On the way home from a convenience store, Subaru finds himself in another world at a marketplace. He converses with a fruit vendor, and then is attacked by three hoodlums in an alley. Subaru is saved by a half-elf girl, who after learning that Subaru is unfamiliar with local history, geography and language introduces herself as Satella, and her companion, Puck; and he decides to return the favor by retrieving her insignia that was stolen by Felt. Subaru and Satella travel to the loot house where Felt was going to sell the insignia only to find her dead, and shortly after entering the house they are also killed. Subaru's special ability 'Return by Death' activates and he finds himself reset back at the moment he was speaking with the vendor. Unaware of his power and resurrection, Subaru decides to head out again to the loot house. This time he meets Felt and Rom, and negotiates with them for the insignia. Elsa, the person who killed Subaru in the first timeline, arrives and Subaru offers his cell phone whose camera feature is perceived to be more valuable than the money Elsa has, so Felt and Rom accept his offer. However, Elsa kills everybody again after Subaru states his intention to return the insignia to its original owner. Subaru then respawns. This time he greets Satella, but she becomes immediately offended because "Satella" is the name of the "Jealous Witch", which is taboo in this realm.