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

She always had a smile on her face, but no one could see through her inner thoughts.

"This is a necessary step in the experiment; we need to observe it."

The Sphinx spoke in a completely emotionless voice.

She didn't know why the other party wanted to help her do this, only that the other party had a relationship with the Witch Cult. However, since they shared the same goal, there was no problem with cooperation.

"Originally, you were supposed to cause a ruckus in the Empire a year from now, but things have changed, and you might need to act sooner."

The girl in white spoke in an incredibly gentle tone.

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Witch Cult is severely understaffed. Most importantly, there are now two uncontrollable individuals, which I'm sure you, Sphinx, will find interesting."

"interested?"

The Sphinx's gaze shifted to the other.

"There is someone who seems to have the ability to resurrect the dead~ and unlike your Undying King's Sacred Ritual, it is a true resurrection~ You would definitely be interested."

"There are such people; we need to observe them."

“That person is also an obstacle for me. After all, we share a common goal in many ways: to create a true paradise. And you also have the title of ‘witch,’ don’t you? I’m really looking forward to your performance.”

The girl said with a smile, while turning her head to look in the other direction.

"The test samples I brought you have all been put to good use, haven't they?"

At the end of her vision was a woman who should have died.

Her hair was fiery red, and her eyes were as blue as the ocean, seemingly shimmering with golden light.

“Those who can resurrect others are beyond the capabilities of the Holy Relic of the Undying King; they must be observed.”

The Sphinx muttered to itself, turning its head to look to the side, but the girl in white had already vanished.

“Pandora...”

The Sphinx merely uttered the name before refocusing his attention on his experiments.

Before her were several individuals who looked almost identical to herself.

. . . . . .

One day later, in the capital of Lugnica.

"Finally, finally I'm back!"

The moment Kazuma Sato entered the mansion, he almost collapsed to the ground.

Transferring everyone in the Holy Land to the capital was no easy task, and he had to make several trips back and forth to rent dragon carriages.

This also brought a lot of trouble to Ferut, who was in charge of the slum redevelopment, as the workload of settling refugees was considerable.

Normally, Felt would definitely give Kazuma Sato a flying kick, but she's just too busy right now to have time to beat him up and vent her anger.

And now, Kazuma Sato is finally going to do something he has been looking forward to for a long time.

He grabbed Echidna and rushed into his room—

"Let's get started on that part!"

Chapter 124: Ferut, come and scrub my back!

Upon hearing Kazuma Sato's words, Echidna froze for a moment, then began to wildly imagine what was going on in her mind.

"Hey, hey, hey, I can tell you're thinking about some weird stuff."

Kazuma Sato grabbed Echidna's shoulders and shook her violently a few times.

"I meant it was a dream, a dream! Didn't you say you could change dreams?! Useless Dona, you're not saying you can't do that now, are you?!"

Kazuma Sato's eyes were full of suspicion.

"Oh, sure! Of course!"

Echidna said immediately.

Kazuma Sato's words were essentially a questioning of his own strength as the Witch of Greed!

unacceptable!

I was someone who had studied all sorts of magic before.

Even though this isn't the City of Dreams, Echidna still researched magic that could manipulate dreams.

"Then hurry up and use it on me! You should know what kind of dream it is, right? The bigger the better!"

"I know, I know!"

Echidna then began casting a spell on Kazuma Sato; purple light flickered in her hand before disappearing.

"Alright! As expected of Echidna, the Witch of Greed!"

Kazuma Sato, believing the magic had been completed, smiled and nodded to Echidna.

"Is this the only time you call me the Witch of Greed?"

Although she was finally called the Witch of Greed, for some reason, Echidna was not happy at all.

Four hundred years ago, countless people went to great lengths to find him, just to acquire all kinds of knowledge.

But the guy in front of me acted as if I were an insignificant being!

Damn it, so damn it!

"How could that be! Echidna, you have always been the witch I trust the most!"

Kazuma Sato's face showed an extremely serious expression, then he patted Echidna on the shoulder.

"Don't worry! No matter what, I will do everything in my power to revive you! I'm off now!"

After saying that, Kazuma Sato turned around and ran away, leaving Echidna completely bewildered.

"Dona Dona, you're being used as a tool!"

"She's a witch of greed, yet she has absolutely no dignity."

"Donna! The arson incident isn't over yet!"

Echidna felt a slight headache and lay down on the bed, the soft mattress enveloping her body.

but.....

Was the spell successfully cast?

