Re:Periodic : Deceiving Life in Another World From Zero

{4}- Natsuki Subaru | Bowel Hunter

"So, uh, who are you again?" Subaru asked me, still unsure of what he just saw.

"My name's Y/N L/N. I told you that." I told him again, but his eyes drifted to my makeshift cape, which was my old lab coat.

"Ya, but who were you, before all of... this?" He gestured to the world, as if it was an event that was supposed to pass.

"I was a student in Japan. But it seems that our universes were somewhat parallel." I told him based on my speculations, and he seemed to believe it. After a while, he stood up and faced me.

"Anyways, have you seen a silver-haired girl recently? I need to tell her something." Subaru asked me.

"Silver-haired?" I said, trying to act confused. I knew he was talking about Emilia, but if I screw up the fourth loop, it might cause some troubles for both me and the world itself. "I don't think I've seen anyone like that recently."

"Well, if you do see her, please tell her this." I listened to his message as I noticed a balloon in the sky, with a girl attached to it. Felt? Maybe my Hydrogen balloon prototype worked, after all. Wait... does that mean she already has Emilia's insignia? Hmmm... what to do...

"Well, I gotta go find someone now. Guess I'll see you later?" Subaru asked. I decided that maybe it would be best to go with him, so I proposed an idea.

"Hey, I think we should go together? Besides, I know the people around here pretty well anyways, so why not let me help a little?"

"Definitely! You would be a great help. By the way, I keep on forgetting that you're also a summoned like me here. People of the same world stick together, hm?" Subaru laughed heartily, and for the first time, I feel like I might've gained an actual friend.

Timeskip*

And on our way to Subaru's destination, we chatted about various games in our separate worlds and also compared some news and events to know more about each other's world. For some reasons, the time in our world seems to be the same, and Subaru did arrive in this world 10 days after I did, which miraculously matches up with Earth's time.

"So, who are you looking for in the slums?" I asked him as we entered the deserted area, where poor people lived and the weak scavenged.

"I'm looking for a little short girl, blonde-haired, and her name is Felt, I think?"

"Oh, you're looking for Felt? You should've said so earlier!" I played my 'friend of the girl' card, and led Subaru towards Felt's makeshift house. "This way, come on!"

"You know her?" Subaru asked as we walked in the direction of Felt's den.

"Of course! She was like my partner for like a few days and she kinda taught me the ropes around here."

"Partner?" Subaru said, a bit confused yet somewhat also getting what I meant.

"Well, it kinda went like this..." I began revealing my story and the basic outline of my survival days for the past ten days. I talked about my partnership with Felt, and how I learned a little fire magic.

"You can do magic?" Subaru screeched, and I hurriedly covered his mouth as I looked around.

"Yes, but can you be a little quieter about it? I'll show you later, but not here." I led him to my trash pile, and gestured to him to brace himself.

"So, apparently there's a thing called an affinity in this world, and you can only use magic that is related to your affinity. Mine's fire, so I'm going to show you the two spells I know. The first is Goa." I pointed my finger and aimed it at the pile, and chanted the incantation. The small bullet of fire came out and hit the pile, setting a wooden stick aflame. Subaru gave me a surprised face, and I proceeded to show him the stronger version of the previous spell.