Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

"By the way, Emilia, are there any more magic crystals in the mansion?"

Green put down his spoon and naturally placed his hand on Betty's waist.

Emilia lightly tapped her right cheek with her fingertip, as if she were thinking.

"Rosswaal seems to have another piece, but it has too many impurities and cannot be used directly."

Green was somewhat disappointed. If he had a suitable magic crystal, he could have kept Betty by his side.

Betty's source of magic has now changed from the Forbidden Library to Grimm.

Maintaining Betty's normal activities requires a constant consumption of massive amounts of magic power.

If a magic crystal were used as a power bank, Green's workload could be significantly reduced.

Betty seemed to understand Green's feelings and patted his hand reassuringly.

"Don't worry, Green, if Betty modifies it, that magic crystal will be usable."

"To think she could do that well, she's truly amazing, Betty."

Green leaned down affectionately and nuzzled Betty's hair.

"Oh dear, you idiot Green, Betty's hair is turning into a ball of fluff!"

Betty shouted words of protest, but made no move to resist.

goo goo...

boom!

As everyone was joking around, a gray pigeon crashed into the restaurant window.

Ram looked in the direction of the sound, and his expression changed slightly.

"It looks like there's something tied to the pigeon's leg."

After saying that, she walked quickly over, opened the window, and swiftly caught the pigeon that was about to slip off the edge.

Ram lifted the pigeon's wing and, sure enough, found a piece of paper tied to its tiny claw.

Green stood up alertly and asked, "Ram, what's going on?"

Could it be a challenge from the other royal factions?

Wait a minute, I haven't seen this part of the story.

Ram took the note and released the pigeon.

After taking a look at the contents, Ram's expression became somewhat mocking.

"I see. This is for you, Green."

After finishing speaking, Ram walked over to Green and showed him the note.

"Mine? It's not a love letter, is it?"

Green was full of questions; he had no habit of communicating with anyone.

Upon taking it, he saw that Otto's name was clearly written at the end of the note.

"I have a bad feeling about this..."

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Green began to read slowly and softly.

[My dear friend Green, it is as if we are meeting in person upon reading this letter.]

Green, we're rich! Hahaha!

After returning to the capital, I conducted a covert investigation into the market, and as you said, someone was indeed buying up war supplies, and the scale was gradually expanding.

I think this is a huge business opportunity, so I've decided not to repay the loan yet and to use all the funds to gamble! I trust your judgment.

Although we had 400 gold coins, it was still a drop in the ocean in the vast market, until I set my sights on a high-grade healing potion.

Because there has been no war recently, there is not much stock of this highly effective healing potion on the market. One of its ingredients is a herb called Anhuncao (a type of herb), and each potion requires 20 grams.

Do you know what I found? The high-grade earthworm feed in the royal capital is mixed with soul-soothing grass!

So I rented a few warehouses first, and used the remaining money to buy this kind of fodder.

The number of requiem herbs that have been screened out so far is countless!

Now that Boulevard Freuger is closed, I'll sell it off at a high price once the supply of requiem herbs on the market is depleted!

Um... but here's some bad news: a greedy nobleman has been eyeing the Soul-Soothing Grass we have.

Fortunately, I managed to buy myself a week by using the excuse that I needed to sort things out. To protect our shared property, please come to the capital within seven days!

Your dearest friend—Otto Sewone.

Green sprawled on the sofa, crumpling the note into a ball.

"That bastard..."

Why not just resell some protective gear and ironware? Why bother hoarding this damn dragon food?

Ram was puzzled by Green's reaction, so he picked up the letter with practiced ease.

After watching for a while, a mocking smile appeared on Ram's lips.

"Green, your friend is even more troublesome than you."

Thanks to Green's foresight, Otto acquired a large amount of high-grade earth dragon grass at a low price, almost a quarter of the royal capital's inventory.

At that time, the citizens of the capital were unaware that the Friguel Avenue would be closed, assuming that hay would continue to be delivered.

It doesn't really affect ordinary earthworms, since they usually eat inferior forage.

However, the earth dragons kept by the nobles may have to tighten their belts.

Since Otto couldn't immediately resell the high-grade fodder, he had to sift through the Requiem Grass first.

Green was a bit bewildered: "He only has 400 gold coins and the cost of two kilograms of tea. How could he cause such a commotion?"

