Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

What the hell's going on?

Is this the Witch Cult's doing?

Hey! Anyone?

Is anyone there?

Answer me!

Wh-What is that intense smell?

P-Patrasche!

No...

A flower like this couldn't actually exist.

And Patrasche wouldn't just let me die...

Which means... This is an illusion.

It's all make-believe!

A lesser spirit? Did you come to help me?

Subaru!

It was you?

That spiteful tone means it's definitely you.

I cannot imagine my subconscious

creating such a realistic imitation of you.

This is a bewitching spell.

Only you and I have returned to normal.

How did you make it back?

I burned a flower in my illusion.

I see.

Someone put a suggestion on the flower's scent.

Hey, is that...

The glow of my little buds.

I will teach everyone how to break out of the bewitching spell.

In... Nes.

Hi-ho! Hi-ho! No one's here! Where am I?!

I've strayed away... No, we've been pulled apart!

Is his affinity too great?

This is bad! If I don't do something...

I'm sorry. Take a deep breath and endure it.

No, this is awful! No matter how much forest I destroy, nothin' changes!

I cannot spare the energy to fine-tune it just for you.

For this to happen at a time like this... Crusch-sama!

Bringing everyone back is our priority.

That will be quite enough.

Kill me.

I won't accept this disgrace.

And? What is the meaning of all this?

Barusu, you'll explain it to me, right?

That's what I'd like to ask you.

You're the one who attacked us first.

What were you thinking?

You shouldn't have to ask what I was thinking.

It's rich, coming from an ingrate like you.

Ingrate?

You are, aren't you?

After everything Roswaal-sama did for you...

Once you're done with him, you'd rush to wag your tail for another master.

Hang on! I think you're mixing up your stories!

So this is what it means to bite the hand that feeds you.

Listen to me... The handwritten letter!

I wrote you a letter about this!

Wasn't it delivered to the mansion?

Yes, I did get a letter from the capital,

but...

It was quite amusing, sending me a blank letter.

A blank letter?

To send a blank letter

is a metaphor that means you have

no intention of speaking to the recipient.

It could easily be interpreted as a declaration of war.

This is a huge misunderstanding!

Do I even look that clever to you?

So this is what it means to bite the hand that feeds you.

You're still saying that?

I can't say it enough.

But I get the gist now.

The blank letter was some kind of mistake,

and you are still Emilia-sama's dog.

Correct?

Not really, but...

Okay, sure. Dogs are like family, anyway.

I'm fine as a dog if I belong to Emilia.

Would you not say that standard is a bit low?

In any case, these guys are reinforcements.

They're friends.

We pulled them together to wipe out the Witch's Cult.

There's no time.

We need to start by evacuating the villagers.

Subaru, they seem rather uneasy.

Remember to be considerate.

Okay, attention!

I haven't seen you guys in a while.

How have you been?

Look, I know this is sudden,

but I need to ask you all a favor!

It seems mabeasts are up to no good in the nearby forest again.

So I've brought some specialists to exterminate them...

But while they're working,

I'd like you all to leave the village.

Don't try to fool us!

You're trying to sound cheerful about this, but the villagers are frightened!

All along, we've been afraid the Witch's Cult would try something!

The Witch's Cult? No one told me about that.

Hey, wait...

Seriously?

Why lie about that?

Maybe he's trying to hide something.

You don't deny it, then?

Then, it was true!

Why would they bother a remote village like this?

Why else? Because of that half-elf!

Because this domain's lord is endorsing that half-elf for ruler!

Why do you have to make it about that?

The half-elf thing...

Emilia has nothing to do with it!

She has everything to do with it!

If you mess with a half-elf, the Witch's Cult shows up.

Even the village children know that!

You guys seriously believe that?

That it's the fault of the half-elf in the mansion?!

The village, huh?

But it might cause trouble for you.

Does that mean I'm just being selfish again?

"Lift your head. Don't look down."

That's what Crusch-sama would say.

You...

Do you think what you're doing is wrong?

If not, there's no reason to look down.

Or is it harder to lift your head here

than to throw a tantrum in the castle?

Now, listen...

You're right.

Compared to that, this is nothing!

I understand your feelings and concerns very well!

I won't tell you to try to change them now.

Obviously, you'll have your own opinions.

It hurts, but I understand.

But for now, please accept my request.

Please do as I say!

Staying in the village is dangerous.

That's the truth!

The words of my household's employee

are those of our master, Roswaal-sama, himself.

Ram...

Follow his instructions immediately.

You saved me back there. Thanks.

But...

What?

Having you take my side so easily is kind of a new feeling.

Does that mean you've acknowledged me?

Subaru!

Hey, Petra... What's up?

U-Um, will the lady from the mansion run away with us?

Huh?

She came to the village yesterday.

She told us

we should take refuge in the mansion because

it's dangerous here, just like you said.

But no one in the village would listen to her.

It's okay.

She wouldn't get mad or anything.

Anyway, you should hurry and run.

Okay!

What happened to Emilia after that?

You should know that she isn't so perceptive as to back down

the moment someone denies her.

But I also know she's not the kind of girl who wouldn't be hurt by mean words.

She tried to convince the villagers to leave, but they refused.

But she couldn't do nothing,

so she repaired the forest barrier.

She feared there might be a mabeast attack.

In and of itself, that's not a bad decision, but still...

Julius...

Come with me.

I'm going to explain things to Emilia and the loli in the mansion.

With you there, it'll be more convincing.

Just take it as a sign of my repentance for going nuts in the castle.

I see. Understood.

If that will help the discussion to go more smoothly,

do not hesitate to use me.

Also...

You were the one who put a spirit on me, weren't you?

Explain that.

I get that you're a spirit arts user.

More precisely, I prefer to be called a "spirit knight."

I do use the spirit arts, of course.

But that has not prevented me from training with the sword.

And you were the one who set the little red one on me?

"Set it on you" is a harsh way to put it.

I was only having her, Ia, secretly protect you.

By the way, what was that thing you did when you broke the illusion?

A high class of magic known as "Nect."

It connects the gates of all who are in range,

so they can communicate with each other.

However, it appeared to work a bit too well on you.

I thought I was about to lose myself.

For the spirits to mistake the tuning is unusual.

You may have a strong affinity with spirits, perhaps.

Sadly, the only spirit I ever made friends with was a gray cat.

Well? Did you patch things up with Julius?

Did it work out?

I'm taking that matter back with me,

to mull over carefully before I make an optimistic decision.

Come to the mansion with me.

I'll need at least one person from the Crusch camp with me,

to smooth over the misunderstanding with the letter.