Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 505 Tug-of-War, Testing, The Weakness of Gods and Men

Dragon meat sizzling dish was indeed not tasty.

Apart from the two female adventurers who ate without changing their expressions, Clem, Aisha, Allen, and even Bei San all frowned.

It is easy to go from simplicity to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Although on Earth, due to the level of socio-economic development, people's eating habits have gradually shifted from liking high-oil, high-salt, and heavily flavored foods to less oil and less salt, and paying more attention to the original flavor of the ingredients.

But things are different in the six-sided world.

In a sense, Allen, who is skilled at using seasonings and makes excellent Northern Chinese cuisine, produces food that is more in line with the palates of people around the world.

After eating Allen's cooking all the way, even Bei San's tastes became more discerning.

Allen looked at the piece of meat he had taken a bite out of, which was held on his chopsticks.

Yes, perhaps influenced by Seven Stars and Rudy, the Adventurers' Guild's Dragon Meat Seven Stars Stew comes with a pair of chopsticks, which makes Allen feel somewhat at home.

But the warmth only lasted for a moment.

As Rudy observed.

This thing really can't be called Japanese fried meat.

Because it wasn't coated in breadcrumbs before frying, the outer layer wasn't crispy at all.

The oil itself wasn't very good either; it didn't have the aroma of peanut oil at all, and the aftertaste was even a bit pungent.

The dragon meat wasn't properly deodorized; it was tough and dry.

Allen put down his chopsticks, glanced at everyone's conflicted expressions, and calmly took a sip of vegetable soup.

The only good news is that the vegetable soup actually helped to cut through the richness.

"Waiter, the menu?"

Everyone was startled and waved their hands to indicate that they could eat it.

Allen said, "It's okay. If you don't like it, just change it. We don't have any financial problems right now. If we run into financial difficulties later, we can use Bei San's face to buy on credit. The magic stones that Alina Lige left us are still useful and can't be converted into cash. Bei San's debts have nothing to do with us either. It's a good deal."

He spoke while gesturing for everyone to order.

Beisan:? ? ?
Aisha muttered, "My brother's cooking is the best."

Allen nodded: "Okay~ Let's find a hotel with a kitchen tonight, I'll cook."

Aisha exclaimed excitedly, "Great!"

Speaking of this, the more robust of the two female adventurers across the table secretly glanced at Bei San, a blush appearing on her face that contrasted somewhat with her rugged features.

"Speaking of which, is Lord Allen really the legendary savior? Sorry, we didn't recognize him before. Is this Lord Northern God III?"

Everyone else turned to look at North Three.

Allen nodded: "Yes, yes, are you interested in him?"

With a loud clang!
The robust female adventurer stood up, then remained silent for a moment before sitting down again.

"Lord Beishen III is someone I admire. I grew up hearing about his deeds. Before, I had been doubting it on the journey... after all, the Wanglong Sword was too conspicuous. But after confirming it just now, it feels like a dream."

Bei San, arms crossed, interjected bluntly, "Sorry, I won't be joining your adventurer team. I still need to learn from Lord Allen."

Clem:
Aisha:
Allen glanced at the female adventurer, shrugged, and tossed the menu the waiter had handed him onto the table.

"You guys order, I'm going to the restroom."

After saying that, he glanced at another adventurer with short black hair who had been keeping his eyes on him the whole time, made brief eye contact with him, and then left his seat.

The footsteps faded into the distance, and after a while, the adventurer with short black hair smoothed the hair on his forehead.

"I also need to use the restroom."

Aisha watched the wild woman's retreating figure, her cheeks puffed out, but she ultimately suppressed the urge to follow her. She pursed her lips and continued eating with her head down.

The girl with short black hair walked down the second-floor corridor to the restroom at the end, opened her mouth, and went inside.

Before she could reach out to close the door, Allen behind the door closed it and leaned against the door panel.

The two looked at each other. The short-haired girl was obviously a little nervous, looking around, touching her leather armor, and tugging at her shorts.

Allen looked down at the adventurer who, apart from her hair color, bore a striking resemblance to Sarah from the original story, and cut to the chase:

"It seems you were prepared and I noticed. Did the deity successfully 'foretell' the current developments in your dream?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Yes."

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

The girl's face froze for a moment. Looking at the tip of the dark green short sword that had suddenly appeared in front of her, her pupils contracted sharply, revealing a helpless and frightened expression.

"This will kill you... Are you kidding me?"

Allen stared into the other person's eyes for a while.

Having reappeared in the sight of the gods and humans in a grand manner, all the adventurers who approached him along the way were suspected of being apostles of the gods and humans.

After testing him along the way, he has now confirmed that the person in front of him is the passerby who has been influenced by the god.

Yes, a passerby.

The impact was relatively minor, to the point that even the adventurer himself was confused.

It's very divine; when His pawns are being influenced, they themselves are not even aware of the impact their actions will have on the future.

But this is very clear to a god-like being with futuristic vision.

He sheathed his sword and asked:

When did the deity appear in your dream, how many times did it appear, and what did it say?

Seeing that Allen's expression was far from friendly, the adventurer quickly said...

"Twice! The first time was when we were trapped in the maze. I was seriously injured and in a daze when that benevolent deity appeared in my dream. He told me that if I started calling for help with all my might from that moment on, there would be a chance of being rescued later."

Then came the scene of our meeting: you and your daughter—no, your sister Miss Aisha—appeared just in time and saved us.

That was indeed the case at the time.

Aisha and the others heard the cries for help and were about to start a rescue, but because they were too far away, it naturally turned into Aisha using her own Wind Spikes to save the day.

Allen nodded.

