Natsuki Subaru is summoned to a parallel world on his way home from the convenience store. He's entranced at first by the fantasy world suddenly stretching before his eyes, but the cute girl he believes summoned him is nowhere to be found, and soon enough he's utterly lost. Then a gang of punks surrounds him, but he quickly learns that he doesn't have any of the powers that he thought all people transported to a parellel world should have. Just when he's about to be beaten senseless, a girl appears...

After being attacked by someone the first time, sliced open by Elsa the second time, and stabbed in the back by punks the third time, Subaru should have been dead, but found himself back where he started in the same parallel world every time. He finally realizes he’s acquired the power to go back to the time and place he started from, which he calls “Return by Death.” In hopes of changing the fate awaiting Felt, Satella, Old Man Rom, and himself, Subaru takes off for the fourth time.

Subaru attempts to buy the insignia from Felt and return it to Satella before Elsa arrives at the loot house… but Satella arrives before the negotiations are complete, and Elsa still attacks them.

After being badly wounded by Elsa, Subaru somehow survived and awoke in the mansion of Margrave Mathers, in the Kingdom of Lugunica.

Subaru now lives and works in Roswaal’s mansion, working with Ram and Rem, and finally getting Emilia to agree to a date with him. But the day of their promised date never comes as Subaru keeps going back to the day he first awoke in the mansion. He’s confused at the thought that he Returned by Death despite having no memory of experiencing anything deadly, but he’s determined to repeat his previous actions up to the point of fulfilling his promise with Emilia.

Subaru’s first day at the Roswaal mansion begins for the third time. The first time, he grew weak and died of unknown reasons in his sleep, and the second time, he was killed by an attacker. The sound of chains that he heard as he died the second time replays in his mind, waking him in a terrified, cold sweat. He has no idea what the killer is after, let alone who it is, so he makes a plan to leave the mansion on the fourth night and watch for the attack to happen.

Standing before Subaru is someone he never expected. The truth of the attacker’s identity leaves him bewildered, and he feels everything crumbling around him as he dies yet again. Then, for the fourth time, he awakes on his first day at the Roswaal mansion. This time, the night of the fourth day passes without incident, and Subaru is stunned as he greets the morning of the fifth day… but then the situation takes an unexpected turn.

Subaru’s first day in Roswaal’s mansion begins for the fifth time. Determined to save everyone this time, he makes it a point to keep his best smile on his face in order to earn the trust of the mansion’s staff. But although he works his hardest to make them like him, his body begins to have trouble keeping up with his heart’s intentions. Soon Emilia is unable to bear the sight of him struggling any longer and takes an unexpected action…

The scattered pieces of the puzzle finally come together, and Subaru realizes for certain that the shaman who cursed him is in the village at the foot of the mountains. He heads there with Ram and Rem and makes sure all the villagers touch him so that he can find out, with Beatrice’s help, who cast the curse. But the truth he finds is not what he expected, and he finds himself rushing toward the village again…

Subaru risked his life to save the children from a pack of Ulgarm, but he was so powerfully cursed that there could be no saving him. Even Beatrice is unable to undo the complex web of curses on him, and says he’ll grow weak and die within half a day. The only way he can survive is if the entire Ulgarm pack is defeated, but time is not on his side. Subaru is ready to give up when he learns that Rem has gone into the forest by herself…

Knocked unconscious by Subaru’s attack, Rem dreams of an event in her past that she and Ram would rather forget… a sin for which Rem feels she can never be forgiven. After waking up, she tells Subaru that she’s just committed the same sin again. When the three of them are moments from being cornered by the Ulgarm pack, Subaru takes off to draw their attention so Ram and Rem can escape.

At the order of the council of elders that manages Lugunica in the king’s absence, Wilhelm and Felix visit Roswaal’s mansion as emissaries. Emilia is required in the imperial capital right away, so Subaru asks her to take him along. Emilia tells him this won’t be a pleasure trip, but a push from Rem and Roswaal ends in her agreement, so Emilia and Subaru head to the capital. Now all of the candidates to be Lugunica’s next king are gathered, and the royal selection is underway.

As Emilia joins Priscilla, Crusch, and Anastasia in a meeting of the royal selection participants, Reinhard enters the hall with Felt. According to a new prophecy seen on the Dragon Stone, there are five priestesses with the potential to be the kingdom’s next ruler. Reinhard announces that Felt is the fifth priestess, meaning it’s time to formally begin the royal selection, but Felt refuses to have any part in it.

