The Sun Prince - Re:Zero OC

— Natsuki Subaru —

Out of nowhere, in but the blink of an eye… I had been transported into another world.

How… how exciting!

A world where I could be myself!

A world with nothing holding me back!

A world… a world without any unreasonable expectations placed upon a failure like me!

Needless to say, I was quite happy about my new situation, even if most people would be a bit frightened.

Magic, medieval knights, beastfolk, monsters… 

Yeah, I was definitely excited.

But soon… that excitement turned on its head.

After all, it was only natural to feel upset when you were soaked, beaten, and on top of that, completely broke.

But then, with those thugs releasing their damn fists and kicks on me… she appeared.

An absolutely gorgeous girl with long silver hair and a cute face, exactly my type.

It would have been a lot cooler if I didn't pass out right after meeting her, though.

Anyway, being the kind girl she was, she nursed me back to health with the help of her cat spirit before deciding to set off to find her stolen item.

But who was I to leave a damsel in distress by her lonesome? Let alone such a ditsy and adorable one.

And more importantly, wasn't this my protagonist moment? The turning point where our two fates intertwine?

No way I would let such a chance go.

And so, running to catch up, I asked her to bring me along, as I had luckily remembered the face of that girl who hopped over the roofs as I was getting mugged, who was the likely culprit as to who stole her beloved insignia.

And so, after hours of searching… we had nothing.

"Darn… so they didn't know either…" Satella said with a frown.

She sure was cute, and with an equally adorable name to match.

"Don't worry! We'll find her eventually!" I said with a smile. "And who says 'darn' in this day and age? It's like you- oof!"

Feeling my body run into someone, I instantly turned forward to apologize.

"Ah! Sorry about that! I'm a little clumsy, you see, haha!"

Perfect job, me!

I then watched as the man turned to me, his light blue hair drifting slightly in the wind as his red eyes looked at the two of us in confusion.

Damn pretty boys…

"It's… no problem," he said, his eyes tracing over Satella for a moment as his eyebrows furrowed.

What was his deal?

Was he taken in by her beauty as well?

I won't take that lying down, you know!

"You two seem to be in a hurry… is there something wrong?" he asked as his gaze turned back to me. "And those clothes… no, never mind. If there is something you two are in need of, I might be able to help."

Huh?

What was he talking about?

Anyway, this might be perfect!

While I wasn't completely sure about this guy… we needed all the help we could get.

Even if I ended up losing some affection points in the process… but Satella shouldn't think too bad of me if I'm the one that got his help, right?

"Actually, funny you mention that, I-"

"Subaru," Satella said, grabbing my arm as she shook her head, her eyes staring into mine with worry. 

"What? What's wrong? We need some help, right?" I said, confused.

"It's just… you know…" she said, anxiously looking around.

While that was cute, I still didn't understand.

As I was about to question her further, the cat spirit that had pranked me with his lap appeared out of thin air, his arms crossed with his lips set in a confident smile.

"Hello! Nice to meet you!" he said, floating over to the blue-haired guy, who seemed slightly surprised, but yet unfazed.

"Uh… sure. Nice to meet you too," he said.

With Puck placing himself on his shoulder, the cat's smile dropped as his eyes widened, but that look was soon replaced with his usual smirk.

"Lia, I think you can trust this guy. I don't feel anything bad about him," Puck said before looking at me. "Although… he will definitely be a better shield than that guy."

Hey!

I take offence to that!

"My name is 'Selian', not 'him'," Selian said with a frown, shaking his head as he turned to me. "And you are… Subaru, correct? What exactly is the problem, then?"

"Ah, well, the pretty lady over here had something stolen from her, so I was hoping you could help us get it back! Or… at least lead us in the right direction, if you could," I said, scratching the back of my head in slight embarrassment.

Needing the help of another guy… that was a bit uncool, especially right after declaring that I would help her find it.

But still, it was better than having Satella lose her precious insignia.

"So anyway, do you think you can help us?" I asked, looking at him with a pleading gaze. "Please! It's really important to Satella!"

The guy's eyes widened as he froze in place.

