Re:zero doesn't belong to me
Ram was staring at Rem with her arms crossed and an angry expression on her face.
Rem however was in shock, unable to look away, surprised by seeing her big sister in her nightgown sitting on her bed.
The tension between the twins caused a few seconds of silence to feel like hours.
"Good morning Rem" said Ram with a serious face.
"Go-go-good morning Nee-sama, what are you doing here?" said Rem nervously.
"I came to look for you but I didn't find you. Where were you?" asked Ram wanting to see what Rem would come up with since she didn't know that she knew her secret already.
"Re-Rem went to wake up Subaru-kun, he said that he wanted to wake up early again" she lied.
"In your nightgown?" Ram answered with an angry face knowing that she just lied to her.
Rem looked at herself and said with a slight blush: "H-h-he said early, so Rem didn't really have time to get changed". She tried to come up with something more original but couldn't think straight because of her fear and nervousness.
Ram sighed and got up from Rem's bed. Walking towards Rem and passing her a little mirror she asked: "Can you tell me happened to your neck?"
Rem looked down, slightly embarrassed, because she didn't know that Subaru's kisses on her neck left any marks.
"So-some bug bites" she lied again.
This last lie pushed Ram over the edge "Rem cut the crap. I know you didn't sleep here last night!"
"Wh-what are you talking about" she tried to play innocent.
"Rem I saw you two kissing in the hallway yesterday"
Rem's eyes opened wide, surprised that she and Subaru were discovered by her sister.
"I came to talk to you about it, because it didn't look like he was forcing you to do it but imagine my surprise when I didn't find you in your room. So I went to Subaru's room to ask where you were, and what do I find?" Ram's face was meanwhile glowing red "Yo-yo-you, screaming and moaning from the other side of the door"
Rem just stared at her wide-eyed, unable to say anything due to being too scared of what Ram was going to do to her.
"Rem what is happening? Is Subaru asking you to do dirty thing with him?" asked Ram worried.
"NO!" Rem yelled at Ram "He would never ask something of me that I don't want to do"
The surprise clearly visible on Ram's face "...So you want to do those things with him?... Rem do you feel something for him?"
Rem blushed and nodded "Rem loves Subaru-kun and Subaru-kun loves Rem."
"How do you know that? Does he tell you that he does or do you think that having sex with you is how he shows it" Ram asked angry.
"No. He in fact tells me all the time. He always wants to be by my side"
Ram's face got even more serious "Get changed!"
"What" Rem asked confused.
"Get changed, we are going to his room, I want to hear this from him personally."
Rem got really nervous, worrying for Subaru's safety "What are you going to do to him?" she asked sounding scared.
"I want to make sure that he really deserves you."
"And what would you do if you think that he doesn't?" Rem asked nervously.
Ram walked pass her and simply gave her a blank look "We'll see about that if the situation calls for it" she said while exiting Rem's room and heading towards her own room to get changed as well.
Minutes later Rem finished changing and started to walk towards the door. However, as soon as she opened the door she was met with her sister, who was already on the other side just waiting for her.
"Ready?" asked Ram with a serious face.
Rem was super nervous, scared of what was about to happen "Ye-yes".
"Good. Let's go" said Ram as she started walking in the direction of Subaru's room.
Rem followed her sister while a million scenarios detailing how things could play out were going through her head. Some simply showed Ram talking to Subaru and threatening him that if he ever cheated on her, she would hunt him down and kill him. However, most of the scenarios she thought of consisted of, Ram killing Subaru on sight right there and then. Rem's face was pale as a ghost just at the thought of Subaru's dead body lying on the floor.
When they had arrived, Ram quickly knocked on the door. A few seconds later they got an answer.
"Just a minute!" said Subaru from inside the room.
Ram stood still on front the door while Rem was shaking behind her.
Subaru opened the door "Good morning Re…..oh Ram, good mornii…PUJJHHH" Subaru fell to the ground after receiving such a strong punch to the jaw that it almost snapped his neck.
"SUBARU!" screamed Rem in worry as she quickly passed her sister and kneeled next to Subaru to make sure that he was okay.
Subaru slowly pushed himself upwards only being able to sit at the moment. Touching his lip he noticed that he was bleeding. He looked at Ram with both anger and confusion visible in his face.
