Reincarnation with AI (Unemployment-Free)

Chapter 81 Chaos

On my way to my swordsmanship class.

Rudius slung the wooden sword over his shoulder.

We still haven't figured out a solution to the problem with Alice.

But after figuring out one thing, I felt much more relaxed.

Seeing the two figures in the distance, Rudius jogged over.

Leaning on his sword, about two or three meters away from Alice, Rudeus looked at Kyrie.

Noticing Alice's gaze again, his heart, which had remained "as still as water" during the Cold War, suddenly began to beat uncontrollably.

Rudius took a deep breath to calm the turmoil in his heart.

For a fleeting moment, Rudeus had an urge to turn his head and meet Alice's gaze, but he suppressed the thought as soon as it arose.

Now that Alice had withdrawn her gaze, Rudeus felt a surge of unease.

As always, Gilead remained expressionless, merely nodding slightly as a greeting.

"Then let's start swinging the sword. Do it thirty times first."

"Yes," they both answered in unison.

Does this mean that even during the Cold War, there was a certain tacit understanding?

Rudius took two steps back and hid completely in the shade of the trees.

There's no need to practice swordsmanship like an idiot swinging a sword under the blazing sun. On the first day of practice, Rudius hid in the shade of a tree.

Seeing that Gilead didn't say anything, Alice followed suit and stood in the shade of the tree to practice her swordsmanship.

Rudeus noticed Alice's gaze again.

Will they follow?

Since the Cold War, the two of them seemed to have forgotten about it, both stubbornly practicing their swordsmanship under the sun.

The sound of Alice waving her arms in the air reached my ears.

It seems they're not coming.

Rudius gripped his sword with both hands, closed his eyes, opened them, cleared his mind, and gradually focused his attention.

Raise the wooden sword above your head, inhale, and lower it.

The wooden sword sliced ​​through the air with a crisp sound.

once.

He adjusted his breathing and raised his sword.

Second time.

My body settled into a familiar rhythm.

Kyrian leaned his sword against the wall, sat on the stone steps with his legs crossed, and watched the two men swing their swords.

Sweat began to seep from his forehead, and his breathing became heavy.

Rudius's mind was filled with nothing but numbers that kept increasing by one.

When practicing swordsmanship, just focus on the sword without any distractions.

After swinging thirty times, Rudius raised his arm and casually wiped it.

Alice heard another sound of a hand swinging in the air, and she stopped.

She always gets more empty swings than Rudius.

This is not just because she is two years older than Rudius and has more stamina.

Also because Alice likes to practice swordsmanship.

As a child of a noble family, Alice was not allowed to go out alone.

Not going to school and staying at home all day with no playmates can be quite boring.

So Alice practiced her sword during class, and she also practiced her sword after class.

For example, when Rudeus was teaching Kyrie Iris in the morning, Alice was not there; she was probably practicing her swordsmanship.

This has become her hobby, bringing her joy.

Faced with Alice in this state, Rudeus felt that he could no longer defeat her in pure swordsmanship.

"Rudeus, take a rest first." With that, Kyrie Irvine stood up, picked up his wooden sword, and walked towards Alice.

Swinging the sword is just a warm-up; most of the time spent teaching swordsmanship is spent sparring.

When Rudeus and Iris sparred, they were free to improvise and fight however they wanted.

When sparring with Gilead, due to the vast difference in their strength, Gilead would limit the training content, breaking down swordsmanship into attack, defense, feints, and so on.

"Clang, clang, clang." The sound of wooden swords clashing rang out.

Kyrie and Alice moved away into the distance.

"Drink!" Kyrie Irvine suddenly circled around and, after realizing Alice's mistake, shouted.

Alice reacted quickly, stopped turning around, and immediately assumed a defensive stance.

Kyrie Irvine stopped his flanking maneuver, his wooden sword flashing between his hands as he swept it horizontally towards Alice from the opposite direction.

