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

Chapter 558 Even the Heavenly King himself is here, this is flirting!
In front of the gates of the Boreas Palace.

Once Hilfi started the conversation, Allen and Hilfi couldn't stop talking.

To Aisha's ears, the two were clearly exchanging normal, reasonable conversations.

Even so, there was still an ambiguous atmosphere, like a long-awaited reunion.

— Allen always teases her intentionally or unintentionally, his gaze fixed on Hilfi's face; Hilfi is slightly shy, always avoiding Allen's gaze, but trying her best to reply to Allen in a serious manner.

If Allen was deliberately using his habitual technique of guiding the conversation, then Sylphie, who had spent two years training in the capital, was intentionally playing dumb to cater to his speaking rhythm.

"Sylphie seems to have grown taller." Allen crossed his arms and looked Sylphie up and down.

“Is that so?” Hilfi’s eyes flickered as she looked up at the top of her head and gestured with her hand.

Allen poked her palm: "No need to gesture, six centimeters."

Hilfi crossed her arms in front of her, glancing casually at her high heels: "So accurate."

Allen chuckled and said, "I remember your original height very accurately. As for your boots, the heels are five centimeters high, so your height can be estimated just by looking at them. By the way, the laces on these boots really flatter your legs and are perfect for Hilfi."

Hilfi slightly raised her right toes, her left foot tapping the toe of her shoe on the ground: "My lady specially had these custom-made to measure my feet."

Allen was taken aback, then realized: "Mom's cooking is still so excellent."

Hilfi smiled and said, "Yes, the clothes were also handmade by my mother using fabric she bought."

Allen paused briefly: "What about the earring? This ruby ​​earring."

Hilfi glanced sideways and touched her earlobe: "Well, I picked this out myself."

Allen reached out to touch it: "It suits you perfectly, just like the color of your eyes."

Hilfi's face flushed slightly, but she turned her head to make it easier for Allen to do it: "I think so too."

Allen's finger accidentally touched Silphie's earlobe, and he asked in surprise, "Why are Silphie's ears trembling?"

Hilfi gave a soft, nasal hum: "No."

Allen was even more surprised: "But I saw it."

Hilfi shook her pointed ears, whose veins were even visible in the afternoon sunlight: "Allen, you're mistaken."

“The touch tells me it’s trembling.” Allen didn’t believe it.

Hilfi blinked, her eyelashes trembling: "It's because Allen touched it with his finger that it's trembling, right?"

Allen's eyes widened: "But I was pinching your ear!"

Hilfi lowered her eyes: "I didn't pinch it just now."

"I'll sculpt it now," Allen said persistently.

Hilfi conceded defeat, lowering her head meekly and saying, "Then I don't know."

Allen looked at Hilfi, whose face was normal but whose neck was red, and nodded: "Then maybe I was mistaken."

Hilfi nodded, the magic stone necklace dangling from her collarbone: "Yes."

Allen's gaze was drawn to the magic stone necklace: "Speaking of which, this necklace used to look quite exquisite, but now it doesn't suit Hilfi's current appearance. Let me see... It shouldn't be a problem with the magic stone, so is it because of the hemp rope?"

This time, Hilfi was clearly struggling to cope with what Allen said. Her face flushed, and she wanted to stand up straight so that Allen could see clearly, see carefully, and see comfortably.

But this damned action, this damned intention, couldn't stop her thoughts from being as heavy as lead, and she just couldn't control her body to act as her thoughts suggested.

He could only mutter softly, "The rope was made by Ms. Luo Qixi herself. Be careful, she might scold Allen if she hears us."

Allen shook his head and said, "If Loki were here, she would just panic and ask why Hilfi, your hemp rope is so old and you haven't changed it yet."

Hilfi glanced at Allen's neck.

That's the shirt collar; you can't see the necklace.

Allen unbuttoned the third button of his shirt, indicating, "I'm wearing it."

Hilfi was both captivated and trying to stop herself from looking, her expression extremely conflicted.

"I see, Allen's rope is coming undone in some places."

Allen nodded: "That's true. Let's change them together when Luo Qixi comes back. If all three of us change them together, there won't be any problems."

Hilfi: "Okay."

Thus, the subtle sense of estrangement between the two who hadn't seen each other for a long time was tinged with an unspoken understanding and 'cooperation'.

Well, in less than five minutes, it was pulverized as if it had been run over by a high-speed magic vehicle.

Aisha watched from the side.
One can't help but think:

The two are currently only outside the Boreas mansion; if they were in a private space...
Perhaps their relationship will rekindle even faster.
Is this the bond between the older brother and his sister, Silphie?
even.
She folded her hands in front of her and withdrew her gaze from the two of them.

