Wrath Chapter 4: Trust
"Now hold on Frederica, there is no need—" Subaru tried to defuse the situation he found himself in yet the maid standing in front of him cut him off halfway and began to speak in an aggressive tone.
"What are you doing in my...wait."
Frederica paused herself for a moment before realizing the similarities the boy had to the person she hated and feared. This caused her to grab him by the throat, scared that he could do something to her.
"Who are you?! Why do you have his face?! Tell me!"
"Ugh...Fr—Frederica...pl-please...I'm not...a threat..."
"Why are you here with his face?! Here to keep me in check?! Make me cower in fear?! Tell me!"
"I'm not...with the Purge King..."
"Liar."
Frederica punched the boy in the stomach before tossing him into the closet, causing him to have an injured back. Subaru slowly looked up as he was completely caught off guard by how violent this world's Frederica is. Just as he was going to get back on his feet, Frederica grabbed his hair with intense force.
"Who the hell are you?! Why do you share his face?!"
"I...I-I'm Natsuki Subaru...I'm not with the Purge King at all!"
"Don't you lie to me!"
Frederica let go of Subaru's hair, allowing the boy to stand on his two feet for only a few seconds before giving him a powerful right hook to the jaw, sending him back into the already broken closet door. As this happened, Otto saw everything which caused him to be cautious since he knows that if he reveals himself now, he will get himself killed.
'I have to help Natsuki-san, but how?'
Otto thought of a couple of ideas he could use to save his ally, yet he knew that he would need to be patient. Subaru continued to receive a couple of punches from Frederica, each one worse than the last.
"Frederica...I'm not your..."
"Shut up! You won't hurt my family!"
"I...wouldn't hurt...Garfiel...or...Ryuzu..."
"Don't talk about them!"
"hk!"
As Subaru was receiving more punches, Otto took his opportunity to attack in order to save Subaru. He approaches the woman and without hesitation he stabs her arm, causing her to be caught off guard by this. As she was pulling out the knight, Otto managed to pick up Subaru and quickly leave the room, just barely escaping Frederica's wrath. As they left the room, they notice Wilhelm and a few knights standing outside.
"Subaru-dono!"
Wilhelm approached Subaru to check up on the boy, seeing that his injuries are sever yet not too fatal. The knights looked around to make sure that nobody while the old butler checked up on his friend.
"Otto, what happened?"
"I-I don't know who but someone attacked Natsuki-san. They are still—"
Before Otto could finish explaining, Frederica broke the door to her room to see the knights all turning towards him and both Otto and Wilhelm guarding Subaru. As her rage was towards Subaru, she was able to calm herself down when she noticed the knight of Lugnica right in front of her.
"What are you all doing here?"
"What did you do to Subaru-dono?!"
Wilhelm pulled out his sword and pointed it directly towards the maid, trying his best to control his anger towards her. She was unsure what to say since she doesn't want to fight unless it's Subaru himself. She looked at the old butler's eyes for a moment before looking at Subaru once again, realizing that this boy is not the Purge King.
"I-I'm sorry. I thought he was that bastard...the purge king...the one who..."
Frederica looked at the ground with tears in her eyes, completely overwhelmed with fear since she knew what the Purge King said to her. Subaru noticed this and wanted to comfort Frederica, knowing that she is in pain yet the second he tried, his mind was once again filled with pain and agony due to the memories being rushed into him.
("――Heads.")
("It was heads, Frederica.――Your little brother and grandmother are safe.")
("Get out, and don't come back until I say you may enter.")
'Natsuki Subaru...no, Purge King, you fucker. How dare you threaten her?'
Subaru smashed his head on the ground which caused everyone to be alarmed. Subaru's forehead hurt for a bit but it helped stop anymore memories from entering for now. As he felt his forehead, he looked at Frederica, noticing how afraid she is towards him due to how he looks like the Purge King. He slowly approach her with Wilhelm and Otto wanting to stop him, afraid that he would do something rash.
"Don't worry guys, everything is fine. She is just scared of that bastard."
"Are you sure, Natsuki-san?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"...okay."
