Hi guys, sorry for taking so long to update
Thanks again for all your kind words and patience
This will be the last chapter with Emillia camp, unfortunately I'm out of ideas right now and would prefer to try other characters who deal with Rbd consequences and Subaru protection for example knights,Willhelm and other camp. Or rather, Rem, to concetrate and write stories with her, I love her very much and I know her quite well.I read all her side stories and details etc.
Arc 5 and Rbd with Subaru knowledge of cast is very appealing to me to start as I have written before something, but I need to reread and my writing is not good enough to do someone more skilled writer would try I would love it.
Let's go :)
Chapter 4
After finishing breakfast and setting off on their daily tasks and their own plans for the protection and pampering of the Subaru, they quickly disappeared without wasting any time.
A half-elf, while busy with her pre-lunch chores, studying while grumbling about Roswall's existence and the situation, distracted Emillia with another matter, to no avail, Subaru and Rem had promised.
Emillia's mind was filled with old memories of the sanctuary she had found, and the dear knight's horrendous story of the two of them and how they were connected.
First of all, the witch cult and is undeniable from what happened that it was practically the witch cult that raised her in the Elf and the existence of Emillia was a secret. secondly the witch cult was different in the old days there were good people and divided into groups of moderates and other factions,the moderates under the leadership of Geuse protected and helped the Elves and Flügel himself supported the cult,Emillia remembers clearly when Regulus fought dear Geuse to protect them and used the gift of the Slot witch gene he received from his master.
And then there was Pandora and Emillia gritted her teeth over her desk as she remembered these two murderers who broke into her home and killed Aunt Fortuna to trick Geuse and then went mad and turned the cult into what her poor wonderful knight was facing she understood Rem's anger and hatred and Subaru's rage so well.
Finally, the reason why this happened...The Seal
When we watched the story with the others, there was a lot of speculation as to why the witch wanted to open the seal at all costs. One thing was for sure, it must be something terrible if a witch cult wanted to open it and cause the end of the and Ana,Prisc the two cunning cadets, rejected Satella's seal because it was in the desert and they had seen it before, it could break out any time if another silver-haired half-elf wanted to
And Emillia was the only one with a key...
Emillia:…..But why?
The problem was even if they found answers and could talk to others about them, they were just more questions born.
One thing was for sure, they now knew that the witch Pandora was the leader of the cult and virtually invincible.
Smoll Emillia had used all her strength to defeat the woman, but she had resurfaced time and time again and escaped without a scratch.
The knights praised the half-princess's power, and even Priscilla acknowledged her strength, but meanwhile Crush and Ana together realized that the only way she could trick people's senses was to get inside their minds and somehow twist them into becoming her little plaything, like the good Geuse and who knows how many other unfortunate people, or already in on her sick game.
This was confirmed by some of Ecidona's words in the cast's mind, Emillia remembers exactly what she said. she's no longer on the run, the white haired witch said it's Vainglory's power, not the ultimate power, and she just needs to find a trick to defeat it, but she claims it's made her an expert at saving her own skin.
Emillia: The trick...trick...what...what you know...what you want...what your goal is...
Lost in these thoughts, Emillia could no longer ignore her past, Subaru's hellish journy, the others and the danger ahead...
Emillia: Haaaaaa...I need to learn if I want to be with my wonderful knight when he returns, as much as -I also need answers, maybe to protect him or at least make things easier for this she remembered again her "her" knight with his sweet voice,beautiful figure and smile,good heart,interesting thinking,caring...
Emillia: I miss you...love you...
And finally the half-elf princess began to learn.
Elsewhere:Rem pov
In another place, a blue-haired maid was cleaning and wiping hummed to herself, enjoying the work she missed so much, while thinking of her hero and the many good course, she hadn't forgotten the bad, and the many terrible things that had happened to her love and she did she wanted to think of the present and the future and the sweet times.
The truth about the witch cult touched her deeply and the tragedy that happened to kind foster father who was a witch had broken her and created the monster who became Archbishop Sloht and the kind people who did good and became empty shells, if...If her Subaru became like this...it is not impossible... Return from death by a powerful force,perhaps the most powerful Rem has ever seen. The whole world has time to rewind and return from the dead but side effects and death,betrayals and traumas can break his hero at any time or he is already the love and comfort and help poor boy needed so he accepted the other candidates if her Subaru-kun would help him in any way.
