In the previous round, Frandelica was implicated in the attack on the mansion, thereby clearing her innocence
However, she still refused to disclose the person behind the transfer trap. Although Frandelica did not know the existence of the "status quo faction", the person behind the scenes was probably not unrelated to this faction.
Therefore, if Subaru's proposal leaks out, it will give the mastermind an opportunity to take advantage of it. For this reason, the information only wants to be known to the two people representing the "Sanctuary"
"Can you promise me this?"
"Promise? Didn't Subaru boy say that this is a word you hate?"
"Contracts and oaths, because of many things that have happened, make me hate them more and more. However, agreements are different. Because this word is considered to be something that must be observed... So, I want to ask you two."
It doesn't matter even if it's just a verbal agreement. Subaru believes that even if it's a verbal agreement, they won't treat it as nothing.
Seeing Subaru's request to make a promise, the two of them were silent for a while. However, in place of the silent Gafir, Ryuzu sighed like an old man, and then nodded.
"I understand, I and I will never let go. Subaru can do whatever he wants."
“It was a big help, thank you”
After thanking Ryuzu for his promise, Subaru also looked at Javier. Although he didn't say anything, he didn't deny it either. Subaru took this attitude as affirmative and continued talking.
"What I want to say is related to the "trial". I don't want Emilia to challenge it. My opinion has not wavered. I hope you two can agree with it."
"Ah~? Stop joking. What will happen to the barrier if Her Highness the Princess doesn't accept it? Damn it, even if she cried and said what happened in the past was terrible, this is the only thing..."
"I know, so I'm going to accept the "trial" on her behalf - how about that?"
"————"
Interrupting the threatening Jaffier with his toothy teeth, Subaru turned over the cards in his hand with all his strength.
Not only was Gafir stunned by the content, but even Ryuzu's expressionless face stiffened. Seeing the two people's reactions, Subaru began to explain what happened in the tomb.
"When I stepped into the grave to save Emilia, were I okay? That was because I was qualified to accept the "trial"... Frankly speaking, I have actually broken through the "trial"
"You passed the "trial"...!?"
In the last round, the conversation after sending Emilia to Ryuse's house reappeared. At that time, Kafir was also shocked that Subaru had the qualifications.
Therefore, the reaction of Ryuz next to him was also within Subaru’s expectations.
"It's getting a little troublesome. Is that what you think, Miss Luce?"
"Every word touches my heart, I won't deny it, but I understand what little Subaru means."
Unlike Gafir, who was still in shock, Luz quickly accepted the impact. Despite this, Gafir still cast a bewildered look at her as she pondered.
It was a look that was asking for judgment. After receiving it, Luci exhaled softly.
Then--
"Boy Subaru, I also have something important to say."
"What is it?"
"Here, Subaru boy, please be obedient."
"------What?"
Is it a yes or a no?
Subaru was just waiting for one of the answers. Although his eardrums were vibrating with the words, his understanding speed was extremely slow. No, even if it wasn't slow, he wouldn't be able to catch up.
If you want to say why——
"——Uh, ugh!?"
"Don't move around, you'll only get yourself into trouble."
Javier grabbed Subaru's neck and lifted his entire body upwards
Subaru's feet flew into the air with extraordinary arm strength, and the grip pressed against his throat, causing him to be unable to breathe.
"Hey, ah, uh... wh-ah...!"
"Subaru-boy is wondering why, right? However, I won't beg for forgiveness."
Liu Zi shook his head slowly and said this with a lonely tone.
I don’t know why, why, I suddenly committed such atrocities——
"I will abide by my promise and never let anyone know about it. I swear it on the name of Ryuz Shima."
The sound became so far away that I couldn’t hear clearly what Luzi said.
Instead, consciousness is concentrated on Jaffier's hot palm, and the boundary between reality and dream is about to disappear.
It's like a thread has been snapped - what went wrong?
"————"
Without understanding anything, Subaru's consciousness stumbled and fell straight into darkness.
…
What first aroused the edge of consciousness was the sound of continuous dripping water.
