"Ahhhh, Kazuma, why are you running in the same direction as me? Ahhhh!"
Aqua yelled at Satou Kazuma as she ran.
"I can't help it! You have no fighting power at all!"
Satou Kazuma didn't forget to grab Beatrice while running, but because she was so light, she was flying behind him like a kite.
"You have the nerve to say that? That powerful magic you used earlier had no effect at all!"
"How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this?!"
"It's because your magic stats are too low!"
"It's not my fault!"
Behind the two people – or rather, two and a half people – who were running, Natsuki Subaru was also chasing after them desperately.
"Hey, wasn't our purpose here to protect these villagers?"
Natsuki Subaru felt a little helpless.
Before he traveled to this world, he exercised every day, so he had a stronger body than other people his age.
Satou Kazuma was a true shut-in, and his body showed no signs of ever having been exercised.
But...
At this moment, Satou Kazuma was actually running faster than Natsuki Subaru?
No matter how hard Natsuki Subaru tried, he couldn't close the distance between him and Satou Kazuma.
And Kazuma was even dragging Betty along?
Does escaping unlock some hidden potential?!
Just then, Aqua suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.
"Did you have to do the classic anime 'trip on flat ground' at such a crucial moment?"
Satou Kazuma instantly passed Aqua, running over her like he was doing hurdles.
"Ahhhh, Kazuma, save me!! Ahhhh!"
Aqua screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Damn it, I have no choice. I have to fight!"
Satou Kazuma had no choice. Normally, he would have left Aqua behind, but this was a critical situation.
If they ran away like this, the villagers would be in danger too!
"Betty, let's stop running away!"
"Betty feels a little... sick."
"Motion sickness, or, uh, person sickness?"
"Being swung around like a kite all this time would make anyone sick!"
Beatrice said, raising her hand and starting to chant.
Several crystal arrows shot out, easily taking out the witch cultists in the front.
"Betty has just enough mana stored to teleport you all away. Now—"
"But I refuse!"
At that moment, Satou Kazuma struck a strange pose, his face looking like a manga artist who never misses a deadline, no matter how fast time goes.
"What are you doing? It's kind of gross..."
"If we run away, the villagers behind us will be in danger!"
Satou Kazuma pointed forward.
"So, no matter what, I can't run away!"
"You were clearly running away just now..."
Natsuki Subaru said, complaining.
No, no, no!
This is an emergency!
How can there be time to complain?!
Has my brain been infected by these guys?
"No, I wasn't running away! I was leading them to this spot!"
Satou Kazuma pointed around. The area outside the village was quite narrow.
It was the perfect place to use an area-of-effect attack to wipe out the enemies!
"Let's go, Beatrice! Use the skill! 100,000 Volts!"
"Betty doesn't understand what you're saying, you idiot Kazuma! Betty has stored some mana these past few days, but it's not enough to launch too many attacks. It's too difficult to deal with them!"
Beatrice said seriously.
She could absorb some mana from Satou Kazuma every day, store it, and use it at a critical time.
But Satou Kazuma's mana reserves and recovery speed were terrible. To make sure Satou Kazuma wasn't affected too much, Beatrice only took a little mana each day, and even after a few days, it still wasn't enough.
If Beatrice used a large-scale magic attack, Satou Kazuma would probably be drained dry.
"It's okay, I have a plan!"
A look of bravery suddenly flashed in Satou Kazuma's eyes, and he shouted to the sky:
"Eris! I'm counting on you!"
"Huh? Have you given up hope and gone crazy, you idiot Kazuma?"
Beatrice asked. She was already preparing to teleport Satou Kazuma to a safe place.
"No, on the contrary, I'm fully prepared! Believe me, Betty!"
Satou Kazuma said to Beatrice with great confidence, then quickly walked to Aqua's side, helped her up, and whispered something in her ear.
"Okay! Leave it to me!"
Aqua nodded forcefully.
By now, the witch cultists were almost upon them, the sound of their weapons growing closer.
"Betty! Don't worry about anything, just start casting spells with no cooldown! Just keep blasting with magic!"
"Okay, okay! Betty has no idea what you're talking about, you idiot, but if you die on your own, Betty will never forgive you!"
Beatrice didn't know what Satou Kazuma was planning, but he was her 'person,' the one who brought her out of the forbidden archive.
So she would trust him unconditionally!
"El, Minya!"
Beatrice began to chant, and countless crystal arrows appeared in the sky, far more than before.
This magic attack would undoubtedly drain Satou Kazuma's magic power.
Boom! With a loud noise, the crystal arrows rained down, instantly wiping out the witch cultists who were closest.
But that wasn't enough. There were many witch cultists, and some of them could use defensive magic.
Beatrice unleashed a barrage of magic, taking out many more people.
"BaKazuma, can you hold on?"
"I'm fine, don't worry about me!"
"BaKazuma, if you feel anything wrong, tell Betty immediately—BaKazuma!"
Beatrice turned her head and saw that Satou Kazuma had already stuck out his tongue and fallen to the ground.
"I can't feel Kazuma's mana anymore! You idiot! Why did you die on your own!"
Beatrice stopped casting spells and went to Satou Kazuma's side, her eyes full of sadness.
