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IRZ: ALTTC Chapter 7
🕑 Added 2025-04-03 11:50:24 +0000 UTCChapter 7. Re: Zero
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"...It ends here."
That dashing red-haired youth made a dazzling entrance.
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"Finally back on track, huh."
Anastasia added with a smile to Reinhard's words.
"What a heroic entrance, Reinhard."
Felt teased with a laugh.
"Not at all, it's my duty."
Reinhard bowed his head slightly.
"Back...on track? But this isn't how I remember it."
Elsa murmured to herself.
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"No matter the reason, I cannot tolerate you continuing to inflict violence on him. It ends here."
The red-haired youth, the red-haired superman Reinhard, arrived with an imposing presence.
"Are you...Are you kidding me?! This isn't fair!"
Rachins, Gaston, and Camberley, seeing Reinhard determined to stop them, immediately fled in panic.
Afterward, Subaru and Reinhard introduced themselves to each other.
"Um, actually, I'm looking for someone. Have you seen a silver-haired girl wearing a white robe around here?"
Subaru began asking Reinhard about Emilia's location.
"Silver hair and a white robe..."
Reinhard pondered.
"If I were to add anything, it would be that she's a super beautiful girl. Also, a cat...but she probably wouldn't show it off. That's all the information I have."
"...What do you need that girl for?"
"Lost item, or rather, looking for something? I just want to return something to her."
Reinhard thought for a moment and said: "I'm sorry, I have no leads. If you don't mind, I can help you look."
Subaru waved his hand: "I can't trouble you that much. It's okay, I'll look around later."
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"Huh? Natsuki-san didn't agree?"
Otto was a little dumbfounded, then thought again:
"That makes sense. Natsuki-san is new here and doesn't know the Sword Saint's strength. He's probably afraid that even the Sword Saint can't defeat the Bowel Hunter and would be sending the Sword Saint to his death for nothing."
If Subaru had agreed to Reinhard's request, it would have been much simpler.
That's what everyone was thinking. Then, in the scene, Subaru asked the fruit stall owner, Kadmon, and headed towards the slums.
"Boss is in a hurry this time. He really wants to quickly make a deal with chief and leave the slums to avoid the Bowel Hunter."
"But this guy still wants to go alone..."
Ram facepalmed, speechlessly watching Subaru hurrying towards the slums in the scene.
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"Oh, I'm sorry. Are you alright?"
To better blend into the slums, Subaru had dirtied himself up. After finding Felt's location, he planned to quickly complete the transaction with Felt, but at that moment, he almost bumped into a woman.
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"That voice is..."
Rem immediately became alert and glared hostilely at Elsa on the side.
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"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing. Don't be fooled by my appearance, sturdiness is my strong point--Eh?!"
Subaru looked at the woman in front of him in shock.
Elsa, the bewitching woman who had taken Subaru's life multiple times.
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"Could it be... The loop end here?"
Emilia's heart clenches.
"Don't worry, Emilia-sama. This is already a familiar timeline to us."
Otto comforted her.
"I hope...so."
Emilia responded.
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"...Although I'm a little concerned, never mind. I don't want to cause a commotion right now."
Elsa's departure after a brief conversation relieved Subaru.
Afterward, Subaru found Felt, and the two chatted and bickered as they headed to the loot warehouse.
Subaru still preferred to make the deal on the spot, as time was of the essence, but Felt was dissatisfied with making the deal on the spot, and Subaru reluctantly had to go to the loot warehouse.
After arriving at the loot warehouse, the transaction officially began.
Just as the transaction was underway, a knock on the door sounded.
"...Who is it?"
Old Man Rom looked at the entrance of the loot warehouse.
"It should be my customer--although I think it's a bit early."
Felt in the scene walked to the door and opened it...
"Don't open the door! You'll be killed!"
Subaru shouted in horror.
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"Elsa came this early this time?"
Meili looked at the scene curiously.
"I remember!"
Emilia's memory was indeed correct.
