Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

Natsuki Subaru hesitated, then ultimately said nothing, gritting his teeth.

Seeing Natsuki Subaru's expression—clearly knowing something but unwilling to say—Rum could no longer control her anger.

Ram raised his hand, intending to unleash the wind blade immediately.

Beatrice and Emilia simultaneously stood in front of Subaru Natsuki.

Even so, I still believe in Subaru.

Emilia looked serious.

Emilia couldn't believe that the gentle boy who would do everything in his power to save others the moment they met could be the kind of person who would do such a thing.

There must be some misunderstanding here. Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, everything will be fine.

Emilia turned to Subaru and pleaded, "Subaru, please, if you can save Ram and Rem, please help them."

Natsuki Subaru avoided Emilia's gaze, only gritting his teeth as he left with the words, "Sorry."

Natsuki Subaru didn't dare look at Emilia's disappointed eyes.

Natsuki Subaru turned around and shamefully ran away.

The conflict erupted instantly in the room behind them.

With Beatrice's help, Subaru Natsuki successfully escaped.

Emilia chased after him: "Subaru!!!"

"I will absolutely kill you!!!" Emilia's shout and Ram's hateful roar came from behind!

Natsuki Subaru covered his ears and ran as fast as he could.

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

Why did it turn out like this?

I finally made it to day 5.

Now everyone is doubting him again.

Why does everyone doubt me? What did I do wrong? Just because of that so-called lingering fragrance of a witch?

Natsuki Subaru was in pain and conflicted.

The pain and loneliness in my heart have no one to confide in.

There was no one to guide me through the confusion in my heart.

Subaru Natsuki ran away.

They ran out of the mansion as fast as they could.

Subaru Natsuki fell down on the hillside.

There's no going back.

"What can I do? I clearly wanted to do something, and I was so happy before!"

Natsuki Subaru is on the verge of a breakdown.

The various intense, rapid, and overwhelming mental shocks and pressures were suffocating Subaru Natsuki.

Natsuki Subaru suddenly missed the joyful daily life he had during his first reincarnation.

At that time, he could never have imagined that he would suffer so much in the mansion.

Natsuki Subaru continued to run forward, and as he ran, he suddenly recalled the scene of being brutally killed by Rem and Ram last time.

This place looks just like the place where I died last time.

"Where did you die?"

"If I die, everything can change, and I can finally be free, right?"

Natsuki Subaru finally decided to give up.

"If I keep struggling, struggling desperately, and this is the result..."

"Then what's the point of my actions? What was the point of all my previous self-righteousness? It would be better to..."

Natsuki Subaru saw a cliff ahead and instinctively walked towards it.

"If we just take one more step forward, all of this can be over."

The cliff was really high, and there were sharp rocks all below.

If you fall like that, you'll definitely die a very painful death, right?

Would it be more painful than being killed by Ram and Rem?

Natsuki Subaru felt a slight prickling pain in his heart.

"But what will happen to me after I die this time?"

The thought that he might never come back to life after this death made Subaru Natsuki's legs tremble violently.

Natsuki Subaru fell backward, looking at the cliff so close to him, and fear welled up in his heart.

"Just one last step, and I can't even do something this simple..."

Natsuki Subaru's tears fell to the ground in a series of pattering sounds.

It was unclear whether Natsuki Subaru had fainted or fallen asleep on the edge of the cliff.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw Beatrice's figure.

"finally found you."

Natsuki Subaru didn't understand why Beatrice would come over.

Beatrice stated that this was simply in accordance with the contract.

But the agreed time had long passed.

"I remember the deadline was this morning, right?"

It was already dusk.

Beatrice had absolutely no reason to continue protecting him.

"You've misunderstood. Betty never made an appointment with you."

Beatrice frowned slightly as she looked at Subaru Natsuki's hopeful eyes.

"To still have hope at this point is too naive."

"You've lost your only chance. What's lost can never be regained. You no longer have a chance to explain to that older sister."

"You threw away the opportunity yourself."

"The sisters are incomplete if either one is missing."

"I cherish them so much, I really want to save them..."

"How much do you know about those two sisters?"

"No matter which one is missing, it's irreversible; there's no going back."

"...So, I was just presumptuously trying to kill myself without knowing anything about it?"

Subaru Natsuki's voice trembled.

Beatrice's expression remained calm as she reached out her hand to Subaru Natsuki.

"At least die somewhere Betty can't see, otherwise Betty will have nightmares."

Natsuki Subaru knew that Beatrice had already done so much for her.

Beatrice was not as cold and aloof as one might imagine; on the contrary, she was actually quite gentle.

"I will help you escape to the outskirts of Roswaal's territory."

Subaru Natsuki grasped Beatrice's outstretched hand.

Natsuki Subaru instantly recalled that night when someone held his hands while he was having a terrible nightmare.

Natsuki Subaru stared at his hands for a long time.

"Speaking of which, someone held my hands at that time..."

