I can copy the beautiful girl

"You're truly onee-sama." Having said that, I turned back to Petra. "Do you understand, Petra? It's because the mansion has this useless maid who only makes things difficult for the other maids that we need you so badly! Let's do it today, not tomorrow. I'll take you back to the mansion in a bit."

"Eh? Are you in such a hurry?"

"People won't take action unless they are in a hurry. This is to avoid all accidents."

After making this decision, I finally turned my gaze towards the purple-haired girl behind Petra.

"Merry, come here."

I don't know when she got in, but little sister Meili stood among the group of children without any sense of incongruity.

"Eh? Subaru, have you met her before?"

Petra looked surprised.

The girl with braids named Mary also moved her eyes slightly, as if she was a little uneasy, but she still walked in front of me.

"Um..." As she whispered this, I wrapped my arms around her and picked her up. "Okay, the monster user has been captured successfully. The incident is resolved. We can go back to the mansion now."

"Huh? What kind of beast master?" Petra tilted her head in confusion, and at the same time, she looked at Meli with a pout of jealousy.

"Barus, are you serious?" Ram's eyes were slightly cold. "Is this child the Beastmaster you mentioned?"

The stunned Meili finally reacted and started struggling: "Let me go! Pervert! Help! No! Pervert! Let me go quickly!"

"Although I am a pervert, you don't have to yell at me like that, right? It's embarrassing."

He didn't let go at all, it was more like he hugged her tighter.

I began to copy Mary while holding her like a child—actually, I was holding a child—with one hand around her legs and the other holding her back.

"It takes courage to admit you're a pervert. Ram has a new respect for you, Barus. So, are you planning to take this child back to the mansion and imprison him in the basement, to torture him daily?"

"if not?"

"Let Ram interrogate her and find out who sent her. And why she attacked the mansion. If she was sent by another candidate, then we have evidence against her. At least we can be on guard."

"Are you going to ask the Sin Archbishop of the Witch Cult why he did this? What's the point?"

"...It doesn't make any sense. I see. You knew that, so why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"There's no point in saying it."

"So what are you going to do with this child? Since he's a member of the Witch Cult, Ram advises you to kill him directly."

"Such a cute child, you killed him so easily. I really misjudged you, Ram."

"Are you so perverted that even the Witch Cult would accept you as long as you're cute?"

"As long as it's cute, I can even accept Warcraft."

After a conversation that seemed to oblivious to the others, I spoke to the villagers who had gathered around in confusion after hearing Merry's cry. "Don't worry. This child was sent by an enemy of Lady Emilia, one of the candidates for the throne, to attack the mansion and the village. Lady Emilia is currently vying for the throne with the support of the local lord, Count Roswaal. I'm afraid such incidents will occur more frequently in the future. You should be careful. Be vigilant if someone like this comes to the village again."

After saying that, I also asked the villagers to look at Meili, and asked them to confirm that they really did not know this strange child, and at the same time they could not find any parents... Normally, it is impossible for such a young child to travel far away alone, so this is obviously not normal.

After seeing that the villagers understood this, I carried Meili, took Petra, and returned to the mansion with Rem and Ram who had just returned from shopping.

When we got in the car, I looked at Meili, who had finally stopped struggling, and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Didn't Elsa mention me to you? I'll wait for her to come and negotiate with me."

Volume 21: Chapter Roswaal Finally Gives Up

"This...it's so easy to deal with the Beast Master?"

At the meeting held because of Mary, Emilia looked at Mary who was still in my arms with a confused look on her face.

“Subaru clearly said the situation was serious…”

"If we could predict the future, many seemingly serious disasters could be easily resolved. This is just one of the situations we're in now."

I tickled Mary's chin like teasing a puppy and said with a smile:

"This child can control numerous magical beasts and cast spells through them. If she operates in secret, the disaster she can cause is beyond imagination."

Ah, seriously, Meili dressed as a peasant girl is completely grown on my XP! I want it so badly, so badly, so badly, so badly... Eh? I've already copied it?

