Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

"It's a little prickly..."

Subaru's hair tickled Emilia.

"Knee pillow?"

Subaru Natsuki looked somewhat bewildered, then looked up at Emilia.

"Don't say it out loud, it's embarrassing. Also, don't look this way..."

Emilia blushed and covered Subaru Natsuki's eyes.

"While it's true that shy Emilia is wonderful, did I do something worthy of praise?"

Emilia smiled helplessly.

They're still putting on a brave face.

"You can put aside your strange act of bravado for now."

Emilia gently stroked Subaru Natsuki's hair.

"Didn't you say, Subaru? If you were really exhausted, you'd ask me for a lap pillow, right...?"

"Although it can't always be like this, today is special."

Subaru Natsuki still wanted to be stubborn.

"What's so special about it? It's only the second day."

"If I were to be brought down so quickly, wouldn't I be too weak?"

Emilia spoke gently.

"You're exhausted, I can tell."

"You certainly won't tell me the details, will you? Although I don't think this will be effective, it's all I can do..."

Emilia spoke softly, as if she were coaxing a child.

Natsuki Subaru's head rested on Emilia's lap, his face twitching slightly, looking like he was about to cry: "Emilia-tan..."

"You're really making a fuss over nothing..."

Are you tired?

"I'm still very energetic."

Do you feel lost and overwhelmed?

"You're so gentle, I'm going to fall for you..."

Natsuki Subaru was still putting on a brave face, but his voice was choked with emotion.

Emilia whispered in Subaru Natsuki's ear, "You've suffered a lot..."

Subaru Natsuki's defenses were completely shattered.

Subaru Natsuki didn't want this to happen.

You shouldn't show vulnerability, you mustn't show vulnerability.

There are still many things waiting for him to resolve, how can he do this?

but……

Emilia's gentle words reminded Natsuki Subaru of the painful experiences he had gone through.

Can I finally stop forcing myself? Can I finally relax?

Natsuki Subaru's tears flowed and fell onto Emilia's knees.

"It's so bitter, so tiring, so hard... so painful... I'm so scared, so lonely, so sad..."

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much I feel like I'm going to die."

"I've tried my best, I've been working incredibly hard!"

Emilia nodded gently: "Mm."

"I've made a lot of efforts... I've tried a lot of things to make things better..."

"I love it here! I cherish it here so much!!"

"That's why I'm desperately trying to change all of this!"

"I'm so scared, I'm so scared, I'm so scared of being looked at like that..."

Natsuki Subaru no longer has to suppress his inner thoughts, fears, and pain.

Like a child, she cried loudly, loudly expressing her grievances.

Emilia listened quietly from the side, gazing tenderly at Subaru Natsuki.

……

Felix sighed.

It's really hard to tell whether Natsuki Subaru is lucky or unlucky.

You could say he was lucky, but he also experienced so much pain, despair, and death along the way.

If you call him unfortunate, every time he was on the verge of breaking down, despairing, and collapsing, there was always new hope, and there was always someone who noticed his pain.

Felix: I'm starting to wonder if Subaru is lucky or unlucky.

[Felix: But as things stand, it's fortunate that someone noticed during this time of despair and collapse, and that someone was willing to listen and offer help.]

Reinhard looked up at the sky.

[Reinhard: Subaru, that must have been tough...]

Wilhelm recalls all his memories of Subaru Natsuki.

Wilhelm: An ordinary man, both lucky and unlucky, carrying the fate of too many people on his shoulders...

Wilhelm: I'm so glad that Lady Emilia saw Subaru Natsuki on the verge of despair and collapse at that moment, otherwise...

Wilhelm: Who knows, another world as terrifying as Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- might appear...

Priscilla: I agree with that.

Crusch: It's certainly very possible.

[Echidna: I wish it were true... By the way, when is Sky Project planning to show the next "possibility"...?]

[The Rage Timeline]

[Subaru Natsuki, the King of Purge: So this is why making a different choice back then led to this situation.]

[Subaru Natsuki, the King of Purge: I thought that even if I made a different choice, I would still have a mental breakdown. I thought that no matter what choice I made, my fate was predetermined...]

[The Gluttony Worldline]

[Gluttony Natsuki Subaru: I see, I see, so this is "Natsuki Subaru"!!]

[Gluttony Natsuki Subaru: I can feel it, I'm about to find "Natsuki Subaru"!]

[Gluttony Natsuki Subaru: Everyone, don't worry, everything can change once the real "Natsuki Subaru" returns!]

!!!

The viewers in the live stream were completely dumbfounded by the comments made by the two viewers who both shared the same name, Natsuki Subaru.

What exactly is going on?

The group had some understanding of Subaru Natsuki, whose name was preceded by the prefix "Gluttony".

After all, they had witnessed everything that the white-haired Natsuki Subaru had gone through.

But what's with that Prince Su? No, or rather, why are different versions of Subaru Natsuki appearing in the same chat room?

The screen wasn't showing them anything else, but rather, what were the possibilities that would have happened if Subaru Natsuki had made a different choice?

Could it be that different parallel worlds really exist?

Everyone fell silent, their thoughts a jumble of emotions.

No one knew whether Natsuki Subaru's viewing of the celestial canopy in this other world would have any negative consequences.

If all the Natsuki Subaru in every world were as kind and reliable as the Natsuki Subaru they knew, then it wouldn't matter.

……

But... according to what they know, that gluttonous Subaru Natsuki is an absolute madman who can kill people at will!

Everyone remembered that the emotional value generated by watching the sky would randomly grant rewards.

While the reward wasn't exactly terrifying, it was enough to provide a certain level of improvement.

If that "villain" Subaru Natsuki were to receive the reward and become even stronger, who knows what kind of impact that would have?

It's unclear whether this will have irreversible consequences for their world!

The crowd's feelings were mixed.

Only Echidna's eyes shone brightly in the City of Dreams.

Echidna felt bored looking at what Subaru Natsuki had already gone through.

Looking at these new possibilities, Echidna felt incredibly excited!

"That's really great!!!"

……

Inside the Tower of Sages.

All eyes turned to Oto.

Why are you all looking at me at the same time?

Otto already had the answer in his heart.

Natsuki Subaru scratched his head: "Otto, everyone's problem is probably the same."

"Then... will the other 'Natsuki Subaru's' have any impact on our world?"

Otto analyzed the situation for a while and quickly came up with a rough answer.