Chapter 30: Subaru Dine-in.
[[ "I've caused trouble for the two of you. Natsuki Subaru is restarting now! By the way, what time is it now?"
Natsuki Subaru looped again.
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"So… is there a magic that weakens the opponent and kills them as if they were asleep…?"
After greeting the two maids in the morning, Subaru came to the Forbidden Library. He looked at Beatrice and asked:
"If you ask if there is or isn't, then there is, I suppose."
Beatrice replied. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Natsuki found the right direction, that's a good sign."
Anastasia said from outside the screen.
"But… It's still not the scene we remember."
Emilia said with some worry.
"Then we can only hope Subaru grasps this direction and doesn't go astray, breaking the situation directly in the next loop,"
Julius said.
[[ "Although I know the keywords are 'magic' and 'chains'… I still don't know anything. So, this time I'll just use it to gather information.
If the conditions for 'Return by Death' are the same as last time…"
On the screen, as usual, he was taking a walk in the garden with Emilia, and now it was time to make a request.
"Just say whatever reward you want. Come on—speak your wish."
Roswaal spread his arms, asking with a drawn-out tone.
"Then, let me be a guest, eating and sleeping as I please in the mansion. However, I won't trouble everyone for too long, three days will be enough." ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Information is too insufficient… so he has to abandon this life again."
Otto said.
"And Subaru is only staying for three days, which means he will leave the mansion after three days… which means Subaru wants to leave the mansion he considers dangerous, and then secretly observe the culprit?"
Julius guessed.
"However, on this day, Barusu basically went around asking people questions everywhere, who would you suspect if not him?"
Yes, after becoming a guest, Subaru went around asking questions everywhere. Although Rem and Ram didn't pay much attention to him, this only made the problem clearer.
Ram even had a premonition that this time, before being killed by a curse, he would be killed as a suspicious person.
"Maybe Subaru gained the trust of others in the first loop, and then forgot about being suspicious in the subsequent loops."
Puck said.
"And if Rem isn't mistaken… Subaru-kun's scent has increased again… Please, please don't do it again…"
Now, everyone could see that Subaru's suspiciousness had reached an unprecedented height.
[[ "Although it was short, thank you for taking care of me. Especially Rem-rin, thank you for the delicious food you usually make. As for Ram-chin… well, how should I say it, the toilet was cleaned very cleanly, right?"
Since the third day after this loop began, Subaru had prepared his belongings and the tool bag Roswaal gave him, ready to leave the mansion.
Although he had gathered various information before this, there wasn't much actual progress.
"Sister, sister. The guest's polite words are terribly hopeless."
"Rem, Rem. The guest's polite words are terribly unpleasant to hear."
"Shut up, I really can't think of anything else. But anyway, thank you."
"Subaru, thank you. If you encounter any trouble, you are always welcome to come back."
Emilia waved goodbye as Subaru left.
Afterward, Subaru came to the forest a distance away from the mansion, arriving on a hill, where he could see the entire Roswaal mansion.
"Okay, this is the place."
Subaru said to himself. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Just as I guessed. Subaru wants to find the real culprit."
Julius said from outside the screen, recalling his earlier guess.
[[ In the screen, Subaru looked at the Roswaal mansion and spoke:
"Emilia's room is clearly visible. If there's anything unusual, I can definitely spot it immediately. Anyway, it's tonight, now I just need to wait for things to happen."
After a moment of talking to himself, Subaru opened the tool bag.
"Rope and a dagger to cut the rope… but using a dagger like this will definitely get me scolded, right? It's fine if it's just for cutting rope, but in the worst case… It's for suicide. Ha… can I really do something that terrifying…? If I do this, they'll definitely be angry, right? I used the dagger for the wrong purpose again… "
"I'll definitely get scolded, I hope I get scolded. I don't want to die—and I don't want them to die either. I should have said it, Natsuki Subaru. Even if everyone forgets these things in the loop… You will remember." ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Oh—Natsuki is quite prepared. Is he trying to give himself a fighting chance?"
Anastasia said.
"Natsuki-san said 'If I do this, they'll definitely be angry', the 'they' here seems to be them from the first loop…"
Otto was a little sad. In his eyes, Subaru was practically mourning the dead; after all, those loops had disappeared and ended. Subaru would never see the Ram and Rem from that loop who were sharp-tongued towards him again.
[[ The sun set, and dusk arrived.
"Speaking of which, Rem didn't go out shopping this time…"
Subaru seemed to have been monitoring the mansion for a long time and noticed a difference from the previous loop. Then Subaru smiled. Was he recalling the date he had with Rem at this time in the previous loop? He then slapped his face.
"I still have to observe for more than eight hours, where do I have time to do silly things now? Concentrate, concentrate…"
"Uh!"
Subaru heard a sound— ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"It's the sound of a tree being hit and falling down!"
Otto exclaimed from outside the screen.
Is it a magic beast?
Now, even Ram wanted to deceive herself. At this moment, if the culprit wasn't Rem, it could only be a magic beast in the forest, but besides that big one, which magic beast could have such great strength?
It's not a magic beast, but…
Ram thought while looking at Rem next to her…
"Who is it!? Could it be again…"
Ram gave Garfiel a wink, telling him to shut up before confirming the culprit.
"This… Is this a magic beast in the forest!?"
Natsuki Rem didn't dare to face her guess and could only bring up the fact that there were magic beasts in the forest at this time in her memory.
"This… This is… No, please…"
Rem's heart pounded wildly, and she looked at the screen pleadingly—
[[ Subaru tied the rope around himself, jumped off the cliff in one breath, then threw down the tool bag and ran desperately.
"Could it be… I was completely played with!?"
Subaru escaped to a dead end on the cliff.
"If you have the guts, come at me!"
Seeing that there was really no way out, Subaru had no choice but to face the culprit directly.
A weapon flew over, and Subaru used his jacket to deflect the weapon, which stabbed into the rock wall.
"Alright, you brat, hurry up and come out! I went through a lot of trouble to see you!"
Subaru gripped the dagger and roared angrily.
Then…
"…It can't be helped. It would have been best to end your remaining life without you knowing."
A familiar voice came.
"…You're lying… Rem?" ]]
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