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???: [――Expand Territory, Matrix Redefinition.]
With that proclamation as an impetus, the rules of the world were rewritten around Aldebaran.
Ordinarily, the world would not permit any usage that did not abide by its fixed rules.
Objects fell from up to down, sound could be heard but not seen, hot things felt hot, cold things felt cold, the color of blood was red most of the time, and a life once lost could never return. ――These were defined as unshakeable rules for the stable operation of the world.
???: [However, Witch Factors take those established laws, and bend them to the will of their possessor. Truly, a refutation of the world desiring stability… to be frank, it is fruit borne of pestering.]
Aldebaran: [Pestering…]
???: [From the perspective of Od Lagna, it must be quite unbearable, yes? Having poured in time and intent to forge those laws, only for them to be blotted over by an extremely small number of mutational variations on the whims of distorted human nature. Supposing I were to go through that same hardship, then…]
Aldebaran: [Then what?]
???: [I would end up wanting to investigate just what sort of intentions brought about such actions; the reasons and objectives behind it all… Hm, if I may say so myself, perhaps my personality is not suited to this example.]
Thus acknowledging her own curiosity as a minority viewpoint, the Witch spoke calmly, causing Aldebaran to shrug his shoulders in exasperation.
Conversations with the Witch, with how eager she was to chat and learn, would often derail in such a manner.
He would occasionally get some useful anecdotes from her, but even in those cases, it would never cut straight to the point. The conversation would twist and turn, lose sight of the original focus, and as Aldebaran listened to the Witch’s explanations, she would ask for his thoughts and impressions, then speak of those instead. ――It was lamentable, but Aldebaran absolutely did not hate that time spent in futility.
Aldebaran: [Getting all carried away ‘cause of that, it must be that sorta thing…]
Witch: [Hm? What is it? Did you say something just now?]
Aldebaran: [Nah, I was just thinking that despite knowing that the Authorities of Witch Factors are equivalent to pestering, for you to still create this sorta space means that there’s something wrong with you, Teacher. I feel bad for Od Lagna-san.]
Witch: [Ultimately, Od Lagna is nothing more than a concept. We can presume that it has nothing in the vein of emotions, nor fixations directed towards specific individuals. Well, I suppose it was my blunder for using the term “pestering”, an expression which prescribes Od Lagna with a notion of personhood.]
Placing a finger to her lips, the Witch sighed in a manner unbefitting of self-reflection.
Despite having listened to her words, the image of a pitiful Od Lagna crying as it glared over a space with which it could not interfere did not fade from within Aldebaran.
In reality, the act of producing another world within the world was something that could only be performed by an extraordinary being like a Witch, and the thing that made a Witch a Witch was an Authority―― no, it was the key by which an Authority was manifested, a Witch Factor. For the Witch in question, without showing any diffidence, to not recognize humanity within Od Lagna, regardless of whether or not it was a conceptual entity, made him want to at least hold out a handkerchief for it to wipe its tears with. Be that as it may――,
Aldebaran: [Just like Teacher, I’m part of the side doing the pestering…]
Thinking of the Authority in his possession, Aldebaran sighed as he scratched the back of his neck.
From Od Lagna’s perspective, while it went without saying for the Witch who ran counter to the rules it had laid out, the one being tutored by that Witch, Aldebaran, would have also been considered an indisputable anarchist. No matter what Aldebaran could have said to it, it would have only ever seemed like he was trying to deceive it.
For Aldebaran, acquiring his Authority had been a matter he had no say in, so he wished to be given a break from being glared at by Od Lagna, the very will of the world itself.
Witch: [But, if you are going to use that line of logic, the same goes for the rest of us. It does not happen very often that someone takes in a Witch Factor of their own volition. The only ones who fit that description would be the Valiant and the Saintess, who attempted to obtain power that defied reality.]
Aldebaran: [Don’t come out all of a sudden using keywords that catch my interest. What’s this now, Valiant? Saintess? There are people with such archetypal jobs in this world?]
Witch: [Oya, is it really so surprising? It shouldn’t be so strange for there to be a Saintess given the existence of a Witch, correct?]
