(Rem x Reader) Re:Reader - Starting YOUR New Life in Another World

Chapter 78: Lady In Red

A/N: Guess who's back? That's right, Arc 3 adaptation begins NOW!

I think a lot of you are really going to enjoy this Act as it answers so many of the lingering questions from the first two Acts.

The regular Friday Night (PST) releases will re-resume starting this week. The entirety of Arc 3 is already adapted and written. It ended up being 208k words; 33 chapters in total. There's also 3 custom commissioned artwork of scenes in the Act as well (however they will only be shown on WP and AO3).

I hope you all will look forward to the return of the weekly releases! Please enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 78: Lady In Red

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Having arrived back once more to the Great City, the Capitol was as lively and crowded as YN had remembered it to be.

This place is just massive...

As YN navigated the ground dragon carriage, Rem gave him directions to the inn they had been expected at. Getting checked in, Roswaal requested the carriage YN had spent so long trying to find parking for to be called back up the entrance.

Approaching the curb, Subaru and YN dismounted the driver's seat as they pulled up to the other four awaiting them.

Roswaal: Juuuuust in time. Very good work.

Bowing his head, YN accepted the praise while Subaru disinterestedly looked about while picking his ear. Earning a quick stomp on his feet by Ram, she scolded him

Ram: Barasu, be sure to acknowledge Roswaal-sama's praise, even if it is the fruit of YN's work.

Subaru: —Tch, jeez...

Mounting the driver's seat in their absence, Rem and Ram both shared the reins as Roswaal entered into the carriage. Leaving the door open, he explained their sudden departure.

Roswaal: Rem and Ram will be joining me for a short business meeting in regard to garnering some support of Emilia-sama's upcoming Roooooyal Selection appearance. You all are free to do what you must until later once we return.

Emilia: Subaru has to make good on some promises he made to a few people here in the Capitol, so I'll be sure to keep an eye on him while he does.

Roswaal: Ahh, is this perhaps another one of these 'dates' I've been hearing so much about as of late?

Emilia: Not quite, this time it's just for—

Roswaal: YN-kuuuuuun,—

Cutting off the half-elf's words, Roswaal grinned as he called over to YN, who was standing off to the side making small talk with Rem and Ram.

Roswaal: Please chaperone these two while they're out, would you? We can't have them getting into tooooo much trouble.

YN: Yes, Roswaal-sama.

Emilia: Roswaal! If there'd be any trouble it would only be because Subaru over worked himself again!

While trying to somehow defend Subaru, Emilia had more so made it sound like she was skirting the possibility of trouble being a result of her own actions, and thus would have to be from Subaru's doing.

A put-down, to say the least.

While Subaru normally would have commented on that as well, he instead prioritized another problem with this arrangement.

It's gonna seriously be less fun if YN has to third-wheel!

Clearing his throat, he had an idea.