But...
Oni just suddenly got a lot to think about,not as black and white as he course he still remembers his village,which was destroyed by assassins,and a prisoner of a cult who later tried to skin her alive.
But it's not so simple now. the witch cult may have been created or helped along by one of Fügel's 3 great heroes himself, for some good purpose. but later radicals like the Archbishop of Greed and the witch emerged to destroy the group.
Rem: Pandora...
She didn't know what to say to such enemies of the Oni, unlike the other scum and lowly cultists she encountered basemant horror, more like simple mercenaries,bandits and assassins who were hired to attack and then killed like Faust, Sergei or Fogg
(Read the prequel to SS :Re:Zero: The Oni Sisters in the Hidden Village).
The others have talked and heard a lot about what the cadets,Emillia, think about this, but it's just a way to somehow make them realize that brute force can't do anything.
The witch's powers of deception,manipulation,immortality,teleportation none of which are powers that Rem can counter even a sword saint could do nothing really scared all of them Cast, the feeling of utter helplessness and how small a cruel world they are.
While they were in these dark lost thoughts they were sister and fire princess said something that managed to cheer the team up and Rem back.
If she is so powerful this wicked witch and in Subaru words "op" why did Regulus have to put her there,why did the little spirits have to lure out smol Emilia.
Crush was the one who thought out loud on these thoughts,Pandora power is limited or conditions are it wasn't so their world would already belong to her.
Rem: Indeed!Rem was already thinking out loud and talking to herself
(Cute little fact:Rem often talks to herself just like Subaru)
Even if they have no chance to defeat such monsters now, Subaru can find out their secrets and Rem and knights,camps can confront them when the time comes.
Rem now what she can do is coddle her hero and start to master Oni's power as much as used it many times before, against Wolgram when she fought Subaru in the forest,then fight the cult lost loops,and finally White it was always more instinctive and dangerous,Arc 2 as they called these parts of her hero's even attacks her own sister when they came for her and she lost her head in the fight and just went on a rampage.
The maid didn't even notice, but the window and the room were already clean and she was out of the room.
Rem: What?ha...
She was so lost in the Oni's head that she automatically completed her tasks.
Rem: ...
Rem: ...
Rem: I don't know whether to be a little proud of myself or a little scared.
Elsewhere:Garfiel Pov
Garfiel was on the training ground and wondered to himself what he could do for the captain and the others.
Before he had been mindlessly training and training and squeezing all the strength he could out of his demihuman there came a point where no matter what he did he could not keep pushing himself and even overloaded himself which was rebuilding his strength.
So he sought new methods and other advice from other warriors and knights, one of them being Willhelm and Reihard that he was strong and had great potency but was too young and needed to grow method was meditation.
For a moment, the tiger boy wanted to speak, but his words caught in his throat as Subaru remembered all his pain, sorrow and grief.
No fighting, no fooling around, just doing what he had to for his brother and his new family.
During the meditations the tiger cub's priority was to control his emotions and learn to adopt some of his captain's thinking,and to better know,learn to prepare for the unexpected perhaps,and finally,to better know the new opponents he saw during the watches.
And lastly if nothing else...preparing for death and defeat,horror
Garfiel...
Garfiel...
Garfiel:….
The tiger boy trembles at the thought of death and the cruelty of the world.
This Garfiel,much loved despite what his sister,Captain and Emillia from camp and even other seeing demihuman potential and history,Ana who basically likes demihuman,and even Prisicilla who praised his very young age despite defeating experienced assassin like Elsa and with her Mabets.
Exactly despite his young age death and many horrors still very scared and very hurt Garfiel,not to mention his worse loops where he was one of Subaru's obstacles.
At the same time you have to accept there are monsters,evil things out there in the world you could never imagine before:immortals,living witches,warlocks,monsters,etc
Garfiel: Roswall...
