Wrath Chapter 7: Broken
The Purge King returned to his throne room with his mind blank for a moment, recalling some of the words his counterpart had told him at the end of the previous loop.
("How could you...how the fuck could you kill Beako?!")
("You say that you trust those you see color and Beako was one of those people who had color...only for you to...you fucking prick! You are right, you aren't forgivable or redeemable at all. You don't deserve it at all! That's why I'm going to beat you and make sure you can't hurt anybody ever again.")
'...fuck you, Natsuki Subaru.'
The Purge King's blank eyes had turned into rage, hatred towards his own counterpart. Although he was initially happy that his counterpart is being honest with him, he does dislike the words he said, making him out to be some heartless villain.
This prompted him to get up from his seat, noticing that Halibel and Cecilus were both giving him attention as the pair had taken notice of their boss standing in a different manner. The two give a quick look at each other, both agreeing through a simple look that the Purge King is suddenly angry. The wolf man quickly spoke out in a calm manner, hoping to calm the Purge King with some kind words:
"Boss? Is there anything you'd like me and my pal here to help you out with."
The Purge King at first looked at the wolf man with a stare of death, slightly intimidating the admirer of Kararagi for a brief moment before he blinked, allowing the anger to calm itself down for now. As he calmed down, he looked at the door to his throne room for a moment before looking back at his two guards to say:
"I need you two to check the perimeter for anything nearby. Whether it is a knight, a merchant, or some random fucking traveler! Kill them on the spot. Also if you notice someone that looks like me...kill his ass."
"Understood my liege." Cecilus said as he bowed his head in respect for the Purge King himself.
"Sure thing boss." Halibel spoke with a calm gesture.
The way the two spoke did annoy the Purge King to a small degree, seeing the two as unfaithful to him even if they do listen to his orders due to the fact that he views them in grey. The Purge King sits back on his throne and watches as his two bodyguards leave the room, both having their assignment. Once the two guards left, the Purge King took a moment to look around, assuring that he isn't going to be attacked or being watched before he went through the secret passage, wanting to be in his office for a moment. While he was walking towards his office, he continued to have some memories run in his mind.
("I was anxious and angry when I saw you speaking with Sister. You, someone involved with the one who put Sister through so much…weaseling into our precious home—!")
("Subaru, please. If there's something you can do for Ram and Rem...please.")
("—I'LL KILL YOU!")
("You killed my sissy, so die as a forsaken bastard, even if it's the last thing I do, I will end you with my bare hands.")
("――You are, Betty's, they, I suppose?")
("I owe ya one, boss.")
("Mmh, what is that, that tone is, if you spoil the father's mood he might not let you see his daughter you know, the feelings of a father having a daughter at such a ripe age, if you could understand that more it would make me happy..")
("I'll kill you...I promise you Barusu that I will kill you.")
("Then it is a deal, Natsuki Subaru. I, Cecilus Segmunt, The Blue Lightning of Vollachia, shall fight under your orders from now on.")
("How could you...how the fuck could you kill Beako?!")
The Purge King closed his eyes for a moment, trying to keep a calm composure for now until he reached his office. As he was getting closer and closer to the office, he was struggling to hold his anger that had been building up. He continued moving forward and forward until finally he reached his office, filled with hatred in his mind for not just his counterpart but for everyone.
He trusted only those with color and yet he saw what he had done to them, having Emilia locked up with Puck as her guard just to keep her safe despite the fact that Emilia hates him in his eyes, keeping Ram in chains and alive to keep himself from losing his mind, and having killed Beatrice to relieve her of the pain she was had and also to prevent her from losing her color.
With all of these thoughts in mind, he started to grab objects around his office to throw around in a fit of rage, having built up more and more hatred towards the world but more specifically his counterpart, Natsuki Subaru.