Aldebaran: [In that case, there should be a Demon King given the existence of a Valiant, yet is there?]
Witch: [Hahaha, no matter how you look at it, a Demon King would be a bit too far-fetched, no?]
Aldebaran: [This doesn’t make a lick of sense…]
If a Saintess corresponded to a Witch, it should have been a Demon King that corresponded to a Valiant, but the theory of such a Demon King existing was scoffed at, so Aldebaran’s lips zipped into a frown in a grand expression of his discontent. Her smile deepening at Aldebaran’s reaction, the Witch resumed with “However”,
Witch: [Demon King, Demon King, hm? With how it is written, it would be a King of Evil… it would make sense for such a figure to be one who rules over Witches. If you can bend me and the other Witches into submission, it does not seem like it would be such a bad idea to proclaim yourself the Demon King.]
Aldebaran: [Well, to make Teacher and the others serve me would certainly be a pretty picture straight out of a man’s dreams. As long as I just close my eyes to the impossibility of such a thing~!]
Witch: [Hm, impossible, is it? ――I believe otherwise.]
The moment her quiet voice spoke those words, Aldebaran froze still.
With eyes framed by long lashes cast down, the Witch brought a finger to her lips in rumination, and as the unfathomably deep pool of knowledge revealed itself upon her beautiful face,
Witch: [The Witch Factors that manifest Authorities have no greater or lesser power than one another. Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth; there is no inherent superiority or inferiority among them, which holds true even for the abilities of any given Authority. Though, there are some that become obstreperous when tied to the strength of the user, like in the case of Sekhmet’s Authority.]
Aldebaran: [Ah, yeah, she was like the strongest Witch in generations, right?]
Witch: [There is no doubt about that evaluation. But then again, Sekhmet had major shortcomings outside of her strength which could be taken advantage of. Perhaps because of her lineage as a Giant, she was sloppy in many things.]
Aldebaran: [That summarization of yours was just as sloppy… By the way, about your Authority, Teacher…?]
Witch: [It is an uninteresting Authority. ――Through “Past”, “Present”, and “Future”, I can view any event I wish to. It is truly monotonous. I spoke of Witch Factors as pestering Od Lagna, but this cannot be perceived as anything but clear pestering towards myself.]
Shrugging her shoulders in lamentation, the Witch sought Aldebaran’s sympathy. But unfortunately, Aldebaran did not quite understand the Witch’s dissatisfaction.
The Witch before his eyes was a monster of curiosity, and for that reason had attained the title of the Witch of Greed. The explanation of her Authority just now could only have been seen as fitting for the Witch who was chosen by the Witch Factor of Greed due to her intense thirst for knowledge.
Witch: [Well, the matter of my boorish Authority is fine for now. More importantly, about your Authority―― I believe it to be an absolute, something capable of attaining victory against all sorts of opponents, including Sekhmet.]
Aldebaran: [――――]
Witch: [Oya, the look on your face appears to not believe me in the slightest. How strange.]
Aldebaran: [It’s not strange or anything of the like. In truth, I don’t believe a shred of that. Unfortunately, I don’t think you and the other Witches are such tiny hills that I could surmount them with a couple of retries, Teacher.]
To speak ill of oneself was not healthy, but he could not help saying that.
It was not as though he did not understand the Witch’s logic, but it was something akin to taking a chance that was ultimately not zero, but practically zero in essence, and deceitfully boasting that it was possible.
As two fellow living beings, if an ant fought an elephant, the chances that the ant would win were not zero, but anyone could understand that it was a chance that would not come to fruition even if given a million, no, not even ten billion attempts. Not to mention, in this case, the ant Aldebaran’s opponent was not an elephant, but a dragon.
Against a dragon that could breathe fire, and soar through the skies, just how could the ant emerge victorious?
Witch: [An ant would not win, certainly. I am not saying that I have disregarded reality to that extent.]
Aldebaran: [That so? Though, this space we’re in, I heard it was a failed attempt at a plan to create another world, one stretched out to be the same size as the real world…]
Witch: [I am not saying that I have disregarded reality to that extent. Hence, it would be impossible for an ant.]
