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Location of this information in both the Web Novel (Arc X Chapter Y format) and Light Novel (Volume X Chapter Y Section Z format)

After jumping off the cliff and dying, before respawning, Subaru finds himself in a dark ethereal realm, in which a humanoid shadow appears to him, and someone voices the words “I cannot meet you. Not yet.”

Found in Web Novel Arc 2 Chapter 28 and Light Novel Volume 2 Chapter 5 Section 13.

After being knocked unconscious after Roswaal appears to save the day by burning the Witchbeasts, Subaru finds himself in the dark ethereal realm yet again, in which the shadow, now in the shape of a woman, approaches him, with the words “—ve you.”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 2 Chapter 49 and Light Novel Volume 3 Epilogue Section 1.

After boarding Priscilla’s carriage and some talk about Priscilla’s status as a Royal Candidate and as the pinnacle of arrogance, Al casually mentions that he had noticed Subaru was from another world just from the use of the expression “red string of fate”. He goes on to mention he had not heard of it for eighteen years, that is, the amount of time he has been in this parallel world. He has no idea of why or how he was summoned, remarking he’s just been trying to stay alive. Furthermore, some detail about the world is given; that there is a Great Waterfall bordering the world of RZ, meaning that it is a flat world.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 13 and Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 3 Section 5.

There is one more detail that Al mentions and was cut from the LN, in that he does not have any episodic memories, in that he is aware of stuff like common sense, concepts, names, slang, but he has no stories of himself, he doesn’t know who he is or what he did.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 13.

It is mentioned that there has been an onslaught undertaken by the Black Serpent in recent years.

Found in Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 3 Section 6.

There is a short exchange between Subaru and Reinhard on how the Royal Election will do things differently from previously. While originally the Covenant between the Dragon and the Ruler was originally mediated via a Dragon Maiden, the aim now is to have the Ruler and Dragon Maiden rolled into one role.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 14 and Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 3 Section 6.

In the Royal Castle, after the initial commotion over Felt’s background, Reinhard draws attention to Felt’s physical characteristics, namely her blond hair and crimson eyes, which were the trademark of the deceased Royal Family of Lugunica. And in fact, there was a princess who was supposedly kidnapped as a baby, fourteen years prior to Arc 3, which would put that event around the time of Felt’s birth.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 15 and Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 4 Section 1.

Some extra background on Al is given. His past is one of having fled the Vollachian Empire, having been a Sword Slave for over ten years (a dark secret of the Empire), meaning that he partook in quite some battles. It is implied that was how he lost his arm. He also reveals a small part of his lower face, which is described as being “blanketed with old scars from burns, cuts and other sources”. Priscilla too reveals his origins as being from beyond the Great Waterfall in public, which does not get much attention.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 17 and Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 4 Section 3.

The part with the Candidates’ speeches leading up to Subaru’s freak-out is very different. The candidates have lengthier speeches, lending them a bit more depth and characterization. But the important part is when Emilia assumes the forefront. After she is denounced as a silver-haired half-elf, Roswaal goes with the flow and publicly takes a massive dump on her by saying that it doesn’t matter if she’s suitable for a Candidate or not; they just needed five people recognized by the Insignia. Subaru is triggered by this, and after he doesn’t stand down, Roswaal launches an Al Goa at him. However, Puck protects him and threatens everyone in the room with his Ice magic, at which point he’s recognized as the Beast of the End (translated as “Apocalypse Beast of Eternal Frost” in the official translation). Miktolov then realizes that it was all a sham planned by Roswaal and Puck to show that albeit Emilia holds the power to kill everyone in the room, acting as the tyrant they make her out to be for being an half-elf, she is not such a thing, and that she wishes to compete fair and square.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapters 16-20 and Light Novel Volume 4 Chapter 4 Sections 2-5.

During the trip towards the Mathers Domain, Rem’s introspection and monologue reveals some feelings of jealousy over Subaru spending time with other people, which she admits are selfish. However she thinks him gentle and adorable when dealing with the other mansion residents. However, Emilia still irritates her because of her existence as an half-elf (Rem also calls her a half-devil), being that the Witch Cult had affected her life too greatly, and also because she cannot bring herself to like or dislike Emilia. A translation of the WN scene, performed by Remonwater, can be found here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 35 and Light Novel Volume 5 Chapter 4 Section 4.

