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

The chief judge of the Noble Court was stunned. He'd just arrived at work and saw a Greyrat standing there, confessing his guilt. He'd never heard of a noble confessing his guilt, had he? He quickly contacted his superiors.

As Paul's relative, acquaintance, and knight guarantor, Mayor Philip of Roya was also panicked when he first learned about it, and quickly sent someone to deliver an express letter to Senice.

When Senis read the letter, she felt even more annoyed.

He immediately took Lilia to the Roltz family to find his son. Of course, Rudius was also very confused when he knew about it, and his momentum was incoherent.

Teacher Roxy, who was watching from the side, was having a hard time suppressing her laughter, and even Gawain was left speechless.

But the three masters and apprentices who were not involved in the matter actually thought that this was not a bad thing, although Sylphy was a little worried about the baby when she completely understood it afterwards.

In short, although everyone wanted to watch the show the whole time and also wanted to go to Roya City for a visit, they still stayed in the village and did their own things.

Around noon, the Greyrat family took a carriage to the city of Roya and did not return until the next afternoon, bringing with them Paul, who was covered in dust.

A day later, Paul sent wedding invitations to everyone.

He and Lilia are getting married.

Although it is just a simple local ceremony, I still hope to get the witness and blessing of the Roltz family and Teacher Luo Qixi.

Everyone agreed, and following local Fitoya customs, they prepared bedding and other items for the newlyweds, along with some storable food. Gawain also found time to go to the forest and bring back a wild boar. He pickled the best parts as a gift and kept the rest for himself.

Another day passed, and it was the wedding day.

Only then did everyone see Rudius again at the Greyrat family's house with a constipated expression.

The feasting and drinking continued from noon until evening, and Paul and Lorz were both drunk. Lilia had changed out of her maid outfit, donning a pastel-colored long dress and a flower crown. She chatted with Senice and Debbie, looking very happy.

The four masters and apprentices gathered again. No one asked about Rudeus, but just talked about interesting trivia such as marriage.

The most radical topic is probably polygamy.

Rudeus's attitude towards this is:

"If I could, I would definitely want to marry several beautiful and virtuous wives, just like many nobles do. But if there's no love, then there's no point, right? If I were to play around with my wives like many nobles in the capital do, I'd want to die."

Luo Qixi's thoughts on this are:

"We talked about this during tea time when Lady Seness was pregnant. My fantasy of love back then was: I hoped to be rescued by a hero in the labyrinth. Back then, I wouldn't have minded my lover marrying multiple times, right? But now, even though we love each other deeply, I still want to be the legal wife. Of course, monogamy is best."

Rudeus couldn't help but complain:

"With your current full mastery of the no-chant magic and a vast array of self-developed magic, it would only make sense for you to rescue handsome men from various mazes and then form a reverse harem, right?"

Then he got beaten.

Little Sylphy was a little confused:

"But teacher, if you love each other so much, why would you marry someone else?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere immediately became tense. Rudeus quickly booed, and a cold sweat broke out:

"Let's talk about this in private!"

Sylphy finally realized that she had said something inappropriate and nodded her head nervously.

Gao Wen stood in front of his sister with dissatisfaction and explained:

"It's a difference in customs, Sylphy. For the Asura nobles, marrying multiple wives isn't unusual. It's just that the commoners we interact with most often don't have the means to marry more than one."

Sylphy nodded, not quite understanding, and asked curiously:

"So, brother, how many wives do you want to marry in the future?"

The atmosphere instantly became tense again. Rudeus almost wanted to raise his hand to help his elder brother answer the question. Damn it, he absolutely couldn't get this kind of fatal question wrong!!!

Gao Wen said as a matter of course:

“As many as possible.”

The atmosphere was frozen.

That night, Roltz and Gawain were dragged back by the women of Roltz's family, and Lokixi had no intention of trying to persuade them.

[Liliya's thoughts]

From the beginning, I was ready to leave.

After all, this was my fault, from the very beginning. I used Paul's past leverage to negotiate for the job, then I thought I was part of the family, and finally, I shamelessly seduced Paul while Senice was pregnant.

If you can get out of this for two months' salary, it is undoubtedly a good deal.

But both Senis and Rudeus wanted to keep me.

I don't quite understand.

I didn’t quite understand why I cried that morning.

To be honest, after that morning, I had a strong sense of survival. I admit that I wanted to stay, but the premise is that I could maintain the status quo. But after getting to this point, how could I maintain the status quo? As a result, everything during the day seemed no different from the past. While caring for Senis, who was in the early stages of pregnancy, I kept thanking her for what she had done.

Just pretend nothing happened.

As a result, that evening, Paul admitted that he had raped me when he was young.

I still remember that when that incident just happened, I really hated him and wanted to catch him and try him in front of everyone in the dojo, but that was just a fantasy. In the end, even this hatred was completely worn away over the years.

Paul’s confession was something I had fantasized about many times as a teenager.

But when it actually happened, I never wanted him to shut up so much.

Even if Paul's next sentence is to propose to me.

I couldn't accept Paul's behavior, even if it was to atone for his sins to me, I don't know why I couldn't accept it.

Until I realized that I actually didn't want him to destroy this family.

Obviously, this is their home.

