Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

With the curse of Orsted around, normal communication methods are simply not going to work.

But Rudeus' words...

No, that's not right.

It would be better not to talk too much to Rudeus at this time.

If you want to talk about the reason...

That is the human god.

If he explained too much to Rudeus without authorization, the human god might end up getting unnecessary information.

After all, that guy had been watching Rudeus the whole time.

So as expected...

Can't I say anything?

No, it's just temporary.

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future...

I'm just sitting around doing this.

Temporarily gave up the plan to communicate with Rudeus.

My eyes fell on Alice, who was on full alert for Orsted.

Speaking of which...

Alice should be an advanced swordsman now, even very close to the Saint level, right?

I don't know what Alice and I are like now...

Who is stronger?

Travel: 17. Expected Battle

Just as I was thinking about the comparison of my strength with Alice.

On Orsted's side, a new situation was confirmed again.

"From that voice, could it be that you're Rijerudo Sperudia? I didn't recognize you because you have no hair. Why are you here?"

Orsted was puzzled by this.

Just as he tried to move forward, Rijerud blocked his way with his gun, preventing him from getting any closer.

Orsted's gaze fell on Alice.

"Is that red-haired girl over there Alice Boreas Greyrat?"

"There's another person. Who is that? I've never seen him before... I see. Rijerudo, you're the one who loves children. You're the one who brought those two back here after being forcibly transported to the Demon Continent during that transfer, right?"

Orsted muttered to himself, expressing his own understanding, while Elise cried out in surprise:

"You...why do you know my name!?"

"Who are you? Why do you know my name?!"

Not only Alice, but even Rijerd raised his gun towards Orsted.

Both of them were on high alert for Orsted, but Rudeus was the only one who remained unaffected by the curse and completely didn't understand their reactions.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile.

Unfortunately, I was wearing a mask, and Rudeus's attention was completely off me.

"Even though it's a strange place to meet you... you seem to be doing well, so that's good."

Orsted smiled self-deprecatingly, took a step back, and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Qixing knew that Orsted intended to move on.

In fact, situations like this often happen during travels. People who have been scattered around the world due to the Great Migration all want to return to their hometowns, so occasionally Orsted will meet acquaintances in unexpected places.

But because of the curse, those so-called acquaintances will be wary of Orsted and regard him as an enemy.

There is nothing we can do about this.

"Okay, let's go."

Orsted started walking again, motioning for Qixing and I to follow.

However, I knew it wouldn't end like this.

Just as I passed by their group.

Rudeus' voice suddenly came from behind.

"Please wait!"

coming soon.

Orsted looked at Rudeus with a little surprise, as if he didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to call him.

Ruijerudo and Alice were equally surprised.

"What's wrong? Who are you?"

"Ah, hello. My name is Rudeus Greyrat."

Rudeus appeared polite.

While this attitude might seem fine at first glance, considering the current atmosphere... it's like smoking in a closed room where a gas explosion is about to occur.

Orsted thought carefully for a while and shook his head.

"I haven't heard of you. Your name is Greylat. What are your parents' names?"

"Before that, um... may I ask your name?"

"I'm Orsted."

Rudeus turned his head to look at Ruijerudo and Alice, and asked hesitantly:

"Um, do you know both of them?"

"No, we haven't met each other yet."

Orsted used a rather intriguing statement.

This immediately aroused Rudius's doubts.

"Not yet? What does that mean?"

"You don't need to know. So, who are your parents?"

"My father is Paul Greyrat."

"Paul probably doesn't have any sons, only two daughters... Hmm?"

Until then.

Orsted only then noticed Rudeus's abnormality.

He took a step forward and walked towards Rudeus.

"Don't come any closer!"

Ruijierud stopped him.

"Ok, I know."

Because of Rijerud's shout, Orsted didn't move forward, but kept his distance. Then, from this distance, he stared intently at Rudeus' face.

Rudeus was confused.

Orsted narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You didn't look away."

"Because your eyes are scary, I want to look away now."

"Well, in other words, you're not afraid?"

Orsted obviously thought of something and subconsciously glanced in the direction of Qixing and me.

But he quickly looked away.

"That's strange. I don't have any memory of you. If you were such a special being like me, I wouldn't have forgotten... Never mind. What's up?"

"Um... I want to ask about the transfer incident. Do you know any information?"

"……do not know."

Orstead was not telling the truth.

There was no reason for him to tell Rudeus about me and Nanahoshi.

After receiving such an answer, Rudeus sighed in disappointment.

"Oh, I'm sorry to call you..."

"Hey, have you ever heard of the word Hitogami?"

"Oh, I've heard of it. I had a dream where someone called Hitogami appeared..."

The next moment, Rudeus answered without thinking.

"Chong-"

Sparks like the collision of metal suddenly appeared between the two people, or more precisely, between Rijerud who suddenly flashed forward and Orsted's swung hand knife.

Suddenly the battle began.

Standing behind Orsted, I widened my eyes.

At that moment just now, almost the moment Orsted raised his hand, Rijerud immediately flashed forward, yelled, pulled Rudeus behind him, and raised the trident at the same time.

Only in this way could he barely block Orsted's knife.

"Really? Are you the apostle of the human god?"

Orsted's eyes turned cold.

It's not the murderous aura that is feigned when fighting with me; it's the genuine murderous aura that is meant to kill the opponent.

"Rudeus! Run!"

Ruijerudo stood in front of Rudeus.

"Get out of the way, Ridgelude."

Orsted said this in a cold voice, and then swung his sword to attack. Facing his seemingly light attack, Ruijerud roared and waved his trident with all his strength to resist.

That was an extremely sharp and exquisite shooting skill that I had never seen before.

Since almost no one in this world uses guns, marksmanship is rare, and Rijerudo is the pinnacle of it. The way he gave it his all was almost too much for me to watch.

Simply put, I couldn't see his attack clearly.

Too fast, too sharp, too cruel.

As expected of him, he was once the leader of the Spelrud warrior group and a general under the Demon Lord Laplace...

……

Just as I was thinking this.

Ruijerud was knocked away by Orsted's fist.

An expected result.

I never doubted Orsted's strength, and Orsted did not crush Rijerud with pure strength and speed, but used strength and speed that were almost the same as Rijerud's, putting him at an irreparable disadvantage in every process of countering his moves.

This is the margin of strength.