Chapter 33: Epilogue

"Subaru-sama! The Kingdom of Hyrule has posted a request! Apparently, one of their vassals has turned against them! We also have several reports of monster infestations!"

"A coup and a monster quest?" Subaru asked, as he read his documents. "Okay, let's see who's available… Ah! We can send Crusch, Theresia and Wilhelm right away!"

"Subaru-sama! Gandalf the Gray has requested a party of adventurers to aid him on a quest to destroy a ring by tossing it… "into the Fires of Mount Doom"? Huh, that's a new one."

"An escort mission? Let's see… this sounds pretty dangerous… Hal-san and Tia are available…" he whispered to himself. "We can send him Halibel-san and Zarestia-sama!"

"Subaru-sama! Headmaster Ozpin has posted a request! Apparently, a Witch called "Salem" has attacked Beacon Academy with an army of monsters called "Grimm". He's requesting backup!"

"A Witch and an army of monsters? Yeah, that's a big threat. Send Reinhard right away!" Subaru said, before he looked at a nearby clock. "Oh, would you look at the time! Sorry, but I've got a lunch meeting in thirty minutes. Beako can handle any more requests directed to me."

"""Of course, Subaru-sama,""" his assistants bowed.

Walking out of his office and out into the street, Subaru took a breath of fresh air as he, and looked up at the blue sky, before walking to the Royal Castle for his meeting.

It had now been five years since the Royal Selection came to an end, and a lot of things had happened since that night. For starters, the Emilia Camp lost.

In fact the Felt Camp won, with twenty-five percent of the popular vote, while the Emilia Camp came into a close second place, with only twenty-four percent. While it was true that the other three Camps fixed their reputation after their initial transgressions towards the Great Sage, they really didn't have much of a chance of winning, with Crusch having eighteen percent of the vote, Anastasia with seventeen percent, and Priscilla with sixteen percent.

Even with the Emilia and Felt Camps being the only serious options, Subaru had to admit, even back then, the Emilia Camp was more likely to lose.

Given the scandal that occurred with Subaru accidentally summoning entire armies of monsters to Lugnica by mistake, of course the public would take it negatively. However, the bigger blow was the fact that the big reveal to the country of how Felt was actually a member of the Royal Family, something which pretty much guaranteed her the throne.

To this very day, Subaru was certain that the "leak" was actually Echidna being a chatterbox.

In fact, there was argument made that the Royal Selection should have been dissolved immediately and had the throne given to Felt, but there were a number of reasons against it, including, but not limited to, the fact that the Royal Selection was almost over, some thought it was a mere rumor, some old rule that the Royal Selection couldn't be canceled, and more garbage from the mouths of the old nobles that both Subaru and Felt hated with a passion.

So, Subaru and Felt decided to play by those old farts' rules. Both Camps agreed to be professional about it, and they simply had to rely on the people and their fair judgment. Something which did give Felt cold feet during the final night of the Selection.

Despite that, Felt still won, and she took it with stride, but she was still planning some big changes. Of course, they weren't her whole "tear down the Kingdom" threats she initially screamed out at the beginning of the Royal Selection, but they were close.

Originally, Felt wanted to get rid of the monarchy, and set us a "constitutional democracy", after hearing Reinhard's re-telling of the government used in Subaru's world, a concept where the rights of individuals and minorities were respected.

Plus, she really liked the idea of being called "President Felt van Astrea".

However, Subaru advised her against the idea. One, the idea of too much freedom to the wrong type of minorities might cause them to create laws and policies that the majority disagree with, he had seen it happen with the United States government back home. Not only that, but the Great Sage personally felt that it would kinda kill the whole "fantasy world" vibe.

So, they decided on a compromise.

Instead of a constitutional democracy, they would have a constitutional monarchy, where Felt would act as a non-party political head of state. So, while Felt would still technically be the King, she would not personally set public policy or choose political leaders, but rather, she would be a symbol of national unity and give her approval on certain legislation.

The people who would actually run the government, including representing the people, making new laws, and overseeing the government, now that the Council of Elders were dissolved, would be known as the "Members of Parliament". They would be commoners nominated and elected by their peers, and there would be elections to choose the members every five years.

