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After the events at the Sanctuary, Subaru and the others relocate to Roswaal's other mansion. There, Subaru undergoes training with Roswaal's butler, Clind, to learn how to become a knight. As part of his training, Subaru and Garfiel create a parkour course in the forest. They find it cool, and Subaru's dedication is evident as he pushes his limits.One day, Subaru sprints through the forest, pushing himself to the limit. He hears someone yelling in the distance, urging him forward. With their voice as his motivation, Subaru pushes himself harder, focusing on reaching the finish line.Finally, he reaches the finish line, marked clumsily on the ground breathing breath after ragged breath, he still finds it in him to shout. He complains as he does to invigorate his faltering heart. He mustn’t feel that his fatigue is simply wear, or that his effort is simply exertion. He must remember that this is not the end, and there is still more to come. Every time he tries to dictate where the finish line is, to give himself that satisfaction,
Just as he crosses it, a small figure appears before him. It's Beatrice, offering him a towel. And said "Good job, Subaru, I suppose" Subaru takes it and wipes the sweat from his face, grateful for the reliefSubaru said "Ah, thanks. Was looking to cool down so this’s perfect.” Beatrice said “I’ll tell you that Petra cooled it before you go pinning this on me, in fact. Go thank her and she’ll jump for joy, I suppose.”Subaru said “Petra’s really considerate that way. But man, weird to see you out here, Beako. Something putting you in a different mood than usual?” Subaru swings his arms as he sits up and slides over to Beatrice. She puts her hand to her hip, averting her gaze.Beatrice: “Just whimsy, in fact.” Subaru said “Oh wow so it was whimsy huh.” Beatrice said
“…And I wanted to personally see what you’re like when you’re putting in your best, I suppose.”While keeping her gaze averted, Beatrice easily unveils her hidden intentions. She’s so much more honest now. Subaru feels keenly that time has earned him her trust. Beatrice looks like she wants to say something to Subaru as he grins, but,Beatrice said “Now, this must involve more than just gallivanting about, in fact. What comes next, I suppose?”Subaru responded “I’ll have you know this gallivanting is pretty taxing on its own, mademoiselle. While I cannot say whether I’ll meet your expectations, I’m tackling the obstacle course of dreams next.”Beatrice said "…Ah, right, in fact. You mean the playground that Garfiel built in the forest, I suppose. ‘Obstackle…?'” Subaru said “Obstacle course. You don’t have to force yourself to memorize it. Just ignore it.”Beatrice said “But Subaru, I want to understand every word you say, in fact.” The smooth line makes Subaru’s cheeks relax even further. Beatrice looks puzzled by his reaction, before she realises what she just said and her expression instantly shifts. Her cheeks are adorably pink as berries.Beatrice said “N-no, I didn’t mean it like th… it just came out that way, I suppose.”Subaru: “Nonono, no worries, I know exactly what you meant. Everything’s cool, I love you too" Beatrice retorted “You know exactly nothing, in fact!”Subaru chuckles as he jumps to his feet and scoops a sour-faced Beatrice into his arms. She looks displeased in his hold, but makes no complaints about being carried.Beatrice: “Subaru, you reek of sweat, I suppose.”Subaru: “Breathe with your mouth then. Or just drain the mana directly.”Beatrice: “I’ll sap you dry if that’s what you’re asking, in fact.”Subaru: “You’re gonna be the one crying after that.”Beatrice: “A-as if, I suppose! Cease your nonsense, in fact!”With Beatrice in his arms, Subaru breaks into a run. His breathing returns to normal during their banter. Beatrice makes a perfect weight for running from the track in the field to the obstacle course in the forest. Since she’s far lighter than she looks. Basically a feather.
Subaru soars with her in hand, so light he may have grown
Their new mansion is surrounded in just as much green as the old one. Shrubs grow in abundance throughout the verdant mountains. Subaru feels the cool breeze wash over his bangs as he launches into a run.
Subaru said “Okay! All! Right!”
The forest is so lush that it drowns everything visible in green. Here, Subaru sprints forward and lightly puts his hand to a sideways log, defeating the obstacle with only a small hop and his momentum. ‘Vaulting’ proves an effective means of locomotion in places strewn with obstacles, or in urban areas with copious buildings. Parkour champions the technique: a sport that Subaru often watched on television, all while amazed at the superhuman feats of the athletes. He never anticipated once that he would be training himself in this field.
