(Y/n Pov)
We arrived at the slum once again. It's the place where you have to be careful in every direction. I thought that we would go to the loot house, but, surprisingly, Subaru went to ask a local to where Felt's home was.
???: "Felt's den? Yeah, just go two streets down that way."
Subaru: "Thanks, I appreciate it, bro."
???: "Don't mention it, bro. Live strong."
Started walking again to the direction the kind man gave us, which he didn't take any pay for, which was a surprise for me to hear.
Subaru: "The question is whether Felt will return there... I'd rather catch her before she goes to the loot house, and trade her the cell phone for the insignia- Whoa!"
He suddenly bumped into someone as I stopped on my track and looked at the person who he had bumped into. Somehow, when I saw her, I felt a chill in my spine for some reason.
???: "Oh, dear! I'm sorry. Are you all right?"
Subaru: "Yeah, I'm fine. I don't look it, but toughness is one thing I... Have..."
The moment he laid his eyes on her, his eyes went wide as he held a shocked and scared expression. Was this the person he warned me about? Elsa?
Elsa: "What is the matter? You don't have to be so scared. I will not do anything to you two. And you."
She said as her eyes locked into mine.
Elsa: "You have such pretty eyes, I honestly envy you."
Subaru quickly stepped in front of me, as if protecting me from her. He seemed to be very angry and had a hostile intention towards her. I also kept my guard up and would pull him away if anything happened.
Elsa: "I already told you, you don't have to be so scared of me. I was just complimenting that boy for his very beautiful eyes."
Subaru: "I... I'm not scared... What gave you that idea?"
Elsa: "Your scent. When people are scared, I can smell their fear. Right now, you're frightened. You are also angry, yes? At me."
Everything seemed so tense now that it could be cut with a knife. I was prepared to make an escape route at any given moment as I held a tense expression myself. The face she was making made me uncomfortable, and... Scared for some reason...
Elsa: "It's fine. I am a little curious, but this is not the time to start a commotion."
Subaru: "That's not a very nice thing to say... If you're too scary, that beauty will go to waste-"
Elsa: "Oh, very good. Conceal your hostility, and you will be even better."
She said while approaching him and was now face to face with Subaru. I've also noticed that she has weapons on her waist, so it would be bad if we were to fight. At this only time, I could only watch the even that was happening in front of me. Unable to do anything at all...
Elsa: "Well, I shall be going now. Something tells me we shall meet again. Especially you, Élan Vital."
Wait... What did she just call me?
Y/n: "That's not my name."
Elsa smirked at this as she continued walking away, Subaru let out a sigh as I kept staring at her figure that got smaller and smaller until there was nothing left.
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We arrived where Felt lived, and, honestly, for someone as skilled as her to live in this kind of place is... Worse than I thought.
The house was an old shack that looked like it could fall at any moment. The bed was an old green sofa, and there were three stones on top of the shack to hold a dirty white cloth from falling.
Subaru: "Someone actually lives here?"
Y/n: "And a child nonetheless."
We approached closer to the empty house.
Subaru: "Elsa hasn't already been here and trashed it, has she? I-It's fine, I'm sure... I don't smell blood. But it does smell like garbage."
Suddenly, a chilling voice was heard from behind as we turned around to see an angry-looking girl glaring at us with her fierce eyes. I guess that must be Felt?
Felt: "What do you think you're doing, peeking into someone's house? Sorry, but there's nothing worth stealing in there. Beat it!"
She held out a sword in front of us as if to threaten us to leave.
Subaru: "No, wait! That's not what we were doing..."
Felt: "Shut up! Don't argue!"
She said as she went for a swing, I took a step back and dodged it, the same with Subaru. Goddammit, this is the third loop, and it's going to end soon if we don't convince her that we're not enemies!
Subaru: "Whoa, stop... Calm down! This is no time to fight! Before it gets dark-"
She let out a smile as she almost decapitated Subaru's head. Her sword was stuck in the wood as she put a leg beside his head.
Felt: "Before it gets dark, you've two better be gone."
Subaru: "I told you, you've got it all wrong..."
She went to attack him again as I was started to get irritated by her. I know that we may seem suspicious, but what the f*ck, we have no weapons at all, and she decided to use a sword to attack us?!
Y/n: "Stop doing that and listen to what we have to say, Felt!"
I yelled as her body suddenly stopped, somehow... Felt looked shocked as she couldn't move, the same could be for Subaru as he carefully got up and moved away from her.
Felt: "E-Eh? What did you do to me? I swear... If you try anything funny, I will come after both of you!"
I don't even know what I did. At least, it felt like I was moving with the wind as they were guiding me. Looking at Felt's body, I could see some small green aura surrounds her. Is this magic or something?
Felt: "Let me go! I give up, so just let me go, ok! You can take whatever in the house, so just let go of me, I have a business to do soon, and I can't be late!"
Y/n: "Not after you listen to us first, Felt!"
Felt: "Fine... What do you have to say to me?"
Subaru went to explain the reason as to why both of us came here as she listened quietly and nodded.
Felt: "Ok, fine. I'm only interested in selling it to whoever pays most. By the way, can you let me go now? My body started to get hurt..."
Y/n: "Ahh... Actually, I don't know how to remove it, sorry."
I said with a shrug as Felt stared at me with a horrified expression that soon turned into an angry one.
