Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

Natsuki Subaru opened his eyes and was greeted by a vast expanse of green plants and tiny fairies floating in the air.

She turned her head slightly and saw the two people looking at her with worried expressions.

"A beautiful silver-haired girl and a young girl with blonde curly hair..."

"A room formed by giant lizards and plants..."

Natsuki Subaru was stunned for a few seconds, somewhat confused as to why he was there.

But he quickly came to a conclusion.

"Is this what they call being summoned from another world?!"

The silver-haired beauty called out with a worried expression.

"Pleiades?"

……

Natsuki Subaru quickly accepted the fact that he had been transported to another world, but he didn't quite understand why the two people in front of him had such complicated and worried expressions.

After giving a somewhat chuunibyou-esque self-introduction, Natsuki Subaru realized that the two people in front of him knew him.

No, that's not all.

She had been living with the two people in front of her for at least a year.

"Subaru? Are you alright? What happened?"

"Subaru... stop joking around..."

The two people in front of me had very unpleasant expressions.

Natsuki Subaru has realized the seriousness of the situation.

Natsuki Subaru had no memory of the two people in front of him.

Natsuki Subaru's last memory before he opened his eyes and saw the two of them was the night he left his house.

That night, Natsuki Subaru didn't want to wash the cups, so he didn't even tell his mother that he was going out.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself inexplicably in this place.

Although Natsuki Subaru felt somewhat confused, seeing the two people in front of him so worried about him, he felt a pang of heartache and comforted them with great enthusiasm.

"It's okay. People with amnesia like me usually have their memories restored in movies due to certain circumstances!"

Emilia, seeing that Subaru Natsuki was still full of energy, reluctantly accepted the fact.

Beatrice's worry hadn't faded, and she said with a touch of arrogance, "Subaru, what a troublesome contractor!"

Although Natsuki Subaru didn't understand what a contractor meant, he breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the two people in front of him gradually calming down.

……

After making inquiries, Natsuki Subaru learned that the silver-haired beauty was named Emilia, and the blonde little girl was named Beatrice.

The two looked very dejected when they introduced themselves.

It seems that before he lost his memory, he had an unusually good relationship with the two of them.

Subaru Natsuki later learned that his companions before he lost his memory were not just Emilia and Beatrice.

The unconscious Rem, along with Ram, Julius, Anastasia, Meli, and Shaula.

Natsuki Subaru was somewhat shocked. When did he become so popular?

Ram didn't believe that Subaru Natsuki had lost his memory, and her eyes were filled with resentment.

Xia Wula hugged Natsuki Subaru and said that she was Natsuki Subaru's apprentice.

Mei Li, on the other hand, had a mocking expression on her face.

Julius looked very upset, as if he was having a hard time accepting this fact.

Anastasia simply gave a brief self-introduction.

After hearing the news, everyone reacted differently. Ram's expression kept changing before she finally left with Subaru Natsuki.

When the two are alone.

"Barus, stop hiding it! What's this all about? You don't need to take all this on yourself!"

Natsuki Subaru blinked blankly.

"W-what plan?"

Ram finally realized that Subaru Natsuki in front of her probably really had amnesia.

No, it's probably not that she just discovered it; it's just that Ram has been unwilling to believe or accept this fact.

Ram grabbed Subaru Natsuki by the collar and shoved him hard against the wall, unable to contain his anger as he roared.

"Stop this! Don't go too far!!"

Ram's outburst seemed to happen in an instant.

Seeing Subaru's blank expression, Ram seemed deflated, and her voice grew softer and softer.

"Stop acting..."

"You're the only one who remembers her. If even you forget her... who else will remember... Rem..."

……

Soon, the two returned to the table where everyone was and began preparing their meal.

Julius accepted the fact and began to introduce himself.

"I am Julius, a knight of Anastasia, and Subaru and I are... well, friends or something."

Anastasia then stopped hiding it and openly revealed to everyone that she was actually Echidna.

Natsuki Subaru was completely bewildered and couldn't understand a word his companions were saying.

Natsuki Subaru listened quietly as his companions began to analyze why he had lost his memory. He couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Ultimately, everyone analyzed the possibilities.

It is highly likely that he suffered amnesia due to brain overload after seeing the Book of the Dead in the library.

Afterwards, Emilia and her companions planned to investigate the library.

Subaru Natsuki wanted to go with them, but Emilia and Beatrice told him to stay put and rest.

Natsuki Subaru, who had just "transmigrated" to this world, was full of curiosity about it, so how could he possibly stay idle?

Subaru Natsuki began acting alone, heading in the opposite direction from the others.

"Now that I've transmigrated, will I have some kind of system or abilities?!"

