Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

The next morning, a thin layer of fine snow fell from the sky, accumulating on the ground and turning into frost. When the sun came out at noon, it melted into water.

Cliff struggled to open his eyes, rubbed his forehead which was still throbbing from a hangover, and looked around. His vision was a little blurry, but he could roughly tell that he was in his dorm room.

"Where is everyone? I'm thirsty! Someone come here!"

Cliff shouted at the top of his lungs, but it seemed no one could hear him, and he shouted until his throat was hoarse, but no one paid any attention.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Cliff, I forgot to prepare some water for you."

Just then, a voice that was both strange and familiar entered his ears. Cliff could not make out the tone of the voice, but it seemed as if he had just heard it last night.

Cliff rubbed his eyes again, only to see Rudius Boreas Greirat enter the room with a glass of water and sit down in the chair in front of Cliff's bed.

"Cough cough cough, where are my men?"

Cliff sat up against the headboard and reached for the glass of water in Rudius's hand, but Rudius's hand trembled and the glass fell to the ground with a crash, shattering into pieces of glass and water.

"What...what are you going to do?"

Cliff, watching Rudius's actions, felt a pang of fear, but feigned composure, and despite his dry, sore throat, he roared in a show of bravado, "I, the grandson of the emperor, ask you, where are my men? Is this how your Asura Kingdom treats its guests?!"

"Ahem, your people, I've replaced them with new ones for you."

Rudius also coughed lightly twice, but it felt completely different.

After those two soft coughs, Cliff felt the air turn icy cold. He looked down at the spot where the glass had fallen and shattered, where the glass shards and water had frozen into ice.

"Water magic without chanting!?"

Cliff was startled, never expecting that the "small" Asura Royal Academy would have two people who could use magic without chanting.

What do you want to do to me?

At this moment, Cliff's voice became extremely weak, "I...I'm warning you, I am the grandson of Pope Milis of the Holy Kingdom of Milis. If you do anything to me, it will definitely affect the relations between our two countries. If I die, you won't live either..."

"Do you still think this is Milris, Lord Cliff?"

Rudius chuckled and said, "Have you ever felt that way? That feeling of being suddenly drawn into something, where everything you do is part of someone else's plan, and you're like a puppet on a string. If you make the slightest mistake, you and the people you care about will lose your lives, but you have no choice but to silently accept it."

After hearing this, Cliff remained silent for a while, as if recalling some sad things, and tears streamed down his face, completely disregarding what was in front of others, as if he were no longer the grandson of Pope Milis of the Holy Kingdom of Milis.

"Ha, what's there to cry about?"

Rudius's tone softened. "In the Holy Kingdom of Milis, you were second only to the Pope, and the Pope treated you like a treasure. Of course, you wouldn't know what it's like to be driven to the brink of despair. However, you do bear a resemblance to my past self."

"But now, I have no intention of forcing you. I'm only giving you two choices."

"Two choices?"

Cliff hesitated, "You...are you trying to blackmail me?"

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, Elina Liz is on her way to report to the authorities now, with evidence of your conspiracy with Prime Minister Darius."

Rudius turned his head slightly and looked out the window, where a thin layer of frost had formed on the glass. "So you only have two choices."

"The first option is to pin all the blame on Darius and the bishop of Grip, saying that they colluded in secret and that you were just a tool for them to communicate. You only know that the bishop helped Darius kill Albert, and in return, Darius helped the Order of the Instruction station troops in Asra."

"Then, what's the second option?"

"The second option..."

Rudius gave Cliff a meaningful look and said calmly, "You indulged in too much sex and died in the bed of a courtesan in a brothel. The evidence that Elina Lige submitted to the authorities will also be valid. You can imagine that your Pope grandfather went to great lengths to befriend Asura, even sending you here as a hostage, only to be caught up in Asura's internal power struggles and die in a prostitute's bed. I wonder what he will think of this."

"I...you...."

Cliff felt as if he had a thorn in his side, his whole body suddenly turning icy cold. He dared not look directly into Rudius's eyes, those eyes were like a bottomless abyss, carrying a heavy and cold killing intent that penetrated his thin body, making him as immobile as a frog being stared at by a python.

"Time is running out, Lord Cliff. You don't have much time left to choose."

Rudius looked out the window again. Sunlight began to stream into the room, and the thin ice on the windowpane was slowly melting into water droplets that flowed down the window's texture.

He extended his right hand, spreading his five fingers in front of Cliff.

Looking at those five fingers, Cliff felt as if a knife was held to his throat.

"five."

"Four."

"three."

"two."

"I....."

Cliff made a weak sound, his throat gurgling with tears and fear, and Rudius stopped counting as soon as he made the sound.

