Starmegalo here…Sorry for the delay, chapter was ready yet I couldn't update because life.

I am still writing and I will finish the story. This niche story here will be finished! This chapter is one of my favorites.

BigSmokeWeed: Bruh, it was going so well.

Now you made it 100000% more times confusing.

A: Story is big, so it can't be helped that there are build ups. There will be an eventual conclusion to it.

BurntRat(CH 1 review): This is not Subaru, this is an oc named Subaru

A: Story is about explaining how Subaru turned into that. So while I appreciate your review it makes no sense whatsoever.

Plus, a character that is introduced as someone who knows time traveling tropes saying that Emilia is kind and her nature never changes in arc 1 because she did the same goddamn thing IN A LOOP… Subaru's character is fucked for simping and plot all the time. It's a fact.

Now let's get to the chapter.

/YxtzwbzVQh


Negotiations moved swiftly. Otto thought that was thanks to Subaru not being here. Though he wouldn't want him to collapse just for that.

Kiritaka himself did not want to show any favor to a specific royal candidate. Emilia herself approached him. So this meeting was extremely significant to him.

Even though the meeting was important to Kiritaka, Emilia didn't understand that or the fact that her presence was the reason for that. She was just sipping her tea with a thoughtful expression filled with melancholy. Otto could guess the reason for that, of course, was what happened to Subaru.

Garfiel would glare at the white bodyguard and would continue to eat all the snacks with that serious face. The man was from the mercenary group Kiritaka owned.

As expected, only Otto could manage Kiritaka here.

"You made it clear that you didn't want any other product except the highest purity ore."

"Exactly, we are also willing to give the mining rights for the magic ores located in Elior Forest. I believe that will also make it easier for you to give us your sentimental item. " Otto said, hoping that this would also help in persuading Kiritaka. It caused problems for him when he mentioned how the ore was given to him by his father...he tried to understand if he was lying or not, but he couldn't. He also said that there were other people interested in buying the ore.

The mining rights. When this topic opened in a different negotiation, Subaru disagreed with putting it on the table. Talking about how resources were crucial and they shouldn't be something they give easily in every negotiation. Like they did with Crusch and Russel.

But he was making it too simple. That's what Otto thought. Emilia was about to agree with Subaru. But then Otto explained how they didn't produce things and Matters didn't have infinite funds. He also talked about their bad reputation because of Emilia's race and so many unknowns.

Subaru refuted that it can be simply solved by putting a good deal and making sure they know that if they don't accept, their rival will.

Otto scoffed at this, an aggressive tactic like that wouldn't work. As a merchant you should make sure you make the other side not feel betrayed.

Thankfully, when Otto explained how Subaru's immaturity stopped him from making compromises, Emilia understood and explained things to him...well, if you can call it an explanation.

"Subaru...thank you for worrying, but sometimes you have to let things go. Be a good boy and study more, then you will understand." Of course, Otto didn't want Emilia to say it in...that way. But he couldn't help but agree with her. Even though Subaru left for a while out of anger.

They just did the negotiations without him at that time.

He liked how Emilia wouldn't be swayed by Subaru at all. This showed her maturity.

"We are a company that trades raw magical ores, credit is everything to us. And it is hard to know how credible the ores in that place are, and there are many other questions too. I am sure you understand that, Otto-sama?"

Of course, being willing to make compromises didn't mean you would get a deal instantly. Which is true now.

And Kiritaka knew about his background. Otto knew that this would be used against them regularly, and it happened all the time. Though unlike him, his fellow members had harder origins to track.

Emilia stayed in one of the worst places to live in Lugunica when it comes to its weather. Only determined people could find information about her and use it.

Garfiel was thought to be a random kid who just happened to be talented. Which was true. So there wasn't much interest in his origins and not like he was mysterious in any way.

Beatrice was even more of an unknown than the two of them, however, few people knew about her situation, people that tried to use her by taking her out of the library-which Roswaal gave those chances to make them accept many deals and other stuff, knowing that it would never work- and people that connected with those people.