Natsuki Subaru thought to himself, and after trying it out, he found that there was nothing there; he was just an ordinary person.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "After transmigrating, I'm not even allowed to be an overpowered protagonist?"

Natsuki Subaru reluctantly continued forward and soon arrived at the spiral staircase in the center of the tower.

"Wow, what's going on? The stairs?"

Subaru Natsuki unconsciously moved closer, wanting to see just how high he was.

However, before Natsuki Subaru's gaze could reach the bottom, a force pushed him from behind, causing him to fall forward uncontrollably into the abyss.

Despair washed over me in an instant, and fear gripped my heart.

Natsuki Subaru knew he was going to die.

……

When Natsuki Subaru opened his eyes again, he found himself unharmed, except that he was not at the bottom of the stairs.

Instead, they returned to the room filled with green plants.

Emilia and Beatrice were still looking at her with worried expressions.

Subaru Natsuki was instantly stunned.

What just happened?

A dream? A hallucination? No, no, no, neither!

The lingering pain in his body told Subaru Natsuki that everything was real, and everything had truly happened.

"Return from Death?"

Natsuki Subaru understood the concept in his mind, but did not say it aloud.

Natsuki Subaru felt something was off. After all, how could his companions not know about such a powerful ability?

Natsuki Subaru believes there must have been a reason why his amnesiac self chose not to tell them.

……

The subsequent developments were almost identical to the previous round.

In the break room, everyone introduced themselves and then had a meal.

Then, once again, I was left alone here.

Natsuki Subaru's mind was in a bit of a mess.

"This world is so strange."

Natsuki Subaru realized that the world was probably not that simple, so he came to the vicinity of the spiral staircase once again.

After confirming that no one was around, he still felt that he should tell his companions about his abilities.

After all, I don't have the experience and memories of the past now, so even if I had the ability, it would be completely useless.

"If used properly, this could be a very powerful ability."

Natsuki Subaru thought to himself as he walked toward where his companions were.

As he walked, Natsuki Subaru heard a quarrel. After hearing what was being said, his pupils contracted and he froze on the spot.

He couldn't believe it.

"They think I'm a burden now...?"

In the room ahead, only Emilia and Beatrice were speaking up for the amnesiac Subaru; the others...

The implication is clear: Subaru Natsuki is now a burden.

"Are you kidding me...?"

Natsuki Subaru's expression turned ugly, and he involuntarily ran in the opposite direction.

Just then...

boom!!!

The entire Sage's Tower shook violently.

Everyone quickly went on high alert, Julius drew his sword, and everyone assumed a defensive stance.

Emilia and Beatrice instinctively thought of Subaru Natsuki.

"Pleiades!!!"

But the vibration did not come from the outside, but from...

sky.

"What is that...?"

Echidna, now in Anastasia's body, walked to the window and looked up at the sky outside the tower.

A huge crack appeared in the once azure sky.

It wasn't a crack in the physical sense, but rather like someone had used the sky as a canvas and torn a hole in it from the back.

Golden light surged from the crack and spread in all directions.

"The sky... has cracked open?"

Outside the Tower of the Sages, the villagers of Mezas looked up in horror at the strange phenomenon.

Royal Capital Lugnica, Royal Palace.

Felt was discussing political matters with Reinhard when a blinding golden light suddenly shone through the window.

She rushed to the window and saw the crack in the sky widening.

"Reinhard! What is this?"

The contemporary sword saint walked to her side, his blue eyes gazing at the sky.

Countless blessings were automatically operating around him, attempting to analyze this phenomenon.

"……have no idea."

Reinhardt, unusually, showed a puzzled expression.

"My blessing tells me that this is not magic, not power, not any known force."

"Even you didn't know?"

"Yes."

On the other side of the capital, at the Crusch residence.

Crusch stood in the garden, looking up at the sky.

Felix was beside her, his cat ears twitching nervously.

"Lady Crusch, could this be part of the Witch Cult...?"

"Don't worry, Lady Crusch, I'll protect you!"

"No."

Crusch interrupted him, his voice filled with confusion and uncertainty.

"This is unlike any known attack method."

Priestara, a city with water gates.

Otto and Garfield looked at the sky with somewhat grim expressions.

Otto's heart raced: "What on earth is this...?"

Just when everyone was confused and panicked.

A voice rang out.

The voice did not belong to any one person; it resounded directly in everyone's minds.

It was so grand that it seemed like the whole world was speaking, yet so serene that it seemed to be telling an ancient story.

[The Untold Story]

This is the story of Natsuki Subaru.

[A story never known to anyone]

Now, the curtain of heaven rises.

Let the world witness the truth.