Subaru yelled “Hup! Hah! Okay!”
The climbing apparatus is the star of this obstacle course that Subaru got Garfiel to construct. One large post composes the central pillar, while logs are assembled together in the space around it. It is essentially a classical jungle gym but with a slight avant-garde flair.
The thing looks a mess to climb even while taking it slowly. Subaru leaps onto it with all the momentum from his sprint, using the slight contact his fingers and toes purchase to shoot himself upwards, as if scaling a vertical wall. He races quicker than the eye can catch all to the top of the jungle gym. But there still more to this stunt, and more purpose to the gym.
Subaru: “Hup! Hup! Hup!”
Subaru reaches the slight footing at the peak before hopping to the uppermost point of the structure. He gazes down. Drop looks about six meters. Obviously, nothing is laid upon the wild, mossy ground. While the earth could have been soft once, it is now well-trodden and hard. Meaning the terrifying fall is definitely going to hurt. However,
Without any hesitation, Subaru leaps down to the hard earth. Entirely undefended as he is, this jump may appear the worst of his usual recklessness. But Subaru unhesitatingly stretches out his legs and contacts the ground. Suffering the pain of the impact, he writhes in hideous agony—or not.
Subaru bends his legs and ducks to dissolve the impact, breaking into a forward roll to further avoid damage. One more roll, and another onto his hands and knees, before he darts to his feet, sustaining no injury at all. He merely brushes himself off, wiping the dirt from his track suit.
This is another parkour stunt: the land and roll. The stunt involves a landing combined with a roll to disperse the impact. It allows one to safely fall from moderate heights. While it’s no big deal for superhumans, it is a question of life or death for ordinary human Subaru. Just practicing this technique should be broadening his horizons for what he can do.
Subaru says “So that’s basically it. That improve your opinion of me?”
Subaru spreads his arms wide and looks to Beatrice, who watched the whole thing. Beatrice sits calmly on the stump for spectators, her eyes widening.
Beatrice said “Honestly, I am a little surprised, in fact. It did improve my opinion somewhat, I suppose.”
Subaru responded by saying “You’re back in love with me?”
Beatrice said "Subaru, recently, I’ve been having trouble deducing what you’re trying to make me say, in fact!”
Subaru said “I only want to know you love me.”
Beatrice’s attitude already demonstrates it more than enough. Subaru gives the red-faced, indignant Beatrice a smile before glancing behind him then he started doing radio calisthenics
As shown by that spot of parkour, part of the forest has been repurposed into an obstacle course for Subaru. No one’s going to complain about it, since it’s on Roswaal’s land. But Subaru has to keep his honest urge to send Garfiel occupationally into construction, having seen how easily he cleared the timber and built this, to himself.
Garfiel is surprisingly nimble-fingered and attuned to detail. Perhaps his young, reckless talent will bloom in more fields in the future now he was done doing radio calisthenics
Subaru said “Done stretching. Alrighty, let’s get get ourselves a nice walk out in the forest and then go back to mansion" Beatrice said "Indeed in fact"In the midst of their walk, Subaru steps on a crack in the forest floor, causing it to break and him to fall into a hole.he was falling down screaming while letting go of Beatrice hand Beatrice said "Subaru are you okay in fact?!" Subaru responded "yeah" Beatrice casted murak on herself and fall
down the hole and spotted Subaru looking at his surroundingsBeatrice went to subaru and said "subaru let's get out of here in fact" Subaru said "yeah but look at this place an abandoned underground secret bunker is near at the mansion and look there's something in the case over there" Subaru spots a glass case containing a peculiar-looking blue bug. Beatrice said while looking at the bug "how odd in fact" Subaru said "yeah hold on"Unable to open the case, Subaru shatters it with a rock and Beatrice grabs the bug and it does nothing "its what's the word Subaru?" "Weird?" "Yeah that I suppose" Subaru said "let me see it"Beatrice gave subaru the bug and it glowed and moved on subaru hand they gasped and beatrice said "how did you get it to do that in fact?" Subaru said "I don't know beako I think it likes me" while chuckling Subaru hands the bug to Beatrice, and it continues to react. Suddenly, the bug jumps on Subaru's face, startling them.Subaru screaming "its attacking me!" Beatrice said while panicking "it's on your face!" Then the bug moved from his face then to his back then subaru felt a pain his back and while his brain