Here I am once again!

This and that, some shit happened, but chapters continue as always.

Gonna go straight to reviews.

The Main Man2000: knowing you and how you work i bet you will pull Pandora from somwher and make her a romantic target.

and sorry am not sorry for Emilia fan's but this doesn't look good for you.

A: I wouldn't be able to write stuff unlike average re zero fanfic if I couldn't hold my preferences out of the plot I planned. Whether Pandora will be there or not…that's already answered and it depends if you caught on very very, obvious and then quite a few subtle hints. If she is here, then you can be sure she ain't becoming a random plot device though.

And yeah, if things with Emilia seemed hopeful Subaru wouldn't be getting close to other women anyway. So you are right.

Stargazer: Impregnating Priscilla and giving her Helena would be very lucky for her.

A: That will never happen. After all, 'Helena' isn't a star name. So she won't ever happen.

ZACK2357: Así que quedo como una conclusión temporal, hmm no me desagrada, aunque Al me esta confundiendo cada vez más por cómo sale con más cosas.

A: Al has a real plan that isn't a plot device which is motivated by real emotions. Overall, he caught Priscilla and Subaru real good when they were vulnerable.

Guest: I'd argue that him putting an oven in Priscilla would make things so much more interesting, but I'm gonna be honest.

I saying that because I don't understood a single thing that happened in this chapter.

A: Al comes and fucks over their moment. He has some points so Subaru can't just kill him.

Priscilla didn't kill him because Al made her doubt if Subaru would hate or dislike her for killing Al.

Al won and even made Subaru go directly to Anastasia. That's what happened, basically.

Anon: What is going on, this is shit XDDD

A: Thanks.

Pryd: I'm so busy with college right now and this gave me a break, I would have liked to discuss with you about a lot of things in this fic about Subaru but all my brain power is gone. Excited for more chapters to come and hopefully Subaru and Priscilla's ship sails.

A: Good luck with college. No spoilers about ship end, though I am not purposefully saying 'undecided' anymore. And if you want to chat, my discord : /YxtzwbzVQh

Guest: All I'm reading is that there is a chance in the future. That, and caring motherly Priscilla is very good.

A: Yeah, she is good.

BigSmokeYeet: Why tf is Al so OOC?

A: Now…Al's intentions aren't made clear in canon. But if you talk about scheming and suspiciousness, he did some freaky shit in arc 5. Very closely watches Subaru, knows bishops and has a communication device that is connected with Regulus's. Knows more than one bishop. Likely killed all Priestella council members like Priscilla and Capella theorized. This is LN which made Al even more active.

Here, he has motivation. If you call him OOC because he is supposed to like Priscilla so much…you'd be wrong since even if he respects her a lot. Al coming to be her knight was a calculated move from Al. And we know she isn't indispensable to him as he did, at some point, decide to work with Leip against Priscilla even though he didn't go through with it.

Overall, he has plans. Hence why he acts like this. The reason you don't know the plans is that you are not meant to know just yet. I can't dump shit like that for no reason. I guarantee that it will be written.

My discord where chapters released 1 day earlier: /YxtzwbzVQh

Now, let's get into the chapter!


'I remember now...'

After being spoiled by Priscilla, he wanted to do something for her.

This is the result. Formation of an incredible body and top-tier craftsmanship. Wrapping Priscilla's beauty perfectly. It made Subaru want to see what lies below that kimono.

'That isn't the only thing I remembered...but I'll leave it for now' Subaru thinks as he looks at Reinhard.

'I didn't forget. Any of it.'

Reinhard could read that from Subaru's eyes without any doubt.

While they kept staring at each other, Subaru felt his head move as he felt slender fingers on his jaw sensually move him.

"What is so interesting that you look anywhere else other than your mistress?"

Of course, Priscilla knew why Subaru was looking at Reinhard.

It's just that she didn't care. It was too unimportant, even for Subaru. It's just that he didn't know that yet.

The immature need to prove something to prove yourself to someone else was childish. But needing to prove something that you can do with ease to yourself is madness.

Subaru wouldn't gain anything from killing those thugs or interacting with Reinhard.

