Chapter 9

　　"That's great. I'll write to Philip and tell him I've found you, so you can go back to Roya."

　　"It won't work."

　　Paul looked at Alan in surprise, and Alan smiled back at him.

　　"Uncle, please sit down and listen to me."

　　After saying that, Alan pushed Paul into the chair and turned back to get the chair at the door. Paul blinked and looked at him blankly.

　　"First of all, the missing information is correct, but my 'biological father' concealed the preceding events."

　　Alan walked to the door and put his hand on the top of the chair. The wood texture felt rough on his hand.

　　"I was stabbed when I passed by the red dragon's jaws."

　　Paul stood up with a bang.

　　Alan lifted his chair and turned to face Paul.

　　"I deliberately arranged the assassination because I had already realized that I was not James' biological son. From the birthdays of my brothers and sisters and the period of pregnancy, I knew that I should not exist in the Boreas family in the capital. There was another brother who was in the same situation as me, but he died of illness when he was four years old. Until the end of last year, I secretly found a thief group and staged a show, intending to escape from the Boreas family and come to Fitoya Territory."

　　Paul let out a long sigh and sat down again. He was misled by Allen and subconsciously thought that this choice was to return to his biological father.

　　Alan walked towards Paul, his eyes narrowed.

　　"But the assassination attempt went wrong. The actual assassins were not the same as the number I secretly commissioned the thieves to decide. It was expected that there would be five mid-level swordsmen, and they would stop there and be safe, and I would fall off a cliff and disappear. But in the end, eight skilled swordsmen appeared in front of me. If I am not mistaken, they also included two senior swordsmen of the Water God School and a magician."

　　".They killed him."

　　Paul stood up again with a thud.

　　Alan had walked up to Paul, looked at him and smiled indifferently.

　　"So, they died."

　　Paul let out a long sigh and sat down again.

　　Alan also sat down and looked at him.

　　"Later, I sneaked into the forest from the jaws of the red dragon, first forged my traces of going north, and then spent more than four months detouring before arriving at Buena Village. I had heard about Uncle Paul's 'heroic deeds' in the capital before, and I thought you didn't have a good attitude towards the children of nobles, and Buena Village was relatively remote, suitable for hiding my whereabouts, so I came to you for help. However, I only learned about the subsequent news of my disappearance today. It seems that James must have thought that I had successfully escaped from the Kingdom of Asura, so he released this news."

　　Paul blinked.

　　"Heroic deeds? Oh? I didn't expect there was a legend about me in the capital."

　　Alan spoke very quickly, blurting out more than a dozen words in an instant.

　　"After graduating from an aristocratic school at the age of ten and having affairs with various women, he was found by his victim and his father."

　　"stop!"

　　Paul immediately stood up and covered Allen's mouth, and the latter pulled Paul's hand away with a smile.

　　"I judged that the thieves betrayed me to James, and James had always been wary of Philip, so he inferred that I would secretly go back to help him, so he pretended to kill me to eliminate future troubles."

　　Paul's embarrassed face suddenly turned serious. He realized that Alan did not call either James or Philip "father" in his words. After opening his mouth repeatedly, he thought of the scene when he left after the quarrel with his father, and he couldn't help but sigh.

　　'.My apparent biological father wanted to kill me, but I have never met my actual biological father. So I don't feel a sense of family identity with either of my fathers...'

　　"Then you can return to Roya City secretly, and only recognize Philip."

　　"no."

　　"Firstly, Sauros has a deep control over the Fetoa Territory. He will definitely notice this and will not agree with my actions. He will most likely follow the tradition of Boreas and send me back to James. By then, my situation in the capital will be even more dangerous."

　　"Secondly, James must have arranged spies in Roya City to secretly monitor Philip."

　　After that, Alan lowered his head and spoke to Paul sincerely.

　　"So I beg Uncle Paul to take me in. As compensation, I can promise to protect Rudy's future, because Uncle can't always be with him. But we are close in age, so I think we can become good friends in the future."

