Chapter 4. Red, orange and green
The sun has long set over the property. Of course, this did not prevent Beako from continuing to carry with her contractor. Subaru practiced chivalry etiquette as every evening so as not to embarrass Emilia in the future. On this occasion, he dressed in his knightly outfit, which, because it is uncomfortable as opposed to a tracksuit, he used to hide in the wardrobe for the whole day. Garfiel considered these clothes part of the being kinight, so as a teacher, he required daily changing. Even the still jealous Kazuma had to admit that Subaru looked much better in these clothes. However, he wouldn't be himself if he didn't say something malicious. He also wanted to pissed Beatrice for having insulted him earlier.
-Finally you can see that you are a knight.
-You wanted to suggest that Subaru doesn't usually look chivalrous, how supposed.
-What? Should I suggest something like that? Never! After all, we all know that a tracksuit is an outfit worthy of a knight.
-Peace, peace. I know that no matter what I wear, I won't be a real knight. And a tracksuit is a much more comfortable outfit for everyday duties.
-With the latter, even I have to agree.
-Exactly, because you too were transferred to another world along with a tracksuit.
-Yes. This is my only souvenir. I don't count how many times I almost lost it through Aqua.
-Then why don't you wear it every day. You'd be keeping an eye on him, so Aqua wouldn't be able to take him away from you. In addition, you yourself agreed that our original clothes are of much better quality.
-Because I would look like a moron in a fantasy world surrounded by creatures dressed in medieval clothes.
-That was supposed to be another comment towards my Subaru?-Beatrice said, not hiding her anger.
-Not! I just remember how bad my opinion is in the city where I lived. I don't need them to judge me by appearance just yet.
-Why am I not surprised at your bad opinion?
-Do not make me angry, loli!
-Only Subaru has the right to call me that! You're not even worthy to called me my full name!
-Okay! Silence! I still have to remember the formula of greeting another knight, and in such a noise I am not able to!
-Formula? Seriously? If I met such a grumpy asshole, I would tell him that he owes everything he has to his family. And with things like titles, he can kiss my ass.
-No.
-What?
-Simply do not! Do not do this. I speak from experience. Don't make my mistakes.
Kazuma is silent. What mistakes? Harem bastards don't make mistakes, and even if they do, they can fix them quickly. It will be the same with Rem, which he will definitely save, and she will throw herself into his arms out of gratitude, filling the gaps in his cadre.
-Not that I disagree with your statement.
-And so...!
-However, the form leaves a lot to be desired. Wouldn't it be better to prove to them how wrong they are if you become from loser to hero yourself?
-Just like you?
-As I!? Not. I miss a lot thing to be a hero like Reinhardt. In fact, I will never reach his level. However, I can always try. Make me at least worthy of this name. If I work hard, maybe one day I will deserve to be called a hero.
False modesty does not add to your charm!-Kazuma thought. You think that I will belive for such from a man who defeated two great beasts that have been ravaging the world for four hundred years. From a man defeating some crazy sect and getting noble titles. I have done equally great deeds by defeating or bribing the generals of the demon king, but I have gotten nothing but debts. My team is a bunch of bad luck people. No, Subaru! Being a hero is a matter of luck, not hard work. I am supposed to have them as high statistics, but through incompetent friends, I will never achieve any goal. You have professionals who don't need to be told how stupid they are. I don't tolerate you Natsuki Subaru!
-I'm sorry to bother you.
-Megumin? And what are you doing here? Didn't you change into new outfits with Emilia and Aqua?
-All Emilia's clothes are too big for me. She told me not to worry and suggested that we go to the village tomorrow to get some new sets for me.
-Emilia-tan is a true angel as usual!
-Yes. I would like to talk about it-Megumin replied, visibly blushing. -Kazuma!
-Yes.
-You have to get away!
-What?
-Ram is coming this way.
Kazuma quickly looks out into the corridor as if waiting for death itself.
-She said that if she finds you, you will deal with potatoes for a week until you finally learn how to peel them!
-Damn! Thanks for warning Megumin!-Kazuma exclaimed and quickly fled the room.
-I can't believe he was fooled by such a lame lie as, how supposed."
