Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

He struggled to move his eyes and saw a fierce face with tears streaming down his face.

It was... his lord!

Cao Cao, the current Chancellor and King of Wei.

This lord, a veteran of countless battles and weathered many storms, was now sitting upright by the bedside, tightly gripping his right hand, his whole body trembling with sobs.

This place is no longer the dilapidated courtyard of the Roswaal mansion.

The bed and curtains from his memory, and the newly awakened Xudu outside the window, all came into his view.

The first crow of a rooster could be heard in the distance.

Wheels were already slowly passing by on the street, and the sound of them rolling over the stone slabs could be faintly heard through the courtyard.

He actually returned to Xuchang.

Princess Qinghe, dressed in mourning clothes, knelt on the other side of the bed.

That once radiant face, so bright that Subaru Natsuki dared not look directly at it, had lost its color and its will; only tears silently streamed down its cheeks.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xu Chu, and others stood further away.

The usually imposing Cao Wei generals all bowed their heads, too grief-stricken to speak.

Natsuki Subaru quickly recognized the early morning sky as dawn was breaking.

This was the day his illness flared up and he was about to die.

It was also the last morning he spent in the Three Kingdoms period before marrying Princess Qinghe.

The return from death has brought me back here?

Before Natsuki Subaru could even be surprised, his attention was drawn to the others.

"Subaru, you've withered away~ What am I to do!"

Cao Cao lowered his head, tears falling onto the back of Subaru's hand.

"You haven't married Qinghe yet! I haven't even witnessed your wedding!"

"Heaven has no eyes! Heaven has no eyes!"

"Ang'er!"

"Caw! My son!"

As Cao Cao cried, for some reason, the "Mao'er" he was referring to gradually changed to "Ang'er".

Xiahou Dun raised his head, his expression shifting several times, but finally he couldn't help but whisper a reminder:

"Your Majesty, the man on the bed is General Natsuki Subaru."

"Young Master Ang...he already..."

"Of course I know!"

Cao Cao spoke quickly, then turned and glared fiercely at Xiahou Dun, his tears flowing even more profusely.

"One is my son, and the other is my son-in-law."

“A son-in-law is half a son! What’s wrong with me calling him Ang’er?”

Xiahou Dun opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't find the words to refute him, and a tear fell from his one eye.

They finally understood that Cao Cao's emotional reaction to the scene was also a way of showing his respect for Subaru Natsuki.

The expressions of Cao Ren and the others became even more sorrowful.

Today, our lord has lost his good son-in-law, half a son.

They, too, lost their good brothers and true drinking buddies!

Ah, the vast heavens, the boundless earth...

You'll never find another general like him, willing to share fine wine with his colleagues!

The air in the already heavy and suffocating room became even heavier.

As Natsuki Subaru looked at these familiar faces, his heart sank even deeper.

He had already parted ways with these people once.

I thought it would be a miracle to be able to meet again, but who would have thought that this reunion would only last for a short while.

He seems to be leaving again soon.

Natsuki Subaru didn't want his last sight of Xuchang to be nothing more than Cao Cao's weeping and the tears of the crowd.

He wanted to make everyone laugh before he left.

Even just once would be fine.

My lord, my name is Mao, not Ang.

Prince Ang and the Princess are from the same father and mother.

If you really call me son, when I marry Qinghe, should she call me husband or brother?

Wouldn't this make everyone call me Natsuki Subaru wrong?

Natsuki Subaru wanted to say those words.

But that terrible illness had drained all his strength.

His internal organs felt like they were rotting, and every breath brought excruciating pain that went deep into his bones. Natsuki Subaru opened his mouth, but could only manage a faint gasp.

Princess Qinghe immediately leaned down and brought her ear close to his lips.

Natsuki Subaru tried to move his lips.

Princess Qinghe listened quietly for a while, then raised her head with tears in her eyes.

“Father, Mao said, if you keep calling him by the wrong name, after we get married, I won’t know whether to call him my husband or my brother.”

Cao Cao's crying stopped for a moment.

