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

Chapter 275: Allen's name filled Ariel's little note.
Alan turned and looked at Isaruti.

The wind rushed past their noses and Alan's breathing was very obvious.

Isaruti did not hesitate. She stared at Allen with bated breath to express her determination.

Although she still has the same squinting smiling eyes as usual.

But her tone still caught Alan's attention, and he couldn't help but look into her eyes.

My own face was reflected inside.

His eyelids blinked.

Alan suddenly blew a breath on Izuluti's face.

The wind messed up Izuruti's bangs, but the black-haired girl ignored Alan's usual behavior of interrupting the conversation with some inexplicable behavior and disrupting the rhythm of the conversation, and continued to look straight at Alan.

Seeing this, Alan knew that he couldn't fool people this time and could only shake his head helplessly.

He never revealed his inner thoughts, nor did he tell others about the Great Shift. This was largely because he was worried that Izuruti or someone else would become an apostle of the Human-God, causing his own purpose to be revealed, or that the leakage of information about the Great Shift would cause an additional butterfly effect.

Giving Human God a chance to exploit loopholes, with His ability to disrupt situations, could easily cause His plan for the Great Shift to lose control.

You know, the most difficult thing to control is the human heart. When it comes to interpersonal relationships, there are two types of interpersonal relationships that are most likely to be "disobedient."

One type is enemies.

One type is lover.

Both of them will take action on their own initiative even though they know you won't agree, and they like to try to do something without your knowledge.

The former wants your life.

the latter.
Want your heart.

The latter is likely to produce some hidden actions and efforts from a well-intentioned perspective. For example, in the original novel, Rudy, under the threat of the human god, unilaterally chose to bear the pressure and go to war with Orstead in order to protect his family.

Of course, the original turned out pretty well.

But if there was some misunderstanding in Orsted's thoughts at that time, or, to put it simply, if Boss Tianlong was in a hurry to shit, it would lead to extremely terrible consequences.

You know, Rudy's original intention was to fight alone, but the final result was that Alice happened to return, resulting in Alice, Sylphy, and Roxy's family all appearing at the scene of Rudy's defeat.

Orsted even made a terrifying statement: If you continue to serve the human god, I will kill you all.

When Allen read the original novel, he was puzzled. Why could the human god who had just had a highlight turning point 4 be so stupid? He would take the initiative to send Rudy to the opposite side of himself, and single-handedly facilitated Rudy to join Orstead's army, blocking his apostolic connection with Rudy.

And the moment he was burdened with making up for some regrets, he understood.

The human god did not want to push Rudy to Orsted, but wanted to kill all of Rudy's family through Orsted. However, because he misjudged Orsted's status, he did not expect that Orsted had a subconscious idea of ​​"seeing whether the variable in this person is good or bad" towards Rudy because of the variables brought by Qixing, a person who also did not exist in the original story line. This led to the killing being very slow. In the end, due to Boss Long's one thought, it turned into an ending of inviting Rudy to join his team. The human god's plan was aborted.

It was almost, just almost, and it turned into a horrific story of one person dragging his entire family to be buried with him.

(I have tried my best to make the unreasonable deus ex machina whole. Although his plot in Turning Point 4 + his solo with Boss Long are the biggest highlights of the whole book, the price is - completely weakening the human god. From this time point on, He completely changed from the ultimate highlight evil god in Turning Point 4 to an out-and-out idiot clown.)
Breaking away from the high-speed thoughts that he was accustomed to, which had been refined by the Water God Stream, Alan looked into Izalti's eyes.

Said slowly.

"I'll tell you after a while when we get to the capital, but now is not the time. I promise, very..."

"Ariel-sama!!!"

Suddenly a burst of cheers interrupted Alan's words.

The two turned to look at the broken bridge.

Ariel raised her arms in the morning light.

"On the second day of the Aquatic Festival, I, Ariel Anemoi Asra, promise everyone that as long as I am alive, I will do my best to make Flowing Waterfall City, Ars, Asra, all the people, and you all see a brighter future!"

"Glory, under our witness, shines in the morning light of Asura!"

The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were deafening.

Alan turned to look at the beastman magician standing beside Ariel. The last sentence, after being enhanced by the beastman's voice magic, was particularly loud.

