p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Depression. The only thing Naoko could feel ever since her only son Subaru disappeared one night without a word was depression. Ever since his disappearance Naoko, along with her husband Kenichi fell into depression, though Kenichi has been better at hiding it. But the fact that their son disappeared left a hole in their heart./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The police investigation about his disappearance fell flat. It was said that he had went to a local Mini Stop store to buy Ramen and chips. The cashier had said that everything was normal when the young boy had come to the register to buy what he needed. That was the only thing that the cashier remembered of the boy./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi"The police felt something was odd so they asked if they could check out the security camera footage of to see what had happened, but the footage suddenly just went dark and the boy was gone. He had disappeared. He had just vanished from the spot he was standing. There was no sound of a car pulling over and taking the boy inside. He had just vanished into thin air without any explanation. The police were still suspicious about the employee and took him in custody to /spanspan lang="fi"interrogate/spanspan lang="fi" him, but the questioning fell flat there as well. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi"Because of the Subaru's disappearance, the store fell in bad /spanspan lang="fi"publicity with rumours that the store kidnaps unsuspecting victims and the owner of the store had to close every Mini Stop down./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko and Kenichi still didn't give in though. They hoped that Subaru would show up eventually. But he never came back. Not even when they waited for days in front of their front door to hear a knock on it./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Days turned into week, weeks turned into months and months into a year, yet Subaru never came back. Naoko's own father had to come over and accept that Subaru was gone for good and they should build a Tamaya shrine for his sake. Naoko still didn't want to give up hope on Subaru, hoping that he'll one day come back home and she could hug him tightly, but she still complied on building it./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The year of waiting though had made Naoko's body sickly out of worry. Not the type that would kill her, butspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanall of the worrying had weakened her body and made it frail. Kenichi's body was still healthy, but he wasn't feeling well either. Kenichi being the loving husband he was, looked after Naoko in these trying times when their bride and joy was gone./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"One day while Naoko and Kenichi were watching television, suddenly there started to appear orbs of light out of nowhere./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Wh-What is going on?!" Naoko as with a terrified tone./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi"Kenichi didn't say anything, he just looked around with a disbelieved look on his face. What was going on? Why was everything turning so bright? Was it the /spanspan lang="fi"sleep deprivation over the worrying of Subaru's well being?/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Suddenly it became far too bright the they had to close their eyes. When they opened their eyes, they were suddenly in a forest path leading towards a Kingdom like region./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Wh-Where are we?! How did we suddenly get to here of all places when we were in our own home." Naoko said while panicking./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Kenichi decided to pinch himself on his arm as hard as he could and it really hurt./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ouch! This isn't a dream, this isn't a dream. That must mean this is real. Were we… brought to another world?" Kenichi thought./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Eh?! But how?! Why?! For what reason?!" Naoko asked in worry./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I don't know, but just have to accept it. We are not in Earth anymore." Kenichi concluded./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""H-Honey, what now?" Naoko asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"br /"I don't know, but I guess we'll just have to head towards to that city or Kingdom for this instance." Kenichi said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The two then started walking towards the unknown Kingdom. While they were walking, they noticed that they were feeling far better than before, almost as if they were never sick at all. Maybe coming to the world had something to do with it./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"As they were walking down the path, they heard foot steps coming behind. Actually it sounded more like a sound you'd hear from a carriage. Kenichi looked behind him and saw just that, a carriage was coming towards them and it was being pulled by a red… lizard? He didn't have time to ask for questions because the carriage just zoomed right past them, but then it suddenly stopped and out came a friendly looking merchant./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Howdy, are you heading to the Kingdom of Lugunica?" The merchant asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Um, yes?" Kenichi just answered./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Then hop aboard. I'm always happy to help travelers." The merchant said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko and Kenichi then climbed aboard and they soon arrive to Lugunica./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"After the merchant arrives to the main street, he stops and Naoko and Kenichi get out./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Thank you for giving us a ride." Kenichi says./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Hahaha, no problem, it just felt like the right thing to do." The merchant said with a small chuckle. "And considering how you resemble a young Knight as well." He continued./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Huh, what did you say?" Kenichi asked with a surprised expression./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, no it's nothing important." The merchant said as he left./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko and Kenichi just looked at each other with confused expressions. Are they missing something important? As they thought about it a bit, without finding any answers, they continued their way through the streets./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"While they were walking through the street, a man suddenly appeared from an alley way and grabbed Naoko from her wrist and quickly escaped back./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Naoko!" Kenichi shouted with a worried expression. His wife got kidnapped in this strange world. What will happen to her? Will they kill her? Is he going to lose her just like they lost Subaru. He knew he had to do something so he chased after them. Luckily they weren't very far./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""You bastard let go of my wife!" Kenichi shouted in anger. He didn't want to lose his lovely wife the same way he lost his bride and joy Subaru. He wasn't going to let it happen./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Heh, you better give up there mister or your wife is a goner." The man said as he pulled out a knife. "Take one more step and she get's it."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""H-Honey!" Naoko said as she teared up. If she is going to die here, at least she will see her son soon./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Gh, damn it!" Kenichi shouted with a frustrated expression. His own powerlessness led them here. If only he was a better father then Subaru wouldn't have disappeared./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"All hope was lost until…/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""That's enough."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""If you know what's good for you, you better give up now nya."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""As a knight, I can't let this stand."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"There were three knights behind Kenichi, one was a man with bright red hair and blue eyes, the other knight had bright purple hair and yellow eyes and the last knight was a cat woman or a …man? The cat knight had light brown hair and yellow eyes./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The robber immediately started to tremble as the three most well known knights were standing before him./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Damn it!" He shouted as he dropped his knife, let go of Naoko and ran away as fast as he could. He had no chance against the kingdoms 3 formidable knights. Not by a long shot./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Naoko!" Kenichi shouted as he runs towards his wife who had fallen on her knees. She was trembling in fear./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""H-Honey! I was so scared!" Naoko said while crying over her husbands shoulder./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Kenichi hugged his wife thightly while being relieved that he hadn't lost her to a robber. If she was gone, life wouldn't have much meaning anymore because he'd just be alone in an unfamiliar world./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The three knights looked at them with surprised expressions. The man before them had a familiar hair style, and the cat knight knew those nasty looking eyes the woman had. Did they just find their friends parents./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""*Ahem*" The red haired knight awkwardly cleared his /spanspan lang="fi"throat/spanspan lang="fi"./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah! I'm very sorry sir. I was so relieved to see my wife safe that I forgot about you three."br / /p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, um thank you very much, um sir…"/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"Reinhard van Astrea."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Julius Juukulius."br / /p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"Ferris Argyle."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""Thank you so much. I'm /spanspan lang="fi"Natsuki Naoko."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Natsuki Kenichi."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The three knights looked at each other and turned around. These two definitely were Subaru's parents anyway you looked at them. But they wanted to make sure they weren't lying. For all they knew they were pretending./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Excuse me nya, but we would appriciate if you came with us nya." Ferris said with a calm voice./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Huh? W-Why?" Naoko asked with a worried expression./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""No worries nya, we're just taking you to Crusch-sama nya." Ferris explained./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Kenichi and Naoko were confused but they were able to tell that their lives weren't in any danger so they complied./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The three knights led the two to a fancy carriage and they soon arrived to a mansion./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Wh-What is this place?" Naoko asked with a shocked expression./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""This is master Crusch-sama's mansion nya." Ferris explained./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Why bring us here?" Kenichi asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""To confirm something." Reinhard said with a smile./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The couple looked at them with bewildered looks. Confirm what? Nothing makes any sense anymore./p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"As they walk through the mansions corridors, they are amazed how regal everything looks. This Crusch person must be a very important person./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Crusch-sama, may I come in?" Ferris asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, Ferris. Yes come in." Crusch said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Thank you."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Good day Crusch." Reinhard said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""It's good to see you doing well." Julius continued./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, Reinhard, Julius. This is a surprise. What brings you two here?" Crusch asked with a curious expression./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""About that, we met a familiar looking couple and wanted you to confirm their identities." Reinhard explained./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""A familiar couple you say. Very well bring them in." Crusch said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Kenichi and Naoko then walk in. They both are fidgety since they're in front of a very important woman./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Um, hello. I-I'm Natsuki Naoko" Naoko introduced herself awkwardly./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I'm Natsuki Kenichi." Kenichi said as he pulled out his courage to not sound awkward./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Natsuki? As in the knight Natsuki Subaru?" Crusch said with a suprise on her face./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Th-That's right…. Wait… D-DID YOU SAY SUBARU?!" Naoko shouted with a trembling voice. Did she hear her correctly. Did she just say Subaru, as in her baby boy. Her baby boy that she though she had lost was in this world. The sheer revelation made her fall on her knees and she began to cry. Her baby was alive. He was safe. She couldn't stop crying, she was so relieved about the news./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Subaru, so this is where you were." Kenichi said as he tried to hold back his tears as well, but he couldn't. He was so happy about knowing that he's able to see his bride and joy./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The three knights along with Crusch were surprised to get this kind of reaction from the two wondering what could have happened, but then came to a conclusion that the Witch Cult was behind it so they decided not to question them. Subaru after all hated the cult./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""M-Miss Crusch, please tell us where our son is." Naoko pleaded as she was able to calm down a little while tears were still coming down from her eyes./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt;""Sir Natsuki Subaru currently isn't here at the capital, but at the Mathers Domain." Crusch explained/spanspan style="font-size: 11.0pt;"./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Mathers Domain?" Kenichi asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri;"span style="font-size: 11.0pt;""/spanspan style="font-size: 12.0pt;"An area of land that is owned by the Margrave Roswaal L Mathers and the base of the Emilia Camp." Crusch explained./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""A-Alright." Naoko said with a confused look./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""We would really appreciate it if you took us there." Kenichi pleaded./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Of course, we'll prepare a carriage ride for you and Ferris can go with you." Crusch agreed./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Thank you, thank you." Naoko thanked her as she was about to tear up again. She is finally able to see her baby boy again./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"After the talk, Crusch went to prepare a ride to the Mathers domain and while she was doing that, Ferris decided have a little chat with Kenichi and Naoko./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Before we leave, I would like to check out what your magic affinity is nya."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Magic affinity?" Naoko curiously asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""That's right nya. There's Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Yin and Yang magic. It appears you have never used magic so it would be a good time to learn it nya." Ferris explained to the two./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Y-Yeah, we've never used magic." Naoko nervously answered./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Ferris then started to determine what type of magic affinities they had./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Miss Naoko has water magic and Mister Kenichi has Earth magic nya." Ferris told the two./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Um, thank you, uh miss Ferris." Naoko thanked with a smile./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""Fufufu, I'm actually a boy." Ferris said with a /spanspan lang="fi"mischievous grin./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""EH?!" The pair said in unison./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Nyahaha, Subaru-kyun had the same reaction as you two." Ferris laughed./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Um, anyway, what does our magic do?" Kenichi asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Water magic users, like me, have the ability to heal wounds nya. In other words, it's healing magic. Naoko-chan seems to have powerful healing powers too from the looks of things. Earth magic as an example can be used as a defensive type of magic." Ferris explained./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""What about Subaru?" Naoko asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Subaru-kyun is Yin magic user and…" Before Ferris could continue, the carriage arrived. "Ah, the carriage is here. Let's go then nya."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The three then enter the carriage. Kenichi notices another weird dragon pulling the carriage. Seems like these creatures pull the carriages instead of horses./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""What are those dragons?" Kenichi asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Earth dragons. They have a Divine Protection that allows them to evade the wind, allowing them to run faster." Ferris explained./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I see." Kenichi said as he nods his understanding./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The rest of the way the three stayed quiet. Naoko watched outside the windows while thinking about Subaru./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Does he still remember her and his father? Has he grown to hate them? Will he act coldly towards them? Will he still love them despite being horrible parents? All of these questions flooded her head, which made her tremble in fear for the worst that she started to cry again. She doesn't want Subaru to hate her. She wants her son to hug her after being seperated from them for so long. But the thought was immediately shattered when she suddenly started thinking more horrible possible conclusions. She at least calmed down a little when Kenichi hugged her to make her feel better./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Ferris just watched with a sullen look. Subaru disappearing from their lives really did a number on them. No wonder he hates the Witch Cult. But luckily they will see their son soon enough./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The carriage soon arrives to Arlam Village and continues it's way towards a large mansion owned by Roswaal. Outside a boy with black hair was with a girl with reddish brown hair that was reaching to her shoulders. They look towards the on coming wagon./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The carriage stops and Ferris goes outside./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, Ferris! This is a surprise. What brings you here." The boy asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Nyehehee, I'm here to bring two surprising people here you definitely know Subaru-kyun. After that I'm taking my leave." Ferris explained with a smug look to the boy who happened to be Natsuki Subaru himself./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""People that I know? Hmm, can't really think of anyone at the moment." Subaru said as he scrathed his hair./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Well look for yourself then. Come on out you two." Ferris said with a grin./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko and Kenichi then came out of the carriage. Subaru's eyes immediately widened from surprise and shock. Even his mouth started to shake. His parents. His own parents were here. His mother and father have come to this world somehow that it felt unreal. He was speechless. He didn't know what to say./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko looked at Subaru. He had grown up before her. She held her tears from coming for this moment. All she needed was walk towards him or him towards her and his father, but he didn't. He just started at them with wide eyes until he snapped out of it./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Petra, could you shows them the way to the guest room?" Subaru requested the young maid girl./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""U-Understood Subaru-sama!" Petra complied./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko looked dejected. Subaru didn't seem to want to see them after all. Instead he told this young maid to show them the way to a guest room./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Um, Miss and Mister Natsuki. Could you be so kind and follow me. Subaru-sama has something he needs to do at the moment so he can't talk right now." Petra kindly asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""O-Oh, s-sure." Naoko agreed with a frown./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko and Kenichi then followed Petra inside the mansion, leaving Subaru and Ferris alone outside./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""What was that all about Subaru-kyun. You finally see your parents after so long and you just tell Petra to take them inside. Aren't you happy?" Ferris coldly asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""O-Of course I'm happy! I-I just didn't know how to react. What should I have said to them. How should I have said it to them." Subaru answered./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Well just be like you always are nya. I'm sure they'd be relieved to see you're still the same Subaru to them." Ferris suggested as he placed his hand on Subaru's shoulder./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Meanwhile inside the mansion, Naoko and Kenichi were following Petra to the second floor. Naoko had alot of thoughts on her mind. One of them was who was this cute young girl working as a maid, but she couldn't think about it for long since her thoughts were flooded about Subaru hating her./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"As Petra had taken them to the quest room, she told them to wait there since she was going to go make them some tea. Naoko and Kenichi decided to sit on the fancy chairs./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The two weren't able to rest for long when the door opened again pretty quickly and in came a large group of people. They all started gushing over how they're honored to meet them and saying how Subaru has helped them out, which makes Naoko feel really overwhelmed by what they're saying./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Noooow nooow, it's seems like Suuubaru-kun's mother is getting a liiittle oooveerwhelmeeed by whaaat's going on so caaalm down eeeveryone." A man said with a weird speech pattern said. He was wearing white make up on his face./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah! We're sorry." A young woman with silver hair and purple eyes said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I-It's fine. You are?" Naoko asked./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""My name is Emilia and a ruler candidate to the Lugunica's Throne."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""R-Ruler candidate?!" Naoko shouted in surprise./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, please calm down Miss Natsuki."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""A-Alright."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I am Rem. Me and Petra are Subaru-kuns personal maids."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ram, Rem's sister. I don't serve Barusu." Naoko saddend from the girl's wording. She was rude to her baby boy. "Hm, but I don't hate him either."br / /p
p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Otto style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanA merchant and one of Natsuki-sans closest friends." Naoko smiled. Her baby boy has made friends with people./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"Garfiel Tinsel. /spanspan lang="fi"Yer son is mah Cap'n and a friend." Another great friend Naoko is proud of./span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"Frederica Baumann. Garfiel is my brother./spanspan lang="fi" I am thankful for what Subaru-sama has done for us."/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"Meili Portroute. Nii-chan /spanspan lang="fi"decided to adopt me so I'm basically his daughter and that would make you my grandma and grandpa." Meili smiled and hugged Naoko. Hearing this made her feel emotional. Her baby boy has adopted a young girl. /span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Beatrice. Betty is a poweful spirit and Subaru is her contractor, in fact. We also have a sibling like relationship, I suppose."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Contractor?" Naoko asked confused./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Betty's Subaru created a contract with me making him a spirit art's user, in fact. I'm also there for him when him when he needs comfort as well, I suppose."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Thank you." Naoko said./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""No need to thank me, in fact."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""And you are?" Naoko asked as he curiously looked towards the man who was wearing make-up./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""I am the lord of this manoooor, Roswaal L. Maaaathers. There's no neeeed for you to be so foooormal with me either Miss Naaatsuki."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""A-Alright."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The door opened and Petra came over with some tea./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Thank you." Said the two./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Hmhmm, I hope it's to your liking. Ah! I am Petra Leyte. I am a maid here as you might have guessed already."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"The group looked at them and waited for their introductions./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Ah, right! Natsuki Naoko. Subaru's mother."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;""Natsuki Kenichi. Subaru's father."/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"They all started chatting with each other. Until…/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Naoko looked towards the door. Subaru was standing there. He was wearing the same outfit as Reinhard, Julius and Ferris were. Was he a knight? That didn't matter right now, her son was there. He opened his mouth./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"span lang="fi""/spanspan lang="fi"My name is Natsuki Subaru, the silver-haired half-elf Emilia's knight and Rem's hero!"/span/p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Her son stuck up a pose with his introduction while holding a whip in his hand. She and Kenichi couldn't take it anymore. They immediately rushed towards Subaru and they started hugging him. Finally. She was able to feel the warmth of her baby boy again. Naoko couldn't hold in her emotions anymore and started crying tears of joy./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Subaru was surprised by the sudden hugging. He hugged them back. He is finally able to feel the warmth of his parents. The hug made it obvious for Naoko, her baby boy hasn't grown to hate her and his father./p
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p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;"Everyone else looked at them with with smiles. They decided to leave the trio be. After all it was the reuinon of their Knight's parents./p