Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活)

Allow me to introduce myself!

I am Subaru Natsuki,

the indestructible vagabond who also happens to be a complete dunce!

I'm a real ignoramus, but I hope we can get along!

Um... We already know all that. Right?

It's far too late for introductions now.

Huh?!

So you're saying...

I've known you two for over a year now,

but I've forgotten that?

Yeah, my hand definitely didn't look like this when I left the convenience store.

You really don't remember anything?

About this tower... or what happened in Priestella?

Or... about us?

Um...

Yes, that sounds about right.

But hey!

I get why you're sad, but let's stop and think this over!

As far as I know, people with temporary memory loss

usually tend to revert to a certain moment.

In the movies, they're right back to normal within two hours!

So there's no need to worry too much!

I'm sorry. I don't quite understand what you're saying.

Oh, er... really?

But you are definitely Subaru.

Yes. I'm relieved to know that.

There! I cheered myself up!

I know things have been much worse for you than me,

so I shouldn't make unhappy faces. Right?

You're incredibly gallant for someone so cute.

Come on, Beatrice. You, too.

Oh, blast it all!

You are such a troublesome contractor, I suppose!

Contractor?

This had better not ever happen again,

or I'll lose patience with you.

You understand, I suppose?

My name is Subaru Natsuki!

I have no clue what's going on,

but I think I'm probably your friend.

Shameless though it is, I have a favor to ask.

I want to know your names.

My name is Emilia. Just Emilia.

Betty is the great spirit Beatrice.

You are contracted to Betty, I suppose.

It's nice to meet you again, Subaru.

What kind of stupid joke is this, Barusu?

Ram...

"Barusu"? You turned my name into a destruction spell.

Oh, you're the older sister of the girl who was sleeping on the bed?

Sorry this happened when you're trying to help wake up your sister.

But to be honest, I'm kinda at my limit as it is.

Can you save the gripes until I have my memories back?

It's hard to believe you've lost your memories when you talk like that.

You sound exactly like you always do.

Master!

I'm Shaula!

Your most beloved pupil and keeper of the Pleiades Watchtower!

M-Master? Are you talking about me?

I swear...

You just love causing trouble for people, don't you?

And who are you with that sickly sweet look on your face?

I'm Meili.

If you hadn't lost your sewing skills along with your memories,

I'd sure like you to make me another stuffed toy.

Oh, you know my best talent?

We must be really close!

I guess you're in the little sister role, like Beatrice.

She's an assassin who tried to kill both you and Betty, I suppose.

Is that some kinda joke?!

So... we've got Ram, Shaula, Meili...

And if we're moving on with the introductions, then...

Let's just say I'm Anastasia right now.

I want to give him some time to collect himself.

Is that all right?

Yeah, I guess so.

This did happen out of nowhere, so it must've been a shock.

I suspect that's not all there is to it...

but if it hadn't been for your shocking confession,

I would've had a shocking confession to make myself.

Well, then, I'll start preparing breakfast.

Lady Emilia, may I send Barusu to fetch some water?

Huh? But his memory is still vague.

Maybe we should let him rest.

Hey, my body's still fit as a fiddle.

I can handle a little water run, Emilia-chan.

Right.

You seem awfully tired.

Well, can you blame me?

I was never the type to be so considerate of others.

It's time you dropped this ridiculous charade, Barusu.

Huh?

I brought you along to get away from the others.

Don't make a woman embarrass herself like that, you lecher.

Lecher?!

This is just another stupid whim of yours, isn't it?

I can see why you wouldn't tell Lady Emilia, since she can't keep a secret,

but you can at least tell me what you're plotting.

Uh, sorry, but this isn't a plot or an act or a bad joke or anything.

You are stubborn.

Carrying too much on your own is nothing new for you, though.

Look, I told you...

Tell me everything.

I'll keep your secret.

As enticing as it sounds to have a secret just between us...

Ow! What the hell are you doing?

Tell me.

I have some ideas as to what I'll do if you keep this up.

You really don't get it!

I'm not lying! I—

Tell me everything right now!

Tell me... everything.

I'm begging you. Tell me everything.

Ram...

Please.

If you forget...

then I...

And Rem...

Sorry.

Sorry.

Master! We're running out of dried meat!

Oh, sure. I'm on it.

You'll only make Lady Emilia and the others worry.

Don't speak of what just happened.

I'm sorry about before.

Could we talk now?

S-Sure! I'm sorry for the shock, too...

Uh... I'll just listen.

I am Julius Juukulius.

I am Lady Anastasia's...

this lady's knight.

You and I are... something like friends.

Yeah? Nice to know you!

But... why didn't you sound very sure of that?

There's no need to worry.

You and Julius are very good friends!

Right?

That's right.

And that's not the only problem Mr. Knight here has, either.

Is it about Lady Anastasia's unusual behavior since this morning?

Right on the money, Miss Ram.

Though I hate to simply tack it onto Subaru's confession...

I don't want to just keep piling onto the confusion,

but I'll believe in the bond we formed fighting our way through the dunes

and tell the truth.

That's a rather ambitious thing to say.

You and Natsuki have the ideal bond. It's so heartwarming.

I had hoped to build the same kind of relationship with Ana.

You talk about Lady Anastasia as if she's someone else.

So it's true that you're...

The consciousness residing in this body now is not Ana's.

She's sleeping within this body.

I, Echidna, am standing in for her while she does.

Echidna?!

Natsuki reacted the same way.

I suppose that name would bother anyone.

But I'm not the Echidna you all know about.

Oh... I'm sorry if I made you feel bad.

I think Subaru and I were both tormented by someone named Echidna before.

So we happened to meet someone else named Echidna?

That Echidna sure did make a mess of things.

Yes, Echidna really did cause a lot of trouble.

We should let her know if we ever see her again.

Given how much she's harmed my reputation, please speak for me, too.

But you guys all came to this tower to help people, right?

So why...

As soon as we reached the tower and started making our way through it,

you lost what few memories you had,

and we learned Anastasia's consciousness is asleep in the abyss.

There's just no good news, huh?

Um... Hey...

Everyone, feeling sad forever won't get us anywhere.

Emilia-chan?

We carry the hopes of so many people on our backs.

We can't stop moving.

I've been taught all along that it won't do to give up.

Emilia-chan's right!

I apologize for screwing things up by losing my memories,

but it's all in how you look at it.

Maybe I can come up with some ideas that aren't bound by the rules of this world.

We gotta turn this crisis into an opportunity!

That certainly is an optimistic outlook.

But one very much like Subaru, I suppose.

Thank you, Subaru.

Yes, I really am relieved to see you're still Subaru.

My goodness.

Regardless of what you remember,

your bravery and reckless lack of discrimination never change.

Now, Subaru, I'd like to know what led you to lose your memories.

The thing is... I don't have a clue, either.

Emilia-chan, how did you guys find me?

Well, you were passed out in the archive on the third floor.

The archive on the third floor?