"————"
Through the water droplets falling at a certain regularity, the sound is silent, giving people the illusion of a loud sound. Following the illusion, the originally dormant brain starts to act again, and only then can there be a real sense of blood flowing throughout the body, and strong feelings under the blood circulation.
My hands and feet were numb, so I tried to twist my body——
But I found that I couldn't even do this
"--Well!?"
Immediately, Subaru regained consciousness on the spot and regained himself. At the same time, he once again realized that his eyes that should be able to see could not see anything, and his hands and feet that should be able to move could not move.
——Could it be that my eyes were poked out and my hands and feet were cut off?
The worst thoughts passed through his mind, but before he despaired of this hasty conclusion, he first felt the pressure on his head.
It feels like the eyes are firmly covered, most likely with eye-coverings, and the hands and feet cannot move, probably because they are tied with ropes. The hands are tied behind the back, and even the ankles are tightly tied.
Also, my mouth was gagged with something, and once I confirmed it, I was forced to know it even if I didn’t want to.
——He was imprisoned
"————"
Subaru was confused by this sudden situation, and at the same time he used his brain to try to understand the situation.
If the location of "Return from Death" will not change, then the rebirth process should be in the stone chamber of the tomb. In other words, this matter has nothing to do with "Return from Death". In this case, what happened before losing consciousness——
"————"
Go to the forest with Gafiel, and midway through the conversation with Ryuz, he is beaten——
"——I wanted to come over and check on the situation. You woke up just in time. I'm very lucky."
This is what happened immediately after Subaru regained his memory and grasped the current situation.
It was as if he had calculated the timing, and the sound fell from his head. Subaru, who had his belly on the ground, raised his head, and even though he couldn't see it, he still made the sound towards the opponent's position.
"Ah - eh - woo..."
"I don't know what you are talking about. You are probably calling me by my name. Wait a minute. I will help you take the thing off your mouth. Let me tell you first. Even if you shout for help, it will be useless."
There were footsteps approaching, and someone squatted next to him, touching his hand to Subaru's mouth. That hand untied the tightly tied mouth cloth, freeing Subaru's mouth and tongue.
"in this way……"
"——Is there anyone——!! I'm here——!! Help——!!"
"Huh~? Bastard, didn't I tell you not to yell?"
Subaru broke the warning as soon as his mouth was freed. His jaws were forced shut by brute force. His cheek bones creaked in pain under Gafiel's grip. Subaru held back his moans and said:
"Just, even if I'm told not to scream, but who kidnapped person in the world wouldn't call for help...!"
"It doesn't matter whether you curse or yell. This is a hiding place where even people from the "Sacred Realm" won't come. Listen carefully. If you don't want to be gagged again, just shut up."
Very close. It was probably the advice given by him and Subaru, whose eyes were covered. Subaru accepted it and stopped making noises. He also took a deep breath that there would be no rescue.
"That's it, just stay there and don't make any noise, if you don't want to suffer"
Gafir smacked his lips, projecting thorny hostility. Although he was immersed in hostility, he still had to ask him the intention of doing this again, and Subaru gritted his teeth.
Why did you kidnap yourself? You have to ask everything, including Luz’s thoughts.
"...First of all, as a reference for me to escape, can you tell me where this is in detail?"
"Hmph! You're very calm, Bie San! I thought you would panic, so I looked at you a little differently."
"The situation will not get better even if you lose your temper. This is what I have learned recently. I need to slowly increase the scope of the questions and let you answer them step by step... How long have I been sleeping?"
"...I'll answer this little thing for you. It's been half a day, and it's the middle of the fire."
Faced with Subaru's negotiation, Gaphiel lowered his tone and answered.
It's only been half a day, and I can believe him based on how hungry he is. In this case, Emilia and the others outside should have noticed that Subaru was missing——
"I am confident that I am not the kind of character who will be left out for a long time and no one will think of it. How did you fool around?"
"That's not a problem you should worry about. You should be more concerned about other things than that - or is it unnecessary?"
Jaffier's voice suddenly turned murderous, and Subaru wrinkled his eyebrows under the blindfold.
