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

Chapter 217 Under the Water, Undercurrents Surge

"Senior brother."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

A voice that had not been heard for a long time filled the air.

The eyes that had not touched for a long time touched each other in the flow of emotion.

Alan looked at Izoluti's head and face sticking out from behind Philip's shoulder in surprise.

The flow of information brought by the flow of feelings surged through the river of thoughts, bringing "no change" and "change" into his mind.

Just for a moment.

The fact that Isaruti had arrived had a sense of reality:

The habitual head tilt posture has not changed, but has shifted 15 degrees to the left, just like the posture of a man in the Suishin-ryu dojo looking at his sword;
My height has changed. In the past three years, I have grown about ten centimeters taller. I used to be 155cm, but now I should be around 167cm.

The last time we met, he had not grown up yet, and his slightly immature face had disappeared with the passage of time. His strong and sturdy appearance at the age of twelve was like a spring flower blooming. His high nose bridge and eyes that showed his presence made his facial features more aggressive when he opened his eyes.
But when he squinted his eyes and pursed his lips to smile, the drooping corners of his eyes that did not change at all filled in this slightly unfamiliar change;
The long straight black hair that falls on the shoulders like silk has been extended from the original length cut at the shoulders to below the waist, and the end of the black forging has a blue tail. Although the length has changed, the shape similar to the princess cut has been retained;
The voice has lost a lot of its childish sweetness and is slightly hoarse, but still mellow and soft.

She, Isaruti.

She is Alan's childhood sweetheart, with whom he has lived for four years at the Suishin-ryu Dojo.

The surprised expression faded away.

The fragments of memories after stepping out of the tower quickly passed through Alan's mind like a reverse film in the flow of focused sensations.

A charming invitation from Li'er, saying that she might not be free tonight, but could be invited anytime the next day.

Not only do I like loli, but I also make inferences about Allen's XP diversity.

She had long straight hair, which was similar to Izuruti's body shape at that time, and she even intentionally imitated her posture and movements.

People stopped for no reason to chat and tease me.

He came in a hurry, as if he had something urgent to report to Sauros.

It was getting dark, and the sound of carriage wheels was receding outside the door of Boreas's mansion.

At last.

It is the embers of the day and the dark blue sky and ground light before nightfall.

He should have noticed it earlier.

Because when the wheels of the carriage went away, the sense of flow had already penetrated his mind with the message of "there will be visitors in the evening".

But all Alan was thinking about at that time were Sauros' words.

So much so that this information only passes through the subconscious mind.

I just looked up subconsciously and took a few more glances at the floating sky.

why?
Because the hazy color that caught my eye was exactly the hair color of the 'apprentice knight' in my mind.

Close your eyes and the whole picture disappears.

When I opened my eyes, Isaruti was right in front of me.

Although he wanted to take a look at Philip, he also wanted to despise the other party's tricks under the water.

But Alan was too lazy to pay attention to Philip in the end, and just smiled at the girl with curved eyebrows.

"Ah."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

-

Not long after, Sauros came over in a hurry.

Isa Luti naturally greeted him respectfully, with impeccable manners.

The old man usually had a loud voice and acted like a lord, but this time, perhaps because Isaruti was from a famous and prestigious family in the capital, or because the other party's grandmother had great prestige, he spoke to her very peacefully.

But from time to time he glanced at Philip with obvious dissatisfaction in his eyes.

But it didn't happen on the spot.

After all, the result behind Izuruti's arrival is, to some extent, consistent with the "consensus" reached between him and Allen in the tower.

- Use force to gain a firm foothold in the Knights, accumulate strength, and wait for the battle for the crown prince to end. Plan for a "future".

As for Philip's little thoughts hidden beneath the surface, he didn't care and didn't bother to point them out.

Philip just looked at his father quietly, squinting his eyes as usual, and didn't care either.

The move to send a letter to Izuruti to lure her to Boreas was made last October. The purpose at that time was to give Allen a reason to leave Boreas and help Hilda out of her inner torment, but it has already been achieved.

However, he is a politician who thinks ten steps ahead before taking one step. Even if Hilda and Alan recognize each other, the development trajectory of things will still be according to his plan.

Philip didn't need to say much to Allen, as long as he led him to the capital. Based on his understanding and judgment of Allen's handling of the assassination, the relationship between Allen and James would inevitably be irreconcilable. Allen had a mature politician's mindset and would definitely see that Ariel was the breakthrough point and take action for it. This was what he expected of Allen.

