I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

An Shu raised an eyebrow, sensing something was amiss. What he had just said might bring strange changes to his future life, and he had to find out the truth today, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease!

However, before he could finish asking his question, there was a knock on the door.

Is Mr. Anshu home?

The guests we've been waiting for all morning have arrived!

###Chapter 176 Fear###

"Where are Roswaal and Parker?"

“Parker and Roswaal are preparing for what’s to come, and he asked me to come find you so we can meet at the inn together.”

"Alright then." An Shu nodded, her gaze shifting to the person beside her. "Why is this guy also..."

Anshu was a little troubled that Natsuki Subaru had managed to follow them; she wondered what excuse he would use this time.

It turns out he had to come to the capital to seek treatment from Phyllis because of an injury, but after my intrusion, I haven't heard of any problems in the past month, so he must be fine. How did this guy convince Emilia?

Wait a minute, it seems that it was because of his own actions that they mistakenly thought he had a relationship with Subaru Natsuki. Is that why he was able to come over so easily?

I guess he's been leisurely enjoying himself at Roswaal's mansion these past few days.

No, that's not right either. Looking at his butler's uniform, he's back to his old ways. Oh well, it doesn't matter, let him be.

It was a mistake of me to forget to tell Roswaal to leave him at home to watch the house. I've been busy playing around with the girls at home lately and hadn't thought of that.

An Shu rubbed his forehead again, having already anticipated a whole host of troubles to come. Luckily, he had laid a trap back then, so at least for now, he was just being unreasonable in front of him.

As expected, protagonists are such troublesome things! If it weren't for the fear of the world order collapsing, I would have thrown him back to his original place and sealed him away!

Even if the world collapses, it won't matter much; I can just take the girls from my family and run away...

Yeah! It seems like it's not too late now! Should we consider it?

“Parker sent him, Ang Jun. Didn’t you have a question you wanted to ask Mr. An Shu?”

"Uh, yes, that An... An Shujun, this... uh!"

Natsuki Subaru couldn't withstand Anshu's imposing aura, and his speech became somewhat hesitant. He finally mustered the courage to look up, but upon seeing Anshu's malicious gaze, he shuddered again.

"Hmm, what?"

An Shu also came to her senses and gave up on the plan.

If the world collapses, no one else will survive. This is not a game; when people die, they are really gone!

I have some connections with Emilia and the others, so I'll just bear with it and it won't last long anyway.

"Well, uh, let's talk about it later, haha..." Natsuki Subaru chickened out, chuckled awkwardly, sat up straight again, and remained silent with his head down.

"For no reason at all..."

Emilia was also puzzled. She didn't know why Roswaal and Parker, like her, didn't dare to be disrespectful to An Shu and were always well-behaved!

Leaving aside that weirdo Roswaal, just talking about Puck and Subaru Natsuki, they were both driven crazy by him when he was at home! Especially Puck, who would tease him about Subaru Natsuki all the time, but in front of Ansho, he seemed to become a cat.

It seems to be a cat after all. No, no, the details aren't important! I'll bring it up later.

Mingming Anshu looks so cute and approachable, I guess so!

Forget it, I don't want to think about all this nonsense.

Emilia shook her head slightly and changed the subject, "Mr. Anshu, where's Miori-chan?"

"I don't know. These girls have been acting very mysteriously lately. They said they went to play in the backyard, but I couldn't find them when I went to look for them."

An Shu was also a little puzzled. She didn't know when it had started, but these three guys had become incredibly secretive, often disappearing without a trace. An Shu had tried looking for them, but to no avail. With such a big house, where could they possibly have gone?

It's really a headache to know what these girls are plotting this time.

Fortunately, my own Rem wasn't involved.

An Shu subconsciously touched the girl who was lying in her arms without saying a word, and sighed inwardly. It seemed that even after explaining the situation to Natsuki Subaru, she still couldn't control her hostility towards him and was having a hard time hiding it!

"Really? Aren't they going to join in the fun this time?" Emilia didn't seem to feel anything, just a little disappointed, as the two had always been on good terms.

“I guess we won’t be going.” An Shu nodded in confirmation. After calculating the time, he pulled Rem to her feet. “It’s about time. I’ll go upstairs and change into a formal suit first, and then we’ll leave.”

“Okay!” Emilia responded, watching the two walk up the stairs to the corner.

"Is Ang Jun alright?"

"Phew—it's alright, Emilia-tan." Natsuki Subaru let out a long sigh of relief and waved his hand.

After a month, Emilia had become completely immune to his strange way of addressing her and automatically ignored it. "Then why did you just now...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the meaning was conveyed. Natsuki Subaru wasn't so dense as to not understand, and he replied softly, "I just felt that maid was scary..."

"Eh, is Rem scary? Why do you say that? Rem has always been the gentlest!"

“I don’t know, but Emilia remembers me from the second day after I arrived. I was startled awake that morning, so it’s a vivid memory.”

He'd never mentioned being "startled awake," and Emilia's curiosity was piqued; she pressed on, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yes! I had a really strange dream! Wasn't it that maid named Rem who escorted me out of the city the night before? I dreamt that she took me to a forest and... tortured and killed me!" Subaru Natsuki's pupils contracted instantly, as if he remembered something terrifying and was still shaken.

