Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

boom!

The dragon's body crashed into the snow, its black scales and flesh shattering into large fragments. Those fragments had not yet completely lost their vitality; they were slowly wriggling and expanding, gradually regaining their human form.

Subaru Natsuki also fell to the ground.

The violent impact and extreme cold left his body covered in cracks, like a shattered piece of porcelain, his bones and flesh seemingly about to break apart at any moment.

But just as the cracks began to spread, the life-sustaining magic that Beatrice had taught him was activated, forcibly holding his nearly broken body in place.

After glancing down and confirming that Capella was alright, Natsuki Subaru raised his head despite the freezing cold, every movement causing his body to crack and pop.

The cracks spread and thickened on his body, and waves of pain washed over him. But Natsuki Subaru remained unmoved.

His gaze pierced through the wind and snow, coldly fixed on the colossal beast atop the mansion.

"Are you the source of this coldness?"

Where is Emilia?

Where is Betty?

The giant beast lowered its head, but the distance made it impossible to see its expression.

All that could be heard was the deep sorrow in his voice...

The sorrow was so hollow... it seemed to come from a very distant place.

"Go to sleep, with my daughter."

A cold wind then swept up.

In Puck's Star Beast form, the human covered in cracks had no chance of escaping the attack.

Subaru Natsuki didn't dodge either.

The memories of being repeatedly slashed down by Red and getting back up from the ground all transformed into the pressure pressing down on the sword at this moment.

Because he never managed to defeat Red, because he didn't even draw his sword when facing the dragon Polkenica.

He had gone to great lengths to break the seal of the Sage's Tower, only to find that there were no great sages at all.

He was ambushed and left half-dead, barely clinging to life.

With all these factors combined, Subaru Natsuki's desperate army had reached a terrifying level!

His body can't hold on much longer; once this period of stagnation ends, he will die.

If it were the old Subaru Natsuki, he might have had no choice but to give up.

But the current Natsuki Subaru is different. He hates that there is no way out, so he cuts a path for himself!

They would even dare to behead the heavens! Let alone life and death?

Parker watched Natsuki Subaru's actions with a cold eye and said leisurely:

"Give up, why struggle in vain?"

Natsuki Subaru remained silent, only focusing on drawing his sword.

This sword, when it shakes its sheath, sounds like a dragon's roar.

This sword is renowned throughout the world.

Its name is:

"I hate the heavens!"

A dazzling sword light shot into the sky against the wind and snow, like a torrent tearing through the white night, creating a gash in the swirling snow.

Parker's eyes widened and he let out a lion's roar. The next second, the extreme cold around him pressed down on Subaru like a storm.

Natsuki Subaru's movements did not stop at all; the essence of Konten was to live in the face of death!

The torrent of sword strikes landed squarely on Parker.

The giant beast's body jolted violently, letting out a painful roar.

The moment the sword light dissipated, Natsuki Subaru shattered into countless pieces along with the ice and snow beneath his feet.

Parker won, but he was screaming in pain.

Natsuki Subaru lost, but he remained expressionless.

Am I still not strong enough?

As Natsuki Subaru pondered, before his consciousness completely sank into darkness, he heard a heart-wrenching wail.

"do not want!"

"No no ...

Natsuki Subaru used the last of his strength to roll his eyes.

He saw that Capela had reformed into human form, though only her upper body remained. She dragged herself to the fragments of her own body and pressed her hands firmly against the cracked flesh and ice.

The mount, which usually had an arrogant expression, now had only despair and helplessness in its eyes.

She desperately tried to activate her powers, but the chill severely hampered her recovery.

A huge shadow fell.

Parker stood behind Capela, his voice remaining flat.

"You failed to keep your promise to me, this is your punishment."

"As agreed, I will destroy the world."

The next second, extreme cold engulfed everything.

Capela's tears froze on her cheeks, turning her entire body into an ice sculpture, which was eventually blown away by the gale.

Subaru Natsuki's consciousness then plunged into complete darkness.

Return of Death

After losing consciousness, Natsuki Subaru returned to that dark space once again.

In the endless darkness, the shadowy garden was as quiet as an unattended tomb.

The mechanical Capella stood in the center of the garden, her face still expressionless. Her eyes were fixed on Natsuki Subaru, who had just arrived, but a tear slowly rolled down her cheek.

The tear fell silently onto the black ground.

The next moment, several pitch-black hands emerged from the ground and reached out to grab Subaru Natsuki.

He tried to escape, but he couldn't move a single finger. Those hands gripped his clothes, wrists, and ankles, as if trying to drag his soul back into the depths of darkness.