While it was true that the nobility still had power, one of the first things Subaru and Felt did as a team was to launch nation-wide investigations into every noble, and, if found with any skeletons in their closets, would be stripped of their titles, and properly punished.

Their titles would be given to more worthy inheritors, and not only that, but there came new policies that made sure that their title would only stay the same or increase, depending on how they acted. It was also encouraged for them to marry people based on merit, and perhaps love, rather than blood nobility or title. If there was one thing both Subaru and Felt hated, it was the idea of languishing at the bottom, while fat nobles sat on top.

Not only that, but the families of these nobles were required to either complete seven years worth of service to the country, depending on their skills and talents. Whether their talents lay in politics, economics, military, or even adventuring, that was up to them to decide.

Speaking of adventuring, Subaru did manage to find himself a new gig.

After the Royal Selection, Subaru, including Glass, Wiz, Zesshi, and pretty much anyone who was available, went to Glass' world to break out Kizuna, only to discover that the cause of these so-called "Waves of Calamity" were actually the result of a multiversal conspiracy caused by a bunch of psychopaths who were lead by a what was basically a god who enjoyed eating worlds.

Subaru did not have a fun time there.

But despite that, it pretty much cemented Subaru's original idea back before the Royal Selection ended: There were an infinite number of worlds out there, all of them threatened by something, whether it be something as lowly as monsters, or as powerful as an insane god. And as such, there needed to be an army of heroes who would be capable of defending these worlds.

And so, the Multiversal Guild was born.

The idea was a simple one, it was basically a multiversal version of the Adventurers Guild from Wiz's world: Subaru would go to another world and explain to the local governments about the existence of the multiverse, and how every world is under threat from something. Then, he would persuade them to set up a connection between the two worlds, and that way, whenever one world needed help with something, they could put up a quest and heroes-for-hire from multiple other worlds would be able to team-up and take down these threats.

With Echidna's help, along with several other prodigies in magic and science from various other worlds, they were able to create a from of magic which would allow permanent versions of Subaru's "Reality Hopper" ability to be created and controlled, thus allowing people from all corners of the multiverse to go from world to world to help people, using the established bushings as the doorway between worlds.

Not only that, but this portal business ushered in a new age of political alliances, scientific enlightenment, and tourism. When Subaru first proposed the idea, various governments from various worlds all wanted in, and agreed to have official negotiations with Felt. Not only that, but the natural sharing of information between different worlds brought new ideas for various people, including Echidna, who practically salivated over the idea of new and different types of magic from the ones she was used to. And, it was also quite profitable, as various citizens loved the idea of visiting places beyond the Great Waterfall, thus birthing a thriving tourism industry.

But of course, it wasn't all work for Felt and Subaru. They still had their own personal lives.

After the new Lugnican government was established, Subaru suggested to Felt that, rather than be called "King", she should instead call herself the "Queen Regent", which basically translated to a female monarch. She accepted, as she thought it sounded cooler, and she and Reinhard ended up getting married, with the redhead becoming her "King Consort".

The wedding was quite nice, as everyone was there, including Old Man Rom, Heinkel, Louanna, Theresia, and Wilhelm, who had finally resolved their differences. Subaru was fairly certain that the Astrea women decided that by the time the wedding had rolled around, they had reprimanded their husbands long enough, and decided to forgive them and bury the hatchet.

Around last year, actually, Felt and Reinhard even had a son, named Rom, which was nice.

Subaru's love life was a bit more… active.

His wedding was quite the big event, as Emilia, Rem, and Satella insisted they all get married the same day. Of course, he surrendered, and he would never forget the day as long as he lived. Plus, his parents made sure that they got about a million photos.

But then came the honeymoon phase. Subaru was certainly glad that his abilities also granted him enhanced stamina, because he was fairly sure he could have died there.

Nine months after the fact, and sure enough, he was a father to three new little ones. Two quarter-elf girls, one named Chocorina and one named Altara, courtesy of Emilia and Satella, and one half-oni boy with blue hair, named Rigel, courtesy of Rem. A few years after the fact, Rem also ended up giving birth to a little girl with black hair, named Spica.

