Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events [Chapter 192] The Suffering of Life

Chapter 192: The pain of living in harmony

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After the court assembly, Philip walked out of the main hall and saw several ministers chatting idly by the corridor.

"It's truly remarkable how quickly it's been implemented. It's only been a year since His Highness Halfas proposed the policy of isolation, and Milis has already sent envoys to negotiate peace. If the peace talks are successful, the old Pope Milis will send his grandson over for an exchange and study program. At least until the old Pope passes away, there will be no more friction between the two countries."

"Actually, it's not entirely because of His Highness Halfas. A relative of mine wrote to say that the son of Milis was killed by goblins in the wild while traveling. The Pope has taken power, which is why they came to negotiate peace."

"However, in any case, His Majesty has appointed Prince Halfas as the Commander of the Protocol Army, which shows that His Majesty still values ​​Prince Halfas highly."

A month has passed since the Milis delegation visited Asura, and after the talks, the tension between the two countries seems to have eased. The "closed-door policy" proposed by Halfas a year ago has become a major topic of discussion between the Milis delegation and the Asura court.

Darius, his belly protruding, walked up to the ministers, an exaggerated smile plastered on his greasy, round face. Philip also pretended to be passing by and walked over.

"Haha, no matter how talented Prince Halfas is, he is a womanizer and did such despicable and cruel things. He has talent but no morality, which is truly despicable."

"Lord Darius, don't make baseless accusations without solid evidence."

Upon seeing Philip appear before him, Darius had no intention of engaging him in conflict here.

"Oh, it's Lord Philip! A big shot has arrived. I won't say much more, you two continue your conversation, hehehe~"

Having said that, Darius, with his belly sticking out, swaggered out of the corridor.

The ministers exchanged bewildered glances, somewhat at a loss as to how to handle the two "important figures" who had suddenly appeared before them. The one who had just left was Darius, the prime minister and superior, while the one standing before them now was Philip, the lord of the fitoia territory and a powerful regional official. If they said something wrong, or something they were about to say, and it displeased a superior like Philip, at best they would find it difficult to get promoted in the capital city of Ars, and at worst, their families would be destroyed.

“Lord Philip, we were just chatting casually and our words were a bit inappropriate. Please forgive us if there was anything wrong with our language.”

"Don't be nervous, it's nothing, I just happened to be passing by."

Philip turned to leave, but then remembered something and turned back to the ministers, saying, "It's almost time to choose sides. The children who choose the wrong side won't get any candy."

Having said that, he leisurely walked away.

Watching Philip's retreating figure, the ministers exchanged bewildered glances. According to Philip, it seemed that the moment of destiny had arrived once again.

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"Hoo... Ha... Ha..."

"Hmm... Ha..."

"Mmm~ Ah~ Ah!"

"Uh-huh……"

Halphas sat up in bed. Beside him, a naked blonde woman stared greedily at the prince's slightly broad back. The green gemstone ring on her ring finger shimmered faintly in the dim room.

"Are you enjoying yourself, Your Highness?"

"You really do get what you pay for."

Halfas turned his head and took out a few gold coins from his pocket, casually tossing them on the ground. His icy gaze swept over them, and even a single glance sent chills down one's spine.

The woman avoided his gaze, reluctantly got out of bed, picked up the coins, and put on her clothes one by one, as if she were ready to serve the next customer, before walking towards the door.

"and many more."

Halfas called out to her, a strange greed gleaming in his cold eyes.

"Um... Your Highness..."

The woman stood timidly back before Halphas. "Your Highness... I'm very expensive, you know~"

"It's not expensive, and this prince doesn't even like it."

Boom boom boom!

"Who is it! Daring to disturb this prince's bad mood? You're tired of living..."

As the door slowly opened, a pretty woman's figure appeared inside.

Looking at the woman before him, Halphas felt a chill run down his spine. A familiar yet unfamiliar expression appeared on his face. He recognized her at a glance: the Second Princess—Ariel Anemoi Asra.

