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

Chapter 513 Human joys and sorrows are not shared, let alone those of humans and gods.
"One: Kill Bita, further reducing the number of cards available to the gods and humans in hand."

success.

Based on what I know, Pita was an important asset that God and Man had been trying to gain faith in for a long time, and in a sense, a subordinate whom God absolutely trusted. Now that this asset is gone, I wonder what God thinks, haha.
Second: While Bita invaded my body, he used his abilities in reverse to solidify my "Dream Insight," a fusion of the abilities of the two divine children who had been brought into the flesh, in order to obtain more information.

success.

I got the information I wanted about the future. Although I couldn't see it clearly, I could roughly deduce the direction that would follow.

Third: I pretended that my body was possessed by Bita, which attracted the appearance of potential human and divine apostles to take my body away.

failure.

This plan was made on a whim after seeing a good opportunity, and it wasn't very well thought out.

The other party was also very cautious. It's a pity.

Allen lowered his hand that was tapping three fingers.

His voice echoed in the swaying carriage, and opposite him sat Aisha, sitting upright.

Apart from that, there is no one else.

It has now been another month since the rescue of Pacus.

The panic following the speech in the Kingdom of Shanakia did not last long. After all, once the people realized that the hidden assassins seemed to be only interested in the noblemen who were giving speeches on stage, they stopped scattering and fleeing.

There were even some audacious petty thieves who tried to dig out some nobles from the ruins, steal their valuables, and sell them for money, which was truly unacceptable.

Of course, Allen and his group did not suffer too much trouble from the soldiers and army of the Kingdom of Shanakia afterward. After all, it seemed that no one could stop Allen and his group from arriving, nor could anyone stop them from leaving.

Allen even stayed in the capital for a few days with great interest, waiting for the Grim Reaper Randolph to come seeking revenge.

Thinking that if there was a chance to meet the other party, he could see if the 'Illusion Sword' that had escaped from the Northern God Stream had any merit.

However, Randolph was never able to find him.

It seems that he merely cleared the political obstacles for the First Prince in advance through assassination, but did not follow the First Prince of the Wanglong Kingdom north to give a speech.

After all, no one could have imagined that Allen would be so unscrupulous, so open, and so audacious as to kill the future crown prince of the Wanglong Kingdom in front of so many people.

—It is now common knowledge that Allen was the one who killed him.

After all, his facial features were too conspicuous, and he made no attempt to conceal himself during his 'major disturbance' in the Kingdom of Sanakia.

Ever since.
Combined with the news that the tomb in Chidi Town of the Kingdom of Galdinia to the north had been visited by kings and nobles of all ranks in the conflict zone half a month ago, and the brazen assassination in the Kingdom of Shanakia a month ago, after being spread by the Adventurers' Guild...

One month later, at this moment.

In the east of the Central Continent, almost everyone knows about one of the newly emerging seven great powers—no, it should be said that it is one of the eight great powers, an SS-rank adventurer, the captain of the Secret Sword of Radiance, the 'Savior', Allen Boreas Greirat.

He was someone who disliked war very much.

Whether you're a prince of Asura or a prince of the Dragon King Kingdom, if you dare to start a war, I'll kill you on the spot.

They treat everyone equally, regardless of friend or foe; that's very decisive.

Even now, all the nobles in Kokang are terrified of Allen, but the common people all like him.

No one likes war.

All ordinary people like the strong, especially if the strong person's interests overlap with their own.

Thus, a simple and unpretentious personality cult swept across the eastern part of the central continent like a tidal wave.

Bei San was insanely jealous.

He was a bit bewildered when Allen attempted the assassination. Is this what a hero should do, putting aside his pride?

Now he understands.

Allen is a hero.

There is still a lot I need to learn.

Of course, there wasn't a chance to flatter him right now, because Allen and Bei San and the others weren't in the same carriage.
Two horse-drawn carriages, their eight wheels turning in the night wind.

The front carriage had normal passenger compartments, specifically for sitting. The rear carriage had a bed, specifically for sleeping.

According to Allen, he felt that his younger sister was too young and needed plenty of sleep, and that as a girl, she also needed some private space.

Of course, no one objected.

This also makes it easier for Allen to come over and secretly plan some things with Aisha.

Although there were only a few opportunities to talk during this month, each time Allen was talking to himself.

Whenever Ellen came to the back carriage to be alone with Aisha, the latter would be like a cat with its fur standing on end, her eyes wide like saucers, her mouth as if sewn shut, sitting upright opposite Ellen, perfectly complementing her black and white dress.

She looked just like a young maid being scolded in a wealthy household.

