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Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 [Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu] #2
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 2
Breaking free of his death loop in the royal city, Subaru awakes in an opulent mansion, being tended to by the twin maids Ram and Rem. After sustaining terrible injuries, he has been taken to the home of the Margrave Roswaal, Emilia's guardian. The two maids, along with the young librarian Beatrice, are the sole guardians of the mansion's forbidden library, but their quiet, peaceful days come to a violent end when another cycle of death begins! Subaru is the only one who remembers the time he's spent with the people he cares about, but will he be able to save them?
245 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2014
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Tappei Nagatsuki
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Tappei Nagatsuki
長月達平 (Japanese & Traditional Chinese) /
长月达平 (Simplified Chinese)
Tappei Nagatsuki
長月達平 (Japanese & Traditional Chinese) /
长月达平 (Simplified Chinese)
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January 1, 2026
This was the most emotional volume so far. That's exactly why I like it more than the first volume. It focuses more on character dynamics than actual plot. The plot is very slow and barely reached its peak yet for this story arc, but that's fine 'cause I started to appreciate Beatrice as a character even more now. In the anime the subtle hints of her true personality were pretty good but the light novel has more depth and I like Beatrice a lot more now. Seeing how Ram and Rem were the same person at first but slowly showed their distinguished personalities too was also beautiful. I prefer Rem 'cause of her willingness to risk everything to achieve her goals, especially if it means to protect the people she loves.
Subaru went through many different stages of pain and suffering. His behaviour at the start of the novel compared to the end are completely the opposite. That shows how much his unique ability Return By Death actually affects him emotionally. There were so many moments where I felt sad; I pitied him. Unfortunately he was also relatable sometimes. What always makes me the most sad about this whole series is the fact that no one except him remembers everything. He knows the people around him more than they know him. He has to gain their trust and compassion over and over again. Shared moments of intimacy never stay. Shared moments of true joy never stay. The only one who remembers these moments is Subaru. No one else. That makes him feel so lonely and I totally understand him. His abilitie Return by Death might sound fun at first but it's actually not. It's also not cool in any way, it's just sad.
In the end the reader also sees how far Subaru would go to save the people that are important to him. This makes him very similar to Rem who has the same motives.
Compared to the first volume that didn't end in a way that makes one wish to continue reading, this one made a better job at keeping me intrigued.
StoryGraph review + content warnings
Subaru went through many different stages of pain and suffering. His behaviour at the start of the novel compared to the end are completely the opposite. That shows how much his unique ability Return By Death actually affects him emotionally. There were so many moments where I felt sad; I pitied him. Unfortunately he was also relatable sometimes. What always makes me the most sad about this whole series is the fact that no one except him remembers everything. He knows the people around him more than they know him. He has to gain their trust and compassion over and over again. Shared moments of intimacy never stay. Shared moments of true joy never stay. The only one who remembers these moments is Subaru. No one else. That makes him feel so lonely and I totally understand him. His abilitie Return by Death might sound fun at first but it's actually not. It's also not cool in any way, it's just sad.
In the end the reader also sees how far Subaru would go to save the people that are important to him. This makes him very similar to Rem who has the same motives.
Compared to the first volume that didn't end in a way that makes one wish to continue reading, this one made a better job at keeping me intrigued.
StoryGraph review + content warnings
June 28, 2017
It was better than the first volume!
Story-the plot thickened with new revelations and more suffering. *suffering in progress* Despite being a time travel kinda story and repeating the same days again and again, it never got boring thanks to the characters.
Characters- the best part of the novel is its characters. We have been introduced to new characters: twin demon maids-Ram and Rem, sarcastic librarian magician Beatrix and eccentric owner of the mansion Roswell. Subaru while being an interesting silly brave character, made the story more enjoyable by interacting new characters and of course his "lover" Emilia. There were not a single character I hate, as I love all of them for some reason.
Enjoyment- if suffering counts as enjoyment... Then yes! I enjoyed Subaru's bad luck, terrible and heartbreaking moments and on the contrary side, cute and funny events now and then.
Writing style-There were scenes where I laughed as if I am watching the anime with silly jokes. There were scenes where it was so shocking and twisted that I cringed. There were scenes where main character's agony resonated in me and I became breathless. The writing style was incredible! I want more!
Onto the next volume!
Story-the plot thickened with new revelations and more suffering. *suffering in progress* Despite being a time travel kinda story and repeating the same days again and again, it never got boring thanks to the characters.
Characters- the best part of the novel is its characters. We have been introduced to new characters: twin demon maids-Ram and Rem, sarcastic librarian magician Beatrix and eccentric owner of the mansion Roswell. Subaru while being an interesting silly brave character, made the story more enjoyable by interacting new characters and of course his "lover" Emilia. There were not a single character I hate, as I love all of them for some reason.
Enjoyment- if suffering counts as enjoyment... Then yes! I enjoyed Subaru's bad luck, terrible and heartbreaking moments and on the contrary side, cute and funny events now and then.
Writing style-There were scenes where I laughed as if I am watching the anime with silly jokes. There were scenes where it was so shocking and twisted that I cringed. There were scenes where main character's agony resonated in me and I became breathless. The writing style was incredible! I want more!
Onto the next volume!
September 28, 2020
Fun read.
January 14, 2017
The computer I'm using shut off before I could save my review and I don't know whether that will happen again so this will be short.
This book starts off light with Subaru making jokes and flirting with Emilia (characters were smiling all the time), and then things get serious, Subaru changes and a potentially interesting plot is introduced. Props to the author for drawing me into Subaru's emotional journey and I'm excited to see what will happen next.
Warning, this book ends with a cliffhanger, but it's worth it.
This book starts off light with Subaru making jokes and flirting with Emilia (characters were smiling all the time), and then things get serious, Subaru changes and a potentially interesting plot is introduced. Props to the author for drawing me into Subaru's emotional journey and I'm excited to see what will happen next.
Warning, this book ends with a cliffhanger, but it's worth it.
March 26, 2023
A bit of a slow-paced read BUT I am totally back in my Re:Zero obsession now that Season 3 was announced the other night. Rem is my favourite character and this basically introduces her and her twin - cute maid twins 🥹
I’ve been loving the visual novel/video game of Re:Zero on my Nintendo Switch aswell, so I’m spending a lot of time with these characters lately 💕
I’ve been loving the visual novel/video game of Re:Zero on my Nintendo Switch aswell, so I’m spending a lot of time with these characters lately 💕
December 13, 2016
What an improvement!
The first volume of Re: Zero I honestly was a little annoyed with it. The way it was written, the descriptions and the characters. nothing really appealed to me. This volume though? It doesn’t even seem like it was written by the same person. It was such a shock. I can’t help but wonder what happened to the author between then and now.
In replace of that choppy, too anime-ish writing style the first time around we get a much more serious, emotionally driven story with fleshed out characters. There are a few dumb Subaru moments--he can’t help but continue those jackass like posses--but nothing unlike the last time where it diminished the entire story. Nothing is repeating itself, there are the right amount of ellipses and not every other line sounds cheesy or unneeded.
There are three things that are kept unfortunately.
First is the tendency to say the same sentence twice but in different ways. Rem will comment something snarky and then Subaru will say she’s being snarky. We get it, you don’t need to repeat yourself like that.
Secondly, everyone is yelling! All the time! Even when the moment should have been calm! So many exclamation points!
Thirdly, and this one had some improvements done to it but not enough that it didn't escape my notice, there are no descriptions as to what everyone is wearing. Rem, Ram and Rosweel all got descriptions, at least--that's more then what anyone got in the first light novel--but sometimes I never would have known what Emilia or Subaru were wearing if it wasn't for the drawings in the light novel.
All of that though I can get past. That five star ratting is there for a reason.
The second light novel volume of Re: Zero starts off a few days after the ending of the first volume with Subaru waking up in a mansion. As Subaru explores his new world--finally getting out of that hell hole he calls Return by Death--he comes across new characters.
Firstly Beatrice, you pessimistic charmer. Despite all the shit-talking she does I like her. Beneath all the bravado she gives off she is a kind person, although the way she does it is sort of round-about like.
