"Aaaaaaah!!!" Blood was gushing from Natsuki Subaru's forehead.

"I knew it was you! You must be jealous of my relationship with Emilia!" Subaru Natsuki shouted.

"You're just a lowly servant, yet you want to have a relationship with your master? Aren't you overthinking it?" Yamabuki Hanajin casually pulled the kitchen knife off Natsuki Subaru's head.

Subaru Natsuki let out another scream.

Although the wound wasn't deep, it still hurt a lot.

"Stand here and don't move. I'll heal you. The magic I'm using is sky magic, which can heal wounds and remove curses." A blue-green magic circle appeared in Yamabuki Hanajin's hand, and the wound between Natsuki Subaru's eyebrows was healed in the blink of an eye.

Natsuki Subaru stared at Yamabuki Hanajin in shock: "It's actually the very rare Priest class in the game. Yamabuki, I'll reluctantly believe you one more time and trust you're not the real culprit. Come to my room tonight..."

Chapter 654 (Main Text · 655) Rem is still cute even with a flail.

Natsuki Subaru hadn't realized there was anything wrong with what he said, but Rem and Ram were already making sarcastic remarks.

"Sister, sister, how could Natsuki Subaru say such shameless things to a minor? I feel he should be sentenced to death."

"Rem, Rem, don't look, you'll be corrupted by this pervert." Ram hugged her sister.

"You two, stop your back-and-forth! I had no choice. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to share a room with this bastard!" Natsuki Subaru shouted, though his words were indeed likely to cause misunderstandings.

However, the two maids now look at Subaru Natsuki with the same eyes they would a vermin, and they even insult a minor girl, a crime that cannot be prosecuted.

"We won't hand Yamabuki over to you. Even Rem has a responsibility to protect the children." Rem shielded Yamabuki Hanajin behind her like a kitten protecting its cubs, while Yamabuki Hanajin hid behind Rem and made a face.

Natsuki Subaru was so desperate. Why did this happen on his first day of work? Is the whole world against me? This is so hard for me.

"Then let's find a time to talk alone, okay?" Natsuki Subaru could only lower his expectations; he always felt that Yamabuki Hanajin must know something.

"No, I don't want to be in a deserted space with a man whose identity is unknown!" Yamabuki Hanajin directly rejected Natsuki Subaru's invitation.

It's no fun giving you clues so quickly. Give me more entertainment!

Natsuki Subaru laughed. "What sins did I commit in my past life to deserve meeting you in this one? So it wasn't you who was killed, was it?"

However, Subaru Natsuki did get some information. Yamabuki Hanajin's calm demeanor provided Subaru with two useful pieces of information.

First, Yamabuki Hanajin does know something, but for some reason that she doesn't know, he is unwilling to tell her.

Secondly, although the person who killed her was very powerful, they would not have been able to harm Emilia, otherwise Yamabuki Hanajin wouldn't have been able to do it so easily.

Of course, there is also hidden information: Yamabuki Hanajin can easily deal with the person who killed her.

"Damn it, I'm so far behind in intelligence, favorability, and strength!" Natsuki Subaru knew his own limitations. He knew that he couldn't beat any enemy who knew even a little bit of the tricks. All he could do was keep gathering intelligence with his life and find reliable partners to take down the enemy.

For Subaru Natsuki, Yamabuki Hanajin is a neutral evil, and he might be able to make good use of her.

"Alright! It's time for me to show off my skills." Yamabuki Hanajin grinned and started cooking. Of course, whether her cooking would kill someone was still unknown. Hmm, Roswaal should really like what I make, right?

It's lunchtime.

Roswaal stared at the indescribable food on his plate, and even as the kingdom's foremost archmage, he fell silent.

"Who made this postmodern art-inspired food? It looks like the entrails of an evil god were crushed and then roasted on hellfire, with Tiamat's excrement and dragon's saliva added on top. Are you sure this is for me to eat?" Roswaal stared at Yamabuki Hanajin.

"Is this thing poisoned?" Roswaal looked at Ram beside him.

Ram squinted: "I can guarantee this won't kill anyone, but that's all I can guarantee. Ram is also curious why ordinary ingredients turn into this in Ms. Yamabuki's hands. Should I prepare another one?"

