Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

- Abandon the city and go to retreat.

Yoruna hardened her cheeks and sharpened her gaze at the words of the demonic man.

I just decided to respect the opinion of the man in front of me because I believed it was the best way to protect Yoruna's ruling chaos frame.

But against Yoruna's will, the man was talking about abandoning the city.

”Such opinions, after all, I can't help but be scolded”

"Huh. Why?"

"Why is there nothing?" This is the demon capital, Chaos Frame, the last land of those who were chased by the Empire and left without a chance to go... let's get rid of it. "

"Isn't it something you can accept?" ― ― It's a sentiment that never goes down.

"- Vincent Volakia...!"

Biting his teeth at the cold words of the arm-packed man, the ruler of the Empire, Yoruna calls out to the opponent with steep eyes. In response to that call, the man touched his face with his hand.

Then, when I reflected Yoruna's black eyes that looked like a ghost,

"The way you call me Abel is inappropriate." In the meantime, if you're going to beg for mercy from the Emperor, that would be too shallow. "

"--The Emperor and the people are sophisticated."

"Yes, it is."

The Emperor--No, the man who called himself Abel thinks that's the way of the Empire.

The highest emperor of the Volakian Empire needs to be the embodiment of the iron blood that the Imperial nation believes in and worships. Whether it is true or not, the emperor must say so.

And it came to pass, according to the affirmation of Abel, that Jorunah had wronged himself in his beggar.

In the first place, does Abel know the true nature of the giant darkness that swallows up Red Ribbon Castle in that shadow?

Is that why you made the merciless decision to abandon the city?

"Isn't the Lord judging that it is a dangerous substitute, the sooner we have to hit the escape route? What the hell is that?"

"--" Catastrophe ""

"Catastrophe...?"

And the words of Abel, which answered the inquiries of Joruna, were quiet.

But the silence of the voice, and the weight of the spun word on the other side, are sufficient substitutes to buy the bewilderment of Joruna. - Great woe to the expression.

“What is a catastrophe anyway?”

"Things that jeopardize the survival of the Empire and bring destruction that even the sunlight can't reach.... [Star Chanting] said that. When I first heard it, I thought it was a big word."

――――

"If you look at it, you will know that there was no exaggeration in the expression."

The darkness that gnawed on his jaw - Abel, who called the "Catastrophe" destruction.

In the sound of the chanting of the stars, which was spoken from his mouth, Joruna cannot help but remember the bitter things in her heart. The existence of "Star Chanting" is one of the evil habits of the Volakian Empire.

At least for Yoruna, that was all she could say.

In the first place, it is not irrelevant to the origin of Yoruna's strong and scorching desire and the "star chant".

No matter what--

"Well then, isn't it the Lord's intention to swallow the words of 'Star Chanting' and turn your back and flee?" If so, that is precisely the appearance of inertia. It's so... so much to think of as the embodiment of the way of the Empire. "

"If you think you can move me with a cheap provocation, you should correct your mistake as soon as possible." First, it wasn't me who swallowed the words of [Star Chanting] and carried out the outrage. "

"... there's something the Lord thinks about the 'Star Chanting' as well"

"If you have a sound judgment, what do you like about it?" But even if I slashed it unnecessarily, the next one would come soon. That's what's so troublesome about it. -mu "

Ugh!

In the middle of the conversation, Abel's words were interrupted by Louis' harsh roar.

She seems to blame Yoruna and Abel for their conversation, which is not directly related to the technique of quelling the [catastrophe].

Of course I did. In that 'catastrophe',

Ugh!

"Yoruna Michigle, I want to check one thing."

"...... Why, Arinsu?"

Abel pointed to [Catastrophe] with a big stupidity and narrowed his eyes to Louis' situation. Yoruna narrowed her long, sharp eyes as he turned the tip of her question to herself.

I can roughly imagine the words that follow and the content of the question.

That 's--

"If this girl and you were together, there would have been another brunette toddler." Where did that disappear to? "

"--If you're not that girl..."

Little by little, Joruna's gaze tells the answer to the question more eloquently than words.

Yoruna turned her attention to Louis, who was pointing desperately at the [Catastrophe]. The boy was in the first place where the darkness that swallowed Red Ribbon Castle overflowed.

--No, in Yoruna's eyes, rather, it seems that the "catastrophe" was overflowing from the boy.

I see.

In response to Joruna's silent reply, Abel puts the last piece in his heart.

It sounded like an ultimatum, and Yoruna looked at Abel, "Lord..." But when he called, Abel shook his head loosely,

"My thoughts go crazy, but I can't help them." There is no point in not achieving results by following measures. "

Is that what you mean?