"What the hell do you fucking know, asshole!? I had to suffer because of that maid! She viewed me as the threat when I didn't do a damn thing except wanted to be her fucking friend! It just goes to show why I should give a rat's ass to ANYBODY! Emilia-tan looked at me disappointed, horrified for having backed me up and I ran away...ran away like a fucking coward...all for what? To end up in this stupid fucking mess?! I never asked for this damn it! It's all...it's all..."
The Purge King paused himself as he didn't know what else to say, he knows that this is his fault. He chose to run away from everything, he chose to not commit suicide to save Rem all because he never forgave her for the pain she caused him.
This caused the Purge King to just look down, noticing the knife he had with him be on the floor next to his right foot. He slowly went to puck it up and wanted to just commit suicide right there yet he knew this was pointless since he would just loop back to the throne room.
He just lowered the knife and looked at the destroyed office he caused while he was screaming his head off in his rant. The boy from another world, once wanting to help out a beautiful silver haired half-elf girl and now into the most dangerous king in the four kingdoms.
All The Purge King can do now is continue on purging, causing destruction to those he doesn't trust. He looked at the door where Ram is holding out in, seeing that he needed someone to vent about. He approached the door and was about to open it until he recalled her screams of pain and hatred a long time ago.
("—I'LL KILL YOU!")
This caused his hand to shake a bit before he got it under control. As he did this, he slowly opened the door. Once inside the room, he looked straight ahead as Ram slowly moved her head up, looking at the Purge King with absolute hate.
"―Finally, did you come wanting to die, Barusu?" Ram spoke with a calm tone, holding for a moment her pure hatred. The Purge King noticed this and would've allowed it yet he needed to let out his anger.
"Not this go around. I need to take care of Natsuki Subaru."
"...what?" Ram was confused and slightly dumbfounded by what the Purge King had said. "What nonsense are you spouting now, Barusu? Have you finally lost it?"
"Ha...I lost it a long time ago but I guess it would make sense you don't understand what I'm talking about." The Purge King paused himself for a moment to think of what he should say to his prisoner. After a few seconds he said in a calm manner:
"Let's just drop it. I...hate Natsuki Subaru."
"What? You aren't making any sense at all."
"Right...look I just hate this asshole who looks like me and is me I guess. Like hell he knows of all the crap you and your sister put me through—"
"Don't Talk about sissy!" Ram spoke as she tried to attack The Purge King. He looked at her as she tried to attack him, not worried since she wasn't able to due to the chains holding her back. He was silent since he knew he made a mistake speaking about Rem. The two looked at each other, one with a blank expression and the other with pure hatred.
"The moment I get out of these chains, you are a dead man, Barusu."
"I know."
The Purge King turned around and made his way out with Ram just giving him a death stare, wishing death to the Purge King. While she did that, The Purge King managed to get back his calm emotions while he looked around the office. He closed his eyes to keep his emotions in check before leaving the office, having the determination to take down his counterpart.
"You are going to die, Natsuki Subaru. Regardless of the colors on you, I'm going to kill you."
"There is no need for that, Subaru." Reinhard had said in a concerned voice, causing Subaru to get his senses back in order as he realized he just looped. Reinhard waited for a second as he saw the shift in Subaru's emotion from calm and kindness into one of sadness and hatred. This prompted the Sword Saint to ask:
"Are you okay, Subaru?"
"Y-Yeah...can we stop the vehicle real quick...I need a minute." Subaru struggled to speak, having so many mixed emotions coming at him all at once. Reinhard nodded at his friend's request and quickly asked the driver to stop for a bit. The knight noticed this and complied with his request by asking the other knights to stop the wagons.
Otto noticed this and was a bit curious about what this could be about along with Wilhelm, Petra, and Frederica. As all the wagons stopped, Subaru got out and started to run towards the woods, wanting to be far away from everyone for now. This caused Reinhard to worry since he doesn't know what happened to his friend all of a sudden.
