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Todd:  Todd, who’d supported the decision to burn the jungle on the basis of Subaru’s words. “” It did not feel like it had even been ten minutes, but a chill ran down his back when he recalled Todd’s carefree report that they were burning the jungle. The Empire of Volakia respected the strong and tyrannized the weak. A powerful country whose national crest was a wolf with swords thrust into it, a symbol that taught only the swordwolf had the right to live. People with Todd’s mentality were probably not uncommon in the empire. The empire had a way of life that let its people quickly accept and casually carry out a plan to burn down a jungle after hearing there were demon beasts in it. Of course, Subaru did not see eye to eye with the people in Lugunica, either. The closest he came to that was maybe Roswaal, that pinnacle of rationalism. Either way, Subaru was not going to let them turn the jungle into scorched earth this time. “” Gulping, Subaru grasped the mistake he had made last time. Of course, he had been killed as a result, but even if the army had made the decision for the safety of their forces, burning down the jungle was way too drastic. If it had not been for Subaru’s comment, there was a chance Todd and the empire would have been able to negotiate in peace with the Shudrak people and resolve things without bloodshed. He had robbed them of that possibility and exposed everyone in the jungle to danger— No, don’t try to shirk responsibility. There’s zero chance no one died in that firestorm. Because of what he’d said, the people living in the jungle had died. Even if he could no longer influence the events of that world after dying and returning, there was no escaping that fact. He would never forget it. “” And so he resolved not to make the same mistake. Death was a heavy matter, whether it was his own or someone else’s, and not something he could let happen again. With that thought, getting at least the chance to redo his first encounter with Jamal and Todd was a faint silver lining. I’ll build a good relationship with Todd, and Jamal, too, if possible, and push them toward negotiating with the Shudrak in a way that won’t fail. And to do that…
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Todd:  "You listening? I get you’re confused at suddenly finding yourself a prisoner, but…" Todd crouched down in front of Subaru, who had been keeping quiet, seemingly considering what Subaru must have been feeling.
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Subaru:  “…Yeah… You’re right. I’m confused. I am. But, umm…” Subaru thought hard about what to say next. Last time, his relationship with Todd had been friendly. He felt he should try to maintain that, while keeping open the possibility of gaining accommodations for himself and Rem. Also, I have to be careful with what I tell him, to avoid any extreme actions on his part.