For example, right now, after listening to Allen recount his plans from a month ago, Aisha just blinked and stared at him without moving.

Allen:
He rubbed his temples: "Aisha, you can speak. I'm really not trying to pry you out of your words; I'm just sharing information with you."

Aisha's eyes darted around. She hesitated for a long time before finally sighing.

“Bita, I’ve never heard of this sticky tribesman. Is he really an apostle of the gods?”

A fleeting smile crossed Allen's eyes, but he nodded with a straight face.

"So, in other words, I wasn't attacked by Bita before I died in the future?"

Aisha nodded.

Allen then asked, "So, given all these unexpected developments, are your future plans still accurate?"

Aisha remained silent.

She lowered her head like a young ostrich, but her two big eyes were looking up at Allen's face.

Allen looked at her with a smile.

After a while, Aisha looked away: "Judging from the purpose of the god, He wants to possess Allen's body in order to fight against Alsteed."

However, in my memory, Brother Allen was not as powerful as he was this time, and I think that might be the reason why He revealed the card Bita.

The weaker you are, the more he thinks you are easy to manipulate, and the more likely he is to set a trap to kill you.

The stronger Allen becomes, the more hesitant He will be. He will want to kill you, but he will also wonder if he can take you under his wing. He will feel more and more that it would be a pity to kill Allen, the 'savior' whom He personally nurtured.

Besides, Allen's brother also said that the others aren't very obedient. If Bita succeeds, he'll gain a subordinate he can take whatever he wants.

Aisha paused slightly and looked up at Allen.

"If we can't get Eren's soul, then getting Eren's body is still reasonable in my opinion."

Eren's face was still smiling, but when he heard Aisha's last words, his lips twitched, and for some reason he remembered Aisha's actions in the Snake Legs arc.

If you can't get the soul, you'll get the body; if you can't get the body, you'll get a similar body.

As for the soul, it can be cultivated slowly and patiently.
Thinking of this, Allen slapped his head repeatedly, trying to banish this absurd idea from his mind.

Aisha scratched her face at Allen's reaction and looked out the car window again.

She was silent for a moment, then asked:
"What did my brother ultimately see with that 'Dream of Insight'? Also, who is the last 'fish' that my brother Allen was trying to catch, the apostle of God and Man hiding behind the scenes waiting to be reclaimed?"

Looking at Aisha's expression, Allen suddenly smiled, revealing a look of delighted satisfaction.

"Want to know?"

Aisha hesitated for a moment, then nodded honestly. Allen immediately replied, "I won't tell you."

Aisha abruptly turned to look at Allen, waving her fist in protest:

"Why?! I even analyzed the first point for my brother this time!"

Allen teased, "Summarizing what I said a few days ago is considered helping me analyze things?"

Aisha retorted, "Then why doesn't that count?"

Allen chuckled without malice: "Then if I recount your guesses about how you returned using time magic, will that make up for what I owe you?"

Aisha snorted.

Allen mimicked Aisha's tone and hummed along.

Aisha:
"Brother is so childish."

Allen waved his hand:

"I'm pretending to be naive, and you're pretending to be naive too, so let's not judge each other."

Aisha's face showed an expression of shame and indignation that was not appropriate for her age. Suddenly, she sprang to her feet, punching the air with her fists, and then let out a long sigh as if she had released her anger before sitting down.

He puffed out his cheeks and stared at Allen.

He took the lead seriously, no longer teasing Aisha:
“I always thought things were under your control. Until a month ago, when I pulled Bita out of my body, I noticed you were clearly surprised, as if you had never seen him before. This seems to prove that things have changed unexpectedly again.”

Allen glanced at Aisha, whose face was stiff, and waved his hand to signal her to relax.

"Of course, I'm not saying this to criticize you, Aisha. I'm just a little worried: given all these variables, are you sure your plan is still on track, Aisha?"

Aisha nodded.

Allen's expression remained unchanged as he pressed on, "Even if there are unexpected changes, even if there are many twists and turns along the way, do you still believe that the future will lead to the result you want?"

Aisha kept nodding, her face tense.

After a moment's thought, Allen spoke under Aisha's horrified gaze:
"I see. Let me guess, the time magic doesn't take effect in the past, but in the future, right? So you're worried that revealing it to me will create a time paradox?"

After saying this, Allen noticed Aisha's changing expression and understood:

"I see. No wonder you were so cautious."

As he spoke, Allen leaned forward, wanting to pat Aisha's head, but suddenly realized that Aisha now possessed a mature soul.

