Echoing gently and sweetly in the eardrum, head, heart, and soul
"I love you"
It's a hazy whisper of love
Those are ambiguous whispers where men and women cannot be distinguished.
But there is no doubt that it is a whisper of love that belongs only to Subaru Natsuki.
——The one expressing love to Subaru is the squirming black shadow in front of him.
The black figure has the shape of a human, wearing a black dress and long hair that seems to blend into the night. Its face shrouded in the night has been staring here.
That black shadow captured Natsuki Subaru's body and gradually melted Natsuki Subaru's heart.
"--I love you"
After hearing these words, Subaru's thinking stopped and he just stood there blankly, unable to even breathe.
The dense miasma that invaded the skin, and the tragic situation of the "sacred realm" swallowed up by darkness, were like small animals that were frightened and breathless due to threats, and were imprisoned in this completely lifeless world.
Subaru understands this world. This is a world where Subaru has experienced pain and disappointment countless times.
This is an encounter with a witch where taboos are broken and time stops——
"——I love you, I love you"
The shadow's fingers slowly reached towards Subaru's silent, stiff cheek.
Unable to resist, unable to move, but it is not because he is bound by the shadow that he cannot resist. The reason why he cannot move is because Subaru's body does not allow Subaru to resist, because Subaru's soul has given up resistance.
So Subaru could only let that black shadow touch and manipulate him without any resistance.
"——I love you, I love you, I love you"
The black shadow was not hostile, nor could I feel the shadow's malice, but this was not because the shadow was not interested in Subaru.
The dark shadow on the other hand was very interested in Subaru.
Black Shadow has an almost crazy obsession with Subaru
That persistence can't help but make people feel too blind and paranoid. It is a crazy persistence that is enough to defeat Subaru - that black shadow now has no interest in anyone other than Subaru.
"——I love you, I love you, I love you"
The rolling whispers of love stirred up layers of whirlpools in Subaru’s head.
Whispers stirred the eardrums, love filled the brain, filled the heart, and melted the soul.
This is the destructive power of love, the killing of love, the humiliation of love
"——I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
,I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you”
Love dominates Subaru, love turns Subaru into a prisoner, love takes away all the love in Subaru's heart
"Stop talking nonsense, hey!!"
Suddenly something rushed between the loving Subaru and the black figure, breaking the silence just now.
The destructive force rushed towards the black shadow in a straight line, shattering the earth soaked in darkness, blowing a black storm, and Subaru was blown away after being hit at close range.
"Uwaaah——!?"
The impact caused Subaru to roll continuously on the ground, and finally stopped when he hit the wall of the ancient tomb. Subaru shook his head. After raising his head, he was finally liberated from the abnormal and fanatical love that made him unable to move.
Regardless of those complicated thoughts, I opened my eyes to understand what happened, and there was——
"The situation is really bad, hey, you should move, hey"
Subaru finally came to his senses. Just when he was about to open his eyes and figure out what was going on, this voice suddenly came from
The owner of the voice is a man who is relatively short compared to the black shadow and has golden hair.
Subaru had an impression of this figure with a fierce tone, fierce fighting spirit all over his body, a lowered posture, and bared teeth. It was precisely because of this impression that Subaru was so strongly shaken.
Subaru couldn't imagine that that person would appear here to save him.
"Why did you save me...Garfiel..."
"Haha? Don't say such stupid things at this time. Besides, you are wrong. How can I leave you?"
The young Garfiel, who was impatient at Subaru's surprise, picked up the depressed Subaru and said to him while wary of the dark shadow in front of him:
"I'm going to jump. Although your neck may be broken, use your tenacity to endure it!"
“This is not a matter of tenacity or not————!?”
When Subaru was retorting, Garfiel bent his knees, and as Subaru let out a mournful cry, he jumped into the sky. As soon as Subaru and the others escaped, the black shadow still on the ground suddenly erupted.
Got it
The black shadow that expanded in the explosion turned into a huge wave, attacking the two of them who were escaping. The huge black wave continued to swallow the surrounding black shadows and expanded more and more, causing huge damage to all objects along the way.
,
This violent destructive power caused both the surrounding forests and houses to be completely destroyed by the huge black waves. Even the witch's grave was not spared.
"Don't bite your tongue!!"
This scene was like the end of the world, which made Subaru stunned, but Jafiir didn't seem to be afraid of it.
Relying on instinct, he jumped on the places that were not swallowed up by the black waves. He jumped on the broken earth and trees, jumped, jumped——
"Yeah! Hey!"
The huge wave of black shadow pushed down the forest, and the earth that was rolled up by the destructive force was crushed by the huge wave of black shadow.
Wherever he looked, the entire world seemed to be swallowed up by black shadow - but Garfiel and the others escaped.
They fled to a village in the "Sanctuary". In front of that village was a house built of stone. After flying under the eaves of the house, Jaffier put Subaru down and gasped for air.
"Ah, damn it! He's so fierce...that guy..."
"Thank you... thank you for saving me."
"Huh? You don't really express your gratitude to me, what? Are you dissatisfied?"
Garfiel, who had a bad attitude, showed his ferocious face to Subaru who was lying on the roof. Looking at this ferocious face in the dark, Subaru showed a complicated mood.