So that was unimportant to Priscilla.

"Don't talk as if I have any interest in men."

"Hmm...I didn't say anything like that yet you understood that way? That's..." Priscilla looked at Subaru with a fake doubt and a teasing smile.

"OI! Don't talk as if you didn't mean it that way!" Subaru sighs after responding to Priscilla.

'This woman...she is unhinged. She tried to make me mention what we...did back then. She is thirsty for drama.'

Priscilla clearly baited him for an answer like 'Hah! Liking men? After how I made you scream?'

But Subaru didn't fall for that.

"Hmph. Killjoy."

After seeing Priscilla pouting cutely, Subaru's vision changed by slender fingers once again, this time it felt more blunt and emotionally charged.

"Subaru...I was worried that something happened to you."

"Ah, but it's not like I was in any danger-WAIT! We already made this talk! Why are you repeating things?"

Subaru found Emilia appearing beside him. But he had no idea what she was trying to do.

"That's...because..." Before the answer with many pauses could be made out of her lips, she was interrupted.

By herself.

"Priscilla...what are you doing?" Emilia ignored Subaru and acted as if he didn't ask her anything. There was a comical shamelessness in doing that in front of anyone else.

"What am I doing? Are those eyes and ears nothing but an appearance?" Priscilla smiled with her usual confidence. Her response came in an instant.

"That...has nothing to do with it! I am saying why are you talking to Subaru like that! That's what I mean!"

"Then you should ask like that, Half-Witch. Though everything depends on my mood in the end."

"..." Emilia, together with the room, went silent.

The atmosphere changed instantly as if everyone was waiting for something to come.

'Huh? What's going on?' Subaru was the only one who couldn't read the room.

Well, it was because of Subaru the atmosphere changed, to begin with.

When he looked at Emilia, he saw her expectant eyes.

"Hmm...Go for it! Fight!...?" With an awkward voice, Subaru tried to answer her expectations.

"PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTTTTT!"

"Julius...OI...Spitting tea on people isn't knightly, not to mention...How are you drinking this hot?!"

"Hmhg...Cough...Ah...Sorry- I mean, my apologies." Gathering his composure, Julius sat straight like nothing happened.

However inside of his mind, Julius couldn't stop comparing Subaru in Royal Palace and now.

'I see...He REALLY did that just because he wanted to. What a sinful man you are, Subaru. After all that, when she just gets used to it, you decide you aren't interested in bold declarations of support anymore.'

Julius doesn't think that Subaru should support Emilia in every single instance, even when he considers the fact that he is a knight.

Two candidates are fighting, and candidates are supposed to be better than their knights in some way.

Knight interfering to defend them in their own stead would be disrespectful.

Candidate expecting knight to but it would be a weakness.

'However, it's not like she isn't willing to do it herself or escapes from confrontation.'

It was simply a matter of what Emilia got used to. Julius understood that clearly.

Subaru always acts in a certain way, then changes like it's no one's business. It is hard to adapt.

"You keep calling me a Witch just because of my appearance. But you act without consideration for anyone. You don't get along with people that don't follow you. And whenever you come in, the mood goes down. You do all that for yourself. That's selfish. At least I don't act like that despite my appearance."

In the end, Emilia explained all her thoughts and feelings well. In the end, she worked hard to gain the confidence to do that and put everything into proper words that people can respect.

Truly, everyone in the room was surprised by that, including Priscilla...excluding Subaru.

Because whenever Emilia improved, whenever she tried, Subaru knew it.

Her expressions, her voice, the way she speaks, the way she walks, the way she responds, her repetitive actions, mood.

Subaru was already observant to an obsessive level when it came to people.

But that reached new heights with Emilia.

'Unless she accepts that things will change and nothing can stay the same. It will never be enough.'

He may feel joy at her growth. Yet, he knows it won't be enough.

She started too late, and she still had doubts. That was the cruel reality.

"Hmm...you've grown up a little bit. Nothing special, yet it was unexpected nonetheless. Still, you misunderstand me completely. Your appearance and me calling you a Witch isn't necessarily connected. How about that? Did you not question who you are just because you are judged by mindless masses? Just because the way they come to that conclusion is out of fear and hate...doesn't mean the opposite of what they are thinking is true."

