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Let me make it clear that you're welcome to stay here.

I would gladly host the both of you

for as long as you like, whenever you like.

We really appreciate that. But for now,

it's important for us to get the villagers back home.

Once they've all settled in. And we talked to Amelia's sponsor, Roswell.

Then we'll come back and take you up on that offer.

All right. Very well. When you do,

I hope you'll give me the opportunity

to repay my great debt to you.

It's really not that big of a deal

because you helped us out, too, you know?

And besides, we already got a reward, right, Patricia?

Oh, God. Are you all right, Subaru?

Man, those scales are rougher than I expected.

Now, I know how a piece of

cheese feels when it's being graded.

Okay. I've got Ram. Tucked in and secure for the trip.

Just keep her still, all right? Uh.

Sure. And let me remind you. That you'll

need your rest when you get back to the mansion, too.

You mean me? Ever since you went head to head against sloth,

that gate of yours has been working overtime.

I did clean up all the toxins in your gate,

but you need to let it rest for at least a couple of months.

Two months downtime? Well, surely all of this crazy

stuff can't keep happening for that long.

Wait, I didn't just jinx myself, did I?

Okay, I guess it's about time for.

You to get going. Yo. Oh, yeah.

Miss Crusher, thank you. Wanted to give

him a few parting words, didn't you?

Well, Miss Amelia, I want to wish you a safe journey.

Stay in good health. And I look

forward to seeing you again soon.

You too, Miss Crochet. Take good care of yourself.

And next time I won't be the one who constantly needs saving.

I'll be someone who can step up and help others.

Mr. Subaru. Natsuki, I wish you a safe

journey and all the best in the future as well.

Until we meet again. Take care of yourselves.

Yes, we're on our way. You know,

Subaru, you always seem to sit beside

me as if it's the obvious choice.

Oh, is there something wrong with that? Mhm.

It did seem a little odd at first,

but I must admit it feels strange.

If you don't know, so it's fine.

Oh, my painstaking efforts have finally been

rewarded. This is just the best.

Oh, you're just teasing me again. I

know you're still worried about REM.

There's no need for you to hide that from me.

She's important to you, isn't she?

She is. You have no idea. She's

just as important to me as you are.

I'm not sure if you're aware of

this, but you're being very selfish.

You're right. Frankly, I feel so scummy.

I wish I could die. But even so, it's the absolute truth.

Subaru I.

Hey, did you just say my name? Uh huh.

I know I didn't. Hold on. Have you been there all this time?

Do you think this thing just drives

itself? Of course I've been here.

Why do you think I decided to work

with you in the first place?

I'm only kidding. You're here because you

want to negotiate with Roswell in person.

I haven't forgotten that. Come on.

Stop joking around. I'm begging you. My whole

life is riding on this, okay? Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it.

We're gonna say goodbye to you for now, though, all right?

Mm.

I'm certain you'll get her back

and you'll find some way to help her.

You really think so? I also believe

that you and I have something of a selfish trait in common.

We both base each of our actions on our own desires.

I realize I'm participating in the royal selection for selfish reasons, too.

What do you mean by that? I'm sorry.

Guess I'm not doing a very good job of explaining it.

It's not like I want to hide anything from you,

but I'm just not sure how to put it into words.

Don't worry about it. We can talk

everything out after we join up with Roswell. Oh.

Huh? And besides, he might even know

something about what happened to REM.

Okay, you two. We'll be reaching our destination in no time.

So where is everybody? This whole place is deserted. What?

Rahm and the others haven't returned from the sanctuary.

Doesn't look like it, huh? By the way,

Mealie, do you happen to know where the sanctuary is? Huh?

Hold on. I thought you knew where it was. Huh? Uh.

I know it might seem a little late to be asking this,

but what kind of place are we talking about anyway?

Actually, I'm not sure. Roswell just said

it was sort of like a secret base. And that. That what?

Oh, it's nothing really. Sorry. I guess

I should have asked for more details.

No, no. Even if we were in a hurry to get to safety,

I'm the one who was being way too careless here.

Uh oh. We'll just have to head to the mansion for right now.

Maybe we can even find some clues there.

Hey, Otto, you should come with us. What? Over to the mansion.

We've come this far. Don't be scared.

Take the carriage and ground dragons around back. Okay. Uh. All right.

We're here. We're back. Are you okay? Yeah.

Come to think of it, I don't

remember locking the door when we left. I think we got robbed.

Beatrice stayed here, so there's really no need to worry.

