Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

I don't have any goals right now, so I'm just being led by the nose all the way. Of course, if I had great wisdom, I wouldn't have ended up in that state in my past life.

Of course, I think focusing on the present isn't a bad thing. Taking things as they come might also be a form of optimism, although this is a conclusion I reached after talking with Edward.

However, there are some things I have to do myself. I have to go and visit Rudeus myself and beg him to let me go to the land that was once the Kingdom of the Dragon King.

......

A month later, Rudeus granted my request, and I was appointed governor of the Red Dragon's Jaw. Although I did not have military power, I was still a regional governor. However, this position was a strategic location connecting the four territories of the King Dragon and the homeland of Asura. This was a huge and impressive appointment.

However, looking beyond the surface, this was merely a favor to the emperor, on the one hand to give him face, and on the other hand to appease me.

Looking at the situation more closely, the 50,000 troops of the Usl territory to the north are watching me like tigers eyeing the land, and the 100,000 troops of the Wanglong Four Territories to the south are lurking like wolves. Even the more than 10,000 local soldiers in the Chilong Lower Jaw region will not obey my orders. It can be said that I am being watched from head to toe.

Actually, it's not so bad; it's more comfortable than being under such high pressure in the capital.

After everything was arranged, I set off with the official delegation that was sent to Wanglong's four territories.

......

It's already early winter. It's hard to believe that only a year has passed since that incident, and it's already snowing so early this year. The delegation's convoy has just arrived in the northern part of the Crimson Dragon's Jaw. The southern part of the Crimson Dragon's Jaw is a steep and rugged mountain road, while the northern part consists of several small towns. Previously, because they were located between Asura and the Dragon King Kingdom, these small towns were even poorer than the small villages in the remote areas of Asura.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of being caught between two great powers.

Now that Wanglong's four territories and the Asura Empire have become one, the geographical disadvantages of this small city can soon be turned into locational advantages.

"Rusty...rustling..."

what sound?

Could there be rats on my carriage?

No, the sound seems to be coming from under the bed; it sounds like someone sniffing.

I lifted the covers, and the sound seemed to suddenly stop, which made me even more certain of my idea that there was something under the bed.

Could it be that Rudius planted spies?

"Lucy? It's you?"

I lifted the bed board, and there was a long-eared girl dressed in an autumn dress, curled up on the wooden board under the bed. She probably had a cold because of the recent sudden drop in temperature, which is why I found her.

I wonder how she has spent the past two weeks since she set off.

"What are you doing here? Did your father send you?"

I quickly pulled her out from under the bed. She sat on the edge of my bed, sniffing her red nose, and didn't say anything for a long time.

"I'll send someone to take you back right away. Lord Rudius and his ladies must be very worried."

"Don't...."

At this moment, she timidly opened her small mouth and squeezed out this single character.

“I left a letter for my parents after I left, and they know that I left with my brother Robin.”

"Then why did you hide it from me? What if something happened to you? How am I supposed to explain it to your parents?"

I was a little confused, and looking at Lucy's little face, which was red from the cold, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"I...I'm afraid...Brother Robin won't take me with him..."

Lucy's eyes gradually reddened, and tears welled up, sliding down her tender cheeks like broken beads.

"Okay, I'm sorry, Brother Robin, I lied. Brother Arls is getting married at the end of the year... I didn't want to see Brother Arls marry another woman... so I secretly ran away..."

Hearing this reason, I was speechless for a moment. I didn't know that Lucy would have any special feelings for Ars, or that she was too dependent on her brother and didn't want to see him get married. I had more or less understood this kind of mentality through my experience in my previous life.

"Then, you can come with me for now. I'll write to Lord Rudeus to let him know what's going on. Whether you stay here or go back is up to you, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

.....

Lucy stayed by my side, perhaps because she, like me, needed to start a new life in another land.

......

The author's words:

Oh dear, the side story ends here. The main storyline was finished two months ago, but I suddenly felt like writing another 20,000 words of side stories. The bolder you are, the later you procrastinate on your studies. As a graduate school student, this behavior is really a waste of time, and I feel deeply guilty about it. But I also enjoyed writing it, even though it was a bit of a slacker.

I originally came up with two outlines for this spin-off. The first outline was more focused on heroic themes, while the second outline was the content of the main spin-off.

