Kazuma and the kids returned as they flew into another world to prevent them watch the gore death of Subaru and to avoid the kids getting traumatized by it.
"Oh! The next episode is starting." Kazuma said as the world is now starting the new episode.
"Terrible... I'm not referring to your behavior. I was simply overwhelmed with rage at the one who put you through so much hardship." Echidna said.
"Me?" Subaru asked.
"The Witch of Envy... I'm sure you were aware that the power you have is that of a witch. You've known for a long time." Echidna said.
"You do hate me huh, Echidna?" Satella asked.
"Eek! What's with the scary look, Satella?!" Subaru asked.
"Oh? Did I scare you? I'm sorry." Satella chuckled.
"Creepy..." Halibel shivered sarcastically.
"Well, I've sum had plenty of people telling me about a witch. I have no idea why she's so fixated on me, though." Subaru said.
"No one is capable of understanding how her mind works. Even if I could, I wouldn't want to." Echidna said.
"Are you scared of the Witch of Envy, Echidna onee-chan?" Mildo asked.
"Onee-chan?!" Everyone asked.
"My, someone called me onee-chan. No, I'm not scared of her. It is just... trying to know how she thinks would just waste your time, right?" Echidna asked while caressing Mildo's bald head.
"I guess so..." Mildo said.
"How in the heck he talks casually to witches like her?!" Naofumi asked.
"Just like Otto who has Carmilla and Daphne on his side." Tanya sighed.
"Hey... Do you think there's a limit to how many times Return by Death can be used?" Subaru asked.
"Ah, yes. Truly the obvious question to ask. I will say in advance that this is only conjecture, but I would say... There isn't." Echidna said.
"Subaru-kun..." Rem uttered.
"How terrifying that power is. You may not die instantly but you are kidnapped by a witch's powers." Kadomon said.
"Vexing as it may seem, the power that lets you Return by Death is the witch's intense delusion. So as long as that delusion persists, there will be no end to your deaths." Echidna said.
"I want to know this from the beginning. How did the Witch of Envy meet Subaru-kun?" Rem asked.
"Probably the first time he stepped into our world. He also met Satella there, right? No wonder why he can't die again into the next deaths because he has met the witch already." Priscilla said.
"But it wasn't Lia who's the Witch of Envy!" Puck said.
"Then why she used the Witch's name then? Because they do have a connection towards each other." Priscilla laughed.
"Because she didn't want someone else to get involved in the Throne Fight, am I right?" Al asked.
"Yeah. You are indeed correct, Al." Emilia said.
"Hah. What a clumsy excuse." Priscilla smirked.
"Do you have any idea why she gave me this power?" Subaru asked.
"So that you won't die. It makes you redo destiny and doesn't allow you to make mistakes." Echidna replied.
"That can't be right. I mean, I... couldn't get Rem back. If she's making me redo destiny, why'd I end up in a place that made it irreversible?" Subaru asked.
"Because that girl was not taken into account as part of that destiny. Her hope is that you will never be trapped by the dead-end that is true death. Anyone who isn't you is not part of the plan. The decision to go to such lengths to save someone else with your power is yours and yours alone.
You will overcome destiny through countless challenges henceforth, but if you do change destiny at the expense of many sacrifices..." Echidna said.
"I won't have any chances to get back those who were sacrificed." Subaru said.
"That's how it is." Echidna said. The black miasma and claws of the Return By Death appeared and Subaru broke a sweat.
"Fine. If you insist on reserving that favor for me alone, then I know what I have to do. I'll use this Return by Death blessing you gave me until there's nothing left to use. Yeah, that's it. I've made up my mind. No one's better than me at betraying people's expectations!" Subaru said with a determined tone.
"Amazing... He's not afraid of using it always." Echidna said in surprise.
"What would be your future self say to this? I hope it's an encouraging one!" Minerva yelled.
"He's showing his worth on the Wiiiiitch." Roswaal said.
"Oh, shut it, Roswaal. It is also a blessing for him to use that ability to correct everything that made everyone mess up including Emilia who keeps on failing on the trial and Garfiel's suspicions on Subaru." Felt said.
"When you said that, I feel sad." Satella said.
