The attack on the Foundation site and the containment breach incident had finally reached a temporary conclusion.
The clockwork virus (SCP-217), the broken tongue (SCP-1139), and Mr. Brass (SCP-629)—all anomalous objects affiliated with the Church of the Broken God, had now been completely dispersed and contained separately.
This ensured that even if a particular site were attacked again, there would be no repeat of an apotheosis event.
All of these anomalies were now scattered across different sites, and some had even been transferred to other worlds for containment.
As for the most crucial object in the apotheosis event, the Heart of God (SCP-882)—it had been split into two parts.
The Brass Furnace (SCP-882-1) was sent to the Titan World Site.
The Black Pen (SCP-882-2) was now being carried by Haruto personally.
Moving forward, the Foundation would continue to monitor global anomalies.
That slippery Chaos Splitter leader, who had managed to escape by shedding his shell, would no longer have the chance to stir up trouble in the shadows.
After handling everything, Haruto was prepared to leave.
However, he suddenly remembered something and stopped in his tracks.
"Suu," Haruto called out.
The Mobile Task Force who had been about to depart, all halted immediately. Suu, in particular, seemed visibly nervous.
"Relax, I just have some personal matters to discuss with Suu here. It doesn't involve the Task Force. You may all return to your station."
Upon hearing this, the other Black Ball members gave Suu a look of sympathy before making a quick escape.
This left Suu standing alone with a miserable expression.
"Suu, may I ask why you look so...strange?"
Haruto feigned ignorance.
Due to the whole "Natsuki Subaru" incident, Suu had her wages docked and was also subjected to a Tomie cognitive resistance training session.
The so-called "Tomie Cognitive Training" involved being in the same room as strands of Tomie's hair.
The training required the subject to observe the strands and resist the cognitive contamination of Tomie's anomalous properties.
While this method was indeed effective in strengthening one's cognitive resistance, almost every participant ended up losing their mind, desperately rushing toward the hair and attempting to implant it into their own body.
Not only was it a form of mental torture, but it was also an incredibly embarrassing ordeal.
Suu let out a bitter laugh and shook her head.
Haruto chose not to press further.
Persecuting group members was simply too much fun.
"By the way, I noticed that not long ago, you applied to the Foundation for a dose of feminization potion. I'd like to ask, Suu, what exactly do you need a feminization potion for? After all, it's an anomalous-grade potion, and since you're already a woman, you can't even use it yourself..."
Upon hearing this, Suu's gaze shifted evasively, clearly feeling guilty.
"Well... I have a friend who wants to try being a girl."
That was Suu's response.
Haruto could barely hold back his laughter.
You little liar, making up an imaginary friend, huh?
However, judging by her reaction, he had more or less figured out who the real target of the feminization potion was.
So, after a moment of pretending to think, Haruto nodded.
"I see. If this friend of yours is a Foundation staff member, then there's no problem. If not, please have them sign a confidentiality agreement. Since you made the request, the Foundation will definitely take this seriously. I'll approve it now, and remember to submit a user record for the potion."
"Consider it part of an experiment. The experimental records for this potion are actually quite limited so far, thank you for your contribution, Suu."
Saying that, Haruto immediately used his access on the site's mainframe to approve Suu's application for the feminization potion.
Suu was a bit surprised, but then quickly put on an 'innocent' smile.
After thanking Haruto, she went straight to the lab floor to collect the potion.
The next day, around noon.
The Multiversal Chat Group suddenly became lively.
Pain Magnet: Suu! What the hell did you make me drink?!
Pain Magnet: [Uploaded a selfie.jpg]
In the image, a black-haired, black-eyed little girl was wearing a pure white knight's uniform, with a golden longsword strapped to her waist, her expression full of panic.
Obviously, this was Natsuki Subaru.
Except now, after drinking the feminization potion, he had turned into a loli.
Suu had been tricked by Subaru before.
As a proper isekai traveler, Suu wasn't just a troll with a typical isekai protagonist's twisted sense of humor, she was also someone you didn't want to mess with.
There was no way she was going to just swallow this loss.
Haruto had already guessed her intentions the moment she applied for the potion with that guilty look.
As for stopping her?
