From RE0, Sato Kazuma decided to cheat on food and drink

"Lord Kazuma, I believe you."

Emilia took a deep breath, her expression becoming extremely serious once again.

However, her gaze seemed to have changed, becoming more resolute than before.

"Parker, please wait for me a moment, I will definitely come to find you."

Emilia smiled and released her grip on the crystal pendant.

Contract terminated.

"Lia, you're capable of standing on your own now."

Emilia seemed to hear Puck's voice ringing in her ears.

As the seal ended, Emilia could feel some memories flooding into her mind.

Echidna looked at Emilia, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed.

"Then let the trial begin."

The surrounding scenery changed, and Emilia's past was also projected.

Jus and Fortuna were like Emilia's adoptive parents.

They lived a happy life in the great forest.

Until one day, two people entered their lives.

Regulus, the bishop of lust.

There's also the illusory witch Pandora.

In the end, Jus used the Sloth Factor to protect those around him, but due to Pandora's power, he accidentally killed Fortuna, causing him to have a mental breakdown. He was eventually brainwashed by Pandora and became an Archbishop of Sloth.

Emilia's powers went berserk, freezing everything around her. Even Pandora was helpless and ultimately chose to seal Emilia's memories.

This is one of the reasons why Emilia can't remember her past.

To prevent Emilia from recalling these painful memories, Puck added another layer of seal to the contract.

"The trial is over. You may choose to leave now."

Echidna spoke slowly, and then her figure disappeared, leaving only a huge door in the City of Dreams.

This is the gateway back to the real world.

"That Pandora, she's definitely no good!"

Aqua said angrily.

Kazuma Sato, on the other hand, fell into thought.

He strongly agreed with Aqua's ideas.

Compared to Satella, Pandora is more like the final boss.

Jus and Satella's situations are quite similar.

Although the Witch Factor and the body are indeed incompatible, Jus actually became Petitchius step by step under Pandora's brainwashing.

So, could Satella's transformation into the Witch of Envy and her rampage be related to Pandora in some way?

Kazuma Sato was uncertain; he knew he had to find Pandora to get the answer.

"But where did that useless witch go? Is she still able to go outside of Dream City?"

Kazuma Sato was somewhat puzzled.

"Lady Aqua! Lord Kazuma! Let's go outside!"

"Ah."

After passing through the door left by Echidna, Kazuma Sato and the others have returned to the real world.

"Hey, the door here is open?"

Emilia pointed to a spot inside the building, where a huge door had appeared instead of the one that should have been locked.

They went inside immediately.

It was a wide, enclosed space.

A crystal coffin was placed in the middle.

The deceased Echidna lay quietly in the crystal coffin, her body showing no signs of decay, as if she were simply asleep.

but.....

"strangeness?"

Kazuma Sato frowned and looked at Echidna.

"The useless witch here seems to be a few years older?"

"I don't feel any difference? No, it seems like there is a slight difference."

Aqua scratched her head and stared at the scene intently for a long time.

"Idiot Kazuma, how are you?"

Just then, Beatrice and the others also rushed over.

They had just seen the light from the ruins disappear outside, so they knew the trial was over and they no longer needed to worry about the dangers of not being qualified.

"We've successfully concluded our mission."

Kazuma Sato said to Beatrice.

"You idiot, Kazuma, really!"

After confirming that Kazuma Sato was alright, Beatrice turned to look at the crystal coffin beside her.

"Mother, it's been so long..."

"teacher....."

Roswaal slowly walked to the side of the crystal coffin, his gaze fixed on Echidna's face, as if countless emotions surged up instantly.

He quickly composed himself and then turned to look at Aqua:

"Lady Aqua, may I ask... are you capable of reviving our teacher?"

Beatrice, standing to the side, also held her breath, watching Aqua.

"Of course! This is a piece of cake for this goddess!"

Aqua proudly puffed out her chest, then walked to the crystal coffin and reached out her hand.

A divine light emerged.

Beatrice and Roswaal were filled with anticipation.

But at that moment, Aqua stopped what she was doing.

"Ugh?"

"What's wrong, Lady Aqua?"

Roswaal quickly stepped forward and asked.

"The soul and the body are somewhat mismatched."

Aqua replied.

"What do you mean?"

"It's that this person's soul shouldn't belong to this body. No, it's not that, it's that the soul isn't complete! Although it's still possible to resurrect, the resurrected person will have a very different personality. This is the first time I've encountered this situation."

"So, the Echidna here is somewhat different from the one I saw in the Dream City."

Kazuma Sato replied.

"There are some discrepancies? What did the teacher you saw look like?"

Roswaal's tone became somewhat hurried.

"Talent goddess, it's all up to you. You always carry paper and pen with you, right?"

"give it to me!"

Aqua then took out paper and pen and began to draw, sketching Echidna as she had seen her earlier, just like a camera.

It is clear that Echidna in the painting is a little younger than she is now lying in the coffin.

Roswaal stared intently at the portrait on the paper, remaining silent for a long time before nodding in sudden understanding:

"That's it, I understand."

"Understand what?"

“My teacher once researched methods of transferring souls. She chose to use mana as a container, while I chose blood. At the time, it seemed that my teacher’s experiment had failed, but it actually hadn’t. It was because the capacity of mana as a container was too small, so the copied soul was not complete enough, and my teacher had to discard a part of it.”

"Should we continue the resurrection?"

“Those who are resurrected in that way are not true teachers; we must find the remnants of that soul.”

"Oh, then there's nothing for me to do here—wait, that's strange?"

Aqua tilted her head in confusion.

"Where did that soul go too?"

Chapter 120: The Witch of Greed? A useless witch!

"Gone? What do you mean by gone?"

Roswaal found it somewhat difficult to understand Aqua's words.

“Normally, as long as a person dies without being resurrected, reincarnated, or having their soul scattered, I can find their soul and put it back into their body.”

As Aqua spoke, she gestured with her hands.

These words were beyond Roswaal's comprehension, but Kazuma Sato knew that Aqua was indeed capable of such a feat.

"But now I can't find Echidna's soul. Has she come back to life on her own?!"

Upon hearing Aqua's words, Kazuma Sato fell into deep thought.

Did Echidna resurrect herself?

Shouldn't it?

If she could do it, she would have done it already.

Why wait until the trial ends and the Sanctuary is liberated?

However, Echidna disappeared after Emilia's trial ended.

This guy is definitely up to something!

Kazuma Sato's brain was working at lightning speed.

Suddenly, he realized something—

If it's not resurrection or reincarnation, then there's another possibility.

That is, Echidna transferred her soul into another body, similar to possession.

The reason she didn't choose to leave Dream City earlier was because the barrier of the Sanctuary hadn't been broken, and the body she chose couldn't leave this place.

In other words, Echidna is definitely still in the Sanctuary.

Can't we let this guy get away?!

The beautiful dream you promised me hasn't come true yet, how could you let me sneak away like this?

Kazuma Sato turned to look at Aqua beside him, who also had a serious expression and a furrowed brow.

"Useless goddess, what are you doing?"

"I'm thinking about it too!"

"It's unbelievable to hear such words from your mouth!"

"Because Echidna can conjure up alcohol for me to drink!"