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ARC 4: ETERNAL CONTRACT: PHASE 1 RE: ZERO DETAILED SUMMARY This is a highly detailed 'summary' of Re: Zero chapters from the start of Arc 4 onwards, intending to proceed to cover all the way to Arc 6 or until I burn out, that I have made for a friend of mine so I can rant fervidly at/with her about happenings in Re: Zero past the ending of the anime, which I may or may not release to the general public. If you're reading this and you're not said friend, congrats! By my hand or another's, it got released to the general public. This thing is a bastard child between a translation and a summary. What this means in practice is that the narration is almost entirely paraphrased and tenses are all over the place, while some effort is generally put in to the character dialogue. That is, I want said friend to get the same impression of the lines I thought were funny or cool or interesting that I did. It turns out that that's almost all of them and I have trouble finding where to paraphrase things out. That said, I am taking full liberty to skim over things when I randomly feel like it or when the sentence overpowers my meagre Japanese skills. And my Japanese is pretty fucking meagre. If you are the general public, I would recommend throwing this 'summary' at someone who has a less meagre grasp of Japanese, an excess of free time, and a charitable personality and pestering them to rectify my fuckups. If you happen to be a charitable, time-having Japanese knower and would like to contact me to keep my fuckups in check for the future, or otherwise would just like to contact me, I've made an email at [email protected] just for you! Names and terminology will be coming from multiple sources but will ultimately be determined by what I feel makes the most sense or sounds most appealing to me (ie, Witch names use the English spelling of Greek/Roman mythical figures, Bishop names use the English spelling of stars, Puck is Puck and not Pack because I hate Pack, etc). Accordingly, the words that appear in this document are incredibly up to my whimsy and occasionally clash with generally accepted fan nomenclature. Some I'll put out there right away are: I'm writing the name of the Bishop that ate Rem's name as 'Rai Baten-Kaitos' rather than Ley for Reasons. I'm giving Beatrice a verbal tic absent in the anime of 'in fact' to correspond with her なの よ. I'm calling the Great Waterfall the Great Cascade because I think it sounds nicer and also Reasons that would only matter if I was trying to translate arc 3. I'm calling the 大兎 the Sizeable Hare because Reasons. I'm calling Betelgeuse Betelgeux for Mysterious Reasons. I'm calling the Bishops 'Cardinals' instead of Bishops because I think it sounds nicer and I am too punny to live. Anything else will be mentioned in the text as a footnote. I advise you read this document as if this is your asshole friend whose word may-or-may-not-be- legitimate telling you the story of Re: Zero around a campfire, since that's the mentality this was written with. Okay enough Arc 4 Start. 1 ARC 4: ETERNAL CONTRACT PHASE 1 CHAPTER LIST (PHASE INCOMPLETE) Chapter 1: In the Place we Have Returned 3 Chapter 2: Jeers and Thanks 20 Chapter 3: Reunion and Disagreement 31 Chapter 4: The Next Place 40 Chapter 5: Team Emilia 52 Chapter 6: On The Road to Sanctuary 59 Chapter 7: The Test Site 71 Chapter 8: A Long-Awaited Reunion 80 Chapter 9: The Cemetery 90 Chapter 10: Thirst for Knowledge Incarnate 100 Chapter 11: Sloth to Wrath by Pride 113 Chapter 12: A Souvenir From the Tea Party 120 Chapter 13: Roswaal's Intent 131 Chapter 14: Questions and Answers 146 Chapter 15: Qualifications and Trial 158 Chapter 16: Morning in the Natsuki Household 170 Chapter 17: Love Story 180 Chapter 18: Kin 192 Chapter 19: Homework 208 Chapter 20: Test Results 222 Chapter 21: With Resolve Renewed 232 Chapter 22: Weakness 245 Chapter 23: Step of the Way 257 ARC 4: ETERNAL CONTRACT: PHASE 1 CHAPTER 1: IN THE PLACE WE HAVE RETURNED —It almost seems as if the overcast sky is reflecting the state of Subaru's mind. Six dragon carriages stand lined outside Crusch's mansion. Among the vehicles are those already loaded with the Arlam village escapees, and one special carriage left empty for Subaru and Emilia. The journey will be long. That they are not riding alongside the children as they had on the way over is because Subaru has mountains of things he must discuss with Emilia, and because not even he is insensitive enough to arrange that