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

[She is currently resting in an old wooden box in an abandoned warehouse in Slave Alley, Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Shillong.]

【This is the picture I just saw. 】

The human god stretched out his hand and touched my forehead, and a picture was shared with me. The red-haired woman covered in mud was undoubtedly Lilia.

Go save her.

【The next time will be in twenty days.】

【Remember to sleep.】

【sleep. 】

【Sleep.】

The human-god's voice echoed, and the figure disappeared.

The white space also disappeared.

Chapter 37 Children

Gawain slowly woke up.

He felt that the accumulated pressure in his body was relieved a lot. Although theoretically he could go two or three weeks without rest, the high-intensity work for several consecutive days was something he had never experienced before, so it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable.

Gawain instinctively wanted to get up and gather his thoughts, but he immediately noticed a slight discomfort in his abdomen. He opened his eyes and was greeted by the peaceful sleeping face of Lokisi. Their positions were a bit odd, Gawain's head resting on the side of Lokisi's thigh, while Lokisi slept against Gawain's chest. To prevent herself from slipping, she held onto one of his wrists and the base of his palm.

He stretched out his free hand and gently helped Luo Qixi tidy up her messy bangs. He also pulled a bunch of long hair that was not tied up from between her lips and teeth, and helped her smooth it out without any disgust at her saliva.

Gawain thanked him in a barely audible voice:

"Thank you for your hard work. Take a good rest."

He used the little magic power he had just recovered to create a spell, replacing Lokisi's external touch. His body also floated up slightly, moving horizontally while maintaining his original posture. He then pulled his pillow over to support Lokisi's upper body, adjusted the room temperature to a suitable level, and covered her with a thin blanket.

Remove the air from the door lock and hinges and open the door silently.

"Gawain, where are you going to leave me alone?"

Gawain folded his arms and turned quietly.

He tilted his head and asked doubtfully:

"Is it 'leaving you alone, where to go', or 'leaving you alone, where to go'?"

Roxy, awakened by the touch of the quilt, threw back the thin blanket in dissatisfaction. Even though her eyes were still unable to open completely due to sleepiness, her aura was already full:

"What difference does it make? You have to take me with you! Otherwise I'll go complain to Sylphy."

Gawain sighed:

"Okay. I'll go save them."

Based on Luo Qixi's understanding of Gawain, she didn't think Gawain was the kind of person who would wake up from a sleep only to realize that he had forgotten something very important, so this must be an excuse. Okay, you kid:

"Liar."

Gawain silently watched Lokisi sitting on the edge of the bed. She leaned forward, her snow-white toes lightly pressing on the ground, like a female leopard with her front paws on the ground, ready to pounce at any time. With the little teacher's speed, she would definitely not be able to catch him, but he was worried that the little teacher would fall to her death, so he stayed where he was to check the situation, and thus she was easily controlled.

What kind of stupid things are these guys doing, relying on their understanding of themselves?

Gao Wen could only explain:

"I'll go find Sylphy and Rudy to explain the situation later. You'll know then. If you want to catch up, don't waste any more time and get dressed."

Luo Qixi blushed instantly. She touched her dress up and down, and finally grabbed her shoes and threw them at Gao Wen in anger, but they only hit the door that closed in an instant. She said angrily:

"I didn't take it off at all!"

But now I am completely sober.

Soon, Lokisi put on her shoes and socks and came to the yard. Gawain had already put on his armor. His magic armor was slightly different from everyone else's. As mentioned before, all the edges and corners were outlined with obvious dark gold patterns, not pure matte black. It looked both sacred and evil, but this was actually a conspicuous design for taking the blame, and there was no functional difference.

While putting on her armor, Roxy asked:

"When do you plan to meet Miss Elinarize?"

Gao Wen confessed:

"I've also been thinking about it. Maybe it would be better to apologize to Lijie's mother first before going to see Sylphy. Otherwise, Sylphy will definitely worry about whether I have reconciled as promised."