Wilhelm was the first to notice this and wanted to help the boy but first he needed to know what exactly happened. He turned towards Reinhard which caused him to instinctively look away, having recalled what the Sword Saint did to Theresia. As he recalled that moment, he also recalled something Subaru had said to the group earlier:
("It's basically the same world as ours with the same people living in it but the course of history is altered here. I was just in one with Julius and Garfiel...we dealt with something devastating but for now, we should just look around to see where we are at.")
'Remember...different history, different Reinhard van Astrea.'
With this thought in mind, he was able to look at the Sword Saint of this world to ask him:
"What happened to Subaru-dono?" Wilhelm spoke in a blank expression which caught Reinhard's attention.
"I-I don't know. He was determined at first but then he suddenly was filled with sorrow and anger...I don't know what happened."
Wilhelm took notice of this, causing him to realize that something must've happened to Subaru. Before anything could be done, Reinhard wanted to go after his friend yet Wilhelm stopped him.
"Allow me to handle this."
"Are you sure? I want to help him out." Reinhard responded, worried for his friend which Wilhelm understood. Before he could answer Reinhard's question, the two heard the little maid approaching them say:
"Where is Subaru going? Is he okay?"
"He...He just needs some space." Wilhelm spoke in a calm manner, hoping that this doesn't worry Petra yet the little girl was aware that something was up even if she wasn't being told. She looked at the direction of where Subaru ran and wanted to go after her hero yet Frederica stopped her.
"Frederica-neesama?"
"We need to give Subaru-sama space."
"B-But—"
"She is right, little one."
Petra looked at Wilhelm, seeing a serious expression on his face. This caused her to just look at Subaru's direction in sadness, wishing to help him. As the four of them watch from a distance, Subaru runs and runs as far away as possible, wanting to be absolutely alone.
Once he was assured that he was away from everyone, all Subaru could do was fall onto his knees with tears dripping down his eyes, having the moment this world's Beatrice was killed. Although this wasn't his Beatrice, it still hurts seeing her die.
"Beako...you deserved better..."
As Subaru was sobbing for a bit, he felt hatred swarming his emotions. At first it was towards The Purge King for having harmed so many innocent people, Ram and Beatrice especially. This hatred eventually grew towards the Sin Archbishop of Pride, having recalled all of the things he had done to that world and the versions of his friends in that world.
'Am I...just destined to be a villain? After all the hell I have gone through for my friends...for Rem...for Emilia-tan...am I going to turn evil...?'
Subaru didn't know what to do since he had seen what he could become had he been too prideful to call for help or filled with so much hatred to not forgive Rem and try to save her. He starts to wonder what else he could have done to turn evil.
'Did I run away when I wanted to give up? Did I accept Echidna's contract in some parallel timeline? What else did I do to ruin the world...?'
As Subaru just sat on the ground, hating himself since he wished that he could've done everything right the first loop. While he stayed on the ground for many minutes, he tried to summon Beatrice from his world, trying to bring her where he was since they are contracted but as he kept attempting to try this, all he felt was something like static. Like he could reach out, but the link wouldn't connect properly.
'Why? I know I can summon her, I think. Why can't I see...Beako? I want to tell her that I'm sorry...I just want to mess with her hair, see her smile...'
"Because that's not how it works."
Subaru was shocked when he heard this, feeling like it has been a long while since he has spoken to the watcher.
'What do you mean?'
"Look Natsuki Subaru, I need you to know that you can't just summon whoever you want, even if you are contracted with said person. There is a reason why I can only send you a specific person—"
'I don't give a shit! Let me see Beako!'
"No! There is an order I have to keep. If people just jump around different timelines, it'll be a mess to keep things in order, so no!"
'Screw you, you annoying piece of shit!'
"Do you think I WANT to do this?! There is an order and reason for things. So stop bitching at me for stuff and actually fix your own damn problem without giving up every loop!"
'It's not even that. We literally swore to never be apart. So Beako never had to feel alone anymore. Do you know what it's like to feel completely, utterly alone like I have? Like she has?'
