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

Gawain ignored him, stood up, shook his finger, and suggested:

"Stop calling her [young]. Just because Luo Qixi won't kill people when she's angry doesn't mean I won't kill people when I'm not angry."

Gawain dislocated their limbs and threw them out of the guild.

At this moment, the hooded female bard suddenly called out to Gawain:

"Do you know Luo Qixi? Her friend? Her lover?"

Gao Wen thought of this:

"Student. You're Roxy's poet friend, right? Remember to change the content of your poem to something about a sage with eternal youth. Don't use the gimmick of becoming an A-rank adventurer at the age of twelve to attract people. Roxy said that she showed off your poem to others several times, but no one believed her."

The bard burst out laughing:

"First tell me how you recognized me, and I'll agree to it."

Gao Wen simply replied:

"Because you are the only bard that Lokisi knows."

The poet burst into laughter without any image:

"I'll listen to you, but are you really not her husband? It's romantic to constantly speak up for a girl behind her back, right? Tell me your story, and I can write a new chapter for your love~"

Gao Wen calmly denied:

"Boring, I'm not an adult yet."

The poet then asked:

"Can you tell me your story and your name?"

Gawain answered casually and turned away:

"That's not something you would want to sing."

This is the new starting point of the legend of the pedophile immortal sage [Ink Wind King].

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Note 1: Gawain's version of the magic armor can be referenced from the Berserker Armor in Berserk. It may be a bit more ferocious, and the overall finish is matte black.

Currently, the arm armor is limited to the forearm and a small section of the upper arm, and the leg armor extends from a point above the knee to the toe. The full body armor that Gawain had previously made during actual combat was a simple metal armor temporarily printed using magic.

Note 2: The first part of the ballad comes from the comics.

Chapter 18 Trivia

"Brother Gao Wen, why are there so many red dragon materials again? Didn't you just deliver them yesterday?"

In front of the square of Boreas's house, Rudy felt numb as he watched the boxes of red dragon scales being unloaded from the carriages.

Gao Wen, who was standing nearby reading an ancient book, replied casually:

"Sylphy wanted more dragon skins, and the chef at the restaurant under the Chamber of Commerce developed a delicious red dragon meat recipe, so she got another one."

Rudy was too lazy to complain. He picked up a scale:

"The blood isn't dry yet! Did you order it from a farm restaurant?"

Gawain glanced at Rudy doubtfully.

"They must have been caught in the Red Dragon Mountains."

Rudy was silent, thinking for a moment before he dug out the rebuttal material he wanted from his mind:

"Although a single red dragon is weak, isn't it said that the red dragons in the Red Dragon Mountains are as numerous as locusts during a locust plague?"

Gao Wen kindly helped Rudy think of a way he could do it and shared:

"A red dragon's maximum altitude rarely exceeds four thousand meters. In other words, you should fly four thousand five hundred meters up from the highest peak nearby. From there, you can snipe one that's far away from the group and then fly down from the side to drag away the body."

Rudy couldn't help but complain:

"You certainly didn't do that!"

Gao Wen spoke frankly:

"Just go over there and catch one."

Rudy slammed:

"Teacher Luo Qixi's letter asked me to pay more attention to your mental health. It turned out to be true, Brother Gao Wen. I suspect you've become addicted to pretending to be cool lately!"

Gao Wen didn't understand:

"What is pretense?"

Rudy covered his face and started throwing a tantrum:

"Wow, wow, I'm so jealous! I want to be that strong too! I want to be able to act like that just by being honest!"

Gawain shrugged.

"Then work hard. Oh, and by the way, there are several hundred pounds of meat from various parts that have been sent to the kitchen. I've asked the chef from the Boreas family to try developing new recipes. After tasting each one, remember to fill out the evaluation form like before and have the servants deliver it to my house."

The chef level of the Boreas family is almost the best in the entire Roya City. Even the chef of the high-end restaurant with the highest per capita salary in Roya City that Gao Wen acquired is not as good as the chef of the Boreas family.

Rudy accepted several boxes of new materials:

"No problem. Let me think about what use these things have. They won't be useful for armor or anything like that."

Alice, who had been hiding on the side of the carriage and peeping, couldn't help but jump out:

"Rudeus! You're so pretentious!"

Gawain looked over and saw Alice hiding again, leaving only one leg and a large patch of red hair exposed.

Rudy came over and whispered:

"She's still a little scared of you."

No, this is not a bit, Gao Wen wanted to complain, he simply closed the book and said goodbye:

"Then I'll go first. I look forward to your food review."

He has to go to Migrud Village to post a letter later.

After Gawain left, Rudy ignored Alice and carefully packed up the precious experimental materials. Alice found Gilenu who was practicing swordplay and asked:

"Kilenu, is the red dragon weak?"

Gilenu was puzzled but still answered:

"No, a group of red dragons is the most terrifying monster in this world. Even a single red dragon that has fallen to the ground and is unable to fly without a team requires a team of at least forty A- or S-rank adventurers to have a chance of safely subduing it."

Gilena crossed her arms, her aura growing fiercer. Someone like that, someone who instilled wrong and dangerous ideas into the young lady, must not be let off lightly. Misjudging the strength of her prey could be fatal. She pressed on:

"Miss Alice, who told you that?"

Alice didn't quite understand Gilena's reaction, so she just told him the truth:

"I overheard Rudeus and Mr. Gawain talking."

Gilenu's aura returned to calm. She touched her head and said helplessly:

"If it's those two who said it, there's nothing we can do."

