In Emilia's Room – Third Floor

Subaru was still on his iPhone XR, talking to Tiffania and the others on Discord, under Emilia's bed as she is studying. Theo on the other hand wanted Subaru to know something. "Subaru, there is something I have to tell you. Regarding about Roswaal." The half-elf was now confused. "Roswaal? You mean the lord of this house and Emilia-tan's benefactor?" Theo replied back. "Yes. Him. He is the one that hired Elsa to steal Emilia's insignia." Subaru's face turned onto pure shock. He was texting back, in completed disbelief. "What?! That's impossible!" Theo replied back. "Sadly, that is true. Roswaal's goal was to hire you, according to his Gospel. Basically, his gospel can predict future actions. His goal was to revive Echidna, his lover. The Roswaal you see is not Roswaal L Mathers. He is actually Roswaal A Mathers, who has been snatching the bodies of his decedents. And also getting Emilia on the throne by manipulating you. In other words, he is using her. He doesn't care about her." Subaru couldn't believe it. "Snatching up the bodies of his decedents?! Using Emilia!? That silmeball." Theo kept on giving Subaru even more information. "We are just getting started. Remember that mabeast incident in the village. Roswaal orchestrated that too. Do you even wondered why Roswaal didn't step in until the very end or why he didn't even bother to help defend the mansion against the Witch Cult?" Without even realizing it, Subaru's arm swung forward in fury. "So he did that so he could test my power?! That son of a bitch! What a piece of shit. He knew damn well that he could repel all of the Witch Cult. And what did he do instead?! Leave Emilia-tan and the mansion completely defenseless, while I have to save everyone and the village. He wanted to see if Emilia and I could do it. Benefactor my ass! If he was on Emilia-tan's side, he would have come and helped us against the Witch Cult." The others in the chat were in silence. Tiffania soon typed in next. "So, what are we going to do about this?" Luctiana replied. "I say, we purge the people that are causing Subaru's suffering. Both Roswaal and Satella." Subaru was curious now. "Purge? What in the world are you talking about, Luctiana-san?" Bidashal clarified the question. "What she means Subaru, is to use the Death Note against both of them." Subaru was trying to figure out what the Death Note is. He then realized what it is and was scared. "Death Note? Death Note! You know, this is really dangerous! Do you have any idea what you are messing with here?! If you write a name on it, they are killed. For good." Luctiana continued on. "It's a Death Note that can be used for only two names, and it can kill them, regardless of their species or immortality. It also kills their soul for good. Once two names are written, the Death Note disappears." Subaru was unsure about this. "This is dangerous. Plus, who is going to be in charge of this mansion afterwards?" Theo replied in an instant.

The fall of Roswaal, and the death of Witch of Envy

"That is quite easy, Subaru. It would be you. You will be the new leader of Emilia's camp. Also, didn't you want to introduce new technologies into this place? If we get rid of a slime ball like Roswaal and Satella, then my daughter can live in peace. Plus, he doesn't really care about her anyway. Also, you guys can get like those robotic vacuums to clean the mansion. It would be helpful." Subaru shook his head. "You guys really expect an 18 year old from Japan to start introducing video games, manga, and computers to people like Ram, Rem, and Emilia-tan? They can't even write in Japanese. How are they going to figure out the way I write? We better make these products in Lugnican if they want to be able to make use it. Also, Theo, if you want, write the Death Note and get over with it. Just warning you, the Death Note is something that is not to be messed with. Gotten in to the wrong hands, it can be terrifying. I have seen it corrupt people like Light from Death Note. Watch yourself." From Theo's point of view, the best way to ensure a proper future with Subaru and Emilia was the total elimination of both Satella and Roswaal. Theo got out his Death Note from his elven storage, and materialized a pen on his hand. He sighed to himself. "Is this really the right thing to do? Why am I even doing this in the first place?" Theo started to recall all of the experiences that he saw from the Re:Zero anime. From the suffering that Subaru endured, to the way that Roswaal didn't even bother to protect the mansion against the Witch Cult, it was enough for him to start writing their names. "I don't care. Both of them are sacks of shit that need to be removed from Lugnica. Subaru will lead my daughter to a better future. Roswaal on the other hand, won't. Goodbye Roswaal, this is your comeuppance."

With that, Theo first wrote down the name: Satella, the Witch of Envy. Theo also wrote down the cause of death, which is the following: "Cause of death: Crushed her own heart with her Shadow Hands." He then took his pen and wrote down Roswaal Mathers name next. His cause of death was the following: "Cause of death: Commits suicide by falling from a high place." Since Theo knew the faces of both of them, both of their deaths will be ensured. At the location where Satella was sealed, she unleashed her shadow hands and crushed her own heart, killing her instantly. Despite her being the most powerful enemy in Lugnican history, and the one who summoned Subaru from Japan to this world, and the one that killed Emilia, she was no match for the Death Note. Minutes later, Roswaal also committed suicide by using his flying magic and flew all the way into the outer bounds of the atmosphere. He traveled to the ocean in the middle of the continent, where no one can see him. He then flew further up, almost into space, then lost consciousness. He plunged right into The Tigracy River. The impact from the fall killed him instantly. Roswaal A/L. Mathers, one of the most powerful mages in Lugnica, and a person who was gathering half's to the Sanctuary to take the trials, was no more. Meanwhile, Theo watched the Death Note dissolve from him. This gave him the indication that the Death Note killings were successful. "Where's your Gospel now, Roswaal?"

Theo then replied to the Discord channel. "Hey, I used the Death Note on both Satella and Roswaal. It worked, as the Death Note dissolved. Subaru, can you try to say Return by Death out loud?" Subaru couldn't believe it. Here, Theo, Emilia's father, killed off the most notorious witch in Lugnican history, as well as offing the Margave Roswaal, who is known as one of the best mages in Lugnica. Subaru shook his head as he was in complete shock. "Unbelievable. Theo actually managed to do it." With that, Subaru whispered the following. "I can Return by Death to comeback from dying." Subaru was expecting for the hands to come for him once again, like it did numerous times before when he was trying to tell other people. However, this time, nothing happened at all. No presence of Satella, nothing at all. At the same time, Subaru was relieved to be free from Satella's grip. He can finally tell the truth of what happened to him, and what Emilia did to Subaru when he first came to the world. How she was special in his eyes. Subaru went to type on the Discord channel. "I was able to say Return by Death without Satella gripping my chest. I still can't believe it. Satella is really dead. She is really gone. Roswaal is gone. How will Emilia react to this? Especially when Roswaal will never return to this mansion ever again. Ram especially. They seemed pretty close. Though I have no idea on how things are going to go around this mansion with Roswaal gone for good. Speaking of which, I should check on the specs of the iPhone XR." Meanwhile, Emilia was at her desk, writing as usual, studying for the Royal Election. Puck on the other hands was in the crystal. Subaru was taken back when he saw the screen resolution. "Sub 1080p screen on a smartphone that is supposed to be from 2018 in Japan?! Hell no. I'm going to switch to a new phone." He went to the Discord for advice. "Hey guys, I realized that the iPhone XR is not a good value for money. I want to switch to a new smartphone. Which one to recommend?" Theo was thinking about which phone is for him. He send Subaru a message on Discord. "I would suggest this phone. It's called the OnePlus 6T. It has a 1080P display, a 6.42 inch screen, a small waterdrop notch. Get the 256 GB/8 GB RAM variant." Subaru nodded. He was about to get his materializer out, but Edan stopped him. "Suba! Emilia is still in the room. If you decide to materialize it, she would likely check out the source of the light. Remember when you used it? It gave off a really bright green light. If you like, I can deploy a temporary barrier around you to block all of the light that is going to come out of the device." Subaru gave the go ahead for Edan. "Put the barrier around me while I get the OnePlus 6T from their site. Should be able to get it up and running."