"More than I'm willing to share with you, yes. My point stands. Stop whining and start working towards a solution."
Subaru thinks with anger in his mind seeing just how many things both the Purge King and the Sin Archbishop of Pride had done to their respective worlds. This thinking caused him to just keep putting his mind deeper and deeper into darkness until he could hear that someone was approaching him.
This not only snapped him out of his dark mind but also he quickly wiped away the tears, not wanting whoever is approaching to see him so pathetic. Once he did this, he turned around to see that it was Wilhelm Trias. The old butler had waited long enough before going after him, wanting to check up on him.
"S-Sorry about that. I just needed some time to think." Subaru said, not wanting to worry Wilhelm yet this sentence only brought more concern for the old butler. Wilhelm approached the boy and set his hand on his shoulder while saying:
"I understand Subaru-dono but it doesn't hurt to talk about your problems with others."
"Y-Yeah, I know what you mean." Subaru had a small smile as he said this, having recalled back in the Sanctuary when he was punched in the face by his best friend, Otto, for trying to do everything on his own. This brought him hope for a moment before his eyes returned to despair since he was afraid of what he could become.
"Wilhelm...I have come to learn that this world's version of me is the Purge King. He is a bad person and I can't help but feel like...I could end up like that."
There was a pause as Wilhelm was caught off guard by this information, slowly piecing together the reason why Subaru ran into the forest alone with a shift of emotions like Reinhard had said. This prompted the old butler to take a moment to think carefully to find the right words before saying:
"You shouldn't think like that, Subaru-dono. If this world's Subaru-dono went down the wrong path, that is their choice. Their choices are not your responsibility."
"I am aware of this but I can't help but wonder...if I'm destined to be a villain...someone who would hurt innocent people. Back when I started this weird adventure, I met this Sin Archbishop of Pride that just so happened to be me. He didn't have anybody and had to suffer when he fought that crazy Bowel Hunter. Reinhard wasn't there for that version and he turned into an unredeemable bastard. The Purge King is no different. He was trying to avoid trouble and even had Beako protecting him yet Rem died and he was blamed for it. Because of this he distrusted everyone. I would've understand if he didn't returned to help Emilia-tan, if he just made a better life somewhere else but no, he chose to hire Halibel the admirer and Cecilus Segmunt the Blue Lightning to kill Ros-chi and...kill Beako..."
Subaru paused as he wasn't able to continue speaking since he felt horrible even thinking about his contracted spirit being killed by his own hand. The boy tried to hold the tears, not wanting to cry in front of someone he cared about yet the old butler just set his hand on the boy's shoulder once again, trying to comfort him. Subaru noticed this and just continued to speak:
"I just can't help but think that the more I go to these worlds...the more I discover just how dangerous I can become. How much evil is probably inside of me, ready to control me and use everything I have worked for against me and those I have fought so hard for. I just don't know what to do anymore."
As Subaru finished speaking and just looked down with despair in his eyes, Wilhelm processed for a moment on everything he had just heard, seeing that this has had a big effect on the boy he cares about like a grandson. After a few seconds of silence, Wilhelm began to speak in a proud parent like manner:
"Subaru-dono, I understand that it is hard having to face a version of yourself that has gone the wrong path. I understand but you are not like them. You didn't join the Witch cult like the Sin Archbishop of Pride version of yourself or let that distrust consume you into something like the Purge King. You are Natsuki Subaru-dono, the knight for Emilia-sama. You are a good person and one that I care about."
Subaru looked at Wilhelm with a slightly dumbfounded facial expression yet he was unsure how to respond to this. This caused him to have a few tears streaming down his eyes, unsure on how to feel about this until both him and Wilhelm heard someone speak behind them, addressing to Subaru:
"You shouldn't think like that, Subaru-sama! You are a hero...my hero!"
The two turn to see that it is Petra there, speaking with Reinhard and Frederica behind her. Subaru wiped away the tears that were still in his face away as fast as he could, not wanting Reinhard, Frederica, and Petra to see him like this.