Little did Subaru know that he would end up having twelve children by the end of his long life, four per wife. That, included with his three adopted children, would total up to fifteen kids, something which made his parents extremely proud, while all of his guy friends, along with a certain number of his female friends, would tease him to no end about it.

But he wasn't the only one who decided to settle down.

Otto and Frederica also had a wedding not long after the Great Sage and the Queen Reagent's own weddings. The entire Suwen family arrived, including a redheaded woman Otto saved when he was younger, named Marone, who was now married to Otto's younger brother, Regin. Eden Frederica's mother, and her family from Priestella showed up for the wedding. The wedding itself was nice, if a bit quick, but that was probably due to the fact that the two newly-weds wanted to leave quickly in order to do some… things. The result of those things ended up being a baby daughter named Valentine, roughly nine months later.

Ever since Echidna flat-out rejected Roswaal, he had been doing a lot of self-reflection, which included trying to make amends with everyone. The first thing he decided to fix was his one-sided relationship, so he went out of his way to make her happy. While Rem, and several others don't approve, they were still happy for Ram, regardless. Eventually, the two of them had a quiet wedding ceremony, followed by a daughter named Vega.

After the Royal Selection, Priscilla and Al decided to travel around the world for a bit, including visiting her brother, Vincent Vollachia, before the two of them decided to tag along with Subaru on his multiversal adventures, and eventually getting married. After a bit, Priscilla decided to retire and govern over her territories, as she ended up having a daughter, named Helena, who got black hair from her father and a bad attitude from her mother, while Al continued to adventure. Every now and then, Priscilla even joins him when she is needed for a mission.

Julius and Anastasia actually ended up going on more dates after that, and the two of them also got hitched. In terms of the Hoshin Trading company, Anastasia had to step down for a bit, as she ended up having twins, a boy, named Nikolai, and a girl, named Maia. As such, her husband ended up running the company, which, combined with his duties as a Royal Knight and whenever Subaru ended up dragging him for otherworldly adventuring, made him feel like he had three different jobs, something which Subaru could relate to very much.

Crusch and Felix were a bit slower with their romance, as after the Royal Selection, Crusch took a step back from her work to re-examine her life, and realized that it was kinda empty without all her companions. So, she decided to take Felix up on his offer, and the two of them courted, which eventually led to them tying the knot. They even had a son these days, named Leo.

Shaula was overjoyed for the birth of her younger siblings, and was more than happy to babysit them when their father went on dangerous missions, along with Clind. In fact, the two of them got along quite well, due to their longevity and weird obsessions, so much so that Subaru was fairly certain that Shaula was actually crushing on Clind. His suspicions were eventually confirmed when Shaula went out on a date with Clind.

Subaru made sure to give Clind the "don't break her heart, I'll rip out yours" talk. The butler then corrected him by saying that Spirits didn't have natural hearts, and in response Subaru just threatened to drain his mana while he was conscious. Clind fully understood what not to do.

Speaking of his other daughters, Meili had grown up quite well. She was now an adult, and had a height to rival Elsa's, and a physique, to boot. Petra had also gotten taller, too, and her hair was way longer. Subaru had also seen both Meili and Petra blush around each other quite a lot. Oh, well, Petra always wanted to be a Natsuki, so that was one way to go about it.

However, he also noticed how Typhon and Annerose, who were also adults now, acted around Petra, so he felt like he should probably give Meili a heads-up and go for the kill.

Speaking of Typhon, she was now pursuing a degree in law, and aiming to be a judge. Part of Subaru's and Felt's complete overhaul of the government included mandatory and free education for all, along with university. Now, government officials would be hired through their credentials and merit, rather than bloodlines, which was great for a commoner like Typhon, as she was now one step closer to being able to judge criminals once more.

In terms of new careers, everyone who was in the Adventurers Alliance ended up joining the Multiversal Guild, along with a bunch of other newcomers from both Lugnica, and other corners of the universe. Every now and then, Emilia, Rem and Satella would also join Subaru on certain missions, especially when some of their kids started going to school.

