Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活)

Look, you must be joking.

Getting all big-headed just because you got a tiny bit lucky!

Revolting and despicable!

What a self-righteous piece of work you are!

Really, when will you feel you've had enough of making people look foolish?

Ah, and here I am, so vehemently and diligently appealing to you!

Just how slothful can you be?!

You're violating my rights as an unselfish man who desires nothing but

to settle for a tiny bit of simple, ordinary happiness!

I love you.

I'm... inside the carriage?

Emilia?

I didn't... Return by Death, did I?

She's so soft and warm.

Try not to get up to too much mischief.

Howawha?!

Emilia lost two nights of sleep worrying about you, I suppose.

Oh, thank goodness you're okay! And the others?

Don't worry. Everyone is safely together, I suppose.

Man, what a huge relief! I was so worried!

Let me hug you!

Is this...

It is.

The inside of the Pleiades Watchtower, I suppose.

You're...

Who are you?!

Are you the Sage?

I finally found you...

Master.

Master!

Oh, man! Oh, man! Oh, man! I've been waiting so long!

Wh-Wh-What is the meaning of this?!

It's been forever! I missed you so much!

Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!

Ow!

What is this brute strength?!

Who even are you, and what is going on?!

What do you mean?! I'm Shaula!

Keeper of the Pleiades Watchtower,

and your precious student, Shaula!

There's trouble! I woke up and Subaru was go—

Emilia-tan, help me!

Hiyah!

Wait, why?!

I don't know! I just feel very upset!

Subaru, please try not to let us down.

You're making a lewd face, Pervarusu.

I am not, and don't mash those words together!

Master! Master! I'll never leave you again!

Anyway! I'd like to start discussing things before my arm gets ripped off!

We're just as baffled as you are.

This woman who barely said a word before is hangin' all over Natsuki now.

Her?

You said it yourself, Master.

No matter what anyone asks, don't say more than you need to!

Don't talk! Don't tell!

Hell, just stab 'em dead first!

I was just doing what you taught me!

Your master was pretty awful, huh?

Forget all that. You can talk to everybody else, too.

Oh, man! This is awesome!

Master gave me permission!

Okay, so you are the Sage we've heard so much about, right?

Hmm...

If it's a "Shaula" you're looking for, yeah, that's me.

I guess my love is mutual!

But if it's a "Shaula the Sage" you're looking for,

I dunno anything about 'em.

This is the Shaula that people mean when they say "Shaula."

The holy gold coin has the Holy Dragon,

the gold has the first Sword Saint,

and the silver has the Sage.

She doesn't look the least bit like this, I suppose.

Wow, that looks just like Master!

Me?! How?!

I don't think this person really looks like Subaru, either.

Oh, I didn't recognize Master based on his looks, so no problem!

Where exactly did you learn that phrase?

If it wasn't his looks, how did you recognize him?

His smell!

The only person who gives off such a nose-burningly black,

disgusting smell is Master!

I've never felt so hurt before in my life!

Seriously? Do I smell that bad?

D-Don't worry, Subaru.

I understand. Let's make sure we have proper baths later.

You don't understand at all!

So you are Shaula, but you aren't the Sage.

Then do the Sword Saint and Holy Dragon sound familiar to you?

Blech!

I guess so.

Of course I've heard of them!

I've known Reid the stick swinger and Volcanica the sarcastic forever.

They're probably doing pretty good these days, right?

Reid has been dead for years.

For real?!

He seemed like a guy nobody could kill! How'd he die?

Old age.

Oh, yeah. I guess he was a human, after all.

I'll ask you straight. Just who is your master?

That's a weird question.

You guys are traveling with him. Shouldn't you know?

I'm sorry, but your master hit his head on a chamber pot and forgot many things.

Really, Master? Again?

"Again"?!

All right, then, I'll make the big announcement.

My master's name—yes, the name of the great, renowned wise man!

The only one in this world worthy of being known as the Sage!

We don't need a drumroll.

Tah-da!

Flügel!

Huh?

My master's name is Flügel.

Flügel the Wise Man!

Isn't that the name of the guy who planted that tree?

Damn, that's scary! We're so high up!

And not even a handrail to offer a sense of security!

Hey, naked lady, this ride is way too bouncy.

A kid getting a free ride shouldn't be so demanding.

Hey! Quit pulling my hair!

Come on, Meili. Don't antagonize her.

And no playing with her ponytail.

It's not a ponytail. It's a scorpion tail.

Huh?

Scorpion tail!

Okay, fine. Why get so hung up on that?

This door serves as the tower's primary entrance and exit, I suppose.

Rem and Patrasche are on the next floor up.

We have to go higher?!

Also, if this is the entrance, how did Patrasche and the carriage get that far?

Shaula carried everything for us.

She just went, "Hup!" And lifted them up.

Pardon?

Aw, please!

That was a piece of cake!

I'm more freaked out than grateful.

Whether you're grateful or freaked out,

please just accept my earnest feelings for you!

Smack.

You threw 'em away?!

So I guess Flügel built all this, too?

You know, I heard he was known as the Sage,

but I never thought I'd hear about him again here.

I don't really know what he did other than planting that tree, I suppose.

This tower sure is huge, though.

It's finally starting to hit me now.

What's starting to hit you?

That this is the Pleiades Watchtower that we were trying to reach.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

If that's all you understand, you get a 99 out of 100 at best.

That's basically a perfect score!

Well, that score factors in bonus points

for how much I love, love, love you!

Pleiades Watchtower is just a temporary name for a temporary role.

Now that you've returned, it'll go back to its original role.

Its original role?

Yep!

A great library where you can find everything you ever wanted to know!

The Great Pleiades Library is so, so, so, so happy to have you back!

Rem and Patrasche are in here?

Whoa! Ram, the vines moved!

You're too jumpy.

You'll startle the room's master.

The room's... master?

A spirit.

It feels like a jungle.

Rem...

And Patrasche.

When we rejoined Lady Emilia,

Patrasche was gravely injured.

The spirit's power has been healing her.

The spirit living here doesn't seem to have anything like a will.

It only tries to heal the illnesses and injuries of creatures who enter.

Then could it heal Rem?

It doesn't work on Rem.

It can't heal something that isn't an illness or injury.