Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

Natsuki Subaru, who was oscillating between extreme inferiority and arrogance, immediately regarded Julius in front of him as a rival in love.

They didn't give Julius a friendly look at all, and even unilaterally labeled him as a villain.

Night fell.

Emilia instructed Subaru Natsuki not to wander off tomorrow and asked Rem to keep a close eye on him.

Emilia and Subaru Natsuki made a promise.

At that time, Subaru Natsuki did not know that Emilia valued promises the most.

Early the next morning, Emilia and Roswaal headed to the royal city.

Natsuki Subaru was unwilling to just watch helplessly.

Natsuki Subaru knew that Wang Xuan would be in great danger.

For example, Elsa in the stolen goods vault was chosen because of Wang Xuancai...

At this point, Subaru Natsuki arrogantly believed that only he could save Emilia.

Subaru Natsuki expressed his thoughts.

Rem, who had already been completely won over by Subaru Natsuki, had no choice but to turn a blind eye and watch him slip away.

Upon arriving on the street, Natsuki Subaru discovered that without an identity, he couldn't enter the royal city.

Natsuki Subaru stood by the street and waved, trying to hitch a ride.

Unexpectedly, a dragon carriage actually stopped for him and even took him into the royal city.

Once inside the car, Natsuki Subaru realized that it was the same car that had been used by the blonde girl in the gorgeous dress who had been surrounded by thugs in the alley the day before.

Although the blonde girl has a strange personality and is completely oblivious to social cues, she doesn't even know that a whole apple has a red skin.

And they only met once.

Natsuki Subaru was surprised that this blonde girl was willing to give him a ride.

Subaru Natsuki later learned that the girl in front of him was named Priscilla, and was one of the candidates for the royal selection.

When Emilia saw Subaru Natsuki in the palace, she was shocked.

They had already made an agreement.

Emilia felt both dissatisfaction and disappointment with Subaru Natsuki for breaking his promise, as well as worry that Subaru Natsuki was forcing himself to come here even though his life gate was already exhausted.

What happened next was known not only to everyone in the Tower of Sages, but to almost everyone.

……

Tower of the Sages.

Emilia's expression didn't change much, except when she looked at Subaru Natsuki, she showed some worry.

"Subaru, if you don't want to watch these things, then don't."

"Subaru really had a tough time back then... that's why things turned out the way they were... If only I had noticed Subaru's feelings sooner..."

Beatrice, who was sitting on Subaru's lap, gently touched Subaru's sleeve.

"Sigh... Subaru, you've been carrying so much all this time..."

"Too many thoughts, too much anxiety, too much pressure on myself..."

"On one hand, he thinks he's just an ordinary person who has no use, and on the other hand, he thinks he's the only one who can save everyone... Subaru, he's so contradictory."

Rem nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, Subaru... If these two thoughts weren't fighting in your head, and you could firmly accept one of them... you probably wouldn't be in so much pain..."

Subaru Natsuki looked somewhat embarrassed.

This is no different from announcing one's past social death to the whole world.

Julius's lips curled up slightly.

……

Inside the palace, the plot unfolded exactly as everyone had imagined.

Subaru Natsuki's every move and every word was as ridiculous as a clown jumping around on a beam.

That's at least how most people see it.

I doubt anyone would believe that.

At that moment.

The boast that he was an enemy of everyone in the royal palace was something even the person who made the outrageous statement could not deny.

It is impossible to hide that this was a statement made out of impulsiveness and a restless mood.

In this regard.

Only one man was deeply moved by this.

In the scene, Julius looked at Subaru Natsuki, who was spouting nonsense, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

……

Afterwards, Subaru was kicked out, and Rom appeared to try to kidnap Felt, but failed.

For various reasons, Ferut chose to officially become one of the candidates for the royal selection.

……

Tower of the Sages.

Natsuki Subaru looked at Julius in the picture with a strange expression.

Looking back, I realized that Julius was acting strangely back then!

Not the kind of hostile monster...quite the opposite...

At that time, his outrageous remarks made it seem as if he was about to make an enemy of the entire Knights Order.

At that time, if Julius hadn't stepped forward to challenge him based on personal grudges...

What if I'm not careful and get targeted or secretly eliminated by the Knights?

But why would Julius do this to himself?

At that time, I was clearly full of hostility towards Julius.

Julius, however, wanted to help himself in that way, even at the risk of punishment.

Natsuki Subaru's heart was beating a little faster as he realized just how dangerous it had been.

If it weren't for Julius, I would have been completely doomed.

Father, like son.

Subaru Natsuki slowly exhaled and glanced at Julius somewhat awkwardly.

Thanks.

Julius raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly surprised by Subaru's reaction, and then chuckled softly.

"You're welcome."

……

The next scene to be played on the screen

It almost reveals the most authentic, ugliest, and most despicable side of Subaru Natsuki, or rather, of human nature.

Julius takes the initiative to challenge Subaru Natsuki.

Subaru Natsuki readily agreed.

Natsuki Subaru, who was already in poor condition and was just an ordinary person, was naturally unable to withstand the attack of the best knight Julius and was quickly beaten black and blue.

Natsuki Subaru could have given up, could have admitted defeat, but he refused. The twisted obsession in his eyes sent a chill down one's spine.

Finally, Emilia arrived at the scene, intending to stop the farce, but...

Almost possessed, Natsuki Subaru took advantage of Julius's distraction to force his shattered body to release the veil again, attempting to launch a sneak attack on Julius.

Even with a brief moment of distraction, Subaru Natsuki was unable to seize the opportunity to defeat Julius, and was instead knocked unconscious by Julius's attack.

……

Natsuki Subaru woke up again, thinking he was dead, but then he caught sight of Emilia sitting in a chair by the bed.

"Pleiades."

"Has the Wang Xuan meeting concluded?"

Subaru Natsuki took the initiative to speak, trying to change the subject.

"Pleiades."

"Yes, then we should hurry back, since we still need to formulate a plan for the future."

"Pleiades."

Emilia interrupted Subaru, cutting him off from his rambling, and said she wanted to talk to him because she had many questions for him.

Emilia felt utterly helpless towards Subaru Natsuki as he was now, or rather, towards Subaru Natsuki as he was today.

Emilia's voice remained gentle, but she did indeed have a lot of problems.