Seventh Reincarnation
Compensations

Takashi group apartment.

Saeko opened her eyes, glancing at the current clock at 4:50 am. She smiled looking at Shizuka who was hugging me into her chest.

Getting off the bed, he did not wake the others, leaving the room without making a sound. As soon as he walked out the door, Saeko was surprised to see Ars standing in front of him.

When Saeko wants to greet him, Ars raises his index finger in front of his lips as a gesture to be quiet.

"Shh... Don't talk, there's something I want to talk to you alone, follow me."

"En." Saeko nodded her head.

Then, the two of them left the apartment without anyone realizing.

On the streets there are a lot of zombies, but they can't get close to Ars and Saeko.

Out of curiosity, Saeko reached out her hand, and felt like there was a wall in front of her. He knew this must be the man beside him.

"Where are we going?"

Despite wearing only an apron and underwear, Saeko did not feel the cold. However, a red ronah appeared on his face. After all, she was also a girl, walking on the streets wearing only skimpy clothes would embarrass her.

"Here."

Ars picked an empty house at random, opened the fence, and entered the house.

"Whose house is this?"

Saeko thinks this house may belong to Ars or his relatives.

"I also don't know, the owner of this house has long been displaced. There should be no problem if we use it for a while."

"It turns out someone else's house..."

Saeko did not offend Ars for entering the house without permission.

The house is still well preserved. It's only been a day since the zombie apocalypse began, so most houses are still in well-maintained condition.

"Sit down."

Ars sat down and crossed his legs, and told Saeko.

Then Saeko sat across from Ars, and asked: "What does Yamaguchi-san want to talk about so he doesn't want to hear anything else? Could it be that it is related to Igou-kun?"

Previously, Saeko saw the man sleeping on the sofa, but she did not see Hisashi. So, he guessed this topic of conversation about Hisashi.

"Chatting with smart women greatly shortens the time. You're right, Igou Hisashi... Not true, Lin Fan had died a moment ago."

"!!!"

Saeko was a little shocked to hear this news, but it was only that. The relationship between the two is only fellow survivors trying to survive, they are not friends, let alone lovers. Other than being shocked, he was not at all saddened by Hisashi's death.

"Yamaguchi-san killed him?" Saeko asked despite guessing the answer.

"Yes. But don't get me wrong, I'm not the first one to take action, but him. After his strength made progress, Lin Fan became overconfident and haughty. He took me to the park a few hours ago, and wanted to get rid of me. But he underestimated me too much, and he had to pay with his life."

"If Yamaguchi-san doesn't mind, can you tell me the reason why Igou-kun... Lin Fan wants to get rid of you? Did you and she have any previous conflicts?"

From Ars' explanation, there is one thing Saeko does not understand. Why was Lin Fan so hostile towards Ars that he wanted to kill him?

Ars shook his head and pointed towards Saeko.

"The reason Lin Fan did it was all because of you."

"Huh? Me?"

Saeko looks astonished and confused as to why their conflict involves her.

"More precisely Lin Fan is after you, Takagi Saya, and Marikawa Shizuka. He wants to build a harem and wants you to be his women. She wasn't happy to see you in close contact with me, so she was trying to get rid of me."

Ars did not hide Lin Fan's ulterior motives and informed Saeko.

After understanding the cause and effect of this matter, Saeko pouted. He was not happy that Lin Fan considered them his women without their consent.

"I understand. In that case, he could only blame his luck for provoking Yamaguchi-san."

"That's none of my business. From the very beginning, Igou Hisashi was dead, and a Transmigrator named Lin Fan used his body. To put it simply, she had copulated with the person who used her boyfriend's body." Ars said indifferently.

"Yamaguchi-san just wants to tell you this?" Ask Saeko.

"I'll leave your group. More precisely, I will continue my journey to the next world."

"So so... I hope Yamaguchi-san's journey is safe."

Hearing Ars want to leave, Saeko does not try to keep him from staying. He felt a little relief in his heart. He was worried that one day the other party would hurt or kill them because his mood was bad, and they could not bear it.

Ars could feel relief in Saeko's eyes, but he wasn't angry about it. Instead, he took the Devil Fruit he looted from the Main God Room participants in the world [Dr. Stone].

"It... Fruit?"

Seeing Ars putting something fruit-like on the table, Saeko is not sure the object in front of him is fruit because of its strange shape.

"This is a Devil Fruit named Neko Neko no Mi model Leopard. This fruit will give the power of regeneration or healing physical wounds faster than normal people to people who eat it. Not only that, the person who eats this fruit will get the power and speed of the leopard."

"This sounds like a fairy tale..."

Upon hearing that explanation, Saeko was amazed that such a miraculous fruit existed in this world. No, it was likely that the fruit did not come from his world.

"Yamaguchi-san wants to give it to me?"

He guessed the reason the other party showed the fruit. There's no way Ars just wants to show off, right?

"Mhm. Before I had said Lin Fan might be able to save this world, still now he had died. Let's just say this Devil Fruit compensated me for his death. By the way, only one person can eat a Devil Fruit, so it is useless if you cut it and share it with everyone. Moreover, the person who ate the Devil Fruit would lose his swimming ability forever."

"Thank you, I'll take it."

Saying thanks, Saeko took the Devil Fruit on the table and observed carefully. He did not reject the other party's kindness, as he knew how important the power in this zombie apocalypse world was.

"Whether you eat it yourself or give it to someone else, the decision is in your hands." Ars said lightly.

At first he wanted to witness and join the group of protagonists in living his daily life as a survivor. However, Lin Fan's actions had messed up Ars' entertainment.

Sooner or later, the loss of Lin Fan (Hisashi) will be known to Rei and the others. Then they'll try to find him, and after they don't find him, they'll consider him dead.

The one who was hardest hit by Hisashi's death was Miyamoto Rei. It took him time to recover like before.

Ars doesn't want to spend his time watching a woman who's heartbroken over the death of her male boyfriend. Therefore, he planned to continue his journey.

"Although short, it's nice to know you. Saeko Busujima."

Ars extends his hand in front of Saeko.

"I'm also happy to know that there are supernatural beings like you, Yamaguchi-san."

Saeko enerima held out that hand, and the two shook hands.

"Yamaguchi Hideo, that's definitely not your real name."

"You're right, my real name is Ars."

"Ars Only? No surname?"

"I don't have a family."

"I'm sorry, I asked you a sensitive topic."

"No need to apologize, it doesn't mean I lost my family to death or anything like that. From the beginning, I was born without a family."

There is no emotional fluctuation in Ars as if family is not important to him. But Saeko thought something else.

"Hopefully you can form your own family, Ars-san." Saeko said sincerely.

"... I hope so." Ars is a little bit.

After bidding farewell, he used the Infinite Technique (Limitless) and distorted the space around him. The next moment, Saeko was teleported to the apartment. In order not to be seen by anyone, he appeared in the toilet.

"It's time for me to go too."

See the world for the last time through the window. A magic circle appeared under Ars' feet, and his figure disappeared like a ghost.