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

After all, this is how the world is with its backward civilization and system. No matter whether what Lilia said is true or false, she will definitely be held responsible.

As I was pondering the credibility of Lilia's statement, she continued to speak. I could tell she was trying to control her tone, but her voice was still trembling and full of regret.

"Please...please don't break up this family because of a bitch like me."

Yes, Miss Lilia is also a member of this family. Although she is just an employee, at least for me, she has watched me grow up, like an aunt or an aunt.

I feel guilty about some of the disrespect I've shown her.

I also want to protect Miss Lilia.

To be honest, even if Miss Lilia really has such thoughts about Dad, it is normal. Almost all the young women in the village, except Aunt Debbie, have a special liking for Dad, not to mention that the two of them are together day and night, and Dad is a low-quality guy who likes to sexually harass in the workplace. In addition, Mom and Dad often do it day and night.

Well, thinking about it this way, it’s even hard to say whether the mother has any responsibility.

After all, Mom was able to control Dad, but she also indulged in lust, not caring about disturbing others' peace and quiet like soundproofing. In this aspect of parenting, Mom was just as bad.

I subconsciously looked up at my mother.

Mom was still very calm, as if she had already had the answer.

But the next moment, Dad raised his head as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, pointed at Miss Lilia and said with relief:

"What I said last night was right, wasn't it? Rudy! You misunderstood me! It was Lilia who started it first!"

"If she hadn't been flirting in bed with the door open, barely dressed, there's no way I could have betrayed your mother! You must understand, Rudy, that Greyrat men are naturally unable to resist this kind of thing!"

Hear this.

I finally exploded.

Dad, no, Paul Graylat! What a stupid thing to say about shifting the blame! Does blaming everything on someone else, or on something like blood, make you look like a victim?

I rushed up and punched him.

I couldn't wrap my fighting spirit around him, nor did I use any magic. I was just a five-year-old kid, and my fist couldn't even make him turn his head.

But I couldn't use magic to attack my father in front of my mother. If I did that, I would become the sinner who destroyed this family.

I don't want to end up like this guy.

So I grabbed him by the collar and yelled at him:

"Are you still a man like this?! You taught me all these things, but you can't even do them yourself and remember them?! What disgusting things are you saying here in front of your son?"

"According to you! Will I, Rudeus Greyrat, be a slut like you who can't control my lower body even when my wife is pregnant?! Will I also be a slut who cheats on my wife and can't maintain a good family?! If I inherit such blood and my father teaches me that such things are reasonable, then I would rather never get married and never start a new family."

"Even me! Even I! I already know that I should control myself with all my strength and try my best to ensure that I don't hurt the people I love! Dad! Paul! What are you doing! What are you saying! Do you want to protect Mom? Do you want to protect your unborn child? Do you want to protect this family? Are you still a man?"

He did not refute and sat there with a dead heart.

I turned my head and looked at my mother who was looking at me gently. I asked her:

"Mom, can you please not fire Miss Lilia? I think..."

My mother interrupted me, smiling as usual:

"Fool Rudy, I never intended to punish Lilia. As for your father, please forgive him after he has truly reflected on his actions."

I looked at Lilia who was still kneeling and seemed to be crying, and then I looked at my father who had a look of redemption on his face. I felt a little confused.

Although I don't want to make a big fuss.

But is this really good? Is it really right?

I kept thinking about it until after lunch. In the afternoon, my father suddenly called me, bowed his head in front of me with guilt, and made a promise to me, saying that he would make changes and take responsibility for his mistakes starting from the beginning. He hoped that if he could do that, I would forgive him.

I was a little confused, but I agreed.

This is an agreement with my mother.

After dinner, Dad called everyone together and asked Miss Lilia to sit down. He knelt aside again and confessed:

"More than a decade ago, I studied swordsmanship at the Shui Shen Liu Dojo run by Lilia's father. My senior and junior brothers were jealous of my talent and always excluded me. So, on the night I decided to leave, I raped Lilia, whom they regarded as a goddess."

"I hope to atone for my sins."

"I want Nalilia as my concubine."

I didn't finish listening, and when I came to my senses, I had already run away from home.