Maybe she'll even answer the door for us. If we knock.

She might come flying right through it. Looking for puck?

You could be right. How are you? Puck? Are you awake?

Huh? I guess not. He's not responding.

Hope someone here does.

Yes. One moment please. Huh? Welcome home, Miss Amelia.

I've been anxiously awaiting your inevitable return.

Oh, wait. Frederica.

Yes, it is I. Frederica. Look at those. Chompers.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Frederica Baumann.

I worked here previously and have returned.

Now that you mention it, I was

told there was another maid who quit just before I came here.

Yes, I merely took a temporary leave

of absence for some personal reasons.

At Röhm's request, I ended my respite and returned to my post,

only to find the mansion empty.

Fortunately, a letter I found in the master's

office gave me a good idea as to what happened a letter.

So what made Röhm ask you to come back?

Upon my return to this place, I found

the kitchen and the trees in the garden

in quite a desolate state. It was rather awful.

That's a pretty serious reason. It is sort of strange though.

Rahm always worked exceptionally hard for us

during the time that you were away.

So why in just the past few days, huh?

Huh? With Ram gone, Ram couldn't handle the mansion alone,

so she asked Frederica to help. Huh?

Would you mind explaining who this girl

who looks so much like Rahm is? The resemblance is striking.

That's her younger sister named Rahm. And she's a really nice girl.

She's so strong and kind and a super hard worker.

Even a stranger could tell that she and Rahm were extremely close.

And I'm sure you were a good friend to her, too.

So you probably don't remember at all, huh?

Unfortunately, no. I wonder how the master

in Rome will react when they return and discover our guest.

There's no telling what Roswell will do.

I don't even want to try to imagine how Rahm will react.

Oh, that reminds me. Have you heard

anything from Roswell, by the way?

Sadly, in these situations, I have no way

of truly knowing what goes on in the master's mind.

To the best of my knowledge, there

are only two people in this world

he trusts enough to share those intimate details with.

And they are. Rahm and the great

spirit of this mansion's forbidden library.

Great spirit of the Forbidden Library.

I'm referring to Beatrice.

Hey, Biko. Long time no see.

Oh it's you. No wonder the mansion suddenly seems so noisy.

Everyone's been worried about you, you know,

even if it's not right now, you should apologize.

Is that so? Why exactly? I fail

to comprehend why I must apologize. And to whom, I suppose.

Well, if you'd prefer, I could always do it for you.

I'll tell them you were thanking me with

tears and snot streaming down your face.

Don't make up. Such ridiculous stories. I haven't

shed tears in a very long time, I suppose.

I mean, it never hurts to have

a good wail every once in a while.

Those words carry an extra level of deep meaning coming from you.

A man who bawled in the lap of the woman he loves.

Oh, would you please just forget about.

That incident already? Could you please get

to the point, I suppose? Pathetic weakling. Oh, yeah.

I'm curious, exactly how well

do you know what Roswell is thinking? Mm.

See, I heard from somebody that you can read them pretty well.

So is it true or not? Who said? Aha! It must have been

that half beast girl who just came back to work.

I admit there may be a bit

of accuracy to what she told you, I suppose.

However, my connection with Roswell has nothing

to do with the current circumstances. Understand? But you stayed.

Here at the mansion all by yourself, right?

And without a single countermeasure in place, I'm.

More than capable of protecting myself. Thank you.

Which is the reason I stayed, I suppose.

And Roswell doesn't have anything to do with that.

Although guess I couldn't honestly say that he had

nothing on his mind at all, I suppose.

Huh? So are you and I and everybody

else just giving him the benefit of

the doubt about this witches cult situation,

thinking that he wouldn't go up against

them without some kind of plan.

Oh that's right. Look at this, huh?

A gospel. Now, why do you have

all people possess one of those?

Just consider it the spoils of battle.

It used to belong to the guy

in charge of the witch cultists who surrounded the mansion.

I see what became of him. He's dead now.

I was the one who killed him.

Then it seems that you've left me

behind too, I suppose. Petal juice.

Wait, what'd you say? None of your concern.

All right, back to the matter at hand.

If you manage to destroy sloth assassin

Archbishop, then what happened to his?

Which factor, I suppose, is what?

Which factor? You seriously have no idea what it is.

Well, if that's the case, then why

do you even bother to kill sloth in the first place?

And what exactly is Roswaal doing?

We went over this already. Remember? Roswaal is at the sanctuary,

and I'm the one who wants to figure out what he's thinking.