After dying, frozen by Puck while holding Rem’s dead body, Subaru finds himself in the dark ethereal realm and meets the shadow woman yet again, feeling intense emotions of love that he can’t understand towards her, to which she replies by grazing him with her fingertips and with the words “I love you”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 40 and Light Novel Volume 5 Chapter 5 Section 8.

When Subaru and Rem go to visit the Barielle mansion together while trying to gather forces to protect Emilia in the third loop of Arc 3, there are two things of note. Once they enter the mansion, Rem seems to be sniffing something, staring at the back of Al’s helmet, then once Subaru is led alone to Priscilla, Rem remarks that he should be especially wary of Al. After Subaru is knocked out and brought outside by Al, there is a short exchange where Al calls Rem by Ram’s name, Rem clarifies that Ram is her sister, Al asks if her sister is still alive, to which Rem answers yes, and Al suddenly projects a ghastly aura, which shock Rem and Subaru both. Calming down immediately afterwards, he tells them to leave as soon as possible as he is not in a good mood, and after they leave, Al remarks “You gotta be joking me. So that’s what it was… Makes me wanna puke.”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 43 and Light Novel Volume 6 Chapter 2 Section 5.

During Subaru’s talk with Anastasia for procuring a dragon carriage, she questions him about his birthplace, and Subaru nonchalantly reveals that he is from beyond the Great Waterfall. Anastasia comments that “once in a very great while” there would be stories about people from beyond the Great Waterfall, and comments that Subaru should study up on Hoshin of the Wilderness, an historical figure from whom she borrowed her name. This is unimportant as it is revealed again later in the story.

Found in Light Novel Volume 6 Chapter 2 Section 7.

When Petelgeuse starts despairing about the power held by Puck in his Starbeast Form, Puck mentions Echidna as the explanation.
Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 50 and Light Novel Volume 7 Chapter 4 Section 7.

When preparations are being made for the White Whale Battle, Felix exposes some of Crusch’s past to Subaru. Felix mentions that Subaru reminds him a bit of someone who was in Crusch’s life: the late Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Lugunica, Fourier Lugunica. It is also said that Fourier made terrible excuses to meet Crusch and as such his goal was obvious: the implication is that he had a crush on Crusch.

Found in Light Novel Volume 7 Chapter 2 Section 1.

When discussing the fact that Subaru successfully eluded Crusch’s lie-detecting Divine Protection, Rem tells him that she believes in him with all his heart. This prompts Subaru to deliver a second “I love Emilia”, but adds that looking at Rem makes his heart flutter. After some chit-chat, Rem says she would be okay with being Subaru’s second wife. A translation of the WN scene, performed by Remonwater, can be found here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 56 and Light Novel Volume 7 Chapter 3 Section 2.

After the White Whale battle, Rem is frail and injured, and Subaru is breaking down. After she requests him to say “I love you”, he does so, and adds that he will never let anyone else have Rem. After that, Rem is suddenly fine and goes “no backsies”. A translation of the WN scene can be found here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 61 and Light Novel Volume 7 Chapter 6 Section 2.

Originally there were three loops taking place after the White Whale Battle, the first from Arc 3 Chapter 62-65, and the second from Arc 3 Chapter 66-74. In the LN, these two loops were merged into one.

Julius gives some exposition on what is known about the Sin Archbishops: the only two that are known are Sloth and Greed. Sloth is suspected to be the most active member of the whole Witch Cult, with more than half of the reports of their activities pertaining to him. Greed however does not have much to his name, but it is widely known that he single-handedly destroyed the Fortress City of Garkla, in the militaristic Vollachian Empire to the south, slaying even one of the national heroes, Eight-Arms Kurgan, in that battle. To this, Wilhelm also adds an anecdote of his past, that he once had the opportunity to cross swords with Kurgan in a proxy battle to avoid an international conflict.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 63 and Light Novel Volume 8 Chapter 1 Section 3.

When surmising that Subaru is the current generation’s Pride, being that the seat is vacant, Petelgeuse adds a detail in that the “love of the Witch” for Subaru is so rich that even Wrath would be envious. Later on in this section, Petelgeuse adds that it has been centuries since the vacancy, that is, the seat of Pride, has been filled.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 63 and Light Novel Volume 8 Chapter 1 Section 5.

