It was a fearsome battle.
We were cursed by an unknown force.
We experienced an invasion by a herd of wolgarm.
We engaged in mortal combat with the bossgarm.
Then, the well deserved halcyon days had come.
The threat of the monstrous beasts, the wolgarm, was gone.
And the village was saved for good
But...
I am yet on a mission.
A secret mission that I have to execute
without being noticed by anyone.
I am to scout a location for my date with Emilia-tan.
Subaru!
Subaru, whatcha doin'?
What's with the cool outfit?
Top secret, my foot! My cover was blown five seconds after the mission started!
What do you mean, mission?
What do you mean, top secret?
Got you!
I don't have time for you kids! Go bother someone else!
You better not get in the way of my date come game time, got it?
"Date"? What's a date?
A date is where two lovebirds share a special and embarrassing secret moment.
What do you mean, special and embarrassing?
We've got a secret of our own too!
Go, go!
Come on, give it a rest!
Let's go, let's go!
Give me a hand, please, Petra?
Hey, what's that all about?
C'mon, c'mon! This way!
This is our secret hideout.
It's wonderful.
Sister, take a look at this flower.
What might've happened to it? It had only just bloomed.
My, oh my.
Roswaal-sama.
It would appear something rather troublesome is brewing
in the days preceding the royal selection.
Phew. It was just a dream?
Are you okay, Subaru-kun?
Yeah, I'm good.
Back up. Rem!? Why are sitting at my bedside like it's natural?
It's nearly time to begin the day's work,
so I was charging up my energy
by looking at your sleeping face.
What kind of energy do you get from that?
Never mind that. What were you dreaming about?
A nightmare that'll come true if I talk about it.
Don't worry about it.
Hey Rem, is it just me or is it kinda cold today?
You're very right. It is a bit on the cold side this morning.
Your intuition never fails to impress.
Uh, the cold weather is something anyone would notice.
Yesterday was such a muggy day too.
What a crazy temperature change overnight.
Do you change maid uniforms depending on the season?
It must be freezing in clothing that light.
Once winter comes in full force,
I change into a uniform more equipped for the cold.
It's thick and the insides are lined with cotton, so it keeps me quite warm.
Given how cold it is, don't you think it'd be a good time to switch?
If it's hard for you to bring up, I could ask Roscchi myself.
My sister and I are used to it, so we're okay.
It's not something Roswaal-sama needs to be bothered with.
Well, if you say so.
Speaking of whom, where is your sister?
Oh, right.
My sister said it was too cold to get out of bed this morning,
so she's sleeping in a bit.
You just said you and your sister were used to the cold!
I can't let this slide.
Come freezing cold or sweltering heat,
she's gotta learn that a live-in maid sleeping in isn't gonna cut it.
Come on, Rem!
But considering she's worn out from her daily duties,
sleeping in on the odd cold day should be—
Come on, Rem!
All right! If that's what you wish.
Look at how much dust is still in here.
Do it right this time.
You truly are entirely useless, Balse.
Are you still mad at me because I forcibly dragged you out of bed?
Cheer up already, would you?
Hey Ram, look.
There's a trapdoor on the ground here.
Any idea what's down there?
Not in the slightest.
Stop it, Balse.
What will you do if you open it and bugs swarm out?
Wait until I step out and lock the door.
Why do you have to lock it?
Too late, anyway.
Wow, look at that.
That's quite the stock there.
Is this all booze?
That reminds me,
I've heard stories that Roswaal's grandmother was a rather heavy drinker.
These probably belonged to her.
Roscchi's grandmother?
Can't even picture it.
But if this stuff has been down here aging that long, it's probably worth a pretty penny now.
No matter how painful life might be, you shouldn't drink your sorrows away.
Like hell I would.
Subaru, Ram!
I thought I heard someone rummaging around. I guess that was you two.
Emilia-tan!
What are you doing here?
I was trying to dissuade Balse from drinking to escape reality, even when life gets rough.
Is that true? Subaru, you should've told me if you were having such a hard time.
I am not!
I don't drink, and I'm not trying to escape reality!
I'm not even 20 yet so I'm still a minor and can't drink!
I'm not old enough to browse 18+ sites without a parent or guardian either.
"18+ sites"? I'm not sure what you mean by that.
But in Lugunica, the legal drinking age is 15.
No kidding?
And if you want to look at those "18+ site" things,
that's something I'd be happy to do with you.
So kind! EMT! Emilia-tan, my treasure!
Those aren't words befitting of a goddess, though.
Oh, just curious, but how do you hold your liquor?
Drunk Emilia must be so cute!
Sorry. I don't really understand what you're saying.
I've never had alcohol before, though.
Too bad.
If you were a drinker, we could've upped tomorrow's date a level.
Wine in one hand, amidst the flower—
Oops. Almost blew the surprise.
Oh, right. Tomorrow's our date.
Oh yeah, tomorrow can't come soon enough!
I'll wake up early and make us some lunches.
G-Great. I'm looking forward to it.
