From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

He reached out, grabbed Aqua's leg, and pulled her out of the ground like a radish.

"Kazuma, you bastard!"

"What's it to me!"

"It's all because you suddenly ran up to me and asked me to help you, otherwise I would have been knocked away!"

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Someone just praised you for how amazing you looked when you flew out, spinning like a boomerang. Most people couldn't do that."

"Of course! Don't you know who this goddess is!"

As Aqua spoke, she puffed out her chest with immense pride.

"Huh? This doesn't sound like something to be proud of. And, after flying so far, landing headfirst, how come you're actually alright?!"

Otto's face was filled with shock; his little worldview had almost completely collapsed at this moment.

Seeing Otto's utterly shocked expression, Subaru Natsuki was momentarily stunned, somewhat puzzled as to why the other was so shocked.

It took him a few seconds to realize—

Otto, that's a truly normal human reaction!

Why didn't I notice anything wrong with it at first?

Has my brain started to get used to all of this?

He sighed, then, with the air of someone who had been through it all, patted Otto on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"You'll get used to it quickly."

"Really....."

Chapter 117: Otto and Garfield's Gradually Collapsing Worldview

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"So, you're not here to destroy the Holy Land?"

After Emilia and Roswaal explained things, Garfield, who had just woken up, realized that Sato Kazuma and the others in front of him were not enemies of the Sanctuary.

"Why would we come here to destroy the Sanctuary?"

Kazuma Sato sat to the side and snorted coldly.

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Garfield stared at Kazuma Sato and said.

"You didn't ask either?"

Kazuma Sato threw the question back at Garfield.

Garfield was speechless for a moment, genuinely unable to come up with such an idea.

"You bastard... what method did you just use?"

Garfield looked at Kazuma Sato with an incredulous gaze, not remembering how he had just been knocked down.

In his beast form, Garfield gradually loses his sanity, but he remembers that he seems to have suddenly experienced something incredibly painful.

"You don't remember anything?"

Kazuma Sato narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Garfield with utmost seriousness.

"Can not remember."

Garfield shook his head.

Upon hearing the other party's words, a meaningful smile immediately appeared on Sato Kazuma's face—

Since you don't know, then I'm going to have to put my skills to good use!

"Just now, after you transformed into your beast form, you suddenly went berserk and lost control. I could have taken you down in one blow, but considering the misunderstanding between us, I didn't. I then dodged several of your attacks and used a few special moves..."

As Kazuma Sato spoke, he made corresponding hand gestures, as if these things had really just happened.

Subaru Natsuki, standing nearby, looked speechless.

Kazuma Sato's description was similar to the action sequences in the anime movies he had previously seen.

He would never use those tricks.

Most people would never believe that.

"Okay, great!"

Garfield's eyes widened, his gaze filled with astonishment.

He believed it?!

"But, but, why did you, why did you run away earlier? I remember you were running away at the beginning, weren't you?"

Garfield then remembered something was amiss and immediately asked.

It seems this person does indeed possess normal human thinking.

Natsuki Subaru thought to himself, then turned to look at Sato Kazuma, wondering how he would respond.

"That wasn't running away, it was to lure you away!"

Kazuma Sato suddenly made a cool expression.

"After all, if you go berserk, you could be in danger to the people around me—but not you. I'm worried that my attacks might affect others, so I deliberately led you to a deserted place so that I can unleash my full power."

"I see!"

Garfield's eyes seemed to hold a hint of admiration as he looked at Kazuma Sato, and his tone was much gentler than before.

"I see!"

Beside him, Otto also showed a look of sudden realization, and they shouted in unison,

"As expected of Lord Kazuma!"

"But Lord Kazuma, why are you still keeping me trapped?"

Garfield lowered his head; at this moment, he was bound by layers upon layers of iron chains.

In fact, this is exactly what Sato Kazuma was worried about: that Garfield would attack him indiscriminately again after he woke up.

"I was worried that you might hurt yourself before you regained your senses after waking up."

Kazuma Sato's mind raced, and he immediately spoke.

"I see. But these chains can't bind me!"

Garfield immediately tensed his muscles, preparing to break the chains binding him with his own strength.

But nothing happened.

Garfield felt as if he had no strength left in his body.

"what happened?"

"These handcuffs are made of demon-sealing stone; they're not so easy to break free from."

As Kazuma Sato spoke, he took out a key and helped the other person untie the restraints.

Demon-sealing stones are a very precious resource.

However, Kazuma Sato had previously found Russell and bought up almost all the Demon Sealing Stones that Russell could get his hands on.

To be on the safe side, Kazuma Sato brought quite a few demon-sealing stones with him.

"There really is such a being..."

Garfield looked down at his hands.

Because he was so worried about the Sanctuary being harmed, and also angered by Sato Kazuma's words, he chose to transform into a beast.

Fortunately, Kazuma Sato intervened and managed to calm himself down, thus preventing a tragedy from occurring.

Kazuma Sato is truly an extraordinary person.

Garfield only acknowledges the strong, and now he believes that Kazuma Sato is the strongest person he has ever met.

but.....

"I remember when I was in beast form, I think I sent someone flying?"

"unimportant."

"is it?"

Garfield scratched his head.

"You came here to help that half-elf—Amelia—regain her memories."

"Yes, the current plan is to have her participate in that trial, which seems to help her recover her memories."

Kazuma Sato spoke slowly,

"As for the other backup plan, it's to revive directly..."

"Are you here to liberate the Holy Land?"

Garfield's expression instantly turned extremely serious.

Deep down, he absolutely did not want the Sanctuary to be liberated.

Garfield's father was half-human and his mother, Liara, was human, so he only had one-quarter human blood.

In the past, Garfiel, along with his mother and sister, was brought back to the Sanctuary by Roswaal and settled there.

When Garfield was two years old, her mother prepared to leave the Sanctuary temporarily in order to find and bring back their father.

However, his mother never came back.

During this time, Garfield also participated in the Sanctuary's trials, which required him to confront his past and his inner self.

However, Garfield witnessed his mother's death during the trials, and as a result, he has always been afraid of the outside world.

Garfield is willing to give everything to protect the Sanctuary, but he is unwilling to remove the barrier.

"Liberate the Sacred Domain? Breaking through the trial is the same as liberating the Sacred Domain?"

"I asked, Kazuma Sato."

"That's right. I don't know if you know, Lord Kazuma, but there is a barrier at the edge of the Sanctuary that half-bloods cannot leave. Only by breaking through the trial can that barrier be removed. This is what is called liberating the Sanctuary."

"What's wrong? It seems you're not very keen on liberating the Sanctuary, Garfield?"

Kazuma Sato keenly noticed the subtle changes in Garfield's expression.

"not at all!"

Garfield immediately said.

After all, it's not convenient to reveal one's true thoughts for the time being.

"That's good, because the barrier is gone now."

"Oh, I see. Wait, what?!"

Garfield looked surprised, and for a moment thought he had misheard.

"Just now, the Goddess of Waste casually removed that barrier. That should be a good thing for you, right?"

Kazuma Sato said it casually.

"You... you've broken through the trial? That shouldn't be the case?"

Garfield looked at Kazuma Sato in disbelief.

Logically speaking, it's not time for the trial to start yet, is it?

This, what on earth is going on?

"When that useless goddess heard that there was a barrier restricting the native inhabitants of the Holy Land, she immediately removed the barrier."

After finishing his speech, Kazuma Sato sighed with a hint of helplessness.

Aqua did this not just to liberate the inhabitants.

For her, these people who had been isolated from the world for many years were exactly the targets of her Axis religion.