"Um, well."
Subaru smiled helplessly. "Don't joke about things like that."
"You almost scared me."
"No, I'm really not joking."
As his voice fell, a beam of magical power instantly tore through the air.
Pfft!
Blood spurted out.
Subaru's face was full of fear as he instinctively looked down.
He saw that the area where his heart should be was now empty.
"Ayato-senpai."
Koneko asked doubtfully, "Why did you kill him?"
In her impression...
Ayato shouldn't be the kind of person who kills indiscriminately.
"To confirm something."
Ayato shook his head, watching as Subaru's life force completely drained away.
The next moment!
The entire world began to change dramatically.
An indescribable aura of death spread.
Seeing this.
Ayato frowned. Golden lightning wreaked havoc, transforming into an invisible barrier that enveloped Elsa and the three women.
"What... is happening?"
Kuroka looked around in surprise.
Just a moment ago...
It felt like a daze.
By the time she came to...
The world around her was pitch black.
As far as the eye could see, there was only vast, dense black mist.
Ayato said, "Nothing. You almost got affected by his 'Return by Death.'"
"Return by Death?" x3
Kuroka and the others all looked puzzled.
"Correct."
Ayato briefly explained.
"Amazing."
"This guy looks like an ordinary person. I didn't expect him to have such a miraculous ability."
"But Master is even more amazing. The ability to reverse time has no effect on you at all."
Ignoring the words of Elsa and the three women, Ayato also observed everything around him.
[Origin: 5101]
[Origin: 5225]
[Origin: 5556]
Originally, he was just testing to see if the other's ability would work on him.
Now it seemed...
Even reversing time for the entire world...
Could not affect Origin Magic.
Beyond that, there were unexpected surprises.
Watching the endless Origin points popping up, was he harvesting wool from the world?
No one knew how long passed.
The darkness around them had completely disappeared.
"AAAAAAHHHH!"
Then, a miserable scream echoed through the street.
Elsa and the others, coming back to their senses, immediately looked at Subaru not far away.
At this moment, he was gasping for breath, his whole body drenched in sweat as if pulled from water.
"I... I'm not dead?"
Somewhat confused, he looked around, then began to survey his surroundings.
"Was that just now a dream?"
His words were very unconfident.
After all, his consciousness was very clear.
The feeling of helplessness as his life drained away was far too real.
And when he saw Ayato, his body completely stiffened.
"Yo-you... hello."
He retreated a few steps guiltily.
Although he wasn't sure what had just happened...
This good-looking peer before him...
Was undoubtedly a genuine dangerous element.
"Mm, hello."
Ayato smiled and raised a finger.
Pfft!
Blood splattered.
Subaru's body was pierced again.
Koneko twitched her mouth. "Why kill him again?"
"Didn't you see his ability just now?"
"Because I'm harvesting wool."
Ayato looked at the surrounding black mist. "Besides, he won't die anyway. Let him work a little."
"..." x3
Such a way of doing things...
The three women fell silent.
Indeed...
As expected of a Devil.
[Origin: 5002]
[Origin: 5005]
[Origin: 5006]
Watching the continuous Origin points, Ayato's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
This rate of gain...
Was much faster than from ordinary magic books.
Then!
The black mist dissipated.
Pfft!
Subaru died again.
Darkness descended once more.
Just like that.
Subaru died and came back to life several times.
Finally, no more Origin points came in for Ayato.
Subaru, alive again, was drenched in sweat. "Y-you, y-you... please don't kill me anymore."
"Don't worry, it's all over."
Ayato smiled. "You helped me gain quite a bit just now."
"So to thank you, I'll give you a gift."
"Heh... hehe."
Subaru smiled unnaturally.
He said instinctively, "I'd be grateful if you just didn't kill me anymore."
"Don't worry, I've killed you enough."
"And looking at the result, you're not dead, right?"
Ayato shook his head. "You'll like this gift. After all, you're really not suited for another world."
After speaking, Ayato snapped his fingers.
Hum!
A magic circle flashed briefly.
Subaru's figure vanished.