She couldn't feel any sign of Satou Kazuma.
She thought Satou Kazuma had chosen to sacrifice himself for the safety of others, allowing Beatrice to attack.
"BaKazuma, idiot Kazuma, idiot Kazuma! You just brought Betty out! Why did you leave Betty behind like this!"
Beatrice's eyes welled up with tears that streamed down her face.
...
Meanwhile, in the world of the gods.
Eris looked at Satou Kazuma in shock, completely surprised that he had died from having his mana drained.
"Eris, are you ready?"
At that moment, Satou Kazuma jumped up from the chair and went to Eris.
Eris had just seen Satou Kazuma shout her name, telling her to be ready. She was a little confused at the time and didn't know what Satou Kazuma was going to do.
"Revive me quickly! This is an emergency!"
Satou Kazuma said immediately.
"And if you don't revive me soon, Aqua will say the word 'breast pads'!"
"Okay, okay, leave it to me!"
Hearing those words, Eris used the power of a goddess as quickly as possible to send Satou Kazuma back to the real world.
...
"BaKazuma... even if you call Betty a child for a hundred years, Betty won't say anything! Please..."
Just as Beatrice was heartbroken, that familiar voice rang out.
"Is that true?!"
Satou Kazuma jumped up from the ground as if he had been electrocuted.
"Ahhhh!"
Beatrice was startled by Satou Kazuma. She hadn't expected him to come back to life like that.
She hadn't sensed any mana just now. Satou Kazuma was definitely dead.
Why was he able to come back to life?
"It's all thanks to this goddess!"
Aqua patted her chest next to them, smiling.
Satou Kazuma had already told Aqua his plan.
It was risky, but in such a critical situation, it was worth a try.
Satou Kazuma had Beatrice deliberately drain his mana and kill him, then had Aqua and Eris revive him, resetting his body state.
Having unlimited lives was Satou Kazuma's tactic.
In a way, it was another kind of numbers game.
Natsuki Subaru could use return by death to reset the timeline.
And as long as Aqua was there, Satou Kazuma could revive infinitely!
With countless lives, how could they lose!
Beatrice remembered that when Aqua and Satou Kazuma first came to the Roswaal mansion, they had mentioned that Aqua had the ability to revive the dead.
This made Roswaal very interested in her, but Beatrice didn't pay much attention to it.
But Beatrice had never expected that what they had said was true. Aqua could really do that much.
"I'm going to call you a child for a hundred years now, Betty. You're not allowed to be angry!"
Satou Kazuma said to Beatrice.
"BaKazuma!"
Beatrice made a fist and punched Satou Kazuma in the chest, a smile on her face.
"Then let's keep going! Don't worry about anything! Unleash a million volts!"
"Okay!"
After that, Beatrice kept using magic, launching attacks on the witch cultists.
And Satou Kazuma kept dying and coming back to life, and Aqua was helping them, covered in sweat—even though she wasn't helping much.
Natsuki Subaru was staring at Satou Kazuma, a little stunned.
His understanding of death... was beyond even his own.
Satou Kazuma kept reviving, but because his mana was drained in an instant, he didn't feel much pain.
And the person who was most tired wasn't even in this world.
"E."
"Ri."
"S."
"is."
"gave."
"Ah."
Satou Kazuma was like a ghost in a movie. Eris had just sent him away, and the next second he was back, not even able to finish a sentence, only able to say one word each time.
Eris was truly covered in sweat. This was completely unexpected.
But now Eris had no time to rest and could only keep reviving Satou Kazuma.
She had never imagined that she, as a goddess, would have such a busy day.
It was all the fault of breast pads!
...
After many revivals, the witch cultists had been almost completely wiped out.
Satou Kazuma, lying on the ground, looked around and realized that he hadn't been teleported to the world of the gods, so he knew that the battle was almost over.
"It's finally over, Betty!"
Satou Kazuma said, smiling at Beatrice.
"Betty is really exhausted—of course, you worked hard too, you idiot Kazuma. You're much more reliable at critical moments than you usually are."
Beatrice said with a smile to Satou Kazuma.
"But do you have an evolution option?"
"Huh?"
"Generally speaking, if you defeat so many enemies, you can usually evolve, right? When can baby Betty evolve into big sister Betty?"
"Betty, I..."
"Hey, weren't you going to not get angry?"
'Betty, Betty isn't angry, Betty's teeth just itch a little!'
Beatrice said, glaring at Satou Kazuma.
"The battle should be over, right? The witch cultists near the village should be more or less wiped out. Next, we need to go back to the mansion to prevent any survivors from ambushing us."
Natsuki Subaru said to the others.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a crazy and sick voice rang out from afar.
"My diligent followers, to make such sacrifices for this trial, I am moved, moved, moved!"
"You are also diligent, but your diligence has betrayed the diligence of my followers."
"This is a trial, a trial called love! My brain is shaking!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw a skinny man with a green mushroom-shaped head who looked like a skeleton.
He was wearing the robes of the witch cult, but he gave off a chilling aura.
"Who are you?"
Natsuki Subaru asked nervously.
Although he had been in contact with the witch cult in the previous loop, he had never seen this person before.
"I am the witch cult, Great Sin Archbishop—"
"—Sloth, named... Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti!"
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