Chapter 136: Subaru's Current Thoughts are Very Dangerous
[ "Didn't I say it? Didn't we make a promise? Before we meet next time, you have to take good care of your bowels." Elsa Granhiert stared intently at Subaru's abdomen with burning eyes and a bewitching smile.
In the next moment, the screen went dark. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Subaru!"
"Subaru-kun!"
"Subaru!"
Emilia, Rem, and Beatrice called out in unison, but naturally, it was useless.
"Why is it that woman again…"
Rem gritted her teeth.
"She just won't go away!"
Otto spoke with a bitter expression.
"Wow, the tutorial boss is making a comeback."
Al chuckled.
"Roswaal, you really intend to drive him to the brink, don't you?"
Beatrice glared slightly at Roswaal.
Roswaal merely shrugged his shoulders.
"If I don't push Subaru, ho~w is he supposed to fulfill my long-cherished wish? Besides, for you at that ti~me, death was a form of reward, wasn't it?"
Roswaal smiled heartlessly.
"Stop your sophistry. Do you want to eat a shoe again?"
Beatrice was somewhat irritated.
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[ "Ngh… ptui! Cough! Gag!" The screen lit up.
"This… this is…" Subaru tried to comprehend the current situation.
Looking around, it was the Trial Grounds of the Tomb.
Next, Subaru touched his side with his hand.
"She wanted to go for my stomach; that was the main reason she brought me to the mansion… the 'Bowel Hunter,' she's popped up again at a time like this… give me a break… why would that woman be at the mansion…" Then, another question occurred to Subaru.
"Wait, there's another problem. Exactly what point in time have I returned to…" ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Hmm? He's much calmer now."
Felt was slightly surprised.
"Instead of immediately falling into pain and self-pity, he's organizing information. It's different from before."
Anastasia said.
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[ "Emilia!" Noticing Emilia, Subaru hurried to her side.
He was about to reach out his hand to her, but he suddenly paused.
"But, I know she's going to fail tonight…" Shaking his head, he picked Emilia up.
Shortly after, Emilia woke up. "Subaru…"
"Yeah, that's right. It's me, Emilia. Are you okay?" ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Um… Emilia-sama."
Rem turned her gaze toward Emilia, seeking an answer.
After all, at this restart point, only Emilia was there besides Subaru.
"…No."
Emilia shook her head with a heavy voice.
This wasn't the loop that broke the deadlock.
"That's one aspect, but on the other hand… something is wrong here."
Yuriusu said.
"Wrong?"
Emilia asked.
"…It's Subaru's attitude."
Yuriusu answered.
I know she's going to fail tonight.
That was natural; Emilia-sama's trial tonight was destined to fail.
But Subaru's attitude, this behavior.
Including how, after picking Emilia-sama up, he just waited for her to wake up and cry, and then comforted her.
It was as if, as if…
"It's as if he's disregarding everything, simply performing the action because he believes it's beneficial to clear the situation."
Yuriusu finally voiced his thoughts.
Subaru was comforting her for the sake of comforting her.
"The Knight noti~ced it too, yes. That's why I think it's such a pi~ty. The Subaru of that pe~riod seemed the clo~sest to my ideal accom~plice-Subaru."
Roswaal shook his head as if saying, 'What a shame.'
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[ "S-sorry… I've finally… calmed down… I caused trouble for Subaru at the Tomb."
The scene shifted, appearing to be the moment when Emilia had barely managed to calm herself.
"Emilia-sama, is your body feeling better? Please don't hide anything and tell Ram the truth."
"Thank you, my body is fine, so I have to tell you what happened inside."
"Then why is Natsuki-san, who ran inside, completely unharmed?" Otto, standing nearby, asked the question.
Last time Subaru had been vague, but this time he surely—
"The reason is simple. As you can see, the ruins glowed, and I also possess the qualification to take the 'Trial,' so I took it… and I passed."
"Huh?" Everyone was shocked.
No one was more shocked than Emilia.
Her eyes widened, staring at Subaru with trembling pupils.
"Sorry for startling everyone. But to be honest, I just got lucky. The content of the 'Trial' just happened to be a problem I'd already settled… though I wouldn't call it easy." ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Look at that hurt expression in Emilia's eyes. She probably feels useless."
Anastasia remarked.
"Big bro didn't say it last time because he wanted to look after the big sis, right? But why this time…"
Felt pondered.
"It's very likely exactly as I said… Subaru is already clearing for the sake of clearing. More accurately, he's trying various possibilities just to reach the goal…"
Yuriusu said.
This was actually very dangerous.
Effective, but terrible.
He would gradually become indifferent to emotions.
Before, he had cursed Roswaal for being result-oriented.
But now, he was starting to lean in that direction himself.
"It seems he's developed a misunderstanding of his mother's words… perhaps."
Otto thought.
That truly important phrase wasn't about the beginning or the process, but the end.
He had misunderstood that sentence.
As long as a beautiful future could be reached, it didn't matter how painful the process was.
"Subaru-kun…"
"Subaru… you… don't believe…"
Emilia was about to ask, 'Do you not believe in me anymore?' but she stopped herself.
The me of that time was indeed like that.
But so what? The current me has stood up… at least I'm not as despondent as I was at the start.
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[ "If Barusu isn't talking nonsense, then this is a significant result. Normally, the barrier should be lifted. Garf, what's the status of the barrier?"
"At least this Ore-sama and the old hag can feel that the restrictions haven't changed."
"Barusu actually lied, so just go die."
"You're jumping to conclusions too fast! It's like this: after conquering this 'Trial,' I found out that this thing doesn't just happen once. There are two more after the first one ends, meaning there are three in total."
"Two more… times…" Emilia's uneasy expression grew more intense.
"Emilia, I have a suggestion, though you might be resistant to it. I can take the 'Trial' of the Tomb in your place and clear it. I want to become your strength. I don't know what happened in your past, but you cried like that, with such a painful expression… so, it would be better to let me help you." ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Whoa, those words… Ah, Emilia-sama's expression looks even more hurt."
Otto noticed Emilia's increasingly pained expression on the screen.
"The implication… to put it bluntly, is 'don't grow or be independent, just leave everything to me.'"
Ferris said.
"The half-elf lady isn't some little princess; she's a leader who needs to stand on her own… is that what he means? Ah, Princess, I didn't mean anything else."
Al quickly explained to Priscilla.
No matter how you looked at it, Subaru's current thoughts, and his current actions…
Were very dangerous.
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