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

Aqua seems to be able to revive herself.

Using Subaru Natsuki's memories, Echidna also witnessed the moment when Aqua was able to revive Kazuma Sato.

Perhaps they really can do it?

. . . . . .

Meanwhile, outside the ruins.

"Just now, Kazuma-sama, are you really alright?"

Otto swallowed hard and turned to look at Subaru Natsuki.

He had just heard Kazuma Sato scream and then collapse.

Although he eventually managed to enter the ruins, it seems he was dragged in by Aqua.

It seemed as if the air was still filled with the sound of burning.

"He... should be fine."

Natsuki Subaru pursed his lips and replied,

"After all, you've heard about it, haven't you? He's the kind of person who survived being hit by a beluga whale unscathed."

"As expected of the man who defeated me!"

Meanwhile, Garfield's face was filled with admiration.

"That's really unnecessary..."

Natsuki Subaru shook his head somewhat helplessly.

"But Lord Subaru, is that Lady Elsa? What is she doing?"

Otto stretched out his hand and pointed to the side, where Elsa kept trying to rush into the ruins—but was blasted away by the trial's magic the next second.

But she quickly got up, muttering to herself:

"This is fantastic! This is absolutely amazing! As expected of Lord Kazuma!"

Natsuki Subaru was momentarily speechless.

"Lady Elsa, is it because you're worried about Lord Kazuma?"

"If that's how you want to understand it, that's fine too."

"Lord Kazuma really has a lot of personal charm!"

Chapter 119: Trial Failed? Then Let's Try Again!

Inside the City of Dreams.

Kazuma Sato and Aqua were already seated at the table, eating and drinking heartily.

"You... did you really come here because you were worried about Emilia?"

Echidna asked with some skepticism.

These two look like they're on vacation!

“Echidna-senpai, I am ready.”

Emilia took a deep breath and said to Echidna.

"Hmph, do you really think you can break through the trial?"

Echidna snorted coldly, and the surrounding environment changed.

What was just a green meadow has instantly transformed into a lush green forest.

Trials are the re-enactment of memories.

Wow, that's amazing! It makes me want to watch a movie!

"So, it wouldn't be a problem to have Echidna help put on movies or something, right?"

Echidna seemed about to say something, but Kazuma Sato and Aqua next to her kept talking, leaving her speechless for a long time.

This place seemed to have become their own movie theater.

Echidna's brow twitched slightly, and just as she was about to speak, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

The snow and ice had submerged everything, and Emilia knelt on the ground in agony.

"As expected, it won't work."

Echidna narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at Emilia in front of her.

Emilia has a memory that has been sealed away.

Because she cannot extract this part of the memory, Emilia is unable to break through the trial.

All of this is meaningless.

"The trial is over—"

"Hey, what's going on?"

Aqua, carrying the bottle of liquor, walked over to Emilia's side.

"She has failed her trial."

Echidna replied.

"Sigh, it failed? It feels like it hasn't even started yet?"

Aqua asked.

"The trial is to recreate memories, but Emilia does not have that part of the memory, so she cannot pass the trial."

"Parker mentioned this before, didn't he?"

"That's what Kazuma Sato said."

"However, the trial is over in any case—"

"Wait a minute, can the trial only be attempted once?"

"No, as long as you are qualified, you can keep challenging."

"Oh, then why don't we just continue with the challenge?"

"Um... her mental state probably doesn't support it either—"

Before Echidna could finish speaking, Emilia had already stood up.

ha?

Logically speaking, because her memories were sealed, Emilia's mind should have suffered very serious damage, and she should not be able to challenge the trial again in a short period of time.

Why does she look perfectly fine now?

Echidna's gaze shifted and landed on Aqua.

Did Aqua do something?

Emilia, how are you feeling?

"I asked, Kazuma Sato."

"me....."

Emilia's voice trembled slightly. She didn't know what had just happened, but a sense of fear was growing in her heart.

What exactly happened?

Emilia hesitated for a moment, while Aqua grabbed Emilia and pulled her aside.

"Huh? Lady Aqua?"

"You failed the first trial, so let's have a drink and rest! Don't worry, you won't get drunk here."

As Aqua spoke, she shoved a bottle of wine from the table into Emilia's hand.

"I...."

"If you think it's too difficult, that's fine too."

"But......"

"It doesn't matter. When faced with insurmountable difficulties, running away is also a good option! This is the doctrine of our Axis Order—it's not you who are wrong, it's the whole world!"

After Aqua finished speaking, she put the bottle in her mouth and started gulping it down.

"Although the Goddess of Uselessness isn't usually very bright, I do agree with what she just said. We can always talk about it later. But even if we don't challenge her, it wouldn't be a problem for us to stay here a little longer, would it?"

"My name is Echidna!"

"Oh, you useless Donna!"

"I'm not a piece of trash!"

"No wonder you're Betty's mother; you really are a bit like her in that respect."

"Ugh..."

Echidna felt her breathing, which she had finally managed to calm down, become disordered again in an instant.

After hearing Aqua and Kazuma Sato's words, Emilia lowered her head and fell into thought.

She recalled the series of events she had encountered, almost all of which were resolved with the help of Aqua and Kazuma Sato.

I owe the other party a great debt of gratitude.

However, when it came to this matter concerning her past, Emilia felt that she absolutely could not back down.

She wanted to know who Jules really was to her.

She wanted to know what Fortuna meant to her.

Why do I feel sad when I hear this name?

Emilia was eager to know this.

Then, she picked up the bottle, downed it all in one go, and turned to look at Echidna:

"Echidna-senpai, I want to challenge you again!"

"The outcome will not change as long as your memories are sealed."

Echidna looked at Emilia expressionlessly and spoke slowly.

"What if we want to break this seal?"

"This is impossible. It's part of the contract you signed with Parker. It can only be done if both of you break the contract. Are you prepared to lose Parker?"

"I....."

Emilia clutched her crystal pendant tightly.

At that moment, Kazuma Sato spoke up:

"If you want to break the contract, can't you just sign a new one?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Aqua immediately agreed.

"Renewing the contract is not an easy task. You should know what Parker's true form is, right? When the contract was renewed the first time, Parker consumed a large amount of his own mana. After that, Parker was basically consuming his mana all the time. Your mana is simply not enough to support his actions, which is why he can only appear occasionally during the day. To renew the contract, a large amount of mana will be consumed, and your mana reserves are simply not enough!"

Echidna replied.

"Ah! I have an idea!"

Sato Kazuma suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Emilia,

"You can rest assured about that, I really do have a solution!"

"Solution?"

Echidna's face was full of confusion.

No matter what method is used, it is impossible to replenish so much mana in a short period of time.

Even Echidna couldn't do that.