Chapter 4
Plum IF
Roswaal: "What a strange coincidence, I didn't expect we would be allies to take care of him."
? : "Me too, Elsa already told me that you hired her for an assignment."
Roswaal: "It will be much easier than expected, but we still have the same problem, master swordsman Reinhard van Astrea is with the boy."
? : "My forces and yours will make it easy to deal with him."
Roswaal: "Who resides in the mansion besides the boy and the master swordsman?"
? : "My dear Elsa warned me that another girl resides in the mansion, but would have no fighting skills."
Roswaal: "Perfect, let's start the plan."
? : "My children will be able to take care of it without your help, don't worry, let me do it."
Roswaal: "I don't think so. But if you want to try so hard on your own, I'm not going to stop you."
Reinhard, Subaru and Plum were eating. Reinhard abruptly stood up and immediately pulled out a sword from a desk in the dining room.
Subaru: "What are you doing Reinhard?"
Reinhard: "Don't worry, stay here and listen to my orders."
Suddenly the door opens and reveals a young girl
Reinhard: "What do you want?" he asked firmly.
The girl did not answer. She looked around, as if searching for something. Then she fixed her gaze on Plum.
? : "I didn't know she would be this young, I'm so sorry for you."
Reinhard: "Who are you? What do you want ?"
The girl with blue hair does not answer. She just smiles mischievously. Then she whistles softly. Immediately, the sounds of claws and fangs are heard outside the house.
Reinhard: "Subaru and Plum, stay behind me!"
Subaru: "Understood."
Reinhard: "Who are you?"
Meili: "I'm Meili Portroute, so don't give me unsightly nicknames"
Beasts start coming from behind Meili, Reinhard had his sword in his hand, ready to fight.
But, as the fight was about to begin, Subaru collapsed to the ground. Blood flows on the floor.
It's hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
Plum: "Subaru!"
Reinhard: "PLUM COME TO ME IMMEDIATELY!"
Plum was running towards Reinhard, tears streaming down her cheeks, Subaru heard the last words of this loop.
? : "I suspected, your insides have a charming color."
Subaru lost his life.
Reinhard, Subaru, and Plum were at the dining room table, but suddenly Subaru clutches his stomach with a sense of disgust.
Reinhard: "Are you all pale, are you feeling bad?"
Plum: "Is everything okay Subaru?"
Subaru: "Yes, everything is fine… Wait no! Reinhard, two assassins arrive in…"
He took out his phone to check the time, but still didn't know when the assassins attacked.
Subaru: "In less than about five minutes, even less."
Reinhard looks closely at Subaru, but notices he's not lying and thinks he's stupid for not directly believing him and checking with divine protection.
Reinhard: "Do you know anything else?"
Subaru was surprised that Reinhard didn't ask him any questions and directly believed him.
Subaru: "There are two of them, one who manages to summon beasts, without her power, she is easily mastered, I have the impression. On the other hand, the other assassin is very discreet and looks crazy."
I feel like I've heard his voice before, maybe just an illusion since I was dying.
Reinhard: "This is very useful and very detailed information, but I know you are not lying my dear friend."
Subaru: "I have a plan, me and Plum are going to take care of Meili, and you Reinhard, you take care of the other assassin.
Reinhard: "Meili?"
Subaru: "It's the name of the assassin who can summon beasts."
Reinhard: "Your plan looks good to me. I trust you, but where will it come from?
Subaru: "You'll stay on your guard, I don't know enough about her."
Suddenly the door opens and reveals a young girl
She looked around, as if searching for something. Then she fixed her gaze on Plum.
Meili: "I didn't know she would be this young, I'm-"
Subaru ran to the girl and grabs her, Meili is surprised and struggles.
Meili: "What are you doing?! Let go of me"
Subaru: "I'm sorry, but I can't let go of you."
She is only a child, she is probably being used and has a bad entourage.
Meili: "ELSA!"
Subaru: Elsa?
Elsa: "I didn't think you would fail, Meili."
A girl of about 20 appeared, she started running towards Subaru but Reinhard stopped her.
Reinhard: "Stop! I cannot let you near."
Subaru: "Elsa, why are you here?"
