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3rd Pov
"Anyway, I should be on my way. Thank you for trying to help me, however this is something that I must do myself" Subaru said.
She nodded and he left, however her heart wasn't at ease. 'Should I follow him? His words were nothing but genuine- Even when he called me cute' a blush came on her cheeks.
She had heard him saying that he will most probably die if he is going to face 'her'. As for who is 'her' she didn't knew. He said he had gotten stronger and probably can take her on.
She realized his life maybe in danger and not wanting him to die, she decided to follow him. Using her Divine Protection, she became invisible.
Then she started walking behind him, following him. Suddenly as he turned to an alley, he ran and quickly turned back towards her while holding a knife.
'He found me?! Impossible, I am invisible!' she thought surprised, then she heard "Weird, I sure I heard someone walking behind me-even if minutely and my gut is screaming that someone is stalking me"
'Stalking? Now that I think about' she blushed hearing the accusation. However she realized her mistake, she quickly used her Divine Protection that cancelled any noise made by her, whether breathing or her footsteps.
She then used another Divine Blessing, to make herself odourless and then used her Divine Blessing of Sixth Sense Cancellation, which erases any precognition of her by sixth sense.
Natsuki thought his enhanced senses might have been playing with his mind, and continued on his way.
As he reached slums, he finally encountered Emilia who seeing him hesitated for a moment before asking "Um, Sir, have you seen a short girl with short blonde hair, ruby eyes and a red scarf?"
"Are you talking about Felt?" hearing his words her eyes lit up, she clenched her fists in excitement! She finally got a lead.
"Yes! I am talking about Felt!" Emilia said while smiling like a child who had got his toffee.
'No Subaru- Don't laugh' Subaru held his laughter back, seeing how easily she believed him, and the fact that the thief was someone named 'Felt'.
"Well, I can take you where she might be, however I would need a Favor" he said, and she hesitated.
"Actually, I have no money with me" Emilia said, and Subaru gave her a dry look.
"Well, whatever, I am going there as well- So you can just follow me" he said and her eyes lit up.
"Really?! It won't be a problem… If I follow you?" she asked, wondering if he would judge her by her look and race.
"No problem! I am happy to help a cute girl as you!" Natsuki shrugged.
While Emilia froze hearing him say cute, Reina felt a tinge of jealousy rise up in her.
'Why he had to call her cute? She looks like the Witch after all!' Reina thought with sour mood.
When he had said her cute earlier, she was feeling joyful but for some reason seeing him call another girl cute made her feel angry! Angry at the girl!
But then hope rose within her 'Despite her appearance as the Witch of Envy, Satella he calls her cute… So would he still call me cute, if he knows I am a Monster?' she thought, her breath hitched.
Then she shook her head 'Why I am thinking of such stuff? It is literally the first time I have met him…but…but his hands were warm' she thought.
She didn't know what was happening to her, but if others were to know that she fell in love simply because some called her cute- They would have been stunned.
She didn't receive any love from her parents, everyone treated her as unwanted, her only use was to serve to the Kingdom as the Sword Saint.
To the Kingdom it didn't matter how she felt, to them all she was a Knight that needed to be a loyal dog.
To others the feeling of Reina Van Astrea never mattered, they didn't even realize the fact that in the end she was but a girl.
Unfortunately, her Noble Status, made it impossible for commoners to be friend with her, and add the bad rumours about her.
You get a girl who is extremely love deprived- And as Natsuki became the first boy to shower her with warmth… even only a bit.
She became what happened to Original Natsuki with Emilia; however, it was just a bud yet to blossom.
While she was debating with herself, Emilia looked at Subaru surprised.
"I am a Half-Elf! Are you speaking the truth or lying?" she asked.
Suddenly Puck came out of the crystal and said "He wasn't lying Lia- When he said that you were cute" hearing his words she blushed.
(A/N: Emilia is Emilia, don't expect her to get falling for Mc when her brain is of a child)
"However! You cannot get close to my daughter without her father's permission!" Puck argued.
"She doesn't have a friend, right?" asked Subaru and Puck became surprised, his eyes became cold while Emilia was hurt by his words.
"So how about I become her first friend?" Subaru offered to her.
"My friend? Really? But I am a half-elf!"
"So? I don't judge people's personality from how they look. To me you are just a cute and lonely girl, who could use a friend like me!" Subaru said.
'Yeah, totally a friend who has to die for her several times' he thought dryly.
"He speaks truth Emilia" Puck's expression softened and he nodded as he looked at his daughter.
"Then- Then! I am Emilia! A Half-Elf, I would like to be your friend Sir" she stopped realizing she didn't know his name.
"I cannot tell my name, as it is a precaution against the disgusting Witch Cult, however you can call me Zero" he said, and she nodded.
He stretched his hand towards her, and she grabbed it, he then did a handshake.
While Emilia's face lit up, realizing she has made a friend. "Puck! I have made a friend!" she looked at her self-proclaimed father with innocent eyes, who nodded.
Puck knew that Zero had no bad intentions, however he was still on his guard.
'I just hope you don't make my daughter cry- Otherwise' his eyes narrowed.
Reina meanwhile felt even more jealous; she kicked on the ground angry.
'I should have been the one to grab his hand!' she thought, not realizing how absurd she was being.
"Anyway, let me show you the way to Old Man Rom's place- That's where we will most probably found Felt and your insignia" he said and she nodded.
'I wonder if I will be able to save them this time' he thought and sighed.
Emilia followed him to the Old Man Rom's place, they knocked on the door.
"Tell the code"
"Knock Knock Rom! Knock Knock"
"That's not the code" Old Man Rom opened the door with a grunt.
"You see we are here to get something that Felt has stolen" he said and made way for Emilia who stepped forward and looked at Rom.
"I am here to get back my stolen insignia" Emilia said and stepped inside, Felt who was inside became surprised seeing her.
"It's you!"
"It's you!"
They both pointed at each other, Emilia said "Give me back my insignia! It's mine!"
"I won't! You should have taken a better care of it Miss! I won't give the insignia back!" Felt replied and she took out her knife and took a defensive stance.
"Old Man! You shouldn't have let them in!" she grunted and Rom shrugged.
As they argued, a voice cut through their debate.
"My, my it seems you have failed" Elsa said as she stepped inside.
Felt's eyes lit up seeing her "I have the insignia as I promised, now give me the ten Holy Coins!"
Emilia too became hostile towards Elsa "I see… So you are the one who wanted my Insignia! Tell me why you want my Insignia?"
Subaru meanwhile took out his two knifes, and without any hesitation charged at her, his movements a blur he reached in front of her in one-fifth of a second and slashed with his knives.
To be continued...
(A/N: Send all the powerstones to my Danmachi fic, or no updates for any of my fic.
And yes, it is not a request but an order.)