Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

In the empty church, only Grimm, Emilia, and Pandora remained facing each other, the air thick with chilling magic and an inescapable aura of illusion.

Hearing Pandora's flippant explanation, Green scoffed, his eyes filled with mockery and coldness, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"You don't mean any harm? You're just bragging."

Pandora, however, remained completely unperturbed, her expression as calm as still water.

"I just wanted to thank you, Mr. Green."

Green frowned, and his invisible hands twitched slightly.

He retorted coldly, his tone full of vigilance:

"Thank me? What do you mean?"

"Thank you for helping me gather most of the witch factors and for bringing Emilia to my side safely," Pandora said slowly.

The moment the words left his mouth, Green's heart sank, and his aura instantly became even colder.

He immediately sneered, his tone full of disdain and anger, and blurted out, "You idiot!"

Green's invisible hands suddenly surged, about to launch the first attack.

Pandora's figure vanished into thin air in an instant, leaving not a trace of magic behind.

The next second, a gentle yet distorted breath brushed against my ear.

"Grimm, have you forgotten? From the very beginning, you collected all the witch factors just to hand them over to me."

The embellished powers began to take effect, directly altering the logic of reality.

In this illusory space under her control, the fact that "Green collected witch factors for Pandora" was forcibly distorted into an established fact, an unalterable past.

Just a moment ago, Green was on high alert, but suddenly his body stiffened and his eyes became empty and numb.

He wasn't misled by words, but rather his cognition, his memory, and his logic of action were all distorted by the fabricated power, forcing him to accept this altered "fact."

Green numbly raised his right hand and uncontrollably reached towards his chest, intending to extract the witch factor from his body according to Pandora's script.

"No! Green! Wake up!"

Upon seeing this, Emilia's purple eyes narrowed sharply, and she screamed in terror. Her icy magic surged wildly as she tried to rush forward to stop her.

Pandora's figure slowly appeared beside Grin. She gently raised her right hand and casually waved it, activating her illusory power once again, distorting Emilia's real-world coordinates.

"Emilia, you should listen to your mother and stay obediently in the Eliol Forest."

Emilia didn't even have time to cry out before her figure vanished from the spot and she was forcibly sent back to the altered location.

Pandora withdrew her gaze and quietly looked at Green.

At this moment, his fingertips had pierced into his own chest flesh, and the sharp pain broke through the shackles of the distorted reality.

The real physical sensations subtly tore away the false lies woven from pretense.

Green trembled violently, his jaw clenched, and with great difficulty opened his bloodied lips, he roared with all his might:

"Your Majesty...is not swayed!!"

Snap!

A sharp, piercing sound of shattering glass suddenly rang out!

The fabricated path shattered instantly, the altered facts collapsed, and the original real world was completely restored!

Green's empty eyes instantly regained their clarity, and he gasped for breath.

"Um?"

"That's truly astonishing, Mr. Green, what exactly is hidden inside you?"

Pandora frowned slightly, her glassy eyes showing a ripple for the first time. She clearly hadn't expected her power of pretense to be broken so easily.

But just then—

Om-!

A golden light, ancient and profound, suddenly burst forth from Green's body and hovered in mid-air in front of him.

A dark fairy tale book engraved with golden patterns appeared on its own.

The pages moved on their own without any wind, the rustling sound echoing in the silent church before finally settling steadily on the first page.

Golden characters slowly emerged, and Green's aura grew stronger.

Snow White King (Unlocked)

Unlock condition: Marry a witch (the Frozen Witch Emilia)

Power: Emperor (Your rank will be elevated within the Golden Court)

He slowly raised his eyes, his previously unfocused gaze regaining focus, and a kingly aura that transcended all living beings surged forth from his body.

The dark fairy tale book, suspended in mid-air, radiated golden light, and the title of "Snow White King" shone brightly. His imperial power was fully awakened, flowing through his blood and soul.

Greene clenched his fist, then suddenly lowered it towards the void, speaking in a deep, majestic voice that resonated throughout the entire church:

"Sword, draw your sword with my life!"

Zheng—!!

A clear and deafening sword cry suddenly rang out, and the metallic tremor of its sharp edge tore through the air!

Love Sword Cupid stepped forward in response.

The originally harsh unlocking conditions were now met with no resistance, as if they were simply meant to submit to the new king before them.

Rumble!

A dazzling golden light spread wildly from Grimm's center, and the entire old and dilapidated church began to undergo a dramatic transformation.

In the blink of an eye, the dilapidated church completely vanished, replaced by a magnificent, solemn, and boundless golden royal court!

The ground is covered with gilded tiles, with crisscrossing patterns, and every inch exudes the supreme pressure that only a king can possess.

Then, swish, swish, swish—

The sound of synchronized metallic footsteps echoed from both sides of the royal court.

One after another, royal knights clad in dazzling golden armor and wielding long spears and giant shields materialized out of thin air from the golden mist.

Their faces were stern, their armor gleaming coldly. They stood in neat rows, silently guarding Green on either side, their eyes lowered, completely submissive. They were the exclusive royal guard legion belonging only to King Snow White.

Grimm paused, then sat firmly on the throne, holding his beloved sword Cupid, his expression indifferent as he looked down at the illusory witch Pandora before him.

"Beat that damned witch up and burn her!"

"As the king commands!"

The golden-armored knights answered in unison, their voices echoing throughout the royal court.

Two knights immediately stepped forward, and in a flash of golden light, they rushed to Pandora's side. The royal chains flew out instantly, binding her limbs tightly and dragging her directly to the cross, where they were firmly tied.

Pandora tried to use her power of illusion to break free, but within the Golden Court, her abilities were completely ineffective, and she was unable to move an inch.

The court magicians standing nearby immediately raised their staffs and chanted fire spells in unison.

"Spirits reborn from the flames, raise high the blazing sun!"

With a loud bang, raging flames instantly erupted, completely engulfing Pandora.

The scorching flames licked her body and burned her illusory flesh, but Pandora felt no pain. Instead, she raised the corners of her mouth in the flames and let out a clear and eerie laugh.

"That's amazing, Green... You're like a magic box filled with endless surprises."

Flames swirled around her long, silver-purple hair, and her stunningly beautiful face flickered in and out of focus in the firelight, gradually charring and crumbling.

In the end, it turned completely into a handful of ashes and dissipated in the sacred fire.

But the next second—

hum!

Familiar distorted ripples spread across the void, and pale, iridescent light slowly drifted down.

Pandora's figure descended from the void without warning once again, her movements light and graceful, her white dress fluttering in the wind, revealing her delicate, fair skin.

With a light step, she leaped directly onto the wide armrest of the throne where Green sat, and stood steadily.

Looking down at Green on the throne, his eyes still held that indifferent yet playful smile.

Green's face instantly darkened, his grip on Cupid's hand tightened abruptly, and his tone was full of impatience and irritation as he sharply rebuked him:

"Are you ever going to shut up? Can't you just obediently go and die?"