But it seems that with the ability of the beastman magician, he can only make this sentence echo throughout the dock.

But this was enough to ignite the passion of the people.

"Ariel-sama!!"

"Ariel-sama!!"

"Ariel-sama!!"

The people's cheers went from noisy to gradually becoming unanimous, and finally turned into a chorus.

The power of public opinion was so obvious that even the mayor, who had always looked tense, couldn't help but smile.

Ariel looked at Alan.

Alan looked at her too.

The sight was separated by sound waves and flames.

In a blink of an eye.

The orange morning glow turned into crimson sunset glow.

And the cheers turned into farewell sounds.

The sound faded away.

The boat sailed away from the city of Liupu in the sunset, and the sun hid its light in the mountains where the waterfall fell.

Ariel stretched out her hand to hold the railing, combed the hair on her forehead which was a little messy compared to this morning, behind her ears, looked at the people on both sides of the strait who were already far away and blurred in her sight, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He leaned his body completely against the railing, turned his head and smiled bitterly.

"I'm sorry for the delay. I originally planned to leave for Ars at noon, but I didn't expect that this trip to Liupu City would be so well received by Liupu City. The people actually urged me to stay and added a lot of itineraries."

Beside him, Alan and his companions were leaning on the second-floor boat, looking at the scenery, looking at Alan, taking a nap, or studying the magic circle of the puppet's broken hand.

Except for Alice, no one else was very tired.

They stayed separate from the crowd throughout the entire process and just watched Ariel's journey from afar. After the mayor decided to help, he selected some good navy soldiers to replace the street troops as guards. Thanks to this, the public security in the entire Liupu City was maintained quite well and no one caused trouble.

Dilik was not tired at all and looked very excited.

"After Lord Allen killed all the assassins this morning, Your Highness Ariel's speech was particularly fitting. This was the speech of a victor, so the people naturally didn't want to leave! In their hearts, you are the next King of Asura destined by heaven. Is there anything that can better highlight your qualifications as a king than what happened today?"

Ariel glanced at Dilic and replied with a smile. "The loan period is about to end. The premise of all this is that Mr. Allen can be my retainer. After all, he was the one who facilitated today's events, wasn't he?"

Alan shrugged indifferently and patted the fence in front of him.

"There's no need to apologize for the delay. Thanks to this, the bodies and blood on the ship can now be cleaned up so cleanly, right? In addition, the assassination would be useless if I were alone. Ariel's identity, her popular base, and her natural leadership affinity are all factors that contributed to this result. There's no need to overemphasize my role."

"It's useless to praise me so simply and directly. I'm not Alice. I won't get cocky when I'm praised and will join your camp just because you say so."

Alice: "What is direct giving?"

Allen: “Just give it to me for free.”

Alice: "Huh? I don't understand! What about that upturned tail?! I don't have a tail! Only Gilean slaves have tails!"

Sylphy: !!!!!!
Alan: ".It's not important, Alice."

Alice pouted.

Dilic did not listen to Alan's last few words. The first sentence was like a bucket of cold water that chilled him to the core. He had intended to cooperate with Ariel again, but it seemed useless. He could only awkwardly take off his glasses and wipe them carefully with a handkerchief.

Alan looked at his red-haired, red-eyed sister who was trying hard to keep her eyes open and frowning at him, and changed the subject.

"Are you sleepy? Didn't sleep well last night?"

Alice nodded, "Not sleepy!"

This inconsistent move made Sylphy, who was standing by, come out of her state of shock, thinking, "Has my tail been discovered?"

Ariel was watching Alan's interaction with everyone, and she suddenly thought of something Alan said today.

——"First, win them over. Your methods are more effective on them than on me."

'Alan Boreas Greyrat himself is not too enthusiastic about my camp, but from his words and actions, it can be seen that he does not seem to have a strong desire to control the camp tendencies of the people around him.'

There was a glow of fire in her blue eyes, making the princess' eyes still look bright in the evening.

Judging from the character profile she gained from the various tests she made on Alan during their short one-day relationship, Alan Boreas Greyrat is a somewhat contradictory person.

