Felt If (Re:Zero)

Chapter 11: The Royal Selection

Subaru had been trying his best to brainstorm ways to help Felt through this, but he gave up halfway through. It didn't matter how long he planned since all of his chances for any real preparation were promptly tossed out the window thanks to a certain knight. The best he could really do is improvise when the time comes, and just hope Felt will follow along.

That aside, there was one thing he should've done. Help himself.

That would've been a great idea if it weren't for the fact that Subaru already wasted too much time being concerned for Felt that their destination was already in view.

"We're here." Reinhard announced.

"Ah!" Subaru jumped to attention. "So are we going to gather with the other candidates or...?"

"Just stay by my side and I'll explain as we go."

It wasn't long before the carriage stopped and Reinhard got out of the carriage. He swiftly sidestepped to the side Subaru was on and opened the door for both him and Grassis.

Both Subaru and Grassis hopped out of the carriage and followed Reinhard. This was the first time Subaru has seen the castle up close. Sure, he did see it from a distance while he was out and about, but this time, he was going in.

"It's finally happening." Subaru muttered to himself. Once Felt does her thing, they can both just leave all this behind and finally kickstart their shop. "Oh..." That's right, Felt wasn't warned about any of this. He was only here before her since he had the 'luxury' of having Reinhard change his clothes in a blink of an eye. He should focus all his brain power on helping Felt calm down since there's no doubt in his mind that she'll definitely be pissed once she arrives.

"Subaru-sama? Are you ok?"

Subaru flinched once he felt his sleeve get tugged on. Grassis had been tugging on him, trying to get his attention so the boy wore a bright friendly smile so he wouldn't worry her. "I'm alright, Grassis. Just a little nervous."

After his confession, Grassis immediately hugged his arm tightly. "Don't worry. I know you're going to do great! I'll be more than happy to support you whenever you need it."

Subaru chuckled and patted the young maid on her head. "I appreciate the assist but I'm pretty sure Felt's the one who's going to need it."

Grassis tilted her head. "You're worried about Lady Felt?"

"Oh yeah, more than you know. This is her big day after all, not mine. I'm worried that she'll blurt out something offensive and start a civil war."

"I have full faith that Miss Felt will do just fine." Reinhard interjected. "She has worked really hard this past month, and I'm sure her efforts will bear fruit."

Subaru nodded. "Yeah, you're right. She's just going to resign anyway so I shouldn't worry too much."

After their banter, the three officially made it inside the castle. Since Reinhard was taking the lead, the local guards wasted no time letting them in. Overall, it was very smooth getting in.

Reinhard guided them through the grand halls of the castle. Eventually they stopped near a huge fancy door. It looked like an entrance to some kind of throne room.

"Beyond this door is where we'll meet the other candidates, and where the Royal Selection will officially begin." Reinhard informed.

Subaru stared at the huge door in awe for a good moment before turning back to Reinhard. "Got it, so are we going to wait here for Felt? I'm not sure what the plan is."

"My apologies, I should've informed you sooner. I'll drop you off in the room where Miss Felt will meet with you and finish her preparations. I myself will be joining the other knights so I'll be counting on you, Grassis, and Flam to escort her to this location when she's ready."