Luo Qixi felt that her relationship with Gawain seemed to have entered a delicate state. Perhaps it was the difference between close friends with shared secrets and ordinary close friends? However, the term "close friends" was quite strange, and perhaps it could not reach this level.

That is why, when it comes to emotional topics, she no longer carefully considers what she says to Gawain:

"I've been wanting to say this for a while now, Gawain, you're a bit too much of a sister complex, aren't you? It's even a bit perverted. But you're actually willing to call Miss Elinalize "Mom" so quickly, which is really commendable. I thought you would continue to call her by her first name without any courtesy."

Gao Wen felt that he had been too lazy to explain to everyone in the past because it was too troublesome. Since Luo Qixi not only understood everything but also participated in the whole process, he did not hide it anymore:

"It was only about a year before you left that I realized I had always considered Elinalize my first mother. In the first few years of my life, she did everything she could and perfectly fulfilled her duties as a nurturer."

Luo Qixi wanted to ask Gao Wen what he thought of Debbie.

But she immediately felt that this was a topic that could not be touched upon.

Well, it seems that there is no need to think too much about it.

Gawain helped Luo Qixi tie her braids and put on a helmet. He also put on a helmet himself. The team voice chat was activated, and his voice rang in Luo Qixi's ears:

"You want to ask Debbie's mom, right?"

"I actually acknowledged her earlier, but that was just acknowledging her as my caregiver. I didn't think she was indispensable to me. I might have some attachment to her, but it didn't seem like a big deal without her."

Gawain put one arm around Lokisi and with the other grabbed the huge metal transport container nearby. The two of them floated up and flew into the sky, but the conversation didn't end there:

"When I first left Buena Village, I hated her and Roltz's father so much. If it weren't for Sylphy and Rudy, I would have killed everyone in Buena Village, or chopped them all into human pigs and kept them in a pigsty."

"Please don't go into such detail. It's a bit scary."

"Okay. From that moment on, I began to loathe the concept of motherhood. Whether based on your biological instincts or cultural atmosphere, mothers in traditional families are atrocious slave owners who raise, oppress, and control their children. There are many mothers who love their children, but there are also many who are jealous of their children's achievements, jealous of their children's freedom, and can't accept their children losing control. Not to mention the countless examples of mothers who completely fail to meet the requirements. I believe that, whether based on biological instinct or not, children are always born to love their mothers unconditionally, but mothers don't necessarily always love their children."

"You actually hate yourself, don't you?"

"You're right. I was overwhelmed by my emotions at first, but I soon realized that my parents just didn't want to drag me down. Yes, they could have controlled me and easily gained countless wealth and a high position, but they chose to give me freedom and let me choose my own future path. I just hate them for not controlling me and imprisoning me."

Gawain began to slowly slow down, then stopped in mid-air. He let Lokisi sit on top of the transport cabin, then took off his helmet and smiled helplessly at himself:

"Lokishi."

"I'm probably the exact opposite of you."

"Children often have conflicts with their parents in order to prove their existence, to grow into adults, and to gain freedom and an independent life."

"You ran away from your parents in order to become an adult and to have your own life."

“But I don’t want to grow up.”

"Hence the hatred for the parents who allowed me to leave the nest."

Luo Qixi also took off her helmet, revealing the braided bun that Gawain had helped her tie. She wanted to reach out and rub the fool, but because of the armor, she finally put her face close to Gawain and rubbed his cold cheek, saying helplessly:

"Stupid, you're still a child."

Gawain hugged Lokisi again.

He let go of the transport cabin, and a huge object weighing tens of tons fell from a height of a thousand meters.

"Not anymore."

Chapter 38 Rescue

"You probably have a lot more questions."

A huge roar came from below, accompanied by the panic of the crowd fleeing in all directions. Only then did Lokisi notice that they were back in the capital of the Kingdom of Shillong.

"But let's talk about it later. We still have plenty of time."

