Anime, starting from Re:Zero (Zero - Starting Life)

[First promotion completed. The Emperor's injuries will take 8173 seconds to recover. The healing module has been activated.]

[The Emperor has recovered. A slight increase in resistance has been detected. It has been detected that the Emperor's body cells have begun to spontaneously generate this energy. The effectiveness of the plan has been confirmed.]

[Second promotion begins, promotion completes. The Emperor's injuries require 37953 seconds to recover. Treatment module has been activated.]

[......]

[Ninth promotion begins, promotion completes. The Emperor's injuries require 41832 seconds to recover. Healing module resources are exhausted, and recovery time becomes uncertain.]

[External threat judged to be weak, consciousness awakening procedure executed]

[Awakening ceased. Approaching female indigenous beings suspected of being intelligent have been detected. Scans have determined this civilization is at a very low level of development. Appearance is similar to that of the Vitrum people. Altruism is present, breastfeeding behavior is present, and maternal instincts are present.]

[Hatch Opened]

[It has been confirmed that the Emperor was rescued by the natives. A suspected magical ability has been detected. The corrosive energy is temporarily named magic power.]

[Self-correction restart]

[Phase 1 completed, system silent]

The blonde long-eared woman was not aware of this. She just skillfully held the child wrapped in the silver cloth, kneading the child's little face while walking towards the town in deep thought.

"Hmm...what should we name this child?"

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Note 1: Readers who do not understand the setting of the Vitrum people can directly regard the protagonist as the following two situations:

1. A Primarch who has just obtained a random infant start.

2. An infant Superman who just fell to Earth.

Note 2: The Vitrum Man is similar to a simplified version of Superman, without fancy abilities like heat rays, but with a physical body and the ability to fly.

In other words, Vitrum Man = Superman Stitched Super Saiyan.

In addition to the Vitrum bloodline, the protagonist also has an intelligent brain (firmware) implanted in his brain, which is essentially an educational terminal. Its goal is to educate the protagonist to become the emperor of an interstellar militaristic empire, which may not have the precious things of the human empire, but is not much better.

Chapter 2 Gawain

"Gawain, are you sure you want this one?"

In the bustling street, a blond, red-eyed, long-eared creature wearing adventurer's gear similar to a formal dress half-knelt and gently asked the little guy in front of him.

It is almost winter and the weather is getting colder. The long-eared woman is obviously buying winter clothes for the child in front of her.

The little boy with black hair and blue eyes tightened the white fox scarf around his neck and nodded with satisfaction and determination.

"That's it, Elinalize."

The main body of this children's cloak was woven from the fur of a low-level rodent-like monster, and was black in color. The foxtail collar was also naturally taken from a low-level monster. Whether in terms of raw materials or craftsmanship, this garment was a fine piece of clothing suitable for aristocratic use.

"Okay, kid, you often have inexplicable obsessions." Elina Lijie decisively paid the money, although the price was indeed a bit painful, the prices in Asura were still so high.

Hearing this, the little boy, who was just over a meter tall, turned around with a stern face, showed it and asked:

"Isn't it pretty? Elina Lijie."

Elina Lijie smiled helplessly, reached out and pinched Gao Wen's always expressionless face, and praised him honestly:

"Very handsome, huh? But you're a little too rigid, kid. You won't wear winter clothes without a white fur collar. And the same goes for this handsome little boy's face. At least have some expression!"

A long-eared woman named Elina Lijie had given birth to more than ten children in her lifetime, raising them all to the point where they were able to support themselves. Of all these children, Gawain, the only one who was not her biological child, was the one she had raised with the least worry and was most proud of, but also the one she worried about the most and cared about the most.

It's nothing, it's just that this child is too abnormal.

Aside from a thirst for knowledge, Elinarize could sense almost no natural human desires in the child. Even eating and sleeping required her to supervise him, as if he were starving. Strictly speaking, Elinarize was confident she understood Gawain well enough. She was certain he possessed emotions and desires, but he simply suppressed them inexplicably.

Therefore, Elina Lijie understood that there was no way this child could change as long as she was by her side.

Gao Wen ignored the caregiver's boring instructions and just asked:

"After we finish shopping, we should get on the road, right? How long does it take to get from this Roya City to Buena Village?"

Elinarize immediately slapped Gawain's head with a slap and said dissatisfiedly:

"Stinky boy, remember to say thank you when you receive a gift!"

Gawain raised his head in confusion and repeated what he had said many times:

"Elina Lijie, I remember every favor you've shown me. Do you want me to recite it to you? Don't worry, as promised, I will wait until I'm an adult and independent before repaying you."

Elina Lijie quickly covered Gawain's mouth, smiled awkwardly at the passers-by with strange looks around, and dragged Gawain towards the post station.

