Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

"Alright, Lord Stark, please have a seat."

Gravel smiled and said, "I will convey your suggestion to His Majesty as it is. However, I do have a question for Lord Stark."

"Hey."

James let out a long sigh. Gravel's words were now full of warning. Stark, a high-ranking official personally promoted by Gravel, was now being addressed as "Sir" by Gravel. Many people present already understood the implications of this.

"Your Highness, please speak."

Stark seemed oblivious to the implications of the change in address in Gravel's words, and remained seated on the sofa without changing his expression.

"Have Lord Stark's soldiers in the capital all returned to their territories by now?"

"Glavell asked."

"Your Highness, three thousand people have already returned to Nibusu and Keharu, but the rest have not returned due to the onslaught of winter."

Stark answered truthfully.

"They don't need to go back."

Gravel sneered, “Defending the territory and defending the capital are the same goal. I will petition His Majesty to incorporate the Zeferos family soldiers in the capital into the city legion and the Imperial Guard, as a reward for defeating the traitor Darius.”

"Furthermore, since the territories are unable to bear the expenses of the King's army, I will request His Majesty to issue a transfer order and allocate additional funds for the garrison to alleviate the expenses of each territory. What do you all think?"

"Your Highness is wise; I have no objection."

As soon as Graves finished speaking, Stark immediately stood up and bowed in agreement. James and Gordon exchanged glances, glared at Stark, and then echoed his sentiments.

After the council in the East Palace of Gravel concluded, the ministers departed one by one. Rudius, after making a round of the New Selection of the Overseers, hurried back to the Boreas estate after James. It seemed that nothing else happened that day, and he returned home unusually early.

As before, Rudeus first went down to the basement of the Boreas Manor to check on the magic stone crystal before returning to the manor.

"Come here, let me hug you, Daddy hug you."

The three babies were lined up neatly in a row by their two mothers and lay on the bed.

The red-haired boy and girl were not easy to distinguish, so they could only be identified by their different colored clothes. The red one was Ars, and the blue one was Chris, but their inherited triangular eyes already gave them a lively look.

The four-month-old babies were far more lively than little Lucy, who was only three months old and dressed in white. The two babies would roll over and move around from time to time, as if they were exploring a new world, while little Lucy would not make any move unless she was teased.

"Waaaaah!"

Just as Rudius was about to kiss the three children from head to toe in turn, they all started crying one after another.

"Are they hungry?"

After checking each of Ars, Chris, and Lucy to make sure they hadn't wet the bed, Hilfi gently patted Lucy's back, unbuttoned her shirt to prepare to breastfeed, but when she saw Rudeus staring at her chest, she leaned forward, pouted, and said, "Rude, do you want some?"

"Ah, this, ah... is it really okay?"

Rudyus blushed instantly, scratching the back of his head and leaning forward. "Then...then I...won't be polite..."

"Did Rudy step in water? It smells like damp earth."

Hilfi sniffed twice, thinking to herself, and first brought Lucy to her chest. "It's Lucy's mealtime now. Rudy, as her father, can't take her food. Why don't you go and call Miss Alice? She should be practicing her sword at the fountain behind the mansion right now."

"Oh, good."

Rudius slapped his face twice, then left the room to find Alice at the back of the mansion.

The thought of tasting Silphie's muru that night filled him with excitement. He seemed eager to try out even the new tricks he had learned from adult films on Silphie.

"Lord Rudius, your letter is from the Royal Academy."

As Rudeus stepped down to the living room door, a maid handed him an envelope.

The envelope was wrapped in fine kraft paper and bore the official seal of the Royal Academy faculty.

"Could it be that something happened to them?"

Rudeus immediately thought of North Saint Jade and Nakur, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. After telling the maid who had delivered the message to call Alice to breastfeed, he went to the Asura Royal Academy on his own.

Sitting in his office, Rudius tore open the envelope, and beautiful, feminine handwriting came into view:

Hello, Mr. Rudeus Boreas Grerat, do you have time to talk? Lord Dragon God Orsteed is very interested in you, and I think you will accept my terms.

