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

Chapter 520 A Nighttime Routine

Not long after Randolph and Chagall left, a heavy night rain began to fall.

Allen felt that this year's autumn rains were particularly persistent and unusually abundant.

But upon closer examination, it becomes clear that what was lacking was not the autumn rain, but rather the arduous journey.

Previously, whether in Buena Village or Roya, in a relatively safe and stable environment, Allen never counted how many rains there were in a quarter, or when the rain would stop, so that it would be convenient to continue his journey.

Just listening to the noisy yet warm interactions of family and friends around me, time quietly slipped away amidst my daily sword practice.

But now, time seems to pass so slowly.
Allen gazed at the barely visible moon in the sky outside the hotel, thinking to himself.

The rain was cascading down the windowpane, creating ripples as it flowed.

Inside the house, the sound of splashing water could be heard.

Allen turned his head expressionlessly and looked at what was in front of him.

The inn was dimly lit by candlelight, and the room had a slightly damp smell. A red-haired maid sat on a small stool in front of Allen.

She was washing Allen's feet very attentively and carefully.
His expression was meticulous, as if he were at work.

Allen:
He felt Aisha scrubbing his feet, remained silent for a long time, and then finally started a conversation.

"The rain is strange; it's magic rain. It seems someone wants me to stay on the outskirts of the Dragon King Kingdom for a few more days so they can prepare some backup plans."

Aisha nodded:

"Yes, brother. Judging from the magic power, it's a Saint-level water magic. That's quite a feat."

"Alright, that was my idea all along. The situation in the Kingdom of Wanglong should be chaotic, but not too chaotic. That way, after I kill the king, that apostle of the gods, all the forces can temporarily accept it. After that, the Kingdom of Wanglong will fall into a long period of power struggle."

In this way, Asura was safe, the apostle of the gods and men was killed openly, Pakus had a growth period, and the matter became known to everyone.

"Alsted should be able to see that I am not an apostle of God or Man. Is this how your 'future' unfolded back then?"

Aisha frowned as she washed Allen's feet, tilting her head slightly in thought:

"No."

Allen raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

The dutiful little maid looked up at him and said, “In my ‘past,’ Brother Allen came ashore very early. At that time, Pakus had just arrived in the Dragon King Kingdom to study. You didn’t see him at all, and we didn’t go to the Dragon King Kingdom. Instead, we went straight back to Ars.”

Allen felt the massage technique that started after washing his feet in the basin, and his lips twitched, as if he was very uncomfortable with it.

Where did she learn this from? What does Lilia usually teach? Has she ever washed Paul's feet?
Wait, no, this shouldn't be for the purpose of serving the master's family, but rather to help Senis, who has difficulty living, along the way.

"That's it"

Aisha glanced at Allen's coy attitude, a hint of mockery flashing across her face, but it vanished as if it had never been there, the moment Allen caught it.

"However, because Madam and Sister Loki were both inconvenient, Brother Allen had many opportunities to rest in the inns along the way. It was precisely because of this that our whereabouts were exposed, and in the northern part of the dense forest, we were ambushed by several thousand soldiers sent by the Dragon King Kingdom."

As she spoke, Aisha sensed a fleeting killing intent. She blinked and looked at Allen, only to find that he was just silently staring at her. The intense killing intent seemed to melt away silently, like winter snow in spring.

She chuckled softly to herself, then tightened her expression and continued:
"After defeating those soldiers, Brother Allen was furious. After settling us in, he told us to keep a low profile and then went to the Kingdom of Wanglong alone. He didn't return until a month later."

Alan looked at Aisha with a long, wistful gaze.

"I killed the king?"

Aisha shook her head: "You wiped out the royal family of the Dragon King Kingdom."

Allen recalled the mental pressure he had experienced in the archipelago and the deep sea, and nodded: "Reasonable."

Aisha continued, "After that, the Kingdom of Wanglong was thrown into chaos, and the confrontation with Asura came to an end. It was for this reason that my brother returned to Ars and was honored by the Asura royal family, who regarded him as a hero and even gave Boreas the city of Flowing Falls as a new territory."

Allen laughed: "Are they afraid I'll impulsively kill them too?"