Once Beatrice is done both physically and verbally abusing Subaru he’s greeted by the two main female characters that take up a good majority of this novel, Rem and Ram (my dyslexia is going to forever mix them up). Outside of the typical tropes they have, being twin maids and all, they are so thoroughly done in character that it made those sad, emotional moments with Subaru all the better. I know what's going to happen with these characters from watching the anime and I’m actually really happy that I did that. There are some really important emotional hints that you want to watch out for when it comes to them in the future novels. Most importantly the story of the Red Demon. All these little things that are woven in when it comes to Rem and Ram you won’t realize about until you’ve watched the anime or you’ve read on. The subtleties in their characterization was superbly done.
Moving on from the stars of that novel, Subaru recovers and has breakfast with the master of the house, Roswaal Mathers. I think that Roswaal is the one character I have the most problem with. His words are stretched out and he's so . . . cartoon-y that I can't take him seriously. Then that goddamn bathtub scene . . . ! I know that Roswaal is not someone to underestimate--he even got a few pages telling how he’s consorting with Ram and on what she thinks of Subaru. Not only is he secretive but he is the sponsor for Emilia’s candidacy to the throne.
Oh, did I forget to mention that?
This volume you find out what all that fuss about that pendent from the first volume is about.
Apparently Emilia is one of a few in the process of being chosen to become the next ruler of the kingdom. The explanation behind that is done so simply yet wonderfully that it really fleshes out the world Subaru finds himself in yet again. Another improvement over the first volume.
The thing though is that if Emilia is constantly being judged as a half-elf why is she a candidate anyway? Another thing that the future light novels will reveal.
What I like about her being a candidate is that despite not have a lot of free-time she tries to make time to talk with lesser spirits or even with Subaru, showcasing her kind nature (which failed the first time around because I thought she was just mean in the first volume). Emilia in her character is done much better and now I’m really starting to see why Subaru is falling for her. It's not that she’s just pretty but she is kind hearted. She even wanted to believe in Subaru when the odds were against him.
Understandably there is not enough space / time in the book to go over the other candidates competing with Emilia.
In replace we get something much better.
Subaru’s suffering.
Grab the popcorn.
If you thought that Subaru was done with his time-traveling pain-in-the-ass nightmare then you're wrong! We’re all so far off the mark because his suffering has gone up! He dies multiple times and is constantly finding himself back in the room he first woke up in at the estate. And each time he resets it messes a little more with his head.
The first time around, he didn’t even realized it happened. Slowly dawning on him that he died, he recoils from the defeat. He tries to redo everything the same as his first time around in the estate but with the second time around things change here and there. And then--
BAM! Dead again. He keeps dying late at night. Figuring out that he need to change his course of action, he keeps trying to do everything he can to make sure that he (and no one else in the manner, as he thinks that he can’t be the only one dying) makes it through the night. First time around he’s a butler. Second time he is yet again a butler and getting better at the job. Third time around things change. And then the fourth time around is the fucked up part (which makes it the best part). Fifth time is where the third volume starts after his suicide.
With each passing moment of his life renewing a little more of Subaru is taken away. He goes from trying to repeat things and make the best out of it, to having it all shatter and sending him into a deep depression. And despite knowing that he has formed relationships that others can’t remember, taking reassurance that he’s not alone, there’s a part of him that will always be on his own from now on.
Ah, that splendid suffering.
Doesn’t that make you want to read on? It ain’t the maids and their skimpy skirts that’s keeping you reading, don’t let your dick fool you. Its that mind altering madness that you want to eat up.
The first volume of Re: Zero I honestly was a little annoyed with it. The way it was written, the descriptions and the characters. nothing really appealed to me. This volume though? It doesn’t even seem like it was written by the same person. It was such a shock. I can’t help but wonder what happened to the author between then and now.
In replace of that choppy, too anime-ish writing style the first time around we get a much more serious, emotionally driven story with fleshed out characters. There are a few dumb Subaru moments--he can’t help but continue those jackass like posses--but nothing unlike the last time where it diminished the entire story. Nothing is repeating itself, there are the right amount of ellipses and not every other line sounds cheesy or unneeded.
There are three things that are kept unfortunately.
First is the tendency to say the same sentence twice but in different ways. Rem will comment something snarky and then Subaru will say she’s being snarky. We get it, you don’t need to repeat yourself like that.
Secondly, everyone is yelling! All the time! Even when the moment should have been calm! So many exclamation points!
Thirdly, and this one had some improvements done to it but not enough that it didn't escape my notice, there are no descriptions as to what everyone is wearing. Rem, Ram and Rosweel all got descriptions, at least--that's more then what anyone got in the first light novel--but sometimes I never would have known what Emilia or Subaru were wearing if it wasn't for the drawings in the light novel.
All of that though I can get past. That five star ratting is there for a reason.
The second light novel volume of Re: Zero starts off a few days after the ending of the first volume with Subaru waking up in a mansion. As Subaru explores his new world--finally getting out of that hell hole he calls Return by Death--he comes across new characters.
Firstly Beatrice, you pessimistic charmer. Despite all the shit-talking she does I like her. Beneath all the bravado she gives off she is a kind person, although the way she does it is sort of round-about like.
Once Beatrice is done both physically and verbally abusing Subaru he’s greeted by the two main female characters that take up a good majority of this novel, Rem and Ram (my dyslexia is going to forever mix them up). Outside of the typical tropes they have, being twin maids and all, they are so thoroughly done in character that it made those sad, emotional moments with Subaru all the better. I know what's going to happen with these characters from watching the anime and I’m actually really happy that I did that. There are some really important emotional hints that you want to watch out for when it comes to them in the future novels. Most importantly the story of the Red Demon. All these little things that are woven in when it comes to Rem and Ram you won’t realize about until you’ve watched the anime or you’ve read on. The subtleties in their characterization was superbly done.
Moving on from the stars of that novel, Subaru recovers and has breakfast with the master of the house, Roswaal Mathers. I think that Roswaal is the one character I have the most problem with. His words are stretched out and he's so . . . cartoon-y that I can't take him seriously. Then that goddamn bathtub scene . . . ! I know that Roswaal is not someone to underestimate--he even got a few pages telling how he’s consorting with Ram and on what she thinks of Subaru. Not only is he secretive but he is the sponsor for Emilia’s candidacy to the throne.
Oh, did I forget to mention that?
This volume you find out what all that fuss about that pendent from the first volume is about.
Apparently Emilia is one of a few in the process of being chosen to become the next ruler of the kingdom. The explanation behind that is done so simply yet wonderfully that it really fleshes out the world Subaru finds himself in yet again. Another improvement over the first volume.
The thing though is that if Emilia is constantly being judged as a half-elf why is she a candidate anyway? Another thing that the future light novels will reveal.
What I like about her being a candidate is that despite not have a lot of free-time she tries to make time to talk with lesser spirits or even with Subaru, showcasing her kind nature (which failed the first time around because I thought she was just mean in the first volume). Emilia in her character is done much better and now I’m really starting to see why Subaru is falling for her. It's not that she’s just pretty but she is kind hearted. She even wanted to believe in Subaru when the odds were against him.
Understandably there is not enough space / time in the book to go over the other candidates competing with Emilia.
In replace we get something much better.
Subaru’s suffering.
Grab the popcorn.
If you thought that Subaru was done with his time-traveling pain-in-the-ass nightmare then you're wrong! We’re all so far off the mark because his suffering has gone up! He dies multiple times and is constantly finding himself back in the room he first woke up in at the estate. And each time he resets it messes a little more with his head.
The first time around, he didn’t even realized it happened. Slowly dawning on him that he died, he recoils from the defeat. He tries to redo everything the same as his first time around in the estate but with the second time around things change here and there. And then--
BAM! Dead again. He keeps dying late at night. Figuring out that he need to change his course of action, he keeps trying to do everything he can to make sure that he (and no one else in the manner, as he thinks that he can’t be the only one dying) makes it through the night. First time around he’s a butler. Second time he is yet again a butler and getting better at the job. Third time around things change. And then the fourth time around is the fucked up part (which makes it the best part). Fifth time is where the third volume starts after his suicide.
With each passing moment of his life renewing a little more of Subaru is taken away. He goes from trying to repeat things and make the best out of it, to having it all shatter and sending him into a deep depression. And despite knowing that he has formed relationships that others can’t remember, taking reassurance that he’s not alone, there’s a part of him that will always be on his own from now on.
Ah, that splendid suffering.
Doesn’t that make you want to read on? It ain’t the maids and their skimpy skirts that’s keeping you reading, don’t let your dick fool you. Its that mind altering madness that you want to eat up.
April 15, 2025
This is better than I expected. The anime adapted pretty close to the book.
July 4, 2024
Esse volume é muito melhor que o primeiro.
Esse é o primeiro arco de rezero que é dividido em partes e isso é crucial para entendermos por completo a situação em que ele se encontra. Se o primeiro problema do Barusu envolvia 3 elementos "facilmente investigáveis", agora ele está completamente no escuro (e eu adorei isso).
Em comparação com o anime, eu sempre acho a novel muito melhor, afinal, é o original. Muitos pontos são agregados e dão mais peso às cenas, principalmente porque, por serem midias diferentes, a percepção e os detalhes são completamente diferentes. Enfim, achei muito boa a história contada nesse primeiro volume do arco 2. As ilustrações são lindas de morrer... mesmo que por vezes algumas delas realmente signifiquem que meu mano Subaru vai morrer.
A respeito das mortes do meu mano Su, eu já tinha uma breve lembrança de como seriam todas elas por causa do anime, mas .
Enfim, nos vemos no próximo volume pra finalizar esse arco.
Esse é o primeiro arco de rezero que é dividido em partes e isso é crucial para entendermos por completo a situação em que ele se encontra. Se o primeiro problema do Barusu envolvia 3 elementos "facilmente investigáveis", agora ele está completamente no escuro (e eu adorei isso).
Em comparação com o anime, eu sempre acho a novel muito melhor, afinal, é o original. Muitos pontos são agregados e dão mais peso às cenas, principalmente porque, por serem midias diferentes, a percepção e os detalhes são completamente diferentes. Enfim, achei muito boa a história contada nesse primeiro volume do arco 2. As ilustrações são lindas de morrer... mesmo que por vezes algumas delas realmente signifiquem que meu mano Subaru vai morrer.
A respeito das mortes do meu mano Su, eu já tinha uma breve lembrança de como seriam todas elas por causa do anime, mas .
Enfim, nos vemos no próximo volume pra finalizar esse arco.
September 15, 2019
In this book we learn about the Kingdom Subaru's now living and the responsabilities Emilia has upon her shoulders; which leads to Emilia and the meaning of the badget she lost at the beginning. Roswaal, who's the one at charge of the mansion and a powerful user of magic. Beatrice, the cute little librarian with amazing power. And the maid twins, Ram and Rem, that apparently are like the Red and Blue Demons from the fairy tales.
Just like the first novel, we get to laugh, to answer a few questions (though, we make some more), and of couse, Subaru gets killed again.
He learns that he's like in some kind of Death Loop, like if it was a videogame. Who dragged him into that world? We just don't know. Also, that his 'magic' is somehow the Dark. He stinks like the Witch of Jealousy that's why he attracts bad things. Aaaand he can't tell anyone about the Death Loops.
But the most important thing, I think, it's that he realizes he likes Emilia and everyone at the mansion, even though every time he gets killed, they forget about him. His motto is 'I won't forget them even if they do' and that itself... it's a big deal.
I really think he's a great character despite everyone's thoughts. I mean, if I were him, I wouldn't even know what to do. Of course nobody wants to die, but if you can protect someone by doing that, well, maybe... and just maybe... your life wasn't a waste after all.
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Volume 1
Just like the first novel, we get to laugh, to answer a few questions (though, we make some more), and of couse, Subaru gets killed again.
He learns that he's like in some kind of Death Loop, like if it was a videogame. Who dragged him into that world? We just don't know. Also, that his 'magic' is somehow the Dark. He stinks like the Witch of Jealousy that's why he attracts bad things. Aaaand he can't tell anyone about the Death Loops.
But the most important thing, I think, it's that he realizes he likes Emilia and everyone at the mansion, even though every time he gets killed, they forget about him. His motto is 'I won't forget them even if they do' and that itself... it's a big deal.
I really think he's a great character despite everyone's thoughts. I mean, if I were him, I wouldn't even know what to do. Of course nobody wants to die, but if you can protect someone by doing that, well, maybe... and just maybe... your life wasn't a waste after all.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1
April 30, 2020
So my opinion of volue wasn't spectacular... and I get his with more than 50% of volume 2 being a total drag. Nothing interesting going on, no reason to give a plate of fetid dingo's kidneys about anyone, especially Rem and Ram (why are they so popular?). One the time loop actually begins the story becomes enough more interesting to bring this up from the 2-stars I was going to give it to 3. Sadly, it can't get past that because even with the loops what happens isn't as interesting. And then it ends on a cliff hanger. Sure, cliff hangers aren't bad in and of themselves, but to do it in a book that for me left me wondering if I should bother with the series, dropping a cliff hanger just makes me wonder more.
Okay, that all sounds rather negative and I suppose it is. I suppose it is because I really wanted to like Re:Zero. I enjoy time travel/loop stories for the most part, but once again I am left wondering who to care about. Emliia is about the only one who interests me at all thus far. Well, with the quarantine going on I may have little else to pick from for a bit. So who knows, maybe volume 3 will be headed my way.
Verdict: Sadly, unless you have a strong attachment to these characters it really hasn't been worth the time.
Okay, that all sounds rather negative and I suppose it is. I suppose it is because I really wanted to like Re:Zero. I enjoy time travel/loop stories for the most part, but once again I am left wondering who to care about. Emliia is about the only one who interests me at all thus far. Well, with the quarantine going on I may have little else to pick from for a bit. So who knows, maybe volume 3 will be headed my way.
Verdict: Sadly, unless you have a strong attachment to these characters it really hasn't been worth the time.
July 19, 2022
So, I ended up getting pretty hooked on this book, it was still slightly slowgoing, but the character development and plot starts kicking into a bit of a higher gear hear so it was fun to go through. I'm starting to get used to the author's style now, and the main character is very goofy, which can be quite fun at times.
Still a few issues with the description's of characters, but they're really not that major.
Still a few issues with the description's of characters, but they're really not that major.
October 20, 2021
Jsem na sebe vážně pyšná, druhá "delší" polská kniha za mnou. Je to vážně super pocit, takže doufám, že to dál bude jen a jen lepší. Re:Zero mě v LN překvapivě dost baví (což jsem ani nečekala) a už se těším na pokračování. Na scéně se navíc objevuje i Roswaal, což je jedna z top postav z celé série (topne ho už jen Wilhelm van Astrea).
4/5*
4/5*
December 1, 2016
For those who are interested in watching my Youtube review, please click on Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Vol. 2. If you don't want the Youtube review, then just keep reading.
All right, everyone! Prepare to have your mind thoroughly fucked!
I just finished reading RE:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- volume 2, and if you thought volume 1 was screwed up, then this one is going to make your sorry ass run for the hills.
Volume 2 starts off in what I can only assume is several days after volume 1. Natsuki Subaru has finally left the time loop that he was stuck in. I guess the writing God, Tappe Nagatsuki finally decided to take pity on Subaru's poor soul and let him pass onto the next stage—or not. After all, more suffering is all that awaits Subaru in this volume.
The first thing that this volume does is introduce several new characters. Beatrice, the loli guardian to the Mathers family's forbidden archive of super secret magical books. We don't learn a whole lot about her despite how often she appears, but we are given several huge hints that there's more to her than meets the eye. Of course, given that she's a blonde loli, I'm expecting some kind of immortal vampire back story, or something.
Our next character introduction is Roswaal Mathers, a noble who owns the estate that Subaru has found himself in, a mage of unrivaled power, and Emilia's sponsor.
Wait. What? Sponsor?
Yeah, so, apparently, Emilia is actually one of several candidates in line for the throne of Lugunica. Surprised? Well, maybe if you watched the anime you aren't, but if you haven't—surprise! Emilia might become queen. I find it kind of interesting that Emilia is one of several candidates who could become the ruler of a nation, and I know that's going to become an important part of the story in later volumes, but for now it's just a side note.
The main focus of this volume comes from the introduction of the two maids: Rem and Ram. Rem and Ram are twins—maid twins. You do know what that means, right?