The first outline was to portray Robin as a villain. The Asura Kingdom framed the Wanglong Kingdom through the "Snowstorm Incident," using it as a pretext to launch a southern expedition. Robin was appointed as a general and entered the Wanglong Kingdom's territory as an invader. At the same time, he was portrayed as a hero in the Wanglong Kingdom, fearless in the face of Asura's powerful magic bombardment and volleys of firearms. Despite the army's heavy losses, he still led the charge. Even after the Wanglong Kingdom's king surrendered, this hero refused to surrender and, after exclaiming, "We are willing to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?" he rushed towards Asura's position and shed his blood on the land he had fought so hard to protect.

The second outline is what we see now. The villains in this story have changed from the Asura invaders led by Robin in the first outline to the high-ranking members of the Asura Empire, led by Rudeus, or more accurately, the feudal noble landowners. They disregard human life and use inhumane political manipulation to consolidate their class interests. They are an out-and-out feudal vested interest group.

The reason I chose the second outline as the main content (the subjective reason is that I got carried away writing) is a long story. Actually, I originally planned to write the first outline, but I felt that the first outline would not meet my expectations for the article, such as the content of Side Story 5 and Side Story 6.

Ars being forced by his sister to take care of the brothel girls' business in front of him, and Edward having his beloved Viola executed by Rudius in front of him—these contents may cause a lot of discomfort, but that's what I wanted to write. To be honest, it has a flavor of repeatedly testing the reader's bottom line, but from my own point of view, this is a little bit of anti-feudal ideas that I want to express.

Large landowners in the feudal class might be full of humanity when dealing with relatives of the same class, but when relatives of the same class choose to undermine the vested interests of their own class, such traitors to the class will not be treated with humane care. This is a fact I have described in the article.

At the same time, showing Edward and Robin's helplessness is also a small idea I had for this fanfic. The original main storyline was actually planned to go up to the story after Rudeus's death, but due to the limitations of the events and the length, I was unable to continue writing it according to my original idea. However, leaving a fairly satisfactory ending for the main story makes me feel no regret.

In conclusion, thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year and a half. Thank you to all the readers for your companionship. My "No Job" series ends here, and I will not be updating any more chapters. I hope other authors can carry on the "No Job" fanfiction, and I also hope that everyone can live a good life, make progress in their studies, have smooth work, and be happy.

thank you all

Coffee smudged with ink

2022.09.03

[Christmas Bonus (Part 1)] Her Relationship with Me and Her

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Jobless Reincarnation Fanfic: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events [Christmas Bonus (Part 1)] Her Relationship with Me and Her

Rudius's perspective: (if continues from Chapter 219)

As we watched the cumulonimbus clouds gradually dissipate in the southern sky, we left Dak City. The carriage did not proceed towards the Kingdom of Asura as originally planned, but instead headed north. I didn't know where our destination was, but it certainly wasn't Asura.

"Lilith, what are your plans for the future?"

I asked.

Lilith lifted the curtain on her side of the carriage, and her icy skin seemed to be adorned with a layer of pearly powder in the sunlight that pierced through the clouds.

"Hey, Rudeus, I don't quite understand..."

She didn't answer my question. Ever since we escaped from T.T. Park, she'd been this cold to me, as if she wanted to drive me away.

"You now possess the qualities a politician should have: enough cold-bloodedness to send so many innocent people in Dak City to their deaths without the slightest hesitation. Now that you've returned to Asura, you're doing quite well, except that you're still not quite as sharp-minded as you thought."

"Does this count as your affirmation of me?"

I knew she was blaming me, her tone carrying a hint of disappointment, but I could only gloss over it.

Just like she said at Gripen Manor, she doesn't love me, and there's no future for us.

Even if I took Silphie back to Asura right now, she wouldn't blame me at all, but it seems I'm just unwilling to admit it, unwilling to accept reality.

"Think what you want."

She turned her face away irritably, only her long, brown hair was being blown about by the wind seeping into the carriage.

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Hilfiet. You and I have given up on ourselves, what will Hilfiet do?"

"..."

She asked me, but I didn't know how to answer.

Even what I'm persisting in, I don't know how to think about it. It's as if an atmosphere is guiding me to do this or that.

It could also be that the feeling I had when Lilith and I exchanged vows and agreed to get married was what kept me going while doing things that seemed meaningless.

But how could I possibly leave Lilith here?

