Recaps

Natsuki Subaru watched a future in which his amnesiac self killed his companions to recover his memories, then used a one-time rewind to reach that version of himself. He left his counterpart with a plan to trust Shaula and seek help instead of facing Gluttony alone.

• A screen confirmed that the amnesiac man was Natsuki Subaru, while Emilia and Betty comforted him and the observers learned the cost of Return by Death.
• Subaru and Shaula killed Reikin and the villagers who might recognize him, and Subaru read their Books of the Dead in search of his lost identity.
• Subaru’s companions challenged his belief that every sacrifice was necessary, and Ram apologized for using Rem’s name to hurt him.
• The screen showed Gluttony Subaru’s plan to neutralize his companions, including Otto, Garfiel, and Felt, before Reinhard forced him to flee.
• Subaru promised Shaula she would be the last person he killed, but the screen’s Q&A concluded that his plan could not restore him or save everyone.
• After returning to the moment of his promise, Gluttony Subaru broke down when he realized Return by Death had not undone the deaths, and Shaula refused to kill him.
• The screen awarded Subaru a one-use rewind, and he returned to the Sage’s Tower with advice to find his Book of the Dead, trust Shaula, and rely on his companions.
• The amnesiac Subaru asked Shaula to stop him if he acted dangerously, then left the library with her to find Emilia and the others.

Subaru recovered his memories and learned that Louis had hidden part of herself inside him, while Ley and Roy remained a threat. The screen then showed another Subaru clearing a path for Emilia by using the Witch Cult, former enemies, and repeated deaths, leaving the watching group troubled by how far he had gone.

• Subaru restored his memories through his Book of the Dead, while Louis endured Return by Death and broke down in the Corridor of Memories.
• Subaru warned his companions that Ley and Roy would bring witchbeasts to the tower, and the screen began showing another future branch.
• The screen showed Subaru killing three men after eighty-eight failed attempts to reach Satella, then watching Reinhard defeat Elsa and rescuing her for his own plans.
• Subaru recruited black-robed followers, learned Emilia was a royal selection candidate, and resolved to clear her path to the throne without seeking recognition.
• Subaru used knowledge from hundreds of loops to kill Petelgeuse, then gave Emilia the credit for defeating the Sin Archbishop of Sloth.
• After the White Whale erased Crusch and her memories from the expedition, Subaru found Ferris and promised to help him fill the emptiness left by his loss.
• Subaru recruited Ferris as the Blue Mage, while the watching group challenged his willingness to treat his deaths and others as tools.
• Subaru watched Elsa kill Regulus in the burning mansion, then used Ferris to poison Julius and reach Anastasia, before leaving with the gray-haired merchant Otto recognized as himself.