Even if we remove the thick filter of Ariel's possessiveness towards Allen and analyze it from a completely objective perspective, it is different from my previous perception that Allen is just a "guest" with a great talent for swordsmanship. He not only has extremely talented martial arts, but also has a keen judgment of the situation, excellent ability to respond to emergencies, and control over the situation.

There are no disadvantages.

Dilic's admiration for the other party today can also verify this judgment.

But it stands to reason that such talents generally have very strong personalities. If there really is a corresponding character, it might be Darius, a young and strong man who did not indulge in pleasure and become a little greedy like he is now when he heard about his father's deeds when he was a child.

No, it should be more exaggerated than Darius, whose ability in both literature and martial arts was limited to the intermediate level of Water God Swordsmanship when he was young. Allen is only twelve years old now, but he is already a king-level swordsman, and this is not even his end.

Letha + Darius.

When Ariel realized this, she was about to die.

What kind of perfect talent is this to assist the king and serve as a loyal minister?
To use the metaphor that Allen used before he traveled through time, this is a very capable secretary. She can do the work when there is something to do, and she can still be a secretary when there is nothing to do.

So, with such a perfect combination of strength and intelligence, why did Ariel find him somewhat contradictory?

It has nothing to do with his ability.

Rather, it has to do with Alan's character as profiled by Ariel.

While Allen possesses such impressive personal abilities, his demeanor and personality are also quite sharp.

But it seems so far.

That's only true with strangers and enemies.

When he looked at the people around him, the sharpness in his eyes was like melting snow in spring, which melted away in just a breath, leaving behind the softness and kindness of water.

He seemed to attach great importance to the "children" around him. When he talked to them or made eye contact with them, he did not show any dominance at all. Instead, he always had an indulgent attitude.

It is an emotion similar to respect, but not quite the same.

Even though there are differences in ability, status, and the positions that can be achieved in the future are also very different, he still smiles at the people around him equally, fully respects their ideas, and does not try to control their lives.

contradiction.

They were quite different from all the nobles and royal families Ariel had seen before.

Kind of
The charm of contrast.

One can't help but want to lift up his "clothes" and see what he looks like.

"Then why don't you go back and rest early today? How do you think?"

"it is good!"

"Okay, Alan."

“Where should we live?”

In her sight, Alan turned his back to her and was discussing the accommodation for the night with a few people around him. Ariel looked at Alan's back and considered for a moment.

He asked slowly.

"Mr. Allen, of the people around you, I only recognize Miss Izoloti Kel'el and know the name of Miss Sylphiet, but is the beautiful girl with bright red hair your sister? Is the handsome boy with brown hair your friend? Well, can you introduce them to me?"

Alan stopped touching Alice's head, the corner of his mouth raised, he turned to look at Ariel with an inexplicable smile on his face.

"of course can."

He took advantage of the situation and pressed down on Alice's shoulder in front of him, and while she was a little confused, he turned Alice around to face Ariel.

Just like the salesperson displaying luxury goods at the counter.

"This red-haired 'little lion' is my sister, Alice Boreas Greyrat, the daughter of Fituoya Lord Boreas, a senior swordsman, a genius swordsman, and a disciple of the Sword King Gilena."

Alice smiled as she listened to Alan's words that were obviously full of praise, but she deliberately pursed her lips, revealing a typical Alice-style arrogant smile, unaware that Alan had hidden the fact that she was his biological sister.

"Hello!"

Ariel blinked and looked at Alice with some surprise. She never expected that the person next to Alan was the granddaughter of Lord Sauros of the faraway Fitoya Territory, and...

Advanced Sword God Style?
Are these two siblings both geniuses?
".Hello~Miss Alice."

Alan nodded, then grabbed Sylphy, who was looking at his expression, and held her thin shoulders in front of him.

The latter's attention was entirely focused on the warmth coming from the fingers tightly gripping his arm, and his ears twitched.

"This is Miss Sylphiette, a talented senior magician with outstanding talent in healing magic. She is a disciple of a Water King-class magician and can perform rare magic without chanting."

Ariel smiled. "Thank you for your healing skills, Miss Sylphiet."

".You're welcome."

Alan turned his head and glanced at Isaruti, intending to let the more mature Isaruti introduce herself, but the latter seemed to have not seen Alan's eyes at all, and just smiled at Ariel.

