I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

"Ramlin is so cute, where is she dirty?"

An Shu couldn't resist pinching her skin, which was as thin and translucent as a cicada's wing, and then leaning over to rub her face against it.

"So cute~" An Shu seemed to be getting addicted to rubbing against her, forgetting what she was supposed to be doing. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the horn on her forehead that hadn't retracted, and her hand reached up to it.

Hmm, it wasn't as cold as I imagined, the texture was more like a piece of warm, soft jade.

You don't usually get this chance! Touch it more!

"Waaah...waaah..."

Seeing him like this, Rem, who had just stopped crying, couldn't hold back her tears again. She grabbed his collar and burst into tears, letting her negative emotions surge into her heart.

"Hey, hey, hey, Remlin doesn't like this? Then I won't touch it!"

An Shu was startled, thinking she had done something wrong, and quickly let go, gently patting her back to comfort her.

"No, I really like it... Waaah..."

She wiped her eyes and buried her head in An Shu's arms. An Shu could clearly feel that a large patch of her clothes was wet.

An Shu was caught off guard by the sudden crying. Recalling her past experiences, she wondered if she should tell a joke first, but what should she tell?

"Um..." He cleared his throat, about to speak, but Rem spoke first.

"Why... is Master so good to me..."

Good

An Shu was startled again, and smiled bitterly to herself.

If it were the other three girls, An Shu would definitely readily agree if they said she was kind to them, but with the little maid in front of her, she felt a bit unsure...

It's not that An Shu is biased, nor is she trying to excuse herself; it's purely her own fault.

It's related to the girl's experiences: the guilt she felt towards her sister, the pressure from the witch cult, and the hatred for the massacre of her village. She kept all of these hidden in her heart and had nowhere to vent them, which led to her introverted and sensitive personality.

And so it's fermented today, and that poor Subaru Natsuki is now facing his fate.

Moreover, she didn't have many places to go. She usually only went shopping and helped the young girl with the Chamber of Commerce documents at home. She didn't interact much with others, and over time, she became somewhat shy.

Looking back on the process of raising this girl, even An Shu felt somewhat exhausted.

Five years ago, I rescued them and raised them... oops! After adopting them, this girl has always had a sense of awe towards me.

On the contrary, the oblivious Ram didn't care at all, eating and drinking as usual, occasionally teasing her master, and even doing strange things with her other harem members...

Wait a minute! Holy crap! The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I definitely need to give her a good beating when I get back!

She was so much cuter as a child, which reminded An Shu of when she was taking care of her when she had a broken horn, and she was in bed...

No, we've gone off on a tangent, let's leave that aside for now.

Getting back to the main point, it took An Shu two years to eliminate this inexplicable sense of awe. It wasn't that An Shu didn't care; it was just that her sensitive and introverted personality made it difficult to get started!

If I speak loudly, I think I'm angry; if I speak softly, I misunderstand that I don't want to talk to her at all; even if I shut up, I can think that I hate her!

An Shu had no way to express her suffering. In the beginning, she could be seen squatting in a corner crying almost every day. As soon as she went over, An Shu would run away. The key point was that the other people didn't know.

There was nothing else An Shu could do but tell the three of them about it and ask them to comfort her.

As expected, aside from her already close older sister, Rem successfully befriended the two girls, but still excluded Anshu!

This incident discouraged An Shu, but fortunately, Xiao Rem seemed to sense his kindness and gradually accepted him. However, she still dared not look him in the eye and was very respectful in her actions. A joke from her could make her blush and unable to lift her head for a long time.

Half a day here is no exaggeration, it really is half a day!

These events inevitably reminded An Shu of the little girl who once came to her in the middle of the night to comb her hair, saying she wanted to live like her older sister.

Despite having been in contact for a longer period of time, we've become more estranged.

Back then, her older sister would sometimes ask her for kisses, as if she was still quite young and didn't understand much.

Does that count as child abduction?... Pshaw!

We've gone off on a tangent again!

Let's leave that aside and get back to business.

###Chapter 146 Cute is Justice###

It was precisely because of her personality that An Shu didn't know how to have a normal conversation with her, and could only rely on time to build up feelings.

Fortunately, the relationship only lasted about a year, which was the third year of living together.

An unexpected event made An Shu realize her true feelings.

It seemed to be lunch break that day. When he woke up, he found that the girl next to him was gone. She must have woken up and gone out to play. He was extremely bored, so he simply closed his eyes and lay there without getting out of bed.

Then Rem came in.

At first, An Shu didn't pay attention, thinking that she came in to get something, but she didn't expect that the girl would walk straight towards her.

Not understanding the other person's intentions, he was a little confused. Just as he was about to get up and greet them, his hand was grabbed, and he immediately froze.

Helplessly, I could only maintain this uncomfortable position, afraid of startling her, but more interested in seeing what she would do next.

However, Rem didn't do anything; she just knelt in front of the bed and held his hand for a long time.

