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

Chapter 534, "Summary of Aisha's Future Diary," is complete.

Chapter 534, "Summary of Aisha's Future Diary"—The End
November 23th, 434 AD (Kakunyu calendar). Sunny.

I've always worn the blessing necklace that my brother Allen left me, and I've never taken it off.

However, because it had been worn around the neck for too long, the silver chain that had been worn at Princess Ariel's suggestion looked rather dull, and the crisscrossed snow raven feathers looked listless.

Today I need to go to the Temple of Milis to ask for a new one, pluck the feathers, replace the chain, and do some minor repairs.

Oh, I just remembered, today is my birthday.

After tonight, I will officially enter my twenty-first year of life.

Before I knew it, I had been staying in Yars for eight years.

I visit Allen's brother's grave every year to pay my respects.

The Bereas mansion where I used to live has now become my own mansion;

He would also visit his Uncle Philip regularly during holidays; in just eight years, his hair had turned quite a bit white.

His Majesty the Water God was also unwell and not as robust as before.

It's been so long already.
The Magicians' group is very busy, but I feel that this kind of life is becoming more and more empty to me.
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November 3rd, 434th year of the Kakuryong calendar. Frost.

A few days ago, I had an argument with my brother Rudy at his birthday party.

After getting drunk, he stared intently at Eren's brother's sword displayed on the living room table. For some reason, he suddenly stood up, waving his hands to imitate Eren's brother's sword-drawing slash, while muttering some incomprehensible words such as "Water Breathing - Heavenly Rain".

He was gesturing wildly, looking extremely happy.

Then I gave him a good scolding.

He was stunned on the spot, and his face visibly turned somewhat dejected.

We parted in silence, on bad terms.
After calming down for the past few days, I've come to my senses:

Behind Rudy's brother's absurd actions, he was more trying to cover up his sadness through some flamboyant, celebratory behavior.

If the living are constantly thinking about the dead, they lose the motivation to move forward.

Although I don't want to look forward, Rudy wasn't wrong.

I need to find an opportunity to apologize to him.
Ah, it looks like frost has fallen outside the window.

November 3rd was the day I reunited with my brother.

I was suddenly awakened from my sleep, and my brother Allen's face shattered before my eyes.

I felt like I was back on the night we met again.

I woke up with rapid breathing. For so many years, it's always the same dream.

Suddenly, I understood why I always felt empty.

Necklace, mansion, sword, tombstone.

The traces left by the deceased are not enough to comfort me.

I once possessed the sun.

Then I shouldn't be afraid of losing it.

I will keep moving forward
I want revenge.

I'm going to kill Alsteed.

Even if he is a top power!

November 3rd, 438th year of the Kakuryong calendar. Frost.

Rudy and I prepared for four whole years.

Although my brother had repeatedly opposed my plan to take revenge on Alsteed, he stopped trying to stop me after I became so stubborn.

A year ago, we worked with Zanob and Cliff to develop the Magic Armor and improved its technology. We implanted a healing magic circle into it and created a defensive magic circle using magic-absorbing stones that could convert magical attacks into magic power. At the same time, we borrowed many magic stones with huge magic power reserves from Alina Liz.

There is also the most powerful electric shock magic circle, which is a superposition of more than ten electric shock magic circles, a killing move that can destroy a town with a single strike.

At 2 PM this afternoon, the Seven Stars will help us summon Alsteid.

That was the moment of the decisive battle.

November 4rd, 438 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

It failed.
It failed.
We failed.
The electric shock magic was extremely powerful; Alsterd was injured after being attacked by me and my brother Rudy.

But he drew his sword.
That divine sword, gleaming with dazzling light, inflicted severe injuries on me with just a gentle swirl of wind.

Fortunately, I managed to stand in front of Rudy's brother and buy him some time to leave.
He didn't leave.
As I lay on the ground, looking at Alsteed, Rudy suddenly stumbled over from the side and grabbed Alsteed's leg as if his life depended on it.

I have never heard him roar with such heart-wrenching fury.
He said, "Give Alan back to us! Give Alan back to us! Give us back all the people you killed!"

What's going on?
She clearly misses her brother Allen, so why does she always pretend to be so listless?
Before I lost consciousness, only two fleeting thoughts remained:
—I regret involving Rudy in this incident.

—I regret that I didn't have the ability to kill Alsteed and avenge my brother Eren.

When I woke up, the fatal wound on my body had been healed.

Alsteed, he let us go.

The price was that Rudy's brother would have to work for him.
Rudy's brother told me that to defeat him, I needed to understand him. He was learning more advanced magic techniques under Alstead, waiting for his next chance for revenge.
I rejected Rudy's suggestion and gave him a good scolding. He looked completely bewildered and lost.

