Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

A long time passed.

The whispering voice of Qixing just sounded slowly.

"So, you're not joking?"

"Ah."

"The person you are going to marry is..."

"She's someone I met when I was an adventurer. I... I've liked her for a long time, but we couldn't be together due to various reasons."

Ron subconsciously averted his gaze to avoid meeting Qixing's burning gaze.

"We met again some time ago and decided to be together..."

"B-but... don't you think it's a bit hasty? Things like marriage... it's best to think carefully about it, right?"

Qixing's voice was very soft, as if she was trying hard to suppress a trembling.

Is it hasty?

maybe.

It only took a few hours from the reunion to the decision to be together. It does sound a bit too hasty and even irresponsible.

On the other hand, his promise was not fulfilled until two full years later.

If we count from the first time they started, it would be even more...

So, in any case, Ron didn't think his decision was hasty.

No.

It should be said that it is too late.

And more importantly than these...

"It's a long story... She's pregnant with my child."

"Child, child?"

"Actually, that happened quite a while ago. I just took her to Sharia today. And the doctor said the due date is probably... in the next one or two months."

"Date of delivery or something..."

"Although we don't know whether it's a boy or a girl, it's definitely a healthy and strong child."

Ron said with a smile.

Some time ago, he wanted to use his magic eyes to see the gender of the child.

However, the strange thing is that the magic eye cannot reflect the child's figure...even Sarah's whole body cannot be seen.

It was then that Ron realized that the reason why the Clairvoyant could not find Sarah was because the child in her belly also inherited the killing ability of his Magic Eye and could not be observed or interfered with by the Magic Eye.

As the mother, Sarah was also affected by the magic eye during her pregnancy because of her blood connection. She was regarded as a whole and the magic eye was invalidated.

This led Ron to misunderstand that Sarah was dead.

Qixing pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly.

"...I see. If you already have a child, then... you're not planning on leaving?"

"Yes."

"Do you plan to live in this world forever?"

"...That's the plan for now."

"It's so sudden... Really, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I……"

"Why did you tell me only now? Why now? You've been hiding it from me the whole time, not telling me anything, until now..."

"……Feel sorry."

Ron was speechless.

Although there are many reasons, but now that things have come to this, no matter how much I say, it seems pale and powerless.

Qixing bit her lips tightly with her pearly teeth.

She suddenly took a step forward, walked past Ron with her head down, and left without looking back.

"..."

Ron watched her walk away.

Until her back disappeared at the end of the corridor, he was unable to say anything to keep her.

In fact, he had already anticipated this scene.

Being betrayed by a companion you have always trusted and finding out that your companion is no longer a companion will definitely make you feel uncomfortable... It will be the same for anyone, no matter when.

However, this was a choice he had to make.

Since I have to stay and spend the rest of my life with Sarah, I can no longer be Qixing's companion. From this moment on, I am no longer a companion to Qixing, but just a friend.

No, if I must say...

From the very beginning.

I am not a companion of Qixing.

I've never been obsessed with returning to that world. My motivation is fundamentally different from Qixing's. I'm just searching, searching for the meaning of coming to this world.

In this process, in order to give Qixing temporary peace of mind, he shamelessly disguised himself as a companion, making Qixing mistakenly believe that he also wanted to return to that world.

And now, I have got the answer.

The hypocritical masks of his companions were also revealed.

However, this is fine.

Ron thought.

Qixing's magical device for transferring to another world has been completed.

Next, Nanahoshi will experience the failure of magic, and thus summarize the answer to why they cannot smoothly return to that world in this era, and choose to hibernate with the help of Pergius' power.

Then, after repeated periods of hibernation, we arrive in the distant future.

And that future doesn't need me.

……

……

It was half an hour later that Ron found Rudius.

Rudius had been searching for ancient dragon relics around the world since half a year ago. Thanks to Ron and the help of the map, the process was quite smooth.

And just a few days ago, Rudeus returned to the Sky Fortress with a lot of harvest.

At the same time, he began to ask Qixing for advice on transfer magic.

On the one hand, it was to help Qixing complete the magical device for transferring to another world as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it was also to perfect time magic and reverse the current terrible situation...

Rudeus no longer had any attachment to a world where Roxy, Sylphy, and Alice had all died. If anything, Ron was his only remaining hope.

However, Ron also supports Rudeus's idea of ​​using time magic.

It doesn't take long.

Three years.

As long as I can use time magic to gain about three years, everything will still be in time.

Chapter of Humans and Gods: 168, The Seven Stars of Generosity

"Using something that existed simultaneously in the past and present as a reference point, I can adjust the point of the transfer magic from space to time. To do this, I need to modify the dragon's reincarnation secret technique and require a large amount of magic power..."

“There are so many factors to consider.”

“It’s more of a fantasy than a difficulty.”

"However, if we don't aim for perfection and only consider theoretical feasibility, it's not impossible..."

In Rudeus's laboratory.

Ron sat behind Rudius's desk, listening to him talk about his current research results.

Rudeus was actually not good at developing magic, and he couldn't even draw magic circles before.

However, in order to develop time magic, he had been cramming all sorts of skills, and now he was making significant progress. At least he was no longer completely confused by the various magic circles.

"In short, for now, I've put this thing together on the assumption that it can be successfully activated, but I'm not sure what will happen after it's activated..."

Rudeus said, holding a pile of sketches in front of Ron.

If it is to be manufactured specifically, better materials will be needed. It is still in the theoretical stage and there are only slightly crude sketches.

Even so, Ron still felt dizzy looking at the complicated sketches on the table.

"so……"

Ron rubbed his brow.

"Given the current situation, what is the probability of success?"

"The success rate is one."

"One percent?"

"No, it's one percent... maybe one thousandth or one ten-thousandth. Anyway, it's only theoretically possible, you know? It's like a monkey typing out the complete works of Shakespeare on a keyboard."

"..."

Looking at Rudius's serious statement, Ron couldn't help but be speechless.

Isn't that simply not feasible?

“This is the current result.”

Rudeus took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"It can be activated, but the consequences are completely unpredictable. Perhaps it's because my magecraft skills aren't up to par..."

"It's already good, keep going."

Ron soothed.

If you think about it, Rudeus in the original Future Diary also seems to have used his time magic with the mentality of failing or failing. He knew the probability of success was pitifully small, but he still went all out.

Fortunately, fate was on his side and he was able to avoid complete failure.

"Let's not talk about my business for now."

Rudeus took a deep breath.

"You just said you were going to marry Sarah, right?"

"Ah."

Ron nodded.

"I plan to have a wedding after the baby is born, and invite everyone Sarah and I know to attend. Although there probably won't be many people, it will at least be lively."

"Really? Come on."

Rudeus said with a smile.

Although he had lost everything, he was very relieved to see that Ron could still find his own happiness. After all, to him, Ron was one of the most important people in the world.

Seeing Ron find happiness, he was also satisfied.

"But then again, regarding the Seven Stars..."

"Yeah, I just told her that."

"Already told that? Did she react?"

"..."

Ron pursed his lips and sighed deeply.