Very skilled and powerful merchants like Anastasia could gain information about Garfiel and Emilia without a doubt...however there was more than that.

That would be—

Natsuki Subaru. Otto did not believe it was possible to know about him unless he allowed you to get that information. There was something masterful about how he covered his tracks. First, he thought that he was seen as too insignificant. Everyone forgets him all the time, hence the empty background.

However, that theory changed when they couldn't track him when he left the mansion throughout the year for unknown reasons.

His blessing, Ram's Clairvoyance, Emilia's robe, and many other methods, none of them worked. He would not be stalked. He would not be followed. He adapted constantly.

Of course, they didn't tell Beatrice about this so they couldn't get her help and Roswaal outright refused them which Otto doesn't know why. But even the simplest methods of spying should be easily worked on, let alone one of the rarest blessings, a secret technique and perfect magic that negated recognition.

All in all. No one would know his past before they know it. Subaru didn't have any close friends outside of Emilia camp, he was too much of a weirdo for that. So eventually they would get to solve that mystery without trying. He would be giving answers.

If Emilia asked assertively Otto doubted Subaru could muster any courage to go against her. All information would be spilled instantly. Actually, this was a good idea that he should tell Emilia in the future.

After all, she was Subaru's weakness.

"But of course, we will not send you empty-handed since you seem to have a good use for the ore itself. If only you can accept 3 conditions I think things will work out."

"First of all, I'd like you to know that we knew about your need for the ore, but to prevent any malicious people from acting, we hid that information from you."

"That is understandable." It was an acknowledgement that their secrecy was a safety precaution.

"Very well. Then the second one. After the deal is signed. I want to inform Hoshin Company of our transaction and confirm its legitimacy."

"That's...I understand."

While it was a bad thing, it couldn't be helped. It was likely that Anastasia would show the public that Emilia camp had a debt to Anastasia camp.

"For the third and most important condition. -You must not let Natsuki Subaru come close to Liliana The Songstress."

""Huh?"" Everyone, including the bodyguard, was surprised. Emilia snapped out of her thoughts, and Garfiel averted his gaze from the man for the first time.

"Did...I heard that right?"

"I do not doubt your hearing capabilities, Otto-sama," Kiritaka said without any difference in expression.

"I...Emilia-sama?" Otto looks at Emilia. Not because there was any reason to reject this deal, but because he couldn't assure Kiritaka that Subaru wouldn't find his way to Liliana.

Only Emilia could do it.

"I understand. It couldn't be helped, but I will make sure that Subaru won't be in contact with Lilia-"

"Hahahahahahahahaha~ Time to see my love rival!" A voice...came from the outside of the door.

The door opened with a loud bang!

"Hahahaaahhahaha! I am dying from happiness and overflowing with inspiration!" Liliana says with a very happy face.

Kiritaka though...became pale. So much so that Emilia became worried about his health.

"Liliana...no, don't tell me..."

"I don't know what you are talking about. Just let me tell you about how I me-"

"Nonononononononono! Not like this! I was so close to preventing it!" Kiritaka said with true despair coming from his mouth. Emilia was feeling sorry for him and Otto was irritated.

"Ah...why can't things calm down when I can actually relax?" A carefree masculine voice came from the hallway, and the person appeared at the entry.

"Subaru...?" Emilia says confused but then Liliana appears in front of her.

"Hmm...you are not like how I imagined. I mean, you are pretty but, perhaps you are a bit of an airhead? No...that's not it. Perhaps you lack femininity? I hope that's how it is! I can feel it!" Those remarks actually catch the interest of Subaru. Perhaps Liliana had-

"YOU! IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!" An enraged Kiritaka called out to Subaru.

"It is obvious I have no fault on this. You should calm down and-"

"DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Kiritaka shouts as he pulls a magical ore from his pocket and throws it on Subaru.

It explodes right in front of him.


Subaru had no means to use magic without Beatrice unless he was prepared for it beforehand.

He took the blast head-on without being able to defend against it. However, the dark means inside of his body generated miasma non-stop. With time, that accumulated...once again Subaru is saved thanks to that.