Good, that’s great, that’s how good my ability is.

Thank you so much.

"In any case, the crisis in the mansion is basically resolved. All we have to do now is wait for Elsa to come over and negotiate with her, and then convince the two of them to join our side."

"Ah? Aren't they enemies?" Emilia said in surprise. "I'd be happy if that were the case, but is it really possible?"

Rem suddenly remembered something. "Come to think of it, Subaru mentioned the name Meili during their first conversation with Roswaal-sama. Could it be that in the 'future' that Subaru saw, she was on our side?"

Ram frowned: "Barus, she is from the Witch Cult."

"Strictly speaking, they're not from the Witch Cult. They're just followers who were adopted and tamed by one of the Sin Archbishops of the Witch Cult." I answered Ram's question first, then Rem's. "Yes, that's how the future will be."

I glanced at Roswaal and unceremoniously began applying eye drops, never missing an opportunity to drive a wedge between him and Ram. "In the future I've seen, after I resolve this mansion incident, there will be another mansion attack. That time, Meli and Elsa were hired by Roswaal to kill Beatrice, Frandelica, Petra, and Rem. During that "Sanctuary" incident, Elsa died, and Meli was captured and imprisoned for the next year. It wasn't until a later event that, fueled by resentment over Elsa's death, she officially joined Emilia's side. —In short, don't worry, Meli will be a good child."

Everyone looked at Roswaal. Roswaal smiled and did not refute. It seemed that although he did not know whether he would do such a thing in the future, he knew clearly that he was the person who could do such a thing.

Because of what I said, Mary suddenly grabbed my collar with both hands, probably because she heard about Elsa's death.

"You...can see the future?"

"Otherwise, how did I catch you?"

"Elsa..."

"Don't worry, it's just some future that hasn't happened yet."

After I said this to Meili, I looked at Rem.

"Rem, I'm asking you to watch over Merry until Erza arrives. I'll negotiate with her once Erza arrives. Both Erza and Merry can be important forces for Emilia's faction. Especially for the Adventurer's Guild, which Emilia's faction is targeting, Erza could become its first S-rank adventurer and establish the Guild's reputation."

"Okay, since you've made your decision, let's leave it to Rem. But..."

Looking at me, Rem seemed to be hesitant to speak.

However, she seemed to understand that I wouldn't say anything more, so she gave up.

There's no way. What I just said did reveal a lot of information in a subtle way, but that's all I can do. How much you can understand depends on yourselves. For example, Roswaal must have understood it completely.

Unfortunately, Roswaal doesn't seem to be willing to share this secret with others.

But it doesn't matter. As long as my words just now can serve another purpose for Roswaal, that's enough.

And obviously, looking at Roswaal's eyes, my other goal has been achieved.

“Subaru, you really are…”

Roswaal smiled and said something meaningful.

Yes, he totally understood.

Because he knew that Natsuki Subaru had the ability to "return".

But he didn't expect... that this ability could be used to cheat in such a way.

It was beyond Roswaal's imagination.

When they first met, Subaru Natsuki mentioned Rem's death in the "Mansion" incident, but this time, Subaru Natsuki said that in the next "Sanctuary" incident, Roswaal still listed Rem as one of the targets to be killed. In other words, Subaru Natsuki averted the ending of Rem's death and entered the next incident that needed to be resolved by "returning". After the "Sanctuary" incident, there were other incidents. Subaru Natsuki must have "returned" countless times in these incidents for the perfect ending. In the end, he must have been able to avert one tragedy after another. In Roswaal's view, such power is really amazing.

Yes, such power is already amazing enough.

But... Natsuki Subaru has now "returned" to the starting point with all the information he has obtained through countless returns in countless events in the future.

What kind of exaggerated power is this?!

It was only natural that I would be suppressed by him.

Because the Natsuki Subaru in front of him has already grown to his peak and complete form.

