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

Even Kazuma is fighting with all his might, so I need to do something too!

Natsuki Subaru completely disregarded the disparity in strength and charged directly at Elsa.

'Has Subaru found a way to defeat the enemy?'

Kazuma Sato, who had been pretending to be dead, couldn't help but lean forward and look at Subaru Natsuki.

"Hey, finally it's moving?"

Elsa simply gave Subaru a smile.

In the next instant, a slash, faster than Subaru Natsuki could perceive with his naked eye, pierced through his body.

It all happened so suddenly that no one had time to react.

. . . . . .

The scene before my eyes changed.

Familiar streets, familiar people—Kazuma Sato and Aqua have returned to the point in time when they first arrived in this world.

"Hey, hey, hey, what happened!?"

Aqua seemed completely taken aback.

"Useless goddess, our time has been reset again!"

Kazuma Sato immediately spoke to Aqua.

Meanwhile, his brain was racing, trying to figure out why time had reset again.

Could it be because I'm in danger?

No, that's not right.

He had just been killed twice, but time hadn't been reset, which clearly had nothing to do with him. Moreover, if time had been reset the first time, he and Aqua would have been eating.

Could it be that all of this is related to Subaru Natsuki?

It seems to have been the moment when Subaru Natsuki was killed by Erza!

In the previous time loop, Kazuma Sato wasn't entirely sure what he had experienced, so he didn't tell Subaru Natsuki about the time reversal.

Subaru Natsuki might know something too.

I'll have to ask Subaru Natsuki next time I see him.

Now that time has been reset, I can just go to the spot where I met Subaru Natsuki beforehand and wait there!

but.....

"If we go back, we'll still run into that trio..."

Kazuma Sato felt a lingering pain in his cheek.

"So what do we do next, Kazuma?!"

Aqua tilted her head, looking at Kazuma Sato with an expression that suggested she didn't want to think.

What's happening now is completely beyond the processing capabilities of Aqua's walnut-sized brain.

"I have a plan!"

A smile appeared on Kazuma Sato's face.

. . . . . .

Soon, Kazuma Sato brought Aqua back to that familiar alley.

"Hey, hand over all your valuables!"

The three familiar thugs appeared in front of the two.

"Seriously, it's just like those little monsters that are deliberately spawned in the game."

Kazuma Sato muttered to himself, then puffed out his chest, deliberately adopting an arrogant demeanor, and said in a low voice:

"Oh? Do you know who I am?"

"Who?"

The three thugs looked at each other, and were initially taken aback by Sato Kazuma's appearance.

However, no matter how they looked at him, they felt that Kazuma Sato was somewhat sleazy and didn't seem like someone with a special identity.

"Stop bluffing. If you don't want to suffer, just hand over all your valuables!"

"You've messed with the wrong person. I'm one of the strongest mages in this country!"

As Kazuma Sato spoke, he slightly turned his head to look at Aqua beside him.

Aqua, who had been somewhat distracted, suddenly realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward, raising her right hand.

Illumination!

Aqua's right hand emitted a crimson light, as if it were burning with flames.

This scene left the three thugs in front of them momentarily stunned.

what's the situation?

"This is a forbidden magic that only I know—the Blazing Fireball of Termination!"

Kazuma Sato immediately copied over the names of moves he had previously played in the game, and then made them up on the spot.

"Even if she's just my servant, the effects she unleashed are enough to turn all three of you to ashes! I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare your lives. If you don't want to die, get out of here!"

Aqua's magic has no offensive capabilities other than its ability to emit light!

However, Kazuma Sato believes he can make good use of this ability, at least to the point of bluffing.

After investigating in the first two cycles, Kazuma Sato knew that there were magicians in this world, but not many of them. So he decided to disguise himself and Aqua as magicians to scare away these people.

Upon hearing Sato Kazuma's words, the three thugs exchanged glances.

They dared not risk their lives.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

As soon as the skinny guy gave the order, the other two also ran away.

"Nice! I guess I still have to rely on my intelligence!"

Sato Kazuma's face showed an extremely satisfied smile. This time, at least he didn't get beaten up, and he was able to show off in front of these people.

Chapter 11: Not panties, not panties!