However even though he took the explosion of mana with few burns, he took considerable damage from being thrown away.

"Fuck. It still hurts." Right now they were distant from Kiritaka, yet his voice could be heard from some other room. He was shouting and shouting.

"That bastard still thinks he is right."

"Subaru...Kiritaka-san was quite affected by your appearance that's why-" Emilia's kind merciful soothing voice was defending the reason why he was hurt.

This was...the truth of Natsuki Subaru's life. Emilia couldn't perceive things as they were.

"What? Do you defend him? Even though I got attacked?!" Subaru says with a shocked voice...no, he wasn't shocked? In truth, Subaru was also surprised that he wasn't shocked.

Emilia's actions didn't invoke a genuine surprise in him. For some reason...

"I felt reaaaaaly bad when I saw Subaru disappear in that blue light. But then Subaru was fine as always, so I could try to understand Kiritaka-san as well. Shouldn't we all get along? You can start with apologizing and he can apologize to you. "

"..." Subaru was silent. There were so many things wrong with everything she said.

Subaru was fine as always? Subaru agonized over and over...yes, Emilia couldn't know about that. But didn't Emilia see him when he was powerless? Didn't she think something could happen to him?

Apologize? Why did he have to apologize?

How could she be so insensitive to his life?

Perhaps that's how things ought to be...perhaps deep down, Emilia knew Subaru's death was insignificant?

Could that be how it is? Well…if that's how it is…Then allow me to reconsider how I'll treat you.

Subaru couldn't help but question.

These were Subaru's thoughts. He was both right and wrong. After all, Emilia could not be insensitive to Subaru's life when the idea of him dying didn't even pass through her mind, she didn't believe Subaru could lose let alone dying here. But he was somewhat correct since Emilia didn't particularly react to various wounds Subaru gained. And that was because she didn't let herself think about them.

"Can you please shut up?" Beatrice talked as she glared at Emilia. Her voice cut through Subaru's sick thoughts like a blade of light. Even with her voice alone, Subaru could see his thoughts were getting darker and became conscious of that. That awareness is given to him by Beatrice, as always.

But Emilia didn't stay silent.

"I know Kiritaka is a bit naughty, but it can't be helped. I need that more so...Please Subaru, it looks good when my knight apologizes. So can you do that for me?"

Emilia...lied?

How? Why? For what? How is this possible? All her character, her nature…did she just try to manipulate him?

What?

'She actually tried to do that, making me hope that she would like me to apologize here. Just to make things go her way…just to not confront the reality in front of her…'

"You..." Subaru muttered with shock. But before he could recover and say something about it, Beatrice said something herself. Probably saving Emilia.

"Don't you think you get your priorities wrong?" She says to Emilia.

However, Emilia is confused. She puts a finger under her chin while cutely tilting her head. "I don't know what you mean?"

"Well, Otto. How did negotiations go before...things happened. I am sure you managed things rather well." He didn't want to allow anything to start between Beatrice and Emilia.

This had nothing to do with his escapism this time. Priestella was NOT somewhere they could afford to do this kind of thing. Things went too well for a year and there were many possibilities. Any disconnect or conflict was unacceptable.

So he just wanted to calm things down with Otto.

"I was successful. Then you came, everything ruined. I understand now. Does having you around do any good for anyone!?" Otto said with a dramatic voice and disappointed sigh.

Does having you around do any good for anyone?

With this sentence Subaru understood. These interactions were meaningless. Everything was meaningless. He is just spending his efforts and everything for nothing.

"..." He just stayed silent and then... "Beatrice, stay with Emilia. I have to go out for a while. Please do that for me, and I will make up for it. Emilia, do not talk with Beatrice if she does not want to. Beatrice is not obligated to talk to you nor listen to you."

Someone had to protect her when he was away.

It matters not what happened now. It was the truth.

"You just leave after messing things up? That's just like you." Otto says without holding back.

"I am not interested in hearing your incompetency nor how you got scammed further. That is all there is."

Subaru leaves them while they are stunned.

