Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

When he returned to this world, Wood was initially worried that his account would be restarted, but he was relieved to find that he was still Wood Grellatt when he rolled out of the mud.

Two years have passed, and his dead body has actually grown along with it, while retaining the strength he had before his death. This saved him a lot of time in retraining his domineering aura and physical conditioning.

Moreover, if he didn't have Wood Grellatt's face, Wood wouldn't know how he would face his family in this world.

Fortunately, this life simulation wasn't a restart of the account, but rather a "resurrection" to continue the previous life simulation, which greatly relieved Wood.

Two years have passed, and Wood has no idea how Rudy and the others are doing now, or even where they are living.

Therefore, Wood planned to go to the Holy Kingdom of Milis first. Even if he didn't know where his mother Senis and the others lived now, his mother's family, the Latorrea family, shouldn't have changed their address so easily.

However, what Wood didn't know was that no sooner had he left the town in the Red Dragon Mountains than his mother Senis and father Paul arrived with Wood's two younger sisters, Noren and Aisha.

Because of what happened two years ago, Wood fought to the death against the Dragon God due to the schemes of the gods, which led to the direct breakdown of the originally harmonious relationship of the Grerat family.

Although Rudy did nothing wrong, he was indirectly used by the gods and men, which ultimately led to Wood's death.

Although Senis and Paul, as parents, never blamed Rudy, they still harbored some resentment towards him.

As for Norman and Aisha, who already adored their brother Wood, this incident made them completely despise Rudy.

Because in their eyes, although Rudy and Wood are both their brothers and look exactly alike, Wood is completely different from Rudy.

Rudy, as the older brother, never fulfilled his responsibilities as an older brother. In fact, they had hardly ever seen Rudy, the older brother, from childhood to adulthood.

But Wood, as their older brother, was different. He doted on them from a young age and always appeared like a hero in their most dangerous moments, protecting them time and time again.

Rudy's only traits under Noren's influence are irresponsibility, lust, and sometimes cowardice.

In the eyes of his two younger sisters, Wood was almost an impeccable perfection. He was not only humble and polite, but also extremely thoughtful and gentle, just like a true knight in a fairy tale.

In short, although they are both brothers, in Norman and Aisha's eyes, ten Rudy wouldn't be as important as one Wood.

Such a perfect and gentle older brother died because of another irresponsible older brother, so Norren and Aisha naturally had no good feelings towards Rudy.

In fact, it wasn't just Grellatt's family who harbored resentment towards Rudy because of this; even Rudy himself felt extremely guilty about it, believing that his actions had caused the death of his twin brother, Wood.

And if Wood hadn't volunteered to stay behind and cover their retreat, he wouldn't have died so easily.

In terms of personality, strength, and even talent, Rudy always believed that he was no match for Wood in any aspect. If he could, he would have preferred to be the one who died, so that his parents and sisters would at least feel better.

Rudy's self-blame, coupled with the indifference of his family, made him too ashamed to stay at home any longer. Instead, he came to the Kingdom of Lanoa and is currently studying at Lanoa Magic University.

Rudius entered the magical university of La Noah not just to experience academic life, nor simply to escape his family, but also to find a way to save Wood.

Because of his encounter with the Dragon God, Rudy met the black-haired girl who had been with the Dragon God in the jaws of the Crimson Dragon at the Lanoa Magic Academy.

The other person's name is Shizuka Nanahoshi, and she is also a transmigrator from another world. However, unlike Rudy who is directly reincarnated, Shizuka Nanahoshi's body came directly to this world.

Unlike Rudy, who loves this world, Shizuka Nanahoshi hates it, and her body is also unable to adapt to it, so she always wants to return to her original world.

After years of research, Shizuka Nanahoshi has mastered certain secrets of this world and has developed a summoning magic for another world.

According to her, this world is connected to their original world and also contains many parallel worlds.

