Re:ZERO Starting Life in Another World Novel Volume 28 was written by Tappei Nagatsuki with illustrations by Shinichirou Otsuka.

During the attack on Guaral, Subaru is saved by a crimson-clad Priscilla Bariel, leading to a fiery reunion. Having escaped from this dire situation, she offers to help the group retake the capital on one condition: They must help her launch an assault on the Demon City to secure the Nine Divine Generals. But just before they set out, Subaru wallows in his own powerlessness, only to be confronted by Rem, who rejects outright an idea that has spurred him on all this time...