One moment he opened his mouth, and this is how their faces turned out to be. The blade of cold words cut Otto's heart.

As Subaru got further away from them, he thought.

If he doesn't hold himself back, one day...it is inevitable that he would—


Subaru walked alone in the streets of Priestella.

Priestella is divided into four sections. He was in the part where shops and services could be found. There was a nice view of the water below.

"Ah...I have money but have no idea what to do with it...what can I even buy?" Subaru had no economic problems whatsoever and could manage his money.

Unlike Otto.

"Time to find a niche shop that is usually set in the worst place. There are always gold mines hidden like that." Subaru says as he enters a narrow alleyway.

"!" He feels someone behind him trying to reach towards him. Subaru who had many experiences with hands that reached towards him felt that precisely and reacted accordingly.

Bam.

Making a sudden turn after grabbing the enemy he smashed their hand on the wall and looked at them observingly. The sweet yet intense smell reached his nose without any permission. The sound of the wall being shattered and all reaction he got was a quiet moan from the aggressor. This was a woman, Subaru knew that much and she was durable.

As Subaru stopped waiting for a response move against his life that never came. He actually looked at the woman itself.

The red eyes looked at his face with a dreamy haze, the breasts that were about to finally escape from their prisoner. Unbothered expression despite the whole situation. The bold scent that reached him with no invite and fiery presence. He could not be mistaken when it comes to her.

"You are fortunate! You are being robbed by a goddess like me and what you do is attack me?. Oh the jester that is sent by the heavens to entertain me! Now, what will you give me so that I will spare your life?" She said sweetly while her eyes carried unreasonable expectations from him.

Her voice was of a mature woman while never losing the extremely fragile feeling it gave off. It's not a childish innocent voice like Emilia. But the softness of femininity. The kind that could enchant you if you are not careful.

So much so that with this pure maiden's voice, she might just ask for money and people would give her without resistance.

Though Subaru had big doubts that she was a virgin, Priscilla's voice invoked that kind of feeling.

"I have risen from hell itself after they kindly asked me to leave. Priscilla, you must be so fucking bored."

Unlike Priscilla, Subaru's words were blunt and disinterested. His eyes were too sharp and scary. Yet words that came from his mouth contained an exaggerated poetic sense just like hers. Almost like he decided to play her game. But Subaru didn't actually want to do that. Priscilla and him weren't friends.

There was no way.

But Priscilla herself stops playing that game after Subaru mentions her name.

"I do not know you," Priscilla says, still staying in the same position which made it look like Subaru was pinning her to a wall.

Actually, that happened. It was just that they didn't change anything from that position. Though if someone else looked they would have thought that Subaru was about to claim Priscilla.

"You...No, you simply forgot about me," Subaru says, accepting it as a fact in an instant. This was Priscilla after all. Of course there were some interactions with her lost because of Subaru killing himself throughout the year because of his sickness, his despair. But mostly, it was her and only her, who forgot.

And unlike her, Subaru never forgets a single moment. Not the time spent with her, not suffering. Subaru forgets nothing. That was truer ever since he received Return By Death. Every death made him remember his whole life. That was the kind of recollection he had with each death.

"Then you are simply not worthy of remembering." She said as she pulled her fan from her cleavage with her free hand and put it under Subaru's chin. She was about to attack, knock him out and be done with it.

"Then don't call me 'Jester'," Subaru says as he talks while feeling anger piled up inside of him. If he was uninteresting and unworthy to be recalled then Priscilla shouldn't be expecting anything from him. Let alone expecting him to entertain her.

"..." She was silent against that comeback. However, Subaru was bothered by her slow process speed. 'Her fan smells.' Subaru decided that he wasn't going to breathe from his nose. It was simply intoxicating for no reason.

'It came out of her cleavage' There was a reason.

"I refuse." This was Priscilla's conclusion. She refuses to just let Subaru go or denounce him as 'someone that would entertain her greatly. It was unreasonable. Not to mention out-of-character.

"How is that?" But Subaru would question further. There was always an underlying logic in her actions. He knew her well. Perhaps more than most.