A phone upgrade

With that, Edan deployed a barrier around Subaru. "I'll be able to hold this barrier for about five minutes, so make it quick! It's been a while since I have used my powers, that's why my barrier doesn't last as long as it normally should." Subaru got out his Materializer and got the One Plus 6T from their official site. In just a matter of seconds, Subaru had a new OnePlus 6T on his right hand. He realized that he needed something to open the box. "Damnit, where is the tool kit? If I remember correctly, Theo mentioned to be that it is included in my elven storage." Sure enough, when Subaru pulled out his elven storage, there it was. He got the toolkit and proceeded to unbox the OnePlus 6T that was included. The first thing that Subaru noticed was the slogan: "Unlock the Speed." Subaru spotted the phone and took it out. This one had a fingerprint sensor that is included in the box. He was amazed at how far the technology has gotten while he was away from Earth. "So it is really true. Technology has gotten to the point where we actually have fingerprint sensors on the phone itself. Not only that, but I read the features of the phone as well. Compared to my flip phone, this screen is enormous. It takes almost the entire front of this phone. It also seems to have the face unlock as well, clocked at 0.4 seconds. Looks like their speed slogan was no joke." He also found a SIM card remover as well, something that he will need to swap between the phones. Then, Subaru realized that he didn't even need a SIM card in the first place. Since this is a special edition of the OnePlus 6T, processed by the Materializer, it came with its own infinite battery, and SIM. Subaru then put the container that had the One Plus 6T into his elven storage. "That's right, I also might need another custom case to go along with this." Subaru used the Materializer to get access to , where he created a case that had Emilia-tan and himself on it. He purchased the product, and proceeded to place it on his phone. With that step complete, Subaru moved towards setting up the phone. He placed the toolkit away, as well as the iPhone XR. "The XR will be my backup driver, just in case something goes wrong with the 6T." The One Plus 6T was in Subaru's right hand. He pressed the power button. Edan on the other hand was amazed. "Suba, that Metia is huge. So this is what technology is. By the looks of it, I think I couldn't live without this thing!" Subaru nodded. The first thing he did was to set up his Google Account, his fingerprint identification, as well as face unlock. Once that was done, Subaru was taken into the main screen of Android 9.0 Pie. To be more specific, it was Oxygen OS, developed by OnePlus. It offers very close to stock Android experience, along with enhancements. Subaru smirked as he tested the fingerprint sensor and the face unlock. "That is fast. Should have gotten a smartphone back then, instead of a crummy one from the early 2000s. What the hell I think I am?"

He downloaded Discord and logged into his account. There, Bidashal, Theo, and the others were waiting for him. Subaru also went into Google Chrome and downloaded a wallpaper of Emilia onto his phone. He went to the Discord chat. "Swap complete. This phone is ridiculous. A 6.4 inch screen is really big. I can't wait for Emilia-tan to get her hands on this. She'll ditch that Communication Metia so fast, it's not even funny." Bidashal was in his room, typing in response to Subaru. He shook his head and let out a small chuckle. "Even when you are a half-elf, you never change, Subaru-kun." Bidashal kept typing. "So Subaru, did you miss your video games, light novels, manga, and anime from Japan?" Subaru looked at the reply that Bidashal gave him. "A little bit, I guess. In fact, it helps me to appreciate all of the modern conveniences that I had before I came to Lugnica." Finally, after an hour of waiting, Emilia walked out of her room, having completed her studies for the day. Subaru saw an opportunity as she left and closed the door behind her. Subaru got out from under her bed. "Whew, that was a little bit too tight there. Now, let's get out of Emilia-tan's room and into my room." Just then, Edan popped out of Subaru's hair. "Well then, make it quick, Suba! She'll be coming back into this room at any moment. You don't want her to see your half-elf form, don't you?"Subaru snarled at Edan. "Be quiet! She'll hear that. Let's get out of here." Subaru tipped toed his way to the door, the opened it slowly. He checked the left and the right. No one was in sight. Subaru closed the door that led to Emilia-tan's room and made his way into his room. He sighed in relief. Emilia didn't realize that Subaru had returned to the mansion yet. Subaru started to walk to his desk and turned on his Dell G7 that was on the table. On his One Plus 6T, Subaru commented on where it was. "I have made it back to my room. Emilia-tan has left her room, most likely to do another session with the spirits, or to have a break." Theo, Tiffania, Bidashal, and Luctiana congratulated him on getting out of a sticky situation. "Well done Subaru-kun. What is the new owner of the mansion is going to do now?" Subaru was trying to come up with a logical answer. Since he had the internet at his fingertips, he can do research about anything he wants. He communicated his intentions. "I want to know about Emilia-tan, so I am going to do some research on her with my Dell G7 laptop." Subaru got to the desktop fast due to the SSD. He went to Firefox and typed the following: "Re:Zero Emilia's past." The first result that he came across was a link to a Reddit page. It said: "[LN] (Synopsis) Emilia's Past in Arc 4" Subaru was curious, so he naturally gravitated to that link and clicked on it.

Emilia's past

"Emilia's past?!" Subaru said to himself. Edan popped out of his silver hair. "Interesting, Suba. I'm kind of curious as well. Why don't we read it? It could give us some good information regarding Emilia." Subaru nodded. He began to read about Emilia. At this time, it was 2:30 PM in the afternoon. The first thing that Subaru noticed was the cast members. "There's Emilia and Echidna as usual. Wait a minute….Fortuna?! Fortuna! Emilia has an aunt?! Arch?! Who the hell is that, wait a minute…Elven villager? Petelguese, also known as Sloth. Regulus, Archbishop of Greed?! There's another archbishop?! Pandora? What the hell is the Witch of Vainglory?" Edan shook his head. "Suba, the Witch of Vainglory is extremely dangerous." Subaru kept on reading. When he got to the part where Echidna calls Emilia a whore who always cling to a man crying, Subaru's fists balled up in fury. "I'll staple that bitch's mouth shut if I ever hear her say that." In this scene, Emilia looking at her past self. It said that the young Emilia was playing with Guese and Fortuna. He was worried about Emilia getting hurt while playing. Subaru was shocked. "Petelguese was completely different in this than what he is now. What the hell happened to him?" It then describes Fortuna lecturing the importance of a promise, because Emilia should not be playing outside. Petelguese then cries with joy as Emilia and Fortuna hugged each other. Subaru was in disbelief. "If this is true, then the Petelguese I knew was not the same as the one here. What the hell is going on here? I am seriously tripping up. Subaru chuckled as he watched Emilia say that it wasn't dangerous at all. Edan was reading as well. "Emilia showing potential to be a spirit user, which Fortuna doesn't like." Subaru looked at that portion of the text as well. "Why would she not like that? Seems strange. You would think that being a Spirit Arts user would be a blessing. That also means that Emilia's mother is a full human, since Theo is a full elf. I'll have to keep reading." It then continued onto the next scene, where Greed was berating Petelguese who had no power. He took out the black box, saying sorry to Flugel. Greed got pissed off, and Pandora simply watched. He was now Sloth. He has his new abilities, called the Unseen Hands. He also added 'Desu!' after accepting Sloth. Subaru stopped his foot in anger. "Damnit! That idiot! Even if I was powerless as a human, I would rather remain powerless than have my sanity be reduced to zero!" Edan was speechless. He couldn't believe it. Emilia's past was both shocking and heartbreak for even him to here. "To think that Emilia is going through all of this…." It then shifted to another scene, where Fortuna meets with a fellow elven villager, Arch. Subaru read as they discussed about Pandora's goal to open the seal inside Elior Forest. Fortuna then said she was sorry that they're being attacked because of her and Emilia, which Arch said they are indebted by her and Emilia's parents.

