Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

"If Rudy could be any happier..."

Her icy hands touched my face, and tears dripped onto her face one by one.

“Someone like me… isn’t worth you doing this… Sylphie…”

I am just a useless piece of trash who only knows how to rely on others and has lost an arm.

If it were anyone else, they would have abandoned me long ago...

Why…

I'm not worth your time... Sylphie...

"Because Rudy is so handsome..."

Although Hilfi's voice trembled, it was extremely firm.

I couldn't look her in the eye; I was afraid...

When I first became a shut-in, my mother treated me the same way. She indulged me no matter what I wanted to do, just wanting me to come out of my bedroom and make me happy.

But in the end, I still disappointed her.

"I...will disappoint Sylphie..."

"Rudy won't... I believe in Rudy..."

……

The setting sun shone into the room and onto my face, feeling somewhat dazzling.

"I'm sorry, Silphie, I can't seem to find that button."

"It's alright, Rudy."

"I'll try again and see."

Hilfi sat upright in front of her bed, while I lay on the floor searching for the button I had pulled off Hilfi's collar.

Because he had no right hand, he could only support himself on the ground with his remaining half of his right arm, while groping around in the dim light with his left hand.

"It seems we've found it."

It seems like I touched something.

It was a button under the bed, but not the one that was pulled off Silphie's clothes.

I rolled out from under the bed and landed directly beneath Silphie.

She lay on the bed, peeking out her head.

"Rudy, this one will do. You can just swap it for the button below."

"Okay, I'm so sorry, Silphie."

"It's ok."

……

On this day...

Nothing happened between Hilfi and me; even I thought we were about to reach base.

But I didn't do that.

I am not worthy of Silphie like this now.

It might be time to pull myself together. Although I don't know when I won't be able to keep going, at least I shouldn't let Silphi down.

Because I might be Silphie's only remaining support.

……

"Rudy, Rudy, wake up!"

The little angel was lying on the headboard. I rubbed my eyes, got out of bed, and was helped by her to put on my coat.

"Everyone is already waiting for us downstairs."

"Uh-huh."

……

I yawned as I walked downstairs, and there were five people standing on the first floor of the hostel.

The female warrior with reggae hair...

A male healing sorcerer dressed as a priest, wielding a short hammer…

A male magician with long blond hair and wearing a red robe…

A burly swordsman...

And then there was the blonde girl, dressed as a swordsman but carrying a bow and arrows, arms crossed, staring at me with disdain…

Chapter 46: The Passerby (Part 4)

Jobless Reincarnation Fanfiction - Even Without a Transfer Event, We Must Live Seriously [Chapter 46] Passerby (Part 4)

Chapter 46: The Passerby (Part 4)

……

I recognize these five people downstairs; they're a team of adventurers traveling together.

Susanna walked towards me with a very formal expression.

"Lord Rudeus, let me introduce myself again. We are a B-rank adventurer team [Counter Arrow]. My name is Susanna, the vice-captain of this team. My class is warrior, and I am responsible for the vanguard."

"Um...we were just going to hunt a rabbit, weren't we..."

I said in a low voice, feeling a little nervous seeing her give such a formal introduction.

Susanna was very perceptive of the atmosphere; as soon as I finished speaking, she explained:

"After all, we will be the ones guarding Lord Rudeus and Miss Silphiet for some time to come, so we've decided to formally introduce ourselves to you both."

Immediately afterwards, the man next to him, wearing a red robe and with long blond hair, took a step forward.

"Hello. My name is Timothy. I specialize in offensive magic at the guard position, and basically... I'm the captain of this team."

Basically, yes? That means the real power in the team is in the hands of someone else, most likely Susanna.

"I am a magic warrior, Patrice. Although I am a magic warrior, I can only use basic wind magic."

The burly swordsman spoke up.

When he first mentioned the magic warrior, I thought he meant Excalibur.

[Note: In Fate, the Sword of Victory requires the infusion of magical energy to be cast.]

It turned out he was a magic warrior. I only noticed the sword at his waist, but not the beginner magician's wand on his back.

