The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

And there's Naiyoka...

Nanoha Kaori is the most troublesome, mainly because she's holding a gun.

Girls at this age are at their most impulsive, and they often act without restraint.

Shooting yourself in the leg twice is an action that most people would find hard to imagine.

But Nanako did it subconsciously.

It's not because she's that bad.

It's because she doesn't understand this at all.

The gun held in one's hand, the power of firearms.

On the first day, there might have been some respect involved, at least they didn't drive it in front of anyone.

But in the days that followed, perhaps because he had been holding the gun for so long, or perhaps because he had really gotten used to the feeling of holding a gun in his hand.

Once they start firing, they're not so careful anymore.

Very casual.

......never mind.

Since we're already dead, and the rewind has already happened, we've already rewound.

There's no point in thinking about it anymore.

In the present moment after the retrospective, there are several things that need to be confirmed.

One, the witch.

Last time, he spent several days scanning through everyone one by one to confirm their identities.

Only Meruru is still that witch, yet not that witch; none of them are witches.

Just as Meruru had said on the first day, the witch did not enter.

They were definitely watching, somewhere, secretly and sinisterly, staring at him.

She's a weird yandere.

To be honest, Hoshino Utsunomiya had even considered giving in to the witch.

Although we still don't know what kind of face the witch hides beneath her multiple skins, or whether she looks like a skeleton.

His personality seemed incredibly awful, and killing and stabbing were commonplace for him.

Logically speaking, given his current situation, he should have developed some deep-seated hatred towards the witch.

But in reality...

...I have no grudge against witches, do I?

Five backtracking steps.

The first time, I begged Meruru to kill me, and Meruru happily killed me. It had nothing to do with the witch.

If I had to say something, the fact that the witch's unexpected death forced her to begin rewinding her death might not have suited her wishes.

The second time, I begged the witch to kill me, because if I didn't, she might kill the others. She was about to take action after being confronted by Hiro and Rhea.

If anyone truly harbors hatred, it's Hero and Rhea.

...Not necessarily.

Thinking back carefully, I realized that I hadn't been very nice to the witch because she was in my way.

But this should be resolved with a proper apology, right?

The third time, he didn't have any contact with the witch at all.

At most, it was the fourth time, when I exposed her pretense, that I went a bit too far.

Why can't we reconcile with the witch?

Since she wants him to fall in love with her, since she wants him to say he likes her, then he can just say it casually.

Now that things have come to this, Hoshino Utsunomiya doesn't care so much about liking such things anymore.

He can now utter words of blasphemy and insincere affection.

It's not that I'm trying to fool the witch, it's just that if I like someone, I can say so first, and the feeling of liking someone can be cultivated later.

They can always find a way to fall in love.

Just like the four girls he tried to like before he went back in time.

He still has the ability to fall in love with others.

And they're quite capable.

Before trying it out, Hoshino Utsunomiya really didn't expect that she could fall in love with four people at once.

He kicked out someone who was already dead, and now he's suddenly in love with six people at the same time!

However, after thinking about it, Hoshino Utsunomiya still felt...

It doesn't seem like that will work.

why not?

...because of the witch's jealousy and strong will.

Before the second time travel, he had only chased after Meruru for a day, and the witch killed Meruru that very night.

Before the third time travel, he was dating both Hero and Emma at the same time, so the witch kicked them both out.

This time is no exception; he uses the witch's jealousy to fall in love with more people, causing the witch to kick even more people out.

If you really want to fall in love with a witch and obey her, you must cut ties with other girls.

He must deny his own affections and remain loyal only to the witch.

But this kind of thing is too difficult.

It's hard enough to fall for someone, let alone want to erase those feelings after you've already fallen for them...

Can't do it.

Especially after he gradually realized that each girl seemed to have her own problems, it became even more impossible for him to do such a thing.

Hero might be able to stand on his own, but Emma can't live without him; Hannah has no one to rely on; Noah will be lonely; and Coco only has her grandfather, Meruru...

He said he would take away her sins.

Unless the witch stops being jealous and is willing to happily watch him and others do all sorts of things.

Otherwise, it will be very difficult to reach a reconciliation.

But what if there's no reconciliation?

Is it really possible to just keep liking them one by one until you like them all?

Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't know.

All I can say is, let's give it a try first.

He still didn't know how many people had fallen into the witch's hands.

14 people?

After all, there were only 7 cells and 14 beds in the entire mansion.

If there are only 14 people, there are still 8 left.

If I try twice more, I might just fall in love with them all.

But if not...

He might have to think of other ways.

Can't we really believe that Hoshino Utsunomiya is super, super, super in love with a hundred girlfriends?

Let me think about it some more.

Although the witch didn't come in last time, we still need to check her this time.

Apart from witches.

Second, changes in the selection of personnel.

Meruru, Noah, Hannah, Coco.

Of course, Heero and Emma also need to confirm this.

Are they still around? Have they been successfully kicked out?

Being kicked out doesn't necessarily mean they can live a good life outside...

But he could only hope that the witch wouldn't be that wicked.

At least, if she were to use it as leverage to threaten herself, the witch wouldn't go too far.

Besides them, we also need to check on the others.

Of those I know, those that have appeared, and those I haven't liked.

Nanoha Kurobe, Ryota Hasumi, Maga Hosho, Arisa Shizuka, Sherry Tachibana, Anan Natsume.

Six people.

If the maximum is 14 people, then there are two girls who have never been seen before, who may appear as witches in new clothes.

Give it special attention.

Third, the system.

The system is still alive.

The magic has just been re-issued, and the daily scans are running stably.

However, the frequency of him speaking and shouting has decreased significantly.

Although he didn't say much, Hoshino Utsunomiya could sense it.

It's a bit like a child who has done something wrong, afraid to admit their mistake, so they can only lower their head, shut their mouth, and wait for comfort and forgiveness.