"What? You think the palace maids aren't fun enough, so you want to come to your brother here?"

"Halfas joked."

"For Brother Wang, living people probably aren't that interesting."

Upon hearing Ariel's words, the blonde woman, who had just finished her pleasure with Halphas and hadn't even finished dressing, collapsed to the ground. With the pitiful look of a lamb before the slaughter, desperately pleading with the princess, whom the people called a "merciful saint," to save her from the clutches of the "perverted lecher" prince.

Ariel entered the room, avoiding the blonde woman's gaze, and a man who looked like a butler walked out behind her.

"I'm sorry, but for my brother's sake, I can't let you go."

Accompanied by Ariel's gentle voice, a flash of cold light appeared, the man flicked the blood off his sword, and the blonde woman's head rolled off.

When the woman he had just been with was suddenly killed, Halfas showed no extra expression on his face. He looked the man dressed as a butler up and down, with his neat mustache and graying sideburns. He seemed to be the same butler who had appeared at the mansion a month ago.

In response, he said, half-jokingly:

"Secretary Philip is here too? How lively!"

Ariel took a green gemstone ring from the hand of the woman on the ground, whose head had been severed from her body, and handed it to Halphas.

"Philip didn't come. I just borrowed someone from him to do a small favor for you, Brother Wang."

Halphas took the ring, looked at the woman's head on the floor, walked over, and disgustedly scraped it with his foot, discovering that the woman's face had been transformed into that of another person.

"...It's really disappointing to encounter counterfeit prostitutes even when you go to a brothel."

“She’s the top courtesan on the red-light district, my dear brother Wang.”

Ariel walked slowly forward and gracefully draped a coat over Halphas's shoulders. "Brother, you didn't say anything important to her, did you? If anything goes wrong, your reputation, which you've just managed to salvage, will be ruined again."

"Well, what can we do? We're just lucky to have such a great older brother."

"Also, I heard that the great hero Rudeus will be coming back to celebrate his birthday this year."

After saying that, Ariel reached out and gently stroked Halphas's cheek. Halphas turned and touched her chest. Ariel did not resist, but her face flushed warmly.

He looked at the butler-like man who was already standing at the door, "Tell Secretary Philip that I agree."

Chapter 193: All Things in the World

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events [Chapter 193] All Things in the World

Chapter 193: All Things in the World

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The new semester has begun, and new students are starting to enroll one after another. Looking at the list of new students that Dolan has compiled, I think of the girl named Lala. She looks almost exactly like Teacher Loki. Apart from her voice, there is almost no difference between them.

Although we only met once, I still vaguely remember what she said.

If I remember correctly, this year there might be a person named Zanoba and a person named Cliff enrolling.

But when I checked the lists of special students and regular students, there was no one named Zanoba or Cliff.

Could it be that the girl named Lala lied?

She told me back then that a man named Zanoba and a man named Cliff would appear and be of great help to me, but now I haven't even seen a trace of them.

Later, she didn't reveal anything about my encounter with Lilith, or that she persuaded Dolan to become a "partner of justice".

Shouldn't I have trusted her too much...?

That's true. Why should I believe her? Maybe I'm just too naive to suddenly have so many obsessions with a girl I've never met.

Sitting in this student council room, I smelled a different scent than usual. Sitting on the leather office chair that gets maintained every year, using the desk that's cleaned repeatedly every day, and feeling the admiring glances from my classmates as I walked around campus, I seemed to understand why Cosette was willing to use some underhanded methods to elevate Mulgore to this position.

This feeling is suffocating, yet I can't bear to give it up. I've always considered the struggle that Teacher Merlin talked about as an illusory concept, but only after sitting in this chair did I realize what exactly I'm fighting for.

dong dong...

"Please come in."

"Good morning, President."

"It's so cold inside, meow, aren't you scared, President?"

As soon as Linia entered the room, she crossed her arms, her ample breasts squeezing into a ball. Only after she shakily closed the window did I turn my gaze to Prusena.

