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

Chapter 129: Insubordination

Chapter 129: Insubordination

Roswaal: My, don't you three just look terribly aaaaangry.

Having trekked through the ever thickening snowpack, the trio now stood in the shack the Margrave had taken his "forced" residency in. Still bound to his bed and wrapped in bandages, he spoke in a cheery, quirky way to the three that only had scowls on their face in return.

Subaru: Yeah. You could say we're all pretty pissed off.

In the cold temperatures even inside the shack, the three before Roswaal all breathed out plumes of steam, greatly characterizing their dispositions as of now.

It was all Garfiel could do to keep himself from fully transforming right here and now. While nothing yet had been truly said aloud, from the air Roswaal gave off, it was all the golden-haired youth needed to know that the Margrave was definitely the cause of this snow and the conditions of things as of now.

Roswaal: Hmmm, I see, I see...

Closing his eyes, he put a bandaged hand to his chin and nodded. Opening only one eye, his yellow one, Roswaal inquired for more information.

Roswaal: I'm quite curious though, how diiiid this triple-alliance form as such? YN-kun and Garf-kun both had quite the bout of fists... And if I seem to remember right, Garf-kun also said he'd rip poor Subaru-kun in half if he got the chaaaaaaance.

Taunting them, YN now took his turn to speak, undisturbed by Roswaal jabs to probe for weakness here.

YN: We've all set aside our differences to deal with the guy who's left the air conditioner on for too long.

Roswaal: Hmm? I'm afraid I do not follow you...

Obviously confused by the word choice involving foreign concepts, YN had actually made Roswaal open both eyes and perk up slightly, losing the whimsical tone to his voice in exchange for a more neutral one.

Subaru: He's saying we know it's you making it snow. So fess up.

Roswaal: — — —

Instantly it seemed, the atmosphere in the shack changed. As Roswaal remained silent, the three before him met it as well as they could. With a tense standoff now brewing, the silence at long last was broken by the one who started it.

Roswaal: Subaru-kun?

Lifting his chin slightly and folding his arms in reply, Subaru acknowledged the Margrave in his bed.

Roswaal: Did you hear that from me?

Subaru: — — —

As Subaru remained silent, the air of the room turned even thicker with intrigue, something even Garfiel could feel. Leaving it to them both to handle it though, he remained silent too. For now.

That's... not something a normal person would ask...

While Roswaal was far from "normal" for nearly anyone who ever met him, even this spoken oddity was something that left YN with a funny feeling. He wasn't sure if it was just the tone he used, or if it had been purely the subject matter.

Just as YN was about to break the silence in the room and ask what Roswaal meant by such a strange question, the Margrave lazily lifted his hand in the direction of his employee, as if gesturing him to halt before he even started.

Roswaal: If possible, I'd rather the anomaly remain silent. Tis' not a question for him.

Almost asking Subaru now to curtail YN's input, the entire conversation's hierarchy was thrown into near chaos, causing the trio to truly question what was going on now.