- Use political tactics to defeat James and the First Prince head-on in the battle for the crown prince, seize the position of head of the family, and ask for 'now'.

Both father and son have sufficient confidence in their designated successor.

and.

Everyone believes that Allen will go the path he wants.

Really interesting.

-

Sauros, Philip, and Hilda left.

Since there are guests coming from far away, today's etiquette class is naturally cancelled.

Now is the time for young people to get to know each other.

Gileno, Rudy, Alice, and Sylphy looked at the 'Girl Falling from Heaven' who was standing in front of them with a smile on her face, and their expressions were different.

"Hello everyone, my name is Izuruti Kel'El, and I am Senior Brother Allen's junior sister at the Mizugami-ryu Dojo. It's our first time meeting."

Isaruti was dressed in a Suishinryu outfit, an open-collared swordsman's robe. As she spoke, she looked at the four people one by one, her face as calm as water, and her smile did not change at all.

He took a step and walked steadily to Gileno on the far left.

He looked at Gilenu politely, and his eyes swept across Pingzong on the other's waist.

He smiled and bowed.

"I guess you are the Sword King Gileno Tedrudia? The only king-level of the Sword God School. Seeing is believing. I can feel your sharp sword intent just by looking at you."

Gileno's face was tense, and he was obviously not used to such a polite greeting. He just hummed and returned the greeting with the Boreas-style greeting. His tone couldn't help but fall into the other party's rhythm, with a hint of aristocratic pretense.

"It's our first time to meet you. Is your Majesty the Water God Retan in good health?"

"Grandma is in good health, thank you for your concern."

Gilenu wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he didn't know how to respond to this stranger. Izuluti just smiled and looked at Gilenu, nodded to her as a subordinate would to a superior, and turned aside very naturally as if the conversation was over.

Gileno blinked, breathed a sigh of relief, and his tail, which was raised behind him, dropped to his side.

At this time, Isaruti was already looking at Alice.

The latter's mouth corners turned downwards, his brows were furrowed, and his hands were crossed on his chest, looking like a little lion guarding his territory. From time to time, he glanced at Alan who was leaning against the door frame and looking sideways.

Izuruti blinked, glanced at the other person's familiar raised eyebrows, and smiled, but her tone and expression were full of obvious surprise that could be felt.

"Miss Alice is more powerful than the rumors say. Is her swordsmanship style Sword God Style? Did she learn from Master Gilenu? No, it seems that she also has some of the observation characteristics of the Water God Style. Is this from the teachings of my senior brother?"

Alice raised her eyebrows when she heard that, and looked at Isaruti with an unfriendly look, and did not answer her. Isaruti just smiled and continued talking without caring.

"It seems that he has reached the upper level. He is better than many of his peers I met in the capital."

Alice blinked and hummed hesitantly. "As talented and brilliant as my senior brother, I'm sure he'll be as good as him in time."

The corners of Alice's mouth rose unconsciously. She glanced at Alan at the speed of light and nodded vigorously.

"I have also received instruction from Senior Brother Allen. I hope you will give me more guidance on swordsmanship in the future."

Upon hearing this, Alice raised her head and looked carefully from top to bottom at Izuluti in front of her. Her expression relaxed, as if she was very satisfied with the attitude of this stranger who had suddenly arrived.

"it is good!"

Isaruti narrowed her eyes, nodded, and turned to the side.

What came into view was Rudy's face, which was a little curious and had a bit of reserved look, as if he was not good at interacting with the opposite sex.

He only glanced at Allen from time to time, then turned his gaze back to Izuluti, and then glanced at Sylphy beside him vaguely.

At this time, Isa Luti turned around, stood up, and saluted with a Boreas salute.

"Hello! Miss Izuruti. I'm Rudeus Greylat, and I'm Alan's friend. I'm currently working at Boreas."

"Magic teacher?"

Rudy looked up at Isaruti in surprise, but the latter pointed at his own squinted eyes and said with a smile.

"I can vaguely see traces of magic flowing around your body."

Rudy was stunned. "Sensory flow? Is it the same as Alan?"

Isaruti nodded, "Yes, the secret of 'Sense Flow'."

Rudy showed an expression of amazement, "Does the Water God School know this trick?"