Speaking of that, so did Puck and Satella.

Huh? What was wrong with them?

"S-Satella… you said," Selian murmured, turning his head over to the girl beside me as his eyes narrowed. "Tell me, girl… is that truly your name?"

Satella was frozen, her mouth opening and closing blankly like a fish before Puck floated back over to her.

"Ah~ Sorry about that! Her name isn't that at all, but, we needed to be discrete, you see?" Puck said, chuckling to himself. "It was… just a little prank, I guess."

Wait… Satella isn't her name?

Then… why would she say it was?

As I looked over to Satella… or, whatever her name was, I saw her give me a guilty nod of her head.

So she had lied… 

"I-I'm sorry, Subaru… I just… was worried that you were, you know, not so nice…" she said, biting her lip. "Ah! But I know you're nice now! It was just, by the time I realized, you had already been calling me that, and, you know, so-"

"I get it," I said, shaking my head with a smile. "I can't even get mad at you when you're acting so cute like that."

"C-Cute!? S-Stop saying such things, dummy!" she said, her cheeks gaining a light blush.

Hnngh!

You weren't helping that assessment by acting like that!

"B-But still… I do feel a bit sad about it," I said, forcing my lips into a frown. "So… don't you think I should be given something in apology?"

The girl nodded her head sadly. "Yes… please, tell me."

Yes! Got her!

"Then… please tell me your name!" I said, snapping my fingers as I gave her as charming of a smile I could muster. "Preferably, your real one this time…"

The girl stared at me for a moment before chuckling to herself.

"A-Alright, Subaru… my name is Emilia," she said, giving me a radiant smile. "Just Emilia."

Ah~ I could definitely find myself getting lost in that face.

Just how did she have such a hold over me after only a few hours?

It was honestly a little terrifying.

"Well… if your lover's quarrel is done with, could you tell me about this stolen item?" Selian said, completely destroying the mood. "I have somewhere to be, so I can't take too long, but I might be able to help you a little bit."

Lover's quarrel… that was a bit embarrassing to hear, but not in a bad way.

Maybe this guy really was nice after all.

And speaking of that… why did he look so shocked when I said Satella?

And how did he seem to instantly know it was a lie?

Was that the name of some kind of popular figure in this world?

Well, those questions could be saved for later, I guess.

It's not like it matters now, after all.

And so, with Emilia and I exchanging a nod, we then proceeded to explain what had happened.

—

"Ugh… once again, I apologize for this…" Selian said, sighing into his hand. "To think she would end up doing that…"

"I-It's okay! Well… not okay, but once I get my insignia back, I won't hold any grudges!" Emilia said, pumping her fist.

Adorable.

"Yes… that insignia… though we can talk about that later," he said, shaking his head. "Still, I'll be sure to scold my silly little sister once this is all over. She wouldn't steal it for greed, or for some random cash from selling it, so I can only guess that this was a sort of commission… though I don't know why. Hopefully, she wouldn't have sold it off yet… regardless, considering it's Felt who made so much trouble, I promise to help you get it back."

After giving Selian the basics of what had happened, as well as the description of the thief from what I saw, he revealed that she was actually his sister, although they had apparently been apart for some time.

To think there would be such a coincidence… well, fate was like that, I guess.

But either way, with night beginning to set on the city, Selian led us through the slums, having apparently lived in the place during his childhood, which explained why he knew exactly where to go.

"We're getting close… again, sorry for the trouble," Selian said as we walked down the street.

"Ah! I-It's okay, Selian. As long as I have it returned, it's all okay," Emilia said with a calm smile.

"Hehe~ Don't worry! I won't freeze her into an ice cube, either!" Puck said, snickering before opening his mouth for a yawn. "Anyway… it's about time for me to head back, as is according to our contract… and Selian's bad to be around for me anyway."

"Ah… yes, sorry about that, Great Spirit," Selian said, looking away.

Huh?

What was that about?

"Don't worry, it's fine!" Puck said, waving his paw. "Anyway, call me if you need me, Lia. Even if you have to use your Od."

Od… another term I didn't know.

