(Rem x Reader) Re:Reader - Starting YOUR New Life in Another World

Chapter 108: Pick Your Head Up

Chapter 108: Pick Your Head Up

Elevated to new heights, YN had made use of his car to regroup with the convoy that had left him and Rem behind in their moment together.

Drawing much attention from his speedy arrival and the sound of the car, Subaru who was riding on Patrasche had noticed him, and fell back where he was bringing up the rear.

YN moved back further and rolled down his window as his wayward traveling companion met his pace. Out of earshot of everyone else ahead of them, the two greeted each other.

Subaru: You sure took your sweet time getting here, but uhh, where's Rem?

YN: I had her go with the wounded and exhausted back to the Capitol. I really should have done that to begin with.

His eyes opening wide with mild surprise, Subaru admittedly had to agree with the idea before he replied.

Subaru: That's probably not a bad idea. But uhh, what took you so long to get back here? You guys didn't disagree about anything, did you?

YN shook his head and smiled as he looked ahead at the convoy before them.

YN: No, not all. Something else happened.

Subaru: —?

On cloud nine, YN tried to hide his embarrassingly wide smile and keep himself from tearing up.

YN: Rem told me that she loves me.

Subaru: —!

Dropping the reins of Patrasche much like he dropped his own jaw upon hearing such a revelation, Subaru was surprised to learn such a thing had happened only moments ago.

Subaru: That didn't happen last time, did it??

With reference to what had occurred in the last Loop, given they both had experienced this same course of events twice now, it led into their discussion of what had occurred in the recent bygone Loop.

Subaru: Was it her having to leave that sparked her to say that?

Shrugging, YN became slightly more stoic as he relayed the difference in circumstances, but was careful to keep things as vague as he could while also continuing to conceal the fact Rem was aware of their ability to relive their lives.

YN: That's maybe part of it. But it might have been something I said too that prompted her. The way I died heavily involved her, so seeing her again probably moved me to say things I wouldn't have otherwise said.

Raising a brow to what he said, Subaru inquired more on it.

Subaru: So you died too, huh?

YN: ...Yeah, I did.

Knowing it was obvious Subaru had died, he had not yet been given the opportunity to inquire as to what YN's fate had been.

Subaru: You, the Twins, and the other cohort of villagers were gone by the time I woke up from that explosion. Did something happen while trying to evacuate them?

Nodding, YN's tone became slightly more somber as he explained.

YN: The very last Finger ambushed Ram ahead of us... Rem felt their connection break suddenly and by the time we rushed to her, it was far too late.

Subaru: That... must have been difficult to see.

Now knowing he'd seen both twins dead at one point, Subaru cut in with his curiosity overtaking his need to be polite.

Subaru: Wait, I'm sorry but you said 'the very last Finger,' how did you know that?

YN: The madman explained it himself. But I gotta warn you, Subaru, just killing the Fingers isn't enough. Petelgeuse can—