"Eh?" Subaru asked.
"You would use all of the Return by Death you have just to get rid of me, right? Right?" Satella asked with begging eyes on Subaru.
"Uh... Uh... Actually I..." Subaru uttered.
"You can't act properly with her in here? But you were courageous on saying that you'll use her blessing and waste it until it's left." Halibel said.
"I know! I know! Don't make me recall my past!" Subaru cried.
"Wimp." Halibel said.
"You bounced back with surprising ease." Echidna said.
"It wasn't easy at all. If I did what I've always done, I might've tried to tape my broken heart back together in desperation. But how..." Subaru stopped and had a worried look, making Echidna smile.
"What is it? Aren't you going to finish? Well? Aren't you?" Echidna teased.
"You know damn well what I was gonna say! Anyway, your input has been very informative. It helped me make up my mind, too. So thanks for that." Subaru said.
"Just for that? That's all you want to thank me for after sharing your secret with me?" Echidna asked while peeking at Subaru.
"Shut up! Why are you so determined to make me thank you?! You should be trying to make me ask you questions, like last time! You're the only one I can count on. I'll pay whatever price you want." Subaru said.
"H-How desperate of him..." Echidna blushed, making Rem, and Roswaal has annoyed looks on their faces.
"Psst. Look at those two, two broken hearts showing how they hate the chemistry between Subaru and Echidna." Naofumi said.
"I agree." Ainz said.
"I can't believe Echidna is showing such expressions as that! It looks like... she's not the one we knew before!" Minerva said.
"Remember, the gods brainwashed her usual self to prevent spoiling her true personality, and also, if I'm not mistaken, we are with her two important people in her life before." Sehkmet said.
"I-I-I'm fine with it... For as long as... She doesn't give that creepy vibe..." Carmilla sobbed.
"I agree with Carmilla as well!" Typhon said.
"You just might have a knack for seducing witches. Well? What would you like to ask me?" Echidna asked.
"There's too much I don't know. First and foremost, right now is that last moment... when I died by being eaten. Those rabbits could've fit in my hand." Subaru said.
"Ah, you mean the Great Rabbit." Echidna said.
"Great Rabbit?! What's great for them? Their numbers?" Felt asked.
"What an absurd title for countless pesky rabbits who killed Subaru. Shameless!" Priscilla said.
"Are you angry because of their title or because of what happened to Subaru?" Al asked.
"Wh-Why would I care for that idiot?!" Priscilla angrily asked and looked away.
"Hmm..." Al hummed.
"Great" Rabbit?" Subaru asked.
"Great not in size, but in number. It's one of the Three Great Mabeasts." Echidna said.
"Three Great Mabeasts?" Subaru asked.
"The White Whale, the Black Serpent, and the Great Rabbit. They were created 400 years ago by Daphne, the witch of Gluttony. Her three legacies of misfortune, which still bring disaster upon the world today." Echidna said.
"That's me!" Daphne said.
"You created those three scary mabeasts?! One that made us insane and one that ate Natsuki-san alive?!" Otto cried.
"Ate Subaru-kun?" Petra asked.
"Oh, hey Petra! Would you mind share what happened to your world earlier?" Puck asked.
"Yeah! So here's what we did!" Petra said and focused her attention on Puck.
*poke*
"Eh?" Otto asked Carmilla who poke him in the waist and had a pout on her face.
"Don't... Mention his death to the kids... They won't stop asking like how the Great Rabbits' number increase." Carmilla said while crying.
'Cute...' Otto thought.
"Hey! Want to meet my Three Great Mabeasts?!" Daphne asked Otto.
"Of course, not! Why would I?!" Otto cried.
"I want you to pet them, for me." Daphne replied while sniffing him.
"I can't even do that!" Otto cried.
"You've gotta be kidding me! I just managed to fish up the White Whale not long ago!" Subaru whined.
"There's more to this unpleasant story. In terms of pure fighting strength, the White Whale is far stronger. But the Great Rabbit is infinitely more difficult to destroy. To the Great Rabbit, all other living things are food. It desires nothing other than to satisfy its hunger. All it leaves behind is a deserted field." Echidna said.