The first step to gaining trust is to present information that is favorable for the future, thus planting the seed of trust.

As for the purpose
Is she her own daughter?

Allen recalled Aisha's figure and the meaningful words she had made before he joined the Adventurers' Guild.

Aisha is someone from outside this timeline; she is special enough to naturally catch the eye of the creator god's remaining world consciousness.

In other words, she herself possesses a sufficiently strong power of destiny, and is seen as utterly dark in the eyes of gods and men.

However, the weakening of Luo Qixi's destiny power was not solely caused by herself.

The divine being could not apostle Aisha, nor could He see the corresponding future. Lacking in reasoning skills and overly reliant on futuristic vision, He was deeply uneasy.

So He influenced a passerby, and by releasing false information, He attempted to probe through the other person's words where the variable of fate, Aisha, had gone wrong, and whether it would affect His plan.

So far, Aisha's interactions along the way have only revealed a portion of her magical talent, but the magic she has shown is of a very low level. Each time, she protests her dissatisfaction with this female adventurer with her eyes, and there has never been a normal conversation between them.

Clearly, she also had some warning about the gods and humans.

Allen looked at the girl in front of him; her face was etched with the word 'disenchantment'.

He saved someone's life, winning their heart, only to turn around and put a sword to their neck.

That's too much sigma.

Anyone who encounters this situation would be confused.

At this very moment, in the girl's eyes...

As Allen unleashed his killing intent, a smile even played on his lips.

Why are you laughing?

The laughing god is struggling to cope, his hand is stretched thin.

The current situation is clear:
In a sense, he was unaware of Aisha's plans. This also meant that even the god who knew him very well couldn't deduce the variables surrounding Aisha based on his own reactions.

From this perspective, Aisha's plan was even more comprehensive than she had imagined.

Although her methods seem to resemble her own past self in many ways.

Aisha's character in the original work, who can run away with a child without explaining to anyone, partially overlaps with her previous lone wolf mentality. It's hard to believe that her inability to prove her own existence has influenced her behavior.

In Aisha's 'future' loop, she did not enter the Abyss, did not experience the scene where Loki helped her escape from the God of War Armor in the Abyss, did not encounter the predicament of being unable to be in two places at once during the North Three Roadblock incident, and did not meet Izoruti in advance to provide timely assistance beyond her capabilities.

In addition, due to her own disability, Loki's style of doing things was still the all-encompassing type, and it did not change significantly until she was killed by Orstide.

Thinking about it this way, and looking back, we can also conclude that:
From the very beginning of the system mission, the human god repeatedly emphasized his specialness, using repeated positive evaluations to give feedback on the superiority of having changed the world line with his own hands, in order to cultivate his lone wolf personality.

As a result of 'Allen' taking on everything, everyone around him lacks initiative, and the fewer variables there are in the future, the easier it is for the god to control the future.

This is beneficial given that He only has three apostle positions.

Recently, after disappearing—or more accurately, after being out of sight of his companions—the desire of Loki, Izoruti, Rudy, and Aisha to achieve things in their respective fields has repeatedly disrupted the already limited timeline of their future, leaving the Muggles bewildered time and again.

Simply put, there isn't enough computing power.

He relies too much on his ability to see the future clearly, and is not good at using logic to deduce what happened from the constantly changing future outcome amidst a jumbled mess of loose threads.

Not to mention, there are several chessboard positions where, due to the shielding of fate, He couldn't see at all who placed what piece in which location.

"What about the second time?"

"The second time was...the second time."

"Hmm?" Allen reached out and touched the hilt of his sword, his killing intent raging out without any regard for tenderness, all of which was poured into the face of the handsome adventurer in front of him.

The latter, like a startled cat, turned her affection for Allen into deep fear and blurted out, "The second time! He said! You are currently all alone. Your wife died in the labyrinth, so you are only cold on the surface, but warm on the inside. It's just because you are too lonely and lack companionship that you are not smiling."

If I wanted to get closer to you, I could start with your daughter.

At this point, the girl was on the verge of tears, trembling under the baptism of murderous intent as she said, "He also said that our relationship would take another step forward at the Adventurers' Guild in the capital. He told me to take the initiative, speed up my journey, and guide you to the Adventurers' Guild in the capital as quickly as possible."

To some extent, the god and the human did not lie to her.

That is indeed a step forward.

He was almost killed by Allen's sword; who can say that this isn't a sign that their relationship has taken a step further?
Allen looked at the other person and then opened the door behind him.

"Your so-called benevolent god is untrustworthy. For example, He might say that you and I will take things a step further, but to me, your tactless behavior only makes me want to kill you."

He paused slightly.

"Don't try to get involved with us anymore. Also, I've figured out what went wrong on this labyrinth trip; there were tactical oversights in your all-female adventurer team."

The lack of swordsmen and warriors specializing in offensive operations resulted in the defensive lines being too easily torn apart by large monsters.

Your former captain was too emotional and lacked rational judgment when he first created the adventurer team, which is the root cause of your team's annihilation.

When choosing adventurer teams going forward, be careful to vet them and don't be swayed by empty rhetoric or grandiose claims. If necessary, you can seek help from the Adventurers' Guild, as they have more experience.

After saying that, Allen walked out of the bathroom and returned to the dining table.

Not long after, the short-haired girl who had washed her face returned to her seat, but she didn't dare to look up at Allen again.

Aisha saw this and smiled smugly.

Then, after being glared at by Allen, he sat up straight with a jolt and focused on dealing with the Seven Star Dragon Meat in front of him.

Um.
It tasted terrible when I first tried it, but now that I've tasted it carefully, it actually has some redeeming qualities.
(End of this chapter)