"Ahhhhh Kazuma, ah Kazuma, ahhhhhhhh!"
Aqua at this moment was like a child not allowed to buy snacks, rolling back and forth on the floor of the carriage, while making heartbreaking cries,
"Kazuma ahhhhhhh!"
"Okay, okay! I'll change your seat in a bit... I have to say, this stretch of road is really bumpy, what's going on?"
Satou Kazuma really felt a bit helpless, he could only sigh, then turn his head to the window at the front of the carriage and say,
"Rem, stop up ahead for a bit, you should rest for a while too."
But after Satou Kazuma finished speaking, there was no response from the front for a long time.
"Rem?"
"Um, Kazuma, who are you talking to?"
Just then, Emilia looked at Satou Kazuma with some confusion.
"Rem, Emilia, why did you learn to joke around too?"
Satou Kazuma frowned, looking at Emilia with some confusion.
"Joke around?"
Emilia tilted her head slightly, the confusion in her eyes becoming even more intense.
Satou Kazuma felt something was wrong.
Emilia's expression didn't seem fake.
"If there's no Rem, who's driving the earth dragon carriage?"
"Earth dragon carriage... Right, who's driving the earth dragon carriage?"
Emilia frowned, a look of pain seemingly appearing on her face.
"Wait? What's going on?"
Natsuki Subaru next to them also noticed something was wrong,
"Emilia, you don't remember Rem?"
"Sorry... My head hurts a little... Who is Rem? Is she friends with Subaru and Kazuma?"
Emilia asked.
"Elsa, what about you? You should remember, that blue-haired maid?"
"Maid? I only remember the red one~"
Satou Kazuma took a step to the window and looked ahead.
The earth dragon was empty.
Rem was gone.
And the most important thing was not just that...
Satou Kazuma saw that thick white fog had enveloped their surroundings.
This was, the White Whale's fog!
"How is this possible?"
Satou Kazuma opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
Why would the White Whale appear in this place?
Wasn't it supposed to be attracted by mana? But Satou Kazuma and his group hadn't even used magic?
Or was it... just a simple coincidence?
"Sorry, Kazuma-sama, I also haven't heard of the name Rem, so... who was driving the earth dragon carriage, I can't remember either."
Geuse said with a serious face.
"What exactly is going on now?"
Natsuki Subaru also couldn't keep up with the current situation at all.
Why did the others no longer remember Rem's existence?
Satou Kazuma's brain was spinning rapidly.
Could it be...
Was this related to the White Whale's fog?
But he didn't have time to think about it now; if it continued like this, the dragon carriage might crash somewhere.
Satou Kazuma forcefully pushed open the door of the carriage, looked at the ground moving rapidly beneath him, took a deep breath, then jumped with all his strength, barely grabbing the earth dragon's saddle, and riding it.
"Wait, I can't ride an earth dragon either!"
At that moment, he heard an extremely familiar voice.
Tearing apart the air and the ground, that was an attack from the White Whale!
The fog gathered, like a cannonball heading straight for the dragon carriage!
Satou Kazuma had no experience driving earth dragons at all, so he could only subconsciously grab the reins in his hand and pull them hard.
The dragon carriage successfully changed direction, avoiding being hit directly—
However, the sharp turn also caused the dragon carriage to lose balance and almost tip over sideways!
At that moment of crisis, suddenly an invisible force appeared, righting the carriage and forcefully stopping it.
Invisible Hands!
"Are you alright, Kazuma-sama!"
After the dragon carriage stopped, Geuse rushed out of the carriage with concern.
Although he lost the memory of becoming Petelgeuse, Geuse still remembered how to use the Sloth Factor.
The original Geuse didn't have a good connection with the Sloth Factor, and using the authority would produce very strong negative effects on his mind and body, but because of Aqua's earlier healing, those pains no longer existed.
"I'm saved..."
Satou Kazuma felt like he was about to faint.
It was a good thing he brought Geuse along this time.