I hope the sun comes out and it's a warm day tomorrow.
On that note, aren't you cold in those clothes, Emilia-tan?
Huh?
Me, cold? No, not at all!
Rather, I'm a tad hot. Nice and toasty.
What's gotten into you, Emilia-tan? You're acting strange all of a sudden.
Right! I have some busywork to do. Busywork that can't wait!
See you later!
Heh.
The fact she said "busywork" means it's something not even worth mentioning.
To put it another way, you're even lower priority than busywork.
You're wrong!
I'm sure it's just, you know...
She's so excited for tomorrow's date that she can't think straight—
Canteens: check.
Bread for lunch: check.
Plans for the date: check.
Handkerchief: check.
Lucky boxers: check.
Last but not least...
Repeat
Vibration
Time
Ringtone [Select]
[06]H:[00]M
[OFF]
Alarm Settings
4.Ringtone 3
3.Ringtone 2
Ringtone
1.Path of Daybreak
2.Ringtone 1
1.Path of Daybreak
4.Ringtone 3
Ringtone
3.Ringtone 2
2.Ringtone 1
4.Ringtone 3
3.Ringtone 2
Ringtone
1.Path of Daybreak
2.Ringtone 1
Alarm: check.
It's no good. I can't sleep.
Oh, I know what to do here.
One Puck...
Two Pucks...
Three Pucks...
Wait a sec, I'm getting some intense déjà vu.
I remember. I did this once before.
That was the night I got cursed.
That's just inviting disaster!
No more Pucks!
I know what to do.
One Emilia-tan...
Two Emilia-tans...
Three Emilia-tans...
Am I in Heaven!?
I tried this last time too!
It's times like these you have to get creative and go in a new direction.
One Roswaal...
Two Roswaals...
Three Roswaals...
Four—
Man, this cold's got me worried about the future of this date.
Those kids did me a big favor showing me that flower field. I hope it doesn't wither away.
Stop! Tomorrow's weather is gonna be perfect.
It'll all work out.
Believe it.
So freaking cold! I'm gonna die!
And I thought it was cold yesterday.
What's going on?
Beatrice!
What are you up to this early in the morning?
N-Nothing!
It's none of your business, I suppose.
Man, it's freezing, don't you think?
I've got a date with Emilia-tan today too. Is this gonna get in the way?
Such concerns are below me.
I am quite the busy lady. I have no time to spare playing with you, I suppose.
It's not like I'm asking you to play with me.
It's easy to catch something at this weird time of the year, so just watch yourself, okay?
I am not so feeble you need concern yourself over me.
I wouldn't go that far.
It's just that if you get sick and do your usual disappearing act,
I'd feel bad for Rem when the porridge she makes you goes cold.
Make sure you stay in bed when you're sick!
Why do you suppose I need be lectured over the hypothetical results of a hypothetical situation?
At any rate, I am quite busy! I suppose I tire of repeating myself!
Buon Giorno!
So your date with Emilia-sama was cancelled?
Not cancelled, postponed.
My hard-won date would be wasted on this cold.
Emilia-tan thinks so too.
You're right!
Yeah, maybe we should postpone it.
Just feel how cold it is.
I know you were looking forward to it so much, and you got me to agree to it.
Oh, not that I'm just trying to live up to my agreement.
I was looking forward to it a bit myself.
Oh well, you can't control the weather.
The noticeable look of relief on her face is still itching at me though.
I do believe it was a wise decision.
Imagine if by chance you got stranded in such inhospitable weather.
Stranded? We're not going to a snowy mountain.
Wait a sec! Could it be that?
Be what?
During our date, a snowstorm strikes and we're forced to take refuge in a hut and share body heat.
A delightful, embarrassing, titilating turn of events!
Okay! You can count on me to warm you up!
Hold on. I think I got on the wrong route!
Let's be real, though. A snowstorm wouldn't pop up out of nowhere.
The temperature couldn't possibly drop that quickly.
I just heard something cracking.
Yes. It looks like the water in the buckets is starting to freeze.
All right, something is definitely not right here!
I really am so sorry.
I should have come and warmed you up, but I couldn't leave my sister alone.
You... You sisters were warming each other up?
I can feel my body temperature going up three degrees just imagining that godly situation.
Why, Subaru-kun.
You look quite unwell. What seems to be the problem?
What do you think!? I'm freezing!
This weather is totally ridiculous!
My, my. What a weak boy you are.
As long as you maintain a healthy mind in a healthy body,
no matter how low the temperature drops, your composure shall—
That means nothing coming from someone dressed to the teeth!
If this keeps up, we might end up with a murder on our hands.
Indeed.
I do agree this has gone on for long enough.
Why do I get the feeling you have some idea what's going on here?
If some winter shogun's behind all this,
please deal with it and quick, I'm begging you, your lordship.
Subaru-kun, might you be intolerant to the cold?
In winter, I complain about the cold.
In summer, I complain about the heat.
In spring, I complain about being sleepy.
In fall, I complain about matsutake mushrooms being too pricey.
