Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Culinary Journey Through the Heavens

Chapter 491 Broly, whom Rudeus regarded as a hypothetical enemy

Chapter 491 Broly, whom Rudeus regarded as a hypothetical enemy

"Listen to me, Ms. Loki, when I visited the Greirat family today, I met a cocky little brat who actually knows more words than I do..."

Alice recounted her experience at Paul's house, then stomped her foot angrily at the end, saying, "If it weren't for those rules of etiquette that forbid me from laying a hand on my hosts, I would have definitely taught that brat Rudius a lesson and given him a few bumps on the head!"

Luo Qixi was both amused and exasperated. The girl was clearly being intimidated by a child younger than herself. After thinking for a moment, she reached out and patted the red-haired girl's head, praising her: "Alice, you are truly remarkable. You were able to resist the urge to attack a child younger than yourself, and you are becoming more and more like a virtuous little knight."

"Oh, is that so?"

Alice's face flushed with joy after being praised, and her anger turned into happiness.

"Of course, and as a knight, you should defeat your opponent honorably."

Luo Qixi said in a serious tone.

"Tonight, I'll start teaching you to read, write, and recognize characters."

After Alice left happily, Loki looked at the boy next to her.

"Little Alice's father, Your Excellency Philip, has truly gone to great lengths."

"How so?"

"Lord Philip must have known about the boy who could cast spells without chanting beforehand. The reason he sent Alice to visit him was probably to shock her and motivate her to learn to read, just like we did with Alice's earlier instruction to learn numbers."

Broly thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, agreeing with Loki that this was Philip Boreas's far-sighted education of his daughter, Alice, by drawing inferences from one instance to another.

. . . .

Roya City, Bereas's home.

In the front garden, Mrs. Hilda paced back and forth somewhat uneasily.

"Please don't go, my lady."

Philip, who was sitting on a chair next to me drinking morning tea, felt his eyes were getting a little blurry and couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

"Do you think it's feasible for a child as young as Alice to visit the Grellat family on behalf of the family all by herself?"

Will she be impolite, feel embarrassed, and then end up crying in someone else's house?

Hilda stopped in front of her husband and asked with some concern.

"Alice cried because she felt wronged? Are you sure you're talking about our daughter? I think it's more worrying that Alice will throw a tantrum and cause a scene in someone else's house than that she's upset and crying because she felt wronged."

Philip laughed as he said this.

"Hilda, don't worry. I didn't just send Alice to visit that guy Paul randomly. He's not exactly a law-abiding nobleman either. He didn't have much aristocratic etiquette when he was young. I think even if Alice is impolite or doesn't do things properly, he wouldn't notice, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't care too much."

Contrary to Broly and Lochsie's expectations of a provocative educational approach, Philip Boreas hadn't given it much thought at all.

He simply chose an acquaintance with the least aristocratic manners for his daughter, to be Alice's sparring partner, the one who had taught the Paul Grealatt family aristocratic etiquette.

. . . .

Just a few days after Alice was taught to read and write, there was a knock on the Broly's door that evening.

The garrison captain, Paul Greirat, came to the door; he was there because of his son.

"In Buena Village, no, I dare say that in Roya City, or even the entire Fituia Territory, there is no magician whose teaching level can match Miss Lokishi's."

"Uh, thank you for the compliment."

Luo Qixi felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

"Therefore, my son Rudeus wishes to have a good teacher to instruct him in magic..."

Paul rubbed his hands together, looking at the demon girl in front of him with an expectant gaze.

"At less than four years old, your son can cast spells without chanting. He is indeed a child with great magical talent."

Before meeting Broly, Loki thought she would definitely think that such a child was simply a magical genius.

Unfortunately, she had already witnessed Broly and the Dragon God's various battles involving casting spells without incantation, and her horizons had broadened considerably.

"However, I'd rather not be a tutor or anything like that."

"Ah, tuition fees are easy to discuss."

"As you can see, my family is quite wealthy and doesn't lack that kind of money. I spend most of my time on magical research and don't have much time to go to your house to teach your son, Captain Paul. Please find someone else."

"Um, what if I let my son come and study with you, Miss Luo Qixi?"

Paul was somewhat unwilling. It was not easy to find a master teacher like Loki, who had successfully taught two young girls to become novice magicians.

If possible, Paul still hopes that his son, who has magical talent, can receive a better magical education.

"If you're coming here to learn, I can teach you as well."

Luo Qixi did not refuse.

"Thank you so much, Miss Luo Qixi, oh no, I mean Teacher Luo Qixi."

Paul thanked him, left two silver coins as tuition for his son, and then took his leave to go home.

"Alice will definitely be angry."

Broly said something.

"Well, competition is what motivates us to learn."

Loki didn't take it to heart. After Alice and Sylphie got along better, the two children became somewhat lax in their magical studies.

This made her think that it would be good to have another magical genius student come along, acting as a catalyst and a rival to urge the two girls on.

"Competitors, huh..."