"Indebted by her parents?! I should talk to Theo about this. Then again, I'm also overstepping by bounds. No, I am not going to do that." Subaru kept reading. What he read next shocked him. Emilia cries saying it's all her fault because she broke the promise. "HUH?! Her fault because she broke the promise…no wonder, it all makes sense now." Edan looked at Subaru. "What makes sense, Suba?" Subaru put his head down and began to talk. "The reason that promises are important to her because not only because she is a Spirit Arts user. It is also because she felt immense guilt for breaking a promise, and saying that the attack by Regulus and Pandora was all her fault. No wonder she got mad at me in the capital, because that is what she felt. Then again, it's was all my fault for making her feel that way. All because I was using that bullshit illusion that I was a fucking protagonist in a goddamn isekai story! This isn't fucking Asterisk War, or Absolute Duo. GRRRRRRRR!" Subaru was balling in fists in fury, once again hating himself for the past actions. Edan conformed Suabru. "Suba, you're going back to hating yourself again. You have to calm down, or else, it will be come your worst enemy." That moment there was when Subaru realized something. That thing was about his life in Japan. "Why in the hell was I ranting about myself wasting my life away in Japan?! Not being a NEET would make jack shit of a difference here! The same damn events will still occur. It's not like we have video games, military nukes, and tanks here! What the hell could I have done? Gone to school? I bet going to a club won't have made a damn difference. I guess I said that because I was simply deep in despair, that I had lost all hope. But I realized then, that the self-loathing attitude towards myself would become my worst enemy. I had Return by Death, but my self-loathing was getting in the way of my happiness. Before that, I never loved myself. Not one bit at all."

Edan simply nodded and turned towards the screen. "Shall we continue?" Subaru read on, as Arch sacrifices himself to let Emilia escape from the Black Snake. Meanwhile, Greed has cut of Sloth's arms just before Fortuna ambushes and kills Pandora. Greed has lost it. Pandora has given up controlling Greed, and he disappears, everything that Greed did was reverted. Fortuna and Petelgeuse was confused. They gather the strength to finish Pandora again. Subaru put his hands on his chin. "Hmm. I don't like the way this is going right now. Something tells me that it's not going to be a happy ending of sorts." Edan agreed. "I would have to say the same thing, Suba. I get that feeling too. Do you thing that Fortuna survived this incident?" Subaru's face gradually turned into sorrow. "Sadly, I don't think she made it. You want to know why? If she was still alive, she would be looking for Emilia-tan, right now. But I haven't seen another elf at all in Lugnica. Besides Emilia-tan, but she is a half-elf."

Subaru turned to the screen, where he scrolled down to get the synopsis. In the next scene, Emilia is meeting with the lesser sprits, who guided her to the front of a cave with the seal. Pandora was waiting. Subaru also found out from Reddit that she had Petelgeuse for closing on Fortuna because of jealousy. "Jealousy?! Never thought of Emilia-tan to be the jealous type." Edan giggled. "Well, that's how girls act Subaru. You know, Emilia is also a normal cute girl." This caused Subaru to blush as he thought about her long, silver hair. As he kept scrolling, he found out that Pandora's goal was to open the key to the seal, and that Emilia that was the one that was going to do it. She was about to open it when she remembered her promise to Fortuna that she won't do anything about the seal. "That's where the promise comes in. And that Pandora bitch is trying to bait her." Just then, Fortuna entered the scene, and tried to attack Pandora, who keeps reviving. Subaru's jaw dropped. "Pandora can revive!? Holy crap. That's one strong person." Edan nodded. "Suba, there's more." In the following scenes, Pandora directed Fortuna's non-fatal attack to Emilia with illusion. Pandora mocks her, saying that Emilia's parents must be proud of them and makes final suggestion to cancel the promise Fortuna made with Emilia. Of course, Fortuna refused, and Petegeuse joins the fight. Unfortunately, Pandora used illusion to make Petegeuse kill Fortuna. Petegeuse lost control of his power and has gone mad. Subaru realizes how Sloth went off the deep end.

"So that's how Sloth became the way he is. That is a really dirty tactic. Pandora used illusion so that Petegeuse to kill Fortuna. What a heartless person." Pandora revealed that she also used the lesser spirits to lure Emilia to the seal. "And she lured Emilia with the spirits, knowing she is a Spirits Art user?!" Subaru was on the verge of losing it. It took all of his might to contain his range towards Pandora. Also, Pandora said that Emilia's mother is dead and that you don't have to keep promises anymore. "No, but her father is alive and well. He's kind-hearted like her." Subaru kept reading. Emilia snaps, and she starts to freeze everything in sight, including herself. Of course, this doesn't work against Pandora. The way that Emilia kept saying 'die, die, die', was painful for Subaru to read. Emilia eventually frozen herself, leaving her body in cyrosleep. Subaru kept reading. Edan did the same as well. "So 'You will forget my existence in your memory till now.'" Subaru slammed hands on the bed. "She has the audacity to tamper with her memories?! I can't believe this. If this is true, then Emilia-tan was frozen until the spirit Puck went for her and freed her from that." Edan, the white fur spirit, also added to Subaru's statement. "That's correct. In this case, the spirit is Puck. Obviously. It also means she was frozen when she was 7 years old." Subaru closed his eyes.

"To think that Emilia-tan is going through all of this when she was young. I…I…I'm sorry about….Fortuna. When I was the same age, I was in grade school. Living a normal life in Japan, with a happy family. It was peaceful. No magic, no suffering. I wished….she had that experience too….." Subaru was trying to process the new information that he got from Reddit. He was still at a loss for words. "Simply unbelievable. I'll have to relay to the Zero no Tsukaima crew about this information." Discord was lit up by Subaru's activity again. "After about an hour of research, I found about Emilia-tan's past." Luctiana was losing her patience. "What is it Subaru? Tell us! About her past." Subaru replied back. "Her past…wasn't the happiest one." Bidashal was on high alert. "What?! Subaru-kun, what does that mean?" Subaru kept typing on his One Plus 6T. "Bidashal, her village, Elior forest, was attacked by Pandora and the Archbishop of Greed, Regulus. The Archbishop of Sloth, wasn't always like this. He was…much kinder in the past. In fact, he was a good friend of Fortuna and Emilia-tan. Then, he inherited the genes." Theo texted back. "Inherited the genes?! Geuse did that?! Ugh, that dunderhead! That's has got to be the stupidest thing ever. I bet I'm not the only one that is feeling this way." Subaru said nothing else, because he didn't want Theo to know that Fortuna was killed by Geuse. He felt guilt for not telling him, but it would better off for Theo, Emilia's father, to not know about the fate of his sister." Subaru sighed as he walked over to the TV. Before he did thought, he texted to Discord that he was going to play some Black Ops 4 on his PS4 Pro. "Guys, I am going to play Black Ops 4 for an hour or two. It's about 3 PM in the after right now, so I want to relax a little bit, right in my room. I'll see you guys in the bit. Feel free to roam around the mansion, but watch out for Emilia-tan. If she sees one of us, it's over. I hope Emilia-tan doesn't find out about this. Sayonara for now!" With that, Subaru turned his phone to silent and turned on both of his Black Ops 4 and PS4 Pro. "All right, time to kick some serious….." That was when Subaru realized that he had to download 100 GB to play the game. "You have got to be kidding me. I have to wait for this shit to finish before I can play?! This is quite annoying." Meanwhile, on the Discord channel, Theo was discussing Subaru's behavior. "Guys, I think I know why Subaru is avoiding Emilia-tan. His feelings are getting stronger for my daughter." Bidashal thought about it for a minute while he was walking around the mansion. He replied back. "I won't deny it, Subaru has gotten flustered every time we tease him about Emilia. This avoiding someone seems to a coping mechanism. I think he is in denial."

