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

Her gaze slid from her shoes and finally fell on the thin white snow on the bridle path. She felt a little regretful. She seemed to have done something very stupid, just like she always realized things too late. Well, it seemed that there was something related to this that she had realized before but hadn't figured out?

What similarities made me make such an association?

Delay? Postpone? Or...hide?

"...I'm with Gawain."

After saying this, Luo Qixi's wild thoughts were disconnected. She subconsciously raised her eyes with an embarrassed expression, waving her hands in the hope that the other party would give her time to explain:

"...Of course, we haven't completely confirmed our relationship yet. After all, the bad things haven't completely passed, and we haven't settled down yet! Besides, I haven't told you yet. I guess we're just at the point where we know each other well. So, I wanted to let Sylphy know before that."

She felt like she had said something stupid, but Lokisi hoped that Sylphy could understand her thoughts and that Sylphy could bless the relationship between her and Gawain.

After all...after all, Sylphy is my younger sister, isn't she?

After all, Sylphy wouldn't fall in love with Gawain, right?

But Luo Qixi still felt that he had said something stupid again:

"...I hope Sylphy can bless us. Of course, Gawain will not stop caring about you or loving you because of this. I will not be jealous because of your close relationship as siblings, so please don't think that I will exclude you. On the contrary, I hope Sylphy can allow me to join this family..."

What am I...saying...

However, Sylphy just walked in front of Roxy, and the two of them stopped. Sylphy took Roxy's hands and looked at her tenderly:

"How could that be? On the contrary, Sylphy, as a younger sister, should be thanking the teacher for liking my stupid brother, okay?"

The negative emotions in Luo Qixi's mind were instantly swept away. She showed a lovely and joyful smile. Perhaps even Gawain had never seen such a pure and beautiful expression? After all, you wouldn't want your lover to see such a childish look.

Luo Qixi tilted her head slightly and smiled brightly:

"Thank you! Sylphy!"

Sylphy also smiled sweetly and asked curiously:

"Come to think of it, my brother shouldn't have hidden anything from you about the Vitrum Empire, right?"

...hide?

An idea flashed through Luo Qixi's mind, but she didn't want her future sister-in-law to have a negative impression of her, so she immediately showed off without thinking... Answer:

"Of course! Gawain told me everything a few months ago. Come to think of it, there was something I was quite proud of back then. I saved Gawain several times, you know? I'll tell you more later!"

Sylphy nodded expectantly. She released her hand from Lokisi and asked with a longing tone:

"Also, teacher, are you and your brother planning to have a baby? If possible, I'd like to help take care of the baby."

Luo Qixi's little head was instantly filled with sweet and happy fantasies, and she completely lost the ability to think and judge. She touched her head and smiled foolishly:

"Of course! I just feel like it's going to be hard to get pregnant! But we'll have to wait until we get married!"

Sylphy clasped her hands to her chest and murmured:

"...getting married...?"

A mercury-colored luster flowed in the shadows cast by Sylphy's hands.

Sylphy lowered her eyes and said softly:

"Teacher, Mr. Luo Qixi, thank you for being willing to love my brother Gao Wen...."

Roxy's face still had a happy expression. She looked at Sylphy's beautiful matte dark red eyes, and at first she was proud, but then subconsciously humbled:

"Gawain loves it too... Well, we should be thanking you!"

Sylphy slowly approached Roxy.

Luo Qixi seemed to come back to her senses:

"Ah, let's just leave this matter at that for now. I'm more worried about you, Sylphy!"

Sylphy smiled gently:

"No, you don't have to worry about me, teacher..."

But at this moment, the sound disappeared, and immeasurable air was pushed aside by the grand consciousness high above, and a shadow that almost turned into light fell from the sky.

Can you make it?

Sylphy took out a mercury-colored dagger made with material creation magic. She held the sword in one hand and pressed the tail of the blade with the other, slowly stabbing the sharp blade into Roxy's abdomen.

The green-haired, red-eyed girl whispered silently in the teacher's ear:

"Anyone who wants to harm my brother must die."

Even you, Teacher Luo Qixi.

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Note 1: See Volume 3, Chapter 46, "Sincerity" for details.

Note 2: Sylphy did not slash randomly.

She tolerated it only when she knew that the two were together; then she rationally determined whether Roxy knew the truth about the Vitrum Empire (in fact, Sylphy was the one who didn't know the whole picture. Gawain concealed the part that he felt was not suitable for Sylphy to know, not to mention that Gawain didn't know the nature of the Vitrum people at that time); in the third stage, after she was sure that Teacher Roxy wanted to have a child with her brother even though she knew the nature of her brother, she finally couldn't tolerate it anymore.

Note 3: Roxy wasn't completely out of touch; she'd grasped the underlying thread dozens of chapters ago, but simply wasn't willing to dwell on it. If she'd figured it out, the legitimacy of her self-construction would be lost. Perhaps it's some kind of vigilant instinct. (That is, because Sylphy doesn't adore Gawain and doesn't want to marry him, I, as an elder and teacher, don't conceal my feelings. This is a moral issue, not a question of self-esteem.)

Note 4: The fact that Gawain activated the vacuum field before Sylphy assassinated Roxy was a show effect. The truth is, based on Sylphy's understanding of Gawain (the old version of Gawain), Gawain could barely detect the stab at the moment, and instantly stop and heal it.

Chapter 24 Sincerely for You

Chapter 24 Sincerely for You

In Gawain's horrified eyes.

The sword still pierced Loki's abdomen.

