Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

"I'll die..."

"We'll be killed..."

Subaru Natsuki said in a low voice.

Felt looked at Subaru Natsuki with some confusion, not understanding why Subaru Natsuki had suddenly started saying such strange things.

Ferut opened the door anyway.

Natsuki Subaru began to tremble slightly, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints as he stared intently at the door.

The door opened...

The person outside the door wasn't Elsa.

Instead, she is a silver-haired girl who is somewhat dissatisfied with Subaru Natsuki's words.

Is it "Satella"...?

Natsuki Subaru was quite surprised. Why would Satella come here at this time?

But no matter what, as long as it's not that crazy Elsa!

"What murder? I would never suddenly do something like that!"

……

"It's so good to have you here! This time, I won't let you escape!"

Subaru Natsuki's brain was working at full speed.

Why? Why is "Satella" here? Why is this development different from before?

The sun hadn't set yet, so she should have arrived here after dark.

Natsuki Subaru suddenly realized... "Could it be that if I hadn't been in her way the first time, would she have been able to find this place so early?"

Natsuki Subaru pursed his lips, feeling speechless and inexplicably embarrassed.

Feru looked at the silver-haired girl before him with some wariness: "You're really troublesome!"

Emilia has only one goal: to retrieve the badge that Felt stole.

Felt, however, had no intention of returning the badge to Emilia.

Emilia conjured several ice spikes beside her: "If you're willing to hand over the badge like this, I won't resort to violence."

Lord Rom realized that Emilia was no ordinary person and knew that he was no match for her, so he had no desire to fight.

"If my opponent is just an ordinary mage, I might still have a fighting chance..."

"Lord Rom, what's wrong with you? You've already given up before the fight even started?!"

Lord Rom looked at Emilia: "Girl, are you an elf?"

Emilia sighed helplessly: "I am a half-elf."

Felt sensed something was wrong: "A half-elf? And silver-haired...?"

Ferut almost misunderstood something.

Emilia waved her hand, indicating that it was all just a coincidence.

Felt turned to Subaru Natsuki: "Hey, looks like you've got me all tricked!"

"Ah, I didn't have anything..."

"I knew something was off when you said you wanted to return it to its owner!"

Emilia looked at Subaru Natsuki with some confusion: "What's going on? Aren't you two in cahoots?"

It was only then that Natsuki Subaru noticed that Emilia had once again helped the lost little girl all by herself.

"This person's nature will not change, no matter how many times the world changes..."

Natsuki Subaru scratched his head, then spoke.

"Felt, give her back her things, and then... you should leave here as soon as possible."

Be careful, watch out for danger.

Emilia found it a little strange: "Why are you suddenly being so friendly?"

Emilia wasn't used to Subaru Natsuki suddenly becoming friendly.

Felt was also very unhappy that Subaru Natsuki wanted her to return what she had finally obtained.

Just then...

An unexpected incident occurred!

Behind Emilia, a chilling glint of light flashed, and Subaru Natsuki's pupils contracted sharply, followed by a near-inaudible scream—

"Parker! Defend now!!!!"

A shield instantly appeared behind Emilia.

Emilia immediately turned her head away.

She discovered that someone had attacked her!

If it weren't for Subaru Natsuki's shout just now, I would probably be dead already.

Elsa, who had ambushed Emilia, immediately moved away from her after her attack failed.

Parker, who looks like a kitten, reappears.

"That was a close call, you've been a huge help."

Parker expressed his satisfaction with Subaru Natsuki.

"Parker, well done." Natsuki Subaru also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Luckily it's not 5 o'clock yet, you haven't left work!"

Subaru Natsuki clearly remembered that 5 o'clock was the time when Puck went to sleep.

After remaining silent until her sneak attack failed, Elsa chuckled and spoke.

"Elves, you're really nice..."

"I've never cut open an elf's belly before, it must be wonderful..."

Ferute questioned Elsa about what was going on.