Felt: "Who in the world doesn't know how to dispel their own spells?!"
Y/n: "It's not my fault that this was my first time using magic!"
Felt: "What- how could you even use it when you don't even know how to use it in the first place?!"
Y/n: "I don't know!"
Subaru: "Y/n, calm down, remember, magic relies on its user's imagination. You just have to try and make it-"
Without knowing why, I suddenly fell down as I couldn't move an inch of my body, but I could hear a sound of footsteps as I saw that Felt was free.
Subaru: "Whoa, Y/n? What's wrong with you?"
Felt: "Don't worry, he's fine. It's his first time using magic, especially something this strong, and he held it for a longer time than expected. I'm surprised it didn't go out after two or three seconds. He just needs some rest, follow me. I know a place where he can rest."
She said with an impressed tone that didn't hold a mockery behind it, only annoyance and curiosity.
Subaru carried me all the way to the loot house where he laid me on a table since they didn't have a bed for me. I was kinda curious as to why I couldn't move so much, so I asked Felt, and she too was confused as to why my mana wasn't regenerating enough for me to move around normally.
Felt: "You mana regeneration is just bad, I guess."
That's what she said to me.
Now that they were discussing a price for that damn Insignia, I was just laying there. I couldn't move much of my muscle, and if I try really hard, I can move my arms. My body is almost fully paralyzed.
Things went well at first, and Subaru almost managed to get everything, but he was too rushed that made Felt suspicious and now she's accusing both of us of being on 'their side' for some reason.
Not only that, but we have to wait for her client to show up for the negotiation.
Y/n: "Subaru."
Subaru: "Hm? What is it, Y/n?"
Y/n: "Good job, you've ruined everything just because you want to impress a girl."
Subaru: "H-Hey! I know that it's my fault, but, jeez, why do you have to insult me again?"
I just hummed at him, which he responded with some grunts of annoyance, I think. I think I could also hear some chuckle from Felt and Old Man Rom, too.
After a while, Subaru became even more desperate as he begged Felt to sell the Insignia to him, even went as far as telling them the reason, which made Felt angry.
Suddenly, a knock on the door could be heard.
Rom: "Who's that?"
Felt: "It might be for me. It's a little early, though."
Subaru: "Don't open it! W-We'll be killed!"
Subaru... What have you been hiding from me? That was my first thought ever since the last and this loop. He seemed to know something more than me, but what? What could he be hiding away from me? His best friend? Doesn't he trust me enough with his problems or is it something too dangerous to be revealed?
I could hear the sound of the door that got opened, and as it did that, I heard a familiar voice I thought I would've never heard this time.
Satella?: "Kill you? I wouldn't do something so terrifying."
Well, it looks like this loop might be a success, after all! Sate- the silver-haired girl is here, and we don't have to pay them for the insignia. If this can all go smoothly, everything would be over soon.
(Third Person Pov)
Satella?: "I'm glad you're here. This time, you won't get away."
Subaru: 'Why is she here? It's still light out. Wait, if she hadn't been with us, would she have arrived this early?'
Felt: "You never quit, do you? I'm telling you, just give up already!"
Satella?: "Sorry, but this is something I cannot give up on. If you do as I say, I won't hurt you."
She said as summoned several ice crystal spikes from thin air that were pointing at where Felt and Y/n was.
Satella?: "I have only one demand. Return my insignia. It's very important to me."
The air in the room was tense, Y/n managed to turn around to see the girl who told her name was Stella in their first loop, only to find out it was a fake name. He let out a cough, which caught everyone's attention as they looked at him, who had a plain face.
Y/n: "I would appreciate it if you took this in another place, I don't want to 'accidentally' get hit by one of your attacks. And I'm getting annoyed by this, like really, how many times have we done this?"
He told them all. It was now that the silver-haired girl noticed him as she saw his eyes started to change colors from time to time as she widens her eyes. Felt and Old Man Rom did too. As for Subaru, he didn't put too much thought into it as he thought it might have been a side-effect of using too much mana.
Y/n: 'I wonder what we should do after all of this. Should we go get a job? I don't want to work as a prostitute, though.'
As he was thinking about all of this, he didn't notice that someone was behind him with a knife ready to strike him down. It was only Subaru who had noticed it as he quickly threw a chair on the said person.
Subaru: "Y/n, Felt! Behind you!"
It was only a small distraction as another attempt was made, Y/n quickly used all of his energy and rolled down at the table and fell to the floor.
Y/n: "Oof."
Looking behind, Felt could see a woman in black as she quickly grabbed Y/n and retreated to the others.
Elsa: "Oh, my. It seems like I've failed to get his eyes. I heard that the eyes of Élan Vital could grant you high mana, immortality, and even some of its abilities. Even though I have work to do, I can't suppress myself from eating the eyes of Élan Vital~"
She said as she licked her lips while staring at Y/n in a sadistic way. Y/n stared at her in horror as the silver-haired half-elf called out Puck to protect them, especially Y/n. He might even be as important as her insignia if not more.
Elsa: "It seems like you won't let me eat my meal in peace. Guess I have to have some dessert on the way too, yes?"
With that in mind, everybody got ready to fight as Elsa rushed towards them with her sword ready to strike her opponents.
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Wordcounts: 2289
This chapter might have been rushed, so sorry for bad quality chapter.
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