"Hey, Subaru! We've been waiting for you for a long time, come over here!"
Just as Natsuki Subaru was thinking, Aqua's incredibly loud voice pulled his thoughts back to reality, and she was waving at him with all her might.
"Oh, coming!"
Natsuki Subaru nodded, and then quickly jogged towards Aqua and Satou Kazuma's location.
But the moment he saw the two of them, Natsuki Subaru seemed to think of something, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his Adam's apple moved up and down as if out of control.
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost. Oh wait, are you shocked by my beauty again~"
"You guys, do you still remember me?"
Natsuki Subaru's eyes were full of surprise.
Earlier, after the time loop, everyone around him didn't remember Natsuki Subaru's identity and what he had done before.
Whether it was the fruit stall owner, the three thugs, or that silver-haired half-elf girl.
But Aqua and Satou Kazuma in front of him actually remembered him?
"Hey, are you out of your mind? We just saw you not long ago! Kazuma and I have been waiting here for a long time just to wait for you, my legs are numb!"
Aqua said, while reaching out to hit her thigh.
And Satou Kazuma next to her looked at Natsuki Subaru with a serious expression, and immediately asked:
"Wait, Subaru, did you also experience a time loop just now?"
Satou Kazuma at this moment also realized the same problem as Natsuki Subaru.
They seemed to have retained the memory of the previous time loop.
"That's right!"
A happy smile bloomed on Natsuki Subaru's face.
Is it because Satou Kazuma is also from another world that he retained the relevant memories?!
It would be great if a companion remembered what happened before!
"This, this should be the third time I've experienced it, I don't know how many times you've experienced it! I thought I was going to die before, but after dying, I suddenly returned to the beginning of time... This is like a return by death ability - Kazuma, what's wrong with you?!"
Natsuki Subaru hadn't even finished speaking when he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
At this moment, Satou Kazuma actually spat out a mouthful of blood, and then his whole body slumped down directly.
Natsuki Subaru quickly squatted next to Satou Kazuma, only to find that the other party had already stopped breathing, and even had an expression on his face as if he couldn't rest in peace.
Kazuma is dead?!
What's going on?!
"Kazuma?! What's the situation?!"
Aqua didn't know what was going on at all, and quickly cast a resurrection spell on Satou Kazuma.
Eris had a weakness in Aqua's hands, so she had no choice but to revive Satou Kazuma without limit.
A few seconds later, Satou Kazuma slowly opened his eyes.
"Ah?!"
Natsuki Subaru was shocked by the scene in front of him, and almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Satou Kazuma, who was clearly dead, had miraculously come back to life?
Was that a prank just now?
No, that's not right, the blood just now was real, and Satou Kazuma really didn't have a pulse or heartbeat.
But now he's awake like nothing happened?
Natsuki Subaru felt like his brain was about to crash, and the current situation was completely beyond his comprehension.
"What happened, Kazuma?"
Aqua stared at Satou Kazuma with a curious expression and asked.
"I don't know, I was just talking and suddenly saw Eris... She said my heart was broken."
Satou Kazuma lowered his head and touched his chest with lingering fear, he didn't know what happened.
"Are, are you okay?"
Natsuki Subaru looked blankly at Satou Kazuma and quickly asked.
"I'm fine, I just died, it wasn't very comfortable at first, but I feel like I'm getting used to it now."
Satou Kazuma shrugged.
"Anyway, this useless goddess can revive me."
"Hey, hey, I'm your savior, right! Don't you have any words of gratitude you want to say to me!"
Aqua said with a dissatisfied expression.
"Isn't that because you can't go back without me!"
Satou Kazuma immediately retorted, but his brain was also spinning rapidly, thinking about the reason for his death just now.
Why did he die, but the two people next to him were safe and sound.
And he hadn't been attacked, and he hadn't eaten anything since the time loop, so there was no possibility of being poisoned.
"We were just chatting, right?"
Satou Kazuma looked at Natsuki Subaru and asked.
"Yes, we were just chatting about the return by death thing - Kazuma!"
Before Natsuki Subaru could finish speaking, Satou Kazuma spat out blood again and fell to the ground, his heart stopping again.
"What on earth is going on?"
"Wait, you seemed to have said the word 'return by death' just now, right?"
Aqua seemed to have thought of something, and immediately said to Natsuki Subaru.
"Yes."
"Maybe it has something to do with that word! I'll revive Kazuma later, and you try saying that word to him again!"
"Is, is that really okay?"
"It's okay! I'm a goddess!"
After speaking, Aqua used the resurrection spell on Satou Kazuma again.
"Why did I die again, Eris doesn't even know what happened..."
Satou Kazuma sat up from the ground, holding his head with one hand, with a confused expression.
"Now, Subaru!"
"Oh... Um, return by death, I seem to have the ability to return from death."
Puh--
The same scene happened again, Satou Kazuma didn't even finish a sentence before entering a state of death again.
"Is it really related to this phrase?"
Natsuki Subaru looked down at his hands with a surprised expression.
Without a doubt, a certain mysterious existence was wrapped around him.
Although Satou Kazuma retained the memories of the previous few loops, Natsuki Subaru didn't seem to be able to tell anyone about the death return.
"I've never seen this kind of situation before, let's do it a few more times!"
"Ah? Isn't that too bad..."
"We're just trying to verify the relevant things! It's not like I'm doing this for fun or secretly retaliating against Kazuma! Believe me! I'm a goddess!"
...
At the same time, in the realm of the gods.
Eris had a somewhat stiff smile on her face, and the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably as she looked at Satou Kazuma, who had been 'refreshed' several times in a short period of time, and she felt a little helpless in her heart.
"This... What on earth is going on... Why is Kazuma able to die so many times in such a short period of time."