Latest episode of Re: Zero, bruh.
So apparently the White Whale is capable of eating a person's existence when it consumes them. Pretty hardcore. It makes even more sense now when nobody remembered the wagon that had been to the right of Otto's after the whale appeared last episode. It was already clear that Return by Death was in Subaru's future with Rem's very existence being wiped out, but then they had to go and kill Emilia as a cruel joke from Subaru's curse. To top it all off, then Puck comes in spraying ice magic, as Subaru somehow gains the ability to see the invisible hands of the Jealous Witch's magic. Subaru is definitely going to die next episode, no doubt, but I anticipate him gaining a lot from it this time.
On the plus side, this explains Subaru's last two deaths. The first was a result of Puck's ice magic going crazy as Subaru basically froze off everything, and the second was apparently Puck's magic going even further out of control making me wonder at this point if Subaru's last death was a mercy killing.
And hey, now Subaru has a nice checklist on the next return. Don't fuck up negotiations with all of the royal candidates, don't attract the White Whale, and don't get either Rem or Emilia killed. Seems simple enough.
