"Your head is just a big, jumbled mess, and you don't know what to do, right? You keep getting into situations where you have to reach out and help, but both your arms and your head are too weak far enough, so you end up just wasting time frantically flailing around, right?" Otto angrily asked and now grabbed Subaru through his tracksuit.
"Do you hear me? If you hear me, say something!" Otto angrily yelled and headbutts Subaru.
"What the hell was that for?!" Subaru angrily asked as he tries to attack Otto but ends up tripped up by Otto.
"You finally lost your temper, but you forgot to pay attention to your footing. That just sums you up perfectly, doesn't it? Pathetic." Otto said.
"Oh, is that right?!" Subaru yelled and he threw dirt towards Otto's face to allow him to cover his eyes and attack him, but still gets body-slammed by him on the other side.
"Otto... Beating up Subaru...?" Emilia asked.
"We are now witnessing Otto's true potential of becoming one of Subaru's amazing allies." Reinhard said.
"H-Huh?! Amazing?! When did I become amazing?!" Otto cried.
"Heh, still acting humble, eh?" Garfiel asked.
"When did I become boastful, huh?" Otto asked.
"Sometimes, the silent ones become the most violent." Ainz said.
"I agree." Naofumi said.
"That's really all the strength you have. Putting on a tough act for a girl you love is fine. And you can play tough for a girl who likes you, too. No one would object to that! But that's as far as it goes! You know you're not good enough, don't you?
You know you can't reach, you know?
You want to look good for the girl you like, don't you?!
You want to be someone the girl who likes you can be proud of, don't you?! Then why don't you just accept someone's help?! Someone like... a friend!" Otto said. Subaru remembers Echidna and Roswaal after Otto said those words to him.
"I did rely on someone else. I asked for help. But it didn't work." Subaru uttered.
"Maybe But I don't recall ever hearing you ask for my help." Otto said.
"The boy thinks that Otto's pretty weak and is a liability against his opponents." Sehkmet said.
"Hey! That's not what I think, Sehkmet!" Subaru angrily yelled from above.
"Don't you yell or they'll hear us! I am not ready to meet them down there." Satella pouted.
"More! Yell more and they'll hear us!" Halibel exclaimed.
"Shut up!" Satella angrily yelled.
"I may be a liability but... I can help him in other ways. Ways that our opponents do not expect." Otto said.
"You're right..." Carmilla said and pats Otto.
"N-No, I mean... My head is just full of knots. It's full of stuff you wouldn't believe even if I told you. I don't even know how to start..." Subaru said.
"Just start talking. I'll listen until you finish." Otto said.
"But if I do that-" Subaru was stopped by Otto.
"Didn't I just tell you not to put on that tough act?! If you have time to overcomplicate everything in your head, then just spill it out!" Otto angrily yelled.
"Easy for you to say, but I-"
"Spit out all of those knots! And when you're done, just tell me to believe you! Because I'm your friend, all right?!" Otto angrily asked.
"You might not believe me, but..." Subaru uttered as the Sun shone upon them and the title of the show appears.
"So begins, the Second part of this season..." Tanya said.
"Yeah. I can't wait to see the things happen in the future." Naofumi said.
"Huh? Can you share with us what happened in the future?" Emilia asked.
"How should we tell her about her as a young kid?" Naofumi asked.
"No! We won't tell them any spoilers. And even you! No more stealing panties from anyone. But... You can do it if any bitch starts to act like a batshit crazy." Tanya said.
"Yes!" Kazuma replied with a salute but Naofumi smacks him with his shield.
"Few more episodes and they'll be reunited again..." Ainz said while looking at Subaru and Satella who looked down on Rem and Emilia from above.
"Roswaal! Let's make a bet, with my wish and yours on the line!" Subaru exclaimed while pointing to Roswaal with a determined look.
"Subaru?" Reinhard asked as everyone was surprised to see a determined Subaru now making a bet against Roswaal.
"What's with him now, Otto?" Rem asked in excitement.
"Heck do I know?" Otto cried.
"And what could it be...?" Roswaal asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Interesting..." Echidna said with a small grin.
"I certainly did not expect to see you again in this life." Roswaal said.
"This will be our last showdown. I'm going to save the Sanctuary and the mansion in this loop, whatever it takes. And I'll bust up every damn one of your plans!" Subaru said.
"Yeah! Bust his face! Damn it!" Garfiel yelled.
