For some reason, the shape of Julius's face reminds me of a barn owl. I hope I'm not the only one who sees this. I mentioned this was going to be his pov, but I also feel like half of this is just him being confused ngl

With the first cour of s2 done with, I've been looking into the web novel (hey, don't have much money) and I've started at the beginning of arc 4. Bless the subreddit's translation guide.


Julius liked to think of himself as a proper noble knight, but he definitely knew how to throw around his status and power and get away with it, albeit with some reputational damage. Hence the whole debacle of a fight at the capitol, after which Ferris had lectured him for sparing the poor fool the ire of every powerful knight present.

Honestly, he didn't think he'd run into Natsuki Subaru so soon after his admittedly overdone beatdown, and he especially didn't expect it to be Natsuki Subaru who was the one responsible for the successful subjugation of the White Whale. It was as if his capability and composure had done a one-eighty within a single week just to pull off this historical feat.

That was quite admirable. Julius knew when to revise judgement of others, after all.

A messenger delivered orders and he contemplated the situation at hand. Taking on the Witch's Cult? That was mildly surprising, but he'd welcome the opportunity to knock out a key member of an upside down group like them in exchange for the defeat of the demon beast of the mist, a plague that had been running amok for too long.

In the distance, a small cluster of soldiers came into view, and Ferris' smiling visage became clearer and clearer. On her side, though, stood the man of the moment gaping at him in pure disgruntled shock.

He had gained a very strange, very striking pattern on his face that reminded him of splintering glass. Did he somehow receive that from the hunt?

Introductions were made and they sat down to listen to Subaru. The fellow had the grumpiest, pettiest expression Julius had ever seen until he switched into explanation mode; it almost made him chuckle.

Aside from a slight verbal scuffle between Mimi and Tivey, the group mostly listened to his instructions without complaint.

People would sometimes pitch a question or two. It looked like he'd already taken most of their concerns into consideration and answered with ease, but more than anything, his genuine, unwavering tone suggested Subaru was more prepared than expected.

The past two days had entirely upended his opinion on Emilia's self-proclaimed knight. What an enigma, he thought as Subaru stood up and continued with his motivational declarations.

However, partway through a sentence, he stopped with a dazed expression like his mind flew off in the middle of a train of thought. It was quite bizarre. Ricardo stood up and stared straight into his eyes, and Subaru didn't respond for a moment. The group began murmuring in confusion.

"What's wrong?" Ricardo asked.

It seemed like that was enough to make Subaru snap back into reality with a surprised "huh?" before Ferris nibbled on his ear.

That was quite the startled reaction out of him, thought Julius as Subaru jerked back with a flustered expression.

"Ferris?"

"Who else would I be?"

Oh dear, was he really that out of it? He could only watch on as the man began talking to himself, saying something about save points, whatever that meant. Then out of nowhere he brought up some odd things that sounded quite like key pieces of information.

Possession, really? That would definitely call for rearranging their attack plan. But with a raised hand and a sheepish grin, he doled out yet another surprise.

"I think he might also be able to possess me. What do you guys think I should do?"

...

"Haa?" exclaimed a third of their group, nonplussed.

Julius himself blinked a few times and rubbed his chin. "The most direct method I can vouch for is making a contract with a spirit, but first, you must find a spirit willing to do so."

Subaru sighed. "Yeah, not with our time crunch. That ain't happening."

They tossed around a few more ideas before Ferris cupped her hands around her mouth and made an announcement.

"Okay! For the nyext ten minutes, get your stuff together and be sure you're prepared. If you're already good, sit tight till then!"

A chorus of acknowledgement filled the air, and everyone began to wander around or chat to those nearby. Ferris then dropped by Subaru, who had gone back to sitting on the ground.

"Subaru, fess up. Something's wrong with you again."

He slumped back a bit, but didn't seem all too annoyed. "I was only going to hide it till the meeting was over. When did you notice?"

"Ever since your space out session, your breathing has started to sound a bit funny," she asserted. "Don't underestimate my ears. They're very sharp. Plus, I can smell a bit of blood coming from you too."

Blood? How and why?

She placed a hand on his chest and closed her eyes. The glow of healing shined as Ferris began rattling off. "The damage doesn't seem too bad, so it won't take too long. It's still weird, though. It's almost like something wrapped around your torso and crushed you a bit. Your throat's nyot in the best condition either."

"Crushed, oh yeah..." he muttered to himself. Seemingly lost in thought, he suddenly straightened his posture with the definition of an epiphany written all over his face. "I got it! I got it!"

Julius stared in confusion as the noise of Ferris lectured Subaru for moving too much went on. "What is it?"

"I think I know what to do about the possession thing now, thanks, Ferris!" Julius attempted to ask Subaru for clarification, Ferris cut in before he could get a word in.

"Huh? Well, that's good! Glad to be of service."

"Is this related to your health condition too? It's very sudden, so I'm assuming it is."