Otto and Wilhelm both let go of Subaru, allowing the boy to approach Frederica. The maid was unsure about this as she didn't know what this Natsuki Subaru would do until she received a hug from him.
"I...I know what that bastard did...threatening Garfiel and Ryuzu...I would never do something like that to a friend."
"...h-how can I...trust..."
"You don't have to but...I know that right now Garfiel needs help. He fears the outside world and blames himself for both your mother's death."
"Wha—?"
"It sounds insane, but it is the truth. He needs you."
"I..."
Frederica hated the Purge King so much, she hated how her life went to shit and how she serves under a horrible man but when she sees this boy, the same boy with the same face as the monster that hurt those she cared about and threaten to kill her family, she could see how the two are different. This Natsuki Subaru is kind, caring, and forgiving despite how brutal she beat him. She wanted to trust the boy but she didn't know what to say.
"I...I..."
"Wilhelm, can you take Frederica-san to safety? Petra and...um, the other maid can help her."
Wilhelm nodded at Subaru, understanding what he is trying to say and why he isn't mentioning the Frederica from their world. He looked at the maid and quickly told her to follow him to which she nods. Just as they were going to leave, she looks back at Subaru and says to him,
"S-Sorry...for hurting you."
"It's fine, just make sure to help Garfiel. He is going to need you."
"Okay."
Frederica nodded at the boy before moving with Wilhelm towards the exist, causing Subaru to smile for a moment. He was happy that this world's Frederica is now safe, yet he realized that now the plan had to change.
'Without Wilhelm, we are shorthanded a skilled warrior. I guess we have to wing it.'
Subaru looked at Otto and nodded, indicating that they must continue. Otto looked at Subaru and said to him:
"Are you sure that you can even move?"
"Hehe...I might need a little help."
"*sigh*, alright Natsuki-san but you know that it means we will be moving slowly."
"I know...it sucks but I need to get to Emilia-tan."
"We will, just...don't overdo it."
"I'll try."
Subaru said with a confident voice, causing Otto to be concerned for his ally's health. The group continued to walk with Otto assisting Subaru, all of them determined to find Emilia.
While Subaru's group continued their part of the plan, Reinhard continued his fight with Cecilus and Halibel, attempting to make the fight last as long as possible while he also avoided being killed. Cecilus and Halibel separately would have a tough time dealing with Reinhard, especially if he had his divine protections but together were putting up a fight, one that is even putting Reinhard in quite the disadvantage.
Cecilus would take the more offensive approach and throw a barrage of attacks while Halibel attempted to use the shadows to sneak attack the Sword Saint. Reinhard could sense this and waited for the right moment before dodging Cecilus' attacks all the while blocking Halibel's sneak attack. Both warriors were a bit surprised that Reinhard is still able to keep up with them despite not having his divine protections.
"You are pretty impressive, Sword Saint." Halibel says in a genuine voice, showing some good spirit despite the two being on opposing sides.
"That is kind of you to say, Halibel the admirer."
"No need for formalities. Call me just Halibel."
"Okay."
"Can we continue on with the fight? The Purge King won't be happy if we are just chit chatting." Cecilus said in a slightly annoyed yet serious tone of voice, getting both Halibel and Reinhard's attention.
"Fair."
Halibel said as he nodded at what Cecilus had told him just a second ago. As he responded to the Blue Lightning, he noticed that their boss was just looking at the pair with a blank facial expression. The two guards didn't like this look since it usually means disappointment. This caused the pair to look at Reinhard with a serious and determined facial expression before continuing the fight. Cecilus with Halibel by his side attacked in unison, forcing Reinhard to go on the defensive though more to make it look like he was struggling.
"This time you are going down, Master Swordsman!" Cecilus spoke in a cocky like manner, feeling victory was within his grasp.
"You two are very strong, I will give you that Cecilus but I will not give up." The handsome red haired knight had spoken with confidence. Despite the disadvantage he has against The Purge King's two guards, he is still confident that he can keep the two at bay for a while.
