Ram knew there was something up with Barusu. The last couple of days, he had been melancholy during their work, even a bit sleep deprived. It had been concerning, but as long as it didn't impact his work performance, it was really up to him to deal with it. So, when she didn't have to drag him out of bed, and even walked in on him getting ready for the day, she couldn't help but be suspicious. Emilia-sama had noticed, and foolishly believed it to be nothing but a good thing. Ram believed, perhaps a bit vainly, that she could read Barusu better than Emilia-sama.

While Ram knew she should be happy that he was doing better, it was suspicious how out of the blue it was. She decided to voice this to Barusu while they were doing their chores. "Barusu," she asked Subaru as they were dusting one of the guest rooms.

"Hm?" he responded, turning to face her inquisitively.

"Ram has noticed you are rather cheerful today. Ram is curious as to the origin of it," she stated.

"Like I said earlier, I just slept well," Subaru answered, wondering why this was such a big deal.

"Barusu has slept well before. He wasn't this excited or energetic throughout the day," she retorted, slightly narrowing her one visible eye at him. "Ram desires to know why."

Barusu blushed, slightly turning his gaze away. "W-well," he stuttered out. "The truth is I had a very… pleasant dream last night," he explained.

'Pleasant… dream?' Ram briefly asked herself, before realizing just what he meant by that, as a scowl came to her face. "I see. Ram should have expected such indecency from Barusu. His mind is most depraved."

"Hey, I don't really have a choice in what I dream of!" he attempted to defend himself.

"Who?"

"... Huh?"

"Who was the subject of your 'pleasant dream'?" Ram asked him.

"Why do you want to know that? Why do you need to know that?" Barusu retorted. This actually gave Ram pause. Why did she want to know who the subject of Barusus' dream was? It isn't like it mattered to her. Did it?

"Ram does not need to explain why she wants to know who Barusu has indecent fantasies about," she responded, avoiding the question.

"... Is this some sort of trick question? Where you get mad at me if I say it was about you, and you get mad if I say it wasn't about you?"

"... Perhaps."

"... Okay. It was about Emilia-tan," he admitted. Despite herself, Ram actually felt a twinge of disappointment. In order to distract herself from this, she asked another question.

"What does that mean?"

"What does 'what' mean?"

"The thing you call Emilia-sama. -Tan. What does it mean?"

"Oh, that! It's an honorific where I come from. It means that she's cute," Barusu explained, a dopey smile on his face.

"Hm," she responded. Barusu went back to work, bending over to dust underneath a chair. Ram gazed at him for a few seconds before turning away. She had a slight blush on her face, what would otherwise be unnoticeable made noticeable by how blank her face normally was.

She'd never realized before just how... prominent Barusus' rear end was.

Meanwhile, in the Citadel

"Oh, Subaru-koi," Echidna moaned out as she sniffed the handkerchief, a hand trailing down her body to her thighs. Oh, she wanted him so bad. She needed to think up ways to appeal to him, to make him want her. Maybe she could replicate something from his "original" world? Homesickness would be a given, there's surely something from there that he missed dearly.

"Echidna-chan… what are you doing?" Echidna jumped at the sudden voice, turning around to see Minerva staring at her in a curious, somewhat disturbed way.

"M-minerva-chan! What a pleasant surprise!" she said nervously, putting the handkerchief behind her.

"You didn't answer my question. What were you doing?" Minerva intoned once more, in a more accusatory, suspicious manner.

"Nothing! I was doing nothing!" Echidna responded… putting the handkerchief in view as she moved her hands around. Before she could react, Minerva had taken it from her grasp.

"Why is this handkerchief soaked?" Minerva inquired, suspiciously examining it.

"W-well, that's because, um, you see," Echidna sputtered out in an attempt to explain.

Minerva ignored her, as she brought the handkerchief near her nose. "Is this," she gave a quick sniff "sweat?" she finished, as her face scrunched up to think over the implications.

