Re:Zero - Jobless Reincarnation: Succubus Sword God? I don't recognize it!

Chapter 151: Half a year has passed, and the master and the apprentice are exchanging letters [4k]
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Letter from Luo Qixi-——
Dear Sylphy,

Winter seems to be particularly long, and even the exchange of letters has become slower.

I remember the last time I received your letter, you described the snowy scene in Buena Village.

And now it is late spring.

the time passes so fast.

So how have you been lately?
In your previous letter, you said that your hair has reached your shoulders.

Is it longer now?

If you want to wait until your hair grows to your shoulders, try braiding.
I don't think it's necessary.

Alan once told me in a letter that shoulder-length straight hair suits you better and makes your long ears look very cute.

This description makes me curious about Sylphy with long white hair.

Hope to see you next time.

You already have long hair that flows gracefully.

It must be very beautiful, right?

My life recently is different from last year when I was always fighting in the maze. Now I am staying in the palace peacefully. The maids bring me daily necessities regularly, and my job is mainly to teach the prince magic.
During this process, I always can't help but think of you.

And came to a conclusion.

Different people do have different talents in magic, and this is an objective fact.

The prince has a huge gap in talent compared to you when it comes to learning magic.

The contrast has been particularly obvious during these lectures.

It made me feel disappointed in him involuntarily, and I couldn't help but ridicule him from time to time.

His reactions were very intense and he would argue with me from time to time.

But lately I’ve adjusted.

I'm reminded of the time when I taught you magic.

If I only had Rudeus as my disciple, I would have been stuck in this mood forever, but my experience in teaching you magic has made me realize that this is not the right thing to do.

Your talents and Rudy's talents are different, aren't they?
And what about Alan? Although I have never seen him use magic, he once told me in a letter that his talent for magic is very poor, but his talent for swordsmanship is so impressive.

and so.

People have different talents.

Alan also told me not to be too harsh on the prince, and the words in the letter seemed to indicate that he was afraid that I would undermine his self-confidence.

So after thinking about it for a few days, I decided to change my teaching method. Instead of ridiculing the prince's shortcomings, I would focus on praising his excellent qualities.

成效
It's very obvious.

The prince's attitude has changed a lot recently. He clearly showed me the respect that a teacher should have. He also changed his way of addressing me from calling me Roxy to "teacher".

And my interest in magic is growing day by day.

His personality has also become a little calmer.

Thanks to this, my teaching work has become significantly easier.

But it's still not as worry-free as the situation you and Rudy were in back then.

But this just proves that Sylphy is also a genius, doesn't it?

So have confidence in yourself.

You know I'm not just talking about magic~
Now that we are talking about magic, I have to fulfill my duties as a master.

Have you fallen behind in your magic studies recently?

I believe your gifted healing skills have made great progress.

Speaking of this, I remembered the time when Alan was practicing swordplay, and you followed him closely, healing his body damage from the twenty cuts.
The moment I put pen to paper, that picture has already unconsciously appeared in my mind.

It makes people feel beautiful just thinking about it.

I wonder if you were already serving as the eldest lady’s tutor in Roya City when you wrote this letter?

Oh, by the way, this is because Allen told me in the last letter that he would take you to the lord's mansion in Roya City.

To be honest, I was a little surprised when I heard the news.

I thought that after you had studied magic for a few years he would try to send you to a magic university for further studies, and then he would come and do what he wanted.

But I didn’t expect that Alan would choose to take you to the Lord’s Mansion to continue your studies.

Yes, there will be better educational resources there, and the salary should be able to alleviate a lot of the financial pressure on the Knights, right?
But he didn't tell me how long you plan to stay there.
One year? Two years?

Maybe longer?

Lord's Mansion.
It's Allen's home.

Thinking of this, I remembered that I haven’t been home for a long time.

Allen also seems to have a bad relationship with his parents.
No, rather than saying that it was bad, it would be better to say that he had no real feelings for his biological parents at all.