Roswaal refused: "After all, it was breakfast prepared for me by my lovely temporary maid. It would be too impolite not to eat a single bite~~~ Hmm~~~"

Emilia, standing beside him, said with a somewhat subtle expression, "Roswaal, you don't really need to make things difficult for yourself."

Roswaal stared intently at the food before him: "Lady Emilia, you may not know this, but it's also very meaningful to muster the courage to innovate. I want to eat it, I really want to eat it!"

Roswaal took a large bite, chewed it very carefully, and then gave a fair assessment: "I regret it. I take back what I said before, Ms. Yamabuki. In order to avoid wasting food, could you please finish all the food you made?"

“I refuse,” Yamabuki Hanajin said without hesitation.

When I transformed into Emiya Shirou last time, my cooking skills were quite impressive. Why have they reverted back to normal now? It doesn't make sense.

“However, to avoid wasting food, you can give this food to Natsuki Subaru. Every grain is hard-earned, Subaru, please don’t waste food.” Yamabuki Hanajin looked at Natsuki Subaru, whose face was ashen.

"You're not playing a trick on me, are you?" Natsuki Subaru looked at Emilia with tearful eyes.

Emilia lowered her head and pretended not to see anything. Right, she couldn't let anyone see the slight upturn of her lips.

Natsuki Subaru took a bite with a death wish, and the taste was... well, it was like fermented mud having a party in his mouth.

Subaru Natsuki said that he survived because his immune system had gone berserk.

"What a tragedy! Why did I have to run into you? You're practically my nemesis." Natsuki Subaru silently shed tears.

Roswaal smiled broadly: "Alright, let's all eat together."

After the meal, everyone returned to their work stations.

However, this time Ram didn't mention the lack of spices in the kitchen, but Subaru Natsuki still offered to go to the village below to buy spices.

Rem agreed and took Subaru to the village. When they returned, Subaru indeed had another tooth mark on his hand.

night.

Natsuki Subaru sat in the corner of the room, determined to find out who was trying to kill him that night.

Sitting still for long periods of time is very tiring. Natsuki Subaru fell asleep while sitting. Suddenly, he felt his body was in a very weak state, as if his internal organs had been forcibly pulled out.

He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with his dinner.

What's going on? What's happening? What's wrong with my body? Subaru Natsuki was in a state of utter confusion when he suddenly remembered what Yamabuki Hanajin had said: that it could lift the curse and heal wounds.

"Yamabuki! Help! Help me!" Natsuki Subaru slowly crawled out.

Moonlight streamed through the corridor windows and fell onto the floor. Natsuki Subaru saw Yamabuki Hanajin standing in the middle of the corridor, smiling at him.

Natsuki Subaru seemed to see a lifeline and desperately crawled towards it.

But in the next instant, the sound of chains dragging on the ground rang out, and a tremendous force smashed Natsuki Subaru's head to pieces.

It's the familiar ceiling again.

Natsuki Subaru woke up with a start, as if he were a drowning fish.

Chapter 655 (Main Text 656) Shocking! Natsuki Subaru actually did this!

Rem and Ram were so frightened by the strange scream that they huddled in the corner.

"Sister, sister, it seems like the guest has some mental problems."

"Rem, Rem, it's better if we don't go over there."

Natsuki Subaru swallowed hard.

He already had an idea in his mind.

Just then, the door opened, and Yamabuki Hanajin walked in with a smile and greeted him: "Good morning, little one."

But at this moment, Natsuki Subaru's mind was on the verge of collapse. He let out a roar and charged at Yamabuki Hanajin.

"I knew it was you! Don't play dumb. You're the mastermind behind everything. You bastard, what do human lives mean to you? How could you do it so easily?" Natsuki Subaru was now certain that the person who had attacked him was Yamabuki Hanajin.

There are only two possibilities when there is an abnormality in your body.

One is poisoning, the other is magic.

He had just experienced that feeling of physical weakness "this morning" when Betty forcibly drained his magic.

In other words, I was killed by magic on the first night. This woman said she could use sky magic to heal and restore, but who knows if she's telling the truth? What if she's lying to me?

At this point, Subaru Natsuki decided to strike first, regardless of whether he would succeed.

If all else fails, I can just reload the save.

Yamabuki Hanajin appeared extremely terrified, and finally performed a very standard crouching defensive posture with her hands covering her head.

"boom!"

Natsuki Subaru punched Emilia directly in the nose from behind Yamabuki Hanajin.

