Upload date: 6/3/2018 [M/D/Y]

Re: Life in a fantasy world ~ Arc 2: An Everlasting Week

Chapter 1: The Jester, The Maids, and The King

Awakening to the sound of the morning birds chirping, I forced myself off the bed while rubbing the drowsiness out of my eyes. It's been a while since I've overslept, this bed did a good job in putting me to sleep, "Haah, when was the last time I've slept so soundly… been a while if I remember"

I checked on my sack to see if anything was gone, and fortunately nothing was missing.

I walked over to the door, opened it, and looked around, only to see that no one was in the hallway. In front of me though, was the straw basket I handed over to Ram last night, and my clothes were there, clean, stitched up, and smells nice too. "Well, I'll be… I could get used to this…"

I brought the straw basket with me and headed straight for the bathing room. Just as I was about to open the door, Rem came out of the room, looking a little bit shocked. We both stayed like that for a little while, "Uh… good morning, Rem was it?" She shook her head, breaking off her trance, "Ah, Guest-sama, Rem was just cleaning the Bathing room, you may use it now…" She said while sprinting off into the corner.

A weird reaction, either she's shy or she's being wary, extremely wary, either way, I have to be careful how I interact with her. "Now that I was close… she does have a small bit of Witch Miasma on her, maybe Ram has too… that's bad news for me… wait, maybe it's because of my eyes, man why do have to be so scary mom..." I brushed off the thought for later as I entered the bathing room.

The bath was already filled and steaming, just how I like it. I took off the bathing robe I had on, hung it on a hanger, and went in, letting the hot water shake my body awake, "Yeah… I can really get used to this…" As I let my mind drift off, I felt the strangest feeling, like I was being watched. A fly was hovering around me, I waved my hand at it but it won't leave, "Can't believe I'm being self-conscious in front of a fly…" I swatted the fly away, and went back to enjoying my bath, that was only short-lived, "Okay, I'm bored now…"

I got out of the bath and wiped myself down with a towel. I wore my black top and gray pants, leaving my patterned lower robe and orange-lined jacket off. "Time to start another day…" I got out of the bathing room and traversed the hallway to my room, but when I open the door, I'm shown a library, a little girl with blonde twin drills sitting on a stool across me.

"Good morning… and why are you here again?"

She looked over at me, narrowing her eyes, as if she's doing a scan or something. Then she looked at me straight in the eye. I felt a little uncomfortable, it felt like she wanted me to say something, but then she spoke, "Good morning, close the door, I suppose" After saying this, she went back to reading the book in her lap.

"Right…" On her request, I closed the door again, scratching the back of my head, "That was weird… what are the chances of it happening twice in a row…" I opened the door again, and what do you know, "..." "..." She was there again, looking at me with a blank face. I swear, she wants me to say something, but what should I say?

"This is really annoying, I suppose…"

"Tell me about it…"

I closed the door once more and then opened it again, finally got my room right. "Guess we've got a good start… I hope" I sighed as I went in a put my robe and jacket on the chair. I went over to the window and looked outside, a bright day, maybe around nine in the morning or so, "Puck should be up I guess…" I looked around further and saw Emilia sitting down by the gazebo, and Puck was there.

"Well, guess I'll talk a bit"

From the drawer, I took out my belt and brought over my sac. After snapping everything around my waist, I went out of my room, across the hallway, and down the stairs. The mansion doors were pretty big, unnecessarily big to be exact, I pushed them open and the morning breeze greeted me.

"This is the calm before the storm isn't it…"

"Ah, Subaru, good morning, did you sleep well"

I looked to my side and there was Emilia walking towards me with a light purple dress, "Hey Emilia-san, yeah, I slept pretty well… though, I'm afraid I might slack off too much, the bed was just too soft" We laughed a bit as we walked around the front lawn. "So Emilia-san, I'm taking that your legs all better right?"

