5
—The next instant, feeling a jolt, as if black and white, light and dark, man and woman, love and hate… Everything had been turned on its head as Subaru Natsuki was transmigrated.
“—Subaru.”
A call, and as if drawing it toward himself, Subaru wrapped the owner of the voice in a hug.
“Uhyaan!”
There was a sudden cry and a struggling body in his arms, looking up at his face. It was—
“Bea…trice…”
“Th-that’s right! Don’t surprise Betty like that. I’m not saying I dislike it. I was just worried, since you just came back from the book… But it is a relief that you said Betty’s name first.”
“ ”
Beatrice murmured softly from inside his arms. Hearing her voice, Subaru looked around himself.
What happened? I was on the ground in the hall just a moment ago. My leg was hurt, and then that dark, dark, shadow…
“…The archive?”
“For now, will you let us at least confirm whether you’re still there or not, Natsuki?”
Surrounded by shelves and shelves of books, Subaru was looking around dumbfounded when he heard another voice.
Looking over, he saw Echidna smiling awkwardly as she brushed her light purple hair. Behind her, leaning against a bookshelf and resting her head in her hands, was Meili.
“You finally woke up.”
“Wha?! Wha-wha?! Subaru?! What is it, Subaru?! Has something happened? Can you tell us what you saw in the book?” Beatrice was flying into a panic.
“Ahhh, no, right. I…need to do that, too, but first…”
Subaru hugged Beatrice’s tiny body, savoring the warmth.
And then he acknowledged the reality that he had no choice but to face.
—I came back…to this point in time.
Having messed up clearing the five obstacles, Subaru had returned to this moment.
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