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3rd Pov
"W-Why do you want to become my Knight?" Subaru asked confused, he knew Reina for a short period of time and even if they had become close to each other as friends, it didn't made sense!
'D-Don't tell me she had fallen in love with me?' he thought shocked at his speculation, but then decided to not go overboard 'Well it's definitely a possibility, there might be other reasons'
Meanwhile, Roswaal looked at kneeling Reina disbelief wondering 'Who is he?' 'Where is he?' 'What the fuck just happened?'
Well not that extreme, but he was definitely surprised. He clenched his fists 'If she is to become his knight! All my plans will fail!' he thought with a grim face.
"Lady Reina, your decision to accept Sir Zero as your 'Lord' is a very bad idea. He doesn't even belong to nobility, while you are the heir of respected Astrea family, on top of that you are the current Sword Saint, if you were to accept a commoner as your master it would definitely cause concern among the Nobility, they won't even allow such a thing to happen!" he quickly tried to make her change her mind.
"I don't need your opinion clown- I wish to serve Lord Zero as his loyal knight. It's my decision- regardless of the consequences" she replied making Roswaal's eyebrows twitch 'This doesn't even make sense! She was supposed to become that gutter rat's knight!'
Subaru meanwhile couldn't help but glance at Roswaal who was trying his best to prevent Reina from becoming his knight.
'To be honest this is an extremely lucrative offer, with Reina as my Knight I won't have to die again- With her power and my intelligence I could solve anything- but it will certainly cause problems for her' he thought.
It wouldn't have been much of a big deal if Reina had sworn her fealty to one of the candidates for the throne, however for someone of her stature to swear fealty to a Noble much less a commoner can shake the entire kingdom!
She was sword saint for a reason, the Kingdom's trump card. If she were to swear her fealty to a commoner, and an outsider nonetheless will bring her position into trouble.
"Miss Reina, why do you want to become my knight?" he finally asked, 'Let's say even if she loves me- this is too farfetched!'
Reina blushed, to be honest she wondered how to stalk Zero*ahem* follow him, without any problem, then an idea came to her mind.
What if she becomes his knight? If she was to become his knight, she will be able to stay with him- forever.
However, she knew she couldn't tell her selfish reason and in the presence of a Great Spirit she couldn't lie either.
"I- I think Lord Zero, is someone worth giving my loyalty to" she replied and he sighed.
'If I can say yes, I will definitely avoid 90% of shit that will happen in future. But it is wrong, I cannot put her into this position-yet' Subaru thought, and decided what to do.
"I am quite moved by your offer, however-"
"I refuse" he said surprising Rem and Ram, since they knew what he had declined, he basically turned down the offer to become the Lord of Astrea family's heir and the Kingdom's sharpest blade!
"Before you ask me, why? I don't deserve to be your Liege. At least not yet" he said truthfully.
It was an enticing offer, having Reina would solve nearly all of his problems, but he cannot do it selfishly, as of now as much as he hates to admit Roswaal's words, he is just a commoner.
However, it can change in future. If nothing goes wrong, the White Whale and the Witch cult will attack, and by getting rid of them by himself, he can prove himself.
At least Reina will have a valid reason to swear her fealty.
Reina's mood dropped hearing the rejection 'W-what if he gets in danger again? Sho-Should I just lock him up? That way no one will be able to harm again! And I will be able to be with him; Forever' a dangerous thought came in her mind.
However, it dissolved the moment she received a head pat, an expression of pure joy appeared on her face as Arthur patted her head.
"I am really moved by your offer- However it will be selfish of me to accept it without considering the consequences you might face" he said in a soft tone.
"Now, don't kneel before me and also no need to call me 'Lord' you can call me just Zero and treat me as your friend" he said with a smile and she stood up, blushing.
She wanted to say she wanted to be more than his friend but kept the thought to herself.
'~Ah~ How good it be if he only smiles for me' another dangerous thought bubbled up in her mind.
Thankfully, Subaru avoided a bad ending.(Phew)
To be continued...
(A/N: I won't edit my chaps with AI anymore, yeah you might get a bit bad grammar, however everything will be explained in detail, and less plot holes
Also, give powerstones to my danmachi fic, or no bonus chaps)