Aisha just smiled and didn't respond.

Allen frowned again and asked, "This caused quite a stir, but 'Future' Alsteed still killed me as an apostle of God?"

Aisha nodded: "It's strange that I asked Alsteed about it afterwards, but he didn't give a direct answer."

Allen stroked his chin thoughtfully, while Aisha diligently washed her feet.

After a moment of silence, Eren suddenly looked at Aisha and said:

"Time's up, it's over, it's my turn."

A look of confusion crossed Aisha's face: "Huh? Is it time yet? No, it isn't."

Before she could finish speaking, Allen grabbed her by the back of her neck, lifted her up, and slammed her onto a stool. Wearing slippers, he opened the window and splashed the foot-washing water out.

A series of cries of "Oh dear, oh dear!" came from downstairs.

Allen didn't even look at what the soldiers Chagall had sent to keep watch downstairs were shouting about. He used a water balloon spell to wash the basin in his hands, then casually and precisely splashed the dirty water into the distance, summoning another wave of shouting.

He closed the window, turned around, walked to Aisha, and squatted down.

The Water Ball Technique and the Scorching Hand Technique were released simultaneously, and warm water gushed into the wooden basin.

Allen tested the water temperature with his hand, then quickly took off Aisha's shoes and socks, and put her feet in the water to wash them like he was washing clothes.

I'm really not skilled at all.

But Aisha's giggles indicated that the other party was quite satisfied.

Water splashed in his vision, and Allen frowned, saying, "Does that mean you have to wash my feet? Can't you wash your own feet?"

Aisha's eyes widened, and then she looked like she was about to cry: "Brother...do you dislike me?"

Allen flicked a finger, giving Aisha a flick on the forehead, and replied irritably:

"I knew it! We can't just not be the maids in this household."

Aisha raised her hand: "No! It's a household consultant! A parenting expert! The children's future mentors! And the head butler of the Boreas family!"

Allen couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"What real difference is there between these titles and those of a maid?"

Aisha said earnestly, "Yes! If she were just a maid, Brother Eren wouldn't wash my feet to express his gratitude, right?"

Allen was a little annoyed, feeling that Aisha always started arguing and being unreasonable whenever this came up: "What does this have to do with the butler? Even if you are Boreas's butler, I can't wash your feet!"

Aisha was actually quite smug, crossing her arms and saying, "Well, that's because I'm Allen's sister!"

Allen was speechless: "Can you stop being so childish and avoid talking about other things?"

Aisha's eyes widened, looking somewhat wronged: "I think Brother Allen is quite indulgent! Then it seems Brother Allen is quite childish too."

Allen:
“I’m telling you, why don’t you go to magic university and find something worthwhile to do? Why do you have to meddle in this little corner of the family?”

Aisha grinned and said, "Me, go to school? Which teacher can teach me?"

Allen remained silent for a moment, then spoke again, "Loki."

Aisha was taken aback, then retorted, "Can't we teach well enough on our own little plot of land? Why go out?"

Allen was speechless: "Being a teacher is fine too? And there's a salary?" Aisha replied confidently: "Hmph, there are three things I won't teach."

First, I won't teach those whose magical knowledge surpasses mine. If everyone's magical knowledge is superior to mine, what's the point of teaching them?

Second, I won't teach those whose magical knowledge is equal to mine. If everyone's magical knowledge is equal to mine, what am I supposed to teach them?

Third, I won't teach those whose magical knowledge is inferior to mine. What's the point of teaching someone whose magical knowledge is even less than mine?

Alan suddenly looked up at Aisha.

Aisha quickly turned her head away, pretending not to see the throbbing veins in Alan's temple.

"As for salary, the butler of the Boreas family earns three gold coins a month, while a professor at the Magic University only earns one!"

Allen:
That's not just sophistry; it actually makes a lot of sense.

"You can help Rudy and the others with some research and urge the early release of certain magical creations. That's a serious matter."

Aisha nodded vigorously: "Of course the Boreas family will have our magic laboratory."

Allen looked at Aysha's foot in his hand, and with his face twitching, he reached out and 'viciously' pinched it with his finger.

Aisha gritted her teeth and exclaimed in amazement, "Brother Allen is truly a genius. He even learned massage techniques so quickly."

Allen pulled Aisha's feet out of the basin of water, quickly dried them with a breath magic trick, and looked at Aisha earnestly, saying:

"I knew it! Couldn't I just not be a maid?"

Aisha also responded to Allen in a very serious manner:

"Is Brother Allen afraid that I'll lose myself and become an appendage of Boreas?"

Allen didn't say anything.

Aisha added:

“According to Rudy, I’m already an independent individual, and he can’t control me anymore. How can I still be called an accessory?”

Allen didn't say anything.

Aisha continued:
“Brother, in my previous life I lost many things, but I never lost myself, because I never had the chance to be anyone’s maid.”

Allen remained silent for a long time before finally sighing:

“I understand. Actually, I know your soul is independent enough, but subconsciously I feel that family members shouldn’t be maids. It feels a bit strange because family members are supposed to be equals. This kind of class-based identity division makes me subconsciously resist.”

Aisha was taken aback, looked at Eren's helpless smile, lowered her eyes and said:

"So what kinds of family members don't have class affiliations?"

The air magic trick suddenly stopped, and the room fell silent. Allen couldn't utter a word for a long time.

To everyone's surprise, Aisha stared at him for a while, then suddenly sneakily leaned close to Allen's face and, using her hand as a megaphone, said to him, "I didn't have many opportunities in my last life. Do you think that in this life, when Alice sees me 'usurping' the throne, she won't be so angry that she'll kick me out of the house?"

Allen's face stiffened, and he actually laughed in anger.

"Wouldn't that be great? You could just go and become a professor at the magic university."

Aisha kicked her legs wildly: "No!!"

Allen used his breath magic to throw Aisha onto the bed next to him.

He stood up and waved his hand: "Go to sleep early. I'll go keep watch. Although the fact that we're being watched outside means that Chagall won't assassinate Pacus so soon, we still need to be on guard."

Aisha waved like a lucky cat, revealing her little fangs: "Goodnight, Brother Allen~"

"Good night."

Footsteps sounded, followed by a creak as the door closed.

Allen sighed silently outside the door, seemingly troubled by the inexplicable situation of Alsteid wanting to stab him for no apparent reason.

Or perhaps they felt helpless about Aisha, who possessed a mature soul.

Separated by a door.

Aisha looked at the wood grain on the door.

Then he looked down at his hands.

The tree rings on the door are clearly visible.

He realized that his hands couldn't even hold a slightly larger wine glass.

'When will the moment the time magic takes effect arrive?'

-

Of course, there was no assassination attempt.

The torrential rain lasted for a full ten days before gradually subsiding.

Allen and his companions, along with over a hundred adventurers from the Secret Sword Radiance, drove to the capital of the Dragon King Kingdom—Vibon.

Three days after Allen departed.

An interesting thing happened during the journey.

The Kingdom of Wanglong lacked the economic strength of Asura to build straight roads. After days of torrential rain, deep mud pits were everywhere.

The adventurers saw more than ten well-made carriages stuck in the mud on their journey. At Allen's instruction, they went to help and pushed the carriages out of the mud.

Then a beautiful noblewoman stepped down from the other carriage and asked with great poise whether she could meet the 'leader' of this powerful merchant group.
Immediately after seeing Allen with white hair get off the carriage, she was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed drastically. Her face turned pale, and she screamed as she returned to the carriage.

They fled the muddy ground in a panic.

It made everyone in the Secret Sword's Radiance team burst into laughter.

Why?

—The royal crest on the other party's carriage was very conspicuous, clearly belonging to a princess who had run away from the capital of the Wanglong Kingdom to 'avoid the limelight'.

The torrential rain of the past ten days has certainly paid off.

To prevent Allen from wiping out the entire royal family, Shagall has already instructed his favored royal descendants to flee throughout the country, and even to the three vassal states to the north.

Allen simply watched the other party run away quickly, smiling without saying a word.

It was in this atmosphere that...

Allen and his group arrived in Wibon.

The first stop was not the Adventurers' Guild, where Allen usually stayed.

Rather, it is the main dojo of the Northern Divine School.

(End of this chapter)