One year after the battle in the Sanctuary, a message arrives from Anastasia-an invitation for Emilia and her supporters to visit the city of Priestella. There, they will meet many familiar faces and see many amazing sights. As they take in the sights and rekindle old friendships, malevolent forces lurk behind the scenes. What new tragedy does fate have in store for them?

One day, high schooler Mai finds a mysterious game called Nightmare--a popular game that you have to keep playing every day, or your body will slowly start to shut down. And she's not exactly a pro gamer. Still, in the hopes of beating the game completely, she joins forces with shy Asagiri and handsome-but-difficult Sugiura to form the Nightmare Strategy Club!

In order to reclaim their city from enemy forces, the royal selection candidates and the knights finally face off against the Witch Cult Archbishop! Meanwhile, Subaru and Reinhardt crash the worst wedding ever to rescue Emilia from the clutches of Regulus, Archbishop of Greed. But will this tag team consisting of the weakest and strongest knights in the kingdom be enough to topple their "invincible" opponent?

The Archbishops of Greed and Wrath have fallen, but the war to reclaim Watergate City continues. The royal selection candidates each face their own crisis as they fight against the insatiable Gluttony, ardent Lust, infallible Eight Arms, and the superhuman Sword Saint. But the candidates' strong bonds, and dedication to keep their promises and oaths, may well turn the losing battle in their favor!

With Petelgeuse taken down, the action moves once again to the Mathers Domain. But just as Subaru believes victory (and a reunion with Emilia) is at hand, something strange happens to his body...

After Subaru and his friends fail to retake city hall, the Water Gate City of Pristella is hit by a deluge of muddy water. Though Subaru vows to turn the tide, the Witch Cult's Archbishops continue to plunge the city deeper into chaos, calling forth otherworldly beasts to sow madness and terror. With his allies scattered, Subaru bets it all on a gambit that could reverse his fortunes in one fell swoop!

In the Sacred Empire of Vollachia, largest of the Four Great Nations, the strong rise to the top and the weak sink to the bottom. No one is exempt from this ironclad mandate-not even the Emperor. Prisca Benedict, a discerning member of the Vollachian royal family, is still but a child when she is thrust into the Emperor Selection Ceremony to determine her father's successor. Now, she must face off against her own siblings in a battle for the crown...where only one of them can make it out alive.

The Witch Cult has finally been driven from the Water Gate City, but the turbulent events have left deep scars. Far too many people have even been robbed of their very identities. In order to save them, Subaru and his friends set off on a dangerous journey to the Pleaides Watchtower. To get there, they will need to cross the Auguria Sand Dunes, home to vicious demon beasts of every kind. But they have nothing to fear with their companions the Demon Beast Master, the twin sisters Ram and Rem, and the Finest of Knights Julius...right?

In search of the Sage's legendary wisdom, Subaru's party has braved the Augurian Dunes that were widely considered uncrossable-until now! It certainly lived up to its lethal reputation but their efforts have paid off and they've finally made contact with Shaula. Unfortunately, if they want her help, they'll have to prove they can outsmart her first...

Having emerged on the other side of his battle with Archbishop Petelgeuse, Subaru faces an even greater challenge. In this final volume of Re:ZERO Chapter 3, he heads toward a despair that not even Return by Death might not overcome.

Searching for even the slightest clue on how to escape the barrier of Sanctuary, Subaru must rely on Return from Death once more! Beginning the loop again, he must find the courage to face Elza, the terrifying assassin obsessed with gouging out the innards of her targets-and the first person to kill Subaru! The greatest challenge he'll have to face isn't knives or swords, but confusion when events play out completely differently from his last life!

Having lost his deadly duel with Petelgeuse Romanée-Conti, Subaru Natsuki goes back in time once more. Subaru returns to the world and, yet to shake off the effects of the ferocious battle, works with his allies to weave a new strategy - all to foil the wicked plans of the body-hopping Bishop of the Deadly Sins. Emilia, remaining behind in Roswaal Manor, also realizes that something lurks in the vicinity of the mansion. She urges the populace to take refuge, but the circumstances of her birth prove to be a wall she is helpless to overcome. Yet the arrival of the "Sword Devil" offers her a ray of hope- "If you tell me ten things you hate about yourself, I'll tell you twelve that I love about you." The ninth volume of the popular web novel, a tale of encounters and farewells. The third arc, Return to the Capital, reaches its conclusion-!!

Amid the upheaval after the royal line of Lugunica was broken, the Knights of the Royal Guard are sent to protect an envoy to Volakia, a violent empire often in conflict with the kingdom. Julius, Ferris, and Reinhard are part of this mission, but what will they find there...?

Having caught a glimpse of the hellish future that might await him, Subaru braces himself for a second trial that has taken a strange form! Surrounding him are six witches, each bearing the name of a terrible sin, and the final witch who destroyed them all has finally arrived as well...

With the Witch Cult and the Archbishop of Sloth defeated, Subaru Natsuki is finally reunited with Emilia. As soon as they reconcile though, the curtain rises on new troubles. Half of the evacuated villagers have yet to return. Hoping to meet up with Roswaal and the missing residents of Earlham, Subaru and the others head toward the Sanctuary. Waiting for Subaru there are the recalcitrant residents and Roswaal, who shows him a suspicious smile. And, residing alone on a grassy field in the dreamscape-a Witch?!

Sin Archbishop Sirius unleashes calamity onto the Water Gate City of Pristella, plunging it into chaos. In the face of this madness, Subaru scrambles, using everything in his power to get the situation under control. But with each passing moment, more and more disasters pile up... The nightmarish 17th volume of Re:Zero unfolds!

Roars echo across Roswaal Manor as Elsa and Garfiel finally collide. Leaving this dire foe to his dependable ally, Subaru finally reunites with Beatrice at long last. Simultaneously, Emilia heads back into the tomb to confront the Unknowable Present: a world portraying impossible happiness that she must see through and resist. In this loop where terrifying demon beasts are lurking behind every corner while his allies are scattered across the map, Subaru must cut open a path to the future for everyone once again!

The battle with the White Whale comes to an end. However, Subaru's fight is not yet over. To stop the Cult of the Witch, Subaru heads to the Mathers domain to confront his hated enemy, Petelgeuse.

Wilhelm, the Sword Devil, has been swallowed whole by the demon beast known as the White Whale. What's more, the White Whale has split into three bodies! Amid this desperate fight, Subaru arrives at the truth. To break through the deadlock, he tries to reverse the tide of battle. Here and now, the man who lived for both love and the sword seeks to end his own 400 years of darkness!

After maneuvering through negotiations and avoiding more horrific deaths, Subaru is ready to bring the fight to the White Whale! But will it really all go according to plan when nothing else has?

Thanks to his 'Return by Death' ability and a little help from Beatrice, Subaru gets to the morning of the fifth day alive. However, an unexpected tragedy occurs! Can Subaru save the residents of the mansion, or is he doomed to re-live his pain once again?

It seems no matter how many times Subaru returns to Sanctuary using his ability, Return by Death, nothing ever goes the same way twice. Unexpected things keep happening, and the truth he learns threatens to crush him. He'll have to get backup if the world is to have any hope of avoiding the impending whiteout...

With the power of "Return by Death," Subaru tries once again to save the residents of Roswaal Manor from a horrific fate!

Discover extra stories from Chapter 2: A Week at the Mansion, following the fun everyday life of Subaru after the demon beast attack and before the royal selection!

Petelgeuse should be dead, but Subaru and Julius confront him once more! The story of Subaru and his power, "Return by Death," continues.