Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 15 Relics and Shrines, Paul is Allen's God

Paul didn't look at his wife; instead, he looked up at the ceiling and thought about Allen's situation and what he had said before.

Allen said he would protect Rudy's future, so it seems Rudy really doesn't need to hone his swordsmanship too much. With their current abilities, they are already perfectly suited to be adventurers in the dungeon. But I still feel a little unsatisfied. How can my child not have a talent for swordsmanship?

Well...

"Sir Paul, this is undoubtedly feasible, because I know absolutely nothing about magic. In this way, Rudy can specialize in magic and I can specialize in swordsmanship, which can make up for each other's shortcomings. Moreover, I would prefer to be friends or partners with Rudy rather than a teacher-student relationship."

Paul was taken aback. He looked at Allen, who had suddenly straightened his back and pulled in his stomach, sitting upright and staring at him with a serious expression. He subconsciously felt that what Allen said was right.

"That's true, then let's shorten it by one hour."

Allen turned to look at Rudy, who blinked quickly and gave Allen a thumbs-up under the table.

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"Thank you, teacher."

In Rudyus's room, Allen looked at Rudy's slightly upturned brown hair and still felt a sense of unreality.

I worked my butt off trying to gain your favor, but it was all for naught. I was almost ready to give up, just lying around doing nothing, content to be a couch potato, and then this favorability just appeared?!

Is this reasonable?

"I often try to guide my father's words and actions in a reasonable way. I didn't expect that you, teacher, are the same kind of person."

"Oh, right."

"Please, keep up the good work, and please make sure I don't have to learn swordsmanship anymore. As you can see, I prefer magic to swordsmanship."

"Oh, right."

Allen was stunned.

Wait a minute, you're probably hoping I'll lose my job so you can disappear from your sight.

Rudius looked at Allen's stunned expression and grinned to one side, giving him the same kind of benevolent look he usually gave Paul when he looked silly.

Then, seeing Allen looking at him, he suddenly became serious again.

"Father told me you met Luo Qixi on the road?"

Allen blinked.

"Yes, I guess you could say I owe her a favor."

Rudy nodded vigorously, then his face contorted in a conflicted expression—a mixture of fear of not getting the answer he wanted if he asked, and reluctance to leave without asking.

Did she mention me?

Allen glanced at Rudy.

There's a reason behind it.

Rudy instantly became happy.

"What did she say?"

"I'd say you're glib and sleazy."

Rudy's lips twitched.

"ha?"

"You even accused me of stealing her underwear."

As soon as the word "underwear" faded, Rudy immediately turned to look under the bed, then realized something and slowly turned his head to look at Allen, his neck stiff.

Allen squinted.

"I can't believe you actually stole her underwear."

"I can explain! Please don't tell Father and Mother!"

"You're kidding me."

Allen walked to the bedside amid Rudius's trembling expression and looked down.

"A small pair of white underwear was tucked into a gap under the bed frame."

Although I had mentally prepared myself, seeing this scene still made me realize once again how truly deranged Rudy is.

Allen's lips twitched, and he turned to look at Rudeus, whose expression was blank.

"Where's the shrine? Aren't they usually placed inside the shrine?"

Rudy was taken aback.

"What?"

Allen raised his eyebrows.

"No?"

Wait, it seems it hadn't been placed in the shrine yet at this point; I've got the time wrong.

He blinked, preparing to come up with an explanation.

Rudy yelled, which startled him so much that he jumped back in his tracks.

"genius!"

Rudius looked at Allen with an expression as if he were looking at family, and held Allen's hands in his own.

"Genius! Yes! Sacred objects should be enshrined in a shrine! Teacher, you are truly a genius!"

Allen stared at him, his expression twitching.

"I'm numb. I've received certification for being a pervert in my field."

[Having regained Rudius's favor, it seems this success is no accident; the host's abilities have been proven multiple times.]

"Screw you, can't you do something decent?"

Rudy then blinked and looked at Allen suspiciously.

"Does your hometown also have this concept of shrines?"

Allen pursed his lips.

"Oh yes, my hometown is quite remote, so there are some strange beliefs and traditions associated with it. Every household worships its own god."

Rudy asked curiously.

".god?"

"For example, Hai Qing's god is Ou Hao, the god of the contract is RNG, and the abstract god is Zhiyin."

Rudius looked somewhat bewildered.

"The names of these gods sound a bit strange...it's our local dialect...so what gods does your family worship, teacher?"

Allen glanced at Rudy.

"Our family worships the three goddesses: the Blue Mother, the White Mother, and the Red Mother."

Rudius scratched his head. This time he understood, but he still couldn't comprehend it.

"This person is talking nonsense."

Allen looked at Rudius, and when the topic of the three-colored mothers came up, he couldn't help but think of Sylphie, and then asked her a question.

"By the way, I've seen you going out a lot these days. Have you made any friends? If you do, you could invite them home for a meal or something. I'm sure the master and madam would be happy to see you make friends."

Rudius looked bewildered.

"Friends? No, I'm just scouting the terrain."

"I see."

Allen scrutinized Rudius's face and figured the other man might not be pretending. In his previous life, he had been kicked out of his home, so in this life, he was playing outside to hone his wilderness survival skills in case he was kicked out of his home again.

In the original story, Rudy ran into Sylphie soon after Loki left, but there should actually have been a gap in time during which he was doing this.

As for meeting Hilfi, it was probably during the summer, and it's only late March to early April now.

It seems Sylphie will be bullied for a while longer. Since she's only bullied because of her green hair, it's very likely she's been bullied ever since she was old enough to run outside and remember things.

White's mother's bleak childhood had a profound impact, and her subservient traits in the newlywed chapter are directly related to this.

Allen sighed silently to himself.

Guiding Rudy to rescue Sylphie ahead of time shouldn't cause too many butterfly effects... Based on this, there shouldn't be any other changes in related matters; it's just that we've met about half a year earlier.

"Don't you play with the other kids in the village?"

Rudy tilted his head to the side and looked up, scratching his face.

"We probably won't get along with this guy."

Allen looked down at Rudy.

"Tell me, do you think we can be friends?"

Rudy's lips twitched.

"I thought this fierce-looking brat was more mature, but it turns out he's still just like a child, always talking nonsense."

Rudy flashed his signature innocent child smile.

"Of course it counts! After all, the teacher just managed to get me an hour less of swordsmanship class today!"

The next moment, Allen reached out and poked his face.

"Don't pretend, I genuinely want to be your friend."

Rudy was taken aback.

Allen glanced at him, turned around and walked out, turning back to him as he left the room.

"I'll make a shrine for you tomorrow, and I'll also keep the underwear thing a secret."

Rudy's eyes sparkled.

"good!"

Smoke and dust appeared before Allen's eyes.

[Free Instant Quest - Gain Sylphie's favor, can be posted.]

[Quest Reward: Barrier Magic Slot Unlocked]

[Before Rudy's encounter with Sylphiete in the original storyline, you can choose when to start the quest. Once started, you have one day to complete it. Should we release it earlier?]

(End of this chapter)