[ "Why? Why? Why? Why? Why… are you still alive? After enduring so many blows! Why have you still not succumbed to my diligence!"
Petelgeuse, possessing a woman, looked at Wilhelm, who still had a breath left, and asked in disbelief.
"Wilhelm-san?"
From Subaru's perspective, Wilhelm spoke weakly: "The… same… person…"
Finally, Wilhelm fell unconscious. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"I see it."
Yuriusu said.
"Indeed. The 'Sloth' just now must have attacked Wilhelm, and then repossessed a new fingers, only to find that he wasn't dead yet. The conversation has continuity. It's not strange to notice it in this situation."
Anastasia said.
"I hope my words can make Subaru-dono realize this."
Wilhelm said.
In other words, he hoped this would be Subaru-dono's last loop.
Realizing this, he would find a way to break free in the next loop and resolve the situation.
—
[ "…Yuriusu, can you deal with the cultists other than 'Sloth' while protecting Wilhelm-san?"
"…Subaru?" Facing Yuriusu's question, Subaru pointed at Petelgeuse and replied:
"I'll take care of that idiot. While I'm fighting her, you'll entrust your life to me. In return, when you're fighting, I'll also entrust my life to you. That's how it is, can you do it?"
Upon hearing this, Yuriusu drew his sword, closed his eyes, remained silent for a second, then opened his eyes and raised his sword:
"As a knight, it would be an absolute disgrace to say no at this moment."
"That's right! I'll leave that side to you! I'll figure out this side! See you later!"
"I wish you great success in battle!" ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Hey, hey, didn't you say you were a member of a mercenary group called 'Yuri'? Now you're a knight?"
Al muttered.
"Subaru, it's dangerous."
On the other side, Beatrice said.
"What will Subaru-kun do?"
Rem was also a little puzzled.
What should Subaru do?
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[ "Hey, female Petelgeuse—look." Subaru called out to Petelgeuse, then pulled out the Gospel from his.
"This is what you're looking for, right? It's a gift from your favorite Witch-sama."
"…You thief! As expected, you bastard took it!" Petelgeuse's eyes widened as she shrieked.
"BEFORE MY FAVOR!! BEFORE THE MANIFESTATION OF MY LOVE! SUBMIT, YOU HERETIC—!!" Petelgeuse roared, and several invisible hands shot out from her body.
Subaru, however, dodged back and avoided them.
"…You can't hit me! Is your technique that bad? You bastard!" Subaru mocked as he ran towards the Arlam Village square. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"By the way, these are the most hands so far, right?"
Otto said.
Petelgeuse unleashed over fifty hands, probably sixty or seventy, making it the most so far.
"But it's too clumsy."
Wilhelm said.
Yes, perhaps Petelgeuse hadn't fully mastered this body, for despite the large number, they didn't seem flexible, or rather, they were very clumsy.
Even Subaru could barely dodge them.
—
[ After running to the square, Subaru stopped fleeing.
"You have nowhere left to run! Or rather, do you have any other way to resist?"
"The way to resist is love and courage!" Subaru said, charging towards Petelgeuse.
"This is love? You call this level of resolve love? It's just reckless, weak, thoughtless, and lazy!"
"Now, Patrasche!"
"ROAR—!" At Subaru's command, Patrasche slammed into Petelgeuse, sending her flying.
She crashed to the ground, tumbled repeatedly, and then hit a half-destroyed empty house. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"I see. But is it resolved?"
Otto asked worriedly.
"As expected of Third Sister-in-law, but… ugh…"
Garfiel groaned, pressing his waist as if remembering some painful memory.
"That hit, it hurt so much."
"…Not resolved."
Yuriusu said indignantly.
—
[ Petelgeuse extended an invisible hand and lifted herself. "…It seems I was too arrogant. You are… yes, you are indeed a diligent person. Yes, you are very diligent! To have come this far, to this extent, facing an enemy who can utilize everything and make such good use of everything to challenge me, I was truly too careless! I indulged in sloth! Careless! Insufficient! I was too arrogant! Ah, it seems I was very slothful in the past!"
While she was rambling, Subaru quickly mounted Patrasche and fled at full speed.
Then…
"Ah, damn it," Subaru said, looking at Petelgeuse behind him. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Wow, is that a genius?"
Mimi exclaimed.
In the screen, Petelgeuse curled into a ball, using invisible hands to grab her body and throw herself into the sky, then catching herself with invisible hands, repeating the process.
From a passerby's perspective, it must have been an extremely strange way of flying.
"This is bad."
Otto said.
Because Petelgeuse not only threw herself around, chasing Subaru at high speed, but also used invisible hands to grab flying stones and hurl them at Subaru.
Her aim was terrible, but there were too many of them.
—
[ "Damn it, at this rate I'll be hit sooner or later… the forest? But even if I go deeper into the forest… Ah, that's it!" A faint light appeared in a part of the forest, and Subaru commanded Patrasche to run towards the light. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"The forest…? Ram understands."
The witch's scent could attract demon beasts, and Petelgeuse naturally emitted a strong scent, so the plan was to have the demon beasts bite her.
But the problem was, Barusu's scent was also similar, perhaps even stronger. What if the demon beasts targeted Barusu?
Barusu wouldn't do something so reckless… probably not. He must have a barrier magic stone in his hand.
—
[ "Ah!" A patch of land beneath them was dug up, and Patrasche tumbled to the ground, Subaru naturally falling with her.
"It seems… the moment of reckoning has finally arrived." Petelgeuse descended from the sky.
"Alright, quickly return my 'Gospel'. You shouldn't be carrying that."
"If you want it… Come and get it."
Subaru pulled out the Gospel and threw the book into the bushes.
Petelgeuse reached out to pick it up.
"Ah, my guidepost of love, the symbol of my favor… It's finally back in my hands… I praise your bravery, your struggle! You and your ground dragon's desperate resistance are very diligent! I will praise this behavior and bestow mercy! If you have any last words to say, I will engrave your words into my soul and never forget them!"
"Is that so? Then, do you know what this is?" Subaru extended his left hand, holding something.
It was a barrier magic stone.
As expected, it was just as Ram had thought.
"This is a magic stone used for barriers. In the forest, these magic stones are placed on trees everywhere. Didn't you notice?"
"What are you talking about… Ah!" The next moment, countless demonic dogs, Wolgarm, fiercely bit Petelgeuse. ]
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