If you answered: a chance to indulge in your maid fetish, then you are correct! I'm pretty sure there are many people out there who are sitting on their beds, the latest volume of RE:Zero in their lap, fapping to Rem and Ram right now.
Now that we've gotten our character introductions out of the way, let's focus on what happens during this volume. It starts off with Subaru waking up in a mansion that he's never seen before, meeting with Emilia once again, and becoming a butler of the Mathers house. Why a butler? Naturally, it's so he can spend time with the hot twin maids to stimulate his imagination and fap to them every night.
Actually, I feel like he decided to become a butler because he wanted to be close to Emilia, but he didn't want to be a freeloader. It's too bad Emilia is busy learning to become a ruler. That said, I do appreciate how Emilia still makes time to speak with him despite being so busy. Anyway, Subaru spends his days learning the ins and outs of being a butler, enjoying the time he spends being verbally abused by Rem and Ram, and getting a promise out of Emilia to go on a date with him.
And then he dies.
What makes this death so interesting isn't that he died, but that he didn't even realize he died until after it had already happened. He woke up in the bed that he'd been in when he first arrived at the estate, the wounds he gained during his time as a butler gone, and Rem and Ram standing at the edge of the bed just like they had when he woke up at the beginning of this time loop. In the last volume, Subaru at least knew his killer, that crazy psychopath who likes carving out people's bowels. This time, he died and doesn't know the whos, hows, or the whys.
His second time around, Subaru strives to figure out how he died by trying to do the same things in this second loop that he did in the first. It ends in failure, mostly. I mean, he did discover that his death the first time around was caused by a curse. Unfortunately, he died during this second loop, but this time he was physically killed by someone. Needless to say, the suffering isn't going away any time soon.
I think what made this volume better than the previous one was how it didn't feel as redundant. In volume 1, Subaru's dialogue is redundant and over the top. Of course, it is still redundant and over the top in volume 2, but I feel like it's somehow become charming instead of detracting. Maybe because Subaru suffers a lot more in this. Who can say?
What really makes this volume stand out, however, is Subaru's internal struggle. He tries so hard in this volume, only for all of his expectations to be betrayed, and for him to betray both himself and Emilia, the girl he's been fawning over. We're also given a few clues about how Subaru might have come to this world. There's nothing truly definite yet, but several times, it's mentioned by different characters that Subaru has “the stench of the witch on him.” In volume 1, we learn that the “witch” refers to Satella, who is known as the Witch of Jealousy. While we don't learn anything concrete in this volume, it's fairly clear that Satella is somehow involved with Subaru's presence in this world.
This volume offers a lot more substance, a lot more dilemmas, and a lot more suffering than the previous one. If you want what's probably the most original take on a “sent to another world” light novel series, then I would highly recommend buying RE:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- volume 2. You won't regret it.
All right, everyone! Prepare to have your mind thoroughly fucked!
I just finished reading RE:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- volume 2, and if you thought volume 1 was screwed up, then this one is going to make your sorry ass run for the hills.
Volume 2 starts off in what I can only assume is several days after volume 1. Natsuki Subaru has finally left the time loop that he was stuck in. I guess the writing God, Tappe Nagatsuki finally decided to take pity on Subaru's poor soul and let him pass onto the next stage—or not. After all, more suffering is all that awaits Subaru in this volume.
The first thing that this volume does is introduce several new characters. Beatrice, the loli guardian to the Mathers family's forbidden archive of super secret magical books. We don't learn a whole lot about her despite how often she appears, but we are given several huge hints that there's more to her than meets the eye. Of course, given that she's a blonde loli, I'm expecting some kind of immortal vampire back story, or something.
Our next character introduction is Roswaal Mathers, a noble who owns the estate that Subaru has found himself in, a mage of unrivaled power, and Emilia's sponsor.
Wait. What? Sponsor?
Yeah, so, apparently, Emilia is actually one of several candidates in line for the throne of Lugunica. Surprised? Well, maybe if you watched the anime you aren't, but if you haven't—surprise! Emilia might become queen. I find it kind of interesting that Emilia is one of several candidates who could become the ruler of a nation, and I know that's going to become an important part of the story in later volumes, but for now it's just a side note.
The main focus of this volume comes from the introduction of the two maids: Rem and Ram. Rem and Ram are twins—maid twins. You do know what that means, right?
If you answered: a chance to indulge in your maid fetish, then you are correct! I'm pretty sure there are many people out there who are sitting on their beds, the latest volume of RE:Zero in their lap, fapping to Rem and Ram right now.
Now that we've gotten our character introductions out of the way, let's focus on what happens during this volume. It starts off with Subaru waking up in a mansion that he's never seen before, meeting with Emilia once again, and becoming a butler of the Mathers house. Why a butler? Naturally, it's so he can spend time with the hot twin maids to stimulate his imagination and fap to them every night.
Actually, I feel like he decided to become a butler because he wanted to be close to Emilia, but he didn't want to be a freeloader. It's too bad Emilia is busy learning to become a ruler. That said, I do appreciate how Emilia still makes time to speak with him despite being so busy. Anyway, Subaru spends his days learning the ins and outs of being a butler, enjoying the time he spends being verbally abused by Rem and Ram, and getting a promise out of Emilia to go on a date with him.
And then he dies.
What makes this death so interesting isn't that he died, but that he didn't even realize he died until after it had already happened. He woke up in the bed that he'd been in when he first arrived at the estate, the wounds he gained during his time as a butler gone, and Rem and Ram standing at the edge of the bed just like they had when he woke up at the beginning of this time loop. In the last volume, Subaru at least knew his killer, that crazy psychopath who likes carving out people's bowels. This time, he died and doesn't know the whos, hows, or the whys.
His second time around, Subaru strives to figure out how he died by trying to do the same things in this second loop that he did in the first. It ends in failure, mostly. I mean, he did discover that his death the first time around was caused by a curse. Unfortunately, he died during this second loop, but this time he was physically killed by someone. Needless to say, the suffering isn't going away any time soon.
I think what made this volume better than the previous one was how it didn't feel as redundant. In volume 1, Subaru's dialogue is redundant and over the top. Of course, it is still redundant and over the top in volume 2, but I feel like it's somehow become charming instead of detracting. Maybe because Subaru suffers a lot more in this. Who can say?
What really makes this volume stand out, however, is Subaru's internal struggle. He tries so hard in this volume, only for all of his expectations to be betrayed, and for him to betray both himself and Emilia, the girl he's been fawning over. We're also given a few clues about how Subaru might have come to this world. There's nothing truly definite yet, but several times, it's mentioned by different characters that Subaru has “the stench of the witch on him.” In volume 1, we learn that the “witch” refers to Satella, who is known as the Witch of Jealousy. While we don't learn anything concrete in this volume, it's fairly clear that Satella is somehow involved with Subaru's presence in this world.
This volume offers a lot more substance, a lot more dilemmas, and a lot more suffering than the previous one. If you want what's probably the most original take on a “sent to another world” light novel series, then I would highly recommend buying RE:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- volume 2. You won't regret it.
September 9, 2019
Good story but it's brought down by a dearth of dialogue tags. A lot of the time, I didn't know who was speaking. You have to pay attention to the way each character talks, but sometimes their speech resembled one another so I wasn't sure.
March 29, 2025
is super slow
July 2, 2025
At least I’m reading something
October 18, 2025
simplemente perfecto
July 3, 2026
Seguimos avanzando en el universo de Re:Zero y toma un desarrollo clásico y emocionante:
✅ ¡Inicia un nuevo bucle en la Mansión Roswaal! ¿A quien no le gusta el clásico asesinato misterioso en una mansión, que además tiene unas lindas maids hermosas?
✅ El eterno positivismo de Subaru me sigue gustando. Además, es alguien confianzudo con las demás personas. Es divertido ver cómo reaccionan los demás a los comentarios de Subaru.
✅❌ Conocemos más a profundidad la psique de Subaru y… es raro. Está vez, muestra un ego frágil dispuesto a justificar cosas injustificables (perdonar cosas imperdonables). ¿Como alguien con un sentido de lo correcto y justo tan marcado, deja que jueguen con él así?: Solo puede significar que su amor propio está por los suelos.
