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

A knight is a valuable figure who is appointed by the lord and cannot be refused, but a knight is not the same as Paul Greyrat or the Greyrat family.

The two families relied on their children's magical talents, their noble bloodline, or some gold coins of unknown sanctity to become arrogantly connected.

Especially Lortz, it was disgusting to watch, relying on their children to lick the Knights' ass. As a poor outsider who couldn't even own land, what qualifications did your family have to lick the Knights' ass? And he always pretended that his family had a good relationship with the Knights and that they were equals.

"Haha, Paul and I are friends!"

The way he scratches his head and laughs is also disgusting.

The village was kind enough to accept your family and sell you land. But when your family became rich, you abandoned all the villagers who helped you and only cared about trying to please the knight's family. You also raised your own children to be arrogant. That ugly demon-like daughter and that demon teacher are both ungrateful and greedy bitches. They would ask for copper coins if you asked for a little help. Why don't you think about how much the village has helped your family?

Not to mention that the boys in the village had their limbs broken by the black-haired monster for just a little joke, and even the children's parents and grandparents were not spared.

The knights were even speaking for that monster and threatening everyone in the village. Surely the knights were supposed to protect us from that monster? As expected, both families were foreign beings, monsters.

As mere farmers, we have no ability to resist them, but we are not without dignity. We will never regard them as members of the village, never be kind to them, and never accept them.

"Oh, why is there a sudden stinky smell, but there's nothing on the road? That's really strange, don't you think?"

"Roltz, you have two men in your family, right? If you can't call that guy over, then you'll have to take two turns."

"That's wasteland over there, right? Wouldn't it be a waste to connect the canal there? We should just end it here."

"Yes, sir, this year we only need 26 households of Batir silk flower seedlings. 27 households? My lord, you are so forgetful. Hasn't it always been 26 households?"

The Greyrat family was simply treated coldly.

Lolz and Debbie were also unharmed.

They were simply treated as invisible people who did not exist in the village.

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Note 1: It is difficult to estimate the population without jobs. In short, the population of all races is set at 10 billion+.

In terms of civilization, a population of over 100,000 in a provincial capital like Roya would have been remarkable between the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment. However, according to Roxy's description in the first volume, the birth rate of magicians is 1 in 400, and the birth rate of advanced magicians is 1 in 40,000. These ratios would be considered elite in modern times, yet they're treated like mere passersby, with the abstract notion that only advanced magicians can teach students.

Note 2: I think this situation is reasonable.

In the original work, Lokishi thought that Buena Village was a good place. On the one hand, the places she had been to were generally more amazing. On the other hand, her identity was endorsed by Paul, and the fees for using magic to help were not high. Even so, she was rejected and insulted by the little wall lamps, but she didn't care and was very good at dealing with it.

The exclusion of the two families did not happen overnight. In the early days, at most some villagers felt that Lorze was a little too flattering. The village fully accepted their family, but they were only concerned with socializing with the families of bigwigs (it was written that Lorze was worried that his children would lose face because of his incompetence, so he and Debbie tried very hard to socialize with the Greyrat family). If this continued, Gawain would probably end up becoming a big man, and the villagers would only sigh that Lorze had raised a good son.

Another shift is when Roxy teaches Sylphy that even good deeds require payment. If Roxy had accepted payment, the villagers would have considered it perfectly normal, considering she was an outsider. But if Sylphy accepted payment, the situation would have been different. At this stage, the Lortz family was considered family in the village. Should we charge for a favor? If you don't consider us family, then we won't consider you family either. Even offering free help later on would hardly reverse the change in attitude.

But this level of reputation only worsens in the eyes of more people. In addition, the families of the children who already have poor upbringing are likely to instill in their children the idea that "you can't be as petty and money-minded as them."

Until the conflict broke out, Gawain beat all three families to a pulp, then Roltz bombarded all the villagers, and Paul defended the Roltz family (to be honest, this was actually Paul protecting the villagers, right? Paul, you are too gentle, and you saved everyone from Gawain again). At this time, all he received was fear and secret hatred.

But Gawain immediately left with Sylphy, and Rudy didn't stay either. The villagers saw the most threatening people as gone, and they were sure to grow bolder. Plus, Gawain and his companions probably didn't plan to return, so it was hard not to laugh at the abandoned Lorze couple.

There are three main reasons why we haven’t gone to a more extreme level:

1. I think they are just traditional farmers at best. They are not bad people at all. They are just ordinary people with double standards who abide by the village rules.

