Re:Zero: No Job, No Magic, Just a Stupid Romance System

Rudy looked at Sylphy, who was still timid, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

"I'm telling you, if you don't fight back against those kinds of guys, they'll only get more aggressive."

"I... I can't beat them."

"The important thing is to have the will to resist."

Although I don't have the right to say this.

"Usually, I would resist if a younger child came at me, but today they have an older child."

She glanced at Allen as she spoke.

Allen was far away, and Sylphy's voice was a little soft, so he couldn't hear clearly, but that didn't stop him from smiling and nodding brightly.

Sylphy saw this and quickly looked away, her ears trembling.

Allen, under the tree, suddenly changed expression and waved his hands in panic in front of him, as if driving away something unclean.

Rudy didn't notice Allen's sudden strange behavior and just said seriously to Sylphy,

"I see~ You heard what Allen said just now, right? If they dare to bully you again, Allen will twist their heads off."

Allen heard this clearly. He waved the system panel in the air that reminded him of the favorability change. Then he glanced at Rudy with a slumped face and complained,

"No, you're five years older than me in mental age! Is it appropriate to stand behind me pretending to be powerful? Isn't magic more shocking than my knife skills? Just setting off a big fireball can both tease girls and scare the others. It's a two-pronged approach. Why are you standing there timidly?"

"Forget it. I'm responsible too. The timing of this incident was moved up. Rudy had just escaped Lokisi's protection. I guess he still has a psychological shadow of older kids. In his previous life, he was tied naked to the school gate and humiliated. It's not easy to let go."

Seeing that Sylphy didn't reply but just tilted her head to peek at Allen, Rudy spread his hands helplessly.

"But it's really hard for you. You're bullied just because your hair color is similar to the Spelud."

Sylphy shrank her neck and stammered.

"Don't you care?"

"Because my teacher is a demon, I don't know what he said, but it sounds like he didn't think you were Spelud from the start. How should I put it? Maybe that's the keen observation of a swordsman."

"Is that so, swordsman?"

Sylphy nodded.

Rudy looked at her long ears and asked curiously,

"By the way, you have elf-like ears. Aren't you human?"

"No, no. My father is only half long-eared; the other half is human."

"Oh? What about your mother?"

"Human, but with a little orc blood mixed in."

Before Rudy could conclude anything, Sylphy suddenly began to sob.

"Father, although... I'm not a demon, but... the color of my hair is different from theirs."

Rudy was a little dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond. When he glanced at Allen, who was also a little dumbfounded under the tree, inspiration suddenly struck him.

"Don't cry! Allen hates children crying the most. Be careful, or he'll chop off your head!"

Allen: ???

The crying stopped abruptly, and Sylphy's expression suddenly became panicked.

[Sylphy's favorability towards you has slightly decreased.]

Allen was overjoyed to hear this.

Oh, right! That's it. Keep up this state, keep working hard. Pull the story back!

Rudy looked at Sylphy's expression and laughed inwardly.

"Is your father very strict with you? Seems like you're not good at dealing with strict types."

". Well, my father is scary when angry, but as long as I'm obedient, he won't be angry."

"Ah~ Where's your mother?"

"My mother is very gentle."

"Ah, were you going to deliver food to your father just now? You brought a basket full of bread. Ah, it's stained with mud, all Alan's fault!"

Sylphy, who had just calmed down, immediately became flustered again after hearing this.

"Ah! Sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry!"

Rudy: ???

Allen: ???

Rudy looked dull.

"Why are you apologizing? Forget it. How about this: you take me to your father's place, and I'll apologize to him on behalf of Alan. As for Alan, he's not good at getting close to people. He'll just look at you with a cold face and smile. It's scary."

Allen: ???

Sylphy nodded, then looked at Rudy hesitantly, then turned around to face Allen, tangled her fingers, and lowered her head.

"Thank you for protecting me."

Then she looked at Rudy again.

"Thank you for washing my hair."

"But if you do that, other people in the village will dislike you. If you have no friends, don't bother me anymore. I can do it on my own."

Sylphy was about to cry but tried hard not to because Allen didn't like crying children.

At this moment, Allen walked over, stretched out his hands, rubbed Sylphy and Rudy's hair, then passed by.

His indifferent voice floated in the wind.

"Rudy and I will not become friends with them, but speaking of friends—"

Allen then shook two fingers without turning his head and said casually, as if coaxing a child,

"Now there are three of us. Each of us has two friends~"

Rudy looked at Allen's back, blinked, and then smiled.

He patted Sylphy's shoulder, who was staring at Allen in a daze, and said softly,

"Let's go. Don't be fooled by his fierce look. He's actually very nice. He helped me before. So his fierce face is just superficial. Don't be afraid."

Sylphy blinked her long eyelashes and nodded heavily.

Allen, walking ahead, didn't hear what Rudy said. He just smiled and waved the smoke in front of his face.

[The participation score of the Reincarnation in a Different Position event has improved. Current stage: Childhood. Cumulative participation score: 50 points. You have won the recognition of Rudeus and Sylphy and gained their friendship.]

The whispers of the children behind me were broken by the wind.

". I forgot to ask your name."

"Sylphy." The voice was as small as a mosquito, swallowed by the wind.

". Sylphy, it's a good name, like a wind elf."

"Thank you. Is his name Allen? What about you?"

"Yes, the one with the fierce face is Allen, and my name is Rudeus."

"Allen. It's a good name, like... like the savior who destroys the world."

Rudy: ???

"It was obviously me who praised your name, but your description is quite appropriate. If your last name was Yeager, it would be even more fitting."

"Huh?"