Sorry for the inconsistency, I have a poll on my profile if anyone wants to check it out, anyways enjoy the chapter.

[Ram] "What does barusu mean when he says 'Mission'? If it's too troublesome then Ram wants no part in it-"

[Subaru] "Emilia is in danger, we don't have much time I'm assuming…"

[Ram] "Tch, stupid Barusu should have led off with that fact!"

[Subaru] "Sorry, we need to hurry! Where the hell is Wilhelm!?"

Currently Subaru was scanning the yard in front of the mansion, searching for the dangerously strong old man.

[Ram] "This morning Wilhelm-sama left to run some errands, he should be back within the next hour."

[Subaru] "Damn! We don't have time to wait for him! C'mon!."

Grabbing Ram's hand, Subaru began sprinting towards the stables in search of his trusty companion. After arriving and looking around, the black haired boy spotted his right hand man...woman, Patrasche.

[Subaru] "I'm sorry to ask this of you again but we need to run like hell."

Opening the gate that held the ground dragon, he tried to climb on top of her back but was pulled back by Ram who had an annoyed look.

[Ram] "Surely you don't expect to ride a ground dragon bareback, ugh, it was stupid of Ram to think Barusu had that much sense."

Grunting, Ram went and retrieved a saddle that had been laying nearby and began to put it on Patrasche. Subaru could feel his anxiety start to climb up, It was luck that his checkpoint was set before Emilia was erased, but that didn't mean he had enough time to save her...in fact he didn't know if he had any time at all…

[Subaru] "C'mon, we need to go save Emilia…"

He flinched as he said Emilia's name, he already had dangerously low amounts of hope left and if he heard-

[Ram] "Yes, Ram is going as fast as she can, Barusu better compensate Ram properly once we return."

[Subaru] "We will talk about that later!"

With the saddle fastened, Subaru once again jumped on top of Patrasche's back with Ram in hand. With a whip of the reins the ground dragon began moving and picking up speed.

[Subaru] "We already had this conversation but you won't remember it, I also want to apologize for putting you in danger, but I have to do it again...Now then, Partrasche do you remember the path we took when we fought the whale, that's where we need to go!"

Ram listened from behind while feeling a slight bit of jealousy that Subaru treated the dragon with such care…

[Subaru] "Ow! What the hell?"

Subaru could feel a sharp punch hit him from behind.

[Ram] "It's a small fee for making Ram's delicate hands have to do all the work."

[Subaru] "Delicate hands my ass!"

Through the gates and down the path, the trio went on a mission to save Emilia. The truth was they would have just enough time to save her. Even though Emilia is far, if they continued at a good speed they would definitely catch up to her...dealing with gluttony would be a different problem. Subaru ran a few possible scenarios in his head but each one seemed to end in failure or have an unknown factor.

'Why didn't puck help her? If he was there…'

Puck should protect her but for whatever reason he didn't…

[Subaru] "Ram what time is it…"

[Ram] "Too early for all of this, Ram was on her way to take a nap…"

That was a lie, Ram had been waiting a little bit before going to see him and Subaru knew it but he didn't want to press it on since there were more important things at stake.

[Subaru] "Im serious, it's important!"

[Ram] "Hmph, last time Ram checked it was after 7, Barusu had been sleeping for about 40 minutes."

[Subaru] "Thanks!"

[Ram] "...you're welcome…."

Subaru usually would have teased her for her bashful response, but he was too busy trying to figure his timeline.

'Originally, Ram woke me up 2 hours after Emilia left, it's possible that she was already forgotten but my gut says that's not true...that means between the time she woke me up the first time and the second, Emilia was erased….I should have time to catch up...hopefully…'

[Ram] "Barusu said Emilia-sama was in danger, but has yet to elaborate."

[Subaru] "Huh? Uh, She is in danger, and it's before nine….so Puck can't come out yet...My Emilia-tan is strong but…"

[Ram] "Hmph, Barusu has never put Ram's name in a possessive form before."

[Subaru] "That's your take away?!"

[Ram] "Yes, as Ram see's it, We are restricted by how fast this creature can take us and so we can do nothing but wait."