"Clang!" The wooden swords clashed, making a crisp sound.

Alice was swept away.

This is how you train feints, and Kyrie Irvine will give you reminders during practice.

Kyrie Irvine did not pursue. Alice, realizing that the training was over, slowly straightened up, panting.

Rudeus saw the beads of sweat on Alice's nose, which reflected a shimmering white light in the sunlight.

Raising her arm to wipe away the sweat, Alice turned to look at Rudeus as if she had noticed his gaze.

This time, Rudius did not dodge.

For the first time since the Cold War, their eyes met.

The moment their eyes met was much shorter than Rudius had imagined.

Alice frowned.

"Hmph!" she snorted and turned her face away.

Rudius looked away and scratched his head.

Doing this kind of thing seems much easier than I imagined.

Rudius noticed that his heart was almost unmoved.

But at this moment, he felt that Alice seemed to have more courage than he did.

That's right, I've always been a coward —

Girenu noticed the exchange of glances between the two, paused his swordsmanship lesson, and watched from the sidelines with his arms crossed.

After shifting his gaze back and forth to confirm that the two had no intention of continuing the conversation, Girenau called out, "Rudeus."

"yes!"

Now it's Rudius's turn to spar —

"Clap clap clap".

Rudeus was knocked away by Gilead in a few blows, and he lay panting on the ground, leaning on his sword.

Kyrie Irvine summoned Alice for the next round of offensive and defensive training.

The course progressed through alternating training sessions between the two.

The shadow of the house gradually slanted, completely enveloping the courtyard.

The clouds in the sky were dyed orange-red by the setting sun.

The swordsmanship course has ended.

Rudius sat on the ground, looking up at the clouds in the sky.

The sound of a wooden sword slicing through the air could be heard from time to time, and Alice was still casually swinging the wooden sword.

After class this time, he didn't leave immediately, but sat quietly to the side.

Do nothing, think nothing.

Reason returned once more, and Rudius looked at his younger self sitting on the ground.

Rudeus didn't see Alice; he only looked at his younger self.

And that younger version of myself sat there, gazing at Alice, for who knows how long.

Do you care that much?

Rudius finally looked away from his younger self and instead looked up at Alice.

A small hand grasped Rudius's hand—he lowered his head and looked at his younger self from his past life.

In the silence, Rudius seemed to understand something from his eyes—if you feel embarrassed, then leave it to us.

"Then I'll leave it to you." — Rudeus, always rational and maintaining the adult body from his previous life, withdrew his hand and gently pushed his younger self from his previous life.

Under Rudius's uneasy gaze—the two children looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Then————

"Iris!" Rudeus looked at Iris and called out to her loudly.

The clear, melodious voices of children echoed through the courtyard.

Rudius's eyes were clear, his heart was pounding, and he was bursting with joy.

The sound of swords being swung stopped.

"What!?" Alice turned around in surprise, then stood with her arms crossed and legs spread, shouting at Rudeus, "Who gave you permission to call me by my name?!"

The sound was very loud.

The sound bounced back from the wall opposite the courtyard.

So big that some bird suddenly fluttered up from the eaves.

Ignoring Alice's question, Rudeus dusted himself off and stood up, even feeling a pang of nostalgia.

"Let's play again!" Rudius shouted excitedly. "If I win, you have to apologize to me!"

"You're so much younger than me, how dare you be so arrogant?" Alice said angrily as she walked towards Rudeus.

For some reason, Rudius had a sudden realization.

Standing still won't lead to anything, but once you start moving, things will actually push you forward.

Although I was being forced to move forward, I felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

"So, does that mean you agree?"

"Sure!"

Rudius grinned and said, "Then let's give it a try!"

After saying that, Rudius picked up the wooden sword, gripped it with both hands, pointed the tip forward, and assumed a sideways stance.

Seeing Rudeus's appearance, Alice instinctively frowned, and as she got closer, she stopped at a suitable distance.

