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

Chapter 13: Professional NEETs

Like a light shutting off, all of Lyra"s senses had been disconnected, however, an air of weightlessness remained regardless.

Had she been killed as well? Was who or what had killed Subaru also responsible for her own death?

These questions plagued Lyra's mind as she floated through this nothingness

Never once though did fear of real death ever occur to Lyra. Somehow, she was confident that Return By Death would keep him safe.

It really is a great boon to not fear death.

Lyra felt what she imagined to be her soul returning to her body.

To a bed... The guest room bed, to be exact... Rem will be there, which is nice...but... if it's like she said, she'll just smell the Witch... So why hadn't she reacted or mentioned such a smell before when I first arrived here...?

Just as before, with her first conscious breath, the smell of fresh sheets and flowers filled her nose.

From just experiencing the stressful events of what felt like only minutes ago, Lyra decided to at least enjoy the moment that she had in this comfy bed, until...

Subaru: AAAGGHH!

Shooting straight up from bed, clutching his arm, Subaru hollered as if in pain.

Seeing this sudden and split reaction, the twin maids, already in the room, had jumped back, holding each other.

Hearing his yell, Lyra also bolted upward in bed.

Lyra: AHHHH!!! What's going on?!

Rem: Eeek!

With Rem being on the closer side to Lyra's bed across from Subaru's, she was not hidden behind Ram like Ram was to Rem, leaving her exposed to yet another sudden outburst, this time from the other unknown guest.

Lyra quickly started pretending to feel calm and spoke to Rem

Lyra: S-sorry! Must've just been a bad dream...I'm fine though! Really!

Lyra quickly realized that Subaru had just come back from a rather violent death, and that the outburst had to have been from Subaru still dealing with that. Likewise, Subaru had a very vague memory of Lyra looking as if she was scared completely shitless as she was watching him die and figured that she was covering up the incident as having been "just a bad dream" rather than the harsh reality that it actually was.

I almost thought something was already happening but, it just seems Subaru was being Subaru... Lyra thought to herself.

Looking back at the twins, she noticed that Rem was still giving her a concerned look, presumably due to her own outburst.

Lyra could only hold her hands up in apology and innocence, with a weak smile, hoping to portray harmlessness to the frightened girl and hopefully save face.

Rem also returned a weak smile, perhaps in politeness, or perhaps pity, but Lyra had no time to dwell on that as-

Jumping up and choosing to do his usual "victory" pose whilst standing directly in bed, Subaru had begun his declaration.

Subaru: It's time for Natsuki Subaru to restart yet again! Sorry for the inconveniences I've caused you both!

With that, Subaru jumped down off his bed and barged out the door past the twins, headed somewhere, leaving Lyra completely stunned and clueless.

Ram: Rem Rem, please keep an eye on our more lax guest while I pursue our more active one.

With a quick verbal command to her younger sister, Ram left in chase of Subaru, leaving Rem alone with Lyra.