Echidna is also unsure.

After all, she was not yet fully adapted to this body, and the gates within her body were not fully developed, so she could not use many advanced spells.

Who cares?

Anyway, it's just a dream, it's not a big deal. At most, it's just that Kazuma Sato finds that his magic is useless.

"Never mind, I should rest first. I'm so tired. I'm so tired even after regaining my physical body."

. . . . . .

A few minutes later, Kazuma Sato had already taken off his clothes and lay down in the bathtub, ready to pay and rest properly.

Soaking in hot water, the fatigue of the past few days gradually disappeared.

Since returning from the Sanctuary, quite a few things have happened.

First, Kazuma Sato helped Emilia re-sign her contract.

Emilia regained her memories, and her mana reserves were significantly higher than before—because her memories were sealed, Emilia was never able to unleash her true power.

However, Emilia's mana still couldn't support renewing the contract with Puck, which is when Kazuma Sato had to step in.

By keeping the "Power Bank Goddess" by his side, Kazuma Sato can continuously transfer Mana into Emilia's body, allowing her to successfully renew her contract with Puck.

Another person is also closely related to this incident.

Jules.

Emilia regained her memories and immediately found Jus, recognizing him as her. The two embraced and wept.

However, Emilia did not mention anything about Fortuna.

After all, in the memories of the trial, Fortuna was killed by Juss himself.

Even if this was due to the influence of Pandora's brainwashing, Emilia felt that it was too cruel to say it outright.

Moreover, she also sensed something was amiss.

If Fortuna was indeed mistakenly killed by Juss and her body remained there, Emilia should have noticed it by now that she had recovered from her frozen state.

However, Emilia had no recollection of anything related to this.

Perhaps... there are other possibilities.

Emilia was incredibly grateful to Kazuma Sato and Aqua for all of this, and promised that their camp would provide unconditional support in any future need.

With this, the matter concerning the Sanctuary and Emilia's past will come to an end.

As for the reconstruction of the Sanctuary... it will be put on hold for now.

"So, I should have enough experience points by now, right? I almost forgot about that."

Kazuma Sato took out his adventurer card and discovered that he could upgrade several skills.

[Learned Skill: Riding, a general skill that allows the user to skillfully ride any rideable creature]

“…”

The first skill left Kazuma Sato speechless.

Skill unlocking will be related to your experiences during this period...

Could it be that he gained this skill because he treated Aqua like a jet ski?

However, this ability seems to be somewhat useful.

After all, he had almost been killed by the earth dragon in a one-on-one fight before.

So what's the next skill?

[Learned Skill: Stealth, a thief-type skill that makes yourself and any teammates you come into contact with difficult to detect.]

[Learned Skill: Emergency Evasion, a general skill that grants a high probability of avoiding enemy attacks.]

"Oh? Two survival skills? They don't offer much help in direct combat, but they're not bad... But why did I unlock these two skills? Was it because I got accidentally injured by my teammates too many times...?"

A wave of sadness washed over Sato and Shin, and she quickly stuffed the adventurer card back into her clothes beside the bathtub before immersing herself in the hot water once more.

"Take a bath first, then quickly lie down and rest! Have a good sleep and dream! Elsa's figure is great! If only she didn't have that kind of personality, Priscilla would be nice too..."

As Sato Kazuma soaked in the water, a wave of drowsiness washed over him. He thought he would take a short nap and unknowingly fell asleep (this behavior is very dangerous, please do not imitate).

A few minutes later, Kazuma Sato suddenly opened his eyes—

"Huh? Am I asleep?"

Kazuma Sato looked around in confusion, realizing that he had been lost in thought for a moment.

The next second, a lewd smile appeared on his face.

"So, I'm dreaming now! Useless Dona—no, I'm the Witch of Greed, Echidna—her magic has worked successfully! A beautiful girl should be coming in soon! Who could it be? I can't wait!"

Kazuma Sato muttered excitedly to himself.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Seriously, you're exhausted! That damn scumbag Zhen dumped all this on me!"

While complaining, Ferut took off her clothes, ready to take a good bath.

During this time, Ferut was busy dealing with the slums.

Not to mention the women who came from Regulus earlier, there were also an exaggerated number of Axis cultists, and now there are residents of the Sanctuary.

The once sparsely populated slum street was packed with these people, and for a time it even became quite lively.

Ferut's responsibilities went beyond simply arranging accommodations for them; she also had to find them jobs.

She never imagined these things would happen to her.