(Rem x Reader) Re:Reader - Starting YOUR New Life in Another World

Chapter 110: Hard Reset

AN: I have returned! I promised you all I would, and here, I have. Re:Reader (Rem x Reader) returns once again for ACT IV, on Rem's birthday (2/2) no less! It's been nearly a year, but there are fruits to this long awaited chapter! I have 380k+ words to add to this story over the next ~36 chapters, as well as chapter art! Chapters will resume once a week, Friday nights until this ACT is completed.

That's not all, however. In this near-year, I have also been diligently working on another fanfic I'm planning to release! On Feburary 29th, her birthday, (which only comes once every leap year!) I will be releasing the first chapter to my second fic: Yunyun x Reader (God's Blessing For This Poor Lonely Girl!). Please look forward to that as well! I will be releasing them simultaneously, however, I will NOT be posting this particular one onto FFnet, so please look to WP and AO3 for that one.

Chapter 110: Hard Reset

Hearing the name of his beloved spoken as if she didn't exist, YN was silent in reply to the half-elf's question.

YN: — — —

His only reaction was the clenching sound of his hands tightly gripping the fake leathery-plastic of his steering wheel.

With Subaru tilting his head to Emilia as well, his mind couldn't comprehend the profound turmoil that those simple words were making in YN's head. To Subaru, his mind remained tranquil and calm, his curiosity lightly piqued as to what Emilia meant, where is to YN, these words were causing a mighty tempest to rage.

There's no way... It has to be a fluke!

Emilia: YN? Did I say something odd?

Looking at Subaru with an invisible question mark above her silvery haired head, YN's mind rushed with possibilities as to what this meant.

They defeated the Whale! Unless Rem was hit with the mist, how could she just be forgotten?! That's not possible with it dead!

Trying to rationalize it in his mind, he knew there was no denying it. Emilia simply did not remember Rem.

Wait, what if it's just Emilia?

Turning up to his rear mirror, he angled it towards the young girl who sat behind him.

YN: P-Petra-chan. You know Rem.

With Emilia also turning to the auburn haired girl, she slumped her shoulders with so many eyes on her now.

Petra: Umm... No, I don't...

Feeling like she was being put on the spot, she became somewhat bashful. But even as she was uncomfortable with such a pivotal question being asked of her, YN couldn't accept her answer.

YN: Don't you recall what you told me while Emilia and Subaru were talking together? —right before we all got in this self moving carriage? You were telling me about how Rem used to never smile when she came to the village until we started coming together!

Timidly shaking her head "no" as she held onto Subaru's arm, Petra denied having said that.

Petra: I'm really sorry... but I don't remember that as part of our conversation.

Letting the desperation in his voice get the better of his emotions, YN continued until—

YN: But—!

Subaru: —YN.

Realizing now that something indeed was wrong with everyone's memory, Subaru was level headed enough to halt YN from interrogating those in the car that were innocent in their current knowledge.