Although Wood died in this world, if it were possible to travel to other parallel worlds, save the Wood who would otherwise be killed, and bring him back to this world...

By simply stating this possibility, Rudeus was successfully seduced by Shizuka Nanahoshi and became a valuable asset to her research team!

In Rudius's view, as long as Wood can be rescued, it doesn't matter if the other party is Wood from a parallel world.

Although doing so would be unfair to his other self and his family in the other world, if he did nothing, Wood in that other world would also die.

If that's the case, then it's better to take matters into my own hands and bring Wood, who should have died in another timeline, back to the current timeline.

During his year at La Noah Magic University, Rudy met his close friend Clive Grimmore, as well as Zanoba Shiron and others.

He is now nearly fourteen years old and has made a name for himself in the 'Milky Way' as an adventurer.

The main reason Rudy continued to take on adventurer jobs during his studies was to provide funding for Shizuka Nanahoshi's research into summoning magic.

As the area is known as the "swamp," the local adventurers' guild sometimes proactively informs Rudeus of some rather tricky quests.

This time was no exception. Rudeus, who had just returned from Shizuka Nanahoshi's research base, saw the letter on the table as soon as he got back to his room.

The gist of the story is that a large number of flying dragons have deserted from the Crimson Dragon Mountains, causing enormous damage to the surrounding towns.

Dragons are not ordinary magical beasts; most adventurers are simply no match for them. Therefore, the Adventurers' Guild hopes that Mr. "Mud Swamp" can step in to solve the problem, and they have promised that Rudy will be satisfied with the reward.

Rudy isn't a saintly person. The dragons destroying the town doesn't evoke much compassion in him. He recently completed several missions and currently has enough funds.

Moreover, Shizuka Nanahoshi's recent research has made some progress; she has even been able to summon some small objects from their original world. Rudy does not want to leave at this critical juncture.

Just as Rudy was about to write his refusal in the letter, a boy much shorter than Rudy with a mushroom haircut walked in with a letter.

"Rudy, here's a letter for you. It seems to be from your family."

Upon hearing what Cliff said, Rudy also looked surprised, and then hurriedly took the letter from his close friend.

It's important to know that after Wood's death, Rudy's position in the family was in a very awkward position.

In addition, because he has been very independent and mature since childhood, he sent a letter home explaining his current situation when he came to study at the Lanoa Magic Academy.

After Senis, his mother, replied with a rather brief letter, there was no further contact between them.

The fact that a letter suddenly arrived at his home clearly indicates that something unexpected has happened; otherwise, Paul and Senis wouldn't have chosen to write to him.

As Rudy anxiously opened the envelope and read the contents of the letter, his expression gradually changed from calm to anxious, and then to angry!

Cliff noticed Rudy's changing expression. They had known each other for a while, and Cliff had never seen Rudy angry before. So he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Rudy, what happened at home?"

"If you need any help, just let me know. Don't let my appearance fool you; my family still holds some status in the Holy Kingdom of Milis."

When asked by his best friend, Rudy did not accept his friend's kindness this time. Instead, he picked up his wand, "The Arrogant Water Dragon King," put on a robe, and ran out without looking back.

"Cliff, ask the college for leave for me. I have something important to do and need to go home for a few days."

Rudy, having left behind this statement, barely gave Cliff a chance to ask any further questions before disappearing from Cliff's sight with astonishing speed.

Rudy's anxiety and anger were understandable, as he had just learned from a letter that his brother Wood's grave had been vandalized!

Moreover, the location of Wood's tomb is in the Crimson Dragon Mountains, which is the same place that the Adventurers' Guild told him about when the dragons separated from their herd!

I'm taking leave for the Dragon Boat Festival.

As the title says, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. My friends in the group prepared bamboo leaves and glutinous rice for making zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), and asked me to prepare mugwort. So I'm not really in the mood today. Please let me be a little lazy (▽｀).