“I just wanted to protect her. That feeling wasn’t a lie. Where did I go wrong?” Rejected by the one who meant more to him than anything, Subaru is still unable to recognize that he may have done something irreversible. He then finds out that some disturbing movement has been detected within Roswaal’s domain, where Emilia and the others are. He’s certain that he can save them somehow, so in spite of Rem and Crusch’s opposition, Subaru makes his way back to Emilia…

Upon returning to Roswaal’s mansion, Subaru is greeted by an unbelievable sight and wails that this was not what he wanted to happen. Stricken with despair, everything before Subaru starts to go white as, finally, he hears a voice: “You were too late.”

Subaru wakes up in front of the appa shop once again. Feeling boxed in on all sides due to his own lack of power to change the situation, he seeks the help of others. First, he seeks the help of Crush, who flatly declines any further involvement passed her contractual obligation of healing Subaru. His requests to Anastasia and Priscilla similarly go unanswered despite his pleas. Having wasted too much time, Subaru decides to at least try to get Emilia away from Roswaal’s mansion as early as possible. He then takes a dragon car back home with Rem.

A mysterious figure appears before Subaru and his traveling companions. As the looming beast attacks with a deafening bellow amidst the darkness and fog, Rem determines that it will be too difficult to escape…

To save Emilia, Subaru approaches Crusch to negotiate the formation of an alliance. His terms are a bit difficult for Crusch to believe, but she can see that Subaru isn’t lying.

Subaru has devoted everything he had, and done all he could do. His passion has captured Crusch’s heart, as well as Anastasia’s cooperation, and they all enter into the battle against the White Whale together.

Subaru and Rem are at a loss for words. The battle against the White Whale, which seemed to be going in their favor through attrition, suddenly took on completely different proportions. With their tactical superiority and advantage quickly dwindling, the combined forces all but get tangled up in the threads of despair. That’s when Subaru decides to yell out his next move…

With the battle against the White Whale now over, the mercenary force setting up the blockade of the road comes back, Julius at the lead. His arrival gives rise to mixed feelings for Subaru, but after Julius sincerely thanks him for ridding the world of the monster, Subaru finds it in himself to apologize for his past behavior. The group now looks forward, ready to enter the Mathers domain…

The group is making its way in the Mathers domain when suddenly everyone but Subaru disappears and a strange, suffocating atmosphere seeps through the forest. He quickly figures out it is nothing but an illusion, and with help from Julius on the other side, dispels the barrier for everyone caught in it. However, arriving at the village doesn’t make convincing the residents to evacuate easy. Time is running out, and the invisible hand of sloth makes its presence at the back of Subaru’s mind more and more nefarious.

Subaru devises a new plan to correct the mistake of the blank letter sent to the manor, encourage the evacuation of the villagers and move Emilia away from her current location. With these preparations complete, he enacts the second part of his plan designed to cut off the Fingers before severing the Unseen Hand once and for all.

Emilia is hurriedly ushered to the capital along with the villagers under the orders of a mysterious benefactor while escorted by a rag-tag group of individuals from various and opposing factions. She has but one question on her mind: who could this man be and why would he go so far? Meanwhile, Subaru and Julius face off against the Archbishop of Sin Betelgeuse for the ultimate time. Unfortunately, he is very persistent even beyond death, belying his nature of Sloth. Subaru is relentlessly chased while he catches up to Emilia to save her one last time and answer her question.

وبينما تسير القافلة التي تقودها كروش وبرفقتها ريم في الطريق، فإذا بمطرانين يعترضان طريق هذه القافلة ويهاجمان كروش وريم معاً. في وقت لاحق، يتفاجأ سوبارو بنسيان إيميليا لريم تماماً كما لو أنها غير موجودة!

يعود سوبارو وإيميليا إلى قصر روزوال وهناك يجتمع سوبارو مع خادمة جديدة تدعى فريدريكا. يتكلّم سوبارو مع بياتريس وذلك في محاولة منه لمعرفة ما الذي يفكّر فيه روزوال بالضبط. تدلّ فريدريكا كلّاً من سوبارو وإيميليا وأوتّو على موقع المأوى الذي يتواجد فيه روزوال ورام وكيفيّة عبور غابة كليمالدي الضائعة.

بعد وصول سوبارو وإيميليا وأوتّو إلى المأوى وبعد أن تعرّفوا على الشخصية الجديدة غارفيل، يلتقون أخيراً برام وروزوال المُصاب. يتبيّن أن الجميع محبوسون هنا في المأوى ولا يستطيعون كسر الحاجز إلا بالخضوع للمحنة. والوحيد المؤهّل للخضوع للمحنة هو...