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"I wouldn't do something as terrible as killing people without saying a word."
Emilia had arrived at the loot warehouse.
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"Uh...so, if there was no boss, Emilia-sama could have found this place faster?"
"It seems...so."
Otto responded.
... ...
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Not long after, just as in his memories, Elsa arrived.
"Puck! Defend quickly!"
Faced with Elsa's surprise attack, Subaru immediately reminded Puck.
Elsa's blade struck Puck's magic circle, saving Emilia's head.
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"Boss reacted really quickly!"
Garfiel couldn't help but praise.
"Oh, now that I think about it, I was wondering why Subaru knew my name back then, now I know."
Puck recalled.
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"...A spirit. Hehe, how wonderful. I haven't seen a spirit's innards yet."
Elsa stared at Puck excitedly.
Felt angrily looked at Elsa and berated her for not keeping her promise, but Elsa said that since the owner had come, she had no choice but to change her plan and kill everyone here.
"You didn't do your job and brought the owner here. There's nothing to complain about if you're killed."
Elsa said this, and Subaru couldn't stand it anymore: "What are you talking about! You! Don't bully kids! You bowel-loving sadist! You're going to destroy everything because the plan went wrong. Are you a child?! You have to cherish life! Do you know how much it hurts to have your stomach cut open? I know!"
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"This...is very much in Subaru's style."
Julius recalled the moment he publicly insulted the knights.
"And Subaru really..."
Subaru had really been cut open.
Emilia and the others looked at Subaru with heartache as he said it casually.
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Elsa looked dumbfounded in the scene:
"...What are you talking about?"
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"No, it seems this is..."
Wilhelm knew what Subaru was doing.
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"Alright, stalling is complete. Let's go, Puck!"
Just like that, Emilia, Puck, and Elsa officially begin to fight.
Everyone watched the battle intently.
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"Ah, my mana is running out."
After the battle had been going on for some time, the great spirit Puck said this as he watched himself in the scene.
The truth was that Puck had fallen asleep, and the situation had shifted from Emilia and Puck's advantage to Elsa's dominance.
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"We can't just watch anymore."
Old Man Rom held his club and prepared to join the battle to help Emilia.
Subaru spoke to Felt:
"The odds are uncertain. In that case, just watching silently will only lead to missed opportunities, you understand, right, Felt."
"I know. Even if we're going to escape, we should act."
Felt stood next to Old Man Rom and looked at Subaru:
"What you said earlier...I was kind of redeemed by you."
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"Uh...how embarrassing."
Felt looked at this scene awkwardly.
Why did I say something like that back then? By the way, why are those two blue-haired ladies and the light orange-haired little girl staring at me with those strange eyes?
One of the turning points of the story is when Old Man Rom is knocked out.
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"Are you alright?! I can't worry about so much, if I touched something I shouldn't have, don't mind it!"
Subaru quickly grabbed Felt and saved her before Elsa could hit her.
"If you didn't say that, I would have thanked you honestly--by the way, why did you save me?"
"I don't know! My body moved on its own! If I have to say, we're even now! Although you probably don't know what's going on, don't forget it!"
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"So Subaru saved Felt-sama— I will remember this kindness."
Reinhard said as he watched this scene.
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In the entanglement, Felt successfully escaped.
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"So next is..."
Reinhard muttered.
In the fierce battle, the story welcomed its final scene.
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"It ends here. It seems the situation is critical, but it's good that I made it in time. Then— it's time to bring down the curtain on this stage."
Reinhard made a dashing entrance, and the scales of victory instantly tipped.
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"Ah, the situation was really urgent back then. By the way...thanks."
Felt reluctantly grinned and thanked Reinhard.
"Felt-sama doesn't need to thank me. If it were other guards, they would have done the same. I just did what I should have done."
Reinhard said.
"Hey, that monster appeared, but...it seems big brother won't save Elsa here...it's okay, Elsa can escape."
Meili muttered to herself.
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"Reinhard...?"
