Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

The pain of two near-death experiences and the mental stress caused Subaru Natsuki's brain to shut down, leaving him standing in front of the apple stand, almost completely exhausted.

"I really don't understand..."

Various confusions, coupled with the mental pressure, caused Natsuki Subaru to faint in front of the apple stand.

……

Natsuki Subaru woke up again on a set of steps near an apple stand, after being splashed with cold water by the apple stand owner.

"Hey buddy, are you alright???"

The apple stand owner's usually fierce face showed a rare hint of worry.

"Here, take this. It's free."

The apple stand owner handed Subaru Natsuki two apples.

Just as Natsuki Subaru was about to reach out and take it, he noticed a silver figure walking past on the street behind the apple stand owner.

Natsuki Subaru was instantly shocked. Before he could even grab the apple, he stood up and looked at the silver figure.

"etc!!"

"Wait! Wait for me!!"

"Satella!!!"

Don't ignore me!

Subaru's shout was indeed effective; the silver figure in front of him stopped in his tracks.

However, what Natsuki Subaru didn't notice was that everyone on the street was looking at him with a strange expression.

That gaze was incredibly complex, a mixture of fear and shock, and a hint of disdain within that shock.

"I'm sorry, whether it was leaving without permission or not listening to you, it was all my fault!"

"But I worked really hard, and I even went to that collection warehouse afterwards!"

Natsuki Subaru was panting heavily.

Natsuki Subaru had no idea that everything he was saying was so inexplicable to others.

Natsuki Subaru didn't notice that the street had been surrounded by onlookers.

Satella finally turned around, her eyes filled with anger.

"What exactly do you mean? How dare you call someone a 'witch of jealousy'? What do you mean by that?!"

Natsuki Subaru froze on the spot, his pupils suddenly contracting and his eyes filled with disbelief.

Natsuki Subaru stared incredulously at Emilia's angry gaze.

Emilia didn't understand why this stranger called her the Witch of Envy.

Natsuki Subaru called Emilia that because Emilia had previously given the name Satella.

Emilia was furious and was still questioning Subaru Natsuki about why he called her that.

Passersby couldn't stand it anymore.

"Yeah, yeah, buddy, you've gone too far!"

"Yeah, how could they call someone by that kind of name!"

Seeing that Subaru Natsuki couldn't give a coherent answer, Emilia snorted and prepared to leave.

Just as Emilia turned to leave, Felt, who was hiding in the shadows, seized the opportunity and rushed out at top speed, stealing Emilia's jeweled badge.

Emilia paused for a moment, then immediately turned to Subaru Natsuki: "So this is why you're keeping me occupied???"

"You're in cahoots?!"

Although Emilia was furious, she knew that getting the items back was more important right now.

Emilia turned and ran after Felt in the direction he had gone.

Natsuki Subaru also chased after Emilia.

"Wait for me!"

Looking at the stares of the passersby, Natsuki Subaru realized that he had probably really messed things up.

Emilia was surprisingly fast, and Subaru Natsuki soon couldn't catch up. In a small alley, Subaru Natsuki encountered the same trio of punk thugs he had met twice before.

The three members of the "Shamate" gang had the exact same lines as before.

"That's enough!!!"

Subaru Natsuki roars!

Natsuki Subaru was both angry and anxious. He knew that if he wasted time with these three people at this moment, he might never see that silver-haired girl again.

Natsuki Subaru ignored the three thugs and immediately prepared to walk past the leader, a punk with a flamboyant style.

However, the punk had already drawn his knife.

As Natsuki Subaru passed by him, the punk thug didn't hesitate to stab Natsuki Subaru in the lower back.

Natsuki Subaru incredulously collapsed to the ground.

"Are you kidding me???"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much."

Natsuki Subaru couldn't speak; all he could hear was the argument between the three thugs.

"laugh!"

The sword on Natsuki Subaru's back was pulled out.