He despised to no end this parasitic,manipulative creep hiding under a clown mask was trying to kill everyone in the sanctuary and the source of all the trouble was finally at his hands. In fact captain's earlier bad end and tragedies were his doing, the hiring Elsa in the capita, then Rem and Ram's mental state being so broken by Roswall's poison and his twisted girl
(Roswall forced Rem to first kill and he said just be Ram's replacement SS :Re:Zero: The Oni Sisters in the Hidden Village, )
After capital shit strom Subaru dealing alone is a witch cult and horror,besides even Whale.
Garfiel when it all came out wanted to tear Roswall to shreds along with the others especially Rem,Emillia, and almost succeeded.
Roswall regretted his actions but no one was moved, not even Ram who loved him, but she would not stand by him anymore.
It was too much...and if she did it he would almost certainly lose her sister, once more and perhaps for the last time, to red Oni.
But by now, Garfiel's anger had subsided, not because he had forgiven him or anyone else in the audience, but because he had to be redirected to more useful things.
His foolish and most wonderful Captain's words and voice reminded him
Garfiel:… Brother you are too good for this world...
elsewhere :Beako Pov
The little blonde loli immersed herself in books Library and the many notes her sweet contractor had made before he left about his strength, memories and potential.
Beako was also naturally thinking of new monsters while looking,but she had a different attitude than the others and wanted to strengthen Subaru. RBD's power is brutal and relentless,a huge burden that could crush his soul at any moment,his gate is bad,broken and without it mana poisoning could kill his brother which was perhaps only made worse by the death of the cursed Great Rabbit,little Loli twitched all over her body and felt if she had a stomach she would there are powers he is compatible with but at a great cost.
Beatrice:….Invisible providence or invisible hands...
Beako paused for a moment.
Beatrice:How can I reduce the side effects I suppose?
Subaru's new power over the madman Geuse or Betelguse's hundreds of very dangerous hands, the poor contractor can only use one hand and has a range of only a meter or that wasn't enough, he would almost start tearing Subaru's soul and internal organs apart.
Beatrice: But better than nothing really in fact.
The most important thing is to reduce the mental load,as Subaru described it is as if he loses part of himself,his thoughts become confused and he into madness, why is that?Dear Geuse was quite straightforward about why what happened him and explained well how he became that compatible with the sloth gene,he took it by force to defeat Regulus,the witch manipulation,delusion.
But as a counter example there was the witch Sloth, Sekmeth,she is the most powerful witch that ever lived,only Satella is stronger than her,she fought and for a time stood against the divine Dragon.
And yet she had no side effects on her soul,body or not shown
Beatrice:...
Beatrice: Why?
Beako searched for these answers with endless diligence and wanted to help her beloved sweet, like her contractor and others in the Cast,camps, they fell into the same they found answers or figured it out, they only created more questions and sweetly sulked and grumbled. Remember the merchant princess and the redheaded Oni's head was almost steaming as they searched for a solution. priscilla and Crusch gave up early and just wanted to be with Subaru,who was being cuddled by the blue Oni and the silver haired girl. while the silly Subaru begged for air and freedom, poor unfortunate - fortunate boy.
Subaru of course always found some clue to get them going again, and recorded a lot of information thanks to Julius, Otto, and more explicitly Roswall, which led to a lot of arguments and quarrels again, but the contractor was right again that the clown had regrets and had a lot of knowledge and experience that could be useful.
With Roswall's help, Beako finally figured something out.
Authorities can change and evolve depending on the person, the best example being the mother and Regulus.
With that they had direction on what to do and one of Subaru's main desires was to shape this in some way and a better look for his Slot power that would not burden his sweet brother so much and be more power is still too raw and still has remnants of Betelguse's madness.
The little blonde loli smiled waiting that she was spending time with her Subaru again and they were learning together, she felt her face warming up again and her little chest burning.
Beatrice: Subaru come home soon...and give me a present again, spoil me
Beatrice pulled her face to her tiny knees in shame and embarrassment, if ever they found out it would be a real Oni and Hal-elf and a lot of other women who are already lurking around must be careful that their secret is only theirs forever.
