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

"Good evening, Kazuma-sama."

"Rem, what are you doing here so late?"

Although Kazuma Sato asked the question, he already had a pretty good idea of ​​the answer.

"Now that there's another person with a foul odor, Rem needs to take precautions to prevent anything from happening in the mansion."

Juss exudes the scent of a witch, naturally making him a thorn in Rem's side.

"So, the meteor hammer you're carrying is also to prevent any unexpected situations?"

"This is a self-defense tool that Rem always carries with her."

"Carry it with you?"

"Shoelaces with me."

Kazuma Sato was too lazy to ask Rem where she kept her flail.

It seems unnecessary to use this restroom.

Chapter 86: The Holy Land? I'm not going unless I have to pay more.

The next day, early in the morning.

The group sat around the table, discussing Emilia.

"Didn't expect you all already knew about my relationship with Lia?"

Parker floated in mid-air, his hands resting on the back of his head, smiling as he looked at the crowd.

“Puck... are you Emilia’s contracted spirit?”

Jus's gaze fell on Parker.

Although they had both been associated with the Witch of Greed, Echidna, Jus and Puck had never actually met each other.

But Juss could find a sense of familiarity in Parker.

"I am Lia's father!"

Parker spoke to Jules, his gaze fixed on the other man, seemingly concealing some unseen meaning.

"Are you called Jules? I heard from Leah that you seem to know her before, right?"

"Yes, Lia was once a very important person to me. I used to... nothing."

Juss originally wanted to say that he had been someone like Emilia's adoptive father in the past, but he swallowed the words back down.

He felt that he was not qualified to say those words.

"I'm sorry, because of the contract, I can't remember many things from my past."

Parker stuck out his tongue and said playfully.

Kazuma Sato looked at Parker, remembering that Betty had mentioned Parker's contract with Echidna to him last night.

Could it be because of that?

"But what exactly is going on with Emilia's memories, Puck? Do you know?"

Subaru asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The reason is a bit complicated, but I can tell you all with certainty that I care about Lia more than anyone else, and I am more concerned about Lia than anyone else—"

Before Parker could finish speaking, Jules said with utmost seriousness:

"Excuse me for interrupting, but when it comes to caring for Emilia, you're definitely no more than I am!"

"It's hard to agree with."

"Please forgive me for not being able to agree with your point of view."

Parker and Jus, who both claimed to be Emilia's father, engaged in a fierce exchange of glances.

"Um, let's get back to the main topic. Parker, can you tell us the specific reasons?"

Subaru Natsuki quickly came out to interrupt.

"I want to ensure that Lia will not be harmed. Forgetting her past memories is also part of the contract between Lia and me. Lia may remember them one day, but the time is not right yet."

Parker said slowly.

The way to restore Emilia's memories is very simple: have Puck break the contract between them.

Parker will also suffer a huge price.

Not only will he gradually lose his memories, but he will also lose his contractors, and Parker will have difficulty obtaining enough mana to act, so he may gradually fall into a deep sleep.

Parker wasn't worried about his safety; Emilia was his everything.

However, in Parker's mind, Emilia is not yet fully independent, and if he were not around, there would be no one she could entrust with her responsibilities.

Most importantly, Parker is now unwilling to let Emilia recall her past memories.

"Since it's Parker, I believe what he says."

Emilia reached out and hugged Parker, smiling and nodding. Then she turned to look at Jus apologetically.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Jules. You must be a very important person to me, and I will try my best to remember everything from the past."

"Yes, I know."

Jules nodded as well.

He could sense that Parker truly valued Emilia's existence.

If the past memories could truly cause Emilia pain, Juss was unwilling to force her.

As long as Emilia can grow up happily, that's enough.

Now, Jules has only one wish—

That is, to find out where Fortuna is.

. . . . . .

After the meeting, to express her gratitude to Aqua, Kazuma Sato, and the others, Emilia took out a considerable amount of the wine treasured in the mansion.

Emilia was unaware of the Witch Cult's affairs, and Subaru Natsuki and Kazuma Sato did not tell her the truth. They only said that the abnormal situations Ram witnessed were caused by magical beasts, and that they had already helped resolve them.