I'm your tried-and-true average Joe.
Do you wonder what the outside's like?
Well...
If it snows too hard, I'd be worried about the village farms and shoveling out the snow.
You do seem quite close to the villagers, particularly the children.
Eh, I just act naturally.
I don't actually care much for those selfish hellions called kids.
But they seem to like playing with me, so I go along with it.
Is that so? You keep telling yourself that.
Sniffle! Wow, my nose is killing me.
Sniffle, sniffle! Oh man, this sucks!
Leave it to me! I'll make your sniffles all better!
In any event, you have nothing to worry about.
The frosty weather is only present in the mansion's immediate vicinity.
How does that even make any sense?
There are two amongst us working to ensure this cold spell does not spread beyond these walls.
Who two?
It's neither me nor my sister.
That doesn't leave many suspects left.
That being said, I don't think I need to detail the culprit behind this cold any further.
Emilia, apologies for bothering you so early in the morning.
Do you have a moment?
Roswaal?
Uh, um... J-Just a second!
Subaru-kun!
Whoa, cold! What's going on?
Emilia-tan, are you okay?
Is that Subaru I heard?
That's me, but who cares about that? Don't you have something to say to us?
Something to say... Something to say...
Good morning!
A proper greeting. What good manners.
Nope!
I'm coming in! If you're changing, then thank you!
Don't you mean you're sorry!?
It's freezing! What the hell is this all about?
You shouldn't do that!
Barging into someone's room without permission is rude!
It's rude! Very, very rude!
So, uh...
So...
Do it over again!
Or so she says.
What does the master of the household think?
Permission to enter: granted!
Roswaal!
So, what's the deal with this cold?
Deal? Whatever do you mean?
Nothing. Well, maybe not nothing. I don't know!
It's okay, Lia.
It doesn't seem like we can hide it any longer.
Puck, you idiot!
I just about had them fooled!
No way. Not in a hundred years.
Sorry. I caused trouble for you.
Don't be mad at Lia and Betty.
The two of them were just looking out for me.
Manastruation?
What's manastruation? Don't you mean menstruation?
I'm not a girl, silly. I don't menstruate.
That was totally uncalled for.
I'm not sure where to begin with that.
It's a phenomenon that only affects a select few powerful magical beings.
Magical potency is determined by one's Od attributes, so it is highly restricted.
Od? Is that something different from mana and gates?
You don't even know about Od? I'm starting to doubt your common sense.
You've gone as far as you can in ignorance and shallow thinking, Balse.
You're even harsher than usual. Is the cold a weak point of yours?
The idea of strong and weak points is entirely subjective.
I don't look at things so narrow-mindedly.
Keep your idiocy to yourself.
Do us a favor and die.
That last part was some low-effort criticism!
I suppose this conversation will never go anywhere if I leave it to the lot of you.
I have no choice but to explain it myself.
Od is the vessel of magical power. It stores the mana absorbed through your gate.
Ooh, aah! A vessel that stores mana. Please, do continue.
Your manner of phrasing irriates me.
To continue, the greater one's Od, the more mana one can use.
However, it still has a limit as to how much it can store.
Once the limit is reached, it overflows with mana.
It's important to expend it before it gets to that point.
Like letting it out before your stomach bursts?
So being constipated in a way?
I suppose you should think before you speak!
So Puck venting out his mana is the reason for this cold?
Yes, that's right.
I'm sorry for not telling you.
That's one annoying way to relieve constipation.
Does this happen regularly?
Once a year, maybe?
When I was living in the forest with Lia, I was able to release enough energy,
but since coming here, I've been trying to behave.
I guess this is the result!
Teehee!
Teehee, my ass!
Well, I won't complain if you really need to release your magic.
But why did it get so strong over the last three days?
At first, I was taking it slowly.
But since I had more mana stored than usual,
and nobody was complaining about the cold anyways...
"Ooh, can I turn it up a bit more?"
"Yeah, I'm good!"
"People are dumber than I thought."
Something like that.
That's some sloppy thinking!
A Great Spirit of his caliber can't vent it all out no matter how hard he tries.
Now, out of respect for Bubby's adorableness and luscious fur, quit besmirching him.
You've got a runny nose yourself!
It was you, right?
You're the one who did whatever trick to keep the cold in because you were afraid we'd find out.
Answer me honestly.
She's blowing her nose!
I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about.
Um...
Puck and I are really sorry about this.
But his manastruation should be over soon.
Right, Puck?
Yeah, if you let me continue at this pace for another 2 days, I'll be all good.
If you continue at this pace, Ram and I will be frozen corpses by tomorrow morning.
And Emilia-tan, aren't you cold dressed like that?
I wanna see winter-clothes version Emilia-tan!
So, um...
You know my contract with Puck?
The thing is, it lets me control how much I'm affected by his magic.
That's why...
Cold as it may be, yes, I'm fine.
Don't you feel bad about causing this much trouble for your daughter?
There's gotta be another way.
Aha!
There's no reason we have to stay inside the mansion!
