Chapter 1 " Meeting a friend "

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(This is a reboot of Chapter 1)
Hi, there may be errors in the text, but do not pay attention to it, I will try to correct them during editing.

I love you

These were the last words of the Archbishop of Pride, Subaru Natsuki, before he was pierced by an ice arrow created by the man he had arranged it all for.

All these countless sacrifices, sufferings, and deaths, committed at his whim, were only for this purpose, for the realization of the dream of one lonely half-elf. And all for the sake of making her a queen.

With all his pride at having died at the hands of someone he loved , he expected to be in the arms of a Jealous Witch for the rest of his life , but instead of the enveloping shadows and miasma , he felt something else that he couldn't even think about. He felt solid ground beneath him.

* Posthumous return...? *

Had he returned again after death, even though the last turn was supposed to be the last, and now he would have to repeat these actions over and over again to finally achieve his goal, until the Witch got tired of it?

He didn't care

* The main thing is to make her a queen, no matter what *

Opening his eyes, Subaru quickly gets up from the ground and looks away from the surrounding space. It wasn't like the shack he'd once shared with Elsa and Meili, it wasn't a safe house. It was an ordinary forest, courtesy of Russell after the destruction of the Assassins ' Guild .

The forest loomed before his misty brown eyes as their master felt his body.
From under his cloak he pulled out a black binding, on the cover of which was written his name and title, the Gospel of Pride, over which the archbishop's eyes darted.

It was only when the book was closed again that Natsuki realized that there was not a single word in the Gospel. Not a single instruction, not a single declaration of love, that constantly caused some unpleasant recoil in the depths of his heart.

Panic gripped his mind as he realized that the book leading to an ideal future was empty. But soon the black-haired guy managed to calm himself down, reminding himself that the first thing to do is to understand where he is and which of his cycles is this? If it is important, then he will hear the call.

While walking in a random direction, Natsuki heard the clatter of wheels and the creak of carts somewhere not so far behind. Deciding not to reveal his presence to outsiders prematurely, Subaru cleared the road and hid behind a bush on the side of the road. And when the footsteps reached the place where he was a couple of seconds ago...The Archbishop of Pride saw a group of people in familiar black robes.

Several men in raincoats were pulling small carts with what looked like sacks of food. What caught Subaru's attention the most was their clothing, a group of people wearing robes that were somewhat similar to Subaru's clothing.
Looking at the moving figures in the same clothes, Subaru came to the conclusion that they were members of a Witch Cult.

-Kh
-A

Subaru quickly closed his mouth and stifled a cough, still in his hiding place, he tried not to make any more sounds.
The black-robed figures stopped, scouring the area for the cause of the sound.

*I don't think they noticed me, if they're members of a witch cult, I shouldn't be afraid of them, right? I can introduce myself as the Archbishop of Pride, because I am considered one because of the smell*

Dismissing the unpleasant thought, Subaru continued to watch. A man with green hair hanging down to his shoulders stepped out of the paused crowd, trying to focus the team, for some reason this figure seemed quite familiar to Subaru. As the crowd resumed moving, Subaru continued to watch.

After walking about 6 kilometers, Subaru tried not to cause unnecessary sound, so that it would not be detected. Sometimes it seemed to him that one of the figures in the crowd was looking in his direction, it was the same person with green hair, unfortunately, Subaru could not see his face from afar.

After reaching the slope, Subaru had to descend to the bottom of the road, turning the corner, the group disappeared from sight, and Subaru hurriedly turned after them. Finding an empty road in front of him, Subaru quickly turned around, guessing that he was found, as soon as he felt the pressure on his body.

"Ha!" Something like a scream came out of Subaru's mouth as he felt the pressure on his lungs.

He was knocked down by two hooded men

"Archbishop, we have discovered a radical branch spy," one of the figures said.

— I expected you to make your move, but I didn't expect it so soon. His voice was full of frustration.
State your name and the reason for your stay here —

The green-haired man who seemed to be the leader of the group spoke to Subaru.
The man in the black robe towering over Subaru stretched out his hand and said something in a low voice, after which the very ground held the intruder, not allowing him to move.

The peaked-hooded men who had previously held the young man leaped to the side, waiting for the next command. The same cultists who were pulling their carts ran to the scene and became alert.

"That was a rather rude 'Your Holiness'!" Subaru spat mockingly.

"You could just ask politely," he said, a little crestfallen.

Natsuki didn't expect to be discovered so quickly, so he was somewhat surprised. Embarrassed to be bound so quickly by earth magic. The conversation was heated, and it was necessary to answer something before he was again deprived of his life. These black-robed men were his only chance to get even the slightest bit of information about the place and time he was currently in.

The Gospel under the cloak tries to make contact with Subaru as calmly as possible when his rude response was ignored.

— I am Natsuki Subaru, Archbishop of the sin of Pride, so your actions look more hostile than mine. "

Hearing the young man's words, some of the robed men hesitated, making it clear that they were not prepared for this. The green-haired man only frowned at this answer, which made the young man interested.

— At the moment, the place of the Sin of Pride remains empty, and the factor is in the possession of another guardian, so I ask you not to lie and answer honestly. The archbishop said seriously.

— You're a member of the radical branch, aren't you?"" Why were you following us? At the meeting in the Church, I reminded the other archbishops that the territory of the Elior Forest is under the jurisdiction of the moderate branch, to which you have nothing to do. Without taking his eyes off the suspect,, the leader of the group declares:

"Your presence here proves a complete disregard for all agreements.
On whose behalf are you here? There was a threat in the investigator's words.

Author's note

Hi, the chapter turned out to be quite impressive, I think this is enough to go down in history, from the next chapter we will start to significantly advance the actions in the story, I think 1 arch will be about 30-40 chapters.

All the best to you, wait for updates! I want to thank the author of Re: Start for the motivation to write fan fiction

Bye ;)