Felt If (Re:Zero)

Chapter 2: Lousy Expectations

Nothing eventful happened when the trio came to Reinhard's manor. Felt ended up taking a nap since she hasn't had much proper rest from getting her mana sapped. Reinhard stayed nearby Felt's room like some kind of guard dog. Finally, Subaru went out to finally explore this place like he wanted to when he first got here.

Like a child being brought to an amusement park, he was rushing around, eagerly scanning through every room he'd come across as if expecting to find some kind of secret passage. After Subaru's search, he had come to the conclusion that there was hardly anything noteworthy here except for the huge bathroom that was comparable to a private bath house. For such a sizable place, he'd assume there were more people inside but no, it was devoid of all life except for himself, Reinhard, and Felt.

Sure, it was all fancy, spacious, and really well kept but it was just missing something. There just didn't seem like anything to do here, not anything Subaru would like to do at least. He can't read so the library was out of the question. He has no fighting experience and he wasn't too keen on using Reinhard as a sparring partner for the training equipment he came across. And he couldn't really clean or tidy up anything as all of that seemed to be already done, Subaru didn't expect Reinhard to be this much of a neat freak.

Finally accepting there wasn't anything to do here after a few hours, he met back up to where he last left Reinhard and Felt. Once Subaru had arrived, he found Reinhard in Felt's room and the two were chatting with each other though Felt was sitting on the bed with her arms crossed and was looking very annoyed.

Before Subaru could properly greet the pair, Felt instantly took note of him and smiled, looking a lot happier than she had been a few seconds ago. "Perfect timing! I need your help with something." The golden haired girl called out.

"Oh, sure. What is it?" Subaru walked inside the room. There weren't any seats available so he stood by the door.

"You remember how I said I'd step down from that election, right?"

Subaru nodded. "Yep, you made that very clear this morning."

"I did! So could you tell this idiot that learning how to be a 'proper lady' is just a waste of time? I'm going back to the slums after this shitstorm anyways so learning how to act like a candidate would be a huge waste of time!" Felt ranted.

"Miss Felt, the first thing you'll have to watch out for is your wording. A lady shouldn't be swearing so much." Reinhard lectured, already taking the job of ladifying Felt seriously. Well, trying at least.

"Well I'm sorry for still being pissed off about your little kidnapping scheme!"

"I assure you, that was all a pure coincidence, no scheming was involved. Secondly, language. I suggest using 'mildly irritated' instead."

Felt growled after that last part. "Mildly?! There isn't anything mild about any of this!"

Seeing how Felt was at Reinhard's neck yet again, Subaru scoffed to get the two's attention. "If I can ask, is there a reason why Felt needs to act all ladylike?"

"Yes! Thank you!" Felt added before Reinhard could provide his explanation.

"I'm well aware of Miss Felt's disinterest in participating in the royal selection. However, I hope that you two can understand that there are rules that must be followed. You'll have to state your resignation in front of the council. Since you'll be before a large number of high standing individuals, it's important to have proper manners in front of everyone."

"And why the hell should I? I already told you I'm going straight back to the slums so why should I kiss those snobs' feet on my way out?!"

"Now Felt," Subaru interjected. "I think what he's trying to say is that you shouldn't be making powerful enemies."