Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

Ferut twitched the corner of her mouth.

"You haven't answered the question at all!"

Natsuki Subaru waved his hand.

"Details don't matter. Felt, you look absolutely gorgeous in that dress, it makes me so happy!"

"Huh? Really...really?" Ferut was taken aback, then her expression changed: "Wait, isn't this a bit off with your compliment?"

Subaru Natsuki continued the conversation, taking two steps into the room and glancing at the two of them with a serious expression.

“I came back because Roswaal seemed a little strange to me.”

Reinhard's expression immediately turned serious.

"strangeness?"

"Ah."

Subaru Natsuki nodded.

"The more I think about it, the more something seems wrong."

"Roswaal's magic is very advanced, which means he is a ruthless killer."

"Furthermore, this mere border count has two maids by his side! Two! This is simply bizarre."

Felt and Reinhard fell silent at the same time.

Ferut was the first to react, and almost burst out laughing.

"No, this is not weird at all."

Reinhard also coughed lightly.

"It's actually quite normal for a mansion to have two maids."

Natsuki Subaru looked serious.

"normal?"

"You guys are still too young."

Natsuki Subaru smacked his lips, thinking that the two people in front of him were like newborn calves who were not afraid of tigers and did not know the immensity of heaven and earth!

Ferut rolled her eyes.

"Are you saying Roswaal is weird, or are you praising him for being rich?"

"I was complimenting him on how strangely rich he is."

Natsuki Subaru was completely serious.

"In my previous world, people like this were usually called ruthless and ambitious! They were obviously not good people."

Ferut almost laughed in exasperation, but then her expression changed, and she said with a hint of cunning:

"Since it's strange, you might as well not go back and try to have less contact with them in the future!"

"No! I haven't gotten the sword yet!"

Subaru Natsuki answered decisively.

"Besides, Emilia and I have an agreement to visit for seven days, which cannot be terminated casually."

Upon hearing this, Ferut immediately frowned and muttered a few words:

"Emilia, Emilia, all you can think about is Emilia!"

Subaru Natsuki glanced at her.

"What you're saying sounds like jealousy."

"Who's jealous!"

Ferut almost slammed her hand on the table.

Reinhard stood aside, watching the two bicker, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.

He rarely saw such a scene.

There were no swords drawn, no life-or-death confrontations.

There was only an oddly eccentric black-haired boy and a sharp-tongued blonde girl arguing in the living room like two young animals that refused to admit defeat.

"Pleiades."

Reinhard spoke.

Subaru Natsuki turned his head.

"If you feel anything is wrong, you can come to me anytime."

Natsuki Subaru paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Good. You truly are my good brother, Reinhard!"

"If it weren't for the time crunch, I would have drunk a whole cup of wine just for what you said!"

He paused, then added:

"But you don't need to do anything yet!"

"If there is a real need, I will travel through the night to come find you again."

Reinhardt nodded.

He was just being polite.

After all, Subaru Natsuki's speed was simply outrageous, traveling back and forth between the capital and the border on foot day and night.

Even he could only barely achieve this speed by committing suicide and resurrecting with a phoenix.

Subaru could probably take care of Roswaal himself.

Just then, the sky outside darkened even further.

The night was already deep.

If we keep talking like this, it'll probably be dawn soon.

Natsuki Subaru looked up at the window and finally stood up.

"It's getting late."

"I need to go back now."

Ferut was taken aback.

"Leaving so soon? Aren't you going to talk about anything else? Did you really come all this way just for those two sentences?"

Natsuki Subaru turned around and nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"correct."

"I'm just here to have a chat."

"By the way, could you also be preparing for the online selection?"

Ferut: "..."

Reinhard: "..."

It was only then that the two of them truly realized it.

Natsuki Subaru didn't intend to stay long on this nighttime visit.

He didn't even intend to sit for long.

It was as if the distance wasn't from the capital to the border, but from his bedroom to the living room...

Subaru waved to Reinhard, then turned and pushed open the door to leave.

The night breeze swept over me again, carrying a slight chill.

He looked up at the sky.

The starlight is quite good.

Natsuki Subaru then smiled.

"Traveling through the night is the right thing to do."

The moment he finished speaking, he suddenly leaped out.

At that moment, his figure seemed to be stretched into an extremely thin beam of light by the night.

All that remained were scattered leaves stirred up by the wind.

……

Natsuki Subaru's figure disappeared outside the door in the blink of an eye.

Ferut stared at the doorway, and after a long pause, finally managed to utter a sentence:

"What exactly is this guy here for?"

Reinhard paused for a moment, then smiled softly.

"He's probably just here to chat..."

Ferut: "..."

She always felt that this statement sounded more outrageous than any other explanation.

Chapter 31: 031. Rem's Concern

the next day.

The night has just passed, and dawn is born in the breaking sunlight.

The Roswaal mansion remains quiet.

It was so quiet that even the sound of a maid's skirt gently brushing against the carpet in the corridor was exceptionally clear.

Ram, who needed to help Rem prepare breakfast, walked toward the kitchen and happened to see Rem standing at the corner waiting for her.

The blue-haired maid's expression was more serious than usual.

"elder sister."

"What's wrong, Rem?"

“Last night, Lord Natsuki Subaru left the mansion. I feel I need to inform my sister.”

Ram stopped in his tracks.

"Leave? Even Rem can't catch up with that speed?"

"Yes."

Rem whispered.

"Rem saw him push open the gate and leave the mansion late at night. She wanted to follow him to find out his purpose, but he was too fast."

Ram's eyes finally changed.

Did Natsuki Subaru leave so quietly because he wanted to wander around the area?

No.

If it was just a normal departure, he shouldn't have chosen to leave so late at night.

This is an escape!

Ram was immediately startled. Damn it, she should have been prepared for this.

Last night, Natsuki Subaru clearly heard things he shouldn't have, yet he acted all nonchalant, even using the strange phrase "Today is not a birthday but a death anniversary" to lightly brush things off.

She actually felt a bit relieved at that moment.

Looking back now, that was the most obvious anomaly.

It's all Natsuki Subaru's fault; he's always been excessively strange.

Everything he says sounds like nonsense.

Everything I do seems to be like there's a strange path in my head that no one else can walk down.