Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Pleiades!"

A familiar voice came from not far away.

It was getting close to dusk.

Emilia and Parker were taking a walk in the garden when they heard the commotion and rushed over.

Seeing Subaru Natsuki clutching his severed arm and falling into the flowerbed, Emilia's already pale face instantly turned even paler.

She instinctively wanted to ask in a panic if there was something wrong with her wound again.

But as she was about to speak, she remembered what Subaru Natsuki had told her before.

If you yourself fall into chaos, who can others rely on?

Emilia took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the panic in her eyes, and squatted down next to Natsuki Subaru.

Subaru, don't move yet.

She tried to keep her voice calm.

"Parker, take a look at Subaru's wound."

"Leave it to me."

Puck landed next to Subaru Natsuki's shoulder and carefully examined the area beneath the bandage.

"The wound didn't completely reopen; it was just shaken."

"Just take a rest."

Emilia visibly relaxed, instead of immediately taking all the blame as she had done before.

She held onto Subaru Natsuki's right arm and slowly pulled him up from the flowerbed.

Natsuki Subaru looked at her feigned composure and suddenly laughed.

"good."

Emilia was taken aback.

"What's good?"

"Don't panic in the face of trouble. First, stabilize morale, then check the injuries."

Natsuki Subaru patted the dirt off his body with satisfaction.

"Emilia, you have even more of a lordly air about you than you did this morning."

"At this rate, even I'm starting to want to ask you to have a drink with me!"

Emilia's purple eyes lit up slightly.

After spending time together, she realized that Subaru Natsuki only wanted to drink with heroes he respected.

This is already a very high compliment for him.

Emilia tried hard to suppress the smile on her lips, tentatively mimicking Subaru Natsuki's usual tone of voice.

"Then... should we switch to a larger cup?"

She spoke very stiffly.

It was as if every word was borrowed from Natsuki Subaru on the spot.

Natsuki Subaru was overjoyed on the spot.

"it is good!"

"Ruzi can be taught!"

Parker watched helplessly from the sidelines.

He flew around Subaru Natsuki once to make sure Subaru was indeed alright before asking:

"So, what's going on with you this time?"

"I was just exchanging reading experiences with a girl named Beatrice in the forbidden library."

Natsuki Subaru glanced back at the window that had been restored to its normal state.

"She has quite a temper; she kicked me out at the slightest disagreement."

"Betty."

Parker looked enlightened.

"That child has always had that kind of personality."

"But Betty seems to really like Subaru."

Natsuki Subaru was stunned.

"She likes me?"

“A normal person can’t even find the door to the forbidden library, let alone go in several times in a row.”

Parker spread out his little paws.

"If Betty really hated you, she would have locked the door long ago and wouldn't let you find her."

"And she seemed very worried when you were brought back to the mansion while you were unconscious."

"Even though Rem begged her while crying, if Betty really didn't want to save people, no amount of pleading would help. Not only did she immediately stabilize your injuries, but she was also much more attentive to your treatment than usual."

"Is that so?"

Natsuki Subaru looked enlightened.

He recalled Betty's increasingly dark face just now, and he just couldn't reconcile that expression with liking.

Parker had obviously known Betty longer than he had.

I'm sure I'm not mistaken.

"There was a girl who had feelings for me, and I didn't even realize it."

Natsuki Subaru's expression gradually turned serious, and he quickly calculated formulas in his mind!

A child's favor = a leader among children = a sign of an emperor.

Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru stomped his foot in frustration at his son's lack of ambition.

Chapter 57: 056. I knew you were an honest and kind person!

Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru stomped his foot in frustration, lamenting that he had missed out on something valuable.

"Unfortunately, I have to leave soon."

"There wasn't enough time to build a good relationship with Lady Beatrice."

"If I had known this earlier, I would never have missed it."

Emilia's smile, which had just appeared on her lips, paused for a moment.

She had always known about the one-week agreement.

But when I actually heard Natsuki Subaru say that he was about to leave, my heart felt like it was being gently squeezed.

She didn't show any disappointment as before; she just quietly clenched her fingers.

Time is not over yet.

She still has a chance to show Subaru her efforts.

Even if Subaru still decides to leave after a week, she can still go find him, just like they agreed before...

Emilia tried to smile.

"Subaru, before you leave, talk to Betty a lot."

"Although Betty is always angry, she is actually a very gentle child."

Subaru Natsuki nodded: "That makes sense."

Before long, the last rays of the setting sun sank behind the mountain ridge.

Parker's body gradually became transparent.

"Well, it's almost time for a break."

It stretched, then turned back to tell Emilia to rest early, before turning into a speck of light and returning to the crystal.

Seeing Parker's nine-to-five work schedule, Natsuki Subaru said it was impossible not to be envious.

Emilia was also preparing to return to her room, and Subaru Natsuki needed to continue his rest.

The two said their goodbyes and parted ways outside the garden.

The blue butterfly also left the flowerbed and landed back on Subaru Natsuki's right shoulder.

Natsuki Subaru walked towards the guest room alone.

His body has not yet recovered.

After being blasted away by Betty again, drowsiness quickly returned.

On his way back to his room, Natsuki Subaru saw Ram in the corridor.

A pink-haired maid stood alone by the window.

There was little light outside the window, and her shadow was stretched long by the lights in the corridor.

She kept her head down, her face so pale it was almost transparent.

She already knew that the blue butterfly was the real Rem.

They also knew that the real Roswaal might have met with misfortune.

But there's nothing she can do...

Under that person's feet...

Her throat made only a brief gurgling sound before she could no longer utter a sound.

Even if her vocal cords were still intact, she most likely wouldn't dare risk Rem's life...

But when Subaru Natsuki walked over from a distance, he saw the black-haired man and the blue butterfly that had landed on him.

Ram still opened her mouth instinctively.

She wanted to remind him.

I wanted to tell him not to trust anyone in the mansion.

She wanted him to leave immediately with Emilia and Rem.

But there was only a deathly silence in my throat.

"Ram?"

Natsuki Subaru stopped in his tracks.

"what happened to you?"

Ram looked up at him.

The man she had repeatedly mocked for being mentally unstable was now standing right in front of the trap, yet he was still concerned about what had happened to her.

Although Roswaal asked her to keep an eye on Subaru Natsuki's every move.

If there is any unusual activity, we will take drastic measures.

However, after spending these few days together, Ram has basically concluded that this man is not a bad person...

Ram's lips moved.

There was still no sound.

Tears streamed down her face without warning.

Subaru Natsuki was stunned.

This was the first time he had ever seen Ram cry.

The servant who was always proud and calm no matter what happened, who seemed to never show any weakness, now seemed to have lost everything.

"What happened?"