"No, I only have a basic understanding of it. I am still far behind my brother. Speaking of which, my brother doesn't have many friends, and he has never made any magician friends. It seems that Mr. Rudeus is very close to him."

Rudy grinned when he heard that. He first tilted his head to look at Allen, and when he saw that Allen was raising his eyebrows to signal him, he immediately became very proud. He reached out and scratched his head. "It's okay, it's okay. Allen and I have always had a good relationship."

"Please give me your guidance in the future. This is my first time making friends with a magician."

"Okay, please take care of me, Miss Isaruti."

Isaruti tilted her head slightly, looked at him, and nodded.

Turn around.

Finally, he stood in front of Sylphy.

At this moment, as she moved, Rudy's face suddenly froze. He glanced at Sylphy slightly, very obscurely and with some worry.

Sylphy was staring at Izolo.

The air was silent.

Izuruti tilted her head slightly, smiling, her black eyes quietly looking at Sylphy's face.

The latter also looked up and stared at Isaruti, but after a moment, her reddish-brown eyes trembled slightly, and she felt a little unsure about the look. She unconsciously lowered her eyes, paused slightly on the other's chest, and continued to lower her eyes.

He fixed his eyes on the hem of the opponent's Water God Swordsman's skirt.

The skirt has three flaps, with an embroidered pattern on each side.

Those are straight lines that flow like water, interlaced, connected, and orderly, as if they were two neatly regulated winding rivers, nested and connected one after another.

With the "cautious" and "disciplined" swordsmanship characteristics of the Water God Style.

Sylphy had seen this pattern before. When Alan pulled her out of the river in Buena Village, there was such a pattern on the hem of his clothes.

The same.

Before the two met when she was five years old.

She was already lying quietly on his swordsman's uniform.

"it's beautiful."

Sylphy blinked, and suddenly realized that she was distracted. She raised her head and hurriedly answered Izuruti's words.

"Yes, this pattern is very beautiful. Is it the emblem of the Suishin-ryu Dojo?"

But he stopped talking halfway through.

The head is already raised.

The reddish-brown pupils contract and dilate.

In her sight.

Izuruti did not follow her gaze to look at the hem of her skirt, but just continued to look at Sylphy's face quietly.

With curved eyebrows, he spoke again.

“You are beautiful.”

The words fell, but she did not refer to the emblem of the Suishin-ryu dojo on the hem of the skirt.

It refers to Sylphy's appearance.

These words seemed to suddenly reveal Sylphy's hidden thoughts, causing her expression to suddenly become flustered. Her tongue was tied, and she didn't know what to say. After a long while, she finally introduced herself.

".Thank you, you are beautiful too. My name is Sylphiet."

Izuruti tilted her head to look at Sylphy's expression and nodded.

"A nice name unique to the Long-eared Tribe, like an elf."

Sylphy was startled when she heard that.

Then she noticed the other person's eyes moved down to her neck, and she subconsciously followed his gaze.

I saw a gray-black pendant with stripes of magic patterns on my neck, glowing under the chandelier.

The voice came into her ears along with the wind outside the window.

“The pendant is also very beautiful.”

Sylphy blinked, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. She tilted her head to look at the door frame beside her.

Alan still leaned against the door frame, watching their interaction quietly.

Around the neck, a similar style pendant was also flickering with a faint light.

She turned her head blankly and looked at Izoloti, who just happened to move her eyes away from Sylphy's neck and looked at her face.

"Ms. Sylphiet, please give me your guidance in the future."

"You are also Miss Isaruti. Please give me your guidance in the future."

After she finished speaking, a smile appeared on Isaruti's lips. She took two steps back and bowed deeply.

"On behalf of my grandmother, I would like to thank everyone for taking care of my senior brother over the past three years. Although he looks steady, he often behaves in ways that are beyond the ordinary, which must have caused some trouble to everyone."

After the words fell, Sylphy and Rudy were both stunned and looked at each other, with an expression of helplessness as if they had suddenly become the host.

But there was nothing wrong with Isaruti's words, and the two of them could only slowly nod in agreement.

Alan, who was standing by the door frame, twitched his mouth when he heard this, as if he remembered something.

Isaruti continued speaking.

"Now, Isaruti has an unwelcome request."

She smiled and looked up, raising a finger in front of her face.

"My grandmother has some news for me to bring to him, which involves some secret matters of the dojo, so, can I borrow my brother for a while and talk to him in private?"

(End of this chapter)