"Thanks for saving us."
"Thank you for saving us."
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"Don't move." The silver haired girl locked eyes with both of them.
Subaru looked away due to the sheer awkwardness. Ren continued to lock eyes with the silver haired girl causing her to blush deeply. Ren looks away too due to the sheer awkwardness.
"Aha, you avert your eyes due to your guilty conscience. Looks like my judgement was spot on, as always."
"You sure? I think it was an instinctive reaction to avoid ackwardness or rudeness. I didn't sense any malice at all."
"That's enough out of you puck. Now listen, I want you to tell me who stole my insignia."
"Sorry but we didn't take your insignia." Ren explains.
"Wait. Oh no. It couldn't be. Did I really make a wrong turn? Or maybe come around the long way?" The girl panicked.
"Don't worry, I think I know who took it. When those 3 tried to rob me and Subaru a short girl with blond hair and red eyes ran passed us. Maybe she took it."
"We could help if you-" Subaru gets cut off when she collapses.
"You shouldn't have tried to get up. What should we do?"
"Dumbass. You're clearly exhausted."
"It's none of our business. She won't die or anything. Well just leave her as is."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"You say that. But I bet you'll still help her."
The two bicker for a good 5 minutes until the silver haired girl gives in.
"Excuse me. If you're done bickering I have an idea."
10 minutes later Subaru wakes up with her head on someone's lap.
"Whoa. Hang on. Am I in somebody's lap?"
"You're awake?"
"A little weird for a cute girl to be this hairy, but whatever. Wait. This can't be right!"
Subaru looks up and realizes she on puck's lap causing her to jump up.
"We were just trying to make you happy and comfortable until you woke up. There's no reason for you to get freaked out." The cat says in a high pitch voice.
"First of all stop talking in such a high voice, nobody with half a brain would confuse a cat for a heroine."
"Aww, just listen to you. Seeing you so happy made turning myself bigger totally worth it."
"I'm not happy at all!" She screams in protest.
"Hahahaha. See? I told you it would be funny!" Ren laughed at the girl.
"It was YOUR plan Ren?!"
"You were right, it was funny! Hahaha!"
"I'm sorry about this. You stayed with me the whole time while I was unconscious."
"Don't get the wrong idea. I only stuck around because there are some things I want to ask the two of you."
"I took the time and trouble to heal your wounds for you. I also made puck act as your pillow until you finally woke up. "
"This was for my own benefit. But now that you're up, I need you to repay me in kind."
"Well, for such a normal favor, you're making it sound like really owe you big time."
"That's not the way I see it. Now then, you have an idea who stole my insignia right?"
"I do." Ren interjected. "She was short, has blonde hair, has red eyes and looks 13."
"How do you remember all of that you barely got a good look of her?!" Subaru exclaimed
"I have good eyesight and good memory."
"Of course you do. Also about your insignia." She says as she turn her attention back to the silver haired girl. "Is your insignia one of those badge things that shows your social status?"
"A rather crude description but that's it more or less."
As the two engaged in their conversation Ren decided to have a talk with Kawaru.
'Wanna explain why my status bar has you labeled as my contracted spirit. And why are you the "great spirit of light".
'I wanted to help. Plus if puck gets to be a great spirit why can't I?"
Ren mentally deadpanned.
'If you wanted to help why not come out while me and Subaru were getting robbed.'
'If I helped I could've dirruptted the canon. YOU wanted to follow the canon route not me. I wanted you to be the sin archbishop of pride.'
'Y-you have a good point.'
'LOOK THERE'S A MONEY POUCH ON THE GROUND TO YOUR LEFT!'
As Ren grabs the money pouch full of gold coins the thieves dropped Subaru drags him out of the alleyway chasing after the silver haired girl.
"Wait. Hold up!"
"Was there something else you two needed. Just so you know, I can only spend a little more time with the two of you, okay?
"I figured you were gonna shut me down. Anyway you lost something important right? Well, then let us help you find it."
You said you didn't know anything about it and you friend gave a brief description of the suspect.
"We can remember her face. If we see her again we'll know."
"I won't be able to offer any reward. Besides what about your friend?
"I don't really care about getting a reward. I just like helping people."
"You two are so strange, as I said before I won't be able to offer you two any reward."