"What was that for!?" he yelled at Ram.
Ram looked at him with anger.
Rem at the same time put her hand on his shoulder "Subaru-kun, she knows..."
Subaru turned around to take a look at Rem's expression but all he saw was fear. Turning back to Ram he said: "Well, this went better than I hoped, I was expecting to die as soon as you learned about us"
"The day is not over yet" said Ram in a cold tone.
A few minutes passed and Subaru got up and sat on the bed. Rem moved beside him and immediately started healing his bleeding lip, while Ram grabbed the desk chair and sat down in front of them. When Rem was done healing Subaru's lip she held his hand and entwined her fingers with his and smiled at him.
Subaru also gave her a smile in return "Thank you Rem!"
Rem smiled and nodded. Both turned around to see Ram who has been sitting in front of them with her arms crossed and a stern expression on her face. A few minutes pass before Ram broke the uncomfortable silence.
"Do you know why I punched you?" Ram asked.
"Because you hate the idea of any man just getting close to your little sister."
"No" she said with a serious face "Rem is very beautiful and very attractive. It's clear that she would one day meet a guy and get married." Her face got even more angry: "I punched you because you two hid this from me" she said as she pointed to their entwined hands.
"Well… would you have allowed it if we had told you?" asked Subaru nervously.
"Basuru, the only reason why you are still alive is because Rem clearly wants to be with you. What kind of monster would I be if I didn't allow her to fall in love"
Subaru didn't expect such a rather heartfelt answer from someone who was usually as cold as Ram "So you are okay with us being more than master and maid?"
Ram's face got really serious "I've got a few questions for you before I can answer that. How long do you plan to keep this relationship up?"
Subaru looked at Rem and smiled "Not for long I hope."
"WHAT!?" screamed Ram in anger.
"WHAT!?" screamed Rem hurt and confused.
"Wait, wait, wait, you two misunderstood me. What I meant is that I don't plan to keep Rem as my personal maid for too long."
Rem hugged Subaru's arm, scared of why and what he was saying "But if Rem isn't your maid, how can Rem be by your side?"
Subaru once again smiled "Rem, at some point I don't want you to be by my side as my maid, but as my wife. I would like you to be Natsuki Rem one day"
Rem's eyes started to sparkle "Really!?"
"Yes really" said Subaru with a big smile.
Rem in return hugged Subaru's arm even tighter to the point that it almost felt like she was crushing it with her demonic strength.
Meanwhile Ram's angry expression changed to one reflecting the surprise that she felt when she heard Subaru. Quickly catching herself though she changed it back into her usual stern face.
"If you want to marry my sister, what do you have to offer her?" asked Ram.
"Everything!" answered Subaru.
"Everything? ... you don't even have a roof that you can call yours! What do you mean by everything?" asked Ram a little annoyed.
"I mean everything I have. My love, my devotion, my big ideas, my dreams, and overall my life and my future will be hers to keep if she will have me."
Rem smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek and then turned to see her big sister who had an astonishing look on her face. Ram turned towards her and saw how tight she was hugging his arm, not really wanting to let go of him.
"Rem is this who you really want to be with?" Ram asked staring directly into Rem's eyes.
Rem looked her in the eyes as well and with a big smile she answered: "yes, Nee-sama, Rem loves Subaru-kun very much."
Ram sighed "Then I have no other choice than to accept this." Ram got up and walked towards Subaru and gave him a surprising hug "Please take good care of my sister Barusu."
Subaru blushed a little and hugged her back with his free arm "I'll do my best to make her happy!"
Ram smiled "Thank you."
Suddenly Ram felt someone pushing her away.
Rem put her hand on Ram chest and started to push her back as she sat on Subaru's lap with her back facing Subaru.
"Sorry Nee-sama but no girl other than me is allowed to touch my Subaru-kun." Rem stretched her arms outwards as if she was protecting Subaru.
Ram and Subaru started to laugh at her cute action and winked at each other.
"Aaww really Rem? Not even me?" she said as she approached them.
"Especially not you Nee-sama!" said Rem with an angry face.
"Really?" asked Ram while still approaching them.
Rem then summoned her horn "Rem said no!" with a very angry voice.
When Ram was close enough Subaru grabbed Rem by her wrists and lifted her arms high up in the air "Now Ram" said Subaru while holding Rem.
Right after Subaru's signal Ram started attacking Rem, tickling her sides. Rem started laughing like crazy while trying to release herself from the two that were playing with her.
At the end Rem was out of breath and that was when Subaru hugged her so that she didn't fell to the ground. Ram looked at her sister and laughed while exiting the room.
Rem was still catching her breath as she pinched Subaru's leg.
"Ouch! What was that for?"
"Traitor" she said in an angry tone.
Subaru smiled, hugging her tight and kissing her neck "Come on it was just a joke."
Rem turned around and went for a deep kiss on the lips "Are you happy that Nee-sama is okay with us loving each other?"
"Very much so, which is why I now feel more comfortable asking you this."
Rem was confused "What do you mean?"
"I think it is time for us to go and start building our way up in society."
Rem was surprised "Do you want to leave already?"
"Yes, I can already read and understand the value of coins which is why I feel like I need to get out there and start making connections and maybe start a business so I can share inventions from my world with this one. Even though people are going to think that they are my inventions."
Rem simply smiled and then gave him another kiss "Wherever you go Rem will go with you."
After an hour of making out in the bed (really an entire hour, lol [Beta Note: An Hour is indeed crazy]) Subaru and Rem stood up to eat breakfast with the others and gave them the news that they were leaving the mansion. Roswal suggested that they go to Kararagi since it was such a commercial area and therefore a good place for Subaru's ideas to flourish. Roswal also gave them a bag full of gold so that they could get started a little easier and that once they make it big they could pay him back any time. Subaru and Rem were very obviously very thankful for Roswal's big help.
The next morning Subaru and Rem started preparations for their travel. Roswal also gave them a little carriage which was just big enough for two people. Once they were ready to leave Ram approached their carriage.
"Basuru please take good care of Rem."
Subaru smiled "You can count on me Ram."
Ram smiled then turn towards her sister and gave her a strong hug "Please don't take too long to visit me."
"Don't worry Nee-sama, Subaru-kun promised to bring me back here to see you every now and then after all."
Ram smiled, nodded and gave Rem another hug.
Once they said their goodbyes, Subaru and Rem finally left the mansion. While they were putting more and more distance between themselves and the mansion, they came across the little town at the bottom of the hill. However, something was strange, because as they were passing by, they saw how the entire town got together crying, while surrounding a group of little boxes that looked like little coffins.
Subaru and Rem didn't stop but it was definitely a strange sight to see so many of them cry. On the way to Kararagi, Subaru and Rem had to camp outside because it was a 3 days trip. The first night was nice and peaceful so Subaru and Rem enjoyed sleeping on the outside very much. However, on the second night, just when Subaru and Rem were about to go to sleep, Rem smelled something that was coming toward them.
This something turned out to be two members of the witch's cult that were attracted to Subaru's presence. It was a short fight because Rem easily overpowered them because there were only two of them, but in the process of killing them Rem got a little cut on the shoulder while pushing Subaru away from a throwing knife. The cut was nothing serious but for Subaru it was a wakeup call.
"This time it was a little cut, next time she could get a lethal wound trying to protect me" Subaru thought really worried about Rem safety.
After that Subaru asked Rem to train him in order for him to be able to defend himself because he didn't want to use her as a shield. Rem was against it because she thought she was enough to protect him but at the end of the day he convinced her to teach how to use magic.
Subaru discovered that he could use Yin magic (darkness) that got multiple uses for attacks and tricks. Subaru could blind people's senses with a spell called Shamac and could also throw air blades similar to the air magic called Al Fula with the difference being that his blades were completely visible like a flying black smoke blade.
Subaru had a lot of trouble controlling his magic because his spells came out either too strong, draining out all of his mana or too weak to really do any damage.
Subaru and Rem finally arrived to Kararagi and wanting to save the money they were given they decided to register in an inn.
Rem and Subaru went out to explore the city and maybe even find jobs. Rem quickly found a job in a flower shop while Subaru met a crafter named Michael. Michael was an excellent crafter, making anything from tools, tables and chairs to clothing. Subaru suggested that he and Michael should do business together, telling him that he had a great idea that could make a huge amount of profit.
Michael didn't know if he should actually accept the offer so Subaru proposed to pay for the first invention and if that became a success they could still join together as partners. Michael agreed on these terms and then asked him what he did want him to craft. Subaru soon drew the blueprint for a recliner chair and told him the materials that would be needed to make it.
Subaru bought all the material that Michael needed and helped him create the recliner chair. After 3 days of crafting, the chair was ready. Subaru and Michael created the first leather recliner chair of Kararagi and of this entire world. Subaru offered Michael the chance to test it.
As soon as Michael sat on the chair and pulled the handle he let out a big sigh "jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh. I'm in heaven"
"Right?" said Subaru smiling.
"I think I'm going to make one for myself after we sell this one"
Subaru started to laugh and said that he might as well. Subaru and Michael put the chair in front of the craft shop to see if someone was interested in buying. Not even an hour later a fancy carriage stopped in front of the shop clearly belonging to a nobleman
"Excuse me gentlemen, but what is this in front of your shop?" asked the nobleman curious about the chair.
"It is my…" Subaru looked at Michael and smiled "It's our new invention. We call it the 'Recliner chair'."
Michael smiled and gave Subaru a look that said 'Thank you' for including him on his sell.
"Mmhh the 'Recliner chair' huh? Do you mind if I test it?"
"Not at all, please do so."
"Thank you very much" the nobleman got off the carriage and sat on the chair. "It is very comfy but why is it called a 'Recliner chair'?"
"There is a handle on your bottom right. Why don't you pull it?" said Subaru with a smile.
As soon as the nobleman pulled the handle his back leaned back and his feet went up in the air "OOOOOHHHHHHHHHH JJJAAAAAAAHHHHH... I'M IN HEAVEN!"
Subaru started laughing because that was exactly what Michael said.
After a very relaxed and comfortable sigh the nobleman stood up from the chair and with a big smile on his face he said: "Gentlemen this a marvelous invention and I would really like to buy it. How does 200 gold coins sound to you?"
"SOLD!" Subaru and Michael said at the same time thinking of the profit that they had just made. The materials they used only cost Subaru 20 gold coins and that already was a lot. The nobleman took his new comfortable chair and tied it up to the roof of his carriage. After the carriage was once again out of sight Michael gave Subaru a big hug and declared them both as business partners.
Two weeks passed by and Michael's crafting shop was now called 'Subaru and Michael, Marvelous inventions'. Subaru worked on new stuff during the day with Michael and during the twilight he would pick up Rem from the flower shop. Subaru practiced his magic daily until one day he actually got better at it. Subaru could surround different targets in his Shamac individually and could cut hard surfaces like trees in half with his Al Fula lookalike without running out of mana too quickly. Once he gained control over his magic he told Rem that he wanted to learn swordsmanship. Rem didn't like the idea but she knew very well that she couldn't and shouldn't get in the way of his desire of getting stronger.
Subaru then started a routine: In the morning, he would go to the shop and make sure that Michael was following the blueprints correctly, in the afternoon he would go to take swordsmanship classes in a school in town and during the evening after he picked Rem up from the flower shop, he would practice what he learned with her, having sparring matches and duals with her for a few hours before going to bed. Rem would win every single match but each day Subaru got faster, stronger, giving Rem more and more trouble each day, to the point to where she needed it to use her horn against him.
A month passed since they left Roswal's mansion, Subaru and Michael's shop got really popular across all of Kararagi, Rem was very popular with all the costumers in the flower shop. She also was both proud and annoyed by Subaru, because for the past two days Subaru had won all of their sparring matches and he simply wouldn't shut up about it. Everything was going good until bad news arrived at the city. A mass report was released to all the cities about how a mabeast sneaked into a town in Roswal's domain and killed all the children there. The report contained a drawing of the masbeast and the additional info that a bite from that creature could put a curse on you that would kill you in your sleep.
Upon watching the drawing Subaru's eyes opened wide when he realizes that the mabeast, the creature that killed Petra and the others was actually the little dog with the bald spot on its head. Subaru was in shock, staring as the post and reading the curse's effect he started to put two and two together.
"Rem wasn't the one that killed me the first time, neither did she curse me the second time" Subaru turned around and started heading home "It was that fucking dog thing, and because I wasn't there on the fifth day it ended up attacking the children."
Short after the terrible news was released Subaru and Rem received a letter from Ram, saying that she, Roswal and Emilia were in the capital of Lugnica and that they were having some troubles. Apparently, everyone in the capital was blaming Emilia for the death of those children, pointing out her similarities to the witch.
Subaru got really angry because he knew that Emilia had nothing to do with what happened.
Another month passed by and Subaru and Rem were so economically stable that they were able to buy a small house for the both of them. Subaru was now stronger than Rem, to the point that not even with all of her oni-powers she could win against him. Subaru and Michael's shop grew so quickly due to Subaru's ideas and Michael's craftmanship that they now had people working for them. Subaru was so happy with how things were going that he felt that it was now time to ask Rem the big question.
One day Subaru went to pick Rem up as usual and as soon as she walked towards him with a big smile like always, Subaru knelt down. Rem's eyes opened wide and she had to cover her mouth because she gasped in surprise watching Subaru reach for a small back box in his pocket
"UUUUHHHHHH! "said all the people in and outside the flower shop because Subaru and Rem were directly in the door way.
"Rem, will you marry m…"
Rem couldn't contain her happiness after hearing the word 'marry' so she jumped on Subaru and started kissing him in front of everyone. People started cheering them up and congratulating them to their engagement.
Rem was so happy that she soon sent a letter to her sister telling her the good news. A week later Rem got a response but it wasn't what she was expecting. Ram sent her a letter back congratulating her to the wedding that was coming up but she also told her some horrible news. The troubles that they were having in the capital got even worse, to the point that assassination attempts were committed on Emilia almost every day. They therefore had to leave the capital, but on their way back to the mansion they came across the white whale and almost died. They managed to survive because Roswal used up of all his power to help them escape but the whale took his left arm and leg in the process.
Rem was so worried that she sent another letter asking Ram if there was anything that Subaru and she could do.
Six months passed, Subaru and Michael didn't have to do much now that they replaced their shop with a relatively big company selling all kinds of marvelous inventions. Rem and Subaru were blessed with the miracle of new life. Rem was now 2 months pregnant, living happily in a bigger house with Subaru. But Rem was also experiencing something that wasn't good for the baby: Too much stress. Stress from worrying about the reason that her sister hadn't responded to her letter after six whole months.
Rem was taking care of the house thinking of her sister and what could have happened to her and the others, when Subaru burst in through the door, out of breath, tears rolling down his face, and holding a paper tight in his hand. Rem was shocked at seeing him like this and worried what might have caused his condition. Subaru calmed down a bit and asked Rem to sit down. Once she did, Subaru passed her the paper in his hand which was an urgent report to all cities.
Roswal L. Mathers is dead along with all his subordinates and his ruler candidate the half elf Emilia. Roswal was attacked in his house by the witch's cult short after his encounter with the white whale. Because of his wounds from the white whale Roswal probably couldn't defend himself or anybody else. It also seems like every town in Roswal's domain got brutally massacred by the cultists. The reason why this report took so long to be published was because right after the massacre, all of Roswal's land got frozen by a spirit in the form of a giant lion that protected the land like it was its territory for months until one day it suddenly disappeared, allowing scouts to search the land and fill this report.
Rem dropped the paper and burst into tears after learning that all of her family and friends were dead... once again by the hand of the witch's cult. Rem spent a week crying her eyes out. The only reason why she didn't try to end her life right then and there was because Subaru was right there next to her all the time, supporting her in everything that she was going through and because of the life that was growing inside of her. After a month of crying and night terrors, Rem began to return to her old self. It took many days and thousands of jokes but Subaru finally made her laugh again.
Six months after that Rem gave birth to a beautiful baby boy that looked like Subaru but with blue hair like her which they named Rigel. Two years after that Subaru and Rem had their second child, a gorgeous baby girl that looked just like Rem but with black hair like her father's which they named Spica like they promised they would do years ago.
Years went by, Subaru and Michael's company turned into the most important business in all of Kararagi and Lugnica for all humans and demi-human species. After a few decades Rigel Inherited the company from Subaru and Michael. Since Michael never had any children of his own he always treated Rigel like he was his own son or nephew. He therefore didn't have any problem giving his share of the company to him. Rigel shared the company with his sister and together they made the company even bigger than it already was.
