Re:Zero Lost in Memories/Synopsis

Re:Zero Lost in Memories

 * -|Original Story=

Lost in Memories
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Subaru Natsuki suddenly wakes up in the middle of the forest in the night. He didn't know how he did end up here on his own and he doesn't know how to get out. He searched around the forest for finding a way to get out until, he heard a noise on the other side of the bushes. He crosses over to see if there was anyone that can help him. But instead, it was a monster that is covered with black bones with green flame surrounding it. Before the monster could even kill him, he was saved by a mysterious woman with green hair who calls herself as Shion. Both of them fought the monster and survived. After the battle, Shion asks him why did he go to the forest, but he doesn't know how he ended up—or more to simply put, he doesn't remember his past history in this world. Shion transports to an otherworldly subspace called "Remembrance Village", where all of Subaru's memories when he transported into another world are stored within his subconscious. Shion decides to help him to regain the lost memories that were stolen from him.

They started in the Capitol of Lugunica, the place where Subaru first transported to another world and began his search to find any clues. They went to the alleyway and when suddenly, the illusions of the three thugs appear in front of them. But instead of throwing banters or anything they have to say, they raised their weapons and prepares for battle. Both Subaru and Shion survived the fight, but the three thugs got back up and prepare for the next attack. But before they can, a hooded figure appears and destroys the illusions. Shion calls them "Reproducers" as they are the souls of everyone and helps Subaru. They traveled to the slums to find any memories of his past. But suddenly, an illusion of Rom appears and attacks them. They defeated the illusion of Rom, but the illusion was later destroyed by the Reproducer.

They set out to the streets of the capitol to find any more of Subaru's memories when suddenly, the same monster from the forest appeared in the city. Shion calls the spirit "Oblivion", an evil spirit that takes people's memories. They dragged the monster to the alley and both of them, including the hooded figure, defeated the Oblivion. As they defeated it, they questioned who is the mastermind behind Subaru's forgotten memories. After witnessing his time against Elsa and revealing Emilia's name, Subaru's bits of memories have turned to him. Time had passed and it's ready night. Shion suggested that they should find a place to stay for the night. They both split up to find a place where that can stay in. As he thought back to what Shion said, he encountered a man with a mask who calls himself as Alcor as he was responsible for stealing Subaru's memories. Shion arrives and helps him attempt to defeat Alcor, but knowing how powerful he is, they retreated from the fight. Subaru wonders to himself just who is under the mask.

Subaru and Shion arrived at the Mathers Manor where they try to find Subaru's memories after the fight with Elsa. Subaru recalled that the first time they met, she somehow knows his name. He asked Shion on how did he know him, but they were interrupted by Oblivions. They searched around the manor to find anything that Subaru can recollect, but still couldn't remember anything. He tries to ask Shion who she is, but she decides to avoid that question and head to the next room when an Oblivion was waiting for them in the next room. After they had defeated the Oblivion, Subaru quickly ran out of the manor to see if he finally remembered something, but Shion quickly stopped him to do anything rash. Subaru calmed down a bit and they both have tea together. Shion explained that she hadn't had tea with someone before in a long time and hadn't had friends, which causes her to cry as Subaru complimented that her tea was delicious.

After defeating the Oblivions, Subaru remembered the location where he had jumped off the cliff and committed suicide. He told Shion that he didn't have a plan after that and he told her that he was honestly scared if he had forgotten everything. But thanks to Shion's tea, he feels more relaxed. He asked what if he were to die in the world. She gave him a serious answer that if he were to die in the phantom world, his soul would die and his real body will become a shell in the real world. Then, Shion asked if he remembered how he first met her, but Subaru still couldn't recall. They both head to the village as Shion playfully watches the children of Arlam Village playing. He asked if all elves loved the forest, and she replied that there are elf settlements, but it all looked too familiar for her. Suddenly, Shion felt something was amiss. They found another Oblivion. But before they were about to go in for an ambush, Subaru accidentally stepped on a branch, causing it to run away. Before they could chase it, Alcor appears and claims that the memories that Subaru was gathering weren't his memories from the beginning, but Shion interrupts him before he could say any further. They defeat both Alcor and the hooded figure and both of them fled from the battle.

While Subaru begins to search for his memories, he realizes that he stumbles in a prison. He couldn't recall as to why or even how he would even remember an event like this. But even so, he still needs to collect his memories. Subaru asks Shion if she wants to take a break, but she said that she is fine and he doesn't have to worry about her. Then she recalled a sad memory that she had a hard time explaining it, but Subaru didn't bother pushing it further on that. They took another break and both of them had coffee together. Then, he took out a tube of mayonnaise that he imagined and poured it into the coffee. This surprised Shion as she never has seen someone mix coffee with mayonnaise before.

Alcor talks to the woman with purple hair about the situation they're in. She tells him that he still has a chance of beating them even if he collects all the memory fragments. She asked as to why did she gave himself a mask and a new name, but he remained silent. He asked on who was Shion and she yelled out and calls her a "faker". Meanwhile, Subaru and Shion collect the remaining memory fragments until Alcor walks up to them from the bridge and created his own Reproducer. Shion sensed that there's a large amount of power coming from him. As they fought the bridge was raised that they couldn't escape. Both Shion and Reproducer coordinated their attacks until Alcor's mask went flying. It was revealed that behind Alcor's mask was a second Subaru Natsuki. The woman with purple hair appeared in front of them and Subaru noted that woman somehow looked like Shion, who calls herself as Lilac as she's the first illusionist and the mastermind. Before Subaru could say anything, Shion tells him to stand back as the fight is only between her and Lilac. Shion uses her of her energy to disrupt the space around him, collapsing Remembrance Village. This sends Subaru to a pitch-black dark void.

Subaru suddenly woke up in Remembrance Village that was destroyed. Then, Lilac appears and she suddenly asks for Subaru's help. He had no choice to call a truce. He asked if they could rest for a bit, to which she doesn't mind it. Then he asked what's their history between them and she revealed that they were once called "Phantom Surgeons". Since ancient times, magicians used this technique to not only to steal the person's memories, but manipulate the person's consciousness. In the past, the green haired girl was captured and thrown in cell when she was fifteen. After being trapped for a while by the men, she created Lilac from her mind and manipulated the man who captured her. Then the green hired girl was taken to a destroyed village and freed her. As she ran away, a corpse of a dead woman began to form and she became other known as Lilac. She encountered with Elsa and she felt unconscious after the fight.

After Subaru learned about Lilac and Shion's history, Lilac also knows about Subaru's "Return by Death". Meanwhile, Shion converse with Alcor about Subaru's memories on how many times he had Returned by Death and how she first met him, but only as an reenactor and how she got the name Shion. After she remembered how she got the name, she needs to return to Subaru, and she asked Alcor to join her, but he refused.