Chapter 57 - 057: Determination and Threats

The night is cover the sky of the mansion, and outside of the mansion, Subaru stood there looking at the stars with unfocused eyes.

"Subaru-kun, what are you doing here? You can catch a cold if you standing there in this chilly night"

Rem, call him and approach Subaru before she stops and stood at his side.

"Nah, I just want to see the stars clearly from here, you can catch a cold to Rem, why not you enter the mansion first?"

"Are you disappointed?"

"What are you talking Rem"

"You can't compare yourself with other people Subaru-kun" Rem speak in a gentle and low voice, but her words make Subaru tremble a bit.

"You are Subaru-kun, and you're not someone else, so you just need to do what you can and try to achieve what you want without belittling yourself and comparing yourself with other people, Rem understand just how much Subaru-kun want to try become more reliable, but Rem also didn't want Subaru-Kun compared yourself and denied your own efforts"

"But... you know it too Rem, I was a useless man... one success... just one time success make my head grow big and think everything is wrong and I need to fix it, but I didn't know all of this just my ȧssumption and in the end I mess up everything, I didn't just make a fool of myself but I also shamed Emilia, when I think I can once again help her I just watched everything from the sideline and can't do anything, it's a fact I was a useless person, Rem"

Rem didn't reply immediately, honestly, this is the right time to make Subaru forget about his feelings to Emilia, but Rem didn't do it, she dismissed the idea and held Subaru hand.

"But you saved Rem, that's evidence you're not a useless person like you said, you must believe in yourself, and you must know there is still Rem who need you" Rem speak slowly and hug Subaru from behind "no matter what happens and no matter what other people said about you, Rem will always become your ally"

"But..."

"Rem knew Subaru-kun still has a feeling for Emilia-sama, but, Rem will waiting when the time Subaru-kun can have the same feeling for Rem like what you have for Emilia-sama. And until that time come Rem will be always at Subaru-kun side"

"I didn't deserve it... I didn't deserve your affection, Rem"

"Then you need to work hard to make yourself deserve Rem's affection, Subaru-kun. Arthur-sama said if you can ask his spirit to train you if Subaru-kun training in magic properly Rem believe you can become very good at it"

"Magic... you're right, this is a fantasy world, if I can't use magic then it was really a waste... but it's not too late for me to practice now?"

"Late is better than never, if Subaru-kun thinks you're very weak, then you need to work hard to become strong. Blaming everything because you're born without talent and didn't try to grow stronger will just make you like a pathetic person"

"So I was a pathetic person in your eyes... well that's understandable, I'm weak, my temper is terrible, I didn't have vast knowledge, to sum it up there is nothing good coming out from me"

It's really a wonder how Rem can have a feeling for him.

But when he heard the name of Arthur is mentioned there is still grudges in his heart.

He knows what he is doing in the throne room is wrong so it was natural for Arthur to throw him out of the throne room like that.

but knowing it and receiving it is a different thing.

He still believes there is must be another way to achieve the same result with different methods.

'Just you wait, I will pay it back when I exceed everyone in term of yin magic. Even if I need to kill myself, again and again, to practice with the smallest amount of time-'

"I nearly fall to the mad mȧsȯċhɨst's route!"

"What?! What happened Subaru-kun?!"

Subaru who shouting out of blue is making Rem very surprises and ask worriedly.

"Ah, No, Nothing, let's go inside, I feel my battery is fully charged when you hug me like that"

"Oh, now Subaru-kun, you made Rem feel embarrass"

"Tomorrow I will help you a lot, no you can leave everything to me, Rem" Subaru speak proudly

"No, you didn't need to do anything. All of the mess you leave behind after it will make Rem more exhausted" Rem decline decisively and didn't leave a room for more negotiation

"You said it before! You said it you believe in me before, Rem"

"This and that is different things. Let's go back, the earlier you're taking rest the longer you can practice magic tomorrow"

"So you really will not give me a chance to show you my cleaning ability" Subaru speak dejectedly and then following Rem enter the mansion.

