Subaru moaned faintly, shifting as he regained consciousness. He had a vague sensation of being carried by someone, but that didn't make any sense to him. Not now....maybe back when he was fighting the Dragons of the Earth, one of his team-mates would have picked him up and taken him back to the mansion, but surely no one would now....especially with the way he'd been acting towards everybody.
Dark eye and milky one fluttering open together, he gave another groan as needles of sunshine seemed to pass into his mind, and promptly shut them again, falling back into restful darkness. And then he heard the voice.
Subaru.....Subaru Sumeragi.....
What?
Subaru....I need an inside player in this game....someone to inform me of when things don't go to plan.
What's that got to do with me?!
I think that you'd be perfect for the job....after all, no one's going to notice you act distant, because that's all you have done so far.
You've got the wrong person. Why would I inform on Hori and the others? Even if they are annoying?
Because they're not your friends, Subaru. I am though....Subaru-kun.
Subaru stared into the darkness, dimly making out the figure of a man. Then, the form changed, swirls of magic surrounding it, until to Subaru's confused gaze, it had turned into someone very familiar to him.
Seishirou?!
Perhaps...it all depends on whether you'll trust me or not. Will you do what I have asked of you?
Seishirou...I'm so sorry that I killed you....I never wanted....
Make it up to me, then. Do what I say!
I'll do it, Seishirou...I'll be your informant.
And with that, Subaru tumbled even deeper into unconsciousness. Not hearing the cackle of a voice different from the one that had spoken, it's soft tones twisted into an audible sneer.
Fool.
