Almost aTwenty minutes passed since Riful introduced herself to the otherworldly Boy.
Riful, did indeed explained to him alot of things not everything but enough to keep him satisfied for the time being like for example.
"― I see so Magic is categorised into six elements Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Yin, and Yang huh, I wonder wish element I have ?"
"Oh hehe~ and wish element you prefer subaru ?"
With her brown eyes shining with curiosity, Riful leaned towards Subaru's shoulder, as they walked very close to each other.
And subaru, apparently, was very annoyed by this physical contact that this girl was showing towards him, It was clear from his eyes which suddenly turned cold but he still didn't move away from her because.
[This girl seems to have no ill intentions towards you, S-u-b-a-r-u~, and you know that, so please]
'I know I know I won't do anything bad it's just I am not used to people getting close to me like this '
-Returning to the real world, Subaru cleared his throat.
" um...Well i would say...Fire Element I just love the idea of controlling fire because this element seems useful as a weapon?, and also as a tool for crafting multiple things yeah."
" Oh Interesting, are you a blacksmith?"
After a short pause from looking up and down at Subaru inspecting him.
"Because you honestly don't seem like it"
"Heh No am not, but I have somthing I want to make ".
The girl just nodded her head In understanding without saying any other words wish prompted subaru to ask.
"Don't you want to know what I'm going to make?".
"Actually I do. but I have a feeling you wouldn't tell me even if I asked".
'How smart, I never expected that heh, 'Subaru only smiled slightly at her replay finally calming down from his anger .
'How strange this is. I do not feel overwhelming anger while I am with this girl. Even my anger at her previously did not feel like I wanted to kill her or harm her in any way'.
"Sorry Riful iam being so unfair to you By refraining from telling you things since you helped me a lot by answering my quitions so yeah sorry ."
Subaru wouldn't feel bad for her normally or anyone else but this girl somehow is trustworthy and sincere and.
'My ability to read people, which I have developed after using my time bending ability a lot in the past, tells me that this girl has no intention of harming me plus nats said she trusted her and that's enough for me.' He thought.
Suddenly Riful paused on her tracks now, gazing at subaru thougfuly for a while before sighing with a slight smile.
"Good, that's better, Claret ?, ".
"Wha.?"
Suddenly a small ball of bright blue light came out from the side of Subaru's neck who was surprised as he tooke two steps back while at the same time gazing at Riful with suspicion and a look as if saying "What the fuck was that all about ?" As the blue ball floated towards Riful open palm.
"Would you calm down Subaru Please? , or else all the work i and my dear claret did To calm your tension and anger will be in vain".
"Calm me down?, WAIT did you just use a spell on me ??"
Smiling broadly and proudly, the girl started walking again while ignoring his question.
"Tehehe~ com on Subaru let's go, we a are standing on the people way ".
"Way?. Oh!."
Saying that, Subaru took a look around only to find that there were plenty of people bumping into each other as they tried to pass the relatively narrow shopping street, but what surprised Subaru even more.
"Why do people avoiding me ?."
He's the only one who hasn't been pushed or touched by people passing by Like a rock in the middle of a running river Everyone tries to avoid him.
'Maybe it has something to do with my appearance? Oh well Never mind.'
He thought as he started to make his way toward Riful who in turn was waiting for him.
"So, what was that spell you used on me Riful ?."
Subaru said after a short period of silence from walking in what now seemed to be an empty alley and silence surrounded them only the footsteps of the two of them could be heard.
Riful smiled sweetly at his question.
"Tehe~ don't worry Subaru It's was just a simple healing mantra that I usually use when I'm mentally and physically exhausted from work it's very useful ".
"Yeah,"
Nodding his head understandingly, Subaru has a clear idea of what work she does to earn a living, and it is clear from the way she dresses and also the sword in her waist, so he wouldn't ask about it '
She must be some kind of knight, like the police in my previous world. I think her role is to maintain security, but what puzzles me is'.
"Why didn't you ask about the real origin of the blood in my clothes?"
He desperately wants to know why someone like her, who is supposed to uphold law and order, ignores the obvious signs of a murder.
"You're supposed to be a knight, you're supposed to catch criminals so why didn't you catch me?".
Suddenly, Riful stopped walking with her back facing Subaru who was looking at her now cautiously.
but the deadly silence that followed his question, which still did not receive an answer, prompted him to reach into his pocket for his knife but unfortunately he couldn't.
" I Already know what you did Subaru".
Suddenly, Rifull quickly turned to Subaru, who was still surprised by what she said, but what she did next would surprise him even more.
"Huh!!?"
With great skill, Riful rushed towards Subaru, holding both of his arms, and pushed him towards a nearby wall, with his back touching this wall, with both his arms on the wall raised above his head.
