Thanks to the power of Return by Death, Subaru Natsuki has finally and utterly overcome his persistent foe, the Archbishop of Sloth, Petelgeuse. But the cost of victory is greater than he could have ever realized, and an all-too-familiar thought arises: If things had gone differently, could he have ...

Thanks to the power of Return by Death, Subaru Natsuki has finally and utterly overcome his persistent foe, the Archbishop of Sloth, Petelgeuse. But the cost of victory is greater than he could have ever realized, and an all-too-familiar thought arises: If things had gone differently, could he have found happiness instead of tragedy?

Chapter 3 comes to a close with a look at a story that was, a story that will never be, and the story of what lies ahead for Subaru, Emilia, and Rem…