The answers you seek lie in the sanctuary.

You'll find what you want to know, I suppose.

Seriously. His true intentions, the meaning of the gospel.

Answers about the witch factor. Everything. They're all there.

If you want them, then that's the place.

The half beast girl you met earlier

can lead you down there, I suppose.

Now, hang on a second. What's up with you?

Why are you so willing to talk to me all of a sudden?

Also, why do I have to go

to the sanctuary with you? I'm not telling.

You. I have the right to refuse acknowledging your questions.

You've been told how to find your answers.

Don't expect me to indulge you any further, I suppose.

Beatrice, please. I'll be gone. I'm not

a tool to be used for your convenience.

Ah ah ah. What? What in the.

World are you doing? Why did you fly into me? Just as.

I was? Why did you have. That look on your face?

It seemed like you were just about to cry again.

Uh, do you think you could get off of me now?

So you really are allowed to enter Miss Beatrice's forbidden library.

What do you mean by that? You thought I wouldn't be.

Well. Miss Amelia told me what a

reliable and dependable person you are.

And she was quite thorough in explaining

exactly why she felt this way. So I must admit, I was hoping

you'd live up to the hype. Huh? Hey, Frederica.

Hold on. What was it that you told her?

Wait, listen, it's not like that. I did

tell her about you. Yes, but she's exaggerating.

Oh, yeah? I happened to hear what you said.

Also, it made me think there must be more

to Mr. Natsuki than meets the eye.

Aren't you too, Otto? Oh, man. This sucks.

Why wasn't I. Around to hear what

you said about me? I could never.

Say it in front of you anyway.

All right, Frederica, back to what you were telling us.

I do apologize, miss. Of course. I believe

we need to talk this over so you

don't find yourself at a dead end.

Uh, what do you mean by that?

Even if you were able to see Beatrice,

whether she'd answer your question or not is quite another matter.

After all, the one thing that both

of you have in common is your stubbornness.

That description is way too cute. But

yeah, you're right. And what else?

Well, there's a lot I want to talk to Roswell about also,

which is why I asked Frederica to help

us by telling me where the sanctuary is.

The half beast girl you met earlier

can lead you down there, I suppose so.

You're gonna tell us where to find it, Frederica.

Well, I was no match for Miss Amelia's persistence.

Even though I have been told not

to disclose any more than is necessary.

But I'd like to ask for a

little time to prepare for everything.

I think today should do it.

To prepare, huh? Oh, yeah. That's right.

We'd all be leaving the mansion. That makes sense.

Oh, no. I'll be staying right here

on the premises so I won't be able to accompany you. Wait a.

Minute. You're not going to go with us,

then how exactly are we supposed to get there?

Huh? Yes. You're pretty slow on the uptake, aren't you? Uh.

Oh, I get it now. So Otto's

gonna get us to the sanctuary because he thinks

that cooperating with Amelia in any way

possible will give Roswell her back, her an overall.

Better impression of. Him. Oh. Hey, Otto, is that right?

Ah, the purity in Miss Amelia's innocent eyes is killing me.

Yes. I'm sorry. That's exactly right.

Who are you? Where are your ulterior motives? On your sleeve.

Makes you all the more likable. Yeah,

that's not really comforting coming from somebody like you.

I appreciate your help. On that note,

feel free to tell the three of us about the sanctuary.

Very well. As you wish. What I'm

about to tell you now is the undisclosed

location of the Sanctuary of Crimaldi.

How to get to it and how to enter it.

Equally as important is the name of somebody

you must not forget as you travel there.

Beware of one you will likely encounter by the name of Garfield.

Remember that name while at the sanctuary,

especially because he'll be the one with

whom you must exercise the most care.

Hey, Ram, we're going to be leaving now.

I told Frederica that she needs to

take extra special care of you. Wait right here for me, okay?

You all set to go? Sure am.

New recruit. I see you're rocking that uniform already. You think so?

What are you doing? Saying goodbye to Miss REM.

Yeah, something like that. We're not planning

on staying out there very long,

but I wanted to see her before I left.

Do me a huge favor and make sure that REM is well taken care

of while I'm away. All right?

Understood. You can count on me. The ad about

needing a new mate only went up two days ago.

And this is your first day actually being in the mansion.

I'm pretty impressed you found it without getting lost.

And I really admire your decision to leave

your parents and home at such a young age, too.

I'm 12 years old. I'm old enough

to be a working, grown up now.

