Chapter 29. The Sound of Chains.
[[ "Then, let's have a match, destiny..."
Subaru and Rem's "date," which neither of them realized was a "date," came to an end. That night, Subaru once again asked Emilia for a date, and Emilia was confused by the word "date."
Subaru explained it as "a man and a woman going out together." According to this definition, Emilia pointed out that Subaru and Rem's outing at dusk also counted as a date, which startled Subaru, who hadn't realized he had been on a "date" with Rem. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Rem doesn't want to concede this point to Lady Emilia."
Rem pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction with Subaru's "That doesn't count! Please don't count that!" in the scene.
If it really didn't count, then Lady Emilia would be his first date.
"However, even though Natsuki-san is looking forward to tomorrow's date..."
Otto then fell silent.
During Subaru and Rem's "date," the wounds from the Demonic Beast bite were revealed, and everyone had to accept the tragic fact that he would indeed be looping again.
[[ "With my heart beating so fast, how can anyone sleep?"
Subaru, in the scene, was sitting on his bed. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Subaru isn't taking action even on the day he's destined to die; is he planning to sacrifice his life to find out the cause of his death?"
Julius said.
In this loop, Subaru was stiffly imitating the previous loop, except for this moment, he wasn't sleeping.
"That might be the case. He wants this loop to be the same as the last, so his cause of death remains unchanged. But even so, if he's going to throw away his life, then he shouldn't have made a promise with Lia..."
Puck was somewhat dissatisfied, making a promise and then dying arbitrarily, violating the agreement of that world.
[[ "Falling asleep now is no joke; it's not like playing online games..."
Subaru looked sleepy, rubbing his eyes. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Subaru-kun is trembling!"
"Subaru is... trembling."
"Subaru?!"
Rem, Beatrice, and Emilia exclaimed simultaneously.
"If... if this is the cause of death, Subaru might..."
Julius thought that if this was the cause of death, Subaru might think he died of poisoning, which would deviate from the true cause and lead to more incorrect loops.
[[ "This is bad, this, could this be... Ugh!"
Subaru looked deeply troubled as he staggered out of the room.
"He-help..." ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"Subaru! Open a door, just open a door!"
Beatrice shouted.
She believed she could welcome him, even if she couldn't save him, at least she could let him die peacefully.
"Subaru-kun is asking for help... please, Rem, that me... hear Subaru-kun's call!"
"Subaru... is he going to my room?"
Emilia noticed that Subaru was climbing the stairs step by step, struggling so much that even describing it as crawling was an understatement, and his destination was her room.
Was he seeking help from Emilia?
"At least... I can try not to let Subaru suffer so much..."
Emilia whispered.
...
"Look!"
Wilhelm heard a sound and reacted immediately.
The sound of chains rang out.
"Ah... Garfiel! Block Rem's eyes and ears!"
Ram had a bad feeling and immediately stepped forward, burying Rem in her chest.
"Si-Sister... Sister, what is this?"
"Don't look, don't listen. Garfiel!"
"Alright, alright, you got it."
Garfiel activated his demi-human form, standing in front of Natsuki Rem, blocking her view with his massive body and covering her ears with his claws.
"Um, doing this is troubling, Rem. Please move."
Natsuki Rem was anxious to know what had happened to her husband.
She began to struggle against Garfiel's claws.
This strength is much greater than Ram's in her normal state; I have to deal with this seriously! The boss is really amazing, capturing the heart of such a girl.
Garfiel also began to exert force to make it difficult for Natsuki Rem to break free.
Anastasia also sensed something was wrong and blocked Mimi's eyes.
"Uwaa, why won't you let Mimi watch again!"
[[ "...Ugh?" In the next instant, although everyone couldn't see clearly, it was certain that a sharp object, a weapon, had blown off Subaru's left arm, and his body was sent flying.
"The sound of chains..."
The next moment, Subaru's skull was shattered, and the screen instantly went black. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"..."
Her chest was soaked, and the pain in her arms was real, but Ram bit her lip, saying nothing.
"Si-Sister! Is Rem... is Rem?!"
Rem still heard the sound of chains.
Rem's tears soaked the fabric in front of her chest, and she hugged her tightly.
"If... if that's the case... why did Subaru... why Rem?!"
Ram opened her mouth:
"This is also to reduce Barusu's pain."
Hopefully, saying this would alleviate Rem's pain.
"But even so... even so..."
Rem seemed somewhat relieved.
"Ah, it's over. She's really strong."
On the other side, Garfiel noticed that the boss had finished looping, released his claws, and deactivated his beast form.
"Please move!"
Natsuki Rem forcibly pushed Garfiel away and looked at the screen—
[[ "...Ah!!" Subaru woke up screaming.
"My left hand...! My left hand is still there, right?! Ah... I'm back... no, I should say it's good I'm back..."
"Ah, sorry, good morning."
Subaru realized he seemed to have scared them, so he looked at the two maids.
"Sorry for the trouble, Natsuki Subaru is starting again! By the way, what time is it?" Natsuki Subaru, looping again. ]]
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~Inside, the Theater~
"What exactly happened just now? Can anyone tell Rem?"
Perhaps because the soundproofing of Garfiel's giant claws in beast form was very good, Natsuki Rem didn't hear anything, but why block Rem's view? Natsuki Rem had a terrible premonition that she didn't dare to think about.
"Um..."
Everyone fell silent, and it seemed that no one would tell Natsuki Rem what had happened.
"Ah, the Rem who killed Subaru must also be heartbroken."
Ram thought.
Ram felt that although it was more suspicious than the first loop, after a series of efforts, the suspicion had been reduced to some extent, and the relationship had been brought closer. Her unguarded sleep and Rem's blooming smile wouldn't lie.
But...
Just as she was about to give up her suspicion, she saw Barusu twisting and crawling towards Emilia's room...
Wouldn't anyone be suspicious?
At least give him a quick death.
Ram guessed what the Rem in that scene, the one who killed Subaru, was thinking.
She just hoped that Barusu wouldn't do anything suspicious next, as Ram didn't want to make Rem sad.
Then, Rem separated from Ram with red eyes.
"Rem can rely on Sister more."
Rem gently shook her head, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile.
"...Um, but Rem hasn't seen Rem's hero break the situation yet."
Then, Rem composed herself and looked at the screen again—