Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

Emilia then realized she had been tricked, and angrily thrashed her little feet, her snow-silver hair trembling as she said, "Grin, you're so mean."

"My poor daughter, the road ahead is too difficult."

Parker covered his eyes, unable to bear the sight, and collapsed backward onto Emilia's hair in despair.

Green reached out and hugged Betty tightly.

He leaned close to Betty's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You're criticizing others, but you were just as hurried a moment ago."

Betty leaned confidently into Green's arm, her tone haughty.

"Betty knows she's been tricked too, are you satisfied now? Humph."

The wheels rolled over the last bumpy stretch of dirt road, and the vehicle came to a steady stop with a slight sway.

The crisp clanging of knights' armor echoed outside the window, and Crusch's clear, steady voice pierced through the curtains: "Gentlemen, the Great Tree of Flügel has arrived."

"We've finally arrived. Lia, take Rem and... Miss Intestine, and go meet Crusch. I need to set up some things under the Flügel Tree."

"OK."

The half-elf girl nodded obediently.

Green raised his hand and lifted the carriage curtain, letting in the crisp scent of grass, trees, and ancient foliage carried by the evening breeze.

The setting sun was slowly sinking behind the treetops in the distance, dyeing the sky a warm orange-red.

As soon as they stepped out of the car, Green supported Betty under her armpits and lifted her high onto his shoulder.

"Wow--!"

Betty's scream rang out sharply, and her hands instinctively grabbed Green's hair, her fingertips trembling slightly with panic.

Her cheeks visibly flushed with the same color as the sunset.

"Baka! Next time you do something like this, tell Betty first!"

"Okay, Betty."

Green chuckled softly, steadily supporting Betty with his left hand, and freeing his right hand to summon the magic mirror.

"I need to free my hands to do things, I can't hold you all the time, isn't this better, we can always be together in the future."

"Wotox, scan the surroundings and alert us immediately if anything is amiss."

The magic mirror raised its illusory arm and saluted Green.

"Yes, Apostle... oops, yes, Master! You're finally going to make something big! I'm so touched, waaaah..."

As it spoke, it even wiped the mirror surface with great seriousness, as if tears were about to fall.

After hesitating for a while, the magic mirror emitted a faint magical aura and wobbled as it flew towards the sky, like a glowing bubble drifting away.

Betty rested her chin on her hand, thoughtfully watching the magic mirror disappear into the horizon.

She leaned down and poked Green's brow, her tone certain: "Green, Betty always feels there's something wrong with your servant."

"Hmm? Is something wrong?"

Green countered with a question, then carried her slowly toward the great Flügel tree, the fallen leaves rustling softly beneath their feet.

Betty whispered, "It just let it slip... apostles and stuff... those are words that can be associated with witches."

"I'm certain he has no connection to the witch."

Green walked to the foot of the great Freguerre tree. The golden rays of the setting sun were flowing over the ancient tree's strong branches, dyeing the mottled bark a warm gold, making it look sacred and solemn.

Ancient trees of this size could easily be called world trees.

Betty's serious expression didn't lessen at all. She gently stroked Green's hair, lost in thought.

"There's more than one witch."

Using the knowledge she had gleaned from the library, Betty described her conjecture to Green in a logical and well-supported manner.

"Even if the Magic Mirror has nothing to do with Satella, it could be the creation of another witch. Only those who have reached that highest level could create such sophisticated magical life."

These words made Green fall into a little doubt, as he still hadn't figured out how he came to be in this world.

And that "dark fairy tale book" that I saw the first thing after waking up in the other world.

If that thing wasn't a divine gift, could he have unknowingly become someone's pawn?

"Damn, Betty, you're scaring me a little."

Betty gently stroked Green's face and solemnly said, "No matter what awaits you ahead, Betty will always be with you."

She had already decided that once things were settled here, she would immediately return to the library and search through the books her mother had left behind to find answers for Green.

Grimm then summoned the Dark Fairy Tale Book, turning the pages one by one, trying to find some clues.

Kingdom and Queen, Princess and Prince.

The source of all power in the world today is Ode Ragnar, the Mana pool at the core of the world, which has no self-awareness but maintains the energy cycle of all things.

Simply put, it is the Heavenly Dao of this world.

However, Green could sense that his power belonged to heresy.

Without being connected to the Heavenly Dao of this world, when he absorbs magic into his body, that magic will become something that belongs entirely to him.

Even Reinhard, the only person Ode Ragnar favored, could not immediately access the magic released by Grin after his transformation.

He needs to wait for Odd Ragnar to re-assimilate the magic before he can regain control of it.

"Let's finish what we need to do now. Once we get to the Holy Land, we'll definitely have to study this tattered book properly."

Grimm put away the dark fairy tale book, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a faint scraping sound coming from the other side of the tree trunk.

He subconsciously raised his hand and pressed it against Betty's calf, curiously looking over at her.

In one corner of the giant tree, Subaru Natsuki was standing on tiptoe, using a sharp pebble to write and draw on the mottled bark of the ancient tree.

The "Jane Henton" trio also gathered around him, pointing and gesturing, clearly having become acquainted.

"See? Now all four of us can go down in history."

"Oh, so that's my name."

"Wait a minute! Why is Ah Zhen's name longer than mine?"

"Are you an idiot? He's the only one with a surname, so it must be long."

Green observed them for a while, then sighed deeply, rubbed his forehead, and prepared to turn and leave.

It would be a little embarrassing if others saw that their team members weren't helping to set up the scene, but instead were all causing trouble.

After taking only two steps, Crusch's clear and authoritative voice came from not far away, and the knights responded in an orderly and harmonious manner.

Crusch stood among more than ten messengers, slowly and methodically issuing instructions.

"The first squad must deploy along a 30-meter radius around the large Fiogail tree, setting up armed equipment and sentry posts. This must be completed before sunset!"

"The second squad has set up camp as planned, prioritizing clearing an area for the wounded to rest!"

"The supply train will unload its supplies immediately. The mage squad will set up a protective barrier to ensure that tonight's operation is not disturbed by any other monsters!"

"Yes, sir!"

The soldiers responded in unison, their voices echoing through the forest.

Crusch surveyed the busy procession, and as her gaze swept over the Flügel tree, she spotted Grin's presence.

She immediately waved to the army formation, and a well-equipped symphony orchestra slowly emerged from the crowd behind the formation.

The musicians, dressed in matching dark uniforms and carrying gleaming brass and string instruments, walked steadily to the open space beside Kursch.

The person leading the group was Father Simon, who was dressed in light clothing.