RE:COVER - A Re:ZERO Fanfiction

Chapter 5: An Unexpected Dilemma

Everyone noticed the half-elf girl in a rather lucrative dress interrupting the Hostess of the Event, Annerose, with great ferocity. All eyes were now focused on the two who were standing at an elevated position overlooking the entire Dining Hall. On a platform roughly ten feet off the main floor which everyone else was standing on, Emilia saw her knight petrified near one of the off corners of the room. She shot him side glares almost as if she is not too pleased about wearing such a dress to this event.

But that did not matter to her on the appearance side of things for she was too oblivious to the intentions Subaru had helped design for her to wear. Well, that is not entirely true per say, Beatrice also helped Subaru in designing a new dress for Emilia. It is not that they wanted to do it however, a week ago, Emilia had asked him what two people actually do if they loved each other. Subaru attempted to flirt more about her after hearing this, but was quickly shot down in the response that was rhetorical.

However, this did not mean that Emilia did not have any feelings for her knight; she honestly had no idea on how to show it besides the casual lap pillows she gave him countless times throughout many loops she had and had not remembered in her past. Instead, Subaru told her about what two people do on their night they would get married. He proposed the idea of him making a dress for Emilia since he knew how to knit and sew, and Beatrice, who had 400 years of boredom and dread, also knew how to quickly pick up a habit from her Subaru. With their combined efforts, it came to life the night before this one. And honestly, Subaru took inspiration from the anime he watched.

Emilia's dress consisted of a lined purple, gray, and white color palette. Below her neck is where she rested her blue crystal where Puck was being stored for now. Further down had a butterfly insignia with visible cleavage above it. What is even more odd is the spiky thorns underneath the butterfly which exposed her belly button. However, albeit as exposing as the dress could be for Subaru's eyes, he honestly kept tame on the design. He could have made it a bikini dress if he wanted, but decided that if she would wear it, she would show it off to more people than himself to brag about it. But, alas, the dress finally concludes with a mimic of Beatrice's but in purple and gray.

[Emilia] Now that I have everyone's attention! We have received information that the state of the oil is safe and sound according to Annerose! I made sure to properly secure it after Otto-sama made sure to do his job with it! I know many of you are wondering where it is and everything, and we will get right to that in a moment! But first I just wanted to thank everyone here that came to the knighting ceremony a week ago! I was super happy that people wanted to see it! I'll make sure your vote in me is not wasted! But, yes, the whole reason you all came out tonight! Otto-sama, are you around here?

Emilia spoke with a loud tone that confirmed her status as a candidate. Many of the merchants were nodding their heads in anticipation while some were simply tapping their shoes on the hard floor below them. Emilia knew that she could not stay here forever and hog up the spotlight. This was not her event, but Otto's and Annerose's.

Instead of focusing about the promise she made to Otto, she only thought about two things. The first was the dress she was wearing and how the calm wind of the Estate was blowing through her dress. The second was her knight who she quickly zoned in after saying Otto's name. She could obviously see Otto, and made him act.

Otto waived his right hand high in the air as a calmness entered his body. For a second there, he thought he was defeated by Emilia's honesty. Maybe this can work..?

[Otto] Thank you all for coming out tonight! Ex-Excuse me, please... Yes! I am proud to announce that the Miload Estate will now present the oil you all came out to bid for!

Making his way to the staircase that connected to the outlook where Emilia and Annerose was standing, Otto had to ask a couple of fellow merchants to allocate space for him to get past them. Since this event was focused around him, those who were in his path humbling moved out of his direction. A few moments passed as Otto continued.