[ "...What's going on?" Subaru was very puzzled; it was as if a mist had risen here.
He used the light from his phone—
A giant eyeball looked at Natsuki Subaru. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"White Whale..."
Yuriusu whispered.
The white mist and such a colossal creature clearly indicated the White Whale.
"..."
Wilhelm clenched his saber.
"Is that the White Whale?! Then what about Subaru...?"
Emilia grew worried.
With such a massive creature, what could Subaru do?
"Ugh, not enough combat power, nya."
Ferris, as a participant in the White Whale subjugation, knew its terrifying strength.
The only combatant here, little Rem, was simply not enough to deal with the White Whale.
"Wait. This time and place..."
Wilhelm recalled.
This was the location where Subaru-sama said the White Whale appeared, and the time should be roughly the same.
Indeed, Subaru-sama must have learned this information through reincarnation...
"Wow, Natsuki-san is going to fly out!"
On the other side, Otto exclaimed.
—
[ "Ah!" A gust of wind swept by, and Subaru seemed about to be thrown out.
"Subaru-kun!" Rem tightly grabbed Subaru, pulling him back.
"W-what happened?! What is this thing?!" Subaru asked frantically.
"DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!" Otto shouted.
"THE NIGHT FOG HAS RISEN! A COLOSSAL CREATURE FLYING IN THE FOG, THERE'S ONLY ONE IN THIS WORLD! THAT'S THE WHITE WHALE!"
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE, TO ENCOUNTER IT AT A TIME LIKE THIS?! Regret is useless. Anyway, first focus on the immediate problem, and think about how to escape the range of the fog..."
As Subaru was thinking about what to do, a gaping maw appeared before him.
Was he going to be swallowed? ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"What a huge mouth! Much bigger than Mimi's!"
Although she had seen it before, seeing it again still made her think it was enormous.
Mimi thought so.
"These teeth are even scarier than mine and big sis's!"
Garfiel said, looking at the rows of large teeth.
If only I were this big. But big sis always sucks away my nutrients.
If it weren't for big sis, I'd probably be this big if I drank milk every day, right?
"..."
Frederica couldn't help but look at Garfiel.
Garfiel had that expression, wondering what strange things he was thinking again.
Could it be those jokes from Subaru-sama?
"In this situation, what should Subaru do?"
On the other side, Emilia was extremely worried.
"We can only try to rely on that child to let Subaru escape."
Puck looked at the two Rems on the side.
—
[ "DIE!" Rem demonized, continuously attacking the White Whale with magic and her iron ball, forcing the White Whale to close its mouth.
"W-why is it only chasing us... AREN'T THERE OTHER DRAGON CARRIAGES?!"
Otto shouted in despair.
"Think, think, think, a way to turn the tide, a way to turn the tide. Is there, is there a way, a way..."
Subaru frantically searched for a path to survival, and Rem walked over.
"Subaru-kun, take this."
Rem stuffed the travel money bag into Subaru's hand. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Rather than chasing only this dragon carriage, it's more like it's chasing Natsuki-san, who has a strong scent of the Witch, right...?"
Otto, with his omniscient perspective, probably knew the reason.
"Rem-san is going to..."
On the other side, Yuriusu instantly understood what Rem intended to do.
"Re-Rem?!"
Emilia pressed her hand to her mouth.
"It seems it's as I thought."
Puck said.
This action clearly indicated something.
—
[ "Rem will get off and fight the White Whale. Subaru-kun, please use this time to escape the range of the fog."
The Rem in the screen said so, then looked at Otto.
"Otto-sama, I trouble you to take care of Subaru-kun. The agreed-upon reward is in Subaru-kun's hands—after escaping this fog, please head to the Mathers territory and report the appearance of the White Whale."
"Re-reward? Who cares about that now? We can only talk about rewards if we're alive, right?!"
The task of reporting the White Whale's appearance was given to Otto, so Rem clearly was...
"Subaru, Rem isn't smart enough; this is the only method I could think of. Take care..."
"W-wait, Rem! You just said to report the White Whale's appearance, right? Don't tell me... You don't intend to come back alive?! Don't go! I won't let you go! If even you die, I..."
Subaru hugged the waist of Rem, who was about to get off the carriage.
"Ah..."
Rem exhaled, looked at Subaru embracing her, and spoke:
"Rem was definitely born for this moment."
"Rem, what are you sayi—"
Then the screen vibrated and became blurry.
"Rem will always watch over Subaru-kun from behind him, so don't worry. Subaru-kun, Rem..."
The screen completely turned black. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"Rem-san seemed to have chopped Natsuki-san's back of the head, knocking him out."
Otto said.
"Sigh, Rem-san is going to sacrifice herself again."
Anastasia sighed.
—
[ Then the screen brightened.
"Ah... WHERE'S REM?!" Subaru, upon waking, immediately called out for Rem.
"NATSUKI-SAN?! You're awake! Please don't move! Natsuki-san hit his head just now, and his divine protection hasn't recovered. The ground dragon is also running at full speed, and I don't have any extra energy to take care of Natsuki-san now!"
"That's not important at all! WHERE'S REM?! WHERE DID REM GO?!"
"That young lady... to let us escape... got off to fight the White Whale."
"Go back."
"...What?" ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"The White Whale is gone now. Indeed, Rem-san held it back... But regardless, going back in this situation is simply insane."
Otto said.
"That's enough, Subaru-kun."
And Rem, worried about Subaru-kun's safety, saw Subaru-kun wake up and still care about her, which warmed her heart.
It's enough as long as Rem has a place in Subaru-kun's heart.
That's enough, so Subaru-kun, please leave this place immediately.
—
[ However, on the screen, Subaru forcefully grabbed Otto by the chest.
"I TOLD YOU TO GO BACK! SAVE REM! I will never abandon her. If I abandon Rem... I WILL NEVER ALLOW REM TO DIE JUST TO BUY TIME! Go back immediately, OTTO! Otherwise..."
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!"
Otto roared. Subaru, who was grabbing Otto's chest, had his wrist grabbed back, and then Subaru's back hit the back seat of the carriage.
Then, Otto grabbed Subaru's wrist and twisted it forcefully, making Subaru lie face down on the seat, and then locked Subaru's shoulder.
During this process, Otto only used one hand, as the other hand needed to hold the reins. ]
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〜Inside, the Theater〜
"I didn't expect Otto to be so formidable."
Anastasia smiled.
Subaru was slightly stronger than an average person and was also grabbing Otto's chest.
Yet Otto managed to control Subaru smoothly with just one hand.
"M-more importantly, I hope Natsuki-san and I can escape quickly... Is that a light?"
Otto said.
—
[ On the screen, a light appeared.
"F-finally met someone... Hey! This is fog, right?! Is the White, White Whale here?!"
A middle-aged man said in a panic.
It seemed he was also caught up in it.
"Yes, it's the White Whale. We've already encountered it. Fortunately, we're lucky, and for now, it seems we've escaped. But until we leave the fog, anything can happen."
Otto responded.
"...Lucky?"
Subaru stared intently at Otto.
"Otto, watch your words."
"What do you mean, Natsuki-san?"
"I told you not to tell blatant lies. Lucky? What a joke! Don't you think about Rem, how much resolve Rem had to save us..."
However—
"Rem, who are you talking about?" ]
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