"...Ah..."

"How foolish...you never considered it at all. It seems that you had an easy life, even mineself didn't predict that. Let me tell you without coddling...You can very well be a 'Witch' even if those people call you that for incorrect and ignorant reasons. Fools being wrong does not make you right."

Priscilla watched Emilia with an amused yet observant smile.

Emilia's face was blank as if she had a mind-breaking revelation. She quickly grasped her pendant, which contained Puck, to calm herself down.

However, Emilia wasn't the only person who didn't like Priscilla's actions.

"Regardless of your maliciousness, it is still true that you are a self-centered individual, Barielle-san."

Anastasia spoke with directness.

"I do not necessarily think our opinions automatically make Priscilla wrong. Yet, I do believe Emilia-san made some good points."

Crusch was calm, despite her memory condition, she had talked like her old self.

"Ugh...I don't have a deep comment like you guys. She is a bitch, I don't like her."

"Rat..." Surprisingly enough, for the first time, everyone saw Priscilla reacting with a twitching eyebrow.

While everyone took it in as if her nerves were penetrated. The truth was that she didn't like to be called that when she couldn't make the perfect reveal about her virginity to Subaru, who had weird ideas about her marriages.

"And not to mention...It doesn't look good to glue on someone who is connected to a rival candidate. Are you trying to seduce Natsuki-kun for his achievements? How disgraceful..."

Anastasia talked with a cold voice, it almost seemed like it was personal to her.

"I got praised? Does that mean there is some room for improvement?"

"Hmph. Give me enough gold coins to build a castle, and I'll think about it."

"You don't want to joke about that Anastasia-san. You see, I am already selling a lot of mayonnaise in the north-east...Plus, I am already learning things and making deals to build Pandemonium, as a retirement plan. I will be richer than you at some point for sure."

Subaru was saying in a joking manner, however that was indeed his retirement plan. At the very least, that's why he found dirt on Russel and got along with that guy.

'It's gonna be a huge castle...Hard to clean but Rem is a super maid anyway. It's going to look scary so people won't be coming close...That was my plan a month ago at least...haha'

Him getting close to Priscilla and Anastasi,a and Emilia slowly changing...those things made Subaru unsure about the future, unlike before.

"That's better not be a cheap house with a cool name..." Priscilla muttered.

"Hah." Subaru just chuckled. Giving nothing to Priscilla despite hearing her.

'The only thing she might dislike might be the soulless design of it…' After all, Subaru planned it to be a big place with magical properties no one ever witnessed.

"I will ignore those rather provocative remarks and just say that I didn't take the Hoshin name for nothing."

"Ah, taking on fake names with fake history...doesn't suit you."

"...What do you mean?"

"But you and Hoshin do have weird similarities..." Subaru says as he looks at Anastasia's scarf. Which rocks the gears on her head. But regardless, he answers nothing.

Subaru was sure Echidna and Hoshin were connected, without a single doubt.

So Anastasia, who mostly made her own wealth, was already more impressive than some dude who had a Witch with cheat magic at his side.

Ironically, both of them had an 'Echidna' beside them.

"So you won't just answer anything..."

"I don't know...If you stop piercing me with those cold eyes, I don't see why not."

"You are awfully persistent for someone who thinks they are not in the wrong...well, at the very least, you are making it obvious you weren't honest when you said those things."

'Fufufu~ So 'I regret absolutely nothing' is a wordplay. It's not like he thinks there is nothing wrong or he doesn't feel bad about it. It is simply that he is a safety freak. It does fit when you think he thought you would be attacked by the cult or affected by the remains of a Witch'

"Tch." Subaru doesn't give any answer. But his reactions make everything clear.

'I wish I could not feel bad or could be content with things...But I felt so bad that I decided that instead of sleeping on heavenly thighs, I put myself in the garbage...honestly, it was a combination of things I did with Anastasia and leaving Priscilla.'