-That wasn't a lie. Not wanting to waste any time, he had completely botched his job, and Ram is actually looking for him now.
-Ha! Let's hope it won't hit the hands of our beloved maid!-Subaru stated at the same time grinning smiling.-So? What did you want? You said it was about Emilia?
-Y-y-yes ...
-I am turning into listening.
-T-tell ... Do you love Emilia?
Subaru flushed the same way Emilia did at dinner. Even Beatrice was shocked by the question.
-Of course! Above your own life!
-If you want my Subaru, get in line!
-Not! Not! Not! That's not the point ...
-So where does this question come from?
-Because you know ... Emilia is not the best at talking about her emotions. You can see that he loves you very much, but he cannot put it into words. So I was wondering ...
A moment of silence fills the room.
-How did you manage to arrange a kiss with such a person !?
-Huh.
-How did you manage to push the relationship further !? How did you know that she, too, loves you? How did you do all of this without sexual implication?
-Stop! Stop! Stop! Wait. Too many questions at once. First: Why me?
-I already said! Because you are in the same situation with Emilia as I am with ...
-Kazuma, how supposed.
Megumin turned an intense crimson red. It was so strong that it was indistinguishable from the sorceress's outfit itself.
-But ... I'm the guy. I don't know about these things from a female perspective! You should rather ask Aqua how to get a guy to kiss him. Poor Otto!
-Not! It's a completely different situation! Only you know what situation I am in!
-And it was not so completely without subtext.
But Garfiel said nothing happened?"
-Yes. From my perspective, it was just the most beautiful kiss I have experienced in my entire life. However, for Emilia-tan it was something more.
-What more?
-We mentioned Emilka's former life during the dinner. How she had been frozen in ice for over a hundred years. When she woke up, she had only Puck, and he, in his overprotection, did not provide her with a proper upbringing.
-Meaning?
-The half-elf is not as mentally developed as his body-Beatrice interjected.
- So he doesn't know about these things. So how could a kiss be more to her?
-It's not like he doesn't know. She had rather wrong information.
-Wait ... Wait ... Are you saying she thought a kiss ... makes children!? So how old is she mentally!?
-I think about thirteen, fourteen.
-And she still doesn't know about such things !? I'm fourteen and I know a lot about it!
-HOW MUCH YOU HAVE!?
-Does it matter?
-YES! Wait a second ... Kazuma told me he's seventeen himself!
-And what?
-A LOT OF! Plus, you drank quite a lot at dinner!
-I am old enough to drink alcohol.
-Beako has four hundred, and she doesn't drink anyway! In addition, in this house there is a rule that we only drink from the age of twenty!
-How much do I have to wait? It's even Kazuma and you can't drink!
-I am abstinent anyway. I'll have to tell Frederica not to let you drink more.
-Eh ...
Surprisingly, Megumin, instead of being indignant, calmed down. The red from her cheeks was gone, and the gaze that could have been defined as wanting to blow something faded into oblivion.
-All right. Let's skip this topic and go back to the original one. At least tell me how did you know she loves you too.
-I did not know.
-Huh?
-When we talked after defeating the big rabbit, I thought she would want us to be friends, but it was about the alleged baby in the belly. You don't know how nervous I was.
-W-w-what am I supposed to do?
-Ask him if he'd like to go on a date with you.
-I don't think he has the word "date" in his dictionary without intercourse.
-Then teach him a new definition! Even if you fail the first time, try again. Go on dates with him so often until he sees your incredible enthusiasm, emotions and passion instead of just your body. Because why can't you try? It costs you almost little, and you can help achieve your desired goal.
Megumin did not know what to say. It was the kind of dialogue she never had. The words of Subaru ... You rarely hear sentences carrying such a great motivational load. As if Subaru took all hope of itself and could turn it into speech. And this pose. So much crimson-demon style. Not! This cannot be ignored. Megumin already knows that thanks to what Subaru said she would dare to invite Kazuma on a date.
-Thank you Subaru!
The sorceress ran out of the room and started walking.
-In my mouth it sounds obvious as I pass it on. However, I have to say it: you are really good at motivating people, Subaru.