In the WN, Petelgeuse also adds that Lust too would be envious of the love Subaru has received from the Witch.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 63.

When Subaru asks for clarification on the Trial, Petelgeuse begins by talking about the highway being sealed, then directly mentioning the mist as the method. This implies that the White Whale having spawned near Flugel’s Tree was premeditated.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 68 and Light Novel Volume 8 Chapter 1 Section 5.

Petelgeuse details that the Ordeal’s purpose is to check if the one being tested is a suitable vessel for a/the Witch Factor(s) (his line implies that his Witch Factor would be the first one to be tested for compatibility, then the other Archbishops).

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 68 and Light Novel Volume 8 Chapter 1 Section 5.

Petelgeuse, now in the body of the madwoman, mentions that it is an unwritten rule among Sin Archbishops to not interfere with each other.

Found in Light Novel Volume 8 Chapter 2 Section 7.

Petelgeuse’s Authority of Sloth had another ability, “他人の行動をキャンセルする怠惰” (rough translation is Slothful Cancellation of Others’ Actions), activated by the voice command of “Be Sloth” (『怠惰』であれ): a sort-of shockwave that made people go nuts and be unable to move. However, certain individuals, such as Subaru, were able to resist it.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 65.

In the second loop after the White Whale Battle (the first loop is considered the cut loop), Subaru manages to reach the mansion and convinces everyone but Beatrice to escape. Once he reaches the library, he has a short talk with Beatrice, in which Beatrice questions Subaru about Rem. The magnitude of this is tremendous, as by this time the blank letter (which was written by Rem, not by Subaru as translated by Crunchyroll) has reached the mansion. Shortly afterwards, the conversation breaks down, and Subaru is sent to Arlam Village via Door Crossing. A partial translation of this Chapter, as performed by TranslationChicken, can be found here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 71.

Upon meeting Petelgeuse, Puck begins acting strangely, babbling things about a contract, his purpose, about the Sin Archbishops of the Witch Cult pushing the Ordeal onto people. Echidna’s name is also spoken by him. He also mentions that he’s forced by his contract to stay out of the Ordeal, but given that he aids Emilia in her fight against Petelgeuse in the Anime and LN, this final tidbit may have been retconned entirely.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 74.

After his assisted suicide undertaken by Julius (in LN and Anime) / death at the hands of Petelgeuse (in WN), Subaru finds himself in the dark ethereal realm and meets the shadow woman yet again, feeling intense love for her, hearing the words “I love you” multiple times. The narration of this scene might be meaningful in the future, you can find a translation here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 66 and Light Novel Volume 9 Prologue.

The Witch Cultists found along the Highway in Episode 25 are explicitly assumed to be mook Cultists that follow Gluttony (which is assumed to be the White Whale due to an earlier remark by Puck in the Episode 18 scene).

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 81.

After Subaru is knocked unconscious by the explosion of the magic stones, he finds himself in the dark ethereal realm once more. This is similar to previous iterations (feeling extreme love and hearing “I love you” over and over), however, someone else is calling him (presumably Emilia next to his unconscious body) to a world of light. In this, there are ominous lines regarding Subaru “Remember who you are. Remember what you have to do. Remember the words you must exchange, in the world where you belong. He couldn’t stay there.”, and after deciding to leave the world of darkness, he says “Next time, I’ll probably come to meet you” to the shadow, which replies with “I’ll be waiting”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Chapter 84 and Light Novel Volume 9 Chapter 5 Section 10.

The Prologue of the story, which was not adapted, contains some world building about the Four Great Spirits that existed before the story. The Arbiter, Melakuera, who acts to preserve the world’s balance; the Slasher, Zarestia, who indulges in eternal peace in her bed; the Stone, Muspel, a sanctuary that only exists without will nor words; the Sacred Beast, Odglass, who watches over humanity with affection and benevolence and is the sole of the Four friendly to mankind. There is also a mention to Puck as the Beast of the End, an outsider to the Four Great Spirits but with power rivalling them.

Found in Prologue of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

The black liquid is explicitly stated to be the Black Serpent’s poison, rather than the Black Serpent itself.

