Sauce: https://x.com/apoelayoshi7/status/1886315536323100829?s=46

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/126856915

Reference to Officialness: https://x.com/pdugna/status/1886114723113918878?s=46

İts a realy good fanfic but its been months and there is no new chapter

I'm just reading arc 7 for the first time and have already had Aldebaran's power spoiled for me. When Aldebaran and Pricilla show up in Vollachia, Al saves Abel by parrying Arakiya and then this is said:

"In this case, Subaru did not know if he should be more impressed by Al’s ability to block Arakiya’s attack with just one strike, or by the durability of the tree branch which had clashed straight-on with the dao and came out unscathed.

Al: “You can be surprised, man. After all, it wasn’t like this was something done in one shot.”

Nothing to crazy, just thought it was cool that Teppei was hinting Al's powers this early on.

In the Ginunhive saga, Subaru was able to go back days in time with this power and including the help of Satella. I thought about this perspective a bit, but I believe that since the authority was malfunctioning because Satella lost sight of Subaru, the real checkpoint was right when Subaru arrived on the island. That loop was already doomed the moment Todd and Arakiya stepped foot on the island (and during that time Subaru would already be busy gaining the trust of the gladiators and winning the Sparkas)

Or, somehow Satella knows the scenarios in which Subaru would die, for me that doesn't make much sense because the one most likely to know the future would be Echidna (with the tome of wisdom or her unknown ability). Subaru was already condemned to death the moment he stepped onto the island, but how would Satella know that if she lost sight of Subaru? Shit is confusing

She is easily among my top 3 favorite characters in the work, but it is undeniable that she is being very incompetent in her duty as a great spirit who should protect her contractor.

Firstly, though it's necessary to keep in mind that although the situations and enemies she and Subaru encounter are extremely complicated, his safety is still her responsibility and so far we haven't seen her fulfill that very well.

I know very well that she has many limitations, but this is something that she herself needs to find a way to get around. She is a great spirit who should command due respect, but all we see are several enemies doing whatever they want with her contractor, often even in front of her. At the current stage of the story, apart from a few moments where she shines a little (after the fight against the big rabbit), it even seems that the other spirits of lower rank are more useful than her.

It seems like a huge disregard for her character if all of this is just to nerf Subaru and move the plot along. There should be other ways to do this without nerfing her so much, what do you think?

I’m watching through the final few episodes of season 2 and why do all of the witches seem to love Subaru in one way or another. (Or why do they seem so interested not necessarily in love)

Do any of these IF stories and EX volumes contain spoilers beyond arc 6? (haven't started arc 7 yet). Can I read them all before arc 7?

how many times Subaru died on these 2 chapters? because what the hell it looked as hopeless as when no memories Subaru tried to save everyone on the sage tower thus dying like 15 times

Her ability was described as phenomenon manipulation though

https://preview.redd.it/9z951zch5qge1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=eaf3f782acbf4100c41e89304c7e80cdfd0ad0a0

Low-key it just goes too hard.

Out of all the arcs arc 2 seems to be the one that contributes the least to the overall plot. For this reason some think it’s even filler or unnecessary. Sure arc 2 was, as far as I know, originally not planned (don't quote me on that) and it’s theoretically possible to write the story without it but adding it was a good decision. Here are the reasons why I think so:

• Spending more time with the newly introduced characters helps us warming up to them and be more invested.

•In arc 2 Subaru was stopped from talking about RbD for the first time which is why he started doubting the reliability of RbD. Due to this doubts and the fact that dying generally sucks Subaru was very reluctant to use RbD unless it’s for saving someone he cares for. Those doubts disappeared in season 2/arc 4 when Echidna speculated that RbD might have no limited amount of loops per checkpoint. Adding to this Subarus fear of losing loved ones that has been haunting him since losing Rem made him lean towards abusing RbD.

•Episode 18 would make no sense without arc 2. In arc 2 Subaru saves Rem from her self destructive thoughts which he can do because he can relate. Everything Rem said to verbally save Subaru in episode 18 are things he told her and learned from him in arc 2. Without arc 2 Rem would have blind faith in Subaru for no reason which would be weird especially after the fiasco at the beginning of arc 3. It’s also because of episode 18 that Rem having fallen victim to gluttony had such a big influence on Subarus behavior in season 2 and onwards. I explained this more detailed in another post: This is why Subaru didn’t ask Echidna any further questions.

•Meili being the assassin that tried to kill Roswaals staff could have been deduced from arc 2 alone but was later verified by her reappearing in season 2/arc 4. Roswaal hired Elsa in both arc 1 and arc 4 but he had nothing to do with neither Meili appearing nor his staff being targeted in arc 2 and arc 4. The culprit behind her attack isn’t verified yet but we have more material to theorize thanks to arc 2. One possible culprit could be the witch cult because of Rems and Rams past.

•The dog mabeasts cursed Subaru in the successful loop of arc 2. Those curses couldn’t be removed because there are too many. Subaru could be saved by having every mabeast killed that planted one in him but the curses are still there. Those curses came in clutch in season 3/arc 5 and saved his life after Subaru got cursed by Capella and was in a critical state. Subaru can still move around despite the dragon curse thanks to the mabeast curses blocking it while having a self healing blackened leg.

As you can see the author made good use of arc 2 to the point where it even affects the development and plot of later arcs. Therefore arc 2 is important.

If I understood correctly roswaal intends on using ram to kill the divine dragon. But in her current state it probably wouldn't be possible. Creating artificial horns for her might make her strong enough or even as strong as in her prime. I believe he might have the knowledge to create them because of how similarly they behave to spirits: Both use mana from the atmosphere. As we know echidna created Beatrice which is an artificial spirit. Echidna stored all her knowledge away in the library which roswaal visited.

Kind of a crackhead theory but maybe?

"Re:Zero Academy First Period (Extras)" this is the name of the thing I found it I think it could be a side story, but bro, what the fuck is Subaru saying he literally says 'Subaru: "That would be troublesome. Alright, I guess I'll get dressed. Beatrice, take off my clothes."