As long as Li'l Bea contains the chill with her barrier,
we can live outside the mansion.
Quick thinking, Subaru-kun! I'm in total awe!
This time of year, the weather outside is neither hot nor cold.
Given this downpour, I don't suppose it'll be letting up any time soon.
Why, cruel world!?
Camping outside doesn't seem like an option.
No, as long as we have a tent—
Subaru-kun!
Were you planning to make me, the master of this mansion, camp outside?
Th-Then, can't you do something with your magic?
Like, send some kind of fiery ball flying at Puck and even out the temperature?
It would be hard to control that.
If my hand slipped even a little, the mansion would be a sea of flames.
What's with this "raging floods from above, raging flames from below" situation?
Oh, I got it! "Raging floods from above, raging flames from below!"
What do you mean?
It's a famous riddle where I come from.
The answer is: the bath!
It means that, to overcome this freezing cold, we must...
We must...
We must use all the fire stones in the mansion to heat the water in the bathing pool!
And...
For two days, we'll all carry out...
"Operation: Hot Spring"! How's that?
Quick thinking, Subaru-kun! I'm in total awe!
I hate to rain on your parade, but that won't be possible.
Why not?
This is... mayonnaise?
That it is! I'm doing my best to make mayonnaise for you, Subaru-kun, the mayo lover.
Not too long ago,
you got angry at me because we didn't have enough mayonnaise.
Now, you'll have a full bathing pool of it!
I wouldn't say no to a little praise.
Are you an idiot!?
Indeed, the mayonnaise is frozen!
That's not the issue!
It's okay, Subaru-kun!
Once we heat it, it will turn into warm mayonnaise bath water!
Just stop it!
You'll be hated by mayo lovers from all over the world!
Even right next to the fireplace, it's still freaking cold.
Without this fire, everyone in this mansion would be frozen solid.
Wanna try it?
I'll give that a hard pass!
Instead of releasing it slowly over two days, can't you shoot a big spell into the sky or something?
Oh, does that mean what I think it does?
I have your permission to wrought destruction upon the world.
Like hell!
It was a joke.
Does this manastruation ordeal only affect spirits?
What about you two?
I handle it by expending magical energy every day.
I have daily business that needs attending to.
My Od is never without space.
Why did Ram react to hearing about your daily business?
Oh, never mind, I don't really want to know.
I use my energy to manage the Forbidden Library and Door Crossing.
Oh right, I've also used it to send a loud-mouthed person flying as of late.
Yeah, yeah. Very cute.
And how about you two?
Do you menstru— Er, uh... I mean manastruate?
Only a select few have the extraordinary attributes required to undergo manastruation.
I'm not much of a magic-user myself, so it doesn't happen to me.
But I have a lot of experience with it because of Puck.
So, um... Sorry about all this. I'll watch out in the future.
Emilia-tan's really putting herself down today.
All right. When's the last time you really used a good amount of magic, Puck?
I'm curious.
In recent times, probably fighting that black-clad woman in the capital?
I even ran out of mana then.
We can't invite an enemy that strong to come and fight again!
Death from evisceration, or death from freezing. It's a total lose-lose.
Other than that, it would be when Roswaal came to pick up Emilia from the forest.
It's embarassing, but I feel like I caused a big commotion that time.
Oh yes, that was indeed quite stimulating.
Even for me, a magic battle on that level was a new experience.
I was so surprised when you turned up unannounced like that!
We went at it for an entire day.
What actually happened, Emilia-tan?
I heard they had to redraw the map afterwards.
Okay, not okay!
The "foe in a friend" plan is an absolute no-go!
Aw man!
Don't give me that! Don't change the map fighting!
Apologize to Inou Tadataka!
Sorry, Tadataka-san!
Was that okay?
In any case, we shouldn't let the fire go out.
I'm really sorry.
When I was in the forest with Puck, there wasn't anyone to be bothered.
I didn't think his manastruation would be such a problem.
No, I won't let you apologize any more.
I'll do something about it.
There's no such thing as an endless night.
There's no such thing as endless rain.
Hmm... Rain, huh?
If the rain continues into the night... No.
Night or not, if it's cold enough it turns into snow.
Subaru? Did you get another funny idea?
Quick thinking, Subaru-kun! I'm in total awe!
Don't get your hopes up yet.
And you're too easy to wow.
But I finally got an idea.
Not a band-aid solution, but a peaceful,
interesting, and fun way of dealing with this manastruation.
What do you mean?
In my homeland of Hokkaido...
Homeland in a broad sense, anyway.
There are festivals!
Let's squander all of Puck's stored mana!
I dub thee:
the first Chitty-Chitty Roswaal Mansion Snow Festival!
Quick thinking, Subaru-kun! I'm in total awe!
Chitty-Chitty Snow Festival?
Uh-huh, I know it!
All right, Rem! I'm enlisting your help!
What's the "Chitty-Chitty" part for?
Chitty-Chitty!
Let's get this thing on!
Okay!