Subaru really didn't want to get into an argument in this situation but she did have a point….

[Subaru] "I never thought you would want me to say 'My Ram'."

[Ram] "Disgusting, and now that you have said it Ram could feel great shame."

[Subaru] "Then why the hell did you bring it up!?"

[Ram] "Because it was insulting for Barusu to never consider it."

Frustration built up in Subaru...he knew normally this type of interaction wouldn't bother him, but since he had already built up so much rage from the last loop...he didn't want to think about the anger he felt but the more he tried to ignore it, the more it grew.

[Ram] "Now then, regarding Ram's compensation-"

[Subaru] "SHUT UP!"

The sudden outburst made her real quiet. Even patrasche who was running at full speed seemed to be startled by it. Ram stared deep into Subaru's eyes since he had turned his head to scream at her...her face looked pretty normal but her eyes widened, she had seen Subaru angry many times but something about him telling her to shut up really hurt…

[Subaru] "I-i'm sorry….but please let's just discuss this another time...:"

Ram stayed silent, she had nothing to say and nothing to hear. She knew Subaru wouldn't get this mad at any of the other women, so the fact that he was willing to get this upset at her made her feel even lower than before…

[Subaru] "Don't look so sad...I promise when this is over i will make it up to you."

Through her bangs, Ram could See Subaru shine a smile, it looked somewhat forced but at the same time genuine...it also made her feel more at ease…

[Ram] "Stupid Barusu, Ram is only letting this slide since Emilia-sama is in peril..Barusu will have to pay back Ram double."

[Subaru] "Ugh fine!"

Subaru really didn't want any banter between the two. Normally he enjoys the back and forth but right now all he could think about was Emilia and how he needed to save her…

Not many words were shared as they continued to ride. Ram, in her odd attempts at making it into Subaru's heart, seemed to have stayed quiet since she could see how serious Subaru was about this...The man in question on the other hand was just focusing ahead in hopes to find half-elf, alive and well.

[Subaru] "...You still remember Emilia, right?"

[Ram] "Ugh, Barusu must have hit his head, this is the fifth time you've asked Ram that!"

[Subaru] "oh….but you remember her right?"

Subaru felt a sharp pain as the maid began to pull on his ear.

[Ram] "Yes Ram remembers."

Ram began to feel annoyed about his constant questioning, in her mind she felt it was a way of teasing her...that couldn't be further from the truth...the two remained silent as they continued to ride. The peaceful sound of birds and running steps of Patrasche were the only things making noise until…

[Ram] "Barusu, do you see that?"

[Subaru] "Huh? Are you talking about that black dot in the distance?"

Far ahead, so far that someone with normal sight wouldn't be able to make it out, was a carriage. Along the way they had seen a few carriages but they ignored most of them since there was no way Emilia would be so close…

[Ram] "Ugh, useless barusu can't even be used as a spotter."

[Subaru] "Well excuse me for not having Oni enhanced abilities!"

[Ram] "ha! Either way it seems there is a carriage up ahead, we have been riding for a while and going at a considerable speed, so it's not out of the question that it is Emilia-sama."

[Subaru] "Really! Thank god! I'm glad I brought you along!"

[Ram] "Hmph, flattery will not get you out of your payback…"

She turned her head as she said that to hide her increasing blush.

[Ram] "Barusu still hasn't told Ram the danger Emilia-sama is in."

[Subaru] "...Someone really strong is gonna come, i'm just hoping we can make it before they do."

[Ram] "And how does Barusus know this? You were asleep not too long ago, if you had known this information then you would have said something before Emilia-sama left."

[Subaru] "...it's like a gut feeling.."

Ram with her usual snort of the nose kept quiet. She wanted to call him out for making her come all the way out here for 'a gut feeling' but she knew he did have a track record of knowing where trouble is.

And so they went on, Patrasche who had already been going at an impressive speed, seemed to kick into another gear as she raced towards the distant carriage.

'I will save her!'

