"Although we are colleagues, Subaru is, after all, Lady Emilia's benefactor. Your position is different from ours."
Rem's azure eyes gazed at Natsuki Subaru as she spoke.
"Really now, being treated with such a polite attitude by you actually makes me quite troubled..."
Natsuki Subaru scratched his face.
So, it's still not easy to close the distance...
Thinking about it, it makes sense. Rem has always been a very vigilant person, and my current identity is a bit sensitive.
Trying to win over Rem in a single day, that was indeed too naive.
This isn't some romance game that can be quickly cleared.
But, it's okay, time will tell!
"Sorry, I said something unnecessary just now, please forget it."
Rem lowered her head slightly, a hint of emotion Natsuki Subaru couldn't decipher in her tone.
"No, Rem's words are never unnecessary." Natsuki Subaru shook his head, then looked at Rem seriously and said, "On the contrary, I'm very grateful that you could say these things to me."
The fact that Rem took the initiative to say these things to him was already a significant step forward.
Rem's azure eyes quietly watched Natsuki Subaru, then she let out an almost inaudible sigh:
"Although Lady Emilia has also commented on this, Subaru, you really are a person with no particular ambitions."
"Well, about that..."
Natsuki Subaru rubbed the tip of his nose with his forefinger, his gaze unconsciously drifting out the window.
Ambitions...
Honestly, I just hope to avoid the cycles of Return by Death that Natsuki Subaru experienced in the original work, and then become strong enough to protect all the people and things I cherish.
"Is Subaru spacing out again?" Rem's calm voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Not really spacing out." Natsuki Subaru came back to his senses, looking at Rem's crystal-clear azure eyes and said, "Just thinking about some very important things."
"Sister said that when alone with Subaru, one would be subjected to lewd gazes." Rem tilted her head slightly and said, "So before listening to you, Rem had already prepared herself mentally."
"Hey, hey... I'm a super respectable person!"
Natsuki Subaru immediately straightened his posture and retorted.
That Ram, talking nonsense.
What does she mean by lewd gazes?
I was clearly looking with gentlemanly appreciation, okay.
Seriously, just thinking about Ram's gossip spreading to Emilia quickly is terrifying.
Before it comes to that, I must first draw a defensive line with Rem and Emilia.
Thinking this, Natsuki Subaru suddenly said with a serious expression: "Rem, look at my eyes."
"What's wrong?"
Rem stared at him expressionlessly.
"There are two words written in them." Natsuki Subaru pointed at his own eyes very seriously.
"What?"
"Sincerity."
Natsuki Subaru said word by word, even blinking his eyes.
"For a moment just now, I saw you in a different light... It seems I was thinking too much."
Rem quietly watched Natsuki Subaru, her sapphire-like eyes flickering slightly.
"Hey now, don't jump to conclusions so quickly." Natsuki Subaru straightened his posture and said, "Give me some time, I'll definitely make you see me in a new light!"
However, Rem had already lifted the corners of her skirt and curtsied slightly:
"Well then, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave..."
She paused, then added, "There's work tomorrow morning. The kitchen needs to prepare breakfast ingredients, starting at five o'clock by sun time."
"If I remember correctly, five o'clock sun time... converted, isn't that five in the morning?" Natsuki Subaru recalled the time conversion method Emilia had taught him before, then looked at Rem in surprise,
"Isn't that too early?!"
"So." Rem looked at Natsuki Subaru and continued, "Can Subaru wake up on time?"
"To be honest, I don't have much confidence..." Natsuki Subaru scratched his cheek, a troubled expression on his face. "By the way, how do you guys usually wake up on time?"
"Rem and sister rely on magic crystals. But considering Subaru's situation..." Rem blinked her azure eyes, walked to the window, and pointed to the glowing crystal in the center of the courtyard,
"See that magic crystal? When its color turns light cyan, it's the fourth hour of the Wind Hour, which is wake-up time."
"I can't tell the difference at all." Natsuki Subaru observed it carefully and said with a slight sigh, "In my place, clocks are accurate to the minute."
After all, he had transmigrated to another world; there were no such things as clocks here.
Time was represented by magic crystals. Sun time from zero to six was the Wind Hour, and the following six hours were the Fire Hour.
And nether time started with the Water Hour and the Earth Hour.
Sun time and nether time were unique expressions of this world, meaning daytime and nighttime.
The intensity of the magic crystal's color would change with the passage of time, but for Natsuki Subaru, who had just transmigrated and was used to checking time on smartphones and watches, he was still a bit confused about the magic crystals of this other world.
"Accurate to... the minute?"
Rem showed a puzzled expression.
"Ah, it's just a smaller unit of time than an hour..." Natsuki Subaru suddenly realized he had let something slip and hurriedly changed the subject. "It would be fine if you had alarm clocks here, but there probably isn't such a convenient thing, right?"
"It seems difficult." Rem sighed, looking at Natsuki Subaru with a slightly helpless expression. "Well then, tomorrow morning, Rem or sister will come to wake you up."
"Really? But having Rem as an alarm clock, I feel a bit bad..."
Although Natsuki Subaru said this, he was overjoyed inwardly.
Having a beautiful girl maid wake-up service every morning, it's too wonderful.
"If you sleep until evening because of this, that would be truly troublesome."
"How much of a sleepyhead do you think I am!?"
"At least... you wouldn't sleep for a whole day without waking up, right."
Rem replied calmly.
"How is that possible?" As he spoke, Natsuki Subaru reacted slightly.
Wait, could this be... Rem's style of joking.
"Well then, good night."
But Rem had already turned towards the door, bowed slightly, and then closed the door.
"Good night! Rem!"
Natsuki Subaru waved at the closed door until the sound of footsteps completely disappeared, then let out a long sigh and fell back onto the bed.
"Sharp-tongued, but actually quite considerate..."
Natsuki Subaru gazed at the familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling, a smile unconsciously forming on his lips.
Indeed, Rem and Ram are sisters. One is tsundere and sharp-tongued, the other is respectful with a hint of disdain.
"But they are both very gentle people at heart."
After sighing this, Natsuki Subaru turned over and began to sort out his current situation.
Although he was currently in an extremely urgent environment, for the time being, there wasn't too much danger in Roswaal Manor.
As long as he could gain the trust of Rem and Ram, there would basically be no problem.
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