"He didn't mean his face, Garfiel." Rem sighed.
"Haha, how funny of you, Garf..." Roswaal chuckled.
"What're you laughin' at?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"You want to start over now, when you have me in check, and leave behind the one and only power you have?" Roswaal asked.
"Being able to start over and being able to save them are two different things. Both you and I are too arrogant. This power I have isn't even that useful." Subaru said.
"If you say this is the last time, what is it you want from me?" Roswaal asked.
"My demand is simple. If I save both the Sanctuary and the mansion, you will throw that book away and come with me. I'm going to make Emilia the new ruler, and I need your help to do it." Subaru said.
"Huh...?" Roswaal asked in a pissed tone.
"Subaru..." Emilia uttered.
"I thought he'll kill him. But I guess that's fine than nothin'." Garfiel said.
"You're too rude, Garf..." Frederica sighed.
"Don't be ridiculous. That suggestion is absolutely warped. Do you think you would forgive what I-" Roswaal was stopped by Subaru.
"If this was about forgiving you, there's no way in hell I'd ever do that. But that's for my own heart to worry about. Nothing deadly has happened yet. So if I can solve this... Get it?" Subaru asked with a grin.
"How can an idea be so convenient?" Roswaal asked in doubt.
"Hey, I love convenient ideas! Emilia's gonna do her best to become the next ruler, and I'll be by her side to congratulate her. I want you to be part of the crowd we'll have around her. Just so you know, it'll be mandatory." Subaru said.
"You expect to fulfill your desire without letting go of anything? Not only that, but you say my involvement is necessary and insist on including me in the foundation for the future? You are aware, are you not, Subaru-kun?" Roswaal asked.
"Of what?" Subaru asked.
"Of the sheer greed of that solution." Roswaal replied. Subaru remembers Echidna all of a sudden, but still smirked about what Roswaal just said.
"Your enemy has become the strongest card in play. That's still not enough for you?" Subaru asked with a smirk.
"No matter how you fight it, you cannot break through this. With Emilia-sama unable to stand, the barrier will remain. The Sanctuary will be covered in snow, and the mansion will sink in a bloody tragedy." Roswaal said.
"You're underestimating him, Roswaal. Now that you're up against someone who never gives up!" Ferris said.
"I already knew that he isn't that type of guy to give up so easily. Let's see what he can do this time now that he has someone whom he can rely on." Roswaal said.
"I hate the way he smiles. It's creepy." Kadomon said.
"Me too." Old Man Rom said while drinking a mug of beer.
"Yeah. Should make the sight of you crying all the better." Subaru said.
"I see. You are right. It isn't a bad idea to lay some groundwork for the next me." Roswaal said.
"Heh! So can I take that to mean you agree to the bet?" Subaru asked.
"Heh." Roswaal smirked back at Subaru.
"Well, now that that's settled, I can get started." Subaru said and walks away.
"Subaru-kun... The snow in the Sanctuary and the attack on the mansion begins in three days. Do try your hardest to fight it... and fail miserably." Roswaal warned.
"Say what you want. Roswaal, put the clown makeup back on, okay? You're throwing me off my stride. As two clowns at the mercy of fate, let's fight this out fair and square." Subaru said and the words "Straight Bet" appeared on the screen.
"How would Subaru manage to defeat all of those events now with Otto's help?" Julius asked.
"Don't underestimate Otto. Did he leave Subaru behind when he's in deep trouble? It only happened when the White Whale got Otto's thoughts and forced him to almost kill Subaru. But this time, it will be different." Reinhard said.
"How dare you act so cocky towards Roswaal-sama, Barusu. But if that's the only way to save everyone, then I guess it will be fine." Ram said.
"Don't worry, Ram. He didn't mention that he'll kill me afterward. So no need for you to act hostile towards hiiiiim." Roswaal said.
"Still speakin' like someone's dog even if they're acting loyal to someone? Jeez, you're killin' yourself." Old Man Rom said.
"You mean Ram, right, Old Man?" Felt asked and he nodded.
"How goes the conspiracy you're plotting with your friend?" Ram asked.
"What about you? Have you accepted what Roswaal's doing?" Subaru asked.
"There's only one thing I value above all else. There's no way that will ever change. Never. So don't bother waiting for me to change my mind." Ram said and leaves.
"Huh?" Tanya asked as some audiences facepalmed after hearing her own decision towards Subaru.