As he did this, Petra ran towards him to hug him, wanting to help comfort her hero. Frederica allowed this since she knows that Subaru needs someone there for him. As Petra was hugging Subaru, she continued to speak to him:
"You are always looking out for everyone's sake. You protected my friends and I from the Mabeast. You came back to save the village from the Witch cult and from that horrible Roswaal. You go out of your way to help everyone. That makes you a hero!"
Subaru just listened for a moment before having a small smile, a small semblance of hope since he is hearing another person care for him. As this was going on, Reinhard looks with a bit of sadness since he wished that he could've done something to help a friend.
'I really am a failure...'
Reinhard thought this as he could see that a little girl did a better job at helping Subaru than him, the Sword Saint. Although he felt bad that he was useless, he did smile as he could see that his friend is recovering from his despair with Frederica looking proudly at Petra for helping Subaru.
As the two watched, Subaru just wanted to let go of all the pain he was feeling, wanting to have a moment to tell his friends just how much it hurts having to deal with everything on his own until he recalls something Otto had told him back in the Sanctuary.
("Then, for the sake of those girls, to at least supplement the portions beyond what their eyes can see, surely it is fine to have someone lend you a hand? –a friend, perhaps?")
'Seems like I owe you for this one, Otto.' Subaru thought, seeing just how much influence Otto had made to him. He slowly got up and looked at the four people standing before him, seeing that they are depending on him, especially with what's to come. Although he is still heartbroken that this world is also another where Rem is dead, he knows that there are three people counting on him to save.
He has to save Frederica from her despair, free Emilia from her prison, and save Ram though he knows that the last one is going to be a lot harder since she will try to kill him the first chance she gets. Seeing that this is going to be a problem on his own, he needed at the very least his friends there to help him.
"There is something you must know. The Purge King is Natsuki Subaru, the one Reinhard helped way back then."
Wilhelm knew this information from what he gathered from Subaru when he was trying to help him yet it still felt horrible hearing this. Frederica had a serious look, understanding now why Subaru had ran off. Petra was shocked by this news, having a hard time believing this. Reinhard was at a pause, shocked at the news which prompted him to ask:
"What are you talking about, Subaru?"
"Right...so Rein, we are from another version of this world. All of us here at least from what I know."
"...is that so?" Reinhard said as he crossed his arms and started to understand the situation. He knew that Subaru wouldn't lie to him considering how he was earlier but if that were the case, that made him realize that his friend, the one he met a few years back in the alleyway and in the loot house, went down the wrong path. As Reinhard was trying to process all of this, Subaru continued to speak:
"There is also more news. As I told Wilhelm, the Purge King has two of the strongest warriors in the four kingdoms. He managed to get Halibel the Admirer through some debt he got the wolf man in. He also got Cecilus the Blue Lightning through some deal which involves you, Rein."
"Me?" Reinhard said with a confused tone, uncertain that Cecilus would work for someone like the Purge King. Subaru was aware of this from his previous loops, which prompted him to say:
"I know it seems far-fetched since he would be working for the emperor of Vollachia but the deal was to take you down. That's all I know for now."
Reinhard crossed his arms and closed his eyes to think on this, seeing that this could prove a problem for the others since all the knights with him would get killed within a second if they faced the Blue Lightning of Vollachia. Not to mention how this could cause a war between the two kingdoms to spark if word got out of Cecilus' involvement.
Wilhelm had also noticed the problems with this as well since not even he is capable of facing a divine general of Vollachia in his age, much less the Blue Lightning himself. While the two thought of this, Frederica spoke out to ask in a polite and respectful manner:
"Subaru-sama, is there a plan to deal with the Purge King and his assistants?"
Reinhard, Petra, and Wilhelm all three noticed this and looked at Subaru, wanting to see if he had a plan to deal with this. Subaru at first tried to think of many plans that could be used. The first was repeating the events of the last loop yet he feels that his counterpart would be aware of what he was trying to do.