The Witch resumed her words whilst ignoring the inconvenient criticism, causing Aldebaran to make a bitter face at her selfishness, as she continued with “but”,
Witch: [What about if it was not an ant, but a dog? Do you not think it stands a better chance than the ant?]
Aldebaran: […Well, compared to an ant…]
Witch: [Right? Or if you prefer, do you not get the feeling that the ant would have a shot of winning against a dog? That is to say, there is merely a gap between the ant and the dog that can be overturned depending on the conditions and the methods employed. Thus, if the ant can pose a threat to the dog, then it is also possible for the dog to pose a threat to the elephant.]
Aldebaran: […I’m understanding bit by bit. Teacher, what do you want to tell me?]
Placing a hand on his chin, Aldebaran responded so, and the Witch flashed a wicked smile as if to hint that he had already gotten it. ――It was a gentle, pretty smile, which was precisely why its nature was something that could only be described as wicked and vile.
At the very least, whenever Aldebaran managed to draw out that smile, he would end up feeling happy.
Aldebaran: [Those methods and conditions for an ant to pose a threat to a dog, and a dog to an elephant, are what you’re teaching me, Teacher. Of course, even with those at the ready, things won’t suddenly become even between the ant and dog, or between the dog and elephant. But…]
Witch: [If the chance nearing zero can be made into one, you possess the method of turning that one into the very first one after accumulating numerous defeats.]
Aldebaran: [――――]
Witch: [That is why, I shall deliberately bestow these words upon you. ――There is nobody who can beat you.]
Indeed, with the Witch’s black eyes looking squarely at him, the words imparted sent a shiver through Aldebaran’s body.
The Witch’s point was layers of sophism, cobbled together from conceivable possibilities and made to sound logical; merely a sand castle of ideals constructed atop a crumbling foundation.
Under rain or wind, or perhaps the malintent of another, it would easily come crashing down, nothing more than a flash so brittle that it would seem like it had never been anything at all. Despite all that, through Aldebaran’s body, through his heart, ran a shiver.
A shiver because he wished to believe those words of the Witch―― no, because he had no choice but to make those words come true.
Witch: [Judging from your demeanor, it would seem that my words have mostly resonated with you, yes?]
Aldebaran: [――. Eh, who’s to say? As a man, it’s not like I didn’t think anything of it; I guess it’s to that extent?]
Witch: [Is that so? Hm, I thought that the words I had chosen were not too shabby, but it would seem I require more diligence… Fufu, oh how luscious it is when you do not procure the results you had desired.]
Licking her thin lips, the Witch vocalized quite a sinful joy, and he averted his eyes from her. He had a reluctance to the Witch, bereft of a human heart, who could know what he was truly thinking at a mere touch.
Hence, Aldebaran would deliberately alter the direction of the conversation from what it had been a moment prior.
Aldebaran: [By the way, this is completely unrelated, but why are they called Witch Factors? From what you said, Teacher, it’s not as though Authorities can only emerge in women, yeah? There are other guys like me.]
Witch: [Ah, has that piqued your interest? Previously, I had also wondered about it and decided to investigate, but the reason was nothing too major. When Witch Factors were first perceived in this world… that is, when the first Witch was identified, all those in possession of a Factor just happened to be women.]
Aldebaran: [Just happened, by chance…]
Witch: [Supposing it was not just women, and there were also men in the mix, then they might not have been called Witch Factors, but rather Demon Factors or Evil Factors, and if it was instead only men, then they might have even been called Man-Witch Factors.] [1]
Aldebaran: [Man-Witch Factor… that sounds so lame…!]
Were it to come to that, it would be far cooler to call them Demon King Factors. Only, in the case of Demon King Factors, there would instead be the problem of having seven of them despite being Kings.
Aldebaran: [Well, the “Demon King of Greed” or the “Demon King of Wrath” do sound a lot better. In that case I guess it wouldn’t really be weird no matter how many Kings there are…]
Witch: [Oya oya, your resolve has weakened. For you, the title of Demon King ought to have been the manifestation of a man’s dream to defeat the current Witches and bind them to his servitude, was it not?]