Elsa: "It's true that we had met, I didn't think you would survive."
Subaru: "Why are you coming to kill us?!"
Elsa: "I am the entrail hunter, all three of you are my targets."
Reinhard: "I will stop you."
Unfortunately, he couldn't use his sword. His sword is behind Elsa so it was too risky. He took a knife that was on the dining table.
Elsa: "It's quite pitiful to see that you are going to attack me with a knife that is not made for combat."
Reinhard: "It doesn't matter if I'm pitiful or not, I'm a master swordsman, Reinhard van Astrea."
Elsa: "I am the entrail hunter, Elsa Granhiert.
Suddenly, Reinhard's knife begins to shine brighter and brighter. He gestured then attacked right at Elsa. It was so shiny I couldn't see what was going on.
A few seconds passed, I open my eyes and see that I am still holding Meili who had fallen asleep. Half the dining room was destroyed, Reinhard was still standing, Plum was right next to me.
Subaru: "Is she dead?"
Reinhard: "Yes, she couldn't get away, so she's definitely dead."
Subaru: "It's a bit too simple, however, you just destroyed a big part of your mansion…"
Reinhard: "Don't worry about that, are you all okay?"
Subaru: "Yes, but Meili fell asleep."
Plum: "I'm fine."
Reinhard: "Perfect, what are we going to do with her?"
Subaru: "I don't know, she's dangerous, but she's just a kid, so it's not really her fault. We'll wait for her to wake up for now."
Meili wakes up, the room was half destroyed due to the fight between Elsa and Reinhard, Meili looked at Subaru curiously, Subaru smiled at her.
Subaru: "Hi, you're awake. How are you feeling ?"
Meili: "I… I'm fine. But what do you want from me?"
Subaru: "I don't mean you any harm. I'm just glad you're alive."
Meili: "Are you happy that I'm alive? But why ? You do not know me. You don't know what I did."
Subaru: "I know you tried to kill us, you and Elsa. But I also know that you had no choice. That you were forced to do this by someone."
Meili: "Why are you so nice!"
Subaru: "You know, you don't have to be afraid of me. I don't wish you any harm. I just want to be your friend."
Meili: "My friend? But why ? What do you get out of it?"
Subaru: "I gain nothing. I just want to make you happy. You deserve it, after all you've been through."
Meili: "Make me happy?"
Subaru: "Well, I'll start by showing you this world, which is full of wonders and surprises. I will introduce you to people who are kind and generous, who will accept and appreciate you. I will take you on adventures that are exciting and fun, that will make you forget your worries and your sorrows."
Meili: "Are you going to do all this for me?"
Subaru: "Yes, I will do all of this for you. Because I care about you. Because I believe in you. Because I want to be your friend."
Meili: "…"
She looked at him in amazement, not knowing how to react. She had never met someone like him, who offered her so much kindness and attention, without expecting anything in return. She wondered if he was sincere, or if he had some other motive.
She also wondered if she could trust him, or if she should be wary of him.
She finally wondered if she could be his friend, or if she should remain his enemy.
She hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.
Meili: "I… I want to try to be your friend."
Subaru: "Really? Are you sure ?"
Meili: "Yes, I'm sure. I have nothing to lose, after all."
Subaru: "So… I'm happy. Very happy."
He held out his hand to her in friendship.
She grabs it, in acceptance.
They smiled at each other, as a sign of complicity.
They were now friends.
Roswaal: "I told you they would fail without my help."
? : "I lost one of my children, I will pick him up in person, but I will be busy for a while since my gospel has given me a mission elsewhere."
Roswaal: "We can meet later for the attackeer~"
? : "Could you take care of an important task for me at the same time as you return?"
Roswaal: "Yes?"
? : "Kill all the children in your village, Meili was supposed to do that."
Roswaal: "I see, but unfortunately I will have to keep one."
? : "As you wish, see you soon."
Greetings !
Yes, it's been a while. I'm sorry, I've been pretty busy lately. I hope I have been realistic. I like the small talk between Roswaal and "?". I do not reveal who it is even if many have probably already guessed who it was. Meili and Subaru's relationship is quick, but I think it's thanks to his Lolimancer skills.
Now the question:
Who could join Plum's camp?
