Re:Lyra-Starting Life in Another World (Re:Reader-Lyra Edition)

Chapter 11: Supply and Demand

Lyra woke up in her bed the next morning, feeling refreshed from a good night's sleep. The only thing that perplexed her though, was that she was still in her leisure clothes and the study desk had not been cleared off. Worst yet, she had not capped her inkwell, and her quill had dried ink on it now as a result of that.

Lyra: Aww, shit!

Stacking the books and papers in a more orderly fashion, she realized she couldn't remember what had caused her to leave things in such a messy state.

Last thing I remember was Rem coming into my room for the tutoring lesson...

Tidying up, Lyra spotted a piece of parchment paper on the ground by her door, as if slipped under the crack for her to find.

Picking it up, she soon realized that it was a  note, one that was left for her. Thankfully, the message was written simply enough that she could read it. Scanning over what she could understand, Lyra determined that the note's author was going to get groceries from the village and that she wasn't expected to be assigned any task for that day.

Lyra wasn't able to read every word on the note, but pieced together enough to guess what it had meant. It was signed with a familiar name down at the bottom.

Lyra: That's... Rem's name, isn't it? So... Rem is going to the village to buy food...

Lyra had set the letter down on her desk when it finally hit her.

Lyra: OOOH NOOO!

Putting her hands on the side of her head, she exclaimed further.

Lyra: Rem's gonna leave without me! I've gotta hurry!

Grabbing her phone off the solar bank in the window, purely out of habit, she noticed Rem and Subaru just leaving the gate to the mansion from her view.

Bolting down the stairs, Lyra had nearly trampled Beatrice as she was returning from breakfast.

Beatrice: KYAAA, I SUPPOSE! Watch where you're going in such a hurry!

Lyra: S-sorry! I've gotta get somewhere FAST!

Beatrice: Hmph!

Lyra continued her rush to the foyer, grabbing her shoes and running down the steps and down the path, past the gate.

Finally catching up to Rem and Subaru, they both heard Lyra's steps running up to them.

Lyra: *huff* *huff* I finally *huff* finally caught up to you guys *huff*.

While Lyra caught her breath, hands on her knees, Rem was the most surprised to see Lyra, having no clue what sort of hostility she had still held for her since last night. Part of why she had tried to leave without informing Lyra in a more direct manner was because she didn't wish to face her..

Standing back up and stretching her back, Lyra continued.

Lyra: Hey, Rem?

Rem had flinched at her casual address to her, fully expecting some sort of confrontation.

Rem: Y-yes?

Subaru had noticed the odd exchange just now, and was also curious as to why Rem had chosen him to come on the grocery trip and not Lyra considering how much more time she had spent with her than with himself. Subaru decided to hold his tongue and simply wait to see if any of his curiosities would be answered.

Lyra: What happened last night? Did I pass out while studying or something?

Rem's face tensed up, trying hard to hide her continued surprise, she thought before responding.