"Well, I can't blame them if they still dislike Ram's decisions in this one. She's truly loyal to Roswaal after all." Ainz said.
"Never say never." Subaru said.
"Be quiet. You're putting your hopes in Emilia-sama?" Ram asked.
"Yes, I am, and I believe in her." Subaru replied.
"Emilia-sama hasn't figured out why she's been struggling. Until she does the same thing will just keep happening." Ram said.
"We've already strayed from what's written in the book. Roswaal is free now! She actually gave me advice too... Does she like me, too?" Subaru asked.
"You're still talking like that? If she hears you, she'll be furious. Since Ram-san is working with the margrave, doesn't that make you enemies?" Otto asked after throwing the small trees he used as a disguise.
"Ram's my enemy?" Subaru asked.
"*sighs* Well, now I can see how deeply you trust Ram-san. And? What happened with the margrave himself?" Otto asked.
"The bet is officially on." Subaru replied with a thumbs up.
"That's good to hear. Of course, I don't think he's ever lost at anything before, so I had no doubt he would agree. And next is..." Otto uttered.
"Garfiel, yeah. But first, can I just check into one thing?" Subaru asked.
"All right. I'll continue with my part of the plan as discussed. And as for Emilia-sama..." Otto uttered.
"That's one thing I can't rely on your help with. Or maybe I should say my own help... I haven't even scratched the surface of what's hurting her. I guess I was just scared, after all." Subaru said.
"That's for sure. Don't try to play innocent." Otto said.
"Hey, man!" Subaru whined.
"So are you prepared to scratch the surface of what's hurting her?" Otto asked.
"Well, I'm prepared to ask her if I can. Unlike Garfiel, I don't have to worry about dying." Subaru said.
"I'm not sure if I should laugh at that or not." Otto said.
"I dare you to laugh at it then..." Garfiel said.
"Huh?! Why are you asking me to do that?! That happened in the future, not in the present!" Otto cried.
"Anyway, I guess you're one to take bets that are stacked against you, huh?" Subaru asked.
"I suppose so. But taking on a bet without even considering my odds of winning? That's a first for me." Otto said and the two fist bumped each other. The scene shifted back to where Subaru saw the body of the first Ryuzu Meyer.
"I thought I'd find you here, Ryuzu-san." Subaru said.
"You talk like someone who already knows me remarkably well." Ryuzu said.
"I'd say you're right. I know just about everything. I even know what your goal is here." Subaru said.
"Then I suppose the ones Young Ros was waiting for was you." Ryuzu uttered.
"Yeah, sorry. That whole thing's been called off." Subaru said.
"Huh?" Ryuzu asked in a bit surprising tone.
"Anyway, I'm in the middle of a huge face-off with Roswaal now. I want it to end in a result that's good for everyone, which is why I want your help." Subaru said.
"Why not use your Authority as an apostle to demand my assistance?" Ryuzu asked.
"I don't want to rely on that kind of Authority. I came here to talk to you." Subaru said.
"Young men are so quick to put on a tough front. And? What is it you are arguing over?" Ryuzu asked.
"In simple terms, I guess I'd say a way to liberate the Sanctuary. I know you're opposed to liberating it, though." Subaru said.
"I am opposed to liberating the Sanctuary?" Ryuzu asked.
"Huh? Wait, you're not opposed to it?" Subaru asked and Ryuzu nodded.
"Seriously?! You're kidding! Then why did you..." He uttered.
"Eh? But I thought you are opposed to it." Otto asked.
"It could be because the loop changed. That made her change her decision of not liberating the Sanctuary." Felt said.
"I'm starting to get confused right now..." Ferris said.
"Get yourself a grip." Julius sighed.
"Remember there were other Ryuzus too. Maybe this one's another Ryuzu this time." Crusch said.
"Ah! Maybe you're right, Crusch-sama!" Ferris said.
"Still, I cannot say that your suspicions are entirely wild. What is your opinion of Young Gar?" Ryuzu asked.
"I think... there's no avoiding a clash with him." Subaru replied.
"I see." Ryuzu said.
"But... But whether or not we can be friends once that's over is yet to be seen. And to help me make that decision, I want to know more about him." Subaru said.
"Know more about me?! What is he babblin' about?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"Is there anything wrong if he wants to know you more personally?" Rem asked.
"I mean, that's personal for me! Besides, what will he do about it?" Garfiel asked in a pissed look.
"Heh. I guess he's afraid to let everyone know about what happened in his past." Tanya said.