❌ La información se está dando en trozos muy pequeños y el contexto no se nos explica bien. Hay una candidatura real y una “competencia”, pero: ¿porque Emilia es heredera al trono? ¿Cómo compiten los herederos? ¿Cómo se decide quién gana?
🧶 Mi opinión personal
⏺️ ¿Ram y Rem merecen el mismo nivel de responsabilidad que Subaru siente hacia Emilia?: Para nada. Yo no perdonaría que alguien me envenenara, golpeara o me insultara, solo porque un día que yo estaba enferma, me cuidó y me dió sopa de pollo (por decir un ejemplo).
*Para mí, no tiene equivalencia: que Ram y Rem le enseñarán a Subaru como ser un buen mayordomo, a leer y escribir… no sirve como razón para perdonarlas por haberlo maltratado y torturado en los tres reinicios.
* Subaru pasó casi veinte días junto con ellas. Ellas no sabían eso, y él fue incapaz de decirles. Pero Subaru recordó. Incluso si ellas habían olvidado, el alma de Subaru lo recordó. Él las veía. Se reía con ellas. Paso tiempo con ellas. Los mundos por los cuales Subaru caminó con Ram y Rem… esos mundos en verdad existieron. Por lo que… No hay manera de que ustedes supieran esto, pero… ¡Yo! ¡Las amo! ¡A ambas!
* ¿Cuál era el punto de Subaru de sentirse mal por ellas cuando en verdad no sabía nada sobre ellas? Incluso aunque pensara en ellas como la gente preciosa que quería proteger…
❌ Me parece descarada la actitud de Rem. En el futuro, Rem se enamora de Subaru y hay un futuro alterno donde SI escapan juntos. Pero después de ver este volumen, ¡¿Cómo se atreve?! Aunque todo lo que hicieron ella y Ram quedará enterrado en un pasado que se reinició y nunca ocurrió, no cancela el que hayan sucedido. Subaru los vivió. ¿Cómo es capaz de perdonarlas? Lo tortura y lo cura para seguir torturándolo. Es enfermizo.
✅ Se viene lo bueno. Están sentado las bases para explicarnos de la Bruja de los Celos, su influencia de Subaru, el pasado de Emilia y... Que será del futuro de Lugunica con Subaru y Compañía.
🧶 Líneas de trama futura
⏺️ Recuerden que: Emilia usa palabras anticuadas.
⏺️ ¿Así que no es que el espíritu desee pedir cosas a cambio de su ayuda, sino que debe pedir algo a cambio, como una regla?
*Así que espíritus individuales quieren diferentes cosas... pero espíritus inferiores requieren la simple condición de contactarse con el hechicero. Es difícil satisfacer a un espíritu con voluntad propia, como yo. Me gustaría darle al que hace el pacto tanto como yo desee…. pero mis condiciones con Lia son muy estrictas.
⏺️ ¿Eres miembro del Culto de la Bruja?
¿Eres uno de los Hechizados?
¿Quienes?
⏺️ “La bruja de los Celos”, Una bruja tenebrosa, una espantosa, es solo terrible decir su nombre
¿Quién? Parece que le da un trato especial a Subaru, aunque él no recuerda haber interactuado con nadie como ella
⏺️ ¿Conoceremos al dragón de Lugunica?
🧶 Personajes
—Subaru:
*Se revela que tiene afinidad a la magia de oscuridad.
*Se lleva más con Ram que Rem
—Emilia:
*Actualmente, busca convertirse en la gobernante #42 del Reino de Lugunica… con el apoyo de la Casa de Roswaal.
—Puck
—Señor de Provincial Roswaal L. Mathers. Alto, cabello largo y azul oscuro. Cuerpo de apariencia delicada, piel pálida. Ojos bicolor: izquierdo amarillo y el otro, azul. Usa un traje muy bizarro y maquillaje igual
*Subaru lo describe como un noble vestido como un payaso con actitud viva, desprovista de toda vergüenza
*Señor de las regiones exteriores y mago de la corte. Es el mago de más alto rango y principal usuario mágico en todo el reino
*Está apoyando la candidatura real de Emilia, su benefactor
—Ram. Mide 150cm de alto. Gemela de Rem. Cabello rosa. Grandes ojos, labios rosados, belleza juvenil y suave rostro. Cabello cortado al hombro, cabello cortado para cubrir el ojo izquierdo. Su traje de maid tiene delantal blanco y tocado de encaje en el cabello. El traje era modificado, exponiendo los hombros angostos, faldas cortas, presumiendo las líneas de sus cuerpos de una forma escandalosa.
*No es tan buena en las labores del hogar como Rem
*Tiene una relación más cercana con Roswaald
*Ram es arrogante, ruda y dominante. Sin embargo, es extrañamente considerada
—Rem. Mide 150cm de alto. Gemela de Ram. Cabello azul. Grandes ojos, labios rosados, belleza juvenil y suave rostro. Cabello cortado al hombro, cabello cortado para cubrir el ojo derecho. Su traje de maid es idéntico al de Ram.
*Rem se encarga de la cocina.
*Rem es superficialmente educada, mientras desliza un puñal. Sin embargo, es extrañamente considerada
—Betty/Beatrice. Habla en tercera persona de sí misma. Es un espíritu con la apariencia de una niña de 11-12 años, rostro adorable y dulce. Tiene un peinado con adornos, un vestido decorado, cabello cálido y color crema claro, recogido en dos coletas rizadas de remolino. Es bastante cortante y despectiva con cualquier persona, menos con Puck. Protege el archivo de la Mansión Roswaal.
*Impertinente
*Puck y Beatrice son muy cercanos
*Es… tsundere?
*Especialista en magia oscura
—Kenichi, el padre de Subaru, una vez dijo ‘La vida debe ser vivida’. Era muy normal que una persona como el fuera su padre.
*Mansión Roswaal: actual hogar de Subaru, Emilia, Roswaal, Ram y Rem, y Beatrice.
*Archivo de la Mansión Roswaal. Habitación grande llena de estantes hasta el techo repletos de libros, que protege Betty.
🧶 El universo
*El dragón es el símbolo del Reino Dragonfriend de Lugunica
*Hace medio año, una epidemia mató al rey y su linaje en el castillo, por lo que él reino se quedó sin rey y está inestable. Un Consejo de Ancianos está administrando los asuntos del país, formado por grandes familias que adornan la historia del reino
*Sus relaciones con países extranjeros son precarias. Asi, un misterioso extranjero como Subaru es muy sospechoso. Y al hacer contacto con Emilia y la Casa Mathers, hay suficiente evidencia circunstancial, para ejecutarlo
*Todas las formas de vida, animal y planta, tienen “puertas.” Permitiendo una sociedad basada en la utilización de cristales mágicos
*una puerta es una entrada al interior de tu cuerpo. El maná entra y sale por esta puerta. Para volverse un usuario de magia, depende de la fortuna y tu puerta.
*Las cuatro afinidades básicas de la magia: Son fuego, agua, viento y tierra. El elemento del fuego se relaciona a la temperatura. El elemento del agua regula la vida y la curación. El elemento del viento funciona fuera de los cuerpos de los seres vivos. El elemento de la tierra funciona dentro de los seres vivos
—Un mago espiritual debe hacer un pacto con un espíritu, o no podrá usar hechizos espirituales
—Hace mucho tiempo, la familia real formó un pacto con un dragón, poniendo al reino bajo su protección… de hambruna, plaga, guerras, etc. Nadie sabe que pactaron, pero ahora será trabajo del sgte rey.
🧶 Frases que me gustan
✅ ¡Inicia un nuevo bucle en la Mansión Roswaal! ¿A quien no le gusta el clásico asesinato misterioso en una mansión, que además tiene unas lindas maids hermosas?
✅ El eterno positivismo de Subaru me sigue gustando. Además, es alguien confianzudo con las demás personas. Es divertido ver cómo reaccionan los demás a los comentarios de Subaru.
Te lo dijiste, Natsuki Subaru. Incluso si todos lo olvidan… tú lo recordarás. Subaro tuvo que continuar ansiando un final feliz hasta el último momento posible. No uno que tuviera el derecho de decidir que Emilia y los otros no eran más que burbujas en el filo del flujo del tiempo.
