Reincarnation with AI (Unemployment-Free)

Chapter 61 Two Children Guessing

Telling Senis about work didn't take much effort.

Since this was Rudius's own wish, Paul agreed.

Although Senis felt reluctant to part, she didn't say much.

Now there's only one person left to inform.

Rudeus, carrying a magic textbook and the wand given to him by Loki, arrived at the secret base to meet with Sylphie.

Lying on the grass under the shade of a tree, Rudeus closed his eyes contentedly, awaiting Sylphie's arrival.

"Rudy, why did you bring your spellbook and wand with you?" Sylphie, who appeared out of nowhere, knelt on the grass, supporting her upper body with her hands, and asked Rudyus softly.

Opening his eyes, Rudeus looked at the beautiful face so close to his, but he did not answer.

"Double peaks piercing the ears (Chinese)! Hahaha!" Rudeus suddenly stretched out his hands and slapped Sylphie's face with both palms, cupping her face and laughing.

"Hmm~ Rudy always says strange things, what does this mean?" Hilfi was slightly taken aback, then pouted and said helplessly.

"That's what I mean." Rudeus released his hands from Sylphie's face, then repeated his trick: "Piercing the ears with twin peaks!"

"But I still don't understand," Hilfi said, her face cupped again.

Hilfi did not reject Rudius's closeness; in fact, she was pleased.

Rudeus released his grip and sat up, and Sylphie sat down beside him as well.

The two figures, silhouetted against the afternoon shade of the trees, created a beautiful picture of innocent childhood friendship.

"That's the name of the move. It's called 'Twin Peaks Piercing the Ears'," Rudeus added, his hands flashing through the air in a chopping motion, as if he were slashing something.

Hilfi still looked completely bewildered.

Rudeus rose and knelt behind Sylphie, his hands forming a katana-like shape as he aimed at Sylphie's neck.

"Twin peaks pierce the ears!" Rudius shouted again.

Then he slapped both palms inward toward Silphi's temples.

"Twin peaks piercing the ears!"

Next, Rudius lowered his body, keeping his hands horizontal, and slashed at Sylphie's ribs.

"Twin peaks piercing the ears!"

Of course, these are all very light taps, not much stronger than a back pound.

It was just a joke.

It was exactly when Rudeus saw Sylphie's little face appear in front of him that he wanted to cup her face in his hands.

Then they just randomly shouted out the so-called move names.

This was indeed a martial arts move in his previous life, but his memories of that life were already blurred. For Rudeus now, only the meaning of a double-handed attack remained.

Rudius patted Sylphie's shoulders again.

"Twin peaks piercing the ears!"

Then Rudeus used both hands to pull Sylphie into his arms, and leaned over to ask, "Do you understand?"

"I think I understand a little bit now, is that how it is?" Hilfi said, and began to gesture in the air with her hands.

The movement was perfectly symmetrical on both sides, which shows that Rudius had mastered the essence of the double-peaked ear strike.

"That's right, that's exactly it! Hilfi learns very quickly!" Rudeus praised.

"Rudy? Is this move really that powerful?" Hilfi asked, slightly puzzled.

She knew Rudeus was learning swordsmanship, but this two-handed attack seemed to have nothing to do with swordsmanship.

"No, no, Silphie, this is a move I just made up," Rudeus said with a wicked grin.

"Huh~~~?" Hilfi let out a long question.

Rudeus is usually very serious, and although he is a child, he has almost never done anything useless.

Rudeus must have his reasons for doing that, and Sylphie felt that she could learn a lot just by watching Rudeus.

"What?! Huh?!" Rudeus straightened Sylphie's body, his hands raining down on her back like karate chopsticks, repeatedly chanting, "Double peaks through the ears! Double peaks through the ears! Double peaks through the ears! Double peaks through the ears! Double peaks through the ears!"

At this point, symmetry and asymmetry no longer matter. Rudius felt that the current moves could be called "Mantis Boxing Wing Chun Special Edition".

Hearing Rudeus's dissatisfaction, Sylphie became even more determined to continue.

Then he made a "Huh~~~?" sound.

However, under Rudeus's series of hand strikes, the laughter turned into intermittent "Hey~ Hey~ Hey~ Hey~ Hey~ Hey~ Hey," and the topic returned to the magic book.

Rudius knelt behind Sylphie and lay on top of her.

Her hands hung limply in front of Hilfi, and her two little heads were very close together.

"Sylphie, I want to give you the spellbook and wand."

"What? Why?" Hilfi was taken aback, and immediately said after realizing what was happening, "No, Rudy, this is too valuable."