These words struck a nerve with Ram. The thought of the ruined Little Red Leaf Tea made her want to hang Subaru up and beat him.

"Even in a mansion, there's only a small jar of that kind of precious tea. Green, you're underestimating the purchasing power of 400 gold coins."

"According to the letter, purchasing all the high-grade fodder would fill at least three large warehouses."

Green nodded thoughtfully. 400 gold coins are actually about the same as 400 million RMB.

He and Otto were good friends who had served time in jail together, so he couldn't just abandon that guy.

"Emilia, can we leave earlier?"

Emilia sat up straight, noticing the worry in Grimm's eyes.

"Of course, I also think we shouldn't stand idly by while Green's friends are around."

Seeing that Emilia was tempted, Ram quickly spoke up to stop her.

"Damn, the route you chose to take is a branch of Freuguer Avenue, which is still shrouded in white fog."

Lord Roswaal calculated the departure time precisely so that the fog would dissipate to a level suitable for safe passage.

Green's expression was somewhat solemn; Roswaal's calculations most likely came from his Book of Wisdom.

Although I hate to admit it, this lousy book does have some merit.

If the book states that one should not set off at this time, and one were to go rashly, one would likely collide with a wandering beluga whale.

Ram walked over to Green and began clearing the dirty bowls off the table.

"Don't worry, Green. With the royal selection conference approaching, no noble will dare to cause trouble at this crucial moment."

Besides, didn't your idiot friend buy you a week? That's plenty of time for you to punch those guys in the face.

After listening to Ram's analysis, Green's mood calmed down somewhat.

"Ram is right. Emilia's safety is equally important. Let's proceed as planned."

After dinner, everyone went about their own business.

……

late at night.

The evening breeze, carrying the fragrance of flowers from the courtyard, quietly slipped through the half-open window.

Green shivered, instinctively tugging at the blanket, and muttered in his sleep, "So cold..."

Unfortunately, now that there's someone else under his blanket, it's difficult to ensure both of them are warm at the same time.

Betty claims that after having a contractor, she never wants to return to the cold, forbidden library.

So she naturally became Green's body pillow.

Betty, who was in my arms, was a light sleeper, and the slightest movement woke her up.

Looking at Green's slightly furrowed brow as he slept, Betty gave him a loving smile.

"That completely unguarded face is really reassuring..."

Green was dazed and confused, his hands groping in the dark.

"Where's my precious blanket...?"

Hearing this, the great elf girl happily snuggled into Green's arms and said, "Betty's here! I just can't do anything with you."

Ignoring him, Green grabbed the blanket with both hands and did a fatal roll, wrapping the blanket up completely.

Betty was left alone, bewildered in the night wind.

After being stunned for a moment, she started to get angry.

"hateful……"

ka ka ka-

Betty gritted her teeth, ready to punch Green on the head.

suddenly!

Green's face turned pale, his eyes were closed, his brows were furrowed, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

This is clearly a behavior that only occurs when a normal person has a nightmare.

Green's mouth opened and closed, and intermittent mumbling came out of his sleep.

"Wait... listen to me, I'm innocent! I didn't molest any virgins! She's over four hundred years old, she's long past adulthood..."

"In that case... I request to use the smallest caliber bullets."

"Hahahaha, you think you can kill me by kicking me across the water? Not so easy! Yaha..."

"ah!!!"

Green screamed and sat up abruptly, gasping for breath.

He had just dreamt that he was going to be executed, so he used a kicking motion to float on water and take off, but unexpectedly he was blown to smithereens by a rocket.

When Betty saw that Green had woken up, she quickly went over and hugged his head, gently stroking his hair and saying comfortingly:

"Yoshi yoshi... The nightmares are all gone, don't be afraid anymore, Grin..."

Green leaned against Betty's chest, and all his strength was released.

Betty was only wearing a thin nightgown at that moment.

You can vaguely feel two slight protrusions in that warm, soft area.

He shamelessly snuggled closer to the warm spot, causing Betty to cough lightly, her ears turning red, and she raised her hand to press his head down.

"Behave yourself... Do you really enjoy clinging to Betty that much?"

Green grinned wickedly, "Hehe, I'd accept being killed by a nuclear bomb now."