Chapter 40: Escape (Seeking Tickets)

When Rudius knocked on the door of the Gawain family's house, the Gawain family had just finished queuing up to wash up.

It was Roalds who opened the door for him.

Rudeus immediately brought out the explanation he had prepared on the way:

"Uncle Roltz, I had a fight with my family. Can I stay at your house for a night? I don't want to go back with them."

Everyone in the Rolds family knows that there was a family dispute in the Greylat family today. Rudius skipped school in order to mediate the conflict between the adults. Did the adults end up letting the war spread to the children?

Although he had no right to comment on the Knight's family affairs, he could still do something. Roltz smiled gently at Rudeus and comforted him:

"It's okay, Rudy. You can stay in our house as long as you want. Just treat this place as your own. As long as you don't want to go home, even if Paul comes with a sword, I won't let him take you away."

Lorz turned sideways, supported Rudius's back, and brought him into the house. Debbie, who happened to be making tea for the children and the teacher in the kitchen, also hurriedly brought a cup of hot tea and handed it to Rudius, saying distressedly:

"You must be cold on the way out from home so late."

The Roltzes sat down on the sofa with Rudius. This was the home layout that was reorganized at the end of last fall. In front of the small fireplace, there was an L-shaped Roltz hand-made sofa and a long wooden coffee table that they had just bought.

Rudeus held the teacup and sat on the sofa he had helped design. He felt much better, and the feeling of choking in his heart had dissipated a lot. He showed his usual polite and cheerful smile:

"Thank you, Uncle Lorce, and Aunt Debbie. I feel much better now. Don't look at me like this, my body is very strong thanks to Brother Gao Wen's training!"

Lorz thought about it, and perhaps felt that it would be difficult for the two adults to get involved, so he suggested:

"Let me call Gawain out for you. He just returned to his room."

Rudeus was about to refuse.

The door of Gawain and Sylphy's room was pushed open, and everyone could hear Gawain's footsteps. Soon, Gawain, wearing a white robe-style pajamas and with black hair like a lion's mane, appeared in everyone's sight.

Gawain glanced at the group of people sitting on the sofa, who looked like a family of three. He then stared at Rudeus and said,

"I heard everything, Rudeus. Help Debbie's mother carry the tea tray, and then come to Teacher Luo Qixi's room. Oh, remember to knock on the door in advance and wait for permission."

Rudeus, who was originally very annoyed, couldn't help but complain after hearing this:

"I knew this before I was born!"

Gao Wen didn't bother to pay attention to him, and just continued to talk to his adoptive parents:

"Leave Rudeus's affairs to us. He will sleep in the room Sylphy and I used to live in. Please make his bed."

Roltz and Debbie were already used to this kid's behavior. Roltz flexed his arm muscles and agreed:

"Leave the cleaning of the guest room to me."

Gao Wen paused, then thanked him:

"Excuse me, Uncle Roltz."

Roltz couldn't help but look at his wife, and they both smiled.

After giving the order, Gawain walked to Teacher Luo Qixi's room and knocked slowly three times according to Teacher Luo Qixi's previous request. Only after getting permission did he open the door.

Roxy and Sylphy, both wearing long-sleeved thick nightgowns, were sitting at their desks taking night classes. They were a little surprised to see that the person knocking on the door was Gawain.

Gawain pondered for a moment whether to close the door.

But considering that he had asked Rudeus to knock on the door, he closed the door and walked towards Luo Qixi's bed, saying directly:

"Rudeus had a conflict with his family and came here to stay overnight. I asked him to come here and talk with us later. Let's cancel tonight's night class."

During the day, the three of them had also chatted about the problems of the Rudeus family at home, and this came in handy.

Roxy and Sylphy had no objection to this.

However, Teacher Luo Qixi still came over dissatisfied and pulled Gao Wen, who was only half a head shorter than her, from her bedside and arranged:

"You and Rudy, two stinky boys, sit on the chairs, and Sylphy and I will sit on the bed."

Seeing her brother being suppressed by the teacher, the evil Miss Sylphy covered her mouth and laughed coldly.

Gawain was very hurt by this, and he sat down next to his sister. However, Sylphy got up maliciously just as he sat down and sat down next to the teacher.

