Chapter 21: Subaru's Hairstyle?
[[ "...It's none of your business. What's wrong with Rem being like Sister?" ]]
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~Inside of the Theater~
"Haaah... as expected, that nagging feeling in my gut was spot-on."
Otto sighed, rubbing the back of his neck with a worried frown as his gaze lingered on the unnervingly cold face Rem.
"This sister of Ram's is a bit different from what the boss described. How should I put it, meticulous, and doesn't want to change? This meticulousness might not have anything to do with me, but not wanting change..."
Garfiel grumbled, arms crossed in a clear sign of displeasure.
"Tch. Favorability's plummeted, hasn't it?"
Al crossed his arms in an X.
"Ram remembers that Barusu said... Rem used to be closed off."
Ram said with a slightly pained expression.
"Hmm? Rem?"
Emilia noticed the abnormality in Rem—
Rem's eyes were filled with tears, her body leaned forward and trembled slightly, her mouth was tightly closed, she clenched her left fist, and slammed her right hand on the armrest of the chair.
Thump!
"That woman is too much! Rem... wants to punch her! She's so close to Subaru-kun and doesn't appreciate or cherish it!"
It's normal for Subaru to step on a girl's landmine and get a cold face, but it seems Rem just can't accept that the girl is herself, and can't rationally restrain herself.
[[ "Ouch!"In the scene, Rem finished measuring Subaru's body, Ram finished introducing the mansion to Subaru, and Subaru began the work of peeling vegetables. ]]
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~Inside of the Theater~
"Ah, he cut himself! We need to treat it quickly."
Emilia said this because Subaru accidentally cut himself while peeling potatoes due to his inexperience.
Natsuki Rem also watched with great heartache,
"Hmm... In Ram's memory, Barusu's peeling technique was terrible, but not this terrible. This is Barusu's original state. Has he never peeled before?"
Ram watched the minor injury with a visible pang of sympathy.
"Perhaps Subaru's original world lacks such root vegetables that require this tedious process, I suppose. Though whether his world even possesses vegetables at all is questionable, in fact."
Beatrice, her arms crossed, mused aloud,
"Or perhapsthe shops in Subaru-kun's world sell these vegetables already prepared?""
Rem put her finger to her lips, tilting her head and guessing.
"Their attempts to understand are rather fascinating to witness."
Al, leaning against a soft fabric chair with a wry smile, observed their speculation with amusement.
[[ In the scene, Ram looked at the bleeding Subaru, narrowed her eyes, and said:
"You haven't reflected at all. Barusu, don't you know what improvement is?"
"But, senpai, I've never touched utensils other than chopsticks before. And it's fine for me, but even you are responsible for peeling, what's that about, don't you have the dignity of an older sister?"
Subaru responded.
"Ram will use her strengths and take on the work she's good at. But now is not the time for Ram to take action."
"I heard before that your ability in your area of expertise is also inferior to hers, right?"
"Are Sister and Subaru ready?"
Rem had already perfectly prepared the food with amazing speed, then looked at Ram and Subaru, who were slowly peeling:
"As expected of Sister, even the way she peels is a beautiful sight."
"You're being so openly biased! Please evaluate my work performance, too!"
"...Looking at the way you peel, I feel sorry for the vegetable farmers."
"Don't say that, you'll hurt my feelings!" ]]
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~Inside of the Theater~
"Sister's peeling is indeed a beautiful sight, but Subaru-kun's efforts are even more picturesque."
The Rem outside the screen praised Subaru while acknowledging her sister's elegant peeling.
"Oh, is that little Rem? It seems she'll be an excellent wife in the future, nya."
Felix was surprised by Rem's perfect cooking, looked at Natsuki Rem, and then at Rem, praising her.
Natsuki Rem lowered her head, seemingly thinking,
"I'm still far from enough."
"No, no."
"Hmm~..."
On the other side, Roswaal gently closed his eyes, recalling the days when only Ram was in the entire mansion in his flawed memory, and then sighed slightly.
"Although I heard it from the boss, it's still surprising after seeing it. If the boss is clumsy, Ram is skilled, then Rem is perfect."
Garfiel was also very surprised by the presented scene.
"I really want to eat the food made by Rem-san."
Otto said.
"Um... if there's a chance, Rem can make a meal for everyone."
"And Rem can too."
Natsuki Rem also joined in.
Rem and Natsuki Rem said this to everyone in Emilia's camp.
"Although Rem doesn't have a deep impression of you, she has heard everyone talk about your outstanding contributions, so this is a thank you."
Rem said this to Otto.
"Thank you very much, Rem-san, I will look forward to it."
Otto replied with a smile.
"Ah, it seems that with Ram's guidance, the idiot Barusu has learned, too."
[[ After Ram's tip of "fix the knife, rotate the potato," Subaru began to peel potatoes decently.
Then, everyone noticed Rem, who was silently watching Subaru. "If you stare at me so passionately, I'll be embarrassed... uh, what's wrong?" ]]
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~Inside of the Theater~
"I've had a premonition for a while..."
Julius said, making eye contact with Wilhelm, silently nodding to each other.
"Rem-san is secretly observing Subaru-dono."
Wilhelm said he and Julius shared a judgment.
——
No one around objected.
"Umm..."
The two Rems lowered their eyelashes, they also knew this, they were indeed watching Subaru-kun like that at the time.
They could only hope that Subaru would dispel his vigilance later; at least Subaru's loops were not caused by them.
[[ "...It must be Barusu's ugly appearance that's too eye-catching. Especially his hair, it's so tasteless."
In the scene, Rem wanted to explain something, but was interrupted by Ram.
"I think this hairstyle is quite nice, though."
"At least it's not suitable for a servant. Isn't that right, Rem?"
"...Ah, yes. Yes, it's indeed a little bit, slightly, somewhat concerning."
"It seems you care a lot, I'm so sorry!" ]]
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~Inside of the Theater~
"Ram-san glossed over it."
Anastasia said.
"But, the boss said he cut it himself. Did the boss really do this hair himself?"
"Then I really can't imagine how Natsuki-san did it, haha."
Although Ram in the scene was more likely to be glossing over it, it did remind everyone of Subaru's strange hairstyle.
"Barusu even said it looked pretty good."
Most people here have a relatively low opinion of Subaru's hairstyle.
It seems they've found a common topic, they could probably have a fun Subaru hairstyle roast session.
Of course, provided Rem, Emilia, and Beatrice aren't present.