Chapter 395: The Witches of the Dream Castle
Roswaal Territory, Forest.
Natsuki Subaru's pupils shrank, and he woke up gasping for breath, like a drowning person who suddenly breathed in fresh air.
The death return started, and he hardly felt the pain of death, but as soon as his heart stopped, his consciousness began to sink.
When consciousness comes back to the surface, the world has been reset.
To be honest, if someone else gained the ability to return from the dead, they would definitely try their best to commit suicide and live a carefree life without having to take any responsibility for it.
The reason why Satella gave Natsuki Subaru the power to return after death was that she wanted Natsuki Subaru to stay away from danger and live a safe and comfortable life.
But what can Natsuki Subaru do is to fight Emilia alone. Even with such magical skills, he still lives a miserable life.
Only in the lazy if line, Natsuki Subaru is truly away from danger and lives a peaceful life with Rem.
Natsuki Subaru came back to his senses and looked around with a thoughtful look in his eyes. As expected, he was back again.
However, this time he is not the only one who possesses those memories. Senior Xia Yu, who is more powerful than him, also possesses memories before time was reset.
Now we just have to wait for our seniors to come back and work together to find a way to solve the problem.
At this moment, a bell suddenly rang in Natsuki Subaru's pocket.
Everyone who was originally discussing the plan couldn't help but turn their heads to look. Natsuki Subaru smiled awkwardly and apologized repeatedly, then took out a cell phone from his pocket.
It was the gift Xia Yu gave him when he left Crusch's mansion.
Actually... can it really get through?
Natsuki Subaru held this question in his mind, and then clumsily slid the screen to answer the call. He had used an old-fashioned flip phone before, and was still a little unfamiliar with full-screen phones.
After answering the call, Xia Yu's voice suddenly rang out.
"Hey, can you hear me? Xiaocai, I need to make some preparations to defeat the Witch of Disguise, so you should go ahead and defeat the remaining witch cultists as planned."
"This phone can really make calls!" Natsuki Subaru looked at the phone in disbelief. It was clearly a different world and there were no signal base stations, but he could actually make calls.
"You really don't believe me, kid. Just wait, I'll remember this grudge. That's it for now, I'm hanging up now."
"No, senior, I was just surprised, I didn't..." Natsuki Subaru tried to explain in a panic, but the call showed that it had been hung up.
After realizing that he couldn't explain anymore, Natsuki Subaru was in tears. Why couldn't he control his mouth?
Meanwhile, in Alam Village.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu put away his phone and then created an avatar to monitor the area and prevent the Witch of Void from suddenly appearing again.
If the Witch of Void appears, then her incarnation will directly perform a great shift and transfer all the people.
As long as Natsuki Subaru does not die, time will not be reset, and the Witch of Disguise seems unable to truly make her words come true.
Judging from the various descriptions in the original work, Pandora's power of vanity has a range of use. Once it exceeds that range, she will be powerless.
Therefore, this is also one of the precautions Xia Yu took. As long as Natsuki Subaru does not die, no matter how much Pandora wants to turn her fate back on track, she cannot reset the world by herself.
Resetting the world is a power that belongs exclusively to Natsuki Subaru. Even the Jealous Witch Satella can only change the save point. If she wants to reset the world, she still needs to kill Natsuki Subaru.
After leaving behind his external incarnation, Xia Yu spread his wings behind him and instantly soared into the sky. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a black dot and disappeared from here.
In order to make the golden seeds germinate as quickly as possible and condense the laws, one must continue to integrate the witch factors. The more witch factors one has, the greater the authority to change the world.
And in this world, the only ones who possess the witch gene are the Archbishop of Sin and the Witch of Sin.
The Archbishop of the Deadly Sins has taken away three of them, namely Sloth, Greed and Gluttony, leaving Lust and Wrath. There is no Archbishop of Jealousy in the Witch Cult, and the Archbishop of Pride is dead.
No one knew where lust and anger were now. It would take some time to find them, but Xia Yu was too lazy to look for them, so he decided to go directly to the Witch of Sin.
The Demon of Melancholy is nowhere to be found, the Witch of Pretense is out of reach for the time being, and the Witch of Jealousy is still sealed, so there are only six witches left to choose from.
The six witches all died for various reasons hundreds of years ago, but their souls survived.
