Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

This body has excellent learning and adaptability abilities; perhaps that's one of the advantages of being young.

It seems like Sylphie is secretly watching me.

I turned my head to the side, and she immediately turned her face away like a student caught secretly reading a novel in class. Then she picked up the bowl and quickly used a spoon to shovel the rice into her mouth, bite by bite.

So cute.

"Go Rudy! I've already finished eating."

As she spoke, Hilfi handed me the empty bowl, her mouth full of rice, with a few grains of rice still at the corners of her mouth.

This version of Hilfi looks just like a hamster.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Her adorable act lasted less than three seconds before Hilfi started coughing. She must have been trying to be brave and eating too fast.

I was about to pat Silphie on the back when I noticed that her right hand, the one closest to her, was gone.

"Seriously, Silphi eats way too fast."

After a while, Hilfi finally caught her breath.

Even the way she coughs when she chokes on her food is so cute; I even want to watch her cough a few more times.

This idea is a bit morbid, but it does seem more like the kind of thing a NEET like me would think.

After recovering, Hilfi let out a long sigh of relief, leaned back in her chair, and wore an expression of having gone too far.

Looking at Hilfi, I had a not-so-good feeling.

Was she doing this on purpose to make me happy?

……

"Snapped!"

A girl with short blonde hair stood in front of me and Sylphie. She looked familiar and seemed to be one of our fellow adventurers.

She slammed a spoon she was holding onto the table.

"I can't stand you nobles! Look how much food you've wasted!"

That's when I realized that I had spilled all the good rice on the table because I was using my left hand to hold the chopsticks.

I'm dressed like an aristocrat, doing something that wastes food; no wonder she was angry.

"Um, I'm sorry..."

"How we eat is none of your business, miss."

It seems like this was said by Sylphie.

I have never heard Sylphie say anything so sharp.

I looked at Hilfi; she was sitting in a chair with her arms crossed and legs crossed.

Such actions and reactions suddenly reminded me of Alice, the arrogant young lady who lived in the mansion of the fortress city of Roya.

The current Shilufi gives me a feeling similar to Shirai Akiko.

[Note: Shirai Akiko: The Minister of Land, Transport and Tourism in the novel "Hanzawa Naoki: Icarus of the Silver Wings," a representative of the capable yet sassy career woman.]

"Silphie, don't do this."

But actually, I was wrong; that way of eating was too wasteful.

"That's true. How could nobles like you care about the hardships of commoners farming and producing crops?"

The blonde girl glared at me, then turned and left the restaurant.

The restaurant was now completely silent; diners were eating with their heads down, and the only sound was the chewing of their food.

Although I was very touched by how Silphie spoke up for me just now.

But it was indeed my fault, and Hilfi is also from a commoner background, so she should know that it was wrong for me to waste food like this.

“Um… Sylphie, actually…”

"I know it's our fault..."

Before I could finish speaking, Hilfi leaned back in her chair and whispered.

It turns out she deliberately said what she just said.

"After all, it's normal for people to say something if I waste food like this."

“Yes, I know, Rudy.”

"Don't talk to others like that next time, it's very impolite."

"Okay, Rudy, I just don't want to see Rudy being bullied..."

“I know, Silphie.”

……

Later, I took Hilfi to apologize to the girl, but she ignored us and didn't even tell us her name.

The snow stopped after a while, but we heard that the only road from this town to the next town was blocked by heavy snow, so we would have to stay in this town for a while longer.

"You two must be Lord Rudeus and Miss Silphiette."

Just as Sylphie and I were idly sitting in the inn drinking tea to pass the time, a female warrior with a reggae hairstyle walked towards us.

Are you here to cause trouble?

But judging from her tone, she didn't seem to be there to fight.

"My name is Susanna. It's like this, Sarah, who is on my team, had a little unnecessary conflict with you two. I'm here to apologize to you on her behalf."

As she spoke, she looked at the girl on the table in the distance who had been staring at us. It turned out that the girl's name was Sarah.

"No, I'm the one who should apologize."