"Deserted... field? You don't mean all of that was..." Subaru uttered in fear as he realized the true happenings in the Sanctuary before where no one is found alive.
"It took us all out...?"
"Horrifying..."
"Even our blood was cleaned as well. By their filthy mouths."
"Damn those Rabbits!" The villagers ranted after what happened to their future selves in Subaru's flashback.
"Oh? They're angry at them? I see!" Daphne said.
"Why you don't care about it?!" Otto cried.
"Even us are all eaten as well. Not only Barusu... I guess I was eaten in a fancy way." Ram said.
"What do you think of yourself?! A fancy buffet?!" Subaru asked from above.
"What makes the Great Rabbit so difficult is its viability. A single one is capable of multiplying infinitely." Echidna said.
"Infinitely? What is it, an amoeba?" Subaru asked.
"To destroy it, you'd have to kill every last one at the same time, and that would be like trying to evaporate every raindrop that falls from the sky." Echidna said.
"What choice do we have but to run, then?! No... That won't work. The barrier's there. So long as the barrier's there, Emilia and the others can't leave. The Great Rabbit in the Sanctuary, the attack on the mansion... I have to break the barrier and free them before any of that happens.
Then I'll gather everyone at the mansion to defeat Elsa and the mabeasts. I have... four days, then?" Subaru asked and looked at Echidna who stares at him.
"Echidna? Do you know of a way?" He asked.
"It carries such great risk that I hesitate to suggest it... But what if I told you that I could give you an opportunity to talk to Daphne, the Witch of Gluttony?" Echidna asked.
"Huh? I thought all the other witches were dead." Subaru said.
"Then how do you explain the one speaking to your right now? The souls of the dead witches reside with me in this castle of dreams. In other words..." Echidna uttered.
"You can call her here?" Subaru asked.
"If I let her temporarily inhabit my presence. During that time, they and I literally trade places. But I really don't recommend it. There is no death in this dimension, but if your mind sustains an injury that causes it to break, it will remain shattered even after you return to your body." Echidna said.
"Baru gonna meet us there? Yay!" Typhon exclaimed.
"I wanna punch him for being an idiot and he always dies like he doesn't care for his life!" Minerva yelled.
"Ah... Ah... I see!" Daphne said with a huge grin.
"H-H-He wants to... see Daphne...?" Carmilla asked.
"Let him do whatever he wants." Sehkmet said.
"So I'd become an invalid? That's a way bigger risk than I'd be taking outside." Subaru said.
"Do you decline, then?" Echidna asked.
"She's the one who created the Great Rabbit, right? So she'd be the best one to ask for ideas on how to defeat it. Do it." Subaru said.
"Your resolve is firm, then? But just let me say one thing first. No matter what you do, don't release Daphne's restraints." Echidna said.
"Restraints?" Subaru asked.
"You are also forbidden to touch her. You should avoid eye contact, too, if possible." Echidna added.
"Avoiding all that would make me come across as a total jerk!" Subaru whined.
"I wish you the best." Echidna said as she disappears in a glow of light and somone reappears from it.
"Ah! We meet at last!" A little girl's voice said.
"Huh?" Subaru asked.
"What do you mean, "huh"?! That's very rude, you know! Hmph!" A green-haired little girl pouted away from Subaru.
"Th-That's not Daphne..." Echidna said and facepalmed.
"Haha! It's me! Typhon!" Typhon exclaimed.
"Uh oh. That's messed up." Sehkmet said.
"What happened? Why you didn't appear here?!" Rem angrily asked Daphne who just drooled all of a sudden.
"She looks like a granny in there." Ricardo said.
"Yeah! She looks like one! Boom boom!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Oh boy..." Reinhard chuckled.
"You're a... I mean, you're also a witch, right?" Subaru asked.
"Chidna told you, didn't she? And you're... Let's see... Baru! Baru, right?" The girl asked.
"Baru?" Subaru asked.
"Are you a bad guy, Baru? I've wondered about that this whole time!" The girl asked.
"A bad guy?" Subaru asked and the girl offered her hand.
"You want me to hold it? Wait, no! There's something I want to ask- Okay, okay! Fine!" Subaru said to the girl who gave him a huge grin. He now touches her hand after it.