As for the other former Witches, after Satella got married, Minerva still hung around her, but she was also working as a healer alongside Felix, both of them traveling from world to world, helping the locals that suffered from their own world-ending calamities that Subaru had to eliminate. However, she was also recently interested in getting back into the dating game, and she also dragged Carmilla along with her, who hadn't had a date in the last four hundred years.

Sekhmet didn't really have anything to do now that Typhon was an independent teenager, which was perfectly fine with her. However, Ram pretty much kicked her out of the Roswaal Mansion and told her to not laze around all day. So, she decided to head to the Capital and find Old Man Rom, who she subsequently apologized to for wiping out most of their race, leaving Rom and Sekhmet as the only living giants left in Lugnica. Rom forgave her, and the two became friends.

Daphne, as hungry as she ever was, ended up becoming a food critic, as a way to live her gluttonous lifestyle in a socially acceptable outlet. In fact, her favorite restaurant to eat at was the one Louis opened up once she became an adult, who worked as the head chef, and even hired Kadomon and his family to work there as assistant cooks and a waiting staff.

And finally, Echidna worked as the head researcher for both the Kingdom and the Multiversal Guild, using her genius, along with Subaru's and Beatrice's help, to help improve the lives of beings across the multiverse, through any field, ranging from science to magic.

Beatrice herself stuck by Subaru of course, and whenever she wasn't adventuring, or working as Subaru's secretary at the Guild, she would be doting over her nieces and nephew, and making sure that Puck wasn't doing anything stupid. Patrasche remained as Subaru's loyal steed, and loved it whenever her master's children rode her like a scaly pony.

Other people who ended up getting new jobs included Sylphy, Palmyra, and Colette, who ended up working as maids at the Royal Castle, which was led by the Head Maid, Frederica. She and Otto moved to the Capital with their daughter after Otto was offered by Felt a job as the Dragon Kingdom's very own Finance Minister, after proving his skills at the Emilia Camp. He even ended up hiring Flop, Medium and Shion for their economic savviness! Subaru was also pretty sure that Frufoo ended up becoming something akin to a house dog for the Suwens.

After the Felt Camp dissolved, Reize left for Kararagi, where she met Halibel and Zarestia, and apologized to the Great Spirit for stealing her Light Sphere. Zarestia accepted the apology, and the three of them formed a party and headed back for Lugnica, where they became some of the first, and most powerful, adventurers hired by Subaru in his Multiversal Guild.

After Louanna forgave Heinkel, he moved back to the Astrea Manor, and he returned to his duties as the Deputy Commander of the Royal Guard, but this time around, with a more positive outlook on life. And as for Wilhelm and Thereisa, once they finally settled back into the Manor, they ended up joining the Multiversal Guild as adventurers.

Ricardo, Mimi, Tivey, and Hetaro still worked for Julius and Anastasia along with the rest of their little mercenary group, but these days, the four of them were also adventuring within the Multiversal Guild, as were many other locals and otherworlders.

After Ram's and Roswaal's wedding, Garfiel decided to work on his career, specifically on becoming a Royal Knight, and he actually succeeded. He was now both a knight, and an adventurer within the Multiversal Guild, renowned for his battle prowess whenever he was teamed up with Subaru or Julius. Both he and Frederica would visit their mother and family back in Priestella every now and then. Recently, he even started dating Mimi.

Fortuna and Geuse stayed back in the Elior Forest to look after the elves there, but were always sure to visit Emilia and their grandchildren. Subaru even overheard a rumor these days from one of the local elves that the married couple were trying to give Emilia a little sister.

Ryuzu and her clones, along with any of the remaining undead Subaru had created, decided to stay back and tend to Irlam Village, which had now become a thriving community for both humans and demi-humans. Beatrice made sure to visit her best friend every now and then.

Reid and Shaula also occasionally went on missions to other worlds, as did Fortuna and Geuse, and oddly enough, even Reinhard and even Vincent Vollachia, several Divine Generals, and the Shudrak women. Subaru figured that Reinhard technically wouldn't be violating international law if the redhead never stepped out of the border to begin with. And while he couldn't figure it out, Subaru guessed that the local Vollachians were either bored with their lives, or were just very interested in checking out another world, hence why they showed up. Volcanica was content with flying around his own world, though, but he would be sure to occasionally visit his friends.

