Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

"Huh?" Rem touched her cheek.

Unstoppable tears streamed down Rem's cheeks, blurring her vision.

Ram's pupils contracted slightly: "Rem, could it be that you've remembered your memories???"

Subaru Natsuki immediately looked over, and the expectation in his eyes made Rem almost reluctant to tell the truth.

Rem finally shook her head: "No... Rem doesn't know why Rem is crying..."

Anastasia chuckled softly, "I see. It seems your emotions awakened before your memories did..."

Anastasia almost immediately revealed the truth.

Then everyone fell silent, while the images on the screen continued to play.

……

"This is the third time I've woken up at Roswaal's mansion."

Natsuki Subaru frowned and began analyzing all the known clues and information.

"That chill and discomfort earlier... could it be that my first death was due to weakness in my sleep?"

"But the second time... someone attacked me!"

"I've been killed, does that mean the others in the mansion were also being targeted?"

"Is it the same as back in the septic tank in the capital? Is it related to Emilia's competition for the throne?"

"Even because of these reasons, I lack evidence and means of defense."

"And we didn't even see the killer's appearance or the weapon he used."

"Wasn't this a completely pointless death...?"

Natsuki Subaru muttered to himself as he walked.

"You're incredibly annoying. Now shut up, or I'll knock you out of here. The choice is yours."

Beatrice finally reached her breaking point.

Natsuki Subaru stopped in his tracks.

Just now, Subaru Natsuki had been circling around Beatrice.

"Sorry, sorry, but spinning around like this actually makes my brain work faster."

"Please be understanding, after all, we have such a good relationship."

Beatrice didn't understand Subaru's words.

In Beatrice's eyes, she had only met Subaru Natsuki once.

Beatrice didn't have a good impression of Subaru Natsuki.

"What does this have to do with Betty?"

"Including this time, we've only met twice in total."

Natsuki Subaru smiled and then continued to find topics to chat with Beatrice.

Beatrice directly stated the reason why Subaru Natsuki had come here.

"Are you ready to leave now?"

"Your hands have stopped trembling, and you're almost able to conceal that fear."

Natsuki Subaru's lips twitched slightly: "Ah, have I been exposed?"

Seeing that Subaru Natsuki was still dawdling, Beatrice's patience finally ran out.

"Stop dawdling! Get out of here!"

Beatrice blasted Subaru Natsuki away again.

This time, Subaru Natsuki flew directly out of the second-floor window and landed on the green grass below.

"If it weren't for this flower bed, I probably wouldn't be alive..."

Subaru Natsuki was covered in mud from head to toe...?

Emilia walked over.

"Um...may I ask...are you alright?"

Natsuki Subaru immediately broke into a blissful expression: "Emilia-tan..."

Only your smile can heal me...

Emilia continued, "Rem just fertilized this flower bed with animal manure yesterday..."

Natsuki Subaru immediately climbed out of the flower bed and frantically patted off the "dirt" on his body.

Emilia comforted Subaru and called Puck out.

Emilia wanted to ask Puck to help Subaru Natsuki clean up.

Who knew that Parker would unleash a massive waterspout?

Natsuki Subaru even felt like he had been thrown into a washing machine.

After cleaning up, Subaru collapsed on the ground.

……

Natsuki Subaru, disheveled, sat in the courtyard in front of Emilia.

"I thought I was going to die!!!"

"Isn't there any other way? Parker, why do you seem so happy?"

Parker looked away: "That's not true."

Subaru Natsuki and Puck started fighting. Puck used Meow Meow Punch, and Subaru Natsuki just tickled him.

The two of them took turns teasing each other, making Emilia laugh non-stop.

Emilia laughed until her stomach hurt when she saw Puck stick her foot up Subaru's nostril.

"Emilia-tan's smile is the best!"

After calming down, Emilia asked疑惑地问道, "What does that charcoal mean?"

A fleeting sense of melancholy crossed Natsuki Subaru's mind.

This... I've already explained it to Emilia before, haven't I...?

Sure enough, only he himself remembered those things...

This is such a sad thing.

Everything that happened before is null and void; it never happened...

The only person I remember is Subaru Natsuki.

Is returning from death a reward or a punishment?

A fleeting look of melancholy crossed Natsuki Subaru's face, before he quickly resumed his chuunibyou-esque act of touching his chin.

"It's a term of endearment!"

"Just like Parker would call you Leah!"

"This shows the close relationship between the two!"

"I don't remember having such a good relationship with Subaru?" Emilia asked, somewhat puzzled.

Natsuki Subaru felt a sharp pain in his heart.

On the surface, he also covered his chest.

"Even though it's just a normal comment that hits hard, I won't be discouraged!"

"Consider it an advance payment for our future relationship!"

I want a relationship with you so close that we can call each other by pet names!

"Okay?"

Emilia's heart raced slightly, and after hesitating for a moment...

"Okay, I understand."

Emilia looked away from Subaru Natsuki's gaze, somewhat embarrassed.

Natsuki Subaru was surprised that Emilia agreed so easily; he had thought she would dislike him...

"Sister, sister, you'll be soaked to the bone if we don't see any guests soon..."

"Rem, Rem, you'll become a dirty rag the moment you stop seeing guests..."

Ram and Rem came to the courtyard and informed the two that Roswaal had returned.

This development was not unexpected.

After all, in every previous cycle, Roswaal would return around this time.

Natsuki Subaru recalled the information from the previous two cycles in his mind.

"What we know now is that someone will attack on the fourth night. If only we could tell them."

However, due to a lack of sufficient intelligence and evidence, and because I cannot reveal the source of the intelligence, I fear that if I were to do so rashly, I would be mistaken for an accomplice and arouse suspicion…”

"If we could see what the attackers looked like this time, things might be a little better..."

"I'll spend these four days gathering intelligence; I'm determined to expose the attackers' true colors!"

……

The dinner table.

Roswaal said the same thing again.

"Okay, to express your gratitude, please state your wish!"

"Then please let me be your guest, and allow me to eat, drink, and sleep as I please in this mansion!"

……

Roswaal naturally agreed to Subaru Natsuki's request.

Natsuki Subaru walked down the corridor of the mansion, head bowed in thought.

"They say they're going to gather intelligence, but we have absolutely no idea what to do..."

……