Chapter 29: What Do You Mean by Dying in Your Sleep?
[Unsurrounded One: You've triggered Return by Death again? Why?]
Yuji Itadori asked urgently.
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: I—I don't know...]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: What do you mean you don't know? Return by Death should... only trigger after you die, right?]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: Yes... Just as I woke up, I suddenly realized I'd returned to several days ago...]
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Does this mean... Subaru died during the night?]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: Wait a moment, I don't quite understand your conversation. What does Return by Death mean? And what's this situation about being dead?]
Himmel didn't understand the group's conversation at all. After all, he had just joined the chat yesterday and had no idea what Return by Death was.
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: It's a special ability I have; after dying, I can return to a point in the past, though I'm never sure exactly how far back it'll take me.]
[Unsurrounded One: Do you remember what happened before?]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: I just remember that after chatting with you guys, I went to sleep... only to wake up and find myself back a few days prior!]
[Unsurrounded One: I'm afraid something happened to you while you were asleep.]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: ...Exactly who...]
Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but purse his lips, feeling a wave of dread.
To be stealthily killed while sleeping?
Who was it?
And why did they do it?
He clearly hadn't done anything at all.
At the thought of this, Subaru's body began to tremble slightly.
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: Natsuki, why don't you just invite me to your world! I should be able to help!]
Even though Himmel hadn't been in the group for long, he was very proactive in offering help; he truly possessed a warm and earnest heart.
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Himmel, are you strong?]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: My skills are decent enough. At least in terms of combat, I can be useful.]
Himmel wasn't boasting; he actually possessed formidable combat strength.
Once, during a battle with the Demon Clan, Himmel had used his superb swordsmanship to level a nearby forest.
Himmel had read the Group Announcement and knew that traveling to other worlds wouldn't affect his original world.
Furthermore, he knew his companions would surely want him to help, especially Frieren.
Unfortunately, it seemed only he could cross over to other worlds, while Frieren could not.
Otherwise, given her personality, she would definitely be interested in Magic from another world.
Himmel could at least go and see things on her behalf.
And while he was at it, bring back some Isekai liquor for Heiter to taste.
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: It's no use. I've already used my free Summoning use. Last time I ran into a crisis, the Group Leader helped me resolve it. Summoning again requires 100 Points... I only got 20 Points from Check-in today; it's not nearly enough.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: But speaking of that, can't we do a Point Transfer now? The Points gained from Check-in have increased to 20 per person. Counting Himmel, there are five of us now—that's exactly 100 Points. It's definitely enough!]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: Yes, I do have the Points I got from Check-in. Shall I transfer them to you directly?]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: I don't think we should rush. We need to figure out the current situation first.]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: True, but I'm still completely in the dark right now.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Subaru, you previously spent several days at Roswaal's Mansion, right? And now you're back to the first day.]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: Yeah.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Since you were hit on the last day, going early would be a waste of Points. Besides, if it really is Himmel who goes, a stranger suddenly appearing in someone's Mansion might cause a lot of trouble.]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: Then should I be summoned on the final day?]
[Unsurrounded One: Yes, I think that's best. Subaru, send the summoning request on that night.]
[Unsurrounded One: Also, I think it's better if I go. Kazuma made a good point—that Roswaal seems to hold a high status in that world. If we make a scene, it might bring a lot of trouble to Subaru. Himmel, your swordsmanship is powerful and wide-reaching; it's not suited for stealthy combat within a Mansion.]
Yesterday, while Yuji Itadori was traveling with Himmel and the others, he had witnessed the man's sword techniques. That destructive power was no less than a Cursed Technique or Magic.
If Himmel made a move, he might accidentally destroy the entire Mansion.
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: If there is anything you need from me, please be sure to tell me.]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: Thank you so much! I'm troubling you all again!]
[Unsurrounded One: It's no trouble. It's only right to help others within one's ability.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: Speaking of which, I suddenly wondered—if other group members go to Subaru's world and then Subaru triggers Return by Death, what happens?]
[Jujutsu Physical Education Student: Oh right, I hadn't thought about that before.]
[Useless Goddess, You Really Deserve to Die: After Return by Death triggers, other group members should be able to retain their memories from before the loop, right? And it feels like the duration of the stay in that world would refresh too. I saw in the Group Announcement that 'time is calculated according to the current world's timeline,' so theoretically, the stay duration would refresh—it feels like we can exploit a bug!]
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: I feel like we could give it a try if we get the chance later. Since I have Return by Death anyway, it can act as a safety net—]
[Only Love White-Haired Elves: I'm sorry, Subaru, but I think your thinking is wrong. Even though you have the ability of Return by Death, that's precisely why you should cherish life even more. This ability should be a safeguard, but you must never rely on it. Life is precious and must be cherished no matter what, whether it's someone else's or your own.]
Though it was just text, everyone could feel Himmel's earnestness.
In Himmel's eyes, life was an absolutely solemn topic.
Looking at Himmel's words, Yuji Itadori couldn't help but recall his own past.
There were times when he didn't seem to value his own life much at all, even thinking it would be better if he just died.
[Jealous Witch's Object of Escape: Yes, I understand! Thank you very much!]