Chapter 9 - Distrust

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"Talking"
'Thoughts'

*Time/Location*

*Morning*

Y/N jumps out of bed as his head begins to flash with memories from the previous loop, and he holds his head in pain.

Y/N: "Ugh. Huh... Ah, this again."

Y/N gets out of his bed and walks over to Subaru's room. Meanwhile, in Subaru's room, he would wake up and scream, clutching his left arm as though in pain.

Y/N then comes at the sight of Subaru looking at the maids, who appear to be scared of Subaru, who had lately screamed. Y/N then turns to face the twin maids.

Y/N: "You can leave the rest to me. For now leave us be."

The maids shifted their gaze to Subaru before returning to Y/N. They bowed to Y/N before exiting the room.

Subaru: "Return to zero activated again Y/N-san. What happened to me that night?"

Y/N who looked visibly confused.

Y/N: "What night? I don't recall that, and I was about to question how you died as well."

Subaru then stared at Y/N, stunned.

Subaru: 'How can Y/N forget what happened that night? No. He should be able to remember. He was right there when I was feeling that pain.'

Subaru then grasped his left arm, recalling the agony he felt just after his death. This didn't go unnoticed by Y/N.

Y/N: "I assume that you just experienced something very horrible to visibly shake like that."

Subaru not realizing that his hands are shaking, as if he was very fearful of what he had experienced.

Y/N: "Let's not worry about it for now. The memories I recall are limited. I remember going outside and visiting a village, and it seemed like I had a suspicion, but I can't remember."

Subaru: "Suspicion? That's all?"

Y/N: "Do you want me to mention when you were nake-"

Subaru: "No no no, stop. I already know."

While Subaru is now humiliated by the memory of that incident, Y/N saw that he has already ceased shivering in horror. The two were deep in thought as they thought up ideas.

Y/N: "So, what's your plan?"

Subaru: "We'll have to gather information first, and find out who attacked us. But for now I'll go see Emilia-tan, she must be worried about me."

Y/N felt like he is missing something important but his memories are only in fragments and incomplete. Y/N then nods in agreement. As both left the room and went to separate ways.

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*Timeskip - Diner Room*

Roswaal: "You may have any reward you request, just name your desire!"

As Roswaal finished his sentence while raising both his arms. Subaru responded immediately.

Subaru: "In that case, let me live here as a house guest, and eat and sleep all I want!"

Y/N then shifts his gaze at Subaru, quite astonished that Subaru chose a different reward this time.

Y/N: "Then I wish to work within this mansion."

Roswaal agreed to both of their request while Ram did a yawn.

Although this earned everyone's attention.

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*Timeskip*

Y/N who, at Roswaal's request, took on the role of butler rather than a guard and was given the same special privilege as before. He would then have his measurements taken and the identical outfit he had requested made the next day.

Following that, Ram would show Y/N about the estate before assigning him to his position as a butler. Cleaning and gardening many of the items within and outside the mansion, as well as preparing for the residents' daily meals. Unexpectedly for the twin maids, Y/N performed each task flawlessly. This is especially true when it comes to pruning, cutting, and cooking. He acted as if he'd done them all before.

Rem: "Can you chop these vegetables for me."

Y/N then nods as he quickly chopped the vegetables that Rem pointed out to him.

The two maids stares at Y/N in awe at how fast he cuts them. 

Ram: "N/Y, Help me out in peeling these tatoes."

Y/N: "Alright."

Y/N did quick work of the tatoes as he quickly and precisely peel them into the perfect shape without wasting any of the flesh. Ram just gawks at this as she feels defeated as the only thing she was confident in was also surpassed by Y/N.

Ram: "Kuhk, how can you even be so exceptional in everything, N/Y?"

Y/N responds while peeling the tatoes.

Y/N: "I used to live alone in a large castle. I had to do everything alone by myself."

The maids are quite surprised about what he said, and they are curious about his story. But they stopped themselves and continued their work.

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*Timeskip - Dusk*

Because of the fast working speed of Y/N they finished their daily work quickly. They let Y/N have a break because he did most of the work today. 

Subaru, who was in his room, was preoccupied with identifying who had killed him in the middle of the night. Making notes in order to find out who the attacker was. Then Y/N knocked on his door and entered, followed by Ram, who was bringing a tray with a tea set.

Ram: "Pardon our intrusion, sir."

Subaru quickly covers his notes to avoid Ram seeing them.

Ram: "I see you are really studying, sir."

Subaru: "That's super rude! I am a guest here you know."

Ram then places the the tray while Y/N takes a seat besides. Ram then proceeded to fill two cups with tea for both Y/N and Subaru.

Ram: "Your a freeloader calling yourself a guest. That's how I perceive it, sir." 

