Anime, starting from Re:Zero (Zero - Starting Life)

Luo Qixi staggered to stand up, but failed and could only squat and shrink back. Now even her crystal white ears were visibly red and looked like they were about to bleed. After a moment of silence, she stretched out a hand in shame and anger and begged:

"Gaff (Gawain), pull me up..."

"Who is Lamb?"

Despite complaining, Gawain still helped the eloquent instructor up and helped her stand.

After a while, the carriage came into view.

Luo Qixi suddenly declared solemnly:

"Gawain, I might be becoming afraid of heights."

Gao Wen responded indifferently:

"Will there be no problem wearing the armor? Then just remember to wear the magic armor every time."

Luo Qixi was somewhat unwilling:

"Could you please practice with me a few times later? I'm worried that I won't be able to fly with a glider or something like that in the future. I think it will leave a psychological scar."

Gao Wen didn't want to admit that it was his fault at all:

"It's okay during the break."

At this moment, Gawain suddenly realized something was amiss. If they were picking up an S-rank adventurer, and they weren't acquaintances, then why would Lokisi come along? And there was a familiar aura.

"Luo Qixi, let me ask you again, who are the S-rank adventurers you recruited? What is the name of the team?"

Luo Qixi, who was able to stand firmly, smiled:

"You'll know right away, so why ask?"

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the two of them.

The carriage door opened.

The one who jumped out immediately was a man from the charcoal mining tribe, wearing a beige robe, black armor, and a long yellow beard.

Gawain's expression began to turn cold.

Chapter 34 Mother

Luo Qixi, who had been paying attention to Gawain's expression, seemed to realize something. The smile on her face froze immediately, and she almost subconsciously shouted:

“…Run away!!!”

Then he rushed forward and tried to stop Gawain.

But Gawain, who had been standing beside her, had disappeared.

The next thing that vanished was the carriage itself, which was sent flying into the sky by a single punch, along with its two fine horses. Only the monkey-faced driver was left behind...

And the blonde long-eared woman who was grabbed by the neck by the enraged Gawain.

He roared:

"Aili!na!li!jie!!!"

The eardrums of everyone present were ruptured.

"Elina Lijie!!!"

"How dare you appear in front of me again!!!"

"Haven't you already abandoned me??? Why??? Are you shamelessly coming back to help Paul Graylat, whom you always claim to hate???"

Gawain pinched his first foster mother's slender neck, his hands trembling, his entire face covered with angry veins, and bloodshot on the whites of his eyes, turning his pupils blue and red.

Elina Lijie offered no resistance at all, but just stared at her adopted son calmly and sadly. His hands and feet hung quietly, as if he had been killed. Only the spasms caused by suffocation and pain could prove that he was still alive.

Roxy, who had fallen to the ground, quickly got up and ran to Gawain's side to pull his arm. After realizing that it was completely useless, she hugged Gawain from the side and begged with tears in her eyes:

"Don't hurt her... We finally get to see each other again... It's too pitiful..."

Gawain loosened one hand and looked at Luo Qixi coldly:

"Are you going to speak up for her?"

Perhaps, if he gets an unsatisfactory answer, he will teach Luo Qixi a lesson?

But Luo Qixi just shook her head, not even understanding Gawain's thoughts, and scolded with tears in her voice:

"Idiot! You're the one who's always wanted to see Miss Elinalize, aren't you? You've been looking forward to seeing her again since you were little... You've been wanting to hear from her... You've been worried about her safety... That's why I always remember... And when I write to you and send you gifts, I keep it separate from everyone else!"

"We finally get to meet at a time like this...but you're just venting your frustration and hurting each other...that's a bit too stupid!"

Gawain loosened his grip.

Disappeared instantly.

The huge wind and waves knocked everyone present to the ground, and the huge roar coming from the sky made them cover their bleeding ears in pain.

Roxy was the first to rise again. She crawled over to Elinalize, who lay motionless on the ground, and cast a high-level healing spell on her neck, which was rapidly turning dark from the handprints left by the pinching. Elinalize said nothing, simply staring silently at the azure sky, tears streaming down her face.

Roxy healed her ears and looked at this super beauty who looked a bit like both Loltz and Sylphy. Although she felt she lacked the right stance, she still spoke on behalf of Gawain:

"I'm sorry, Miss Elina Lijie. I'm Gawain's former magic tutor, Lokisi Migludia. Gawain and I haven't seen each other for three years, and I didn't realize he would react so badly to you. It's entirely my fault for bringing him to see you without your permission. But I believe Gawain has simply been through so many bad things lately that his mood has become a bit extreme. I hope you don't feel too bad about it, and if possible, I hope you won't mind too much."

Elina Lijie raised her hands to cover her face and finally spoke. Her voice trembled and tears kept flowing from between her fingers:

"He...finally treated me as his mother..."

Hearing this, Luo Qixi couldn't help but shed tears.

After calming down for a while.

Luo Qixi stood up and wiped her eyes. She showed a helpless smile:

"Sorry, it looks like that guy isn't planning on coming back for the time being. Let me treat everyone first."

Soon, Luo Qixi apologized and healed the ears of the other two people, and learned their names and origins.

Talhand, from the coal mining tribe, an S-rank adventurer.

Keith Nucadia, Nucadia, S-rank adventurer.

Like Elinalize Dragonrod, they were once members of the S-rank adventurer team Black Wolf Fang.

In short, Paul and Senice's old teammates.

Talhand and Elina Lijie unexpectedly reunited on the Bekalit Continent a few years ago and started a new team. They had just returned to the Urs Territory of the Asura Kingdom from the archipelago route in April. After noticing the large-scale magical disaster in the north, they have been heading this way.

After that, he confirmed the occurrence of the magic disaster on the way, turned back to the capital of Asura, and unexpectedly met Keith at the Adventurer's Guild. Then, because of Gawain's activeness, he quickly learned about the affairs of the Fitoya Territory from the head guild.

Then, at Elinalize's request, the three of them accepted the commission and set out on their journey to New Roa.

As for the reason why she hadn't written to Gawain for all these years, Lokishi also took the opportunity to ask. The reason was simple. Elinalize had been exploring various ruins and mazes over the years, trying to find more information about Gawain's life experience. Most of the time, she wouldn't go near large cities that could send letters across continents. The only time she sent a letter, it seemed all of it was lost along the way.

"Let me explain this to Gawain."

Luo Qixi said as a matter of course.

Elina Lijie, however, had a satisfied expression:

"Are you a couple?"

Luo Qixi took a step back and waved her hand in denial:

"No... that's not it. Speaking of which, Sylphy is your granddaughter, Miss Elinalize, right? With a beauty like your descendant as a sister, how could she possibly be interested in someone like me? And as I said before, I'm Gawain and the others' teacher."

"As a teacher, it's normal to be responsible for this kind of thing."

This is probably why Rudy respects Loki as a terrifying class teacher.

Elina Lijie twitched her chin slightly:

"But you also said it was a former teacher, Roxy? Did a former magic tutor need to be responsible for so many things?"

Luo Qixi smiled and shouted:

"Everyone, let's get ready and set off. If you follow me, Gawain won't attack you. Of course, Miss Elinarize should stay close to me. He doesn't have any magic power right now, so he can't be so precise as to hurt only Miss Elinarize without hurting me."

No one believes that such a teacher-student relationship is healthy anymore.

It took more than an hour.

Luo Qixi led everyone into New Luoya. She was so cautious and alert to the attacks from all directions that the few staff members in the city became tense.

Soon, she handed the three people over to Sauros for arrangements.

After asking Sauros to send staff to check around, they learned that Gawain had returned home.

Only then did Luo Qixi feel relieved.

After saying goodbye to the three people temporarily, Lokixi used the wind flying magic directly on herself for the first time in a long time, allowing herself to maintain the advantage of vision and quickly return to the main house.

As always, it fell into the backyard.

She pushed the door open and heard the faint sounds coming from Gawain and Sylphy's bedroom. She leaned against the door with a little distress.

"Gawain, listen to me."

Chapter 35 Knee Pillow

"You have to listen to me carefully before you speak."

Luo Qixi felt that making good use of Gawain's personality traits in this situation should not be counted as something that Sylphy did not allow, right?

No one in the room spoke, but the room fell silent.

——Gawain is an obedient and good boy.

Even Miss Elinarize had just said so. For years, Luo Qixi had been wondering why that arrogant, cold, and seemingly omnipotent Gawain was always so docile? So docile that even she could often manipulate him at will.

At first, Luo Qixi just thought that the child lacked human emotions, was too rigid, and did not take the act of rubbing him seriously.

But she, and everyone else, soon realized that Gawain was not that kind of person.

Perhaps even Gawain himself was unaware of this.

He's actually just very well-behaved.

Just like a poor puppy who obediently stays where he is and waits for his owner to take him home, even if he is adopted and accepted by everyone, his loneliness has not dissipated much.

Loki thought Gawain was still waiting for Elinalize, and felt that he was not the kind of person who would change so much after just three years of separation, so she rashly wanted to give Gawain a surprise, making the situation ugly. Otherwise, Loki would definitely find an excuse to let Gawain bring Sylphy back to suppress him.

Thinking of this, Luo Qixi couldn't help but lean her head against the door, revealing a helpless smile.

Really, it looks like a puppy.

She continued to command:

"You are not allowed to run away without listening to the whole story."

She's the one who would do that anyway.

“You are not allowed to cover your ears and not listen.”

She's the one who would do that anyway.

After stating the rules to be followed, just like before distributing the test papers, Luo Qixi slowly spoke out the speech she had prepared on the way:

"Ms. Elina Lijie has not abandoned you. If you just listen to me calmly, you will know that this is just a pitiful misunderstanding."

"After placing you in the care of Mr. Lortz, Miss Elina Lijie, in search of clues to your origins, journeyed south from the Jaw of the Red Dragon, spending over a year traversing the dense forests and visiting several hidden tribes."

"Because she found you unsuccessfully, she returned to the area where she found you, only to discover that the silver giant egg container that once held you had vanished. She spent several months searching the surrounding area for any relevant information, but to no avail."

"At this time, Miss Elina Lijie originally planned to send you a letter to explain the situation, but she felt that telling you this would only cause you more trouble. So she moved from the archipelago at the southern end of the Wanglong Kingdom to the Beccarit continent and began to gather information about your life experience there."

"In the eastern oasis of Beccarit, Miss Elina Lijie met her former teammate, Talhand. The two of them reunited and began to explore ruins and mazes that may be related to your life story."

"Three years after I left you, Miss Elina Lijie sent you a letter and some gifts from the labyrinth city of Lapon. But they might have been stolen, so it seems they didn't arrive."

"After that, the two of them stayed on the Beccarit continent for over three years, continuing northward. During this time, they traveled through various ruins and special labyrinths, only stopping in small and medium-sized towns for supplies and to complete missions. It wasn't until the end of last year that they set out from the archipelago in the northern part of the Beccarit continent, planning to return to the Kingdom of Asura."

"They arrived in the Kingdom of Asura in April. Miss Elina Lijie and Mr. Talhand had originally planned to go to the royal capital of Ars together to prepare before going their separate ways. Miss Elina Lijie planned to come directly to Fitoya Territory to visit you after the breakup."

"But before they arrived in Ars, they noticed a large-scale magical disaster brewing in the direction of Fitoya, so they turned and rushed here. However, the disaster struck before they could arrive, so they had no choice but to go to Ars to understand the situation. They immediately accepted the summons you issued when you first threatened the Asura royal family. That's why they came to Sillaoa by carriage like this. After all, you hadn't started going to the capital to recruit people every day at that time, right?"

"Gawain, do you understand?"

"Miss Elina Lijie has never abandoned you, nor has she ever lied to you. She has risked her life for you over the years, and when she realized you might be in danger, she rushed here the first moment."