-Thank you Beako!
-But you forgot one detail.
-What?
-We were talking about Kazuma here.
It took a long time for Natsuki to ecognized Beatrice's words. When this happened, his hand automatically struck his forehead. The sound of this blow showed how much force he put into this blow.
-Damn! What have I done! I need to talk to Kazuma now so he doesn't blow up! I got into a lot of trouble!
-It is your specialty to fall into them!
-I have to go! We'll meet later, Beako. Tell Garfil we'll have to skip the lesson today.
-Good luck, how suppposed.
Subaru found Kazuma in the kitchen. Finally, Ram caught up with him and chased him to peel the potatoes. It couldn't have ended otherwise. Kazuma supposedly has the ability to hide from his old world, but no ability can save you from the wrath of the pink-haired maid. He is standing by him now, making sure that he does not run away and, more importantly, that he does not waste good vegetables this time.
-Hi!
-Hello, Barusu.
-Hello ...-Kazuma said, wiping the tears from his face.
-You need help?
-But you can't work as a knight.
-If none of us tells anyone about it, I don't see any problems for me to get dirty with work.
Kazuma looks at Ram. She looks at Subaru.
-I remembered that I wanted to take a bath. Barusu, watch over this human failure while I'm gone.
-You didn't have to use the phrase "human failure"!
-Sure Ram!
After these words, the maid leaves the kitchen. It didn't take long for Kazuma to propose an escape.
-It's useless. I'm telling you. She grew up here since she was a child. He knows all the nooks and crannies of the property.
-So we're gonna spend the whole night here!
- Looking at how well you are doing, I guess it won't take more than two hours.
-And what about your white knighthood lessons?
- I told Beako to say that instead of lessons I will help you with these vegetables.
The brown haired boy gets a little shy when he hears Subaru's words. After all, five minutes ago he cursed his compatriot who was also reborn in another world. Of course, this will not change the opinion of how lucky Subaru is. However, he cannot blame his friend for having had better life and believes that he deserved it with his hard work. If I had competent companions, I would also think that I owe everything to my efforts.
-You're also pretty good at it.
-Yo didnt see me how started. After the first attempts, my hand resembled Swiss cheese.
-Cha Cha Cha.
-Overall, at times I felt like I was completely riddled with holes. Fortunately, I had Emilia-tan with me.
-It's good to have such support with you-Kazuma replied , surprisingly, without a trace of offense.
-And you have someone like that?
-WHAT!? Not. Rather, without me, they would all die!
-Sure they see you as a great leader?
-No! Aqua is an ingrate! Darkness has brought me shame so many times in front of people that it is incomprehensible! Only Megumin...
Subaru looks at the potatoes that Kazuma has peeled, and then the boy himself. Despite harsh words towards her friends, Natsuki receives her colleague's words more like a banter than a real complaint. He had to subconsciously see goodness in them otherwise he would have left them long ago. Why stick with losers if they don't try to improve themselves?
- It's weird, actually.
-Huh?
-When we were in school, we never talked about what happened to us in other worlds. Ainz, when asked about what he was doing, always dismissed me with some generalities, and his entourage said that he was conducting military operations against hostile states. But they never went into details. As for our brave soldiers, they always took water in their mouths, hiding behind military secrets. Which I am not surprised looking at Tanya's training methods. She had to be really hard on them. However, we quickly finished the topic and never came back to it.
-I wonder what our friends are doing now.
-Maybe one of them also moved to the world of the other?
-Tanya would probably fit well on any front line.
(meanwhile somewhere near an alternative version of Lorraine)
-AND HOW DO YOU LIKE IT IN MY WORLD, AINZ !?
-DO NOT LIKE! NO MAGIC! WITHOUT THE STRENGTH I HAD! WITHOUT OBJECTS, I AM DEFENSELESS!-Shouted the skeleton in military uniform, trying to pierce the noise of exploding bombs with his voice.
- IT'S ALL THE WORK OF THIS DAMN-BEING X! IF IT ALLOWED YOU TO KEEP YOUR OLD FORCE, THIS WAR WILL BE ENDED QUICKLY!