Subaru and Y/N receives their cup of tea.

Subaru: "Thanks."

Y/N: "I appreciate the tea."

*A/N: I'm not gonna type the storytelling part because its quite tiring and long so I'll skip the storytelling part.*

Ram: "I'll come again to notify you when dinner is ready, sir."

Ram then bows as she exits the room. But before she closes the door she spoke.

Ram: "That story you told me about the ogre's... Don't tell it to Rem. I'm certain she wouldn't like it."

Ram then proceeds to close the door. There was a bit of silence after Ram's departure.

Y/N: "Well, your story was quite interesting."

Subaru: "You didn't even say anything throughout all of that."

Y/N ignored his remark.

Y/N: "So, what did you find out."

Subaru: "Well, I found out that I died from a curse. And typically shamans are mages who specialize in curses. I can only conclude that the attacker is probably a Shaman. But for now that's all the useful things I gathered."

Y/N places his hand on his chin as he thought deeply. He still can't remember but somehow the word "curse" makes him have a sense of familiarity. But he can't precisely know why.

Y/N: "What are your plans then?"

Subaru: "I'll try leaving the mansion tomorrow. I'll have to act like I'm gonna leave the mansion then climb up until I can find a spot to see the whole mansion then wait until something happens."

Y/N: "That's all?"

Subaru: "Yeah, I can't find anymore clues and I don't think Rem is a that attacker since she's not a Shaman surely."

Y/N processes everything that Subaru had said. Although it is unfortunate that he could not help because of his busy work as a butler. He will have to agree to what Subaru plans.

Y/N: "Ok, I'll visit you after my work tomorrow if you ever observed something that I didn't notice."

Subaru: "Ofcourse! We have to find out whoever that shaman who cursed me!"

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*Timeskip - Next day morning*

Subaru then said his final farewell to everyone in front of the mansion's front door. When Subaru departs the mansion's fence gate, Emilia, who was followed by Y/N, calls him one more time.

Emilia: "Subaru! Thank you for everything. If you need anything, come visit anytime."

Y/N: "... Be careful on your way too."

Subaru who was quite surprised at Y/N's comment as it made Subaru stop for a moment. Then he smiles.

Subaru: "Heh. Ofcourse!"

Subaru and Emilia waves at each other as their final goodbye. Although Y/N just stared at him stoically.

Subaru: "Thanks, Emilia-tan!"

Subaru then walks away. Although both Emilia and Y/N was still staring at his fleeting figure.

Emilia: "I'll miss him. Do you think he'll be fine Y/N-san?"

Y/N who was quite unprepared for a sudden question like that turns to Emilia. 

Y/N: "Just believe in him. As I also believe in him also."

Emilia stares at Y/N with a worried face before closing her eyes and smiling.

Emilia: "Okay."

Emilia then turns and walks back to the mansion. After noticing that Y/N didn't left his spot, she turned to him.

Emilia: "Come on Y/N-san, we should get back to the mansion now."

Y/N: "Yeah, yeah. I'll go, just a bit."

*A/N: Imagine that he's still in his uniform from chapter 7.*

Y/N used his enhanced sight to notice that Subaru went to the right and ascended up the slope of the dense forest mountain after peering in the direction where Subaru walked away. As he sees Subaru appear to settle in a position, he notes it in his head so he can remember where Subaru will be. Y/N then walks away, returning to the mansion to do his duties.

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*Timeskip - Dusk*

Y/N had already completed his daily tasks at the estate. Yet something is wrong. He hasn't seen Rem or Ram in the period since completing his tasks. He was supposed to question them about something, but he hasn't found them anywhere in the estate. This prompted him to go to Subaru's location outside the mansion with his hat, coat, and Yoru.

Y/N quickly arrived at the place, but Subaru was nowhere to be seen. He investigates the broken rock that seemed to be impacted by something hard and heavy, and also the leftover rope hanging down below the steep mountain.

Y/N: "Did he get attacked?"

Then suddenly he hears banging and chains from afar. He quickly turned his gaze to the direction of the sound.

Y/N: "An attack?"

Y/N quickly traversed the forest and made it seeing the scene of Subaru running away from Rem who was chasing him. He then sensed mana being gathered in one spot then shot away as he sees a wind shaped into a blade slash going straight to Subaru.

Y/N: 'Not good.'

Y/N then suddenly vanished from his spot and then appeared behind Subaru and deflected the wind slash with Kogatana (*A/N: The small cross blade on his neck*). Subaru then trips down on the ground as he was too distracted from the fear of dying.

Rem: "Y/N-san?"

Rem reveals herself in the darkness of the trees.

Rem: "Why are you protecting someone who has the witch's scent so thickly on him. Someone that is associated with that damned cult!"


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