Jobless Reincarnation: Sword, Magic Hat and Romance System

Chapter 63 Refusing to be a Father: What are some pretty words? [Bonus chapter for the god on the left, 4K.]

So there are countless choices available—of course you can stick to your original plan.

"Then why did you mention Lilia? It's like I could help her?"

Why can't we?

You're fucking pushing me into a fire pit!

The butterfly's wings never cease fluttering; isn't your very existence helping it?

Look up.

[Allen.]

Allen paused, as if he had sensed something, and slowly looked up.

Senis and Rudy, who were sitting at the dinner table, had somehow turned their gazes toward them, while Paul, who was standing to the side, had a strange expression of astonishment, shock, disbelief, and even a hint of discomfort, and he also kept his eyes fixed on Allen.

The tangible sense of identification completely surrounds the outsider.

Allen stared back at everyone with his mouth agape, looking back helplessly.

Clearly, his immediate escape from the dinner table after the incident, coupled with his rich and conflicted facial expressions and seemingly prepared demeanor, immediately drew everyone's suspicion to this character who was completely out of the original storyline.

This unexpected male—whose height was far from that of a child, and who, in this precocious world, was nearly ten years old, had fully developed sexual characteristics under the swordsman template, and even when using battle aura, his erection would be as strong as iron.

There's also Rudy's 'previous record' of his somewhat unusual interactions with Mrs. Somar.

Am I right? The current situation is...

Looking at everyone's expressions, Allen answered the system's question in a daze, but because he was so shocked, he couldn't help but make a sound.

"The current situation is... I'm a father again?"

After he finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

At this moment, Lilia, who had been looking down, finally realized that something was wrong. She looked up in confusion at the interesting expressions on everyone's faces, and followed their gaze to Allen, who was hurriedly covering his mouth by the wall.

The two looked at each other.

Only the sound of candles licking the air could be heard.

[Turning the tide!]

At this very moment, amidst countless choices, the host's exceptional personal charm swiftly and effectively quelled the conflict in the original storyline, saving Paul from the embarrassing situation of being slapped, cowering on the ground, and losing face as the head of the family.

You are Paul's God!

Get out of here!!!

Looking at Lilia's confused and bewildered expression, Allen felt his mind go blank.

"What are all these things?!"

Just then, under Allen's dazed gaze, Senis sat up, staring at Allen blankly before giving a bitter smile.

"Allen, I didn't expect you to be the first to step forward."

Allen felt his hair standing on end. He glanced at Paul in astonishment, who looked at him with a horrified and bewildered expression, completely clueless.

Then Senis moved; she sighed softly and stood up.

The sound of the chair seemed particularly jarring in the otherwise silent atmosphere.

then.

"Snapped!"

A loud slap rang out; Senis didn't even look at Paul before slapping him across the face.

Paul covered his face in astonishment and turned to look at Senis.

Senis stared back at her coldly.

"Paul, how much longer are you going to hide behind the child? Don't you even have the courage to take responsibility? How long are you going to react to Alan's completely illogical argument?"

Paul was stunned for a moment before his senses returned.

"How could Allen get involved with Lilia? What's wrong with me? Am I so panicked that I've lost all sense of responsibility as a man?"

His face instantly turned dejected, and he covered his head, ready to admit his mistake.

But then he heard Senis's light, floating words, as if she were a hydrogen balloon in the air, without any sense of grounding her feet.

"Forget it, in your eyes, the promises you made to me were just empty words."

Senis left those words behind and went upstairs to her bedroom without looking back. The door slammed shut behind her, and only then did Rudy come to his senses.

Because of Allen's presence, his attention was clearly diverted, and before he could do anything, Senis was already gone.

Lilia lowered her head again. She realized that Allen's words earlier were just a clumsy response, an attempt to make a move when caught off guard. But Senis's departure clearly left her somewhat bewildered.

She was prepared to be scolded, beaten, and even kicked out of the house by Senis, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

Senis left right away, why?