Chitty-Chitty
Snow Festival
First Annual
Roswaal Mansion • Arlam Village
TOURNAMENT
The falling snow envelopes the mansion along with our hearts.
As far as the eye can see, it's nothing but white, white, white!
But, just as there is no endless night, there is no endless snow!
Kiss goodbye to the cold sky.
It's time for the Roswaal Mansion Out-of-Season Snow Festival!
Hey, who wants to go to New York?
New York?
Yeah!
Where?
Do you want to go to New York, no matter what it takes?
Y-Yeah!
Where's New York?
Subaru said it's a town in his homeland.
He said it's a town flurrying with love and lust!
Flurrying!
The rules are simple.
You will put your creativity and imagination to the test by creating snow sculptures.
The winner will get a splendid prize.
Do we get to go to New York?
Sorry, that's a little out of the question.
But we've prepared prizes even greater than going to New York.
Now, give it your best and aim for victory!
Yeah!
A snow festival, though. The thought never crossed my mind.
If you can't hide it, you might as well make a big festival out of it.
I'm going to toil and moil until I make something amazing of my own.
"Toil and moil," huh? Not something you hear much these days.
Oh, found ya, Li'l Bea.
Looks like it all worked out.
Thanks for widening the barrier a little bit.
It's far too rambunctious here now.
I suppose I should have extended the barrier to the forest so the festivities took place in the village.
That would've troubled the villagers,
and more importantly, ruined the secret flower garden I'm taking Emilia-tan to for our first date.
What of it? I don't see how that's any of my concern.
Anyways, aren't you gonna join us, Li'l Bea?
You don't have to hold back.
And who exactly is holding back?
I am a very busy woman. Shoo, shoo!
Don't be like that.
It's important to go outside and play sometimes too.
That goes double for kids.
Buenos Aires!
Hey, it's Subaru!
Yeah, it's Subaru!
Taste the wrath of the white terror!
The cold doesn't phase you guys one bit, huh?
But...
One day, you'll realize that the one's being played by the snow
were you yourselves.
You were saying?
I take it back!
Subaru! Look, look! I made this out of the snow.
Nice, a snow bunny.
Isn't he cute?
Did I do good?
You did awesome!
I've got an idea.
Let's spruce it up a bit.
Watch this.
Wow!
It's a bunny! A bunny!
Seeing you so happy gets me all fired up too.
All right, let's give that thing some more power-ups!
We'll give it a tail and some wings.
And load it up with missiles, a body makeover, a cockpit, and some treads!
W-Wait, please!
How's that?
The Flying Assault Incinerator Ultimate Weapon Snow Bunn—
I guess Petra is more of a real robot person than a super robot person.
Really, what an outrageous man.
Subaru probably wants you to join in on the fun.
I'd actually like to myself.
Bubby.
Beatrice?
I'm only here at Bubby's insistence.
I'll grace you with my companionship a while.
Be grateful.
I won't hold back!
Everyone's doing some nice work.
For sure, but it's a bit of a letdown that most of the designs are pretty grounded in reality.
Maybe they just don't know a lot about character design?
There's lots of castles and animals.
Wow, this is pretty well—
Done?
Thank you very much, Subaru-sama.
I feel pretty good about my Wolgarm piece.
The freezing cold isn't going to make me forget how freaking scary these things are!
This is no joke!
The strong impact of it is to my liking, and I give you an A for effort.
But because you didn't take into account the judge's emotional trauma, I give you a seven!
Okay! It's really shaping up.
Hey, no cheating!
You can't do that!
It's not written anywhere that this isn't allowed.
Nope! No magic!
Unfair advantages are not okay.
You should grasp victory using nothing but your own two hands.
This is quite the superb view.
By the way, who's doing the scoring for the festival?
Me, Roscchi, and the village chief as a secret judge.
If his identity is revealed, some might try to bribe him for a better score.
Would anyone really go that far to get the special prize?
It's a one-of-a-kind, super-gorgeous prize from me.
Wow, you're sure being generous when this whole thing isn't your problem.
Emilia-tan and you are in a tight spot, so it's only a given I'd do whatever I can to help.
Oh? I think that's quite, you know, that of you.
You're gonna have to spell it out some more if you want me to understand you.
That a fact?
Subaru, take a look here.
It's a collaborative work of the Rem×Ram sisters.
You and your sister, huh?
So you're not just helping. You're participating too?
Oh, Balse.
You came because you just couldn't help but gravitate towards our superior artistry?
The way you make it sound like I'm an insect drawn to the light is hardly flattering,
but yeah, that's the gist of it.
I can hardly believe you of all people are taking part in this hella cold festival.
What, should I have stayed in bed while Rem and you lot had fun outside?
That was an unnecessarily aggressive way to say it, but basically, you didn't want to be left out?
I really wanted to play with my sister, so I did everything I could to make her come.
Do you feel guilty making your little sis go so far just to get you out?
Feeling Rem's love so strongly gives me a sense of superiority.
You should be jealous.
What do we have here?
Ram×Rem.
It's a work of art built through our combined power, skill, and sisterly love.