For him who possesses such power, there are probably no secrets in this world, and no event that can stump him. He is simply... a god.

Roswaal could only think this.

A person who knows everything, sees through everything, and has everyone's intelligence in his hands is simply invincible.

Roswaal was convinced that Natsuki Subaru would be able to realize his long-cherished wish as long as he wanted to.

The premise is... I must never do anything that goes against his will.

Although he had this feeling during their first conversation, Roswaal was now even more certain that being an enemy of Natsuki Subaru was definitely the most hopeless thing in the world.

Because no matter how much effort he puts in or how much preparation he makes, he can "return" to the time before he has any bad thoughts and completely cut off his thoughts.

so…

The instructions in the Gospels can no longer be relied upon.

Because what he possesses is a power that is even greater than the "Book of Wisdom".

Volume 22: Chapter Fairy, I need you

I returned to the real world.

After capturing Merry, I returned to the real world.

After all, the current events in the Zero World have come to an end, and the remaining trivial matters cannot be completed in a short time. I would be very bored if I stay in one world all the time, so... it’s time for school to start at Totsuki Academy.

These days I have deeply realized that it is too hard for Erina and Hisako to cook with only two people, so it would be better to have a few more cooks.

There isn’t much else in Food Wars! Shokugeki Soma, but it has the most cooks. It’s simply a paradise for a foodie like me!

Of course, I didn't go to the world of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma immediately after returning to the real world. The real world is a great place for me to relax, and I certainly wouldn't miss any opportunity to relax.

After all, I still have a bit of a sense of shame. When I was living in the Re:Zero world, I was really embarrassed to get a few pillows to sleep together... Not to mention that Beatrice and I lived in the same room, even if we were in different rooms, I would still be a little embarrassed.

After all, that's what, right?

Well, I understand everything.

But in the real world, there is no need to worry about that. These days, when I have some free afternoons in the real world to play games, I have actually taken the opportunity to relax. After all, there may be men who can resist eating meat right in front of their mouths, but that man is definitely not me.

However, due to time management issues, I was only able to dabble in it these past few days... This made me think deeply about one thing, which is what was the purpose of my time travel?

Don't forget your roots! Don't forget why I traveled through the 2D world to copy beautiful girls! It was just to eat well and sleep well!

How could my pure purpose be distorted by other things? This is not right.

People should not go against their own heart when they are alive.

So I decided to find my original intention again today.

The bed is a little small and the room is not very big, but it doesn’t matter. I haven’t been able to copy many people because I have forgotten my original intention. So after I summoned all the copied characters, the room did not seem crowded.

——But this is only temporary.

Sure enough, it is still necessary to make money by living off others, and I must move to a bigger house quickly.

If you want to move to a bigger house... recruit a group of chefs and open a big restaurant.

Well, back to square one.

Okay, it’s decided. Let’s go tomorrow. Let’s go tomorrow.

Yes, let’s go tomorrow.

Let me have a good rest today...

"Alright! It's morning! Get up, get up, Master."

The next day, I was awakened by such a soft, pleasant yet slightly noisy voice.

It is noisy because when you are woken up from a comfortable sleep early in the morning, even the most pleasant sound will become noisy.

"Hey, breakfast is ready! Onee-sama Erina put so much effort into it. If you don't eat it in time, even the master would be too much of a fool. So hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"

"You're so energetic, Petra-chan..."

"Are you showing off to me, Merry?"

"I don't have that kind of energy..."

"Ahhh, you're really showing off. I'm angry! I'm breaking up with you!"

No matter how pleasant the crisp sound is, in the early morning when you are about to wake up, the voice of one person can be regarded as 500 flies, the voices of two people are like 50,000 flies gathered together, and if one more person is added, it will probably become a complete fly plague.

So, in order to avoid becoming a fly plague, I had to open my eyes, then loosen my arms around Mary, pull the noisy Petra into my arms and rub her hard as punishment.

"Really? It's so hard to even sleep in."