Paul clutched his head with both hands, helplessly banging his head against the table, looking as if the sky had fallen.

Seeing this, Allen, who had failed as a father, was stunned.

The current situation is completely different from the original plot!

Why did Rudy have the opportunity to get involved in the original storyline?

That's because after Senis got angry, seeing Paul's spineless appearance, she immediately took on the role of the lady of the house and called a family meeting, which gave Rudy the opportunity to defend Lilia.

But instead of starting a family meeting, Senis went straight back to her bedroom?

What's going on?

Allen spent a long time reviewing the events before he vaguely came to a conclusion.

It was Allen's self-inflicted trouble that triggered a chain reaction. Paul, who should have immediately admitted his despicable actions, hesitated to react due to his doubts. As a result, Allen spoke first, but his hasty accusation of being Paul's father was completely illogical. And with Allen staring straight at Paul, Senis instantly realized that her husband was the culprit.

Up to this point, Paul had not even admitted the intention behind his actions.

Senis was very disappointed in him.

In the original work, Senis explicitly mentions in her monologue that she was driven to the brink of despair, her heart filled with rage. She was so enraged that if she were to even slightly struggle for control, she might very well yell at Lilia to get out, or...

He announced his departure.

Judging from her reaction just now, it seems to be the latter. It's even very likely that Senis is going back to pack her things now!

This plot has completely deviated from the original work!

Upon realizing this, Allen immediately looked at Rudy and spoke very quickly.

"Rudy, get to the job done! Madam's condition is very bad!"

Rudy snapped out of his daze, hesitated for a moment, and then glanced at Lilia, whose face was ashen.

"The only solution now is to shift all the blame onto Father. That way, there's still a chance of keeping Lilia."

Upon hearing Rudy's explanation, Allen was consumed by rage. He kicked Rudy off the chair, grabbed him by the collar, lifted him up, and said, word by word, "I'm furious."

"Are you crazy?! If you keep doing this, she'll probably feel like she's the unwanted one in the house! Do you still think you're playing some kind of family game? Everyone's happy, right? Are you going to let your wife bear all this alone?! How is she supposed to bear it? Are you going to make her leave the house?!"

This was the first time Rudy had seen Allen in such an imposing manner, and he couldn't help but shrink back.

"So, are we going to kick Lilia out? But if we just kick her out, she'll die on the way. It's freezing outside! Wait, Allen, aren't you good at saying nice things? Quickly think of a way to get Mother to stay!"

Upon hearing this, Lilia lowered her eyes and glanced at Paul, who was still slumped over the table, futilely pulling at his hair. Her eyes dimmed for a moment, but the words immediately came out of her mouth.

"I'm the one who should leave. This is the punishment I deserve. I'm sorry, but please, you must let me go."

"Lilia, I think we should calm down first."

"Enough!!"

Allen shouted angrily, interrupting Rudy and Lilia's conversation.

He took a deep breath, turned to look at the stairs, and his mind raced.

In the original storyline, Senis accepted Lilia because she realized how much Rudy valued his family. So, is it necessary for Rudy to demonstrate his emphasis on family again here?

"No! That's not the real reason. The real reason is 'the family's attitude'!" She couldn't bear to see Rudy, who valued family so much, upset. Ultimately, it's because she herself is someone who deeply cares about family; indeed, like attracts like.

He turned and glanced at Paul, who was slumped over the table, feeling as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed.

Paul's panicked expression, as if the world were ending, stemmed from the realization that his family might fall apart. He was incapable of making any rational judgments because the scumbag had completely lost his composure in his panic.

"If you care about your family and start from that point, the best way to turn the tide is..."

Allen narrowed his eyes, a look of understanding flashing across them, and quickly spoke.

"Rudius, do you really think your mother has the willpower to let go of this life, or rather, does she really not understand her husband at all?"

Paul suddenly straightened his neck from the table and stared blankly at the two of them.

Rudy quietly watched Allen, sensing that the other had already found a solution and that it was now more appropriate to listen than to interrupt.

