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Chapter 139: What You Don't Know

Chapter 139: What You Don't Know

Staying behind, YN and Ram were left to await the completion of Emilia's Trial. In truth, not long after Subaru had departed from the Sanctuary with Otto and Garfiel, the lights on the Tomb went dim, and with both of her onlookers holding their breath in anticipation, out walked Emilia.

Without a tear on her face, or any other indication that she had faced another insurmountable past, the half-elf bore them both a smile of welcoming spirit. At this, her remaining onlookers rushed up the steps to greet her.

YN & Ram: Emilia-sama!

Still too concerned with her well-being to even gasp for air after running up the steep sets of stone each, they awaited the Candidate's word with silence.

Emilia: —It's done.

YN & Ram: — — —

A wound up amount of tension was still in the air at her open ended conclusion. Any hint of doubt could interpret these words in a number of ways. With a knife, one could cut the thickness of the atmosphere here.

Emilia: This time... I was triumphant.

Scattered was the static in the air, and a release of pressure was followed by the feeling of that shared triumphant to her two onlookers.

Emilia: While I appreciate the two of you being here... is there a reason everyone else, —especially Subaru, isn't here?

Almost wounded by their absence, Emilia asked this with a nervous hand over her chest, as if going to clasp the crystal that had once hung around her neck for comfort, only to remember it was no longer there.

YN: Some rather serious things came up... There was a problem only Otto, Garf, and Subaru could attend to. Back at the Mansion, no less.

Emilia: I... I see... It was something that couldn't be ignored I suppose... Although, I wish they could have stayed until I had finished... All that talk and preparation for them to simply not be here at the end...

YN could easily spot Emilia's more childlike tendencies here. In good sport of being his friend's best confidant when it came to Emilia, YN cleared his throat before trying to smooth that over.

YN: It's entirely in their faith in you that they felt comfortable with leaving to deal with the impending issue. They were confident you'd be successful.

Emilia: I guess you're right to say that. Sometimes he makes me wonder if he really does love me...

Speaking of Subaru's truest feeling, ones that YN knew were an absolute fact, he wasn't about to let this doubt slip past his watch.

YN: Subaru's feelings for you are deeper than the lowest holler, and higher than the trees growing out on the far off hills.

Giggling at YN's rather eccentric choice of words, Emilia was nonetheless totally reassured by them.

Emilia: That's a poetic way of putting it. Thank you for that.

With the ongoing exchange between them though, YN had realized Ram had been rather quiet. Suspiciously so.

Just as the groundskeeper was about turn to her and see why that maybe was—

Ram: —!

Before another word could be said, it was the maid herself who stepped forward to the silver-haired girl.

Ram: Emilia-sama... I... I must sincerely apologize.

Bowing her head, this sudden notion had caught both YN and Emilia off guard.