Orsteed is too powerful. If we fail next time, we will really lose our lives.

When I die, I die; I feel I have nothing to lose.

But Rudy's brother couldn't.

He has many things he cherishes, and I heard that he recently met a female adventurer with whom he can confide.

She is a strong, blonde woman.

Not bad, he's quite popular with women.

Next time, I absolutely must not involve him.

Absolutely not.

December 28st, 442 AD (Golden Dragon Calendar). Cloudy.

There are mirrors in the inns of the Holy Empire of Milis.

I saw my own face again, the burn scars from four years ago when I was cleaved by a divine sword during an electric shock magic trick, covering my right cheek.

Yes, every time I touch this ugly scar, I truly feel that I am still alive.

Over the past four years, I have made great strides in mixed magic, mastering multi-attribute Emperor-level mixed magic. At the same time, I have continuously developed some exquisite and useful magic tricks based on my magical insights.

Rudy's brother had always worked under Alsteed, doing his bidding, and occasionally came to see me.

The scene of our unpleasant parting four years ago was still vivid in my mind, but Rudy seemed to have realized what I was thinking and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he told me all the things he had learned from Alsteed.

Won't he notice if it's too obvious?
The magic tricks of the demon are exquisite.
The Dragon Clan's secret technique, the Dragon Gate? Can you even learn that?

Dragon Saint's battle aura can actually withstand Emperor-level magic?

and also
Puppetry.
What are all these things?
Well, as long as Rudy is happy, that's all that matters. I heard his daughter was born recently.

His face radiated the tenderness of a new father.

Not bad either.

I pretended to be angry and chased him away, hoping it wouldn't affect his impression of Alsteed.

Alsteed.
Divine Sword Power
The more powerful I become, the more I realize how far I still am from being like Alsteed.

The difference is too great, far too significant.
The Temple of Milis is home to divine children with innate superhuman strength.

I need to see if there's a way to break this deadlock.

November 17rd, 444 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

The doll technology is quite good; I've created a maid to take care of my daily needs.

She was given the name Melna.

Before I knew it, another two years had passed, and I had become friends with the Child of Memory, a key figure in the Temple of Milis.

She is a good person.

I have witnessed many divine abilities, but unfortunately, none of them can change the power gap between me and Orstide. After realizing this, I became extremely irritable.

But just the day before yesterday, I met with a very important person.

Cardinal Archbishop Achaerbisa.

I... I've actually seen her before!
I remember it very clearly! On the day my brother was killed by Orstide, inside the Temple of Milis in the royal capital, this necklace I was wearing was given to my brother Allen by him!
It's not a coincidence, it's inevitable.

She came specifically to see Brother Allen, and through that, I learned a lot of secrets about the Temple of Milis.

Is Allen the chosen son of the gods? Or a hero summoned by a summoning spell?
This explains many of the mysteries that Rudy and I had been wondering about. Allen's strength seems to be a matter of destiny.
It is the mandate of heaven.
Yacharbisa thought so too, but at the same time, she was also puzzled.

According to the oracle, Eren is the one destined by heaven.

But why did it end in death?

November 3th, 444 AD (Kakunyu calendar). Sunny.

I had shared many of my doubts with Rudy before, but I never expected that he would turn around and tell Alsteed everything!
I was furious, but then Rudy brought some new information from Alsteed.

Laplace, the Apostle of Gods
I still can't forgive Alstead for what he did, even though he had his reasons.

I still want to kill him.
Rudy seemed a bit lost and didn't know how to comfort me. He had a complicated expression on his face. Finally, as he left, he muttered that he was going to explore a dragon ruin in a few days, as if he were fleeing in panic.

Indeed, after all, none of us have the strength to carry out our revenge. Stubbornly persisting in this way only leads to confusion.

Perhaps he also had a very difficult time under Alsteid.

But the Dragon Ruins?

November 7th, 445 AD (Kakunyu calendar). Sunny.

The stone slabs of the dragon ruins record...
Time magic?

— August 15th, 445 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Sunny.

Half a year flew by as I researched time magic.

Rudy and I were incredibly enthusiastic, our sleep time was compressed to the extreme, and we even argued from time to time because of our differing judgments on magic tricks.

but.
For some reason, the sense of emptiness that had lingered in my heart for many years disappeared.

December 1st, 446 AD (Golden Dragon Calendar). Cloudy.

Time magic has major flaws, so we conducted preliminary experiments using all sorts of monsters—dead, alive, and half-dead.

The conclusion is that even the red dragon implanted with magic crystals will have its main body, which has the highest magic power, instantly torn apart when it casts a spell.

Rudy's brother deduced that time magic requires an extremely large amount of magical power, so much so that no living being can afford the depletion it causes.