"The policy remains the same." Abandon the Demon City and retreat. - Still, there will be damage. I can't wipe it all out. "

"-The answer is..."

Unacceptably, it was the moment when Yoruna tried to close in.

Ah, let's go!

"Guu...!"

Bitterness leaked, and Abel pressed his stomach with his hand and knelt down on the spot.

It was Louis who had jumped into his pocket earlier than Yoruna, and punched the base of his palm with his short arms.

She grinned at Abel, who had made the merciless decision, and shook her throat.

"Ugh... ahhh!"

With that, Louis turned around and disappeared from sight in an instant.

It was a momentary change that I showed during the defense of the Temple and the battle against Albert. Repeating the process of not being able to travel much distance, Louis returned to the battlefield under the control of [Catastrophe].

In the distance, a kakuma uses the insects inside her body to stop the "catastrophe".

I don't think she has a decision to make about that 'catastrophe', Yoruna.

If I had, I wouldn't have turned to Abel, I would have tried to help the boy on my own. So, she doesn't have a trump card.

If there is such a trump card,

"--If it's the" "Yang Sword" ", I should be able to fight it, right?"

――――

Lord!

Abel kneels on the roof of the building while holding her belly down.

On the other hand, Yoruna thinks that Louis's blow is a deserved reward, but this Abel is the only one who holds the key to breaking the situation.

The emperor of the Volakian Empire, his true demon sword, a sword counted as a holy sword.

Even if it is the [Yang Sword] 's [Catastrophe],

"I'm not going to pull it out."

But Abel's answer to Jorunah's lawsuit was not what he desired.

And I can't even think of it as an answer to Yoruna's normal judgment. I regarded that [Catastrophe] as a dangerous thing, and I knew that it was a catastrophe that wouldn't even abandon the Demon Capital.

"If you still don't pull out the [Yang Sword]... why can't you accept it?"

――――

"Don't answer, Vincent Volakia! My lord... if my lord is the Emperor of this empire, he must have a role to play! If the Lord is the Emperor...!"

Her vision became red, and Yoruna grabbed Abel's collar as she knelt, facing her own gaze.

In the meantime, Yoruna's ruling Chaos Frame is in trouble. How far did Kahuma and Louis go to fight the “catastrophe”? How far did the impact that blew up Red Ribbon Castle help to wipe out the power of that [Catastrophe]?

I don't know anything. All we know is that we can't stay like this.

As it is, the vows of Joruna will not be fulfilled.

In order to do that, we really need the help of the man in front of us.

"If the Lord is the [Emperor] of the Volakian Empire......"

"... [Yang Sword] will not be used"

"--Oh, the Lord..."

Even more stubbornly, Yoruna intimidates Abel by showing her sharp canine teeth.

In this way, it is rare to imitate the fangs in your mouth. However, if you are concerned, this fang will easily seize the thin neck of the man in front of you.

But Abel's threat was a daily occurrence for the man in front of him.

It is the emperor of the Volakian Empire, who is constantly in a position of killing and hostility from the surroundings. That's why she's in that position.

"The Lord is the Lord of the Volakian Empire..."

"--When will you solve it, Jorna Michigre"

"---"

"Vincent Vorakia, the emperor of our time, is different from the emperor you imagine." According to your wishes and ideals, there is no rumor that I have to move. "

Yoruna let out a small breath in the clear breaking position.

Then, I took my hand off the collar of the man I grabbed, and slowly took a step back. Yoruna gnawed her teeth as she stepped back and looked at Abel, who was holding her neck.

I know it without being told.

Regardless of the appearance of the demon, the man in front of him is not similar to the man Yoruna imagines. Even though the blood of Joruna's beloved was in his body.

"... I cannot accept the word of the Lord."

If you don't abandon the Demon City, you'll lose everything else.

This Demon Capital is all I have now!

Spreading her hands, she answered, and Joruna pulled out the flue that she had put in her chest, and set the tip of the fire on fire. Immediately thereafter, the smoke was inhaled through the flue pipe and blown into the sky.

The spreading purple smoke became a huge cloud, and the [Catastrophe] was stupidly on the outside of the battlefield - witnessing that threat, heading towards the heads of the people in the demon capital who would be frightened.

The clouds of purple smoke scattered slowly, and each fell under the inhabitants, my sons, and the purple smoke settled in each one's hand.

"--What do you love me for?"

Yoruna's murmur was a faint thing that could only be heard by Abel, who was in the same place.