" Teheheh I'm sorry, Subaru, normally I wouldn't do that, but from what I saw in that alley, you're dangerous and unpredictable, so now let me explain why I didn't arrest you."
With the same playful smile as usual she said while holding both of Subaru's arms against the wall as her face was so close to that of the boy from another world that their breaths mingled together.
"Very well please explain "
"What? Are you not gonna resist or try to push me away. "
"I would if I could but your pretty strong for a damn girl, what are you the fucking terminator in disguise? ". He responded to her attempts to provoke him with a stern face.
"I don't know what's that terminator is but please don't be angry I mean no harm to you so dont worry tehe~"
With a giggle she said, but her behavior was very effective as it could be seen that Subaru had calmed down and his eyes had lost some of their coldness but there was still nonetheless.
And Subaru doesn't seem bothered either by how she grabbed him or by her terrifying proximity to him.
But his eyes were still cold, especially since that cold stare was directed towards her, but despite that, she did not seem affected or annoyed, on the contrary, as she smiled warmly in response to his stare.
"First of all is I've been following you for a while before you even killed those bastards"
She said the last part with a tone of rage and hate Which surprised even Subaru.
"You must have a long history with them, and I will not ask why or what happened because frankly, I do not care at all."
She just smiled at his words, obviously back to her former joyful demonor.
"Nothing serious happened to me with them, frankly, they were just very annoying. We were receiving many complaints because of them, but the law in this country is just rubbish."
'So in the end it turns out that this country or this world is just chaos, I could have been killed If I hadn't resisted those idiots Damn it who rules this country? Even a female knight looks dissatisfied with the situation' thought Subaru with distaste.
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[Maybe the ruler is just a fat person studded with gold while he just eats and sleeps while he has an incompetent advisor doing shady things behind him without his knowledge I don't know, that's just what I imagine].
Nats replied to his thoughts which made him laugh inwardly.
'Heh honestly If this turns out to be the story, I'm going to lose my shit at how stereotypical this world is gonna be'
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-Back to the real world.
"Anyway, I was going to kill those three bastards myself one of those days, but you saved me a lot of trouble, so thanks."
-At the end of her sentence, Riful gradually pulled back, releasing Subaru from her grip.
"So are we cool Subaru? "
Subaru just nodded his head while massaging his wrists Which made her smile even more.
"GREAT!! Teheheh~".
But that smile has a different effect on Subaru as it is in his thoughts.
'She followed me in secret without me knowing anything like a ghost and also watching me kill and torture three people without doing anything to stop me, that's if what she said was to be trusted. And Also Talking about triple homicide while holding me against the wall hard enough that maybe if she pressed a little bit she would have broken my wrists and all that while smiling like it was her birthday? this girl could be dangerous and normally I would try to kill her, but her wired and out of nowhere friendly altitude towards me makes me think otherwise'.
He thought while all the time looking at her dimples, which only appear when she laughs, and what is more beautiful than her dimples are her bright brown eyes that shines With a sparkle that penetrates the veil of imagination, and this alone constitutes conclusive evidence that there is a fire in her heart a very great fire.
And also her wide beautiful smile, which looks like rain that may refresh souls, revive hearts, and remove loneliness from their hearts And let's not forget her short black hair like the night on her head surrounding her head like a waterfall of black light falling in every direction, And the color of her beautiful, charming brown skin is like coffee and chocolate, for coffee restores the mood of contentment, and chocolate follows happiness in gloomy minds.
'What the hell was i thinking just now ?'
[Daydreaming while contemplating Rifull appearance, and you was about to Describe her personality and clothes if you didn't suddenly wake up, unfortunately ].
'Unfortunately?, you were enjoying it ?.'
[Of course I was enjoying it, so why not, you finally started to warm up to someone other than me or your parents S-u-b-a-r-u~ and this is makes me happy and don't forgot she is a knight and she could be from a big family of nobels so isn't it great to have a friend like her ?].
'Friends huh, such a dispicable word...but'.
Returning to the real world, Subaru took a few steps towards Riful before stopping in front of her as she looked at him questioningly, but the smile did not leave her face.
Of course, he smiled a slight smile in response.
"What's the matter Subaru ?"
"Actually Riful I want to ask you a favor and of course you are free to accept it or not"
She just nodded her head as if to urge him to say what he had and he of course was thankful.
Looking up at the sky.
'Its already the afternoon damn it, Now my mind and heart are clear of any negative thoughts and conflicting feelings. Thanks to Riful, now I can feel it. That feeling that comes to me every time a catastrophe or something extremely bad is about to happen that might harm me or anyone close to me. And that feeling comes to me more powerful only when I think of that rat. I don't know exactly what's going to happen. but' looking back at Rifull who is still waiting for him to talk patiently.'