-PLEASE DON'T CARE, MY LOVED! IF NECESSARY, YOU CAN USE ME AS A LIVING SHIELD!
-KEEP SILENT PRIVATE! WE GO TO CHARGE! ATTACK!
Ainz's entire entourage ran out of the trenches. All dressed in green uniforms and all with a rifle in hand. They ran through the rain of bullets straight towards the enemy fortifications.
(again at the residence of the Mathers family)
-Coming back to the topic ... But you have to admit that despite their clumsiness, you are surrounded by beautiful women.
-I do not deny. Sometimes I use their appearance when I visit succubus.
-Sukkubs?
-There is a place in my town where nice ladies can provide equally pleasant dreams," Kazuma said, losing himself a bit in his memories.
-It doesn't seem very appropriate.
-I don't break the law and I don't hurt anyone! You should also give it a try sometime if you get the chance.
-My heart belongs only to Emilia-tan!
-Exactly! You will finally be able to count on more than just a kiss.
Subaru suddenly gets up from the chair. He tosses a half-peeled potato into a sack and drops the knife to the floor. He turns to his friend and then ...
-Blow from the forehead!
-Auuuuu!
Kazuma falls on floor. She squirms in pain and rubs her poor forehead. Suffering disappears quickly enough for him to respond.
-What the hell!
-You should treat women less objectively!
-WHAT!? THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN!? Know that I am not a white knight! I treat all genders equally!
-You want to say that in his dreams you also uses the group of male friends! Brrr ... Now I'm starting to blame myself not only for the fate of the women in the mansion, but also for mine!
-NOPE! NOT WHAT I MEANT! I just think that if you jump into the my bath yourself, we can use what we have seen.
-Jump in ... In the bath?
-They haven't told you about it? It was to be expected from them. They send you to me by tarnishing my opinion, and they will not admit their sins themselves.
-Tell me!
Kazuma summarized two situations. The first, when he was nicknamed loli-NEET after hunting frogs, and the second, when he wanted to relax in the bathhouse. Of course, he omitted those details that were less convenient to him. But it's a minor matter, as he himself thought!
-Have you had such an incident with Aqua?
-Thanks Eris for not! I can't see a woman in her! At the very thought of seeing me, I am overwhelmed with a strange feeling
-How would you look at your sister?
-Do not say that! You're implying I'm related to her!
-Believe me! Better to bathe with your sister than with Roswall!
-What!? You jumped in the bath with that clown !? And you accuse me of deviation!
-No I jumped into him, he jumped to me!
-Wow! You even collect guys as easily as girls! At least I know now why you got such good grades in school!
-Cha Cha Cha! My advice on how to achieve good results in tests: the pencil is for writing, not for inserting into your nose holes!
-Cha Cha Cha! Still I don't know how I managed to do it!
In an instant, a serious conversation about treating the opposite sex turned into friendly jokes at each other. The two of them were laughing hard. Of course, Subaru thought he would have to have a more serious conversation with him sometime. Kazuma didn't get anything out of the dialogue except wanting to see the girl in the shower again.
-You know...
-Yes?
-Ram said she wanted a shower.
-I figure out where you are going, but I warn you right away that this is not the slightest percentage of a good idea. Besides, I ...
-Emilia is enough! I know! But thanks to my ability to hide, Ram won't notice anything. You just have to point me ...- Kazuma didn't finish his line. On his way out the door, he ran straight into the pink maid.
-AAAAA! WHAT!? LIKE YOU!? HOW MUCH...!?
-I heard your every word from the beginning of the conversation. My job is to watch over the guests who live at Mr. Roswaal's mansion.
-You wanted to say: eavesdrop!
-I will not accept these unfounded accusations from such a degenerate individual. Although what I expected from a man with the nickname Kazutrash. However, be glad that I am not going to punish you. As I can see from your appearance, someone has already managed to talk you out of your perverted fantasies.
-WAIT A MINUTE! What did you call me !? Where did you ...? - Kazuma realized in an instant the bitter truth. - PLEASE! NOT AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN!
The scream of the brown haired boy echoed throughout the Mathers domain. Some of the capital's better-hearing residents later swore that they took the strange noise for an attack on the witch's cult!