Re:Zero -Starting Life in Zero

"Hmm...I understand."

Emilia looked enlightened and reached out her little hand towards Grimm.

"Then can I rely on you, my lord?"

"certainly."

Without hesitation, Green took Emilia's small hand in his.

The girl's fingertips were slightly cool and trembled with a hint of nervousness, but she gradually calmed down the moment she touched the calluses on his palm.

Feeling the warmth of Green's palm, Emilia's heart began to race.

She looked at Rem with teary eyes and pleaded, "Rem, can I hug Grin? Just... for a little while."

Rem, watching from the side, suddenly pursed her lips and timidly added, "Shouldn't we be kissing at this time?"

Upon hearing this, Emilia's face flushed bright red, the color spreading from her cheeks all the way to her ears.

She jerked her hand back, covering her burning cheeks with both hands, shaking her head frantically: "Rem, what are you saying?!"

Grimm looked at Rem with surprise and asked, "Rem, are you my wife?"

Emilia quickly tugged at Green's sleeve, her head bowed low, her soft voice full of seriousness.

"No, Grin, kissing... can lead to pregnancy..."

Green was about to explain this absurd rumor.

A hurried male voice boomed from afar: "No!!! Grin, what are you doing here with Emilia Carbon?"

Natsuki Subaru shouted as he stumbled and ran toward them, his face filled with panic.

Before he could even step into the golden sea of ​​flowers, an old and upright figure flashed before him like a ghost.

Wilhelm, leaning on his broken longsword, stood like an impregnable wall, firmly blocking his path.

"Please stop here." The old swordsman's voice was deep and authoritative. "I cannot tolerate anyone disrupting this sacred atmosphere."

Subaru Natsuki stopped abruptly. He looked up from Wilhelm's shoulder and saw Grimm and Emilia holding hands tightly.

The boy's shoulders slumped instantly, as if all his strength had been drained away.

He sighed softly, his tone filled with resigned melancholy: "Alas, I lost."

Wilhelm raised his hand and placed it on Subaru Natsuki's shoulder, a hint of tenderness flashing in his aged eyes, and said in a low, comforting voice:

"Young man, the gods will not abandon anyone who holds hope for love. Don't be impatient, your destiny will eventually come."

Natsuki Subaru hung his head, looking like a deflated balloon, and muttered weakly, "I don't think I'll ever fall in love with anyone again in my life."

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Natsuki Subaru?"

A sweet and intellectual voice suddenly rang out, breaking Natsuki Subaru's sorrow.

He quickly turned around and saw a female soldier in light armor standing not far away, waving at him with a smile on her face.

The young woman looked to be in her early twenties, with a very fine scar on her pretty face, which added to her heroic air.

"Did the gods really appear?"

Natsuki Subaru suddenly raised his finger, rubbed it haphazardly on his nose, took a deep breath, and then walked over, pretending to be calm.

"Y-you... hello, I'm Natsuki Subaru, what can I do for you?"

"Haha, I'm here to thank you!"

The female soldier said with a smile, "When we were fighting the white whale before, you blocked a flying rock for me. I wanted to thank you on the spot, but you fell down immediately after being hit..."

Natsuki Subaru was immediately embarrassed and scratched his head awkwardly.

"At that time, I actually wanted to kick the stone back, but who knew it was so hard..."

"Hahaha!"

The lightly armored female soldiers laughed so hard they almost fell over, their steps light and quick like deer hopping through the forest.

She stepped forward, raised her hand, and patted Natsuki Subaru's shoulder lightly, her tone full of sincere gratitude.

"No matter what, you saved my life."

The young female soldier changed the subject, a sly glint in her eyes, and extended an invitation with a bright smile.

"Once this mission against the Witch Cult is completely over, Mr. Natsuki Subaru, would you do me the honor of having a drink with me? Consider it my formal way of thanking you for saving my life."

Upon hearing this, Natsuki Subaru instantly wiped the embarrassment off his face.

He pursed his lips and pondered deeply for a long time before shaking his head with a resolute expression.

"I'm sorry, beautiful lady. Although you are very beautiful, I haven't been able to get over my last relationship, so..."

The female soldier was trembling as she suppressed her laughter. When she couldn't hold it in any longer, she punched Subaru Natsuki in the chest.

"Come on, I've been listening for ages. Where did you get this idea about a previous relationship? Besides, I was just inviting you for a drink out of gratitude. Don't make it sound like I'm trying to seduce you."

After the female soldier finished speaking, she turned around and strode forward, raising her small hand with a flourish, saying, "Alright, let's settle it like this. Remember, my name is Sera."

"Ahem!"

Natsuki Subaru coughed a few times, clutching his chest.

"Wow, this young lady is incredibly strong!"

"Yo—"

Two teasing voices rang out at the same time. Grimm and Rem had somehow gotten close to the side, wearing the same mischievous grins, their eyes practically overflowing with amusement.

"I didn't expect Subaru's childish yet fierce face to be so popular among older women."

"Mr. Green is right, it's selling quite well."

"Don't talk nonsense. Miss Sera has already explained everything. She just wanted to buy me a drink as a token of her gratitude."

Natsuki Subaru waved his hands frantically, trying to convince everyone to believe him.

Greene understood all too well the fleeting interest that had crossed Sera's eyes earlier.

He suppressed a laugh, reached out and lifted Rem's cheek, then cleared his throat in a serious tone: "Ahem, Rem, you should also 'thank' me."

"Okay, Mr. Green."

Rem understood immediately and tiptoed to give Grimm a light kiss on the lips.

Green licked his lips and raised an eyebrow at Subaru Natsuki.

"See? This is how people usually express their gratitude. You'll see when the time comes."

Natsuki Subaru was shocked and instinctively looked at Emilia.

"Amelia...aren't you going to do anything about Grin's behavior?"

Emilia, on the other side, was clearly also deeply shocked by what she had just witnessed.

She walked blankly to Rem's side and took her hands in her arms.

"Rem, you're going to have a baby now!"

The blue-haired girl blushed and whispered, "Lady Emilia, if only it were that simple. It's very difficult for demons to conceive."

"Oh, is that so? Then do we need to kiss a few more times?"

Emilia blinked her knowledge-hungry eyes, then curiously pulled Rem away from the men, keeping their distance before whispering amongst themselves.

Natsuki Subaru was so shocked by what he saw that his jaw almost dropped. He leaned close to Green and whispered with a look of worship in his eyes:

"Wow, I'm absolutely blown away! How did you do that?"

Green stood with his hands behind his back, slowly turning around like a mysterious immortal.

"You want to learn? I'll teach you."

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