"...and then we woke back up at the Sanctuary." Kazuma finished explaining to the other Mythos Hearts members later on.

"I thought something was up. It's like those other times when Subaru died when we were here. We ended up right back here." Theo said.

"More to the point, it seems the mansion will be attacked by Elsa." Cobalt said.

"Then we have to do something about it." Mirror Match said. "We'll need to have more people sent to the mansion. Then we can incapacitate this…Bowel Hunter woman, and learn why she was at the mansion."

"Ram isn't a mixed blood so she would be a good choice to bring along." Ivy said.

"Right. A second trip to the mansion is in order. Though…hopefully things go well this time." Theo said.


Of course, such plans rarely go well even with more numbers. It wasn't long before the group returned to the mansion in an attempt to change the coming fate that will befall it.

"Alright, moment of truth…" DJ said as he opened the front doors, being met by a young girl in a maid outfit and a red ribbon.

"It is a pleasure to welcome you back here, Mr. Subaru. And I must say, you returned much sooner than I expected." she said politely.

Subaru went and hugged her as he was crying.

"Sorry, you're just so cute. You have no idea what sort of hell I've been through." Subaru said. "I'm just…really relieved to see you again, Petra."

"Uh… does anybody know who this is?" Grantz asked.

"If I may be blunt, I don't like this." Ram said. "The adorable Ram is left at a loss."

"Oh…I'm Petra. I was recently hired on as a new maid by the master of the mansion. It is a pleasure to meet you, my senior." Petra said with a bow.

"Hmm…you know your place. I approve. Barusu…you will not be allowed past the threshold." Ram said.

"Then what was the point of even coming!?" Subaru said, causing some of those present to laugh.

"Getting back to business…Petra, was it? Have you noticed anything suspicious recently?" Mirror Match asked.

"No, I haven't seen anything." Petra said. "Everything's been pretty normal."

"Where is Frederica?" Subaru asked.

"She is doing her patrol of the forest barrier." Petra said.

"Another new face?" Kazuma asked.

"She's the other maid here. We met her before coming to Sanctuary." Theo said.

"It looks like this Elsa has not yet made a move at all, from the looks of things. But you said she was here before Subaru reset." Tanya said.

"Yeah. But no idea when she arrives." Kazuma said.

"So, what do we do now?" Michiru asked.

"There are things we need to figure out." Theo said. "I have a feeling there's more going on than just Elsa."


After some time, the group were gathered in the parlor as the blond haired beastwoman known as Frederica served them.

"I take it Emilia is still in the middle of her trials?" Frederica asked.

"Yeah…also…" Lycan said as he pulled out a crystal.

"That…that's Garf's stone…" Frederica said.

"Garfiel…he's your brother, right?" Emerald asked.

"You are indeed correct. I am Garfiel's older sister by blood so yes of course." Frederica said.

"Why did you set that teleport trap on us in the carriage?" Theo asked as Frederica held her tongue. "I see, you can't tell cause of the oath you made."

"I honestly…don't know about this teleport." Frederica said.

"Sticking to it, I see." Ram said. "Then there's nothing more to discuss. We'll restrain you and take you to the Sanctuary.

"Wait, isn't that a little harsh?" Gobta asked.

"I have no issue with this." Frederica said.

"Wait, for real?" Lycan asked.

"I don't have any intention of resisting you." Frederica repeated.

"Well, that makes things easier, but we're not done here yet." Tanya said. "There's something else we need to uncover."

"Yeah. We have it on good authority that an intruder is going to show up in the mansion soon." Ethox said. "We have to know why they're coming."

"Why not ask them yourself?" a voice asked as they turned to the door to see Elsa holding Petra as a hostage.

"Please…all of you…" Petra shakily said, before she steeled herself and took a deep breath. "Run!"

"Bowel Hunter!" Grantz said as he unslung his rifle and fired a shot at Elsa's head, which the assassin blocked with her blade, allowing Petra to get out from her grasp.

"Swarm her!" DJ called out as the group prepared to charge.

"That won't work, she's immortal!" Kazuma said. "We gotta go!"

"Shamac!" Subaru called out to create a smokescreen as they fled out the window.

"Okay, immortal assassin. We can work with this." Ethox said. "...I think."

"Where's David when you need him?" Kazuma said as he shook his head. "She's gonna be on our asses soon. We gotta make some distance so we can set up a trap or something."

"Wait…Beatrice!" Subaru said, worried. "We need to save her!"

"Beatrice? Who's…y'know what, I'll ask later." Kazuma said. "Dude, you cannot go back in there, you will die! I don't even care if you've got RbD, I am not letting you get gutted by that psycho again!"

"I don't care. I need to save her!" Subaru said.

"If you're so determined to go back in there, at least let us go with you." Tanya said. "You're too valuable to be left alone."

"I'm with you, Subaru!" Ethox added.

"Might as well. Another assassin might even the odds a bit." DJ spoke up as well.

"...Dammit, buddy…" Kazuma sighed. "Alright, let's go save this chick."

"I am in agreement." Frederica said. "I will keep the assassin at bay." she said, discarding her uniform before entering her full beast form.

"Oh yeah. That'll work." DJ said.

As Frederica ran to keep Elsa busy, the small team headed inside the mansion. However, the hall they looked down shook as entering was a large mabeast.

"A Mabeast?! You didn't attract it here, did you Subaru?!" Aqua asked

"No…it didn't trigger yet. Either it's a random attack…or Elsa's working with a beast tamer!" Theo said as the beast went at them.