Sitting down with her knees to her chest was Emilia. Her thoughts were of nothing but Subaru and how she wanted to spend more time with him...The only thing comforting her was the jacket he gave her, over and over again she wished to be with him and hoped that they would meet again soon…

"ia~"

Even now she swears she could hear his voice call to her..

"Lia~"

[Emilia] "Huh?..."

It was faint and barely audible over the sound of the carriage moving but she swears she can hear it!

"Emilia!"

She would always recognize that voice, quickly, Emilia looked out the back and saw him. Riding on top of a jet black ground dragon was Subaru, he was still a good distance away but she could still see him. Instantly her heart shot up and tears of joy came to her eyes.

Instantly Emilia told the driver to stop, as the cart came to a halt, she jumped out and began racing towards the oncoming ground dragon. She didn't understand why he was here, and she didn't care, in her eyes all she saw was that her prayers were answered.

[Emilia] "Subaru!"

As Subaru came closer, Emilia could see that his expression wasn't exactly what she hoped to see. He looked simultaneously anxious and relieved, Now that she thought of it, why would Subaru be here?

Those questions came to a halt as the black haired boy pulled up right in front of her.

[Subaru] "Emilia…."

Jumping off, Subaru seemed to stare at her with happiness and anxiety. In the next moment, he stepped forward and wrapped her in his embrace, savoring every second that he could. Her soft skin, her sweet scent, her smooth hair, he wanted to enjoy it all but-

[Ram] "Tch, if Emilia-sama is in such danger like barusu said then shouldn't we head back?"

[Subaru] "Eh, ye-yeah, my bad…"

Reluctantly Subaru pulled away from the equally reluctant Emilia. She wanted to hold him some more but she stopped her pursuit once she saw the small tears he had formed.

[Emilia] "Are you okay? And why are you here?"

[Subaru] "Ah, it's hard to explain but you're in danger, we need to go quickly."

[Emilia] "Danger?...okay, i trust you."

Even if Subaru were to say something ridiculous she would still trust him. Ram, who watched their tender interaction from above, jumped down and couldn't help but feel as if something wrong was about to happen...like something dangerous was coming their way.

[Ram] "Barusu, we should get moving."

[Subaru] "yeah you're right, it's a shame my beautiful reunion with Emilia has to get spoiled like this."

[Ram] "If you can say that much then you can move."

'How much time did we have?...'

As Subaru thought that, the group heard a shriek come over from where Emilia's carriage was. Everyone became on guard as they saw someone coming from around the front of it. Subaru could feel his blood run cold when he saw the dirty looking boy enter his view. The sin archbishop, Gluttony…

[Subaru] "That's the danger…"

[Ram] "Yes it seems so."

[Emilia] "What was that scream?"

[Ram] "Sounds like it was the driver, Barusu, get behind us, you would only be in the way."

Emilia gained a sad look knowing that a person she was just with, died so suddenly.

[Subaru] "Usually I would retort but I can't argue with that…"

[Emilia] "Don't worry Subaru, i'll protect you!"

He didn't like the idea of them fighting for him but he had no other choice, if only he had someone he didn't care about that was strong….

[?] "Ah! How marvelous, joyous, incredible! Meals ready to satisfy my hunger!"

[Ram] "How disgusting…"

Ram could feel the threat that the person ahead of them posed.

[?] "Onee-san, you don't have to be so mean! This will be a feast, even though three people isn't usually enough to satisfy our hunger, you all seem perfect...GOURMET!"

All of them cringed as they heard the deranged ramblings of the threat in front of them. Subaru especially was worried, he knew that Gluttony could beat Emilia eventually, with Ram here it gave them a chance but she could only fight as long as her mana held out…

[?] "Ah, are any of you, Natsuki Subaru!? He is the one that can satisfy our hunger!"

Everyone looked at Subaru in worry, what could gluttony want with him?

[?] "Yes, for someone to take down our pet then surely they would be a FEAST!"

[Subaru] "...Pet?"

[?] "Hmm, rude, terrible, doesn't matter, we need to eat!"

Gluttony who got into a fighting stance, roared as he stared at them like a beast.

[Subaru] "You two need to work hard and together, i'm useless in this situation and only have one move…"

[Ram] "Barusu is useless in most situations."