Aldebaran: [Don’t treat what I said in the flow of the conversation as an established fact! First of all, I could never manage dealing with the seven Witches! I’m――]
Witch: [――? You are…?]
Though it was not a tit-for-tat, Aldebaran’s words came to a halt as he lost his cool. As for what laid ahead of those halted words, the Witch enquired with an unmalicious gaze.
At the Witch’s defenceless demeanor, Aldebaran trembled――,
Aldebaran: [IDIOOOT!!]
Witch: [Gyah-! O-oww! That hurt! Why did you do that!?]
Applying pressure to her forehead, to which she had received a flick unguarded, the Witch cried out on the verge of tears. Turning his face away at the Witch’s appeal, Aldebaran firmly placed his fist to his own forehead and entered deep reflection.
Was it not that he was truly overflowing with a longing for company? This Witch, who was likely withholding a plethora of things in her heart of hearts, was causing his own heart to waver far too much. Even if it had been out of necessity, staying in the Witch’s castle for so long might have caused him to develop something in the vein of Stockholm syndrome. Or rather, there was no doubt that was the case.
Aldebaran: [Phew, got carried away there. Close call.]
Witch: [I do not think it is good when you leave me behind to produce those sorts of conclusions from time to time! When you are troubled on how to respond, you try to improve the situation by making extreme contact, and that is a bad habit! I have no memory of teaching you in such a manner!]
Aldebaran: [That’s also some extreme pride to believe your pupil would grow up exactly as you desired. Since when did you change positions from the Witch of Greed to the Witch of Pride? Though, it’d also suit you.]
Witch: [That sarcastic part of you would not be suitable for any of the Witch Factors! If it had to be one, then it seems like Tristitia would be the most fitting! How about that, do you feel displeasure?]
Aldebaran: [Rather than displeasure, I’m just surprised that you mentioned a Witch Factor I had no idea about. Huh? Aren’t there only seven Witch Factors? The evil thoughts are also included?] [2]
Hearing the reverberation of “Tristitia” that the Witch had played as a trump card, Aldebaran received the shock that the Witch Factors he believed to be based on the seven deadly sins, were actually modelled after the original eight evil thoughts.
That instant, the Witch blinked her eyes and muttered a faint “Oops”,
Witch: [Well then, let us once again delve into the details of your Authority’s ability. The phenomenon which occurred in the midst of the trial the other day, where the subjectivity of your Territory was reversed… I would like to propose that we define those as the Victim and Aggressor of the Territory, but――]
Aldebaran: [Wait wait wait, don’t pull the wool over my eyes like that.]
Witch: [But, it is exceedingly important to thoroughly analyze events that have transpired and give names so that things can be easily classified. You must not neglect these things.]
Aldebaran: [Sure then, we can call it the Victim and Aggressor of the Territory. More importantly, the evil thoughts.]
Unexpectedly, she was zooming through an aspect of his Authority so fast that she would leave behind a trail, but Aldebaran halted the Witch, and pressed her for details.
Ultimately, Aldebaran’s objective lay in Envy, but since he had no idea what sort of irregularities might occur, he wished to avoid lacking knowledge for anything pertaining to Witch Factors.
Aldebaran: [Answer. If there’s Tristitia, then is there also Vanagloria?]
Witch: [There is, but you have no particular reason to worry. It is not our responsibility to do anything about them, and I do not wish to get involved. They are both good-for-nothings.]
Aldebaran: [That oughta be a given since nobody who’s taken in a Witch Factor is a decent person!]
Witch: [They are especially good-for-nothing. We were all discovered by our Witch Factors to become Witches. Whereas those two are different. They took in Factors of their own volition, pure aberrants reduced to Witch and Warlock.]
Aldebaran: [――――]
Witch: [Whoops, allow me to amend that. Those two were not the only ones to willingly take in a Witch Factor. There is one more. ――That is none other than the foe you and I share in common.]
The Witch’s utterance was quiet, however, in it Aldebaran perceived powerful emotions the opposite of silence: dark, murky hostility and hatred, anger and sorrow, likely every conceivable negative sentiment.
