Chapter 3 Wish! Servant Subaru and the wish to learn magic
——The beautiful girl I met in another world is Her Majesty the Queen
Just looking at this sentence, it completely fits the fantasy style of another world.
Although he was said to be a candidate for queen, when Subaru thought about how he had treated this candidate for queen so far, he couldn't help but say
"Three lives are really not enough..."
"Sorry for scaring you, I didn't intend to hide it from you for so long."
"I'm not angry. Emilia is as gentle as an angel."
"Huh?!"
Subaru's overly direct words left Emilia speechless. Then her cheeks flushed, and she clapped her hands to correct the atmosphere. As she pulled away her chair to regain the previous sense of distance, Subaru had no choice but to comply.
"Let's get to the topic——. Subaru, Tsukisei, are you ready——?"
"The topic is deliberately directed to the fact that Emilia-chan is a candidate for Her Majesty the Queen. Can you explain the situation without including this?"
Yuexing put forward his own speculation
"Yes, your situation has a lot to do with what happened just now - Lady Emilia"
"Oh, I see"
Emilia nodded in response, took something out of her arms and placed it on the dining table.
Subaru raised his eyebrows when he saw what was being pushed out with his stretched white fingers.
"——Isn't this the badge?"
What shines brightly on the white cloth is a badge with a pearl in the center and a dragon as a totem.
It was once stolen by a girl named Felt with unclean hands. It was an important item that Subaru died three times before he finally returned it to the original owner, Emilia.
The orb shone brightly, and its deep and clear color made Subaru feel in awe when he saw it again.
"It's a badge that symbolizes the qualifications for the king's election..." Yuexing is very clear about the significance of this badge.
After hearing Yuexing's explanation, Subaru's eyes almost dropped. The light of the orb on the dining table confirmed that what he just said was true.
"How, how could... I lost the badge that qualified me to participate in the King's Selection!?"
"It's hard to say it was lost. It was stolen by a bad girl with unclean hands and feet!"
"If you really lose it, why don't you tell me what to do!? It's not a big deal if you just throw it away, right?"
"Okay, if you lose it, you can't just apologize, that's for sure."
Seeing Subaru yelling in panic, Roswaal straightened the unnecessary collar of his coat and replied.
"The so-called king is a person who has to carry the entire country, a person who has to bear this heavy responsibility. If he can't even protect a small badge, then who will entrust the country to this person."
Yuexing looked at the shining badge on the dining table with a serious expression and said
"Of course, if this kind of thing is known, there will be an uproar...that's why!"
"Someone is preventing Emilia from becoming the queen." Yuexing gave Roswaal a meaningful look.
"That's right. If you want to disqualify her from participating in the King's Selection, stealing the badge is a very simple way-"
The various things that happened yesterday began to connect in Subaru's heart. Emilia, who stubbornly refused to help, Felt and Erza's client, and the reason why Subaru was killed three times, this... The badge has this kind of value, and it’s also the reason why Subaru can live in a mansion like this and be entertained.
"It makes my expectations for the reward even higher!"
Subaru was elated and looked down at Emilia, flexing her fingers and making a squinting look. She looked like she was waiting to be complained about, but...
"Well, that's it. Subaru and Tsukisei are great benefactors to me. Just saving Subaru's life isn't enough to repay your kindness, so just ask."
"ah?"
"As long as I can do it, I will do it. No, I will definitely do it. Subaru will come to me, so that's probably the intention."
Seeing her putting her hands on her chest and looking back at him seriously, Subaru was speechless.
The cheek muscles are stiff, and the scale of tension cannot be aligned with the serious atmosphere around you.
Someone took the lead in breaking this embarrassment
"Emilia-chan is a candidate for queen, so as her supporter, what's your position?" Yuexing asked Roswaal.
"My title is from the Kingdom of Luknica... which is roughly the identity of Border Commissioner. If I want a more pleasant title, it's Palace Magician——"
"The court magician...that is, the magic user hired by the castle?"
"Yes, and he is also the leading magician... He is the most powerful magic user in the kingdom."
The next person Subaru spoke to was Emilia, but for some reason, her expression was a little unhappy. Roswaal, who seemed very happy at her reaction, relaxed his tight red lips and smiled.
"My position is to support Emilia-sama. To put it another way, support is a sponsor."
Subaru looked at the tall clown again, and then secretly winked at Emilia.
"Although it's a bit hard to say...but Emilia, don't you have a better candidate?"
"There is nothing I can do. I have no one I can rely on in the kingdom. The only one who can help me is Roswaal, who has unusual preferences..."
"So--this is how it works, elimination method."
"You two, you don't know that the sponsor in front of you is terrible - it's a good thing -"
Although he felt that he was being blinked down, let alone being angry, Roswaal still responded with a mature smile. Is it because he has a great sense of humor, or is he just that kind of trembling?
"So, back to the topic, Mr. Ross is Emilia-chan's sponsor, but why did Emilia act alone yesterday?"