But at this very moment, an even more powerful force emerged from the end of the darkness.

That force grabbed Natsuki Subaru by the back of the neck and forcibly pulled him away from the countless dark hands.

The garden before me, the mechanical Capella, and those constantly struggling black hands were all stretched into distant afterimages.

When Subaru Natsuki opened his eyes again, the first thing he smelled was a strong medicinal odor.

Above me were familiar wooden beams, and the light filtering through the paper windows was dim and yellowish.

The bed beneath me was so hard it hurt, and every breath I took felt like a piece of red-hot iron was rubbing against my chest.

Is it Xuchang?

"Are we back home again?"

Natsuki Subaru tried to prop himself up, but as soon as the nerve signals reached his arms, intense pain shot through his chest and spread throughout his body.

His arm felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he couldn't move it an inch.

The sound of weeping drifted to my ears; it was Cao Cao, Qinghe, Cao Ren...

"Am I still in a hospital bed in Xuchang?" Natsuki Subaru suddenly realized.

The altered Return of Death seems to be different from what he understood.

He even thought his return from death had given him the ability to go back to a few days earlier—

So, is the end result that we can only go back to a few days ago in another world?

During the Three Kingdoms period, each time he died and returned, he could only be back for a few seconds. In other words, each time he died and returned, he faced the prospect of his body immediately collapsing.

If he does nothing, all that awaits him is this body that has already reached its end.

The enormous shadow left by the beast still loomed deep within his consciousness.

If the next time I return to Lugnica, I can still go back to a few days ago, just like before, then there might be a chance to salvage everything.

If his sword is powerful enough, he can block the beast's cold wind, stop the Witch Cult and the White Whale, and save Emilia from certain death.

However, his current sword is still too weak. He can't even reach the threshold of the Hate Heaven Sword level, let alone cut through the snowstorm that could freeze the world.

The sword needs to be sharpened to a point where it's sharp enough...

But in that case, his mediocre talent alone is definitely not enough. He needs someone who truly stands at the pinnacle of swordsmanship to guide him with unparalleled swordsmanship!

Imagine the Three Kingdoms period, a time of heroes rising up, filled with famous swords and unparalleled swordsmen.

If he can find a hero willing to teach him, perhaps there is still a chance to carve a crack in this dead end.

This means that he absolutely cannot just die in the Three Kingdoms period without saying a word!

A deafening cry came from beside the bed.

"Ang'er!"

"My son! Caw!"

"What will I do if you leave? How can I face your mother?"

"My son is gone; the world is without light!"

Cao Cao's voice was terribly hoarse, followed closely by Qinghe's sobbing.

"Father, my elder brother... he already died in Wancheng..."

"Of course I know!" Cao Cao waved his hand dismissively. "Natsuki Subaru is our son-in-law, he is..."

Qinghe and several Cao Wei generals stood inside the room, obediently accepting Cao Cao's twisted logic and reprimands.

Natsuki Subaru didn't have time to tell how long they had been crying; he only realized that his body was nearing its end and he had to act quickly.

Besides wanting to learn swordsmanship, he had too many regrets during the Three Kingdoms period!

He still remembers that tear from Qinghe.

At the very least, he wanted to personally wipe away Qinghe's tear.

At least he wanted to give Qinghe the future she wanted...

Subaru Natsuki forcibly mobilized the remaining magical power within his body.

Fortunately, he made a lot of preparations after returning to that other world from the Three Kingdoms period last time!

[Deadly!]

The stagnant, dark purple magic spread along the meridians.

efficient!

The pain was temporarily suppressed deep within the body; it didn't disappear, but it also didn't become more intense.

Although Natsuki Subaru still felt as if his chest had been pierced by a spear, he had finally regained his ability to move!

Natsuki Subaru suddenly sat up in bed, moving his body.

Because he had been seriously ill for many days... mainly because the servants were too precious and no one helped take care of them.

So Natsuki Subaru's white hair was tangled on his face, making him look like a madman.

Seeing Natsuki Subaru sit up in shock from his deathbed, the weeping in the room abruptly stopped.

Natsuki Subaru immediately looked at Kiyokawa, who was dressed in white mourning clothes and sobbing softly by the bedside, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Qinghe, I'm back."

Princess Qinghe stared at the scene, then instinctively grasped the hand that was resting on her cheek, and tears welled up again.

Natsuki Subaru gave her a smile, then looked at the generals in the room.

"Prime Minister, my colleagues, we're back home. Please don't be sad."