✅❌ Conocemos más a profundidad la psique de Subaru y… es raro. Está vez, muestra un ego frágil dispuesto a justificar cosas injustificables (perdonar cosas imperdonables). ¿Como alguien con un sentido de lo correcto y justo tan marcado, deja que jueguen con él así?: Solo puede significar que su amor propio está por los suelos.
❌ La información se está dando en trozos muy pequeños y el contexto no se nos explica bien. Hay una candidatura real y una “competencia”, pero: ¿porque Emilia es heredera al trono? ¿Cómo compiten los herederos? ¿Cómo se decide quién gana?
🧶 Mi opinión personal
⏺️ ¿Ram y Rem merecen el mismo nivel de responsabilidad que Subaru siente hacia Emilia?: Para nada. Yo no perdonaría que alguien me envenenara, golpeara o me insultara, solo porque un día que yo estaba enferma, me cuidó y me dió sopa de pollo (por decir un ejemplo).
*Para mí, no tiene equivalencia: que Ram y Rem le enseñarán a Subaru como ser un buen mayordomo, a leer y escribir… no sirve como razón para perdonarlas por haberlo maltratado y torturado en los tres reinicios.
* Subaru pasó casi veinte días junto con ellas. Ellas no sabían eso, y él fue incapaz de decirles. Pero Subaru recordó. Incluso si ellas habían olvidado, el alma de Subaru lo recordó. Él las veía. Se reía con ellas. Paso tiempo con ellas. Los mundos por los cuales Subaru caminó con Ram y Rem… esos mundos en verdad existieron. Por lo que… No hay manera de que ustedes supieran esto, pero… ¡Yo! ¡Las amo! ¡A ambas!
* ¿Cuál era el punto de Subaru de sentirse mal por ellas cuando en verdad no sabía nada sobre ellas? Incluso aunque pensara en ellas como la gente preciosa que quería proteger…
❌ Me parece descarada la actitud de Rem. En el futuro, Rem se enamora de Subaru y hay un futuro alterno donde SI escapan juntos. Pero después de ver este volumen, ¡¿Cómo se atreve?! Aunque todo lo que hicieron ella y Ram quedará enterrado en un pasado que se reinició y nunca ocurrió, no cancela el que hayan sucedido. Subaru los vivió. ¿Cómo es capaz de perdonarlas? Lo tortura y lo cura para seguir torturándolo. Es enfermizo.
✅ Se viene lo bueno. Están sentado las bases para explicarnos de la Bruja de los Celos, su influencia de Subaru, el pasado de Emilia y... Que será del futuro de Lugunica con Subaru y Compañía.
🧶 Líneas de trama futura
⏺️ Recuerden que: Emilia usa palabras anticuadas.
⏺️ ¿Así que no es que el espíritu desee pedir cosas a cambio de su ayuda, sino que debe pedir algo a cambio, como una regla?
*Así que espíritus individuales quieren diferentes cosas... pero espíritus inferiores requieren la simple condición de contactarse con el hechicero. Es difícil satisfacer a un espíritu con voluntad propia, como yo. Me gustaría darle al que hace el pacto tanto como yo desee…. pero mis condiciones con Lia son muy estrictas.
⏺️ ¿Eres miembro del Culto de la Bruja?
¿Eres uno de los Hechizados?
¿Quienes?
⏺️ “La bruja de los Celos”, Una bruja tenebrosa, una espantosa, es solo terrible decir su nombre
¿Quién? Parece que le da un trato especial a Subaru, aunque él no recuerda haber interactuado con nadie como ella
⏺️ ¿Conoceremos al dragón de Lugunica?
🧶 Personajes
—Subaru:
*Se revela que tiene afinidad a la magia de oscuridad.
*Se lleva más con Ram que Rem
—Emilia:
*Actualmente, busca convertirse en la gobernante #42 del Reino de Lugunica… con el apoyo de la Casa de Roswaal.
—Puck
—Señor de Provincial Roswaal L. Mathers. Alto, cabello largo y azul oscuro. Cuerpo de apariencia delicada, piel pálida. Ojos bicolor: izquierdo amarillo y el otro, azul. Usa un traje muy bizarro y maquillaje igual
*Subaru lo describe como un noble vestido como un payaso con actitud viva, desprovista de toda vergüenza
*Señor de las regiones exteriores y mago de la corte. Es el mago de más alto rango y principal usuario mágico en todo el reino
*Está apoyando la candidatura real de Emilia, su benefactor
—Ram. Mide 150cm de alto. Gemela de Rem. Cabello rosa. Grandes ojos, labios rosados, belleza juvenil y suave rostro. Cabello cortado al hombro, cabello cortado para cubrir el ojo izquierdo. Su traje de maid tiene delantal blanco y tocado de encaje en el cabello. El traje era modificado, exponiendo los hombros angostos, faldas cortas, presumiendo las líneas de sus cuerpos de una forma escandalosa.
*No es tan buena en las labores del hogar como Rem
*Tiene una relación más cercana con Roswaald
*Ram es arrogante, ruda y dominante. Sin embargo, es extrañamente considerada
—Rem. Mide 150cm de alto. Gemela de Ram. Cabello azul. Grandes ojos, labios rosados, belleza juvenil y suave rostro. Cabello cortado al hombro, cabello cortado para cubrir el ojo derecho. Su traje de maid es idéntico al de Ram.
*Rem se encarga de la cocina.
*Rem es superficialmente educada, mientras desliza un puñal. Sin embargo, es extrañamente considerada
—¡Pensé que las sirvientas deben vestirse de forma modesta… pero creo que soy un admirador!
—Esto es terrible, Hermana. Ahora, en la cabeza del Querido Huésped, eres el sujeto de pensamientos obscenos y degradantes.
—Esto es terrible, Rem. Ahora, la cabeza del Querido huésped está llena por completo de pensamientos repugnantes acerca de ti.
—No subestimen mi capacidad mental,señoritas. ¡Ambas serán estrellas en mis fantasías!
Subaru cruzó sus antebrazos e hizo movimientos sugestivos con sus dedos.
—Por favor perdóneme, Querido Huésped. Déjeme ir y a cambio profane a mi hermana.
—Por favor perdóneme, Querido Huésped. Déjeme ir y a cambio humille a Rem.
—¡¿En dónde está el amor de hermana?! Quiero decir, ¡¿venderse entre sí y convertirme en algún archivillano?!
—Betty/Beatrice. Habla en tercera persona de sí misma. Es un espíritu con la apariencia de una niña de 11-12 años, rostro adorable y dulce. Tiene un peinado con adornos, un vestido decorado, cabello cálido y color crema claro, recogido en dos coletas rizadas de remolino. Es bastante cortante y despectiva con cualquier persona, menos con Puck. Protege el archivo de la Mansión Roswaal.
*Impertinente
*Puck y Beatrice son muy cercanos
*Es… tsundere?
*Especialista en magia oscura
—Kenichi, el padre de Subaru, una vez dijo ‘La vida debe ser vivida’. Era muy normal que una persona como el fuera su padre.
*Mansión Roswaal: actual hogar de Subaru, Emilia, Roswaal, Ram y Rem, y Beatrice.
*Archivo de la Mansión Roswaal. Habitación grande llena de estantes hasta el techo repletos de libros, que protege Betty.
🧶 El universo
*El dragón es el símbolo del Reino Dragonfriend de Lugunica
*Hace medio año, una epidemia mató al rey y su linaje en el castillo, por lo que él reino se quedó sin rey y está inestable. Un Consejo de Ancianos está administrando los asuntos del país, formado por grandes familias que adornan la historia del reino
*Sus relaciones con países extranjeros son precarias. Asi, un misterioso extranjero como Subaru es muy sospechoso. Y al hacer contacto con Emilia y la Casa Mathers, hay suficiente evidencia circunstancial, para ejecutarlo
*Todas las formas de vida, animal y planta, tienen “puertas.” Permitiendo una sociedad basada en la utilización de cristales mágicos
*una puerta es una entrada al interior de tu cuerpo. El maná entra y sale por esta puerta. Para volverse un usuario de magia, depende de la fortuna y tu puerta.
