Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Lady Anna?"

Julius called out again.

Anna then looked away, turned around, and tried to make her voice sound steady.

"Flugel has been found."

Julius was stunned.

Anna looked at him and finally revealed the answer she had kept hidden for so long.

"Fluguer is Subaru Natsuki."

“Natsuki Subaru used to stay at our house under the identity of Freuguer.”

Julius remained where he was.

He recalled the white-haired accountant's words and actions in the Chamber of Commerce, and then he remembered the black-haired youth standing in the main hall, still unrestrained in front of everyone.

Julius blinked, and surprisingly, he wasn't surprised that these two people were the same person...

"So, the person I wanted to be friends with all along was Subaru Natsuki...?"

"That's not surprising..."

"That's not surprising..."

Meanwhile, outside the palace, the setting sun had already sunk behind the city walls.

After leaving the palace, Natsuki Subaru walked ahead without saying a word, while his children obediently followed behind him.

They all saw the anger on Subaru Natsuki's face.

I wanted to soothe my dad's emotions.

I was also a little afraid of being punished, so I didn't dare to speak up.

To their surprise, Subaru Natsuki's anger took a complete 180-degree turn the next second.

It turned into a smile!

Natsuki Subaru looked up at the deepening sky and the twinkling stars, and gently stroked Capella's head with his hand under his cloak.

"Hehehehehe, you think just because they won't let us join the team, we can't go?"

Night was spreading from the edge of the capital.

"It's just a tower for sages."

"Kou Kewang!"

"I'm ready to go too! Let's see if my family can get there before all of you and bring back the credit!"

However, there were two things to do before going there, and two faces flashed through Natsuki Subaru's mind.

He then waved his hand behind him, signaling that all his sons except Clarissa should immediately disperse and go about their business.

Soon only Natsuki Subaru and Clarissa remained on the street.

Because she was alone with her father, she looked slightly shy.

However, since she is not particularly good at speaking, simply following behind Natsuki Subaru is exactly her comfort zone.

Subaru Natsuki led Clarissa across the street and back to the Astrea mansion.

At the door, Natsuki Subaru said to Clarissa:

"Wait here for me a moment. I'm going to see a very important person. I'll just say a few words to her and then be right back."

“A big shot?” Clarissa was taken aback and looked at the Astrea family’s mansion.

I wonder who this person is that could elicit such a respectful expression from the dignified Natsuki Subaru.

Natsuki Subaru pushed open the door and entered.

Then I happened to see a figure in blue pacing back and forth hurriedly at the entrance of the mansion.

Her eyes looked tired, clearly she hadn't slept well in a long time.

He muttered a name to himself, like a madman who had strayed into a cult.

Until she saw the young man standing at the door...

"Pleiades!"

Rem's eyes widened, and the next second she charged towards Subaru Natsuki.

Subaru! Is it really you?

"Are you really back?"

"Rem, I'm so worried, Rem is really worried about you..."

She buried her face in Natsuki Subaru's chest, as if trying to make up for all the days she had just lost.

Ever since Reinhard told her about Subaru Natsuki's disappearance, Rem has never truly felt at ease.

She repeatedly asked if there was any news of Subaru, and went out of the mansion again and again to search for him.

But all her efforts yielded nothing, and she was almost in despair.

Now that Subaru Natsuki is finally standing in front of him, that familiar witch's stench wafts over once again.

Only then did she dare to be certain that the person she had been longing for had finally returned...

But that wasn't enough. She wanted to hold him longer, long enough to feel his heartbeat, long enough to feel everything about him...

Heartbeat, smell, body temperature.

Only these things could soothe her terrified heart.

The fear gradually subsided, but then...

Rem, however, was even more unwilling to let go...

She murmured to herself: Hold me a little longer, just a little longer...

Subaru Natsuki was overwhelmed by Rem's emotions. He raised his hand, intending to help her away, but when he saw her reddened eyes, his arm stopped in mid-air.

"Rem, I didn't expect you to value our family so much."

He looked down at the noble young woman in his arms, his tone filled with a sense of being flattered and solemn.

"What have we done to deserve such distress for you?!"

Rem lifted her face, her forehead still pressed against his chest.

Overjoyed at their reunion, she couldn't care less about being shy; she just wanted to feel as much of Subaru's presence as possible.

Whether it's the original scent or that witch's stench.

She loves anything that smells like Subaru!

Therefore, she firmly stated:

"Because Subaru is the most important person in Rem's heart."

Subaru Natsuki was stunned for a moment, his heart filled with immense emotion. Subaru's stiff arms slowly tightened as he hugged Rem's back.

"It's the same in our family."

Rem's body stiffened slightly.

"Rem is the most important person in our family."

She looked up, her blue eyes reflecting the face so close to hers.

There was no pretense in those dark eyes.

She should have believed it, but having been crushed by Ram for so long and harboring deep-seated inferiority, she still asked incredulously, in an attempt to bolster her confidence:

"really?"

“Really.” Subaru Natsuki nodded.

Overwhelmed with joy and love, Rem instinctively reached out and touched Subaru's face, her fingertips lingering along his chin as her cheeks flushed.

"Subaru-kun..."

Rem's aura grew increasingly intense...

In truth, ever since Subaru took Elsa's knife for her, her heart has been filled with only this man.

I want to be with this man...

"Subaru didn't push Rem away..." Rem subconsciously uttered her thoughts as her hands became even bolder.

The warm touch made Subaru's ears turn red. He raised his hands, wanting to push the other person away, but considering the other person's noble status, he forced himself to put them back.

Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Natsuki Subaru's breathing became heavy with shyness, but he still forced himself to speak:

"Your status is so high, how dare we stop you?"

Rem's cheeks flushed red.

"Subaru, you're so mean..."

“Rem wants to check Subaru’s body…” She moved closer, her hand moving from his shoulder to his arm, and then gently pressing against his chest.

What about here?

“I’m not injured,” Natsuki Subaru replied stiffly.

"What about here?"

No, not at all.

"Rem needs to double-check."

As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Subaru Natsuki's waist again and pressed her face against his neck.

Natsuki Subaru's body was visibly tense, but he never pushed her away.

Rem noticed this, gently gripped his collar with her fingers, and looked up at him.

"Subaru, can you accompany Rem back to her room?"

Natsuki Subaru's Adam's apple bobbed.

"Go back to my room? But I want to wait a bit longer..."

"Subaru, you can't even spare Rem this little bit of time?"

"How could that be... We'd die happy just to make Rem happy!"

"Then come with me..."

Rem's breathing became more and more rapid, and when she tilted her head back, her hot breath even landed on Subaru Natsuki's lips.

Without waiting for Subaru's reply, she grabbed Subaru's wrist and tried to lead him into the house.

Just then, a sound came from under Subaru Natsuki's cloak:

"Does confirming the injury require examination in the bed?"

Capela's voice came coldly from under the cloak.

"I'm hugging you, and I'm touching you all over. What, are you planning to go to the room, strip naked, and take a closer look?"

Rem stopped abruptly, her cheeks flushed red, and she quickly released Subaru.

She almost forgot that Subaru had always kept the great sin bishop, whom he wanted to train as a mount, by his side!

hateful!

What a nuisance!

Rem was about to...

Rem's hands clenched slightly beneath the maid's sleeve.

Natsuki Subaru immediately frowned.

“Capella, Rem is just worried about our family. She is of such high status, how can you say such things about her?”

Capella's voice trailed off.

"Honorable servant..."