"Ugh, why would I have such a strange dream?"

"I don't know either. When I woke up the next day, I could still clearly remember the experience in my dream. I don't know if it was just my imagination, but when I was in bed that day, I could still feel the pain coming from the place where I was injured in the dream."

Natsuki Subaru shook his head, also puzzled. "However, she's not quite the same as the one in my dream..."

"What's different about it?"

"Forehead! In the dream, there was a small, milky-white horn on its forehead that would glow... Alright, I'm talking about weird things with Emilia again, let's not talk about this anymore."

"Oh." Emilia also fell silent. It was impolite to talk about someone else's home!

###Chapter 177 Holding a Grudge###

"Still can't help but hate it?"

"Hmm, Rem is trying very hard not to show any hostility..."

The little maid, holding the reins, looked down at the road ahead, a little aggrieved as she looked away from the carriage they were riding in.

"Sweetie~ It's not Remlin's fault! But since you hate him so much, why don't you stay here with Miss Frederica and wait for us to come back?" Anshu comforted her by patting her head.

"No, I want to go with my master." Rem gently shook her head, declining his offer.

"Why?"

"Because Miori and the others aren't here, Master has no girls to hug or pinch. Rem thinks Master will be very... well, so Rem had no choice but to go with them... It's definitely not because Rem can't leave Master for even a quarter of an hour, definitely... not!"

As she spoke, she noticed An Shu's teasing expression and quickly turned her head away, not letting him see her bright red face, which made her seem a little more confident.

"Hmm, I don't care! Remlin is definitely the most obedient!" An Shu didn't care about any of that, reached out and hugged her, then clung to her and gently rubbed against her.

"Master, stop fooling around, we're driving... Um... Master, please wait inside, it's too windy outside, we're almost there!" An Shu suddenly pressed close to Rem, startling her. Feeling the subtle gazes of passersby, Rem stiffened, her grip on the reins loosened, and the carriage almost veered off course.

"No, it'll be so boring for Remlin to be out alone. I'll drive."

"No way! Master, have you forgotten how you scared the Royal Guard into intercepting you last time you drove?" Rem rolled her eyes at An Shu upon hearing his suggestion.

"Hehe, it's just a little faster..." An Shu scratched his head and chuckled. He mainly sped up because he felt it wasn't enough, but it seems he went too far.

"If we went any faster, we'd be flying high in the sky and we'd almost been shot down as invaders!"

"Well... these nobles are really troublesome!" An Shu shrugged, knowing she was in the wrong, and stopped dwelling on it. "They could have gone there in an instant, but they insisted on making us ride in a dragon carriage."

"After all, Master is going to support Miss Emilia this time, so he can't let down his status as the president of the First Merchant Guild!"

"My superior magic can also elevate my status!"

"But my master is a merchant, not a magician!"

"Yeah, that's true. On the other hand, going there so high-profile this time feels like too much trouble. That Roswaal is really annoying! All the relationships he tried to hide before will definitely be exposed now. I don't understand his thinking. But at least I don't have to worry about it. I can just go and put on a show."

"The master is clearly enjoying it too! If the master was afraid of trouble, he wouldn't have participated."

"Well, I'm practically moldy from staying home, so I had to come out and soak up some sun. But those three girls actually refused such a lively event this time. I wonder what they've been up to lately. Hey, does Remlin know?"

"I don't know, it's just that Miori-neechan always buys strange things..." As if she had thought of something, her face turned red again.

An Shu didn't notice anything unusual. She shook her head and sighed, "You don't know either? I have a bad feeling about this. I have to ask you when we get back."

"Hey, Master, we've arrived!" Seeing that the vehicle leading the way had stopped, Rem pulled on the reins to slow down.

"Wow, so fast..." An Shu stretched her body and raised her hand to straighten the collar of her dress.

"An Shujun!" As soon as the car came to a stop, a gray kitten flew up.

"You little rascal, I finally caught you!" An Shu was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, grabbed it, and picked up the fur on its back.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! An Shujun, please have mercy!"

"Humph!"

Hearing it beg for mercy, An Shu was still a little annoyed, but considering its pride, he plucked a hair from its body and released it.

“Hiss, An Shujun, Roswaal is inside. I’ll come out to meet you.”

As soon as he let go, Parker hurriedly flew away from him, his paws reaching back to touch the spot where he had just been. He maintained a fawning smile on his face, but inwardly he was still fearlessly cursing, "Damn vengeful 'woman'!"

An Shu couldn't hear its thoughts, but she could guess them. She glared at it again, "Unconvinced."

"No, no, how could I dare to ask you to come! Please!" Parker's expression changed, and he hurriedly laughed it off, trying to ingratiate himself.

"Hmph!" An Shu snorted again before pulling Rem, who was chuckling to herself, inside.

If it weren't for my daughter, I would have pinned you against the wall and kicked you!

Parker stopped in his tracks, stroked the fur on his back, and glared fiercely at his retreating figure.

An Shu seemed to sense something, and without stopping, she glanced back.

"Ha...ha..." Parker was startled. The little paw that was gesturing at his back changed its movement and scratched its head in a human-like manner, then followed with a dry laugh.

……

"Did I just see it wrong?" The girl in the blood-red dress waved her folding fan, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Your Highness, it will be too late if you don't go soon!"