Chapter 487 Rudy, Disliked by His Sisters

Wood left the town in the Crimson Dragon Mountains, intending to travel to the Holy Kingdom of Milis to find clues about his family. Little did he know that after Wood's death two years ago, Senis and the others were now living near the Crimson Dragon Mountains.

Out of guilt and remorse, the Dragon God bestowed upon their family the "Blessing of the Dragon God," ensuring they would not be attacked by flying dragons when they went up the mountain, and making it easier for them to worship Wood.

When the strange event occurred in the Red Dragon Mountains that day, Paul and Senis entrusted Noren and Aisha to Lilia at home while they went up the mountain to check the situation.

But no one expected that the dragons of the Crimson Dragon Mountains would enter an abnormal state. Even though they possessed the blessing of the Dragon God, they were still attacked by the panicked dragons.

Fortunately, both Paul and Senis were former members of an S-class adventurer group, so they were not without a fighting chance even when facing a dragon.

When the two finally arrived at Wood's grave after a long and arduous journey, they witnessed a scene that infuriated them.

Their child Wood's grave was dug up, the tombstone shattered into pieces (it was accidentally damaged during Wood's battle with the dragons). The surrounding ground was also full of various pits and battle marks, and even several lifeless dragons.

When Senis and Paul returned home, they were filled with anger, but also felt helpless and at a loss, because they had no idea who the person who stole Wood's body was.

Moreover, the Grerat family should not have any enemies. Their only half-enemies are probably the so-called "human god" and the dragon god.

The Dragon God knew the location of Wood's grave long ago, and it was he who suggested that Wood be buried in the Crimson Dragon Mountains, so that the dragons circling there could become a natural barrier.

If the Dragon God wanted to dig up Wood's grave, he wouldn't need to go to such great lengths, because no one in the Greirat family could stop him.

Moreover, the other party doesn't need to give their family blessings in return, nor do they need to wait for two years.

Therefore, the only person Senis and Paul could suspect was that so-called "human god".

Unfortunately, they knew almost nothing about the "gods and men," except for their other son, Rudeus.

And regardless of whether this was done by a "human god", the fact that the other party has the strength to kill several dragons clearly indicates that they are not an ordinary character.

Therefore, after considering various factors, Senis and Paul eventually wrote to Rudy, who was far away at the La Noah Magic Academy, hoping that he could come back and help with the investigation.

Neither Senis nor Paul had to admit that their two sons, Wood and Rudy, were both so-called "geniuses" from a young age.

Putting aside Wood's words for now, even if Rudy had traversed the entire Demon Continent at the age of only eleven, if it came to a real fight, the two of them together would be no match for these thirteen or fourteen-year-old children.

Because of the urgency of the situation, Rudy used magic to travel the entire way, and whenever his magic ran low, he would spend a lot of money to hire a carriage.

On the third day, after a long journey, Rudy finally arrived at the Grellat house.

"Rudy, it's been two years, you've grown quite a bit taller! Come on in."

Paul was quite happy to see his son after two years. Compared to Wood, who was upright and perfect like a real knight, Paul actually preferred Rudy, who was just like him.

So when Paul saw Rudy, whom he hadn't seen for two years, he showed his responsibility as a father and reached out to stroke Rudy's head.

As for Senis, although she was still bothered by Wood's death, she understood that it wasn't entirely Rudy's fault, so she gently asked, "You haven't suffered much at Lanoa Magic Academy these past two years, have you?"

Hearing his parents' warm concern, Rudy, who looked only thirteen or fourteen but whose inner soul was nearly fifty, couldn't help but shed tears.

For the past two years, Rudy has been suffering greatly, and many times he has felt superfluous.

But this time when he came back, it was clear from Paul and Senis's attitude that his parents still cared about him. It was just that because of Wood's death, there was always a slight estrangement between them.

While Paul and Senis were more rational because they were Rudy's parents and adults, Noren and Aisha, who were still teenagers, were not so polite to their older brother Rudy.