Luctiana agreed on this as well. "I have no doubt, Subaru is in LOVE with Emilia. He LIKES her. A LOT. It's so damn obvious, I bet even the fucking capital would be able to spot it from a mile away. You saw what happened in the anime, right? Subaru was smacked so hard by the love train, even the heart icon popped up in his mouth. Remember that scene in episode 12?" Theo chuckled. Meanwhile, in the lobby, Subaru was kicking serious ass. His user name was the following: "HalfElfNatsuki95". His gaming skills are ridiculous. One match after another, Subaru kept getting gunship, after gunship, after gunship. The enemy team kept rage quitting. Insults were thrown his way, but this only made him giggle as the enemy team tilted. "You fucking half-elf. I'll shove an ICR up your ass. Camping pile of crap." By the time an hour passed, Subaru was now at level 25. He had just unlocked the KN-57 assault rifle. "Whew, what a great hour of playing. I should turn off this TV now. Emilia-tan seems to be busy, probably going to the village again. I guess that's a good thing anyway. I should probably ask Theo something. There is a question that I want to be asked." In another room, Theo completely removed his mask, exposing his beautiful silver hair, and purple eyes. These are the traits that Emilia got from him. Theo watched his daughter as she left for Irlam village. "She has grown so much. The last time, I saw her, she was only a babe. My wife and I were so busy that we didn't have time to be with her, so Fortuna, my younger sister, took care of her while me and my wife were gone. Until, I was transported to Halkgenia." At that moment, that was when Theo got a notification on his Samsung Note 9. It was from Subaru. "Theo, I need to ask a few questions. Do you have a few minutes to talk?" Theo hopped into the chat and texted back to Subaru. "Sure. Ask me anything." Subaru kept typing on his One Plus 6T. "Fortuna, she is your younger sister, right? That means you're older than her?" Theo replied back quickly, "That's right, Fortuna is younger than me. I am older than her. Want to walk around the back of the mansion with me?" Subaru looked at the time. It was about 4:00 PM. Emilia is in her room again, studying again. "Sure. Just be sure that Emilia-tan doesn't see us." Theo pouted. "I'll be there in a moment. Wait in your room. It's the door that is to the left of my daughter's room." Subaru waited for around a couple of minutes. As Theo made his way to the third floor. He stopped by the door that leads to his daughter's room. "No, why am I hesitating in the first place? She's my daughter after all. No, this is not the right time."

Theo went to the next door that Subaru was in. He opened it. Subaru looked up from his OnePlus 6T while he was sitting at his desk. "About time. What about the others. How they are doing?" Theo shrugged. "The others are touring around the mansion right now. They have also met Ram as well, with Rem explaining to Ram who were are. As usual, we are still going with your avoiding 'Emilia-tan' thing, since you are a complete nervous wreck around my daughter and can't tell her you are in love with her. Subaru's face turned pinkish red. "I….guess. Let's get out to the garden in the back." Theo nodded, and Subaru walked out his room and closed the door. Meanwhile, Emilia could hear footsteps of what sounds like two people outside. She noticed the noise as she was done studying. "Puck, it seems that it is quite busy in the mansion right now." Her face turned into a sorrowful one as she laid her head on the desk. It was six days now since she broke ties with Subaru at the capital. She was deeply hurt at the way that Subaru kept pushing himself and on top of that, breaking her promise to stay at the inn with Rem, along with his rant at the end, saying that she owns him a debt. To make sure he doesn't hurt himself anymore, she distanced herself from him and got him to be treated at Crusch's mansion, along with Rem. Puck looked at her and sighed. "Lia…" He rubbed his eyes. At this time, Subaru and Theo were making their way down the lobby. While going down, Subaru encountered Ram. "Barusu. I can see right through that new look of yours. Even with you are a half-elf, with your silver-hair, pointy-ears, blue eyes, and glasses, your face is a dead giveaway. Bidashal-sama told me all about it. He also told me about the new kitchen equipment that Theo put in. Now, come here, Barusu."

Subaru looked at Theo. "Subaru, go on. Looks like she wants to give you something." Subaru went over. It was a mistake. The next thing that Subaru knew, he had a yam up his mouth, again. "Freshly steamed yams, as usual." Theo chuckled at this, while Subaru accepted the food. He gave a thumbs up. "Thanks Ram." She winked at him. "Be sure to reconcile with Emilia-sama. Your mana gate, from what I heard from the other elves, is at max potential." Subaru nodded, with a slight blush on his cheeks. He made his way out to the garden with Theo. Tiffania, Luctiana, and Bidashal on the other hand was discussing about how to improve the mansion, or what new rooms to create. Since Roswaal was dead, they could do what they want with the base. At the garden, Subaru and Theo began their 50 minute walk. They walked pass the green fields, and the tennis court. Theo was still uneasy. "So, how will the mansion fair? Roswaal no longer exists. Satella is gone. And me. How in the hell is Emilia is going to react to see a father that she hasn't even seen her father ever since she was a baby? Damnit! I wished I could have spent more time with her, than leave her with Fortuna. But, we had no choice in the matters when it regards to that."

A talk with Emilia's father

"I can feel your pain. My parents were largely the same as well. They held a pretty high position in my town, and so, they are not at the house most of the time. So I had that time to go to school, but I played video games instead." Theo was curious about what video games Subaru played in his room. "What type of video games." Subaru looked up for a moment to collect his thoughts. "I was good at single player games." Theo nodded. "So does that include games such as Touhou Project? The one where you dodge bullet hell?" Subaru nodded. "That's right, I played games such as that. It's a really good test of your reflexes, though I should have spent more time going to school than playing games all day. I remember the time I before I got to Lugnica. I was at that convenience store, buying tonkotsu ramen and potato chips." Theo placed his hands on his cheeks. "Yeah, that is probably not the healthiest thing in the world. Although it may be good for college students."

Subaru shrugged his shoulders. "Well, to be fair, that was a night dinner run. My parents wasn't home yet. I was about to make my way home, and then, Satella had to yank me from Japan. I have no damn idea why, but she did." Theo shook his head. "Subaru, you can't really prepare for this. Let me ask you a question, what do you think about Return by Death?" Subaru's expression turned into a sad smile. "Return by Death, it's a powerful ability. I think I lost it, since Satella was the one that gave me the ability. She is the one who controls it. Since you killed her, I don't think I have that anymore. However, Return by Death comes with a high price. One, when you go back, the only one that remembers those experiences is yourself. Second, dying is painful. Japan never taught me what it feels like to die. In the real world, my world, you only get one life. That's why I never killed myself, even though I was able to die and revive continuously. If I kept killing myself, that would have defeated the whole point of making the most out of your life. Each moment that you live is precious. I learned that the hard way." Theo simply nodded as he walked along with Subaru. "Regarding the mansion, with Roswaal killed, that means you are now the head of this domain, Subaru. You are the one that is in charge of Emilia's camp now, and the village. All of the property that Roswaal owned is yours." Subaru fixed his pseudo glasses as his long, silver hair waved against the breeze. Birds were chirping, and the sun was making its way towards the horizon. "This is such a tall order. I'm just an 18 year old kid. I'm also a Spirts Art user in training. I don't even know the ways of the Spirit Arts. Emilia-tan knows it, since she had the gift ever since she was young. I only had it for two days. I want to make your daughter the ruler, but without that Margrave, Emilia has even less of a chance of winning. Roswaal being dead would spread around the capital like wildfire. We have to prevent that." Theo was confused. "And how you are going to do that? If word gets out that the Margave is dead, this faction, no, my daughter's faction, is done for."