"That was the first time——, Ram should have been together too——"
Roswaal turned the topic to Ram. Subaru looked in the direction of the topic. Ram changed the direction of his hair to be the same as that of Rem next to him, and then looked like he didn't know anything. The hair color was completely different. It's the same as nothing
"That's not Ram's fault. Yesterday it was me... I guess I lost to curiosity... In short, I got separated from Ram in a daze."
"Maybe--I am also responsible for Ram's poor supervision. But, what exactly do you want to say--?"
"You were negligent in not seeing the importance of Emilia-chan, and I am a bad guy. Now I have found an opportunity to take advantage of it."
What Subaru said caused the expressions of everyone in the room to change.
Emilia frowned slightly, and the twins glared at Subaru with apologetic and hostile eyes. Roswaal smiled knowingly, nodded and said:
"I see. Indeed, as far as private property is concerned, compared to the penniless Emilia-sama, I, as a sponsor, is more suitable to be used to request rewards. As expected, Subaru is an understanding Where are the people?”
"Rose-chan shouldn't refuse. After all, I not only love Miria-chan as her savior, but I also prevent her from falling out of the battle for the king's election."
Standing up from the chair, Subaru pointed to the sky and made a winner's pose, while Yuexing covered his face.
"I won't - don't agree, because this is a fact. So, taking this as a starting point, can I ask you instead?"
"What do you want? In order to cover up the fact that I lost my badge, I'm willing to pay anything. Come on - what do you want?"
"The reward is just as I wished, and I cannot refuse Ross's kiss. A man will never break his promise!"
"A very heroic statement - yes, it is true. Men should not make excuses. I will never break my promise."
After Roswaal agreed, Subaru smiled knowingly.
"My only wish is to hire me to work in this mansion."
"With such a wish, can I - listen to your so-called reason?"
"I'm a complete pauper. It's okay to spend a lot of money happily, but it's not bad to be able to continue to get enough funds to maintain a basic life, right?"
"Then - then, Huang Yuexing should also have the right to choose his wish. Yuexing, what is your - wish?"
At this moment, everyone remembered the ignored person, who was sitting on a chair leisurely sipping tea.
"If I hadn't been completely unable to get a word in, I wouldn't have been left alone all the time." Yuexing rolled her eyes.
Stand up, straighten your clothes, and say it seriously
"Then, my wish is to learn magic."
"Yue Xing, I remember you don't use Tang Dao, why do you want to learn magic?"
"That's not right, Subaru. I have clearly felt that Yuexing's sword skills are mixed with wind elements, so there is no problem in learning magic." Emilia explained to Subaru
"Sure enough, it's a wise choice. Yuexing is much more polite and smarter than a certain guy."
"Dear Ross, don't think that I don't know that you are belittling me in disguise."
"Actually, Subaru, let me tell you, you don't need to be a servant at all. Wouldn't it be better to just be a diner?"
"There is another trick! Mr. Roswaal, please let me be your guest..."
He looked at Roswaal with a glimmer of hope, but his hands were crossed on his head
"Only the initial request is valid, because a man—never breaks his promise."
"Yes - oh! That's right, a man never breaks his promise!"
What someone said just now was bounced back, and I could only swallow it with tears.
"I just looked at you differently for a moment...it seems like I'm thinking too much."
Because of his own mistake, Subaru lost his ideal environment of eating and being lazy in another world.
"Anyway...that's it. It's too much of a burden to just rely on Ram and Rem to take care of the mansion. The male servants have already been appointed, so please use them more."
"Let me tell you first, I am a super greedy man. You can tell by looking at it, right? Being able to live under the same roof as a beautiful girl, as long as the distance is shortened, the distance between the hearts will also be shortened, and the opportunities will be infinite!"
"So, that's true. It's really a great situation to be in the same workplace as the woman you love."
"Yes, and-"
Subaru stopped wagging his fingers, stretched his hands to his head, and ruffled his black hair.
"Rather than leaving things of unknown origin like us, why not keep them close at hand? This way you can also see whether I am useful or harmful to Emilia-chan, right?"
"Let's do it this way. You hope to be able to have a good relationship, right?"
Roswaal immediately fought back and closed one eye, leaving only his yellow pupil to look at Subaru's answer.
Subaru couldn't read the emotions inside that enchanting light.
Although it was a digression, Subaru felt ashamed because he made a statement that was similar to a confession.
However, after looking timidly at Emilia's expression...
"Really, Subaru is a kid who can't do anything to you... What's wrong?"
Receiving such a bland response, Subaru could only be speechless.
Is it because I think too much? Or is this also the result of not being used to getting along with beautiful girls and low experience?
"The girl I like doesn't regard myself as a target, but it makes me more motivated to fight."
Even though he was in an extremely tight situation, Subaru worked hard in a completely different direction. Emilia looked at him sideways and whispered to herself.
"Speaking of which... Ram or Rem, which one does Subaru like? Does Yuexing also like someone..."
Misinterpreting what she just said, Emilia put her fingers to her lips and allowed her wrong imagination to expand in her heart.