I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [158]
Added 2025-02-07 06:18:31 +0000 UTC"No way… Did she break under the strain of the trial? Did she lose her mind and run outside?"
The moment the thought crossed Subaru’s mind, the adrenaline in his system surged.
Whatever exhaustion had been weighing on him was instantly cast aside as he bolted toward the exit of the sanctuary.
As he ran, he shouted over his shoulder, "We need to move! I have to find Emilia—before it’s too late!"
"Tch—this world’s just as much of a pain in the ass as mine," Accelerator spat, clicking his tongue in irritation.
Puri Puri Prisoner shook his head with a wry smile.
"Well, what do you expect? This world’s Chaos Index is over 60%."
"For reference, my world is at 65%—and that’s a place where strong emotions alone can turn people into superpowered freaks. Even with all that irrationality, my world is only 5% higher than Subaru-boy’s."
"Tch—"
Accelerator clicked his tongue again, but his body was already in motion, his foot tapping the ground as he launched himself after Subaru.
...
Subaru barely registered their conversation.
His mind was consumed by a singular thought—finding Emilia.
He ran as if his life depended on it.
In less than a minute, he had burst out of the sanctuary—
—only to be met with a sight so horrifying that his breath caught in his throat.
A wave of darkness surged before him, covering the landscape like a devouring tide.
A feeling of pure dread coiled around his chest, seeping into his bones like an all-consuming frost.
"W-What… the hell…?"
His body trembled violently.
His wide, terrified eyes swept across the horizon—
The village…
Gone.
Every structure, every sign of life—swallowed whole by the abyss.
There was nothing left.
A void of despair stretched as far as the eye could see.
Behind him, Accelerator and Puri Puri Prisoner cautiously stepped outside.
And then, they saw it.
A figure emerged from the endless ocean of black.
A silhouette of a woman—graceful, yet utterly wrong.
She was draped in a dark veil, obscuring her face, her entire form wreathed in writhing shadows.
Slowly, she rose from the black sea, her bare feet stepping onto solid ground.
Then, she began to walk toward Subaru.
His body refused to move.
He couldn't move.
Every fiber of his being screamed that this figure was his natural enemy, that he was staring into the face of something that could not be resisted.
Even the instinct to flee had been ripped away from him.
And then—
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…"
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…"
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…"
"I love you, I love you, I love you…"
A whispering, lilting voice repeated the phrase over and over, echoing through the suffocating air.
A voice filled with obsession.
A voice dripping with madness.
A voice that belonged to—
Satella.
The Witch of Envy.
"Tch—"
A sharp, annoyed voice cut through the oppressive atmosphere.
"Are you seriously just gonna stand there like an idiot, frozen in fear?"
Accelerator’s voice was sharp, mocking.
"And here I thought you had the willpower to be a ‘protagonist.’"
"Guess I was wrong. Just a pathetic NEET who talks big but folds the moment real terror sets in."
Then—
A blinding flash of white erupted.
A surge of pure plasma energy exploded into existence—
And in an instant, it erased everything before them.
The veiled woman—gone.
The endless black tide—vaporized, a gaping trench left in its wake.
"Time to move."
Puri Puri Prisoner’s voice was firm, unwavering.
Without hesitation, he wrapped an arm around Subaru’s paralyzed form.
Then—bam!
With a single, explosive leap, he launched himself into the forest—toward the last remaining areas untouched by the black sea.
Accelerator followed close behind, the winds twisting around his body as he ascended into the sky.
...
"There’s another one—a beastman!"
Puri Puri Prisoner’s sharp eyes scanned the landscape mid-air.
In the distance, atop a partially submerged building, a lone figure remained.
Without hesitation, Puri Puri Prisoner adjusted his trajectory, landing squarely beside him.
Less than a minute later, Subaru, Accelerator, and Puri Puri Prisoner stood atop the ruined rooftop—
Facing Garfiel.
The tiger-like demi-human narrowed his golden eyes.
"...Hah. So you’re still alive, Natsuki Subaru?"
Subaru’s heart pounded in his chest.
His throat felt dry.
"I’m still alive?"
There was something… off about those words.
"Wait—what do you mean? Where is everyone else?"
Garfiel scoffed.
"Hmph. The black stuff got ’em. Swallowed ’em whole."
His voice was grim, his usual cocky arrogance nowhere to be found.
"The old hag, Roswaal, your damn half-elf—"
"Gone."
"Lamb-chops didn’t make it either."
"I only survived 'cause I was up here when it all went to hell."
Subaru’s entire body froze.
Emilia.
Rem.
Roswaal.
Everyone in the Sanctuary.
Gone.
His knees hit the ground.
No.
No.
No.
NO.
This isn't happening.
This isn't real.
This can't be real.
Think, think, THINK, THINK, THINK, THINK, THINK…!
Witch.
The Witch of Envy.
The one who gave him [Return by Death].
Why was she here?
Could it be—?
Was it because of what he said in the tea party?
She couldn't enter Echidna’s dreamscape, which meant she couldn't stop him from revealing the truth about [Return by Death].
But she could sense that he said it.
And now—
Now, she was here.
Lurking.
Watching.
That’s why Echidna changed the contract.
"Second, our contract will limit your loops to only one."
She was waiting for me.
Subaru’s breath hitched.
His nails dug into his palms.
Echidna.
I know you can hear me.
A soft, lilting laugh echoed in his mind.
【Oh dear, oh dear.】
【How unfortunate, Subaru-kun.】
【No matter what you had planned, the path you wished for is already gone.】
The voice was amused.
Detached.
Mocking.
【Emilia is dead.】
【Rem, Roswaal, and everyone else in the Sanctuary—aside from that tiger cub—are all gone.】
【Unless you invoke your little "Return by Death", nothing will bring them back.】
【The most "correct" path you sought no longer exists.】
【You’ve lost, Natsuki Subaru.】
【You have failed.】
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