Subaru simply felt he didn't deserve to be at peace with Priscilla. So instead he threw himself to a deserved place. Not to mention he was even attacked by thugs while coming back...

Priscilla looks at Subaru and Anastasia and her eyes narrow.

"I think your eyes are laid on the wrong place—" Priscilla says as she is irritated but she got cut off by someone else.

"It's you who looks at the wrong person. After all, I haven't finished talking with you yet." Emilia said with a strong conviction.

'Oh no. More drama...well, at least she saved me from Priscilla.' Subaru thought as he continued to watch the bunny and lioness in their natural habitat.

Priscilla looked at Emilia without saying anything. So Emilia spoke.

"You are right about me not thinking about all that...indeed, I never questioned myself about those things. However...in the end, I have Subaru beside me. Subaru can be hard on people, even if he makes it look like he will overlook everything people beside him do. I am no different. So because of that, I am confident I am not a Witch that you speak of. So take those words back."

Many eyes widened once again by Emilia. Priscilla was unphased. Subaru's eyes narrowed.

Anastasia's face openly disagreed with the statement. Julius was looking at her.

Reinhard sighed as he looked defeated.

"Hmm. It is indeed a good choice to look at how people around react to you to make an objective judgment about yourself. However...this man is not a reliable person in this regard."

"Subaru is..."

"I don't need to hear. Mineself can clearly see that you got pitied despite you two not being bound politically because he doesn't see you as a Witch nor affected by your appearance. But it's not like this man would act a certain way just because someone is a Witch."

"Hghhg..."

After Priscilla stated her belief, Anastasia made an involuntary voice as she knew it was true.

As for Emilia...she was silent, and not because of the 'Witch' part.

"Oi? How disinterested she is with the whole election? Bro is the most popular knight at this point. He is with the elven airhead Emilia-sama."

Ricardo, one of the few people-no, one of the two people that was casual with candidates...at least Anastasia and Emilia. He still wasn't weird like Subaru to treat them like normal girls from the get-go, but when he finds it acceptable, he does it.

He had a deep past with Anastasia. Emilia didn't mind being treated normally either.

"..." Priscilla stayed silent at that remark with widened eyes.

"Oh-uh...Is this fucking real? She forgot how Nii-chan chased her skirt like no man ever did for a woman? How is that even possible?"

"Felt-sama...please don't speak like that."

Reinhard warned Felt about the way she spoke, but it didn't matter to her.

"This is insane...Whatever she is using to get this high, I have never seen it in my life. And I saw a lot of drugs in the slums."

"Subaru...is mine."

Felt and Emilia had their own distinct reactions. Crusch just slapped her own forehead, seemingly embarrassed by everything.

'What kind of election is this? If these are my rivals...even if I win, what does that say about me?'

Questioning the madness, Crusch looked deep in thought.

"So...He does not belong to the Fox. I see. He does not belong to the Fox. He does not...belong to the Fox."

While everyone had their reactions. Only a few realized the chilling, out-of-character mutterings of Priscilla.

One of them was Reinhard.

'This...isn't good. This was exactly...what I feared.'

"Yes...But it's not like Subaru is alone! He is...with me." Emilia makes sure that Priscilla understands. But this time she couldn't call Subaru hers. All of a sudden, it became embarrassing, unlike just a moment ago.

"Huh...It's fine." Priscilla said, whether she was talking to herself or Emilia, it was unknown.

"Huh?" Emilia got confused by this.

"It would be a problem if she-fox got a lead. But you...It makes so much sense why he is with you. You are unchanging. Personality which won't lead to consequences. There is also no need for commitments, as you take things for granted. I see."

Priscilla's words were incomprehensible to Emilia, so she ignored them. However, despite that, it stuck with her.

Things calmed down in the room. For once, Priscilla didn't destroy the atmosphere irrecoverably.

As for Priscilla...

"Hmm...What do you think right now?" She asked with curiosity as she stood beside Subaru, while everyone was either thinking other stuff or talking with each other.

"I am wondering if it's actually red or not."

"...It isn't good to joke around when mineself ask you something."