In his vision, which was slowed down to the extreme, blood soaked the tweed coat he chose for Loki this morning, and the blue-haired girl with double pigtails also vomited blood from her mouth.

He appeared beside the two women, and slowly pushed them apart with his arms as they were almost hugging each other. He slapped his palms, and the mercury-colored dagger instantly disintegrated into powder, and the blood beads hanging on it fell like a drizzle.

Gawain's left hand glowed green and he embraced the bewildered Lokisi.

Gawain looked at Sylphy and stretched out his right hand.

Sylphy also looked at Gawain. Whenever he was around, she always looked at him. Perhaps it was just like the knowledge her brother had once told her about the stars. Small stars always revolved around large stars, and the human world revolved around the sun. This was an axiom of gravity that could not be shaken.

[Note: The human world probably doesn't revolve around a star. This is Gawain's old knowledge. Sylphy's knowledge, like her understanding of Gawain, is outdated.]

Sylphy avoided her brother's hand and continued to stare at him, wanting to see "disappointment", "anger", "dissatisfaction", "disgust" in his expression, anything that would make her feel strange, cold and painful.

Then maybe she could comfort herself?

I did this for my brother's own good, but he didn't understand.

So, although I made a mistake for the right thing, my brother who misunderstood me must also have made a mistake. Even if mistakes cannot offset each other, at least they can make us equal again.

After all, my brother has gone astray, and it is my responsibility to correct him.

Although it hurts!

But this is the right way!

This is true love!

It is definitely not the kind of superficial love that Teacher Luo Qixi has, which is only for the sake of temporary happiness and enjoyment!

But Gawain's face was filled with nothing but sadness.

Sadness, self-blame, pity, and regret.

Sylphy continued to retreat and fell to the ground. She lowered her head, not daring to look at her brother's face.

In her opinion, it shouldn't be like this.

If her brother defended Teacher Roxy and was hostile to her, she didn't think there was anything wrong with that. She only regretted not being able to successfully kill the teacher and perhaps shouldn't have been so eager. Sylphy felt she would definitely be hurt by her brother's attitude, but she believed she would soon be able to break free from this emotion. After all, she was the one who was protecting her brother, preventing him from suffering for the next ten thousand years, and preventing him from returning to his tribe and finding true happiness and peace.

"But...why are you looking at me like that..."

It's as if I'm the one who knows nothing!

Sylphy struggled to get up from the ground. She wanted to escape, but her soul, thoughts, and emotions urged her to leave quickly and never come back.

She failed to protect her brother.

But her brother did not blame her. Instead, he felt deeply guilty because of her drastic behavior. He was in pain, guilty, and regretful because of her.

She hurt her brother.

No, she didn't mind hurting her brother.

But she should never hurt her brother without achieving anything.

With just that one glance, Sylphy completely understood. Even if she killed Teacher Roxy at this stage, her brother would be trapped and unable to escape. If only there was time magic, she could go back to the time before her brother fell in love with Teacher Roxy and kill her. But was that really the right thing to do?

After all, she also understood another point:

My brother has changed.

It's some kind of essential, good change.

It was a crucial change brought about by others for my brother and had nothing to do with me.

Sylphy thought that her brother might not be able to survive without her, so she had been planning recently how to quietly return to her brother and support him.

But the reality was the opposite. She could easily see that her brother was resolute and calm, able to move forward steadily even in the pain he still felt. But she, on the other hand, couldn't do that! If she hadn't thought about her brother being even more devastated and needing her protection and comfort, she would have definitely collapsed long ago, right?!

Killed mom and dad!

To harm my brother to this extent!

Why should I still stay here?

Yes, I think I am the only one who understands my brother well enough, and only after facing the reality can I help my brother, save him, and make amends.

But it seems I'm no longer needed.

My brother has become someone I don’t understand, and I can’t even help him.

Then I, the culprit, should be brought to justice, right?

Sylphy crawled away, a dagger formed in her hand, and she calmly and firmly stabbed it into her chest.

Gawain stood beside her, silently swatting the blade away.

He held Sylphy in his arms.

This is the first time in months.

Sylphy pushed against his chest with all her might, and unbeknownst to her, it became broader and stronger than before, and she burst into tears uncontrollably.

Gawain gently comforted his sister and said:

"It's all my fault. Saying that, while it aligns with the order of precedence, will definitely make you angry and unhappy, Sylphy?"

He hugged his sister tightly, pressing his cheek against the top of her head, his big hands gently stroking her hair, his fingertips sliding firmly across her cheek.

Gao Wen took his sister's hand and easily made a pinky promise with her without even looking:

"Well, let's make this agreement, okay?"

"Half of it is the fault of the extreme purists who sent me to this world, and the other half is the fault of the human god."

Sylphy's cute little finger was tightly hooked around her brother's. After a long pause, she asked with a choked sob and a snotty sound:

"...Extreme...pure-blood...ism?"

Gao Wen's tone was helpless:

"Well...that's a pretty stupid story."

Gao Wen's tone was very patient:

"If you want to hear it, I will tell you slowly."

Sylphy was silent for a long time before she lost all strength and thought and moved her head a few times in her brother's arms.

"...think..."

Gawain no longer hugged his sister so hard, but let her go. The two of them moved a little distance apart. He looked down at Sylphy with pity, who was still standing there with her head down, cowering like a stupid chick or penguin drenched in rain. He took her hand and said seriously:

"Brother wants to have a good talk with you later. Don't forget to tell me why you attacked Luo Qixi just now. Now, let's go and apologize to her together."

Sylphy grabbed Gawain's hand and raised her head.