Found in Chapter 3 Section 7 of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

Melakuera’s words in the LN have a much stronger implication that he believes Emilia to be the reincarnation of the Witch, then goes on a tangent on how history is a spiral, that its endless repetition and endless transmigration is a error, and that he has experienced the crisis of the world’s downfall endlessly.

Found in Chapter 4 Section 5 of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

There is a flashback that shows Melakuera’s origins. As it is rather lengthy, it is best if you read it yourself than leaving a wall of text. A translation, as performed by SNUserTL, is available here.

Found in Chapter 4 Section 6 of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

This is more of a mistranslation fix rather than cut content, but what Crunchyroll translated as “the four great contaminants” should have been “Four Greats, Outsider”. This is a reference to the unadapted Prologue of the Frozen Bonds LN (see above).

Found in Chapter 4 Section 7 of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

There is an entire chapter that takes place seven years after the fight with Melakuera. In it, Emilia returns to her house to find a man inside, admiring her map. The sudden intrusion prompts a fight between Puck and the man, in which Emilia’s house of many years is destroyed. After a fight lasting half a day, the man properly introduces himself as Roswaal L. Mathers, and hands the insignia to Emilia. The jewel glows in her hand, and Roswaal explains that he has a task that only Emilia can fulfill, and invites Emilia out of the forest, luring her with a reward: a method to awaken the frozen people in the forest. And as you know, Emilia accepts the proposal.

Found in the Epilogue of the Bonds of Ice Novel.

This is not really cut content, but the Ley/Regulus vs Rem fight displayed in the Anime is Anime-exclusive. However, there is one aspect to that fight that breaks canon with a later reveal.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Interlude II and Light Novel Volume 9 Interlude Section 2.

After the meeting at the parlor, Wilhelm reveals to Subaru that a wound of his is bleeding, a wound made to bleed by the power of the Divine Protection of the Death God, once held by his wife, whose influence grows stronger as the distance between the injured person and the wielder diminishes.

Found in Web Novel Arc 3 Interlude III and Light Novel Volume 9 Chapter 6 Section 3.

The Pyroxene crystal does not exist at all in the WN, so neither Garfiel nor Frederica have a crystal.

Echidna mentions that Subaru seems to “have leapt quite a bit ahead of schedule”, and that he should be aware of far more about herself, the tomb, and the Sanctuary.

Found in Light Novel Volume 10 Chapter 2 Section 6.

Subaru actually asks Echidna about the Witch Cult’s Sin Archbishops, to which Echidna replies that she is not aware of the term. Subaru then concludes that since Echidna does not know about them, then she would not know how to save Rem.

Found in Light Novel Volume 10 Chapter 2 Section 6.

Echidna details that she was sealed by the Mathers’ magic at Volcanica’s instruction, in a faint hope that together with the Divine Dragon, the Sword Saint, and the Sage, the Witch of Envy could be opposed. The original intention however, was to seal Sekhmet the Witch of Sloth; that plan was scrapped by Volcanica as Sekhmet “beat him to a pulp”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 12.

Subaru mentions that he had previously heard Echidna’s name from Puck (see Season 1 Episode 18 and Episode 23 cut content), and also that Echidna’s speaking style is similar to Puck’s; as an example, both use the same pronoun, “boku” (ボク). Echidna replies with laughter, pointing out that it is only natural, as she would be the only one who Puck would take as a role model.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 12.

When the conversation steers onto the topic of the White Whale’s subjugation, Roswaal inquires Subaru about Wilhelm. After Subaru praises his role in taking down the Whale, Roswaal is subtly delighted, and explains that although he has never met the Sword Demon, one of his ancestors was briefly acquainted with Wilhelm.

Found in Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 1 Section 4.

After unintentionally entering the Forbidden Library and learning about Beatrice’s Gospel, she ejects him to an unknown room via Door Crossing. A putrid smell permeates that room, and scattered all around are broken tables with instruments, some with a pattern like a magic circle on the surface, and deactivated magic crystals. In the center of the room is a large, seemingly-bottomless hole from which the smell is coming. Some of the broken tables are noted to have been destroyed recently. Exiting this area, Subaru finds himself in Sanctuary, however, no one is there. Shortly afterwards, something opens a gaping hole in his torso, and Subaru dies with the sound of chewing.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 36.