"Ah, yeah, it healed overnight" Proving her point, she leaned on the leg and hopped around for a bit, "Good as new"

We walked around for a bit until we reached an area that peaked my interest, "Is that a wooden dummy? And a target?" Across the lawn, I saw them in a shed that was open, Emilia caught sight of it and told me, "Yeah, I heard that it's used during combat training back when Rem and Ram were first in service"

"I see… hey, you reckon they won't mind if I used some targets do you?"

"Of course not, at least, I don't think they would…"

"Good enough for me!"

I ran over to the shed and took one of the targets, it seemed old yet sturdy and strong. I placed it a far distance away and went back to Emilia, "Time for target practice…" I brought out one of my daggers, startling Emilia a little as I had it pointed her way for a brief second, "Careful Subaru, your throw might go off course…"

"I'm pretty confident with my throwing skills, Emilia-san…"

I readied my dagger and did a curved throw up the air, it spun and hit the second ring, "Hah, got it, not a bullseye though…" I took out another dagger, and aimed more carefully this time. I threw the dagger once more, this time, it hit in between the second ring and the bullseye, "Just missed it…" I said with a sigh.

I walked over to the target to retrieve my daggers, Emilia following behind me, "Subaru, you're pretty good at this…" "Yeah, I had to deal with a lot of trouble back when I was in Kararagi, kinda picked up a few things from a friend before I came to Lugnica…" I yanked my daggers out and put them back in their respective sheaths, then proceeded to put the target back in the shed.

"Ah, that's right, I didn't get to thank you properly for helping me early Subaru, once Roswaal returns, I'll make sure to pay you back"

"Hehe… your thanks are appreciated Emilia-san… beats having to look around for a low paying job again"

"This was what you were aiming for, right Subaru?" Said Puck, who just now decided to join us, "Well good morning there, sleep well?" "I was awake before you, you know? Anyway, Lia is serious about repaying you, so what might you want?" A good question, a person's life is basically priceless so the amount of things I can ask for is quite a lot, though I the sword saint did show up in the last minute to save our butts, so I can't take all the credit.

"If you ask Lia for anything Indecent, you'll have to answer to me!" Puck said with a joking, yet fearsome tone, "Hey, I said we'd get along, but not that far…" Emilia turned to us with a curious look, she must be pretty dense to not know what we were talking about, "Emilia-san is gonna have a rough time with her love-life isn't she…"

"Though it will be inevitable, I still wish for Lia to be as Pure as can be…"

"Eh, what are you guys talking about? Come on tell me!"

A complete blockhead, no wonder Felt was able to take the Insignia away from her so easily. We denied her access to the harsh reality that awaits her innocent mind, despite her ongoing pestering. "Hmph, Subaru and Puck, your so mean…" "What are you a ten-year-old? Haha…"

After we were done with our little banter, the two maids, Ram and Rem, came over to us, "Dear guest, Emilia-sama, Roswaal-sama has returned and wishes for your presence in breakfast…" We nodded to them and followed them inside the mansion.

They opened the doors to the dining room, and I entered first. I wasn't surprised, it was as large as I thought it was, "A dining room fit for the noblest of nobles…" I turned to my left and surprise, surprise, "It's the little spirit…" Beatrice, I recall her name was, she was staring at me again, is she trying to kill me with that stare or what? "Hello...?"

She won't reply, she kept on staring back at me, that's until Emilia came into the room, "Oh Subaru, you've already met Beatrice?" "Yeah, but she keeps on giving me this look…" She turned her gaze over to Emilia, then onto Puck, then, "Bubby!" I complete change of attitude, she jumped over to the gray cat and landed perfectly on the ground, "Hey Bubby, can we play today! You promised!"

"Yeah, yeah, I'll spend time with you today, as promised…"

"Talk about a moody attitude…"

"Ah~ it seems Beatrice has come to~ join us for breakfast…"

A voice came from behind, the ends of his words seemed to be dragged along in a rhythmic way, as if he was trying to sing a song. I turned around and to my astonishment, I was met with a man in a jester outfit, adorned with makeup, a purple streak going across one of his eyes, one being blue, the other yellow.

