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

"There's no need to thank me. If you have the chance to meet, thank my sister instead. After all, she squeezed out her free time to compile the teaching materials. If it weren't for the fact that teaching magic in person would take too long and I wouldn't allow it, she would have wanted to settle down in the village for a while until she had a qualified disciple."

"In the final analysis, these are just some simple magic that is far more valuable in daily life than in battle. The more complex and important knowledge will be brought to the village by Roxy when she returns."

Lokali couldn't help but feel sad when she mentioned this topic:

"It's clear that neither our fellow villagers nor we, as her parents, have brought Roxy much comfort, causing her so much pain that she's desperate to escape."

Gao Wen is not very good at this kind of topic:

"Save that for her to hear in person."

Lokali smiled:

"That's the truth!"

Her usual behavior is much more mature and steady than Luo Qixi's. Maybe Luo Qixi's unreliable side is more inherited from her father.

Lokali mustered up her energy and stood up:

"Please look forward to the meal later!"

After his wife went to cook, Luo Yin said:

"Gawain, are you interested in the Spelud tribe? As I've mentioned before, not long after Lokisi left, the village established friendly relations with the Spelud warrior who had long roamed this area. The last time he came, he heard me and the village chief tell him about you. Of course, I didn't tell anyone your secret, but anyway, that powerful warrior is very interested in you and wants to meet you."

"If you want, Gawain, I can help you connect with him the next time he comes to the village."

Gawain simply asked:

"Is his strength at the god level?"

Luo Yin was a little dumbfounded, but after thinking carefully, he replied:

"I guess... not really? He claims to be the warrior leader of the Spelrud tribe and one of the important subordinates of the Demon God Laplace."

Gao Wen suddenly lost interest:

"Forget it then. Even Luo Qixi might not be able to defeat him at this level."

(Unless they resort to a ruthless approach, they'll actually lose. To be more precise, in the practical class, the odds are pretty even between Roxy and Sylphy. If the fight drags on, Roxy, with less mana, will definitely lose. In a ring match, even if it's a 100-200m run, even Rudy right now might not be able to beat Gunner.)

Luo Yin and Luo Kali, who was preparing the ingredients, were both dumbfounded:

"Wait... Has Roxy grown to this point?"

They finally felt a sense of reality about their daughter's achievements.

But the point is: this meal is only twice as good as Elina Lijie's barbecue, which is a big improvement, but still needs work.

Gao Wen accepted a large amount of local fruits and vegetables, intending to go back and taste them one by one and develop suitable dishes.

After filling the large water storage well he had built in the village with water, Gawain flew away, wondering if Lokisi had never taken a bath when she was a child.

Ask her in your next letter.

and many more.

Gawain stopped in mid-air and thought for a while, feeling that Lokisi would definitely not be willing to answer such a question?

So, in order to satisfy his curiosity, someone went back and got an almost expected answer from Luo Yin and Luo Kali's as if-it-is-a-natural look on their faces.

in short:

No washing.

Chapter 20 New Year

At the door of Vitrudia House.

Sylphy, wearing a thick blue and white skirt and a moon-white fur cloak for warmth, covered her ear, which had turned red from the cold, with one hand and held out a small package with the other.

"Rudy, please deliver this to my house. I'm sorry to bother you with all the related matters."

Rudy, wearing a moon-white cloak of similar style, took it with a smile, shook his head and said calmly:

"We can't leave Brother Gao Wen alone, right? Leave the affairs of the village to me, please don't worry too much."

Sylphy couldn't help but use magic to heat the air around her, then she exhaled a last breath of light white air and felt relieved. She rubbed her long ears, which were still a little uncomfortable, and answered casually:

"I trust Rudy, huh? But, come to think of it, Rudy, aren't you still taller than me?"

Then, Rudy escaped into the carriage, mumbling something like, "Boys develop later" and "You'll definitely look taller if you stand on the steps."

After being away from home for more than three months, Rudius is going home for the New Year.

Of course, Gawain didn't plan to go back, and Sylphy chose to stay with her brother.

After watching Rudy's carriage leave, Sylphy opened the door and returned to her and her brother's new home. She closed the door, locking the most extreme cold of late winter and early spring outside, humming the song she learned at school as she took off her red dragon skin cloak and hung it on the hanger in the entrance hall.

Then, she took off her fluffy slippers, stepped barefoot on the warm wooden floor, and walked into the overly spacious and tall living room. Her elder brother, who had just returned home after training in Lingus Sea, was shirtless in front of a huge drawing board in a corner, drawing the production design of the self-defense magic device that would be put into production.

Gao Wen heard the footsteps and said with concern without turning back:

"Sylphy, are you really not going home with me?"

But Sylphy just angrily created a big water ball, which soaked her brother and the design drawing in front of him, which was still in ink.

Gawain sighed:

“I’ll just have to redraw it.”

Sylphy became even angrier. She walked over to her brother and grabbed his long ponytail, her eyes filled with anger and discontent.

"Just draw blueprints for the rest of your life! Stupid thing! If you think this isn't my home, I'll leave right now!"

Gao Wen could only apologize repeatedly.

He is no match for Sylphy at all.

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say it happened that night. It was probably the second day after arriving in Roya City. When Sylphy and Gawain were renting the most luxurious hotel in all of Roya, Gawain asked Sylphy to stay in the room and wait for him to come back. Sylphy, who had encountered too many unexpected events and was in a state of confusion, finally had enough time to think.

It took about half a day for Sylphy to finally understand everything, or at least she thought she understood it.

Sylphy was so sure that her parents said that only to protect her and her brother.

