Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

"Miss Hilfiet, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Hmm? Mr. Rudius, why do you suddenly say that?"

I pulled Sylphie away, and she was looking at me with a puzzled expression.

"Silphie, may I ask you to give a speech at the opening ceremony?"

Chapter 89: Karma (10)

Even without a job transfer, one must live earnestly [Chapter 89] Karma (10)

Chapter 89: Karma (10)

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"Silphie, may I ask you to give a speech at the opening ceremony?"

"Rudy? You mean..."

Hilfi's ears drooped again, and her pale face flushed a shy pink.

"Yes, that's right, I believe in Sylphie."

Sylphie's speech at the opening ceremony three months later will be a crucial, and final, step in changing people's perceptions of me and Sylphie amidst the rumors.

If Silphie can successfully speak at the opening ceremony, the effect will be very powerful.

Of course, if it fails, all previous efforts will be wasted.

I don't know if Silphie can complete such a difficult task, but I choose to believe in her because only she can do it. I have no other choice.

"Alright, since Rudy has said so."

That's great! She agreed. As expected of Silphie!

"Thank you, Sylphie."

Unable to contain my excitement, I happily picked up Sylphie. Well, it wasn't really a hug, since I only have one arm. I could only hold Sylphie close to my chest and "hug" her like that, then circled her around once.

Hilfi is very light and quite thin, probably because she is a long-eared tribe member and doesn't eat much, so she doesn't have as much fat and muscle as an average person.

I hadn't noticed it before, but today, when I was so close to Silphie, I realized it when I paid close attention.

"Okay, Rudy, I'm going to get dizzy if you keep spinning like this."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Sylphie."

I put Silphi down. Her face and ears were already bright red, and she looked more and more adorable. I couldn't take my eyes off her at all.

"Rudy, let's go see Vice Principal Genius this afternoon."

"Okay, sure."

"Wait a minute, Rudy."

Instead of wearing a hat to cover her long green hair, Hilfi let her hair down, tied it into a long ponytail that reached her waist, and then took my hand.

And so we left Merlin's office, walked down the corridor into the hall of the Magic Guild, where people saw us both with surprised expressions.

"Have you heard? That Sperud girl?"

"That girl must be from the Long-eared Tribe."

"Weren't those the two who came in with Lord Merlin this morning?"

After the initial surprise, people started gossiping, like gossipy women in the village, their stories getting increasingly outrageous.

Hilfi and I ignored them and walked straight through them.

On our way back to school, people were talking about it, with all sorts of comments and rumors, like:

"Could these two be a one-armed sorcerer and a Sperud girl? I've heard they eat people without spitting out the bones!"

"Those two must be Lord Merlin's students. I saw them eating here this morning."

“Look at that boy, he’s obviously a nobleman from Asura.”

"Those despicable Asuras! They've been bullying us in Lanoa for who knows how many years!"

Of course, besides those ordinary citizens with strong nationalistic sentiments, there were also some other opinions...

Many young men and women passing by chatted and gossiped about us:

"That girl is pretty."

You mean that one?

"The one with the green hair."

"She's quite good-looking, but her hair is green."

While it's a good thing that some people appreciate Sylphie, I don't feel comfortable with it. Perhaps it's less about appreciation and more about playing with her or something else. I always feel that their tone isn't very respectful towards Sylphie.

……

When we returned to school, the security guard saw us from afar as we passed the school gate and came out to greet us.

The last time I received this kind of treatment was at the Roya mansion, where I was treated like a young master of the Boreas family. Whenever Alice and I went out, servants would always come out to greet us when we returned home.

"You two are back! Thank you for your hard work."

When the gatekeeper saw Hilfi and me approaching, he immediately bowed and scraped to us. If he were a servant of the Boreas family, I wouldn't feel uncomfortable, after all, it had been many years.

But the way the guard treated me and Shiruffie was really making me feel a little uncomfortable.

Because he was paid by the school, not a servant of the Boreas family.

It's also possible that he was startled by my sudden appearance at the guard post this morning.

Should I apologize to him...?

"Mr. Guard, I'm so sorry about what happened this morning."

"Lulu... Lord Rudeus... What... what are you saying..."

"that…"

"From now on, you can treat me like your family's dog..."

“Sir, security guard…”

"Lord Rudius! Did I speak inappropriately?"

"Um...no, Mr. Guard, you didn't have to do this..."

"Lord Rudius!"

"Uh……"

Seeing that more and more students had gathered, I thought it best not to linger here for too long.

"Lord Rudius! Are you abandoning me?!"

I didn't care about the guard anymore, I grabbed Hilfi and left, and the students who were watching made way for us.

There was bound to be some gossip, but Hilfi and I pretended not to hear it.

We walked along the road between the high walls, passing buildings with blue and red roofs.

We're almost at Vice Principal Najinas's office.

"Lord Rudius!"