'This is a bit more than I thought it would be originally...I don't think I can last long...No! If I can just drag it long enough then Subaru, Otto, and the others can rescue Emilia-sama.' Reinhard thought this with confidence in his mind, knowing just how important his role is. While the fight was going on with Reinhard still managing to hold his own against Cecilus and Halibel despite having a few injuries, The Purge King looked at the fight unamused since he was expecting something like this to happen. Reinhard was a very tough person to kill, even when he is at a heavy disadvantage, the sword saint seems to be able to keep up with his two guards, barely.
'Why am I not surprise? Man, this is just a...waste of...time...huh.'
Something had clicked in his mind, causing him to have a more serious facial expression. The Purge King turned to point his finger towards one of the mercenaries nearby him. The mercenary noticed this and quickly approached the Purge King, a bit afraid of him yet still managing to keep his composure.
"Y-Yes my liege?" Spoke the mercenary, sounding nervous which the Purge King took note of.
"I want you to do something for me. Alert everyone that there are intruders in the palace. If one of the intruders looks like me, make sure he isn't killed. As for the others, they can die for all I care about."
"U-understood."
The mercenary bowed at the Purge King before heading off to warn the others. While the mercenary left, the Purge King got off his chair and took a moment to observe the fight once again, seeing that Reinhard was still keeping up with both of his guards despite just how difficult the fight should be.
'Well, time to go.'
He slowly began to leave the throne room through a secret door he had created behind his chair all the while Reinhard was distracted in his intense fight with Halibel and Cecilus. As the Purge King was about to leave, he did felt some hesitation on leaving at first. He knew that he could stay to watch the Master Swordsman eventually lose yet he also knew that he can't just stay there either while his counterpart was up to something.
'You are playing a dangerous game, Natsuki Subaru. Sending in your strongest fighter to do your damn work. How pathetic.'
The Purge King thought as he was about to leave to find his counterpart. Just as he was going to do this, he could feel an intense aura approaching him with immense speed.
"You are not getting away, Natsuki Subaru."
"I told you to call me the Purge King! Cecilus! Halibel! I've changed my mind. Kill him if you both want to live."
"Understood boss."
"Sure thing, Purge King."
Both Cecilus and Halibel just barely made it in between Reinhard and the Purge King, managing to stop the Sword Saint in the process from approaching his target. The Purge King just glared at Reinhard for a moment before leaving his throne room through the secret passageway. As he is walking through there, a small memory back to his mind:
"I'll kill you...I promise you Barusu that I will kill you." A girl with hate in her pink eyes spoke.
"Okay." Subaru says this while he looked deep into her eyes. This caused him to have a smile since all he could see was colors from the girl that is locked up.
"Hmph. Pervert." The girl said with a blank voice, leaving Subaru silent for a few seconds before he responded calmly.
"You know I'm not."
"Then why are you here?" The girl spoke with some anger in her voice, not wanting the boy's presence.
"To check up on you, as always." Subaru says this in a calm manner, having sat down in front of the girl that hates him.
"Is that so? Then let me out so you can check on me properly."
"We both know that you are going to kill me if I do that. Besides, I'm not here for a fight. I'm truly here to check up on you." The girl noticed Subaru saying this in a serious voice, causing her to look at him with anger in her eyes.
"Hmph. I hate you."
"I know."
"..."
"..."
The two had stayed silent, Subaru not sure on what to say anymore while the girl that was in chains wanted nothing more than either Subaru to leave or to die by her hand.
"Well. This is awkward." Subaru said, not having felt this awkward in a while. The girl just looked up at him with an annoyed facial expression before saying:
"Pervert."
"Stop calling me that."
"Pervert. Pervert. Pervert."
"...Okay."
Subaru just got up and tried to pat the girl on the head only for her to try and bite his hand off. Subaru managed to pull his hand away quick enough before just looking at the girl in the eyes, seeing the fire and hatred they had towards him. All he could do was just watch her angrily trying to kill him before he turned away to leave, knowing that he had spent long enough with the girl.
"...I'll be back...Ram..."