"I am not even joking. I am desensitized towards you guys butting heads. First I could somewhat feel it with "Oh, powerful women are fighting!" but not anymore."

"So...My underwear color being unknown was more bothersome for you than all this...I don't know if I should be delighted by the effect I left on you or be sad that you have a warped priority list."

"I see...I know it's red anyway."

"..." Priscilla's unchanging, smiling expression gave nothing away. She said nothing.

"Tch."

'It's not even a lie. I am done with dramas. And Priscilla indeed awakened a lot of things inside of me. I don't know what to do with these feelings. A part of me honestly wants to visit her room at night. Or a mansion if she stays there...But in the end, I am just too stubborn.'

The same determination that allowed him to come back from any ending he rejected, chained him away from happiness.

Natsuki Subaru would reach the end he desired, no matter what. Regardless of what his allies or enemies might do. Satisfaction of Natsuki Subaru was an event that was fixed in time. It would happen, no matter what.

'But...isn't being untouchable means you are unable to touch?'

"Hmm? You are making an interesting expression..."

"It's just I was thinking...Maybe, I have a problem with my own power-"

"Subaru! We are gathering! Come here!"

"Ah...But I-"

"SHHH! I know we had some problems...But please!" Emilia took Subaru by hand and forcefully pulled him away.

As she walked with Subaru behind, she looked at Priscilla with a frustrated expression.

"Why...you again," she muttered as the feeling in her stomach made her want to hold Subaru for hours so he wouldn't be getting away.

"So, we are gonna have a meeting huh? By the way, sorry for not interacting with you there Beatrice."

"It's not a problem, in fact. I was watching Subaru in his own natural habitat, though I will have you tell me about that red-haired princess at some point."

"I see...But still..."

"Are you scared that you might not be able to stay calm?"

"..."

After what happened with Kiritaka, a few wrong words from Emilia and Otto would be all it takes to release his restraints.

"Don't. It surprised me, but that girl understood her wrongdoings at the very least. She was trying to show that by not progressing with the deal with that pervert in your absence. Considering her dependence on Bubby, that isn't something to ignore."

"Dependence on Puck...huh."

"Yes, it can be said that she would do a lot of things for him. Maybe sacrifice some of her ideals even."

"For Puck huh...You are the same."

"H-huh?"

"Ah. Whatever. Don't mind me. Did anything else happen when I was away?"

Puck's dependence and affection for Beatrice...It was strong enough to disregard his self-made contract with Emilia, in which he tries to destroy this world in case Emilia is dead.

Beatrice and Subaru got closer after things happened with Emilia Camp a month ago.

But she still keeps it away from me. Puck's contract.

Beatrice kept quite a bit from him. Whatever Sage Candidacy is an example. Subaru had no interest in such things as they probably think of him like that for not knowing what he is. Echidna and Roswaal are likely the same.

But Subaru sensed Beatrice's wish to protect him, so that was the reason she wasn't talking about those things.

But this...contract with Puck, was different.

'I...am sorry Beatrice. But I think...I am slowly feeling cold towards you as well.' Subaru admitted in his head as he felt like he wanted to cry.

It wasn't anything that Beatrice did. It was simply that Subaru was comparing her to Priscilla and Anastasia.

Anastasia was someone with convictions, she was against lives being taken and believed there were always consequences for it.

As for Priscilla, she would kill anyone if she learned they were anything similar to Puck, regardless of how close they were to her.

She would kill even Subaru.

But that wasn't bad at all.

'After all, I am me. If I continue to be me, there won't be such problems.'

No matter how much he got close to Priscilla, touched her, or did other things that someone might get cut for. She never did anything regardless of loops or the new meetings after she forgot him.

That fact warmed Subaru's heart.

"Subaru! Subaru!"

"Ah, sorry, can you repeat that."

"...Hmph. There wasn't anything important. But...There was a suspicious hooded man."

"Suspicious hooded man...that sounds important."

"Well...Emilia bumped into him. But she was unconcerned. Garfiel wasn't suspicious and said "He knows nothin' about martial arts, relax little girl"...that brat..."

"Beatrice-san, get to the point."

"Ah...well. He saw through Emilia's cloak."