Why would he stop such an entertaining case of group member persecution?
And so, Subaru ended up in this loli form.
Pain Magnet: Suu! Kill me if you must, but don't turn me into a girl! AHHHHH!!!
Blonde Defeeated Dog: !?
Big Sister is Supreme: I am an MTF member. No matter how funny this is, I will not laugh… Unless I can't hold it in!
Hall Master of Wangsheng: Oh my, this is quite something! Subaru looks... well, well!
Portal Daddy: x2!
Candle Dragon, Fates Master, Lord ofKnowledge: x3!
Spoilers are Fun: Hahahaha! Even the Admin is agreeing! Truly worthy of me!
Pain Magnet: Suu! You're still laughing?!!
Spoilers are Fun: You tricked me first! I was stuck in a room with Tomie's hair for five whole days!
Spoilers are Fun: Five days! Do you know how I survived those five days?!
Spoilers are Fun: Your fate as a girl is sealed, not even Jesus can save you! I said it, and I meant it!
Watching the messages flood the chat, Haruto turned into a happy spectator, enjoying the drama.
Speaking of the Re:Zero world…
After discussions, the four nations of Re:Zero had agreed to let the SCP Foundation intervene in their world.
The border of the Dragon Kingdom, since Roswaal was no longer around to defend it, was simply handed over to the Foundation. The Forbidden Magic Hall wasn't dismantled either, it was directly converted into a Foundation site.
Afterward, the Foundation fulfilled its promise by purging the anomalous threats in the Re:Zero world.
Coincidentally, all the Witches were collected by Haruto.
Out of the six Sin Archbishops, three had died in the battle outside the Royal Capital.
Among the Three Great Demon Beasts—White Whale, Black Serpent, and Great Rabbit—one was already exterminated.
With only two Demon Beasts and three Archbishops left, cleaning up the rest would be easy.
The Re:Zero plotline had been completely shattered.
The Royal Selection of the Dragon Kingdom ended with Crusch winning by a landslide.
After all, during the Forbidden Magic Hall incident, Crusch and her faction had made significant contributions, something everyone knew about.
As for the other candidates…
Cough Let's just say, they were a bit disappointing.
Besides, after the Forbidden Magic Hall event, Crusch had lost the overly aggressive attitude she had in the original story.
Having witnessed true terror, she had completely matured.
Her one major flaw from the original series had quietly been resolved.
As for the key characters from Re:Zero…
Subaru, after the Forbidden Magic Hall battle, had earned considerable merit and was honored as a Knight of the Dragon Kingdom.
But now, she's a little loli…
Emilia, with Roswaal dead and the demi-human Sanctuary liberated, had to withdraw from the Royal Selection.
She later left the world alongside the Witch of Greed, Echidna, and is now gradually accepting the memories she had once lost.
Rem and Ram, now both working as maids in Haruto's home, needing to "replenish mana" every month.
Beatrice, who had signed a contract with Haruto, now follows her mother, Echidna, in studying modern knowledge.
Elsa and Meili, both undergoing rehabilitation within the Foundation, learning proper values.
As for everyone else?
Not worth mentioning.
Overall, after the various crises were eliminated, the Re:Zero world was thriving.
If anyone was dissatisfied…
It was probably just Subaru, now a broke little loli.
Closing the Multiversal Chat Group interface, Haruto leaned back, fully content.
Then, his phone vibrated twice.
Haruto took a look.
Oh…
It was Shizuka Hiratsuka calling.
His heart skipped a beat.
Crap… I got used to skipping class at Hyakkaou Academy.
With all his running around these past few days, he had completely forgotten to ask Hiratsuka for leave.
Plus, the "Unclean Land" had no signal, so he had a ton of missed calls, only seeing them now.
He answered the call.
From the other end of the line, Hiratsuka's furious voice roared:
"You reckless genius! Are my classes that unbearable for you?!"
"Skipping class is bad enough, but you didn't even ask for leave! You didn't answer your phone either! Just transfer schools already!"
It was clear, Shizuka was absolutely livid.
After all, Haruto had already transferred twice this school year. Now, in her class for barely any time at all, and he was still skipping?!
Hiratsuka was seething.