It's that mushroom-headed thug.

"That's such a waste! At least take the things from before!"

"That's what the mushroom-headed thug said."

Natsuki Subaru looked ahead with a sense of despair.

The contents of the plastic bag I was carrying were scattered on the ground.

A bucket of instant noodles.

And... a bag of potato chips.

This is definitely something Subaru Natsuki bought from the convenience store, but there's a big problem...

The problem is... that bag of potato chips... didn't Grandpa Rom already eat it?

The last moment of life.

Natsuki Subaru finally realized that he was neither hallucinating, nor was he mentally deranged, nor was he having any kind of precognitive dream.

My ability is—

Return of the Dead!!!

The scene before my eyes gradually turned pitch black.

Natsuki Subaru died again.

……

Natsuki Subaru sat in the chair, his expression much calmer than the previous times.

All eyes fell on Subaru Natsuki, and each person's expression reflected a different emotion.

Emilia's eyes were filled with self-blame and guilt.

"Why? Why me?... "

"It's my fault... It's all my fault that Subaru died again..."

Mary shrugged: "To tell someone who doesn't understand this world that your name is Satella, and then get angry because that person called you Satella..."

"Really..."

"Shut up, Mary."

Subaru Natsuki spoke calmly.

Meili looked surprised, then snorted coldly and said no more.

Julius stroked his chin.

"To realize so quickly that your ability is actually Return by Death, Subaru, you really are no ordinary person."

Xia Wula watched her master die once again, and she almost rolled on the spot in despair.

"Aaaaaah! You damn thugs!! I'm going to riddle you with bullets!!"

"Master! Master!!!"

Ram's uneasy premonition grew stronger and stronger.

At that time, Subaru Natsuki had already died three times before he even knew Emilia's name.

Ram couldn't imagine how many times Barus, whom he had always looked down on, had died along the way.

Just how much breakdown and despair did he endure alone?

Actually... anyone can see that Balus's death this time is inextricably linked to Emilia.

However, apart from Merry, no one said it explicitly.

Ram couldn't stop thinking.

"Is it possible that every one of us here, whether indirectly or personally, caused Barus's death?"

Once the thought took hold, it was impossible to stop. Ram thought to herself as she looked at Subaru Natsuki with a complicated expression.

Ram wasn't the only one who thought of this possibility.

Beatrice realized it too.

"Subaru... just how much have you sacrificed for us?"

Beatrice couldn't imagine it.

Beatrice could only try to comfort Emilia, who was beginning to have doubts about herself.

Natsuki Subaru was surprisingly calm after witnessing his own death, and even managed to gently comfort Emilia.

"Don't be like this, Emilia-tan, I'm fine."

……

The atmosphere in the entire Sage's Tower became somewhat heavy.

……

Meanwhile, in the capital city.

Felt's expression grew increasingly grim as she watched Natsuki Subaru die each time; her face turned a terrifyingly pale white.

"What do you mean??"

"What kind of ability is this??"

"Both I and Grandpa Rom died?? So why are we still alive now??"

"Seriously, this is getting more and more confusing!"

Ferut said irritably, feeling her heart beating faster and faster.

It was Reinhard, who was standing nearby, who analyzed the problem.

"Calm down, Lord Felt."

"If I'm not mistaken, Subaru should possess the ability to return to a certain point in time after death."

Reinhard analyzed Subaru Natsuki's abilities in the simplest, most straightforward, most direct, and most incisive way.

It's so simple and straightforward that even a roughneck like Ferut can understand it.

Felt understood the rest without Reinhard saying a word.

This ability comes with absolute pain.

This can be seen from Natsuki Subaru's recent deaths.

……

The second floor of the Sage's Tower.

Red looked at the light screen in front of him and smiled contemptuously.

"Hmph, so weak."

……

Water gate city.

Garfield clenched his fists so tightly he wished he could smash the wall next to him with a single punch.

"general……"