"Sin can only be repaid with pain." The girl said.
"Huh?" Subaru asked.
"Oh! If you don't feel pain, you must not be a bad guy! That's great!" The girl said on Subaru who lost his right arm.
"My arm!" Subaru cried.
"But it doesn't hurt, does it?" If you make too much noise, Chidna's gonna hate you." The girl said while holding Subaru's arm.
"What the...?!" Reinhard asked and some prepared to engage.
"Hey! Hey! Wait! You can't just attack her! Remember the rules of this world we made!" Kazuma yelled.
"But she took Subaru's arm!" Julius said.
"But he's not a bad guy? So that's fine." Typhon said.
"Fine?! In what way?!" Otto cried.
"Please... don't get mad at me on... what will happen to the next scenes." Carmilla said.
"O-Oh. I won't." Otto said and pats her.
"Subaru-kun!" Rem yelled in worry.
"Damn you! Give it back!" Subaru cried.
"Sin will become a wedge that allows no escape." The girl said and Subaru's whole body got broken like crushed rock.
"Subaru!" Everyone yelled.
"Why... you...!" Rem angrily uttered.
"What have you've done to Subaru-kyun?!" Ferris asked.
"Nothing. My future self must be testing his true identity. And he isn't bad after all. I'm happy!" Typhon said.
"But you destroyed his body! How are we going to calm down from your presence?!" Petra cried.
"Hmmm..." Minerva hummed.
"So you see yourself as a sinner, even though you're not a bad guy? You have such a good heart, Baru! You poor thing. Well, that's all Typhon came here for. That leaves..." The girl named Typhon said as she starts to disappear.
"First! To strike all that defies reason in the world! Second! Who cares about committing every heinous evildoing?! Third! Whether it's ugly or beautiful, if you're here in this fleeting world, don't expect to make it back unscathed!" A blonde girl yelled from above and crashed into the ground with explosive hearts flying around.
"Watch out!" Frederica yelled as everyone covered themselves from the explosion.
"Hey! What's with your landing?!" Garfiel angrily yelled.
"I'm here, hot-headed lad!" Minerva yelled.
"Then who's that?! Your impostor?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"Figure it out by yourself!" Minerva yelled.
"Shut it." Ainz said in his other voice and silenced the two.
"My fist will restore the world! My anger will cleanse the world! My rage, the fury of my fists, shall be my answer!" The girl cried as she starts punching Subaru's head and he has been restored.
"Why are you crying?" Subaru asked.
"I'm not crying! I'm just angry! That's right! I'm angry! It's Typhon's fault for hurting you like that! Stupid Typhon! I hate this world for making her do that! I hate all of it!" The girl yelled while stomping the ground and shaking the whole dimension.
"Hey! Stop stomping it!" Echidna said.
"What?! You can't blame my future self for what Typhon did!" Minerva yelled.
"B-But it has been finished, Minerva..." Carmilla uttered.
"Haha! Sucks to be you!" Typhon cheered.
"Grrr!" Minerva angrily pouted at Typhon.
"They act like little kids." Wilhelm said.
"Yeah... Annoying as hell." Julius said.
"Uh... Thanks for saving me... Um, and you are...?" Subaru asked.
"I'm the Witch of Wrath, Minerva! My name isn't worth giving!" The blonde witch named Minerva said.
"But you just did!" Subaru said.
"Listen up! If you've learned your lesson, don't do anything careless! Next time, I'll just heal everyone!" Minerva said.
"Don't make it sound like a threat." Subaru said and Minerva disappears slowly in a bright fashion.
"What's going on here? Typhon? Minerva? This isn't what we agreed-" Subaru stopped as a bright light blinded him and another Witch appeared in front of him.
"Oh, come on..." Subaru uttered while looking at a coffin in front of him and it opened as a small girl was restrained on it.
"What would you like to ask of Daphne, Subarun?" The girl named Daphne asked.
"Subarun... Baru... They have their nicknames for Subaru-kun." Rem said.
"Maybe as a sign of their own style of respect towards Subaru." Emilia said.
"Mhm! Possibly!" Daphne exclaimed.
