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

"Oh, I see! Thank you, Kazuma-sama!"

After speaking, Gaston drank the milk in one gulp.

"The taste is a little strange—"

Before Gaston could finish speaking, he lay flat on the ground.

"It's so good to be young, you can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow."

Kazuma Sato looked at Gaston, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and nodded in satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rom, standing next to him, looked completely bewildered.

"what?"

Chapter Twenty-Five: You can't laugh, not only can you not laugh, you have to hold it in!

"what happened?"

Lazens and Hambari, who were outside, heard strange noises coming from inside and rushed in to check. What they saw was Gaston, who was already fast asleep.

"He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. Please take him to the side to rest."

Kazuma Sato, who was standing nearby, offered an explanation.

Grandpa Rom looked at Kazuma Sato in shock, but the other man's expression remained unchanged.

This guy's mental fortitude seems a bit too strong; he can tell such outrageous lies without even blushing or skipping a beat.

Both Rajens and Hambari looked completely bewildered.

Just a minute ago, Gaston was talking to them.

However, seeing that Gaston was breathing calmly and looked peaceful, they realized he was really asleep, so they could only obey Sato Kazuma's orders and drag him aside to rest.

Meanwhile, Kazuma Sato muttered to himself:

"Can't the dosage of anesthetic be too high? Otherwise it will look too suspicious."

. . . . . .

A dozen minutes later, the familiar crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor rang out at the door.

Elsa has arrived here.

"Oh, who are these two people?"

Elsa narrowed her eyes slightly as she noticed Kazuma Sato and Aqua inside the house.

She hadn't seen Felt and Rom before when she came looking for them.

Elsa's murderous instincts made her pay extra attention to these two people.

"These two are our employees. After all, we need manpower in this line of work."

With a smile on his face, Lord Rom spoke to Elsa.

The person in front of him looked like just a frail, ordinary girl, not some elite assassin.

However, Mr. Rom also knew very well that one cannot judge a book by its cover.

Elsa looked at Kazuma Sato and Aqua.

The man showed no signs of training and seemed to be just an ordinary person, and the way he was looking at her seemed rather lewd.

As for that woman, she just seemed naive and simple-minded.

It seems that these two people are not worth paying too much attention to.

but.....

Having two more people to cut open their bellies wouldn't be bad at all~

Elsa smiled knowingly, then her gaze quickly shifted to Lord Rom:

"How's the thing I ordered coming along?"

"I got it a long time ago!"

Felt, standing nearby, placed the bag containing the badges on the table.

"Let's inspect the goods!"

Elsa took the bag, took out the badges inside, examined them carefully, and found nothing wrong with them.

"Aqua, go and pour a drink for the guest!"

The plan proceeded as scheduled. Aqua walked to the side, poured the milk, which had been laced with anesthetic beforehand, into a cup, and handed it to Elsa.

Sending Aqua to deliver the milk was also part of Kazuma Sato's plan.

He was also worried that Elsa, being an assassin, might possess very keen insight, and it would be bad if she noticed anything amiss.

Aqua's somewhat naive demeanor might lower Elsa's guard.

However, even Kazuma Sato couldn't guarantee that the plan would be implemented, so he could only observe Elsa from afar.

Elsa took the cup and glanced down at it. At this moment, Sato Kazuma's heart was in his throat, fearing that the other party would discover that the milk had been tampered with.

But Elsa quickly raised her glass and drank.

It worked!

It worked!

It worked!

Kazuma Sato couldn't help but want to smile, but to be on the safe side, he could only bite his lip.

No, no, I can't laugh yet, I have to hold it in!

Theoretically, the drug should take effect in a few tens of seconds!

There should be thirty seconds left!

Let's declare victory in thirty seconds!

Seeing his plan about to succeed, Kazuma Sato felt as if he were a genius!

There's no need for a fight to deal with a guy like that!

Elsa must be feeling sleepy by now!

Kazuma Sato kept counting down in his mind.

However, he discovered that Elsa was unaffected.

That's strange, that can't be right.

It should have taken effect by now, right?

Kazuma Sato looked at the cup on Elsa's table with some confusion, then his eyes widened suddenly—

The glass didn't contain the milk that had been prepared beforehand, but rather a glass of water?!

How can it be? !

No, no, no, I was watching Aqua prepare the milk!

Even if this guy's brain is completely damaged, he shouldn't have made such a basic mistake!

What's going on? !

While Sato Kazuma was still in a daze, Aqua seemed to have thought of something, and somewhat guiltily walked to his side, whispering:

"Um... Kazuma, I think I just remembered something."

"what?"

"My goddess power has recovered a bit... and my previous purification ability seems to have recovered as well."

What is the power of purification?

"I can turn any liquid I touch into pure, harmless water."

"?"

Kazuma Sato turned his head to look at Aqua, somewhat dazed.

The power of purification?

You, you, you have this ability?!

Did they purify the carefully prepared poison into water?

Why didn't you say so sooner?

His eyes were filled with sorrow, as if he were a vengeful spirit who had been dead for a hundred years but had not been able to get revenge.

Aqua, however, smiled.

"Hey, I forgot."

Feru and Rom, who were standing nearby, were also completely unaware of what had happened and dared not make any rash moves.

All they can do now is wait and see.

But at that moment, Elsa put down her water glass and said to everyone:

"Where exactly did I slip up? Theoretically, you shouldn't have been able to detect my identity."

"I...I don't know what you're talking about?"

Ferut forced a smile, while instinctively shifting her body backward.

"When I came in, I could sense that you two were somewhat afraid of me, and there was even a hint of hostility in your voice."

Elsa maintained a meaningful smile throughout.

"In comparison, those two actors were actually quite good. However, your subtle changes in expression still gave you away. When I was drinking water, your emotional fluctuations became even more obvious—"

Kazuma Sato opened his eyes wide in surprise.

At least in his eyes, there was nothing wrong with the performance of Ferut and Rom.

He hadn't expected Elsa's insight to be so profound, capable of even capturing the slightest changes in expression.

"I had a sliver of hope for you guys."

Elsa spoke slowly.

Chapter Twenty-Six: I, Kazuma Sato, will defeat you fair and square.

"I was thinking you might resort to poisoning or something, and I was even a little curious about what kind of poison you would use, but it turns out you didn't do anything at all~ Are you trying to pretend nothing happened and let me leave?"

As Elsa spoke, her right hand slowly reached towards her black robe.

"It seems you've already guessed what this badge is. But I'm sorry, since you're involved, you have to be eliminated. Just cooperate a little and don't resist, and it shouldn't be too painful, although it'll be a bit boring."

A terrifying killing intent instantly spread throughout the small space, as if it wanted to devour them alive.

Just as Elsa was about to make her move, Kazuma Sato suddenly shouted:

"Wait a moment!"

"Oh?"

His actions surprised Elsa, who looked at him with great interest.

Do you know why we didn't poison you?

Kazuma Sato tried his best to maintain an extremely serious expression as he spoke to Elsa.

Since the first plan failed, Kazuma Sato had no choice but to resort to the backup plan!

"Why?"

"Because I will defeat you fair and square!"

As he spoke, Kazuma Sato took down a curved sword hanging on the wall, one of the stolen items that Felt had taken earlier.

The moment he took it off, he felt a sudden weight lift off his body and almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.

It's so heavy, so heavy!