The Purge King recalled how quiet things were after he mentioned that he was there to check up on her. Since this memory came to him, he knew that he should probably check on the pink haired girl known as Ram once this is all over. As he thought about his moment with Ram, he started to think about his counterpart's plan and what he could be planning.
'Seeing that my other me send the big guns to distract me, that means one of two things. He either is trying to overpower my forces from within or...he is staging some rescue mission.'
The Purge King had thought of the two possibilities and realized that they go hand by hand, with Reinhard distracting his forces while his counterpart trying to rescue someone though he wasn't sure who first. He thought that it could be Frederica yet it didn't seem like she would be too important for his counterpart.
He then thought about Ram yet he knew that everyone thinks she is dead. This only means that there is another person he can see with color aside from Ram that his counterpart could be looking for. Once he thought about this person, everything made sense for him, causing his expression to change from blank to a serious one.
'You are not getting to her, Natsuki Subaru!'
Realizing the real reason this loop is going completely different, the Purge King immediately started to run with everything he had. While he was running, a lot was going through his mind, mainly on how he wants to take out his counterpart, understanding how dangerous he is now.
'If you are planning to take away Emilia-tan from me, then you have another thing coming, fucking prick!'
Subaru and Otto's group continued to walk for a bit with Subaru starting to struggle in his movements since he was still recovering from his beatdown by Frederica. Otto looks at him and can see that despite the immense pain his ally is in, he is still determined to find Emilia. This was something he noted before looking forward, helping the group in finding something that looked like a place Emilia would be in.
'Natsuki-san, you need to rest. I get that Emilia-sama is important to you but you won't be of any help if you don't take care of yourself.'
As they walked around in search for Emilia for a couple of minutes, the group decided to take a break in order to restore their strength. As they rested, Otto set Subaru down next to a wall before allowing himself to sit down.
"We shouldn't rest for very long, the Purge King will eventually know we are here."
"You need this, Natsuki-san. You are pushing your body beyond what it can handle." The merchant said as he looked at his ally in a concerned manner.
"I get that Otto but—"
"No buts! You are going to rest for a few minutes so you have the strength to save Emilia-sama, okay?" Subaru was taken aback from the way Otto scolded him, causing him to be silent for a brief moment before responding with:
"...Okay."
Otto nodded when he heard this, allowing himself to relax by having his back rest on the wall next to his ally. As he was resting, many questions were rushing into his mind since he is curious on how his counterpart from other worlds are holding off compared to him.
'Did the other me from this Natsuki-san's world not get himself in debt? Did I became an amazing merchant? Or did I stay home without having been kicked out? I have to know.'
Since this was a rare opportunity to know of what life could've been, he turned towards Subaru to ask:
"What was I like? My counterpart from your world I mean."
"Hm?" Subaru paused on what he was thinking to look at Otto, noticing what the merchant had said.
"Well, you are happy in my world. As I said, you are the internal affairs minister of the Emilia Camp. Yeah, you do stress yourself out here and there but you seem to enjoy your job."
"I-Is that so...how did I joined Emilia-sama's camp?" Otto asked in a curious tone, a bit unsure how someone like him joined in such an important thing like the Royal selections.
"Well after you were saved from the Witch cult, you helped me save Emilia-tan's life from those bastards. After that, you helped me out with the Sanctuary before just staying permanently as a member of the Emilia camp."
Otto stood quiet as he heard the history of his counterpart, a bit skeptical on how he could've ended up captured by the Witch cult yet he felt grateful that at least one version of him was happy. He looked up at the ceiling with a smile for a moment.
'Man, I'm jealous of you, other me.'
Otto closed his eyes as he envied how free his counterpart is compared to him, being trapped by his own mistakes. He held back a few tears as he ended up saying:
"Man, that other Otto Suwen must've gotten lucky then."
"Why do you ask that?" Subaru asked with a curious look.
"Well I was just unfortunate to have bought that oil." Subaru could detect a bit of sadness in his friend's voice.
"I mean that was the same case for the Otto Suwen of my world."
"Yeah...wait what?!"
Otto looked at Subaru with a questioning tone of voice, surprised that the events played the same with his counterpart.
"What do you mean it's the same case for yours?! Did my counterpart bought that oil?!"