*Las cuatro afinidades básicas de la magia: Son fuego, agua, viento y tierra. El elemento del fuego se relaciona a la temperatura. El elemento del agua regula la vida y la curación. El elemento del viento funciona fuera de los cuerpos de los seres vivos. El elemento de la tierra funciona dentro de los seres vivos
—Un mago espiritual debe hacer un pacto con un espíritu, o no podrá usar hechizos espirituales
—Hace mucho tiempo, la familia real formó un pacto con un dragón, poniendo al reino bajo su protección… de hambruna, plaga, guerras, etc. Nadie sabe que pactaron, pero ahora será trabajo del sgte rey.
🧶 Frases que me gustan
—Ohhh vaya. Realmente pareces baaastante activo. Eso es bueno, muuuy bueno.
—… Vaya, ¿contrataron a un bufón para que nos entretenga antes del desayuno? Nunca entenderé cómo piensan los ricos.
—Er, Subaru, esa silla…
— ¡Oh, cierto! Uh, no es lo que piensas. Quiero decir, una silla fría realmente no es algo cómoda, así que pensé que debería calentarla un poco. No es como si quisiera sentarme donde usualmente te sientas, como si fuera una sentada indirecta, en serio.
— Lo siento, no estoy muy segura de lo que quieres decir, pero ese es el asiento de Roswaal
— Oh, no hay necesidad de preocuparse. Ya veo, tu calor tal vez no alcance a la Señorita Emilia, pero lo atesoraré con gratitud.
El payaso extendió su mano y palmeó el hombro de Subaru, sonriéndole como consuelo. El toque en su hombro y la cara sonriente del hombre con maquillaje, hizo que Subaru frunciera el ceño
—Este payaso está actuando bastante familiar. No es amable hacer eso con los extraños, ¿sabes?
— Desde cuando eres tan… Er, no Subaru, este hombre es…
—No, no, no me importa, Señorita Emilia. Considerando cuán cerca estuvo de cruzar la puerta de la muerte, verlo ahora con tan buen estado de ánimo, ¿no deberíamos estar agradecidos?
Subaru miró de nuevo al hombre alto con maquillaje de payaso, antes de intercambiar una mirada con Emilia.
—No quiero que esto sea tomado para mal pero… Emilia-tan, ¿no pudiste encontrar a nadie mejor?
—No tenía opción. Él es el único en el reino al que puedo pedirle apoyo. En primer lugar, sólo una persona excéntrica y con gustos extraños como Roswaal ayudaría a alguien como yo, así que…
—N-no es propio de mí decir esto, pero eso es algo…. ¡Tu deseo es muy pequeño! No es sólo la cosa con Puck, ¿de acuerdo? Es… como cuando me pediste que te dijera mi nombre en la capital real. Tú no… entiendes lo agradecida que estoy. ¡No puedo… pagarte por salvar mi vida y todo lo que has hecho por mí con algo tan pequeño!
Al escuchar el lamento de Emilia, Subaru comprendió dolorosamente su propia desconsideración. Emilia siempre se había sentido en deuda con él. Ella quería pagarle de una manera adecuada. Sin embargo, Subaru estaba en la misma situación. Subaru siempre había estado en deuda con Emilia. Y dos veces se había endeudado con ella de una manera que él nunca podría pagar. Él no podría pagar la bondad que “nunca sucedió.”
—No lo entiendes, Emilia-tan. En ese momento, eso era lo que realmente quería desde el fondo de mi corazón, ¿sabes?
Ella hizo un sonido de Hmph a través de su nariz.
— A propósito, Rem es la que corta el cabello de la gente que vive aquí en la mansión. Ella me viste y arregla mi cabello cada mañana, ¿ves?
— Hmm, así es como ustedes, gemelas son la viva imagen de…
Espera, ¿eso suena mal? La forma en la que ella lo dijo parecía como si Rem hiciera todo el trabajo mientras su hermana no hacía nada. Pero, frente a la réplica de Subaru, Ram movió sus brazos y respondió audazmente.
— Es exactamente lo que estás pensando, Barusu.
— ¡Ayuda un poco a tu hermana, maldición!
—Volverse un usuario de magia es muy dependiente de la fortuna.
Una bandera se levantaba en su mente. Roswaal no sabía que Subaru era un “invitado” invocado de otro mundo. La tradición indicaba que aquellos invocados de otro mundo tenían habilidades especiales. Hasta ahora, sus habilidades con armas no lo eran, ni el intelecto y su modificador de suerte era cero, pero: ¡magia!
— Mi nueva esperanza está en tus manos, Roschi. Magia, magia, ¡hablemos más sobre magia! ¡Hay una ola de magia aquí, y mi destellante futuro aguarda!
— ¿Es eso así? Entonces continuemos.
—El elemento de oscuridad es capaz de obstruir la visión del oponente, evitar que escuche el sonido, hacer que sus movimientos sean más lentos, y así. Usos un tanto convenientes.
— ¡¿Soy un debuffer?! Un debuffer es una clase de soporte especializada en lo llamada debuff/maldiciones - habilidades que hacían más débiles a los enemigos.
—De paso, tú no tienes talento para la magia. Si mi límite es diez, el tuyo es alrededor de tres.
— ¡Eso lo quería escuchar todavía menos! ¡Este mundo está olvidado de Dios y Buddha!
— Ella solo debería ser honesta consigo misma. Eso es una cosa bonita acerca de Lia… ¿no lo piensas Subaru?
— Oh, definitivamente. Todo acerca Emilia-tan es la estrella más brillante en mi cielo.
— Ahora Subaru me está molestando… y ¿Qué es eso de “tan”? ¿De dónde vino?
— Es un signo de mi afecto. Es como Puck te llama Lia…Un modo para dos personas de mostrar que tan cercanos son uno del otro
—… No recuerdo ser tan cercana contigo.
— Wow, ese tipo de tratamiento duele, sabes. Estaba haciendo un poco de pago inicial. Estoy totalmente planeando tener una relación con Emilia-tan de ir de mano en mano con nuestros sobrenombres. ¿Okay?
La cara de Emilia expresó sorpresa al fuerte acercamiento de Subaru, entonces sus cachetes se enrojecieron un poco.
—b-bien. Aceptaré eso. Hey, no me mires así.
— ¿Er? ¿Pensé que estaba siendo cepillado? ¿Qué pasa con esa reacción positiva? Explícame esto, Mr. Puck.
. — Mi hija no tiene muchas amigos, así que se llamada por un sobrenombre íntimo la hace feliz. Poniendo simple, ella es fácil.
Subaru exclamó en sorpresa, “Mi chica principal es fácil”
—… Querido Huésped, ¿Con cuál de los demonios preferirías ser amigo?
Ram estiró ambas manos hacia Subaru, elevando un dedo de cada una.
— En una mano, El Demonio Rojo que pide y pide dejando que otros pague las consecuencias o el Demonio Azul, el idiota ahogado en su propio martirio. ¿Cuál?
— Desde que he leído “El Demonio Rojo Llorón”, he simpatizado con los dos, así que quiero ayudar a ambos, ¿okay?
Subaru gentilmente presionó ambas manos a las de Rem.
— Así que eres el tipo que no entiende si quiera su posición sin contar la de los demás… Cuando la distancia crece, tu tipo es dejado atrás por ambos.
—Distancia, huh. ¿Por qué no solo decirles a las personas como te sientes cuando ellas permanecen cerradas? El Demonio Rojo no es un mal chico por querer llevarse bien, y el Demonio Azul no es un mal chico por querer ayudarlo. Yo soy el tipo a quien le gusta los demonios.
— Querido Huésped, algún día lo lamentarás, tales pensamientos indecisivos como querer ser amigos de ambos.
—Así que eso es lo que pasaba… Sabía que debía haber una razón detrás de toda amabilidad. Pero… estuve muy temeroso de preguntar…
Eran dos de ellos quienes habían estado practicando el trabajo básico con un Subaru bueno para nada. Ram se había burlado de él por no saber cómo ponerse el traje de mayordomo.
Rem había recocido el traje desajustado y se burló de él por cómo se lo puso. Ram se había mantenido con Subaru cuando él estaba concienzudamente aprendiendo caracteres.
