After having defeated Xehanort and managed to have saved Kairi from her fate, Sora disappears into a dark abyss of Darkness. Just as it seems like it'll be an endless sleep for having abused the Power of Waking, an outsider manages to teleport the y...
Roswaal looked at Subaru with an interested look, curious to know what he wants to do about the trial. Subaru crosses his arms and quickly clarifies what he means.
"I want to find a way to have everyone escape the Sanctuary without taking the trial. You should know this place better than anyone, there should be a way out of this."
"A way to leeeeave the Sanctuary without going through the graaaaaveyard? That is quite the bold suggestion. I do believe this might not be the first tiiiiime."
Subaru stayed looking confident yet the back of his mind had fear that Roswaal would kill everyone should things not go his way. He looks down for a moment before answering the question.
"It's the first time we've discussed this. It'd be pointless to even try to count how many times we've interrogated each other now."
Roswaal's eyes widened for a moment, a bit intrigued by what Subaru said.
"It would seem you have quite the histooooory with me."
"I've learned a lot of other stuff too"
"Inteeeeeresting. But forego the graveyard seeeeeems awfully cooooowardly. Do you have a reason for such haste?"
"Of course not. I just...can't bear to watch Emilia keep going in there and getting hurt."
"That is precisely what you are for. Surely you don't mean to say it would pain you to undergo it for her?"
"That's—"
"Not the case? Truly? If you truly love Emilia-sama, it should be a simple task for you. Emilia-sama should come first, and yourself after. Am I wrong?"
"I..."
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Subaru was very hesitant to answer the question since he wants to also preserve his life as well. He recalls everything Satella and Sora told him in Echidna's dream world, making him want to value his life as well. Roswaal noticed the hesitation and quickly sighted in disappointment, having expected this the moment Subaru asked for a way out of Sanctuary without the need of going through the trial. His voice was normal tone without his usual mannerisms in speaking,
"I see you still have not sharpened your resolve enough. Just a little...yes, I had just a little bit of hope. That maybe, just maybe, I could see the future I desire..."
Roswaal lays back onto his bed while saying to Subaru, "But you have yet to even stand at the starting line of your resolve."
"The starting line...of my resolve? I don't know what that means! What do you think I—"
"I expect you to possess the will to carry out your objective, even if it means trampling on Emilia-sama's will. Understand? If you truly do it all for Emilia-sama's sake, then you must ignore what Emilia-sama wants. A child who dreams of a childish paradise is not capable of the resolve necessary to walk through the hell you must choose."