I have been thinking these days, when he was considering educational resources and financial burden, did he also have the kind of "expectations" he often talked about for his parents whom he had never met deep in his heart?
However, his thoughts could not be seen in the letter, and the words he chose were as casual and natural as before.

But there is one thing that makes people concerned.

He called his sister whom he had never met
'The eldest daughter of the lord's family'.

It's a little worrying.

If possible, could you help me keep an eye on his condition?

Today is April 11th, and the Kingdom of Shillong is full of spring.

There are many beautiful flowers planted in the back garden, and the scenery is beautiful.

But I didn't bother to look at them.
Recently, I don’t know if it’s because life in the Shillong Palace is too boring or for some other reason.

Memories of the past always come to my mind, making me miss the time I spent in Buena Village.

The Knight's House in the village of Buena;
The bedroom that I had occupied for two years and Alan had occupied for nearly two years;
The hillside outside the village is covered with lush trees;
The 'territorial declaration' that added my name to it;
I will tell you about the scenes I experienced during the training camp.

But even though we were together for only two short weeks, I felt like it took up a long part of my life.
You say, is it because I am old that I tend to reminisce about the past?

Based on experience, this letter should arrive in Fitoya Territory slightly faster than in winter, about two months.

After all, the winter snow has melted long ago.

Correspondence will also become much easier.

This is good news on every level.

——Luo Qixi.
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Sylphy's reply--
Dear Teacher,

How are you feeling lately?

I was very happy to receive your letter yesterday.

Thank you for your concern.

Thank you for your advice on hair. I realized a while ago that it might be better to keep a style that suits me. Well, to be honest, I want to keep pigtails because of you. Everyone seems to praise your aqua blue pigtails, which makes me want to try it too.
But recently, as I've been looking in the mirror more often at my wife's place, I've also decided that maybe shoulder-length straight hair would suit me better.

Next time we meet, you should be able to see my hair.

And I have grown taller recently, a lot taller than before.

I wonder if you will be shocked if you see it again?

The last time we met, she was still the short Sylphy with short green hair.

Regarding magic talent, you praised it so frankly. Genius is too exaggerated. Rudy and Allen are geniuses. I may still lack some words. But I am happy to get your recognition.
My magic skills have been improving all the time, and my teacher's judgment is also very accurate, which is indeed more obvious in healing techniques.

Maybe it’s because I don’t like seeing other people get hurt.

Yes, that's right, just like when he was about to perform healing magic on Alan under the tree.

I don't know why, but every time I write to you, I can always express my shyness and be very frank.

But what about when facing others?

It seems that I need to be more resolute and frank.

That being said.
Then let’s start from now!
I want to say.
Next time we meet, can you praise me like you did to Prince Shillong?
Be it the hair, the magic level, or even the ears.

I will be very happy.

Sure enough, it's still embarrassing to say this kind of thing.
But I don't intend to write a new letter.

It is not shameful to let the teacher see this scene.

Because you are the one I respect.

Now it is June in Fitoya.

Two months had passed since we arrived at the Boreas home as tutors.

A few days ago, Alan, Rudy and I returned to Buena Village. I specifically asked Father and Mother if they had received any letter from you. To be honest, I was a little disappointed when I learned that they had not.

But within two days after I came back, I received your letter. After reading your letter, I realized that you had already known that we had arrived at the Boreas family.

If you calculate the time, it was winter when Alan wrote to you.
I didn't expect that he would make the decision so early.
Sorry! I was distracted.
Alan is very organized in doing things, and it really makes people have confidence in him.
Back to Boreas!

According to the content of Allen's letter to you, it seems that he has already planned to take us to Roya City, but
We were not chosen by him to be taken to the Boreas family, but were taken away by his biological father, Lord Philip, who suddenly arrived.