Elsa replied casually that the deal had been disrupted and she intended to kill everyone present.

Elsa also casually made a few sarcastic remarks about Ferut.

Ferut was a little angry.

However, Natsuki Subaru, standing behind Felt, was clearly even angrier.

"You bastard!" Natsuki Subaru said through gritted teeth.

"You insane lunatic who likes intestines, you pervert!"

"Does bullying a little kid really satisfy you?"

"Felt survived in a place like this with great resilience! Besides, are you a little kid?! Just because your plans are disrupted, you're going to flip the table and kill people?!"

Subaru Natsuki retorted on Felt's behalf.

"Stop it! Do you know how painful it is to have your intestines cut open? I know!"

Elsa was completely bewildered by Subaru's words.

"What are you talking about?"

Subaru Natsuki then uttered a bunch of emotionally charged, nonsensical, and childish remarks, successfully leaving Elsa stunned and even making her forget to attack.

"We've bought enough time, Parker!"

Parker understood immediately, instantly conjuring countless deadly ice spikes, which he then launched at Elsa without hesitation.

However, Parker's attack did not harm Elsa, but only destroyed some of her clothes.

Elsa has her sights set on Emilia once again.

It seems I wasn't joking when I said I was very interested in elves' intestines!

Emilia used magic to defend against Elsa's attack.

Parker wasn't idle either; he was continuously attacking Elsa with ice spikes in mid-air.

Subaru Natsuki believed it was an advantage, since if this kind of consumption continued, Elsa's stamina would soon be exhausted.

Dealing with the endless attacks of ice spikes is no easy task!

However, one sentence from Rom made Natsuki Subaru's heart jump into his throat again.

"No, delaying the process is not in our best interest."

"The key to victory or defeat depends on how long the sprite remains visible."

Subaru Natsuki realized that it would soon be 5 o'clock, at which point they would lose the assistance of Puck, their strongest fighter on the field.

Just as Elsa was about to launch an attack, Puck's ice spike successfully froze Elsa's feet.

Parker and Emilia together conjured a huge ice cone-shaped block of ice, which they then shot at Elsa without hesitation.

If this attack hits Elsa, she will surely die!

"Bang!!!"

"Did it work?!?"

Subaru Natsuki swallowed hard.

"Ah, that's great..."

Elsa's voice.

In the nick of time, Elsa made a ruthless move and cut off part of her frozen foot!

This allowed Elsa to dodge the ice spikes in time and save her life!

Parker had already reached his hibernation time by this point.

"Parker, can you continue?"

"Sorry, I'm too sleepy, and my magic is almost gone..."

"It's okay, I'll figure something out myself."

"Thank you, Parker."

"Lia, if anything happens to you, I will abide by the contract."

"If a real crisis occurs, summon me even if it takes all your magic power..."

Parker's body is becoming transparent.

Parker disappeared.

Elsa had no intention of stopping her attack; on the contrary, perhaps because she had just been injured, Elsa's offensive became even more ferocious.

Emilia could only use magically created shields to block Elsa's deadly attacks time and time again.

The clanging sound of the magic shield blocking the attack reminded Natsuki Subaru of his previous death each time.

"That's enough, we shouldn't stand by and watch any longer, Ferut."

Mr. Rom stood up and said this.

Rom and Felt joined the battle.

Grandpa Rom swung his huge club at Elsa, but to his surprise, Elsa leaped up and stood on the club he was holding tightly.

"Because you're strong, you can do things like this, right?"

Elsa's tone still carried a smile; she seemed to always be like that.

Just then, Elsa's knife was about to slash down at Rom.

Ferut immediately threw the knife at Elsa.

however……

Elsa swiftly deflected Felt's attack with her knife, and not only that, she also deflected Felt's flying blade towards Rom.

Rom had a huge gash on his neck and shoulder.

Blood gushed out, and Grandpa Rom collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.