Plan Too Kill A Whale

The next day in the Roswaal Machine Subaru read through the letter, as then burned as he sighed.

[Echinda spoken in his head. "So pissed?"]

Subaru spoke in his head. "Yes, Daphne your Mabeast is a pain in the ass"]

[Daphne then spoke in his head. "Hahaha sorry Subaru, but this is not gonna be as big of problem as the Black Smoke, this one is purely an Animal"]

Subaru just sighed as he looked out balcony. "Witch's Hand is not enough too stop this guy, I mean we probably can but that is a low chance, I need the help the royal candidate"

[Pandora the spoek in his head. "Oh how will you do that"

Sekhmet yawn as she lazily spoke. "Yeah, like with the black smoke then whole kingdom learned after it kidnapped Reinhard and Halibal and then everyone join force's, outside of the Witch Cult and The Witch's Hand, nobody else knows that the whale is here, and last I check the Witch's Hand is still in gray area with the Public, they are still debating if we are the good guys or not"]

Subaru rubbed his temples. Damn it. Sekhmet had a point. The last time, the entire kingdom rallied together only because the Black Smoke had kidnapped two powerful figures—Reinhard and Halibal. But this time, the White Whale was lurking in the shadows, and outside of the Witch's Hand, nobody knew it was here.

He tapped his fingers on the balcony railing. "If I just go to the royal candidates and say 'Hey, let's kill the White Whale,' they'll ask for proof. If I tell them the Witch's Hand saw it, they'll be skeptical."

[Pandora chuckled in his mind. "Oh, you poor thing. If only there was someone influential enough to convince them~"]

Subaru narrowed his eyes. "Roswaal."

["Ding ding ding~"]

Subaru turned away from the balcony and stormed through the mansion. He needed to convince Roswaal to push the royal candidates into action. Even if the clown bastard had his own agenda, he wouldn't want the kingdom to suffer because of the White Whale.

As he entered Roswaal's study, the eccentric margrave looked up from his desk with a knowing smile. "My, my, Subaru-kun, you look—how should I say—troubled?"

Subaru tossed himself into a chair, exhaling sharply. "No time for games, Roswaal. I need your help."

Roswaal rested his chin on his fingers. "Ohhh? And what makes you think I'll help you, hmmm?"

Subaru smirked. "Because if the White Whale goes unchecked, it's going to destroy trade routes, wipe out villages, and disrupt the kingdom's economy. That includes your land. And you're too much of a schemer to let that happen."

Roswaal chuckled. "Hoooh~ Subaru-kun, you really do know how to push the right buttons."

"So, will you do it?"

Roswaal leaned back, considering. "I'll speak to the royal candidates. Buuut~ convincing them won't be easy. You'll need proof beyond just your word."

Subaru grinned. "I figured. That's why I have a plan."

Roswaal raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Do tell."

Subaru then stopped looking at him, as he was ready too pull out Witch's Edge. "Actually now that I think about your going with this out of any questions, how are you trusting me so much".

Roswaal smirked looking at him. "Oh I have my way, after all I need away too keep on eye on thing's".

Subaru narrows his eyes as he spoke. "You have Gospel".

[Minerva spoke in his head. "Oh I knew hated this Clown for a reason".

Echidna spoke in his head. "So he kept the book, how interesting"]

Subaru gripped Witch's Edge tightly, his fingers twitching. Roswaal had a Gospel. That explained so much—why he always seemed to know things he shouldn't, why he followed his plans without hesitation. Subaru gritted his teeth.

"You bastard," he muttered.

Roswaal chuckled. "Now, now, Subaru-kun, no need to lose your temper."

[Minerva growled in his head. "I swear, just let me punch him once."]

[Echidna, ever the observer, hummed. "So he kept the book… how interesting."]

Subaru exhaled sharply. "So? What does your precious little Gospel say? Is it telling you to listen to me? Or is it just conveniently silent on the matter?"

Roswaal smirked, resting his chin on his hand. "Wouldn't you like to know~?"

Subaru hated that smirk. It was the smirk of someone who thought he had everything under control. But Subaru knew better—this wasn't the same Roswaal from before. He wasn't the same Subaru.

"…Tch." Subaru clicked his tongue, shoving his anger down. "Whatever. You're still going to help me, Gospel or not. We need to deal with the White Whale, and you're the best way to rally the royal candidates."

Roswaal's smile widened. "Ohhh~? So you're relying on me now?"

"Shut up." Subaru stood, turning toward the door. "You have connections. Use them."

Roswaal watched him go, his mismatched eyes glinting. "Of course, Subaru-kun~ After all… the future is oh-so entertaining."

Later that day with Emilia, Crusch and Anastasia were in the living room of the Roswaal Machine as they Crusch looked at Subaru. "And you expect us too believe you".

Roswaal looked at them as he spoke. "If you don't believe your friends who else will you Believe miss Crusch".

Crusch looked at Subaru as she spoke. "I trust him, just a bit sceptical that all, we just had a member of the Royal Court die, the royal insignia glows blue in your and Reinhard hand, and we got a 6th Royal candidates, so yeah".