[Emilia] "Don't fight now...It's still too early for Puck to come out so I will have to rely on the minor spirits."

It wasn't looking too good…

[Ley] "Enough talk, Sin archbishop representing Gluttony, LEY BATENKAITOS!"

The dirty looking boy brandished his wrist blades and launched at the trio. Emilia immediately put up a small shield of ice while she sent an icicle towards Gluttony. While she did this, Ram pulled out what seemed to be a wand and shot a simultaneous blade of wind.

Gluttony who was running straight at them simply strafed to the side and began moving faster than Subaru's eyes could see, as if he was teleporting...he could do nothing but watch as his two beautiful lovers fought for him, to make his guilt even worse, Patrasche moved in front of him as if to shield him.

Using the leaper technique, ley made the space between them nearly non-existent. The icicle's and blades of wind that were shot at him all missed their mark, he was simply too fast. Subaru could feel his blood run cold, everything in front of him seemed to run in slow motion. Right in front of Emilia and ready to swing was ley, he could tell that it would be blocked by her shield but what about after that?

Because everything seemed really slow, Subaru could only think that something really bad would happen but, suddenly, like a blur Ram appeared right in front of Ley. Her leg was up and in the next moment she let it loose into Gluttony's chest which made him bend into a C shape as he flew off from the impact.

He knew she was strong and if Rem's constant hyping of Ram's ability were anything to go off of, then maybe they would be fine. Subaru wasn't the only one surprised by Ram's speed and power since Emilia stood there in slight shock. Still, not wanting to let the moment go, Emilia aimed a few more icicles to where Gluttony had flown to and let loose.

Hope began to arise in Subaru as he saw that Gluttony was now on the defensive. Each icicle that flew at him was blocked and cut in half, that distraction was enough for Ram to send another blade of wind which he just barely dodged but not unscathed.

There on his leg was a sizable gash that would definitely hinder his movement.

[Ley] "Oh! It's been a while since i got hit, that stings! You are definitely GOURMET!"

[Ram] "This one is annoying."

As Ley shouted, Ram began running towards the sin archbishop while picking up speed. The boy who saw this then got up and began charging straight at her.

What happened next was something Subaru could only describe as spectacular. As Gluttony swung his wrist blades, Ram dodged with ease and delivered a fierce punch to his face which looked strong enough to shatter someone's head.

Following up, Ram grabbed the arms of the stunned witch cultist and drove her knee into his stomach which made him cough up a small amount of blood.

Repeatedly Ram sent a flurry of punches and kicks to Gluttony which sent him flying away once more.

[Subaru] "Amazing…"

[Emilia] "I didn't know Ram was this strong…"

Subaru wanted to believe that she would be the solution to this problem but he noticed something that made it apparent that wouldn't be the case. Ram was shaking uncontrollably, her legs were wobbling like crazy and she didn't look like she could stand for much longer.

Subaru knew she had a problem when it came to mana since she lost her horn but what he didn't know was the toll not having a horn did to an oni. Her body is always in constant pain and if put under stress of a fight it would only increase.

[Subaru] "Emilia, sorry to ask you of this but you need to take over!"

Subaru said that as he began sprinting towards Ram. Once again he reacted on emotions rather than thinking things out, that proved to be a fatal error since out of the corner of his eye he could see Ley coming at him with his hand raised.

He thought he was for sure done for but suddenly a blade of wind flew right between the two which was just enough time for Emilia to send a few more icicles and put some distance between Gluttony and Subaru.

The witch cultist did a few summersaults away and in that time Emilia was able to run up next to Subaru who was trying to help support Ram.

[Subaru] "Oi, Don't give up now!"

[Ram] "Hmph, it's not a matter of giving up or not, Ram's body doesn't wish to respond…"

Subaru could tell she was in intense pain as he held her small frame with draping her arm around him. He could feel how weak she became after a short fight.

[Subaru] "This isn't looking too good, Emilia-tan can only hold him off for so long and my only move takes a big toll on me…"

[Ram] "Yes if only Barusu wasn't so pathetic then maybe our situation wouldn't be so dire."