"What exactly is going on?"
Emilia and the others also came out in a hurry, only to find themselves surrounded by thick fog.
"Don't get separated!"
Satou Kazuma shouted loudly to the others, then anxiously looked around.
Besides the howling wind, he heard nothing.
Where did Rem go?
"Don't you guys remember Rem?"
Satou Kazuma quickly asked.
"Sorry... I really haven't heard of that name."
Emilia shook her head.
Satou Kazuma frowned, and asked again:
"Then, how many maids are there at the Roswaal mansion?"
"Isn't there only Ram?"
Emilia's answer allowed Satou Kazuma to basically confirm that the others' memories of Rem had really disappeared.
"What exactly is going on, Kazuma!"
Aqua also looked at Satou Kazuma with a panicked expression,
"Why don't they remember Rem!"
Now, the only ones who remembered Rem's existence were the three who originally didn't belong to this world.
"Stupid Kazuma, did Betty's memories disappear too, I suppose?"
Beatrice frowned as she looked at Satou Kazuma.
"It looks like that's true."
"Betty has heard of existences that can make people lose their memories."
"What?"
"The Authority of Gluttony."
"Gluttony? Is that the same kind of thing as Sloth?"
"That's right, although Betty doesn't know much about it, Betty can be sure that all of this is definitely related to Gluttony."
"But this fog, I'm afraid it should be the White Whale's doing, eh?"
"White Whale? Stupid Kazuma actually knows about the White Whale? And can be sure that the fog is caused by the White Whale?"
"This... I heard about relevant things before, and suddenly this inexplicable fog appeared, so it must be caused by the White Whale!"
Satou Kazuma touched his head, casually finding a far-fetched excuse to say.
After all, he couldn't say that he had seen the White Whale in the previous loop.
Whether others believed it was another matter.
If he accidentally said something related to return by death, his life would be in danger.
Fortunately, Beatrice didn't think too much and explained:
"The White Whale, it seems, is a magical beast created by the Witch of Gluttony in the past."
"Does this guy have problems with his head?"
Satou Kazuma complained,
"But when exactly did we get hit?"
"It's not us who got hit, I'm afraid it's that Rem you mentioned, although Betty doesn't remember her either, but the possibility that her existence was erased is very high."
Beatrice said with a serious expression.
Although Satou Kazuma's words sounded absurd to the others, Beatrice still chose to trust him unconditionally.
Even though she also lost the memories of Rem, she still made the most likely judgment based on what she knew now.
Just then, a loud noise echoed around everyone.
It was the voice of the White Whale.
The surrounding fog suddenly began to stir, as if something was about to rush over—
A huge blood-red eyeball, tearing through the fog, appeared in front of everyone.
Even a grown man seemed extremely small in front of that eyeball.
It was the White Whale's eye.
Just like looking at tiny ants, it looked at everyone in front of it.
"Careful!"
Geuse immediately stood in front of Emilia, while also releasing the Invisible Hands again, launching an attack against the White Whale.
But even if Geuse did his best, it didn't cause any substantial damage to the White Whale; not only that, his actions seemed to have angered the White Whale even more.
It let out another howl, and the sound waves alone caused extreme discomfort.
Satou Kazuma covered Beatrice's ears, and he himself also felt dizzy due to the strong discomfort.
The White Whale's voice would cause strong mental pollution to everyone around.
"Purify! Purify! Purify!"
Aqua was not affected, but seeing that the others were not in good condition, she immediately activated her ability to remove the abnormal states on them.
"It's the White Whale~ What will its intestines look like~"
Facing the terrifying magical beast, Elsa didn't have any fear, instead, she walked forward with a look of anticipation, preparing to fight it with the curved blades in her hand.
In front of the huge White Whale, Elsa seemed extremely small.
"Hey hey hey, don't be rash, Elsa!"
Satou Kazuma quickly stopped her.
Although he couldn't see the Invisible Hands, Satou Kazuma could feel Geuse launching an attack against the White Whale.
