"Hey, Subaru! We've been waiting for you! Get over here!"
Just as Subaru was thinking, Aqua's loud voice pulled him back to reality. She was waving at him frantically.
"Oh, coming!"
Subaru nodded and jogged over to where Kazuma and Aqua were.
The moment he saw them, Subaru seemed to remember something. His mouth twitched, and his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost. Oh, wait, were you just stunned by my beauty again~"
"You... you guys remember me?"
Subaru's eyes were wide with shock.
Before, after time rewound, no one around him remembered who he was or what had happened.
Not the fruit stall owner, not the three thugs, and not the silver-haired half-elf girl.
But Aqua and Satou Kazuma... remembered him?
"Are you brain-dead or something? We just saw you a little while ago! Kazuma and I have been waiting here for you for so long, my legs are numb!"
Aqua said, patting her thighs.
Beside her, Satou Kazuma looked at Subaru with a serious expression and immediately asked, "Wait, Subaru. Did you just experience a time rewind, too?"
At this moment, Kazuma realized the same thing Subaru had.
They both seemed to have retained their memories of the previous time loops.
"Yes!"
A joyful smile bloomed on Subaru's face.
Is it because Kazuma is also a transmigrator that he kept his memories?!
If I have a companion who remembers what happened, this is great!
"This... this should be my third time. I don't know how many times it's been for you! I thought I was dead for sure, but after I died, I suddenly returned to the starting point... It's like an ability, 'Return by Death'—Kazuma, what's wrong!?"
Before Subaru could finish, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Satou Kazuma had just coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed.
Subaru quickly knelt beside him, only to find that he had already stopped breathing. His face was frozen in an expression of someone who had died with unfinished business.
Kazuma... died!?
What happened?!
"Kazuma!? What's going on!?"
Aqua had no idea what happened either and quickly cast her resurrection spell.
Eris was being blackmailed by Aqua, so she had no choice but to keep reviving Kazuma.
A few seconds later, Satou Kazuma's eyes slowly fluttered open.
"Ah?!"
Subaru was so shocked by this that he almost fell over.
Kazuma, who was clearly dead, just miraculously revived?
Was that a prank?
No, that's not right. The blood was real, and Kazuma definitely had no pulse or heartbeat.
But now he's woken up like nothing happened?
Subaru felt like his brain was about to short-circuit. This situation was completely beyond his comprehension.
"What happened, Kazuma?" Aqua asked, staring at him curiously.
"I don't know either. We were just talking, and suddenly I was seeing Eris... She said my heart was crushed."
Kazuma lowered his head, touching his chest with lingering fear. He had no idea what had just happened.
"Are... are you okay?"
Subaru, still stunned, asked.
"I'm fine. I just died, that's all. It felt pretty bad at first, but I think I'm getting used to it," Kazuma shrugged. "Besides, this useless goddess can just revive me."
"Hey! I just saved your life! Don't you have any words of gratitude for me!?" Aqua huffed.
"That's only because you can't get back without me!"
Kazuma shot back. His mind was racing, trying to figure out why he had just died.
Why did I die, but the two of them are fine?
And I wasn't even attacked. I haven't eaten anything since the time rewind, so it can't be poison.
"We were just... chatting, right?" Kazuma looked at Subaru.
"Yeah. We were just talking about 'Return by Death'—Kazuma!"
Before Subaru could finish, Kazuma once again spat up blood, collapsed, and his heart stopped.
"What is going on?"
"Wait a minute. You just said the words 'Return by Death,' right?" Aqua, as if she'd realized something, said to Subaru.
"Yeah."
"It might be related to those words! After I revive Kazuma, try saying them to him again!"
"Is... is that really a good idea?"
"It's fine, it's fine! I'm a goddess!"
After saying that, Aqua used her resurrection spell on Kazuma again.
"How did I die again? Eris has no idea what's going on either..."
Kazuma sat up, holding his head, completely confused.
"Now, Subaru!"
"Oh... uh, 'Return by Death.' I think I have the ability 'Return by Death'."
Pffft—
The same scene replayed. Before Kazuma could even say a word, he was dead again.
"It really is related to those words?"
Subaru looked down at his hands in shock.
Without a doubt, some unknown entity was clinging to him.
Even though Kazuma retained his memories of the previous loops, it seemed Subaru couldn't tell anyone about "Return by Death."
"I've never seen anything like this! Let's try it a few more times!"
"Ah? That's probably not a good idea..."
"We're just testing a hypothesis! It's not like I'm doing this for fun or to secretly get back at Kazuma! Trust me! I'm a goddess!"
...
Meanwhile, in the heavens.
Eris had a stiff smile on her face, the corner of her mouth twitching. Looking at Satou Kazuma, who had "respawned" several times in a short period, she felt utterly exasperated.
"What... what is going on...? Why is Kazuma dying so many times in a row?"
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