I heard a familiar voice coming from behind me. The last time I heard this voice was probably on the day I started school, which was two days ago.

Upon hearing this voice, an image of a group of delinquent teenagers—wearing black school uniforms embroidered with various characters, sporting slicked-back hair, and uttering "Baka yarou" in various forms of rolled "r" sounds—came to mind.

I turned around and sure enough, it was that small group of extremists from the Kingdom of Asura, about twenty or thirty people. I remember they had gotten caught by the teacher after fighting with an extremist group from the Kingdom of Wanglong.

I was still being scolded by my teacher in the office.

"Silphie, run!"

"Hey! Rudy?"

I grabbed Sylphie and ran. If I got involved with them, not only would the rumors not improve, but I might even get expelled from school for fighting.

"Lord Rudius!"

"Please lead us, Lord Rudius!"

"Lord Rudius!"

Hilfi and I ran ahead, while that group of people chased after us. To the other students, it looked as if we were the ones being chased.

We're finally here. There's a small building with a blue roof, where the freshmen reception room and Vice Principal Genius's office are located.

Hilfi and I were both panting heavily from exhaustion.

"Mr. Genus!"

"What's wrong, Rudius? Silphiet?"

"We...we...have something to tell you!"

Chapter 90: Whispers (Part 1)

Even without a job transfer event, I will still live earnestly in this life [Chapter 90] Anecdotes (Part 1)

Chapter 90: Whispers (Part 1)

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I am Luke Notos Greirat.

I am the bodyguard knight of Princess Ariel Anemoi Asura, the second princess of the Kingdom of Asura. Although my official position is that of Princess Ariel's bodyguard knight, my relationship with the princess is actually quite close.

We always have so much to talk about, and it's precisely because we share similar interests that Princess Ariel and I are such good friends. Every morning when Princess Ariel changes her clothes, as her guards, we aren't legally obligated to avoid her, but since Princess Ariel is a princess, her guards usually try to be discreet when she's changing.

For example, Dirich is a stubborn fellow. He would stand respectfully outside the door to wait for Princess Ariel when it was time for her to change, and he would often criticize me for being too close to Princess Ariel, violating court etiquette.

I have never shied away from Princess Ariel changing clothes, and Princess Ariel will also show off her body in front of me without reservation. Sometimes she will ask me questions such as what color underwear I am wearing, whether my waist has become fat, and whether my buttocks are still perky.

After all, we've known each other for many years. But this doesn't give me any reason to overstep my bounds; Princess Ariel is my princess, and I am her knight.

"Oh dear, Luke, look, it seems like one side is bigger than the other!"

Princess Ariel was fiddling with her breasts in front of the mirror, looking unsatisfied. Hearing the call, I leaned closer; both breasts were still exactly the same size.

"No, it's still the same as always, giving me a feast for the eyes."

"Don't you want to touch it, Luke?"

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After enjoying herself, Princess Ariel quickly returned to her serious demeanor, truly a remarkable woman. Since the incident six months ago when Dirich was brought to trial, Princess Ariel had begun to seriously consider her political capital.

I always felt that she might have something she hadn't told me and Dirich. For example, during that time, assassin corpses kept appearing outside the princess's residence. Everyone, including Dirich, my father, and me, was shocked and worried, but Princess Ariel didn't seem to care and was secretly pleased.

Faced with frequent assassination attempts, her father suggested that Princess Ariel go to La Noah Magic University to hide temporarily and try to make a comeback, but she refused. She also told her father that all that would appear were the corpses of assassins and that there was nothing to worry about.

There might be something that even Dirich, my father, and I don't know. My father didn't suspect Princess Ariel, so it's highly likely that he knows the inside story.

Someone is secretly protecting Princess Ariel. The Three Swords of the Northern God Stream are currently in our own territory in Notos. The only person protecting Princess Ariel here could be someone else.

Dirich's prediction was pretty much correct.

"Your Highness Ariel, Luke, the time for our appointment with Lord Plemon is fast approaching."

I looked up at the wall clock; it was almost time to meet my father.

"Are we going to be late, Luke?"

"That is indeed the case, my princess."

Having said that, Princess Ariel waved to the maid standing by the wall to help her fasten her corset and sash. Hearing Dirich's urging, Princess Ariel quickly dressed with the maid's help.

We then went together to the council chamber to meet my father, who had been waiting for us for a long time. After a brief exchange of greetings and pleasantries, my father took out a piece of paper from his pocket; it contained information about a person.

Rudius.

This man has recently become quite famous. It is said that he single-handedly defeated a garrison of nearly two thousand nobles on the border of La Noa, but this is just a rumor. No real conflict occurred between the two countries because of him.

Now, almost everyone in the country knows this name. Rudeus, who is praised as a hero, has become a household name in just a few months.

Although there is an element of hearsay and misinformation involved, the identity of this person remains a mystery, and it is even more possible that this person never existed at all.

"I never expected that this Rudius would be a member of the Boreas family."