Echidna states that the reason why she is still active, is because her deceased soul was sealed by Volcanica’s will. Henceforth, her body died, but her soul did not. Given a low importance because this is information already given in earlier cut content.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 45 and Light Novel Volume 11 Chapter 5 Section 4.

Following his own memories, Subaru arrives at the place Beatrice had teleported him to. There, he finds that neither the building nor its interior are as destroyed as they were on the second loop. Furthermore, the Ryuzu Meyer crystal is in the exact place the bottomless hole was in the second loop.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 54.

When explaining the Ryuzu replicas and the immortality experiment performed by Echidna, Ryuzu mentions that there was a first clone into which Echidna attempted to insert her own soul. It failed, as the vessel of Ryuzu Meyer was insufficient to accept the Witch of Greed, and as such, a terrible failure with a bankrupt personality and a part of Echidna’s power was born. It was disposed of eventually, albeit not without causing anguish to Lady Roswaal, the head of the family some generations past.

Found in Light Novel Volume 12 Chapter 2 Section 5.

In the first scene of Subaru’s Second Trial (killing himself because of Rem having been Gluttony’d), after the final line of the scene in LN and Anime, Subaru’s dead body rises once again, moving in a weird manner much like that of a mechanical doll. After Wilhelm reacts and goes to strike it, a cascade of shadows defends Subaru’s body, after which Puck appears, pointing out the culprit as a/the Witch (likely the Witch of Envy). This scene ends with the clash between Puck and Subaru’s dead body.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 70.

In Subaru’s Second Trial scene where Puck faces Reinhard, after Puck explains his motivations for attempting to destroy the world, Reinhard inquires as to confirm it, and Puck replies that if he does not do it, “that girl” cannot be saved. Whether this means Emilia or someone else is unclear.

Found in Light Novel Volume 12 Chapter 5 Section 11.

The post-Whale Battle cut loop is further explored in Subaru’s Second Trial. Puck’s memories seem to return (with the implication the contract mentioned in Frozen Bonds was tied with Echidna) having met Petelgeuse, and in one particular line, his pronoun switches from his usual “boku” (ボク) to “ore” (俺), which usually is meaningful. He also seems rueful at Echidna, but the reason is not given. Having broken out of the crystal, his contract with Emilia is severed, and once Beatrice assists with Puck’s request to protect Emilia, he faces Petelgeuse alone. After some quips, Petelgeuse mentions that for a Spirit, Puck is quite human-like (in demeanor), to which Puck replies that despite his apperance, his limbs used to be longer, and his face more handsome.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 72.

Satella and the Witch of Envy are two separate entities, a personality that arose once Satella, being incompatible with them, took up the Envy Witch Factor. It is explicitly stated that all the Witches except Echidna only hate the Witch of Envy and like Satella. Echidna is the sole exception, hating both Satella and the Witch of Envy.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 76 and Light Novel Volume 13 Chapter 1 Section 1.

There is a couple of extra details about the Satella/Witch of Envy split personality affair. First, Echidna states that the Witch Factor was forcebly inserted into Satella, who was not compatible, which led to the Witch of Envy persona’s apperance. Second, although the Witches like Satella and hate the Witch of Envy, it was the Satella personality that killed all the Witches, and consumed half the world.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 76.

Daphne dubs Subaru as a Sage Candidate. The significance of this is unknown.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 78 and Light Novel Volume 13 Chapter 1 Section 1.

Daphne also implies that because of his status as a Sage Candidate, he should be already aware of the “Satella and the Witch of Envy are different things” situation.

Found in Light Novel Volume 13 Chapter 1 Section 1.

Echidna speaks of Flugel sealing a pact with Volcanica, without which Reid would not have been able to stop the Witch of Envy by themselves.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Intermission II.

It is implied that Minerva lent aid to a group of elves in a location called the Boroid Plains, the significance of it is unknown.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Intermission II.

Minerva died of insanity in a trap; Carmilla perished in a sea of flames; Daphne wasted to death amid an ocean of sand; Typhon drowned in a flood; Sekhmet fell down the Great Waterfall as she rained destruction upon the Dragon; Echidna collected their souls, remaining bound to the present world by soul alone.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Intermission II.