"I'm want to thank you. And to show how much I appreciate your help."
"I didn't do anything deserving of that. I told you, I've already received amicable compensation for healing your wounds."
"In that case, I guess I'm going to help you for my sake too. I should probably set an objective so uh, right! One good deed per day !"
"I don't sense any malice here so I think you can accept their offer. After all, the more shields between you ruffians, the better."
Rem shudders as he remembers what happened after emilia died after Subaru tried to tell her about return by death.
"A shield?! That's what you want me around for?!"
"I meant what I said though, I can't do anything to reward the two of you."
"It's no problem at all. Just leave everything to me and Ren!"
The three went around the capital asking around if anyone had seen felt. Subaru even mistook a little girl for felt.
"I know what I told you before, but isn't this town too huge to find one little thing in?"
"This town in the capital of Lugunica. How could you possibly not know that?"
"Hey. That's right, how rude of us. We haven't asked their names yet. Shouldn't we all introduce ourselves?"
"Oh yeah. Guess so. Might as well go ahead and get the ball rolling first then."
She points her hand up while doing a ridiculous pose. 🕺. "My name is Subaru Natsumi."
"Not only am I totally clueless, I'm also broke beyond compare. Nice to meet you." She says as if it's something to be proud of.
"If that's how you introduce yourself. You really do sound hopeless. "
"You say that as if it's something to be proud off. Anyways I'm Ren Ishikawa. Nice to meet you.
"And my name is puck. It's not to meet you." He says as he flies straight into Subaru's hand who starts petting him.
"It's very unusual to see someone who can touch a spirit so casually like that. Where are you two from exactly?"
"Me and Subaru are from Kararagi. Anyways we know your cats name but we still don't know your name yet."
"Oh. My name? It's. It's satella. No family name. So that's the way you may address me." Puck makes a shocked expression.
"I can tell you're lying, you're a very bad liar."
'Satella' gets shocked and flustered.
"There's no point lying about it Lia."
"O-okay fine. My name is Emilia, no last name. Sorry for lying about it."
A bright light appears as Kawaru appears floating over Rens head surprising everyone.
"And I'm Kawaru. I'm Rennie's contracted spirit. I'm a yang spirit."
"You never said you had a spirit."
"It's was never brought up."
"Ren. That child over there. Do you get the feeling she's lost?" She says as she points to a little girl with bright green hair.
"Now that you mention it she does seem lost. We have to do something."
"I know she's lost and all but shouldn't our priority be searching for your insignia?"
"Get there little girl. Are you lost?"
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"That would look bad in court."
"Perhaps we can be of assistance."
"Did you come here on your own or with your mommy and daddy?
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm here to help not do anything bad i promise." She says as she tries to calm down the girl.
Ren materializes and rabbit stuffed animal and shows it to the girl. "It's made out of materials you can't get anywhere else so take care of it."
The little girl giggled and smiled. "Thank you sir"
The girl had Emilia and Ren hand in hand.
"I see, you got separated from your mom huh? Yeah that can be scary. Well, don't worry, we'll help you find her. Me and these young ladies right here. We'll find them in no time for you.
Ren mutters to himself. "WOW look at us. People who don't know us probably think they're looking at a young married couple and their kid." With this Subaru clings to Ren other arm while Emilia blushes deeply.
Ren thinks to himself 'damn, I could start my own harem. But now's not the time. After we reunite plum with her parents we end up at the loot house. Calm yourself Ren. You've got Kawaru and anime on your side.'
"Mommy!" The girl says as she runs towards her mother.
The girl and her mom engage in a tight embrace together.
"Looks like she finally found her."
"Yeah, I'm so relieved."
They go to a bridge.
""Anyways. Why'd you end up helping me with that? I thought you were against the idea.
"I had a change of plans. Like I told you before, finding your insignia will be my one good deed for the day."
"I know that was the plan but since you helped the little girl, isn't your one good deep over?"
"You are being super nitpicky. It doesn't hurt to do more than one good thing in a day does it?"
"I just got tomorrow's out of the way. My plan is to get a weeks worth of good deeds taken care of early."
"If I were to guess you're the type that basically wastes their whol life, right?"
"You're the last person who should be saying that to anyone."