The simple, unacceptable aversion regarding the two evaluated as good-for-nothings was easy to understand. That she truly hated them, was clear.
However, the negative emotions directed towards the final person added on, were exceedingly complex.
Undoubtedly, it was to the extent of convincing one that love and hatred were two sides of the same coin. ――And, those emotions were by no means a stranger’s affair to Aldebaran.
Witch: [Indeed. You and I are no strangers. Though we are not related by blood, we are strongly bound together. Not only because we have spent a long time together, but more fundamentally… I suppose it’s something like this. To me, you are something like a little brother.]
Aldebaran: [――――]
Witch: [Hm? That expression, what is the matter?]
Aldebaran: [Nah, I was just considering the age gap. Older sister? You’d be lucky to be my great grandma, no?]
Witch: [On top of that extremely unpleasant sense of age, you have gone and instantly made us feel like strangers!]
As the Witch exploded with discontent, Aldebaran made no effort to listen.
Only, when the Witch had likened herself to an older sister, he had also felt displeasure at being treated like a younger brother.
A terribly unhealthy relationship, one in which they would never be equal, yet bound by necessity to collaborate toward a shared goal; they were by no means in a relationship as warm as that between a brother and sister.
Thinking that whilst ignoring the Witch’s objections, Aldebaran pondered.
He was awfully loathe to admit it, but――,
Aldebaran: [If the current mood is anything to go by, then certainly, Tristitia might have also been just perfect for me.]
So he spoke.
《To be continued》
Translation Notes:
[1] – The Author is toying with some Kanji here, and uses 魔人因子 to describe a gender-neutral state of Witch Factors. Typically, 魔人 is prescribed to the masculine role of Warlock, but given it being gender neutral here, it has been done as Demon Factor. Additionally, 魔因子, which drops notions of personhood, is rendered as Evil Factor.
[2] – Originally, there were the eight evil thoughts, developed by Evagrius Ponticus, which later became interpreted as the capital sins, and revised into the seven deadly sins.
Made you look lol
Al = Subaru deniers on suicide watch. It’s funny they keep huffing their copying looking for any reason at all to disregard the obvious
Complete fools hahahahha
Before the prologue to volume 41, they claimed that Al couldn’t be a Subaru clone because it was too obvious, and Tappei was too brilliant to be obvious. Only idiots believe in Al=Subaru. Now, they sadly but stubbornly continue to claim that Al isn’t Subaru because he’s still a separate individual…
So, since Subaru is capable of bearing all 7 Witch Factors, he is technically the ‘Demon King’ of the Re:Zero world now, wouldn’t he?
ohohoh definitely. yes
[That is why, I shall deliberately bestow these words upon you. ――There is nobody who can beat you.] PURE BULLSHIT
“Old Man Rom entered the chat”
Just to clarify, Al was holding back from very start. Old Man Rom would’ve turned into Dead Man Rom & that forest would turn into a forest of blood.
Aldebaran’s precise goal is to eliminate Subaru Natsuki from the world, and that dark orb may be killed forever by Volcanica’s breath.
Of course, my understanding is that he himself doesn’t know if eliminating Subaru will kill him.
I guess what Aldebaran’s trying to do isn’t to kill him, but rather to expel him from the world — basically, to un-isekai him, lol.
I think Aldebaran is planning to throw Subaru into the void beyond the Great Waterfall. The world of Re:Zero is flat after all, there is an edge, and after that a void of infinite nothingness. That way, Subaru doesn’t die, but is also ‘removed’ from the rest of the world.
except for “that person”.
I think he could’ve beaten rienhardt given enough time somehow. However he was too weak willed to do so. He admitted it himself
Seriously, just poison him. I hope that Yae figures out his authority and does just that
Yae knows what his Authority does, that’s why she’s so scared of him
This Aldebaran power scaling is pure BS. How does nobody call out this pile of garbage? The writing around Aldebaran truly felt into shitter. This ain’t Re:Zero but some Solo Leveling shite
This is just how looping works. How you’re 9 arcs in to a series about a powerless dude looping to beat impossible odds and don’t understand that is beyond me
Just say you have read this far and still don’t understand the concept of returning by death
HOLY LORE DROP, THIS WAS AN A AMAZING CHAPTERS, MADE MY DAY SO MUCH MORE
You’re telling me all I need to do is become a Demon King and I can fuck the witches all I want?