Minerva blantantly calls out Echidna for guiding Subaru towards rejecting her offer, to which Echidna replies that she would be glad with either result, however Daphne too calls her out, saying that Echidna has no qualms in manipulating things to her desired outcome, and that despite being glad with either, that she had a preferred result.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Intermission II.

There is a short talk between Emilia and Subaru after the latter has gotten his qualifications revoked by Echidna. In it, Subaru attempts once again to be straight-forward and reveal his intention to shield Emilia from pain by taking the Trials in her stead, but Emilia rejects it wholly, arguing that she too needs to do something rather than have Subaru do everything in her stead, making Subaru realize that he had been the first person to not believe in her ability to pass the Trial.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapters 84-85 and Light Novel Volume 13 Chapter 2 Section 5.

As the Pyroxene crystal does not exist in the WN, Garfiel and Frederica’s mother does not pass down the Pyroxene onto them.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 116.

Regulus and Pandora both remark that Petelgeuse is unqualified to take in the Witch Factor in the box, with Regulus pointing out that it was not up to Petelgeuse, but that the “thing” had decided that. Petelgeuse admits that he is not compatible, and that he was holding onto what was entrusted to him.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapters 118-119 and Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 3 Sections 1-2.

It is made evident that there is a moderate and a radical faction of the Witch Cult, the former led by Petelgeuse. This is not as obvious in the LN, but the implication is there

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapters 119-120 and Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 3 Section 3.

It is stated by one of Petelgeuse’s fingers that Regulus is the head of the radical faction of the Witch Cult.

Found in Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 3 Section 3.

It is revealed that the spirits that led Emilia towards the seal were requested to do so by Pandora; whether they were contracted to her or not is unclear.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 120 and Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 4 Section 2.

At the end of the Trial, Echidna mentions knowing Emilia’s mother, implying that she was “pushy, complacent, hubristic, egotistic and hypocritical”, and that she had a sort of jealousy described as “why is it always you…?” by Echidna. The original wording in Japanese is not very clear.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 120 and Light Novel Volume 14 Chapter 3 Section 4.

Near the end of Emilia’s Second Trial, there is a lengthier conversation between Echidna and Emilia, where the former mentions that other than Emilia there are only two people in the world with whom she interacts spitefully. Their identities are unknown. She also adds that her hatred for Emilia has nothing to do with her status as an half-elf nor because of her lineage, blood or nature. However, she hesitates for a moment, saying that it may not be strictly correct.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 124B.

It is made clearer that Emilia rejected looking at herself in the mirror (or any mirror surface really) because of her appearance after waking up from the ice, partly because, in her consciousness, she had grown from a child to an adult in a flash. In fact, to protect her, one of the clauses in the contract she had with Puck was that she would not look at her own reflection.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 124B.

Throughout the battle at Roswaal’s mansion, Meili and Elsa talk about a Mama, who seems to be their boss.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapters 125A-127A and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 5.

The Third Trial lines were, for the most part, compressed in comparison to the original ones in the WN and LN, with the visuals for one scene being missing as well. You can find the WN version of these lines, as well as an analysis, in the spreadsheet found here, in the sheet named “Third Trial Quotes”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapters 125B-126B and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 4 Sections 1-2.

Instead of “You have bent your knees before irresistible despair, and you have lost even your sword… Just what is it you still cling to?” (as translated by YenPress, although this person is likely referring to themselves and not a second person), and instead of “If I bend my knee and lose my sword, what is left for me?” (as translated by Crunchyroll in the Anime’s subtitltes), in the WN the line was “There are feelings which must not be spoken. Does it satisfy you, now that they have come to light?”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 126B and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 4 Section 2.

Originally, the Witch that Emilia would meet after the Third Trial was Sekhmet, not Minerva. However, Sekhmet mentions knowing Emilia’s mother, saying that much like Emilia’s mother, Emilia is “not timid during the critical moments”. Incidentally, Sekhmet mentions Minerva by name as the one other Witch Emilia could manage to converse with, but also that Minerva cannot show her face to Emilia. The name Minerva brings strong feelings, particularly one of nostalgia, to Emilia. Narration mentions that it is a name that “could evoke thoughts of someone very close to her”.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 126B.