But the will of Joruna shall be understood by all that have the purple smoke in their hands. And when her voice was not heard, they threw the purple smoke uniformly into her open mouth.

"--What do you think I love you for?"

And the murmur of Jorna, which continues, shall bring nothing unto any man.

If you insist, the word must be Joruna's forgiveness to Joruna herself. It was a ritual that I needed to push my back.

And when the purple smoke of Jorna was come, and they that took it up, they raised their faces slowly, and gently. ─ ─ Each of those eyes lit a flame in one eye.

Beloved by Joruna, and loved by Joruna, they begin to burn their souls in the great calamity.

Exactly, the soul-connected things- [Soul Wedding Magic] 's power covers the demon capital.

"In this city, the Chaos Frame is not something that can be lost. --What if the Lord and the others wish that stubborn guest to go home?"

Yoruna shakes the smoke tube and stands in front of her.

All around it, you can hear it from all over the city. Suddenly, it echoed with horror: countless shoe sounds, countless steps, countless breaths, countless wills to fight.

Follow the loving call of the Master of the Demon Capital and advance on the beloved gathered together.

Looking at it, Yoruna bent her knees slightly and jumped high.

At the end of the leap, the shadows of great darkness await.

Things that threaten this demon city, as a way of retreating all of them--

”- [Extremely colourful] Yoruna Michigre, don't serve your opponent”

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The rumbling of the ground and the fierce roar of the whole city.

While they controlled the world, Abel lowered his hand to his neck and looked at the battlefield.

――――

Yoruna screamed recklessly as she swung around the wreckage of the shattered Red Ribbon Castle and the destroyed streetscapes, slamming them into the Catastrophe.

It was an off-standard attack like hitting with a "building", but the substance was vague, and the total amount was still expanding. The effect was unclear to the [Catastrophe] opponent.

Is it somewhat effective, or is it completely pointless?

"--There's no point in being completely meaningless."

I am not inspired by Yoruna's reckless attack, but I can tell from the attenuation of her acting power that she is not an absurd opponent that any of our attacks do not work.

Yoruna's attachment to the Red Ribbon Castle, which was swallowed up at the same time as the appearance of "Catastrophe", and the castle that was used as a residence for a long time, and Yoruna's attack, which converted itself into a destructive force, certainly cut off the momentum of "Catastrophe".

If it hadn't, [Catastrophe] would have expanded to its initial momentum, swallowed this demonic city all at once, and stretched the abyss all over the empire.

― ― However, if we leave it as it is, the collapse of the empire that was postponed will not be avoided.

"That's the abominable part of it."

With his back teeth clenched, Abel remembers the details of the man who predicted the [catastrophe].

Even if we anticipate the coming threat, it is convenient to refuse to be asked for more. Or should I call it the viewer's minions?

In any case, the indignation against that thing is of no use here. Strongly put, it may be worthwhile thinking about the existence of the same position.

"-Natsuki Subaru, you are..."

Stupidly looking forward to the [catastrophe], he mouths the name that Abel was avoiding.

That's when it happened.

"Abel! I'm back!"

――――

And all the sounds came to Abel's ears, in the noise of the earth, and of the roar.

Turning around, a voice came from the sky behind Abel. The girl waving her hand and the brown-skinned woman holding it landed with a light noise.

Back, medium, tarrita.

"Somehow! But it's not what Abelchin was talking about, is it?" What about Yolna-chan? "

"- There it is."

Released from Tarrita's arms, Abel chokes at the medium question that descended on the roof. After that, there was a figure of Yoruna who was flying through the sky against the [Catastrophe] opponent and repeatedly using mass attacks on buildings.

In addition, Yoruna and Kahuma, who had the same means of ranged attack, were challenging the [Catastrophe] opponent head-on.

However, since Kahuma's tree is also an "insect" that he breeds in his body, it is not good to continue to be swallowed by "catastrophe" inexhaustibly.

In addition, the residents of Chaos Frame gathered to dismantle the surrounding buildings, and several people threw them into the "Catastrophe" like shells.

When Yoruna overturned the Imperial Capital in the past, it was a terrifying group of tactics that used the city itself as a weapon to torment the Imperial soldiers who were heading for the domination of the city.

However, it was unclear whether that tactic, which was effective against group opponents, was clearly effective against [Catastrophe], whose power was unknown.

In the first place, if you look at it from a distance, you'll understand--

"[Catastrophe] is getting bigger and bigger...?"

