The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

It means my own death.

Hoshino Utsunomiya cannot ignore the fact that both of his deaths were caused by the witch herself.

If the witch truly loved me and that's why she went back in time, then what would it mean if she actually stabbed or strangled me to death?

The logic doesn't hold up here.

Yandere? This isn't the kind of yandere you'd expect.

Wouldn't a normal yandere first express their love frantically, and only when their love is not reciprocated, and when their love is too overwhelming to be expressed in the simplest way, would they twist their way to "be together forever" in a way that looks like yandere?

You killed me without ever saying you liked me, what kind of yandere are you?

Therefore, Hoshino Utsunomiya simply did not believe that the witch liked him or had fallen in love with him at first sight.

He felt that the witch must hate him to the core, which was why she came up with this method to torture him in various ways.

Why do I hate him so much?

Then we have to mention that witch who has already died.

Moonlit Snow.

Hoshino Utsunomiya had visited Yuki Tsukishiro's house.

It's obvious that she must have such parents.

Could the witch's parents be human?

Hoshino Utsunomiya couldn't say for sure; he only knew that he had never met Yuki Tsukishiro's parents.

Unlike himself, who has no interpersonal relationships in this world, Yuki Tsukishiro definitely has some relatives.

So is there such a possibility?

Because Yuki Tsukishiro committed suicide by hanging herself, her witch parents found out about it and investigated further.

There was a guy named Hoshino Utsunomiya who had been bullying her daughter, Yukishiro Tsukishiro, before this.

So you're the one who bullied my Xiaoxue to the point that she committed suicide?

So your name is Utsunomiya Hoshino?

So he turned around and was grabbed.

Reasonable.

...So what should I do?

They scanned the witch one by one, found her, went up to her, took her hand, and spoke to her.

"Auntie, Auntie, Tsukishiro Yuki committed suicide. I didn't bully him, it has nothing to do with me, please let me out."

Then she would happily nod and say to him.

"Oh, I see. Young man, I'm so sorry, I misunderstood you. I'll release you from prison right away and stop you from repeating this cycle."

Oh my god, that's so passionate.

Isn't that ridiculous?!

Unless the system suddenly gives him a chance to revive the dead, allowing him to use magic to bring Yukishiro back to life.

Otherwise, no matter what, there's no way the witch could reconcile with him.

Besides, actually... he didn't really want to get out of prison that much.

The problem is this time travel; if he hadn't been imprisoned in this jail full of witches, he probably would have had a hard time finding other witches outside.

Ultimately, the reason the witch cared about him was just his own wild guess, and there was no way to verify its authenticity.

Rather than getting bogged down in this conjecture, it's better to delve deeper into the details.

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that he should think about it from a different perspective.

For example, think about it carefully...

"Is there any magic that can counteract time travel?"

[...Shouldn't it be?]

The system's answer was quite predictable; after all, if it had a way, it wouldn't have made him go back twice.

But soon, the system's 'however' appeared.

No, but...

[Host, if rewinding is a witch's method, then it must be magic...]

Since it's magic...

"It requires casting a spell."

To date, Hoshino Utsunomiya knows of five types of magic.

The healing power of Meluru on Ice, the superhuman strength of Sherry Tachibana, the pirated superhuman strength, flower field magic, and iron bucket magic given to him by the system.

The other girls' magic is currently unknown, but as of now, magic can be broadly divided into two types: passive magic that is always present and active magic that requires casting.

The magic of rewinding might be set to be conditionally triggered, but even if it is conditionally triggered, there is still a process of 'casting'.

In other words, as long as the spellcasting is interrupted, or a way is found to bypass the backtracking, the backtracking can be avoided.

He can then die as he wishes.

Theoretically speaking, if he were to stab himself to death now, he shouldn't be able to go back in time.

But he did it because he was ill.

Ultimately, his motive for seeking death wasn't truly self-destruction; if he had killed the witch instead, he could have achieved the same effect...

Okay, he can't do it.

Suicide was the simplest and most straightforward condition he could accept at his bottom line.

I can't commit suicide, and I have to die at the hands of the witch. If I die at the witch's hands, she will trigger a time reversal...

These conditions clearly lead to only one answer.

'Go find the next witch!'

Find another witch who can't trigger time reversal, and secretly, away from the witch who can, let the other witch kill you.

Very well, so here's the question: given that the warden had informed them beforehand that a witch was hiding among them, where are they supposed to find this 'other witch'?

Wow, this is really hard to find.

In this prison filled with 'prospective witches,' finding a witch is really, really difficult.

The only problem is...

How can he turn a 'prospective witch' into a real 'witch'?

What do they rely on? Watering? Attacking? Slandering?

...Is death obtained by forcing others to become witches?

What am I thinking?

We need to calm down a bit.

"..."

Hoshino Utsunomiya braced himself against the bed frame, stood up, took a few steps forward away from the bed behind him, and then raised his hand.

The 'Spell to Summon Iron Bucket' was activated.

The next instant, a full iron bucket appeared in his hand.

A swaying bucket, a rippling water surface.

Hoshino Utsunomiya first touched the edge of the iron barrel, feeling its cold and solid texture, but found nothing unusual.

Then he brought the metal bucket closer, fanned it, and tried to sniff around to see if he could detect any strange odors.

Finally, dip your finger in and observe with a little water.

I won't taste it.

[This is just a normal metal bucket and normal water, host...]

"Is it drinkable?"

【able!】

But I don't drink it.

Hoshino Utsunomiya not only refused to drink, but also lifted the iron bucket above his head and then poured it out.

"Splash—"

The icy water poured down, soaking Hoshino Utsunomiya from head to toe.

The cold water poured over his brain quickly dispelled the lingering sensation on his neck, and the dampness also swiftly swept away the rotten smell in the cell.

"call......"

Letting out a long breath, feeling the familiar yet long-lost sensation of cold water being poured over her head, Hoshino Utsunomiya felt much calmer.

To be honest, when your mind isn't clear, washing your face with cold water is indeed a very good option.

After calming down, many of the chaotic thoughts dissipated, and Utsunomiya Hoshino suddenly discovered another problem.

Why isn't it open yet?

The door wasn't open, the owl wasn't broadcasting, and there seemed to be no movement outside.

...Is it that I reverted to some point in time?

Just as Hoshino Utsunomiya was about to take out her phone to check the time.

"How dare they lock me up in a place like this! What do they mean by this!?"

But then a different sound finally came from outside.

Like a signal, as the sound rang out, the screen on the wall lit up as well.

The owl appeared in the shot and said the same lines as the one before last.