"Why you aren't in a coffin now Daphne? But still, your arms and hands are full of restraints?" Reinhard asked.
"To prevent me stealing Otto away from here." Daphne replied while sniffing him.
"The witches maybe want to meet Natsuki Subaru and to see the person whom the Witch of Envy fell in love with." Crusch said.
"That's a possible reason too, Crusch." Anastasia said.
"If there are the six witches with us, where's Satella?" Felt asked. Ainz looked above and he can see Satella cuddling Subaru while Halibel yawns at them.
"I'm here because Chid-Chid asked me to come, but I don't want to be awake any longer than I have to be, so please don't drag this out with dull conversation. *sniff sniff* Oh... This might be toxic to me..." Daphne said as she quickly stepped back away from Subaru.
"Wh-What the heck?" Subaru asked.
"My body is throbbing. You give off a scent that I really, really love... It's making me want to eat you." Daphne said as she quickly approached Subaru and licks her drool.
"Satella's Miasma..." Frederica uttered.
"Possibly..." Garfiel uttered.
"Hmm... I think that's the black claws that keep hurting Natsuki-san!" Mimi exclaimed.
"Then let's just make this quick. I want to talk about the Three Great Mabeasts that you made." Subaru said.
"The Three Great Mabeasts?" Daphne asked.
"The White Whale, the Great Rabbit, and the Black Serpent or whatever! You made them, didn't you?" Subaru asked.
"Oh, the whale, the bunny, and the snake?" Daphne asked.
"Why in the world did you make those things?" Subaru asked.
"Huh? What was that?" Daphne asked.
"Why did you set those things loose on the world?! Do you realize what they've... Why did you do it?! Why did you make monsters like those?!" Subaru angrily asked.
"The White Whale is very big, isn't it? It would sate so many appetites if people ate it, don't you think?" Daphne said.
"Huh?" Subaru asked.
"And the Great Rabbit can multiply itself indefinitely. With them around, no one would ever have to go hungry." Daphne proudly said.
"I'm saying that your Great Rabbit is the one eating everybody! These mabeasts are taking more people away than they're feeding-" Subaru was stopped by Daphne who starts to shake the ground with her spider legs.
"Don't you think it's a bit selfish to try to eat another without considering the possibility of being eaten yourself? The same goes for you, Subarun. Don't you think everyone takes gluttony too lightly? The appetite is the most important of all the desires that keep people alive. Even if the heart feels sated, people die if they don't eat." Daphne said.
"What you're saying is partly right, but-" Subaru was stopped by Daphne.
"You'll understand, too, if you are starved to your limit. You'll see what sort of world my bunny and I live in." Daphne said.
"But still, releasing to cause harm and eat everyone alive isn't saving anyone from starvation. Only your damn rabbits!" Kadomon said.
"We won't live in a world where we'll get eaten by those rabbits to survive and fight starvation." Old Man Rom said.
"Ah, the two old geezers are expressing their thoughts." Naofumi said.
"Yeah." Ainz said.
"If I told you I wanted to get rid of your Great Rabbit, would you give me any tips?" Subaru asked.
"The Great Rabbit relies on mana to find its prey." Daphne said.
"You really don't mind?" Subaru asked.
"If we must eat to stay alive, it wouldn't make sense to deny that we must kill to survive. It's naturally drawn to places that have a lot of mana, so you could use a powerful magic user as a lure, then wipe them all out at once when they gather there." Daphne said.
"Someone who is a powerful magic user as a bait..." Anastasia said.
"It only appears on a place filled with plenty of mana or magic." Crusch said.
"Exactly..." Daphne said.
"I heard it can multiply indefinitely. Won't there be some that separate from the group?" Subaru asked.
"There may be many of them, but they all share one consciousness. They don't have the wisdom to avoid being killed or anything. *yawns* Are you finished with me now?" Daphne asked.
"Yeah. I still don't get why you created them, but I've learned a lot. Thanks. Also... I will destroy the Great Rabbit... I already killed the White Whale, after all. You'd better not come crying to me, "Mother." Those things have been running rampant for 400 years. That's long enough. I'm gonna wipe them out without a trace." Subaru said with a serious stare at Daphne.