　　Paul looked at the letter that was put back on the table, and after a moment he could only nod.

　　Alan said again.

　　"After two years of hype, when my body and appearance have grown a little, I will shave my eyebrows to look more friendly, and change my hairstyle to a gloomy one with bangs. Even if someone who has seen me before stands in front of me, they may not dare to recognize me."

　　'Unlike the information age before the time travel, the information stagnation in this world also has its advantages, and there are very few magical accessories that can preserve the image. A fierce god like Ruijierud can enter the city by changing his hair color. And two years is completely enough for me to learn from Paul, at least to improve my swordsmanship to the upper level of the third-rate school.'

　　"Of course, James and my family in the capital who have watched me grow up should be able to recognize me, but as long as I avoid running into them, I should be fine."

　　Paul glanced at Allen and sighed inwardly. He intuitively knew that Philip would definitely recognize him, but he did not refute Allen out loud.

　　"Yes, and by then your strength will surely be further improved. I'm afraid that except for a few Sword Kings and Sword Emperors, no one can pose a threat to your life. And your current caliber to the outside world is just 'missing'. Even if they recognize you, they can only send people to assassinate you, and they can't expose your face. This is the nobles of the Asura Kingdom."

　　Alan nodded.

　　"yes."

　　Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door. Paul and Ailu fell silent at the same time, and then the door was knocked three times.

　　Lilia opened the door and poked her head in. She looked Alan up and down, then spoke.

　　"Master, dinner is ready, come and eat."

　　——

　　Sure enough, Senis's skills are proportional to her size.

　　It's great.

　　Alan looked at the steaming soup and rice, as well as pizza-like pasta products on the table. In the middle was a pot of stewed soft meat that exuded a rich aroma.

　　Rudeus sat directly opposite Allen, looking at him through the steaming mist.

　　Alan smiled subconsciously.

　　Rudy immediately closed his eyes and turned his head.

　　Alan's mouth twitched.

　　"Damn it, I'm not a joke. I'm not Brother Jie."

　　Paul tapped his fingers on the table and cleared his throat.

　　"Okay, through the interview just now, I have confirmed that Alan has the ability to guide Rudeus, so there is no need for a probation period. He will be Rudeus's swordsmanship teacher in the future. Please treat him like a family member and do not underestimate his role in the family because of my swordsmanship level."

　　Lilia, who was serving on the side, was the first to applaud. Although she also thought that there was no need to hire another swordsmanship teacher, as the daughter of the former owner of a swordsmanship dojo, she had no objection to Alan's performance of the Water God Style just now. With his ability, he could definitely serve as a guard in the palace, and a high-level guard at that.

　　Senis put her hands together in front of her face and smiled warmly.

　　"Since the head of the family has made the decision, I will naturally welcome Allen. I'm sure Lilia won't look down on this teacher just because of his age."

　　After saying that, her hands were not idle. She reached out to scoop out the rice and placed it in front of Alan.

　　Then Paul put his arm around his shoulders and introduced Alan to the three of them with a smile, using many compliments in his words.

　　Senis also nodded to him frequently and smiled kindly.

　　This is completely different from the cold and indifferent daily life of the so-called relatives in the capital.

　　Alan, who had never felt the warmth of family in his two lives, was a little uncomfortable with everyone's gaze. He lowered his head subconsciously, and the smell of food filled his face.

　　The hot air mixed with wisps of smoke and dust rose on his face.

　　[Current stage: Childhood, cumulative participation score: 40 points, you have initially integrated into Paul's family, but Rudius himself has a different opinion of you. ]

　　[Instant task to be completed: Gain the favor of Rudeus. ]

　　[Rudeus: Countdown: 77:38:47]

Chapter 14 Paul is definitely someone you can trust for life!

　　The next day at breakfast, Senis looked at Alan with a look of surprise.

　　The young man sitting at the table had washed his hair again, and his smooth brown hair slightly covered his newly trimmed straight eyebrows. At the same time, he wore a pair of square-framed black glasses, and the lenses on them had been removed, but it was not noticeable unless you looked closely.