"I simply felt like refusing that." Subaru was wrong.

"That makes no sense," Subaru said without hesitation.

"Me being a thug does?" It doesn't. Priscilla is not that low.

"Perhaps. Why did you even try that then?"

"I felt like it." She said without much emotion.

"You are getting lazy and your faith in your delusion wanes.. What about the grand world giving you amusement?"

"What? I never said anything like that. "The world exists for my sake", "Heavens decided I will rule the country." but never "Grand world gives me amusement." The world does not satisfy me enough to receive my appreciation like that." Priscilla explains with an annoyed expression and an angry voice.

It was almost as if that sentence mattered a lot to her. Even though she had no recollection of using it, she had it ready.

But Subaru couldn't care less because-

"It's just that you forgot about it...again."

"You must be an incredibly pathetic man."

"I ignore you, yet you follow every single time. After a while, I just changed directions to not see you." There were times when Subaru died and the checkpoints weren't short so things became repetitive and everything was predictable. Evading Priscilla was something he did in some loops and didn't in others.

In the end, only two interactions of theirs were lost because of him. But Priscilla forgot every single one of them in every single loop.

Everything was lost to her when it was about Subaru. He didn't know why there were times that he bothered to spend time with Priscilla. In the end, they didn't mean anything to her. Of course, Subaru didn't just wait for a romance route to open or anything like that. But in the end, it was just amusement for her. Everything was like that. As if that wasn't disrespectful and insulting enough, Priscilla would also forget even those times that she was "Amused, Entertained, Satisfied, Became Happy, Relieved, Emptied, Lost Weight", it was irrelevant how much she smiled, how much she fought, how much she was immersed.

It would always be lost to her.

But what did Natsuki Subaru himself lose?

One year was one year for the world...for Subaru?

Well, he aged a bit. Those loops weren't short.

"I am going." He says as he stops pushing Priscilla's hand and leaves that place without looking back.

Priscilla stands there just like that deep in thought. Who knew what she was thinking. It wasn't Subaru, that's for sure.

As he leaves, he makes sure to trace his palm on the wall, so that the warmth that lingered in his hand would fade. No need for unnecessary things with no consistency. No need for pathetic needy Natsuki Subaru, who was a bitch to all kinds of emotions.

Only warmth that he could trust in his home world and this world. With no hesitation or doubt.

Only Beatrice left.

"..." He waited for the boat to come.

He wasn't sure if he wanted to go back. Not only was it quite early, he also didn't want to go back to them after things that happened.

...

He looked at the sky to escape from what was to come, which made some memories come out. His mind wandered.


"Look, I told you! I TOLD YOU I CAN RIDE HER! HAH!" Subaru says as the wind hits their face hard and flap of giant wings could be heard. Subaru was riding on a abnormally big flying dragon

"Hmhphmhpm...ahahahahaha! You absolute buffoon! This is hilarious! You are not even a dragon rider! Do you have Divine Protection!?" She tried to hold her laugh first but it was no good.

"Divine Protection!? ME? HAHAHAHAHA! You are becoming dumber when you have fun."

"...Hmm. Rude…" Priscilla bites Subaru's shoulder uncharacteristically. Earning her a…moan? Unexpected but better than what she wanted.

"Wind is nice."

"Why did you prevent the blessing from working?" Normally they shouldn't feel the wind in their face thanks to the blessing. In fact, at this speed winds would be dangerous. Her jester could take it somehow and she was shielded behind him.

"...BECAUSE I WANTED TO FEEL THE WIND! Also, it's cool to see your hair moving freely. Oh man, I am too honest, it must be all the clouds that I inhaled! Wait...HEY...LET'S TRY TO MAKE A CLOUD SOLID! I WANNA SLEEP ON A CLOUD!" Subaru says as he pats the scales of the dragon. Childishly asking.

"ROArrrrrrr!" His request rejected instantly.

"Hahahahahaha! Even the dragon calls you stupid."

"I am not stupid! I am crazy! There is a difference...though if the DRAGON is scared of some test with clouds...it can't be helped."