felt like someone was doing a surgery on him he started to regain his footing and stand up he grabs his body to check if it was still there then he realise"Beako it's inside Oh my God its inside me! Beako help me get it out" "how do you think I can get it out In fact!" Subaru said "i don't know just-" Then he feels something crawling in his back Four giant blue bug-like appendages emerge from his back, allowing him to hang from the ceiling. Subaru panicsBeatrice said "Subaru are you alright are you okay?!" Subaru responds "I'm okay Beako" then black goo we're surfacing from every part of his body except his face and his eyes we're glowing yellow and screaming "whats happening to me" then blue armor comes out of the black goo and encase subaru then the black goo comes out of his face and armor appears the bug appendages let go on the ceiling and he falls on the floorhe stands up and his body is completely covered in armour (his armor looks like in the Blue beetle movie except his eyes are completely yellow without any pupils or iris)and he hears a voice in his head. The armor encases him completely, and he falls to the floor. Standing up, Subaru realizes that his body is covered in the blue armor, and a girly-robotic voice inside his head says, "Host acquired."End of Chapter 1
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After things started to calm down Subaru looks at himself and heard a girly-robotic voice
Host acquired Analysing Host
Subaru: Beatrice did you hear that?Beatrice: Hear what I suppose
Hello Natsuki *glitch* Subaru
Subaru: Who is that inside my head and what's wrong with my eyes I have like some kind of visionHe see’s Beatrice and the vision scans her then words appear saying unidentified lifeform
I am Khaji-Da the scarab that is infuse in your spine
Subaru: Scarab?Beatrice: Subaru? What did you say?Subaru: the thing inside me is called a scarab apparently and it's all over my body!?Beatrice: Subaru try to stay calm
It is your protective carapace now be silent and comply eliminate the lifeforms in front of us we have been compromised
Subaru: compromised?! What are you talking about and don't try to hurt her
You are the host you must comply
Subaru: Host?! Are you some sort of parasite?!
Irrelevant
Subaru: What are you?! Why we're you in that case i have so many questions!Beatrice: Subaru are you Ok?Beatrice grabs Subaru’s hand he see's it and calms downSubaru: we have to tell someone about this
Negatory such actions will compromise the mission
Subaru: What mission?
The mission is-
Then glitching sounds we're heard and the voice was breaking
The mission has been forgotten in my database how odd
Subaru: well you’ll probably remember it
Unlikely but you must not tell anyone about me
Subaru: why
For their own protection
Subaru: Ok weird i’ll probably find about you later but beako let's get out of here while we still canBeatrice nodsThen he was about to ask Beatrice to use murak and then he heard khaji-da
Flight system engaged
Subaru heards this His back then unfolds to reveal bug like wings.Subaru: flight systems? What are you talkin—
AHHHHHH!Beatrice:AHHHHH!They then launch out of the base and are up the sky.
Adjusting pressure for host protection
Then are floating and they see a breathtaking view of the mansion the forest and the obstacle course.Subaru: Hey can you fly us to the mansion?Beatrice: Subaru have you gone crazy in fact?
Thrusters engaged
Subaru: wait thrusters?! WOAH!Beatrice: *shrieks*The suit then sped up to the mansion they land near it and subaru let's down Beatrice gently.Subaru: get off me if you don't want to be seen Ok but you need to Hide!
Affirmative
The suit then began to slowly fade away and finally subaru was back to normal.Beatrice hugs subaruBeatrice: finally your back to normalSubaru: well close Khaji-da is still on meBeatrice: Khaji-da? it had a name?Subaru: yep let's go inside to see if someone knows anything about a scarab discretely of course.Subaru then winks and shush motion to tell Beatrice not to tell anyone Beatrice nods.??: Subaru-sama! Beatrice-chan!Someone shouts their names, and the two of them look up. They find a girl running towards them from the road to the mansion. Her face and voice are familiarA sweet wildflower, out of anyone’s reach. That would be a good descriptor for Petra Leyte.Petra: I was just leaving to go fetch you two. Thank goodness we didn’t miss each other.Says Petra after running up to them, out of breath with her hand to her chest. Subaru gives Petra, who had grown to his chest, a pat on the head in response.Subaru: What’s the rush? We weren’t gonna escape Did you just get those baked tarts at the perfect temperature for us or something?Beatrice: Then it’s sensible that she would make haste, in fact. Since it’s incredibly important, I supposeWhat are Baked tarts?