"If I were in his position, I would be afraid as well. It's up now to Subaru on how he'll convince Garfiel through his plans." Naofumi said.
"You are quite skilled at deceiving the elderly, Young Su. You asked the witch about me, did you not? About the copies of Ryuzu Meyer, and perhaps about the purpose of creating them." Ryuzu said.
"She told me about the immortality experiment, and that you Ryuzus were the successful cases for it." Subaru said.
"To this day, I protect and supervise the crystal that creates the copies. The four of us alternate in bearing the role of supervisor." Ryuzu said.
"I did hear about the "first four." So the other three besides you... My name is Natsuki Subaru. What's your name, Ryuzu-san?" Subaru asked.
"My name is Ryuzu Arma. I am one of the first four copies." Ryuzu (Arma) said.
"Arma?" Subaru asked.
"I knew it." Crusch said.
"That's Crusch-sama for you!" Ferris exclaimed.
"Is this the third or fourth Ryuzu...?" Felt asked.
"Arma? Now, this is another Ryuzu, I suppose?" Beatrice asked.
"Yes, she is." Garfiel said.
"The first one Natsuki-san met was Blima, am I right?" Otto asked.
Flashback
"I am Ryuzu Blima." The first Ryuzu that Subaru met before shows up in a flashback.
Flashback Ended
"You are correct, Otto." Echidna said.
"I knew it. I can't even tell their differences unless if they introduce themselves to us or if they wear different attires." Otto sighed.
"The first Ryuzu-san I met called herself "Blima". I never meant to hide anything from Ryuzu-san... But why go through so much hassle?" Subaru asked.
"Our bodies are not made of flesh and blood. They are made of artificial od clothed in mana. All activity we engage in consumes the mana, and continuous activity for a full day is impossible." Ryuzu Arma said.
"Oh, so you're like the spirits. That's why you've been alternating between the four of you. But... are you okay with that?" Subaru asked.
"You are so kind, Young Su. *ahem* However, one of the first four, Ryuzu Shima, is an exception." Ryuzu Arma said.
"Ryuzu Shima?" Subaru asked.
"I will tell no one what you told me. I swear it on the name of Ryuzu Shima."
"She has a different attire from Ryuzu Bilma and Arma." Crusch said.
"Exactly. I almost didn't realize that quick." Ferris said.
"Most of us didn't realize that there were clones at all." Julius said.
"About ten years ago, she caused a problem. She was then removed from the role of supervisor, and now lives in the forest with the other copies. For that reason, three of us fulfill the supervisor role now." Ryuzu Arma said.
"What problem did she cause?" Subaru asked.
"She violated the contract with the witch who created us by entering the graveyard... to bring back Young Gar when he broke the rules to attempt the trial and did not return. I have not seen Shima since she was stripped of her duty, but it would be no surprise if Young Gar has been meeting with Shima, with whom he shares memories that we do not." Ryuzu Arma said.
"That's why in the past episodes, we saw different Ryuzus that we didn't know at all." Felt said.
"Because of their attires and voices, right?" Old Man Rom asked.
"That Shima acted differently from Blima and Arma. She sounded like more of a braver type of Ryuzu. You can correct me if I did define her wrongly." Kadomon said.
"Memories that you three don't have?" Subaru asked.
"I refer to the past that Young Gar saw in the graveyard trial. Are you aware of Young Gar's family situation?" Ryuzu Arma asked.
"Yeah, I know Frederica is her sister from a different father, and since she has less non-human blood, she left the Sanctuary ten years ago." Subaru said.
Flashback
"Why did you leave the Sanctuary?" Subaru asked.
"I suppose I wanted to create an opportunity for the people of the Sanctuary to leave it once the barrier was broken. I wanted to make a place for them." Frederica replied.
Flashback Ended
"At least, that's what she said. Wait, did the past that Garfiel saw involve the time she left?" Subaru asked.
"No, what he saw was most likely the moment when Young Gar and Fred were left behind by their mother when she left the Sanctuary." Ryuzu Arma replied.
"That foolish, pitiful Garfiel fears the outside world." Echidna said.
"Tch... What is the meaning of this now, huh?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"Garf, calm down." Frederica said.
"Huh?! Calm down?! Why do I sense that I'll be watching my past this time, huh?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"What about it, Garfiel? Don't you want to share your past with us? Subaru did share his past, so, it will be fair if we will see yours as well." Reinhard said.