Alan coughed lightly, grabbed Isaruti's shoulders with both hands and brought her in front of him.

"Izuruti Kel'el, granddaughter of Her Majesty the Water God Ryu Sodojo Reda, the Water God Ryu Water Saint."

Isa Luti said with a smile. "Hello, Your Highness, I have seen you before, but today I find you to be more friendly than I thought."

Ariel ignored the sarcastic words and just smiled and nodded. "Hello, Izoloti Kel'el, I thought you were very beautiful at the commendation ceremony. After so many years, it seems that my thoughts at that time were still a bit conservative."

".You are so kind. Your voice and appearance are worthy of the title of the most beautiful princess in Asura's history."

Finally, Alan pulled the inexplicably shy old Neate from behind and hooked his shoulders.

"Rudeus Greyrat. He is a direct blood relative of the Notos family, but his uncle has severed his relationship with Notos. He learned from a Water King-level magician and is now a Water Saint-level magician. If I am not mistaken, he is the youngest Water Saint-level magician of this era."

Such praise made Rudy, an old NEET from Japan who grew up in the East Asian culture of excellence and not boasting, blush.

Rudy never really felt like he was good.

".Hello, Princess."

Ariel nodded. "Hello, Mr. Rudeus."

"Gulu."

The sound of swallowing saliva came from Dilic, who glanced at the 'geniuses' in front of him in horror.

I felt deeply hit.

-

night.

Alan and his companions' cabins were arranged on the second floor of the ship.

The royal family's own cruise ship is truly luxurious.

It was so luxurious that even on the ship, each cabin was equipped with a maid, and even provided them with a bathtub and hot water for bathing.

It was already ten o'clock at night.

The moon's shadows overlapped on the waves of the Altier River.

After a tiring day, Ariel took a hot bath with the help of her maid, but she did not fall asleep. She just sat in front of the window.

In the moonlight and candlelight, Shasha wrote the 'recruitment' list.

From top to bottom on the notebook, there is a long list of names, followed by personality traits, specific ability characteristics, and how to get along best with them.

——Ariel's personal 'profile book'.

She held her chin and looked at the five new names added to the 'profile book'.

-

Rudeus Greyrat - Difficulty of Recruiting Retainers - Easy

The son of the former head of the Notos family who gave up the election. He can be manipulated to change his identity, but it will be counterproductive and make Alan unhappy. He has a great talent for magic and, judging from his eyes, he likes the opposite sex. It seems that we can recruit him by "appealing to his preferences". It is the easiest to recruit him. Two maids and some magic tools have been sent tonight. We are waiting for the results and reactions tomorrow.

Sylphiet - Guardian Warlock Recruitment Difficulty - Relatively Easy

A commoner, gentle and very lovely. Favored by Alan Boreas Greyrat. Although her talent is not too eye-catching among the many geniuses around her, her personality is the most suitable for the mansion, and there is no need to be too shy, so she is suitable for a close-to-person position.

Alice Boreas Greyrat——Guardian Knight Recruitment Difficulty——Relatively Easy

The eldest daughter of the Fituoya Territory, she is unruly, sharp-minded, naive, and straightforward. She looks very respectful to her brother and is very close to Sylphiet. It is suitable to bind Sylphiet with her to recruit her.

Izoruti Kel-El - Difficulty of Recruiting Retainers - Difficult
Born in a water god family, although he is a commoner, his grandmother has great influence in the capital. He is favored by Alan Boreas Greyrat. He has outstanding talent and a sharp personality. He is somewhat hostile to me because of Alan Boreas Greyrat, so he is not suitable for a personal position. He may refuse to recruit me.

Snap, snap.

Ariel tapped the tabletop with her pen.

These names and the subsequent annotations have long been dried.

But her slightly moist eyes were always fixed on the simplest, yet most important line of words at the bottom.

At the bottom of the four names, several lines were drawn, connecting to the four names above.

Alan Boreas Graylat
——A retainer and aide, a guardian knight, a lover, a powerful noble, a talent who can assist the king, and a potential prime minister in the future.

Difficulty of Recruiting – Extremely Difficult.

get him.

(End of this chapter)