"Hmm."

Emilia's robe was imbued with a magic cast by Roswaal which stopped people from perceiving her features.

However...It wasn't that good. No, if Subaru were to be honest, it had so many faults.

Being magically gifted alone can make you bypass the effects. Even an observant kid could see it through. Like Petra.

It also had no chance against Priscilla when all of them were in an alleyway back in the capital.

It was the most natural result. Priscilla was perceptive, observant, magically gifted, and cautious.

'Ah...I started to praise her again. Damn...getting physical does make people closer after all.'

"Well, let's not do anything for now. Though I will remember this."

Beatrice nodded. They got into the large room after sliding the Japanese-style door.

"Ah...Subaru. Welcome."

"You finally come," Otto spoke after Emilia.

"Cap'n is just fashionably late."

"There is no such a thing as fashionably late Garfiel! Don't let him get into your mind!"

"Eh? What are ya talkin' about? Cap'n lives rent-free there. Actually, my great self pays him in my mind!"

"Hopeless."

Emilia Camp was lively as always.

"I always wondered why not find a name instead of just putting in Emilia's name?"

"Because that is idiotic and makes it look like we are a team instead of servants," Otto explained it clearly.

"Oh! A team! Let's name it then!"

"Wait...really?" Subaru's suggestion wasn't even serious...but Emilia seemed to take it seriously. Which put despair in Otto. He was glaring at Subaru as if he was trying to kill him with his eyes.

"The name will be...Chocorina Camp!"

"What the hell? Why..." Subaru asked with confusion.

"Because our camp has many sweet people! Not to mention, I am thinking of naming my child Chocorina! So I think she will be happy when she learns about our camp name."

"Ehem. Not to speak inappropriately as we don't know what the future holds. But if you marry me, you won't be picking the names for the little ones."

"Eh? Why?" Emilia, not reacting to the marriage part, asks.

Because despite not setting her feelings straight and feeling 'love' for Subaru. She wanted to marry him when she did feel that anyway.

So despite Subaru being humble, there was no one else but Subaru in her mind when she thought about 'Chocorina.'

"That's how it is. It's not because you have a bad naming sense. Which you do. But it's just...It has to be a star name, okay? Regardless of the consequences, that's how it is. That's one thing I won't back down regardless of who my wife will be or even if I adopt someone."

"U-uh...star name?" Emilia was super confused.

"You don't want to know much about it. But they are beautiful and unique names. I don't want to be selfish so I would at least talk about a lot of names for us to pick together. I have my preferences for star and constellation names but it would also be sad if I pick the name alone forcefully." Subaru spoke without any consideration for Emilia's comprehension, or anyone who listened to him.

"Ah...okay? No, actually I shouldn't say that. I didn't understand a thing at all and I can't say I did either since the topic is very important...But let's talk about it later."

"You can talk about it when you actually get me. I am not willing to share information of that kind with anyone unless they are my wife."

"What is this? Do you think how you name your children holds the secrets of this world?!" Otto said as slapped his forehead hard after witnessing the 'stupidity'.

"Actually...yes?"

Subaru's 'yes' would only be perceived as a joke. But Subaru's naming sense DOES hold the secrets of the world.

No Authority user existed without a space-related name.

Witches were strictly named by celestial objects.

Sin Archbishops are strictly named by stars.

The Pleiades Watchtower, a place not even Reinhard could reach, meant 'Subaru Watchtower' and unlike beliefs, Subaru was sure it was built for watching stars. In fact, it gets even crazier. Just by listening from Reinhard about how some power kept his distance from the tower, Subaru already knew how it worked and how it could be solved.

The only two cases of Witch Factor going wild that Subaru witnessed, both 'vessels' or people had 'wrong names', Satella and Petelguese instead of Betelguese.

'It does make me feel like an evil mastermind though.' After all, Sin Archbishops still lived to this day.

Something he ignored for so long, but the truth was...Subaru might just be related to everything. Or perhaps he was a medium for everything.

Subaru could get the answers...if he was interested in the past.