Upon deducing Elsa’s identity as a vampire, Garfiel also remarks that one of the old Witches was likewise a vampire.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 123A and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 5.

After being rejected by Beatrice and sent back to the entrance of the mansion, Subaru rushes back into the mansion. He feels something wrong squirming inside him, yet not being able to focus on it because of the pain of the burns; narration mentions that were he able to witness what was happening, his body wrapped in a mass of black Miasma like a protective cloak of shadows, he would recoil from how repulsive it was.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 129 and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 7 Section 7.

Elsa doesn’t die with just being smashed by the Witchbeast thrown by Garfiel. She actually manages to regenerate and live on as a shadowy ghoul with nothing but murderous intent; she dies for real only after chasing Subaru into the escape corridor, opening the same door through which Subaru was teleported to the Forbidden Library, creating a backdraft, and being reduced to ashes by the subsequent fiery explosion.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Chapter 129 and Light Novel Volume 15 Chapter 7 Section 7.

Meili, having been captured, mentions that Elsa couldn’t have survived the fire, plus that if she returned, this kingpin named Mama would scold her.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II.

Roswaal explains (to Subaru) one of the key mechanics of the world: Od Lagna, a stockpile of Mana at the core of the world. Roswaal explains that people who tested different approaches and methods to the use of Mana, such that would reach new heights of magic and rewrite the very practice’s history, would witness Od Lagna, a mass of power much vaster than the Mana they had manipulated before, and get their mind broken. Roswaal implies that his goal of ressurrecting Echidna would normally result in the same thing, but he knows of a way to reunite with Echidna without displeasing Od Lagna. He also mentions an in-world theory that Od Lagna is a consciousness ruling over everything in the world, and that it bestows Divine Protections upon people. Roswaal also mentions that it would be likely that Subaru’s manner of redoing things could potentially displease Od Lagna.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II.

Technically this also occurs in the Light Novel and Anime both, but given that the crystal disappearing is shown to the reader/watcher, it is not framed as a mystery. >!In the Web Novel, however, the crystal’s disappearance seems to hold some significance. When Subaru and Beatrice go to visit the crystal and the original Ryuzu Meyer there-in contained, they find the crystal gone, with the same bottomless hole from the second loop in its stead. Subaru is left wondering about the culprit, deducing they had been waiting for the barrier to be broken before using the passage the hole provided and nabbing the crystal.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II.

The circumstances of Beatrice and Subaru’s contract, explained after the battle against the Great Rabbit, are skipped over in the Anime. It is confirmed that Subaru’s gate is broken, and for that reason their contract is necessary so Subaru does not die for being unable to expel Mana. Furthermore, Subaru must be exclusively contracted with Beatrice. However, as a consequence of the fight against the Great Rabbit, Beatrice has spent the Mana she had passively amassed from the people inside the mansion over four-hundred-years, and what Subaru is able to provide her with is a mere pittance.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II and Light Novel Volume 15 Closing Chapter Section 6.

More of a clarification because of the faulty CR subs, but on the final episode, what Roswaal speaks to Subaru is a threat: if anyone that Subaru has resolved to protect dies, Roswaal would kill the survivors, and then would be killed by the curse he planted on himself due to the contract-slash-bet with Subaru.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II and Light Novel Volume 15 Ending Chapter Section 2.

Roswaal elucidates to Subaru that while yes, he did hire Elsa to target the mansion, Meili was not hired, implying that the event in Arc 2 was likewise not planned by Roswaal. This means there is someone else who targeted the mansion in two separate times.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Interlude II and Light Novel Volume 15 Ending Chapter Section 2.

The talk that was assumedly mentioned in the Anime and LN, and skipped over, is believed to be this talk that happened on-screen in the WN. In it, after grabbing Subaru close, speaks about her past, of having lived in Elior with her adoptive mother Fortuna and the other elves, of the Witch Cult’s assistance, and also the event that led to the Forest freezing over, triggered by Pandora, the Archbishop and the Black Serpent. However, all of this is in narration, and given later events it is unclear just how much details Emilia gave to Subaru regarding the Witch Cult, Juice, and the Black Serpent. It is also mentioned that Puck is asleep inside the crystal, because otherwise the crystal would not be able to contain him, and that one of higher grade is necessary for Puck to wake up. Moving on to Roswaal’s appearance, Emilia was lured by Roswaal’s proposal for melting the forest, as despite the fact it was frozen over by her power, she cannot unfreeze it for being unable to reach the same level of power from her memories. And Roswaal’s proposal was to use the miracle-performing Blood of the Dragon. Subaru is confused that it means killing the Dragon Volcanica, which would mean releasing Satella’s seal, but Emilia corrects him that only one drop of blood is needed, and that the Blood of the Dragon has been kept in the Royal Castle since the time the Covenant was forged. This is yet another reason as to why Emilia feels her motivation is selfish.

