Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

The pale blue magical light surged instantly, carrying a world-destroying hatred, and mercilessly smashed towards Pandora!

"Pandora!!"

A furious roar echoed through the sea of ​​flowers, and countless enormous ice pillars crashed down on Pandora's body.

Boom!!

With a deafening roar, Pandora's body was instantly shattered by the ice, turning into countless fragments scattered on the petals, and she was completely lifeless.

Green stood rooted to the spot, staring dumbfounded at the swift and decisive strike. His mouth gaped open in an "O" shape, and he couldn't help but exclaim repeatedly, "Wow wow wow wow..."

He crept closer, whispered in Emilia's ear, and with a shocked expression, murmured:

"Is your mom always this ruthless? She's so decisive!"

No sooner had she said that than Fortuna, with her sharp ears, turned to look at her.

The anger vanished instantly from her face, replaced by a gentle and friendly smile. She quickly waved her hand and explained in an exceptionally kind tone:

"No, no, you are Lia's husband, and naturally my child too. I will not lose my temper with you."

The words had barely left his mouth when the magic mirror in his hand emitted a frantic and anxious cry from Jus, his voice trembling:

"Don't attack indiscriminately, Miss Fortuna!! Be careful not to be influenced by that woman's power and accidentally harm your family!"

Fortuna's expression changed abruptly, and she instantly became alert, nodding hurriedly, "You're right, Jules! I was too hasty!"

Almost instinctively, she opened her arms, one in each hand, and pulled Emilia and Grin tightly into her embrace, protecting them behind her.

The elf mother tensed up, warily scanning the scattered ice shards around her.

Turning to Betty, Garfield, Otto, and the others not far away, he shouted in a deep voice:

"Everyone, hide! That woman won't be killed so easily. Beware of her tricks!"

Held tightly in Fortuna's arms, Green was somewhat stiff. Upon hearing this, he weakly raised his hand, looking innocent and helpless, and whispered:

"Um... Mother-in-law, that person has no power left. I drained all her power earlier, and now she's no different from an ordinary person. I feel like you've turned her into a neutrino, and she's completely beyond saving."

Upon hearing this, Fortuna, who had been in a protective posture, froze abruptly. The wariness in her eyes hadn't yet faded, and she spoke hesitantly, her tone tinged with doubt:

"Is...that's how it is?"

"Yes."

Green nodded solemnly, his tone full of certainty, "It was by stripping her of her illusory power that I was able to use this power to repair your and Jules's twisted and shattered souls."

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, Emilia suddenly widened her eyes, pointed to the very center of the flower field, and said in a slightly panicked voice:

"No, Green, look there! There are hands piecing together the fragments of Pandora's body!"

Everyone immediately looked in the direction of the sound, although no one could see the invisible hands Emilia was referring to.

Yet, one could clearly see countless tiny silver starlight suddenly rising from the scattered ice shards and fragments of Pandora's body on the ground.

The starlight swirled and gathered rapidly in mid-air, piecing together the shattered body bit by bit.

The fragmented outline gradually became clear, and in a short while, it reformed into the shape of Pandora, once again hovering in mid-air.

Her face was still pale, but her eyes still held that obsessive calm.

Pandora lowered her eyes and slowly raised her hands.

Her fingertips gently touched the body she had regained, but her eyes showed no joy at being reborn. Instead, they were filled with a sense of loss and a long-buried bewilderment.

She murmured softly to the empty sea of ​​flowers, her voice as light as a breeze:

"Ode Ragnar...did you save me because you still had some consciousness left, or was it just an instinctive reaction...?"

As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly.

Green's brows furrowed suddenly, his relaxed expression vanished completely, and his eyes became extremely serious.

Ode Ragnar—this name is the fundamental existence of this world, the world will that maintains the operation of the world and controls all rules.

Looking at Pandora reborn in mid-air, Green's previous solemnity faded somewhat. Instead, he took a step forward and couldn't help but complain, his tone full of helplessness:

"How sinister is Pandora? How can you survive? Your vitality is outrageous!"

Faced with Green's blunt criticism, Pandora showed no anger. She simply shook her head slowly, her pale face still bearing that wistful expression, and explained calmly:

"I did die just now, but the world didn't want me to die, so it resurrected me."

"How is that possible?"

Green frowned even more, asking further questions with obvious confusion.

"Isn't Oed Ragnar apolitical? By what right does He save you? Did you give yourself to Him?"

Pandora raised her eyes, gazing into the distance as if recalling a time long past. Her voice was soft and light, yet it revealed a secret that could shock the entire world:

"He is the creator god of this world, and once possessed a complete will of his own. And I am the first human being created by His own hands."

Before everyone could process the shock, Fortuna, who was protecting Emilia and Grin, suddenly narrowed her eyes, her gaze filled with anger and confusion, and demanded sharply:

"It's so unfair! Why would the world's will save a demon like you?"

She could never forgive this woman who destroyed her home, hurt her children, and plunged countless people into suffering.

Pandora was not angry at all in the face of Fortuna's stern questioning.

Instead, a faint, somewhat melancholic smile slowly appeared on her face. Her gaze was gentle yet tinged with a sense of destiny as she softly said:

"You are Emilia's mother, so you will save her. I am the daughter of the world, so she will save me too."

As soon as she finished speaking, Emilia, who had been listening quietly all along, suddenly brightened up, as if she had instantly figured out all the problems.

"So you're opening that door to save your mother, Oed Ragnar?"

One sentence made Pandora freeze instantly.

She remained silent for a long time, her empty eyes churning with complex emotions.

After a long while, she slowly withdrew her gaze, not answering Emilia directly, but turning to look at Green, her voice carrying a hint of heaviness.

"Green, you said you wanted to create a new world. Then you should also know that worlds can wither away."

Green frowned slightly, his eyes becoming deep.

He looked directly at Pandora and responded in a deep voice:

"That's true. When a world comes to an end, it will gradually wither away, and the creator god who sustains the world will fall from the altar as his power dwindles. But after the world withers, it will leave behind the primordial seed, which can be used to create a completely new world."