"Yeah...hehe, you both have bad luck."
"Shut up!"
Otto grabbed Subaru by the shoulders before he proceeded to shake him since he was now mad that his counterpart had a way out of the mistake they both had made. Subaru couldn't help but laugh at this, despite how laughing hurts. The knights all looked and couldn't help but chuckle a bit. After a bit of this, Otto sat back down with Subaru calming himself down.
"Haha...that was fun."
"For you maybe! I'm still in massive debt! Even if we take down the Purge King, I still owe a lot of money!"
"Huh?"
Subaru's smile faded away when he heard this, having a recollection to what the Pride's world version of Otto Suwen had said to him:
("Ha! If I were the best, I wouldn't be a debt slave!")
'A debt slave...so buying that oil sets Otto on this path to being in debt with Russell no doubt. Man, there has to be something I can do for Otto.'
Subaru took a brief moment to think deeply on how he can help this version of Otto. He knows that the Pride world version of Otto had his debt cleared thanks to Reinhard's assistance, so Subaru thinks that maybe he can get this world's Reinhard to help with Otto's problem.
'I mean it is a bit of a long shot to ask Rein but I should have a game plan on how to ask him for help with this.'
Subaru thought and thought yet he knew that this is something that should be fixed after the fact but he had to do something first. He got up which worried Otto since he was pushing his body once again, not having rested enough to move on his own. As both boys were getting up, Subaru looked at his friend's counterpart, hearing him say:
"You shouldn't get up! You are still injured!" Otto spoke with major concern for his ally to which Subaru had noticed.
"Hehe...I know but there is something I wanted to tell you, Otto Suwen." Subaru said as he was struggling to stay on his feet.
"What is it? You can say it while we are sitting down—"
"Yeah but this is more effective." Subaru pauses for a moment to put his hand on Otto's shoulder. "I know that it must suck having been in debt for who knows how long but I promise you that I will get you free from that."
"Ha! Why would you? Because I look like the Otto Suwen that you saved? Because I would owe you too?" The debt slave spoke with some anger showing in his voice.
"No, well let's just say that you saved me." Subaru said this with a smile, having a memory flashing on his mind. A fond memory between himself and his best friend.
"Huh? What do you—?"
Before Otto could finish asking his question, Subaru cut him off to explain himself.
"In the Sanctuary, I was set up badly and put in a no win scenario...or well at least I thought I was until you came along and helped me see that I can trust you...a friend. He saved me when I was at my lowest so seeing that you are at your lowest, I'm here to say that I'm going to help you. Not because you are my friend's counterpart but because I view you as your own entity, as my friend Otto Suwen."
Otto was a bit surprised by this, seeing that Subaru is being kind to him not because he shares the same face as the Otto Suwen from Subaru's time but because he wants to be friends with a screw up like him. Otto stood silent for a moment, trying to collect his thoughts before smiling back at Natsuki Subaru.
"Alright then!"
Subaru nodded before the two gave a thumbs up. As they do this, Subaru turns towards the knights to say to them:
"We have to go. It won't be long before the Purge King sends his mercenaries after us."
The knights nodded at Subaru before they all continued to move around the Purge King's castle in Pandemonium. They were cautious since they wanted to avoid getting into a fight with any mercenaries until suddenly, they found an odd looking door.
"Natsuki-san, do you think this is it?"
"Maybe but something is wrong." Subaru said in a skeptical voice, something that got one of the knight's attention.
"What do you mean?" One of the knights had said in confusion.
"Well, where the hell are the mercenaries to start things off? Why isn't there a guard here if it is where Emilia-tan's at? There is just—"
"I should have really paid close attention to your little trick, other me."
Subaru, Otto, and the group of knights paused when they heard the Purge King speak to them in such a calm and calculated manner. Although the tone itself didn't have any malice behind it, the way the Purge King spoke really did cause the knights, Otto, and even Subaru to have some fear enter their hearts. They all look at the Purge King to see him smiling for a bit, finding everything amusing before snapping his fingers, causing a ton of mercenaries to pop up and stand behind him.