"I heard that the Margrave had a few quirks but this is a bit much…"

"Well~ I guess you can say that…"

He showed me a brilliant smile, one could almost mistake him for an actual jester if they just met him, "Guess everyone's got their own opinions on things, I've sure learned that these few days…" I say while taking my seat, everyone else taking theirs, except for the maids who stood by Roswaal's side.

The food was already in the table, and by god it looks good, smells good as well. I took a decent amount in my plate, not to look rude, "This is pretty good… a solid second place in the best dishes I've had… not that I had many" Roswaal gave me a grin, "Our food is prepared by our dearest Rem, it's hard to find anything any better than this"

"No matter what you say, my mom's cooking is number one in my list… though, this is pretty close"

"Your mother must be quite the chef…"

We went on with our food, only, I couldn't help but glance over to Beatrice at times, she wasn't really eating, mostly feeding Puck some soup. She then caught onto my gaze and stared back. The others then noticed our little staring contest and chuckled a bit. "It seems Beatrice has taken a liking to you… Subaru-kun"

"Don't make such unjustified claims, I suppose! And why are you staring at Betty, I suppose!"

"You've been staring at me ever since the first time I saw you in that teleporting library, so I thought it'd only be fair for me to stare at you…"

Silence dominated the room for a while, the only sound was the sound of Puck scratching his fur, completely oblivious to the current situation, as I was about to say something she spoke up, "Your eyes bother Betty, I suppose… like knives being pointed straight at me" She said in a harsh tone. I could do nothing but facepalm myself, "So it was my eyes all along… seriously you can just tell me if it was bothering you…"

"Hmph, I suppose, let's go to my room, Bubby!"

She got off her chair and left abruptly, closing the door behind her. We all went back to our breakfast and finished quickly. Roswaal then put his hands on the table and stood up, "So~ Subaru-kun, as thanks for saving Emilia-sama, you~ can ask for anything you want, land, money, power? I shall grant it to you…"

"Hmm… that's a lot of things I could ask for…"

"That's only natural, Emilia-sama is a running candidate for the next king of Lugnica…"

"Really now, is that what the Insignia was for?"

"Ah, I forgot I wanted to tell you that Subaru, but yes, the Insignia qualifies me as a candidate"

I nodded my head in approval, but not surprise. I've seen too many things recently to be surprised right now, "Well then, if I'm being asked to name my needs… then for now, how about you hire me as a servant in this mansion?" "Eh, don't you think you should be a little bit more ambitious with your request, Subaru? Are you sure there isn't anything else you want?"

"Well, I didn't do too much, not compared to the sword saint who should up to clean things up, and I can't just ask for money straight up, it feels undignified, I'd rather work to get my earnings… and besides, I get to sleep, bathe, eat here, I'm not really that keen on my standards…"

"Okay, if you say so…"

Emilia turned her head over to Roswaal, so did I and he nodded, "Then it's decided... until you make your next request, you shall be working in this mansion as a servant starting from tomorrow" "Fine with me…" Breakfast was dismissed and we all went our separate ways, except for me and Ram, I suppose. She was to show me around the place in preparation for my job that starts tomorrow.

We started off from the outside. She showed me around the gate, the locations of various barrier stones and the back doors of the mansion. Then we went inside, she showed me around the east wing, which housed all the luxury rooms, the bathing rooms, the recreational rooms and such. We then went to the west wing, where most of the service facilities are, kitchen, servant bedrooms, storage closets and more.

Next up we came to a room entirely made of wardrobes, Rem seemed to be waiting for us inside, "We shall be taking measurements for your uniform Barusu" "Already changing your attitude, huh?" I walked over and spread my arms out. Rem came over with measuring tape and noted down my lengths.