Several other former members of each Camp, including Elsa, Joshua, Gaston, Rachins, Camberley, and even Ezzo figured they might try their mettle against this whole "adventuring" thing, or they simply wished to visit other worlds. Carol and Grimm even tried their hand for a bit, but they were mostly content with staying with their grandchildren, Flam and Grassis. Even Schult and Liliana visited some other worlds, even if one of them did it to keep an eye on Helena, while the other did it to spread her music to the farthest reaches of the multiverse.

Yes, it seemed like everyone was content with their lives.

But there was one thing that always bothered Subaru.

The box.

Where did it come from? Who were those people who gave him their powers? What was that staff? It seemed like Subaru would never get the answers he was looking for, ever since that staff was destroyed by the Demon Lord.

That was… until he talked with Wiz.

After the whole "world-eating god" debacle was put behind them, and they saved Glass' world, he asked who exactly this "Kazuma Satou" guy was. And Wiz answered in spades.

Apparently, he was a guy who managed to defeat their local Devil King with a bunch of skills and spells that, oddly enough, Subaru had in his possession. Not only that, but when he stocked up Wiz's shop with merchandise, all of it sounded oddly… Japanese.

Unfortunately, Wiz told him that Kazuma apparently died of old age a long time ago, which saddened Subaru, making him believe that his search had led him to yet another dead end.

That was, until he figured out a certain loophole.

Over the years, Subaru learned that his ability, "Reality Hopper", did not only take him to other universes, but also to different dimensions, alternate timelines, anywhere. He ended up learning about this when beating up the version of himself who became the Sin Archbishop of Pride.

That was not a fun adventure.

But regardless of that, he figured out that distance and time were basically just the same thing, just from different perspectives. So, he figured out that all, theoretically, all he had to do was go to a timeline where Kazuma Satou was still in his youthful prime, before he defeated the Devil King, retired, got old and died, and he would be able to talk to him.

The others from his letter were a bit harder to find, but he ended up doing it.

Zesshi had reported to him that the Sunlight Scripture of her Slane Theocracy country was apparently wiped out by a magic caster called "Ainz Ooal Gown".

When investigating the world that brought the flying maniac Satella, Shaula, and Roswaal were forced to fight, he overheard conversations about one "Tanya von Degurechaff".

During his crusade in Glass's world, he visited yet another world which was suffering under the Waves, and said that they would have been forced to summon their own Legendary Heroes to fight off the Waves if Subaru didn't intervene, including a certain "Shield Hero".

And finally, Subaru and friends ended up getting a surprise visit from a bunch of people claiming to be gods, who thanked him for getting rid of the Demon Lord and saving the world of Ixphoria, something their summoned hero, "Seiya Ryuuguuin", couldn't do.

Over the years, he searched into every clue, made dealings and looked for information, and finally, finally, all of that searching had finally paid off this very day.

In twenty-five minutes from now, he would meet his five mysterious friends.

Walking through the streets of Lugnica and heading towards the Royal Castle with his traveling outfit, he felt giddy, but kept that to himself. He had rented out one of the rooms from Felt, and he had the cooks create a certain new dish for his special guests. He couldn't wait!

Looking around the streets, he saw that there were children playing, and that various stands now had games and junk food. Oh, there's a festival today, he realized.

Walking through the area, he admired all of the carnival games, the food stands, all of it, but when he turned his head towards one of the final game stands…

… he saw it.

No way.

In one of the game stands, a simple ball-throwing game, Subaru saw the various prizes kids could win, from plushies and toy swords, but one of the prizes he saw… was his staff.

Walking up towards the staff, he asked the carny, "Where'd you get that?"

The festival worker said, "Oh, this? I made it! I saw the Great Sage carrying it around one time he was in the Capital, so I made a replica of it! It was hard to do, too. Took a while to find the right wood, metal, crystal, to make it seem like the genuine article!"

Subaru had a hard time speaking for a moment, as he realized that this wasn't a copy, but the original itself! The implications of that meant that he was in a time loop this whole time meaning time travel of that extent is possible… Subaru shook his head, and asked his next question.

"How much for it?"