Yes. I followed my sister's instructions and used the best of my meager talents
to create what is likely the ultimate sculpture.
You just gave away the fact Ram did nothing but watch!
So what do you call it?
Yes!
We call it the Wonderful Subawaal.
I can picture it from the name alone!
Without further ado...
My sister wanted to make Roswaal, and I wanted to make Subaru, so our opinions were split.
This is the compromise that we agreed upon.
What a half-baked compromise!
Well, well.
What brings about this congregation?
Oh, and what is this?
Roswaal-sama, it's a bit embarrassing, but please take a look at this.
It's a Rem×Ram collaboration.
Even though we are like family, please give us your fair, unbiased appraisal.
Okay. It sucks, but the best I can give you is a five.
Nice. Good one!
It's no joke! That's my honest evaluation!
I'll be praying for your future success!
N-No! I can't believe it.
What about you, Roswaal-sama?
Y-Yes! Ugh.
Four points?
By the way, what's the highest score?
Ten points.
With all three judges, thirty is a perfect score.
It's not an issue of craftsmanship.
It's more that
it's a tad disturbing.
It was a solid idea!
Balse's likeness brought the whole thing down!
Not true!
Something must be wrong here, for a Rem×Ram brainchild to fail!
We must be ahead of our time!
Oh, Emilia-tan.
Memories
I'm almost done with mine.
We made a small base on the grass.
Beatrice is also giving it her all.
It's still a work-in-progress, but would you like to take a look?
Memories
We drew some pictures of mountains and flowers.
Whoa, what is this?
No way, Emilia-tan. Do you actually see something good in this?
I felt like time flied when it was beautiful.
Is it us who are behind the times?
It has this, like, weird ambiance.
Memories
That's more like it.
We walked around singing a song.
Subaru!
Over here!
We made one too!
Memories
A quiet talk made us know each other.
Look, Subaru!
It's spot-on!
Wow, you guys made a sculpture of me too.
Stand next to it.
You might know what I thought.
Sure!
Like this?
Sometimes destiny is cruel and cold,
It's a bit off.
The real one's got a bad look in his eyes!
A real nasty look!
I do not!
but I wish I could be with you forever.
We gotta make the eyes scarier.
Hi, you.
Plop!
His head fell off!
Let's smile like the sun
That's not funny! It's a bad omen!
and sing like a bird
and walk like a cloud.
All of you will be memories
and I want to remember to the end of time.
Memories
We made a promise to come back.
Memories
I have been waiting for you ever since.
On this wonderful day
I wish you stayed alive.
Even if the sun never rises.
Even if the birds disappear.
I worked so hard and only scored nine? There's something wrong about that.
Beatrice only got seven points too!
Even if the sky is covered with the black clouds.
This kind of event might've been a bit too difficult for you and Betty.
By the way, what are these supposed to be?
We would solve all.
Isn't it obvious?
They're both Pucks!
These are supposed to be me?
It's somewhat unimaginative, but I think it's really realistic.
I'm a bit scared to know how I look in your eyes.
Hi, you.
Maybe it was too artistic for normal people to understand.
Let's smile like the sun
and sing like a bird
You think so?
and walk like a cloud
The girl who won's snow bunny was really good, no doubt about it.
All of you will be memories
Roswaal and the chief gave rave reviews.
and I want to remember to the end of time.
But it was weird that Subaru, who I expected to be more excited, was so quiet.
No comment here.
But the prize the winner got was rather interesting.
Right. The, um... What was it called?
Corn puffs? From Subaru's homeland.
All of you will be memories
and I want to remember to the end of time.
Yummy!
I wanna try one too!
I guess these snow sculptures will melt by tomorrow.
Memories
Every single one of them. What a shame.
We were just friends without a doubt.
That's snow for you.
Nothing can maintain its shape forever. That's all.
Would you forgive me for my selfishness?
Hey, what are you doing?
Let's meet here again.
The feast is about to begin!
I'm coming!
Thank you all for participating in today's Roswaal Mansion Snow Festival.
And good job everyone.
There were some ups and downs, but I had a fun day too.
If Puck has another manastruation next year, let's hold another snow festival.
We'll make it even crazier than the last!
So...
Cheers!
Looks amazing!
Good work, Subaru-kun.
You too.
It must have been tough for you, helping with everything.
I'll make it up to you later.
Don't worry about it.
I'll treat myself to watching your sleeping face for longer than usual tonight instead.
Did you just say something weird?
No, I didn't say anything weird at all.
By the way, Subaru-kun.
How do you hold your drink?
Do your cheeks flush red from the scent alone?
"I don't want to go home tonight."
Prompting you to utter such lines?
That staple line you hear at mixers exists here too, huh?
I haven't really gone out of my way to drink much before.
Is that a fact now?
Judging from your personality,
I'd have pinned you as the type to try to look cool by engaging in indulgent vices.
Alcohol isn't something children should drink!
It'll stunt your growth!
For the record, I'm not so young that I'd be breaking the kingdom's laws, okay?
