Time returned to the moment when Rem first encountered the horde of mabeasts controlled by Meili Portroute.
At that same time, a certain transmigrator who had secretly followed Rem had also reached the forest.
When Subaru Natsuki saw Rem being surrounded and attacked, he immediately wanted to rush out and help her.
Unfortunately, before he could make it in time— he heard Rem speak His full name.
That’s right.
Subaru heard the entire thing.
At the same time, he also witnessed the appearance of the “deity” Rem had invoked.
Although Subaru possessed the favor of the Witch of Envy, he himself was still extremely weak at this point in time.
And after dying again and again, his mental state had actually already begun showing signs of collapse.
This time, after witnessing the manifestation of Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose— his SAN value instantly dropped to zero.
And Subaru died on the spot.
That was precisely why, just after Rem finished off the remaining mabeasts, time had suddenly reset.
Once again—
Subaru Natsuki had died because of Rem.
And Rem didn’t even know that his death had been caused by her.
Although she had wasted some time for nothing, there was nothing she could do about it.
She could only deal with Meili Portroute during the next attempt.
It took Rem quite a while to make her way back to Roswaal’s mansion.
The moment she returned, she ran into her older sister.
“I don’t remember you going out.”
Ram looked at Rem suspiciously.
Rem felt a little guilty, but still answered,
“Rem was only taking a walk around the mansion.”
Meanwhile, somewhere Rem knew nothing about—
Subaru Natsuki finally revived.
This time, his resurrection actually took longer than before.
The corruption caused by Yomagn’tho’s manifestation was so severe that even the Authority of the Witch of Envy needed time to erase its effects.
“My head hurts…”
The moment Subaru woke up, the first thing he felt was a splitting headache.
Then he began trying to remember what had happened just before his death.
He had only heard a single obscure and incomprehensible sentence— and then his consciousness had disappeared.
After that, he had died outright.
What in the world had that thing been?
Subaru kept trying to remember.
He had the vague feeling that he had seen something.
he simply couldn’t recall it.
And the more he tried to remember, the worse his headache became.
In the end, Subaru had no choice but to give up.
Since time had only just reset, Rem wouldn’t need to go purchase supplies until tomorrow.
She had only just returned today, so while dealing with Ram, there was no way she could head out again immediately.
More importantly— this time, Rem needed to figure out how to kill Meili Portroute before Subaru Natsuki died again.
So she needed to make a detailed plan.
Because of that, Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose temporarily withdrew His gaze from Rem.
Rem clearly sensed the moment His attention disappeared.
So, in order to thank the Great Deity, she offered a prayer inside her room.
That left Ram rather puzzled.
“Ram doesn’t remember my little sister being someone who prays.
Why are you doing that?”
“Because Rem received help from the Great Deity, so Rem needs to thank Him.”
“A deity?”
Seeing that Rem had no intention of explaining further, Ram didn’t continue asking.
…
On Ren Kurose’s side, after withdrawing the attention of his true body from Rem, he also woke up inside his room.
Things in Chaldea were still proceeding as usual.
Until Gudako became stronger, they had no intention of recklessly entering another Singularity.
As for Gudako herself—
Cú Chulainn and EMIYA were teaching her magecraft.
Romani, meanwhile, was teaching her the knowledge she needed as a Master.
As a result, Gudako’s progress was extremely fast.
There was, however, one rather noteworthy problem.
Whenever Cú Chulainn and Shirou Emiya taught Gudako magecraft…
somehow, sooner or later, the lesson would turn into close-combat training.
One of them was a Caster.
The other was an Archer.
And yet— they shared one thing in common.
They both loved fighting at close range.
Mash didn’t even know where she should begin complaining.
After withdrawing His gaze from Rem, Ren Kurose headed over as well.
And the moment he arrived, he just happened to see the two of them teaching Ritsuka close-quarters combat.
“Tsk, tsk.”
Ren Kurose clicked his tongue.
“One Caster and one Archer.
The two of you really can’t teach her something actually useful?”
“Exactly!
Ren Kurose-senpai, you’re finally here!”
The moment Mash saw Ren Kurose, it was as though she had finally found an outlet for all the complaints she had been holding back.
“If you hadn’t come soon, they were going to completely lead Master-senpai astray!”
Cú Chulainn and Shirou Emiya were both rendered speechless.
“Every magus requires a strong body.”
Shirou Emiya calmly explained,
“So I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this.”
“Exactly, exactly.”
Cú Chulainn immediately agreed.
“That’s what I think too.”
“And besides, how could magecraft possibly be as satisfying as close combat?”
Meanwhile, Gudako only stood up after finishing another set of exercises.
“Ren Kurose, you’re here.”
She showed him her usual cheerful smile.
“Don’t say that.
They’re only doing this for my sake.”
“And honestly, I think it’s pretty good too!”
Ren Kurose silently complained in his heart.
Fair enough.
Starting to prepare now for the day you tear Goetia apart with your bare hands in the Temple of Time isn’t exactly wrong.
You’ll definitely put this training to use eventually.
Of course, Ren Kurose had no intention of actually saying that aloud.
If Gudako herself could adapt to this training, then it really was an excellent way for her to improve.
“I see.”
Ren Kurose nodded.
“If you think it’s useful, Ritsuka, then that’s all that matters.”
“As long as you keep going, you’ll definitely be the one who wins in the end.”
“Hehe, thanks for believing in me.”
“Of course.”
Ren Kurose smiled.
“Who told you to make me the first Servant you ever summoned?”
After saying that, Ren Kurose even shot Cú Chulainn a smug look.
Seeing Ren Kurose’s unbearably self-satisfied expression, Cú Chulainn immediately felt irritated.
Unfortunately— he couldn’t do anything about it.
Because…
he couldn’t beat him.