"Sorry, sir, it doesn't work like that!" the carnival worker chuckled. "If you want it, ya gotta win it! All you have to do is knock down those three bottle pyramids, and the staff's yours!"

Subaru looked toward the carnival game, and saw that there were three bottle pyramids, consisting of two on the bottom, and one on the top, each. So, nine total. He figured that with his enhanced strength, he could control the ball toss so that they would fall, and not shatter.

"Okay, I guess I'm game," he said, handing the man a bag full of copper coins.

"Very well, sir," the man smiled. "Here are your balls."

Taking the three balls into his arms, Subaru looked at the first stack of bottles, to the far right. Concentrating, he calmly exhaled, revved up his arm, aimed, and threw it.

CLATTER!

"That's one down!" the carny cheered.

Nodding, Subaru took the second ball, and did the same thing to the far left stack.

CLATTER!

"Oh, you're almost there!"

Taking the third ball, Subaru concentrated… and threw it even harder than the last two.

CLATTER!

"I… uh…" the festival employee sputtered.

"Is something the matter?" Subaru smiled. "You're acting like that wasn't supposed to happen."

"I… uh… we have a winner!" the carny weakly smiled. "Here's your prize!"

"Thanks!" the Great Sage smiled, as he took the staff, and walked away.

Heh, even in another world, the carnival games are still rigged, Subaru thought to himself. Good thing I gave that last ball a little more power, otherwise those bottles would have stayed put.

Looking down at the staff, the symbol of the Great Sage, he softly smiled. Hello again, old friend. Or, I guess from your perspective, this is the first time we're meeting…

Kazuma Satou had no idea what the fuck was going on.

It all began as a normal week for him. Wake up, realize he's broke, complain about Aqua, Megumin and Darkness, go on an adventure, try not to die, go home, rinse and repeat.

Instead, Wiz, who for some reason was looking at him like he was a long-dead friend, told Kazuma that he was invited by a powerful magician to come to a castle.

Of course he jumped at the opportunity, but now he immensely regretted it.

Why? Because he's sharing a waiting room with what he's assuming is a lich of pure evil, a Nazi loli, and two heavily-armored edgy assholes, whose only distinct features aside from their color schemes, was that one of them was carrying only a shield and the other a sword, respectively.

Everyone else also kept a poker face, much like Kazuma, but everyone's brains were working overtime wondering what they were all doing here, much like his.

Everyone was waiting here for five minutes, but with the dead silence, they might as well be here for two hours. Every single person in the room was wondering who had summoned them to this castle, and for what purpose, and the biggest question of all: Were the other four individuals in this room also summoned by the same person, and if so, why?

That was however, until the door opened.

CREAK…

Out came a maid, who's first words were, "Ainz Ooal Gown?"

"That is my name," the undead magic caster said.

"Tanya von Degurechaff?"

"Reporting," the blonde girl answered.

"Naofumi Iwatani?"

"What is it you want?" grumbled the guy with the shield.

"Seiya Ryuuguuin?"

"I neither confirm nor deny that is my name," the cautious dude said.

"Kazuma Satou?"

"Why am I last?!" griped the brown-haired kid.

"Good, you're all here," the maid said. "Your host has arrived. Please, follow me."

The five individuals got up from their seats and followed the maid, all of them having the same question in their minds: "Why are we here?"

"Right through here, please," the maid said, opening the door, gesturing for them to walk inside. "Help yourselves to the food, your host will be with you shortly."

Walking into the room, all five of them saw…

"Chicken wings?" Tanya gaped, her eyes wide. The only thing the blonde little girl had ever since she was reborn was typical Imperial cuisine, something which she barely tolerated.

"Ketchup… mayonnaise… salt and pepper, too?" Naofumi asked, remembering how Melromarc didn't really have these sorts of spices and seasonings for commoners, and especially not for people who they completely hated, like him. "How on Earth are these here?"

"I, for one, am not eating them," Seiya said. "They could be poisoned."

"Even if they were, I'd still eat them. If I still had a stomach, that is," Ainz groaned. That was one of the few things Ainz missed about being human, along with the lack of a libido.

However, something caught Kazuma off-guard. "Wait, how do we all know what these are?"

Everyone was stunned to silence, as they began to piece things together.