But it didn't have any effect.
If even the Sloth Authority couldn't cause effective damage, then Elsa would be giving herself away for nothing if she fought the White Whale.
The best way now was to run away!
Although Aqua could revive him, that was also based on the condition that his corpse was intact.
Satou Kazuma couldn't guarantee that Aqua could save him if he was erased by the White Whale.
"Betty, can you teleport us away?"
"Betty can't send so many people away now! Stupid Kazuma, your mana will be drained!"
"Don't worry, I have my own ways!"
Just as Satou Kazuma was about to have Beatrice activate the teleportation ability, Natsuki Subaru next to him stopped him.
"No, Kazuma!"
Natsuki Subaru said with some anxiety,
"It's not certain what time we'll return to! If we leave now, maybe Rem will never come back!"
"What are you talking about?"
Beatrice's face was full of confused expressions.
But Natsuki Subaru's eyes had already become very firm.
"Now that things have come to this, it can only be done this way."
Satou Kazuma looked at Natsuki Subaru, he already knew what the other was thinking.
Relying on them alone, it was almost impossible to defeat the White Whale.
And even if they won against the White Whale, Rem might not be able to come back.
They only had one choice now.
"Kazuma—"
"Seriously, even though you're both shut-ins, why are you suddenly saying such cool lines, don't worry, I'll find a way next time, seriously."
Satou Kazuma said to Natsuki Subaru.
"Yeah!"
A smile appeared on Natsuki Subaru's face.
He couldn't help but recall what had happened before.
If it wasn't for Satou Kazuma, he would have experienced even more return by deaths, probably.
Even if he tried his best, everything he did might not be known by others.
Maybe his mind would collapse.
But at least now, no matter what he did, Satou Kazuma and Aqua would also be witnesses.
"I'm going!"
Natsuki Subaru nodded at Satou Kazuma, then ran toward the White Whale's direction.
The next moment, his body was swallowed by the thick fog.
.....
Consciousness returned to the body.
The scene in front of Satou Kazuma changed dramatically.
At this moment, he had returned to his mansion in the royal capital.
Russell was right in front of him.
Satou Kazuma carefully placed the teacup in his hand on the table.
Russell had finally avoided the tragic fate of getting covered in hot water.
Satou Kazuma fell into thought.
Time had been reset to this point...
This also meant that taking down the Witch Cult and Geuse had to be done all over again.
Damn it!
But think about the good things, in the previous loop, the correct solution had already been found.
This loop only needed to repeat the old trick.
As for the White Whale...
To defeat that kind of monster, you needed at least an army-sized fighting force, right?
And it could even erase other people's existence, how exactly did it do that?
"Damn White Whale, why did it appear at this time!"
Satou Kazuma thought about what had happened before, and couldn't help but complain.
"Kazuma-sama, did you just say White Whale?"
Just then, a surprised expression appeared on Russell's face.
"Ah? What's wrong?"
"It seems Kazuma-sama already knows about the White Whale, Kazuma-sama's ability to obtain information is truly not to be underestimated."
"Ah?"
"One of our merchant groups from the royal capital's merchant association suddenly went missing not long ago, we suspect it's the White Whale's doing, this matter is under investigation and hasn't been made public yet, but I didn't expect Kazuma-sama to already know."
Russell looked at Satou Kazuma; he was even more certain that Satou Kazuma was no ordinary person.
"Um... just happened to hear about it."
Satou Kazuma had no idea what the other was talking about, so he could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.
"The White Whale travels around the world, and people all over the world suffer because of it; even the previous Sword Saint lost his life at the hands of the White Whale."
Hearing Russell's words, Satou Kazuma was even more determined to avoid the White Whale.
That was not a level he could deal with.
"If someone could really defeat the White Whale, they would be seen as a hero by the world, and they could have anything they wanted."
"Wait, anything they wanted?"
Satou Kazuma's eyes shone.
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