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!" The beast roars as if she was telling him that he dares to assume such a thing.

"THAT'S MY GIRL!"


"Hey!" Subaru felt a flick on his forehead and heard Priscilla's voice.

He turned his face...she was here.

"Why are you here?"

"I just happened to get bored. And since our destination is identical. I will be accompanying you."

"...Ok."

"You know...you should be grateful. If not for me, you would miss it. To begin with, what sort of insignificant thing you were thinking about to make you stand still like that." Priscilla said as she opened her fan. Her ears open for Subaru.

"..." But she would receive no answer, even if he were to die, Subaru would not answer.

"Hmph." She made a displeased voice to Subaru's instant acceptance and lack of a reaction.

Both of them got into the boat.

From that point...it was all about feeling the wind and finding peace. It was nice. It was precious. It was something to appreciate.

But he couldn't say the same for Priscilla. After all, she was a woman that required constantly being entertained. The life she wanted was like music without any space. She would find no importance in many things if they are not out-of-ordinary events. She was a distasteful woman like that.

Frankly, she had no idea what she wanted. Subaru knew it very well, probably the only person who knew it. Not that it mattered.

Weirdly enough...she was silent and thoughtful throughout the journey. The thoughtful Priscilla was rare.

But it wasn't something that Subaru didn't witness before.

—Not that it mattered.


There was a little distance to walk. So they did that together, without talking about anything at all. Subaru made sure he didn't walk beside her. She constantly changed her pace to stay beside him. After a long silent battle of stubbornness. Priscilla could not take rejection anymore and gave up.

And then...Subaru stopped.

"I'd like to tell you something. If you are willing to listen. I will keep it very short." This was the first time that Subaru was truly interacting and somewhat emotionally connected with Priscilla on this day.

She just kept looking into his eyes. Without giving any verbal answer. But that was Priscilla's answer anyway. She was a woman who could talk with her eyes. This simple silence was nothing.

Subaru opened his mouth and then-

"Ara ara~...this combination is just too deadly. What you two might be doing here alone when both of your camps are waiting for you?"

"Fox? And more importantly...camps?" Priscilla muttered the last part slowly. Taking in that Subaru was...with her.

"I guess I won't be able to say my words today. No. Probably ever. Goodbye, Priscilla. It was a nice day with you." Anastasia just kept watching the two without getting involved.

Anastasia didn't understand. But what Subaru meant was that Priscilla won't remember any of this later. He wouldn't bother to tell her ever again. It was normal. That was understandable. A smart woman like Priscilla would understand. No need for extra context or additional supplements so that the other party could comprehend. Priscilla simply didn't require it. Never needed.

So Subaru could use that intelligence to not reveal anything to Anastasia.

But...

"What do you mean?"

"Hmm?"

"It seems like your mood shifted. You are not bothered anymore. I also want to know what you are going to say to me. Simple as that."

"Why do you want to know?" Subaru asked. But that question had no meaning. Simply retarded to ask. He knew the answer after all.

"..."

"..."

"For my amusement, for what else?"

"So that's all there is? Culmination of your being and who you are overall is just: A bored person. Very well. Priscilla, I think you are a very good-looking woman. Very smart. Observant. Very loving to people you bother to care."

"...Is that all?" Priscilla's mood quickly changed from her mysterious Priscilla to bored Priscilla. Such trivial and simple compliments were nothing to her. People in her domain worshiped Priscilla.

Anastasia just sighed at Subaru.

"And I don't like you as a woman."

""?"" Both of them were surprised by that. Even if they shouldn't. What if he didn't like Priscilla? Who cared? No one. He was just Natsuki Subaru. Nah, it's just obvious they are just surprised because it was too out-of-place.

But no one caring about this was the exact reason he could just say it freely.

"You really do fail to get approved by my checklist despite everything you are. You were married to 8 old men before this huh...and they all fucking died. Well, I do not care about the death part, I wouldn't stop moving forward because of a retarded curse like that. However, You were actually married to 8 old men. That just loses a lot of points in my book."

