Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

I stretched out my arm and pointed it at the sky above Dak City.

"Magnificent water spirit, thunder prince who ascends to the sky!"

Grant my wish, bring forth fierce blessings, and let the dwarfs witness your power!

Show your might by striking the anvil with the hammer of God, and let the floodwaters engulf the entire land!

Ah, rain! Wash everything away, banish all things!

A cumulonimbus cloud!

The clouds swirled and rose in the sky, and lightning, carrying rain and snowflakes, rushed toward the city.

……

I thank those who helped me grow, and I will make them pay the price eventually.

王政篇

Chapter 220: Selfishness and Courage (Part 1)

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without a Transfer Event [Chapter 220] Selfishness and Courage (Part 1)

Chapter 220: Selfishness and Courage (Part 1)

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Hilfi gazed silently out of the carriage, her profile obscured by a grey cloak. The sky was already dark, flashes of lightning illuminating the night, followed by the distant rumble of thunder from the direction of Dark City.

“Perhaps people change, and Rudy is no exception,” she said.

That's when I realized that she had turned her gaze to me.

"Do you think I've become cruel, Silphie?"

"Hmm...no, I feel like...Rudy has become a character in a story...and I'm a little envious."

From her words, I felt that Hilfi seemed to have matured a bit, but the content of her words puzzled me.

"……envious?"

"Just take it as me talking nonsense, Rudy, don't worry about it," she said with a wry smile.

At this moment, I cannot smile. Lilith has left me; in the last moments of her life, she saved me once again.

Hilfi didn't try to comfort me like she used to, nor did she stop me from casting [Cumulonimbus] in the direction of Dark City. She just quietly watched the scenery outside the window and watched me vent my frustration.

But those things are almost meaningless. I never want to lose them again. The precious people, the people who love me, my family, my friends—some unseen things silently fill me with fear, or rather, it is precisely because they are unseen that they are terrifying.

All I can do is try my best to overcome it and make those who have given me fear and pain pay the price.

It wasn't until I lost Lilith that I realized that for someone like me to survive in this world, simply adapting to the rules and regulations isn't enough; I have to become powerful enough to change the rules.

Furthermore, this has made me cherish the people around me even more.

……

Four months passed in the blink of an eye. The carriage that Hilufi and I were riding in had crossed the border, passed through the vast grasslands of Donadi, and finally arrived at the familiar wheat fields of Fitoa.

Before we knew it, summer had passed from early spring, and we had arrived at the harvest season.

It has been two years since I set off from Bouyena village.

"How much longer until we reach Roya?" I asked the coachman, sticking my head out.

"There's about a day left, Mr. Rudius."

"Just one day..."

I returned to the car and looked at Hilfi, who was already asleep, slumped over the seat. She was using her arm as a pillow and was wrapped tightly in her cloak, which she had not taken off even in the summer, although the summers in the northern lands and the Donadi territory were not hot.

I recall Paul mentioning in a previous letter that his family had now moved to Loya.

However, perhaps we should go to Buena village first, because there are people there who are very important to Silphi.

I leaned out of the car window again and said to the driver, "Let's go to Bouyena village first."

"Yes, Mr. Rudius."

I returned to the carriage, and Silphie was still fast asleep, her cloak wrapped tightly around her. She had always been like this throughout the journey, never taking off the hood of her cloak in front of me.

In the past, I probably wouldn't have said anything even if I had just lifted her clothes, but things are different now. I feel like she's not really happy for me to do something so abrupt.

So, although I was curious, I was too embarrassed to say it.

When we arrived at the village of Bouyena, it was already afternoon. From a distance, we could see a tall tree standing out abruptly at the edge of the woods.

Was this tree ever here before...?

"Hilufi, wake up, it's time to get off the bus."

I poked her head and lifted her cloak slightly...

A few strands of white hair appeared to be peeking out, but before she could lift them, she reached out and covered them.

"Uh-huh……"

Having just woken up, Sylphie seemed a bit listless, stretching her arms high and revealing a slender waist beneath her cloak.

Unconsciously, our eyes met again, so I quickly looked away and got off the carriage.

Upon seeing the large tree in the distance, Sylphie immediately perked up, presumably also awestruck by the tree that held the amulet.

Hilfi first glanced at the tree in the distance, then noticed the landmark sign at the village entrance, before tugging at my sleeve and asking, "That tree... this... this is Bouyena village, right? But didn't Mr. Paul and the others already move to Roya...?"

"After coming back, I felt that Hilfi might have something to say to someone important, so I made the decision to come here without my consent. I'm really sorry," I said.

"No, no, no, I don't want Rudy to apologize. Thank you for thinking of me, Rudy. Besides, I've been thinking about whether I should come see Mom and Dad..."

I could tell she was agreeing with me.

"Don't do this, Hilfi, there's no need to force yourself. Don't agree to do something against your conscience just to please me..."

"Rudy, you've misunderstood. I wasn't forcing you. You're too kind."

After saying that, she gently patted my shoulder twice and walked away.

After passing through the village's narrow paths, you'll find yourself surrounded by fields of wheat and buttercups. At the edge of the forest, the former ruins have vanished, replaced by a towering tree that once stood where the ruins were. The dozen or so small mounds have been replaced by tombstones surrounding the tree.