'Interestingly enough, at the very least I know I wasn't some villain who wanted to destroy the world…Since I could just mess up with a letter of someone's name and that's it, world would be gone…Actually wait a minute, isn't destroying the world fairly easy for me even if you ignore exploits like that? Aren't I a bit too dangerous when I think about it? I always knew I can't even lose but now thinking about it—'

"Ummm, Subaru. I am really sorry for the last time. I didn't want to do anything about that matter because of that...So, what do you think about the deal with Kiritaka?"

'Thankfully, she didn't ask me to apologize to get Puck this time...'

Dark as it may be, it wouldn't end well for her.

"I think we should just enjoy our time here for longer."

"W..What do you mean? Does this mean we shouldn't speak with Kiritaka?" Emilia's face became stiff as she thought she might be forced to make a decision between High Purity Crystal and Subaru...

Or more specifically, a choice between Puck and Subaru.

"I didn't say that. I am just saying that you are overlooking very obvious facts."

"Ah...aaaah...I don't understand."

"It's fine if you don't. Just trust me, okay?" Subaru says with a warm smile.

It was totally fake, he just wanted Emilia to accept it.

And that worked like a charm.

"Ummm, if Subaru says so, I am sure it's right."

"Yep. So let's enjoy our stay."

As Subaru slid the door and walked outside, he could feel Otto's gaze piercing him until he left his vision.

'You just don't have any logic left in you, don't you? Depending on the experiences and way of merchants...You don't use any normal thinking whatsoever.'

Otto was smart, so people in the camp claimed that wasn't wrong.

However, he wasn't thinking, so being smart was useless in this case.

That guy attacked me to take my life, eventually, he will calm down and realize who he tried to kill.

When he does that, it will be us who get an apology with the crystal.

If he doesn't...

"Well...That makes things more fun, isn't that right?"

Subaru said aloud to no one. Deep inside hoping that Kiritaka keeps his stubbornness.

That only means he will take so much more from him.

"You don't get to attempt to kill me without consequences just because you are a garbage lolicon"


Welp. Subaru has a point, doesn't he?

Kiritaka just attempted to kill a knight of a candidate, he can easily end Kiritaka's life. He is quite merciful tbh. He gives him a chance to redeem himself just enough to survive.

Instead of overthinking things like Emilia camp Subaru moves with the simple idea that 'Natsuki Subaru' is at least important enough to be not attacked without consequences. And common sense says he is goddamn right.

Subaru believes he doesn't need to do shit and others have no idea.

Fun fact: Kiritaka would be dead if Priscilla learned what happened with him being in the room.(Otherwise Subaru would have enough time to stop her)

If Anastasia learns it, his whole family becomes dirt poor and he is in jail. Anastasia canonically cares a lot about lives, and even when she sees someone deserving death, she makes sure to not accept it quickly as she believes someone taking lives easily can't have a good ending. Something like this was in the side stories of arc 7 and it was a rare moment for me, since I liked it.

Also as you can see, Julius points out the effects of Subaru changing on Emilia. He isn't wrong. So at the very least, Emilia wasn't being overly dependent on Subaru when she looked at him as if waiting for him to snap. Subaru just created that impression on others himself. Emilia talked for herself anyway so that's some growth.

The talk about Emilia being witch-like even with appearances excluded happened shortly between Priscilla and Subaru. It was more like Priscilla stating a fact and Subaru so weakly defending it that it is obvious he actually agrees in his mind.

"Unlike other commoners...perhaps you can understand?" Priscilla says as her expression changes instantly. "Indeed. to most, she is a witch because of her appearance and race...But think again, would that really be a reason for me to call her like that?"

Priscilla's crimson eyes locked on Subaru. The question was obvious. "Do you really think that is why someone like me calls her that?" How he must answer was obvious. He answers instantly.

"Of course, that is the r-r-reason. What other...reason can there be?" He stutters, and he pauses. It is an absolute failure of lying that is rare to see from Subaru.

Priscilla's eyes widen and they quickly narrow with a seductive, wicked gaze.

Ch 11

Welp with this. I'll just save this and publish, then go sleep.

I wish you all fortune! I hope you liked the chapter.

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