The first time we met, she saved my life when I was in the most danger, giving me a life experience I had never had in my previous life. She was pregnant with my child, allowing me to at least have the experience of reaching the peak of my life. Moreover, if it weren't for saving me, she wouldn't have had to bear losing her unborn child. I don't know what she was feeling at the time, but I could feel her pain in her breath.

Now, she says that her meeting with me was to kill me, and that all the hellish torment I endured was thanks to her.

It's impossible not to be afraid, but I'm not the kind of person who can easily let go of things, especially since she's already homeless.

"Rudy doesn't need to worry about me. I'll go wherever Rudy goes."

Hilfi and I sat in the same row of seats. She still had her arm around my shoulder, her voice very soft and tinged with unease.

It was as if she was afraid I would leave her.

It seems a bit contradictory, but Hilfi doesn't want to leave me, even though she probably knows that there's absolutely no chance between us, and she's accepted that fact. But she's just that stubborn.

"Hey, Sylphie, it's impossible for the two of us, you know that, right?"

I pushed away Hilfi, who was hugging me, and spoke to her like that for the first time in front of others.

"I... I didn't get together with Rudy because I wanted to marry him."

Hearing Silphie's sweet reply, I realized how foolish I had just said.

Looking back, it had been several months since I was arrested. At that time, I said many sweet things to Silphie, and we talked about what it would be like when spring came. I told her that I would never leave her.

However, it was Hilfi herself who pushed me away.

[Note: See Chapter 198: Like Winter Again]

She herself pushed me into Lilith's arms, saying that as long as I was happy...

But now, I think of her so superficially.

And then, she said such hurtful things.

Lilith glanced at me out of the corner of her eye, and that one glance made me blush. She knew everything, which made me feel incredibly ashamed of my hurtful words.

Hilfi silently put her arm around mine again, and the atmosphere between the three of us was now as cold as the snow-covered sky outside the carriage.

A few days later, the snow stopped, the sun was very low, and a few birds occasionally flew by in the blue-gray sky. Not far away, you could see the azure sea, and ahead was a small village. A few wisps of smoke rose slowly from the chimneys of the small wooden houses. Since leaving Dak City, I have rarely seen this kind of smoke and fire.

"Miss, let's go down and rest for a while."

Baker stopped the carriage at the village entrance, picked up Lilith, and then ignored me and Hilfi.

These past few days, the two of them seem to be deliberately trying to set me up with Hilfi.

At that moment, Hilfi was fast asleep, her head resting on my shoulder. I could see her cute little nose rising and falling with her breath. Looking closely at Hilfi's sleeping face, with her slightly chubby cheeks and delicate features, she was actually quite pretty.

Suddenly, a glimmer of silvery-white light seemed to flash into the corner of my eye. I pulled aside her collar and saw a few strands of silvery-white hair.

"This is....."

I pulled off her hat, and a head of silvery white hair appeared before my eyes; her once lush, green hair was almost entirely gone.

Hilfi...

At that moment, a question suddenly occurred to me: what should I do if Sylphie really leaves me?

At that moment, my heart felt like it had been stabbed out of nowhere, and my body temperature was constantly dropping. Even though I had acted as if I wanted Silphie to leave me, now I couldn't even imagine it.

Looking at her full head of white hair, I really don't know when her life will end, when she will truly leave me.

Perhaps it's because I've always been pampered by Sylphie that I'm so fearless...

"I'm sorry, Rudy, I made you worry."

While I was in a daze, Hilfi had already let go of my arm. She put her hat back on and had a "caught red-handed" expression on her face.

"Rudy, I am a long-eared person, and I have a very, very long lifespan. It's okay if I'm thrown away for decades, so don't worry about me."

As she spoke casually, she jumped off the carriage happily and reached out her hands to pull me down.

"Rudy, come quick! Miss Lilith is waiting for us."

I didn't have the energy to speak, and I didn't know what I should say at that moment.

Hilfi, you were the one who risked your life for the forbidden technique, yet you act as if nothing happened. Are you trying to make me spend the rest of my life in regret and self-blame...?

"Rudy?"

"Rudy!"

At Hilfi's repeated urging, I grabbed her hand and jumped off the carriage.

Those hands were as cold as ice.

"You two are so slow."

Lilith tightened the mink scarf around her neck, and exhaled a puff of white breath from her slightly pale lips.