"No dissatisfaction... I just didn't expect you to save me..."
"Do you think I'm such a heartless guy? Or do you mean "The Rose Knight of Tiores doesn't need help"? If you don't like it, just go over there."
"I'm sorry, I've already decided where I want to go."
Subaru sighed at Garfiel who was chattering away. Subaru put his hand on his chest and his heart was beating. Although he couldn't understand the situation, Subaru was interested in something else - why Garfiel saved him.
I was so concerned about this matter that I ignored the seriousness of the whole situation.
Because for Subaru, Garfiel should be the biggest enemy of the "Sanctuary"
Why did Garfiel lend a helping hand to Subaru this time?
"Garfiel, why do you want to save...me?"
"How many times do you want me to say this? Don't you know the situation at that time? Let's not talk about your affairs now. The most important thing for us now is to defeat that black shadow. How can we defeat that black shadow?
Cut off the shadow’s head!”
Subaru, who originally wanted to continue questioning, was frightened away by Garfiel's calm voice.
Although it was a calm voice, Subaru felt a terrible chill from that calm voice.
Then Subaru finally realized the red flame that resided in Garfiel's emerald green pupils.
Anger, irritation, fury—these are strong burning passions that can be easily described in words.
Facing Garfiel like this, Subaru finally knew what he should ask.
"Where are Garfiel, Ram and the others? How are they doing now?"
"————"
"When I came out of the tomb, the surroundings were swallowed up by darkness. Although you are so healthy now...others have...disappeared into the darkness."
Subaru wanted to get a negative answer, but Garfiel easily told him that it was all true, although it was cruel.
Facing the dumbfounded Subaru, Garfiel said in a reluctant tone:
"It was so sudden. By the time I realized it, the whole world had been shrouded in black shadow. If Ram hadn't blown me away with the wind, I would have been swallowed up by the black shadow."
"Was Ram devoured like that? Were Ryuz, Otto and the others the same?"
"Yes, so does the old woman and that annoying brother..."
"Is Emilia also swallowed...?"
"————"
Garfiel did not answer the question raised by the trembling Subaru, but this was already his answer.
At the moment, the black shadow's movements were getting more and more strange, and it was still encroaching in the direction of the "sacred territory". Subaru was so frightened that the forest was about to be swallowed up. This terrifying scene was beyond his ability to accept and he couldn't breathe.
The darkness that swallows everything, what kind of end will be waiting for them when they are swallowed by that darkness? Subaru very much hopes that the people swallowed by the darkness can sleep without pain, but after seeing the scene in front of him,
Broken instantly
For those swallowed by the shadow, all that awaits them is despair.
"Then...what is that? Why does it appear at this time?"
"Guthunter", "Warcraft Envoy", "Big Rabbit", and Garfiel
In order to fight against the threat from the sky, Subaru ran out of the cemetery, determined to overcome any difficulties and break through the difficulties no matter what.
But at that time, Subaru had no idea that his enlightenment would be blocked by this mysterious darkness.
"Why...will it become like this..."
This reality was too cruel. Subaru stared at the center of the dark vortex and shouted with all his strength.
"Why do you hate this place so much? "Jealous Witch"!!"
Subaru heard the name several times and felt its presence several times.
The culprit who plunged the world into endless darkness and caused Subaru immense pain, her "jealous witch", was the root of all evil, and was also the culprit who devoured Emilia and the others.
"Think of a way quickly, think of a way quickly, think of a way quickly, something must be done, that black shadow must be defeated..."
Subaru beat his dull head and seriously considered ways to defeat the black shadow. He must let the darkness recede and take back the "sacred territory" swallowed by the darkness.
{What am I fighting for? For this world that has lost Emilia and the others?}
"--ah"
Subaru was tortured by his inner voice, and a small sound came from his throat.
Contrary to Subaru's passion, that voice gave him a very calm judgment, mocking himself for still clinging to this dying world. That was the coldest way to seek decisiveness.
{What if I break through the darkness? What if I break through the darkness? Such a world is already for me——}
"That thing actually came after me, damn it!"
"Huh?"
Garfiel's voice drove away the strong thought of giving up in Subaru's head. Garfiel did not ignore Subaru's surprise, and moved his sharp gaze towards the black shadow.
"Speaking of which, how dare you ignore me! I've done so much, and you actually ignore me, huh!?"
The humiliation of being ignored made Garfiel roar. But the black shadow did not focus on them. Just as he said, the black shadow moved towards the forest outside the "Sanctuary"
The black shadow ignored Subaru's persistent existence and moved directly outside. Just when Subaru couldn't understand the black shadow's actions, a sudden inspiration flashed and his body shook.
Although there is no basis for it, Subaru is convinced that there is nothing wrong!
"Mansion!"
"ah?"
"Mansion! That witch, Roswaal's mansion! That's where her goal is!!"
In Subaru's brain, where the witch showed her love and was ravaged by the witch, the memory of his heart and soul awakened.
That's not because the witch really loves Subaru - it's because she wants to sneak into Subaru's heart and try to find and understand Subaru's obsession.
——Take away all possibilities of Subaru falling in love with someone else, and then keep it for yourself
"How can we let her pass! To stop her, we must stop her...!"