2. Paul’s protection.

3. Rudy goes home every year.

Chapter 53 Dark Clouds

On the afternoon of May 30, 417 in the Jialong calendar

Lokixi was carrying a bag that was more than twice as big as the one she had just left home with, and she was walking in the tunnel of the Red Dragon's Jaw with a listless look on her face.

“I shouldn’t have bought so many souvenirs…”

The aqua-blue braid rubbed against her sweaty neck. Luo Qixi once again murmured in regret for her own incompetence. She had to admit:

"I'm still too complacent... I'm angry about being called a pedophile, but the immortal sage is so cool. Unlike before, now I can be easily recognized and respectfully praised as a sage. It's normal to buy a lot of discounted items that are being promoted, right?"

The sage, who was often described as surprisingly easy to fool, suddenly stopped in her tracks. She walked from the inside of the road to the outside of the opening and gazed towards the northern sky where the Kingdom of Asura lay.

"Something seems to be wrong?"

"I feel quite depressed, but if Gawain and the others are here, it shouldn't be a problem, right? Let's try and see if we can get back to Roya City within ten days!"

Thinking like this.

Luo Qixi quickened her pace again with renewed energy.

On the evening of May 30, 417 in the Jialong calendar

Gao Wen, wearing a black loose hunting suit, stood at the school gate as usual to pick up his sister.

But unlike at the beginning, from the perspective of strangers, Gawain now looks more like a young, wealthy, and handsome aristocrat who comes to pick up his daughter from school or his wife from get off work.

After all, although his growth has slowed down a bit, his height has reached about 1.78 meters. By the way, Sylphy is now 1.52 meters tall, and there is no difference in age between her and most of the girls in the same class.

Soon, Sylphy, wearing a dark green summer palace dress, walked out of the school gate, carrying her bag, chatting and laughing with her classmates. She happily greeted her brother from a distance, said goodbye to her friends, and trotted to her brother's side, saying playfully:

"Report to the commander, Sylphy is reporting on time!"

Gao Wen chuckled and touched his sister's chin, explaining apologetically:

"Sylphy, I guess we won't be able to have dinner together tonight. I'm going out with Rudy after I send you home."

Sylphy pushed her brother into the car, then sat next to him, lifted a corner of the curtain, pointed at the distant sky, and asked:

"Are you going to check on that orb again?"

Gao Wen nodded and explained in detail:

"Sylphy has sensed it too, right? This time the magical disturbance is more severe than in the past. Rudy and I still haven't found a way to touch that thing, so we have to rely on stupid methods to delay time."

The first disturbance was about twenty days ago, but nothing happened. Gawain and Rudy just recorded the data and left.

The second agitation occurred thirteen days ago. They accidentally discovered that a high magic environment seemed to be able to calm the thing down. However, since they could not capture the real body of the orb, they could only let Rudy release magic disorderly at high altitudes and successfully calm it down.

The third commotion occurred five days ago. They discovered that feeding the orb magic caused it to rapidly expand, a rate far exceeding the daily records of the past two years. To prevent the feeding of magic from aggravating the situation, they chose to wait and see. After the orb calmed down, they immediately returned to Roya City and brought Saulos and Philip together for a meeting. Saulos also immediately sent a request for assistance to the capital, whose first group of mages and scholars had arrived only yesterday.

The fourth time is today.

But this time is different from before.

There was a terrible feeling of impending storm, a heavy atmosphere before a rainstorm.

"Brother, I want to go too!"

Sylphy's attitude was firm. She seemed to have been worried a few times before, but she just didn't say it. Gawain sighed and told the truth:

"I'd rather you return to Buena Village and bring all the equipment from the warehouse back home. Rudy and I suspect it's a precursor to a massive summoning or transfer spell, but given the amount of mana it requires, even the slightest bit of aggression could easily raze half the kingdom to the ground."

"Don't worry about Rudy and me. If we really run into trouble, we should be able to rescue the Boreas family in time. But Buena Village is almost completely defenseless."

Sylphy didn't expect her brother to be so thoughtful. She was also very angry at herself for not thinking about her parents' safety.

Sylphy nodded firmly:

"Leave the village to me!"

Soon, the carriage arrived at Vitrudia's house. Before getting off, Gawain confessed:

"If nothing goes wrong this time, start preparing tomorrow. I'll send you all out of the Asura Kingdom area the day after tomorrow. Sylphy, you can also draw up a list of people you want to help tonight. I'll also have Sauros and the others order a large-scale evacuation of the city and surrounding towns."

Sylphy pulled her brother out of the car, dissatisfied:

"You can't abandon me, okay?"