I think she says ones you can fuck all the witches you want, you can call yourself a demon king. So the other way around.
Where’s fat ruii
You absolutely sure you want to keep that weird translation “Valiant” when in this very chapter is it made clear it is reference to “Hero” vs “Demon king”? The most cliché pairing in anime ever? The name “Hector” is also a reference to ancient hero.
It’s to not confuse with the term for Reid, though it’s unfortunate that they make a direct parallel with the RPG term
Isn’t Reid the Saint? The title of Hero hasn’t been given to anyone, as far as I know?
reid is the sword saint. pandora was the Saint, hector was the Hero (they tried to stole power from od lagna for a good reason and ended up cursed by it).
Love these chapters.
Interesting lore drop. Although I don’t really want to discuss the details here, because the toxicity levels in these comments seem to reach critical levels again.
Dona considers Al little brother? She’s not Ram so i assume this isn’t just vibe based thing.
She probably considers them brother and sister since the original Echidna probably created both of them. That’s my guess atleast.
It was unknown whether Al’s authority was a witch factor or an artificial authority without sin. The witch factor has been confirmed. It is now clear that Al possesses Pride. Al’s goal of killing Satella has also been confirmed. This was already obviously. However, Echidna may be lying to Al and planning something another. The difference between witches and archbishops has been confirmed. Factors choose witches (maximum compatibility). Archbishops take factors from the box against their will. It’s always interesting to watch Al and Echidna. They’re my favorite duo. Their disgust and indifference are mixed with a hint of hidden affection. It’s always unclear what they truly feel for each other and what the future holds.
It is the opposite, the chapter confirms non difference between the sin archbishop and a witch.
From Emilia’s first trial, we knew that Petelgeuse and Regulus received their witch factors from the boxes that the Cult gives to the archbishops. Now it’s said that the girl whom the witch factor finds and chooses is a witch. Although I suspected this after reading the books of the dead of the witches.
Echidna was born with her Witch factor from what I understand from interviews the reason for this happening has to do with her parents.
The factor did not choose her, but the factor formed her personality from birth, and she has maximum compatibility, she is a real witch. My opinion. I understood the author’s words about her origin as follows: her mother was a previous witch of greed and died in childbirth, and her father beat her.
>against their will
Only applies to Petelgeuse as far as we know, the rest were likely compatible and Rui was born with hers.
It was mentioned that Regulus took the factor from the box, just like Petelgeuse. He had enough compatibility to not go crazy, but not the maximum.
They only Archbishop that got their Factor from a box was Petelgeuse. The others randomly inherited theirs. I remember reading about when Regulus mentions once he inherited the greed factor he started killing his family and etc. Im assuming its the same for all the others besides Petelgeuse. Plus Echidna literally mentioned only 3 people got their factors by choice, ut if she wasn’t counting Geuse then its 4 I guess.
This was mentioned in the dialogue between Petelgeuse and Regulus in Emilia’s first trial.
so, this third person echidna mentions. it must be clind right? he knew that killing hector will give him the factor and he took it deliberately. also, its suspicious echidna doesnt want Al to meet pandora and clind, like she knew something bad would happen. also, she probably set Al onto thi spath to do something that helps subaru, especially since now we have confirmation she can view any future beforehand.
Of course not. To begin with, Clind couldn’t be certain whether the WF would choose him as its vessel.
I read the third person as the witch of envy. She was considering the old witches when she said none took the witch factor voluntarily. For example, the sloth archbishop chose to take his witch factor to fight Regulus.
The third person is Satella. Since the 4th arc, we’ve known that Echidna can see the future, but she doesn’t like her authority.
