Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

"Yo, here we come."

I smiled and waved, nudging Luke, who was sitting upright, with my elbow.

The latter sighed.

"It's all because of you..."

"Huh? Me?"

"Nothing, nothing. Anyway, please sit down first, boss. The food and wine can be served."

I laughed it off and got away with it.

While Rudeus was looking for a seat, I lowered my voice and said:

"Senior Luke, I know you have some prejudice against Rudeus, but this is related to Sylphy's lifelong happiness, so you should restrain yourself."

"I know."

Luke coughed lightly.

Just a few hours ago, Luke and I were in the student union office, enthusiastically discussing the topic of XP.

Luke stood firm in his opinion.

The charm of a woman is her breasts!

A woman without breasts is unattractive!

This is especially true for the men of the Notos family.

Flat chest?

Flat chest?

Loli?

young girl?

That kind of thing is not even presentable at all, only an inexperienced virgin would like it.

As a man of the Notos family.

It is physiologically unacceptable to see a woman without a full breast.

No matter how much I say it, it's useless.

Seeing that Sylphy's head would drop to the ground if I continued talking, I had no choice but to use my trump card.

As the saying goes, truth comes out when drunk.

As long as I have a heart-to-heart conversation with Rudeus, we will definitely understand each other.

"I didn't expect Senior Luke would come too."

After Rudius sat down, he was still a little confused.

"Could it be that you have something to talk to me about?"

"..."

Luke kept a straight face and said nothing.

Seeing this, I coughed dryly and spoke for him:

"Rudeus."

"Yes?"

"Actually, Senior Luke is a little troubled."

"I see. If there's anything I can do to help, I'll do my best. Please just let me know."

"It's not that serious. Actually..."

I glanced at Luke and then lowered my voice and said:

"Actually, these past few days, a girl that Senior Luke liked suddenly lost her feelings for him, even though they used to get along pretty well..."

"Hey, Ron! What are you talking about?"

"You can understand, right, Rudeus? The girl you've been getting along with, even having sex with, suddenly says 'You're not worthy of me' one day, and then leaves without even looking back, without even a chance to stay..."

"..."

I haven't finished speaking yet.

Luke had already pressed my shoulder from the side, stopping me from continuing.

His face was so dark that it looked like water was about to drip out.

"Ron, what are you talking about..."

"I understand!"

Just when Luke wanted to say something.

Rudeus suddenly roared.

"Oh!"

He slammed his wine glass on the table and gritted his teeth.

"So that's right, isn't it? That's it! Women are creatures that can suddenly change their expressions without any warning. It turns out that even Senior Luke is not immune to this!"

"I understand so well!"

Luke:?

Before Luke could react.

Rudeus had already stood up and walked past me to Luke's side.

He patted the latter's shoulder.

"It's okay, Senior Luke. As the saying goes, out goes the old, in comes the new. The end of one relationship is the beginning of another. No matter what happens, we must face the future bravely!"

"……Yes."

"Come on, let's drink! Let's forget about those unpleasant things tonight and not go home until we're drunk!"

"……Yes."

Luke took the wine glass handed to him by Rudeus in a daze.

"Come on, do it."

"Dry……"

"Ron did it too!"

"Dry!"

The three of us men clinked our glasses together and drank them all in one gulp.

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became heated.

Although Luke's face was full of "What the hell is this?" expression, these were minor problems.

In short, the most difficult beginning part has been successfully overcome.

The next step is to slowly get Rudius drunk, and then get Rudius to tell you his true XP.

……

……

The three of us kept drinking.

Although none of us three could hold our liquor very well, the atmosphere was so lively that no one felt the need to slow down.

Drink and drink.

Rudeus's words about "occasionally feeling lost, so I pray to God" caught Luke's attention.

"Does Rudeus have a religious sect?"

"Of course, it's the Lokishi Cult."

"Is there such a sect?"

"Yeah, although I'm the only believer right now, as for Roxy, she's quite great..."

With the help of this topic.

Rudeus spent half an hour explaining to Luke and me why Lokisi is a god.

In the end, Luke's ears were callused from listening so much.

I had to forcefully change the subject.

"Ahem, speaking of which, Rudeus, what kind of girls do you like?"

"The girl I like..."

When it comes to this topic.

Rudeus's high spirits instantly dropped.

He stared at the wine glass with a serious expression and became silent.

Just as Luke was worried that his true intentions would be exposed, Rudeus suddenly spoke:

"The girl I like... Speaking of this, I'm also quite troubled."

"What specifically?"

I filled Rudeus's glass with wine.

Rudeus looked a little embarrassed.

"Forget it, it doesn't feel right to say it..."

"Oh, what are you afraid of? Everyone here is one of us. There's nothing we can't talk about when it comes to women. Isn't that right, Senior Luke?"

"That's right. If you have any troubles, please tell us. Maybe we can help."

Luke immediately followed up.

"..."

Rudeus scowled for a while.

Finally, after Luke and I repeatedly urged him, he made up his mind.

"Then please promise not to tell anyone else, especially...Senior Luke."

"I?"

Luke was stunned for a moment.

I quickly winked at him.

"Cough cough."

Luke coughed twice and said seriously:

"I swear in the name of the Notos family that I will not tell the secret to anyone else. Please continue, Rudeus."

Rudeus nodded.

He lowered his voice and said:

"Actually, just a few days ago... I boki to someone."

Luke: ...

That's it?