Judging by its appearance, this tree is probably twenty or thirty meters tall, and it would take at least ten people to save it.

"Mom and Dad... turned into this tree..."

Hilfi walked up to the tree, first reaching out to stroke its rough trunk, and then after a moment she opened her arms and pressed them against it, as if she were being embraced by her parents.

This scene is very heartwarming to me.

But in just two years, a towering tree has sprung up from the ground, which seems very strange.

Perhaps it really does correspond to what Lilith said: magic crystals were placed beneath this place, which led to the murder of Hilfi's family, the impact on the surrounding villagers, and even the saplings growing here grew into such a giant tree in just two years. And the mastermind behind this was Philip.

Philip probably wouldn't have orchestrated something like this without a reason. If his goal was Hilfi, then what was it...? Was it because of me?

And what was I doing at that time...?

I carefully searched through my memories from two years ago, before my engagement to Alice, and even earlier.

……

In a daze, a terrible thought surfaced in my mind. At that time, Lord Sauros was still alive, but faced with Alice's initiative and Philip and Hilda's assistance, I hesitated because of Hilfi.

When exactly was the attack on the Hilfi family...?

It seems like it was about six months before my engagement...

"Rudy? Rudy?"

"Ah, Sylphie..."

Hilfi leaned closer, craning her neck to look at my face.

"Rudy doesn't look too good. Is he thinking about Miss Lilith?"

"Uh... pretty much right..."

"I remember Miss Janice saying that when you're sad and upset, being hugged makes you feel better..."

As she spoke, Hilfi hugged me. Her body was slender and supple, and her arms wrapped around my waist and back. It was an intimate contact that I hadn't had in a long time, both strange and familiar.

But at this moment, I cannot lose Sylphie the way I lost Lilith…

Chapter 221: Selfishness and Courage (Part Two)

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without a Transfer Event [Chapter 221] Selfishness and Courage (Part Two)

Chapter 221: Selfishness and Courage (Part Two)

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After saying goodbye to Hilfi's parents, we continued our journey and arrived in Roya the next morning.

Thinking back to when we returned to Buena Village yesterday, the villagers seemed not to recognize me and Sylphie. Not a single one greeted us, and they even avoided us. Could it be related to the fact that Sylphie and I were dressed differently from them?

But none of that matters now; the carriage has arrived at the city gate of Roya.

However, we were not greeted by our families, nor even by a servant who came out of town to meet us. After all, Paul and the others probably still thought I was in La Noah.

Hilfi and I stepped off the carriage and once again into the city where I had lived for five years.

"Um, Mr. Rudius, could you please pay for the journey?" the coachman called out to me from behind.

I turned around and asked, "Didn't Mr. Baker already pay?"

He scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly:

“That’s the money for going directly back to Roya, but since you’re going to Buena Village by changing your route, Mr. Rudius, the toll for that part will be calculated separately.”

"Okay, I'll pay you right away."

I remember the toll from Bouyena village to Roya was one copper coin.

I rummaged through my clothes and found only one Asura gold coin, which I handed to him, but he returned it to me.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Rudius, I can't afford such a large sum of money..."

Seeing the driver's troubled expression, I had no choice but to hand him the Asura gold coin again.

"Consider this a small token of appreciation for your trouble, no need..."

"Wait, I happen to have some here."

Before she could finish speaking, Hilfi paid the driver, who then thanked us, bowed, and drove the carriage away.

We're really down on our luck; after all, to put it bluntly, we managed to escape.

All my money and luggage are left at Lanoa Magic University, and even the "Arrogant Water Dragon King" is left in my dormitory. I just hope that Teacher Loki can keep it safe for me, and I will take it back when I have the chance.

"Then, let's go, Silphie."

"Uh-huh."

Hilfi smiled and nodded, then extended her hand to me.

I looked at the fair, slender hand beneath the gray cloak and hesitated. Did she want to hold my hand...?

Although such ambiguous actions often occurred between us in the past, I can no longer make such intimate gestures with her casually. Perhaps it is out of self-restraint, but accepting the kindness of the opposite sex without reason is an offense in itself. If I were to take her hand without hesitation, I might hurt her again.

Hey! You two! Don't you know you have to pay a toll to enter the city?!

While I was still hesitating to take Silphie's hand, I suddenly heard a rude roar from beside me. I looked in the direction of the sound and saw two soldiers standing in front of us.

In the five years I've lived here, I've never heard of having to pay to enter the city. I guess they think that since Hilfi and I are new faces, they're trying to extort money from us.

"how much is it?"

Just as Silphie was about to take out her money, I stopped her hand and then turned to the two soldiers and said:

"I am the son of Paul Greirat, the garrison commander of Roya. Do I have to pay a toll to enter the city?"

I thought they would let us go normally, but I felt that their expressions were more like they were suppressing laughter, and the way they wanted to mock me was just like those people who bullied and mocked me in my past life.

"Hahahaha! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? With your shabby appearance, you're wearing a nobleman's clothes and pretending to be Lord Paul's son? He is..."

Snapped!

Suddenly, Hilfi stepped forward and slapped the soldier.

"You won't allow me to insult Rudy!"