Chapter 2.Negotiations

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On their way back to the mansion Rem was curious to what happened to Subaru, his body was muscular so muscular in fact that it looked like he trained for years not that she didn't hate it or anything in fact it was the opposite. Another thing was that she noticed that Subaru had no mana in fact she didn't sense any in him, and she was really curious about his tail he never had a tail but she would ask him about that later right now she was enjoying her walk with her beloved. 

While they were walking Subaru was thinking about his power and how to use it, he wanted to learn more about this new power so he could use it to protect Rem and everyone else from the witch cult just thinking about it pissed him off more than ever, he swore he would kill Petelguese and with this power he would do just that.

"I need to learn more about this power as far as I know that book came out of nowhere and went inside of me, next thing I knew my body changed and I had a tail."  Subaru thought about this until they reached the mansion there he would ask Crusch for help in defeating the cult.

So he begged for her help in destroying the cult, as a result stopping the brutal massacre on the innocent villagers of Irlam Village. He felt this could help him, this would prevent all the deaths he witnessed... that tragedy... the incident in the cave.

And yet...

"Very well. Thus, the Karsten household shall lend no aid under any circumstances.

"-HUH?" 

Subaru's world spiraled into a hot mess of heat and loud noises.

Even as he pleaded his case, begged her...he didn't care how pathetic it looked or hoe desperate it made him sound, he wanted it done.

He wanted them dead.

Every last cultist, dead and buried.

Yet here, a women who had great influence and authority, wouldn't lift a finger to help him. Even if her reason was based in logic, it wouldn't reach Subaru's ears.

Her eyes held no pity for him

He hated it. 

Felix, whose eyes reflected that of a helpless poor weak child.

He hated it.

Wilhelm, who stood there calmly without a shred of emotion, not even getting involved.

He hated it.

Still, her words could still sting his heart.

"Not once..."

"HUH?"

"Not once did you say you wanted to save Emilia."

At this Subaru could feel a surge of anger and rage that the black energy from before started swirling around him and his eyes became red and his pupils became slits, this didn't go unnoticed by everyone in the room as Rem would be worried since she never saw Subaru like this.  

"...TH-TH...THATS BULL!"

"Hm?"

"DON'T WANT TO SAVE EMILIA!? IS THAT IT!? YOU THINK ALL OF THIS IS SOME PETTY REVENGE!? IM USING HER AND THE VILLAGERS AS A MEANS TO GET CLOSE TO THOSE BASTARDS!? WHAT THE HELL!? 

"Who...WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?"

Subaru kicked across the table next to him and it actually broke putting Felix and Wilhelm on guard, Rem stood up and held him worrying he would attempt to lunge at Crusch.

"SUBARU-KUN CALM DOWN!"

He stopped as he felt the pain in his foot and Rem's warm touch, snapping him back to a clearer state of thinking as the black energy died down but his eyes still stayed the same he was pissed.

He glared at Crusch and the others with a hate filled look as if someone were to look at him it would kill them on the spot, it scared them a bit but they regained their composure.

Felix took a step forward as Wilhelm sheathed back his sword. 

It's good Rem-chyan stopped nyou. If you fly into a rage here Ferri-chyan will just keep Rem-chyan busy while Wil-Ji slices you in half."

Crusch continued to behave reservedly, only furthering contempt for her.

But it was those harsh stares from this camp that let Subaru know. They didn't believe him, they didn't trust him and they sure as hell saw him as someone with nothing to his name.

"So, I'm wasting my breath aren't I?"

"The ravings if a mad man usually are, Natsuki Subaru."

"...Rem lets go."

He grabbed Rem's hand, surprising her, but also scaring her... the face Subaru was making was filled with nothing but hatred and his red eyes with slits in them looked so demonic. She had no recollection of ever seeing Subaru like this since meeting him.

As he reached the door...

"Do you have nowhere else to turn to?"

"...Put it this way Karsten, if I want help I'd rather converse with some pissed covered rats than ever ask for your help." But before Subaru left he said one more thing.

"I hope you become a ruler, the kind of ruler that abandons the weak!" 

With that he took Rem and slammed the door shut behind him. 

Crusch sighed, as Felix was quite angry with at Subaru's rude comment. 

"That boy gets top nyotch healing and this is how he repays us? Tsk."

"Leave it be Felix, we have work to-

That's when Crusch realized Subaru had no magic in him not one bit.

"What happened to that boy?"

Subaru sent Rem to find Reinhard, but on that night she informed him that he had left with felt with some business to attend to, Royal Selection related ones. With Rem informing him of this, Subaru asked to be excused, she happily obliged.

Only when she sat down, did she start hearing shattering glass and breaking tiles coming out of the bathroom.

DAMN IT! DAMN IT! RIENHARD! ROSWALL! BOTH OF YOU ARE SO DAMN USELESS! WHERES THAT DAMN CLOWN WHEN YOU NEED HIM!? SHIT!

"Subaru-Kun...?"

He stepped out of the bathroom, both of his fist covered in blood. Rem looked behind him and saw the entire bathroom of the inn they were staying at, was completely trashed. Rem immediately got to work on healing his hands...Subaru gave Rem and obvious shrill smile at her.

"It's alright Rem, everything will be alright. I promise." 

"Rem knows...Subaru-kun can do anything."

"Anything huh?"

Subaru hesitated to even accept that answer.

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