Just as Gawain was lost in thought, there was a knock on the door. After Lokisi's permission, Rudius pushed the door open, took the plate that Debbie's mother had temporarily held for him, greeted everyone, and entered the room. He put the plate on the third chair, pushed it to a place where everyone could reach it, and then sat down next to Gawain.

Gao Wen took the initiative to expose his good brother's scars:

"So, Rudeus, what is going on?"

Rudeus thought about it, and finally decided not to hide it from everyone. He slowly said:

"First of all, I hope everyone can keep the following conversation confidential."

Although he believed that he had no right to disclose his family's privacy, Rudius could not help himself. He felt that if he could not get over this hurdle, he would probably fall down again completely after just showing his full awareness.

To be honest, Rudius had too many reasons and angles to persuade himself to be more open-minded, but he just couldn't do it, just like he always knew in his previous life that he couldn't rot in the room like this. The gap between knowing and doing is something that modern people who have learned countless great principles know very well.

I probably really can't change it.

It's like the heavens are against me.

In fact, Rudius felt that talking to everyone would be of no use, but he just wanted to speak out, just wanted to hear everyone's voice, and couldn't help but fantasize that maybe he could be redeemed again in this way, just like when he was helped by everyone countless times.

Rudeus narrated calmly, as if this was someone else's experience, just a story.

He started with his views on Paul, Senice, and Lilia, talked about how the Greyrat family had gotten along and their interesting daily lives over the years, mentioned how wonderful his family members were, and talked about the joy and happiness he felt when he knew a new life was coming into the family. He then talked about his awareness as a son and future brother, and finally, he finally talked about how he had stopped his father from cheating last night, talked about his arrogance in trying to deal with the matter this morning, and talked about his father's confession and scumbag thoughts not long ago.

Rudeus burst into tears.

Gawain calmly put his arm around his shoulders.

Gawain not only heard these, he also heard outside the house, Paul was persistent in wanting to take his son back, but was coldly rejected and driven away again and again by Roltz. Even though Paul almost couldn't help but want to fight, Gawain never backed down, but easily defeated Paul with words.

Now, Paul is still kneeling at the door of this house.

But Rudeus will not go back with you.

Before Rudius himself is willing to go back.

Chapter 41: Conversation

to be frank.

Gao Wen didn't think much about these things.

He didn't even quite understand many of the reactions and shared feelings of the crowd; he was just confused.

Is it because I'm a Vitrum? That's why I'm different from humans. But the differences between the Long-Eared, the Beastmen, the Migruds, and the Humans are certainly significant, so how can they understand each other?

Because they are a one-world species?

[All intelligent races in the six-sided world belong to humans]

Gawain didn't understand.

Gawain simply believed, based on Vitrum's values, that Paul was relatively powerful among mortals, so he was qualified to marry two wives weaker than him. Furthermore, Paul's genes were good, so he should have many offspring. However, Rudius was far more powerful than Paul, so Paul and the others should listen to Rudius.

And Rudius always abides by the results of the four people's discussions, so the situation of the Greyrat family should be decided by them.

It's that simple.

Of course, this logic can actually be further extended: if he has his own ideas, then you should listen to him, but if Sylphy disagrees, then you should listen to Sylphy.

After Rudeus finished speaking, everyone was silent until his sobs subsided.

Roxy, who claimed to be the oldest, finally sighed:

"I've long known that the Knight was a bit of a jerk, but I never imagined his relationships with women would be this bad. Can't the nobles of Asura be a bit more normal?"

Rudeus was somewhat dissatisfied, and he choked and said:

"Does Mr. Luo Qixi also agree with the theory of bloodline?"

Teacher Luo Qixi patiently explained:

"But that's objective, right? Just like me, a Migrud, won't grow after the age of fourteen and will remain in my current appearance for over a hundred years. Your clan, the Notos, is attracted to large breasts, both men and women. Lord Boreas of Fitoya, however, favors beastmen regardless of gender. However, I know what you're thinking. Yes, while the physiological nature of a Migrud might be difficult to change, instincts like those of the Notos, which are limited to preferences and impulses, should be controllable. That's why Asura's nobles are often so terrible; they rely on their aristocratic status to never exercise self-control."

Teacher Luo Qixi hesitated for a moment, then told the truth: