Volume 4 - Chapter 17(Roswaal's Mansion)

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Author Note:

[ ] = When Twilight is speaking.

{ } = When talking through Telepathy.

' ' = When thinking in your mind.

<< >> = When talking with your Pokémon or Tamed Beast.

--- --- = When describing a certain period of time.

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Primis: Here.

By the time Emilia was doing healing Subaru, Primis approached her and gave her the insignia which he took from the Felt. Seeing this a smile appeared on her face.

Emilia: Thank you. This pendant is very important to me.

Primis: I Know. And Thanks for saving Subaru.

Emilia: Even though I don't like how he called me before, I am still thankful that he was ready to sacrifice his life to save me.

Primis: Hmm. Well, that's the kind of person he is. He is always ready to sacrifice himself for others.

Emilia: Aren't you the same?

Primis: I am not. As long as the people I care about are safe, rest doesn't matter to me.

Emilia: That----

Primis: Don't try to throw your ideals at me?

Said Primis while looking at Emilia with cold eyes. Witnessing them, Emilia started to shudder.

Primis: Listen to this Emilia, I can tell that you are selfless person who cares about other people's wellbeing. But not all people are like you. No, people like you are extremely rare. Because for most people, living happily with their family and loved ones is enough. If they started to worry about others before their own family, then it won't be long before that small happiness they sensed within their family members fades. Leaving them with nothing but regret for the rest of their lives.

Emilia lowered her head to not meet Primis' eyes. Primis looked down on her for some time before moving and picking up Subaru. He then gave one last glance to Emilia who was still looking down before turning and walking away.

Emilia, who heard Primis' steps which were going further and further away raised her head.

Emilia: WAIT!!!

She shouted and ran up to him. Primis gave her a side glance and asked.

Primis: What do you want now?

Emilia: I am sorry about what I said before. Please let me show some gratitude for saving me.

Primis: No need.

Replied Primis before continuing walking. Emilia, on seeing his action hurriedly rushed forward and stood in front of him, blocking his path.

Emilia: Please. Give me a chance to express my gratitude.

Said Emilia while bowing a little. This was the best she could do right now. If Primis still insisted on leaving, then she would have no choice but to give up. Primis kept on looking at her. From her eyes and voices, it felt more like she was pleading with him.

'Primis: In the end, her mind is still that of a 10-year-old girl. Making her feel guilty for using the wrong words along with pressure that she was still alive because of us-----------'

[Forced her to show her gratitude even if she had to lower herself.]

'Primis: Exactly what I wanted.'

Giving a fake sigh Primis asked.

Primis: Go on.

Raising her head, a smile appeared on her face when she saw how Primis was no longer looking at her with cold eyes and was ready to accept her thanks.

Emilia: Since it's almost midnight, my carriage is waiting for me at the gate of Lugunica to take me back home. I want to invite you both there as guests.

Primis: ............Fine.

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Raising his head, Primis looked at the stars shining brightly in this dark night sky.

'Primis: I really missed the sky I saw in Danmachi world. Compared to this world, it was like a shower of stars there.'

Lowering his gaze, he looked at Emilia who was standing some distance away in front of a carriage while waiting for him. Carrying Subaru on his shoulder, Primis approached her.

CREACK!!!

Once reaching, Emilia opened the door for him. Without giving it much thought, Primis entered. Emilia also entered after him and closed the door behind her. Primis laid Subaru on one seat and sat on the other seat across from him. As for Emilia, she sat beside Primis since she didn't want to disturb Subaru. Another reason was because Emilia didn't have good impression of Subaru after he called her by witch's name in front of the whole crowd.

If not because of Primis then at most Emilia would have leave Subaru on an inn while leaving some few hundred Sacred Gold coins behind as a gratitude. That much money would have been more than enough for Subaru to buy a house and live the rest of his life in the 3rd district without much problem. So, you can say that the only one Emilia wished to invite as a guest was Primis.

The carriage started moving.

It was quiet in the carriage as Primis was looking outside from the window. Emilia, who was sitting at his side, didn't like this awkward silence. So, she decided to break the silence.

Emilia: R-Rigla, how are you feeling? Although it seemed like y-you didn't sustain any injury, are you r-really fine?

Hearing the stuttering in Emilia's voice, it was not hard to guess that there was still a lingering fear in her mind remembering Primis' cold eyes. Still, she gathered her courage to talk to him. Primis remained silent. As it was becoming more and more awkward, Primis gave a sigh and opened his mouth.

Primis: I am fine. The one who got hurt was Subaru and you already healed him. So, everything's fine.

Emilia: I-I see.

Replied Emilia before giving a glance at Subaru who was sleeping in front of them.

Primis: Before worrying about others, you should worry about yourself.

Emilia: Huh?

Primis: You have already used up your mana to the limit. Right now, you are just forcing yourself to stay awake.

A surprised expression appeared on her face before she showed a weak smile.

Emilia: I really can't hide anything from you.

Primis: ......…

Instead of replying, Primis used his hand and put it on her head. Then he spoke in an extremely soft voice.

Primis: Rest. You have done well.

Emilia became shocked hearing his tone. She never thought Primis could show such gentleness.

