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

I asked Debbie, "So what are you and I going to do? If we do that, what's the difference between that and having our son and daughter work for places like the Court Magicians, earning money to support us for free? Wouldn't we be completely worthless, just a burden to our children's parents?"

Debbie pulled my ear and scolded me for not being able to speak, but she also said, "Dear, what you said makes sense. We can't drag them down, nor can we give in to the annoying people in this village and give away the land that little Gawain took the lead in buying, and let this home that the four of us built together be abandoned and even occupied for free."

Debbie and I decided to protect our children at all costs.

So, we had a suitable idea.

We hope to be understood.

But I don't want to be understood.

[Gawain and Sylphy's Room]

It's time for the scheduled break.

But neither of them slept, nor even lay down. The brother and sister sat together at the head of the bed, a rare occurrence. Gawain hugged the green elf, who was much shorter than him, and said calmly:

"Sylphy, I want to tell you something."

Sylphy leaned forward curiously, her emerald green hair cascading down behind her ears before being gently tucked back up. She counted on her fingers and began to guess:

"Brother, are you worried that I'll be bullied by the kids from the same village and have a psychological trauma? But don't worry, I'm just like you, I don't take them seriously at all. I didn't resist because I just thought it was troublesome. After all, Sylphy is a good kid in everyone's eyes!"

"Or are you worried that what happened just now and what you said will affect your image in my heart? Please don't worry, as long as you don't do anything too extreme, such as leaving me alone and flying away without coming back, Sylphy will accept and understand. Even if you do something excessive, as long as you reflect on it and apologize, Sylphy will forgive you, brother."

"Hmm... If it's about not helping for free in the future, Sensei has told me before, and I'm already reflecting on it! So please don't lecture me anymore!"

Sylphy tried hard to act mature.

But her body had already been trembling slightly, and her playful tone was not calm. Sylphy was not stupid, and she and Rudy both realized that what had just happened would be the beginning of a major turning point.

It took four years for my brother to become what he is now, and for the relationship between our two families to become so close. Even the negative impact caused by Teacher Luo Qixi's departure had been controlled by everyone. Why, why did it have to happen at this time...

For the first time in her life, Sylphy felt a strong hatred towards someone or certain people.

She hated those three noisy toads.

She also hated herself for being so stupid that she couldn't handle this matter well.

Why didn't you tell your brother about this earlier? Why didn't you take your brother with you to bury those three annoying guys in the forest?

In this way, everyone’s efforts will not be in vain, right?

The peaceful and happy life will not be disrupted, right?

Maybe I don't have to sit here and try to delay the final judgment issued by my brother?

Gawain Vitrudia, is that my brother's full name? Is he a demon? Did he say that because he was planning to leave?

Tears fell.

Like pearls falling from a string, one after another.

Gawain quickly hugged Sylphy, wiped her tears with worry, and coaxed her:

"That's not what I'm talking about."

Sylphy cried even harder. Gawain panicked and pressed his cheek against his sister's, imitating the way he remembered the person he hated the most when he had taken care of him.

"Good girl Sylphy, good girl Sylphy, brother won't leave you, don't worry, I will always be with you."

After hearing this promise, Sylphy reached out and hugged her brother, choking with sobs:

"you swear!"

Gawain smiled gently. He let go of Sylphy, whose face was flushed red, and took the girl's little finger, making an agreement:

"We'll make a promise and it won't change for ten thousand years."

Sylphy also smiled through her tears, hooking her brother's finger playfully and saying:

"You're lying! I can't even live for two hundred years! How can you stay with me for ten thousand years?"

Gawain still maintained a gentle expression and said:

"But I can."

Sylphy was stunned, and she instantly recalled her previous vague guess.

Gao Wen continued:

"I can live for at least another ten thousand years, Sylphy. I promise you that all previous agreements will end with my death, whether that is ten thousand years from now or twenty thousand years from now."

"I am a Vitrum, a star race from beyond the [Human Realm]. I am the last prince of the Vitrum Empire, which once ruled the galaxy. I will defeat the current Grand Regent and lead my people to regain the empire's pinnacle of glory. This is my mission, a mission I was born with."

"Sylphy, this is what I want to tell you."

"You are the person I love most in this world. I don't want to hide this from you, even though you might be afraid of me after you know it."

But Sylphy just hugged him tightly.

She kept stroking his head and comforting him, as if she wanted to smooth out all the grievances that would come to her two hundred years, one thousand years, five thousand years, and ten thousand years later.

But is this possible?

Of course it can be done.

If Sylphy could live for two hundred years, then ten thousand years would be nothing more than fifty memories of the years spent with her, which would pass in a flash.

Gao Wen only felt that it was short-lived.

Chapter 57 Leaving the Nest

That evening.

That night was one that Gawain and Sylphy would remember for the rest of their lives, the night that Sylphy would hold Gawain hostage for the rest of his life.

Gawain frankly told Sylphy about the general physiological properties of the Vitrum people, and also explained to Sylphy the general history and current situation of the Vitrum Empire.

In short, he advocates the use of force and honor, and once expanded his territory crazily, sending warriors to rule planets with life. However, during the heyday of his power, his emperor was assassinated due to betrayal, and an era of chaos began. Then the Grand Regent came to power, and the natural disaster virus broke out. He was accidentally sent to this world by the last pure-blood revivalists.

Of course, Gawain concealed some things that he felt Sylphy could not accept.

For example: how brutal were the empire's methods of conquest, how fierce was the internal competition within the empire, what did the Vitrum people really think of other intelligent races, etc.

Since Sylphy did not raise any sensitive questions during the free question-and-answer session, Gawain felt that it was not really a concealment.