"SHUT UP! I don't want to talk about it!" Garfiel angrily roared.
"You better calm down, Garfiel! This is not the time to break loose!" Tanya angrily warned.
"Damn it!" Garfiel angrily yelled.
"He's angry because he might feel the same emotion again from before... I can't blame him for that." Kazuma said.
"But how about we show your death towards everyone?" Naofumi smirked.
"No, no, no! That's a different story, mister! It will make them disrespect and make fun of me!" Kazuma cried.
"So the reason he's against liberating the Sanctuary is out of bitterness towards his mother for abandoning him and choosing the outside?" Subaru asked.
"The boy refers to himself as Garfiel Tinzel. That is his mother's family name. I believe he goes by that name so that he won't forget her. Whether it was out of anger or sadness is most likely known only to him and Shima." Ryuzu Arma said.
"Mom..." Garfiel angrily uttered.
"What a way to remember your mother, Garfiel." Otto said.
"Huh?! Are making fun of me now?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"Of course not! I'm just trying to compliment you for using that name! It just shows how you love your mother." Otto replied.
"Tch! Shut it!" Garfiel scoffed and looked away.
"Heh. Someone gets humiliated huh?" Ram said with a smug.
"Emilia-tan? Huh?" Subaru asked as he arrives in Emilia's room and noticed that she's on another side of the bed, sitting on the floor and covering her head with the blanket.
"Subaru?" Emilia asked.
"What're you doing down there, Emilia-tan? You'll get your butt dirty." Subaru asked and approaches her.
"What are you doing, Lia?" Puck asked.
"Eh?! I-I don't know..." Emilia replied.
"I feel scared about this version of Emilia-sama..." Otto said.
"Eh?! Please don't be, Otto." Emilia said.
"Why are you so scared about that type of Lia?" Puck asked.
"Who does sit in that awkward way? It looks creepy for me, especially if this happened at night!" Felt cried.
"I mean, you do have a point." Puck chuckled.
"Um... I'm a restless sleeper. I'm sorry... I lied. The truth is, I couldn't get to sleep. But don't worry. I'll be sure to get plenty of sleep by tonight." Emilia replied.
"It's almost noon, though. You're talking about sleeping until nightfall? That's very slothful of you, Emilia-tan." Subaru said with a little accent of Betelgeuse.
"The way you said that...just gives me a really weird feeling. Really, Subaru, you're so mean." Emilia pouted. Subaru offers his hand to Emilia to let her stand up and smiled.
"Thank you." Emilia said and stands up. Subaru looked at her with a smile and turns now to a serious one.
"Emilia, do you feel up to telling me what you saw during the trial? I won't claim that talking about it will make you feel better. But if you tell me, we can worry about it together. I don't know if I can be of any help... but would you give me the right to fight the same enemies you fight?" Subaru asked. Emilia looks worried and took her hand off from Subaru.
"Subaru... Subaru, you have so much faith in me... *gulps* The... The past I saw... was a memory from before I went to sleep, I think. I never told you that I was frozen in ice for a long time, did I?" Emilia asked.
"H-Huh?! Frozen in ice?!" Otto asked as some people don't know that Emilia was frozen in ice before.
"Yes..." Emilia replied.
"But how did you manage to survive, Emilia?!" Felt asked.
"Everyone, let her future self explain first." Puck said.
"She didn't age too inside the ice... Amazing." Kazuma said.
"I think it's still possible to grow older when you're frozen. But, I guess that's not true at all." Ainz said.
"Will your body work even if you are in a deep slumber? Of course not." Tanya replied.
"What is the connection of long sleep on growing old? I mean, time passes, right?" Kazuma asked and his fellow Gods facepalmed.
"Frozen in... ice?" Subaru asked.
"I was frozen in the forest for a long time. Until Puck found me and got me out, I had been sleeping within the ice for a long, long time." Emilia replied.
"How long?" Subaru asked.
"Since I was... six or seven years old, maybe? We all lived in the forest together before it froze, I think." Emilia replied.
"You think?" Subaru asked.
"I don't remember much from before that happened." Emilia replied.
"What about your family?" Subaru asked.
"My family wasn't in the forest. But there was someone who was like a mother to me... Huh? Wait, why... My... mother?" Emilia asked in shock, making her cover her mouth and start to cry.
"Calm down. Take it slow. What happened to all of them?" Subaru asked.