"If you think a mere human... *shaking* is capable of that, then go ahead and try it." Daphne said with a bit menacing tone and Echidna finally replaces her.
"You are scary, Daphne." Otto said.
"Hm? Please be don't. I won't eat you!" Daphne said while biting his forearm.
"Then how about that?" Otto sighed.
"I know there's a way how he can defeat the Great Rabbit. And I know that he can pull up a trick we won't expect at all." Reinhard said.
"I didn't see Carmilla onee-chan showing up on Subaru-kun!" Mildo said.
"Oh...? M-Maybe because I..." Carmilla uttered.
"Also Sehkmet as well." Ricardo said.
"*yawns* I'm not the one he's looking for. Why bother going there and meet him there?" Sehkmet sighed.
'Maybe an energy drink can boost her up.' The gods thought.
"Seeing your face is such a relief, it's like being back home with my family." Subaru said.
"That's a somewhat confusing way to describe it. I was a bit disconcerted, too, when Typhon jumped at the moment I tried to give my body to Daphne." Echidna said.
"Oh, her?" Subaru asked.
"Yes, the Witch of Pride. She's very much a child, as you saw. She was so eager to meet you that she jumped right out. And the one who saved you was the Witch of Wrath, Minerva. So? Did Daphne give you any useful information?" Echidna asked.
"Yeah, sort of. First of all, I learned that you're the most normal of the witches." Subaru said.
"Oh, please. Just stop already. You're just trying to butter me up with pleasing words. Don't underestimate me like that." Echidna said as she served Subaru with snacks and tea.
"Why is it so annoying...?" Roswaal said with an irritated look.
"Hey, you okay, you damn bastard?" Garfiel asked.
"Oh? You are concerned of meeee?" Roswaal asked.
"Oh, shut up! I heard yar mumbling about Subaru having a sweet time with a witch! Jealous, ain't ya?" Garfiel asked with a smirk.
"Wha-" Roswaal uttered in shock and quickly fixes his composure.
"I think his emotions for his mentor are slowly showing and the spell we put isn't enough." Kazuma said.
"Who cares? We are also near to the part about their history towards each other. And how they met with that kiss." Tanya said.
"I'm amazed that Beatrice isn't showing any awe or happiness while looking at Echidna. Plus recognizing that the person she always calls "Mother" is already with her." Ainz said.
"Cause you implanted the spell, not us." Naofumi said.
"You're like an open book, you know that? But I'll pass on your bodily fluids and cookies." Subaru said while raising his hands.
"I didn't put any hair in it." Echidna said.
"I would still eat that!" Mildo said and tries to grab the cookie but his right arm got cut.
"M-M-MOOOOOOMMY!" The fat kid cried.
"I told you not to touch anything into this world! Here!" Kazuma said as he heals Mildo's right arm.
"Seriously, I wouldn't put my hair on the cookies though." Echidna pouted.
"Poor Mildo..." Naofumi sighed.
"If he is a soldier back to our world, he would be a perfect meat shield on our land forces." Tanya said.
"That's cruel, you know!" Kazuma cried while healing Mildo.
"I can't even trust a single thing you say anymore." Subaru said and suddenly he felt a massive shake within his body which led him to spill the tea.
"What the..." Subaru uttered.
"Looks like it's nearly time for you to wake up. Perhaps something happened outside to speed your awakening?" Echidna asked.
"You mean... Emilia? No, wait... Weren't you passing yourself off as the examiner for the trial? So why are you here? Emilia should be undergoing the trial right now!" Subaru said.
"Because the result is already in sight." Echidna replied.
"The result is in sight?" Subaru asked.
"I'm saying I have no interest in the result of her challenge. Even in three days of trial and error, I can't hold out any hope that she'll break out of her shell. Or perhaps... you could do it? Since you made up your mind to keep repeating everything, could you give wings to the cowardly princess?" Echidna asked.
"Don't call Lia a coward!" Puck said.
"Oh, my bad." Echidna said.
"Does that mean that Emilia-sama is still failing to her trial? This is bad." Wilhelm said.
"No good progress into this one." Julius said.
"Pathetic. Really pathetic." Priscilla laughed at Emilia.