　　He changed into Paul's clothes, which looked a bit loose, with a low neckline, and seemed a bit lazy.

　　He looked at everyone at the table with a smile.

　　The overall temperament suddenly changed from sharp to gentle and kind.

　　Allen nodded gratefully to Lilia, who was doing her maid duties beside him and not eating at the table.

　　"Thanks."

　　Lilia blinked.

　　Last night, Allen suddenly knocked on the door and asked for a pair of glasses, saying that her face might be too scary and she was afraid of scaring Rudius. Although she felt strange, she still gave him a pair of glasses that she didn't use after retirement.

　　Now it seems that they are surprisingly suitable for each other.

　　"You're welcome. It suits you very well."

　　Alan smiled and nodded secretly.

　　"This should be much better. I spent a long time transforming myself in front of the mirror last night. I think it will make Rudeus have a better impression of me. Uh. Why do I always feel like I'm playing a gal game?"

　　He turned to look at Rudius.

　　Rudy showed a horrified expression, lowered his head and started eating and drinking voraciously.

　　'Cross-dressing pervert!'

　　Alan's mouth twitched and he didn't know what to do.

　　However, this seemed to hit Paul's strike zone. He stared straight into Allen's glasses, his gaze moved down to the bulging muscles on Allen's chest, then turned his head to Lilia beside him, nodding from time to time, as if he was very satisfied.

　　[Congratulations host, you have gained Paul's favor again.]

　　Alan smiled and stretched out a spoon to break up the system words, and scooped up a spoonful of soup.

　　It's really outrageous.

　　——

　　Throughout the morning, Alan intentionally or unintentionally moved closer to Rudius. At noon, he even used the Franklin effect, deliberately dropped the spoon, and asked Rudius to help him pick it up.

　　And sincerely and deliberately expressed his gratitude with a Sima face.

　　But when Rudeus saw his performance, he showed the same expression as when he saw the Dragon God Orstead in the novel illustration in advance, and he seemed to be even more afraid of Allen.

　　In the afternoon, Rudius went out to explore the terrain and didn't even return home, so naturally, the swordsmanship teaching was missed.

　　Instead, Paul was in high spirits and had a real man 1V1 fencing battle with him.

　　Rudius didn't return home until the evening, and Paul had such a great time that he didn't even have time to worry about whether Allen, the nominal teacher, was really fulfilling his duties.

　　Lying on the bed, Alan fell into a painful sleep as the system joyfully announced again that Paul's favorability had soared.

　　——

　　The next day, early in the morning, Paul came to call Alan to go out for fencing.

　　Unable to refuse the kind offer, Allen accepted the challenge.

　　This time, Rudius stayed at home.

　　But the problem is that this is a thrilling fencing match where two people fight for the entire day.

　　Even during this period, Allen clearly felt that Paul, who had lived in the countryside for a long time, had improved his swordsmanship skills.

　　At night, Alan still fell asleep in pain.

　　What are these?

　　——

　　On the third day, things took a turn for the better.

　　Rudeus finally had to face his swordsmanship teacher, and after two days of getting along with him, he realized that Alan just didn't look like a good person, but he was not the bully like in his previous life.

　　But he still didn't get any favor, which was understandable. Rudy just treated Allen as an ordinary passerby.

　　The sword practice in the afternoon is an opportunity.

　　However, an accident still happened. When the absent-minded Rudy dropped the wooden sword in his hand again, Paul, who was sitting beside him with a frown on his face, suddenly stood up.

　　He picked up the wooden sword and started fighting with Alan!

　　Alan looked at Rudius in horror, and saw him looking at Paul with admiration, as if he saw a god descending to earth.

　　Then he immediately turned around and went back into the house. After a while, he rushed out of the door, holding the plant dictionary and went out to play under Alan's lifeless gaze.

　　In the evening, the system prompted Alan to promote the relationship between Rudeus and Paul, and rewarded him with 5 points for participating in the evaluation of the "Re:Zero" event.

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