Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

Roswaal realized that if he continued to use his sword to keep Subaru Natsuki at the mansion, it would probably backfire.

Fortunately, this sword can only be obtained in the Holy Land...

He immediately reached inside his robe, and with a slight spatial fluctuation, he drew out a longsword that had been prepared beforehand.

"I was planning to give it to you tomorrow anyway~"

Roswaal handed over the longsword.

"Since Subaru wants it now, let's return it to its rightful owner ahead of time~"

Natsuki Subaru took the longsword, pressed his thumb against the guard, and pushed the blade out half an inch.

A cool, sharp edge flashed by under the starlight.

It's the same game as last time.

With just one glance, he knew that Roswaal hadn't tried to fob him off with some junk.

Subaru Natsuki's anger subsided somewhat.

At the same time, he felt even more disdain for Roswaal.

Judging from his behavior in this life, he clearly had the sword long ago in the last reincarnation, but he deliberately delayed it for a whole day until Capella was exposed before returning to give the sword to himself.

What a treacherous border lord who appears loyal, and a hypocrite who appears genuine!

Natsuki Subaru snorted coldly, sheathed his longsword, turned and walked towards the deep pit, his expression quickly turning sorrowful.

Upon noticing that Subaru Natsuki was walking towards him, Capella immediately froze.

Her blood-stained blonde hair lay scattered on the scorched earth, her head tilted slightly to one side, and her lips drooped weakly.

From a distance, she looked no different from someone who had actually been beheaded.

Natsuki Subaru slowly squatted down in front of her.

"Miss Capella, it's easy to train a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good horse."

"I haven't even subdued you yet, how could you have passed away so soon?"

Natsuki Subaru's voice choked with emotion, and he let out a long sigh.

He gently placed his right hand on Capella's head, intending to help her with her burial.

Unexpectedly, a strange change occurred.

The moment I touched Capela's body.

A cold, viscous power suddenly surged from Capella's body and entered Subaru's palm along the point where the two were in contact.

That force quickly penetrated deep into his body, as if it had found its rightful place within him.

Natsuki Subaru was so immersed in the grief of losing his BMW that he didn't notice anything unusual.

Rem suddenly frowned slightly and looked at Subaru Natsuki.

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

The witch scent emanating from Natsuki Subaru, which instinctively made the demons uncomfortable, seemed to have intensified.

This change came very suddenly, right after Subaru Natsuki touched Capella.

Capela, lying in the pit, also sensed the loss of that power.

Her vitality actually far exceeds everyone's perception.

She's been faking her death from the very beginning.

Her plan was to make everyone believe that she was no longer able to regenerate, and once Reinhard relaxed his guard, she could transform herself into some inconspicuous small creature and find an opportunity to escape the mansion.

But when this dark-haired boy met her, something unexpected happened.

The power within her body was beginning to weaken!

It was as if the other party was plundering her power!

How can this be?

Capela couldn't keep up the act any longer.

Without her powers, all she has left is her head, and she's truly doomed!

Capela's eyes widened suddenly, and his remaining head began to struggle violently.

With her powers fully activated, the flesh and blood at the severed neck began to proliferate wildly, and in the blink of an eye, a neck and half a shoulder regenerated.

This successfully prevented Subaru Natsuki from continuing to seize her powers.

But it also revealed that she was still alive.

The sadness on Natsuki Subaru's face vanished instantly.

He was stunned for a moment, then threw his head back and laughed, laughing so hard that the injury in his chest, which had just stopped, started to ache again.

"Great! Okay!"

"Heaven has not forsaken me, Heaven has not forsaken me!"

"With Capela, I'm in my element!"

He quickly reached out and grabbed Capela's newborn neck, lifting her out of the pit as if she were a lost treasure that had been found again.

"What tenacious vitality!"

"Now we're even less afraid that others will kill my horse first when they go to the battlefield!"

As Capella continued to regenerate, she desperately tried to break free from his grasp, and for the first time, an undisguised panic appeared in her eyes.

What exactly is this person?

Not only did they capture her to use her as a mount, but now they're even trying to steal her powers!

Unlike the excited Subaru Natsuki, Roswaal, who was not far away, had a frozen expression.

Surprisingly, he didn't die!

