The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

Yuki Tsukishiro suddenly felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her from head to toe, and then shoved an empty, icy iron bucket over her head.

My heart is ice-cold.

Is it really that simple? Just such a casual reason?

You were begging to die by my hand before, but now you're telling me that it's better to die by Meruru's hand than by mine?

Is it really that hard for anyone to accept being killed by me?!

I feel terrible all over.

Yuki Tsukishiro is unhappy.

If the witch is unhappy, it means someone is going to suffer.

She didn't want to take action, or at least she didn't want this to end so quickly.

But now.

Hehehe...

Does Hoshino want to die by my hand?

That's really great!

I will do my best to fulfill your wish.

Let me die at the hands of the witch.

The knife, meant to be harmless, became sharp, and Meluru's expression, which she had been trying so hard to maintain, gradually relaxed. As the solid feeling of the knife piercing her chest came from the hilt, Yuki Tsukishiro finally couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.

do not care.

Although it seems like no trust has been cultivated at all, for some reason Hoshino has indeed become very trusting of 'Meru on Ice'.

The key is to reveal your true identity at this time.

He should understand by now.

Witches are all wicked women who lie all the time! Meruru on Ice is a bad girl!

I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you...

Then start over.

It's okay, you won't really die.

You can get what you want countless times, but you can never truly get what you want.

All right.

It's time to start the next one.

This time's list...

Chapter 83 will not go wrong (5k)

“One of you is the Great Witch in disguise.”

The familiar owl, the familiar living room, the familiar words.

Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that everything in front of her looked so familiar.

In a daze, a sense of absurdity arose spontaneously.

Along with the sense of absurdity comes a strong sense of disconnect.

The owl gave the exact same explanation, the owl said the exact same words.

Preparing to be a witch, witch transformation, great witch, voting...

Hoshino Utsunomiya knew very well that these were things he had heard before, things he had heard not long ago.

But, clearly, just now.

He should be dead already, killed by the witch.

The tangible sensation of being stabbed in the chest still lingered, and the twisting pain seemed to persist. He couldn't help but reach out and twist his clothes into a ball, clutching the small patch of skin on his chest.

It hurts too; it's no wonder it hurts when you grip your own flesh so tightly.

But this pain is far less than the pain of a knife piercing the heart. Not only is it much lighter, but as this more real pain becomes clearer, the lingering, phantom-like pain also quickly dissipates.

It's as if the body is telling the brain that the previous pain was fake, and that the pain at this moment is real.

But Hoshino Utsunomiya understood perfectly well.

Both kinds of pain are real.

The blooming flower field was real, the petals fluttering in the air were real, the knife piercing his chest was real, and the words Meruru whispered in his ear on the ice were real.

That's true too.

He died once, but inexplicably returned to the present.

...Where did this "return from death" come from?

Death, and then returning to an earlier point in time.

In this respect, it really looks like some guy's Return of Death.

Coincidentally, they all seem to have an inexplicable karmic connection with the witch.

"..."

Could I really be entangled with some unknown witch?

Hoshino Utsunomiya's heart skipped a beat.

But he soon breathed a sigh of relief.

He searched through his memories for a long time and concluded that he couldn't possibly have provoked any witch from who-knows-where.

The only witch they provoked was already dead; as everyone knows, if a person commits suicide, they die.

Unless the dead witch turned into a vengeful ghost and haunted him, based on his short and shallow experience in this other world, there was absolutely no possibility that he would be haunted by a witch.

But will Yuki Tsukishiro become a vengeful ghost?

Hoshino Utsunomiya thought for a moment and briefly recalled what Yukishiro usually looked like.

A patient expression, a questioning expression, a calm expression, a serene smile, an anxious and confused expression, a cold smile...

Actually, once you get closer to the witch, she'll show quite a few subtle expressions.

Although it tastes the same most of the time.

To put it bluntly...

Hmm, a bit Tang.

It doesn't resemble a vengeful ghost.

After much thought, Hoshino Utsunomiya realized that there must be another reason, and that an unexplained accident had prevented his death.

He should have died, but not completely. The world happened to rewind and reset, which is why he was brought back.

Otherwise, according to normal logic, since he's already dead, the system should send him back. Once he's sent back, no matter how much this world rewinds, it won't have anything to do with him anymore.

...unless the existence of the system is weaker than the existence of the backtracking world.

Alas, Hakito.

After clearing his mind and briefly confirming his memories, Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that he had the situation under control.

Phew, then it's alright.

Logically speaking, he should be very anxious, extremely anxious, very worried.

'Wasn't it said that if I died, I would go back? Shouldn't I have already died at the hands of the witch? What's going on here? This isn't what we agreed on!'

Normally, he should be shouting this out loud in his heart, frantically questioning the system.

But unexpectedly, Hoshino Utsunomiya found that he seemed to be...

Surprisingly, it was very calm.

...He wasn't in a hurry.

So what if I've reverted? Anyway, I've found the witch, and I've got the strategy guide... well, I have the strategy guide. I already know what to do and what to say to make the witch kill me.

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. All you have to do is make sure you've eliminated any unforeseen factors that might kill you before starting over.

Hoshino Utsunomiya actually suspected that Meluru Ice had used healing magic in the end to keep him alive, keeping him on the verge of death but not quite dead, which is why he suddenly regressed at the moment his consciousness reconnected.

Seriously, "You won't die easily" is a very malicious statement.

He felt that this was the most vicious thing he had ever heard in his life.

Miss Meruru, that's well said, but I hope you won't say anything more this time.

"call."

Hoshino Utsunomiya let out a long breath and reorganized his plans once more.

This time, there's probably no need to go to the infirmary. Maybe the reason I didn't die completely is because I received a healing buff there.

Go straight to the cafeteria and get a dinner knife... No, a dinner knife won't do. Although the witch can use it to stab herself, a dinner knife is still not sharp enough. If only there were a more suitable weapon.

Oh right, I remember there was a crossbow next to the reception room.

The crossbow is irrelevant; just grab the bolts.

A sharp arrow should be able to easily pierce one's own chest.

...It hurts so much.

What Hoshino Utsunomiya said to Meruru on the ice wasn't entirely a lie; he was indeed a little afraid of pain.

Although he wasn't that afraid, he would still hesitate for a moment when getting his blood drawn.

Who isn't afraid of pain?

But the pain was only temporary, and Hoshino Utsunomiya felt that she could still endure the short-term pain.

Once the knife goes in, it's over in the blink of an eye; the pain is what it is.

The thought of doing it again triggers phantom pain.