Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

"They don't need a piece of trash like me, they need 'Natsuki Subaru'."

This idea, ever since it was born in Subaru Natsuki's mind, has lingered there, like a curse, constantly echoing in his mind.

[Roswaal: After losing all his memories, seeing the few companions he could trust questioning his existence and discussing whether to abandon him—this feeling is truly unbearable~]

[Roswaal: I think I can understand this so-called otherworldly life of piecing things together from scratch now~~]

Priscilla: Heh~

Crusch lowered her gaze.

Of all the people looking at the sky now, Crusch is probably the only one who can truly understand Subaru Natsuki after his amnesia.

I have no memory of what I used to be like, and I don't know anything about it. I can only hear about my past experiences from other people.

What people admire, respect, and need is their former selves.

Instead of the person I am now who has lost their memory.

Crusch sighed, "If it weren't for Felix and the others... if I had woken up to find myself questioned by my companions... I'm afraid I would have only..."

[Felix: I can't stand it anymore! You guys are going a bit too far! Are you really going to put pressure on someone with amnesia like this?!]

[Felix: We're comrades, why say such hurtful things, meow...?]

Inside the restaurant.

Everyone felt a chilling aura emanating from them.

Everyone looked up at the person emanating that icy aura.

It was Otto who always maintained a gentle smile.

Otto's face was frighteningly cold at that moment.

Garfield, standing to the side, couldn't help but grit his teeth.

No one had ever seen Otto look like this before.

Otto's gaze swept over everyone in the room, his expression different for each person.

Finally, Otto exhaled and came to Subaru's side.

"Mr. Natsuki, please listen to me."

"Next, please do not be affected by the images displayed on the screen. It is just another possibility, another world."

"No matter what, you will always have people you can trust by your side."

"I know you've lost most of your memories."

Please allow me to introduce myself.

"I am Otto Sewon, a friend of Mr. Natsuki, both in the past and now."

"Mr. Natsuki can trust me."

"Believe me, as long as I'm here, I will absolutely not let things develop into what happened as shown on the screen."

Looking at Otto's gentle yet earnest face, Natsuki Subaru almost instinctively agreed.

There was no way around it; Otto's face gave Natsuki Subaru a natural feeling of trustworthiness.

Garfield then approached Subaru Natsuki, reintroduced himself, and subsequently gained Subaru's trust.

just now.

Subaru Natsuki now has two more trustworthy people by his side.

……

The images on the screen continued to play.

The idea that Natsuki Subaru had in mind was like a seed that had been planted and was growing wildly ever since it was born.

That idea had an increasingly significant impact on Subaru Natsuki.

But misfortunes never come singly.

There seems to be a mole within the team.

After Natsuki Subaru lost his memory, he knew nothing about what had happened before.

Time and again, they pushed Subaru Natsuki to his death, killing the unsuspecting Subaru Natsuki in a despicable manner.

The pain and unbearable mental pressure brought to Subaru by his multiple deaths, including the arguments among his companions, lingered in his mind and became a nightmare.

All of this was driving Natsuki Subaru crazy.

Natsuki Subaru thus went through countless cycles of reincarnation.

Natsuki Subaru thus lost trust in everyone around him.

……

Subaru Natsuki's every death was vividly displayed to everyone.

Beatrice covered her mouth.

"Subaru... all of this... why... who is it...?"

"No matter who it is... Betty... she has to kill him...!"

Beatrice rarely showed such intense hostility and hatred, even murderous intent.

Emilia's performance wasn't much better than Beatrice's.

"Who... caused Subaru to die so many times... almost drove Subaru insane... who is it...?"

Emilia spoke through gritted teeth, her face dark.

"Beatlece? Emilia Carbon?"

In the few memories that Natsuki Subaru had recovered, he had never seen Emilia and Beatrice with such expressions before.

Is it because you see yourself being killed multiple times that you feel angry?

"Whoever it is, this is going too far...!" Julius gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

Garfield almost burst out laughing.

"So that's why Otto and I didn't come to the Sage's Tower, and why the Sky Curtain didn't appear at the Sage's Tower... Oh, I see. Who did this!?"

"Huh?! That situation can only mean there's a mole within the team, right? Ah! Now, I'm going to persuade that person, the one who has thoughts of harming the general, to step forward!"

Garfield clenched his fists, his eyes filled with a mixture of protectiveness and hatred towards Subaru Natsuki.

"Buzz—"

An extremely cold and oppressive aura emanated from the area, making it difficult to breathe.

The crowd looked in the direction of the source.

Rem's face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

"Who? Who? Who? Who? Who on earth killed Rem's hero?"

Rem looked like she was about to explode.

Otto's lips twitched slightly, and he quickly stepped forward.

"Everyone, please calm down!"

"Everyone, please don't doubt or be hostile towards your comrades. If any of us were injured or had an accident, what do you think Mr. Natsuki would do?"

"If you really don't want to cause trouble for Mr. Natsuki, then calm down!"

Rem gritted her teeth: "But are we just going to tolerate this guy who might kill Subaru acting alongside us?!"

Otto shook his head: "That's why I told you to calm down. Of course, I can't tolerate it either."

"My analysis is that the mole has probably already been identified."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, some of them not understanding Otto's words.

"Who is the one who's missing now? Who was the person Lady Emilia said was attacked by the Witch of Envy?"

"Think carefully about whether there's anything suspicious about that person."

Merry?!

Could it be her?!

Following Otto's line of thought, everyone considered the possibility and found that Mary seemed to be the most suspicious.

Rem was still worried that someone would hurt Subaru.

"How can you be so sure that there's only one person in the Sage's Tower who wants to harm Subaru?"

"I can't be sure."

Otto was telling the truth.

"and you!"

"But we can't just start suspecting and distrusting each other without any evidence or reason, can we?"

"That's not what Natsuki-kun wants to see."

Rem's eyes cleared up a bit.

"Now, someone needs to keep an eye on that Mary."

"Now that we've discovered her suspicious behavior, we can't let her do anything reckless."

"Everyone, please remember this."

"Everything you're doing now, even if you don't consider yourselves, you should consider Natsuki Subaru, your comrade. Consider whether your choices will cause Natsuki Subaru distress or add pressure to him."

"Furthermore, from now on, I do not want anyone to act impulsively, nor do I want anyone to act alone and encounter danger."

"I don't want to see Mr. Natsuki die even once more, and I believe you all feel the same way."

Otto provided a reasoned and well-founded analysis of the current situation, which calmed down the impulsive individuals.

"Otto is right."

"Mr. Otto is right."

"Mr. Otto's ability to remain calm and analytical is truly admirable."

Otto.

Eternal God.

Natsuki Subaru even had the illusion that he was being taken care of by his mother.

Otto?

She's so gentle.