"Yes, Subaru. It's been a while. Sorry, I'm late."
Reinhard and Elsa exchanged pre-battle lines, and then they fought...
No, it should be said that Elsa constantly launched fierce attacks, while Reinhard easily defused them with his exquisite swordsmanship.
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"Such swordsmanship..."
Wilhelm watched carefully, thinking of his younger days.
"Oh right, little girl, you saved me too, thank you."
On the other side, Old Man Rom watched the scene and thanked Emilia.
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In the scene, Emilia made excuses while healing Old Man Rom.
"I'm going to heal him and then use this favor to gather information. Since I'm his savior, he definitely won't lie. This is for myself."
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"Ah, it's really embarrassing to watch these now...I could have just saved him if I wanted to."
Emilia, outside the scene, was indeed a little embarrassed.
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After the treatment, mana could finally be absorbed by Reinhard at will.
Subaru notified him that he could act.
Reinhard nodded.
"What do you want to show me?"
Elsa asked.
"The swordsmanship of the Astrea family."
Then, the two exchanged names.
"'Bowel Hunter' Elsa Granhiert."
"'Sword Saint Family', Reinhard van Astrea."
Then, with Reinhard's ordinary strike, the earth shook, houses collapsed, and Elsa disappeared without a trace.
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"Ah, this is really."
Even though everyone knew Reinhard's amazing strength, they couldn't help but be amazed to see such power with just an ordinary strike.
"Ah, so handsome, a hero."
Only Al crossed his arms and looked at this scene with some contempt.
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"It's finally over."
Subaru looked at Emilia repeatedly to confirm.
"Why are you always staring at me? I think it's very rude."
"No, no, not to mention your limbs. your head is still attached to your body, right?"
"Of course, right? Can you not say such terrible things?"
Subaru grinned:
"Yeah, no need to ask. Of course, my limbs aren't broken, there's no knife in my back, and there's no big hole in my stomach!"
"It sounds like you've really been stabbed and had a hole in your stomach."
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"Ah...what the boss said is all true."
This scene is both sad and funny.
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Just as they were thanking each other, Reinhard felt something was wrong:
"Subaru!"
"The target is the stomach!"
Subaru reacted quickly, picked up the club, protected his stomach, and blocked the fatal blow for Emilia.
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Ah, that's right.
Al couldn't help but think to himself.
Why are there so many glass cannons in this world? Even Emilia would be gone if she was stabbed.
"Ah right, it was here. Subaru was injured in the abdomen to protect me, and then he was taken to the mansion to heal."
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The next story was also the first meeting that many people remembered with Subaru.
Saving Emilia, Elsa saw that she couldn't get her hands on it, so she had to leave in anger.
It seemed that things were finally over, and Subaru could finally resolve the doubts in his heart.
"Are you alright?! You're too reckless!"
Emilia said to Subaru.
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"He's always so reckless."
Emilia, outside the scene, looked at Subaru seriously and said.
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Reinhard first apologized to Subaru and then was interrupted by Subaru.
Subaru looked at Emilia: "I'm your savior. And the heroine I saved is you. In that case, it's not too much to ask for some appropriate thanks, right?"
"I understand. But only if I can do it."
"Then I have only one request— I hope you can tell me your name."
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Everyone—both inside and outside the scene—was stunned.
"Ah…"
Ram sighed, her voice dripping with disdain.
"Ram heard Emilia-sama say it before, but she didn’t quite believe it. Now, however… it seems Barusu truly is a man without desires."
Roswaal smirked, his usual theatrical tone laced with amusement.
"And yet~, he’s also~… incredibly greedy~ and covetous~."
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"Emilia."
"Eh..."
"My name is Emilia. Just call me Emilia. Thank you, Subaru."
She held out her hand:
"Thank you for saving me."
"Ah, this is too unfair."
These were the last words Subaru said before he fainted.
At that moment, as if the play had ended, the screen slowly darkened until it disappeared...
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"Take a good look at the possibilities of other worlds/--."