Hadn't she and Teacher Roxy thought the same thing before? They both believed they couldn't give their brother the opportunity to become angry, let alone cause him to lose control. After all, whether it was her, Rudy, or the teacher, they could be stopped if they lost control, and the likelihood of losing control was slim. But her brother was different. In actual combat, he could easily defeat the three of them alone. In an emergency, he was almost impossible to stop. Moreover, with so much internal conflict and pain, her brother was the only one who could lose control due to intense negative emotions.

To be precise, it's not called out of control.

But my brother gave up being restrained by them.

Yes, what Sylphy has always wanted to do is to restrain her brother. She had figured this out in the past, and even after learning her brother's true identity, she never gave up this idea.

Because her brother likes his current life, likes being with everyone, and likes the so-called "mortal" beauty. Even if her brother does not always admit these, Sylphy can feel her brother's attachment and desire for all of these, so she will try her best to confine her brother to such a beautiful but ordinary world.

Even if she dies, it will last at least a thousand years, right?

This is Sylphiette's love for Gawain.

Therefore, Sylphy would not misunderstand the efforts made by her parents. They were just doing their best to protect their children and the home they created together.

But Mom and Dad must feel lonely living in a house that is more than twice as big as before, right?

But even so, Sylphy would not go back.

Until her brother can completely calm down and is willing to soberly review and understand the experience in which he feels betrayed, Sylphy will never return to their home in Buena Village. She will never say anything that will make her brother feel abandoned or do anything that will make her brother feel let down.

Even this time, if her brother had not taken the initiative to suggest it, Sylphy would not have sent the letter and the money. Even in that situation, Rudy would definitely take the initiative to help convey the various information he knew and understood.

Similarly, Sylphy also agreed with Rudy that she would never talk about related matters with her brother, and would never try to convey the answers she thought were correct to her brother.

Because it's not necessary.

Everyone believed that my brother could figure it out.

He just couldn't think about those things yet.

So we just need to accompany him, as usual, and wait for the day when he comes over on his own.

Everyone is looking forward to and waiting.

Maybe it takes a year, maybe it takes two years.

But my brother won’t keep you waiting too long.

Let’s celebrate together after the teacher comes back!

After Gawain apologized earnestly, Sylphy reluctantly forgave her stupid brother who was too wooden and insensitive, and helped him dry his body and drawing board with an apology.

"Brother is really an idiot. He should at least take a break during the New Year!"

Gawain subconsciously wanted to retort, "You can't really call yourself busy at this level," but faced with his sister's worried eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say it. He could only nod in distress and say:

"Then let's make it a holiday. If I don't work, I feel like the Chamber of Commerce won't be able to operate normally. So why not just give the entire Chamber of Commerce a five-day holiday during the New Year holiday?"

Because Luo Qixi and Rudy's wages were not deducted when they were on vacation, Gao Wen did not consider the fact that they would not get paid if they did not go to work. Even if they took twenty days off in a month, he would probably pay them the standard share of wages.

Sylphy thought it made sense:

"This is the first time I've heard of a long holiday, but it seems like these two things go together."

Gao Wen's self-taught analysis:

"If higher-income groups like the employees of the Vitrum Chamber of Commerce could have more vacation time, it would actually be beneficial to social development. After all, they also need time to spend their earnings."

Sylphy, who had changed from her outdoor skirt into her nightgown to clean up, hummed:

"Since it's vacation, let's not talk about work! Bro, how did you become a clueless parent like my classmate's father who talks about work all day long?!"

She smiled and threw herself on Gawain's back, her emerald green hair covering Gawain's chest, and shared:

"I think I'm already taller than Rudy. If I keep going like this, I might even reach 1.7 meters!"

Gao Wen praised:

"It's been growing fast lately!"

Sylphy immediately pushed her brother away in embarrassment:

"How can I say such things while I'm holding you?"

Gao Wen didn't understand at all.

It seemed that he had lost to Sylphy in another area of ​​knowledge.

It seems there is no possibility of catching up.

After all, Sylphy had no intention of letting him know.

Chapter 21 Feelings

Rudy returned on the fifth day of the new year.

January 5, 415 in the Jialong calendar.

He immediately went to Vitrudia's house and handed a letter from Paul to the confused Gawain. Apart from that, he had nothing else from Buena Village.

Rudy's expression at the time was both serious and confused:

"Brother Gao Wen, is there any private relationship between you and my father?"

Then, Sylphy, who came running from the living room, punched him in the abdomen and he rolled on the ground like a cooked shrimp.

So much so that he couldn't even get treatment after slapping the ground - one of the signals of surrender in a practical training session.

After all, Gawain never helped Rudy when he was beaten by his sister.

Sylphy didn't forgive Rudy so quickly for his joke. As for how she heard it clearly from such a distance, that was another irrelevant story about a certain extreme brother complex who was privately researching and practicing eavesdropping magic.

Gawain shook the envelope, took Sylphy's hand and went straight home. Rudy, foaming at the mouth, could only watch the vicious brother and sister abandon him and leave, closing his eyes with resentment and unwillingness.

By the time the coachman realized he should save the man, Rudy was too embarrassed to continue pretending to heal himself and fled into the carriage full of resentment.

In the living room of the Vitrudia House.

Although he didn't want to read Paul's letter, Gawain still sat with his sister and opened it to read.

Sure enough, it was about Rudy.

In this letter, Paul told Gawain everything he knew about Philip Boreas Grayat, as well as Boreas and Notus, and at the end of the letter, he entrusted Gawain with the important responsibility of taking care of and helping Rudy.

Because the last few requests were taken for granted, Gawain and Sylphy ignored them without paying any attention.