At this moment, the remaining souls of the witches are all alive in the Greedy Witch's Dream Castle, which is the Holy Land.
Although it is called a holy land, in fact, that place is also the seal of the Greedy Witch and also a tomb.
The Sanctuary has been managed by the Roswaal family for generations, but the Roswaal has been the same person reincarnated for the past four hundred years, so the current Roswaal is actually the first generation of Roswaal four hundred years ago.
The main residents living in the sanctuary are problematic demi-humans. In terms of race, there is a gap between humans and demi-humans, which can be said to be a convention in the fantasy world.
This is no exception in this world. There are also many words and deeds in the Kingdom of Lugnica that look down on demi-humans. Therefore, the sanctuary that can accept demi-humans has become a so-called paradise.
However, Xia Yu’s main target is the witches in the Dream Castle. As for the demihumans, let them do whatever they want. It won’t disturb them anyway.
The sanctuary is also within Roswaal's territory, not far away. According to the distance, it takes about seven or eight hours to get there by carriage.
As Xia Yu moved forward at full speed, it didn't take long for him to sense the holy area sealed by the barrier.
The barrier that seals the sanctuary is called the Cremaldi Lost Forest. The barrier repels outsiders and makes them lost.
If the person entering is a subhuman, then the barrier will imprison the person inside. Only those with lower subhuman blood, or those who are purely human, can leave at will.
If you want to completely close the barrier, you need to challenge the Sanctuary Trial, and the qualification for the trial is also only possessed by sub-humans.
However, these were all prepared by the Greedy Witch for Natsuki Subaru and Emilia. She, who possesses the Book of Wisdom, takes everything into account.
The Book of Wisdom is a product of the power of the Greedy Witch. It is a book that can draw knowledge from the memory of the world.
Not only can it tell you about the present and the past, but it can also infer the possible future based on the existing past and present. It can be considered a castrated version of the omniscient book.
The Greedy Witch who owns this book can be said to be one of the smartest people in the world.
At this moment, Xia Yu, who had found the holy land, flapped his wings and rushed into the barrier. The barrier that could make people lost had no effect on him at all.
After entering the holy land, Xia Yu covered the entire holy land with his spiritual sense, looking for the entrance to the trial, which was also the entrance to the Castle of Dreams.
The next moment, the entrance was found.
It is made of stacked stones and is a relic of extremely primitive architectural style.
Most of the exterior is covered with green vines and moss, and the slightly exposed walls are already cracked. The power of time has caused half of the building to be swallowed up by the forest.
The ruins standing quietly in the quiet forest look more like a tomb than a temple.
Without hesitation, Xia Yu rushed to the entrance of the ruins like a flash of black lightning in the blink of an eye.
A strong wind swept through the forest. The demihumans in the sanctuary village only felt that the strong wind carried a black shadow passing by. When they looked carefully, they found nothing.
The entrance to the trial also has a barrier. If an unqualified person forces himself to go through the trial, he will suffer minor injuries at best and serious injuries at worst.
But this is not a problem for Xia Yu. After all, it is not the first time that he has done such a thing by force.
After entering the ruins, it seemed as if all the light was taken away. The interior of the ruins was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. However, this did not affect Xia Yu.
It is surrounded by original stone walls, or more precisely, this should be the inside of the passage leading into the ruins.
The surrounding walls are covered with damp moss, interspersed with mottled cracks caused by the erosion of time. It is obvious that this relic is at least a hundred years old.
Xia Yu found a slightly dry place and raised his hand. Vines grew out and in the blink of an eye they were woven into a rattan chair.
After sitting down on the rattan chair, Xia Yu slowly closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep, and in fact he was indeed asleep.
Although he could use physical force to enter the Dream Castle, if he could use other methods to enter, then less violence would be fine.
It's not good to be too violent, and he doesn't like fighting and killing.
"Really? You're the one who came uninvited. But I don't hate you."
A female voice suddenly sounded.
The moment the sound appeared, endless darkness opened the curtain, and green grass appeared underfoot, and above head was a blue sky without even a cloud.
“It’s quite real.”
After giving his evaluation, Xia Yu looked at the girl on the hill.
It was a slightly higher hill with a large parasol standing there. Under the shadow was a white dining table and chairs, and a girl sitting on the chair.