Natsuki Subaru finally remembered the memories that had been somewhat hazy during that period.

"Ram? Rem?"

Subaru Natsuki remembered that he had vaguely seen Ram and Rem at the time.

So, did they end up holding my hand while enduring unease, anger, and pain, and the lingering scent of witchhood that even Beatrice couldn't bear?

Subaru Natsuki's hands began to tremble.

They were both in so much pain...

However, the two of them still held my hands.

Oh, I see.

If that's the case, how could I possibly abandon them?

"I'm absolutely going to kill you!!"

Ram's hateful roar echoed once again in Subaru Natsuki's mind.

I heard her angry roar.

but……

What I can never forget.

It was Ram's desperate cry.

The happy memories of the past, the feeling of Ram and Rem holding hands in the nightmare, and Ram's desperate cries.

All in all.

There was no way to make Subaru Natsuki give up easily.

they……

"I was originally someone who didn't like to endure hardship."

Natsuki Subaru looked at his hands and muttered to himself.

Subaru Natsuki's mind uncontrollably flashed back to the time he told Ram that fairy tale.

Rem's smile flashed uncontrollably as she walked back to the mansion.

He couldn't help but think of everything the two sisters had brought him.

"Are you kidding me? This is a life I barely escaped with..."

"That's right, this is a life I barely escaped with my life, so...!!"

What's wrong with wanting to live happily and easily?

After Natsuki Subaru dawdled for so long, Ram finally caught up with him.

Ram's body was filled with magical energy, and wind blades were ready to be shot at Subaru Natsuki at any moment.

Her eyes were filled with murderous intent and hatred.

Subaru Natsuki didn't want to see that look again.

"I will never let you get away with this."

Beatrice stood in front of Subaru Natsuki.

"Step back. As long as the contract remains in effect, Betty will take action even against Ram."

Ram showed no fear, his eyes filled only with the obsession to avenge his sister Rem.

"Lady Beatrice, this is no longer the manor, nor the forbidden library. Are you truly confident you can protect that person from Ram?"

Beatrice paused for a moment.

Natsuki Subaru didn't care about any of that. He stood behind Beatrice, grabbed her spiral twin tails with both hands, and then let go of them.

Beatrice was shocked.

Natsuki Subaru, hands on hips: "Mmm, that felt great!"

Beatrice was furious. What was wrong with this guy? Couldn't he see the situation clearly?

How can you still have the mind to pull your own ponytail?

"What are you doing?! Are you looking to die?!"

"Don't joke around, I don't want to die at all." Natsuki Subaru finally stopped having that ugly expression and instead looked relaxed.

"I'm serious. As for death, experiencing it once at the end of your life is enough."

Subaru patted Beatrice on the shoulder.

Subaru Natsuki walked up to Beatrice.

"You've finally given up, huh?"

Natsuki Subaru didn't look into Lum's eyes; he really didn't want to see eyes filled with hatred and murderous intent again.

"Rather than giving up, it's more accurate to say that we've made up our minds."

Subaru Natsuki bowed down to Ram.

"I'm sorry, it's because of my incompetence that you are so sad."

"So you really do know something about Rem's death!"

"No, I'm sorry, I really didn't know." Natsuki Subaru told the truth.

Natsuki Subaru earnestly promised Ram that he would figure out everything he didn't understand.

Ram, however, believed it was too late.

"What's the point of saying all this now? Rem is dead!!"

"Even if you figure it out, what can you change?!"

Natsuki Subaru looked at his palm and then clenched his fist.

"I know my words are not very convincing."

"But I remember, I remember you whom you have forgotten."

"And what do you even know about Ram and Rem?!"

Ram roared.

"Yes, I know nothing about the crucial things."

"But there's something you guys don't know, right?"

Ram suppressed her anger, gritting her teeth: "What is it?"

Natsuki Subaru took a deep breath and then shouted, "I love you guys the most!! You know that!!!"

This time, I finally said what I hadn't finished saying last time.

Ram stared in disbelief at the man in front of her, wondering why he was saying things she couldn't understand.

After Natsuki Subaru finished speaking, he turned around and ran towards the cliff without hesitation!

Every moment I spent with Ram and Rem kept replaying in my mind.

Subaru Natsuki also replayed his time with Beatrice and Emilia in his mind.

This further solidified Subaru Natsuki's resolve, shattering his last shred of fear.

Subaru Natsuki's face was covered in cold sweat.

"This is something only I can do!!!"

Subaru Natsuki then leaped off the cliff!

"I absolutely must save you!!!!"

……

In reality, everyone remained silent, their faces grim.

"Could it be...?"

Subaru...no...

……

Natsuki Subaru was undoubtedly badly injured after the fall.

Ram looked down from the cliff.

"whispering sound!"

Ram could clearly see that Subaru Natsuki, who was no longer recognizable as a human, did not die directly from the fall, but struggled for a while at the bottom of the cliff before finally dying.