"I-I assure you Minerva-chan, there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for that!" Echidna said, in a hopeless attempt to dissuade Minerva.

"Does this have something to do with that guy you've been obsessing over? The one you have a plushie of? Scuba, or something like that?" Minerva accused.

"No! And his name is Subaru-koi!" Echidna retorted, only to validate Minerva's accusation a second later. She covered her mouth as she realized this, watching Minerva gain a smug look of victory at her brilliant ploy's success.

"I knew it! Now, when and how did you get this?" she asked Echidna.

"That doesn't matter and that's mine! So give it back!" Echidna responded, getting out of her chair to grab the handkerchief… only to fall over.

"Nuh uh. I'm not giving this back to you until you tell me where you got it," the Witch of Wrath said as she held the handkerchief high in the air.

"No! It's mine, and I don't have to tell you anything!" Echidna retorted in a rather childish tone as she got back on her chair, and crossed her arms while puffing her cheeks up.

"Well, then I guess I'm gonna let Daphne eat it," Minerva said in a 'what can you do?' tone of voice as she began walking away.

"Daphne!? W-wait, I'll talk, I'll talk!" the Witch of Greed yelled out, waving her arms frantically.

"Then spill it!" Minerva demanded, facing her once again.

"... He was here," Echidna muttered out.

"... What?" Minerva said, not quite sure if she heard Echidna right.

"He was here earlier, and before he left, I… asked if I could have something to remind me of him," Echidna elaborated.

"What deal did you two make? What did you rope him into?" Minerva demanded to know.

"We didn't make any deal! Well, not a contract one at least," Echidna assured her.

"Well, why else would he be here?" Minerva questioned, clearly not buying what Echidna was selling.

"Well, he couldn't sleep, and he didn't want to wake up anyone, so he used the pendant I gave him to talk to me for a while, and then he fell asleep in my lap," Echidna explained, gaining a dreamy expression at the last part.

"... I don't believe you," the buxom blonde told Echidna.

"Why not!?" the Witch of Greed exclaimed.

"Why would he talk to you when he could talk to someone where he lives, like that Ram girl or Emilia?" Minerva questioned, noticing the scowl on Echidna's visage at the mention of Emilia.

"Well, he felt like it was something he could only talk to me about, thank you very much. And I'm happy that Subaru-koi trusts me enough to do that," Echidna stubbornly insisted, pouting at Minerva not believing her.

"Even if that's how it started, how do I know you didn't rope him into some contract he's gonna regret?" Minerva inquired, still not entirely trusting Echidna's story.

"Well, you know what? Subaru-koi is coming back here tonight, and you can ask him yourself!" the stark beauty told her fellow Witch, seeing no other option to convince her.

"Maybe I'll do that. In fact, I'm gonna stay here and monitor your stalking-sorry, I mean observation-of your dear Subaru-koi," Minerva told her, taking a seat at the table.

"Fine!" Echidna yelled, bringing up a 'window' to watch Subaru through. From there, they watched Subaru's conversation with Ram, Echidna appearing intrigued when she asked Subaru what had made him so cheerful that day. The Witch of Greed was satisfied with his answer of 'wet dream,' though appeared a bit miffed at who he said it was about.

"Honestly, I don't know why you're so crazy about him," Minerva stated as she watched his day. "He's okay looking, I guess, nothing-" Subaru then bent over to dust underneath a chair "... spe… cial… woah," was the only thing able to come out of the Witch of Wrath's mouth at the sight of Subaru's man booty, as entranced by its plumpness as Echidna, and it momentarily appeared Ram, were.

"I know, right?" Echidna rhetorically asked her, understanding what had caused her to stop, Minerva only able to nod dumbly in response as she gazed, a trickle of drool coming out of the side of her mouth. She didn't even know guys could have asses that… amazing. Clearly, not a butt to be trifled with.

