Damn, don't do me dirty like this man, Rubia deserves better. I'm glad to see he's getting stronger and stronger, but let the guy have a happy ending for once--not a full happy ending but at least let him go knowing the timeline he's leaving behind isn't completely fucked.
Man, how's he going to start this life if Rubia's gone? I assume he'll be looking for her, but I get the feeling that she'll be gone for a while. Actually, I kind of hope this means we'll get to see the other characters more often now--like maybe he'll finally payback his debts to Gilles de Rais? He's probably on par with her big undead knights by this point, if not stronger. I would also love it if he partnered up with Christina(?), the greatsword chick from the tournament. I always liked her, and they had a good moment together after he won the tournament in that first life, but she's been worse off ever since. It was especially bad in the last life...
Either way, no matter where he starts off now he's even stronger than he was in the last run, it'll be a fun read regardless. Can't wait! (Though, I do hope he gets a bit smarter.)