Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

"Is it really hopeless?"

Ron asked persistently.

Orsted shook his head silently.

Looking at Ron, who was slumped on the ground with a pale face, Orstead sighed and said:

"This is an assassin from the Kingdom of Asura... I'm afraid he's been instructed by the apostle of the Human-God. His target is your daughter, Salia. After all, like you, she possesses the ability to kill with the Demonic Eye, and is a serious threat to the Human-God."

"In that case... why did Sarah..."

"I'm afraid she sensed the assassin's presence and tried to block the attack with her body. After killing Sarah, the assassin attacked Salia. However, she obviously didn't expect Salia to have a faint trace of undead demon bloodline. Traditionally fatal wounds would have little effect on her."

So, Salia, the target of assassination, survived, but Sarah died instead.

"..."

Ron silently looked at his daughter who was sleeping soundly again in his arms.

She was unaware of the harm her mother had done, and that her mother had died protecting her.

This seemed to confirm Orsted's previous warning.

Having the power of the Demonic Eye to kill and being able to escape the sight of humans and gods is not necessarily a good thing, because it will also be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of humans and gods.

You have the power to protect yourself.

But Salia...

She was just a baby and had no room to resist the hostility from the outside world.

That's why such a tragedy happened.

"If you are an enemy of God, you will inevitably face this kind of dilemma."

"No matter how powerful one's strength is, it may not be able to protect everyone around them. Once a bond is formed, it will be seen as a weakness by both humans and gods. This is true for Rudeus, and it is also true for you..."

“Only those who are unfettered can be truly fearless and have the qualifications to be enemies of humans and gods.”

Orsted's voice was vague and elusive.

“That’s why I choose to be alone…”

……

……

Ron didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he returned home.

He numbly soothed Sallya to sleep, and then began to get busy.

He burned Sarah's body with fire magic and smashed her bones with a hammer to ensure that her body would not turn into a monster one day in the future, and then took the ashes to the destination outside of Shalia.

Looking at the body burning in the flames, Ron felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He couldn't help but ask.

Why did things evolve to this point?

I have tried so hard, why does fate still refuse to give me a good ending?

Or is it that the world is just so difficult, never satisfying, and happy endings just can't touch people's hearts?!

Sarah is innocent.

Ron once thought...that he could give her happiness.

However, she should have lived a happy and peaceful life, but she was swept into the torrent of Ron's fate and ended up like this.

At that time, the human god warned himself through Keith not to get involved in the events of the Asura Kingdom.

But I didn't hear anything.

And now, that warning has finally come true.

Perhaps I should have thought back then that the price of being an enemy of a human god is so heavy, so heavy that it is unbearable. Only a being as powerful as Orsted is worthy of being his enemy...

And I am just a half-baked person who doesn't know my own limitations.

……

……

That night, Ron had a dream that he hadn't had in a long time.

He dreamed of a girl on the other side of the world calling his name countless times...

When he woke up.

Looking at Sallya sleeping soundly with her eyes closed beside him, Ron had already made up his mind.

If fate is always unsatisfactory, it is destined to be imperfect.

Then it is up to him to personally create a destiny that will bring happiness and fulfillment to everyone.

This is the meaning of his coming into this world.

Human God Chapter: 175, Time Magic

A few months later.

A basement on the outskirts of Sharia.

This was originally a cellar, but it has now been bought by Rudeus. After some renovation, it has been made into a temporary base, where research on time magic is conducted.

In the closed room in the basement, Rudeus and Ron stood side by side.

The two looked at the magic circle on the floor that emitted a faint light, and couldn't help but subconsciously take a half step back.

The magic circle emitted a strange purple light, giving people a bad feeling.

"finished……"

"This is time magic..."

Rudeus muttered to himself.

Combining transfer magic with the secret art of reincarnation is a miraculous technology. If it can be successfully activated, no one can predict what will happen, not even Rudeus, the developer.

Rudeus turned his head and looked at Ron who was standing beside him.

The latter looked at the magic circle expressionlessly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Ron."

Rudeus was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"I'm sorry about what happened to Sarah, but don't you still have Salia? There's no need to take this risk with me..."

"Don't worry, Rudeus. I've made my decision."

Ron said softly.

He has handed Shaliya over to Aisha.

If I can't come back, I hope Aisha can help take care of Sallya.

For Sarah, and for Chihsing.

He decided to take a trip.

There must be a best of both worlds ending, a fate that can make everyone happy.

Ron wants to make it happen, and time magic is the tool that can turn this destiny into reality...

That's it.

"...It seems like you've been thinking a lot."

"Ah."

Ron nodded slightly.

Whether it was Sarah or Qixing, he was responsible for it all.

If he had persuaded Nanahoshi to give up her plan to return home, or if he had found a way to make her realize that there were factors that made it impossible to transfer to another world, then everything would have been different. If he hadn't missed those two years due to his death, Sylphy, Alice, and Roxy wouldn't have died.

If he had not been so reckless as to become an enemy of the gods, or if he had not involved Sarah in this series of events, she would have had her own happy life and would not have ended up like this.

After all, he was clearly a prophet, but ended up in such a situation.

This in itself is his dereliction of duty.

So Ron made up his mind to reverse it all with his own hands.

He wants to create a happy ending for everyone.

He's risking everything for this.

"..."

Rudeus confirmed Ron's will and stopped asking questions.

His eyes fell on the time magic circle in front of him, and he said in a deep voice:

"So...what should we do next?"

"let me."

Ron said in a deep voice.

Rudeus couldn't help but remind:

"Although I was the one who advised you to do this, I still want to warn you as a brother. Once you take this step, there's no turning back. Although we've tested it several times before, there's a chance that the same abnormal situation as when Qixing did it might occur... You'd better be mentally prepared."

“…I’ve made all the preparations.”

Ron said.

“While I am immortal, I am also a cloned child of God, possessing the ability to resurrect Chishilica after her death.

"No matter what happens, I will never die. No one is more suitable than me to be the first test subject. So let me go first. You can observe what happens after I activate the time magic and improve it accordingly."

Immortality and the ability to resurrect after death.

This is Ron's biggest trump card.

With these two trump cards, it would be difficult for Ron to die even if he wanted to.

Even though it was a time magic trick with a success rate of one in ten thousand, Ron dared to give it a try.

"Ron."

Rudeus suddenly changed the subject.

"I promise you, if you can't come back, I will definitely find a way to raise Salia. Although I am now a wanted criminal of the Church of Saint Milis, I still have some connections in the Magic Guild and can still lend a little."

"……Thanks."

Ron smiled and said nothing more.

Everything is left unsaid.

He stood in the center of the time magic circle, carrying a giant sword wrapped in burlap on his back. It was the trophy that Rudius had taken after defeating the Northern God III, and he asked Ron to take it with him just in case.

Rudeus placed his hands on the edge of the magic circle.

"Anything else to say?"

he asked.

"..."

Ron was silent for a moment, then finally shook his head.

Now that things have come to this, there is nothing more to say.

He has decided to risk everything for a possibility.

This decision itself may not be wise, and it is more like the mentality of a gambler who is ready to lose money. However, this is also the best solution for the current situation. If Ron misses this opportunity, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Ron."

Rudeus said as he injected a huge amount of magic power into the magic circle.

The light of the magic circle became stronger and stronger, gradually enveloping Ron's figure completely.