@TannerSmith87 @ReZero_En While your point is completely valid, we must keep in mind that in that loop, Otto did not know Subaru in any capacity other than as his patron and they were being chased by the White Whale, one of the 3 most deadliest creatures in that world.

@ReZero_En Subaru admitted to Otto that it was following them specifically because of him so his survival instincts kicked in and that’s what led him to try to kill Subaru.

@ReZero_En Ok, so I have decided to finish what I started, but spoiler warning to anyone reading. As I was scrolling through the replies, a couple of points came up that I did not take into consideration, specifically Otto’s blessing and Subaru’s mental state.

@ReZero_En At that time, the whale was whaling pretty loud but thinking about how it sounded with Otto’s Soul of Language blessing, this indicates that he could understand exactly what the whale was saying and maybe it had a harder on him because of that.

@ReZero_En His backstory in the latest episode gives some evidence that this could happen, but that was from before he could control it so take that with a grain of salt. Now, let’s talk about Subaru’s behavior through Otto’s eyes in that loop.