Before long, Aqua was excitedly holding a bottle of wine and pulling Emilia to drink together.

The Roswaal mansion originally had a considerable amount of wine stored up, but no one had ever drunk it.

After Aqua arrived at the mansion, most of the wine was consumed.

Kazuma Sato, Subaru Natsuki, and the others rested and chatted in the courtyard outside.

"I never imagined that Puck and Emilia had such a connection. Emilia's memories are sealed. What exactly happened?"

Subaru Natsuki shook his head and said.

“I don’t know either. Betty told me that maybe we can find the answer to the question in the Sanctuary.”

Kazuma Sato found a deck chair somewhere and lay down on it, basking in the sun, looking very relaxed.

Although there have been a lot of troubles lately, once they are resolved, I can enjoy a few more days of carefree eating and drinking here.

Given Aqua's personality, she'll definitely stay here for a few more days.

After all, they had to deal with a lot of troublesome matters in the capital, so now they could take a break.

"The Holy Land, what place is that?"

When Natsuki Subaru heard this term, it felt somewhat unfamiliar.

"Betty told me there's a place like this in the forest, and that if I go there I might find the answer."

Kazuma Sato spoke slowly,

"But it seems that only Roswaal knows where it is."

"There is such a place... But I'm a little curious, why do we find the answers to the story between Emilia, Puck, and Jus in this sanctuary?"

"I don't know either, but I feel like Roswaal should know something."

"And how did you know that?"

"Think about it, Roswaal is never present when something like this happens. What a coincidence! And think about it, who are the other candidates? They're either from prestigious families, or they're the heads of merchant guilds. There's also someone from a prominent family. Why would Roswaal choose to support Emilia?"

Kazuma Sato's expression gradually became serious.

"Of course, all of this is just my speculation, but there is one thing I am certain of."

"What is it?"

"Roswaal is a freak!"

"..."

"With makeup like that and a weird tone of voice, this person would definitely not be a good person in any anime or novel."

"If that's all there is to it, isn't it a bit far-fetched? Are you really that sure Roswaal is a pervert?"

"Because I know too much about this kind of thing, when I see him, my scumbag radar goes off."

“…”

"Imagine this: all the maids in your mansion are young and beautiful girls. As the master of the mansion, how can you do nothing?! That's sacrilege, that's a waste! Shameful! Look at him all day long, I don't know what he's doing!"

"..."

"To not cherish such an opportunity can only prove one thing! This guy has something more important to him than a pretty girl!"

“…”

This left Subaru Natsuki speechless for a moment.

Does Kazuma Sato mean... only a pervert can understand perverts?

Why does he still look so proud?

And the reason he just gave was a bit too outrageous, wasn't it?

However, upon further reflection, Natsuki Subaru felt that what Sato Kazuma said did make some sense.

Roswaal does seem a bit suspicious.

Moreover, in any case, for Emilia's sake, it seems we should go and check on the Sanctuary.

"Kazuma, I'll be troubling you again then—"

"What are you talking about? I'm not going to the Holy Land."

"what?"

"This place doesn't sound right. It's a place that only Roswaal knows about and that no one else can find. There are a lot of problems with it."

Kazuma Sato picked his nose.

"Aren't you a shut-in too? You've watched a lot of anime and played a lot of games, right? Places like this are usually very dangerous. There's a high chance there are some kind of dangerous enemies or special barriers."

"this....."

"Besides, this was originally a matter for your faction!"

"That's true, you've already helped me a lot."

Natsuki Subaru nodded gratefully to Sato Kazuma.

Without Kazuma Sato, they probably wouldn't have been able to overcome this crisis so easily.

Perhaps Jus is still the insane Bishop of Sloth.

"However, it's not impossible to help if you need it!"

At that moment, a meaningful smile appeared on Kazuma Sato's face.

"what?"

"That must be money, money!"

Kazuma Sato replied.

Although his current business already brings Kazuma Sato a considerable income, money is always a good thing.