Re:Zero - Starting Life in Chaos.

Ibu City, Saitama Prefecture, the hometown of Menma.

Because it is close to the mountains, Beichen passed by there 5 years ago to collect herbs in the mountains.

Unexpectedly, just as we were passing a river, we saw a dead body floating down from upstream.

At first he didn't care, it was just a death.

I originally wanted to just go around it, but suddenly I found that the corpse's dress and face were somewhat similar to Menma, so I tried to pull her out.

At that time, he did not have top-grade elixirs like the Life-Restoring Pill, so he could only use ordinary elixirs and healing spells to try to wake her up.

Fortunately, the girl was lucky and had a long life, and she died not long ago.

After Beichen's treatment for most of the day, he finally recovered.

After the girl's parents arrived, Beichen confirmed that the person he saved was Menma, Meiko Honma.

Things were much simpler after that.

After learning the whole story, her family naturally thanked him profusely.

I insisted on keeping him at home for a few days and treating him well.

Faced with the enthusiasm of the whole family, Beichen couldn't refuse.

What's more, Menma was an anime character that he had felt very sympathetic for in the past, so he didn't act pretentiously and stayed at Honma's house for a few days.

Also during this period, when the Honma couple met, they called Beichen "Onii-chan" happily and were very affectionate to him.

Beichen seemed to like Menma very much as well, so with their matchmaking, they naturally became sworn brothers and sisters.

As for Menma's other friends, they were deeply remorseful.

Although it is difficult to judge whether they were wrong or not, after all, it is common for friends to quarrel and say insincere things for the sake of face.

But it was them who caused it.

Therefore, they still have to bear the lessons and consequences, after all, they did not take good care of their friends.

This time, Beichen happened to pass by and happened to have the means to save people, but what if he didn’t meet Beichen?

Then the noodles will really be cold.

Even though Menma repeatedly explained that she fell into the river because she wanted to catch flowers in the river, the consolation effect was better than nothing.

On the other hand, since this incident really scared Mrs. Honma, she discussed it with Mr. Honma and decided to move to a place far away from the mountains.

I hope that by doing this, I can minimize the opportunities for my daughter to hang out with those friends and go to the mountains.

Beichen couldn't comment on this.

The parents' starting point is for the sake of their children, and he has no right to persuade them.

The combination of various factors led to the crisis of disintegration of the "Super Peace Busters" at that time.

Of course, Menma will not allow such a thing to happen.

Therefore, thanks to her efforts, everyone was able to stay quiet for a while.

But once a crack appears, no matter how hard Menma tries to smooth it out, there will still be traces on its surface.

And so, after a few years, 'Super Peace Busters' existed in name only.

Although they are still friends and keep in touch, they are no longer as close as they were in their childhood.

Beichen didn't think there was anything wrong with this situation.

In his opinion, even if Menma had not fallen into the water, their friendship would have gradually changed as they grew up.

And except for that silly Bobo, as for the others, you like me, I like him, he likes her, and she likes him.

It would be strange if we could get along peacefully forever.

From the moment Anjo Naruko tested Sukui Jinta, the team had actually started the countdown.

In addition, falling into the water is not all bad for the girl.

As the saying goes, 'Misfortune is the root of blessing'.

Although Menma almost died this time, it was a blessing in disguise as she awakened the supernatural power of "wound healing".

It’s not rare, but it fits Menma’s personality very well.

"Menma-chan, have you guys settled down?"

Seeing that the girl was still shy, Beichen changed the subject.

Unlike previous moves, this time the Honma family moved to the Kita district of Toudou due to work reasons, which is also the area where Beichen's family lives.

As for going to school at Donggao, it was naturally Beichen who asked Hayasaka to arrange it.

In fact, even if Beichen didn't make arrangements, Donggao should have sent an invitation letter to Mianma.

"Yeah, yeah, it was settled in a few days ago."

"If dad hadn't stopped me, saying that you were busy recently, I would have come to see Beichen-unnie-chan a long time ago."

"I see~ Brother did have something to do a few days ago, sorry Menma-chan~"

"Hmm~~~Menma doesn't mean to blame Onii-chan!"

“Menma-chan is so good!”

Looking at the girl's cute appearance, Beichen couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch the girl's face.

"Nee~ So shy."

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I won't pinch you."

"No, it's just..."

Seeing the girl looking anxious, Beichen quickly raised his hand to signal her to calm down.

"I know what you mean. Let's go home this afternoon and talk about it. It's been a while since we last visited our uncle and aunt."

"Really! That's great!"

When she heard that Beichen was going to visit her home, Menma was so excited that she forgot that she was in the crowd and threw herself into Beichen's arms again.

"Onii-chan! Deskei!"

"Hehehe! Brother likes Menma-chan too~"

After another moment of tenderness as if no one was around, Menma remembered that they were outside and her face turned red with embarrassment.

Feeling the warmth coming from his chest and abdomen, Beichen knew that the girl was shy.

So he patted the girl's back gently, and after she raised her head slightly, he said:

"Okay, school starts today, and you guys in the first grade should have a lot of things to do, so hurry up and go! I'll wait for you at the school gate after school at noon."

“Yeah! It’s settled then! Onii-chan!”

"Don't worry, go back quickly!"

"Okay, Onii-chan, see you at noon!"

"See you at noon!"

Waving his hand, Beichen looked at the girl's hurried steps and could not help but remind her loudly:

"Menma-chan, don't run so fast, be careful not to fall."

Hearing Beichen's call, the girl stopped, turned around, and made a face at Beichen.

"No way, I'm 16 years old, I'm not a child!"

Although he said he didn't want to listen, he unconsciously slowed down his pace.

Watching the girl gradually disappear in the crowd, Beichen retracted his gaze and said to Rem and Ram beside him:

"Hehe! Take a good look. Now you know how popular I am!"

"You guys don't want to call me 'Onii-chan', but I'm telling you, if you don't call me that, there are some pretty girls who will call me that!"

"I still have a beautiful stepsister who hasn't come yet!"

"I'll give you a chance now. If you all call me 'Onii-chan', I'll accept you as my sisters."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and then looked at Beichen who was making trouble with an expressionless face.

"Sister, sister, does Beichen have the quirk of recognizing everyone as his sister?"

"Rem Rem, have you forgotten that we just said that Beichen-kun is different from normal people? Having this quirk is nothing~"

"Also, when I was watching anime recently, I found that there was an old man with a white beard who always liked to make others his sons."

"Eh? Sister, are there still people like this in the world?"

"Hey! Rem Rem, don't be so surprised. There is a saying in this world: There are all kinds of birds in a big forest."

"I see. You are really well-read, sister."

"No, no, you are smart too, Rem."

"..."

Seeing the two people start to perform crosstalk, Beichen felt offended, but he couldn't refute.

Helpless, I had to turn around and keep going as if nothing had happened.

Rem and Ram smiled at each other and followed closely, walking towards the teaching building.

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