His other plan involved sneaking in but he felt that the Purge King would've increased security this time to prevent something like this. He kept trying to think of many other ideas but most would likely get everyone but Reinhard killed since an all out strike against everyone would eventually lead them all to die. As he was struggling to think of a plan, he figured that this should be a group plan.
"I don't have a plan, which is why I want to have all of us working on this plan."
Reinhard and Wilhelm both nodded at this, both wanting to assist Subaru in stopping the Purge King. Frederica and Petra were a bit unsure on what they can contribute, especially Petra since she doesn't have fighting experience and is arguably the weakest of the group. Frederica prompted to ask:
"We should know our objectives first before trying to target the two strongest warriors under the Purge King's command."
"Is there anything that we should do first before taking down the Purge King, Subaru-dono?"
Subaru looked at Wilhelm for a moment, noticing the question he was asked. He stood silent for a few seconds before answering with:
"The first is getting the Frederica of this world free. She is afraid of the Purge King and if we can get through to her, we might even be able to gain an extra ally. The second is freeing Emilia-tan."
"Wait, so the Purge King has Emilia-sama hostage?" Reinhard asked as this was something that he needed to know. Subaru took note of the concerned tone in Reinhard's voice, causing him to respond in a calm manner:
"She isn't in any harm thanks to her contracted spirit, Puck. The problem though is that Puck thinks that having Emilia-tan locked up will keep her safe but—"
"—That is wrong!" Petra said to which Subaru agreed.
"Yeah, it is wrong which is why we need to get him on board on our side if we want even a small chance to help Emilia-tan."
Frederica, Wilhelm, and Reinhard nodded at this statement, agreeing that they can't leave Emilia locked up. This prompted Reinhard to ask in a curious tone:
"What is the last objective, Subaru?"
"The last one is...to save Ram." Subaru said with some hesitance in his voice. This caught Frederica and Petra's attention more than Wilhelm and Reinhard, seeing that one of their friends and fellow maid coworkers is in trouble.
"What did the Purge King do to Ram-sama?" Frederica asked first, worried for her friend's sake. Subaru stayed silent for a moment, trying to find a way to explain what is going on with Ram. As he was hesitant for a moment, he eventually figured out what to say.
"Ram is a prisoner to the Purge King in his private office. I don't think he has harmed her but he is keeping her around because he can see colors in her."
"Colors?" Both Reinhard and Wilhelm said in unison, both a bit confused by this. As they both said this, the two looked at each other for a brief moment before looking forward. Subaru figured he should explain what the meaning behind the colors is with the Purge King.
"He only views those he trusts with colors."
"...then why is Ram-sama and Emilia-sama locked up?!" Petra exclaimed as she found this distasteful. Subaru looked at her and knew that he didn't have that answer himself since he also questions his counterpart on this. All he did was stay silent, showing Petra that he doesn't have the answer to this at all. She just looked down with Frederica finding the Purge King disturbing the more she learned about him. The five of them stood silent for a bit before Subaru said in a calm manner:
"Regardless, that is the objective. Getting Frederica of this world to help us. Save Emilia by convincing Puck to help us. And lastly, getting to Ram before the Purge King does."
"With those objectives, we could work together to complete them one at a time." Wilhelm said as he believed teamwork is the key to beating the Purge King. Subaru nodded at this as he agreed, seeing that when they work as a group, they are able to do more than when they are alone.
"Well, we could always do the original plan with Otto Suwen." Reinhard said, knowing that this is the original plan they had before encountering Subaru and his group.
"I wish that would be the case but the Purge King knows we are on our way." Subaru responded which surprised the others.
"B-But how?" Petra asked.
"He...just knows. Let's think of something else."