Subaru thought to Khaji ‘I thought you analayzed me you should what they are’
I only analayzed useful informationPetra: No! That’s so not it! You guys are being jerks!Petra puffs out her cheeks as Beatrice nods solemnly,Petra: Leaving the tarts aside for the moment, it’s something else. The mansion has received a guest. Emilia-sama said to go and fetch you, andSubaru: Wait, Petra. Just stop there. I’m getting a terrible feeling about thisTerrible feeling? illogical assumptions are false ‘I thought you knew about my loops’ what are you saying what loops? Subaru then stiffens shocked that it didn't know about his deaths even though it analayzed himPetra: “Huh?”Clearly wary, Subaru cuts Petra off. She looks surprised at this, but Beatrice doesn’t. Well yeah. Beatrice has witnessed the same things that Subaru has, considering they’ve been together ever since moving to the new mansion. Quite a few things have happened between now and the day they left SANCTUARY.Subaru: And the conversation pattern goes exactly the same. When you show up to fetch me, or Frederica does, or sometimes Otto or Garfiel do, it always means trouble. I’ve learned that muchBeatrice: A guest suddenly appears while Subaru is out indeed, this absolutely is the pahttern bespeaking misfortune, I suppose.Petra: “B-Beatrice-chan, you’re using words that Subaru-sama does! Subaru-sama, stop teaching her weird things!
The Petra is mad at the host quick vaporise her before she finds out
Subaru: No I will vaporise her I mean mansion’s consensus is that Beako gets to do what she wants. But anyway, the guest. Petra, me and Beatrice are absent due to stomach-ache
Sufficient Tactic For Retreat
Petra: No! You! Don’t! Emilia-sama will be furious! And I have no reason to disobey her. Come on, this way!Petra used to be such a Subaru adherent, but living here has led her to oppose him when needed.Her hands grab Subaru’s arm and she pulls him along, putting in her greatest effort to drag him away. As she does, Subaru glances to Beatrice, her hand in his.Subaru: Beako.Beatrice: Enjoy your day, in fact.Subaru: You’re coming too!Beatrice: Ghhah, I suppose!It starts as a plea for help, and instantly transforms into embroilment. Beatrice quickly attempts to shake him off, but Subaru keeps a tight grip on her left hand. And her right hand is restrained by Petra, leaving her doubly without an escape. With Subaru refusing Beatrice’s escape, and Petra refusing Subaru’s escape, the trio venture along in their nonsense arrangement to the mansion.Subaru: I know it’s too late to kick the visitor out but that just makes me wish we’d been told soonerPetra: You mean, to have a messenger on messengers? But then we won’t know far we need to go out to anticipate them beforehand. That much is clearSubaru: I’m just saying it’d be nice for everyone’s mental health and relations if we did something about that. Anyway, do you know who today’s visitor is, Petra?My scanner detects two teenager's one with the color of hair purple and one is a cat demihuman
‘purple hair? oh I hope it's not julius’The one receiving the guest is going to be Petra, Frederica, or Ram. One of the three. Since Petra is out here fetching Subaru, one of the other two will be dealing with the guest.Petra: Umm, well, not reallySubaru: You don’t know? Well I have a clear Idea on who they arePetra: how did you know it was more than one? Anyways They were in an incredible rush, saying that the guest was extremely important. But they didn’t look important.Subaru: You can’t judge much off of people’s appearances. Sometimes you get little girls with powerful drills who also command dark powers. Though they may seem a mere dress-wearing loli, in truth they preside over
Noted
Beatrice: Shut it, I suppose!Beatrice is the one calling off the jokes, leaving Subaru silent. Petra looks at the silenced Subaru, still worried.Petra: I don’t judge people based on their appearances anymore either.Subaru: That’s good, Petra. Dunno what happened to change it but it was important you didPetra: I thought the new nasty-eyed choresman who came to the village was a weirdo but he really wasn’tSubaru: It boomeranged!
It appears The Petra has as you would call it Humour
Subaru: Shut up!Petra then shocked by his sudden outburst her eyes started form tearsPetra: Subaru-sama did I do something wrong?Beatrice facepalms at his stupiditySubaru: ehhh no its just that I was having bad thoughts so I had to err yell at myself to stop having bad thoughts?Nice save
‘Shut it you we're the one who started this’Petra: Oh okSubaru: anyway we should start heading to where the guest's are waitng for usPetra nods and that continue to walkSubaru: So what’re they like?Petra: I guess a kitty?Subaru: A kitty?The image of a grey cat spirit, long tail wagging, comes to mind at the word ‘kitty’. Subaru’s feelings for him are complex, and there are things they must talk about upon his eventual return.
