The shuttle in the second dimension

　"Really? You're all so weird. You gave up such a good opportunity." Parker muttered in confusion, wagging his tail.

　"Is it strange? I feel that I am relatively normal compared to Emilia." With a slight smile on his lips, Lin Xuan turned his head and smiled at Parker who was lying beside him.

　He propped his chin up with his paw, pretending to be thinking, but then he put on a helpless look, stuck out his tongue, and put on a playful look. "I really want to refute it, but when I think about it, it's really like this."

　"Haha~~"

　"Haha~~"

　When the man and the cat laughed, Emilia's face suddenly appeared in front of them. Emilia put her hands on her hips, leaned down, looked down at Lin Xuan and Parker, and said with a pout.

　"What are you two laughing at!? I feel like you're saying something bad about me."

　"Absolutely not." The man and the cat said at the same time.

　"Really?" Emilia was obviously skeptical about Lin Xuan and Parker's neat answers, but just when she was about to raise her doubts, the maid sisters arrived in time to rescue Lin Xuan and Parker, because the owner of this mansion, Count Roswaal, had returned.

　-

　Led by Ram and Rem, everyone arrived at the restaurant, and Beatrice seemed to be one step ahead of Lin Xuan and the others.

　When she saw Natsuki Subaru, Beatrice mocked him, which made Natsuki Subaru furious. However, after seeing Parker, Beatrice immediately threw Natsuki Subaru behind her and stuck to Parker...

　"What a good relationship~~~" Looking at the two elves sticking together, Lin Xuan said with a little surprise.

　"Surprisingly, Beatrice is so attached to Parker."

　Just as Lin Xuan and Emilia were talking, a devilish voice filled with joy came from the door of the restaurant.

　"Oh my~ Beatrice is here too! How rare! After all these days, you finally want to have dinner with me? I'm so happy."

　"It's enough for a simple-minded person to have him." After glancing at the owner of the devilish voice behind him and Natsuki Subaru beside him, Bie Di said mercilessly, then turned his head and said to Parker affectionately, "Betty is just waiting for her brother."

　Immediately afterwards, Natsuki Subaru's actions shocked everyone in the restaurant. Even Lin Xuan, who had known this would happen, was still frightened by Natsuki Subaru's thoughtless action.

　"Do you always have to invite a clown to entertain you before dinner?" Patting the clown's back enthusiastically, Caiyue said with a smile, "You don't really understand rich people~~"

　"That, Subaru, he is..." Emilia came back to her senses and reminded Natsuki Subaru, but before she could finish her words, the 'clown' said with a smile.

　"No, no, no, I don't mind, Lady Emilia."

　"What's going on?" Just when Natsuki Subaru was confused, the 'clown' introduced himself.

　4.5 "I am the owner of the mansion, Roswaal 1. Mezas." After introducing himself, Roswaal turned his head and looked at the stunned Natsuki Subaru.

　Looking at Roswaal and Natsuki Subaru, Lin Xuan curled his lips and muttered.

　"This scene is so embarrassing."

　-

　At the table, Lin Xuan sat silently, enjoying the food from this otherworldly world. Unlike Lin Xuan, Natsuki Subaru was quite talkative. Roswaal, on the other hand, looked at Natsuki Subaru with a nonchalant expression, and only spoke to him after he had finished his questions.

　But before saying that, Roswaal glanced at Lin Xuan. "It's normal that the young man didn't know because he lost his memory, but you came to the border Count Mezas's mansion in the Kingdom of Lugnica and didn't know the situation at all. It's incredible~~"

Chapter 11

　death cycle

　"Uh—what's going on?"

　Even Subaru noticed something strange in Roswaal's words.

　"The country is unstable. After all, the Kingdom of Lukanir has no king now." Upon hearing this, Subaru's pupils shrank slightly, and Lin Xuan also pretended to be curious and raised his head, looking at Roswaal.

　"Don't be so nervous." Seeing Subaru's nervousness, Roswaal soothed him with his devilish voice, "These are harsh facts that even ordinary people know."

　"I see~~ I thought I knew some secret that would get me silenced." Subaru felt relieved after Roswaal's explanation.

　But then, as Roswaal continued to explain, Subaru's expression began to change again after he realized that the country was currently in the process of selecting a king.

　"Wait, isn't it super suspicious that two mysterious foreigners appeared during this period!?" Subaru shouted loudly and directly included Lin Xuan in the suspicious list, although there was nothing wrong in doing so.

　Later on, when Emilia revealed her identity as the candidate for the king in 31, Subaru was shocked again. This also made him understand why Emilia cared so much about the badge in the royal capital. It was basically the identity proof of the kingdom candidate. If he lost even that, he would probably be kicked out of the competition for the candidate for the king. After all, if he couldn't even protect a small badge, how could he protect the country?