she and the children be together. ???: “It will be lonely here.” Calls a voice from behind Subaru as he quietly gazes over the line of carriages. He turns his head, for his sight to land on Crusch. With the damp air stroking her green hair and her eyes downcast, Subaru nods. Subaru: “Say we stay ages and nothing'll move along, and say we keep leeching off you and that's nothing going. —But, I know that resting quietly's what I should be doing really.” Clenching and unclenching his fists, Subaru smiles wryly as he considers his physical condition. Thinking back on it, Subaru had first come to this mansion to restore his ailed body. Roswaal's underlying intentions had slipped in there, and loathe to say it but the clown's wishes had beautifully come into fruition. A facade-destroying, purpose-defeating fruition but still. Crusch: “Should it be your will to do so, Natsuki Subaru-sama, our household would have no complaint in providing you indefinite stay... would be beyond what I can say, I'm sure.” Subaru: “I'm happy for your kindness, and I'm sure there is a lot I could learn, but our side has piles of issues we need to sort out too. If we don't do things about the White Whale and about SLOTH after we've calmed our situations down, the merchants are going to grab everything.” Shaking his head at Crusch's friendly answer, Subaru thinks about the Julius-includant Anastasia faction. Thinking only of the circumstances around the White Whale and Sloth subjugations, and viewing this best-called three-party joint-warfare in terms of balancing gains and losses, Anastasia is the overwhelming victor. Crusch's faction had succeeded in the four-hundred year achievement of slaying the White Whale— However, the damages their leader Crusch had sustained were beyond disregard. With Subaru's group having become the lynchpin for slaying SLOTH, Emilia's faction was in the same position—but that matters were progressing without Roswaal boded ill. And although their damages had not been as severe as those suffered by Crusch's faction, as far as Subaru was concerned a tremendous wound remained. Anastasia's faction, which had lost a section of its mercenary squad but retained its candidate, her Knight, and other combat forces in good condition had not been the axle of either subjugation effort —but they possessed the valuable dividend of having preformed a large role while sustaining minimal damage. 3 ARC 4: ETERNAL CONTRACT: PHASE 1 Damages—Compared to the two factions who would hesitate on when to go public due to their extremity, that Anastasia lacked such was huge. Even if only to keep Anastasia's faction in check, they must keep in a tight relationship with Crusch's faction. Crusch slips a weary sigh at Subaru's partly-mercenary decision. Subaru furrows his brows at her, but with a slightly shamed expression she gives a wave of her hands. Crusch: “Nevermind,” Crusch: “That was truly womanish of me. Simply, being incapable of offering even the slightest aid to a benefactor leaves me entirely ashamed with my insufficient self...” Subaru: “Instantly getting the debt repaid would be a nice story for the helper, but you don't need to give that much consideration when you're having a hard time yourself. Or really, I've already gotten my repayment.” Says Subaru as he glances at the head of the line of carriages. There stands clearly adorned with more ornamentation compared to the other carriages is a high- quality VIP vehicle, and the dragon pulling this honourable carriage is— Crusch: “A story without greed. Healing a wounded dragon, and then wishing to adopt it.” Subaru: “She's the man who saved my life... or not, dragon. We haven't known each other long, but she might be the partner I've skirted the line of death with the most in my life. Since it'd mean getting involved in my future troubles too I figured it would be an unbearable idea from Patrasche's perspective.” ???: “—I would find no need in being concerned on that matter.” The soft denial of Subaru's words as he glances at the earth dragon—Patrasche—comes from Wilhelm. The old swordsman had been checking the condition of Patrasche's carriage until then, and he nods in recognition of his cutting in on their conversation. Wilhelm: “It is not so common that a Diana, a picky breed even among earth dragons, present their body in protecting their rider. This dragon is considerably attached to you, Subaru-dono.” Subaru: “Although it isn't that I remember doing anything so big.
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