"The same... as me. They were frozen in ice. I lived in the forest, waiting with Puck for all of them to wake up. But that day never came. So... I left the forest and joined in the royal selection." Emilia replied.
"Huh? What does the forest have to do with the royal selection?" Subaru asked.
"Roswaal promised me..." Emilia uttered.
Flashback
"If you succeed in taking the throne, perhaps I can thaw the ice that encases this forest." Roswaal said and gives Emilia the pendant for her candidacy in the royal selection.
Flashback Ended
"You promised her to do that...?" Otto asked.
"Yes, I do. What about it? Why does everyone look like an evil madman who comes up with a very bad plan from the words I spit oooout?" Roswaal hummed.
"We don't trust you at all, silly fool." Old Man Rom replied.
"Yeah, I agree." Kadomon added.
"Hah! That's your only reason to join the royal selection?! You were used as a tool by that clown?! And you did even believe him?! Hahaha! Shameless!" Priscilla exclaimed.
"If that was your only reason to join the royal selection, and all of the things you said earlier were all lies, that means you're nothing but a tool for Roswaal." Anastasia said.
"You may have your different insights about Emilia's candidacy for the Royal Selection, but even as her rival, I still believe she has good plans for her people and to everyone in Lugunica, better plans than you two have." Crusch said.
"Yeah! And Puck was with her too! If Puck thinks that Emilia will be used as a tool for Roswaal for that Royal Selection, then you skeptics are right about Emilia!" Felt said.
"Two versus two. I see." Halibel said.
"They don't still believe Emilia can become a ruler even without Roswaal's promise to her?" Subaru slowly shook his head in disappointment.
"Does that make you think less of me? All the other candidates are participating with solid goals and resolutions, but my reason is so, so personal." Emilia replied.
"Is that the "selfish reason" you were talking about?" Subaru asked and she nods to it.
"There's nothing bad about wanting to save the people you care about. Whether it's a lot of people or just a few doesn't make it less noble." Subaru said.
"Yeah... Thank you...so much." Emilia uttered and fell asleep.
"Huh? Emilia?" Subaru asked. He lays Emilia in her bed to allow her to sleep properly.
'Do the memories that Emilia can't recall hold some clue to getting through the trial? Maybe Emilia can't remember, but if I can ask someone who does...' Subaru uttered. He slowly tries to get the crystal from Emilia with hesitation after he thought the one whom he can ask some questions.
"I'm sorry, Emilia." He uttered. As he reaches the necklace, his hands froze.
"Ow! You didn't have to go that far, did you?!" Subaru angrily asked.
"Oh, I don't know... Your love seems like the needy type, so I'm a little scared to let you stay beside Lia. Should I erase you? Puck asked.
"You were there for the whole time? Why you didn't tell him about what you know before?" Otto asked.
"Who knows? If I'll do that, that would be disrespectful for Lia. So maybe... my future self did listen first before doing some action." Puck replied.
"Sometimes, I don't understand why people with supernatural powers love to slowly abuse everyone with their talents." Kadomon sighed.
"Don't say that like it's no big deal! Anyway, Emilia-tan's really sad since her family-member-slash-pet ran off." Subaru said.
"I didn't exactly run off. I've always been inside her. It was good of you to call me, though. That made me happy, Subaru." Puck said.
Strong freezing storm whirring
"Emilia!"
Emilia wakes up while crying after she saw that glimpse of flashback in her dreams. She sat and tried to calm herself down.
"Did you have another scary dream?" Puck asked.
"Puck?!" Emilia called and the spirit smiled at him.
"Thank goodness! Where have you been? I was so worried. Don't disappear like that again! Puck?" Emilia asked Puck after he approached her in a smaller form.
"Do I look a little smaller than usual? Ehehe I guess my limit came up faster than I thought. Of course, I was consciously trying to break our contract, so I guess it makes sense that I'd lose my greatest strengths as a spirit." Puck said.
"Break... our contract? Wh-What are you saying?" Emilia asked.
"Maybe Subaru said something to me that time that made me do that..." Puck mumbled to himself.
"Wh-What does that mean?" Emilia asked in worry.
"That means your spirit doesn't like you anymore!" Priscilla laughed.
"Do you mind shutting up, Priscilla?" Puck coldly asked.
"Oh? Are you threatening me now, huh? Bring it on then!" Priscilla mocked.
"Enough! You two shouldn't fight because of a small taunt! Go back to your places!" Tanya angrily roared.