This is the one that has the power to end the world how pathetic
Subaru: Gotta ask him for his daughterBeatrice: I thought of Bubby too, but Petra’s surely seen him before, I suppose. So it can’t be him, in fact. Petra, what kind of kitty was it, I suppose?Petra: It’s so cute that you’re calling them a kitty too, Beatrice-chanBeatrice: Pet! Ra!Says Beatrice indignantly to a teasing Petra. Petra gives an easy, “Sorry, sorry,” and looks up in thought.Petra: I guess they weren’t really a kitty. I haven’t really seen one before, but I suppose they were a catfolk demihuman. I always think of Big Bro Garfiel when I think of demihumans thoughSubaru: Garf’s mixed race, and he doesn’t have any blatantly obvious demihuman traits. Best you can manage on closer inspection is how intense his eyes areAnd I guess you could mention his sharp canines. According to Garfiel, his canines will always keep growing, much like a rodent’s incisors, and he needs to chew on hard objects to maintain their length and sharpness. It’s not uncommon for Ram or Frederica to flip out at him after catching him chewing on the mansion’s banisters.Subaru: So a demihuman who looks demihuman has arrived. If they’re catfolk then they’re probably a beastman, and I do know a couple of those.It’s a given in the Capital, but Costuul also has many beastfolk demihumans. A long period of time has dissolved the discrimination against demihumans in the domain of Roswaal the Demihuman Fancier. Making this area a nicer region for demihumans to live in, or so says the local bunny-eared bartender. But Petra, who spends her time working in the mansion and goes to Arlam Village rather than Costuul on her days off, naturally is less familiar with them.Petra: I get it. Could you show me around Costuul on my next day off, then?Subaru: Yeah, sure. I’m sure you’ll get to go there for shopping and stuff too, and you wanna be making as many friends as you canDo not make promises that you can't keep up Natsuki Subaru
‘Oh lighten up I swear what made you to be so cynical’
The mission
‘which is’
Unknown but top priority is to give the organic host protection
‘Oh neat could have use you to help me with elsa the witch cult the great rabbit garfiel and roswaal’
IrrelevantSubaru gives that poorly-thought promise, and Petra pumps her fist. Beatrice only sighs and smiles wryly at Subaru.Subaru: Aaaand we’re here. Back at our beloved abodeThe gates come into view during their conversation, and Subaru lifts his hands, linked as they are with the girls’. He ignores their protests as the gesture forces them to stretch, correcting his own posture and looking at the mansion.This is the new mansion replacing the old, burnt one. Its exterior gives the same western feel that the previous did, and is similarly designed. There is space between the front gates and the doorway, with garden lawns flanking the gravel path. On the right side is a fountain, while the left continues into a path to the side end of the mansion, where carriages are parked, that has stables for earth dragonsThe fountain comes with an installation of colorful flowers, and at a fixed time daily, it sprinkles them with water. One section of the flowerbed holds Subaru and Petra’s vegetable garden, letting them harvest fresh vegetables in-season. It’s quite well-praised when the crop is bountiful.The group pass through the front garden and the gravel path, leading them to large double-doors. The knocker shares the shape of the Mathers family crest, using the raptor motif, which indeed makes this feel like the primary estate of the Mathers.Subaru: I noticed an unfamiliar carriage over by the stables. Guess it’s the visitor’s‘Can you guess who that is?’
Affirmative with limited information from your brain I couldn't know but by scanning the dna traces inside the carriage it belongs to the Anastasia camp I assume you remember them?
