Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

The atmosphere became somewhat oppressive.

Anastasia, or rather Echidna, does seem to be doing everything perfectly well.

She even considered withdrawing from the royal selection after witnessing such a hellish scene.

Everyone couldn't help but ponder.

……

Just as Echidna was about to step down from the royal selection in Anastasia's place,

An accident happened.

A sensation like an earthquake came from the soles of my feet.

The next second, a torrent of water, carrying explosive force, poured wildly into the city.

The city was crushed and swallowed by floods.

Countless people lost their lives instantly as a result.

The flood disaster, a consequence of the Witch Cult's failed attempt, has once again struck the city, which has yet to recover from its trauma.

……

Natsuki Subaru, with his white hair, looked down at the city that had been swallowed by the flood.

Natsuki Subaru sighed, "As expected of a city used in the final battle against monsters, the traps are truly exceptional."

Because of the city's unique design and construction, once water flows in, there is no way out, and death is inevitable.

It had an overwhelming effect, like using water to attack an ant nest!

Seeing the disappointed looks in everyone's eyes and the condemnation from a few individuals, Natsuki Subaru felt quite helpless.

Subaru Natsuki was quite helpless.

These are all necessary, and they all must be done.

Using floods to attack the city is the simplest, quickest, and most effective method.

Almost all it takes to get water into the city is enough to kill all its inhabitants.

Everyone who knows Subaru Natsuki will die because of this.

Then we'll be able to read the Book of the Dead, won't we?

Somewhere in the city.

Garfield grabbed Otto's feet, turned him upside down, and made him cough up all the water from his lungs.

"Cough cough cough!!!"

"Damn it! What on earth is going on?!"

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Why, why, why is this happening?!"

"Our previous desperate resistance against the Witch Cult has completely vanished!"

Garfield gritted his teeth, and Otto saw the deep sorrow in Garfield's eyes.

Garfield didn't dare to think too much.

Garfield couldn't believe that such a vibrant life, once living at Watergate, had died so hastily.

Garfield dared not even think about whether his mother's current family would also be broken up because of this, nor did he dare to think about whether anyone in that family was still alive.

While Otto was also worried about Garfield's mental state, he couldn't help but worry about the others as well.

Because of Anastasia, everyone connected to the royal selection was summoned to the Watergate City.

Are they alright?

They were definitely in danger as well.

The original purpose of this meeting was to remind everyone to be vigilant about the possibility of disasters.

Unexpectedly, they took this opportunity to wipe them all out!

Otto and Garfield forced themselves to cheer up.

Just like when we dealt with the Witch Cult.

Let's eliminate this enemy.

Do not despair! We cannot despair! Despair is not permitted!

If they give up, then this city is truly doomed!

Just then, a beam of white light shot towards Otto. Garfield almost instinctively lunged at Otto, pushing him out of the beam's attack range.

Garfield himself was struck by the white light that swept across his chest.

Although there was no bleeding, the skin was already charred.

Garfield reacted instantly, immediately on guard against the white light that might shoot at any moment.

Otto also realized what was happening and looked around, searching for the source of the white light.

Otto saw it, at the control tower of Watergate City, the highest point of the city.

It is glowing.

The instant Otto saw it, a white light was emitted, which Garfield barely managed to block.

Otto and Garfield became serious, and Garfield's anger was ignited.

Garfield intended to close the distance to deal with the unknown enemy emitting white light.

But my mind started wandering.

Mom... Mom's current family...

already……!

Garfield forced himself not to think about those things; those weren't the most important things to focus on right now!

Garfield told himself that he couldn't let anger consume him, and he couldn't let anger devour his reason.

Garfield would channel this overwhelming rage into his claws and teeth, and crush his enemy...!!!

"Garfield".

Garfield's eyes cleared instantly; he knew that voice all too well!

"general?!!"

It was just a shout, and Garfield wouldn't have turned around. But alas, the owner of that voice was the person Garfield had been longing to see return!

Garfield was immediately filled with joy!

He knew it! That so-called Echidna was definitely lying to them. How could an admiral possibly be like that?!

but.

When Garfield saw clearly the person rushing towards him with a white light!

The pupils suddenly contracted!

Xia Wula rushed over and kicked at Gafiel with enough force to destroy the dragon chariot.

Garfield instinctively went on the defensive.

But Garfield can't win when he's distracted and lacks focus!

Xia Wula smiled sweetly and slapped Gafiel with her palm, instantly sending chills down Gafiel's spine.

*Pfft!*

The impact pierced Garfield's abdomen, his internal organs gushing out from behind! Blood splattered everywhere!!

Otto watched the splattering blood in despair, inwardly berating himself for his indifference.

It's really annoying and disgusting that I can still think calmly in this situation!

In order to find a way out of this desperate situation, Otto used the blessing of the Word of Power.

"It's a pity that even a single mouse or a single flying insect has drowned here now."

"No living being will talk to you, right?"

Familiar voices and footsteps approached.

Otto felt only a profound silence in the world, and at the same time, he temporarily stopped breathing.

That boy with white hair and a scar on his forehead.

Without a doubt, it's Subaru Natsuki.

But everything the boy revealed made Otto deny this only answer.

Subaru Natsuki's words sounded very similar to what he had said before.

But Otto knew that he was definitely not Natsuki Subaru, definitely not the Natsuki Subaru he used to be.

Subaru and Otto always had a great relationship and were always bickering, with smiles on their faces.

"Even so, Subaru spends most of the time teasing Otto."

Hearing the words of the person in front of him, Otto gritted his teeth in resentment.

It's fake, fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

The person in front of me is not Natsuki Subaru!!!

Otto gave an angry smile.

"Do you really think your plan went so smoothly and was so successful?"

"Having paid such a high price, Mr. Reinhard won't die so easily!"

"Your biggest enemy right now is probably Mr. Reinhard, isn't it? If you can't get rid of him..."

Otto was so eager that Reinhardt immediately came and killed the imposter.

Subaru Natsuki smiled, and his smile made Otto feel uneasy, causing him to stop speaking.

"Otto, are you misunderstanding something?"

"My target this time isn't Reinhard, it's you!"

"I do intend to kill Reinhard, but killing Reinhard is a low priority."

"Otto, you're my target."

"As for the others who died in this flood, they were at most a bonus."