I’m pretty sure satella accidently took in the wf 400 years ago but the 3rd person might be someone random like flugel
The third person is definitely Satella. The echidna expressed the same emotions that she expressed when she appeared in the 4th arc. She doesn’t react the same way to Subaru. How could Subaru intentionally accept the witch factor? They are the ones who seek it out and join it as witches. Subaru (sage candidate) and the witches don’t need to intentionally accept the witch factors. The others need to touch it. I think that Satella’s decision to accept Envy is similar to Emilia’s decision to call herself the Witch of Ice. Ryuzu faced severe discrimination as a half-elf even before the Great Disaster. Satella told Subaru that she lived in isolation before meeting him.
Na the 3rd person is Subaru
She said”a foe u and I both share “
In this side story, Subaru realizes that he loves Echidna. In another side story, Subaru kisses Priscilla. In both cases, Subaru’s relationships with them are more interesting than real Subaru’s relationships with Emilia and Rem. Two fan-favorite couples have become a reality, but not in the way fans expected.
Fan favorite? Nice trip you got there lil bro
I didn’t mean the most favorite. I meant they are one of the popular ones.
Reddit opinion
what
Objectively correct & truthful post
“ That is why, I shall deliberately bestow these words upon you. ――There is nobody who can beat you.” THE AL GLAZE WILL GO ON
“Even with the Almighty, I can’t see Chad ever losing”
I don’t see Al being directly Subaru but Al is probably in some form, a derivative/relative/partial clone of Subaru.
It also seems that there is animosity from Echidna towards Satella. What is the reason and origin of the animosity? Al is the vehicle for Echidna to wage war on Satella.
“Nobody can beat you” has interesting connotations. Parsing it semantically, nobody could simply mean a person, that would exclude spirits or malbeasts, or…
Nobody is singular.
nobody /nō′bŏd″ē, -bŭd″ē, -bə-dē/
pronoun
No person; not anyone.
noun
A person of no importance or influence.
No person; no one; not anybody.
That could easily be the flag for a team being able to beat Al.
Being a clone of Subaru, even partial like you said is still him basically being Subaru…
How is that true? The Ryuzu clones and Sphinx were not the same “people” as Ryuzu Meyer. A clone is not the same as the original.
Al’s physical build is much different than Subaru’s. Training alone would not result in a clone of Subaru having Al’s physique/bone structure. If Echidna genetically altered omnipotent cells of/from Subaru to create Al or used those cells in a host, that would make Al NOT Subaru but a derivative by definition.
Go look for Subaru from Aganau if. He and Al have similar body structures. Don’t forget that Al and Subaru are years apart.
A team of Cecilus and Emilia-tan would best Al. Cecilus’ speed would out-speed the time it takes for Al’s poison to work for resets (poison has to flow through the bloodstream) or keep Al so focused on Cecilus that Emilia-tan could then put Al in a cryo tank. Unless Al has another hidden mega spell to contain Cecilus which is a distinct possibility. A team of Romji, Ram, Otto, and Roswall would be another team that Al would not have the means to counter. They can figure out work arounds to Al’s authority. Echidna would have to directly intervene in those cases. Al’s teammates would be stalled/occupied by other teams.
Oi Shamak could save Al’s rear against super strong people. Yes while it won’t orb anyone without a Witch Factor, Oi Shamak still disconnects you from your gate, and traps you in a ring that pushes back against you with the same force you apply to it. The ring part could maybe be broken with pure power but the disconnection from the gate seemingly prevents magic as one of the Sphinxes couldn’t use any after she got hit by it. It may also prevent the flow method as well.
Part of me’s hoping that Subaru is doing something in Ol Shamak. Considering that Gluttony was semi aware of the outside world while sealed, and WoE is still technically sealed as she fights Reinhardt. Just saying Yin seals aren’t perfect, and Subaru has like, 3 witch factors minimum + a beako, in a seal specifically made to capture a single witch/factor.
While it would be cool, Subaru is probably doing not doing anything. Oi Shamak seems to become more powerful (hence orbing people) when it hits a person with a Witch Factor. Subaru has three so it may even be stronger than usual due to that, heck Beatrice may have only be dragged in due to it being so effective against Subaru! Wether or not Oi Shamak gets stronger with more Witch Factors is definitely just a theory though.