If she hadn't been very sure that she had never taught Gawain any messy things, Elina Lijie would have almost doubted whether there was a serious problem with her own educational ability. She found it difficult to imagine what kind of strange factors could cause Gawain to become so crooked.

This brat is really good. At the age of less than five, he has already mastered the reading and writing of three languages. And this is because she, Elina Lijie, has only known these three languages ​​even after living for more than two hundred years.

Simply put, over the four years they'd been traveling together, this brat had grown from a cradle to his current toddler form, and in his spare time, he'd dug out and absorbed all the knowledge she'd stored in her head. If Gawain wasn't still under five and had such a twisted personality, Elinalize wouldn't even mind having an adventurer like him as a teammate.

But for now, he's just a brat after all.

Soon, the two arrived at the post station. After asking the staff briefly, Gawain returned to Elina Lijie and suggested with his head raised:

"It takes six to seven hours to get to Buena Village. You probably won't be able to return today. Based on what you said before, the Lorze family's financial situation isn't good. They probably don't have a room available for you, and you don't want to see Paul and Senis. So, let's camp outside the village for the night and go find Lorze tomorrow morning."

Elinarize was already worried about Gawain's premature development. Upon hearing this, she wanted to rub the brat's head harshly, but considering that the child was at least thinking about her, she sighed and said,

"I just need to rush back to Roya overnight. I can relax at night."

"Also! Lorz will be your adopted father from now on. Just forget about me, but don't call all the elders by their first names. It's very rude!"

Gawain looked away, towards the end of the road, as if waiting for the carriage. His tone was still calm and resolute:

"I've told you many times, Elinarize, there's no need to hide from me during your 'hunts'. Can't I just pretend to be your dwarf companion? There's no need to place me in a boring place like Buena Village."

As expected, she couldn't stand this kid anymore. Elina Lijie rubbed Gao Wen's face, which felt very good to her touch, and said angrily:

"Idiot, wait at least another ten years before you say that! Besides, I've given it my all before sending you to Buena Village."

Gao Wen did not resist Elinalize's affectionate behavior at all, but just helped her add:

"I know you were upset after hearing that Roltz was struggling financially, so you wanted to use me as an excuse to send him money. Incidentally, you also heard that 'The Annoying Damn Paul' and Senis also happened to be living in Buena Village, making it easy for me to exploit their guilt. Also, Buena Village is very close to Roya City, the heart of the territory, which will be beneficial to my future development. Sword King Gilena is also in this city."

[Note: This world seems to have a custom of starting swordsmanship after the age of five. This was in the year 410 of the Ankylosaur calendar, and Alice had just begun swordsmanship. Philip's favor to Gilena would have been several years earlier, perhaps around the year 407 of the Ankylosaur calendar, when Rudy was born. Therefore, it's reasonable for Elina Lijie and Gawain to know that Gilena was in Roa.]

Elina Lijie was too lazy to correct him. She just continued to rub Gao Wen's face and said helplessly:

"Don't be so utilitarian all the time. It's not profit that's connecting these things together, brat. Also, don't make me emphasize the issue of addressing elders for the third time. I don't want my son and his family to look at you differently because of your bad habits."

Gao Wen retorted:

"Brother Lortz hasn't agreed to adopt me yet, right?"

Elina Lijie didn't seem to realize there was anything special about the name "brother". She just thought it was funny.

"It seems that Roalds' daughters are only slightly younger than you. At the very least, they should call you uncle, right? Besides, Roalds is a good kid. He will agree to adopt you."

Gawain was silent for a moment.

He finally couldn't help but speak:

"Am I a good kid then?"

Elina Lijie rubbed little Gawain's head lovingly and said firmly:

"of course."

Chapter III Adoption

In front of a small house on the edge of the village.

A couple, holding their young child, were waiting by the roadside to welcome an important guest. Seeing a familiar figure appear around the corner, the blond, red-eyed Long-Eared man finally couldn't help but shout excitedly:

"Mom, long time no see."

The curly-haired beauty leading the black-robed boy also looked back and forth with satisfaction at the three people not far away, sighing:

"Hello again, Lorz."

Elina Lijie patted the boy's shoulder and introduced him first:

"This child is the Gawain I mentioned in my letter. I found him in the south of the Wanglong Mountains a few years ago."

Lorz half-knelt down in a friendly manner and greeted Gawain:

"Hello, Gawain, I'm Lorz. I look a lot like your mother, don't I?"

Gawain looked at the young man in front of him.

This guy does look a lot like Elinalize, with blonde hair, red eyes, long ears, and even his face is about 40% similar. He probably has a face that is good enough to be called a pretty boy. Maybe he would be more charming than his wife if he put on a skirt?

But, it's too weak.