Subaru gave a sigh of relief as he fell down onto his bed. He had finished his chores faster than expected, and Roswall had let him off early as a reward. As he sat back in bed, there was only one thing on his mind; Echidna, and their meeting tonight. And also if he would bring up her… checking out of him before he left. Just getting up, he wasn't awake enough to be embarrassed, and, truthfully, even now he wasn't. In fact, it was… kind of flattering for her to consider his body worth paying that much attention to, especially from someone as beautiful as she was.

Yes, Subaru was well aware that the Witch of Greed, Echidna, was both objectively, and to his eyes, a beautiful, attractive woman. How could he not have noticed? Her face was perfect, she had smooth, porcelain skin, soft too. Her eyes were a breathtaking black that shone with intelligence, and Subaru couldn't but find the large, fluffy eyebrows above them inexplicably adorable.

Subaru shook his head, wondering where the thoughts on Echidna's beauty had come from. He was in love with Emilia and Rem! Even if he wasn't sure Rem would ever wake up, or if Emilia would ever look at him like he did her. It didn't matter how beautiful Echidna was, or how she looked at him.

As thought of Echidna's stark beauty intruded on his mind once more, Subaru groaned as he looked down the bed, his erection having made a very… noticeable tent. His father made his mother a very happy woman, to say the least, and it was quite likely he would do the same. Subaru gave a sigh of resignation as he realized what he had to do. It was time to answer nature's call. He quickly listened to make sure nobody was close by, before pulling down his pants, revealing his genes gift to him.

Echidna squealed, steam bursting out of her ears, as Subaru pulled down his pants. She, along with a far more ashamed Minerva, had already been stunned into silence by the size of his erection through his pants, and it was even better without the obstruction! His throbbing manmeat filled Echidna with excitement, as it became even more vital for her to win the race to Subaru's heart… and crotch.

If it was possible for her excitement to increase even further, it did with the next words to come out of his mouth as he began stroking that monster. "E-echidna-chan," Subaru groaned out, arching his back. She could have died again right there, right now, and she would be happy. Her name had come out of Subaru-kois' lips as he masturbated! She then looked smugly at Minerva, who was still blushing in stunned silence as she stared.

"What do you have to say now, Minerva-chan?" she smugly asked, smirking arrogantly.

"T-this… doesn't prove anything!" Minerva retorted, recovering from what one might be able to deem 'cock shock.' "He's… pleasuring himself to the thought of you, what does that matter? It doesn't mean you didn't rope him into some sort of one-sided contract!"

"But he is attracted to me. That damn half-elf and Rem don't stand a chance," she smugly stated in satisfaction at the milestone she had crossed.

"... Who's Rem?" Minerva asked her, aware of Emilia, but having no clue who the second girl Echidna mentioned was.

"Memory thing, erased from existence and Subaru-koi is the only one who remembers her," Echidna hurriedly explained, waving a hand as if to say 'What does that matter?' Minerva simply gave a nod, moving back to the more attracti-important task of watching Subaru masturbate.

Ram walked through the mansion to her next task dutifully. She had been pleasantly surprised when Barusu finished all his tasks early, not that she had voiced it. 'Maybe Barusu should have indecent fantasies in his sleep more often,' the peach haired oni mused as she passed his room, before pausing at the sound of grunts coming from inside. The maid turned her head to stare at the door for a few seconds, before shaking her head with a sigh, and resuming her course. 'Barusu truly is a lustful beast.'

Subaru grunted and groaned as he stroked himself, images of Echidna flashing in his mind. Not matter how many times he tried to think of Emilia-tan, his cursed brain would always end up back on Echidna. When he tried to think of Emilia's lap pillow, he realized Echidna's were better. When he tried to think of her eyes, it'd occur to him that Echidna's were prettier. Yet no matter how fast he stroked, how hard he rubbed his head, he couldn't fucking come! His hand was beginning to ache from the speeds he had been jerking his dick with, his vision getting blurry from lack of breath, yet he couldn't come.