Sister Hilfi was so focused that she hadn't even realized her own existence by this point.

The words I had prepared for our first meeting were completely impossible to utter.

Over there, seemingly noticing that such flirting at the main gate was rather inappropriate, Hilfi spoke up to bring the conversation to a close.

As she casually straightened Allen's casually folded shirt cuffs, she said:
"Now that Allen is back, let's go back to the mansion and have some tea."

Then, we might be quite busy, as we'll need to handle a lot of things related to Allen's return.

Did you know that even though Allen isn't in the capital, your reputation is now much higher than before, and your house is piled high with visiting cards?

The affairs of the royal palace; the affairs of the nobles; the affairs of Boreas; and Mother is also waiting for your return. Furthermore, according to Allen's letter, Lady Senis's illness and Rudy's research on the magic circle seem to have encountered some difficulties.

She really does look like a matriarch.

Allen's expression stiffened slightly.

How could he not know these things?

As for the royal family, nobles, and the like, let them stay a little longer.

But Hilda couldn't avoid it.

It's just that chatting with Hilda was too relaxing, and the thought of seeing Hilda as soon as I entered the house made me subconsciously want to avoid her.

Otherwise, why did you change the subject when Hilda was mentioned in the conversation just now?

At that time, Hilfi had already subtly told Alan that it was time to go home and see his mother.

Both of them knew what Allen's changed appearance and his identity as a hero meant.

And in the Boreas family, who is the person most worried about Allen?

Allen scratched his face upon hearing this:

Is Mom home now?

Hilfi nodded.

"It should be in the back garden. When I left the mansion today, the butler told me that the mistress would be inviting my mother for afternoon tea."

Allen was taken aback:
"Mrs. Noda? Did they see each other frequently?"

Hilfi nodded, her face slightly flushed: "Not very often. They must be talking about some rather private things."

Allen: "Oh?"

Hilfi coughed lightly, her ears now completely reddish-purple, but she still feigned composure: "It's about the marriage, that's what the butler said."

Allen was stunned for a while before he suddenly realized what was happening.

Alster was quite concerned about his own marriage, but it seemed that someone else was even more concerned than him.

Allen stared at Hilfi's ears for a long while before finally chuckling:

"Hilufi still worries a lot, as expected of the young mistress of the Boreas family. However, those noble and royal matters you mentioned are not urgent. Now that I'm back, shouldn't the most important thing be for the two of us to have a good talk? As for them, let's leave them for now and wait for them to come and visit me."

This statement is arrogant, even haughty.

However, Hilfi's attention was not focused on Eren's 'posture' at all.

Her gaze wandered, she smoothed her hair and looked at the tree trunk beside her. But instead, she asked a question:
"Does that mean Allen isn't planning to stay home tonight?"

These words startled even Aisha, who had been keeping a five-meter distance.

Even with Allen's quick mind, it took him a while to process what was happening.

Good. What a tricky straight shot.

Yes, that's right, the two of them need to have a good talk.

But that doesn't affect the young master's business in the afternoon.

after all
From a certain perspective.

The nights are longer than the days.
If Allen goes home to stay at night, then naturally the night will be very long.
I can't sleep.

Allen was a little stunned by this direct attack, and looked at Hilfi in surprise. On the one hand, he was impressed by how much Hilfi had matured, and on the other hand, he was amazed by her audacity.

He had been subtly flirting with her, and Silphie was caught off guard and struggling to defend herself.

This matches Allen's impression of Sylphie.

What now?
Wow, with just one sentence, the whole situation was turned around, and all that's left is to give a victory speech.

You've really matured a lot.
also.
He looked like he really missed himself.

Allen smiled and shook his head: "Okay~ I'll listen to the young mistress, but I'll still keep those things that are only good for serving different people."

As for Rudy, I'll go see him this afternoon. It's been a long time; I wonder how he's doing, haha.

Hilfi pouted:
"He's doing quite well; he's very popular among the noble ladies in the capital."

Allen: "Huh?"

Hilfi: "Of course, he's really overwhelmed with developing magic arrays. I haven't had much time to chat with him lately, but he doesn't seem to be in a good mental state."

Allen: "Ah~"

The two exchanged a few more words.

They began to move their feet, preparing to enter the mansion.

Aisha stood there as if she were invisible, watching the two of them move, at a loss.

She had assumed that Lufi was so excited to see Allen that she had ignored her.

But just now, after the two of them started moving, she clearly saw that Hilfi glanced in their direction rather casually.

Then she realized:
Sister Hilfi's words just now were all said to her on purpose.

She was aware of her own presence the entire time.

She wasn't unaware of herself.

She was pretending not to see herself.

After taking a couple of steps, Allen suddenly frowned. He turned to look at Aisha behind him, then glanced at Hilfi beside him, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something.

at this time.

Buzzing! ...
A rapid gust of wind, mixed with a woman's scream, approached from afar, moving very fast, and in an instant it reached the gate!
Immediately following was a sharp screech.

*Sizzle!*
Black tire tracks stretched for almost ten meters across the ground as the magic-powered vehicle, having downgraded from its highest to lowest gear, stopped in front of a tree in Boreas.

Almost thrown out of the car by the sudden braking, Seven Stars, whose life was saved only by the seatbelt, turned pale and, without even glancing at the people in front of the mansion gate, glared at Rudy and angrily said:
"Rudeus!!!"

Rudy completely ignored Seven Stars, staring intently at Allen under the tree.

The latter also looked at Rudy with some surprise, glanced at the magic vehicle casually, and then sized up Rudy's appearance.

He noticed that her hair had grown longer, her face looked more mature, and she seemed to have grown a little taller. And just as Hilfi had said, she did indeed have dark circles under her eyes. He couldn't help but chuckle, raising his hand with a beaming smile as he greeted Rudy with the kind of smile often seen between long-lost friends:
"Hey Rudy, long time no see! I heard you're doing well in the capital~ Do you still recognize me?"

Rudy was taken aback, a look of absurdity appearing on his face. He just stared at Allen for a long time before finally cracking a familiar yet strange lewd smile.

For Allen, Rudy's smile was so iconic that he smiled even more brightly.

—Hey, Rudy's still the same as always, that's good.

For Rudy, a look of unfamiliarity was something he was very good at, but for some reason, it came out somewhat stiff.

He abruptly jumped out of the car, stood still, and stared intently at Allen's white hair and face. After a brief two-second pause, he strode towards them in a somewhat exaggerated manner, calling out:

"What the hell? Even if you turned to ashes, I'd still recognize you. What nonsense are you spouting?"

In just a few steps, he stood before Allen.

He stared wide-eyed, gripping Allen's arm tightly, then looked at him again, as if afraid he was still dreaming, revealing a hint of bewilderment.

Then, noticing Eren watching him, he snapped to attention and immediately turned to Sylvie: "See! Sylvie! I told you Eren was alive! Right? Right!! Isn't that right, Sylvie!!"

Hilfi:
Allen lowered his eyes and saw that Rudy was gripping his sleeve tightly, making his skin hurt a little. He chuckled to himself, thinking that Rudy was being stubborn, but he was actually quite excited inside.

Rudy adapted to his appearance very quickly, that's good.

He put his arm around Rudy's shoulder and patted his back, while looking up at Aisha, trying to guide her by explaining where she came from, so as not to cause any misunderstandings.

But in the blink of an eye, his expression froze.

Aisha didn't look at him.

She stood some distance away, her face showing a mixture of inexplicable distress, helplessness, and relief, and something shimmered in her green eyes under the afternoon sun.

He just turned his head and looked to his side.

Allen suddenly realized something.

He suddenly turned his head to look at his side.

Rudy, who had just been very 'excited', was now bowing his head, his shoulders trembling, muttering similar words in a low, repetitive, and incessant manner:

"I told you, I told you. Allen will live."

"His life isn't a dream. I thought it was a dream. But how could a dream be so real? How could it be?"

"Allen, you bastard! You bastard!"

Before his eyes, tears and snot had covered Rudy's entire face.

He would cry one minute and laugh the next.

Clinging tightly to Allen, as if afraid he was a fake, a dream, another illusion, a baseless fantasy, or a hysteria where the symptoms of confused memories extended from night to day.

However, the tactile sensation in my hands clearly tells the truth.

Allen is real.

"I did it, Allen! Allen, you saw it, right? You saw it, look!"
Allen, this time it was my turn to save you, and I succeeded.
I succeeded! Why are you so nonchalant, you bastard? You've been waiting forever!
"It's been so long, so long!"

"Finally. You're back. You're finally back."

Allen stared blankly at Rudy's expression.

He remained stunned for a long, long time before finally managing a smile.

He looked at Rudy with some distress, then finally reached out and hugged him, patting his shoulder.

"Ah, I'm back, Rudy."

Thank you, you succeeded. This time, it's your turn to save me.

World lines, time magic, that's amazing, Rudy, I saw it.

"That's amazing, Rudy."

Rudy, who returned from the future, along with Aisha and Alsteed, orchestrated the retrieval of Alan from his 'grave'.

He grabbed Allen's shoulders and burst into tears.

Snot bubbles are coming out of my nose.

(End of this chapter)