"I choose the first one!"

"Cliff shouted."

"Yes, that's right."

Rudius clapped his hands, got up and left. Then several maids entered the room and cleaned up the mixture of broken glass and ice on the floor.

Chapter 296: Do I know your father?

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Even Without the Transfer Event, I Will Still Live Seriously [Chapter 296] Do I Know Your Father?

Chapter 296: Do I know your father?

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"Elina Liz, age 208, S-rank adventurer, formerly a member of the party 'Black Wolf's Fang'..."

[Note: The age here is an approximation from the time when Ankylosaurus's companions rescued Elina Rize in Volume 14. There are many different accounts of Elina Rize's exact age, and I won't speculate.]

Rudeus sat in Elina Lizzie's room, holding the adventurer's cards he had found in her room, as well as information copied down by his accomplices at the Adventurers' Guild.

While Elina Liz was handing over the "evidence" to the Silver Palace's Inspection Hall, Rudeus had already taken advantage of his position to gather almost all sorts of information about Elina Liz. There wasn't much of it; much of it was provided by the Adventurers' Guild.

"Sir, this is not business hours, and I am very busy."

Upon returning to the brothel, Alina Lige saw a complete stranger sitting on her bed, flipping through her files as if they were his own treasures. Clearly disgusted by this impolite behavior, she leaned against the door, crossed her arms, and said bluntly, "Unless you're a customer who's offering an extremely high price, I'd find it hard not to ask you to leave."

“I’m not a guest, but you slept with someone quite special last night, so it’s hard for me not to notice you.”

Rudeus tidied up the papers and documents in his hand and placed them steadily on the bedside table. He then faced Elina Lige and said, "My name is Rudeus Boreas Greirat. Miss Elina Lige, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"There's no such thing as giving advice or not. I don't care what you're called. If you have something to say, say it. If not, leave."

Alina Lige tapped her toes on the ground repeatedly, saying irritably.

"Hehe, if I leave, you won't be able to stay in the capital."

Rudius stood up, took out ten gold coins from his pocket and placed them on the table. "This is the remaining deposit. Close the door and come in."

"So you were the one all along...."

Alina Lige suddenly realized what was happening, and only then did she lower her guard, close the door, and enter the room.

“After all, what you handed over to the Surveillance Hall involves no ordinary people, so of course I need to contact you, the ‘witness,’ to ensure your safety.”

Rudeus picked up Elina Liz's adventurer card and said, "I later discovered that your adventurer team is the same as my father's team during his adventurer days, both being the S-rank team 'Black Wolf Fang'."

"You are...Paul's son?"

Alina Lisze covered her mouth in surprise, her eyes scrutinizing the details of Rudius's face. Suddenly, she noticed that his eyes and chin resembled Senis's, and he had a beauty mark exactly like Paul's. This gave her a pretty good idea of ​​his identity.

“Yes, Miss Alina Lizzie,”

Rudius nodded and said, "I have heard your story before in Girenau, so it is only right and proper that I help you get out of this mess."

"But you just said your middle name is Boreas, right? Does that mean Paul and Senis have broken up?"

Elina Lige clearly didn't take Rudius's second half of the sentence seriously; instead, she was more concerned about Paul and Senis's situation.

"Please rest assured, Miss Alina Lige, my father and mother have a very harmonious relationship. In addition to me, they also have a daughter named Norren, who is almost ten years old."

Rudeus explained slowly, "The middle name Boreas in my name is because I am engaged to the eldest daughter of the Boreas family. Thanks to this engagement, I now hold a minor official position in the Silver Palace."

"Heh, it's unbelievable. Paul, who was born into nobility, desperately tried to avoid any association with the nobility back then, but now his son has become a high-ranking nobleman in the capital. Paul is really no different from an idiot."

Alina Liz laughed with a hint of schadenfreude, but remembering that Rudeus was still around, she frowned and apologized.

Having regained control of the conversation, Rudeus sat up straight and said, "While it's not convenient for Miss Elina Liz to pay a visit directly, I can arrange a secret, private meeting between Father, Mother, and Miss Elina Liz, so they can have some tea and catch up."

"Forget it, I don't have any happy memories when I think about that scumbag Paul."

Suddenly, Alina Lige's expression slowly became exaggerated, and her smile was no longer a smile, much like Senis's expression when he first discovered Rudius's magic skills. "However, his son seems more reliable than Paul in both his words and actions. By the way, are you really Paul's son? Could you be the illegitimate child of Senis's mistress? The thought that this scumbag Paul will one day be cuckolded makes me incredibly happy."

"Uh, Miss Alina Lige, I am indeed the child of my father and mother, and my mother has not cheated on me."