Subaru looked at her as he spoke. "This has been an eventful week".

Anastasia crossed her arms, tapping her fingers against her sleeve. "Eventful is an understatement, darlin'. A Royal Court member murdered, a mystery about that blue glow, and now you're tellin' us the White Whale is back? Sounds like a bad novel."

Emilia furrowed her brows. "I… I believe Subaru. If he says the White Whale is here, then we need to take it seriously."

Crusch sighed, rubbing her temple. "It's not that I don't trust you, Subaru. It's just… the timing. It's too much at once. Why would the White Whale reappear now?"

Roswaal sipped his tea with an amused smile. "Fufufu~ A fair question. But whether it's convenient or not, it is still a reality, no?"

Crusch looked at Subaru as she spoke. "You know Subaru you have some insane luck, not only are you good friend's with me, got this information somehow, but also". She went too him and lipted his chin. "But my group has been tracking it down". She then leaned into his air. "And I was already gonna ask for your groups help"

As she then sat back, only for realization of hee action too hit her like truck as hee face became red. "Ahhh, why did I do that".

Anastasia blinked, then smirked, hiding her laughter behind her scarf. "Well, ain't that somethin'. Never took ya for the bold type, Crusch."

Emilia, on the other hand, tilted her head, confused. "Crusch, are you feeling alright? Your face is really red."

Subaru, frozen in place, was still trying to process what just happened. "Did Crusch Karsten just lift my chin like some noble teasing a commoner? What the hell?!"

Ferris, who had been quietly standing near Crusch, was now grinning mischievously. "My, my, Crusch-sama, I never knew you had it in you. If you wanted Subaru-kyun's help that badly, you could have just asked~"

Crusch, now even more flustered, slammed her hands on the table. "T-That wasn't intentional! I was just—! I mean—! Argh!" She covered her face with her hand, muttering to herself, "What the hell was that…?"

Subaru finally snapped out of it, coughing awkwardly. "A-Anyway! You were tracking the White Whale too? That makes things easier. We need to team up before it causes too much damage."

Crusch, desperately trying to regain her composure, nodded. "Y-Yes! That's exactly what I was trying to say! We have leads on its movements, but we need more firepower."

Anastasia, still amused, leaned forward. "So what you're sayin' is, we were all gonna end up workin' together anyway, huh? Funny how things work out."

Roswaal chuckled. "Oh, how fascinating~ Fate truly does have a sense of humor."

Subaru sighed. "Yeah, fate… and Crusch's unexpected flirting."

Crusch groaned, face still red, while Ferris laughed. "Hehe~ Maybe Subaru-kyun really does have insane luck!"

Cursch spoke in her head. "By the gods am I in love with him, no he is just friend, who I Hangout with a lot, and spar with, and once we almost kissed when we were training because I slipped on the snow and head-butted him, and ... My god's".

Crusch's eyes widened as realization hit her like a charging ground dragon.

"Oh no."

She kept a straight face on the outside, but inside, she was spiraling.

"I spend more time with him than anyone else outside my faction. I trust him completely. I respect his strength. I rely on him for advice. We spar constantly. I nearly kissed him that one time in the snow… and I wanted to kiss him back then, didn't I?"

Her fingers twitched as she clenched her fists on her lap.

"Ferris is never going to let me live this down."

Meanwhile, Ferris was watching Crusch closely, his trained instincts picking up every slight shift in her expression. His grin widened.

"Ohhh, Crusch-sama, you're totally falling for him, aren't you?"

Subaru, blissfully unaware of the mental crisis Crusch was having, continued talking strategy. "Alright, so we've got multiple groups tracking the White Whale. If we combine our intel, we might be able to predict its next attack."

Crusch, determined to push her thoughts aside, exhaled sharply and nodded. "Agreed. We should pool our resources and form a joint operation."

Anastasia smirked, her fox-like eyes gleaming with amusement. "Heh, just make sure you don't get too distracted, Crusch."

Crusch snapped her head toward Anastasia. "What does that mean?"

Anastasia just chuckled. "Nothin', darlin'. Just enjoyin' the view."

Crusch groaned internally.

"I hate how sharp she is."

Emilia then spoke looking at the group. "Should we ask for Felt and her Fraction help".

Subaru looked at her as he spoke. "Reinhard would be a good help, but".

Anastasia finished for him. "But after the whole Curt Member Murder thing happened, she had basically order him not too leave her Machine for his safety".

Subaru looked at him as he spoke. "Don't you mean her safety".

Ferris then spoke as he chuckled as his words had a double. "Love is a weird thing Ok Subaru, it makes people do thing that done make sense".

Crusch glared at Ferris as she spoke. "That is it I am turning you Vegan".

Ferris flinched as if he'd been physically struck. "W-Wait, Crusch-sama, let's not say things we can't take back!"

Crusch smirked, enjoying the rare moment of having Ferris on the defensive. "Maybe this'll teach you not to tease me."

Subaru, meanwhile, just shook his head. "Alright, so Felt's faction is off the table, at least for now."

