Starting from Zero: Stop Letting Subaru Die

Kirishima Toru is transported to another world, but he has no immortality cheat.

He has only one life. If he dies, that's the end. Yet every time Natsuki Subaru dies and returns, resetting the world, Toru is forcibly dragged back too, retaining his memories of the previous loop.

Deals are erased, plans reset, and people he just saved forget everything in the blink of an eye. Kirishima Toru finally understands: Subaru's death is not only the key to saving the world, but also a bill that tears apart other people's fates.

So he stops waiting for Subaru to die and start over.

He builds the Reverse Court, establishes the Reverse Vault, and opens the Reverse Card Room, recording every name, choice, death, love, and hatred erased by the world back into the ledger.

Rem should not be a reward. Emilia should not be protected until she loses the right to choose. Beatrice should not be left to die waiting. And Subaru should not have to rely on death to clear a path forever.

When the Lamplighter descends and the Judgment Needle rewrites the world, Kirishima Toru asks just one question:

If Return by Death has saved people, does that mean it can decide how everyone should live?