Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

After rousing himself, Subaru Natsuki bid farewell to Beatrice and left the Forbidden Library.

Upon opening the door, Natsuki Subaru arrived at the courtyard outside the mansion.

What came into view was a silver figure, looking somewhat anxiously as if searching for something.

"Ah...you are still as radiant and beautiful as ever."

Subaru Natsuki waved to Emilia.

Emilia came running over with a worried look on her face.

"Ah! Subaru! Aren't you making me worry?!"

"You just woke up and disappeared! Ram and Rem are looking for you in a panic!"

Natsuki Subaru scratched his head: "Sorry, sorry, Beatrice caught me."

Subaru Natsuki shifted the blame to Beatrice.

At the same time, he silently apologized to Beatrice in his heart.

Emilia did not doubt Subaru Natsuki's words.

"Is it like this again? I heard you were just tricked by Beatrice?"

What happened next was similar to the last time, yet not quite the same.

After exchanging a few words with Emilia, Parker appeared.

After giving the same answer as before—that he wanted to pet Puck's fur—Subaru Natsuki and Emilia returned to the mansion to meet Roswaal.

Natsuki Subaru's mind kept flashing back to memories of the previous cycle.

The daily interactions with Ram and Rem, and Emilia's smiling face.

"No matter who you are..."

"I will handle everything properly and I won't let you succeed!"

"Don't underestimate my obsession with Emilia's smiling face that night!"

"I will absolutely keep my promise to Emilia!!"

……

Before long, the conversation had moved to the dinner table, where Roswaal asked himself what he wanted to achieve.

Natsuki Subaru's lips curled up in a smile.

"I only have one wish!"

"Let me work in this mansion!"

Having learned from his previous experience in reincarnation, Subaru Natsuki was now quite adept at it this time.

In the fitting room, Natsuki Subaru took off the same outfit he had tried on in the previous round, and Rem gave him a strange look.

Ram spoke up directly.

strangeness.

Ram spoke up directly.

"That outfit doesn't suit Barus."

"It seems that only women's clothing is suitable for Barus."

"Rem, take that dress down."

"it is good."

Natsuki Subaru closed his eyes, thinking that the next development would be the same as the previous one, and it was time to take measurements.

Subaru Natsuki has already made the gesture and given his assurance.

"Okay! Come on!! It'll be itchy, but I'll bear it!"

Ram spoke calmly.

"We'll talk about taking measurements later."

Subaru Natsuki hadn't noticed.

This round.

Rem's expression changed quite a bit, and her eyes remained fixed on Subaru Natsuki with a very strange look.

"Come with me, Barus." Ram left the fitting room first, followed closely by Rem.

"Hmm? Shall you show me around the mansion?"

"We'll talk about that later. Let's help Ram with her work first."

……

Not long after, Natsuki Subaru went to the bathtub in the bathroom to take a bath.

Natsuki Subaru was puzzled as to why this development was so different from the last one.

Could it be because I wandered into Beatrice's forbidden library this time?

"It's really like preparing the perfect cheat sheet, only to find out that none of those things are on the exam..."

Just at this time.

The owner of the mansion, Roswaal, walked in.

"Can we soak together?"

Natsuki Subaru was somewhat speechless: "I refuse."

"All the facilities in my mansion belong to me."

"As the owner, I can use it freely."

"Then don't ask me. It's just a bath. Don't ask others about everything."

Natsuki Subaru's tone towards Roswaal was not exactly polite.

"That's really strict," Roswaal said with a hint of helplessness.

"But I hope you understand."

Roswaal crouched down and lifted Subaru Natsuki's chin with one hand.

"As a servant of this mansion, you are naturally my property as well."

The atmosphere is very strange, extremely strange.

The scene in the video was so bizarre that Natsuki Subaru, who had lost his memory, almost fainted.

There's definitely something wrong with this Roswaal!

This isn't right!

Emilia and Beatrice exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile.

"Haha... I never imagined Subaru and Roswaal had such an experience before..."

Emilia chuckled twice.

Beatrice's lips twitched slightly: "Roswaal...you're simply...!"

Emilia could hear Beatrice gritting her teeth.

On the other side, Otto at the Water Gate.

Otto had no interest in watching the images being projected on the screen.

Otto's mind was now filled with the information Emilia had just relayed about the Sage's Tower.

"I see, this seems to be troublesome..."

Otto rubbed his temples, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

"But... don't worry, Subaru-kun!"

"Leave all this to us! After all, I'm your friend, and everyone here is someone you trust and who trusts you in return!"

Garfield clenched his fist as he looked at Otto, who seemed to be having a bit of a headache.

"What do you mean? Should we just storm straight to the Sage's Tower?"

Otto waved his hand: "Wait, everything is too chaotic right now. Let me analyze it first."

Otto lost interest in looking at the sky and began to focus entirely on analyzing the current intelligence.

"Is that so...? If that's the case, then something's not right..."

"But if we follow that approach... that doesn't quite work either..."

"Garfield, please continue watching the screen. Let me know if there's any new information."

"oh!!"

Otto tries to piece together the whole truth and the best solution from the limited information he has.

Although we know that Subaru Natsuki has the ability to return from death and will not truly die, the pain of death he has to endure each time is real.

Otto did not want Subaru Natsuki to experience even one more death from now on.

Therefore, they must work hard.

As he thought this, Otto's pupils suddenly contracted slightly, as if he had considered a possibility.

Pick up a pen and paper and start calculating the probability of this possibility, and the probability of the plan succeeding if it is actually implemented according to this possibility!

……

Meanwhile, a video is playing on the sky screen.

Subaru Natsuki and Roswaal were taking a bath in the bathtub.

Roswaal chatted casually with Subaru Natsuki.

After some probing, Roswaal gave a smile that was hard to decipher.

"You're really oblivious..."

Subaru Natsuki finished his bath and was about to leave when he unexpectedly encountered Ram, who was waiting for Roswaal, just as he opened the bathhouse door.

He was seen naked...

Ram said calmly, "Put away your vulgar things."

Subaru Natsuki's face instantly turned bright red.

after that.

Ram told Subaru to go back to his room and wait for her.

Subaru Natsuki followed suit.

Ram entered Subaru's room, carrying paper, pen, and children's books.

"What are you thinking about? I said I would teach you to read, so come and sit down."

While practicing writing, Natsuki Subaru asked Ram, puzzled, why he suddenly wanted to teach him to read.

Ram said that he could tell at a glance that Subaru Natsuki was illiterate, which would be too troublesome for his work.

Whether he wants to leave a message or do other things that require written communication, it will be very troublesome for Natsuki Subaru, who is illiterate.

Ram took out children's books, saying that she would come every night to teach Subaru to recognize and write characters.

Natsuki Subaru didn't understand why Ram was being so kind to him.

"Is that even a question? Ram... of course he wants to slack off."

"ha?"

"If Barus can do more things, Ram's workload will decrease, and if Ram's workload decreases, Rem's workload will also decrease. It's really a lot of benefits."

Natsuki Subaru complained, "In exchange, I have to do a lot of work!"

Afterwards, Subaru Natsuki wrote until his hand ached.

He was still writing and chatting with Ram when he realized Ram wasn't responding. When he turned around, he found Ram had already fallen asleep on his bed.

With a forceful squeeze, Natsuki Subaru snapped the pen in his hand.

……

The 2st day.

Subaru Natsuki's clothes have been altered.

Rem stood to the side, her eyes always showing some wariness and suspicion.