"Of course. Have a good rest, Puck," Emilia said, giving the cat a smile before Puck disappeared into a cluster of light.

How interesting… he was like a salaryman with a 9 to 5.

And what was with him looking like he died? Creepy.

We continued walking for a few minutes, with Selian's frown growing with each passing moment.

"Uhh… is something wrong, Selian?" I asked in confusion.

"…It's too quiet," he said, his eyes darting around the nearby shacks. "And can't you feel it? The tension… something feels… wrong."

Emilia and I shared a look of confusion before I looked back at him, swallowing down some of the nervousness that had bubbled up as I tried to focus around me.

Enhancing my senses… I couldn't do something as cool as that, but I could at least keep an eye out for anything odd.

I wasn't exactly sure what he was talking about, and I wasn't able to feel the same tension as he did, but it was probably best to trust his judgment.

After all, having a sixth sense wasn't something unheard of in these fantasy worlds.

We continued walking before we found ourselves in front of a large, dilapidated house, with moss and vines crawling along the walls.

"This is the place, but… it still feels wrong," Selian said, frowning. "Anyway, Old Man Rom should be here, so let me head in first."

"S-Sure… I'll follow behind you," I replied.

"Ah! And be careful, okay?" Emilia added.

Selian gave the two of us a nod before walking up to the door alongside me, with Emilia waiting behind on the steps.

Reaching out his hands, he firmly knocked on the door.

There wasn't an answer.

Selian's eyes twitched as he knocked again.

Still… there was no answer.

"S-Selian? Is there… something wrong?" Emilia asked worriedly from behind us.

"Yeah… yeah, there might just be," he said as he closed his fist. "Oi! Old Man! I'm coming in!"

And then, with a single punch, the door was reduced to splinters, with the remnants barely hanging on to the hinges.

Damn… I feel like I could already tell, but this guy was pretty strong, huh?

"Hey! Felt? Rom? What the heck are you…"

Selian's voice trailed off as I watched his eyes grow large in surprise, his breath hitching as the next moment, he disappeared.

The heck? Was I seeing things?

Well… I guess I should follow him, huh?

Inside, it was dark, with an atmosphere that made a shiver crawl up my spine.

Ah… this must be the tension he was talking about earlier, huh?

"I'm… coming in," I said as I stepped past the doorway.

Instantly, the smell hit me.

The scent of copper… but it was a bit worse.

More pungent.

No… I had smelled this before.

Whenever I bit my lip too hard, I tasted it.

It… was the smell of blood.

Widening my eyes, I looked over to the corner of the room, where Selian was crouched onto his knees, the pale moonlight from the windows shining on him as he held a body close to him.

A body with short golden hair and a red scarf…

"No… impossible…" Selian muttered, tightening his hug on the dead girl as blood dripped from her sides, joining the slick pool that was gathered under them.

The… girl… the dead girl… 

She was dead…

No, and looking to the side, there was the body of a large old man with blood dripping out of his neck, his detached arm resting on the ground as blood seeped into the old floorboards below.

W-What?

"Impossible!" Selian shouted, his hair floating upwards.

I then felt an inexplicable sensation of emptiness as I dropped to my knees, like the feeling of exhaustion you would get from an all-nighter, and a pressure as if gravity had increased in the earlier.

What… what was going on?

Why was that girl dead?

Why was that man dead?

This… this was definitely wrong!

"Ah~ I didn't expect any visitors~ and the fear in you is palpable~"

Hearing a voice whisper into my ear from behind me, I felt my back stiffen before I was sent hurdling to the ground, a sharp pain emanating from my stomach.

What… the hell?

I struggled to keep my eyes open as I watched a woman walk out from behind be, looking at Selian as he continued to mutter to himself, his arms wrapped tightly around the girl's body as he chocked out sobs.

"And there is another visitor… were you close with that girl?" the woman said to the grieving Selian, her voice confirming it was the one that had just whispered to me. "She was quite the fighter indeed… ah~ how wonderful it was~! I just hope that seeing your guts will excite me as much as seeing hers did!"

I watched as she took out a pair of knives, her form blurring a moment later as she ran towards Selian with her weapon raised to cut him down from behind.