Looking at Rudeus's smiling face with a puzzled expression, Alice pondered for a moment, then took two steps forward again, holding her sword in both hands, facing Rudeus, waiting for him to make his move.

A gust of wind blew by, and the leaves rustled.

Kyrie Io, who thought Rudeus was probably out of energy, wagged its tail and looked at Rudeus with a puzzled expression, wondering why he was looking for trouble.

Rudius, with a confident smile, repeated his old trick.

Use your left hand to move towards the tip of the sword.

Seeing this, Alice frowned even more deeply.

"Iris!" Rudeus suddenly shouted.

Alice was drawn by Rudeus's shout, her eyes flickered, but she kept her eyes fixed on the tip of Rudeus's sword—from this position she could see Rudeus's left hand out of the corner of her eye without being blinded.

After he shouted, Rudius's hand hadn't even reached the intended position or extended any fingers when it bloomed like a flower.

The unusual behavior and the unexpectedly fair hand drew Alice's gaze away.

Noticing Alice's gaze, Rudeus closed his eyes and shouted again, "Solar Fist!"

A blinding white light engulfed the courtyard, and everything disappeared within it.

A faint white light flashed from the quill pen, and Philip looked out the window in surprise.

Several maids who were nearby also put down what they were doing, looked at each other in surprise, and asked what had just happened.

In Luoya City, several passersby even rubbed their eyes, wondering if they had just imagined something, as if they felt a flash in the inner city.

"Ugh." Alice covered her eyes with her hands and let out a painful whimper.

Kyrie Io's hair stood on end. She closed her eyes, but quickly realized something, so she lifted her blindfold and used her magical eyes to observe the battle.

Rudeus the Little Demon has transformed into a ball of magical flame, surging and billowing.

He rapidly approached Alice, seemingly with an upward slash. Due to the concealment of magic, Kyrie Irving could not clearly see Rudeus's movements and could only make a rough judgment.

The surging air currents propelled Rudeus's body to stand before Alice.

After losing sight of her, Alice felt a gust of wind, and the next second, the wooden sword in her hand was knocked away.

The wooden sword made a crisp sound as it fell to the ground.

"Alice, you've lost," Rudeus said.

Upon hearing this, Alice let out a low whimper from deep in her throat, her face gradually turning red.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her brows were furrowed, and her lips were pressed into a thin line.

Just as Rudius was considering whether to give up...

Alice suddenly took a deep breath and shouted, "Grandfather!!!"

The shouts echoed through the sky, tinged with a hint of sobbing.

Rudius's smile vanished instantly, and a fine layer of cold sweat began to appear on his back.

But I'm just a kid, they won't do anything to me.

Should I run?

Where are you going?

Rudius wanted to go to the toilet first to urinate.

After Alice's shouts, the surroundings became noticeably noisy, and the maids who were nearby had already rushed over.

Soon heavy footsteps approached, and Sauros strode in, the butler barely managing to keep up by jogging behind.

Before she even arrived, her voice rang out: "What's wrong, Alice!"

"Grandfather!" Alice turned toward the sound with her eyes closed.

"Alice! What happened to your eyes!" Sauros quickened his pace again, came to Alice's side, squatted down, and held her face to ask.

Judging from the gesture, he wanted to check Alice's eyes.

"It's Rudeus!" Alice exclaimed, her eyelids being pulled open.

Before Alice could say anything more, Sauros raised his head, glared fiercely at Rudeus, and shouted, "Rudeus! It seems I need to teach you a lesson on behalf of Paul!"

"Wait a minute," Kyrie Irvine stopped them in time, "Those two were just having a contest, Alice's eyes are fine."

"What!" Having already stood up and rolled up his sleeves, Sauros glared at Rudius again and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Come here!"

Then he looked at Alice and exclaimed, "Is that so, Alice!"

"Yes, Grandfather," Alice said, opening her eyes to add, "I can see some things now."

