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

Chapter 120: Bad, Bad.

Chapter 120: Bad, Bad.

Once more, YN coughed up the dust that had entered his mouth upon waking up in the cold, dark, damp, Tomb. Just as before too, he tip-toed out from earshot to where the broken, slanted door let the wails of Emilia echo through the stone walls.

Upon descending the steps to the Tomb ahead of Subaru and Emilia, the same things occurred. Ram was concerned, Garfiel was suspicious, and Otto was stunned.

Only after a few moments later, Subaru emerged with Emilia slung over his back; a much earlier then normal exit for them. It was of course, quickly decided by Garfiel and Ryuzu that there would need to be a meeting called to discuss all this.

It was the least to say, the trek to Emilia's hovel in the Sanctuary was much slower going, and much more quiet than the previous times.

With Subaru still clearly being distraught about whatever it was that his death entailed, YN was also not in a very talkative mood either. While Subaru still carried Emilia, the one who held his heart on his back, YN carried the one who held his heart on his mind.

Rem...

His meeting with the maid still lingered in his memories.

Was it fake? Did it really happen?

How can I prove to myself that it really was Rem...?

Walking before him though, was his solution.

Her peach-pink hair, swaying side to side with each step, the twin sister of his beloved held the answer to his question.

I doubt my mind could have fabricated that stuff about Ram needing mana from Roswaal... I just need to ask her myself. Even if her answer isn't honest, her reaction to me knowing will be tantamount enough.

But as he stared at the pink vestige that was nearly identical to the one he loved, she eventually felt the holes from his eyes wearing thin through her head.

Glancing back at him now, still in his deadpan stare, Ram questioned his behavior.

Ram: May Ram ask why are you so transfixed on her?

Rather than making a snide comment or a witty remark, Ram had actually inquired this of YN in a rather neutral way, yet her words also carried just the smallest dashing of bashfulness.

Before YN could fully come to his senses and give Ram a meaningful excuse however, an equally stupefied Subaru lazily answered in his place, forgetting any sort of filter in his words.

Subaru: He probably thinks you're pretty.

Ram: —!

Her eyes wide open, and a flash of red going across her face, Ram immediately retaliated towards Subaru's crass comments.

Ram: —Tch!

Impaling her black, heeled shoe onto the top of Subaru's own foot, the pain instantly woke him back up.

Subaru: —Gah!

Nearly dropping Emilia as he recoiled in pain, Subaru curtailed his yelp to keep himself from waking the half-elf on his back.

Taking a quick glance at YN before returning her attention to Subaru, Ram spoke as she turned her back to them both and kept moving to their destination.

Ram: Had Barasu not been carrying Emilia-sama, Ram would have more severely punished him for such careless words.

Subaru: Oh c'mon I was only joking—

Ram: —Drop dead.

Clearly not having any of it, YN had been forced to remain but a bystander in a situation of his own creation.