know!

Immediately afterwards, I heard Subaru's own screams, which made me work harder.

The sound of something being slashed as it was stretched out, and the sound of many elongated things falling down, without knowing its identity, Subaru's body fell to the ground - before it was picked up.

”W-, w-, w-aaaaaaaaaaaa!”

The feeling of softness was taken care of, but the momentum could not be stopped, and Subaru's body rolled over the softness with considerable force. At the edge of its softness, the thrown body rolls onto the hard ground, and a moan and taste of sand spreads into your mouth.

Everywhere, my body hurts, but--

"I'm cumming...?"

Without dying, Subaru let out a dazed voice.

Somehow you wake up and you finally know what happened. ― ― Al and Medium saved Subaru with their own judgment.

In order to catch Subaru falling from the sky, they jumped into a tent in the street, detached the tent from the fixture, and put a pin on it to make it an instant cushion.

Thanks to that, Subaru saved his life without being knocked to the ground.

But--

"Ah, there you are..."

"Aguu....."

To catch Subaru, the two of them did their best, but they were not safe.

Ah, Al! Mr. Medium!

Svalbard's vision of the two people who had woken up was that of the two people who were lying down on the street.

Of course, Al and Medium cannot do their usual work under the influence of "infantilization". I put up a tent to catch the falling Subaru and was blown away by the shock.

And the bad reports still persist--

"I just wanted it to be over..."

While saying that, it was the boy who threw Subaru over his face in pain.

He looked around at Subaru, and then at Al and Medium, who were both lying down, and covered their bitter faces with his palms. --An uncovered flame remained in her right eye.

"Oh, no..."

“It's necessary. This city... we can't lose him."

――

Somehow I wake up and draw the boy's attention here.

It was a single-minded attempt not to let Al or Medium touch him, but the boy's answer was outside Subaru's imagination and far from understanding.

However, the boy's desperation and Subaru's heart shook.

"You too..."

It's the same thing that caught my head when I was working desperately on the alley.

The look on the faces of Tarrita, who was fighting to get Svalbard away, and the one-eyed people who were facing her--

--It seemed like they were all looking the same bitter as the boy.

"I'm sorry, I won't tell you to forgive me."

Shaking his head to the side, the boy remained lost in his eyes and slowly stepped forward in front of Subaru.

I can't help but crawl behind me to escape. My legs didn't move.

That's why, at least, I stared at the boy's face and noticed it so as not to turn my eyes away.

In the boy's habitual hair, he was peeking from the side of his head into a small corner.

When I saw the white habit hair and horns, I thought it was like a sheep.

Finally, the hand of the boy with the burning eyes was shaken heavily.

――――

Frowning, with his eyes open, Svalbard looked at the boy's deeds as if he had not missed them.

"Ughh!!"

The blonde girl who broke in front of Subaru was scattered with dull sounds and red blood and flying around like a leaf.