But I always felt that something was not quite right.

I replaced some special monster groups whose magic storage was concentrated in their limbs, and something unexpected happened.

After the tear spread to the opponent's limbs, it seemed to realize that it could not kill them, and then spread to their main torso.
It's as if some kind of force is deliberately killing those who use time magic.
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November 17rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

It has been confirmed that time magic has significant flaws.

But after repeated research, and with the addition of Norbarcliffe's speculations, Rudy and I made an extremely bold judgment:

The tearing of the body during time magic is not due to magic power, but because of 'rules'.

In Rudy's brother's words.

Worldline theory.

If time is a river that can only flow forward, then reversing time and changing the past would inevitably split the original timeline into two.

The rules of this world resist the occurrence of such a 'miracle', because if everyone used time magic, then many timelines would inevitably be created.

If we compare this world to a giant magic stone, then maintaining one, three, or five world lines would be very stable, and maintaining ten or twenty might also be possible. However, if someone keeps using time magic to save the past, dozens, hundreds, thousands, or countless world lines will be created.

The magic stone that sustains the world will shatter.

The world punishes those who attempt to challenge the rules by tearing apart the magic within them with chaotic streams of magic until they die.

Every living being possesses magical power within its body, which is tantamount to destroying its physical form through brutal means.

We conducted an experiment by implanting a magic circle that senses the flow of magic power into the magical armor, and a "chaotic magic circle" connected to it, and found that this inference is extremely close to the truth.

The magic circle that sensed the flow of magical energy burst forth with a dazzling light as the time magic was cast, proving the existence of magical turbulence.

Then, the Chaotic Demon Magic Array was automatically activated, bursting forth with dazzling light.

But it shattered after only a few seconds.

Rules cannot be disobeyed.

This is a situation where certain death is inevitable.

After reaching this conclusion, Rudy and I fell into a long silence.

Just then, Melna pushed open the door and came in to pour us tea.

We all looked at her at the same time.

Do all living things possess magic?
Is there such a thing as 'life' itself without any magic?
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November 24rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

Time magic requires a location.

In other words, it needs some kind of object that exists in both the past and the present, as an 'anchor' connecting the past and the future.

In terms of positioning, current items and past items serve as anchor points connecting two timelines.

We discussed it for a long time, went to the archipelago, and examined the moss on the reefs. Finally, we selected a reef of suitable age as our anchor point.

It will locate Melna and send her to where she is meant to be.

November 26rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

The time magic trick worked.

Rudy and I simply stared at the spot where Melna had disappeared, falling into a long silence.

not enough.

Localized relief can only quench thirst, but it cannot save lives.

However, to this day, we still haven't found an effective way to counter Alsteed.

In other words, even if we send back another automaton, we cannot stop Alstead from killing Allen's brother.

Rudy's brother suggested that they might be able to persuade the old Alsteid to stop.
I just watched him silently.

Rudy stopped talking, his face looking very grim.

After so many years of getting along, he knew Alsteid's way of doing things better than anyone else.

And that wicked, disgusting guy, the god-man, is so good at 'persuasion'.

November 21rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

The second half of the year was filled with exhaustion.

To this day, we still haven't been able to find a path to success.

November 24rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

I met Rudy's brother's child today.

She's so cute.

Her smile was quite similar to that of Rudy's brother.

Seeing this, a slight smile appeared on his equally tired face.

very nice.

November 25rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

Insomnia, the rain feels like a hammer, stabbing into my brain.

November 1rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

Insomnia.

November 2rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

Insomnia.

November 3rd, 446 AD (Kakunyu Calendar). Rain.

Last night, holding the necklace that my brother Allen left me, I finally drifted off to sleep.

That was a very, very long dream.

In my dream, I returned to the moment when I reunited with my brother Allen.

I woke up to find my pillow soaked with sweat.

There is absolutely no trace of his existence here.

I understand now why I always have that dream around this time of year.

Because I always expect a result.

The result was a reunion with him.

Even if a sufficient number of "Chaos Demon" magic circles are inscribed on the magical armor, it can only be maintained for a few seconds before the body is annihilated.

Counting seconds?
That's worth it.

November 4th, 446 AD (Kakunyu calendar). Sunny.

My mood suddenly brightened.

I found the most likely solution to succeed.

All the work was completed in a single day, and the most powerful electric shock magic and barrier technique were prepared.

All I could do was try to buy Allen a few seconds so he could speak, and that would give us a glimmer of hope.

That way, I can also meet him.

really not bad.

The time magic was interrupted.

Someone came to visit.

It's Alsteed.

December 22nd, Year 446 of the Kakuryong Calendar. Snow.