After scaring away the three thugs, Kazuma Sato and Aqua went to the previous street corner, sat on the ground, and waited for Subaru Natsuki to arrive.

The waiting time was a bit boring, so Kazuma Sato and Aqua started chatting.

"Useless goddess, your resurrection spell should only be usable on me, right?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"I don't think we need to guess at all."

Kazuma Sato wore a somewhat speechless expression.

After all, Aqua has lost her followers and has almost lost her power as a goddess; even basic healing spells are ineffective.

That resurrection spell wasn't magic at all!

"Hey, hey, hey, don't underestimate me! As a goddess, even if I'm on the verge of death in my prime, I can still bring others back to life!"

Aqua, looking unconvinced, spoke very seriously to Kazuma Sato.

"It's all because I inexplicably appeared in this world, and there isn't a single believer! This shows how backward this world is! They haven't even heard of my name! Really! Wait... no! Kazuma, aren't you one of my believers too?!"

"Ah, yes, that's me."

As he spoke, Kazuma Sato turned his head to the side, pretending he knew nothing.

If Sato hadn't seen her in the celestial realm before, he would have found it hard to believe that the person in front of him was a goddess.

"Kazuma! Why don't you believe me?!"

Just as Aqua was shaking Sato Kazuma wildly by his shoulders, a familiar figure flashed past from the side.

Ferut.

"Wait a minute! Felt!"

Kazuma Sato instinctively called out Felt's name, and the latter stopped in her tracks upon hearing the voice.

Who are you? Do I know you?

Felt frowned, looking at Kazuma Sato with a cautious expression.

"Um...don't you remember me?!"

Kazuma Sato wore a somewhat stiff smile, one hand touching his head as he pondered.

Etc., etc.

The root cause of the previous series of events seems to be that Elsa commissioned Felt to steal a certain badge.

Is there anything special about that badge?

But if I could get that badge beforehand, wouldn't I be able to avoid all of this happening?

"This is ridiculous! I have urgent business to attend to right now, so don't bother me!"

Felt said impatiently to Kazuma Sato, and then left without stopping.

Kazuma Sato then stretched his hand out in front of him, aimed it at Felt, and activated his stealing ability once again.

He had accidentally used this skill on Felt before, stole her panties, and got beaten up in the process.

Kazuma Sato doesn't want to go through that again.

"Badges, badges, badges... No panties, no panties, no panties, panties, panties, panties, panties, panties..."

Even though Kazuma Sato tried hard not to think about panties, images of them kept flooding into his mind.

He could only shake his head vigorously, trying his best to banish the image of panties from his mind.

"Kazuma, what are you doing?"

"Don't bother me, I need to concentrate..."

Kazuma Sato could feel a small object in his palm; it felt cool to the touch and wasn't underwear.

He looked down and saw a badge with a dragon pattern in Sato Kazuma's hand.

"call."

Kazuma Sato let out a long sigh, but for some reason, he still felt a faint sense of loss.

"What is this? It looks like something valuable! Let's sell it quickly and get some money! I really want to eat the big chicken leg we didn't get to eat last time!"

Aqua quickly said.

"This is the badge that Subaru was looking for, belonging to that woman named Satella."

Kazuma Sato sighed at Aqua's tragic memories, then lowered his head, staring intently at the badge in his hand.

After arriving in this world, Kazuma Sato has been observing the various details of the city, noting that there are dragon-shaped patterns or sculptures in many places.

In addition to his previous investigation, Kazuma Sato also learned that the country called Lugnica had signed a contract with the dragon.

The badge in his hand looked quite valuable, and the dragon pattern on it was exquisite.

This is not something an ordinary person could possess. The girl named Satella must have an extraordinary status, at least a noble one.

But why would Elsa specifically hire Felt to steal this badge?

If it's just about money, stealing other jewelry would definitely be the most suitable option.

Furthermore, if Satella were truly of noble status, she certainly wouldn't care much about losing an ordinary badge.

There is no doubt that this badge has a very special meaning.

Kazuma Sato explained his speculations in detail, while Aqua, who was standing next to him, listened to his analysis, but still had a completely bewildered expression on her face:

"Oh... but what's the point of saying all that?"