Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 47 The Night Before Parting: Undercurrents Flow

In the end, Luo Qixi reluctantly accepted the fact that she had picked up another unruly apprentice.

Rudy's talent was clearly superior to Loki's, but he was obviously more professional as a teacher, spending the entire afternoon explaining various magic tricks to Sylphie in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Before nightfall, the group discussed the matter and, since Luo Qixi was leaving soon, she decided to give Xilufei a high-pressure training session over the next few days.

Based on everyone's performance on the second day, a preliminary timetable was finalized:

Morning: The three of them gathered on the hill to practice magic, while Allen practiced swordsmanship on the side.

Afternoon: A magic theory lesson is taught at home, while Allen practices swordsmanship nearby.

Evening: In what used to be Allen's bedroom, but now belongs to Loki, I give Silphi an expanded account of anecdotes related to world magic, well, actually I just read her a story.

Of course, Allen continued practicing his swordplay on the sidelines.

However, since there were also "classes" at night, Hilfi often didn't get home until late at night. So the group went to find Roltz and eventually managed to get Hilfi to stay at Rudy's house until Loki left.

It's worth mentioning that when Roltz heard the proposal, he agreed to Sylphie almost without thinking, and Sylphie's mother was also there to gently encourage her.

The child who had always been bullied in the village seems to have finally found a good friend.

And so, time flew by as Allen pleaded, "One more time, please." In the blink of an eye, it was the night before Loki was to depart.

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"Alright, Silphie, stop crying. You were perfectly fine just a week ago, why are you crying now?"

Hilfi wiped away her tears, unmoved by Rudy's half-hearted attempts at comforting her. She was still young; just two months ago she had made her first friend, and a week ago she had acquired a kind and beautiful mentor. The novel experiences and lively atmosphere filled her with anticipation every morning.

Then the parting came suddenly.

Just as Loki announced the end of the course, Silphi, amidst her rising anticipation, suddenly stumbled into thin air.

She immediately burst into tears.

Luo Qixi had been unusually quiet today, and now she was flustered and didn't know how to comfort Xilufei.

As for Allen, he was awkwardly swinging the knife outward from his elbow, and the blade trembled as the tip reached the bottom of the slashing trajectory.

He wiped the sweat from his face, looked at Silphie crying, and said with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

"Sylphie, cast a healing spell."

Upon hearing this, Hilfi wiped away her tears with one hand and reached out the other to Allen, sobbing as she sang intermittently.

"Like a motherly goddess of love, please heal this person's wounds and restore him to health. Healing spell!"

Allen's complexion improved, and he drew his sword, only to swing it in vain.

Seeing Allen like this, Rudy's tone lost its usual joking manner, and he spoke slowly and calmly to Allen.

"Allen, you usually have so many sweet words to say, so why are you putting on such a nonchalant face when the teacher is leaving tomorrow? Didn't you see Sylphie crying the whole time?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qixi walked up to Rudy, wanting to speak up to prevent a potential argument from breaking out, but after hesitating for a moment, she ultimately didn't say anything.

Allen gripped the knife, but this time he didn't swing it slowly in the air as he had practiced these past few days. Instead, he casually twirled the knife and forcefully slashed at the candlelight glowing beside his face.

"Rudy, what kind of reaction do you think I should have? So what if Sylphie cried? Do you think crying is not allowed? That being sad shouldn't be accepted?"

Rudy was stunned for a moment, and Loki and Shilfe also stared blankly at Allen.

Allen ran his fingertip along the forging lines on the blade until he reached the tip.

"I've always felt that in human interactions, happiness should certainly be remembered, but pain shouldn't be deliberately avoided. No matter what emotion you're in at the moment—happy or sad, excited or melancholic—don't suppress your emotions. Feel them, experience them; that's the proof that the experience existed."

"But... in that case..."

Allen flicked his finger on the blade, making a crisp clinking sound.

"That way, we'll have more 'energy' to look forward to our next reunion."

He sheathed his sword with a clang, and the wind swept out from him, ruffling everyone's hair. The three of them stared at him in astonishment.

"Isn't that right?"

Rudy was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

"And what about you? According to your logic, you neither cried nor laughed, remaining completely calm. So you're saying you felt nothing about the teacher leaving? Didn't you invite her to stay a few more days?"

Luo Qixi was stunned for a moment, subconsciously avoiding her gaze from the confrontation between the two, but she couldn't avoid their conversation.

All that could be heard was Allen's lazy voice echoing in the room.

"I am at peace because I am certain that we will meet again in the future."

Rudy looked at Loki. The latter seemed not to have heard Allen's words, but simply turned her head to look at the candlelight on the table and blinked.

The candle flames, like fire snakes, licked the air, unmoved.

Seeing this, Rudy suddenly felt discouraged and lost the will to speak.

Then Allen suddenly reached out and put his arm around Rudy's neck, then brought his smiling face close to Rudy's face and looked at him. Rudy stared at him for a moment before saying something in an annoyed tone.

"Stay away from me. Trying to please me now won't work. You're just all talk."

Allen chuckled.

"Rudy, how about we celebrate with some magic tricks tonight?"

"Huh? What do you mean by celebrating with magic?"

"If you combine fireball magic with shockwave magic, could you create a combined magic spell that shoots directly into the sky and explodes into a magnificent fireball? Wouldn't that be amazing? I'm sure Loki and Sylphie would love it."

Rudy was taken aback, and said instinctively.

"HANABI?"

Allen feigned confusion and smiled.

"What?"

Rudy glanced at Loki and Shilufi, who were both looking at him with curiosity, scratched his head, and then walked to the window. He opened the window, and the night wind blew into the house from the quiet village of Buena outside the window, making Loki, Shilufi, Allen, and his own hair messy.

Rudy turned to look at Allen, who was all smiles, and sighed inwardly.

In fact, as a man in his thirties with a mental age, he certainly wouldn't be so sentimental about separation as to do something childish like confronting Allen.

His reaction this time was simply an excuse to vent his anger on Allen, nothing more.

I was the one who met Luo Qixi first.

Why does the latter clearly have a better impression of Allen?

I just looked at these two chapters and they seem to be sweet for someone like me who is emotionally reserved, but the sweetness isn't very obvious. But I promise there will be real sweetness tomorrow!

Speaking of sweet romance, I recommend a book: "The Childhood Sweetheart Next Door": Reborn in childhood, destiny is always by your side.

It gave me the feeling of watching 5 Centimeters Per Second, where the adult Takaki travels back to his childhood to start a new round of "Cherry Blossom Cherry Blossom" the moment he and the other person turn around on the train tracks as they pass each other.

Those who enjoy slice-of-life romance should definitely not miss this.

(End of this chapter)