This seemed to catch him off guard, and the situation was very hasty and depressing, but he still managed to bring things to the Boreas family according to his original plan in just one afternoon. (Ink smudge)
Sorry, teacher, I'm distracted again.
Actually what I want to say is.

Allen's identity has basically been known by Lord Philip and the lord, Lord Sauros.

That's pretty much how things have been so far.

Just as you thought. Although Alan didn't show it on the surface, his words, actions and speech were the same as before.

But he did show some obvious discomfort, and this discomfort was manifested on the second day after arriving at Boreas's house.
He was able to handle Lord Philip, Lord Sauros, Miss Alice, and Gilena with ease.
But when she showed her face as Lady Hilda, she could clearly feel a rare sense of confusion.
It’s not that Lady Hilda is a terrible person.

On the contrary, she is an elegant, funny and charming lady. She is also very friendly to people.
And for the past two months, I have been getting along very well with Mrs. Hilda.

To sum up, I think it may be precisely because of this - she is the one among the adults in Boreas who is obviously the most kind to Alan and the most like a family member.

This made Alan feel at a loss.

Even in this situation, his mentality was affected, which led to his Sword God Style strength being affected. According to Gilenu, this was because his heart was no longer firm and his "desire" could not burn.
Rudy once came to me and wanted to help Allen, but I refused.

Because I have great confidence in Alan.

But now two months have passed and the situation has not improved.
I'm a little anxious too.

But every time I went to Alan and asked him to have a private talk with me, his expression was a little flustered. Seeing this, I didn't know what to say.

Although what I said may sound a bit like a complaint.
but.
Could you please give Alan a compliment in your letter? I think.
Maybe he will rekindle his desire in some aspects.

At last.

According to Lord Philip, we may not stay in the Boreas family for more than just one or two years.
It is likely that he would stay at the Boreas home for four years.

In this case
If the teacher misses us
Do you want.
Come back and see us?
We also miss our teachers.

I have never forgotten my 'Adventurer' agreement with you.

——Sylphy.
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August.

Shillong Palace.

The flowers mentioned in the letter in the back garden have long since withered, but have been replaced by clusters of green shade.

Night falls as usual.

Luo Qixi was bent over the table as usual.

At this moment.

After a busy day, she untied her aqua blue hair and let it fall on the table like a waterfall.

In the gap between her hair, her characteristic cold expression
But it seems a bit stiff.

In her hands.

It was Sylphy's reply.

On the table was the opened letter from Allen.

Luo Qixi looked at the last few lines of the letter in her hand with a dull expression for a long time.

The wind outside jumped over the window, afraid to hit her face.

Luo Qixi suddenly slapped her face, as if to cheer herself up.

Reach out.

He took out a brand new piece of stationery from the side.

The brushstrokes rustle.
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Dear Sylphy,

I received your letter today.

Fortunately, I mentioned Allen's situation when I wrote to you. The letter from him that came with yours today did not mention anything about what happened in the Boreas family.

He is really a guy who only reports good news and not bad news.

The current situation is indeed a bit tricky. I would like to give some appropriate advice, but think about it, it is already August and I am in Shillong. By the time the letter is sent, it will probably be October.

Even if you make any suggestions
It may be too late.

The letter is in your hand, and what was supposed to happen should have happened long ago.

But why do you want me to praise Alan?
And what about rekindling 'desire'?
What is that?
Why is the Sword God Style so strange?
Closer to home.

Although the scenes of our former camp are still in front of my eyes, but when I think about it carefully, I have indeed been separated from you for a long time. I think it is probably because I am 40 years old that I have some illusions about time, making me feel that two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Sylphy is much more mature now than before.

I'm sorry, in my last letter I couldn't help but treat you as a child and wrote to you with the attitude of a teacher.

Maybe I should be more frank in the future.

　Today's article is too long. I don't want to be criticized for being too long and boring. I want to simplify it but I don't have time to finish it. I can only continue tomorrow.
　　TT.

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(End of this chapter)