An Shu could sense her tension, because she could see the unease on her pretty face from the corner of her eye, and her palms were sweaty as she clenched her fists, so she must have struggled for a long time before taking this action.

Then, seemingly emboldened by An Shu's lack of reaction, she gently lifted An Shu's hand, lowered herself, and placed her hand on her head.

What was An Shu feeling at that time? To be precise, he can't describe it now, but he was mostly happy and surprised.

Although she couldn't quite describe the feeling, An Shu hadn't forgotten her own words to him back then.

He talked for a long time, basically saying that he really liked hugging her, and that he would pull away from holding her hand when they walked together because he was embarrassed and felt unworthy. He said that she would feel safe when he touched her head, and that he would sneak up in the middle of the night after An Shu fell asleep to kiss her, and that he would smile like an idiot for a long time afterward!

Today, while the other three people went out to play, I originally came up to wake him up, but when I saw that he was still sleeping, I couldn't help but feel the emotions in my heart.

Another reason why this incident left a deep impression on An Shu was that she boldly kissed her own cheek after she finished speaking!

It's proactive!

This startled An Shu, who almost jumped up.

It was this jolt that made Rem turn pale with fright. Fortunately, Anshu quickly pretended to roll over, which calmed her down.

But her newly calmed emotions started to stir again, because An Shu rolled over and pulled her into his arms! She could feel her master's breath on her neck!

She wanted to struggle but was afraid of waking An Shu, so she could only blush and remain motionless.

And it's obvious that An Shu did all this on purpose!

All he knew was that he slept very comfortably that afternoon, and of course, he didn't do anything strange, just simply hugged her and rubbed her hair...

Then, because it was so comfortable to sleep with a lifelike body pillow, I fell asleep again!

It was already evening when she got up, and the maid had long since disappeared. An Shu was so regretful that she almost slapped herself!

Although it was a pity, it was a good start. In the days that followed, no matter how outrageous his actions were, as long as there was some way to cover it up, like burying his head in the sand, Rem would never refuse. Occasionally, she would even pretend not to know and cooperate, and this continues to this day...

For example, if you suddenly go over and kiss her, and then say that you were about to fall but luckily bumped into her, she will usually blush and run away to a distance, secretly observing you out of the corner of her eye.

This was one of the few pleasures An Shu had when she passed the time in the other world.

Thinking about it carefully, ever since I took her to see Roswaal's duel with that gay guy a while ago, she wouldn't refuse even without this disguise!

In summary, this is roughly what has happened over the past five years.

Although her personality caused a lot of trouble and misunderstandings, it also had its advantages. For example, the girl who always coveted someone else's innocence never succeeded!

Although An Shu doesn't dislike yuri (lesbian) themes and is even somewhat interested in them, she still needs to reserve one for herself.

It seems like there's no need to keep any, since it's all yours anyway...

That's contradictory...

An Shu was lost in thought about the past, but he had clearly forgotten the occasion. He didn't even notice when someone gently tugged at his clothes.

"Owner……"

Rem looked up and, seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, called out again, her voice choked with emotion.

This sound finally snapped An Shu out of her daze. Looking at her teary-eyed appearance, she cursed herself inwardly for spacing out at a time like this.

He gently shook his head, trying to make her laugh with a rhetorical question, "Does Remlin need a reason to be so cute?"

As it turned out, this tactic didn't work! In fact, it made her cry even harder…

"Why...why...why does Master like me when I'm so terrible?"

"Rem is clearly not good enough for Master... Waaah..."

“What’s wrong with cute Rem?” Anshu gently asked, rubbing her little face and wiping away her tears.

"Waaah... Rem doesn't listen to her master, she doesn't report her actions to him, and today she even secretly ran away to kill someone... She's also ungrateful and always refuses her master's kindness..."

And then there's her older sister. If Rem didn't exist, she would definitely be living a good life. She would have two horns, and they wouldn't have broken off, and the village wouldn't have been massacred...

My sister broke off her horn to protect me, but all Rem could think about at that moment was that my sister's horn was finally broken! Finally broken!

Rem even laughed! Waaaaah... Why doesn't such a selfish Rem just die?!

She cried as she spoke, struggling restlessly in An Shu's arms. Luckily, he had just increased his strength, otherwise he might not have been able to break free and she might have really escaped!

Listening quietly to her self-criticism and venting her emotions, An Shu didn't interrupt immediately, waiting for her to calm down a bit. Otherwise, no matter how much she said, she wouldn't listen, and it would have the opposite effect.

Gradually, she finally stopped struggling and began to sob, and An Shu gently touched her head and spoke softly.

###Chapter 147 Consolation###

“Hey, Remlin…”

"Waaaaah..."

Do you like your owner?

"I like it, I love it... I love Master the most..."

"Then please listen to me obediently, okay?"

Clearing her throat, An Shu continued without waiting for a response, "Rem just said she wouldn't listen to me, right?"