Subaru shook his head. "I really don't know. That disguise watch would be useless, because it would be a matter of time before people found out that it wasn't Roswaal on the surface, but one of his servants." Theo kept walking. Silence filled the air for several minutes as Theo was trying to come up with a suggestion. Finally, he came up with one. "Subaru, since you came from Japan, you have a vast knowledge of technology from Earth. Using that, I think we should give the entire domain a technological uplift. From what I have seen, they are still in the medieval ages. I think it would be the best idea if we get them up to speed with modern conveniences. Our Materializers can help us with this!" Subaru once again corrected his glasses, which are there to make him look smarter, not as a vision device. "I would like to do that, but we can't simply just produce all of the modern stuff and expect them to know how to use it. We should do it in stages." Theo nodded. "Subaru-kun, you make a great point. This won't be as easy as your first invention." Subaru looked at Theo. "Are you actually talking about my mayo invention? You must be. Never mind that. I think to start modernizing my domain, we should give them something that is easy, small, and it's from modern era Japan." Theo was thinking about it. "What about a smartphone? Back in Tristain, we constructed a factory that was used to mass product products from Earth. Using some of my Yang magic, we could make a small-scale factory in the basement." Subaru nodded in approval of the plan. "That's what we should do. For the first modern device to come to Lugnica, it will be the OnePlus 6T. The 256 GB/8 GB model.

First, before we even start on this, we should probably talk with the other elves first and see what the think about it. As you can see, Rem as gotten used to it quite quickly, so it would make sense if Emilia-tan and Ram got the hang of it as well. Plus, I think Emilia-tan would be quite surprised on how much a smartphone can offer, especially when it actually has reception and unlimited battery, exclusive to the mansion." Theo walked behind Subaru. "So that flip-phone, what are you going to do with that?" Subaru didn't how, so he signaled to Theo that he had no idea what he was going to do with it. At this point, they are half-way done with their walking. Subaru still couldn't get over the fact that Roswaal basically used Emilia as a pawn for his own ends. Subaru shook his head in disappointment. "Fortuna would have ripped him a new one. That's just cruel and uncalled for. I'm glad that person is gone for good, and it's all thanks to that two-use Death Note." Theo said nothing, but he felt the same as well. Though he didn't like to kill, he felt that Emilia would be better off if Roswaal was dead, and Subaru was the one that was the lord of the domain. He saw Subaru in the Re: Zero anime, where he was good with the children. Theo knew that Subaru was the right person to led Emilia to becoming the Queen of Lugnica, not Roswaal. "Those anime scenes, such as when Subaru was possessed by Sloth. It never happened in the first place. We have already altered the future massively. Satella and Roswaal are gone from this place."

The two of them kept walking. Meanwhile, back in the mansion, it was about 4:45 PM. Tiffania, Luctiana, and Bidashal were walking along the mansion floors, along with Ram. They were talking about where they came from. Ram was the first one to speak. "So in other words, Tiffania-sama is also a half-elf as well. She has the pointiest ears that I've even seen in an elf. You said that you came from Subaru's world, right?" Tiffania nodded. "Yes, I did. I was a parent of the Archduke of Albion, and I had a human mother, making me a half-elf. You can say that I am royalty." Ram nodded. "And Barusu, he also has a spirit that is contracted to him, right?" Bidashal nodded to the pink haired maid. "That's right. His name is Edan, a white fox. Though I don't know how he is contracted to her. Unlike Puck though, he teases the hell out of Subaru. It seems that he and Luctiana are constantly trying to get Subaru closer to Emilia." Ram simply nodded. Bidashal, with his pointy ears, cleared his throat. "Ram. There is something that we need to tell you. Roswaal….is no more." Ram was taken aback. "What?!" She was getting panicked. Luctiana had to calm her down. "Ram! Calm down! Bidashal can explain everything to you." Ram eventually calmed down. Bidashal started explaining. "Though our metia, Theo and I have come to the conclusion that Roswaal was acting against Emilia-sama, as well as Subaru. First of all, that Oni village. Roswaal could have stopped it, but he didn't. He took advantage of the situation, and took you both in. Next, he also took in Emilia as well, as the gospel says. His only concern is reviving his master, Echidna, better known as the Witch of Greed. He doesn't care about Subaru or Emilia. Never has, never will. Also, he told you that he was going to kill that dragon. He is the guardian of Lugnica. That there was enough to expose him of his nefarious schemes. To stop him, Theo, Emilia's father, decided to kill Roswaal with the Death Note. He believed that Roswaal would hurt Emilia in the long run. I'm so sorry about this, but the man you loved, was a man that was using you all. I'm so sorry, Rem-sama"

Ram started to cry in sadness as she walked to her room and closed the door. Luctiana watched her enter. "Bidashal, why did you have to say that to her?" He kept a stern face. "I had to tell her about Roswaal. The man she loves isn't the same man that she knew. That guy is cold, ruthless, and will never stop at anything to revive his master. Do you really think that holding off from tell Ram would make it any easier? In fact, it would have been much worse if we did that." Tiffania began walking downstairs towards the floor. "We should leave Ram to grieve. Don't bother her in the meantime. She is shocked at these new developments, so it's best to leave." Meanwhile, at the final ten minutes of the walk. Edan popped up. As it was approaching 5:00, Edan's time was almost up. He was tired and gave out a yawn. Theo gave Edan a little wave at his presence.

Subaru looked at Edan. "Looks like you're getting tired." Edan nodded. "My mana reserves are getting low for the day, so I'll go back to the crystal. As usual, if you need my assistance, I'll be there for you. In the meantime, you should probably head back to the mansion now with Theo. Emilia should know that you are a half-elf, as well a reunion with her is need. Best of luck to you, Suba!" With that, Edan's fox form dissolved and went back into Subaru's blue crystal that was on his chest. Theo looked at Subaru. "So, Edan went back for the day? Does he have a time to stay awake?" Subaru nodded. "Yes. Edan can only stay awake from 9 AM to 5 PM. After those times, he stays asleep to regain his mana." Eventually, they have finished their walk. "Shall we return to the mansion? Rem might be waiting for us." Subaru began turning and they started back to walk into the mansion. "I guess. We should also prepare for us to eat at around 6:00 PM, in the guest room. I still want to avoid Emilia-tan. She's extremely busy right now, in her room, studying. If I remember correctly. She also goes out at night to communicate with the spirits, so stay away from the entrance of the mansion, if possible." Theo sighed. "You're the new owner of this domain, as well as Emilia's boyfriend. Even if you are a half-elf, you haven't change much, Subaru." Subaru closed his eyes as he made his way into the mansion. There, the lights were still green, but the sunlight began to fade as dusk approached. There, they made their way to Rem's room. Subaru opened the door, but she wasn't there at all.