The two of them then took a good look at me, "What are you staring at?" "His eyes are scary, shoulders seem a bit okay, but his hair is messy… Subaru-kun, you'll have to fix up your appearance, we don't want people to think badly of Roswaal-sama because of sloppy appearance…"

"I see… guess a haircut isn't so bad once in a while…"

Ram then continued the tour of the mansion, showing me to Roswaal's office, then to the lounge where Emilia was, reading a book, "Subaru, how's the tour going?" "Doing fine, wish I brought a note with me though, this place is big…" I say while looking around the lounge.

"You'll get used to the layout, Barusu"

We went on, Emilia now joining us, "Next is the grand hall, which is located he-" As Ram opened the door, we were once again met with a row of books, the smell of paper, and the sounds of a little spirit playing with a cat. We stared at each other for a few seconds before Ram closed the door, opening it again to see the designated hall we were looking for.

"Do these things happen often?"

"No actually, Beatrice usually keeps to herself, especially when she's with Puck…"

"Weird…" I muttered as I entered the room, large and spacious, seats adorned with white cloth, and an altar at the end of the hall, ready to host any kind of ceremony, "Pretty neat room…"

We continued on, she showed us to an attic, the stables, the shed where the targets and wooden dummies were stored, and she showed us an armory, not that anyone would be using it any time soon.

"That concludes our tour, for today, you shall be staying in the guest's room, but as of tomorrow, your room will be positioned in the servant's section, Barusu"

"Roger that… well then, that took- my goodness the sun's already setting!" A short day it was, seems the mansion tour took far longer than I thought it took. I went back to my room after borrowing a pencil and a few pieces of paper from Rem, I drew out the basic layout of the mansion, labeled all the exits and entrances, the major rooms and such, after all that was done, I practiced my housekeeping skills, first rampaging around my room to dirty it up, then took my time to fix everything up.

It was a long process and before I knew it, night was already here. The room was in good condition, not the best condition, but pretty decent, "Now then, I'm gonna be waking up early in the morning so better get to bed quick… gonna take a bath first…" I hurried out my room and closed the door.

Heading straight for the bath, I opened up the door, took off my clothes and went for the bath, and surprise, surprise, "Roswaal… didn't expect you to be in here…" The man previously in a jester suit was now soaking up in the bath in front of me, smiling while he's at it, "You don't mind if I come in do you?"

"Of course~ not, Subaru-kun, do come in..." He said welcomingly, and so I did. Dipping my foot into the hot water, I entered the bath while letting out a relaxed sigh. "So~ Are you enjoying your stay in my mansion? Subaru-kun~" "Yeah, been a while since I've been to such a fancy place… though, I might it's a bit too much for just your little group don't you think?"

"Well~ I do suppose it is a tad bit large, but we don't plan on staying here for too long… the main mansion has more servants in it so it won't seem so silent over there… of course you'll be coming with us until you make your next request…"

"Then, mind if I take it now?"

"Of course, though, I do wish you wouldn't be too bold with your wishes…"

He said while giving me a cheeky grin, "Heh, a funny guy you are Roswaal… anyway, my second request… is a question, are you somehow connected to the Witch of Greed in any way?" Having said this, he gave me a face of astonishment, and then a sarcastic smile, was that a bad idea?

"There aren't many who know of the other witches, let alone speak of them… What might you want with this connection, may I ask"

"Let's cut it clear, my name is Natsuki Subaru, heir of the village that followed Witch of Pride, Typhon… or what is left of it…"

Silence dominated the room for a little while, and then Roswaal started chuckling, "My~ and here I thought I was in trouble, well then, my~ name is Roswaal L Mathers, twelfth representative of the~ village that followed the Witch of Greed, Echidna, and a descendant of the first Roswaal, Roswaal A~ Mathers, who was a representative himself… This is quite the change of events now isn't it Subaru-kun…"

"Tell me about it, kinda noticed when I saw Beatrice and her library, that must be the…"

"Forbidden archive that houses all of Echidna's lost knowledge, Beatrice is there to guard the knowledge from those unworthy…"

We went back into our bath for a while, the both of us not having anything to say anymore, "Then, are you the only one remaining from your village?" Roswaal put his hand on his chin and got into a thinking position, "Well~ I can say the village is still intact… but the Witch of Greed has long~ been something of the past, so you~ could say I'm the last surviving follower…"

"I see…"

"What about you, Subaru-kun~?"

