“It seems you know some of the truth!”
His voice echoed in Rem’s mind, and she immediately knelt down, focusing on speaking with Him.
“Yes, Great One, what happened? Why are we back at this point in time?”
Rem had many questions, and she poured them out as soon as He reappeared.
His answer came immediately.
“This is the Witch of Envy’s power, Death Return!”
Satella, the Witch of Envy, bestowed upon Subaru Natsuki the ability to rewind time upon his arrival in this world. This power, a forbidden ability that surpasses the source of life, Od Lagna, allows Subaru’s consciousness (including his memories) to rewind to a specific point in time (save point) after death (but if he loses his memories before death, he will remain memoryless after rewinding, though any memory-sealing oaths will be adjusted to the state at the save point).
The time interval between save points is not fixed, ranging from a few minutes to several days (according to Echidna, the Witch of Greed, save points refresh after Subaru successfully reverses his fate of death).
His explanation revealed more truth to Rem.
“So… it really was a curse laid upon Subaru Natsuki?”
“No, the one who placed the curse is someone else. Subaru Natsuki was merely a target.”
Rem became anxious. “Ah? It wasn’t Subaru Natsuki? Doesn’t that mean I killed the wrong person?”
Rem felt guilty after learning the truth. She had killed the wrong person, but at the same time, their death had lifted the curse on her, making her even more indebted. Guilt filled Rem’s heart.
Suddenly, something came to mind, and she asked, “Great One, can you tell me how many times time has rewound?”
“Four times, and you and your sister killed Subaru Natsuki three times. Only the first time, like this one, did you die with the curse upon you.”
Rem:
What kind of hellish joke is this? Three times, and we always killed him. That’s too tragic. Oh, it seems I’m even worse.
“Oh, right, try not to mention that he has this power to rewind time. If you do, his heart will be crushed.”
His voice echoed again, sending chills down Rem’s spine.
She had mentioned it to her sister before, but thankfully, her sister hadn’t believed her. Otherwise, it seemed like Subaru Natsuki would have died again.
“But Great One, why didn’t I lose my memories this time? Why did I retain the memories of the previous time?”
Rem was curious about this. If she hadn’t retained the memories from before, she wouldn’t have known about Subaru Natsuki’s secret.
“Though the Witch of Envy is undoubtedly powerful in this world, but…”
He hadn’t finished his sentence, but Rem understood. The Witch of Envy’s powers couldn’t influence Him. That’s why she retained her previous memories. It seems He is incredibly powerful.
The Witch of Envy’s abilities were indeed monstrous, but only within this world. When Yumaunto’s gaze descended upon Rem, even the Witch of Envy’s power couldn’t interfere with Rem’s consciousness. However, since it was merely a simple possession, Rem didn’t fully accept it.
Therefore, Rem only retained her memories; her physical body did experience the rewinding of time. Of course, if Rem were to be protected by Yumaunto, then her physical body wouldn’t rewind time either, and certain curses wouldn’t affect her.
While Yumaunto only consumes and burns, as long as it consumes all curses, those curses become ineffective.
After learning the truth, knowing that Subaru Natsuki wasn’t the one who placed the curse, Rem was filled with doubt.
“Who could it be then? Who is the hidden enemy?”
If this enemy wasn’t dealt with, everyone in the mansion would be in danger. So, since He had already helped her, Rem once again made a request to Him.
“Great Yumaunto, I want to save my sister. I don’t want her to be in danger either. Please help me!”
However, this time, He didn’t respond immediately.
“I can certainly intervene, but… what can you offer?”
His words made Rem fall silent.
As a dedicated sister-lover, Rem had no hesitation when it came to protecting her sister. After a moment of silence, she responded without hesitation, “I’m willing to do anything.”
“Good. In that case, become my representative in the mortal realm! Gods cannot descend to the mortal realm. Therefore, they need a representative to walk the world. Dedicate everything to me!”
Hearing His words, Rem hesitated at first. To dedicate everything… but thinking of her sister’s safety, she replied with a determined expression.
“I understand, Great Yumaunto. I will be Your representative and spread Your name!”
As Rem agreed, the three-petal flame markings on her arm, which had originally been red, turned crimson. They then moved to her forehead between her eyebrows, shrinking in size. At the same time, Rem felt a grand and vast power flowing into her body.
In a daze, she seemed to see a giant fireball, with three-petal flame markings within it.
But with a blink, the scene vanished.
Rem had only seen a phantom!
Yumaunto didn’t have a sect or followers, but things would certainly change after Ye Huang moved in. Hostility towards humanity would lessen, and establishing a representative in these multiversal worlds wouldn’t be bad. In the past, those witches merely sought Yumaunto’s power.
So He wouldn’t care about their lives. He wouldn’t even think about the madness or death they suffered because of His power.
However, with Ye Huang’s arrival, since He decided to develop a representative, He naturally had to ensure the representative’s safety, that Rem wouldn’t go insane. Ye Huang wouldn’t want his representative to be a madwoman.
Therefore, Rem now had accepted His power. While it still had some mental influence, her SAN wouldn’t reach zero.
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