“It seems you already know part of the truth.”
His voice sounded directly inside Rem’s mind.
The moment she heard it, Rem immediately knelt down and focused entirely on speaking with Him.
“Yes, Great Deity.
What exactly happened?
Why did everything return to this point in time?”
Rem had countless questions.
Now that He had descended once again, she poured them all out at once.
His answer soon followed.
“It is an Authority belonging to the Witch of Envy—
Return by Death.”
It was an Authority granted to Subaru Natsuki by Satella, the Witch of Envy, from the moment she transported him into this world.
It was also a forbidden ability that transcended even Od Lagna, the source of life itself.
Whenever Subaru died, his consciousness—including his memories—would return to a specific point in time, essentially a save point.
However, if Subaru lost his memories before dying, those memories would still remain lost after Return by Death activated.
Any oath or effect sealing those memories would merely be restored to the state it possessed at the save point.
The amount of time between save points was not fixed.
It could range from several minutes to several days.
According to Echidna, the Witch of Greed, the save point would update whenever Subaru successfully overturned a fate that had previously led to his death.
His explanation allowed Rem to learn even more of the truth.
“So…
was Subaru really the one who cursed Rem?”
“No.”
“The one who placed the curse is someone else.
Subaru Natsuki was merely one of that person’s targets.”
Rem immediately became anxious.
“Huh?
It wasn’t Subaru?”
“Then…
didn’t Rem kill him by mistake?”
After learning the truth, Rem felt deeply guilty.
She had killed an innocent person by mistake.
Worse still, Subaru’s death had caused the curse on her body to disappear.
That made her feel as though she owed him even more.
Then Rem suddenly remembered something.
“Great Deity…
could You tell Rem how many times time has already been reversed?”
“Four times.”
“And between you and your sister, the two of you have killed Subaru Natsuki three times.”
“Only during the very first loop did he die from the same curse that afflicted you this time.”
Rem: “…”
What kind of hellish joke was this?
Everything had already repeated three times— and every single time, Subaru had been killed by her or her sister?
Wasn’t that far too miserable?
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didn’t that make Rem seem even worse?
“Oh, right.”
His voice sounded again.
“You’d better not tell anyone that you know he possesses the Authority called Return by Death.”
“Otherwise, his heart will be crushed.”
Rem instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
She had already tried telling her sister about the time reversal earlier.
Fortunately, Ram hadn’t believed a single word.
Otherwise…
it sounded like Subaru might have ended up dying yet another time.
“But Great Deity…
why didn’t Rem lose her memories this time?”
“Why was Rem able to retain everything from the previous loop?”
Rem was also extremely curious about that.
If she hadn’t retained her memories, she would never have discovered Subaru’s secret.
“The Witch of Envy is certainly extremely powerful within this world, but…”
He didn’t even finish speaking.
Rem already understood.
The Witch of Envy’s Authority simply couldn’t affect Him.
That was why Rem had been able to retain her memories of the previous loop.
Just how powerful was He?
The Witch of Envy’s ability was undeniably terrifying.
However, its influence was ultimately confined to this world.
Once Yomagn’tho’s gaze descended upon Rem, even the Witch of Envy’s power could no longer completely interfere with her consciousness.
Still, Yomagn’tho had merely attached a trace of His presence to Rem.
Rem had not received His full protection.
Because of that, only her memories had remained unaffected.
Her physical body had still been dragged backward through time.
Of course, if Rem were genuinely placed under Yomagn’tho’s protection, then even her body would no longer be reversed alongside time.
Likewise, certain curses would cease to function upon her.
Yomagn’tho might only possess powers related to burning and devouring— but if every curse were simply devoured, then naturally those curses would become meaningless.
Now that Rem understood the truth and knew Subaru wasn’t responsible for the curse, another question immediately arose.
“Then who was it?”
“Who is the enemy hiding in the shadows?”
If that enemy wasn’t dealt with, everyone in the mansion would remain in danger.
Since He had already helped her once, Rem once again made a request.
“Great Deity, Rem wants to save her sister.”
“Rem doesn’t want her sister to be placed in danger either.”
“So, Great Deity…
please help Rem!”
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what can you offer me in return?”
His words immediately caused Rem to fall silent.
As someone hopelessly devoted to her older sister, Rem would never hesitate when Ram’s safety was involved.
So after remaining silent for only a short while, she answered directly.
“Rem is willing to do anything.”
“Very good.”
“In that case, become my emissary in the mortal world.”
“A god cannot freely descend into the human world.”
“So I require someone to walk the world in my place.”
“Offer everything you have to me.”
Hearing His words, Rem hesitated at first.
Everything she had…
But after thinking about her sister’s safety, her expression became resolute.
“Rem understands, Great Deity.”
“Rem will become Your emissary and spread Your great name throughout the world!”
The moment Rem agreed, the three-petaled flame mark on her arm suddenly turned a brilliant crimson.
Then— the mark moved.
It shifted from her arm to the center of her forehead, shrinking considerably in the process.
At the same time, Rem felt an immense and boundless presence pour into her body.
For a brief moment—
Rem seemed to see an enormous sphere of flame.
Within that blazing sphere burned a pattern shaped like three flower petals.
Then she blinked.
The vision vanished completely.
What Rem had seen was merely a phantom image.
Yomagn’tho had never possessed a formal religion.
Nor had He ever had true believers.
But after Ren Kurose became the dominant consciousness, things were naturally different.
His hostility toward humanity had greatly diminished.
And with countless dimensional worlds now connected to him, having a few emissaries scattered among them didn’t seem like a bad idea.
In the past, those sorcerers who prayed to Yomagn’tho had merely sought His overwhelming power.
Naturally, He had never cared whether they lived or died.
If they went mad because of His power—
He ignored them.
If they died—
He ignored that too.
But ever since Ren Kurose took control, things had changed.
If he was going to develop an emissary, then naturally he had to ensure that emissary’s safety.
Rem absolutely could not be allowed to descend into madness.
Ren Kurose had no interest in having a lunatic act as His representative.
Therefore, although Rem had now accepted a portion of His power and would still experience some degree of mental influence— her SAN value would never fall all the way to zero.