I remember that every winter, my grandma's cat would desperately try to crawl into the kotatsu (heated floor mat), while the dog preferred to roll around in the snow. It was a truly precious time.

After my grandmother passed away, her old house was sold, and later I became a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).

"President?"

"The president is such a pervert, staring at my chest the whole time."

"Sorry sorry."

Prusena covered her chest with her arms, saying words of refusal, but her expression seemed to be seducing.

Actually, I was lost in my memories and didn't keep staring at her chest, but in order to get the conversation back to the point, I apologized and that was that.

I put my feet off the table, sat up straight, and propped my chin up with my arm—what an embarrassing case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)...

"By the way, how's the investigation you were assigned to be going?"

Taking advantage of my position, I've had Linia and Prusena monitor Sylphie for the past month since I took office, regarding her hair and how she suddenly appeared that day. Sylphie has never told me or Professor Loki about these things, so I have to resort to some underhanded methods.

"President, our leader has been learning Saint-level healing magic for the past month, meow."

"I see... a Saint-level healing spell... is that so..."

Saint-level healing spell sounds very safe. Could it be that turning hair white is a side effect of upgrading the healing spell?

However, due to the Holy Kingdom of Milis's monopoly on healing magic, Lanoa Magic University seems to lack teachers capable of teaching Saint-level healing spells, though I recall that the library might have books on this subject.

"It's strange that the president lives with the big sister, yet we are required to monitor them."

"Could it be that the president and the big sister have developed a rift in their relationship?! That's really freaking."

Linia and Prusena squeezed to the front of the table, and I seemed to smell the fusion of the scent of wild beasts and young girls. With the heads of these two beautiful girls, a cat and a dog, crowding in front of me, I couldn't help but recall the time when I was a fan of Fury.

Forget it, what a shameful memory...

"Don't overthink it. I've been staying at the Mage's Association recently, which is why I need you to keep an eye on Sylphie."

"It seems that Teacher Luo Qixi is also investigating Big Sister Meow."

"Teacher Luo Qixi? How long did she investigate?"

Linia shook her head and said, "Probably about the same as us, meow."

If Teacher Loki wanted to find out what Xilufei was doing and what kind of magic she was learning, it should have been easy. What could be so compelling that Teacher Loki has been investigating for so long?

A sense of unease rose in my throat once again. Perhaps I was overthinking it. Hilfi was just learning magic as usual, and Teacher Loki was simply helping Hilfi look up books and practice new magic tricks.

But whenever I think that way, things always seem to take a turn for the worse.

"President? You look terrible, meow."

"Has something happened to the president?"

"Have you found anything else specific during this long period of time?"

"Sorry, meow."

"No, I don't have that to say."

It's obvious that the two of them probably know something but are deliberately keeping quiet.

"I see."

I got up and left the student council room. I felt it was necessary to ask Ms. Loki about what she knew. There was no need to hide anything anymore. Dealing with Ms. Loki would be much easier than dealing with the nobles of Sharia for the past month.

Standing in front of Ms. Loki's office, if I remember correctly, it seems like we haven't spoken for two weeks. It's because I moved out of the dormitory without considering Xilufei's feelings, because I seem to be getting colder and colder to them, or some other little thing. I've run away from them. We're in the same school, but I've turned them away. Now that I've suddenly appeared, I don't know what to say.

Squeak... The office door suddenly opened, and a familiar face appeared in front of me.

"Rudeus? What, is the student council president coming to inspect?"

"Ah, Mr. Daniel, I'm here to see Ms. Loki."

I remember that Mr. Daniel seemed to have a crush on Ms. Loki, but I haven't seen him make any moves in the year since we enrolled.

"Oh, you're looking for Teacher Luo Qixi."

He turned and called into the office, "Professor Luo Qixi, someone is looking for you."

After saying that, he glared at me and went inside. Although I was a little confused by this, it didn't matter.