"She's a bad woman." Typhon said.
"Only if I can punch her...!" Minerva angrily uttered.
"I hate that it feels like I'm letting you provoke me, but I won't let you make Emilia cry any more." Subaru said.
"Oh, no. I'm not the one making her cry." Echidna said.
"I'll go through your sadistic trial. That was my plan, to begin with." Subarus said.
"I hardly think it's necessary to call it sadistic." Echidna said while looking away.
"Echidna, how can I come here again? I know I'm being selfish, but I want to be able to seek your wisdom again. You know a lot, and..." Subaru said.
"And I know about your Return by Death power." Echidna said.
"Yeah, exactly." Subaru said.
"It does feel nice to be depended on, but I think that would be rather difficult. The conditions to attend the witch's tea party grow stricter each time, and you have already been invited twice.
If you cry out "I want to know" from the bottom of your heart, your voice will reach me. It'll need to be even louder the third time than the second. Think you can do that? Of course, if you do undergo the trial, as you hope to, that won't be the only way." Echidna said.
"That's right! I can see you within the trial, too! I doubt it'll be over tea, though." Subaru said.
"Well, if you really insist..." Echidna said.
"No, that's okay! Oh, crap... I'm really starting to feel faint. Echidna, one more thing before I go... The payment to make sure I don't forget what happened here! You need that, right?" Subaru asked.
"Oh... Oh, the payment! Of course, I wouldn't want you to forget this. In that case... I think I'll take this." Echidna said while looking at the handkerchief on Subaru's wrist.
"Hey! Why are you taking that away from him?!" Petra angrily asked.
"Calm down, Petra!" Lucas said.
"Let's hear first why she wants it." Mildo said.
"For once, Mildo is trying to listen to something unimportant for others in a serious tone." Kazuma said.
"The chocolate really worked on him." Tanya said.
"Really? But it's just a handkerchief. Besides, it's..." Subaru uttered.
"No need to worry. This world exists within the mind. It won't be gone once you're back outside." Echidna said.
"How does it work as payment, then?" Subaru asked.
"The one who gave you this did so out of heartfelt concern for you. It wouldn't do to ridicule that sentiment. This payment is recognition of that person's existence, and perhaps a bit of meddling, as well. Payment received." Echidna said after she touched the handkerchief from Subaru's wrist.
"You already knew the meaning of that handkerchief I placed on Subaru-kun, right? I'm glad to hear that." Petra said.
"I suppose." Echidna said.
"Now, what will happen to him?" Tivey asked.
"Okay, thanks again. See you in the trial, I guess." Subaru said as his vision starts to get blurry.
"Natsuki Subaru... If you do attend the witch's tea party a third time... This time, there's something I would like to tell you." Echidna said and he now returns to the real world, spitting and coughing hard.
"Do I have to go through this every time? I remember. I guess Echidna kept her promise, then. I swear, that so-called "witch" is just a big fraud. I'm gonna be counting on you for now." Subaru said while looking at his handkerchief.
"We're back here in this creepy place!" Mimi said while raising both of her hands.
"Don't look like a prophet!" Tivey said.
"Uh... Where's Emilia?" Anastasia asked.
"Yeah. She should be here." Crusch said.
"And I didn't wake up Subaru nor lying down beside him." Emilia said.
"Emilia wasn't the one waking me up? Wait... she didn't run outside in a panic, did she?!" Subaru asked. He ran outside and he noticed something strange.
"Huh?" Subaru asked while looking around the whole outside of the Sanctuary filled with oozing shadow.
"Wh-What's this?!" Ferris asked as everyone was surprised to see the sea of shadow slowly covering the whole Sanctuary.
"Tch! This is made by her." Echidna said.
"Who?" Otto asked.
"The... W-Witch of Envy... Satella..." Carmilla replied and made everyone gasp.
"She's here?!" Rem asked.
"Oh yeah! Let's see how she really looks like!" Ricardo said.
"The abomination herself..." Priscilla uttered.
"How did she arrive in here?!" Puck asked.
"Ah, their confusing faces surprise me." Satella said.
"Hey. What's with that oblivious look?" Subaru nervously asked.