Gawain helped Loki put his helmet back on to prevent her true identity from being exposed.

Luo Qixi was a little confused:

"Save who?"

Gao Wen helped her activate the hovering function of the flight module:

"Aunt Lilia."

The next moment, Gawain's figure disappeared from her sight, leaving only the hideous helmet stuffed back into her arms.

"Really? Am I just a helmet stand?"

"You brought me here, but didn't let me get involved. You're just a kid, but you treat me like a child. That's abhorrent."

But, not annoying.

After all, he just didn't want blood on her hands.

Gawain smashed himself into the ground and looked around. The scene in the memory he shared with the human god was slightly similar, with similar architectural and planning styles.

"In an abandoned warehouse somewhere in Slave Alley, Latakia, the capital of the Kingdom of Shillon?"

In the filthy streets, people in tattered clothes dodged the black-armored Gawain and fled to the safety behind him. He casually used magic to help a mother holding a child who was about to fall, then reached out and grabbed a fat man in fancy clothes who was about to pass by him, asking without even glancing at him:

"Where is Slave Alley?"

The fat man kicked his feet in fear, one hand grabbing Gawain's gauntlet, the other pointing to the side and behind, sweat dripping down his face as he pleaded:

"Over there...over there...this is the slums...please let me go...Lord Gawain..."

Gawain placed his thumb on the man's chin, his tone very satisfied:

"I never thought a wealthy businessman who frequents such a lowly place as Skid Row would actually know me."

The man quickly smiled and said:

"O great being, who towers above the king, please forgive me, a humble creature like an insect, for having the audacity to remember your divine presence."

Gawain smiled:

"Lucky for you, I'm in a good mood today."

The man showed an ecstatic expression of having survived.

Then, Gawain slowly pushed his thumb, and squeezed his jaw from under his head amidst his painful wail. Gawain floated up, looked in the direction of the destination, and said in a calm tone:

"I actually really hate slave traders."

"I really don't know when you guys, who are stained with such a stench, will finally understand clearly that you have no right to enslave any intelligent life in this world."

Gawain flicked his thumb upwards, sending the slave trader's head flying. Blood splattered across his cheeks and scattered hair, and he threw the body aside.

"They're all mine."

Having killed too many members of evil forces, Gao Wen has long developed the ability to tell at a glance what the other party is up to and whether they have a history of killing. By the way, when Gao Wen looks in the mirror, he cannot see any bad signs on himself.

After all, for him, killing people is no different in essence from finding different ways to kill ants, especially since he always only kills people who do not cause him any psychological burden.

At first, pregnant women and babies made no difference to him, but at least now he couldn't do it.

This can probably be considered growth.

Gawain had no complaints about this. There was no planet in the universe that could not be ruled without killing babies with one's own hands.

He continued to float upwards.

Then he clapped his hands, and the huge sound waves knocked out people in several nearby streets and alleys. After helping some people who were in danger of their lives after falling, Gawain swooped down to Slave Alley.

Seeing the people around them fall down in the loud noise, the thugs who had practiced swordsmanship or had been exercising for a long time were immediately selected from the ordinary people. They immediately surrounded the employers or big customers, were vigilant everywhere, and escorted them in a well-trained manner.

Gawain landed in front of them.

Flipping his palm forward like playing with water, the wide-area destructive magic derived from the [Calm Belt] magic created by Sylphy appeared in actual combat for the first time.

Countless high-pressure wind blades swept forward, turning the slave traders into pieces before they could react. Only one swordsman dodged in a strange posture and pulled out a bizarre shield from his back.

"I am Beisheng..."

Gawain didn't want to waste time talking, so he flew over and chopped off his head with his hand knife.

Then he flew up again and had a bird's eye view of the narrow and bloated street. The buildings were piled one on top of another, forming a large dark area.

He had no way of telling where the warehouse was from the exterior of the building.

After a moment of thought, Gao Wen came up with a suitable solution.