As the two have their conversation Ren zones out and talks to Kawaru.
'I'm nervous. What if I die against else?'
'Don't worry, I can change the save points, plus if you're in actual danger I'll jump in. Don't worry, I'm your friend. Anyways who's the first person you're gonna make fall in love with you'
'All you gotta do is whip it out and boom they'll love you.'
'Pervert.'
'Me personally, I'd crack Priscilla'
'So would I but that's not the point.'
The trio make their way to where the insignia was stolen.
"I though I had a customer but you're that same broke girl from earlier."
"You really want to take that attitude? Haven't you noticed I'm not who I was before?"
"Huh?"
"Just look who I brought with me. I bet it's two people who might become regulars."
"I'm not spending shit."
"I don't have any money."
"Huh? Seriously?"
"So what did you want to ask me about now that I'm stuck here with not one but two broke customers girl?
"We're looking for a girl with blonde hair, red eyes, short and small and is a thief." Ren interjects.
"That was a sarcastic way of saying I don't have time for broke losers. Now get out of here! Scram!" He says as he tries to shoo them away.
"Hey mister!" The girl says as she waves.
"Thanks for your help earlier."
[+ 10 points
"What
brings you back this way?"
"It's my husband's shop so we just wanted to stop by."
"Your husband?"
The girl runs over and hugs her father.
"Hey there's my girl. Now wait a second. How exactly do you know these three good for nothings?"
"She got lost and these three found her and then helped bring her back to me."
Thank you Mr save guy's wife they managed to figure out the theif's name is felt and that she lives in the slums
As we arrive in the slums looking for felt they have Emilia dirty stares due to her clothing.
"The air and the atmosphere and the attitudes of the people living here are awful. Are you sure she's really out here?
"It would make sense considering that her clothes looked cheeply made and she had a small knife in case of emergency."
"Subaru, you look poor, go ask around."
"I do not look poor!"
As Subaru asks around she finds out about the loot house and where is.
"Wait guys, before we do anything we need cloaks so she doesn't know it's us, she's seen our faces and I doubt she wants to see who she stole from."
As another excuse to use construction he makes 3 cloaks.
"How come you get isekai'd with powers?!"
"How did you do that?"
"It's a secret."
As they knock on the door they hear an old man on the other side of the door.
"Whats the password?"
"We have money open up."
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The old man opens the door annoyed. "That's not the password but whatever."
"So, what brings you three here?"
"We're looking to buy this insignia, the boss really wants it and if I fail to do so my boss'll have my head."
"You have to wait til felt gets here." A few minutes later felt arrives.
"Oh hey felt, these three say they're here to buy the insignia."
"Why do they want the insignia anyways?"
"The boss'll have our heads if we don't and I prefer not to die."
[+20 points]
"Sorry I'm late, I had other matters to attend to."
"And who might you be?"
[+50 points]
"I'm the person looking to buy the insignia. If I may ask why do you want the insignia?"
"The boss really wants it and all I know is that if I don't bring it to him he'll have my head."
"Does your boss have a name?"
"He doesn't want anyone knowing it."
"I'm a member of a guild of assassins form gusteko sent from 'mama' to retrieve the insignia."
"Alright guys pop quiz." He says as he stand up. "She told us her boss's name, who assigned it, and you admitted to being an assassin, what does that mean?"
"She doesn't plan on letting us out alive." He says before reaching out to grab his club.
"Correct."
"You're very clever, I couldn't even tell you were lying. I wonder what color your guts are gonna be. I can't wait to find out!" She says as she draws a pair of daggers.
"Stay where you are!" Emilia says as she manifests ice shards.
"Not gonna happen!"
As Elsa moves at inhuman speed targeting Ren she gets blocked by Kawaru.
"Not so fast sweetheart!" He says grinning ear to ear.
Name: Ren Ishikawa
Level: 1/100
Point(s): 235
Title: cursed child
Race: human
Age: 17
Cursed energy capacity: Yuta Okkotsu's
Cursed technique(s): construction, ten shadows, shrine
Magical affinity(s): fire, water, earth, wind, yin, yang
Divine protection(s): copy, gathering spirits
Skill(s): return by death
Contracted spirit(s): Kawaru great spirit of yang
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