"Well, you can't just leave me alone!?" Abel, what are you going to do! "

Medium and Tarrita questioned Abel's decision as he watched the "catastrophe" that was gradually expanding.

Originally, with the help of Yoruna, the goal was to move to a retreat battle that abandoned the demon city, but that was not reached due to Yoruna's obsession with the demon city.

In that case, how Vincent behaves will change the situation. - No.

"Or before that, could you change the situation, Tarita?"

"Eh..."

As Abel asked, Tarita opened her long, slender eyes.

However, it is a kind of reaction that I did not expect to be told here, rather than my late surprise, when I was told something completely unexpected.

In other words, she has some idea of what Abel is pointing out.

"Well, that's weird, isn't it?" What are you doing? "

"It's nothing." What did you call it, Tarita? "

"Na, what are you talking about..."

"--that's what I called a 'catastrophe'." Where did you get that name? "

Tarrita breathed in Abel's folding words.

In the exchange between the two, the unknown medium turned his eyes black and white and said, "Tai Sai...?" and a word I don't recognize is on my tongue.

However, that medium response is only natural.

Looking at such an unfamiliar existence, we cannot call it a 'catastrophe' and ignorance. Only someone who knows that existence can call it a 'catastrophe'.

That is,

Did the stars teach you how to save yourself from annihilation?

"--Ma, please wait, I'm...!"

――――

"I, ha..."

One step ahead, Tarrita stuck her hand to her chest and stuck to the words ahead.

With a pale face and an unusual look of Tarita's swimming eyes, Medium hurriedly sat beside her and said, "Tarita-chan!” He supported his body.

But Tarrita can't afford to respond to that medium compassion.

Perhaps she thought she was hiding. Maybe you thought you could stay silent for a long time.

"Bullshit."

There are no secrets to be protected or truths not revealed.

At the very least, the day will come when everything will be revealed if no effort is made to cover up its secrets and truths. All we can do is keep it away.

Or perhaps if we could get ahead of them, the secrets would have been preserved until the end in a world that they perceive themselves.

"Talita, if you know that [Catastrophe], are you sorry?"

"You're going to regret it? You're going to regret it... Abel Chin!" What are you talking about!? What did Talita say... "

"It's settled. - That you took me down with that arrow in the woods."

"--Ah"

Stunned, the color faded from Tarita's face this time, and the light in her eyes shook weakly.

Looking straight into her eyes, Abel continued to hold her breath.

"Or perhaps we can still live up to our destiny, Dense Forest Hunter." No, this is what we should call it. "

――――

A new [Hoshimi] who inherited the destiny of preventing the [Catastrophe].

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Severe rumbling and roaring sounds like the end of the world.

"Uu, uu, uuuu...!"

I can't even hold my head and try to plug my ears.

It is a scourge that has only one arm. You cannot cover your ears with your hands and completely cut off your consciousness from the end of this world.

Place your right ear against the lifted shoulder, stick your extended fingers into your left ear, and try to counter it with an incomplete earplug. It's impossible.

The ground is shaking. The atmosphere is terrifying. The world is dying.

All of it was a symbol of fear that was eroding Al and taking power from his whole body.

"Why, why... why are you here...?"

Curse the desperate event that happened in this moment, and curse it all.

Of course, such a curse doesn't mean anything. I mean, it's not a curse or anything. It is nothing but an unbeatable appeal to console oneself that one should have done so after a mere defeat.

Isn't that what you thought it was all about?

- No, I didn't think so. I wasn't prepared for it. I turned away, pretending to be optimistic that I wouldn't wake up, even if I could pass my head.

If I had acted with him and Natsuki Subaru, I would have been in danger. It wasn't enough, it was enough.

Rather, no one but Natsuki and Subaru could do anything like this.

Still, I had no choice. I mean, I couldn't leave you alone. We shouldn't have left him alone. Natsuki Subaru was not to be broken there.

That's why I think it's necessary, so I...

"--Oh, if I wonder who's crying, it's you."

"-Oh!?"

"Kakakaa! What are you jumping at?" It's like a caterpillar, a masterpiece, a masterpiece! "

Suddenly, I woke up in a hurry to look back at the voice I heard in the room.

The opponent who saw it clapped his hand - no, he laughed as he reacted with his footsteps.

It seems that raw hatred and clapping hands are unlikely to be possible again.

Because--

"Oh, I want to go first after the right hand that I accompanied for more than 90 years." I'm in trouble. How am I supposed to make a military food pillar in the future? Scarecrow! "

That said, the strange old man smiled happily - because Albert Dunklken waved his right hand, which had disappeared from his wrist.