"Yes, ma'am!" The two replied and went back to their positions.
"I've been by your side all this time. I couldn't tell you only for my own personal reasons, and because of your own problems. But from now on..." Puck said and looked Emilia in the eyes.
"Huh? No... What?! W-Wait, please!" Emilia cried as the stone in her necklace starts to break.
"Th-This is terrible, Puck! The stone... The stone you reside in..." Emilia utteref.
"I'm sorry, Lia. I wish I could explain everything but there's no time. As much as it pains me, I'm entrusting you to the one whose love for you is second only to mine." Puck replied as his body slowly fades away.
"What... are you saying? There's no one... There's no one who..." Emilia cried.
"Lia... I'm breaking the contract between you and me. I really am sorry this turned out so one-sided. Once I'm gone, the seal on your memories will be lifted. Remembering them will probably make you very sad. You might want to cry more than you do right now." Puck said. Emilia slowly reaches Puck with her hands but she hears a familiar voice from her mind.
"Emilia... I love you so, so much."
"No..." Emilia sobbed.
"Yes, that's good. Lia... I love you more than anyone in the world." Puck said and vanished from her. Emilia fainted and fell unconscious after Puck disappeared.
"I see. Well, I know he's up to something why does my future self do that." Puck said and some of the crowd now understood why Puck ended his contract with Emilia.
"Puck..." Emilia sobbed and started crying after what she saw right in front of her. Puck pats her head and Otto comforts as well.
"So this is what will happen in the future... huh?" Echidna asked in an annoyed look and looked at Emilia with a sharp stare.
"You'll do everything just to defeat me? How greedy are you, Natsuki Subaru...?" Roswaal asked in a pissed tone.
"Were you sayin' somethin', clown?" Garfiel asked.
"None of your business." Roswaal replied with a serious tone and walked away.
"Heh. Looks like I made him mad at all. Bring it on then!" Garfiel yelled.
"Now that you are gone from Emilia, would that mean she'll finally remember all of the memories you sealed from her through that contact?!" Felt asked and Puck nodded.
"I don't know what's on those memories that made you seal it away from her, but we are here to comfort you Emilia-sama." Frederica said.
"Yeah! We won't allow you to feel sad all the time, Emilia-sama!" Felt said.
"Thank you, everyone..." Emilia smiled and cleaned her eyes.
"What a dramatic woman." Priscilla scowled and gets smacked by an unknown force.
"Hey! Who did that?!" She angrily asked.
"I did. Any problem?" Tanya asked in her death gaze.
"N-No... Not at all." Priscilla replied.
"Where are your manners?!" Tanya angrily asked.
"Not at all, ma'am!" Priscilla replied.
"Phew. A small demon dominating my devil lady with her roars and gazes. Am I watching a horror show?" Al asked.
"It's what they call discipline." Wilhelm said.
"Emilia-sama fell unconscious?" Ryuzu Shima asked.
"Yeah, the spirit user's spirit left her. If it drives her so nuts that she misses the trial, what good is she to us?" Garfiel said and drinks a cup of tea.
"Do not say that. This is a matter of the heart, so it makes me sad for her. Incidentally, Young Gar, about Young Su..." Ryuzu Shima said.
"The dude who's covered in miasma?" Garfiel asked.
"Indeed. I do know what I said before, but he does not appear to have any connection with the witch." Ryuzu Shima said and Garfiel slammed his cup on the table.
"I dunno about that. Get yourself to bed, you doddering old hag. "A rudy that stays up all night will regret having short legs," ya know." Garfiel said and leaves.
"How can you call someone like that, Garfiel?" Frederica asked in a disappointed look.
"Huh? What did I do again, huh?!" Garfiel angrily asked.
"Emilia, are you okay?" Subaru asked as the scene shifted back to Emilia's room.
"Yeah. I'm sure... I will be. I want to believe I'll be just fine by morning." Emilia replied and looked at her broken stone.
"A-Anyway, just don't fret over it too much! If there's anything I can do... Well, I don't have much to offer, but whatever I have is yours." Subaru said. Emilia holds Subaru's hand all of a sudden and made him look at it.
"Huh? Emilia?" Subaru asked.
"Hold my hand. Will you stay here until morning? If you do... I think I can... I'm sorry. Please..." Emilia begged.
"If this is what you want, that's easy. Once it's morning... once tomorrow comes, you'll be fine. I believe in you." Subaru said.
