Reinhard's POV:
It was starting to get dark as I strolled through lugunica, my mind occupied by the man I met earlier.
'Subaru Natsuki, What a peculiar name. Someone just like me huh.'
I didn't even notice when I had arrived in the slums, the site of the broken down houses and lack of lighting turned my mood solemn.
'I'm the sword saint, the strongest. Yet, I can't do anything for these people. Then, what is my purpose?"
As I was still deep in thoughts, I heardsomething. A familiar voice in my mind.
'ard...Reinhard! Can you hear me! I think I'm in deep shit! Can you help me out here?!'
"That was....Subaru...right?"
As I was trying to understand what was going on, I felt something, near the middle of the slums I felt something or someone familiar.
Subaru. I felt him and his emotions. He was fighting, his emotions were calm and focused but a slight tinge of desperation was leaking.
That was all that I needed to rush in the direction where I felt his presence.
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Subaru's POV:
I got up and dragged myself towards felt who was looking after the banged up old man.
She looked distraught as she tried to stop the bleeding. She then turned to me with tears in her eyes.
"I-I can't stop the b-bleeding, Pl-please help, I-I'll do anything! he's the only family I have!
I looked at the tear filled face of the little girl and bad memories surfaced again.
I squashed them down and limped over to her, sounds of reinhard pummeling the stripper was music to my ears.
Once I reached her, my left hand landed on her head and gently ruffled her hair while my right hand hovered in front of the old man's wound, palm facing as it started glowing with dim gold light.
[Name: Balanced healing
Level: 1
Type: active
Cost: 10 DP/CP per second
Description: a skill that uses Devine power to heal while using currupted Holy to destroy any excess growth, maximizing its effects.
Effect:
+1 HP per second
+Cure weak poisons
+Removes minor debuffs]
Soon, ethereal threads of light came out of the edges of the wound and sewed it shut and by the time satella reached us it was gone leaving a thin scar.
Felt was shocked and surprised but it was soon replaced by relief and joy.
She hugged me and begin to sob while thanking me. I smiled and patted her back.
turning my head I saw satella smiling at me which I reciprocated.
Soon felt calmed down and broke the hug, her cheeks burning from embarrassment.
I chuckled and turned to check on the fight and wasn't surprised, seeing that reinhard had disarmed her and had brought her to her knees.
My senses suddenly sharpened, might be due to being in the state of [battle sync] and I activated the [balanced charging] before rushing forward.
I reached out and grabbed reinhard by the back of his collar and pulled him back and deflected the second blade that she pulled out before kicking her in the face.
CRUNCH!
Everyone winced at the sound of bones breaking. blood splattered on the ground and elsa went tumbling to the other side of the warehouse.
Seems like the force from my kick increased by inertia did quite the damage.
And it really did. Elsa looked up, her nose was crushed and she was missing a few of her teeths.
But that damned smile never left her face, instead it looked more aroused than before.
"Thank you, subaru. I appreciate the help."
Reinhard, being the humble man he is, thanked me.
"I don't think I deserve that, you were already prepared to dodge that, weren't you."
I snorted and said which causedreinhard to rub the back of his neck and smile sheepishly.
I chuckled then took a step back and let reinhard handle it like he should have.
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'I shouldn't have let him handle it. What the fuck....'
I now stood outside with everyone except elsa, staring at the pile of debris that was once a warehouse.
"You said you were going to use a sword technique!!!"
I yelled at the apologetic redhead who was poking his index fingers together while looking down.
"But it was a sword technique...."
"I don't remember absorbing all the energy in the atmosphere and turning into a supernova is called sword technique!!"
"Wait, what's a superno-"
"DON'T TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!!"
I bonked him over the head and continued my scolding.
Satella looked surprised at how I was treating the sword saint like a toddler who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Felt on the other hand was trying her best to not laugh at the scene and was failing miserably while the old man was still out like a light.
I took a deep breath and smiled. I was able to do it this time.
'I saved her.'
My thoughts were halted as the rubble shook and elsa jumped out from it. She was bleeding a lot but it didn't hinder her as the black blade shone in the moonlight.
"I will at least take you with me!!"
She yelled and was about cut my head off but instead all that her blade met was....a paper?
But not just any simple paper as the runes on it began to glow red.
I smiled and said a single word.
"Boom."
The paper sizzled and exploded. The quality of the spell inside it wasn't that high so it only gave her minor burns but launched her back.
I too, was caught in the explosion and hit the wall with enough force create a few inches deep human shaped imprint on it.
Satella and felt ran to help me while reinhard prepared to finish her off. But before he could, elsa fled.
I breathed and slumped to the floor, satella and felt helping me stay seated.
"Are you okay?? That was really risky!"
Satella reprimanded me while reinhard looked at me with *now you get what I went through?*
'Suffer! Like I did! Not so fun being on the opposite side?'
'This bastard is using the link for this? Hilarious.'
I simply shook my head and coughed, my vision a little blurry.
"Hey, satella. Can I ask you something?"
"Yes. What is it? Are you not feeling good? Do you need me to heal you?"
She asked in a hurried tone which made me chuckle and shake my head, the action causing me to blank out for a second but I managed to regained my senses.
"No, no. I just want to ask. What's your real name?"
Satella looked shocked at the revelation of me knowing that her name wasn't satella.
"You knew? Since when?"
"Since we first met. I can feel when someone is lying. And in my if there's anything I have learned is that I should look at the whole picture before making a decision."
"From what I saw while searching together with you and puck, is that you're not a bad person. I trust you had a good reason for it too."
I said causing her face to to red and and sweet smile blossomed on her beautiful face.
"Thank you for trusting me and helping me all day. My real name is Emilia."
I smiled too and nodded.
"That's also a beautiful name. Mine is subaru, Subaru natsuki. Peter is my title."
I said and emilia smiled and nodded.
But it suddenly turned into a panic expression as my head slumped down and I passed out.
"Subaru!"
The mixed shouts of the three was the only thing I heard before losing consciousness.