I was confused.

What was happening? Who was that woman? And why was she about to kill Selian?

I didn't understand any of it… but still, I wanted to shout out for him to dodge or get to safety, but I found myself unable to do anything.

Luckily… it seemed that I didn't need to.

"You did this… didn't you," Selian said, turning his head to face us as I was met with a completely despondent face, marked with tears that were streaking down his cheeks.

I watched as he flicked out his hand, and then, in the same instant… the woman was cut to ribbons.

Literal ribbons, with her flesh and bones flayed into strips as she fell to the ground in a heap, the parts of her body spread across the floor due to her forward momentum.

I had never seen something so visceral and sickening.

I wanted to run away.

I wanted to puke.

I wanted to cry.

But looking down at my stomach… I think I had bigger problems to worry about.

"Subaru!? Selian!? W-What… is going on?" Emilia said, walking in with an expression of shock and worry as she surveyed the place.

"E-Emilia…" I gasped, feeling a bit of blood leak out of my mouth.

This… was bad.

"Subaru! You're injured!" she said, quickly coming to my side. "Don't worry, I'll heal you!"

Ah… she was so cute, fretting over me like that.

And so kind too, like with the kid we brought back to their mother due to her insistence, even though we still didn't know where her insignia was…

She even let a useless guy like me tag along with her, pretending that I was doing good even when I was probably making things worse…

And then, of course, how she saved me in that alley…

"W-What? Why… why isn't it working? The spirits… they're…" Emilia said, struggling to hold back tears as she pressed her hands against my open stomach. "Why isn't it working!?"

I was barely able to keep my eyes open as I watched the pretty blue lights surrounding Emilia begin to move away from her as soon as they appeared, as if getting sucked towards Selian who was still crouched down in sadness with the girl in his arms.

And his face… it looked as if his world had crumbled.

Right… that was his sister, wasn't it?

Ah… I felt really bad for him… he was a nice guy too, like Emilia.

He didn't deserve to have such a sad face, and neither did the pretty half-elf in front of me.

Dammit… and yet again, I was useless.

Even another world couldn't change that.

But if I could try once again…

"I swear… I'll fix everything…" I said, my throat gurgling from the blood.

And then… darkness.

But before I knew it… I had woken up again, staring at that very same appa salesman that had chewed me out before I ended up meeting Emilia.

What…?

I was, yet again, incredibly confused.

Was that a dream?

A premonition?

Teleportation?

I didn't know… but what I did know, was that I had to get back to that place in the slums as soon as possible, so that I could finally get some answers.

And so, after a brief encounter with those same three hooligans, I followed the same path Selian had used to get to the loot house, and to my utter surprise… that old man that was dead on the floor, was alive.

Really weird.

Luckily, I was able to get in using Selian's name, and Felt appeared soon after, giving into a fit as soon as her brother's name was mentioned as I tried to negotiate for that insignia before that woman could come.

But then… she did.

And this time, there was no Selian to cut her down.

So… I died again.

Much more vividly this time, and yet again, Felt and that Old Man Rom had died as well.

A failure… yeah, there was no way I could win against that monstrous woman.

And yet again, I found myself standing in front of the appa salesman a moment after everything went dark.

…Again?

Wait… that wasn't a dream.

The phantom pain in my stomach reinforced that.

But… how?

Was it… some sort of vision?

No… that was too vivid for a simple vision.

So… did I go back in time?

A sort of regression?

But then, the trigger… what could it be?

Ah… well, that was obvious, wasn't it?

I… could return by death.

"Oi! Kid! You gonna buy an appa, or not!?"

Heh.

To think I got such a shitty power in a fantasy world… it really was quite cruel.

But I wouldn't need to use it again.

After all… I knew where to go to first now.

"Sorry, but I'm broke beyond compare!" I said, giving the confused guy a smirk before I turned around. "So I'll see you around!"

Being able to slice that woman into ribbons without even looking… yeah, if there was one person I could trust to make things right and defeat that dangerous woman, it would be him.

So, Selian… where the heck would he be right now?