Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Until the noise in the tavern gradually died down.

I pretended to speak casually:

"Come to think of it, I'm leaving here next month."

Adventurer: 35, Rescue

"Come to think of it, I'm leaving here next month."

I mentioned it casually.

The sound of footsteps behind me suddenly stopped.

"leave?"

Sarah's voice was panicked.

"Leaving means...does that mean you're not going to be an adventurer anymore?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

"So where exactly are we going? Is it far from here? How long will it take? When will we be back?"

"I'm going to a very far place, and I can only go alone, and I will probably never come back."

I tried to keep my voice calm.

Sarah seems to be the same.

But despite her efforts to hide it, I could still hear the tremor in her voice.

"..."

"..."

silence.

There was a long silence.

Silence is Cambridge tonight...

"I didn't tell anyone, and then quietly left on my own... I hadn't thought about that. I just wanted to tell you as late as possible so that you wouldn't worry about me."

"...Does everyone else know besides me?"

"No, you're the first to know."

"So, you came here specifically to tell me...is that correct?"

"That's right."

"That's it..."

It was like a sigh, like something was broken.

There was another long silence.

Just as I was thinking about what to say, the footsteps behind me sounded again.

Sarah walked past me with a calm expression and came in front of me.

"If you can't come back, there's nothing you can do. Write to me when you have the chance."

"If possible."

Sarah's back looked a little lonely.

It would be difficult for anyone to accept the fact that a relationship that has not even started has died.

Maybe she had heard what I meant and realized my attitude.

Maybe I'm just being brave now.

But no matter what, this should be the best choice...

Both for me and for Sarah.

……

……

After our chat that evening, I dropped Sarah off at the hotel.

When she left, Sarah said nothing, just waved and left without looking back.

I also waved at Sarah's back.

Although she didn't see it.

the next day.

As usual, I got up early and went to the Adventurer's Guild, and happened to see Sarah waiting for a commission in the hall.

The corners of her eyes were a little red and swollen.

After seeing me, he seemed to want to say something subconsciously, but immediately looked away.

Did she cry last night?

Maybe Sarah is not as strong as I thought. After all, she is just a fifteen-year-old girl.

All I can do is stay away from her.

Then silently wish her to find her own happiness.

……

……

Rudeus has finally gotten over the pain of losing Alice.

Sometimes, on the way to the guild in the morning, I would run into Rudeus doing morning exercises.

He even gave his muscles names.

To be honest, it's a bit disgusting.

But since I have started morning exercises, it means that I have hope for life again.

It's a good thing no matter what.

He also vaguely noticed the change in the atmosphere between Sarah and me in the past few days. Although he never asked, I could see that he was very concerned about what was going on between Sarah and me, but he just didn't know where to start.

Talk about it.

In the original work, there was also affection between Rudeus and Sarah.

It’s just a pity that due to various coincidences, the relationship eventually ended in failure.

in case……

I couldn't help but think.

If it was Rudeus, who values ​​his family so much, he would definitely bring happiness to Sarah, right?

……

……

When I had this thought.

Three days later.

A sudden snowstorm covered the city.

The cold weather reduced the adventurers' activity frequency. Even I became a little lazy. After getting up, I stared in front of the fireplace for a long time before putting on thick clothes and heading to the Adventurer's Guild.

I walked into the hall as usual.

When I was about to go to the bulletin board to look for suitable commissions, I suddenly found Susanna and the others sitting on chairs in the hall with pale faces, their heads drooping and not saying a word.

Susanna, Timothy, and Patrice...

The three of them sat together.

That expression...

I've seen it many times.

Even for experienced adventurers, subduing monsters is a job that involves risking one's life at any time.

Due to negligence and misjudgment of strength when executing the commission, the team lost an important member.

Especially for smaller teams.

Once this situation occurs, the team can almost be said to be dead in name only.

The survivors gathered in the hall, drinking silently, as if bidding farewell to their adventurer lives. Even if no one said they wanted to disband the team, everyone knew the truth...

This is the situation Susanna and the others are in now.

I walked straight over.

"Where are Sarah and Mimir?"

"…So it's Ron."

Susannah responded weakly.

Timothée and Patrice didn't even look up at me, their heads still bowed.

I can understand how they feel right now.

But human lives are at stake, I don’t have time to wait for them to recover their composure, I must determine the situation as soon as possible.

"I'll ask again, what's the situation now?"

I tried to keep my tone calm.

This time there was no silence. Timothy clenched his fists with a worried look on his face.

“…He’s dead.”

"Did you see the body yourself?"

"I've checked Mimir's body. As for Sarah... that situation is no different from being dead."

"What about the location? Where is it?"

Hearing my quick and straightforward question, the three of them looked at me in surprise.

The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what they were thinking.

Susanna hesitated and didn't speak.

Rudeus is not here.

Rudeus, who should have been here, wasn't there.

I suddenly remembered that I didn't see Rudeus doing morning exercises this morning. I guess he went to a place a little far away to do a commission.

"..."

So I kicked the table over.

"Wow--"

The spilled wine and the tables and chairs collided with the mess on the ground, making a messy sound.

For a moment, all eyes in the hall fell on me.

I suppressed the growing anxiety in my heart and said word by word:

"Tell me the location!"

"...Toria Forest in the west."

Timothy said through gritted teeth.