Emilia's POV:
I waited for subaru's response to sir roswaal's offer but what came out of subaru's mouth blew all my expectations out of the window.
"Is emilia-tan's hand in marriage also in the 'any reward' category?"
Blank. That was the state of my mind at his question. Then came the heat.
My face began to burn and my heart felt like it was going to burst out of my chest, making me feel dizzy.
It was a feeling I had never experienced but it was intoxicating. I wished to know what this feeling was.
******
Subaru's POV:
I looked at the myriad of expressions, my eyes glinting mischievously.
Roswaal looked like a statue with the way his body and even expression froze, arms still spread wide.
Rem and ram maintained there poker face but the flinch in there posture didn't go unnoticed.
Puck sat on Beatrice's lap smirking, wiggling his eyebrows while giving me a thumbs up.
Beatrice on the other hand looked at me as if I just committed most heinous of crime.
And the girl who was involved in this situation sat there, staring at me blankly before her snow white skin turned a deep shade of crimson.
Her face was so red that I was starting to get concerned. Thankfully, that was the moment roswaal rebooted and the first thing that came out of his mouth was.
"...Huh?"
The silence was replaced by a joyful laugh, My laugh. It wasn't forced either, it was genuine, soft and full of mirth.
'When was the last time I laughed like this? I feel lighter, more... free.'
My laugh slowly settled down as I wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes.
Roswaal was chuckling, it seems like he got the joke. puck too was laughing while Beatrice gave me the stink eye.
Emilia was a little less red but that didn't stop her head from...
'is that steam?'
"I didn't expect you to be into comedy with how serious you seem, subaru kun~."
Roswaal said with mirth in his voice. I simply chuckled and shrugged.
"But now that you've lightened the atmosphere, please tell me your wish."
He said as I began to ponder. What should I ask for. I looked at Emilia who, to my surprise, shyly glanced at me before flinching and looking away after noticing my gaze.
The star In my soul glowed brighter, a soothing warmth flowed through my body as I looked at ram's maid dress.
I took a few seconds to ponder over my choice and exhaled before voicing my wish.
"I want you to hire me."
"...."
And then came another round of silence, which was surprisingly broken by ram's...
"Achoo."
....sneeze.
******
"That... doesn't look right."
Emilia said, looking at the jacket wrapped around me.
"This is the only one long enough. Tho, i wish it was a little bigger."
I added as I too, stared at the bulging jacket that looked one flex of muscle away from shredding into ribbons.
"Our deepest apologies sir... I mean, subaru-kun."
Rem said in her monotonous tone, tho I can tell she was a little amused.
"You look ridiculous, sir... I mean barusu."
Ram chimed in after her sister. I gave her a confused smile at the weird pronunciation of my name
"Um, Nee-sama, You just turned my name into a blinding curse."
I told her and to my astonishment, she ignored me.
"Rem, do you notice anything when looking at barusu's ridiculous appearance?"
She asked rem, who began to examine me with her eyes before giving her opinion
"His shoulders are wide and muscular, his legs are long and his eyes are pretty? Overall, his body is ideal for a knight."
"Why, thank you for the compliment, rem. It took years to build this body."
I said, happy that rem is such a sweet soul, unlike her sister. Tho, I could feel the traces bloodlust flowing off of her.
"But we can't allow you to work here in such shady looking outfit. People will question roswaal-sama's dignity."
'S-shady?! These are outfits made by the blessed weavers!'
I thought indignantly. Unlike the other apostles, me and Daniel had to travel the entire globe to get the materials for the combat garment. When we were seven!
"Let us alter the jacket, at least. Rem, if you please."
"All right, I have to study for the royal selection. Good luck with your work, too, subaru."
Emilia said, moving towards the door while waving at me, her sweet smile brightening my mood instantly.
"Yep! Study hard but remember to take breaks and leave everything else to us. Right? Rem, Nee-sama?"
I looked at the to sister who, to my surprise, nodded in agreement.
"Yes."
They both said in that same sync.
"I will take your measurements. Please remove the jacket and shirt. Stand still, with your back straight."
I nodded and took the jacket off before mentally commanding the combat gear to retract from my torso.
It turned into the same black glossy liquid and flowed down, merging with the pants.
I looked down and finally checked my physique and it didn't surprise me.
Lean muscles that were condensed to the very limit as my fingers brushed against the eight-packs.
'Whoever sent me here, I'm grateful they regressed my body to its prime.'
