There's a slight concern weighing on my mind.
I would like to take a small number from our forces to eliminate it.
Is there any way I can help?
Emilia-sama, head to safety in the carriage.
Do not release the children's hands.
You truly are master and servant.
Your eyes look just like his.
Wilhelm-san, I—
This cannot be!
You cannot use such means, such tricks,
to make light of me and of my devotion!
This is some crappy game where, once you're caught, it's over.
We must be crazy to entrust our lives to it,
you and me both!
My body is slowly getting used to this.
Shall we speed up?
Go for it! Don't worry, I'll keep up!
Wow.
Impossible.
Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible.
Impossible!
Why? How can it be?
I thought I was loved! I am loved!
By the witch, the witch, the witch, the witch!
The witch!
It's time I finished you once and for all!
Al Clauseria!
I will not let you do that.
Ul Dona!
Burn, fighting spirit! Howl, magic ball!
When I get serious, I can pitch over 120 km/h!
What is this?
You lost because you belittled him as powerless.
My blade, of all six elements together, will slice your very soul apart.
Scatter to the rainbow's end.
I will not let it end!
I have been nothing but diligent.
The witch's love bathes my entire body!
Julius, undo Nect!
Very well.
Ah... My brain...
is trembling!
Yeah, just tremble while you wait.
I'll play along with you, just this once...
What are you saying? Who are you talking to?
To the witch that you've been waiting for!
I can Return by Death to—
At last.
I've waited so long.
For your love, your merciful love, your affectionate love...
No.
You are not the one.
I'm back!
This... cannot... be...
I was prepared to keep trying until you left me,
but you gave up after one go? How cowardly can you be?
This time, I will guide you to your end.
Why...
Why, why, why?
After everything I've done for you!
Witch! Witch!
Give me your love...
Betelgeuse Romanée-Conti...
You were Sloth, all right.
Subaru, let us hurry back to the village.
Ferris just contacted me.
It seems there is a problem.
The fire stones that were in the merchants' inventory are gone.
We unloaded all our cargo so we could transport the villagers,
but the fire stones alone are missing.
What does that mean?
Someone left the stones on board when they loaded the villagers.
They were on Ketty-san's carriage.
There are enough magic stones to easily blow away a small village.
Ketty's carriage is taking Emilia-sama and the children to the capital.
Emilia-sama...
It's time.
What's wrong?
Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
It's nothing.
Come on, let's hurry!
Damn it!
My poor man's tendency to use anything at hand backfired!
We have verified that no spell was used to set a trap,
but if something were physically rigged in the carriage...
Ferris, could a land dragon catch up to them?
Once they leave the Mathers domain and get on the Lifaus Highway,
it'll be hard to catch them.
That still wasn't enough?
Even after all that, I still can't...
May I say something?
To tell you the truth, I'm in a pretty desperate position right now.
If you would accept a trade,
I promise to catch up to the carriage that lef—
If there's anything I can do, I'll do it!
Decisiveness is a good trait to have, Natsuki-san!
I'll send Ia with you.
I wish I could accompany you myself, but...
You're staying back, Julius.
How do you expect to help them with all those injuries?
Nyot to mention your mana hasn't even fully regenerated yet.
You just get some rest.
Once this is over, we'll celebrate!
I'll make sure to invite you, so don't die.
Don't you die, either!
Luck be with you.
Rather than take this road,
it's faster to go through the glade to the left.
It's the shortest way!
Man, your "soul of language" divine protection is amazing.
I had a hard time learning to control it.
Since I can hear all creatures' voices, from land dragons to insects.
But if we choose our path based on what they say,
this shortcut will work, and catching up to Emilia and the kids will be easy!
What are you talking about?
It won't be easy at all!
We're gonna die!
At this rate, we're seriously gonna die.
This is it for us!
What is this? I feel a wind hitting me.
Honestly, even I had no idea I was capable of this—
What is it? What's wrong?
The trees are so loud.
The birds and bugs began to make a lot of noise, and then just vanished.
Something...
Something is coming!
Faster, Otto!
Don't get caught, no matter what!
Natsuki-san?
Just how persistent are you, damn it!?
My body!
My flesh body!
It's okay. Hang on tight.
There's nothing to fear.
That old man just ran into someone behind us.
They're fighting.
Do you know how many?
A lot.
But the old man's strength is nothing to mess with.
Seems you and I won't be needed this time.
Taking physical form without reason drains mana,
and I wouldn't want to end up these kids' plaything.
If we could use your cuteness to distract them from their fear,
I think that'd be good in its own way, though.
You say some scary things, my daughter.
Don't worry.
Whatever happens, I'll protect you.
W-We're fine!
You don't have to worry about us!
W-We made a promise, so this is nothing!
A promise?
That we wouldn't let you go!
Because if we aren't with you, you'll do something crazy!
And he'll worry if someone doesn't watch you!
Worry about me? Who told you this?
Don't! We can't tell—
Subaru!
Subaru said it.
He said you get lonely easily, so he was worried!
Subaru said...
Wait, we weren't supposed to tell her.
Oh, boy...
Natsuki-san, is something coming up behind us?
Just some big, black animal.
It has a wild voice and a scary face, so you're better off not looking.
Those things make me all the more curious!
Forget it! Just drive!
If it chews through me, you're gonna be its next meal.
Yikes!
How many times do I have to play the last level?
What about you is slothful now, you uselessly hard worker?
Witch! Satella! Give me...
Love! Love!
She doesn't love you or me...
Love! Love! Love! Love! Love!
In what kind of rom-com does someone try to squash their love's heart?