يعود سوبارو بالماضي إلى ذكرياته مع أبيه وأمّه وصراعه الداخلي مع نفسه وكيف تحوّل من تلميذ مجتهد وماهر في كلّ شيء إلى شخص انطوائيّ كاره للمدرسة ويبغض والديه. هل يستطيع حبّ وحنان والديه له تغييره؟

بعد وصوله إلى مكان لا يستطيع الرجوع عنه، يدرك سوبارو أنّ ما حصل عليه أكثر بكثير من أن يستطيع تقديمه لردّ الجميل. بعد أن تذكّر ما يجب عليه فعله، يقول وداعاً لكينيتشي وناهوكو ويتوجّه إلى المدرسة لترحّب به إيكيدنا بزيّها المدرسي.

بعد موتِ سوبارو على يد إلزا، يعود لنقطةِ ما بعد المِحنة بقليل، لكن هذه المرّة يحاول إقناع الجميع بأن يخضع للمِحنة بدلاً من إيميليا نتيجة علمه بأنّها ستعاني كثيراً من مواجهة ماضيها. يعزم على الذهاب مبكّراً إلى القصرِ وذلك قبل أن تذبح إلزا الجميع من جديد، وترافقه رام إلى هناك. فهل يتمكّن من إنقاذ سكّان القصر؟ أم أنّ لإلزا كلام آخر؟

بياتريس تنقذ سوبارو من قبضة إلزا لكن سوبارو لا يريد أن يُنقذ بل يريد أن يموت ليعيد الكرّة من جديد. ينال سوبارو مراده لاحقاً لكن تزداد الأمور تعقيداً عندما يجد كل من غارفيل وريوزو ضدّه ويزجّانه بالسجن. يجسّد أوتّو عنوان الصداقة في حدث مفاجئ.

يلتقي سوبارو وأوتو برام التي تبلغهما أن روزوال أمرها بمساعدتهما. تخبرهما رام أن غارفيل لا يستطيع مغادرة المقبرة أثناء خضوع إيميليا للمحنة. من ناحية أخرى، يخطّط سوبارو لحسم أمره مع غارفيل. يجري حديث مُطوّل بين سوبارو وروزوال حيث يسأل سوبارو روزوال عن بياتريس وهل هي صديقة أم عدوّة وعن ذلك الإنجيل الذي تحمله. هجوم مرعب يشنّه غارفيل بهيئته المتوحّشة على سوبارو والآخرين قبل أن يغادروا.

يجري حديث طويل بين سوبارو وإيكيدنا حيث تستدعي إيكيدنا ساحرة الشراهةلتلتقي مع سوبارو وذلك كي يتعلّم منها طريقة القضاء على الأرنب العظيم. لكن تدخل أكثر من ساحرة على الخطّ ليلتقي بتيفون ومينيرفا قبل أن يلتقي أخيراً بساحرة الشراهة التي يبدو أنها انجذبت لرائحة سوبارو.

يسارع سوبارو وغارفيل عبر غابة المأوى نحو قصر روزوال بينما تلاحقهما ساتيلا. غارفيل يخبر سوبارو أن ظلّ ساتيلا قد طوّق رام والآخرين في القرية. غارفيل يقاتل ساتيلا بهيئته المتوحّشة بالإضافة إلى نسخ ريوزو. أقل

يتفاجأ سوبارو باعترافات بياتريس الجريئة لكن وأثناء حديثهما، تقاطعهما إلزا التي يتبيّن أنها تستهدف بياتريس. وما إن يتمكّنان من الإفلات من إلزا، حتّى تعترض طريقهما ميلي. من يقف وراء كل هذا؟ وما الذي يخطّط له روزوال؟

بعد أن سُدّت كافة الطرق في وجه سوبارو، لم يعد أمامه من خيار سوى اللجوء إلى إيكيدنا من جديد. ما إن يبدأ بالحديث مع إيكيدنا، حتّى تبدأ الساحرات الأخريات بالظهور.

بعد حديث دام طويلاً بين سوبارو والساحرات، يكتشف أن كافّة الساحرات طيّبات القلب ويرغبن في مساعدته بغضّ النظر عن أسبابهن التي تدفعهن لفعل ذلك. يكشف سوبارو المزيد عن مخطّطات سوبارو وأهدافه. لماذا أوتّو هو رجل المواقف الصعبة دوماً يا تُرى؟

Tragedy strikes the Sanctuary, and Elsa takes aim at both Roswaal’s mansion and the village of Arlam. After being told that all these threats are cruel traps, Subaru can’t help but give in to despair. While he’s stuck questioning himself and unable to come up with a way out of the dilemma closing in on him, Otto shows up and punches him. Thanks to the many feelings packed in Otto’s fist, Subaru finds his hope again.