Subaru eventually found her in the kitchen, where she was experimenting with Google Assistant and trying to use the feature. Apparently, she has tried every command to show the recipe for the foods, but they didn't really have the ingredients. Subaru appeared next to her. The footsteps of others made Rem turn her head. "Subaru-kun. Theo. I've been teaching my older sister Ram on how to use these devices. She has gotten of the hang of it." Subaru walked around Rem. "Has Emilia-tan been informed that you have been returned to this place, or how I have returned?" Rem shook her head. "No, she hasn't. Ram though has told me that Roswaal is dead though, killed by Emilia-sama's father. That means that you are now the head of the mansion. Am I right, Subaru-kun?" Subaru nodded. "That's right. With Roswaal's death, I am now the owner of this domain, as well as Emilia-tan's main supporter. This is such a tall order for me to go up against. Emilia-tan is fighting right now for all of our futures, for those who have been unfairly discriminated against." Subaru put his hands on his chin. "Tonight, I want you all to meet at the dining room to discuss about several important things regarding what I am going to do. Also, Rem…pl…p…p..please invite Emilia-tan to join as well. We have to introduce the Zero no Tsukaima elves and the recent developments that have just happened, but first, I think it's time for something." Subaru turned to Theo. Theo nodded, sensing what Subaru was about to say to him. Subaru walked over to Theo. "It's time to reunite, Theo. I want to you to go see Emilia." Theo was getting nervous, as he was going to reunite with his daughter after a long time. After more than 100 years of seeing her, he's going to see his daughter for real.

Reunion with daughter and father

With that, Subaru took Theo to the door that leads to Emilia's room. "Come on, open it. It's time. I'll be waiting for you downstairs with Rem." Theo placed both of his hands on Subaru. "I…I…can't thank you enough for the opportunity for me to see my daughter. Thank you for…everything that you have done for her." As Theo said that, a single tear fell from his face. That single tear feel to the floor. Theo reached for the door handle. His hands were trembling like crazy. He reached for the door and opened it. The door creaked. There, Emilia was studying for the election, when she heard the door open. She looked up to see who it was. At first, Emilia thought it was Ram. However, when she looked up, she saw an elf, that was 6 feet tall, that same silver hair, and purple eyes that were exactly like hers. He seemed to have tears in his eyes, and his attire was similar to those people that lived in Elior forest. Emilia was in shock. "Um...w..who are you? You have some traits of me." Who was this person? He began speaking. "I…..I'm sorry…for leaving…you…in Elior forest. I...left you with Fortuna…..you…were only a babe back then….Emilia. But…..a father….never forgets. If Puck called you father...me, standing right here, right now, is your real father." This caused Emilia to hyperventilate. Eventually, she completely lost it, dropped everything that she was doing, and rushed to him. They embraced each other, with Emilia sobbing in his arms. Theo closed his eyes, and embraced his daughter. "When I was gone from Elior, I was whisked away. I thought I would never see you again. Your mother and I were away at the time." He stroked Emilia's face and hair, to which her face was wet from her tears. "Your face is like your mother's. I can see her face in yours." Emilia still couldn't believe it. To think that all of these years, that her father was still alive, was simply incredible. Emilia touched her father's hair. He let out a faint smile. "I…I had help from someone, Emilia. That person led me here to you." Emilia was still shacking. "W…Who…which person? F…F….Father?" He let out a sigh. "My dear daughter, I'll give you a hint. It's someone that you knew. That person who led me here is that broke his promise in the capital. That person is the one who you formed a contract with Crusch to have his gate healed." Emilia is shocked. "Subaru? But why? Why would he come back?" Theo shook his head. "Well, I was talking to him just a while ago. I'll keep it straight. Subaru LOVES you, Emilia. He LOVES you A LOT. That's why he always pushes himself too hard for you. He knows that the prejudice in the throne room is wrong, he stood up for you. I know he broke two promises, and that is especially important to a Spirit Arts user. Emilia, let me tell you what happened to Subaru in the capital, okay?" Emilia was still not convinced. At the same time, she was also confused. "I...I don't really know what it means to 'love' someone." Theo had a small smile. "It's something that you need to find out for yourself." Emilia's voice at the point was trembling. "Even then, why would he go so far to help me? Why father?"

Theo shook his head. She was still his babe. "Because, didn't you do the same for others as well? Emilia, you have to know something about Subaru. He doesn't come from this place. Subaru's not from Lugnica. He comes from a place known as Earth, a country known as Japan." Emilia's face was filled with confusion. "Earth?" Theo nodded as his daughter. "Yes. If you really want to find out more about it, why don't you ask Subaru? He would be more than happy to answer your questions." They continued to embrace each other for several minutes until they both let go. "Speaking of which, I'll introduce you to several of my friends that I have made while I was away. Theo walked out of the room for a moment to notify Tiffania, Bidashal, and Luctiana on Discord. "Attention all, I would like you to come to Emilia's room. I am introducing you all to her." They all replied on their Discord. Tiffania was excited. She was going to meet a fellow half elf. "I'll be on my way there then. I'll be there in a couple of minutes." Luctiana was on her bed playing Fortnite on her Samsung Note 9, when suddenly, a Discord message from Theo pops up. This caused her to lose the match and she was pissed. "Damn it! Just when I was about to win the match too. What is it, Theo? It better be something important, because you caused me to lose my Fortnite match!" Luctiana looked at the message. "Fine. I'll be there in a moment." Bidashal was the next to get the notification. "Theo, I'll be arriving in a few minutes. Please wait." With that, they made their way up to the third floor. Eventually, all of them were there. Theo walked back in the room. "Here are my friends that I made." Theo walked in first, follow by the others. Emilia watched as Tiffania walked into the room.

She was shorter than her, and had pointy ears that pointed out horizontally. She still wore her green-elf like suit and had that long blonde hair. "Um….father, who's this young lady?" Theo looked at Tiffania. "That's Tiffania. She is around the same age as you. Also, she is a half-elf." Tiffania gave Emilia a smile. "Um…hello, Emilia-san. I'm Tiffania Westwood. I've known Theo for more than two years now." Emilia said nothing. "Another half-elf? I wasn't the only one after all. She doesn't look like the elves for Elior Forest though." Then, Bidashal walked in. He had that brown hat, and the brown-like cloak. He has a long, light blonde like hair. "My name is Bidashal. You must be Emilia-sama. I heard things about you from your father." Emilia shook her head. "No need to be so formal, Bidashal-san. You're my father's friend after all." Just then, Luctiana walked in. She was the last of the people from Zero no Tsukaima to show up. She has light blonde hair, a fix complexion, and bright, sky-blue eyes. She also has pointed ears as well. "Emilia-sama. My name is Luctiana. I am Bidashal's niece. I guess since we are here with your father, we should chat for a bit."

Emilia placed her hand over her mouth. "So you two are related, right?" Luctiana and Bidashal nodded. Theo turned to his daughter. "I would also like to bring up several things regarding the management of Roswaal's mansion. You see Emilia, Roswaal was the one that took you up. When I found out that he was the one that was supporting you. I had suspicions about him. So I did my research when regarding to Roswaal. Sure enough, I was right. Roswaal was using both you and Subaru for his own ends. That end is to meet the Witch of Greed. He didn't care for the both of you, he used you like pawns. As a father, I couldn't bear to hear that. So I did what was necessary to solve the problem. That is, well, I decided to kill him, Roswaal, is no longer in this world. As for the person talking over Roswaal's duties and ownership of Roswaal's domain, he's already in the mansion. You will meet him in the dining room when we eating. Sorry about not protecting you from a person like Roswaal. Subaru and you didn't deserve this." Emilia was speechless. She couldn't believe that Roswaal, of all people, would be like this. Emilia closed her eyes. "This…this is a lot to take in right now." Theo nodded. "Yeah, it is. However, the new person that will be taking over actually wants to help you. He understands your struggles quite well, Emilia." The silver-haired half elf nodded. "I see. He's downstairs, right? Roswaal. He's no more. Father, how is this domain even going to run in the first place? I haven't seen this person yet." Luctiana shrugged. "You see, that's is a surprise."