Wait until the whole discussion is finished.

Sylphy, who had barely made it through the night, was already in a half-asleep state, her little head nodding. After Gawain held her and laid her down, Sylphy clung to Gawain's body like a little octopus.

Gawain slept for a long time, the longest sleep an ordinary person could have.

October 9, 414 Jialong calendar year

It was exactly the fourth year since Gawain arrived in Buena Village.

Lorz complimented at breakfast:

"Sir Gawain Vitrudia, since you don't consider this place your home, you can leave at any time if you wish. Of course, my wife and I also welcome you to stay. I hope you will forgive me for any inconvenience I may have in providing you with such a good hospitality."

Sylphy was anxious:

"Dad! What are you talking about?! Weren't you trying to protect your brother in front of everyone last night?"

Debbie also retorted with a cold face:

"You are not Lord Gawain's sister."

Sylphy was completely stunned, her tears barely enough to react. She just cried out anxiously and in vain:

"mom!"

But Gao Wen was not affected at all and ate his breakfast.

It's just a pity that he had changed his mind about Roltz last night, but Roltz is just that kind of person. He is cowardly, flattering, short-sighted, tough on the outside but weak on the inside. He stood up for a moment in the emergency, but was scared after he realized it, and was reluctant to leave the house under his feet and the land around him.

Take it for granted.

As for Debbie, perhaps all mothers are like this: when their children meet their expectations, they dote on them with all their might, but as soon as they act out of control or something they don't like, they become hysterical and their love turns to hate. It turns out that motherhood is just a concept controlled by biology, just like how I once longed for maternal love.

Should have figured it out a long time ago.

Gao Wen said calmly:

"I'll clean up after breakfast."

Sylphy finally burst into tears and tugged at Gawain's clothes:

"elder brother!!!"

Gao Wen continued:

"But Sylphy has to come with me."

You are not qualified to raise her, this is what Gawain thinks, but he will not hurt Sylphy with such words.

Unexpectedly, Lolz and Debbie nodded immediately:

""sure.""

They seemed to have discussed:

"But where are you going to take Lufei? What are you going to do?"

Gao Wen had a plan in mind, but he didn't expect to say it in such an occasion. He took a sip of salty milk tea and said simply:

"First, Roya. I'll send Sylphy to a regular school to enrich her knowledge. In a few years, when she's around ten, I'll take her and Rudy to Lanoa Magic Academy. Whatever Sylphy wants to do after graduation will depend on her own wishes."

Roltz and Debbie exchanged a glance, and Roltz bowed his head and pleaded:

"Sir Gawain, although this place is not worthy of you calling home, and my wife and I are not qualified to raise you, I believe that Sylphiette is a child who can catch your eye. For the sake of our years of friendship, please protect her well."

"My family cannot afford a thank-you gift worthy of your status. This is all the remaining coins, including the portion left by my mother. I hope you will accept it."

Lorz took out a small cloth bag, placed it heavily on the table, and pushed it towards Gawain.

Gawain put down his spoon and wiped his mouth with a towel:

"thanks for treatment."

He went back to his room to pack his luggage.

Although I was alone when I came here, I didn't expect to accumulate so much in just four years.

Gawain sat on the bed, thinking about what he should take away. The room was very quiet. He and Sylphy had strengthened the structure of the whole house, and the sound insulation effect was very good.

He quickly stood up and used earth magic to shape the prototype of a storage box. He then packed away the important achievements one by one, along with the various things Rudy and Sylphy had given him over the years. After a moment's thought, he packed up the things Roxy had given him as well.

Thinking Rudy might notice later, Gawain also put away the gifts the Greyrat family had given him over the years. Although he had long since abandoned Elinalize's sword, Sylphy had carefully cared for it, and throwing it away would be troublesome, so she decided to keep it.

Do you want to bring a few more changes of clothes and shoes?

Maybe it's not necessary.

Gawain pushed open the window and used earth magic to create a small rock pillar. He slowly pushed up something buried deep underground below the window. It was a box that looked like a treasure chest. He created wind to blow away the dirt on it and then moved it into the room.

When the box was opened, it was filled with extremely valuable top-level magic stones, high-grade gemstones, large gold bricks and special metals with extremely low production.

These were all picked up by Gawain during this period. In fact, there were also quite a few magical accessories, but almost all of them were broken during his experiments.

Selling any one of them can ensure that an ordinary family will have no worries about food and drink for at least decades.

He didn't need to bring all that junk clothes taking up space.

Gawain opened the wardrobe, intending to burn all these eyesores. He took out his clothes one by one and threw them together. There were clothes that Elina Lijie bought for him, clothes that Debbie made for him before he was five years old, clothes he received on his fifth birthday, and clothes of various styles that were available every year and season thereafter. There were also various shoes, underwear, socks, scarves, knitted hats, gloves, and pajamas. Many of them were made by Debbie herself, and she would often refer to the current fashionable designs in the Royal City fashion stores, including those made by Lorz, Lilia, and Senis.

Gawain piled everything together.

Finally, he picked up a pair of goggles hanging on the closet door. These were the ones Debbie made for Rudy after his fifth birthday, but he didn't need them to fly. The eyes of the Vitrum people were harder than diamonds and didn't need such fragile things to protect them.

Gawain raised his hand, and a blazing fireball ignited in his palm.

He pressed down heavily on the extremely hot flame, which had changed from red to white.

Then, it went out just before it fell.

Gawain packed his luggage.

Sylphy, with red eyes, also entered the room and quickly packed her luggage.

No goodbyes.

Just like before, he took Sylphy and flew out of the window, determined never to come back.