Subaru never found a way to go back home to his parents who probably were heartbroken after he disappeared all those years ago. But he also didn't mind much because he was very happy with Rem and his children.
A few more decades passed, Subaru was 81 years old, and was on his death bed. Rem had died 6 years ago of old age. One day she just didn't wake up. Subaru kept going because Rigel and Spica visited him almost every day and his grandchildren always wanted to play with him. Subaru was happy with his family but years without Rem were slowly killing him on the inside, until one day he just couldn't take it anymore and just didn't have the strength to get off the bed.
Subaru was holding Rigel's hand with his right hand and Spica's with his left one, while all his grandchildren were in the bed hugging him and crying.
"I can't begin to describe of how happy you guys made me all this years with and without your mom." Subaru said smiling.
Spica laid down next to him and hugged his left arm tightly and started to cry onto his shoulder.
"My little Spica, as beautiful and adorable as your mother" Subaru said with a smile.
Rigel kneeled next to the bed and held Subaru's hand with both of his hands tightly with tears coming out of his eyes. "Dad, are you sure that we can't do anything about this?"
"No Rigel, I'm sure that it is finally time for me to go with your mother."
All of Subaru's grandchildren hugged him tighter and began crying louder. "Grandpa su, grandpa su..." they all cried.
Subaru felt like his sight was getting hazy and his breaths were getting thinner.
Subaru closed his eyes because he couldn't see anymore and sighed "Thank you all… I love you..."
Subaru took his last breath and let everything out in a last sigh...
Subaru couldn't see anymore, couldn't talk anymore, couldn't feel anymore but he could hear the cries of all his children that were next to him, slowly getting quieter and quieter until he couldn't even hear them anymore.
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"What a nice life…."
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"Wait a little more Rem, I'll be there in just a second..."
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Darkness consumed all of Subaru's senses and brought back a sensation that he hadn't felt in decades.
Death
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When all of the sudden, just like he remembered there was nothingness one moment and the next moment there was light.
Subaru opened his eyes and his sight slightly adjusted to the light of the room that belonged to the ceiling, which he was staring at.
"I'm not dead yet?" Subaru thought confused.
Subaru sat up and noticed that he was in cloths that brought a slight feeling of nostalgia with them.
"What is this?" Subaru suddenly looked at his hands and noticed something strange "What happened to my hands?" Subaru noticed how his hands had no wrinkles. Suddenly Subaru felt like he got blinded by the light that came in through the window and covered his face from the it until his sight readjusted again. When Subaru could see clearly again, his eyes opened wide when he realized what he was seeing "That's Roswal's window from the mansion."
"Is everything okay, Guest-sama?" two voices talked simultaneously in front of Subaru.
Subaru flinched, not in fear, but in surprise because those were voices he hadn't heard in years. Subaru slowly turned his gaze forward and saw two figures, that were just as young and alive as he remembered them from the first time that he met them. It was Ram and Rem waiting for him to wake up just like when he died by the hands of Rem all these years ago. But just like his previous life all of that never even happened.
Subaru stared at the two maids, standing there exactly like he remembered. But one small detail was off. In Subaru's memory both Ram and Rem were giving him a worried look, but this time only Ram had a worried look on her face while Subaru saw how Rem's worried expression slowly changed to a murderous look, a look that Subaru remembered very well. It was the look that Rem first gave him when she smelled the witch's smell on him. Rem's expression could only mean one thing, because there could only be one reason as to why she'd put up that face so early in his new life.
"My smell of the witch just got stronger" fearing that the girl he loved was going to try to kill him again, because she didn't know about the life they spent together.
Subaru was staring at Rem while she was flinching, almost trying to jump on him and kill him. However, with everything that was going through Subaru's head, Subaru still smiled. Subaru smiled because for the first time he felt like his curse of "Return by death" was a blessing, a blessing that gave him the chance to save Emilia, to save Ram, to save the children of the town and everyone else from that menaces that were going to come and especially a blessing because he also got the chance to make the girl that he loved fall in love with him all over again.
THE END
SPECIAL THANKS TO 'Dmonplay' FOR HELPING ME FIX THE MISTAKES OF THE CHAPTER