'Emilia: I prefer this voice then his cold one.'

As a result, Emilia body relaxed, and all the fatigue came rushing in. Her eyes became heavy as she tried her hardest to fight against it. Though all the resistance disappeared when Primis put her head on his shoulder.

Primis: Rest.

Emilia: ...................... ZZ...ZZ...…ZZ

Finally, she fell asleep leaning on his shoulder. Primis then turned his head and started looking outside again while deep in thought.

'[Hmm......As expected. Looks like Primis doesn't realize that he got attracted to pure-hearted people. Like how he got attracted to Ophis. Hmm. Maybe while in this world, Emilia could become some sort of limiter that could prevent him from becoming colder.]'

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After travelling for some time, finally a huge mansion came into sight.

The name of the Mansion was Roswaal's Mansion. The Mansion was a giant white house with five watchtowers with the fifth one being the center one, a giant garden and a black roof. It was surrounded by the Kremaldy Forest and had a basement that had an almost as big surface as the mansion itself.

CREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The huge gate of the Mansion opened as the carriage drove inside. After driving for another minute, it stopped at the entrance of the manor. Primis moved one of his hands behind the shoulder of sleeping Emilia and another under her knees before picking her up in a princess style. Once he did the driver opened the door.

CLICK!!!

Walking down the carriage, Primis looked in front. There at the entrance of the carriage stood two maids.

The one on the left had medium length light pink hair that covered her left eye, large darkish red eyes, and young features. She also had hair clips towards right side of her hair, flower-shaped ribbon on the same side of her hair, and a maid hairband.

The one on the right was almost identical to the previous one. The only difference was her sky-blue hair and eyes along with ribbon color.

Then the pink-haired one bowed a little and introduced herself.

Pink-Haired: Greetings. My name is Ram.

Next, she pointed her hand towards the blue-haired one. The blue-haired one bowed at this.

Ram: She is my sister Rem. We are the main servants of this manor. We heard that you are an honored guest of our Lady Emilia. We welcome you.

Rem: Welcome.

They both bowed one more time this time in sync. Primis gave them a nod and turned to Ram.

Primis: My companion is sleeping inside after being healed by Emilia. So, take him to one of the vacant rooms.

Ram: Sure.

Then Primis turned to Rem.

Primis: I don't want to wake Emilia since she has pushed herself too much today. So, guide me towards her room.

Rem: Ok.

Ram: My sister will take you to your room once you finish putting Lady Emilia in her room.

Primis gave one last nod before following Rem inside. While Ram entered the carriage to pick Subaru.

Upon entering the mansion, one can see that mansion retained its great elegance. There were two pillars with a pair of lamps each. In addition to having high-class designs, there were lights near each door, as well as vases with flowers. On the road there are two routes to the sides, right and left, and stairs to go up to the next floor.

STEP!!!

STEP!!!

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Step-by-step Primis followed Rem to the next floor. While they were walking down the hallway, Emilia woke up a little. She opened her tired eyes and saw face close. At first, she was confused, then she realized that she was being carried by him. Her cheeks became red. Just as she wanted to say that he could let her go, Primis lowered his head and looked at her.

Primis: No need to force yourself to wake up. Just return to your sleep.

Saying this, Primis sent a bit of his Zenith inside her body. Her eyes became tired, and she fell asleep again. Though this time, she unconscious moved her body a little to find a more comfortable position.

Emilia: ZZ...…ZZ...…ZZ

Rem, who was walking in front glanced back at them.

Rem: Looks like Lady Emilia trusts sir a lot. Otherwise, she won't have removed her guard in front of you.

Primis: Who knows.

Understanding that Primis didn't want to talk about it, Rem looked in front and continued walking.

Soon, they reached a room where Rem stopped and opened the door.

CLICK!!!

Rem: This is Lady Emilia room. You can put her on the bed.

Hearing this, Primis entered the room. He walked towards her bed and laid Emilia gently on it. After tucking her in the bed, he turned and was about to leave when someone appeared. Rem respectably bowed at him as the person stood at the entrance of Emilia's room.

He was rather tall man standing at 186 centimetres or 6'1''. He was just 1 inch lower than Primis. His well-toned body was slender and appeared delicate despite its impressive musculature. His very handsome face was ghastly pale which gave him the impression of a classic pretty boy. However, his physical beauty was somewhat concealed by his peculiar makeup and getup.

His straight indigo hair was long enough to cover his whole back and was tucked behind his ear on the left side of his head. His face was decorated with a light-lavender powder, purple lipstick, and purple eye shadow that was adorned on his right eyelid. His yellow left eye was also bedecked with eye shadow that was more elaborate than the right's eye shadow and covered the whole area around the eye rather than just the eyelid and accompanies his outfit comparable to those similar to a clown or jester, consisting of a black hat, a top and bottom with different shades of purple, along with red and black boots and a cape. He also had a chain surrounding his right ankle.

Clown: So, you areeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Rigla.

Primis: Yes.

???: I am Roswaal L. Matherssssssssssssssssssssssssss. The Lord of this landddddddddddddddd.

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*A/N: Please throw some power stones.

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