Theo continued with Luctiana's explanations. "He has formulated a plan for you this domain, which is now under his control. We'll be discussing it at dinner. It will be regarding letting you playing catch up on what is going on in the past couple of days. I'll leave you to complete the rest of your studies, Emilia. When you're done, feel free to join us." Theo and the other elves left, closing the door. She sat on her bed for a couple of moments to digest the information that Theo presented to her. "After being hated my numerous people. Puck was the only one that stuck by my side. And then, Subaru entered my life. I'm still a little disappointed at him for not keeping my promise. Promises are very important to a Spirit Arts user, and even a person like me could not keep calm when he trampled over them. And then, my father as returned, after I thought he was gone when I became self-aware. After all of this time, Roswaal didn't really care for me at all?! I can't believe him. The only one that I have left is Puck, my father, and Subaru, who is still getting treated at the capital. I still can't help and think it's all my fault. Whenever I am around him, he always pushes himself to do the impossible. I wished he didn't give me special treatment. I also set up the magic barrier in the village, even though I was scorned upon by the villages. Plus, Ram has given me nothing but yams for me to eat for the past day or so."

At this moment in time, Subaru went to check on the kitchen. It was 5:30 PM, and he was on his OnePlus 6T phone, checking on the last news of Japan once again. "Sigh, regarding Nvidia, they had to release that GT 1030 with DDR4. What a pile of shit that thing is. Who in the hell is going to buy that. I say, you don't buy it." He then went into the Puzzle and Dragons app to grind on the dungeons for 10 minutes. Rem was interested in what Subaru was doing on his phone. "Um, Subaru-kun, what are you doing?" Subaru replied while he was match orbs. "This right here is Puzzle and Dragons, one of the many games in the Play Store. Your objective in this game is to match the orbs. You see the colors on the screen. There are five colors, each corresponding to an element. Fire, water, wood, light, and dark. Each of them have their attributional strengths. Secondly, this is also a gatcha game, where you collect creatures, then you evolve them. Of course, I am only at the beginning stages of the game. As you go on, these dungeons will keep getting more difficult. There will be a point where I can die on one shot if I can't kill them on time, or you take their health below the threshold. It's free to play in Japan. In fact, Puzzle and Dragons is one of the most popular games right now. I would like for you to play it, but I think we should let you all get comfortable with your smartphone metia before we even try anything to do with mobile gaming." Rem simply nodded. Subaru's stomach at this point was begging for food. His stomach grumbled as a result of not eating for a while. "Damnit, right now at this time. Of course I am getting hungry. Emilia-tan must be getting peckish as well. I think we should call Ram in to assist the cooking. I'm not going to participate, since I am awful at it."

Rem said nothing, but took note of what Subaru said. She went out of the room to find Ram. As usual, Ram was doing her usual chores of cleaning the mansion. Rem told Ram that it's time to make dinner. Ram nodded and finished the last of what needs to be cleaned. Rem and Ram then made their way to the kitchen. There, Subaru was waiting for them. Rem started to prepare the ingredients that were going to be needed for the recipes. Since he was the new owner of the mansion, both Rem and Ram bowed to him. Subaru shook his head. "You don't need to do that. I'm not Roswaal. I'm your equal." Ram glared at Subaru. "Barusu, it's something that I have gotten used to doing to Roswaal when I see him. I'll try to stop doing that for you. Did you eat that yam I gave you?" Subaru nodded. "I was nibbling on it while Theo and I went for a walk. I'm also happy that Theo had reunited with Emilia-tan."

Dinner

Subaru then walked out to make his way to the dining room. It was 5:55 PM, according to Subaru's OnePlus 6T. "Theo said to all of us that he wants all of us to meet at 6:00 PM at the dining room. We'll discuss on what needs to be done in the next couple of weeks or so." Subaru went into the dining room and turned on the lanterns to light the room. It was now bright. By now, the sun has already sunk beneath the horizon. Darkness was approaching, and night was fast upon them. To wait for the others, Subaru pulled out his OnePlus 6T. He was still playing Puzzle and Dragons. Subaru also knew that it would be over if Emilia saw his metia. After all, it is the case that has both Subaru and Emilia on it. Even if he was had a completely different appearance, Emilia would know who it was. Subaru put his phone lower to combat this. After five minutes, he has enough magic stones to do another roll in the Players Choice Godfest. Subaru decided to roll and see what he gets. The Rare Egg machine rolls, spitting out a diamond rarity egg. "Come on, please, come on! Give me something good." What Subaru got, made him jump in joy, as he got one of the best leads in the game. "Yes! YES! YES! Dark Metatron!" He started running around the room in circles. As he did that, the Zero no Tsukaima crew came into the dining room. Bidashal was confused. "What in the world is Subaru doing?" Theo looked at Subaru. "Bidashal, he must have gotten lucky at one of the gatcha games he is playing. He's the type of player to get excited over that stuff." Bidashal nodded as he stared at Subaru, who is still glued to his phone.

"I see. He is still an 18 year old kid on the inside. Even though you came from another world, another place, you will retain your same hobbies." Luctiana stepped out. "So, Subaru-san. What did you get this time? In your gatcha game?" Subaru stopped running. "Ah..ah…Luctiana-san. I got Dark Metatron. She is one of the best leads you can get in Puzzle and Dragons." Luctiana went up to Subaru and gave him a light pinch on the cheek. "Ow!" Luctiana was teasing Subaru. "You better not do that if you want Emilia to not know who you really are. She'll be arriving shortly, so it's best if you keep quiet." Subaru nodded and made their way to the spots in the dining table. Theo talked to Subaru. "As usual, my daughter will sit in her usual spot. Please keep that I mind." Subaru nodded. "Now, you all are here. I guess. Well, let's recap what happened so far today." Theo was the first to talk. "We killed the Witch Cult, we killed Satella and Roswaal. Which means that Subaru can talk about his Return by Death without any repercussions by the Witch of Envy." Subaru put his OnePlus 6T away. "That's right. And with that, the leadership of the domain has transferred to me." He was sitting in the former spot that used to be where Roswaal used to be.

Subaru continued with his statement. "I'm a former gamer as well, so don't expect me to be the best at leading. I'm still learning, about the customs of this place, this fantasy world. Also, I am also a Spirit Arts user in training, so that's why you don't see me use magic all the time. I want to conserve it, and use it when it's only necessary. I guess it's time we should…." Just then, Subaru heard the door open, and he went silent. There, he saw Emilia, walking towards the spot where she usually seats when she eats dinner. He began to sweat nervously. Subaru could feel it, he was starting to become a nervous wreck around Emilia. This was the first time Subaru has seen Emilia in this current timeline since their breakup in the capital. Subaru was completely silent in the entire time. He had never been this nervous around Emilia before. Subaru's heart rate also skyrocketed as well, it was unlike anything he had felt before. Normally, he could talk to Emilia without any problems, now he couldn't even get the world out. This could mean only one thing. Subaru's feelings for Emilia have gotten stronger, and he acts this way, out of fear that Emilia would not think of him highly. Subaru knew this feeling all too well when he was on Earth. Subaru was constantly comparing himself to his father, which then led him to become a NEET there. All that Subaru wanted to do there was let them disown him for being a failure. But they did not. "It's best for me if Emilia-tan didn't know that I was here. I should be at the capital, getting healed. I'll just keep to myself, just like I did in middle school. You know, I need to stop wearing this mask of being like my father, and be myself." Subaru adjusted his glasses again. Emilia noticed the person that was sitting at Roswaal's spot. Emilia referred to her father again. "Um….who is the person sitting there, in Roswaal's spot?" Theo looked at Subaru. He scratched his head, trying to come up with a name.