The reason why I was able to fight someone like elsa was thanks to this body.
With just My stats I wouldn't even be strong enough to fight those 3, The peak stats of a human are 20 and I had 10 in all of them.
'Realmhart, show hidden Stats.'
[Name: Subaru natsuki
Age: 17
Race: Human(sealed)
Class: priest
Lv:4 (61/4,000)
HP:1,500 (3,000)
DP: 650
CP:650
MP:180/180
Gate: (unlocked)
Strength: 14 (30)
Speed: 18 (30)
Endurance: 15 (30)
Intelligence: 18
Points: 10 ]
I examined the hidden stats and exhaled in delight, before tensing at the soft touch on my chest as rem began to take my measurements.
'This... is awkward. I have never done something like this. I always had the right sized clothes provided to me. Somehow.'
I stayed silent and let rem do her job and before long, she was done so ram took me to show around the mansion.
"This is the VIP room"
"This is the bathing room"
"This is the kitchen"
"And this is the lavatory."
Before she could open the door, I felt something. Ever since my first meeting with roswaal, I can now sense his Mana and it blanketed the whole mansion.
I can now only feel the life force of those close to me or of someone strong.
"Hmm? I sense... something."
I told ram before opening the door to a peculiar site.
"You're so great, Bubby! Your fur is the best!"
It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. It was Beatrice, snuggling with puck.
"I didn't see a thing. Nor has anyone else. Your secret is saf-"
A strong gust of wind hit me, but unlike last time I was able to flip midair and landed in a crouch.
"Same thing won't work- Hey! Let me finish atleast!"
I said as the door slammed shut. I got up and walked toward the door and opened it but was met with the site of a toilet.
"That was Beatrice-sama's door crossing."
Ram explained in her calm and cool voice.
"So it's a spell that can connect any door in the mansion to her own room?"
I nodded in understanding, a smile appearing on my face with curiosity.
"Once Beatrice-sama has eliminated her presence, there's no way to find her without trying every door in the mansi-"
"She's in that one."
I cut her off by pointing at the door in the middle of the hallway.
I walked forward and opened the door and I was right. Beatrice sat on the bed, facing the other way.
"Hey there!"
"Eyaa!"
She yelled cutely at the sudden disturbance.
"That was impressive, subaru!"
Puck popped his head over her shoulder and complimented me to which I gave a gentlemanly bow.
"You picked the right door again?"
Beatrice said after regaining her composure and turning around.
"It's not difficult when you're able to see someone's life force. And puck's got more mana than mr. Ros. Not to mention, you've absorbed my divinity. I can find you anywhere."
I explained calmly but it seemed like she didn't understand.
'Though I suppose it's emilia who has more mana considering that it flooded my entire sensory field when we fought elsa. I swear, if I didn't have the connection with reinhard, I wouldn't have been able to sense him.'
"I don't understand anything you're saying!"
"I don't know who you are, either. Mr. Ros's little sister?"
I asked her, to which, she huffed and turned her head to the side
"I'd never want to be his sister, I suppose! Hmph!"
"Betty is the librarian who oversees the roswaal mansion's forbidden library."
Puck said, triggering my memories of the morning. They were foggy before but I clearly remembered now.
"Now that you say that, i think I'm starting to completely remember what happened this morning. You are a spirit just like puck."
"Roswaal-sama is the greatest magic user in the kingdom. He has many books that mustn't be seen by others."
"Beatrice-sama is contracted to protect them."
Ram explained in more details, I nodded in understanding.
"If you get it now, then go away."
Beatrice said before closing the door shut. We continued on the tour as ram continued to show me around rest of the mansion.
******
We stood in front of the mansion. Ram turned to me, the orange rays of the sun making her beautiful face glow.
"This concludes our tour of the mansion. Any questions?"
Ram said before staring at me silently, waiting for my response. I smiled and shook my head.
"Nope."
"If you have no questions. Let's get to your actual job. You'll help me with my work, barusu."
She said walking back towards the main gate. I continued to smile and stretched, the sunlight glistening on the shiny black fabric of the gear.
"All right! Then let's get to it!"
"My work today is caring for the front yard and garden, helping to prepare lunch, polishing the silver, airing out the futons, laundry, bathroom cleaning, and the mansion's monthly soot cleaning."
My jaw almost fell on the floor. I blinked and shook my head, sighing in defeat before following her.
'Damn... that's a lot. Too late to regret, i suppose.'