Episode Title:
A Step Forward.
Episode Description:
Echidna congratulates Subaru on clearing the first trial, overcoming his past, and reveals that there are two more. He then wakes up next to Emilia back at the ruin when she suddenly suffers a mental breakdown, having failed her own trial. He takes her back to their residence in the Sanctuary where he, Otto, and Garfiel try to think of a way to get around the barrier. However, they are told by the Sanctuary's elder, Ryuzu, whom Subaru recognizes as the elf girl from earlier, that clearing the trials is the only way...