Wait, am I too? An adult, and I would

appreciate it if you treat me more like an adult, to.

Get better at. Speaking politely and get

Frederica to fully initiate you, and then I'll think about.

It. Mm. I mean, yes, sir, I will.

Huh?

I forgot what a pain she can be

when she gets serious about hiding.

Is there really a mysterious room in here?

Yeah. It's Beatrice's. I think you know her too, don't you?

So be sure to take care of her also,

because you might randomly bump into her

when you're opening a door somewhere inside the mansion.

Now hold on, Mr. Subaru. Aren't you asking a bit much of me?

Yeah. You're right. I'm sorry, but you're

the only one I can ask. I hope you'll forgive me for this.

All right, if you insist. I'll just

have to find the time to help you out, then.

Thanks. I owe you one, Petra.

Look after the mansion for us. REM,

Petra and Beatrice, too. All right?

Yes. You can rely on me. Please

take care and be safe during your travels, Miss Amelia.

And bring this with you. It'll allow

you to get past the magical barrier

in the forest and enter the sanctuary.

From that point, the ground dragon should be able

to take you directly to the location I described.

So the requirement to get through the barrier is that stone.

You have the location and the capability.

So now you only need the resolve and will. Frederica.

Do you take good care of the sanctuary?

And please don't forget the one that I mentioned earlier.

We'll be watching out for Garfiel, I promise you.

Um, excuse me, Mr. Subaru. Mm.

I hope that you'll accept this from me. I, uh.

Lending a white handkerchief to a traveler who later returns it.

Stained and worn from his journey as an old custom.

It's thought to be a sort of prayer

for safe travels while he's away.

Oh, it's one of those things, huh? Sure.

I'd be happy to. Thanks a lot,

Petra. I promise I'll return it.

Uh. Hey, wait. Now what? Randomly brought that on?

This sudden, rebellious phase is kind of making me sad.

Well, you should hurry up and get going,

cause the lost forest of baldy grows

more dangerous as the sun goes down and night time approaches.

Safe travels and best of luck to you.

Me.

Master, I did it exactly as you instructed me to.

So now everything depends on Miss Amelia

and how she handles the sanctuary.

There's nothing we can do but pray.

For real. Puck isn't showing up. It feels so odd.

I've called out to him several times

and I can feel the link from our contract.

But has anything like this ever happened before?

Yes, but not very often. There have been

a couple of times in the past

when he didn't show up for a few days.

Take care of Leah for me. I'm

really counting on you. Okay? Couldn't have been.

Don't worry. I have contracts with lesser spirits too.

And I can also fight with them if the need arises.

So no matter what happens, I can protect you.

You're my knight in shining armor. Hey.

Frederica did warn us. You remember? She

told us that something might happen?

Yes. To beware of Garfield, right? Uh huh.

And Roswell mentioned a few times that

he was going to see him, which seems kind of weird to me.

Excuse me. We just made it to the forest.

The Lost Woods of Aldie. A special

barrier there protects the sanctuary from outsiders.

It makes them lose their way to

prevent them from getting too close.

That's the reason it's come to be known as the Lost Woods.

So the sanctuary is just up ahead of us.

Hey, what's up Millie? Don't tell me you're actually feeling nervous. Huh?

How were you able to tell that?

Because I know everything about you. At least

that's what I'd like to say.

But I'm pretty sure anybody could tell. Uh.

Oh. You're right. I'm sorry for worrying you.

It's just that we're about to arrive

at a village where only Demihumans live.

Now I understand. Really? Sorry, I wasn't thinking that far ahead.

I suppose in a place like that,

there might be more half elves exactly like you there, huh?

To be honest with you, I've never

even seen another half elf before.

But yes, maybe in the sanctuary they'll.

Hey. Don't worry. Okay?

What's going on here? Uh.

Is this. Oh, crap. This can't be good. I'm borrowing this.

Amelia. Ha ha ha ha!

What the hell? Where am I? Huh?

Hey, who are you? Look at those ears. Are you an elf?

No. Hold on. Wait a minute.

Hey, is anybody there? If this is the sanctuary.

Someone answer me!

Look at this place.

Hmmf.

I see. So that's the root.

Of your desire. How very. Interesting.

My apologies. Did I startle you?

It's been quite a long time since I spoke with anyone.

So perhaps I was a bit too eager.

My name is echidna, but that isn't my title.

Perhaps you would know me a bit better as the Witch of Greed.