""..."" It was common knowledge about Priscilla. So Subaru didn't understand why they were looking at him like that.

"Of course, it's not just all that. I also do not like you as a person. I have forgotten even by myself. Forgotten by many people. I forgot many people as well. So when I see someone who forgets me for no reason, I just can't help but despise them. At the very least I want my special person to remember me. It is very important for me, you see, to be remembered. Well, I can't say that I'll be remembered when things end. But I think you get what I mean. The woman I love thought about me in her last moments before getting to her princess sleep. How do I know? Because she was the woman I love. Simple as that."

"..."

"Off. Harsh~" Anastasia says cutely. Her expression goes from confusion to a beaming smile. She giggles and giggles without a care that Priscilla would cut them down.

Weirdly enough she had no doubt that nothing would happen to her.

'Hmhm. It does feel good. That's what Emilia-san indulges in all the time huh? This unreasonable, illogical feeling of being protected. Somewhat being sure that you wouldn't get hurt regardless of odds…hmm~ nice.' The power gap between Subaru and Priscilla was indeed wide as a canal in Priestella…however Subaru didn't act like that was a problem, so that difference in power was definitely deceiving.

Subaru ignores Anastasia's reaction and continues. "So then...I was thinking, why does this woman that I do not see as a woman and dislike as a person who has nothing to do with me constantly appear before me. It kinda irritated me. Unlike you, I can't find irritation as a reason to kill. It's crazy, right? I know."

""..."" Words of a madman couldn't be deciphered by two genius young women, yet it got even more incomprehensible.

"But then I thought while we were traveling here...why not have fun? You see. You are looping. Each and every time we meet is the first time. Redo, the do-over. Time travel. Or whatever you call it. I can just have fun. You are fun after all. So I don't want any bad blood between us, despite all I said. Oh right, that can't happen anyway! You are gonna forget about me after all. Oh yes. This is just awesome. It matters not what I do. I can start over when it comes to you, from zero. I am excited for our next beginning. From now on, I am not gonna be caring about you. From now on, there is just entertainment as it should be."

"..." That made something inside of Priscilla snap. While Anastasia just decided she would think about it later. Not understanding Subaru was a norm anyway.

"Wow. Look at the Priscilla-sama, she actually holds back despite the immense killing intent, huh?! Well. Hmm. What to do here. Hmm. It's such a weird situation. It might even be more comfortable if she just attacked Subaru-kun. Isn't that right?" Anastasia talked with outright hostility as she saw something she didn't think was possible. Priscilla is in a weak state.

"Well. Let's go inside." Subaru said as he gave a tired look to smiling Anastasia who closed her one eye to him. She was indeed charming.

"We have sushi and borgers for today." She said as she totally ignored Priscilla.

"Yeah, sure there will be mayonnaise too!" Subaru said, ignoring Priscilla's existence.

"Mayonnaise?" Anastasia said while tilting her head cutely, with a smile.

"You don't know? Well, it was something I made up but...I guess it was too much for me to expect you to just take the recipe and sell it already. Perhaps you are acting foxy and it's just that you couldn't reproduce it…"

"Mooo~ how do you see me?" Neither confirming or denying the accusation.

"A greedy gal." Subaru says bluntly.

"Well, ya are right! It must be an oversight on my part! Now show me and if I like it I'll just bother and tease you until you gimme that recipe! Actually…Subaru-kun is quite weak to women isn't he? Hmmmmmm~"

"You meant you will be open to discussions and deals right! Right?!" Anastasia just smiles at him sweetly without saying anything. Normally Anastasia looking at someone with full-greed with nothing to hold back would scare them away…But Subaru just blushes.

Subaru assumes that look is because he was seen as a prey for business. However, Anastasia wasn't thinking about Mayonnaise but Subaru in general. He just doesn't mind her being herself. And no matter what he sees, he never gets frightened.

'Ana! DO THE VICTORY LOOK!' The voice in her head says to Anastasia. To which she freezes.