He glanced at Princess Qinghe, then at Subaru Natsuki lying on the bed, suddenly wiped away his tears, and laughed heartily:

"What's so difficult about this?"

"From now on, let's each do our own thing!"

"Qinghe calls you husband, and I call you Ang'er. Isn't that perfect?"

Princess Qinghe gave Cao Cao a reproachful look, tears welling in her eyes.

"Father!"

Xiahou Dun suddenly lowered his head and pursed his lips tightly.

Xu Chu couldn't hold back; with snot and tears still on his face, he let out a short laugh.

"Your Majesty's plan is brilliant!"

Cao Ren raised his hand to cover his face, it was unclear whether he was crying or laughing.

Cao Cao stared blankly at Natsuki Subaru, his face a mixture of laughter and tears, before finally letting out a long sigh.

"That's enough, that's enough."

"It's Mao'er, I'll remember this time."

He gripped Subaru's hand tighter, but his voice trembled again.

"Did you all see that? Mao'er can still joke around; he hasn't lost yet!"

"As long as Mao'er has a breath left, he will be invincible! Even fate cannot do anything to him!"

The generals in the room all nodded and shouted in unison:

"General Natsuki is incredibly powerful!"

Even Princess Qinghe forced back her tears and gave Natsuki Subaru a smile.

Natsuki Subaru looked at them and finally felt a little relieved.

If I can make them laugh one last time, then my trip wasn't in vain.

But in the end, Natsuki Subaru's gaze fell on Princess Kiyokawa's face, which was so close to his own, and a sudden pang of regret arose in his heart.

He was ultimately unable to make up for the wedding that was never completed.

Just as his consciousness was about to fade away, Natsuki Subaru suddenly sensed a familiar presence within his body.

It is... a door to magic.

Parker once taught him that doors are the foundation upon which everyone casts magic.

Unexpectedly, even during the Three Kingdoms period, he was still able to sense it.

Natsuki Subaru was overjoyed and instinctively tried to use his magic to save his life.

But he soon remembered that he had only learned one kind of magic.

Gauze curtain.

He could release a huge cloud of black smoke into this room, making it impossible for anyone who came to say goodbye to see anything.

Other than that, it's completely useless.

For the first time, Natsuki Subaru regretted not learning more magic.

If he knew healing arts, he might be able to survive this terrible disease that was sent down by fate.

Perhaps he will be able to fulfill his marriage agreement with Princess Qinghe.

Perhaps he could hear Cao Cao call him Ang'er a few more times, lest his lord cry until he couldn't even pronounce his name correctly.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Princess Qinghe seemed to understand something from his gradually unfocused eyes.

She held Natsuki Subaru's cold hand, gently pressed it against her face, and finally couldn't help but cry out.

Natsuki Subaru wanted to wipe away her tears.

But his fingers could no longer move.

His consciousness sank completely into darkness.

Immediately afterwards, that strange pulling sensation reappeared.

This time, two forces simultaneously seized his soul, tearing him in completely different directions.

One of the forces was about the same as before.

The other force, however, had become somewhat weak and quickly loosened its restraints on him.

Subaru Natsuki was dragged deeper by the remaining power.

He didn't know how much time had passed when a night breeze suddenly blew on his face.

Natsuki Subaru suddenly opened his eyes.

What comes into view is a deserted royal street.

Under a vast expanse of starry night, all the shops on both sides of the street were closed, and in the distance, patrolling guards carrying lanterns slowly walked by.

As for why he had just returned to Xuchang and why he had experienced death again, Natsuki Subaru had no time to delve into it.

There is something even more important at hand.

Subaru Natsuki lowered his head.

His left arm was intact.

The sword Roswaal gave him was gone, and the dragon blood curse on his body had also completely disappeared.

This is not the sickbed where he was about to die during the Three Kingdoms period.

It wasn't the battlefield between him and Capella at Roswaal's mansion either.

"Huh? Where did you get me?"

Natsuki Subaru looked completely bewildered.

Just as he was feeling lost, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.