Gao Wen smiled and rubbed his sister's head:

"Sylphy is also an important aid. We can't do without Sylphy. I feel that maybe the demon god Laplace will be resurrected and unsealed."

"But this is not a place he deserves to occupy."

Sylphy waved her fists and smiled:

"Let's beat him down together! Then we'll be the new three human heroes!"

This reminded Gao Wen, and he touched his chin thoughtfully:

"The Ankylosaur King might know what's going on. It's a pity we don't have time to look for his aerial fortress. When I'm free later, I'll take you, Sylphy, with me."

After entering the house, Gao Wen unsealed the warehouse.

Sylphy put on the latest version of the magic arm and leg armor, and then put on the spine armor, so that all the magic armor parts are connected to form an exoskeleton armor that can perfectly share the impact force. This is the [Magical Exoskeleton Armor Type 2], the third version of the finished product jointly developed and manufactured by Rudy and Gawain in the past two years.

She stretched her body and assembled her weapons:

"Brother, have you been to the Sky Fortress? You never told me!"

Gawain helped pack up the defensive magic devices he could use:

"I haven't been there, not even once, or I've even passed by him. Otherwise, I would definitely stop by to check it out, but it's not worth going out of my way to find him. He's just an Ankylosaur King at best. Judging by history, he probably couldn't even defeat Laplace's hand. He's too weak."

If it weren't for historical factors, Sylphy actually had no interest in the Sky Fortress. The legendary hero might not even be able to defeat her now that she is fully equipped.

After helping Sylphy carry the huge battle preparation box, the brother and sister went to the outdoor garden to start debugging.

"Buffer module activated."

"Flight module debugging completed."

"The defense module is functioning normally."

"Brother, we are ready to go."

As the magic flashed, Sylphy, dressed in black armor, made a "yeah" gesture to Gawain.

"be careful."

Gawain was worried.

Sylphy, who was taller than her brother after putting on the armor, smiled and rubbed her brother's head, comforting him:

"It's okay! See you later, brother!"

In the evening, Gawain and Rudy returned without finding any problems, and Sylphy returned to Roya City after confirming that the orb was calm again.

The retreat plan was initiated.

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Note 1: Feeding Rudy is useless. After all, when Rudy recovers, he absorbs the magic power of the Fitoya area.

Note 2: I actually wanted to write something like the animated version, where the protagonist's perspective suddenly mutates and undergoes a major shift within a short period of time. But on reflection, this doesn't make sense. If Saulos could have discovered the orb long ago, there's no reason Gawain and the others wouldn't have discovered it and conducted a long-term tracking and research.

Since they were experimenting, it was normal for Rudy to push them back once, and it was also reasonable for them to implement various protective measures after being pushed back. Just like Gawain, although he didn't care about the lives of the Lorze couple, at least he thought he didn't care, but for Sylphy and Rudy's sake, he would definitely send Sylphy to protect them.

Chapter 54 Drastic changes

Early morning of June 1, 417 Jialong calendar year

In the territory of Fitoya, no, in the entire Kingdom of Asura, and even in the entire Central Continent, residents can see with their naked eyes that a dramatic change is brewing.

The color of the sky became strange.

Brown, black, purple, yellow.

The closer they got to the sky above Fitoya Territory, the denser, richer, and more chaotic these strange colors became.

Gawain frowned and woke up the still sleeping Sylphy. His face was ashen from the sound of his voice.

"Sylphy! Sylphy! Wake up!"

Sylphy, who was dreaming sweetly, was forcibly awakened by her brother's anxious voice, which she had never heard before. Her brother's tone even made her feel unreal and dazed. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and subconsciously asked:

"What happened, brother?"

It seemed that after hearing his sister's confused voice, Gao Wen quickly calmed down and explained calmly:

"You'll know when you wake up."

Sylphy quickly sat up. Her brother had already changed into his summer clothes for going out and was kneeling beside her. Although she didn't know what time it was, the dim room made Sylphy subconsciously look at the window opposite the bed.

It’s not quite right to say that it was pitch black.

The clouds in the sky were unusually thick, wriggling and roaring as if controlled by Water Emperor-level magic, and glowing with disgusting colors, a mixture of purple and brown pulling out marble-like patterns, just like a stinking ditch.

Seeing this scene, Sylphy instantly woke up.

She didn't ask, but immediately got up and ran barefoot to the window. She made an OK sign with one hand and placed it in front of her left eye. She constructed her magic power skillfully and regularly, and soon, the magical vision appeared in front of Sylphy's eyes.