Emilia frowned. "It's a shame. Felt is really strong, and Reinhard… well, he's Reinhard."

Anastasia hummed, tapping her chin. "That means our best bet is makin' sure our own forces are in top shape." She then glanced at Crusch with a sly smile. "And maybe makin' sure some extra motivation is in play."

Crusch narrowed her eyes. "Anastasia…"

Anastasia winked. "Just sayin', love makes people stronger."

Ferris, still traumatized by the vegan threat, muttered, "It also makes people scarier…"

Subaru sighed, rubbing his temple. "Can we please focus? We've got a giant murderous whale to hunt, a possible conspiracy in the Royal Court, and—oh yeah—still have to deal with the whole sixth royal candidate thing!"

Crusch crossed her arms, forcing herself to be serious. "Right. Then we move forward with the plan. We track the White Whale's movements, coordinate our forces, and prepare for battle."

Emilia nodded firmly. "And we'll all work together. No matter what happens."

Anastasia grinned. "Now that's the kinda talk I like to hear."

Ferris sighed dramatically. "Well, guess I better make sure none of ya die, huh?"

Subaru smirked. "That'd be appreciated."

With their course set, the group prepared for the battle ahead—unaware that forces in the shadows were already moving against them.

Subaru then thought for a bit as he spoke. "Should we ask Melty fraction for help".

Anastasia looked at him as he spoke. "We could but we barely have any information on her Fraction or what she does, plus she is new to all of this, it is better of we don't involve her".

Subaru then though for a bit. "Priscilla is an Option, but it depends if she even Wants too listen".

Emilia looked at the group as she spoke. "I can try to ask her tomorrow, do to our weekly Chess match being tomorrow".

Subaru looked at her as he spoke. "I mean would she even listen".

Emilia sighed. "I don't know, but it's worth trying. Priscilla may be difficult, but she's not foolish. If the White Whale is truly back, she might see the value in getting involved."

Anastasia smirked. "That, or she'll just laugh in your face and say it's beneath her. Hard to tell with that one."

Crusch folded her arms. "Even if she refuses, we still have our own forces. The question is, do we wait until we gather more allies, or do we act now?"

Subaru leaned back, thinking. "We don't have time to waste. The longer we wait, the more people could die. But if we rush in without enough support…"

Ferris tapped his chin. "Then we might just be adding ourselves to the list of casualties, nya."

Subaru let out a deep breath. "Then we need a plan. A damn good one."

Cursce looked at Subaru as she spoke. "You could make the plan Subaru, I mean last year you were the one too make the plan agents the black smoke which leand too us winning and having Zero casualties"

Subaru looked at her as he spoke. "Yeah sure".

He then though in his mind. "That is only because I almost died 70 times agent's, if it wasn't by Return By Death we would have won".

[Minerva then spoke in his mind. "You won't die this time, not multiple times, you are following the fool's pathway".

Pandora then Chimes in. "Plus you have more power's now"]

Subaru sighed as he looked at Crusch. "I will try, last time was Miracle".

Crusch smirked slightly. "Miracles don't happen twice, Subaru. What happened last time wasn't luck—it was you. You saw the pieces, moved them in the right way, and we won."

Subaru scratched the back of his head, looking away. "Yeah, yeah… but this is different. The White Whale is a monster, not some cultist plot. It's unpredictable."

Anastasia chuckled. "Then predict it, darlin'. That's what you do, ain't it? You see the worst-case scenario and make sure it doesn't happen."

Subaru let out a long breath, his mind already racing. "Fine. Give me a day to work something out. But I'll need details—the Whale's last sighting, possible locations, and the forces we can actually count on."

Ferris grinned. "I'll get you the info, nya. But you better not get yourself killed coming up with another crazy plan."

Subaru smirked. "No promises."

Roswaal then spoken. "The White Whale would be more easier too deal with, the Black Smoke Was Smirt, It Could Speak, It Attacked out Strongest Members and went for the leaning us aka you Subaru, the White Whale on the other hand is purely a beast".

Emilia then spoke looking at him. "Aren't you forgetting we also had the help Cecilus that day as well, right now he is back in his kingdom".

Crusch the spoke looking at them. "We have Halibal he has been spotted in the capital even for nun of us know why he is here".

Subaru almost choked in his drink knowing damm well the reason Halibal was here because he was the member of the Witch's Hand. "Yeah, that is good, if Felt won't allow Reinhard too leave her Mansion we can always use Kararagi Blade to help us".

He hoped nobody would notice his nervousness, which luckily no one did.

Anastasia raised an eyebrow, tapping her chin. "Halibal, huh? He's a wildcard, but he's strong. That's if he even wants to help."

Crusch nodded. "If we can convince him, that'll be a major advantage. The White Whale isn't invincible, but we need firepower."

Emilia folded her hands together. "We should start gathering everyone we can. Even if the White Whale is just a beast, it's still dangerous. We don't want to lose anyone."

Subaru took a deep breath, steadying his thoughts. "Alright… then let's get to work. We have a monster to kill."

To be continued

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