[Subaru] "Try being more positive!"

The two looked up at Emilia who stood in front of them, her ice shield was up and gleamed in the sunlight but Subaru knew that her defences would only last for so long.

[Subaru] "Ugh, Emilia, before anything else happens I just want to say I love you!"

[Emilia] "Eh?! I appreciate it but you sound really pessimistic right now Subaru!"

[Ram] "Hypocrite."

Ignoring Ram's insult, he picked up her small body and threw her over his shoulder with little resistance.

[Ley] "So that's Natsuki Subaru!?"

The terrible voice of Gluttony entered Subarus' ear. He turned to watch Ley hitting Emilia's ice shield with a flurry of slashes. The impact of each hit looked powerful, powerful enough to push the half-elf back.

Subaru didn't like the scene in front of him, the ice shield seemed to be strong enough to withstand the attack but that didn't mean Emilia could keep up. Ley with his crazed smile continued his assault.

Each step she took seemed to get more unstable, the terrain was mostly soft grass so getting a foothold was more difficult than usual. Backpedaling and blocking was a bad strategy but she had no other choice.

A good amount of distance was put between Emilia and Subaru. If something were to happen there was no way he would be able to run to her and do something in time...not that there was much he could in the first place…

[Subaru] "EMILIA!"

Subaru screamed as his fear became a reality. The constant attacks coming from Ley were enough to knock Emilia off balance, the ice shield that floated in front of her disappeared since she lost focus.

He wanted to help her but there was nothing he could do. Once again time looked as if time slowed down, He could see Emilia's silver hair fly upwards as she fell, she had one hand behind her to try and catch herself and one in front of her as if to defend against Gluttony.

There really wasn't anything he could do in this situation. He watched as Gluttony reached his hand out as if to grab Emilia, a sick smile plastered on his face as he shined his disgustingly sharp teeth...Hope was lost in Subaru's eyes, if something were to happen to her now, he would have no choice but to reset.

Just then, a small surge of mana appeared in the silver haired girl's hand that was facing the floor. It wasn't luck or chance but by instinct that Emilia did this. In the next moment a rod of ice shot from her hand and gave her enough leverage to pull herself just enough for Ley's hand to whiff.

Planting her feet on the ground, the half-elf jumped towards Subaru in an effort to put some distance between her and gluttony.

[Subaru] "Holy shit! Emilia-tan is more amazing than i could ever imagine!"

[Emilia] "I appreciate that, but now isn't the time!"

Once again Emilia summoned her shield of ice and took her battle stance.

[Ram] "Ram is sorry for not being of assistance Emilia-sama, Barusu, be useful and think of a strategy so we can escape."

[Subaru] "We're in a pretty open area except for the trees but something tells me that would be to our disadvantage."

Ram, who was draped over his shoulder, scoffed at his lack of a plan. Time was running out, there weren't many options, the nearest town was still far away and their only mode of transportation would be Patrasche who was behind them. With three people she would definitely be slowed down…

[Ley] "Hey onee-san! You~re really strong too! YES this feast will be amazing, spectacular, incredible, irresistible, delectable!"

[Emilia] "That's enough, if you leave now then this doesn't have to get any worse you know!"

[Ley] "HAHAHA! There are moments to leave a fight but this isn't one of them! You have to be smarter than that Onee-san!"

Emilia gritted her teeth, even she could tell that they didn't have many options here.

[Subaru] "Agh, if only we left the moment we got here...I'm sorry Emilia-tan this is my fault…"

[Emilia] "That's not true, I don't exactly know how you knew to come save me but i'm glad you did, with you here I feel as if I can win this fight!"

Subaru could feel some of his worry melt away into her reassuring smile...Some...Out the corner of his eye, the witch cultist that should have been there was nowhere to be seen.

He felt as if his blood had gone completely cold, someone that fast should always be looked at, even with the wound Ram inflicted on him, he was still dangerously fast…

Subaru was a fool for trying to squeeze a conversation into the middle of their deadly situation. His blood ran cold and what happened next happened too quick for him to process...His body simply responded out of reflex.

