Talk:Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 22/@comment-24727405-20200408011501/@comment-76.116.45.161-20200427074324

>It serves no purpose.

Not really. It can be seen as a hint to what's to come. Readers would ask themselves the same question you just asked "Why is Subaru on there?". It's a pretty subtle but clever idea if you think about it from an editor's standpoint.