—Ariel Anemoy Asla

Chapter 329: The Escape Route

Even without a job transfer event, one must live earnestly [Chapter 329] A Way Out

Chapter 329: The Escape Route

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"Cough cough!"

Rudius put down the letter and coughed twice. Immediately, two young male "teachers" knocked on the door and entered his office. Rudius slammed the envelope on the table, pointed to the name and teacher's seal on the envelope, and said, "Find out who this person is for me."

"Yes, Lord Rudius."

The two took the envelope from Rudius and left the room.

Although the Shinsengumi could accomplish the same task, and might even be faster and more precise than North Saint Jad and Nakur, they were not Rudius's own trusted confidants and could not be given enough trust. A sharp sword or axe may be powerful, but it is ultimately someone else's weapon.

The clues were obvious. Just after noon, North Saint Jad and Nakur found out the information and address of the signatory on the letter and handed it over to Rudius.

At that moment, Rudius was watching the child running around looking for books in the room he had rented earlier.

Robin Notos Grellat is almost three years old now. He lies on the bed, tapping his legs, without crying or making a fuss. There are several stacks of books about half a person's height around him. He doesn't cry or make a fuss, just like Rudeus used to be.

"これらのものが好きですか?" (Do you like reading books?)

Rudeus teasingly stroked Robin's head and said something in Japanese. He used to think that he couldn't possibly be the only one who had traveled from another world.

After all, people are killed by dump trucks almost every day in Japan, and it's still unknown whether the three high school students he tried to push away also perished.

"Hmm? What is Father saying?"

Robin raised his head and looked at Rudeus with a puzzled expression.

"Looks like you're just an ordinary person after all."

Rudeus smiled and gently pinched Robin's firm cheek. "Robin, do you want to go to school?"

"Uh-huh...."

"Let's wait until you're seven..."

For Rudeus, neither his family nor his career would allow Robin to suddenly appear. He would wait until things had stabilized in a few years before letting Robin appear as his illegitimate child.

At that point, all he might have to do is apologize to his wives.

After lunch, Rudius went to where the sender was.

It was an ordinary two-story house in the commoners' district. To avoid being recognized, Rudeus was disguised by Jade and Nakur as an ordinary watchmaker. Because Rudeus had previously been in the blackboard business, he also had a businessman's air about him and easily passed the inner city's patrol.

Knocking on the door of the house, one sees a young woman who is as beautiful as an angel. Her smooth, oval face has skin as white as cream, and she has a pair of large, sapphire-like eyes. Her delicate, high nose is clearly that of the Asura royal family.

"Please have a seat."

The woman pointed to a chair next to her and said.

"With Princess Ariel still standing, how could I dare to sit down?"

Rudius stared intently at the woman before him, while out of the corner of his eye he observed the furnishings of the room: a clean floor, a cloth bag used for storing grain in an ordinary household in the corner, a dining table, four chairs, and a partition for a cellar.

"Sir, you can call me Your Highness."

The woman seemed very interested in Rudeus's words. She walked up to Rudeus with great interest and fiddled with the fake mustache stuck to his face. "At the distance just now, a magician without chanting could have easily killed me. At the distance now, you, as a magician without chanting, could have easily captured me, but you didn't. Why is that?"

"Because you are His Highness."

Rudius took a deep breath. "After returning to the capital, although I have always served under Prince Gravel and become his henchman, my only purpose is to protect my family and myself so that I can live peacefully and happily in this world. If I were to lay a hand on you, I would die, and no one would protect my family, and nothing else would come of it."

"What a simple answer."

The woman smiled slightly, turned around and lifted the cellar partition, "Lord Dragon God Orsteed is waiting for you downstairs, sir."

"Dragon God Austerd? Below the cellar?"

Rudius was taken aback, but he didn't sense any murderous intent in the woman's words. He was still very puzzled, though. "Your Highness, won't you come down with me?"

The woman shook her head slightly, a hint of fear showing on her face.

