EMILIA IN WONDERLAND
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“And this is what he finished with—It’s your heart. Can you believe it?!”
“Ooh! That’s very romantic.”
As Subaru snapped his fingers and flashed a smile, Emilia clapped her hands. They were in the garden at Roswaal Manor, in the shade with a gentle breeze, and Subaru was entertaining Emilia with fairy tales from his world.
Subaru told stories quite well with his vivid gestures and movements, and Emilia found herself immersed in the worlds of his stories before she realized it. The way Subaru constantly switched his voice to play the different roles depending on tone or gender dazzled her time and again.
“I’m always surprised by how many stories you know, Subaru. And they’re all stories I haven’t heard before. It’s really impressive.”
“Well, I’m grateful for my good memory and being born on planet Earth. Giving Emilia-tan little moments of catharsis was a sacred task entrusted to me by Hans Christian Andersen himself.”
“Planeterth? And her son?”
“It’s the name of the place I used to live and the name of a famous author of children’s fairy tales.”
Subaru informed the confused Emilia with a wink, but still not quite understanding, she vaguely smiled, pretending to understand. (She figured it was unimportant anyway.)
Two weeks had passed since Subaru came to stay at Roswaal Manor and helped resolve the demon beast incident. His wounds from the battle had healed, and he was already back to his regular servant duties, but he still made time to tell Emilia all sorts of stories like this during his breaks.
To Emilia, who was exhausted from studying reams of unfamiliar material, Subaru’s kindness was a godsend. The stories themselves were also genuinely interesting, so she found herself longing for more every single time.
“Well…now that I’ve finished that story, though it pains me greatly, I’ve got to go back to work. What about you, Emilia-tan?” Subaru asked, patting his bottom as he stood up.
Emilia, her silver hair blowing in the breeze, leaned against a tree and mused for a while before saying, “I think I’ll stay here a bit longer.”
“Yeah? Gotcha, see you later then. If Ram catches me out here, she’ll wring my neck.”
With that little quip, Subaru jogged back to the mansion. As she watched him, Emilia yawned and stretched. She had gotten so absorbed in her studies the night before that she had stayed up far too long. And as she sat there, in the gentle breeze alone, sleepiness suddenly assaulted her.
“I probably should have…gone back inside with Subaru…,” Emilia whispered, as her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
Admonishing herself, she let her eyelids shut…and a cozy sleepiness slowly visited her.
And just like that, Emilia drifted off—
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