"Me… well, you know what happened a hundred years ago yeah?"

"Ah… you must~ be talking about the rouge clan, that evolved into the now present, Witch Cult…"

"From~ what my forefathers were able to find, it seems most, if not all of the other villages have been destroyed, and eight or so years ago, I've gotten to know that Pride's village has fallen… I'm joyed~ to see that their only remaining survivor and heir, is right in front of me…"

"Hm, good to see that there's someone else I can talk about this stuff with, everyone else either calls me crazy or don't believe me at all"

"Well~ our little community is sort of a closed secret, after all, the amount of people who~ don't know is just too large to convince, and so, we've been shunned off by them as crazed lunatics… ah~ how harsh the world can be… So~ Subaru-kun, as the heir you do have it don't you?"

"Sure do, but… due to some unforeseen circumstances, it's currently inside of me as of now…" I say while putting a hand on my chest, "What about yours Roswaal?"

"Unfortunately, Greed's genes have been stolen shortly after Echidna's death… some say it's because of a failure to seal them within the sage box or that it was directly taken away once it left her body… either way, I'm not in possession of both, the witch genes, or my sages box, sadly…"

"Hmm… then that means someone out there is in possession of it… Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, Capella Emerada Lugnica, Regulus Corneas… and many other unnamed ones, cardinals of the Witch's cult, one of them must have it…"

Silence once more as we both dumped out basically all we had to say for the moment. I then noticed how long I've been in the bath, "Shit, been here too long, won't be able to walk up properly tomorrow…" "Then~ I'll be seeing you, Subaru-kun… hope you have a good working day tomorrow…"

I toweled myself down and went back to my room with a bathrobe. I opened up the closet and saw that there was a pair sleepwear inside, and they were just my size too. I put them on and turned off the magic lamps. I slept soundly that night, so soundly that I was afraid I was dead, but it woke up all fine the next morning...

A/N

Messed up the last chapter's upload date (Supposed to be second June), but I'm too lazy to change it so yeah… Reviews are replied to and are highly appreciated, thanks!

I wonder why Re Fantasy is the only story were I can binge write half of it in one go...

If I Could Be

I Wonder if Subaru would tell Roswaal and co. about his connections to the Witch of Pride…

If you want people to trust you, you're gonna have to sacrifice some personal information, at least that's my way of doing it… or maybe there's another way to do it...

Christian Red

Nice chapter, can't wait for more. Wonder if Rem will be able to kill Subaru

We're just gonna have to wait and see now, won't we… Rem better not underestimate the heir of Pride

Tales from Puck

Things are moving along quite well, this Subaru's got connections

Oh, he's got connections alright, and killer moves too… soon he'll have enemies, partners, and many more…

.

Rooooll the, Character sheet, please!

1.) Roswaal L Mathers

Age: Around 30 or so

Likes: Jester outfit and clown makeup

Dislikes: Unknown

Magic: All Six

Weapon of choice: Black gloves

2.) Rem

Age:21

Likes: Ram, doing housework

Dislikes: Witch cultists, mayo

Magic: Water

Weapon of choice: Morning star

3.) Ram

Age: 21

Likes: Rem, Roswaal

Dislikes: Slackers, Witch cultists

Magic: Wind

Weapon of choice: Ornate wand

4.) Beatrice

Age: Around 12 according to her appearance

Likes: Puck, Mayo

Dislikes: Nuisances

Magic: Multiple but main is Yin

Weapon of choice: N/A