Subaru has done it: after dying countless times, he takes down the White Whale and planes that Petelgeuse spindle. It seems like it's finally time to take a breather with Emilia, but he's hit with a blow. Rem has fallen into a strange coma, and everyone's memory of her has vanished. With the Whale dead and buried, Subaru can't even use death to go back and get her back. He and Emilia have to swallow the bullet and deal with a mess no one had foreseen. If you like stories that never give you anything and only punch you in the gut, this is seriously bad.