Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

Having received the worst possible answer, Natsuki Subaru curled up and began to let out a painful, piercing scream. Seeing him like this, Tsugumi paused.

—Damn it, why does he feel a strange, inexplicable sense of pleasure?

He's not usually such a cruel person, so why does seeing this guy in such pain and despair give him a strange sense of pleasure...?

It's fate! It must be fate!!!

It must be fate that caused him to also develop iAng's bad habit!

With a thought in mind, Tsugumi looked at Subaru Natsuki, who was screaming in despair, and said leisurely...

"But even so, and as I said, I can change your and your parents' tragic fate—" He paused, looking at Natsuki Subaru who had suddenly sat up, and tilted his head as he spoke.

"Sending an insignificant person back to the past isn't difficult for me, it's just that four hundred years would require a bit of cost, so..."

"I'd give anything to see my mom and dad again!!!" Natsuki Subaru said without hesitation.

"Alright, let's get back to our contract." Seeing that they'd taken the bait, Tsurugi smiled.

"The conditions remain the same. I will place the crown upon you, and you will demonstrate the true meaning of arrogance for me. But you need not worry about anything; just do what you believe is right."

"Similarly, the deeper soul contract will expand further, and I will no longer confiscate your memories. You can ask me for help, but you must weigh the cost and consequences of my help. At the same time, if I want to control you, you cannot stop me. I am an omnipotent demon, but I am also a demon who will not act without self-interest and will do as I please."

"And finally, what I want is the activated Crown of Arrogance. Only if you do this will our bet stand, and I will reverse your tragedy in exchange for the crown. If you can't do it, to be honest, I won't bother punishing you, after all, you've already lived a life that's hellish enough."

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"So, will you say yes or no?"

How could Natsuki Subaru possibly refuse? For his parents, he would brave even mountains of knives and seas of fire without hesitation.

He grabbed Dongjiang's hand, and soon the contract was established!

"Alright!!!" Natsuki Subaru raised his fist, quickly regaining his energy and exclaiming confidently.

"Now I'm going to accomplish everything I want to do. Let's all do our best, Nine..."

“If you call me Nine Trumpets once, I’ll twist your head off once.”

Tsugumi uttered her last words, then kicked Natsuki Subaru away.

Back in reality, Natsuki Subaru felt dizzy as an invisible force grabbed his neck and twisted it 360 degrees.

He really did keep his word... These were Subaru's last thoughts before his consciousness faded.

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624. [Re:0] A New Beginning, Demon Void Wheelchair Package

"The best speedrun strategy you should be doing right now is to take those two yawning maids or your dream girl with you to that village, kill that girl, and solve the problem of those monsters."

"Also, I've given you information about that clown. You can use it to threaten him or use several lives to gather information, it's up to you."

"In short, don't let me see you looking as ridiculous and pathetic as a fucking clown again!"

Before Subaru Natsuki returned to the void after his sixth death, he heard these three malevolent voices.

Despite the unfriendly tone, Natsuki Subaru felt a strange sense of peace.

According to the manga's plot, these characters residing in a body will eventually become the protagonist's most reliable partner.

Haha, if the devil becomes my best ally, my future interpersonal relationships won't be so bad!

"Speaking of which, Aibo, may I reveal your existence to outsiders?" Natsuki Subaru asked.

"Where did you come from, some kind of underworld card player? Do whatever you want, I'm not some yandere witch." Tsurugi scoffed.

What?! This isn't arrogance!

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Although he didn't die, Natsuki Subaru had no doubt that if he were to say the word "tsune de lei" in its entirety, his head would be ripped off.

That's really scary!!!

With this indecisive attitude, whether optimistic or positive, Subaru Natsuki opened his eyes for the fourth time inside the Roswaal mansion.

This time, he kept in mind Dongjiang's summary of the "Tiger Dojo".

Ultimately, he shouldn't have acted so familiar. After being brutally murdered, Natsuki Subaru had to admit that if he had good interpersonal skills and knew how to conduct himself, he wouldn't have ended up refusing to go to school.

The walkthrough begins again, and this time, with information provided by the devil, Subaru's path becomes incredibly smooth and easy.

There's only one light card he needs to clear the game: gaining the trust of the mansion's residents. Rem and Ram are the two most important, if not the only, targets. As for Roswaal...

To be honest, Subaru didn't understand the meaning of the information Tsugumi gave him, or what it meant to follow the Book of Wisdom in order to revive his teacher, the Witch of Greed, Echidna. Therefore, Tsugumi had been keeping an eye on Subaru before he came to the mansion.

But in any case, his emotional intelligence wasn't so low that he would rush over and directly ask the other person what their plans were. So, he decided to pretend he didn't know and start his strategy.

Then Tsugumi watched him play his Galgame with a blank expression.

In short, he simply couldn't understand how someone could be tortured and interrogated one moment, and then try to help and save that person without any reservations the next.

The elements of love? Hmm, maybe, but unfortunately I've never been in a relationship!

Tsugumi watched him play his multiple playthroughs of the game. During this time, the old man named Puck seemed to notice something was wrong and tried to read Natsuki Subaru's soul and mind.

However, it can only grasp the superficial layers of thought; it's powerless to delve into the deeper levels. Of course, even if it did manage to get in...

"To be honest, couldn't you have made his save points more flexible?"

Tsugumi looked at the previous 'tenant' inside Natsuki Subaru's body, the witch Satella, and rested her chin on her hands, saying...

"Are you mute? Can't you talk to him?"