Next, the healing sorcerer who looked like a priest introduced himself. His name was Mimir, and his healing spells were at the intermediate level, while his detoxification spells were at the beginner level.

Finally, I turned my gaze to the girl carrying a bow and arrow.

She had typical Asura features, and looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, appearing older than Silphi and me.

"I am center-back, archer Sara."

She looked at me with disdain and a hint of sternness, her face showing annoyance.

Next, I gave them a simple bow, a rather simple aristocratic bow, placing my left hand on my chest and then bowing slightly.

"whispering sound."

I think I heard the girl named Sarah make a disdainful sound.

But I didn't care much.

Then, I imitated them and introduced myself.

“My name is Rudeus Boreas Grerat. I am a Water Saint-level mage, with advanced levels in the other three types of offensive magic and intermediate levels in healing magic. This is Hilfiet, a Water Saint-level mage, with advanced levels in all three types of offensive magic as well, and her healing magic is also advanced.”

As soon as I finished introducing myself, Silphi bowed and said:

"My name is Hilfiet, nice to meet you."

After I finished my introduction, apart from Susanna who remained calm and Sarah who still looked annoyed, everyone else seemed somewhat surprised.

"That's amazing. I've heard Mr. Bruno mention it before, but I never imagined it was true."

Mr. Bruno may have mentioned it to them as well.

Afterwards, the seven of us took a horse-drawn carriage to the outskirts of the town.

"Is everything really okay here?"

As I passed by, I saw a wooden sign that read "Tet Thompson's Hunting Grounds." Tet Thompson must have been a nobleman in this area.

Entering and leaving a nobleman's hunting grounds at will would surely cause trouble.

"It's alright. This place is on the edge of a noble family's hunting grounds. Some animals may escape from the hunting grounds. As long as you don't go in, there won't be any problems."

After hearing Susanna's explanation, I felt a little relieved.

It was less of a hunting trip and more of a camping trip, as the wagon carried two or three buckets of water, firewood, and some seasonings.

It felt a bit like a social gathering. This kind of thing, which only people who are into real life can enjoy, was something I had never experienced in my past life.

Upon arrival at our destination, we disembarked from the carriage one after another.

This is an open area, next to a forest.

Because I'm missing a hand, it's not very convenient for me to catch prey, so I can't catch things like rabbits that can run and jump like they do.

Hilfi and Mimir were preparing to start a fire to boil some water, while Sarah, along with Timothy and Susanna, took their bows and arrows to the nearby forest to catch some small animals that had come out to find food after the snowfall.

It was just Patrice and me left.

Patrice also had something to do; because he was strong, he was chopping wood nearby.

I was the only one sitting idly beside the carriage, with nothing to do.

"Lord Rudeus, let me teach you a way to catch birds."

Patrice was standing next to me, carrying an axe. His tall figure completely blocked out Hilfi and Mimir, who were working behind him.

Teach me how to catch birds? I happen to have nothing to do right now.

"Can someone like me, who only has one hand, do it? Then please, Mr. Patrice, teach me."

Then, Patrice took an unused bucket and a rope from the carriage, walked a little distance away from me, found a small stick, tied it with the rope, propped up the bucket, and scattered a small amount of his own dry rations under it.

Patrice dragged the rope up to me and handed it to me.

"Lord Rudius, please keep an eye on the bottom of the bucket. Pull the rope immediately if a bird lands there."

"Ok, I see."

Then, all I have to do is sit and wait.

I vaguely remember this method of catching birds from my past life, except that the iron bucket was replaced by a straw hat.

……

I sat for about an hour. Hilfi was sitting next to me, resting against me, while Mimir and Patrice were squatting by the fire, drinking hot water from their own cups.

I could actually make a water cup using clay magic, but it's obviously no longer necessary.

I was still holding the rope in my hand, waiting for the lost bird looking for food to fly under the metal bucket.

……

We're back!

Eh?

I think I fell asleep after waiting for too long.

Susanna and her group had emerged from the forest with their prey, each carrying two rabbits. It seemed they had disturbed a rabbit burrow.

……

"I said, you didn't do anything?"

Sarah came over, still looking annoyed, probably there to scold me.