"Yeah." Emilia replied and she goes to sleep.
"Emilia! I'm sorry, Emilia. I'm so sorry. All the people who told you that kind of lie, that they wanted to protect you... Please don't hate them. Emilia, I love you so much." A lady from Emilia's memories said and hugs her.
In reality, she wakes up and saw Subaru missing once again and she started to cry once again.
"Mother Fortuna, you liar. Puck, you liar. And Subaru... you liar." Emilia said.
"Mother Fortuna?" Emilia asked and she now starts to recall that name in her thoughts, but since this is the present, she can't remember that person because currently, she's still in contract with Puck.
"And he left her again..." Otto facepalmed.
"You two have a plan right? It hurts for Emilia-sama that Subaru needs to lie to make her feel comfortable, but this is all for her sake as well." Rem said.
"She's right. Although... I still can't accept about what happened." Emilia said.
"Lia, it's fine. Just wait for Subaru's plans to come in the future." Puck said.
"Emilia-sama!"
"Did you find her?"
"No."
"Huh?" Garfiel asked as the villagers start looking and calling for Emilia who seems to be missing.
"Emilia-sama!"
"Emilia-sama!"
"Ram, what's goin' on here?" Garfiel asked.
"Garf... Do you know where Emilia-sama went?" Ram asked.
"What?" Garfiel asked.
"Emilia-sama has disappeared. We've all split up to search for her." Ram replied.
"Where did I go this time...?" Emilia asked.
"All according to his plan. Teehee!" Puck said.
"You sure about that? I feel worried about this." Otto said.
"M-Me... too..." Carmilla said.
"All right. I'll start lookin' around here." Garfiel said and runs away.
Closing song starts to play
"Hey, old hag! You awake? Someone might come by lookin' for the princess. You better go-" Garfiel stopped as Ryuzu Shima isn't around in her house.
"Old hag! Old hag!" Garfiel yelled.
'Somethin' doesn't feel right.' He thought while heading to the original Ryuzu Meyer's crystal and he saw it open.
"Old hag! You in here?! Not here, either. No way. Did they...
Indistinct footsteps approaching
Old hag?!" Garfiel called as someone's coming.
"I'm truly sorry to disappoint you... But a friend asked for my help. I realize it's only a small role but I've set out to play it." The one who came is known to be Otto who taps Garfiel from behind but fools him.
"Otto?!" Emilia asked.
"I see." Ryuzu Shima said.
"Now what in the hell...?" Garfiel angrily uttered.
"Here he comes, what everyone calls him. The best boy." Ainz said.
"You..." Garfiel uttered.
"In truth, I had planned to talk things over with you here." Otto said.
"Talk things over?" Garfiel asked.
"Yes, I wanted to talk to you with Ryuzu... that is, with Shima-san in attendance. But I really wasn't expecting what happened with Emilia-sama. That said, all kinds of conspiratorial plans were already laid out.
So now that the host of the banquet is away, how would you like to play the host instead?" Otto asked with a serious look on his face.
Emilia can be seen inside of the graveyard, sitting and remembering the memories she starts to see from now on.
...wanted to say sorry...
I'm sorry.
"Please don't hate them.
Emilia...
All the people who told you that kind lie...
I'm sorry.
I love you so much.
"Oh, good. I finally found you." Subaru called as he walked towards Emilia and sits beside her
"Subaru?" Emilia said.
"So, let's talk, Emilia-tan." Subaru said and the whole area blacked off.
"Now then... Are you all ready to the start of their payback against Roswaal's dirty plans?" Kazuma asked.
"Yeah!" Some of the villagers replied.
"Yeah! I want to see my future self bustin' this clown's face!" Garfiel yelled.
"As expected..." Frederica sighed.
"What are they going to do now...?" Echidna asked in doubt.
"Are you worried about something?" Petra asked.
"Me? Haha, why would I?" Echidna asked.
"Of course she is! Subaru will do his best to spoil their dirty plans against them and Emilia-sama!" Niggy exclaimed while eating a chocolate bar.
"Wha- How did you steal my chocolate bar, you brat?!" Kazuma angrily asked.
"Run!" yelled and runs away.
"Hey! You!" Kazuma yelled and chases him.
"Kazuma... Now then. Shall we start now?" Tanya asked.
"Yes, please." Emilia replied with a determined look in her eyes.
"Here we go." Tanya nodded and the next episode starts.