Elsewhere:Ram Pov
Ram, after finishing breakfast and reassuring the princess and her sister after the news, continued to work with the other maids reason she was separate was because not only did she slow down her sisters, Frederica and Petra's daily tasks, but she had to prepare her heart for her master whom she had bought and hated and then fell in love with and hated again...returns.
Red Oni felt her head about to explode from the stress of too many events,death, new questions and mysteries that had hit her sharp mind so recently.
She was already need to deal with Subaru and to be kinder, to seek answers and to be now a new problem arose again about the Roswall's location, the shreds of her feelings were still there.
But she had to be careful and avoid any contact with him, her sister had been very lenient with her and the price was that she had to break everything with her master vital mana infusions were replaced by Emillia and Beatrice with the hornless Oni.
Rem couldn't be with her,touch her,look at her as long as she didn't move away from that monster,her sister see Roswall was no less scum int witch cult or worse.
But that was enough for Ram, she got his sister back and they lived thanks to Subaru.
Ram:...
Ram: Barasu I don't even know so far how we survived without you or the world itself
This other thought really scared Ram how unlucky and lucky they were so far.
Unlucky Oni was born and destroyed by the cult and then taken to Roswall who brought Emillia and met Subaru and took him to the Castle who died 3 times at the hands of the twins due to their own fears and trauma,unfortunate situation the sweet fool.
But then they got lucky,Barasu forgave them and saved Rem and her,when the witch cult would come again she came back even though everyone let her down,and finally up to the Sanctuary and the worst death she could ever experience in real life...
Ram:buwa,ku..ku...
Ram reached to her stomach she didn't want to remember this but the fact is the fool lived through this and didn't give up,he was desperate and crying but he didn't run away.
Ram:What are you... Barasu
In Red Oni's mind all the information and now a new Roswall situation brought up another thought that only grew stronger and curiosity felt like it was killing her, was so much she wanted to talk to him about but the cadets,Rem and others took up so much of his time.
Ram:I miss him
Ram:...Subaru come home.
Elsewhere:Frederica and Petra pow
In the kitchen, Frederica and Petra were already preparing lunch, the little maid still sulking as she fussed that her loli friend was hiding some top secret Subaru from her.
Frederica:Please Petra calm down, we are working and you are so distracted you might even hurt yourself with knives while working, the kitchen is a dangerous place.
Petra:Hm!I know too Frederica-nesama but Beako talks to me less and she's got something really good for Subaru, it's just not fair!
Frederica: Subaru-sam and Beatrice-sam have a special relationship, we can't interfere, they have every right to privacy.
The peasant girl continued to sulk to herself, of course she knew Frederica was right but she wanted to know all about her she was getting hardly any attention from her many people wanted her heart and soul for him.
Beast maid's sweet smile watched Petra, Subaru-sama's story so many people hurt and permanently changed like her little to her surprise Petra despite all the crying and sadness,stood up strong after all.
Frederica now thought of Roswall's arrival and prepared herself in her other maids are not possible to be near the clown, Rem would attack without hesitation if he steps is tied sister now. Petra stood up and became stronger after watching but Roswall's presence could destroly all the progress in her little maid's soul.
She herself was in a very difficult situation, she owed a lot to her master earlier, despite his sins.
She gave her work and education, her brother and other half-demi human a home and support.
But it was all fake and maybe even this little good he did just beacuse for his cursed book like saving the twins, finding Emillia,etc.
And then the sins of the failed loops and manipulating Subaru-sama, always again her blood boils from that but now for others she has to do what she had to maybe Subaru will praise her for that and spend time with her, that would be… lovely.
Frederica has already imagined a little time, even if it's only a few minutes with the hero, the knight, and sweet simple conversation.
Petra:Fred...Freder...Frederica-nesama
Frederica:Yes!What!
The blonde beast maid is a little scared, lost in thought, even though she herself has just scolded Petra for a job.
Petra:The soup is already boiling!
Frederica:Ahh!Sorry Petra.
Petra:Frederica-nesama you're talking, now you're gone!
Frederica:Really sorry you're right, everyone has to pull themselves much has happened in such a short time
Petra: Hehe...
Frederica:Okay!Let's really start,right Petra-chan ?
Petra:Yes!