With no warning, Patrasche used her large frame to launch the three in front of her. The sudden impact knocked the air out of Subaru, he didn't know what was happening, even the pink headed maid that was on his shoulder got sent flying from his grasps which only added to his worry.

[Subaru] "Gggghrah!"

Rolling as he landed, Subaru tried to let out a pained moan but couldn't due to his wind being knocked out. Scratches and cuts formed along his arms as rolled, eventually he came to a stop while holding his chest and wheezing.

Looking up through pain filled eyes, he could see Emilia's body drop right in front of him. Her silver hair was stained with blood and the jacket that Subaru gave her was somewhere in the air.

Turning his head towards the area they came flying from, Subaru couldn't help but become even more choked up as he saw Patrasche thrashing about on the ground. A large slice like wound could be seen across her neck.

[Subaru] "Patr-Gah!"

Subaru couldn't understand at the time since everything was happening so fast but Patrasche used her body as a shield to protect against gluttony who circled around them.

He tried speaking the name of the suffering creature but his words were cut off from some air finally being able to enter his lungs. Still tears came to his eyes since this was the second time he had to watch his trusted companion suffer such a fate.

He wanted to scream and cry out but there was no time since as fast as soon as his tears began to form, he could see gluttony out the corner of his eye slowly make his way towards the unmoving Emilia.

'Don't think. Move. don't. Let. him. Touch her."

The black haired boy's soul shouted at him. Whatever would happen next would be the end…

[Subaru] "St-op"

His hand extended towards the child but he seemed to pay him no mind. He was so close, so close that if Subaru had the strength to, he could jump up and tackle him...but he couldn't currently his lungs were spazzing out, his arms were scratched to hell but that seemed trivial.

One move…..Subaru only had one move so to speak but the backlash of using this move was more devastating than it was useful, but anything to keep the menace in front of him away from Emilia would do…

[Subaru] "sha-GAHahha"

No use, he coughed vigorously as his lungs finally began calming down. His body told him to relax for a moment but he didn't have that kind of time. Using whatever energy he could muster, Subaru had one goal...Don't let Gluttony touch her…

[Emilia] "Subaru?..."

Even in this situation, her voice like a silver bell chimed through. There she was. Sitting up and trying to stand right in front of him. Blood dripped from the small gash that was present on her forehead but the way she held her head showed that it was worse than just a cut. Even now she looked beautiful...unbeknownst to her though was gluttony, not even a 5 feet away from her.

[Ley] "Ah, finally, a meal for us to enjoy!"

Lifting his hand up, Gluttony licked his lips and shined his sadistic toothy grin as he was only a few inches away from touching the half-elf

Seeing her fragile self gave Subaru the strength he needed. Pouring every ounce of energy into his legs, the desperate boy lunged at Emilia and tackled her to the ground…

[Ley] "WOW! How chivalrous! Such dignity, such pride, such fight! We thought that we would have to work harder for the one responsible for taking down the whale!"

Staring up at the deranged cultists, the black haired boy got a bad feeling in his stomach. As he tackled Emilia he could feel Gluttony's hand touch him instead. At this point he figured that there was something dangerous about it but he didn't know the specifics.

[Ley] "Without further ado! NATSUKI SUBARU!"

Bringing his left hand up to his face, Ley took a long lick of his palm as he said Subaru's name…

[Ley] "AH What a feast! This flavor, the richness! You are Gourmet-"

Suddenly the cultist stopped in his rantings and looked at the boy holding the half-elf. He looked confused...and maybe scared?

[Ley] "What is this? Your ability...no this is an authority….GAH!"

Screeching out in pain, gluttony held his stomach. Subaru was speechless to this display, whatever was happening was in their favor. The unfortunate part of it was that if Subaru was anyone else they would be able to take advantage of this situation.

[Ley] "no no no no no! Disgusting! Awful! Repugnant! Repulsive! Not Gourmet!, you you you you you!"

The brief amount of hope Subaru had was now gone as Gluttony stared at him with hate and disgust. He thought he was done for since Gluttony raised his wrist blade, ready to strike down at him but the pain in his stomach kept him from doing so.