Emilia covered her nose and squatted down.

In an instant, Natsuki Subaru was pinned to the ground with his hands behind his back by Rem.

"Who are you? Why did you try to assassinate Lady Emilia? Who sent you? What's with the witch's scent on you?" Rem demanded sharply.

Subaru Natsuki realized what was happening at that moment.

Oh no, he'd been led by the nose. He turned to look at Yamabuki Hanajin. Although the little girl looked terrified on the surface, the corners of her mouth and eyes twitched slightly upwards, making her seem quite happy.

Emilia covered her nose with both hands, and when she moved away, she found her hands were covered in blood.

"I'll heal you right now." Yamabuki Hanajin immediately activated the magic of the sky, and with the powerful healing ability, Emilia's injuries were instantly healed.

Emilia whispered to Rem, "Rem, let him go first. I believe he didn't do it on purpose. He was probably just sleepy. Besides, I'm fine."

"No, Lady Emilia, this person is clearly suspicious. Lock him in the dungeon first, then torture him. I refuse to believe he won't reveal who's behind this." Rem acted swiftly and decisively.

Subaru Natsuki turned pale. As a modern person, he felt that torture was far away from him, but a simple online search could reveal a lot of terrifying things.

He didn't believe he could withstand the torture on his own.

Natsuki Subaru glared fiercely at Yamabuki Hanajin.

But he also discovered that the magic Yamabuki Hanajin possessed was indeed healing magic. Could it be that he had wronged her? Was she not the one who cast the spell on him last night?

Also, I heard the sound of chains before I died yesterday.

What does this have to do with my own affairs?

That bastard Yamabuki Hanajin must have seen the murderer before he died, right?

Finally, under Emilia's insistence, Rem reluctantly let go, but her eyes remained fixed on Subaru Natsuki. If he did anything that was even slightly detrimental to Emilia, she would immediately smash the bastard to death with her hammer.

Natsuki Subaru bowed deeply to Emilia with a look of horror and apologized: "I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to, it's all her fault."

"How can you blame me for this? You were clearly still half asleep! I can't even imagine how much it would hurt if that punch had landed on my nose," Yamabuki Hanajin immediately retorted.

Natsuki Subaru had no evidence at all, because due to the save file transfer, everyone's memories except for his own and Yamabuki's were reset.

“Take a deep breath, okay. I know I was wrong, I won’t act rashly again, but… I have something to say to her.” Natsuki Subaru grabbed Yamabuki Hanajin’s wrist and led her to a quiet place.

Emilia watched from a distance with some concern.

Are these two having a fight?

"Alright, I know you must have a lot of information. Tell me all of it." Natsuki Subaru felt like he was being tortured to the point of madness.

“No problem.” Yamabuki Hanajin readily agreed.

Natsuki Subaru could hardly believe his ears.

"However, I have a condition. Everything I do is for fun, and if you want to get information from me, you have to tell me a joke to make me laugh." Yamabuki Hanajin made a very outrageous request.

As a result, Subaru Natsuki laughed.

"In that case, I can only resort to my treasured jokes from many years ago."

One minute later.

Both of them burst into laughter at the same time.

"Hahaha! I haven't laughed this happily in a while. Alright, since you did a good job, I'll give you a little hint." Yamabuki Hanajin squinted his eyes: "Use magic to defeat magic."

"Huh?" Natsuki Subaru looked at Yamabuki Hanajin with a curious expression.

What kind of hint is this? Can you be more specific? I hate riddle tellers more than anything in my life.

"I've made myself perfectly clear. You can guess the rest yourself. If you can guess correctly... maybe you won't die such a terrible death today," Yamabuki Hanajin laughed.

Natsuki Subaru pondered for a moment, then suddenly slammed his fist into his palm.

So that's how it is; using magic to defeat magic.

Since his two previous deaths were caused by special magic, wouldn't it be better to just find someone familiar with magic?

The person in the entire mansion most familiar with magic is

……

"I've come to play with you, Beatrice," Natsuki Subaru greeted Betty happily.

Betty glared at Subaru Natsuki, about to teach him a lesson, when Subaru immediately shouted, "I have something to ask you, it's about magic. Is there any magic in this world that can make a person's body continuously weaken?"

Although Betty disliked Subaru Natsuki, she still answered his question.

“Yes. But what you’re talking about isn’t magic, it’s a curse,” Betty said.

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