"

Seeing Sauros crouch down again to examine Alice's eyes, Rudeus, who had been approaching in small steps, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before anyone knew it, Philip and Hilda had arrived. The two of them walked very fast, and before Rudius could even get close, the three adults had surrounded Alice.

Alice began to explain why she had called for help: "After I hit Rudeus, he made me apologize. Grandfather, can you help me?"

"Apologize? What's there to apologize for!" Shaoluos retorted.

"I don't know! Maybe Rudeus is just afraid of pain," Alice said sullenly.

"Rudius! Come here!" Shoros shouted.

Rudius, who had been parked a short distance away, approached and stood in front of Sauros, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

Sure enough, a fist the size of a sandbag landed on his face, sending him flying: "You're actually afraid of pain!"

What a disgrace! You've brought shame to the Grellatt family!

Rudeus, who had been knocked away, rolled on the ground, and Philip, watching this scene, helplessly covered his forehead.

Rudius lay diagonally on the ground, one cheek pressed against the floor, and could see the feet of several maids at the end of his line of sight.

The smell of dust, accompanied by a slight ringing in my ears, made time seem to slow down considerably.

I don't want to move, I don't want to stand up.

He didn't care that everyone's eyes were on him.

I briefly cleared my mind.

"Hmph!" Alice turned her head away as she looked at Rudeus who had been knocked down.

"Rudius, stand up!" Szalos shouted.

Why can't I just lie here?

Rudius slowly propped himself up.

He casually wiped the sand and pebbles off his face and spat out the saliva in his mouth.

"Why did you hit me!" Rudeus stood up and questioned Sauros with a frown.

"What!? You're telling me how to do things!" Upon hearing this, feeling provoked, Shaoluos immediately raised his fist again, intending to rush over.

Seeing this, Philip and the butler immediately came up and pulled Sauros away.

"Father—"

"My lord—"

"It's because of you that Alice hits people so easily!" Feeling the discomfort in his jaw, Rudeus roared at Zoros, "All these problems are your fault!"

Upon hearing this, Shoros stopped and retorted, "It's all my fault!?"

That's right!

Why can't you properly thank someone when you're praised?

Why do you hit me just because you think being afraid of pain is wrong?!

Do you have to punch me before you speak?

Why was Alice expelled from school?

Isn't it because you didn't teach her to speak politely to others instead of throwing a punch first?

Do you want Alice to never make any friends in her life?

Still seemingly unsatisfied, Rudius added, "I'm just afraid of pain, and I cry easily!"

Without waiting for a reply, Rudius burst into tears.

"Wow!!!!!"

"Don't cry!" Sauros roared.

Breaking free from Philip and the butler's obstruction, Sauros walked towards Rudius.

They hadn't gone more than a few steps when the butler and Philip pounced on Sauros again.

Seeing Rudeus crying, Zoros raised his fist several times, then slowly lowered it.

The butler and Philip's voices kept urging him to stop.

Alice looked at Rudeus with her mouth slightly open, not quite understanding what had happened.

Hilda bit her lip as she watched Rudeus cry harder and harder.

She wanted to look away, but then she thought of her child in the capital and couldn't bear to do it.

Hilda clenched her fist and then relaxed it again, rushing to Rudeus's side and hugging him to comfort him, "Rudeus, don't cry, I'll make Alice apologize to you."

Hilda turned to look at Alice.

Alice avoided her mother's gaze.

Just then, I saw Kyrie Irvine scratching his face.

Noticing Alice's gaze, Kyrie Irvine shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to help.

The maids around him were whispering among themselves, talking about something.

Sauros shook off the two men on his back and fell silent.

Rudyus's cries echoed in my ears—

"Philip, is Rudius right?" Szoros asked Philip without turning around.

"Father, Rudius is still a child," Philip replied with a wry smile.

"Hmph! Didn't you deny it?" With that, Sauros turned and left.