LRAB #230 - You are awesome
#230 - You are awesome
Because they were holding hands, they didn't know if Emilia and Natsuki Subaru were on a date, and it wouldn't be good to interrupt them rashly. But Zunzun couldn't stop Felt; that girl was like the wind, dashing to the two of them to say hello.
“Big sister! And little bro!?”
Zunzun had no choice but to follow. He heard Emilia seemingly instructing Natsuki Subaru not to run around or cause trouble after arriving in the royal capital, and even keeping a close eye on him because he lacked credibility.
It seemed like the two people taking care of children were in the same boat.
What, Zunzun is also a child?
Never mind then.
Zunzun looked at their intertwined fingers and joked, “I didn't expect Subaru to be on such good terms with Emilia already.”
“No, no, no, to be honest, I'm very concerned about my sweaty hands. The more I worry, the more sweaty they get. Zunzun, do you understand this inexplicable anxiety?”
“I don't understand.”
“I knew it! Someone popular like you definitely wouldn't care, but Emilia and I aren't in that kind of relationship yet.”
Natsuki Subaru was as energetic as ever.
Ignoring the clowning fool, he greeted the silver-haired girl, “Long time no see, Emilia. Sorry I couldn't make it last time.”
“It's okay, I should be thanking you, Zunzun.”
Emilia shook her head.
Because Zunzun's visit was ill-timed, her situation would have become difficult if the Crusch camp had become wary.
“—Enough, you guys!”
Just as the four of them were exchanging pleasantries, a gruff voice came from beside them, scolding, “Don't chat in front of other people's shops! If you want to catch up, go somewhere else!”
“You really have no sense of humanity. It's rare for me to come and fulfill my promise.” Natsuki Subaru complained to the green-haired man with a scar on his face.
The stall in front of them was the save point where he had looped three times. The owner was still as fierce and unlikeable as ever, but that was precisely why Natsuki Subaru felt relieved by the unchanged stall owner.
“Your ugly face reminds me, you're the penniless brat who left without buying anything, an ungrateful wretch.”
“Never mind where you remember it from, I just said I came to repay a debt, right? In any case, please give me ten apples!”
“It's Rin-apples! But you're quite righteous, I appreciate that.”
Although the stall owner's words weren't polite, his hands were quick in packing ten Rin-apples for Natsuki Subaru. After paying two silver coins, the four of them left.
Natsuki Subaru held the large bag of Rin-apples in one hand, and casually held hands with Emilia with the other. His practiced manner didn't show the shyness and nervousness he had just expressed.
Seeing this, Zunzun said to the person beside him, “Felt, let's hold hands too.”
“I don't want to! Do you think I'm a child!?”
Even though she said that, and her expression was reluctant, she still extended her hand under Zunzun's insistence.
“Oh, you two are on good terms too!”
“I guess so, we're tentatively comrades.”
“Comrades?”
Emilia was curious about Zunzun's statement and looked at Natsuki Subaru for an explanation, but she found that he was staring intently at the Rin-apples in the bag.
“…What's wrong, Subaru?”
“It's nothing, it's just that ever since the loot house incident, for a long time, I always feel like fruit will suddenly jump up and hit my knees, and I don't dare to bite into it.”
“Subaru, what you're saying is strange.”
“Right, I also think I'm strange.”
Natsuki Subaru said this, but looked at Zunzun to the side, wanting to ask something, but the other party always avoided the topic, and eventually he gave up.
The four of them arrived at an open-air café.
Each ordered some food, and while waiting for their orders to arrive, they began to chat happily.
“Oh, actually, when I knew I was coming to the royal capital, I always wanted to see you guys, but I didn't expect to run into you here. And Zunzun left too quickly last time, there was no time to chat at all.”
“Spare me the complaints, it was already late when I left last time.”
“I understand, I understand.”
Natsuki Subaru waved his hand.
He didn't understand at first, didn't know why Zunzun had rushed over and then rushed away, but after Rem's kind explanation, he understood that Zunzun did it to prevent Emilia from being in a difficult situation, and that's why he got up and said goodbye before he could even finish speaking.
“Speaking of which, little bro, what brings you to the royal capital?”
Felt looked at Natsuki Subaru curiously.
“Ah, Emilia said something about the 'Gate' being damaged and wanted me to come and heal it, so I came from the royal capital, I'm going to…”
“Subaru!”
“…Oops, sorry. This seems to be something I can't talk about.”
Having been stopped by Emilia, he scratched his head and gave Felt a wry smile.
This was a transaction with the Crusch camp; even if Emilia didn't care, they couldn't not consider Crusch's side.
Zunzun nodded.
As expected, he came to the royal capital for treatment.
Felt didn't care about that; she said with some concern, “Little bro's 'Gate' is damaged? That's a big problem. Did you do something to push yourself too hard?”
“Well…”
Natsuki Subaru first glanced at Emilia, and after seeing that she didn't express anything, he understood that this matter could be discussed.
“If I had to say, it would be an adventure story about me going through all kinds of hardships, fighting a monster to the death and chasing it away, then saving two ogres, and finally being possessed by one of them.”