This…is a chance to give that look of victory, domination and superiority to Priscilla. Each time she had won in their many battles…she always did that smug face. Right action would be not being the same with her…

She laughed as she turned her head towards Priscilla, which caused their gazes to meet. Anastasia gives a sinister smile with utmost smugness and ignores her once again with a fox giggle that Priscilla would never forget as she locks her arm with Subaru's and drags him somewhere.

"..."Holding back?"" Priscilla repeats in anger.

"What is that slutty fox talking about? Who holds back?...I just..."

Couldn't make it appear. The Yang Sword.

Couldn't use magic,no…mana itself was unusable. Blessing acted weird and the body felt unnatural.

Subaru wasn't here anymore, there was no reason for Priscilla to not forget once again.

And yet, even with a clenched fist and a body that shook from unreleased anger. Priscilla could not ignore, turn a blind eye or lie to herself. That was one thing that Natsuki Subaru and Priscilla Barielle had in common.

That's why, words repeated in her mind—

"The world does not satisfy me enough to receive my appreciation like that."

"It's just that you forgot about it...again."

—Over and over again.


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Man, the drama and sexual tension in this chapter was so good. Priscilla getting the consequences, being thoughtful and her tsundere way of approaching Subaru doesn't work because he believes she sees him as nothing but a toy that she will forget later.

Yes, Priscilla and Subaru met many times in that 1 year time skip. In fact Subaru met her way more times thanks to LONG loops.

Anastasia doesn't have such complications, her overly greedy nature makes people scared and find it repulsive when she reveals it fully. For Subaru, that's kind of cute, it's like an Echidna with a superior greed(As in being healthy not amount or strength of it) and there is no "She was fucking with me to fuck with Satella" or "She saw me only as a reset button" doubts with Anastasia. She just likes money, Subaru definitely doesn't mind it. Anastasia is beautiful, has a sense of humor, takes good care of people she likes(owns) and Subaru definitely isn't repulsed by a possessive woman spoiling him. Considering Emilia just didn't care about a bomb thrown at him.

OH YES. There are some of you, who will call that whole thing ridiculous. I fucking know it. BUT IT IS CANON! It happened in fucking canon LOOOOL.

Emilia was really apathetic and writing itself didn't acknowledge the problem. But not on my watch. She can't just act that casually when Subaru is in danger, this isn't even the only moment in the series she does that! Far from it.

As you can see I do depict Priscilla's beauty directly. Because that's just what it is, and unlike in canon, Subaru's testosterone isn't an Emilia special matter. So he kind of gets affected by it, but in a true Subaru way, he isn't losing control against it or drooling while looking at her. Which stops Priscilla from classifying him as a 'worshiper of mine!'. Her memory problems wouldn't have THIS much impact normally but I made them meet several times so…yeah, they also had very intimate moments which are lost to Priscilla.

Subaru is basically heart broken. Of course Priscilla's memory problem isn't without a reason and perhaps she might remember him? In any case, if she can get close and if Subaru is willing to figure things out perhaps things can happen…that is if Priscilla is willing to keep things going.

This is also extremely sad for Subaru because he respects Priscilla and would've want to see her as a friend(Can't think she would see him as a friend when it's all just 'entertainment' for her) so yeah, one of the few people Subaru sees as genuine friends and this is what happens.

If you were to ask me, Emilia still has the largest problems piled up with nearly all of them single-handedly being her mistakes. Priscilla's problem is a bit of a mystery with also her seeming faulty in a one sided way. Though again, we didn't see Priscilla POV of things when she forgets Subaru. Of course Subaru has no reason to think it's anything deep when all Priscilla says "You must be a boring man" and stuff like that.

After this, Priscilla, Anastasia and Reinhard's plot lines will progress at the same time. But as you can see Anastasia is really warm with Subaru. And it's hard to expect her to just blunder for no reason. She also has no reason to fucking mess this relationship up with Subaru already knowing she investigates him and she also knows she is trusted and shouldn't throw that away for no reason.

Anastasia being more normal than other women kind of puts her ahead. And as for Liliana…well, we will see. One thing that is scary about her is that she is willing to be a 'harem' member. There is that.