Re:Zero - Starting from Zero (Natsuki Subaru)

"Huh?"

Natsuki Subaru thought he had misheard.

Natsuki Subaru thought that Emilia and Beatrice, whom he had rejected, would be angry or disappointed to see him spending time with Rem instead...

Unexpectedly, even at a time like this, Emilia was still so gentle.

Beatrice, too, showed some dissatisfaction on her face, but mostly she was haughty.

It feels like if I just coax her for 5 minutes, her dissatisfaction will immediately disappear.

All Emilia and Beatrice wanted and all they wanted was for her to stay by their side.

Subaru Natsuki tentatively spoke up.

"Emilia-tan, you're not... um... jealous, are you?"

Emilia tilted her head, seemingly trying to understand the word "jealousy."

"I'm not jealous, Subaru. Have you forgotten that we had a mayonnaise feast tonight?"

"I remember the reason was that Rem wanted to celebrate Subaru regaining his memories, so she made a mayonnaise feast."

Natsuki Subaru blinked, once again struck by Emilia's innocence.

Subaru Natsuki explained the meaning of jealousy to Emilia in the simplest and easiest way.

Emilia gave Subaru a reproachful look.

"What... does that mean...?"

"If you're talking about jealousy, then I definitely feel a little bit."

Emilia gave a soft hum.

Beatrice sat down directly next to Subaru Natsuki.

"Hmph, Subaru, you idiot, Betty's jealous too."

"It's going to be very difficult to get Betty to forgive you."

Natsuki Subaru's lips curled up, then he reached out and put his arm around Beatrice's shoulder from in front of her, before giving her hair a good ruffle.

"What! Still so tsundere, Beatrice!"

"Hey! Betty's hair's all messed up!"

"Hahahaha..."

"Hahahaha..."

Rem and Emilia exchanged a glance and were amused by the warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Natsuki Subaru stopped laughing as he watched the two of them almost laughing to tears, then spoke softly.

"I'm sorry, Beatrice, Emilia-tan."

"Before……"

"No need for apologies, no need for explanations."

"We will always believe in you."

"We just hope that we can hold the same place in your heart..."

Emilia interrupted Natsuki Subaru.

Natsuki Subaru suddenly felt a pang of unease...

……

Afterwards, Emilia and Beatrice naturally stayed in Subaru Natsuki's room.

The room, which wasn't very big, suddenly felt somewhat crowded.

Natsuki Subaru felt inexplicably indebted to Emilia and Beatrice.

The two of them clearly care about and trust me so much.

He had previously rejected the two of them, but was later unexpectedly caught with Rem in his room.

Subaru Natsuki felt that it wouldn't be unreasonable for Emilia and Beatrice to get angry at him.

"She's an angel..." Natsuki Subaru couldn't help but exclaim.

"So..."

"It's so late, are we going to stay in this position forever?"

Emilia rested her head on one of Subaru Natsuki's shoulders, while Rem rested her head on the other side.

Beatrice naturally sat on Subaru Natsuki's lap, holding one of Subaru's hands with her little hand.

Beatrice proudly declared that this was merely a matter of restoring her magic.

Emilia was also aware of this problem.

"Yes, it's very late, Subaru, you should get some rest."

Natsuki Subaru glanced at the three of them in turn: "And you guys?"

"Rem will stay," Rem said first.

"I'll stay too," Emilia immediately agreed.

"Betty stays here too, and Rem and Emilia are here too. What if they start fighting over Subaru?" Beatrice said.

Natsuki Subaru was about to say that this room probably couldn't accommodate so many people staying overnight at the same time.

There was another knock on the door.

???

Natsuki Subaru really didn't expect anyone else to come this time.

"Master, it's me!!!"

Xiawula?

Natsuki Subaru was a little confused. Wasn't Shaula dealing with the two bishops of Gluttony with Otto?

It was resolved so quickly?

Xia Wula opened the door and was immediately stunned by the sight inside.

"Wow...am I still too late...?"

"I was thinking of taking advantage of the many times I'd have alone with my master in the evenings, and it seems everyone thinks the same way..."

Xia Wula scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

……

in the room.

Subaru, Emilia, Beatrice, Rem, and Chaura looked at each other in bewilderment.

The room is getting more and more crowded.

"So, Shaula, how did you and Otto ultimately deal with the two bishops of gluttony?"

"Are they dead? Have you found a way to break their powers? Where are you imprisoning them? Are they safe? Could they escape?"

Natsuki Subaru asked the question that had been troubling him the most.

Xia Wula sat cross-legged on the ground. When she heard her master ask such a question first, she swayed her body in dissatisfaction.

However, Shaula honestly answered Subaru's question.

"Well, I don't know."

The man named Otto said it had all been taken care of.

"My job was just to help Otto torture the two gluttons."

Natsuki Subaru was shocked: "Torture???"

"Don't worry, Master."

The so-called torture wasn't nearly as cruel as it seemed, at least not as cruel as the countless times your companions beat them to the brink of death, pulled them back, and then beat them again!

Subaru Natsuki swallowed hard.

"Otto is really smart; he figured out the best solution in no time."

"As for the two gluttons, I've locked them up in a special place. There's no way they can escape now."

"Because they are now practically no different from complete cripples."

Natsuki Subaru's eyes lit up, and he pressed for an answer:

"You mean Otto has figured out a way to solve gluttony, break their powers, and then restore those who have suffered from it?"

"Yeah yeah."

"Otto seems to have said that killing Gluttony is not the solution. The key is to make Gluttony vomit up the memories and names it has consumed."

"Getting those two imprisoned Gluttons to vomit up all their memories will probably be a bit troublesome."

"But don't worry, Master, Otto has already come up with a plan!"

"It seems they say all we need to do is find a third glutton..."

Shaula stroked her chin, trying her best to relay Otto's words.

？ ！！

"The third person to binge eat?"

Natsuki Subaru's expression changed slightly.

Rem's face instantly darkened.

There's a third one like that disgusting guy?

Emilia and Beatrice's expressions also turned icy cold almost instantly.

There really is a third one??

Natsuki Subaru was shocked by the existence of the third Gluttony, and at the same time, something seemed to come back to him.

The third binge eater?

……