"So this is where Emilia-tan's at!" Subaru said with a hint of anger in his voice. The Purge King looked closely at his counterpart for a moment, seeing that he still had colors on him. This gave him a slight chuckle before he pointed at his counterpart's group while saying:
"Yeah but you are not getting to her. In fact, all of you here are going to die. No coin is needed this time."
As the Purge King says this, he snaps his fingers once again to get his mercenaries to attack the knights, knowing that eventually everything will be reset once his counterpart dies. Subaru notices this and quickly tells the knights:
"Can you all buy me and Otto some time to open this door?!"
The knights all look at the black haired boy and nod, knowing that they need to do this if they want to save a prisoner from the Purge King himself. They all turn towards the mercenaries charging towards them before swords start to clash. As a large fight broke out, Subaru and Otto looked at the door that was holding Emilia, both of them trying to figure a way to open the door.
"Natsuki-san, there are nearly fifty keyholes here! How do we even open it?"
"...you don't."
Otto looked at Subaru with a confused facial expression, not understanding what he meant by this. Wanting to clarify this, he asked his ally what he meant by what he said to which Subaru had responded with:
"You see here, there are a lot of keyholes meaning a lot of keys would be needed in order to open one door but what if this is a trap? What if this isn't how you really open the door? I mean, my version of this world seems paranoid so he would probably use a method that only he could trust."
"And what can that be?" Asked the debt slave, starting to slightly get worried.
"I'm not sure yet..."
The two analyzed for a moment the door, trying to figure it out but as this was happening, the Purge King was calmly walking in the middle of the fight, making his way towards the two without them realizing. As he was doing this, many thoughts were rushing into his mind with only one coming to mind.
'Why hasn't he reset the world? He knows he won't get out of this alive. Him and his allies. So why is he still here?'
The Purge King slowly approached the two with one knight attempting to attack him. The Purge King smirked before managing to dodge the attack, causing the knight to leave himself open to be stabbed in the neck. As the Purge King does this, his entire hand began to shake with fear, not liking what he had done.
'C-Come on, you are the Purge King...it had to be done.'
The Purge King continued to walk towards the two targets of his, thinking about Emilia the entire time, how he wants to protect her. As he was about to stab his counterpart, Otto had sensed the Purge King nearby, causing him to quickly turn towards him and stop him from trying to stab his ally. Subaru noticed this and quickly looked at the two starting their fight with Otto having the slight advantage.
"What? You merchant. Get out of the way!"
"No! I won't let you hurt Nats—no, my friend."
"Friend? Him? Ha! Why would you be friends with Natsuki Subaru?" The Purge King spoke as he was baffled by what he was hearing from some nobody.
"Because..." Otto paused for a moment, thinking carefully on his next words. As he was thinking for a second, he saw the moments where Subaru was being kind hearted with Frederica, someone who was trying to kill him. How he promised to help him out despite not needing to. This helped him find the words he needed to respond properly to what the Purge King had asked him.
"I trust him because he is my friend, he wants to help others and compared to you, he is a brave soul."
The Purge King looked at Otto with hate in his eyes, hating how in an indirect way he is being called a coward. This was something that triggered a memory, one of him running away from the mansion, into the forest to get away from everything.
("What choice did I have?! What could I...and I was...having so much fun!")
'I'm not a coward! I did what I had to do!'
This thought caused him to slowly gain the advantage, managing to surprise Otto since he didn't expect the Purge King with the way he looked to have a lot more strength than perceived. Subaru noticed this and quickly jumped into the fray by shoving the Purge King to the ground. Just as both Subaru and Otto were overpowering the Purge King, he quickly shouted,
"Puck!"
"Puck? What are—?"
Before Otto could finish his sentence, he felt a slight push from Subaru as a couple of ice blocks were headed towards the pair. Subaru was able to dodge the one sent towards him but the one sent towards Otto missed its intended target yet it hit Subaru in the face. Otto was surprised and concerned when he saw this.
"Natsuki-san!"