Rudius said solemnly.

"Sorry, just kidding, don't take it seriously."

Alina Liz smiled and patted Rudeus on the shoulder, clearly having already assumed the role of the aunt.

“Well, let’s get back to the main topic, Miss Alina Lige.”

Rudius straightened his collar and said, "Although I really want you to leave as soon as possible and go to a safe place, the Surveillance Hall may have that official's spies. If you leave the city now, you may be detained during the inspection. So I will arrange for you to leave the city safely. For the rest of the time, you just need to wait quietly here. At the latest, I will send my men to escort you out of the city by tomorrow night."

"Tsk tsk tsk, so thoughtful, no wonder he's an official in the Silver Palace."

Alina Lizzie spoke highly of Rudius, and although she always used foul language when talking about Paul, she seemed to have a very high opinion of Rudius.

"I'd like to remind you one more thing, Miss Alina Lige, please don't wander around unnecessarily. My men will protect you secretly."

After saying that, Rudeus stood up to leave. "Well then, Miss Alina Lizé, just wait for the news."

"Okay, Rudius."

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Alina waved with a smile, and after watching Rudeus leave, she began to pack her belongings, such as her adventurer card and a small amount of money she would need on the road.

"Oh, the bookmaker is Paul's son. I should have known better than to get involved in this mess."

As Alina Lige thought this, she searched for important documents such as her adventurer's card and city entry/exit permit. "If that brat Rudeus really sends me out, I'll owe Paul another favor."

But she searched high and low for a long time and still couldn't find those few things.

"Damn it, that brat Rudeus took it."

Recalling the scene where Rudius appeared in her room first, Alina Lige realized that he really was Paul's son. They were exactly the same in that respect.

Chapter 297: Innocence

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without a Transfer Event [Chapter 297] Innocence

Chapter 297: Innocence

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The following day at court, Gravel announced to the assembled officials that the First Princess Iliel was pregnant, which was met with cheers. However, a mid-level oversight minister then impeached Darius based on evidence provided by Elina Lige.

The articles of impeachment are as follows:

First, Darius conspired with Pope Cliff, the grandson of the Pope, in exchange for Milis's military support in exchange for the deployment of the Order of the Instruction in the Kingdom of Asura, so that Milis could eliminate his political enemies.

II. In the assassination of Albert Boreas Grellat, Darius and Cliff acted as intermediaries to contact Bishop Milis in Greppe, who then murdered Albert Boreas Grellat, triggering a war.

In reality, this evidence of impeachment was not enough to make Darius panic.

Darius had already received the news when Elina Liz handed the evidence to the Overwatch Hall the day before, and ordered his men in the Overwatch Hall to intercept the evidence and not report it.

But things did not develop as Darius had hoped. It was as if an invisible hand was wrestling with him from the opposite side. He was impeached by the Minister of the Censorate time and time again, and this time was no exception.

Darius likely identified three targets as his enemies: Gravel, the Boreas family, and the Aiolos family.

The first target, Gravel, was excluded from Darius's view. On the one hand, Gravel needed Darius to consolidate his power in the court. On the other hand, Darius's daughter, Illyr, was pregnant with Gravel's child. Logically and emotionally, Darius could not think of any reason why Gravel would destroy his own power base.

The second target is the Boreas family, which is a very likely scenario. On the one hand, James and I are in a competitive relationship, and I was more or less involved in Albert's death, but this was all information that was revealed through impeachment. The main reason is the competition between myself and James, so Boreas is a very likely scenario.

The third target is the Aiuros family. The Aiuros family is known as the king's white glove. They operate the largest underground market and black market within the Kingdom of Asra. All kinds of intelligence are difficult to escape the control of the Aiuros family. Therefore, it is very easy for the Aiuros family to do anything in the court. Thus, the Aiuros family is also a very likely enemy.

But Darius was waiting for the mastermind behind it all to surface. Repeated impeachments would inevitably cause turmoil in the court and among the people. Even if the impeachment results came to pass, he only needed to get the woman who provided the evidence to change her story at the end. Such a painless impeachment only required him to appear passive, allowing his opponent to grow increasingly arrogant and eventually be exposed.

"Summon Cliff Morleymore to the palace!"

As Darius watched Cliff enter the hall, he felt at ease once again, because he truly had no connection with Cliff, and the favors Cliff had asked him to do had never been fulfilled.

In Darius's eyes, Cliff was nothing more than a stubborn, self-righteous fool.

Even if this pampered young master were to say something, given that Cliff's hostage mission to Asla was the decree of the Pope of the Holy Kingdom of Milis, Cliff would absolutely not have any real involvement with the Kingdom of Asla.

"Little Cliff, you must tell the truth."