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The next morning after completing the task in the mansion Subaru and Rem approach Baal to ask him to teach Subaru about yin magic.

"Yin magic, it is?"

"Yes, I want to learn about yin magic"

"For revenge?"

"Yes! What?! No! I just want to be stronger than the current me!" Subaru makes a lie to cover his slip of tongue and lament inside his mind

'How stupid I am to say it bluntly to the spirit of my target for revenge!'

"Well it's alright, your goal is not something I need to care, I will help you"

"Really?! You didn't mind it?!"

"Stop shouting it's annoying, but you need to learn about the basics first, go to Beatrice and learn it when you finish you can find me here"

Baal just brush off Subaru excitement and send him to find Beatrice first

"I didn't mind giving a paper to baby for fighting an ȧduŀt" seeing Subaru back who is running to the mansion excitedly, Baal grinning, as a demon race who have a master, he can't kill someone his master forbids, but doing mischief and see Subaru despair face is not forbidden.

"You're a terrible spirit"

"It's fine, Arthur-sama will not kill him as long as you still love him, really human nature is problematic, you and he didn't have any blood relations but he cares so much about you"

"This is no different with you who tried so hard to make your teacher have a human body again, right?" Rem didn't back off from the conversation and ask Baal with the same topics he talks to her.

From the experience for the past few months Arthur treats her and her sister Ram like how a brother treat their little sister, this is a new feeling and experience for her, have someone that can be relied upon to is feel good.

"Well well well... it seems we have an insect here"

Baal throws a ball of fire magic to a corner of the mansion but before the magic hit the target there is a flash of shadow dart out of the corner and successfully evade the fire magic.

"Oyaa... i didn't think there will be someone who can notice me" a seductive female voice is heard from the figure that use a black cloak to cover her body "I must say it was really a long time after we last meet, I hope you keep your bowel properly, because I will take it this time" Elsa, took out her kukri and lick it seductively with her tongue and look at Rem longingly.

"The bowels hunters... it's a really long time, I thought you didn't dare to appear again after you're running from Arthur-sama like a wild dog"

"That's quite a big words coming from someone who gets beaten by me"

Rem can't refute her because what she said is true.

"Are you done with your heartwarming greeting? I'm bored waiting for the fight you know"

Baal with bored expression interrupt Elsa and Rem banter

"It seems my employer didn't tell me there is another person who resides here, I need to demand a raise for my job after this"

"That's if you can leave this place alive"

"You must be mistaken... I didn't have an intention to leave this place before I kill all of you" Elsa position her kukri in front of her ċhėst and aim it at Baal

"You better enter the mansion, I didn't want something happened to you and be responsible for it" Baal didn't like ready for battle and didn't care about Elsa word.

He just turns to Rem and told her to move away from outside of the mansion.

When he is sure Rem enter the mansion safely, Baal intends to turn his body and ready to fight with Elsa

"As a mage, it was a very bad choice to turn your attention in the battlefield, and the worst is when your enemy is ȧssassin" Elsa seductive voice is heard from behind and a kukri stab Baal from behind and make it through to the other side.

Elsa has a slight smile on her face because this is an easy battle, but her smile fades away when she heard the voice from the person she stabs with her kukri

"Well, that was just your ȧssumption"

Booom!!!

Baal body explodes and becomes a great fire that burning it surrounding.

"I was very good at fire magic, but sadly it was not my specialty"

Baal appears not too far from the place where the explosion occurred without gruesome wound from Elsa's kukri like before, he is perfectly fine.

"I thought I was dead... you're really interesting opponent, I feel confused now. I need to complain because of inaccurate information or feel thankful to make me can fight an interesting person like you"

"Battle maniacs"

"Right, right, there are many people who said it to me but there is a very little amount of people who live after said it" Elsa lick her lips seductively and have an earnest smile on her face, it seems she is very enjoying the chance to fighting stronger person.

"Then, let's have a proper fight now" Baal spread his arms and several balls of fire appear behind him and ready to launch anytime he wants.

The fight between the bowels hunters and the demon of deception is started.