"Oh, I see. My apologies."

"what!"

Before the woman could react, Rudius grabbed her by the neck and pulled her down into the cellar.

After taking only two steps, Rudius felt the woman he was controlling struggling desperately, as if her legs were made of lead, and he could only drag her down by pulling and tugging.

"I thought Your Highness would be very dignified, why do you seem to be afraid of something?"

"I...."

Before the woman could finish speaking, she seemed to be silenced by a wave of icy cold air. Rudeus felt the fabric of his clothes, which was in contact with the woman's back, suddenly become very damp.

He quickly released the woman, only to find that his trouser legs were completely soaked with a warm liquid, and a small puddle had formed on the ground in front of his feet.

The woman stood frozen in place, her pupils darting violently, as if something terrifying was approaching and about to devour her.

"Rudius Boreas Grerat".

A dragon's roar pierced the darkness of the cellar, instantly lighting up the torches on both sides of the wall. Rudeus looked in the direction of the sound and saw a person sitting on a chair on the other side of the cellar.

It was a tall man with silver hair that looked particularly sinister in the dim light of the torch. His golden eyes revealed a fierce expression, and just one glance from a distance was enough to send chills down your spine. He wore a rough white coat and exuded an aura of danger.

"Lord Orstid, I've brought the person over. I'll be going now..."

After stammering through her words, the woman ran out of the cellar without looking back, showing no respect or dignity befitting royalty.

“You don’t seem afraid of me, Rudius Boreas Grerat.”

"Alsted said in a novel tone."

"Although you are Lord Orsteed, the Dragon God ranked second among the great powers, I do not think I have any reason to fear you."

Rudius walked slowly forward, and with each step he got closer, he could feel the immense pressure emanating from the other party.

“You must have your reasons for coming to me. I have witnessed the power of the water goddess Lyda Lia. She can easily defeat an army of tens of thousands of people all by herself. If you want to help Princess Ariel become queen, you can simply storm into the Silver Palace and end all obstacles with violence. But you did not do that. Instead, you came to me, which means you have your concerns, right?”

“Heh, Rudius Boreas Grerat, you’re a smart man.”

Orstide gave Rudius an approving look. "Would you like to become my subordinate?"

"I'm sorry, but I have to decline."

Rudius answered decisively.

Chapter 330: Choice

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events [Chapter 330] Choice

Chapter 330: Choice

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"Ok?"

Orsteed frowned slightly and glared at Rudeus, who had silently knelt down in front of him at some point. "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"Of course I'm afraid."

Rudeus couldn't suppress his trembling voice. Some powerful forces don't need to be touched; they can be fully sensed simply by being face to face.

"Then why did you refuse?"

"Of course I can answer 'yes' to you at will, but what does that mean?"

Rudeus pondered the description of the dragon god Orstide that Lala had given him when he met her a few years ago, and the words he wanted to say gradually formed on his lips: "What you want is a loyal subordinate, but I can say I'm willing to do so to your face in order to survive, and I can also betray you when you can't see me. Such an answer is meaningless. Let's talk about something of value instead."

"I see."

Orsteed nodded, took a scroll from his pocket and threw it on the ground. "This is a scroll of Emperor-level water magic. Let's make a deal: become my subordinate and serve me, and it will be yours."

Rudius stared at the scroll for a few seconds, but instead of reaching for it, he held it up with both hands and handed it to Orstide.

“I cannot become your loyal subordinate because I have also rejected Princess Ariel. If I were to become your subordinate, it would be tantamount to immediately switching sides and risking the lives of my family to serve Princess Ariel. Such a condition is unacceptable to me.”

"So what conditions do you want? Power? Or wealth?"

“His Highness Gravel once wanted to recommend me for promotion to Knight of the Palace, but I refused. I don’t want the pearls on the dome of the Silver Palace, nor the gold in the treasury of Asura. I just want to live a happy life with my family, even if it’s not in this capital. I would be content even if we were just living as a country bumpkin in a remote village.”

“These are truly ordinary yet precious conditions.”