Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

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Natsuki Subaru is willing to accept gifts.

Subaru Natsuki is drawn to fine swords and good wine.

Subaru Natsuki clearly showed favoritism towards Felt.

Subaru Natsuki's attitude towards Emilia was both close and strangely distant.

These all need to be reported to Lord Roswaal.

The group first returned to Roswaal's residence in the capital for a short rest.

During this process, Subaru Natsuki also had a basic exchange with Ram.

Upon learning that Ram was a professional maid at the Roswaal mansion, Subaru Natsuki was immediately shocked and quickly expressed his respect.

What is a maid?

That's a servant!

Don't be fooled by the large groups of servants often depicted in TV dramas and anime; those scenes are all made up.

Human rights were valued far more in ancient times than they are now.

Because during the entire Three Kingdoms period, Natsuki Subaru hardly ever saw any servants!

Many generals and ministers were nominally noble, but they were rarely seen with servants. Only in very few situations where they needed to maintain appearances would they have one or two servants.

For example, he was the General of Chariots and Cavalry of Cao Wei, but he only had one servant under his command.

They treat each other like royalty, providing the best food and drink, fearing that the other person might abandon them if they become unhappy!

Even figures like Cao Cao and Liu Bei didn't have many servants. Sometimes, they even had to make famous figures like Cheng Yu, Sun Qian, and Mi Fang do the work of servants.

After defeating a famous feudal lord, the first thing to do is not to take over his territory, but to take over all his servants!

This clearly demonstrates the high status Ram held as a servant.

Thinking of this, Subaru Natsuki's gaze towards Ram changed instantly.

Chapter 24: 024. Natsuki Subaru will probably have to kneel down and pay homage today.

Subaru Natsuki's gaze towards Ram changed instantly.

That was no longer the way he looked at ordinary women.

Rather, it was as if they had seen some kind of powerful artifact hidden deep within Roswaal's camp.

Ram was about to reach for her suitcase.

Natsuki Subaru rushed forward in one stride.

"Wait a minute!"

Ram's hand froze in mid-air.

Emilia was also startled by him.

Natsuki Subaru had already grabbed the suitcase and put it in his arms, and then picked up a small box containing a spare cloak next to it.

"How can I let you do such rough work?"

Ram looked at his empty hand and fell silent for a moment, a rare occurrence for him.

"Lord Subaru Natsuki, this is Lum's job."

"Do not."

Natsuki Subaru's expression was as serious as if he were rejecting an absurd military order in a military tent.

"Since you are a servant of the Roswaal mansion, you are someone who cannot be easily moved in this camp."

As the saying goes, when the servants move, the morale of the entire army is affected.

"What if you get exhausted? Wouldn't Roswaal's camp lose its backbone?"

Ram: "..."

For the first time, she felt that she should perhaps explain to others what 'maid' meant.

But Subaru Natsuki clearly didn't give her that chance.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that his judgment was correct.

He carried a suitcase in one hand and a bag in the other, and even tried to grab the small cloth bag next to Ram.

It contains magical items used to communicate with Roswaal...

Ram sidestepped.

"No need for that."

"No."

Natsuki Subaru said seriously:

“How can such a person be burdened with labor? With me, Natsuki Subaru, here today, I will not let you waste the slightest bit of your strength.”

Ram stared at him blankly.

Is this an attempt to please oneself?

why?

Are we taking this opportunity to show off to Lady Emilia?

Or is he trying to win me over so I can say a few good words for him in Roswaal's eyes?

Or is this man simply a maid-obsessed man? Is he trying to curry favor with her now?

"Oh no, Ram has been played in Subaru Natsuki's mind!" Ram couldn't help but subconsciously switch to her sarcastic mode, immediately backing away and crossing her arms, putting on a pitiful expression.

'Uh...' Subaru Natsuki was momentarily speechless.

I'm always the one stuffing people in! Nobody ever stuffs me in!

He genuinely believed that having a maid carry luggage was extremely inappropriate.

But clearly, Ram won't accept this conclusion.

She had seen people who looked down on maids.

I've also seen people who are polite to maids.

But she had never seen anyone treat her like a precious object to be worshipped as soon as they learned that she was a maid.

Emilia spoke up somewhat shyly, thinking that Subaru Natsuki was probably just being polite:

"Subaru, you're a guest, there's really no need to be so polite."

"Amelia, you don't understand."

Natsuki Subaru, clutching his luggage, let out a long sigh, his tone heavy with the realization that no one understood his great wisdom.

"The strength of a faction depends not only on the magnanimity of its lord, but also on whether it has capable servants. The fact that Roswaal has someone like Ram working at the mansion shows that the family is very wealthy."

Ram's eyes flickered slightly.

She suddenly realized that Natsuki Subaru seemed to have strung together some completely unrelated things into a set of serious judgments according to his own logic.

Moreover, this judgment, however absurd, subtly places her in a very high position.

This left Ram momentarily speechless, unsure of where to begin his rebuttal.

In the end, she simply withdrew her hand calmly.

"Since Lord Subaru insists, then I'll trouble you."

"It's no trouble at all."

Natsuki Subaru immediately straightened his back.

"If I can protect the servants of Roswaal's camp, then my trip will not have been in vain."

...

After unloading her luggage, Emilia changed into clothes more suitable for traveling.

Ram confirmed the carriage and guard arrangements.

Natsuki Subaru sat in the reception room, staring blankly out the window.

He suddenly became somewhat sullen.

Emilia noticed.

She hesitated for a moment, then walked over to him.

"Subaru, what's wrong?"

Subaru looked up.

"Ok?"

You look a little tired.

Emilia said softly.

"Don't you want to go to the mansion anymore?"

"Not really."

Natsuki Subaru sighed.

"I still have some regrets and remorse."

Emilia's heart tightened; her inferiority complex and sensitivity led her to ask again:

"Do you regret agreeing to visit Roswaal's mansion?"

"No."

Natsuki Subaru shook his head heavily, as if he had lost something important, and sighed:

"I just regret that I didn't manage to visit Zhuge Liang three times."

Emilia was stunned.

"Three visits... what?"

"Three visits to the thatched cottage".

Subaru Natsuki explained earnestly.

"According to the rules, I should have avoided seeing you the first time you invited me. I should have refused the second time as well. I should have only come out of seclusion the third time. That way, you would have cherished me more, and I wouldn't have been looked down upon by others."

As he spoke, he grew increasingly heartbroken.

"I haven't even had a chance to shake the tortoise shell yet. If I can get a very auspicious result, then my coming down from the mountain today will be justified."

Emilia tried to understand.

Then she had a look of sudden realization.

"So Subaru likes it when people visit him often?"

"It's not that I like it, it's just a matter of courtesy..."

"Then I can come to see you often in the future."

Emilia spoke very naturally.

"If Subaru thinks that would make him happier."

Natsuki Subaru was stunned.

He looked at Emilia.

The silver-haired girl's expression was so serious that there was no hint of a joke.

That's really what she thought.

It's not a test.