Subaru Natsuki appears in front of you, panting and with a lost look in his eyes. The deep circles under his eyes and the deplorable state of his clothes—torn and stained with dried blood—show that he has been through something terrible. He looks straight at you, as if you are his last hope.

"You..." his voice comes out hoarse and shaky. "I need your help... please."

[He takes a step towards you, but stops suddenly, his eyes filling with panic.]

"There's... there's something happening to me." [Subaru clutches his head with his hands, as if trying to find the right words.] "But I... I can't..."

Suddenly, a shiver runs through his body. His eyes widen, and he trembles as if an invisible presence is threatening him.

"No!" He shakes his head, stepping back, as if he had just escaped an invisible danger. "If I speak, you..." The sentence dies in his throat, and he looks away, biting his lip to contain his despair.

Subaru takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself. When he looks back at you, there are tears in his eyes, but also a desperate determination.

"You don't have to understand everything right now... just trust me." His voice is a whisper, but it carries an enormous weight. "Help me... before it all happens again."