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“—Subaru.”
Right after his consciousness broke the surface, he saw familiar blue eyes marked by an unmistakable pattern. Beatrice was right in front of him, peering at him in concern.
Subaru gulped ever so slightly when he felt her small hand brush against his cheek.
It was so impossibly warm after he had just experienced death.
“Are you fully awake now? You were inside the book for so long, it was starting to become worrying. It would be best to make sure no memories slipped out of your head along the way, I suppose. To start, what do you remember about Betty…?”
“You’re Beatrice, obviously…”
“…It seems you at least remember that much. Good boy.”
Her hand moved from his cheek to rub his head. Subaru savored that ticklish feeling as his mind processed everything that had happened and figured out where he was now.
This was the moment he returned from his encounter with Louis Arneb in the corridors of memory. The reset point was unchanged, which meant…
“This is count zero— Our counterattack starts now.”
Beatrice’s big eyes blinked quizzically.
He was going to need a lot of help from Beatrice in the coming fight. But he had no intention of revealing his goals or what he would do to achieve them.
Beatrice was kind. So, so kind. That’s why Subaru was sure that if she knew what he was planning, she would absolutely be against it. And she wasn’t the only one.
“So, how was it? Did you get what you were after in the book?” Beatrice asked, holding said book in her lap.
“About that…”
For everyone else, this moment was right after he tested his luck on the book of the dead, hoping to find a strategy for defeating Reid Astrea.
For complicated reasons, that had failed. It felt quite a long time ago now because of how much had happened, but that was a Subaru problem.
I know what I need to do, and where I can’t afford to fail.
“Beatrice, it’s going to get a little busy. Lend me your strength.”
“…Of course. We’re partners.”
Even without any explanation, she immediately accepted.
Having her here puts my ■■■■■ at ease…
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