Health condition? Subaru seemed quite physically healthy, but the way she said it only made Julius more confused as his questions internally mounted.

Subaru made an x symbol with his arms above Ferris' palm, which was still hovering above his chest. "Hey hey, aren't there patient confidentiality laws here or something? Stop disclosing my private information in the presence of others! You're gonna make Hippocrates cry!"

"There you go again, saying weird things that don't make sense," she remarked lightly. "Who's Hippocrateys?"

"Some doctor guy, I dunno," Subaru replied, tugging absently at the cloth wrapped around his neck.

"Hm? I don't remember seeing you wear a bandana before. Is it new?" asked Julius.

"Yeah, I guess."

Julius hmmed and commented, "I don't mean to be rude, but it appears to be a cloth napkin from the Crusch household, if memory serves. If not, the material seems similar."

Subaru let out an undignified 'urk' as he twitched. Apparently, his guess was correct.

"Maybe. Leave it to you to point it out."

Despite the accusatory remark, his current demeanor was substantially less huffy than it was at the beginning of the assembly, not that he minded. The less disagreeable the better, especially if they were working toward a common objective together.

"So, what spurred on that clothing choice? I doubt you'd wrap a napkin around your neck for no reason."

"Well…" he grumbled, pulling it off. "I guess I don't really have that much of a reason, but everyone keeps staring at it kind of funny."

Julius didn't know what he expected, but when he saw that pale line circling his neck, it sent an inexplicable chill down his spine. However, there was another that sat partially atop it. It was more slanted and only reached about a third of the way around but was noticeably brighter than the other. There wasn't anything obviously bad about the markings, per se, but it simply gave him a general sense of unease.

"There, it's off. Happy now?"

"Yep! Nyow I can check your throat more easily!"

"Ack! Ferris, you know I wasn't talking to you!"

He continued to watch the two trade their quasi banter, but Ferris' expression became fractionally stiffer as she continued to examine and heal him, something only those more familiar with her would notice. "A smooth, physical cut in the throat. It's more severe than I thought, so you must've been tasting blood for a while. I should have gotten to you faster."

That was enough to push Julius' concern into a spoken inquiry. "Ferris, I'm sure you would've healed everyone right after the hunt, so logic dictates that he got those wounds afterwards."

"You'd be a fool nyot to assume that. Subaru, you don't mind if I share, right?" she asked.

"Ugh, it's practically already out and I don't feel like being pestered for answers, so you might as well."

Was Subaru's opinion of him really that low? He wasn't rude enough to press for anyone's medical information if they really wanted to keep it quiet. It was the only reason he hadn't asked more.

"Tut tut, is that any way to talk to someone who you've entrusted to heal you? Anyway," said Ferris, turning to face Julius. "Subaru seems to have a condition where random wounds just pop up on him sometimes. It's quite interesting."

That was indeed quite interesting, but was also worrying. "More than anything, should it not be fully addressed and fixed? I'm sure you have some idea as to what it is."

"Nyot a clue."

His composure slipped a little and his eyes widened. "Not a clue? You, the greatest water magic user on the continent? The best healer in this country?"

"Oh, you flatter me," she sighed, "but he's got me stumped. Thankfully it's not extreme enough to be fatal, but I can't help but be curious."

"Hey hey, stop talking about me when my back isn't turned, at least. Isn't it time to go now?"

Ferris nodded. "Yep, and we're done here too."

Apparently tired of being prodded at, Subaru got up in a hurry and made his way to his ground dragon. He'd worked with Dianas before, but every time he got near one, they seemed keen to throw him off despite his efforts to befriend them. Somehow he wasn't surprised that the pair got along swimmingly.

"A little hit to his head really did do Subaru a lotta good, it looks like," said Ferris nonchalantly. "Maybe even overly prideful civilians need to get knyocked down a peg or two by force before they show their true potential."

Julius frowned. "I do not like the way you phrase it, but I see your point. However, I still stand by the fact that I went too far, though."

They both got up and made their way to their ground dragons as well. Adjusting the saddle, he turned to Ferris. "Wait, did you call him a civilian?"

Staring at him oddly, she said, "Yes, didn't you knyow? He was really weak, remember?"

"I simply thought he was a poorly trained guard."

Oh lord, Subaru was a civilian? Did he beat up a civilian? He accepted the duel request, but still…

"You're surprisingly dull at times, Julius."


I don't entirely remember how spirit contracts work and even if I go to the wiki, it doesn't tell me anything. I'm a bit annoyed since you'd generally assume there would be a page with spirit related info, at least.

On rewatches, I've realized that Subaru isn't shy about mentioning rbd related things when others are around as long he doesn't directly try to tell others about it. The funny and sad thing about that is nobody really understands so they just don't pay attention, just attributing it "to Subaru being weird again," which, I mean, fair.

I also found a video where only his successful iterations make it through in s1. He kinda do be lookin like a crazy person who does amazing shit occasionally

r/Re_Zero/comments/552bzs/media_rewatching_from_a_single_timeline/