"No, I can't be with him..." the witch Satella replied in a sorrowful, indistinct voice.

"Alright, shut up. I'm not interested in hearing any more." Tsurugi rolled her eyes and said irritably.

"Anyway, this guy's save point is now under my control."

This unlucky guy's cheat is death return, but saving the game isn't something he can control. If nothing unexpected happens, the world reorganization will only send him back a few dozen seconds at most.

If he were left to play by himself, given his reckless playstyle, he'd probably ruin his game sooner or later. That's why the wicked woman Satella stepped in, using her jealousy to help Subaru interfere with Odragner's judgment.

The approach has evolved from necessarily rewinding tens of seconds to locking onto a specific point in time; however, even this approach has its limitations.

Given Satella's abilities, there cannot be multiple save points, and past save points will inevitably be overwritten by future save points.

This involves the fundamental logic of the world, and Satella's powers cannot interfere with the deeper levels of the world.

Anyway, Tsugumi had already taken away the power to save Natsuki Subaru's game from Satella. She really wanted to resist, but it was useless—as long as Tsugumi was still around, she wouldn't be able to control the game.

The origin of this so-called Seven Deadly Sins Factor, Tsugumi, is unknown, but it is definitely not a product of this world. The powers it has acquired transcend the conventional magic and blessings of this world.

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These factors are essentially living beings, and only those who are compatible with the corresponding original sin can acquire their power and authority—therefore, apart from pride, Tsugumi's control over these factors far surpasses that of these witches and the so-called Archbishops of Sin.

The reason Tsurugi got the save file rights to this kid was because he was too lazy to play through multiple playthroughs with him. Like now, apart from a few initial save files he kept just in case, he basically saves every two days unless something major happens.

Just as Tsurugi was saving his file again without any mercy, he felt a gaze coming from the side.

It was a gaze that mixed resentment and scrutiny, giving Dongjiang goosebumps all over.

"Look at your mom! No, no, I'm a straight man!" Tsurugi gave Satella the middle finger without any hesitation.

"You...love Ang too?" Satella withdrew her resentful gaze and asked softly.

"Love? I do like good people, but liking and disliking coexist. I respect his good side, but I also dislike his arrogant side," Tsurugi shrugged.

"Aren't you the same? I think if Natsuki Subaru didn't have to be so obsessed with saving everyone, he could live a very good life in this world. But it's this arrogance that makes him suffer so much—he deserves it."

Satella was speechless, while Subaru Natsuki, after collecting his precious Emilia lap pillow CG, energetically initiated a conversation with the story NPC in the library.

However, he didn't ask about information about the witch, because Tsugumi wasn't a riddle teller. Apart from Satella begging him not to say anything, he shared all the information with Natsuki Subaru.

"Does Beatrice know anything about demons?" Natsuki Subaru asked the question again.

"It's like that kind of person who possesses another personality that appears in a critical moment—it shouldn't be anything strange in this world, right?"

"I've never heard of such a thing before, except in boring fantasy novels," Betty scoffed.

"However, if someone has such a characteristic, it might be a kind of blessing, but in you—it might be considered something like the power of those witch bishops."

She carries the lingering scent of a witch, her trump card is an uncontrollable demonic manifestation, and she knows a great deal of information—all these things combined make it almost impossible to clear her name of these suspicious points.

"So please, Tsugumi-sama! When you're playing for me, could you please try not to use overly exaggerated techniques?"

Natsuki Subaru pleaded in his heart once again, but this time Tsugumi completely ignored him and went to manage her own affairs on her alternate account.

Then......

"Help me, Aibo!!!"

In the dim forest, facing a large pack of giant canine-like magical beasts called Vulgarm, Subaru Natsuki, clutching a heavily wounded Rem, cried out for help.

"That idiot—how could he produce such a terrible result even with a walkthrough?"

Upon returning, Tsurugi rolled his eyes. He quickly reviewed his memories and, sure enough, this guy, knowing that the girl named Melie was a monster user, not only didn't kill her immediately, but instead tried to imprison her after capturing her.

He clearly underestimated the number of monsters this beastmaster could control, so much so that on the way back to the manor with her, they were attacked by an almost endless number of Volgam.

Then not only were the prisoners intercepted, but he himself was also driven to a desperate situation.

"You deserve it," Tsurugi sneered.

"This isn't the time to talk about this! I'm sorry, I was wrong, Lord Tsugumi!" Natsuki Subaru pleaded as he ran desperately.

"Anyway, don't do anything to Rem and the others. They didn't do anything wrong this time. Do whatever you want with them."

The next moment, Tsugumi took over Subaru Natsuki's body and casually tossed Rem, whom she was holding, into the bushes like trash.

Surrounded by a horde of monsters, Tsugumi frowned, feeling the weakness in her body—because she wasn't going to be off the machine after five minutes, it was indeed inconvenient to inject too much power from the other world.

Are you going to use this body to fight for you? Then let's use it all up!

Without hesitation, Tsugumi detonated a crimson mark within Subaru Natsuki's body. However, instead of choosing any special power system, he brought the systems of 'Heaven and Curse' and 'Demon Void' into this body.

In an instant, he destroyed Subaru Natsuki's virtually non-existent magical talent, and then carefully infused him with a jutsu system that would not affect this sensitive world.

The effect of exchanging these magical talents for physical enhancement is quite subtle; it's roughly equivalent to multiplying his physical attributes by 1.5 to reach his maximum.

But what's important is the 'Demon Void' characteristic on his body.

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But what's important is the 'Demon Void' characteristic on his body.