She was a girl who gave off a pure white impression, as if all the colors on her body had fallen off. Her hair that reached down to her back and the small amount of skin that was exposed were all shockingly white.
Only the jet-black dress that wrapped her thin body like mourning clothes and the black pupils that revealed her high intelligence proved that the dreamlike girl really existed.
White and black, the girl's extreme beauty is expressed with just these two colors. She is looking at Xia Yu curiously with her pure black eyes.
"Oh, you're not surprised at all?"
The girl looked at Xia Yu who was walking towards her and tilted her head slightly. The next second, she narrowed her eyes and nodded in understanding.
"Yeah. Come to think of it, I haven't even introduced myself yet. It's so embarrassing. I haven't talked to anyone in a long time, so I got impatient."
Unlike her cheerful tone, the girl's expression barely changed as she shrugged slightly. Then, the corners of her mouth curled up to the sides, revealing a smile that was almost like a funny expression. Of course, her eyes were not narrowed devilishly.
"My name is Echidna, but I think the name of the Greedy Witch is more famous, right?"
"Well... Actually, to me, whether it's the Greedy Witch or Echidna, they're all the same. You're the same person anyway."
Xia Yu sat down in front of Echidna carelessly, not caring at all whether the girl in front of him was in danger.
Seeing Xia Yu so brave, Echidna was a little surprised: "Although I know I am just a young and cute girl, you are too calm, or is it that you can force your way in, so it gives you confidence?"
“Heh~”
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Echidna raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
“I think of happy things.”
"What's the happy news?"
Xia Yu looked at Aijidona with a playful look, with a smile that deserves a beating on his lips: "I wonder if this young and cute girl has heard a word? She laughed so hard, and the old woman He Xing was in a sensational manner!"
Snap!
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound out of nowhere. Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw that the handle of the teacup in Echidna's hand suddenly had fine cracks.
Echidna's expression remained unchanged. She still looked at Xia Yu with a smile and asked softly, "I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said just now. Can you repeat it again?"
When he said this, the sun was shining brightly around him, but the temperature seemed to have dropped by more than ten degrees, and that bright smile seemed to have become terrifying.
But Xia Yu is not afraid, he is very brave.
With a sneer, Xia Yu raised his head and laughed, "This is so funny, an old woman pretending to be a beautiful girl!"
Boom!
Suddenly, dark clouds appeared in the sunny blue sky, with lightning flashing and roaring.
If he were an ordinary person at this moment, he would have been trembling with fear and begged for mercy to take back his words, but Xia Yu would not do that. This is his bad point: he cannot lie.
This characteristic caused him a lot of distress, and he offended countless people because of it, but after all, he was an honest boy with a kind character.
"Old woman, you are angry out of shame!"
Xia Yu showed a sinister smile, suddenly stood up and slapped the table. In an instant, the dark clouds dissipated, and the low-pressure weather turned into clear and cloudless weather again.
Echidna's face was gloomy. The brighter the sun, the uglier her expression became.
This was her dream castle, a world she created with her own mind, but at this moment, the man in front of her forcefully inserted himself into her control with his powerful mental strength.
Originally this was a world that belonged only to her, but now, there was an outsider who could oppress her unscrupulously.
Facing Xia Yu's hideous smile, Echidna took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
Then Echidna put the back of her hand to her mouth, looked at Xia Yu aggrievedly and said, "Oh my, I'm really hurt. As you can see, I'm just a weak girl. I would be sad if I was scolded like this."
"You are quite open-minded. I thought you would get angry and call out other people, then drive me out of this world." Xia Yu relaxed and sat back on the bench.
"That kind of thing won't happen. After all, you are a guest, albeit an uninvited one."
Ignoring Echidna's little complaint, Xia Yu looked at the empty table in front of him and said, "Since I'm a guest, why don't you give me a cup of tea?"
"Well~ since the guest requested it, then fine."
While responding, Echidna waved her hand, and a cup of steaming tea suddenly appeared in the empty space in front of Xia Yu.
Here it comes, the famous Dona tea, a delicacy as famous as Apa tea and Dianming porridge.
But to be honest, Dona tea is indeed drinkable, but Apa tea and Dianming porridge have to be declined. That is really unacceptable to most people.