Alice looked puzzled: "?"

Gilena was forced to start explaining the true strength of the Red Dragon to the young lady. She had also inexplicably been burdened with some of the work of teaching knowledge recently. To be more precise, it was to correct some of Rudeus's remarks that were not universally applicable.

After all, a monster like Rudeus, who had no weaknesses, could easily clear a massive maze solo with just a bit of food, right? But that was impossible for a swordsman. The swordsman was an extreme profession, one with no production capacity and requiring reliance on others. Gilenu had come to understand this more clearly than ever before.

Therefore, she was the only one who could teach Miss Alice the things that only a swordsman could understand.

This was because Gilenu had never seen Sylphiet's Horticulture magic. While this magic couldn't be used for large-scale agriculture, it was quite sufficient to provide food for a small number of people. In other words, as long as they had sufficient magical power, Gawain and his four disciples could produce and sell their own produce. Of course, realistically speaking, only Rudy, with his boundless magical power, could achieve this.

And at the same time.

In the village of Migrud, Gawain landed at the entrance of the village again.

Since he had been here three times in the past eight months, and Gawain no longer concealed the fact that he could fly, everyone in the village knew of Gawain's existence, and had learned most of the information from the Luo Yin couple.

As he approached at a relatively normal speed, the villagers working in the fields had already informed Luo Yin and his wife, and Luo Yin also stopped patrolling and went to the village entrance to wait.

Luo Yin laughed breathlessly:

"Gawain, what brings you to the village this time? I've asked Lokali to make some milk tea. Come over to my house and sit down and talk!"

Gawain nodded and followed Luo Yin. Unlike when they first met, he was now almost as tall as Luo Yin. In the past two months, even Sylphy seemed to have entered a period of rapid growth, but Rudy was still growing at the same speed, which made a certain youngest guy quite worried.

Entering the tortoise shell house, one could see that Luo Yin and Lokali's home had several more human-like furniture covered in animal hides. These were all crafted for the villagers by Gawain using earth magic during his last visit. After all, Migrud Village was located entirely in the desert, and while suitable wood and even rock resources were scarce, unnecessary furniture like tables, chairs, and bed frames had naturally been streamlined.

Lokali was also very happy to see Gawain coming:

"Gawain, please stay today and try everyone's new recipes."

Gao Wen pushed the chair aside and sat down, agreeing happily.

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Note: Later in this game, Gilena's brain will become even more useful. This is the true meaning of use it or lose it.

Chapter 19 Secret

Incidentally.

When Gawain first came, he intended to destroy the village, but in the end he left after leaving only a simple letter.

The second time he came was because Gawain didn't believe that the meat of the giant tortoise was really that bad to eat, so he made a special trip to find and kill one, cut it up in the village, and only took away the most essential parts. As a result, even the chef of the Boreas family couldn't save the quality of the meat.

Anyone who thinks this kind of meat is delicious has definitely never eaten good food, right?

You're right, little blue fool.

The third time, Gawain brought a lot of spices and seeds and seedlings of various fruits and vegetables that should be able to grow and survive in this area. He also made some furniture for the villagers. It was said that a powerful Spelud would help with the village's safety, so Gawain did not say much, but just left behind the basic magic self-study textbook that Sylphy had translated and written specifically for the Migrud Village.

Luo Yin came over with milk tea and sat down:

"Gawain, what brings you here this time? If you need our help, please feel free to ask."

Gawain took out a letter from his pocket and placed it on the table:

"We just received a letter and a gift from Lokisi, so I came here to leave a reply."

The couple had gotten used to Gao Wen gradually no longer calling their daughter "teacher".

Luo Yin accepted it with a wry smile:

"When Luo Qixi comes back, we will hand it over to her intact."

During their previous casual conversations with Gawain, they'd already known that Roxy could now fly from the Asura Kingdom, practically on the other side of the world, back to their village in the most remote corner of the Demon Continent in just a dozen days. A disciple like Gawain, who had long surpassed his master, could even cross the Ringus Sea directly, perhaps traveling to both poles in just two or three days.

However, they did not tell anyone the relevant information. Even the village chief thought that Gawain was a big shot who was temporarily living in a nearby big city.

Although Luo Yin and Luo Kali did not ask Gao Wen for the specific situation, they felt that this should be the case.

Gawain defended Lokixi:

"Luo Qixi was delayed a bit in the southern part of the Central Continent a while ago due to some official business. She will probably be traveling slowly on the Milis Continent for the next few months. It may take several more months to return to the Demon Continent. She should be able to reach the village in the second half of next year."

Lokali smiled gratefully and sat down, holding up her skirt.

"It's much faster than we imagined. The Miris Continent is very hostile to demons, right? It's a little slower, but there's nothing we can do about it. Safety is more important."

Luo Yin brought up another topic:

"Come to think of it, there are already children in the village who are using the Water Ball Technique. Thank you so much, Gawain."

Gao Wen drank the sweet milk tea that the village had recently developed. He had a high opinion of this drink and thought it would be even better if the milk source was replaced with something more normal like regular milk.

"Don't underestimate its power just because it's elementary magic. A normal-strength Water Ball spell can knock the head off a poisonous acid wolf or a Parks coyote in one blow."

As one of the few and strongest warriors in the village, Luo Yin was immediately sweating profusely. He nodded repeatedly and immediately used telepathy to remind the villagers responsible for supervising magic learning:

"Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise it would be too late when something happened."

Gao Wen couldn't say that he was thinking of Luo Qixi's first murder experience, so he just said indifferently: