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

Chapter 38: A twist in the story? Alan hesitates

Lokixi showed a nostalgic expression.

"I asked, and there are indeed several groups of bandits who went to the north. The group that went south of the Red Dragon Mountains is just this one. They seem to have a base for human trafficking and smuggling in the forest, so they have gathered people to keep looking for news about you. That's all the news."

Alan narrowed his eyes.

"So you were worried that the bandit gang might have already come to Buena Village, and that something bad might happen to the Greylat family, so you hurried back here so that you could lend a helping hand if something unexpected really happened? Is that so?"

Loki glanced at Allen, then shifted her eyes and nodded.

"Yes, I am also worried about Rudy. After all, he is my first disciple. So how are you guys doing recently? Has the village been harassed by outsiders?"

"No~"

"That's it."

Alan looked at Luo Qixi with an unpleasant expression.

"It's another butterfly effect caused by my behavior, but this time it's a bit tricky. If I don't handle it well, it might even affect the subsequent plot. If Lokishi stays in the Greylat family for another year or two because she's worried about him, what will happen then?"

'Rudy and I will become adventurers with Loki and earn money? And then save enough money to go to the magic university? This will completely change the plot. How will the childhood and adolescence be defined? And will Alice meet Rudy?'

"No! I have to turn the plot back to the original path. Use words to induce Luo Qixi to leave as soon as possible, so that the butterfly effect can be minimized to the greatest extent."

"I see. So you were relieved to see that I was safe and sound, because the thieves who came to my house as expected did not happen?"

Loki nodded. Looking at Alan's solemn expression, she thought he was worried about thieves coming to his house. Considering the current situation, she carefully spoke to try to comfort him.

"It seems that you must have walked on the road since we separated that day. This way, you would not leave any traces in the forest. So the thieves lost track of you and naturally couldn't find Buena Village. You don't have to worry too much."

"Yes, it was indeed a false alarm. Will you still travel as planned?"

"Yes, I'm relieved if you're all right. I'll continue my journey as planned."

".That's it."

After saying this, the two were silent for a while. Loki stepped lightly on the ground in embarrassment. She had rushed back in a hurry. Now that she had confirmed that nothing had happened in the Greylat family, she didn't know what to say.

"That"

"By the way, how did you deal with those highway thieves?"

Luo Qixi was stunned, frowned, and looked directly at Allen with a look of anger.

"I killed them and disposed of their bodies. Their deaths were not a pity."

Under Loki's gaze, Allen realized that there was distrust in his words, but he only subconsciously felt that Blue Mother was kind and was afraid that she would let the thieves go out of soft-heartedness. Because Loki asked too many questions about Allen, the thieves followed the scent and chased to Buena Village, and even secretly sent people to track Blue Mother.

Thinking of this, he bowed his head and apologized.

“That’s not what I meant, but thank you.”

Loki looked at him, smiled, and tapped Alan's head lightly with the wand in her hand.

"After all, I used to be an adventurer, I won't make such a mistake."

"Feel sorry."

The two continued to fall into silence. After a while, Luo Qixi patted her face gently.

"Well, now that you are confirmed to be alright, I should go out for travel as planned. Goodbye, Alan."

Alan was stunned for a moment, but he deliberately led the topic to the current situation, so he just blinked and then nodded.

"Then don't we need to tell Master Bao and the others?"

"Ah no, it's too late. I'll leave now, and you don't need to tell them I came back, this is for the best."

After saying that, Loki looked up at Alan, the moonlight flowing on her pupils, and the corners of her seemingly cold mouth curved into a bright crescent.

"However, it seems that you have been living well in the Graylat family since we separated that day. You don't look as anxious as you did two months ago. Moreover, you look much softer now than two months ago. This is good and has helped to reduce a lot of your aggressiveness." Alan looked up in surprise and looked at Loki who was staring at his face.

"Is it?"

Loki looked at Alan's bangs neatly placed on his forehead and his straight eyebrows between his hair in the moonlight, and nodded.

"Yes, the shape of your eyebrows has changed, your hair has grown longer, and your eyes are not as sharp as they were two months ago. If I were to rely solely on the description of your appearance on the wanted poster, I'm afraid it would be difficult to match you up at the moment, so don't worry too much."

After saying that, Loki blinked. Seeing that Alan was slow to respond, it seemed that he had no intention of continuing the conversation with her.

After looking at Alan quietly for a few breaths, she restrained the smile on her face, turned around, and waved gently to Alan.

Just like what Alan did to her two months ago.

"As you said, we will meet again in this life. It's so soon..."

"Then. Goodbye"

Alan was stunned for a moment, looking at the corner of Loki's clothes swaying in the wind, and responded subconsciously.

"Oh ok. Bye."

Luo Qixi turned her head and walked out of the yard. Alan subconsciously looked at her back.

In the moonlight, her magic robe was obviously stained, and some places were even curled due to sitting. Her boots, which were relatively clean when they first met, were now stained with a lot of mud. As she walked, a fallen leaf stuck to the sole of her shoe fell to the ground.

The heels of the boots show obvious signs of wear.

Alan lowered his eyes and looked at Loki's boots, a little dazed.

"that."

Loki paused and tilted her head slightly to look at Alan. Her soft blue hair stuck to her slightly sweaty forehead under the moonlight.

Alan looked at Luo Qixi, and after a pause, he seemed suddenly discouraged, and then he seemed to relax and let down his tense shoulders and spoke.

His tone finally returned to his usual leisurely and lazy state.

".Um. I think I should come up and sit for a few days. Rudy keeps telling me that he misses you and..."

".and?"

".Although it is said that we will meet each other everywhere in life, such a hasty meeting has actually completely lost the meaning of reunion, so why bother to pretend that we will meet each other everywhere in life? What is the difference between you and me and ordinary passers-by? Uh, no! That, I mean, haven't Rudy and the others been with you for so long? Uh, how should I put it?"

Lokixi couldn't help but blink as she watched Alan repeatedly choose his words. She turned around and interrupted Alan.

He only responded with one word.

"it is good."

Alan stared at Loki's smiling face that reappeared.

He suddenly felt that the moonlight tonight was a little too bright.

　I wrote this plot and reorganized the story line.

　　If Loki knew that something happened in the Greylat family, she would definitely turn back.

　　Whether it was giving up her original travel plan after the big transfer and deciding to look for the Greyrat family, or confessing to Rudy that Greyrat was her second home.

　　All of them can support this behavioral logic.

　　Looking back, Allen is only one of the factors that led to this result, and the proportion is not large.

　　But Loki is a romantic person at heart (she fell in love with Rudy when they met again in the maze), and this wonderful experience of meeting again as if destined under the pressure of crisis was the fundamental reason why she chose to stay for a few more days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)