What is certain is that I need Riful to get there as soon as possible. I have to get to the loot house before it's too late.'
"Riful can you take me to the loot house ?"
Since she is a knight she must know the quickest Crossings to get there without wasting time .
-Also It appears that she is a knight and carries a sword and has the power to pin Subaru to the wall without him to budge she cant be underestimated and could be a great help against whatever is that disaster gonna be but .
-what is more important than these reasons is that Subaru, in this short period, has discovered that Riful ' Can be trusted '. He finally concluded in his mind.
"I don't know what might happen but what I do know is that I have to go there and I need your help " ' or atlest to be present and witness so I can be prepared next time'
He left the last part unsaid.
Now there is a deadly silence in which each of them looks at the other.
"Alright I will go with you.".
The silence was finally broken by a lively voice from the girl, smiling with her arms crossed in a straight stance as she looked at Subaru's expression, which seemed to say that he hadn't expected her to answer like that.
"Tehe ~ Don't look at me like that Subaru, because I'm a knight after all, and the nature of my work requires helping those in trouble, no matter how rich or poor they are."
"In which category do I fall exactly ?".
At his question Rifull looked straight at him with her brown beautiful eyes radiating many different emotions and with a warm smile she said with a soft voice.
"I feel this strange connection with you. I don't know if it's because we're from the same country or because of something else. But what I do know is that I want to help you, whatever in knight's uniform or not."
Time itself stopped after waht she said ' What's wrong with this girl saying things like this out of the blue, how annoying'.Subaru was overwhelmed, to the extent that he'd completely forgotten that he is in a hurry.
[S-u-b-a-r-u~ is that ? ]
'It's so unfair It's unfair It's not fair AT ALL!! To make my heart flutter like this With THIS strange warm feeling' he thought in distress and confusion.
[S-u-b-a-r-u~ are you alr-...].
'...YEAH YEAH I KNOW what I'm gonna do I'm gonna HIT back its only fair to respond to her right? ' he thought suddenly interrupting nats in the middle of her sentence .
[SUBARU!!?]
'Iam fine nats iam completly fine ' finaly responding .
Back in the real world, Subaru looked at Riful with a firm look and a confident smile, but what he was going to do next took her completely by surprise.
"Riful "
He said in a gentle voice as he put his hand forward palm open to Riful who is still in a state of surprise but nonetheless she understood the gesture so.
"Tehehe~ Subaru i didn't know you were sush a gentleman ". She said sweetly with a giggle.
He didn't respond with anything, just silently took her outstretched gloved hand, now holding it with both hands from both sides, with his fingers, gently caressing her hand.
Which made her wonder what he was up to now, but of course Subaru wouldn't make her wait long to find out.
Aa he Now stared straight into her eyes with determination and an uncharacteristically bright smile.
"Riful "
"Y-yes ?"
"With pride, I thank you for being with me, Riful, especially now that my path would have been darker without you, and now it has become bright since your appearance. To the one with the greatest love, to the one with the kindest heart, thank you very much, Riful "
He could say way more than this because she really helped him alot subaru is grateful he himself dont understand the feelings but nonetheless he know how to act on them' nats your was right maybe i finally earned a friend or more, even if i dont deserve her as a friend i dont care because all i know is that I WANT HER AS A FRIEND ' he thought.
[You deserve all the happiness in the world S-u-b-a-r-u~ ]
'If you say so'
Back to the real world
He finished his sentence with a quike but a professional bow at the same time as he gently let go of her hand and took a few steps back with a proud smile Leaving with that a flustered mess, eyes wide and tan cheeks flushed with shame Riful.
"W-what was t-that all about ?"
"To acknowledge someone's thanks to us expresses our good manners, so I was not shy in expressing my gratitude to you Riful." He replied with a sincere smile, 'Or that's what my mentor used to tell me that
I killed with my own hands, oh well no need to tell her that part' he thought with absolute disgust inwardly.
Responding to his sincere words, Rifull turned around and gave her back to Subaru, perhaps as an attempt to hide her face from him, or perhaps just ashamed to look at him.
"I K-know a short cut to our d-destina-ation so I'll lead you there you J-just have to follow me"
In that same position, she responded to him with some stuttering in her words, and so she started walking quickly, but enough for Subaru to catch up with her.
" heh, oh well that was fun ".He just said in a low voice before jogging after her so he can catch up.
And so the two walked away side by side with quick steps towards what might be an imminent danger to them, but this will not stop the death defying madmen, nor the female knight who easily managed to gain his trust.