I turn eighteen this year, so I'm an adult! An adult, ya hear?
I don't think an adult would make such a big deal out of it.
But that means you're seventeen. That's unexpected.
I thought you were younger.
How old did you think I was?
Hmm...
Twelve!
Thirteen! Thirteen years old!
That's even younger than Felt!
And that small correction didn't help!
Well, what about you?
I'm not thirteen.
I haven't had alcohol before, but I'm old enough to.
I never doubted that, and if you were thirteen, that'd make me a criminal.
Why would that make you a criminal?
Oh, uh...
Emilia-tan is so cute I'd be tempted into becoming a criminal.
On the topic on alcohol, Puck shouldn't drink any.
You're pretending you didn't hear me!?
Of course!
Alcohol is the choice drink of debauched adults.
I'll clear all the alcohol in Lia's path by drinking it myself!
Well, one night can't do much harm.
We found so much of this finely-aged alcohol in the cellar, see?
What's up, Subaru?
You face! Hehe...
You face is super weird!
And there's so many of them too! No fair!
Subaru, everyone is going to take all the sweets for themselves!
Ow...
H-Hey, Emilia-tan, be careful. You're getting crumbs all over the place.
Alcohol is so lovely!
You've been keeping this a secret from me all this time. No fair!
Everyone's been hiding it from me! No secrets. No secrets. No secrets!
My gosh! This girl is too dang cute!
Subaru-kun.
Yes, what is it Rem-san?
Chomp.
That hurts, Rem-san.
Are you bad with alcohol?
Don't make fun of me, Subaru-kun, Subaru-kun, Subaru-kun!
That's three times what you usually call me.
What's going on?
The importance of my job means I usually have to act so disciplined.
But today's a chance to have fun, so I'm cutting loose a bit.
So it's all your fault, Subaru-kun!
Purr...
What are you, a cat?
Wait, from what I know, I thought demons were supposed to be big drinkers.
Indeed, demons in general have a high tolerance to alcohol.
Even as a child, I often used to participate in alcohol tastings with the adults.
You just confessed to underaged drinking like it's no big deal.
I can tell the color of your face and your speech hasn't changed much though.
Of course. We're on entirely different levels.
I guess the big takeaway from today
is not to let girls carelessly drink alcohol.
That's a rather extreme thing to say.
Oh, come on, Li'l Bea.
Guess I'll go tease her for a bit.
Emilia-tan, sorry to ask you, but look after Rem for me.
Mmkay! Can do!
C'mere, Rem! C'mere!
You're so cute.
I want to take a picture.
I'll burn it into my memory.
Don't stand out here all alone.
If people don't keep their eyes on you, you end up running away.
That is baseless slander, I suppose.
And none of your business still more.
Don't say that. Have a drink.
Oh, this isn't alcohol,
it's freshly squeezed appa juice.
I suppose you shouldn't treat me as a child.
The only one older than me here is Bubby.
Emilia-tan and Rem are getting even more intimate!
Did you come here simply so you could be rude?
No, no! Of course not.
Emilia-tan and Rem are, like, in a really nice position over there.
It's not like my heart was stolen or anything, but...
God, I wish I had a camera!
Enough of your unconvincing, incoherent babble!
Well, I might not know how old you really are,
but we'd get some looks if someone saw what looks like a child drinking.
Come on, let's drink. Cheers.
Wow, there are so many stars.
Okay, since we're just chilling out here, let me tell you a wonderful story.
Each shining star in the night sky has its own name and story.
For example, that overly self-conscious star, that's the North Star.
If you ever get lost, you can rely on it.
It generally points you north.
You're pointing south. The exact opposite, I suppose.
O-Okay, then that M there!
Those ones lined up like an M are called Cassiopeia.
I have no idea what an "M" is, and I don't see any shape either.
What are you doing, Balse?
What's going on? Sharing secrets?
Subaru-kun, Subaru-kun, Subaru-kun.
Oh hey! Listen up, everyone.
We're talking about the shining stars in the sky.
Oh, the stars!
Subaru-kun, Subaru-kun.
Okay!
Now, what we've all been waiting for.
Together now!
Let's search for Subaru.
Wait up! Don't pity me! Don't disdain me! It's not what you think.
Subaru is my name, but I was named after a star.
Bestowing the name of a star twinkling in the sky on the likes of you. What cruel parents.
Despite being named after a star, you don't shine, and you don't catch people's attention.
How pitiful.
Quit it with the passive-aggressive insults about me not living up to my name!
Don't worry about it!
Stars are a symbol of hope.
So you can still have hope.
You're enjoying yourself too much.
Look! Look!
So many snow spirits!
Whoa, awesome!
So...
Wasn't the snow festival fun?
It wasn't terrible.
That's all you'll get out of me, I suppose.
All right!
I'll use up the rest of my mana to share the snow with everyone in the capital!
Well, well.
Have you had enough of your rendezvous with Subaru?
You'd be wise to keep the jokes to your fashion sense, I suppose.
That wasn't funny in the least.