　As the conversation continued, Roswaal finally got to the point. He looked at Subaru and Lin Xuan, opened his arms, and said generously.

　"As Lady Emilia's benefactors, please tell me what reward you would like. Come, tell me your wishes."

　Listening to Roswaal's devilish voice, Lin Xuan did not rush to answer him, but looked at Subaru, who had already put his hands on the table and stood up to give an answer. Subaru, just like in the original book, asked Roswaal to hire him to work in the mansion. His wish undoubtedly puzzled Emilia, because this wish was too undesirable, but the wish that Lin Xuan mentioned next was the same, and there was no desire at all.

　"Count Roswaal, you should also know that I have lost a very important part of my memory, which has made me feel unfamiliar with this world. Therefore, my wish is to let me stay here for a while so that I can learn more about this strange world." Lin Xuan smiled and put down the spoon in his hand.

　-

　After breakfast, Subaru was taken downstairs by Ram and Rem to choose clothes for the servants, while Lin Xuan went to the open space in the courtyard.

　~.q

　Lin Xuan pulled the knife out of the sheath and looked at the black blade in front of him that was shining with cold light. Suddenly, he felt a strange feeling in his mind, as if he wanted to remember something, but he couldn't remember it.

　What a strange feeling." Lin Xuan whispered, temporarily putting the scabbard aside.

　"Forget it, I won't dwell on that feeling. If I have time to dwell on it, I might as well swing the knife more and see if I can use it to recall some memories and skills about the knife. Otherwise, this excellent body will be wasted." Sighing, Lin Xuan held the knife in both hands and began to swing the knife boringly.

　As the number of times he swung the knife increased, Lin Xuan felt that his connection with the knife became deeper, which made Lin Xuan happy.

　In this way, in the next few days, except for eating and sleeping, Lin Xuan spent most of his time practicing with the sword. Even if Emilia and others came to find him, they did not disturb him because they saw that he was immersed in practicing with the sword. In this way, Lin Xuan's presence in this mansion became lower and lower, and even Roswaal no longer paid attention to Lin Xuan.

　Until the fourth night.

　It was already late at night, but Lin Xuan, who was wearing pajamas, had no intention of sleeping. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the bed with the knife across his legs.

　"These past few days, in order not to affect the plot, I've been completely focused on practicing with my sword. Even though I haven't remembered anything, I've become more proficient in using the sword than before. Now, even if I run into a Gut Hunter, I still can't defeat him, but I won't be as embarrassed as I was before I entered this strange state."

　As he spoke, Lin Xuan looked in the direction of Subaru's room.

　"Now, let's see if my memory can be preserved after Natsuki Subaru's death and return. According to the performance in the past few days, Natsuki Subaru's performance is exactly the same as the plot. Next, if I see Subaru's performance when I am not in the first round, then I will be the same as other people in this world. In this case, Natsuki Subaru's death will be avoided in the future." Lin Xuan had just finished speaking when he suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

　"Could it be that..." Before Lin Xuan could finish his words, he saw that his sword had undergone a change. A dark force continued to overflow from the scabbard. At this moment, Lin Xuan discovered that the surrounding environment, including himself, was also changing, as if everything was flowing backwards.

　'Death returns!' Lin Xuan was fully aware of what was happening in this scene, but he didn't expect that he would be able to see the scene of time flowing backwards so clearly.

　Just as Lin Xuan was sighing, he suddenly felt a chill, and then he saw a black claw suddenly appear and grab him.

　"What is that!?" Watching the black claw draw closer, Lin Xuan opened his mouth to call for help, but found himself unable to move, as if held in place by something. Not only could he not open his mouth, he couldn't even move his eyes. But just as the black claw was about to grab Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan saw the dark power emanating from the scabbard suddenly surge into a frenzy, as if reaching its limit, and directly sent the black claw flying.

　After being knocked away, the black claw seemed unwilling to give up and grabbed Lin Xuan again, but was still knocked away by the dark power. After trying several times, the black claw realized that it was no match for the opponent, so it began to become obedient and no longer attacked Lin Xuan. Just like that, after a while, Lin Xuan found that the surroundings were no longer changing, and the black claw and the dark energy overflowing from the scabbard were also gone.

　"What was that dark power just now? Could that be the true power of this knife?" Looking at the knife lying across his legs, Lin Xuan realized that he had greatly underestimated it. Although he didn't know what the dark power just now was, it looked very powerful...