"That's because you're all from the same world," an unfamiliar voice answered.

Behind them, the doors opened up to reveal a man with black hair and nasty eyes, who was wearing some traveling clothes with a black cloak, and in his hand, was a wooden and metal staff, with its top being adorned by a green crystal.

"I hope I'm not late, it would be embarrassing for me to be late to the meeting I set up. But please, take a seat, and help yourselves to the food," the newcomer smiled, as he walked towards the table. "And don't worry, I can guarantee you that it isn't poisoned."

"Who… are you?" Kazuma asked.

The black-haired man looked up at all five of them, and standing tall, he then pointed his finger to the sky. "My name is Subaru Natsuki! I'm the Great Sage of this world, and I think…"

"... I think we're all going to be great friends," he smiled.

THE END

Author's Notes: The first fanfic I ever read was the Reactionist's "Watching Him Die Again and Again", and despite the many criticisms towards the author, I loved that story. It got me to read other fan fictions, and it made me imagine my own stories. However, there was one pattern I noticed with a lot of these stories: Their publishing rates were either inconsistent, or their stories were abandoned. When I started this series, I wanted to tell a story that was in my head, but I also promised myself that I would be consistent with my publication, one chapter per week, every Monday, starting on the Monday of November 8th, 2021 (WHDAAA's one-year anniversary). Thirty-three chapters later, it is now the Monday of June 20th, 2022. I did it. I kept my promise. And now, the comments.

Scattershot98: Yeah, part of me feels sad that this is the end of the story, too. But, like the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. At least it was fun while it lasted. I was always planning to have Subaru's parents see how far their son had come, but the original plan was to actually have them move to Lugnica, but this new version is pretty good, too. Yeah, Geuse and Fortuna had some clarity in their hearts now, so they decided to go ahead and tie the knot. Wilhelm and Heinkel have now been redeemed, given that it's been five years now. I will never not make fun of Puck, he deserves it. Of course I would make sure to add Patrasche! Yeah, the humor in my story was pretty hit-or-miss, but when they were hits, they were good ones, including the interaction between Subaru and Priscilla. Yeah, I know that I enjoyed doing time-skips, but that was because I wanted to get to the "good part". I'm also pretty sorry that this final chapter was basically exposition, but I really just wanted it to focus on Subaru and his newfound friends. Of course I was planning to finish this! Didn't you read the beginning of the end? And I see you too understand the art of the cliffhanger! Hope you're glad with Felt winning! I hope you stick around for all my future stories!

Strong John: Yeah, this is the end of an era, but don't worry, I'll be back in the fall with "Tales from the Multiverse", or at least that story with a re-branded title, because as it turns out, this one was already taken. It's still gonna be a classic WHDAAA fic, but the only difference is the amount of the Cast, and what they'll be watching. Unfortunately, I might not be able to the actual If Stories, but I will definitely do some fanfics that revolve around them. Hope you're still excited, and take care!

Intrigued Shikkan: I don't really get offended by comments, that would be immature of me. But yeah, I get what you're saying about my problem of "telling" and not "showing", which is ironic, considering how much of this final chapter is literal "telling". But as for the example with the Witches of Sin, I kinda had that as a "tell" moment because I was trying to play off this big meeting as a joke, which kinda backfired. I'm not going to be remastering this series, but I will try to do more "show" rather than "tell" for "Tales from the Multiverse", and I hope you'll be there to read it, too!

jhosmhir26: Yep, this is the ending, I'm glad you liked my series. I hope you stick around for whatever future projects I have in store after going on this little hiatus.

NightBlade4892: Of course the Natsukis hate Puck. Thanks for the compliment.

Deathenglegamers1144: Good comment.

Jpx0999: Mwahaha! Yes, I used a cliffhanger! I'm so evil! Mwahahaha! But in all seriousness, yeah, I know you hate cliffhangers, but I kinda needed it to draw in people for my last hurrah. But hey, now at least everything has been wrapped up in a neat little bow. Subaru married the three loves of his life, and Felt became the ruler. Originally, I wanted it to be Subaru, but I think I prefer this new ending more. But I wasn't gonna add any plot twist like having Otto or Garfiel win because, there are limit to what kinda chaos I can sow, and I was trying to be faithful to the canon, for the most part.

palik: I know that Felt being a member of the Royal Family would possibly dissolve the Royal Selection, but I saw that it didn't happen in Re:Start, so I went with that logic.