Sure enough, Allen had no intention of getting an answer from Rudy at all; he spoke rapidly, answering his own question.

"You know very well that she can't bear to part with her, and I understand your thoughts very well. You can't bear to see Lilia, a pregnant woman, kicked out of her home and die suddenly, so you're rushing to shift the blame. Whether it's your uncle, who was originally in the wrong, or me, who had the opportunity to commit the crime, it doesn't matter. As long as there's someone to attract the lady's current resentment, you think this matter can be easily put aside, right?"

Rudy blinked; that was exactly what he was thinking.

Allen met his gaze, his expression very sincere.

"Your method might work, but you're completely ignoring the lady's feelings. It's tantamount to imposing your own will on her and making choices for her. Rudy, ask yourself honestly, is this the right thing to do?"

Rudy's eyes widened.

"I'm telling you, this is wrong. The one who's wrong is Uncle, not Madam! She, Senis, is a complete victim. What right do you have to make choices for her?"

Paul stood there dumbfounded, about to say something, when Allen slammed his hand on the table, startling him. Lilia, drawn by the commotion, looked at Allen with a deathly pale face.

The latter, however, looked around at the three of them.

"The uncle was concerned with how to prevent the family from breaking up. Rudy was concerned with not seeing Lilia face the prospect of being kicked out of the house. Lilia, on the other hand, was concerned with how to quickly rid herself of her guilt so that she could face punishment and her own judgment."

"The three of you are all considering the issue from your own selfish perspective, trying to solve your own inner 'dilemmas,' without a single one of you putting yourself in Senis's shoes. Is that really okay?"

The three of them were all taken aback.

Allen stretched out his palm, laid it flat in front of everyone, and tapped his fingers one by one.

"There are five things that Uncle and Lilia need to do right now:"

"First: Put aside your own selfishness and put yourself in the wife's shoes to consider the issue, instead of subconsciously thinking about how to steer the situation towards the result you want."

"Second: Go upstairs to find Madam, kneel down to admit your mistakes and apologize, and beg her to give you a chance to speak."

"Third: Express your opinions on this home, whether you like the current family atmosphere, and what you hope this home will be like in the future?"

Fourth: Ask for the lady's forgiveness and make promises to her about your future.

As Paul and Lilia gradually came to their senses, Allen clasped his last finger down and turned to look at the stunned Rudy.

"Finally! The choice is returned to the victim! Let the lady judge the two of you present! Instead of someone forcibly making a decision for her, this is the greatest respect for her."

"Do you understand? Make Senis, this living, breathing person, feel valued by this family, loved and cherished by her family members, and let her rediscover her expectations of 'family.' That's the only thing you can do, the best option to salvage the current situation, instead of constantly ignoring the victim's feelings and then each thinking about how to achieve your own desired outcome! Forcing a victim to accept the bitter consequences and digest them on her own—I just want to ask you, who the hell is in the wrong?! Huh?!"

Allen, suppressing his voice, bombarded Paul and Lilia with a barrage of words, then his expression suddenly turned cold. He ignored Paul and Lilia, who were displaying different expressions, and slowly turned his head to give Rudy a deep look.

"At this point, the setup is complete, making Senis feel valued by her family and redirecting the situation back to the original storyline, where Senis accepted Lilia because of her family's attitude."

This is the optimal solution to the current predicament.

Allen pointed to the stairs.

"Go ahead, she'll probably pack her bags by now if we wait any longer."

Rudy, who had just exchanged glances with Allen, suddenly smiled silently.

"Allen is still the same as ever. All he says are nice, pleasant words."

"So, to follow his line of thinking, what should I do next?"

Rudy's smile faded, and he turned to look at Paul, who was panting and trying to mentally prepare himself, and Lilia, who was clutching the hem of her clothes, looking very conflicted and on the verge of tears.

"I think Allen is right. Well then, Father, Lilia."

He spoke in a deliberately innocent, childish voice, as if it were perfectly natural.

"Shall we go?"

(End of this chapter)