[Ley] "Dangerous! This authority! You! Dangerous!"

Still holding his stomach, Ley in all his craziness shouted at the black haired boy before running off towards the trees. Subaru couldn't understand what just happened, one second his life was about to end, and in the next their main villain just ran off cursing him…

[Subaru] "...Emi-COhgh"

The atmosphere was so tense that he had forgotten how to breath. With his earlier predicament and that combined, Subaru's lungs were in need of air. For a solid 30 seconds he coughed and coughed until finally he settled down. There were too many things to process but one thing that worried him immediately was that the silver haired girl in his arms didn't wake up as he had his coughing fit.

[Subaru] "Emilia?..."

The wound on her head didn't look extremely serious but he still worried that she may have a concussion.

[Emilia] "wha-...huh?.."

Slowly he could see her eyelids open, her beautiful amethyst eyes being revealed gave him a small sense of relief...that was until her eyes widened with shock as she stared at him.

[Emilia] "Wha- Who?!"

She looked terrified at the man holding her closely. Her hands froze in place unsure of what to do.

[?] "Emilia-sama! Get away from that man!"

[Subaru] "What-"

Suddenly, the half-elf who he was holding, broke free from his grasps and placed a strong kick to his chest that sent him flying back a few feet. Subaru felt as if his chest would cave in from the impact. Just from the feeling of it he could tell that it broke a rib or two.

Once again the air that he had just got back was knocked out of his system which left him gasping and coughing up a small amount of blood. Tears of pain streamed from his eyes as his face felt as if it was on fire.

'What just happened? Why would Emilia kick me?'

[?] "Emilia-sama you shouldn't be so careless."

[?] "I'm sorry, I hit my head really badly."

Two voices entered his ear. Looking up, Subaru could see the people responsible for them staring at him with battle ready faces. Emilia and Ram, both looked pretty roughed up from the battle before. Emilia with her bleeding head, and Ram was shivering while looking weak.

[Subaru] "Ah, Ram you shouldn't trick Emilia like that, I think she broke a few ribs cause of your joke!"

[Ram] "Huh? How do you know of our names?"

[Subaru] "Stop playing around now, this is serious….patrasche she…."

Should he restart? He figured he got lucky but with Patrasche gone he doesn't know if this loop is still-

Suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. His whole body seemed to follow along as whatever hit him had enough force to send him onto his back. A cry of pain escaped his lips as he turned his head to look at what struck him. Immediately his eye widened with shock, he was able to get a good look at it before it broke and disappeared into a small light of mana. Sticking out of his shoulder was an icicle.

'No way…..'

Forcing his aching body to sit up, Subaru felt nothing but horror as he saw Emilia with a line of icicles lined up and pointed at him.

[Ram] "Playing dumb wont get you anywhere, Witch cultist."

[Subaru] "graHa! Don't you think you are taking this a bit too far!?"

[Ram] "Attacking a candidate, was a month ago not enough for you people?"

[Subaru] "...you can stop now…."

As Ram approached she could hear the sniffling and held back cries of the person in front of her.

[Ram] "Disgusting, do you honestly expect any sympathy?"

[Subaru] "...No…."

His heart felt broken, he knew whatever would happen next wouldn't be pretty. He wanted to appeal to them but what could he say? Despite not being the smartest he picked up on what happened relatively quickly…

[Subaru] "Do you not remember me?..."

[Ram] "Ram has never seen such filth in my life."

That was all he needed to hear...Natsuki Subaru was erased from the world. Even those closest to him didn't remember him...a sad fate that he has suffered, it seems that is his fate in general, to suffer…

[Subaru] "that's some bullshit…."

'Don't give up….'

[Subaru] "How could you forget me?...i know our relationship was interesting to say the least but i knew you liked me a lot…."

[Ram] "Tch, you ramblings-"

[Subaru] "I know your name, Ram, i know Rem too, I know Emilia-tan...I remember you all…"

Solemn and sadly Subaru spoke, he wanted to believe his words would have some kind of affect on them.