Satella! Satella! Satella!
I am your opponent.
I won't let you past me.
And I won't let you set foot near the person up ahead. You can count on that.
Natsuki-san, you care about me that much?
Will you be quiet?
I'm trying to make myself look good.
Take this!
Natsuki-san, we're leaving the forest!
Love...
Love... Love me.
Love alone is everything!
I can't take you with me to where Emilia is!
I'm gonna need your strength,
Julius Juukulius!
Rental Goa!
Damn, that hurts...
Give it to me.
Hand it over.
I told you...
Relinquish it!
If you try to enter my body, you're just gonna get hurt!
The witch...
Satella...
Satella!
I haven't forgotten a single moment of the things you did for me!
Even if you've forgotten,
I'll... I'll...
With all of my diligence,
I'll part with my slothful self, to repay your love...
If you had stayed a monster...
You might have beaten me!
Satella...
I... will not... I won't... let it end.
This hasn't ended...
It hasn't.
No, it's over.
As of now, you are
"finished"!
Natsuki Subaru!
This time, stay asleep forever, Betelgeuse.
Natsuki-san, look!
Wilhelm-san!
Subaru-dono!
Where's Emilia?
Just ahead.
Go straight, toward the great tree.
This is the perfect chance to repay my debt.
Who can stand in the way of a man on his way to see a woman?
Natsuki-san, I see them!
That's the carriages with the refugees!
Back then,
I swore to myself.
No matter what it takes...
I will save you.
Are you thinking about Subaru?
Yeah.
But I still can't believe it.
If Subaru's really leading these forces,
lots of things would make sense.
Like why Ram didn't argue,
and why the villagers agreed to evacuate.
But why?
After all the pain and suffering he went through...
After I made him look so sad...
Why would he...
Lia, something is coming up behind us.
Found them!
I thought this reunion was sudden. So that's why you're here.
Wait! Why?
Why?
I love you, Emilia.
Damn it!
Make it in time!
Thank you, Subaru.
Thank you for saving me.
Where am I?
I can't see a thing.
I can't hear a thing.
Is that witch lady coming to grab my heart again?
I don't feel too bad, though.
Subaru!
Oh, hey.
I can hear, after all.
Subaru!
Subaru, you're awake?
Thank goodness...
I'm so glad.
I'm lying down,
and Emilia-tan is kneeling.
And considering our distance and the heavenly sensation under my head...
You don't have to go through that silly checklist.
Your head is on my lap. It isn't uncomfortable, is it?
I know of no finer, more divine pillow.
Um...
Can I ask how things turned out?
Honestly...
I'm the one who wants to ask what's going on.
Is Patrasche okay?
I wanna become the wind with my little friend again.
She was burned pretty badly,
but her life's not in danger.
Ferris is looking at her.
Oh, Ferris met up with us?
I have to ask, have I been out for a long while?
About an hour or two.
Then, everyone's together now?
Julius, as well.
I was really surprised.
I never expected to see you two together.
It was for reasons bluer than the mountains, and taller than the seas, Emilia-tan.
I finally made it back.
I feel like I was having a really long dream.
A terrible dream...
No, it wasn't.
A good dream, then?
A good reality.
Back then, you asked me why...
Why I saved you...
Why I try so hard at everything...
You asked me why.
Yeah.
And you said it was because I saved you...
But I haven't done anything like that.
I've never been able to.
You're the one who's always saving me.
I never could do anything for you.
And yet, you got yourself hurt, and said it was for my sake...
No, something had gotten into me back—
I was thinking only of myself.
I said it was all for you,
when I was really just drunk on the idea of doing it for you.
I had it in my head that if I said that, you'd accept it.
Subaru...
I'm sorry.
I used you for my own self-satisfaction.
Everything you said back then was true.
I was wrong.
But...
There's one thing I wasn't wrong about.
I want to save you.
I want to help you.
I honestly mean that.
It's no lie.
Yeah.
I know.
Why do you always save me?
Because I love you.
And I want to be your strength.
I'm a half-elf...
I know that.
I'm a silver-haired half-elf,
and many people hate me because I look like the witch.
They despise me...
They absolutely detest me!
I saw. I know.
Those guys are all blind.
I don't have much experience with people,
so I don't have friends.
I'm naïve and lack common sense in a lot of ways, so I say strange things sometimes.
And the reason I want to be the kingdom's ruler is really, really selfish.
No matter what anyone says about you,
no matter what you think of yourself,
I love you.
I really love you! Like crazy!
I want to be with you all the time.
I want to hold your hand all the time.
If you name ten things you hate about yourself,
I'll list two thousand things I love about you.
That's the kind of
special treatment I want to give you.
That's the first time I've received special treatment that made me happy...
Why two thousand?
Because a hundredfold isn't enough to express how I feel about you.
I'm happy...
I'm so happy.
I never even imagined I'd see the day
that someone told me they loved me.
What should I do?
You've told me so many of your feelings,
but I don't know what to do...
You don't have to stress over it.
I'm not demanding an answer right away.
As far as I'm concerned, it's written in stone that you'll give me an answer.
And it'll be a positive one, at that.
Is it really all right?
For me...
For someone like me to be given such happiness all the time?
To be so overjoyed...
I actually feel like it's indulgent.
Sure, it is. Go on and be indulgent.
You can never have too much happiness.
If you have so much that it overflows, you can always share it.
You can take your time, Emilia.
You can take your time and slowly, steadily fall in love with me.
As I walk by your side,
I'll do my best to make you fall head over heels for me.
Thank you, Subaru...
Thank you
for saving me.
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