diff --git a/crates/fparkan-nres/src/lib.rs b/crates/fparkan-nres/src/lib.rs
index 778b76b..e82ca08 100644
--- a/crates/fparkan-nres/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fparkan-nres/src/lib.rs
@@ -479,6 +479,23 @@ impl NresDocument {
         Ok(&self.bytes[entry.data_range.clone()])
     }
 
+    /// Returns an owned view of an entry payload without copying its bytes.
+    ///
+    /// The returned owner is the immutable archive buffer. Consumers may retain
+    /// the view after dropping this document.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`NresError::EntryIdOutOfRange`] when `id` is not present in
+    /// this document.
+    pub fn payload_view(&self, id: EntryId) -> Result<(Arc<[u8]>, Range<usize>), NresError> {
+        let entry = self.entry(id).ok_or_else(|| NresError::EntryIdOutOfRange {
+            id: id.0,
+            entry_count: saturating_u32_len(self.entries.len()),
+        })?;
+        Ok((Arc::clone(&self.bytes), entry.data_range.clone()))
+    }
+
     /// Encodes the document according to the selected write profile.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn encode(&self, profile: WriteProfile) -> Vec<u8> {
@@ -1213,6 +1230,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(entry.data_range().end, HEADER_LEN + 1);
         assert_eq!(doc.header().directory_offset % 8, 0);
         assert_eq!(doc.payload(EntryId(0)).expect("payload"), b"x");
+        let (owner, range) = doc.payload_view(EntryId(0)).expect("payload view");
+        assert_eq!(&owner[range], b"x");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs b/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
index 96be4d8..8fbd62e 100644
--- a/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/fparkan-resource/src/lib.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ struct DecodedPayloadCache {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct PayloadCacheEntry {
-    bytes: Arc<[u8]>,
+    bytes: ResourceBytes,
     last_access: u64,
 }
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ impl ResourceRepository for CachedResourceRepository {
         let task = {
             let mut state = self.state.lock().map_err(|_| ResourceError::Poisoned)?;
             if let Some(bytes) = state.payload_cache.get(entry) {
-                return Ok(ResourceBytes::Shared(bytes));
+                return Ok(bytes);
             }
             state.payload_decode_task(entry)?
         };
@@ -573,15 +573,14 @@ impl ResourceRepository for CachedResourceRepository {
                     key: task.key,
                     source,
                 })?;
-        let shared = Arc::from(payload.into_boxed_slice());
 
         let mut state = self.state.lock().map_err(|_| ResourceError::Poisoned)?;
         if let Some(bytes) = state.payload_cache.get(entry) {
-            return Ok(ResourceBytes::Shared(bytes));
+            return Ok(bytes);
         }
         state.entry_archive(entry)?;
-        state.payload_cache.insert(entry, Arc::clone(&shared));
-        Ok(ResourceBytes::Shared(shared))
+        state.payload_cache.insert(entry, payload.clone());
+        Ok(payload)
     }
 
     fn entry_info(&self, entry: EntryHandle) -> Result<ResourceEntryInfo, ResourceError> {
@@ -638,14 +637,14 @@ impl DecodedPayloadCache {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get(&mut self, handle: EntryHandle) -> Option<Arc<[u8]>> {
+    fn get(&mut self, handle: EntryHandle) -> Option<ResourceBytes> {
         let entry = self.entries.get_mut(&handle)?;
         self.generation = self.generation.saturating_add(1);
         entry.last_access = self.generation;
-        Some(Arc::clone(&entry.bytes))
+        Some(entry.bytes.clone())
     }
 
-    fn insert(&mut self, handle: EntryHandle, bytes: Arc<[u8]>) {
+    fn insert(&mut self, handle: EntryHandle, bytes: ResourceBytes) {
         let len = bytes.len();
         if self.max_entries == 0 || len > self.max_bytes {
             return;
@@ -815,14 +814,15 @@ impl ArchiveSlot {
 }
 
 impl ArchiveDocument {
-    fn read_payload(&self, local: u32) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    fn read_payload(&self, local: u32) -> Result<ResourceBytes, String> {
         match self {
             ArchiveDocument::Nres(document) => document
-                .payload(fparkan_nres::EntryId(local))
-                .map(<[u8]>::to_vec)
+                .payload_view(fparkan_nres::EntryId(local))
+                .map(|(owner, range)| ResourceBytes::Slice { owner, range })
                 .map_err(|err| err.to_string()),
             ArchiveDocument::Rsli(document) => document
                 .load(fparkan_rsli::EntryId(local))
+                .map(|payload| ResourceBytes::Shared(Arc::from(payload.into_boxed_slice())))
                 .map_err(|err| err.to_string()),
         }
     }
@@ -1070,7 +1070,9 @@ mod tests {
             .find(first, &resource_name(b"alpha.txt"))
             .expect("find")
             .expect("entry");
-        assert_eq!(repo.read(handle).expect("read").as_slice(), b"alpha");
+        let payload = repo.read(handle).expect("read");
+        assert_eq!(payload.as_slice(), b"alpha");
+        assert!(matches!(payload, ResourceBytes::Slice { .. }));
         let info = repo.entry_info(handle).expect("entry info");
         assert_eq!(info.key.archive, path);
         assert!(info.key.name.0.eq_ignore_ascii_case(b"Alpha.TXT"));
diff --git a/docs/tomes/03-resources.md b/docs/tomes/03-resources.md
index acf97a8..7bce1a1 100644
--- a/docs/tomes/03-resources.md
+++ b/docs/tomes/03-resources.md
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ directory_offset = total_size - directory_size
 Reader проверяет, что `directory_offset >= 16`, умножение не переполнено, а
 каталог заканчивается точно на `total_size`.
 
+В repository NRes payload возвращается как slice с `Arc`-владельцем полного
+неизменяемого архива: валидация формата не создаёт промежуточную копию каждого
+payload. Такой view учитывается в том же bounded decoded-payload cache по
+длине диапазона и сохраняет deterministic eviction. Это применимо только к
+raw NRes; сжатый RsLi по-прежнему материализуется после декодирования.
+
 ### Запись каталога NRes
 
 ```c