Astronomer_Kid: I'm glad you loved this story so much. Don't worry, I'll be back with "Tales from the Multiverse" and it'll be twice as big as this one, but of the same quality!

ThatRabidPotato: You know what? That's actually a really good idea! I have been debating with myself if making a WHDAAA version of my story would be any good, but this idea of showing the Cast what would have happened if Subaru never found the box is genius! Anyway, I'm also glad that you've read the source material for the other crossovers, I hope you check out some more of them! In terms of the Royal Selection, while the Emilia Camp was originally supposed to win, I changed it. Still, I made the rules of the Royal Selection by looking at other people's interpretations, and so, despite the fact that Felt was literally royalty, the Selection would continue. Also, it was my original plan to have Lugnica become a "constitutional democracy", but instead I swapped it out to a "constitutional monarchy", so lucky you. And one more thing: While it's fine if you don't subscribe to the theory that Al is a Subaru, I would still like to defend my case by saying that there are infinite universes out there, so there is a chance that one of the many Subarus had an affinity for Earth Magic instead, along with the fact that he had the Authority of Pride, rather than Envy. Anyway, thanks for indulging me.

Tomodachi: Bien, para responder a tus preguntas: 1. Hiciste algunos puntos interesantes sobre por qué Emilia no debería convertirse en Rey, y te respeto por ello. Realmente no tengo mucho que responder en ese frente. 2. Para responder a sus preguntas sobre la debacle de "es Al Subaru", creo que Al es un Subaru que se trajo antes para cumplir la "misión" que Satella le dio, y por lo tanto, ella lo amaba. Sin embargo, después de que dejó de ser Subaru, ella dejó de amarlo y se cansó nuevamente con otro Subaru. 3. Bien, sobreestimé un poco el poder que tenía Anson Sue. Supuse que era como uno de los grandes malos de la serie, por eso lo puse en contra de la pandilla. Además, elegí a Roswaal, Shaula y Satella para luchar contra él porque Roswaal podría hacerlo en el aire, Shaula intentaría dispararle desde el suelo y Satella podría dispararle a Minyas, porque sin su autoridad, ella sería una mitad normal. Duende. 4. Tu preferencia sobre cómo debería terminar la serie es interesante, pero no creo que suceda. Aun así, un hombre puede soñar. ¡Espero verte en mi próxima serie! ¡Adiós!

Torchperish: Oh, wow! Someone who actually likes cliffhangers? Nice! Anyway, yeah, you're right, Felt won, what else is new? I'm glad you liked the Natsuki family's interactions with everyone, I personally thought they were cute. I hope you liked the finale, and will be back in the fall for my new series!

Memeorysoul: Nice comment.

Idiotwriter: Haha! My scheme worked! I snagged away the ending with a cliffhanger, and you have now come back for the final chapter!

spoder9: Oh, hey! I remember you! I'm glad you stuck around with me after everything! It's fine that you didn't comment, and thanks for enjoying my work! I hope that you enjoy the finale, and stick around for all my future projects!

And that's it! I will of course be reading the final comments for this series, but it's finally over! The end of an era! There will be one final thing I will be posting in July, but after that, I will be taking a break for the summer, and then I will be back in the fall with some more stories! But until then, thank you all so much for reading! If you want to read any more of my stories as you wait for the next big one, check out my other stories, including "Reinhard the Demigod", "Subaru Suffers While Trying to Have a Phone Call with His Parents", "The Demi-Human Liberation Front", "A Sage, a Warlock, and an Eternal All Walk into a Bar", "Subaru's Perfectionist Acid Trip", and all of the various collaborations I have done with my good friends Infinite the Celestials and Im The Person! If you want to join my Discord, the link is /PHN9dfTt, where you can post memes, talk to other members, and get announcements from me! If you want to be my friend, my Discord username is Ernalore#8663! Enjoy your summer, and see you all next time!

- Ernalore