Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 18

The eighteenth volume of the Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu series.

Synposis
''" - - Wonderful. You are the very image of the ideal maiden of my imagination!" ''

The City Hall Recapture Plan ends in failure, and the Water Gate City of Priestella is swallowed all at once by turbulent waters. After suffering a painful defeat, Subaru vows to stand again, but the evil hands of the archbishops continue to deepen the city's confusion, and increase it's peril. Fear and unease rob the people of their reason, along with the existence of beasts that should not exist in this world wandering the city. Separated from the friends they can rely on, Subaru's group bets on a long shot in an attempt to turn the situation around and save the people of the city. Striking out towards "The Illusion of A Hero"!

"...My name is Subaru Natsuki. I'm the spirit user who defeated the witch cult archbishop 'Sloth'."

From the popular web novel, this is act eighteen of defeat and fighting back. ...Carry the burden. Not only her, but the people's illusion of a hero.

Chapters

 * Prologue: Muddy Stream
 * Chapter 1: Regroup
 * Chapter 2: Conditions of The Knight
 * Chapter 3: The Newest Hero and The Most Ancient Hero
 * Chapter 4: Stars Engraving History
 * Chapter 5: The One You Will Come to Love Someday

Light Novel differences

 * The prologue is new.
 * During the fight against Kurgan, Garfiel nearly dies, but Ricardo saves him.
 * The Witch Cult opened one of the water-gates, resulting the city being partly flooded.
 * A Black Dragon, likely the transformed Garek, tries to save Crusch and Subaru by carrying them in its talons outside the City Hall. But a Giant Serpent, possibly a transformed Capella attacks him, causing him to drop Subaru into the flooding Pristella.
 * Subaru nearly drowns, when he comes to he finds himself with Priscilla and Lilliana. Presumably rescued by Priscilla.
 * A new kind of Demi-Beasts are present around the city. They are described to be a cross between steel and flesh, having weapons like axes, spears, and such protruding from their body. They are blind and some lack certain body parts. Subaru comments that they are likely not Demon Beasts.
 * On the way to the Muse Company, Subaru is cornered by three Demi-beasts and he is in a bad spot, but Julius helps him dispatch of them.
 * The Witch Cult attack the Pristellan Council of Ten, slaughtering everyone but Kiritaka
 * Artificial Spirit Echidna is not introduced.
 * There is a completely new scene written in which Sirius attacked the Muse Company where Anastasia, Kiritaka, and some of the non-combatants and the injured were. This occurred roughly when Subaru and the others were trying to recapture the City Hall. The injured and non-combatants manage to escape thanks to Tivey and Hetaro helping to fend off Sirius, before Kiritaka and his White Dragon Scales took over.
 * There is a new scene in which Emilia sneaks out of her room, to spy on Regulus who is talking using a Conversing Mirror to Capella. When Regulus leaves, Emilia approaches the desk with the Mirror is and shines it, picking it up Al, who is on the other side. Emilia asks him to convey a message to Subaru about where Regulus and Capella are.
 * Al is against Subaru making his speech in the Light Novel.
 * Instead of asking Al to go with Priscilla and Lilliana to fight against Sirius, Subaru asks him to stay back and defend the City Hall.