Surprise! I've Transmigrated Again

When they reappeared, the scenery before everyone changed instantly.

The magnificent mansion had transformed into a dilapidated small village.

"Is this the Sanctuary?" Emilia looked at the utterly broken-down appearance of this place.

It was different from what she had imagined. She had thought it would be a more solemn, dignified, and elegantly serene place.

"Yes. This is the Sanctuary, where the Witches' graves are buried." Beatrice suppressed her childish voice, carrying a hint of sadness — her Mother, Witch of Greed, was buried here.

"Don't be so sad, Betty, you still have me." Stroking the loli Spirit's head, Adam comforted her as she drowned in past sorrows.

Beatrice remained silent, only gripping his hand more tightly.

"Alright, let's go! Isn't Roswaal here? Let's find him!" The relaxed Subaru shouted eagerly about meeting Roswaal who had already arrived.

However, he had barely taken a step when he fainted!

"Subaru...?!"

"Barusu!"

"Subaru!"

This situation threw Emilia and the others into panic, not understanding what had happened to the young man.

But Adam knew — it must be the Witch of Greed, Echidna, pulling Subaru's consciousness away.

This actually disappointed him somewhat. He had thought the Witch of Greed would pull his consciousness along too.

If that were the case, he would have had the opportunity to give the Witch of Greed a hard slap! A fitting gift for her role as a partial mastermind in the early stages, manipulating everyone's fate.

At this moment, Ram was checking Subaru's condition but found nothing wrong with him.

"Don't worry too much, Lady Emilia. Barusu likely fainted due to excessive tension followed by the sudden shift in emotions when he relaxed." After examining him, Ram explained the possible reason for his unconsciousness.

"Phew, that's good." Emilia said with concern, "Let's get Subaru settled first, then go find Roswaal later."

"Yes. Following Lady Emilia's arrangements." As a maid, Ram naturally obeyed her master's instructions.

Then she led the way, while Adam carried Subaru on his back, following at the rear of the group.

With his 〔Enemy Detection〕, he detected someone hiding nearby who had locked onto the group but had no intention of appearing, instead following behind them.

'Must be someone from the Sanctuary.'

This was his judgment. He just didn't know if this person was Garfiel Tinzel or Ryuzu Meyer.

No, the probability of it being Ryuzu was higher. After all, if it were that hot-tempered Garfiel, he would have likely jumped out to question them already.

Arriving at the village, everyone saw many demi-humans.

Being rare outsiders with distinctive features, they immediately attracted the gaze of all the demi-humans.

While the group looked around, they discovered something unusual. These villagers observing them were residents of this domain, all half-bloods trapped here.

Not just that! They also saw residents from Roswaal's domain, from Mathers territory — the very villagers from the previously empty village!

Unexpectedly, they had all been relocated to the Sanctuary!

As they walked, the group was stopped.

It was the elderly Milde Arlam from the Arlam Village. With someone's support, she slowly approached the group.

"Lady Emilia, I didn't expect you to come here too." Milde asked anxiously, "Lady Emilia, how is the village? Has it been completely destroyed by dangerous elements? Is our home gone?"

"The village... the village hasn't been damaged, it's still the same as always. It's just that no one lives there, making it eerily quiet." Emilia told her the truth. Then asked, "By the way, why are you all here? Why did you leave the territory?"

"It was Lord Roswaal." Milde named the clown lord, "Lord Roswaal said 'dangerous elements would attack the village, the territory is no longer safe,' and brought us to escape here."

"Roswaal did?" Emilia wondered why Roswaal would know about this in advance. But she didn't investigate further, instead asking, "Where is he now? Could you take us to him?"

"Certainly. I'll have someone guide you... By the way, what happened to Subaru?"

"Something happened... Could you please prepare a bed for Subaru to rest?"

"Of course. Rest assured, I'll have someone arrange it."

Afterward, Milde instructed a strong man to carry Subaru away, then had a child guide the group to see Roswaal.

Under the child's guidance, the group wound their way to a rundown small cabin. Though dilapidated, it was among the better houses in this backward village.

Upon entering, everyone saw Roswaal lying in bed, his body wrapped in bandages.

Standing beside him was a woman with golden waist-length hair, wearing a maid outfit. She was very tall, with clear emerald eyes and a mouth full of sharp shark-like teeth.

—Frederica Baumann.

She was one of the previously dismissed maids and the most senior among all the maids. It seemed Roswaal had recalled her but hadn't kept her at the mansion, instead leaving Rem there.

Was it deliberate, or...

"My, my~ isn't this, isn't this Lady Emilia and Carter~. Forgive my rudeness, I cannot properly greet you in this unsightly state."

With his usual clown makeup, Roswaal's strange intonation told Adam that he was still quite spirited.

"Ros-Roswaal...? I can't believe you've been injured so severely..." Emilia looked at his seriously injured appearance with surprise.

"If Lady Emilia wants to know how I got these injuries, that's quite a long story~." Roswaal explained with a bitter smile, "Simply put, it's retribution for my arrogance in trying to force my way through the trial, only to be rejected."

Without his strange cadence, his voice carried a bitter tone, while his heart held intense resentment.

"This matter concerns Lady Emilia as well. However, I'm quite curious why Lady Emilia has appeared here?" Roswaal said he was curious, but his eyes were fixed on Beatrice standing beside Adam.

"Yes, Betty brought them here." Beatrice confirmed what he was thinking.

"How enviable. To have fulfilled one's long-cherished wish... It makes me envious to the point of madness." Roswaal's voice was very soft, so quiet that only he himself could hear it.

The resentment in his heart grew even stronger!

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