"How about an attack?" Petra asked as she wanted to try and contribute something to the pattack from the front wouldn't be wise, Petra-chan. I suggest we try to sneak our way around, attack them from the inside." Frederica proposed, seeing that attacking from the front is not only reckless but also something that would alert the Purge King of their presence.
Subaru had a blank expression to this since he did try that in the previous loop which worked only because his counterpart wasn't expecting something like that. He crossed his arms as he didn't know what to think of until something came to mind.
"We could go with the plan only this time having Wilhelm and Petra be a part of it." Subaru said as he started to think of a plan that could work. Frederica immediately responded with:
"Absolutely not. I will not allow Petra-chan to be put in danger like that." Subaru felt a bit of intimidation as Frederica spoke out her mind in a stern voice. This prompted the boy to quickly respond with:
"I get it but the Purge King only trusts those with color and I'm willing to place my bets that Petra won't be harmed."
"That is still too risky, Natsuki Subaru-sama." Frederica continued her stern tone, not liking this idea at all. Wilhelm and Reinhard both looked at Frederica before looking at Subaru, both of them having the same mindset as the big maid. Before they could say anything, Petra spoke out:
"I want to help! I don't want to just be on the sidelines."
"Petra-chan, you shouldn't shout."
"S-Sorry. I just want to help..." Petra looked down as she really feels helpless that all she can do is watch those she cares about do things while she is stuck waiting for their safe return. Frederica took note of this and knew that this was the right thing, to have Petra away from danger and yet she also felt that Petra needed to learn how to handle dangerous situations. Before she could make a choice, she needed to confirm something.
"Why do you want Petra-chan out there, Subaru-sama?"
"Because..." Subaru paused as his mind recalled something he heard from the watcher in the first loop of this world.
("Because, she will serve a purpose.")
("The people I send as your allies can and will be helpful in their own right. Wilhelm van Astrea being the skilled swords, Frederica Baumann being the muscle like Garfiel, and Petra Leyte being the emotional support...in a sense.")
"Because Petra is here for a reason. Maybe she is the key to beating the Purge King."
Frederica, Reinhard, and Wilhelm were hesitant to go with this idea yet both Frederica and Wilhelm just nodded at the boy, having seen all the things he had accomplished despite how risky most of his choices were. Reinhard was still hesitant by this since he didn't like having a child in harm's way.
"I don't know Subaru, this might be a little much."
"I get your concerns, Rein, but all I ask is for you to trust me on this." Subaru said with a determined look on his face, slightly convincing Reinhard somewhat. The Sword Saint just crossed his arms and looked worried for a moment before just trusting Subaru's judgement. As they were on their way to meet up with Otto and the other knights, the group paused as they saw a bright light appearing out of nowhere.
"What is—?"
"Just so you know, Natsuki Subaru, I'm only doing this because I feel bad for you."
'Oh fuck off watcher!'
"Hey, you were the one that wanted this. Besides, I can't keep contracts from being accomplished."
'Wait, what are you—?'
Before Subaru could finish his thought towards the watcher, the bright light flashed for a moment, blinding the group for a few seconds. After the light had disappeared, the group looked with Petra happy, Frederica surprised, and Subaru having a big smile on his face.
"I'm only doing this once so don't waste this opportunity."
'Understood...thank you.'
"Yeah Yeah. Whatever."
Subaru looked at their new ally as she was giving the boy a stare for a moment before saying:
"Well then, will someone please explain what is going on, I suppose?"
Author's Note:
So this took a bit to do but I really want to thank Cloud Link Zero for helping me with this chapter, I wanted it to be an important one for not only wrathbaru but also main Subaru. Now I will be posting two, maybe three chapters, for Wrath if before taking a small break to focus on school stuff. Don't worry, I won't be abandoning this story, we are just getting to the fun part.
Also I want to ask who do you all want to see with Subaru in Sloth if, Greed if, and Gluttony if (and I suppose Lust if, assuming you all want to). I'm genuinely curious to know what you all would want. I already have a few of them set but I'm just curious what you all think.