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Subaru:  The fact that there was no way to stop it after it had been activated was what made it such a scary thing. The children they’d found in the forest were debilitated. He was certain that the demon beasts’ curses had activated. So the reason the children were alive was— As deductions formed in his mind, a possibility emerged that struck him like lightning. Subaru lifted his face, turned toward Beatrice, and asked,
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Subaru:  “What happens to the curse if the caster dies?”
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Beatrice:  “A normal curse would continue to take effect. But isn’t this rite for eating, I wonder? If the eater loses his life, the feeding would logically cease midway.”
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Subaru:  Beatrice’s affirmation rang true to Subaru. The curses on the children had progressed no further because the demon beasts that had inflicted them had perished. Upon the caster’s death, the curse reverted to a simple rite that Beatrice could lift without difficulty. The night before, a considerable number of demon beasts must have lost their lives. If the individuals that had inflicted the curses on the children had been among them, that supported his deduction. And that certainty simultaneously gave rise to a new question.
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Subaru:  “So that’s what it is. There were so many who put curses on me, some are still out there.” Subaru looked over his shoulder at the forest in which the demon beasts dwelled. His entire body had been battered by the countless fangs of the demon beasts pursuing him. If each and every bite inflicted a curse, there was no way to know how many Subaru carried. More than that, taking out every single monster in less than half a day didn’t seem realistic. That’s why Puck and Beatrice had dug in their heels, refusing to tell Emilia the truth.
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Subaru:  “Puckie was…”
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Beatrice:  “You don’t need to say it. I know how Emilia is… If she knew, she’d probably try something crazy. That makes me real happy…and also real scared.”
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Subaru:  Emilia didn’t hesitate to help others, even if it hurt her. That was why Subaru didn’t consider asking Emilia for help. He didn’t want to even think about it. After all, if by some chance he did lose Emilia right before his eyes, ripping his own body apart a hundred times over wouldn’t come close to the pain he would feel.
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Subaru:  “The degree of difficulty’s totally demonic. Not totally impossible but still crazy. Gotta just give u—” Are you giving up, then? Subaru was about to complete the word when the voice emerged from the back of his mind. It was a delicate voice, like a collection of fragments of noise echoing in his subconscious. He gasped, lifted his face up, and looked all around. But there was no one there, except for Beatrice and him. Still, the voice continued. Is there another way to save him? it asked, searching for something to cling to. But somehow the voice was imbued with sorrowful resolve.
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Subaru:  “Do you have a headache, I wonder?