Found in Web Novel One Day II Final Chapter.

There is a scene that should have been adapted after the Knighting Ceremony in the final episode. Given how it will certainly influence later events in the story, it cannot be stressed just how important it is. You can find a translation of the WN version here.

Found in Web Novel Arc 4 Appendix and Light Novel Volume 15 Addendum.

When giving Subaru the exposition regarding the kidnapped Royal Family member, Julius gives more of an insight into the dynamics of the Astrea Family, in particular that Reinhard was extremely attached to his father Heinkel as a kid, beyond a normal father-son relationship. Plus, he speculates that to prevent Reinhard from turning against the Kingdom, Heinkel was shown favor. And this is particularly important, because Heinkel was suspected of being involved with the abduction of the Royal Family member 15 years ago, making it so he was suspected of the very action that led to his mother dying against the White Whale, and the crux of Wilhelm’s past regrets.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 17 and Light Novel Volume 16 Chapter 4 Section 7.

Basically what it says on the tin. The Witch’s Remains subplot (and therefore the Council of Ten’s existence) does not exist in the Web Novel version of the Arc whatsoever. Obviously, Kiritaka, a member of said council, still exists. In its stead, the Witch Cult demands “20 couples who really love one another” to be delivered, claiming they would not be harmed.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 38.

It is highly recommended that you read the relevant chapters themselves (here and here) because of the amount of details. But to summarize, in the Web Novel, shortly after Subaru wakes up from the failed attack on the City Hall, Anastasia has a solo talk with Subaru. Shortly after, the fox scarf she wears starts talking, and reveals itself to be an Artificial Spirit named Echidna. This confuses Subaru who assumes it is the real Echidna from the Sanctuary, but that is not the case. This Echidna (often called Scarfdona or Eridna in the community) states to have no memories aside from her own name, not even memories of her creator, and also claims that she cannot forge Contracts with people. Either way, because of this, it is unclear whether the demand is meant for Beatrice, Eridna, or both.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 37.

In the Web Novel, Anastasia explains which demand corresponds to which Archbishop. Lust demanded the 20 couples who love one another, Wrath demanded the Book of Wisdom, Gluttony demanded the Artificial Spirit, and Greed demanded the non-interference in his wedding. As Lust’s demand was changed in the Light Novel, it is assumed that in the Light Novel, she is the one demanding the Witch’s Remains held in the city.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 38.

In the novels, rather than encountering Ley Batenkaitos, Otto instead meets Roy Alphard. However, when relaying the story of him running into Gluttony, his description avoids mentioning the name, and is just vague enough for Subaru to believe he came to face the same Archbishop of Gluttony he met, Roy Alphard.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 43 and Light Novel Volume 18 Chapter 5 Section 2.

When speaking of the Demi-Human War, Wilhelm mentions one of the Demi-Human Alliance’s leaders had the ability to raise and puppeteer the dead, naming her as Sphinx, the only Witch whose name remains in the history of the Kingdom aside from Satella.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 44 and Light Novel Volume 18 Chapter 4 Section 2.

There is one last scene in Light Novel Volume 18 just after Season 3 Episode 8 leaves off for the Cour 1 break. It will assuredly be adapted in the future, but it is an important one for continuity’s sake. If you are planning on reading the Light Novel from Episode 8 onwards, you can find a translation of the WN version of this scene here, so that you do not have to get Volume 18 for a single scene. If you are planning on reading the Web Novel, it is not necessary to read this. If you are planning on waiting until February for Episode 9, then you can rest assured, as it will surely be adapted eventually.

Found in Web Novel Arc 5 Chapter 52 and Light Novel Volume 18 Chapter 5 Section 2.