He realized it was time for drastic measures. He put a couple of fingers from his free hand into his mouth briefly, soaking them with as much saliva as he could. This was something he rarely had to do, reserved for the most indulgent of sessions, yet he had no other choice. Maneuvering to lay on his side, Subaru moved his wet fingers down to his bottom, having to actually spread his cheeks, so thick they were. He slowly pushed them into his pucker, hissing at the sensation.

By now, Echidna had all but fainted from blood loss from the nose, swirls in her eyes, face red all over from lust. 'Subaru-koi is… so naughty!' Her only regret right now, was that she couldn't discover his anal fingering love with him. Meanwhile, Minerva had actually fainted, crimson spurting from her nose at high speed due to the depravity she had witnessed.

Subaru whimpered as he moved his fingers around, slowly spreading them apart as he searched for his prostate. He had only done this because he had no other choice. If Ram, or God forbid, Emilia, saw him doing this, he might actually die from embarrassment just to Return by Death and keep them from discovering this kink of his. Right as that train of thought finished, his index finger made contact with his prostate. Subaru pulled a pillow to his face to conceal the loud moan that escaped his mouth from the sheer pleasure. He began to maneuver his middle finger to impact his p-spot, trying to finish as quickly as possible to lessen the chances of discovery.

Invigorated by the burst of pleasure the rubbing of his prostate had incurred, his hand had begun moving along his cock with renewed speed, soon aided by the pre leaking from his tip. Lewd squish sounds soon echoing within the room. Soon, a familiar intruder entered his imagination: Echidna. He wondered how her fingers, soft and sensual, would feel on his erection. How they would feel stretching his asshole. He wondered what her method would be. Would she go slow, seeking to stretch out his pleasure as much as possible, almost tormenting him with edging? Or would she be fast, lewdly seeking to finish him off as soon as she could?

He wasn't able to figure out which would be more amazing before his orgasm was upon him. His vision went from blurry to a burst of white as he finished, stuffing his head within a pillow to conceal his moans and groans, as his eyes became glassy and drool fell from his mouth, a full blush of arousal on his face. He was barely able to maneuver his cock to aim at the bed before jizz began spurting out in ropes, staining the bed with his emission of lust. His fingers were now ramming against his p-spot, desperately attempting to make his orgasm as long as possible.

It was finally over as the last few strings of semen flowed from his penis, a rare rope flying out every now and then, as Subaru began to come (heh) down from his pleasure high, vision clearing, as he slowly pulled his fingers out of his anal cavity, a squelch sounding out when they exited. He panted, clearly out of breath as he lay face down on the pillow, basking in the afterglow of his orgasm.

Typhon, the Witch of Pride, was very confused. First, she had come to visit Echidna, only to find not just her, but Minerva as well, out on the floor, blood on their clothes and red in the face. Then, she saw what was playing in Echidna's window. She saw a boy doing… something with his peepee, which she noted was very big. Her face scrunched up in disgust as she realized he also appeared to have stuck a couple of fingers up his poopyhole. She then tried to figure out why someone would be doing what he was doing with their peepee and poopyhole.

Her confusion only intensified when he stuck his face into a pillow and moaned out Echidna's name. Did she do something to him? Then, white stuff began coming out of his peepee. At first she thought it was pee, then she remembered that pee was yellow, not vaguely white. And you certainly did not drool with your face red while peeing. It lasted for a bit, beginning to slow down as he panted, apparently out of breath(which didn't make that much sense to Typhon. He had barely even moved!).

He then got his fingers out of his poopyhole, which was good for him. She didn't think that would feel very nice! She'd have to ask Echidna why she made him do that, as Typhon was now almost certain that the Witch of Greed had something to do with it. As she noticed Echidna begin to wake up, Typhon rushed over to her. "Echidna-chan?" she asked, staring down at her fellow Witch. "Why did you make that boy touch his peepee and stick fingers up his poopyhole?" Typhon asked, voice and face the picture of innocence. As she processed that question and it's implications, only one word came to Echidnas' mind.

'Fuck.'