Después de la premisa de tener a Rem cortando su cabello, a menudo se quedaba mirándolo, él había estado feliz de tener personas prestándole atención a él y exhortándolo. Esas eran memorias de todo tipo que él nunca olvidaría.
— Finalmente aprendí a como pelar verduras sin cortarme las manos. Aprendí a cómo hacer la colada correctamente. Nunca terminé de aprender a como limpiar el lugar, pero…
— Leyendo… es solo una cosa simple, pero ahora puedo hacerlo. Estudié como prometí. Leí el libro ilustrado. Es todo gracias a ustedes dos… —
¿De qué estás… hablando? El tono de la voz de Rem cayó, como si ella fuera atrapada por las palabras vagas de Subaru.
— Estoy hablando acerca de cuanto ustedes dos han hecho por mí…
— No recuerdo tal cosa.
— ¿… Por qué no recuerdas? ¿Por qué todos me dejan detrás…? ¿Qué fue lo que te hice a ti…? Dime que fue lo que te hice ¿Qué hice mal? ¿Qué hay de malo conmigo? ¿Por qué ustedes chicas me odian tanto…? Incluso… esa promesa… Yo siempre… Yo siempre las…
… El impacto no le permitió decir más nada.
El cuarto primer día de Subaru en la Mansión de Roswaal había comenzado de la peor manera posible. Subaru vivía con la vergüenza de ya haber muerto seis veces desde que llegó a ese mundo. Ciertamente no habían sido muertes pacíficas. Cada muerte venía con su propio conmensurado sentido de perdida.
No te acostumbras al dolor y sufrimiento de eso. Aunque él se levantaba cada vez, nadie podía entender la soledad, la desolación, la angustia que él sentía. Él había resuelto que no importa en qué aprieto se encontrara, su corazón, al menos, no titubearía. Pero esa resolución había sido desgarrada por su último Regreso de la Muerte. Él no tenía la fuerza para recuperarse. ..
— ¿Cómo podría pensar que eres una molestia? Salvaste mi vida, Subaru. ¿Qué se supone que hagas si alguien con quien tienes una deuda simplemente se levanta y se marcha? Realmente me pondría en apuros.
Emilia era el único oasis de Subaru tenía en un mundo incierto. Subaru, habiendo perdido todo en lo que ponía su corazón, no tenía ningún sitio más al cual regresar.
Él de repente tuvo un pequeño pensamiento. ¿Tal vez era a Emilia a quien debería revelarle la verdad del Regreso de la Muerte? ¿Tal vez la respuesta era formar un lazo y confiar en un tercero, alguien en quien pudiera confiar?
Si él pudiera vivir como un hombre muerto caminante, él podría hacer “algo” con esa vida. —… Yo soy el único que puede hacerlo.
Si él pudiera volver atrás…
—… ¡Voy a salvarte, lo juro!
El momento después de que él dijo su determinación, su cabeza golpeo el duro suelo
November 24, 2024
Podobało mi się bardziej niż pierwszy tom i wciągnęło.
A jako iż Subaru okazał się nie być pustym protagonistą, to bardzo chętnie będę czytać dalej ♡♥︎♡
A jako iż Subaru okazał się nie być pustym protagonistą, to bardzo chętnie będę czytać dalej ♡♥︎♡
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April 6, 2026great!!
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April 2, 2019Vol.2 of this novel includes Subaru finally making his way to another checkpoint. That checkpoint is a mansion. In the mansion he meets a couple of people including two maids, the mansion owner, and a librarian? In all of this there remains once question, will Subaru be able to make it to the next checkpoint and save Emilia?
My favorite character is Rem. A reason why my favorite character is Rem is because of how caring she is of her sister and how much she praises her sister. Another reason why Rem is my favorite character is because of how hard working she is.
I like the plot of the story because it is unique how the main character knows he is in an alternate world and tries to do all he can to make his way through the alternate world. The story is like no other I have read and I have not ever been more attached to a story like this one. It has diverse characters.
I would love to read this book again sometime.
My favorite character is Rem. A reason why my favorite character is Rem is because of how caring she is of her sister and how much she praises her sister. Another reason why Rem is my favorite character is because of how hard working she is.
I like the plot of the story because it is unique how the main character knows he is in an alternate world and tries to do all he can to make his way through the alternate world. The story is like no other I have read and I have not ever been more attached to a story like this one. It has diverse characters.
I would love to read this book again sometime.
May 26, 2017
This second one was way better than the first book, the characters and plot felt well written and the suspense / intrigue was more exiting, we finally get a little information about the world and some supernatural aspects of life there. As I read it I was wondering what would have happened if Subaru had read the Gulliver's Travels. He’s detective abilities still are shameful and his tendency to look at it as an RPG gets him killed more than once.
January 4, 2017
Holy shit.
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October 22, 2025This is less so a review of the novel itself but more of a reflection on how reading it relates to the direction of my life.
After what has likely been more than a year I have finally picked up the light novel again (nevermind the fact that I read almost the whole of arc 5 before ><) and what really struck me this time was how blatant Subaru's self hatred and frankly unhealthy behaviours are - however, in this series there is no semblance of "tragedy porn" or that feeling that the media is just a vehicle for an endless pit of misery. Rather, it very much feels like a part of a person's holistic journey both in terms of self improvement and in their growing relationships with other very complex characters. I guess as someone who has been caught up in his own world for so long this picture of growth means a lot - I can't even put my finger on the feelings it evokes or the thoughts that it should inspire but I'm realising that the books I read are simply part of my own journey in life; perhaps it is best that I leave these feelings unlabelled and my analyses unsaid, because those have meaning insofar as I experience than rather than because I need anyone else to validate them.
I'm thinking of doing a quick run-through of the anime after I have caught up to Vol 27, just to see whether the anime really stripped the novel of its depth or whether - as a young student - I simply lacked media literacy. To me, Subaru's optimism in spite of his immense anguish serves to establish him as a really inspiring figure :)
After what has likely been more than a year I have finally picked up the light novel again (nevermind the fact that I read almost the whole of arc 5 before ><) and what really struck me this time was how blatant Subaru's self hatred and frankly unhealthy behaviours are - however, in this series there is no semblance of "tragedy porn" or that feeling that the media is just a vehicle for an endless pit of misery. Rather, it very much feels like a part of a person's holistic journey both in terms of self improvement and in their growing relationships with other very complex characters. I guess as someone who has been caught up in his own world for so long this picture of growth means a lot - I can't even put my finger on the feelings it evokes or the thoughts that it should inspire but I'm realising that the books I read are simply part of my own journey in life; perhaps it is best that I leave these feelings unlabelled and my analyses unsaid, because those have meaning insofar as I experience than rather than because I need anyone else to validate them.
I'm thinking of doing a quick run-through of the anime after I have caught up to Vol 27, just to see whether the anime really stripped the novel of its depth or whether - as a young student - I simply lacked media literacy. To me, Subaru's optimism in spite of his immense anguish serves to establish him as a really inspiring figure :)
July 14, 2026
Muito melhor já que o primeiro volume sem sombra de dúvidas. Esse é literalmente o volume que nos mostra: Tá bom, é isso que a obra quer nos propor. Ótimo desenvolvimento de novos personagens, terror psicológico nesse capitulo foi maravilhoso e os plots que fomos descobrindo são maravilhosos. Pra mim Re:Zero começa a ser a obra que conhecemos a partir desse volume. Tivemos uma boa doze de piadas e interações fofinhas quanto tivemos de aprofundamento de personagem e mistérios.
May 30, 2026
Arc 2 starts off in incredible fashion, with so much more detail and introspection compared to the anime. Subaru's relationship with Emilia is laid out so well... a twisted dependency built on hope and honor.
The start of Subaru's 4th loop is so much better in the LN... horrifying.
Also, couldn't help but notice Beatrice's workaround on the pact, and how after knowing the plot of season 4, it makes Subaru's final death in this book that much more tragic.
The start of Subaru's 4th loop is so much better in the LN... horrifying.
Also, couldn't help but notice Beatrice's workaround on the pact, and how after knowing the plot of season 4, it makes Subaru's final death in this book that much more tragic.
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October 22, 2024
Great volume. I just wish they were longer ! Love it though
January 21, 2025
girl what 😭
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November 3, 2025continuación exquisita que engrandece el mundo donde se desarrolla.
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