When did I start to have the illusion that I was a member of the Greyrat family?

Probably before that strange kid, Gawain’s fifth birthday.

Chapter 44: Healing

[Liliya's point of view]

Gawain is a child brought up by Elina Lijie, and Paul and Senice both feel that they owe Elina Lijie a lot. They think that this birthday will help Gawain integrate into his new family, so they are both confused about how to plan it and what gifts to give.

I felt that as a maid, I should share some of the worries of the master, so I joined the discussion and even suggested making a gift.

That raincoat.

To be honest, most of my salary was remitted home, and there wasn't much left. In order to buy the material for that raincoat, I didn't even have a replacement lining for the second quarter.

But I was very satisfied, although it took a long time to see Gawain wearing that clothes. By then he had already integrated into the group and seemed to have done a lot of great things.

It was also after that birthday, or perhaps after Teacher Lokishi moved into Gawain's house, that the interactions between the Lortz family and the Greyrat family began to increase.

Not only the children, but the friendship between parents is also becoming deeper and deeper. This is probably the so-called parent-child social interaction.

In such an atmosphere, I seemed to be regarded as a member of the Greyrat family.

The Greyrat family always brings me along for internal discussions.

I gradually forgot that I was just a maid.

Sylphiette's birthday, Rudeus' birthday, various family gatherings, various seasonal outings, not to mention countless leisure exchanges.

I increasingly felt that I was actually Senis’s sister or something else, a member of their family, a member of this family.

Until the day Senice announced she was pregnant.

Everyone is happy.

Only I woke up from the dream.

After that, I was in a daze every day. I had a bright smile on my face, which should have been there, but at night I couldn't help slapping my head and crying. I made the most serious mistake a servant should never make. How could I consider myself a member of the master's family?

I couldn't help but seduce Paul.

Because I want to leave.

This was a bigger mistake I made. When I learned that Paul had turned himself in, I wanted to kill myself immediately.

I feel very happy in this home.

Even if I get hurt, I don't want to destroy this family.

But I definitely ruined it.

On the way to Roya in the carriage with Senes and Rudeus, I was actually very scared, as if the person who was about to be judged was me instead of Paul.

Even though I was the victim, Senis has hated me ever since. It's no surprise that Rudeus, who has an outstanding magical talent, wants to kill me.

Not long ago, I thought that Senis was my sister and Rudius was my nephew. I thought they were my family, but my family was about to become the people who hated me the most.

asphyxia.

But they didn't. Senis sat next to me and comforted me, and Rudius even began to question his mother, asking why she indulged Paul and why she didn't protect me.

I was so nervous that I might have ruined the relationship between mother and son, but after a moment of silence, Senice apologized to me.

The mother and son also reconciled.

I couldn't help crying. There was no need for Senice to apologize to me. She and Rudius pushed themselves too hard. Who could be so perfect? ​​A guy like me whose moral values ​​had long been polluted, even thought that Paul, who raped me, was a pretty good person.

But they, mother and son, believed that not protecting me from Paul's sexual harassment and not controlling the volume during sex were things worth apologizing and confessing.

It was obvious that I wanted to seduce Paul, vent my lust, and destroy this family.

They thought I was wrong to have such thoughts.

No.

I shouldn't think like this, I should be someone like them, although we are not family, we can have similarities.

I confessed to them my true thoughts when I seduced Paul.

But they all take it for granted.

Afterwards, we rescued Paul.

It's not quite right to say that I rescued him. Although I intended to swear an oath of forgiveness in front of the judge, the court simply thought that this matter was too long ago and did not pursue it. Instead, it was handed over to the lord for handling. However, the lord was not available, so the case was decided by Lord Philip, the acting lord and mayor of Roya.

The judge's ruling was to order Paul to make a sincere apology to me and pay the amount of compensation and late payment required by law.

A total of one hundred and fifty Asura gold coins.

Of course, the Greyrat family couldn't afford so much money, so Paul simply pawned his own sword, which was said to be a replica of the Holy Sword of Milis, to Lord Philip, and only then did he get enough money to compensate me.

I wanted to refuse, but a commoner cannot defy the judgment of an aristocratic court.

However, afterwards I asked Lord Philip to redeem the sword, and that very kind Lord agreed. I am very grateful to him.

On the way home the next day.

Senice asked me to agree to Paul's proposal of marriage.

She said that as Paul's wife and accomplice, she should take responsibility, and she had already realized the corresponding situation.

Senesh abandoned her faith in Saint Myris.

When I reacted.

I already agreed.

Since taking off my maid outfit that night, I have never worn it again.

[Senice's thoughts]

I've always known Paul was a dissolute man.

How early?

The day he saved me and made me fall in love at first sight.

After almost a year of adventure, I understood Paul's character even more clearly, but I still fell in love with him, got pregnant, and got married.

I was only sixteen years old at that time.

(Yes, Senes was probably less than 17 when she gave birth to Rudy)

I have known what kind of person he is for a long time. He might have an illegitimate child somewhere in the world, but I just love him the way he is. As someone who loves a man like him, I naturally cannot be considered a good woman.

I've long been accustomed to Paul's sexual harassment of Lilia. I occasionally stop him simply because I don't want to see his smug face. I can't even say I'm jealous.