"Sylphie, there's something else I want to tell you." Interrupting Sylphie's refusal, Rudeus continued on his own.

"Wh-what?" Hilfi asked in confusion. Wasn't that thing still being discussed?

"Do you remember the magic university I told you about before?"

"Yes, I remember, it was your master's school, right?"

"Hmm, Silphie, would you like to go to magic university with me?"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking this? Are you saying we're leaving?" Hilfi asked anxiously.

For Silphi, who was still a child, her activities had never extended beyond the village where she was born. Going to the magic university sounded like going to another world.

"Well, since I'm going to the magic university, of course I'll leave here, although that's all in the future." Rudeus understood Sylphie's feelings, but still said it as a matter of course.

"But Rudy, aren't you already very good? Why do you still need to go to magic university?" Sylphie whispered.

"Sylphie, although I'm already very powerful, I can become even more powerful at the Magic University. We won't stay in Buena Village forever."

Although Rudius has not yet reached the point where he cannot improve, in this rural area, he obviously cannot receive much knowledge from the world of joblessness.

That flawed textbook and Lochie's teachings were all the knowledge Rudeus could easily acquire.

Other things can only be discovered slowly through scientific research.

This won't work; it's too inefficient.

Only in university can one gain more inspiration and allow knowledge from two different worlds to collide and merge more effectively.

"Well... okay then."

"Oh? Is that so?" Rudeus happily hugged Sylphie, pressing more of his weight against her and nuzzling her head. "Sylphie will be coming with me, right?"

"Mmm," Hilfi hummed softly, blushing.

Although she doesn't mind Rudeus's closeness, the intimate interaction, which resembles that of a parent and child, still makes Sylphie feel shy.

Rudius stopped dawdling and continued, "Silphie, I should be going to Roya soon."

"Huh? Why?" Hilfi asked immediately, disregarding her embarrassment.

"I asked my dad to help me find a job in Roya," Rudius added.

A gentle breeze ruffled their hair.

Sylphie remained silent, and Rudeus could feel her body trembling slightly.

"Rudy, are you leaving here?" Hilfi asked Rudy, turning to look at him.

"That's right," Rudius couldn't deny.

"Then—how long until you leave?" Hilfi asked, lowering her head and silently tightening her grip on Rudeus's sleeve.

"Oh, Silphie, let me finish."

Rudeus looked down at Sylphie's small face, and saw that Sylphie was biting her lip, looking like she was enduring something.

Rudeus quickly reached out his other hand and stroked Sylphie's head.

"Roya isn't far from here, it's about a day's journey," Rudeus reassured Sylphie, adding, "But that's the time it takes to travel by public carriage. I can fly, so I'll definitely be faster than a public carriage. I'll come back to see you every few days."

Rudius hadn't even explained his reason for going to Roya before he hurriedly began to offer an explanation.

because----

"Is that so?" Hilfi looked like she was about to cry.

Upon seeing this, Rudius immediately changed from kneeling to straddling, no longer lying on top of Sylphie like a good brother.

Instead, he wrapped his arms around Silphie and pulled her into his embrace.

With two newborns recently arriving at the house, Rudius has mastered yet another skill: soothing people.

"Silphie, Silphie, please don't cry, okay?"

Is it right to offer comfort now?

Wouldn't comforting words make it easier to cry?

But shouldn't we offer comfort?

Rudius was somewhat flustered.

Holding Sylphie from behind, Rudeus couldn't see her expression for the time being, but her silence clearly indicated that she was still gathering her emotions—

Seeing this, Rudeus used his strength to lift Sylphie onto his lap. Compared to the two little ones at home, Sylphie was truly a precious treasure.

The main reason Rudius was struggling was that he wasn't very big.

Looking back, I really should have used flight magic.

Fortunately, the child's weight was limited, and after a few not-too-difficult movements, Rudeus was able to carry Sylphie in his arms.

"Silphie, don't cry, Silvphie." Rudeus patted Silvphie's back and gently rocked her body. "Silphie, oh, oh, don't cry."

Rudius subconsciously used the same methods his mother used to coax him in his previous life.

That's a very distant memory—

Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to have any effect.

Rudius saw that Sylphie's eyes quickly filled with tears, and before she could speak, tears were already falling.

"I don't want you to leave!"

Hilfi rushed toward Rudius and hugged him tightly.

"I don't want you to leave!! Ugh~~~" After saying that, Sylphie burst into tears————

"Huh? Eh?" Rudeus, slightly confused, hugged Sylphie back and stroked her head, comforting her as usual, "Sylphie, don't cry, don't cry—"

Hilfi's reaction was far greater than Rudius had anticipated.

I thought that if I told her I would come back to see her, she wouldn't cry.

Why are you still crying?

Hilfi's reaction made Rudius begin to doubt his own teaching methods.

Although Rudeus was indeed a fragile and crybaby in his previous life, he felt that he had performed quite well in front of Sylphie in this life.

Can words and actions directly replicate someone's core spirit?

Hearing Silphie's cries.

Rudius felt a sudden urge to stay.

Now, being held by Sylphie, Rudeus is once again experiencing an emotional shock.

This was the first time Rudius had ever experienced such a powerful emotional surge of being needed.

Rudius recalled his father from his previous life.

When I was five or six years old, my father went on business trips to other places to earn money, and each trip would last for a week.

She could only watch her father get into the taxi, then burst into tears as she watched his reluctant face recede further and further away through the rear window.

Rudyus also developed a tendency to cry because of that experience.

Once emotions get excited, tears well up uncontrollably.

Rudius can still recall the reluctant expression on his father's face at that time.

Each farewell, each tearful moment, each reluctant parting.

Unconsciously, Rudius also shed tears.

Is that so, ———— Hil?

The two people in the painting are crying, while the warm wind continues to flow.

Although I feel sad.

But just as his father in his previous life had to work, Rudeus also had to go to Roa because of the threat of the transfer event.

"Silphie—Silphie—be good—Silphie—" Dius stroked Silphie's head and called softly.

Rudeus recalled the feeling of being comforted by Senis when he was born, and a warmth filled his heart. "It's alright—Silphie, just listen to me, okay?"

"Mmm—" came the voice of Silphie's reply amidst the sobbing.

Rudius, still holding the sobbing Sylphie, continued, "I told my father I was going to Roa to find a job."

"Why—why? Aren't there any jobs available in the village?"

"Because the village can't offer such high wages, and if we don't have enough money, we won't be able to go to school together."

"No—I don't want to go to school anymore, please don't leave!" Hilfi cried out.

"Silphie—" Rudeus was momentarily at a loss for words.

What's the difference between a child saying this and saying "I love you"?

Rudius's nose felt a little sore again.

"Silphie, I have to go," Rudeus said.

Why?

"Because—" Rudius paused again.

Because of the Great Transfer Event? Because of the threat from gods and men?

This is not a topic that children should be facing.

lie?

This kind of selection process was never part of Rudius's education.

Rudius would rather admit his ignorance and say he didn't know than make up an excuse to fool Sylphie.

But not being able to lie also means that Rudius cannot say he doesn't know.

Rudius rephrased, "There are some things that need to be dealt with."

"What is that?"

"I can't tell you right now."

"Then why can't you tell me?"

"Because—" Rudeus carefully chose his words.

Is it because they are too young?

Rudius once thought that when faced with certain questions, he could answer, "You'll understand when you grow up."

Children don't need to think about these things.

But saying such things now would be too powerless for Sylphie.

This shouldn't be the answer to this question either.

Then we need a direction where we can exert our efforts and work hard.

Because it's not strong enough?

So I can't tell you?

This is just a different way of putting pressure on children that they shouldn't have to bear.

"Because—" Rudius paused, then gave up, "Because I can't say it. Some things, saying them out loud, are like being afraid. I don't want Sylphie to be afraid too."

"Afraid?" Sylphie gradually stopped crying. "Rudy, what are you afraid of?"

"Hmm, I'm so scared—" Rudeus murmured.

There is a god in the sky who scans back and forth. Once you are discovered, you will face countless conspiracies and tricks. It is impossible not to be afraid.

"Can I help you?"

Rudius paused for a moment, then his nose started to sting again.

What's going on today?

Rudius really wanted to hear Sylphie say those words, but not now.

Rudeus hadn't told Sylphie about the matter of gods and men yet.

Rudius couldn't let a child stand in his way.

"Of course," Rudius affirmed.

"Would Rudy not be afraid then?"

"I'm still a little scared, but I'm much better now."

"But Rudy, you're already so strong, why are you afraid?" Sylphie asked, sobbing again. "Can I really help you?"

"You can do it! Sylphie will definitely become stronger than me," Rudeus continued. "Sylphie will definitely be able to do many, many things that I can't do in the future."

Rudeus knew that when Sylphie said "strong," she meant physical strength, and that what he said was not entirely true.

But even if I explained it now, Hilfi probably wouldn't understand.

"Sylphie, it's okay. You're super strong now, aren't you? If Somar and the others come to bully you again, you can easily defeat them, right?"

"Hmm—" Sylphie responded softly.