"Seems like someone needs some help." A cheerful voice speaks for a moment to reveal a cat-like spirit floating near Otto and the Purge King's location. The merchant looked at the floating cat with some fear in his eyes, seeing that they stood no chance at this point.
"Well, Natsuki Subaru. Who are these people?" Puck had said with a calm manner, curious to see what mess the Purge King had gotten himself in.
"Intruders. As the father of Emilia-tan, I'll need your help to protect her from them."
"Then you've come to the right person for this, Subaru."
"...don't call me that with others around." The Purge King had whispered this which the beast of the end had noticed.
"What was that, Subaru?" The great spirit had said in a teasing manner to which the Purge King looked at him with a serious facial expression.
"Not the time, Puck."
"Fine fine, who am I killing anyway?"
"...Puck?" Another voice spoke to which Puck turned towards, noticing that something was off when he heard this. As he turned towards the voice, he saw the Natsuki Subaru from another world. At first, Puck was looking at him with a confused look, thinking that this person is an imposter until he read the energy and the outside thoughts.
'This doesn't make any sense, why does this boy look a lot like Natsuki Subaru? A twin perhaps?'
As Puck was trying to figure this out, he could see that Otto was trying to harm the Natsuki Subaru of his world.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. I may not care for him per say but my daughter does. If something happens to him, she will be sad."
"Your...daughter? Are you talking about Emilia-sama?" Otto asked with a curious tone.
"Yes, my daughter. Now die!"
Puck creates a few icicles all around the area, all of them targeting Otto. The Purge King smiled as he watched Puck do the dirty work.
'Let's end this.'
Just as it seemed like it was all going to end, someone shouted something.
"Invisible Providence!"
"Huh?"
Both The Purge Kind and Puck were uncertain with what was being said but before anything can be said or done, Puck received a powerful punch to the face, sending him flying away while also all of his icicles disappeared.
'I'm sorry Puck but I can't let you hurt my friend!'
As Subaru thought this, he knew that showing off his secret attack will make it hard when it comes down to beating his wrath counterpart. The Purge King was unsure of what just happened while Puck had realized that he underestimated this other Subaru. He looked at his counterpart with a curious look.
'What the hell did you do, Natsuki Subaru?'
As he was thinking this, he felt a sword enter his chest, not having paid attention to everything that was going on in the background. He turned around slowly to see that the old man from the last loop was here.
'W-Wait...I don't...'
"Wilhelm!" The Purge King's counterpart had spoken, surprised as well.
"Pardon me for the sudden appearance, Subaru-dono. I just could not allow you to do this all on your own."
Both Otto and Subaru smiled as they saw this, seeing that Wilhelm has arrived to help them. The Purge King looked at Puck and nodded to him, alerting him that it is time.
"You should know Subaru, it will kill you too."
"I don't care, just do it."
"...just so you know, I'll have to comfort my daughter after this. I hope you are happy in the hell that awaits you."
The Purge King nodded before everyone in the room was blasted with cold. Wilhelm, having sensed this, quickly let go of his sword to approach both Otto and Subaru. As he does this, he quickly pulls Subaru to help get him out of there while Otto runs beside him. As the trio do their best to escape Puck's attack, the Purge King had observed the way his counterpart didn't accepted death like him.
'Why are you still trying to live? Why are you still fighting to live when this world is done? What is your reason?'
As he thinks this, he can feel the cold embrace of death coming for him, causing the vision of his that is already grey to turn even darker. After a moment of waiting, the Purge King had died in the cold with Subaru knowing that the loop is going to end soon. He looked and could see that the cold is quickly approaching the three of them. Wanting to make sure that his two friends make it out alive, he noticed a door nearby and quickly said:
"In there! Quick!"
Wilhelm and Otto nodded before entering the room, the two of them finding something to keep the door from breaking because of Puck's attack. While the two search, Subaru thinks to himself for a moment.
'Knowing now that I can't send in Reinhard alone, next loop I have to find this door and quick. Puck might be a way to do it but...I'll need to win his trust.'
Now knowing the plan, he closed his eyes and waited for a moment. He waited and waited until a familiar voice from a handsome knight said to him:
"There is no need for that, Subaru."