‘The Anastasia camp oh yeah I remember them the merchant group and the greedy gal as its leader’
Petra: The carriage is a dragon carriage, but it wasn’t being pulled by anything like Patrasche-chan. It wasn’t a dragon, it was more like a big dog'Then that would mean that the kitty petra said earlier could have been mimi hetaro or tivey'???: Oh! Hullo mister, it’s been foooreeeveeer! Have you been well!?A stupidly cheerful, high-pitched voice comes hurtling at Subaru, startling him as he opens the door. Petra gives a wry smile, and Beatrice squeezes Subaru’s hand slightly. With these reactions in the corner of his eye, he looks ahead at the figure bounding toward him.They are small. They are shorter than Petra, but a little taller than Beatrice. Meaning that they’re a child’s height, but this may be as tall as she’ll ever get. Her body is covered in short, orange fur, and her alert cat ears are adorable. Her eyes abound with curiosity and her loud mouth is curved mischievously. Her long, orange braid is very feminine, and her perfectly-fit white robe makes her all the more cute.She’s effectively a bipedal kitten, and in some sense, a cat-lover’s dream. A catfolk and one who Subaru knows.Subaru: Mimi! It’s been ages. You’re as full of energy as always!Mimi: Mhm! Yup! I’m super duper full of energy! You get it, mister! And I even grew bigger and now I’m an adult. Hmhmhm!Mimi puts her hand to her hip, smirking boastfully as her tail sways to and fro. She just looks like a lively, energetic girl, but actually she is a vice-chair of the beastman mercenary company Iron Fang, with considerable fighting prowess and many other surprises. She once helped Subaru in fighting the White Whale and Petelgeuse, and shares his tendency to be cloyingly friendly and familiar with anyone, which perhaps makes her the best friend he unaffectedly made during the whole affair.Incidentally Iron Fang is basically the private army of Emilia’s political opponent Anastasia Hoshin, so they are an enemy going by that. But being hostile towards Mimi is entirely tasteless.
The Mimi is energetic and most likely be a Threat using the Plasma Cannon
Then on his arm a black and blue armor started to appearSubaru: NO!he hid his arm behind his back
‘Khaji Mimi is not a threat only an ally seriously why is “kill” the only solution to your problems
Because it is the most fastest solution
‘Right I'm gonna ignore that’Suabru: sorry for the outburst had something bit my arm and swatted it away and Thanks for coming all the way. Right, introductions. This cute maid here is Petra. She’s an upcoming almighty maid who works in our mansion. And this blatantly wary loli is BeatriceMimi: Okey! I got it! The maid who’s Petras and your baby! Got it! I won’t forget it!Beatrice: I-I feel she’s remembering me by hideously improper means, in fact!Beatrice is trembling, hiding behind Subaru’s back. It seems she’s scared of Mimi and how unforgivingly forward she is. Mimi mercilessly dives into her,Mimi: What? You’ll never be big like me if you shrink up like that! Come on, get out here, out you get!Beatrice: Wh, no, wa, stop, I suppose! Betty doesn’t mind being small, and you’re too small to be saying this anyway, in fact!Mimi: Hmhm! Listen to the rooky. I’m huge inside, so my outsides’re gonna catch up to me before long! The Boss said so!Beatrice: It’s nonsense, I suppose!Mimi pulls Beatrice to the front, manhandling her entirely. Beatrice looks to Subaru for rescue, but he enjoys watching her being people-shy while also making friends, and simply watches over her with a fatherly look.Petra: Um, Subaru-sama. Beatrice-chan is looking to you in sheer terror.Subaru: People mature by battling their weaknesses. Beako is a little too averse to new things, so it’s best she start developing that challenger’s mentality now. Let us watch her in silence, mom.Petra: M-mom… y-yes, let’s.Subaru senses his mistake as he sees Petra blush and fall silent. But correcting it would be a mess so he decides to go with it. He turns his attention to Mimi, dancing circles around the room with a tight grip on Beatrice’ hands.Subaru: So if you’re here, then are the others… are your brothers or Ricardo with you? Also I’d really rather goddamn Julius not show up without booking in first.Anastasia’s Knight, Julius Juukulius, has a very complicated relationship with Subaru. Subaru doubts he can be sincere with him even when seeing him face-to-face. Subaru knows he has some trouble dealing with Anastasia, but she’s still preferable to Julius. But Mimi casts aside Subaru’s worries with a shake of her head.Mimi: Nope. Not Hetaro or Tivey or the Boss or Julius or my Lady are here! It’s just me! I’m here all on my own! Hmhm!Subaru: That’s impressive and all, but… what are you here for, then?Mimi: Ummm, uhhh, oh right!Mimi tilts her head, before pouncing onto Beatrice. Heedless of Beatrice as she hurries to support her, Mimi gives a sunny smile,Mimi: I’m inviting you to a party! My Lady said let’s all hang out! So here I am to invite you! I’m super excited! Super! Excited!End of Chapter 2