The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

He couldn't accept it and wanted to reach out his hand.

The memory stops at this moment.

He wasn't stabbed or choked.

There is no feeling of death, and no pain whatsoever.

But consciousness was interrupted.

The condition for backtracking does not appear to be death.

At least he didn't die, and the witch obviously wasn't so easily burned to death.

Let's put the backtracking conditions aside for now.

This is not very important.

The important thing is the reason for the witch's regression.

He could guess from the first two rewinds that it was because he died, or something happened after he died. In any case, the witch chose to rewind and start over.

But this time, even if he wasn't dead at all, and the witch herself was just on the execution platform, he still wanted to interfere, to reach out, and to try to save her.

The only reason he could think of for choosing to go back in time was that the witch didn't want to be saved by him.

...So the witch still hates me to the core after all?

But why punish yourself?

His behavior remains contradictory, his logic remains chaotic, and he remains incomprehensible.

This is the witch.

Stop thinking about witches.

Let's just backtrack then.

No matter how much we go back in time, some things will never change.

He will return to day one, where the warden will explain the situation and introduce the witch's rules for killing. He will meet Emma, ​​and then Heero will react differently to him depending on his state.

The only other change is the number of people and the number of individuals involved.

Based on my experience from these three visits, the witch will initially become engrossed in her role-playing, but her flaws will soon be discovered, and then she will become unhappy and want to kill someone or do something else.

If it weren't for the witch's insistence on killing, constantly thinking about her daily random killings...

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that he could completely ignore the existence of the witch.

but......

If, if what the warden said during the execution was the witch's intention.

That witch was probably still quite concerned about the fact that no one was paying attention to her.

But wasn't this what she asked for herself? Refusing to communicate, pretending to be mute, writing and drawing with pen and paper, and hiding in her cell like a shut-in.

People would naturally prefer to associate with easy-going people rather than those who never respond when they speak or who give them the cold shoulder when they get close.

The one who is forgiven should refer to Hero, the one with the addiction to attachment is obviously Emma, ​​the monster who doesn't understand human nature is probably Sherry, the fake heiress is Hannah, and the painter can only be Noah.

The words were pointed and veiled, intended to satirize something.

However, in that situation, it sounded more like a listless muttering.

Does Tachibana Sherry not understand human nature? A lively exterior, a mysterious logic, and the air of a complete idiot.

Oh, and there's also superhuman strength that's certainly enough to be called monstrous.

Hannah... well, she does use the verbal tic of 'desuwa' quite deliberately, feigning elegance, standing on tiptoe, with a folding fan in her hand.

But that's okay.

Everyone has one or two things they long for.

Ultimately, one's identity is something they give themselves.

She didn't actually call herself a rich heiress.

As for Noah.

Isn't the drawing quite good?

The witch's aesthetic sense might be a little off.

In short, after recounting the witch's sins, her resentment, and making sarcastic remarks about others...

The witch was then executed.

Whether it was out of jealousy or not, the words he uttered deepened Utsunomiya Hoshino's understanding of the other girls.

I don't know if it will work.

After all, if the person is changed again after this rewind, the chances of a new person appearing will likely increase significantly, and only a few of the people who appeared before will reappear.

For example, Meruru appeared in the second time after the first appearance, and Noah appeared in the third time after the second appearance. It is estimated that one or two people will appear again this time.

Of course, no matter what, Heero and Emma will always be there.

and so.

This time, let's try responding to Emma's feelings separately.

Continuing on the interrupted fourth day.

Without understanding the witch's logic, there's no way to break the time loop.

The only choice left for Hoshino Utsunomiya was to fall in love.

Rather than seeking out someone else for this relationship, he clearly preferred to continue his previous, interrupted, and unfinished romance with Emma and Heero.

However, as expected, dating two people at once is not a good idea. The thought that he had been attracted to both of them made him feel a little guilty.

Although he didn't know why, his guilt was fading.

But at least while he was still feeling guilty and thought the matter was wrong.

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt she should make a decision sooner rather than later.

Emma or Heero?

Choosing either one is not a mistake.

Choosing Emma was the right decision. I tasted her lips, enjoyed her affection for so long, and clearly understood that her feelings were not just dependence or addiction, but a clear and conscious liking.

Therefore, he should choose Emma.

Choosing Hero was the right decision. He had seen Hero's body, and Hero had seen his body. In the shower, he blurted out a request, and when he held her in his arms, he felt a surge of attraction.

Choosing Hero is the right choice.

Half and half.

If he is hesitant, perhaps you could try flipping a coin.

As the saying goes, some decisions should be made in one's heart the moment a coin is tossed.

There's no need to check whether the coin lands heads or tails.

Hoshino Utsunomiya had no coins in his hand.

But he knew whether he had to choose heads or tails.

If he really had to find some reasons to justify choosing Emma, ​​he could offer his own.

The reason is simple: Emma's relationship with him was just one opportunity away from breaking through the threshold, a chance to confess her feelings, and then they could naturally hold each other's hands.

But Hero was different. Without trying to deepen their relationship and get to know each other, he and Hero would only have met twice and known each other, but would only be friends of friends.

A sudden confession to Hero...

She'll probably agree.

Just like last time.

But relationships, distance, and feelings still need to start with restraint and caution.

However, looking back, it's amazing how quickly he and Hiro became close last time.

On the first day, they were just holding hands to carry out justice, but by the third day, they could already hug each other and go into the shower room, brushing against each other.

Is Hero a little too easy to win over? She always has a cold expression, but you can feel her unique girlishness as soon as you get close to her.

No, I can't think about it anymore.

Thinking about it again brings to mind the image of Heero acting cute, and thinking about it again makes me waver in my choice of Emma.

Believe that you are right.

but......

Speaking of which, the reason given by the warden for the interruption on the fourth day was, as he remembered, that "someone's demerit points exceeded the lower limit" and "the witch's patience has finally reached its limit."

Although the final result was the witch's self-execution, at the time he did believe that his actions of two-timing were too much, and even the witch couldn't stand it anymore.

Therefore, as long as you are focused this time, you will not be interrupted.

...It's hard to say.

He still knew too little about witches.

That concludes the process of organizing the previous rewind. The magic that should have been cast again with the rewind was just quietly returned to him by the system.

He can summon another iron bucket.

You can take off your clothes and pour some water on yourself to clear your head, or you can just wash your face with cold water instead of pouring it all over.

My head is still a little foggy.

Although this time there was no pain of being stabbed in the heart, nor the suffocating feeling of being strangled to death by the witch's small hands.

However, perhaps due to the effects of time reversal, even though he wasn't injured before the reversal, Utsunomiya Hoshino felt very heavy and couldn't get up for some reason, as if he was being pressed down by something.

As the information from the previous incident gradually became clearer, the perception of the body's senses also became clearer little by little, and at this moment, consciousness returned to the body.

He thought he smelled something, something familiar, something pleasant, something rather unique...

aroma.