“…Little bro, I don't understand what you're saying.”
“I don't know what I'm saying either.”
Perhaps because of the previous example, Natsuki Subaru didn't know what he should say and what he shouldn't say anymore, so he laughed it off.
“But it's very much in your style, little bro.”
“What?”
“Because you always push yourself too hard. It was the same in the slums back then, right? We had no connection, but you still wanted to protect and shield me.”
“Well…”
Although Felt had no memory, Natsuki Subaru clearly remembered that they had met three times. And he wasn't specifically helping Felt, he just didn't want Felt to die.
“But I have to admit, little bro, your luck is really bad.”
“You're right.”
Natsuki Subaru of course knew the reason for his bad luck, but he couldn't say it. Unexpectedly, Felt said again:
“You're just like him.”
She pointed at Zunzun.
“This guy was also attacked on the way back from you, and it was that terrifying Bowel Hunter.”
“Bowel Hunter!?”
Hearing this name, Natsuki Subaru's body stiffened.
Emilia also quickly asked, “Are you okay? That person is very strong. Zunzun, you weren't injured, were you?”
“No, no…”
“Emilia-tan, I'm going to be jealous if you're so concerned about Zunzun. And don't worry, if something happened to Zunzun, he wouldn't be sitting here unharmed.”
Originally, Natsuki Subaru was also very nervous, but seeing Emilia so nervous, he wasn't nervous anymore.
“That's right.”
The silver-haired half-elf girl breathed a sigh of relief.
Like Natsuki Subaru, even though the relationship between Emilia and him wasn't that close, she would still worry about others.
Zunzun accepted her kindness and raised his head proudly, “Who do you think I am? I am the supreme Zunzun, the Bowel Hunter is nothing compared to me! I've already killed her!”
“Oh, oh, oh, as expected of Zunzun!”
Natsuki Subaru clapped his hands.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying the Bowel Hunter was. He had his stomach cut open three times, and the pain had long been etched into his bones.
Felt unceremoniously exposed him, “Don't listen to his boasting. Fram said he almost died at the time, he was in a terrible state.”
At first, she also thought Zunzun was very powerful, but when she learned that it was a last-minute comeback, her attitude immediately changed.
“Never mind whether I was in a terrible state or not, just tell me, did I kill her or not!”
“…Tsk, you're good, I'll give you that.”
Great!
Zunzun felt refreshed.
For him, this was the highest honor in the world of boys, and he could die without regret.
Seeing their relaxed way of getting along, Natsuki Subaru and Emilia said with a smile, “I didn't expect you two to get along so well.”
“Not at all!” X2
“…Not well?”
The two spoke in unison, causing Emilia to tilt her head in confusion.
Natsuki Subaru spread his hands and said, “You don't understand, Emilia-tan. This is what we often call a happy couple, hmm, yes, that's right.”
“…Although I don't know what you're talking about, little bro, I feel very uncomfortable.”
“Subaru, I want to state that I have a fiancée, and she's my fiancée.”
“I understand, I understand. Childhood friends can't beat those who appear out of nowhere, the taste is right.”
The taste is right, my ass.
He hasn't seen this guy for half a month, how did he suddenly learn to pair people up randomly?
At this time, a kitten emerged from behind Emilia and whispered into the silver-haired girl's ear, “Lia, it's almost time, we still have things to do.”
“Ah, that's not good!”
Emilia suddenly exclaimed.
She said to the boy beside her, “Subaru, I have to go to the royal city, wait for me here for a while.”
“That, I'll go too…”
“No!”
Suddenly rejected, Natsuki Subaru's expression stiffened.
Puck said with a chuckle to smooth things over, “Sorry, Subaru, I'm going on a date with Lia, I can't bring you along.”
“…That's a pity.”
Given a way out, Natsuki Subaru could only take it.
Thinking about it for a moment, he knew that the place Emilia was going to was the royal city, a place that a mere servant couldn't enter. In addition, because of his reckless behavior all along, she had no trust in him at all.
“That's how it is. You two, even though we just met, I'll take my leave first.”
“Subaru, wait for me to come back.”
After saying goodbye to the one person and one cat in disappointment, Natsuki Subaru slumped on the table, endlessly muttering about love and other nonsense.
Felt comforted him at first, but later became impatient.
“Little bro, you're such a pain. That's why you're rejected by big sister!”
“Wh…!?”
Natsuki Subaru became even more silent.
Felt was so annoyed that she couldn't stand it anymore, and said to her companion, “Zunzun, don't just watch, at least comfort him a little! …Where are you looking?”
“It's nothing, it's just that a girl seems to have been taken into an alley by some thugs. It seems to be the Jenonton trio.”
“What?”
She was slightly stunned.
Turning her head, she did see a red figure being taken into the alley by three people.
At this time, Natsuki Subaru slammed the table and stood up, shouting, “Good! I'm going to be a hero and save the beauty, and then start a new encounter!”
…
Is he serious? He's clearly a hopeless, infatuated simp.