He coughed lightly, withdrew his hand, stroked his chin, and drew a line segment with a beginning and an end in the air, then pointed to both ends of the line segment with his index finger:

"But I believe that your current struggle and indecisiveness are the very prerequisites for the moment when the time magic takes place in the future. Do you understand? To some extent, certain things are already destined to happen the moment your time magic succeeds."

After saying that, Allen added in his mind: For example, the ending in the original story where Rudy was able to escape being toyed with and killed by the gods and humans and live out his life happily was actually already destined the moment when old Rudy traveled back in time.

From the reader's perspective, the moment Old Rudy appeared in front of Rudy, Rudy's world line shifted from Old Rudy's Bad Ending to Rudy's Happy Ending.

Thinking this through, Allen casually gave an example:

"For example, someone might use divination to learn that they will die in the future, and then make many efforts to avoid that death, only to find that these efforts themselves push them towards their demise."

At this point, Allen suddenly stopped speaking, looking at Aisha's pale face, and quickly explained:
"Of course, I'm just giving an easy-to-understand example."

Aisha became anxious: "What my brother just said about 'seeing through dreams'—did you foresee a bad future?"

Allen paused slightly as he watched Aisha Teng suddenly stand up and rush in front of him, his panic evident in his expression.

After a long while, he shook his head helplessly. This time, however, he couldn't resist and grabbed Aisha's head with both hands, ruffling it into a messy puppy emoji.

"I swear this is just a simpler example. As for my 'Dream Insight,' which is a fusion of the abilities of my two divine children, I can assure you that I see a bright future that I don't need to avoid."

This dream, far from making me anxious, actually eased my psychological pressure to a great extent. You see, my expression softened after we escaped from the Kingdom of Sanakia, right?

Aisha's red hair was ruffled into a mess, but her attention was completely off the little thing. After hearing what Ellen said, she blinked.

To be honest, after the Bita incident in the Kingdom of Shanakia, Eren was indeed more composed and relaxed overall.

She smiled more often.

-

Neither gods nor men can laugh.

At the moment Eren was talking to Isha, a month after Keith had called out to them.

He finally appeared in Keith's dream amidst his repeated calls.

Oh my, he looks very serious, as if he hasn't been affected by Bita's death at all.

But Keith, who was directly opposite Him, did not look relaxed at all. The fact that he did not see the usual smug smile on the god's expressionless face spoke volumes about the seriousness of the situation.

Even in the pure white, empty world, and in the illusory dream, Keith's bewildered state could not be hidden.

He was prepared to be mocked and ridiculed for his incompetence by the god-like figure, but instead, he was met with a serious god-like figure, so serious that even though Keith was in a dream, he still felt like he was dreaming.

He coughed lightly and said cautiously:

"Bita seems to be dead. I'm sorry, it was my incompetence this time. Um, are you feeling frustrated?"

The god looked down at him.

Keith looked at the god-man.

The two looked at each other in silence.

Suddenly! He flashed in front of Keith, his hands gripping his own neck, his expression contorted with pent-up pressure:

"Alan...Alan, I'm going to kill him. This time...the last time I'm going to die. Kill him."

Keith's expression softened when he saw the suddenly overjoyed God Brother.

That's more like it.

"What are your subsequent instructions to me?"

Before he could finish speaking, the god suddenly lowered his hand, tilted his head, and carefully examined Keith's puzzled monkey face. After what seemed like a long hesitation, he finally spoke:
"I don't need your help this time. I have a better candidate. There's a customer's savings hidden in the floorboards of the third room on the second floor of the brothel. Go take it and gamble it away as payment for this. I'll come to you next time I need anything."

"what?"

The next moment, before Keith could even ask a question, he was jolted awake from his sleep by the gods and woke up in the dormitory where the temporary dishwashers at the restaurant lived.

He scratched his head in confusion.

"He said it was a sure-fire situation, as if he was very confident."

But when she left, she said, "I'll come back to see you next time I have time." She seemed to lack confidence.

As Keith spoke, he recalled the scene of Allen pretending to be asleep while fishing, and his eyes twitched involuntarily.

"It's normal to lack confidence, right? Never mind, I'm not going to worry about it."

He patted his behind, rubbed his hands together, and left the temporary base.

"There's a casino right next door. Generally speaking, bad luck is followed by good luck. We're sure to win something this time, right?"

The conclusion is that we can't win by a single point.

The smile didn't disappear; it simply moved from the face of the god to Allen's face.

The money didn't change either; it simply moved from the client's hands to Keith's, and then, just half an hour later, it was transferred back to the casino owner's hands.

(End of this chapter)