[Ram] "Enough, now tell us-"

[Subaru] "I know that Emilia gets really lonely and i tried my best to be there for her….i even told her i loved her, and eventually she finally told me she loved me back…."

[Emilia] "Loved me?"

Emilia who had stood by with her icicles ready seemed to grab her head in pain as she spoke those words.

[Ram] "Emilia-sama?!"

[Subaru] "I know it's crude to say but we all have shared intimate moments with each other…."

Suddenly Ram grabbed her own head as she listened to his sad words.

[Ram] "Enough, your attack on our minds is done!"

[Subaru] "oh….I really loved both-"

Without warning, Ram closed the gap between them and dug her heel into Subaru's shoulder wound.

[Subaru] "GAAAH"

[Ram] "Why is the witch cult after Emilia-sama"

[Subaru] "I wouldn't know, i'm not a cultisT- AAAGH"

Not liking the answer she got Ram put more pressure onto the wound. The pain was excruciating, every passing second he could feel her putting more strength into her leg.

[Ram] "Lies, the sin archbishop shows up and you dressed in all black come alongside them."

[Subaru] "I was with you fighting him! GAAAGH"

Lifting up her leg, Ram then slammed her foot into Subaru's already broken ribs which made him wheeze with pain. Ruthlessly and without mercy she grinded her foot into his side.

[Ram] "Final time asking, what does the witch cult want with Emilia-sama?"

Grinding his teeth in frustration and pain, Subaru bursted with emotions.

[Subaru] "I'M NOT PART OF THE WITH CULT! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST TRUST ME?!"

Staring down at the pitiful sight Ram felt disgusted. She hated this person by default but after seeing that display she felt repulsed to be even looking at them.

[Ram] "Sure, when you're in hell they will care for what you say."

In an instant Ram grabbed Subaru by his hair and slammed his head back into the earth. All the pain that he felt seemed to spike until it entirely disappeared, he could feel his warm blood leave his body and stain the dirt below him….

'This really sucks….'

Slowly, Subaru woke up from the cold embrace of death. Staring up at the already familiar ceiling he knew what he had to do and had no time to do it.

[Subaru] "...emilia…."

The whole time Ram was torturing him, he could see Emilia in the back looking on with a sorrowful look. Whether she believed him or not didn't matter now, the only thing he knew was that he needed to save her…

Giving himself a quick slap in the face, Subaru jumped out the bed and began running down the hall and towards the pink haired maid who he knew would be there. Once he laid his eyes on her, his heart jumped but not from passion, but from fear. The scars from the previous loop were still recent and the way she hurt him wasn't something he could shake off so easily.

[Ram] "Ram thought Barusu would be sleeping."

[Subaru] "...uh, sorry, yeah i was but we need to go now!"

His hands shook as he stood in front of her, in fact his whole body shook and she took notice.

[Ram] "Disgusting, are you in need of Ram that badly that you are shaking."

Hearing her usual teasing somehow made Subaru feel slightly less tense.

[Subaru] "No...Emilia is in trouble and we need to go now, meet me in front of the mansion with a carriage ready!"

[Ram] "What? And where is Barusu heading off to if Emilia-sama is in trouble!?"

[Subaru] "I'm getting some reinforcements, when you see them just know i had no other choice!"

Running down the hall, Subaru began making his way towards the main entrance of the mansion. Earlier, he could feel a dangerous presence follow him and Emilia around in the woods. It took him awhile but he knew what or who that presence was.

Out the door and past the gate, the black haired boy ran with all he had into a nearby area that connected to the woods. Out of breath and sweaty, he stood in the thick of it, waiting for a sign….

[Subaru] "hmm, you know whenever you show up I get this feeling, it shakes me to my core."

[?] "Ara? Is that your confession of love?"

[Subaru] "Nope, in fact i'm only here cause i need someone strong and expendable, so what do you say? Want to fight someone strong, Elsa?"

Jumping down from a branch, there in front of him stood Elsa Granhiert.

Woooh, finished it, i'm not that good at fight scenes so forgive me but you'll have to put up with it for another chapter and then we go back to harem shenanigans. Leave a review if you want, there is a poll up on my profile and thank you all for the support!