　"That black claw just now was probably the work of the Witch of Jealousy. If I'm not mistaken, she wanted to get rid of me, an outlier in the cycle of death. After all, even Natsuki Subaru has never seen time go backwards. But I didn't expect that this knife was so powerful that it actually knocked the black claw away directly. I almost felt like I was going to die right after that." Lin Xuan said with lingering fear as he reached out and picked up the knife lying across his leg.

　"I never thought that in the end, it would be you who allowed me to retain my memories in the cycle of death."

Chapter 12: Temptation

　"I didn't expect that, in the end, it was you who allowed me to retain my memory in the cycle of death. It was hard to believe that I had the feeling of having you by my side. If it weren't for you, I would have died at the hands of the black claws." Recalling the feeling of powerlessness when facing the black claws before, Lin Xuan couldn't help but clutch his clothes on his chest, his face a little pale.

　After taking a few deep breaths, Lin Xuan's expression looked better.

　knock knock --

　The sudden knock on the door immediately attracted Lin Xuan's attention.

　"come in."

　After getting Lin Xuan's permission, the person knocking on the door pushed open the door and walked in. It was Rem, the maid of this mansion. She was holding the set of clothes that Lin Xuan wore when he woke up in the royal capital.

　"Guest, your clothes." Gently placing the clothes on the bedside, Rem looked at Lin Xuan and said, "I'll change them for you."

　"That's not necessary. I'm more used to changing my clothes by myself." Lin Xuan politely declined Rem's request and continued, "Can you wait for me outside the door for a while? I want to go see the person who came with me yesterday, but the mansion is too big. I'm afraid I'll get lost. Can you help me show me the way?"

　"Okay, guest." With that, Rem left the room and closed the door behind him.

　After Rem left, Lin Xuan quickly changed his clothes. After opening the door, he saw Rem standing quietly outside the door.

　"Sorry to have kept you waiting. You can go now."

　"Please follow me, guest." As he said that, Rem took Lin Xuan towards Subaru's room, but before they arrived, they saw Subaru running towards them.

　However, because Subaru covered his eyes with his forearm, he did not see Lin Xuan and Rem coming towards him, so when he ran past Lin Xuan, he did not pay attention to Lin Xuan, causing his shoulder to bump into Lin Xuan slightly. Lin Xuan was fine, but Subaru almost fell down. However, even so, Subaru still ran away from Lin Xuan without a care in the world.

　"What's wrong with him? Is he upset by something?" Turning his head to look at Subaru who was running farther and farther away, Lin Xuan turned around and asked Rem.

　But Rem just shook his head, indicating that he didn't know what was going on.

　Lin Xuan really didn't know why Subaru was like this? How could it be possible? He was the only one in the mansion who knew why Subaru had become like this, but he had to pretend that he didn't know.

　Not long after Subaru ran over, Lin Xuan saw Ram running towards them.

　"Good morning, guest." After seeing Lin Xuan, Ram first greeted him respectfully, and then asked.

　"Guest, Rem, have you seen the injured guest?"

　"Where did he run to?" After pointing out the direction Subaru left to Ram, Lin Xuan looked at Ram with a little confusion and asked.

　"What's wrong with him?"

　"Ram doesn't know either." After answering Lin Xuan's question, Ram ran to find Subaru.

　pp

　"Since she is no longer in the room, there is no point for me to go there." With a sigh, Lin Xuan said to Rem beside him.

　"I'm going to take a walk in the courtyard so I don't have to take up any more of your time, Rem."

　"Okay, sir." After saying that, Rem pointed the way to Lin Xuan and left.

　After Rem left, Lin Xuan followed the route Rem pointed and came to the courtyard.

　After walking in the courtyard for a while, Lin Xuan met Emilia. After chatting with her for a while, he found Subaru opening the door and walking out.

　Looking at Emilia running over in a hurry, Lin Xuan shook his head and walked over slowly.

　After Subaru woke up, he ran out without saying why, which obviously made Emilia worried. Therefore, after seeing Subaru appear, Emilia went up to him and questioned him directly.

　"Are you okay? You didn't seem to be in a good state when I saw you in the corridor before." Lin Xuan asked with a smile as he walked slowly in front of Subaru.

　"No, it's okay. I'm sorry. I bumped into you before and I haven't apologized to you yet." Subaru touched the back of his head and apologized to Lin Xuan. Perhaps it was because Lin Xuan was concentrating on practicing swordsmanship in the last round and had little presence, Subaru no longer had the same hostility towards Lin Xuan as before.

　After talking for a while, Ram and Rem came, and then just like in the first week, Count Roswaal came back, and Lin Xuan and others were taken to the restaurant. Having learned from the last lesson, Subaru no longer treated Roswaal as a clown this time, but the wish he put forward was exactly the same as last time - to let Roswaal hire him to work here. Of course, Lin Xuan's wish was the same as before.