Oh my, you just can't be sincere with yourself.
This is for you.
It must've been harsh not to partake a single drop during a feast.
I'll pass, I suppose.
Out of consideration for Subaru-kun?
Don't misunderstand.
I didn't decide not to drink because of that little brat's objections.
A long time ago, I was told not to by my mother.
No more than that.
What he says is of no importance to me, I suppose.
Maybe we should have consulted with Subaru about your manastruation from the get-go.
That way, we wouldn't have wasted so much time worrying about him finding out.
I guess so.
But you shouldn't grow up to be someone dependent on other people for everything.
Even if something is out of your reach, you should keep trying until you know for sure, right?
Yes, I know.
Very well.
Hey, do you remember what Subaru said during the toast?
If I have another manastruation next year, let's hold another snow festival.
Normally that kind of thing would annoy people, but he can really turn it into a festivity.
That part of him really makes me think he has "it."
That's right. I feel the same way.
Next year, huh?
I have no idea what will happen so far into the future.
I'll be happy as long as it goes the way you want it to.
We don't know whether what Subaru says will actually be possible.
Are you opposed to the snow festival?
Of course not.
I enjoyed it, and you looked like you did too.
But I don't know if Subaru will still be happy staying by your side next year.
His belly wound as well as the bite wounds from the witchfiends.
All those scars are the result of your actions.
I'm sure it's not the kind of thing you just forget, but you still have to keep it in mind.
Yeah.
But it would be nice if we could do it again next year. A snow festival, that is.
That would mean I'd have stored up enough mana to trigger another manastruation.
And Subaru is the only one who could lead a festival.
True. You're right.
Yeah.
I totally agree with you.
Is something wrong?
No, not at all.
It's going to be pretty hot today, so be careful.
Okay. See you later.
Did I make you wait?
No, I just got here.
Well then, let's get going.
Yeah!
ga
Standing in this frozen landscape,
ru
ma
to
ki
to
ki
ga
to
ma
ru
you
me
no
ru
ni
ka
na
i
sa
yu
de
blanketed over in an endless dreamscape,
sa
me
na
i
yu
me
no
na
ka
ni
i
ru
you
de
ka
the gentle breeze carries my thoughts
sa
ga
ze
shii
ya
sa
shii
ka
ze
ga
ko
de
na
wa
wo
ko
ru
ba
so
ta
t
ra
towards the ever-blue sky.
ko
wa
ba
t
ta
so
ra
wo
na
de
ru
bu
With every little snowflake
i
shi
tsu
ro
ga
shi
ro
i
tsu
bu
ga
ra
no
ri
that melts before my eyes,
so
tte
ni
to
ke
na
hi
bi
ta
to
ka
to
ke
ta
ra
so
no
ta
bi
hi
ka
ri
ni
na
tte
in every single water drop,
o
su
ra
wa
te
ka
te
ra
su
ka
o
wa
nai
tta
da
ta
I can see the reflection of your face,
a
na
ho
ka
de
mo
ho
ka
de
mo
nai
a
na
ta
da
tta
ka
Even if they're just frozen moments of time,
i
shi
ki
ko
tsu
no
ke
i
tsu
ka
ko
no
ke
shi
ki
te
t
yu
ku
ko
mo
ka
tte
I don’t want any of it to ever thaw.
wa
shi
to
ka
wa
t
te
yu
ku
ko
to
shi
tte
mo
White
White, white snow.
Snow
White
Snow
s
shi
u
chi
to
ro
o
ka
you
Looking up to the dreamy, snowy sky
su
ni
ma
su
ra
so
ki
ru
na
su
ki
to
o
ru
you
na
ma
s
shi
ro
na
so
ra
ni
chi
ka
u
I promise my memories of you
mou
a
wo
re
ka
ra
to
ko
no
ta
mou
na
mou
ko
re
ka
ra
a
na
ta
no
ko
to
wo
wa
na
shi
rou
re
i
won’t be carried away by
wa
da
su
wa
su
re
wa
shi
na
i
da
rou
White
the white snow.
Snow
White
Snow
ku
i
ra
o
ki
ku
I won't let go of even the
mo
ku
ra
i
ki
o
ku
mo
tsu
yo
tsu
u
mu
ni
the murkiest of snowflakes.
tsu
mu
yo
u
ni
Snow
The white, white snow
White
Snow
transforms the night into a dazzling display.
ku
ho
shii
ro
gi
shi
s
ma
do
ru
yo
u
ga
u
tsu
su
na
u
tsu
ku
shii
ho
do
ma
s
shi
ro
na
yo
ru
ga
su
gi
ru
mou
mi
u
ga
re
to
da
And no matter how many icy tears I shed
mou
so
do
ke
na
mou
do
re
da
ke
na
mi
da
na
ga
so
u
to
a
su
ru
te
a
i
wo
shi
there’s always a new, glittering tomorrow,
ji
n
a
su
wo
shi
n
ji
te
i
ru
filled with white snow.
White
Snow
White
Snow
White
Snow
Endless white snow.
White
Snow