Capela didn't die, but he's next to die.

Thankfully, the silencing spell is still in effect!

Roswaal intended to continue silencing them, but Reinhard had already moved closer.

He had no choice but to hold back for now.

Reinhard walked back to Subaru Natsuki's side and reached out to press on Capella's growing shoulder.

His expression was somewhat troubled.

“Subaru, her shapeshifting ability is too special. Ordinary shackles and cells probably can’t contain her.”

"If she is not careful, she could turn into a flying insect or other small creature and escape."

Natsuki Subaru frowned upon hearing this.

We can't let him hold onto the mount we finally managed to catch day and night.

Subaru, let me give it a try.

Emilia walked to the edge of the pit and raised her palm.

“I can freeze her body with solid ice first. As long as the ice layer is thick enough, she shouldn’t be able to deform any further in a short time.”

Reinhard thought for a moment, nodded, and thought it was a good idea.

Subaru Natsuki was also very excited.

"Emilia! You said it so well, it makes me feel so good!" Subaru Natsuki's eyes gleamed as he looked at Emilia.

What a benevolent and righteous ruler he was!

Emilia blushed slightly at such blunt words.

"Subaru, you're talking nonsense again..."

"Every word we say comes from the bottom of our hearts!"

Emilia blushed even more.

Natsuki Subaru solemnly placed Capela, who had just grown half a body, on the ground.

Just as Capella was about to struggle, a bone-chilling cold had already spread from beneath her.

The solid ice rapidly rose along her newborn body, sealing her head and half of her chest inside a huge ice crystal.

Her regeneration rate gradually slowed down until it finally stopped completely.

Emilia maintained her magic, but her gaze couldn't help but fall on Subaru Natsuki.

While Subaru and Roswaal were confronting each other, Rem had already told her what had happened in the shortest possible terms.

The blonde girl in front of me, who only has half a body, is the Archbishop of Sin of the Witch Cult.

Subaru Natsuki discovered her intrusion in advance and even invited Reinhard to come, intending to capture her tonight.

This made her even more grateful to Subaru.

Subaru not only helped her retrieve her medal, but also helped her protect the mansion.

Subaru's kindness is never enough!

Simply teaching her some magic is not enough for her to repay the debt of gratitude.

We still need to find a way to truly make Subaru our knight.

Emilia's mind flashed back to the words Subaru Natsuki had said to her in this loop when he saw her feeling inferior...

If you become my lord, I will give you everything!

She didn't want Subaru to give his life for her, but she wanted the sense of security she felt when Subaru was by her side...

Unfortunately, Emilia, who was full of ulterior motives, was unaware of this.

A significant portion of the conclusions she heard from Rem were Rem's own speculations.

A few nights ago, Rem witnessed Subaru Natsuki leaving the mansion alone.

When he returned the next morning, the witch's scent on him had become even stronger.

In addition, Natsuki Subaru had just mentioned to Capella that he had defeated her once before.

Putting all of this together, Rem felt the answer was quite clear.

Subaru Natsuki must have encountered the Witch Cult when he left the mansion that night.

They also knew in advance that Capela would launch another attack.

That's why he was able to discover Capella sneaking into Rem's room in time and also summon Reinhard in advance.

This battle, which seemed to break out suddenly, was perhaps something Subaru had anticipated all along.

Rem is captivated by the strategic brilliance and heroic prowess of her beloved.

But this also suddenly raised another question in Rem's mind.

Subaru was so fast under the starry night that even the Archbishop of Sin could not touch him.

So why couldn't he dodge Rem's flail and the blade that pierced his heart when facing Elsa during the day?

Did Subaru take that blow willingly?

Was it to deliberately lull the vigilant vigilant against serious crimes?

This thought made Rem's chest tighten slightly.

If Subaru had known all along that he could survive using [Life-Sustaining Technique], his selfless act of saving her might not have been as resolute as Rem had imagined.

Perhaps Subaru didn't love Rem enough to be willing to die for her.

Of course, this disappointment won't affect Rem's obsession with Subaru, but it will certainly make Rem feel sad.

She hoped Subaru would love herself more...

But she later overturned her own conjecture.

She remembered the moment when the sharp blade truly pierced Subaru's heart.

The blood is real.