The current Jaffier's words carry a sense of brute force and incongruity. They are conclusions and confirmations. Jaffier has determined something from Subaru, but Subaru has no clue about it.
So what Kafir just said sounded wrong to Subaru’s ears.
"Don't be stupid this time. Where did your bravery go?"
"...I'm sorry, I really don't know what you are talking about. If you have any objections to my actions, can you explain it clearly, just like you would tell Ram?"
"It's really a casual provocation - I like casual provocations the most."
After taking a deep breath, Javier grabbed Subaru by the collar and lifted him up.
Unable to move, Subaru could only let the other party press him against the cold and hard wall, and then, a sharp touch - it must have been Jaffier's nails, pressed against his throat
"You're not afraid of death~, you bastards are all famous for having brain problems~"
"Stop, wait... I really don't understand what you are talking about... What do you dislike about me?"
"Stop pretending to be stupid! You are covered in miasma. Do you think pretending to be stupid is useful? - Huh~? You witch cultist!"
"——What, ah?"
Subaru's throat was broken by the force of his nails. Although he felt the pain like a needle prick and the touch of blood dripping from the broken skin wound, Subaru drew his attention away from the pain.
Beyond previous shocks and shocks, something beyond comprehension was driven into Subaru's brain.
"When you left the tomb, the stench became stronger, but no matter whether you are a miasma or an ordinary person, you are still extremely annoying. As the saying goes, "Suspicious Pietro was acquitted", so
He said, I originally planned to let you go if you didn't do anything... but then I dared to say that I would accept the "trial" on behalf of Her Royal Highness~?"
"————"
"This is not funny. Even if it is an unintentional remark, who wants to listen to you, you bastard idiot!"
"Wuxin, the words...?"
"Yes, you brought up a lot of serious topics and talked about a lot of excuses, but there is no worry about Lady Emilia in your attitude? There is also that guy who is the same as the guy I hate the most. Eyes - eyes that cannot see except what they want to see."
What an unwarranted misunderstanding! It would be great if I could scream like this
However, the emotion he felt after "returning from death" - not caring about Emilia, but feeling relieved because he knew that he had indeed "returned from death", made Subaru unable to refute Gafiel's doubts.
Coupled with the powerful words he said, something awakened in Subaru's mind.
Scenes similar to this have occurred in the past
"My, my body exudes witch miasma...?"
"That's right, don't think that pretending to be stupid will help, yours - it's too abnormal."
"...You said it only became thicker after coming out of the tomb."
The reason is that he underwent a "trial", no, it was a "death return". Every time he is resurrected with the power of a witch, the smell and color of the witch surrounding Subaru will become stronger.
"The witch's scent...!"
"Hmph! It's a very interesting title. It suits you very well. The witch's scent! This stinking witch odor comes out of your body!"
Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone walking on the floor. It was someone else approaching.
"I asked, what's going on with you guys? Are you some kind of weird imprisoned Play?"
A familiar voice comes, it’s the moon and stars
Upon noticing the visitor, Javier roughly threw Subaru to the floor.
Unable to take a receiving position, my shoulders hit the hard ground directly.
"How did you find this place?"
Jaffier looked at the visitor in front of him with vigilance.
"I came here smelling the stinking "witch miasma" in the air. Ram must have told you that "ghost transformation" will enhance your sense of smell..."
Yuexing tapped the corner of the faint light emitting from the top of her head and said
"Even then, you can't chase me to this place and tell me the truth!"
"...Okay, I admit, after Subaru disappeared for a long time, Emilia entrusted me to help find Subaru's whereabouts. The first thing I thought of was you who was with Subaru last night, even though you deliberately avoided it. I acted, but I still followed you all the way here smoothly, which can be said to be "Piart's tail"~"
Yuexing imitated Jaffier's tone and said unexplained proverbs
"...Do you want to rescue him, you guy!"
"On the contrary, I also want to see how the outside world reacts, but Subaru may have to suffer for a while."
"As long as you let this bastard out and let the princess successfully complete the trial, the rest is up to you! I am too lazy to take care of this guy - I will always keep an eye on you, you hateful accomplice!"