"Quick, in here!" Petra took them inside one of the rooms, the Mabeast cracking through the door with its head.

"Kill it, kill it!" Grantz said as he fired shots as the creature.

"Taurus Mode!" Theo said, changing his keyblade into an axe. "I'll draw its attention while you all rescue Beatrice!"

"Thanks. Be careful, bro." Ethox said.

After Theo lured the Mabeast away, the group took a moment to get their bearings.

"Alright, Subaru, where the hell is this Beatrice?" Kazuma asked.

"She's in the library. That's where she always is." Subaru said.

"Alright, then that's where we're going." Ethox said. "Alright, you lead the way and we'll-"

*CRASH!*


"Ugh…" Kazuma groaned as he regained consciousness. "What the…? The ceiling collapsed? Did this bitch bring explosives or something…?"

"Is…everyone okay?" Ethox asked as he also woke up, getting affirmations in return. "Alright…wait, where's-?"

"P-Petra…" Michiru spoke up, dread in her voice, as she pointed to where the group saw the girl's unraveled bow, surrounded by blood.

"No…" Ethox gasped.

"...We'll mourn later." Tanya said, picking herself up. "We need to get to the library. Natsuki…Natsuki!"

Subaru was lying on the floor, blinded in one eye by blood, still in shock.

"...Take your time, buddy." Kazuma said. "We…we'll wait."

Subaru then slowly picked himself up, looking distraught. "...Follow me." he said without emotion as he slowly trudged through the mansion, the group following him.

"Man, I can't even imagine how many times Subaru must've seen stuff like this up till now. He's gotta be really hurting." Ethox said.

"He's been killed numerous times…yet he hasn't given up in trying to save everyone." Naofumi said. "If any normal person faced this…they'd go insane by now."

"Maybe he already has." DJ said.

"My, my…seems you all finally found me." a voice behind said as Elsa stood there. "Hope you all kept your insides nice and warm."

"Before you kill us…tell us…who hired you?" Cobalt asked.

"Sorry…but I can't say. We were only hired to kill 2 maids here and time it to that boy's arrival. Now this has been fun but I can't let Meili take any more of the credit." Elsa said poised to strike.

"Alright, c'mon!" DJ said, revving up his saws. "You rip us open, I rip you open, let's go!"

Before both sides could strike at one another, the group suddenly found themselves in a library before a young girl with two blond pigtails.

"Why? Why did…you save me…Beatrice?!" Subaru demanded as he banged on the door. "Open the door! The others…we can…"

"Your reason for trying to leave this room has already passed, I suppose." Beatrice said.

"So, you're Beatrice?" Ethox asked. "I wanna say thanks for the save, but…. Yeah, Subaru kinda said all the same stuff I was gonna say. Not that angrily, though…"

"Not the time. You could have saved them!" Subaru said.

"Why should I do all that? There isn't any real reason to do any of that, I suppose." Beatrice said.

"Then why make an exception for us? This horrible present could be set in stone now cause of what you've done!" Subaru called out as he kicked over a nearby table and grabbed a glass shard. "I'll just have to do it myself."

Beatrice quickly acted as she grabbed for the shard.

"No. You must not do it, I suppose. You cannot!" Beatrice said as she wrestled it away as Subaru fell to the ground, Kazuma holding him down.

"Dude, stop! I already said I wasn't going to let you die!" Kazuma yelled.

"Let me go! It's the only way to save them! That's all I can do now!" Subaru shouted back as he tried to wrestle his way out of Kazuma's grip, until his eyes fell onto a book on the floor. "What is that…doing here?"

"Wait…that…it's like the books the Witch Cultists use." Ivy said as Beatrice held onto it. "Why do you have that?"

"Answer me, Beako!" Subaru said.

"I have not been commanded to answer that." Beatrice said. "And that question was not in the book."

'What? You can't do anything unless it's in that book?" Cobalt asked.

"That question isn't in here either." Beatrice said.

"Well that pretty much answers that question." DJ said. "So you saving us was in there, then?"

"Yes, I suppose!" Beatrice cried out. "Everything I've ever done, everything I've ever said, everything I've done has been in accordance to the gospel! As if humans like you could move my heart on their own is absurd, I suppose! Everything I've done was for mother. Most of you are just…humans! Humans! Humans! Humans! That's all!"

"Whoa…" Ethox simply replied to Beatrice's outburst.

"Hey…" Subaru said as he got up (Kazuma too shocked to keep his grip) and approached her.

"Don't touch me!" Beatrice cried out as she hit him with her book as he fell flat on his back.

"Back then…I was…really happy." Subaru said weakly before the doors opened as Elsa walked in.

"Aw…he truly cares about you." Elsa said as she approached Beatrice only for Subaru to grab her leg.

"Don't…you hurt them." Subaru said before she went and plunged her blade into his body.

"Subaru! NO!" Kazuma yelled in despair.

"Here we go again." Cobalt said.


Things quickly reset with Subaru and Kazuma appearing in the shrine once more.

"Looks like the point hasn't changed. This is the 3rd time now." Subaru said.

"Don't…don't act so damn calm about it!" Kazuma said, heated. "You just died, again! And I couldn't…!"

"It's okay. We've got another chance, so this time everyone will make it out." Subaru said. "For now, we need to help Emilia."

"(Forget Emilia, what about you…?)" Kazuma thought to himself as Emilia began to stir. "All right, we'll get you out." he said helping Emilia out with Subaru.