There was almost no sense of magic power in him, his fighting spirit was weak, and while his muscles showed signs of training, they weren't powerful. He was still a hunter in the village. The gentleness possessed by such a person could only be called cowardice, right?

Gawain smiled with a perfect arc and said happily:

"Are you Uncle Lortz? He's even more handsome and reliable than the one Grandma Elinarize mentioned!"

It's really hard to believe that the man in front of me and Elinalize are mother and son, or similar creatures. The degree of degeneration of the mixed-blood is too high, the difference is like the difference between a beast and a bug.

Luo Erzi was embarrassed by the praise. He touched his nose and laughed:

"After all, I started a family after leaving my mother, and I think I've grown a lot!"

He stood up, his posture even more perfect than before, as if encouraged by the praise, and then said:

"Mother, Gawain, let me introduce my family to you."

Elina Lijie patted Gawain's head without saying much or giving him a warning with her eyes, but continued to smile gently.

"This is my wife, Debbie. She is of mixed blood like me, but Debbie is half human, half beastman."

She was a plain woman with waterfall-like black hair. She had no orc features and was also very young. Her face was gentle yet resolute. She was looking at her husband's mother and future adopted son with a loving and tolerant smile, which reminded Gawain of the way Elina Lijie occasionally looked at him.

Gao Wen commented that this is very close to what I imagined a mother should be like.

"This is our daughter, Sylphiette. She's about a year younger than Gawain. Isn't she adorable? She's only three and a half years old, but she already has her own ideas. She's a very smart child, much more capable than I was back then, right, mother?"

When talking about her children, Lolz subconsciously started to talk incessantly, and Debbie instinctively cast a loving gaze on the small and delicate green-haired girl between the couple.

A hybrid of half-beast and half-long-eared? She'd probably be even more degraded than Lortz, but as long as she inherited her mother's maternal instincts, she'd still be a decent individual.

Gawain didn't care about the hair color of the child in front of him at all. He knew the green-haired Demon Lord Laplace and the brutal green-haired Speluds, but it was obvious that in his opinion, Sylphiet in front of him did not fit into either of these two possibilities. If this child could be the reincarnation of the Demon Lord Laplace, he might gain a rare friend or rival.

But how can such a good thing happen?

It's just a low-quality hybrid of three weak races.

After Lorz introduced his family, he led everyone into a country house nearby. Just as Gawain had guessed before, the house had only one floor and seemed to have a cellar for storing grain. In addition to the kitchen and a small living room, there were only two bedrooms.

Even the toilets are outside, and there are no such things as bathrooms.

Of course, no matter what, the living conditions were much better than those outdoors, so Gawain didn't have any thoughts. However, Elina Lijie seemed a little sad.

Although her children seemed to be living happily after leaving her, their family was financially tight, and her granddaughter's green hair would probably be a problem.

"Please sit down, Mother, Gawain."

There is no coffee table in the living room. What should be placed there are chairs for dining. There is no sofa. The chairs for entertaining guests are even of different heights and styles, with a total of three types.

Naturally, there were no treats such as black tea or desserts, only herbal tea made from plants collected from the forest, a few loaves of coarse bread in a basket, and some homemade raspberry jam.

After everyone sat down, Roltz looked at the things that had been prepared early and couldn't help showing a slightly embarrassed expression. Although their family had never been rich, it was indeed more difficult after the birth of their daughter. The only reason they didn't starve or freeze was thanks to the unique farming environment in Fitoya Territory. The situation of Roltz's family was basically the lowest among the good people in Fitoya Territory.

After feeling the temperature in the room, Gawain took off his newly bought cloak and folded it aside. Then he picked up a loaf of bread, placed it on a special wooden board, and cut it into pieces with a knife placed next to it.

Roltz withdrew his gaze from the black and white cloak. He estimated that such a fine item would fetch at least one Asura gold coin, a sum he would struggle to earn in a year. Fortunately, Gawain, who looked and had the demeanor of a wandering prince, didn't seem to mind the poor hospitality. Instead, he happily accepted the treats, which reassured Roltz and gave him the courage to speak.

"Debbie and I have discussed it and we are willing to adopt Gao Wen. Lu Fei also hopes to have a brother to play with her."

Because they had received several letters, the Roltz family naturally knew the purpose of Elina Lijie and Gawain's visit several months ago. They also decided to adopt Gawain early on out of trust in Elina Lijie.

(Elina Lijie and Gawain were on their journey and could not receive the letter.)

After actually meeting Gawain, although the communication was brief, they were obviously more satisfied than expected.

Lolz didn't mention anything like "although our family is financially tight", which could easily sound like a polite refusal or asking for a price, but Lolz and Debbie didn't have such an idea. They still had the ability to grit their teeth and raise an extra child.