"A shadow? Emilia! Emilia, where are you?! Please, answer me! Ram! Ryuzu-san! Even you, Otto!" You're there, right? Get out here!" Subaru yelled. He starts to look around but something from the pool of shadow rises. Subaru recalls the myth of the thing before and now he sees it in personal as it is known to be the Witch of Envy wearing her black robe.
"You're..." Subaru uttered.
Everyone creeped out as the presence of the Witch surprised and froze them on the spot. Rem and the others couldn't move due to the pool of shadow surrounding them.
"I can't... move!" Hetaro cried.
"Look! She's slowly approaching Subaru!" Frederica said.
"No!" Emilia cried.
"I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you... I love you... I love you..." The Witch of Envy hugged Subaru and repeated the words again and again as the title "Love Love Love Love Love Love You" appeared on everyone. The shadow slowly pulls Subaru down and covers his body.
"No... No... No!" Rem cried.
"Subaru!" Emilia yelled.
"Love him? In what way?!" Otto cried.
"Tch." Echidna clucked.
"Quit screwin' around!" Garfiel yelled from above as he punches the ground between Satella and Subaru to separate them.
"We're gonna jump!" Garfiel yelled.
"Garfiel?!" Everyone asked.
"Heh. It looks like I interrupted one's confession. A nasty confession!" Garfiel yelled.
"Nasty...? How dare you..." Satella uttered.
"Hey, hey, hey! Not now, Satella!" Subaru cried.
"Good thing you weren't taken out by this sea of shadow!" Otto cried.
"Huh?! I don't know why this happened and what's her motives though!" Garfiel yelled.
Garfiel grabs Subaru and leaps away from Satella who uses the shadow to fire projectiles towards him and to chase him down.
"You!" Subaru said.
"What? You got a problem?" Garfiel asked.
"No, I don't have a problem. I just wasn't expecting you to save me." Subaru said.
"Can't you see what's goin' on? What's important right now is findin' a way to bite off that thing's head! Nothin' else!" Garfiel yelled while looking at Satella.
"What the hell... Why now, of all times? Why are you here, Witch of Envy?! Think... Think, think, think! I have to do something... I have to beat her somehow..." Subaru said.
"The bitch isn't tryin' to follow us? What? She gonna leave the barrier?" Garfiel asked while looking at Satella leaving.
"The mansion... The mansion! That witch is heading for Roswaal's mansion!" Subaru yelled.
"What?!" Julius asked.
"Wh-Why she would do that? To eliminate us?!" Petra cried.
"And for what reason, she'll do that too?" Ricardo asked.
"Why is she floating like that?! Is she a shorty person?!" Lucas asked.
"There's no time for you to ask such nonsense, Lucas!" Otto cried.
"What a brat." Ram said.
"The hell'd you say?!" Garfiel asked.
"I'm not letting you get away with anything else!" Subaru yelled and everything blacked out.
"The next episode or world will start." Ainz said.
"Yeah!" Everyone replied.
"You can't get away from this!" Otto cried on the witch.
"But before starting the new world, let us watch this first." Tanya said.
"Huh?" Everyone asked as they are all now teleported to Roswaal's safe house.
"The house... Roswaal-sama!" Ram yelled.
"He'll be dead any minute now!" Garfiel yelled at Ram.
"Who cares?!" Ram angrily asked.
"I do." Halibel replied from the ship.
"Some of the kids as well." Kenichi said.
"Dear..." Naoko uttered and elbowed Kenichi.
"Goodness. What terrible luck. And without even knowing the outcome of the trial... If you wish to walk through Hell, I will gladly accompany you. If you wish to live in Hell, then Hell is what I shall strive for. Try not to make any mistakes next time, Natsuki Subaru." Roswaal said while holding the gospel and gets swallowed by the shadow.
"Roswaal-sama!" Ram called.
"Not to make any mistakes... What does that mean?!" Crusch asked.
"Hell... And you also have the gospel too, Roswaal-sama? What is the meaning of this?" Rem asked in shock.
"You'll all know that into the next one!" Ainz replied.
"What is he talking about...?" Puck asked.
"I think it is time..." Roswaal said with a smile.