Elsewhere:Otto pow
A merchant waited wearily in his room for lunch and was a little at ease thanks to the camp's surprising patience and forgiveness towards the vile clown.
This too, was one of Subaru's effects...Otto thought a little louder to friend's hot temper and impatience had often only led him to horrible ends and had learned from this and become calmer and more patient, anger and hatred could only breed chaos and terrible misunderstandings and miscalculations.
These are very dangerous things that Otto has understood perfectly well and only a witch cult can gain from it.
Subaru of course his camp and others will never be in danger, even before his secret was out he had already done things that made him a legend and won the hearts of at what cost and what his friend had to experience to know all about it, and they all knew Retur by Death power the ladies melted and the males were so ashamed as they experienced the physically weakest man saving the world.
After this...
No question: they would never betray Subaru, moreover they would die for Subaru if need be, Otto was ready if need Subaru's two first ladies,Crush even the greedy merchant princess,Priscilla would fight for him as long as she had and warriors would also go to hell for him, Julis was very convincing when she spoke to Subaru after waking up,who was so disturbed by his adoration of the perfect knight.
Otto was already wondering if Julis would have fallen for him?Not impossible... his brother was dangerous in many other ways.
But Subaru could still be very suspicious of others and could be sent to Satella's miasma and hell again because of other witch cult has ruined many people's lives and therefore the world is full of people who seek is probably both a cult and a Pandora's purpose or it makes things easier for her while the world lives in darkness and fear and about the witch cult itself she hasn't even really thought about those who are attracted to black-haired knight miasma and cursed Mabest too, want kill or eat.
So how could she protect her friend from these situations and new dangerous people?
Locking him up would not be an option, Subaru would never accept it and in fact his very existence as a friend was, as Willhelm put it, a catalyst to their world being saved or changed so far.
Subaru in the camp and with others would be secure, there are enough strong fighters and members in every camp who can defeat such emerging revenge seekers and suspicious circumstances for his friend.
But alone,...it is too dangerous,not if Subaru had free time because of all the between his travels he is still very vulnerable and new places, not only his suspicion but his inexperience in their world
It's just that Otto sometimes gets the feeling that the world itself is trying to take Subaru's life away from him...
The merchant rubbed his forehead to calm his nerves, and then there was Roswall's return.
...
Otto:...haaaaaa
Otto knew that apart from Frederica and Subaru, they would be the only ones to talk to the old lord of the pain and sorrow he was causing the others was too much to accepted it, but that it.
Otto, of course, had his anger and hatred, but his personality was always calmer than that.
It was also staggering how weak and unconscious they were
All strength and help is needed, even if it is Roswall.
…Knock-knock
Frederica: Otto-kun sorry to disturb you but lunch is almost ready.
Otto:Wooh, how?So time would have passed?
Frederica:Well after a late start to breakfast, Subaru-sama's absence made it noticeable that things were slowing down and time was slipping
Otto:True, and not only that but we're all too lost in our own minds.
Frederica:There was too much of what we saw Otto, too much
…
...
Otto:Right, I'll be there in a the others?
Frederica:Garf's the only one left, but his hunger will bring him here.
Otto:...
Otto:Frederica..
Frederica:Yes? Yes.
Otto:Are you sure about this?Roswall thing...
Frederica:...
Frederica:Not really, but if it's necessary I'll do her and for everyone.
Otto:Thank you and we are grateful.
Frederica:Come on, I think I got something out of it.
The blonde maid's face turned red as she thought of how Subaru would thank her. And she chuckles sweetly
Otto:What?
Frederica:Not important...Then we'll wait Otto-kun
Frederica bowed and left Otto, who was sorting through his papers before joining the others.
Otto but then forgot that even though he was a clown back, his best friend would be back merchant's face was washed away all the worry and Subaru's presence had an effect that changed things.
Otto:Natsuki-san come back soon, things are starting to fall apart here without you...
Elsewhere, the others were all on their way to the dining room, waiting in their hearts for the return of the hero, knight, contrator, friend, brother or ''The absence of a beloved boy''
Thanks for reading this mess and for the nice words guys again :)
I never thought so many people would catch this up. it's very motivating.
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