Subaru probably isn’t awake or thinking either, since Al gave himself a time limit of a week so Reinhard and Satella won’t destroy the world with their power. Subaru’s and Beatrice’s bodies are most likely in a type of stasis so Subaru won’t die from a lack of food and water.
Tristitia and Vanagloria, perhaps these two symbolize Melancholy and Vainglory?
Its just the translators word preference. They are sped and want to continue using those instead of the officially licensed terms
No they are literally Vainglory and Melancholy
so just to get a clarification form someone if i think this is right
So sage candidate equates to Demon king? one capable of holding witch factors? so he’s a Valliant? cause he willingly took them in right? so witch of envy is a saintress? but something bad happened? like multiple personalities or something?
so what it’s the 7 + vain glory + melancholy right?
ALSO! Does this mean that Al’s authority can make someone else super powerful and broken? O_O …… that would be…..absurdly sick……. it mentions that his authority “flipped” how would that work even? XD
A girl who is found and chosen by a witch factor is a witch. A boy who is found and chosen by one witch factor is a sage candidate. A boy who is found and chosen by 7 witch factors is a sage = demon king. The Valiant is Hector. The Saintess is Pandora. It is unknown why such nicknames. Satella, Hector, and Pandora are not true witches, but they were called such because that was the accepted name for those with a witch factor then. All archbishops also take factors against their will. Al’s Authority can lock his enemy in a loop instead of Al himself if the enemy’s will is much greater than Al’s. In such a case, the enemy remembers the loops instead of Al, and he will not be able to leave Al’s designated territory and break the loop under any circumstances.
>against their will
>all
Only Petelgeuse, as far as we know. Rest are rotten.
It was mentioned that Regulus took the factor from the box, just like Petelgeuse. He had enough compatibility to not go crazy, but not the maximum.
sage candidate is something different entirely(what exactly we dont know yet but i have theories, al is not mentioned as being a sage candidate but could be a ‘demon king’
the valiant was explicitly mentioned to be Hector in Clinds chapter and Pandora is the saintess and yes tristitia = melancholy vaingloria = vainglory.
Al could certainly use his authority like subaru to give perfect information and buffs to someone strong, imagine cecilius with perfect information about enemies but im not sure thats what you meant or read from the text
>a valiant
A ‘hero’, yes. TL is deliberately confusing for reasons mentioned in one of the above comments.
First off no Valiant is just Melancholy & Saintess is just Vanity/Vainglory. Also what she meant about Als authority flipping g was that it has the victim or aggressor.
Yes, we can make a firm statement that a sage candidate equates to being a king of evil—or rather, a demon king. Someone capable of harnessing several, if not all, witch factors, as well as rivaling the witches, if not ruling over them, as Echidna states. There are 7 Witch Factors, with two external ones: Melancholy and Vainglory, both taken by their users by volition rather than discovery. (you’re correct.) Echidna uses the term “aberrants” to describe them.
Knowing Subaru is labeled a sage candidate, meaning he can become a demon king and already has three factors, he’s close. Assuming Al contains Pride, if Subaru kills him and takes it, he’d have six by also taking Sirius (captured) and Gluttony. He’d just need Capella. I hope Tappei makes Subaru collect them like Infinity Stones ha
>I hope Tappei makes Subaru collect them like Infinity Stones ha
The battle against Sphinx’s forces in arc 8 was basically capeshit, so you might get your wish
As long as it’s done right and serves a purpose. Tappei pretty much has hinted and even built the interesting narrative of the idea of Subaru collecting all the Witch Factors.
Tappei actually gave a statement about Subaru collecting all the Witch factors in a Q and A. He said that all the sins about all human Desires. And by having all sins means having all human Desires. In Other words Subaru by collecting all the Witch factors becomes full human.(Sorry for bad English).
You don’t even need Tappei to figure this out. History has been making it clear for years that the main plot mission of Subaru at this point is to gather witch factors and become a sage.
Thanks for the translation!
Thanks for the translation! Very interesting chapter