Having been born with the “soul of language” divine protection that allows him to converse with non-human creatures, Otto Suwen’s life has truly had its ups and downs. After being run out of his hometown because of his ability, he found his independence as a merchant, was attacked by the Witch’s Cult, met Subaru… and now, his life is literally on the line in a deadly game of tag. To fulfill his part of the plan, Otto must evade Garfiel’s vicious attacks in a desperate effort to buy time.

The missing Emilia was in the graveyard all along, her lost memories beginning to return due to Puck’s disappearance. Confused and losing heart over the realization that she’s forgotten such important memories, she tries her hardest to convey her feelings to Subaru. When the two of them leave the graveyard, they’re awaited by Garfiel, who’s been battered and beaten by Otto and Ram. He tries to prevent the Sanctuary’s liberation by closing off the graveyard himself, but Subaru won’t let him have his way without a fight.

As she attempts the first trial, Emilia finds herself in Elior Forest, where she lived when she was younger. Echidna snidely remarks on her audacity to set foot here after so thoroughly disgracing herself before, but Emilia responds with a bold smile and tells her she won’t cave to the malice of a fellow witch. As they proceed deeper into the forest, they come upon a massive tree towering over its surroundings. At its base is a small, barred door, which Emilia identifies as the Princess Room where she was often sent to play as a child.

Despite a few inconveniences, like being unable to go outside when she wanted, young Emilia lived a happy life in a settlement of elves with Fortuna, whom she lovingly called “Mother.” However, their peace was threatened by the arrival of the Sin Archbishop of the Witch’s Cult representing Greed, Regulus Corneas. In the present, Shima appears before Subaru and the others as they wait outside the graveyard for Emilia to complete the trial, and she tells them of the events leading up to the birth of the Sanctuary.

Pandora, the Witch of Vanity, stands before Geuse and Fortuna. They both face her with all the strength they have. Meanwhile, young Emilia runs toward the place where the seal is, believing that everyone will be saved if she gives Pandora what she wants. But when she arrives, Pandora is already there, insisting that she hand over the key to opening the seal.

When Roswaal happily tells the story of how his romance with Echidna began 400 years ago, Beatrice rebukes him for casually calling it a “romance.” Ryuzu interrupts to comment that Echidna saved her, as well. The one thing these three very different people share is their gratitude toward Echidna. But their days spent in both amicable and argumentative conversation about Echidna are brought to an end by one man’s arrival.

Subaru tries to prevent the attack on the mansion by talking to Roswaal, but Roswaal refuses to let go of the wish he has clung to for 400 long years. Subaru takes Garfiel and Otto along as he hitches up the carriage to Patrasche and heads for the mansion as quickly as he can. Meanwhile, now that Emilia has completed the first trial, Ram asks her for a favor. Touched by the strength of Ram’s feelings, Emilia reaches out to help her.

Frederica is gradually backed into a corner by Elsa’s attacks. Then Garfiel rushes to the scene with a silver shield on each arm. The siblings’ reunion after so many years is cut short when Elsa’s knife violently clashes against Garfiel’s shield. Meanwhile, Subaru heads to the forbidden library where Beatrice is. She’s surprised when he enters the library and tells her that, after she spent 400 years there under a contract that might as well have been a curse, he’s going to get her out.

After witnessing an unrealized present, Emilia completes the second trial and begins the third and final one. Ram and Puck are fighting their hardest to stop Roswaal. Each of them is doing it all for the sake of realizing their own goals. The battle between Garfiel and Elsa at Roswaal’s mansion is also growing more and more intense. As Subaru is being chased by a guiltylowe, he declares that it’s time to make use of his unparalleled knowledge of the modern world and lures it into a closet…

After completing the final trial, Emilia emerges from the graveyard into a blizzard heavy enough to block her vision. The people of the Sanctuary and the villagers of Arlam huddle together behind a giant wall of ice, created to shield them from the bitter cold by none other than the great spirit who was once contracted to Emilia. When Emilia touches the ice wall, something flows into her from within it. With a nod of acknowledgement to the voice she hears, she finally takes action.

The magic Roswaal is using to control the weather generates enough mana to attract the Great Rabbit, which draws closer to the Sanctuary in a massive horde. Emilia takes Roswaal and Ram to shelter in the graveyard with everyone else, but the Great Rabbit horde has already grown enough to engulf their surroundings. Just when all hope seems lost, Subaru and Beatrice appear before Emilia. So begins Subaru and Beatrice's first battle against the Great Rabbit, one of the Three Great Mabeasts.