Before I could speak, Hilfi answered sensibly.

"It would be wonderful if you two could resolve your conflict with Sarah, so I would like to invite you to join us on a hunt. It just snowed, so we can catch some rabbits to eat, and we can also resolve our conflict at the same time. What do you two think?"

Susanna extended an invitation to us with a sincere expression. I looked at Sylphie, and she looked at me as well.

"Rudy's decision is fine."

Since they've extended an invitation, let's accept their kindness, since we'll need their protection on the road ahead.

"Then let's go. When do we leave?"

Chapter Forty-Five: The Passerby (Part Three)

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfiction - Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events [Chapter 45] Passerby (Part 3)

Chapter Forty-Five: The Passerby (Part Three)

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"Then let's go. When do we leave?"

Hearing that I agreed so readily, Susanna's face lit up with joy, her mature, light brown face possessing a charm reminiscent of a friendly aunt next door.

Although she didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards me and Sylphie while we were out hunting, just because she didn't doesn't mean the other girl wouldn't, which made me a little worried.

I suddenly regretted agreeing to her so quickly.

"Lord Rudius, please rest assured, we are hired to protect you two, and we have no other intention than to resolve the conflict."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Listening to Susanna's words was like hearing my thoughts written all over my face.

"Lord Rudius, you're too kind. It's settled then. Let's set off together after breakfast tomorrow morning."

……

After Susanna left, I sat in my chair and reflected on what I had done over the past few years: tutoring Alice, from first experiencing magic compression to becoming proficient in it, and getting engaged to Alice. Then came my failed attempt to apply magic compression to Saint-level magic and teaching Sylphie water Saint-level magic.

It seems there was also an incident where he and Gilead went to rescue Alice from the Notos family's caravan.

I remember being so scared by Philip's talk about the possibility of me being assassinated that I was devastated for a while. I was such a coward.

Although it still is.

I had thought that since I had come to another world, I should use my true abilities and live a serious life.

I'll just say it and leave it at that. After all, in my past life, I never persisted in anything I did, and this time will probably be similar.

What's more, he's already lost half an arm.

He's just gone from being a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) to a crippled NEET.

"Rudy, it's time for dinner."

Hilfi gently patted my shoulder from behind. She seemed to be in good spirits, probably because she was excited about going hunting tomorrow.

Hunting... Rolze... Sylphie...

Hunting is probably not something that evokes fond memories for Silphie.

But she acted as if...

"Silphie, am I really that bad?"

"No, Rudy will always be the best in my heart."

I suddenly felt a warmth, a feeling that made my heart race.

She hugged my neck from behind, her chest pressed tightly against my back.

There's a feeling that's particularly strong at this moment.

At this point, no matter what request I make, Hilfi wouldn't refuse, right?

I turned around, raised my arms, and wrapped them around her slender neck.

Her pale face was flushed, and she exhaled warm breath.

Is it really a good thing for things to continue developing like this?

The moment I pushed Silphi down, her consciousness was taken away.

With my remaining left hand, I unbuttoned her collar, revealing her fair neck completely to me.

From the reddish tips of her ears to her fair and delicate neck.

I left my mark on everything.

She held her breath, letting me do whatever I wanted to her.

He slowly reached out and unbuttoned the buttons on her chest one by one, his fingertips aching slightly from the wooden buttons.

"...No...don't."

The sound was so soft it was almost inaudible...

She is resisting...

That's when I realized what I was doing.

"Ah... I'm sorry."

I instinctively pulled my hand back, but she grabbed it.

Her hands were as cold as ice...

"If...Rudy wants it..."

If I wanted it, Sylphie would accept it even if her instincts resisted, right...?

"Sylphie...you...you can't do this to yourself..."

"Clearly...you...you didn't want to..."

I couldn't help it...

I burst into tears.

It's all my fault that Hilfi has become like this.

She's always been thinking of me, from calling my name repeatedly on the way, to stuffing all the rice into my mouth at once to make me laugh while I was eating, to agreeing to go hunting together, and even now...