Subaru didn't want Emilia to know his true identity. "That there…is Kazuma, a half-elf like you. He's the one that I said that is going to be in charge of Roswaal's domain from now on. From this point on, it's no longer known as Roswaal's domain. Get to know him. He's now the new head of the domain." Emilia continued to look at Kazuma. The first thing she noticed was his silver hair, blue eyes, and pointy ears like hers. She also noticed the attire, which was the most bizarre thing she has ever seen. His skin was also just as pale as hers. The person is also wearing a leather like jacket. She noticed that he has a flushed face. Emilia looked down, and noticed that he also had a blue crystal on his chest, much like her. That can mean only one thing to her. That means this person is a Spirit Arts user like her as well, someone with her abilities. She shook her head. "Another Spirits Arts user? I have never seen this person before. Just who is he? Everyone was frozen in Elior Forest."

Theo continued. "Kazuma does not specialize all of the same magic elements as Roswaal. He is specialized in Shadow magic. His secondary specialty is water element. As you can see over there, he seems to be a bit of a nervous wreck. The elves in the table looked at the person at hand. Emilia noticed it too. Why was he such a nervous wreck around her? Luctiana, trying to get Emilia to understand who actually the new leader is, told her a hint. "Emilia-sama, he isn't usually like this around us. He's only like this around you." This caused Subaru's face to turn even redder. He got out his OnePlus 6T and held it beneath the desk. He went on Discord and typed a message to Luctiana. "What are you thinking?! She's going to find out it is me if you do that." Luctiana felt her phone vibrate, so she pulled it out to see what's new. It turns out that it was Subaru who sent her a message. Luctiana send Subaru a teasing emoji, which Subaru shook his head. Emilia noticed that Kazuma was looking down at something. "What is Kazuma doing?" Theo turned to his daughter. "Emilia, Kazuma is using his metia. He'll be explaining more about it later. Let's get started on what is actually been going on recently." Bidashal was the first one that started it off. The light in the middle of the table was lit up, and the lanterns were a blue color. "First of all, two days ago, we met Subaru up in the Capital. He was with Rem at the time. Emilia, do you want to know something about Subaru?" Emilia nodded. "Subaru, hated himself. He really hates himself. He was full of self-loathing." Emilia shook her head. "No…that's impossible. Subaru is not that kind of a person."

Theo disagreed with his daughter. "You want to know why he acted like that in the capital?! You should go talk to him. Even though you left Subaru in the capital, he is still part of your camp." A faint smile formed on Subaru, the human who became a half-elf only two days ago. "I'm….I'm right here though." Emilia was silent. Theo was right. Subaru was still part of her camp. Even Emilia was affected by the argument, as she was thinking about Subaru every day. Tiffania was the next one to step in. "Subaru and Rem heard that there was an upcoming Witch Cult attack, as well as a White Whale attack." Emilia didn't say anything. "Subaru knew that you were the type to put others before herself. So you know what he did? He puts everyone else's safety in the village and you, Emilia, before himself." Theo nodded. "That's right! Subaru gathered the alliance of Crusch and Anastasia to fight against the White Whale. We were involved in that battle as well. Subaru was the leader of that force. With his help, we blew the White Whale away." Emilia was in shock. "Subaru did that? He really did that? But...how?"

Theo continued. "That's Subaru for you. He also led us to wiping out the Witch Cult around Arlam as well, which we did killed all of them in one shot. That was early in the morning, when you were still sleeping. Since we have gotten involved in the camp, we might as well join you." Emilia shook her head. "But where's Subaru? Shouldn't he be getting treatment with Ferris at the capital?" Luctiana shook her head. "No, Subaru is not at the capital. His treatment has already been completed. In fact, both Subaru and Rem have returned to the mansion. Emilia-sama, do you want to know where Subaru is at? Subaru is in this room. Right now." Subaru's face turned even redder. Emilia looked at this 'Kazuma' who had his face up, and was flushed. She took a closer look at his face, which looked familiar to her. Even though he had glasses, his facial structure was exactly like Subaru's. Emilia did the one thing she did when she wanted to know something. "Subaru?" 'Kazuma' decided that there was no point in staying silent anymore. To let Emilia know he is Subaru, he held his metia up, that was a case that had both Subaru and Emilia on it. "I'm…..sorry…Emilia-tan…I didn't mean to keep it a secret from…you. After what happened to me in the capital, I was afraid of you knowing that I have returned here. About what I have become." He continued to mumble to himself, ashamed that he had revealed who he truly was right in front of Emilia.

Emilia wanted to ask Subaru so many questions. "Subaru, what happened to you?" Subaru was silent for a couple of seconds. The other elves turned to him. "What happened to me…was. Um…..Emilia-tan, Theo came up to me in the capital. He was masked at the time. Theo offered me a full restoration of my mana gate, as well as new powers, with a cost. Like I said before, I was powerless. I could not bear to be powerless anymore. With nothing to lose, I decided to accept his proposal. I am no longer human, Emilia-tan. I am a half-elf, like you. This also means I am a Spirit Arts user like you, but I am inexperienced, as I have only been in the form for a couple of days now." Emilia looked at Subaru. "I…I see. You were the one that brought my father to me. Thank you Subaru….for let me see my father again. But, we must talk about that broken promise!" Subaru was taken aback. "Emilia-tan. Wasn't that six days ago? Come on." Emilia kept on going. She was pouting. "Subaru, you idiot. You stubborn, selfish, bratty, overenthusiastic, bad-tempered rascal. Always worrying about others when they don't ask for it, don't know your place. So soft that you'd support a detested half-elf. You step forward instead of me when I get spoken down on and depressed, act rashly, denounced, reckless." Subaru groaned massively. "Ughuhhuhhuhgh." Emilia continued. ""You don't give clear answers I ask you questions, you're a coward who uses vague words to escape. You're a moron who saves me when I'm having trouble even after our big fight. You're a scoundrel who gives me the answer I want when I'm hopeless and want to do something. You're a lazybones who slept while everyone else was running around cleaning things up after everything was over. Subaru, you dunderhead."

Everyone at the table, except for Emilia and Subaru, was laughing. Subaru hung his head down in shame at the broken promise. He shook his head in shame. When that was done, Subaru looked at all of the elves, and Emilia and TIffania. "Since I am now the head of the mansion, I'll be talking about my past. About what I was doing….before I got here. Before I even got to Lugnica." Emilia nodded. "Subaru, my father told me about how you are from a place called 'Japan', from a place called Earth." Subaru turned to his beloved Emilia. "Yes, that right. I was from that place. I spend most of my time there before coming to Lugnica. I didn't get here until I was yanked away from there by someone." Emilia was curious. "Who was this person that yanked you away?" Subaru closed his eyes. "It was Satella." Emilia gasped. "Satella?! The Jealous Witch? She can do something like that?!" Subaru nodded. "Yeah, she can. However, before we talk about that, we have to talk about the time that I was in Japan. It wasn't the best of times, as my childhood wasn't really sunshine and rainbows. With that, Subaru got ready to tell his backstory to the Zero no Tsukaima elves, and especially to Emilia, who would learn about Subaru and the hardships that he had to face both before arriving in Lugnica, and after, filled with death after death. It wasn't going to be easy for Subaru to tell his story, but he must get his point across to the others.