Broly recalled his previous battle skills competition with the Dragon God and could understand the role a suitable rival could play in promoting growth.

"By the way, I'm going to the great forest of the continent of Milis in the next few days."

"Is there something you need to do?"

Luo Qixi asked out of curiosity.

"It's nothing major, just a bounty I posted a month ago in the mining town, and there's been a response."

"Is it news about Crystal Love minerals?"

"Um."

Broly nodded.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated. Just take some of my Crystal Love jewelry, modify it, and then give it to Alice and Sylphie."

"This is for you, Loki. As for Alice and Sylphie, I will find new ore to craft new Crystal Love ornaments for them."

"You're so generous. Hmm, remember to come home to sleep tonight, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep without holding you."

"You can sleep while holding Sylphie and Alice."

"Holding them isn't as comfortable as holding you."

Just then, Alice ran out, holding a wooden signboard in her hand.

"Teacher Luo Qixi, I've learned how to write my own name!"

On the writing board, Alice's name was written crookedly in human script.

"Me too."

Little Sylphie followed behind, and the neat handwriting on her writing board was much better than the ant-like handwriting on Alice's writing board.

. . . .

My name is Rudeus. Ever since my arrogant, cute, and beautiful distant cousin came to visit my family, and I revealed my magical talent, which may be that of a prodigy, my parents have been busy finding me a magic teacher.

After searching high and low, they eventually found the source: my distant cousin's magic teacher, a demon named Lokishi Migrudia.

My knowledge of demons is limited to what I've read in books. They seem to be a terrifying race, perhaps even a monster with three heads and six arms.

However, this is not what terrifies me. What truly frightens me is that the other person cannot come to my home to act as my tutor. Instead, I must step out of this world, into this home, and go outside to receive an education.

Although it was just about leaving home to go to the other family's house in the north of the same village, about a kilometer away, to receive education, it was still a difficult mountain to climb for me, a homebody who never left the house in my previous life.

"Rudy, what's wrong? Why are you so pale?"

Senis noticed her son's unusual behavior and, somewhat nervously, squatted down to ask him.

The outside world was definitely not a pleasant place for Rudeus in his previous life.

He was stripped naked and tied up at the school gate simply because he said something about people cutting in line and breaking the rules.

Even if those people eventually transfer schools, his life is over.

They are particularly sensitive to the gaze of strangers, and the thought of leaving home causes them to experience shortness of breath and sweating due to various delusions.

However, how could he tell his caring parents about these things from his past life in this one?

"Mom, can I not go?"

"Ah, why?"

"Because the book says that demons are a terrifying race."

Rudius used this excuse.

"So that's the reason. It's okay, Rudy. Although Ms. Loki is a demon, she is a very cute girl."

And she treated everyone else in the village very gently. Dad can assure you, she's not a scary person at all.

Paul assured him with a smile.

Rudius tried to find another excuse, but after a night, he still couldn't think of one for not going out.

Pretending to be sick is useless, because the mother's healing magic is not weak.

In the end, he could only offer the lame excuse that the outside world was terrifying just before he was about to be beheaded.

"Haha, I didn't expect our Rudy to be such a coward."

Paul laughed.

"No wonder you can run and jump all you want, but you've never gone out."

Senis looked enlightened.

"Don't worry, it's very safe outside, at least in the village, and that's all thanks to your dad."

Rudius was unable to resist and was lifted onto Paul's horse.

As the courtyard gate drew ever closer, some fears from a past life surfaced in my mind.

Like an ostrich, he huddled in the arms of the man behind him.

until……

"Look, Rudy, the outside world isn't scary at all. And even if it is, Daddy will protect you."

Encouraged by his father, Rudy opened his eyes again and saw a country road bathed in morning light, with his father's broad and sturdy chest behind him.

The shadows of his past life seemed to be dispelled by the sunlight of this world at this moment, and Rudeus felt as if he had been reborn.

"Thank you, Dad."

Without a doubt, at this moment, Paul Grealat finally received the heartfelt respect and gratitude of his own son.

Rudius, feeling lighthearted and reborn, was led by his father on horseback to the door of a large house in the north of the village.

As soon as we got closer, we heard a shout.

Following the sound, Rudius saw his distant cousin, who had visited his house a few days earlier, holding a wooden sword and practicing swordsmanship with a girl who looked younger than him and had long ears with shoulder-length green hair.

After meeting Broly, Hilfi was no longer bullied as much, and now she doesn't have a buzz cut anymore.

Her current hairstyle is a mushroom cut, and if she squats on the ground, she might be mistaken for a green mushroom.

"Rudy, would you like to practice swordsmanship with them too?"

Paul noticed his son staring blankly at the situation and asked him about it.

"Um."

The thought of practicing swordplay with cute girls made me subconsciously give an affirmative answer to my father's question.

And this was a reply I regretted, because because of it, my distant cousin Alice beat me up with a wooden sword, leaving me bruised and battered.

Of course, getting back to the point, I met my magic teacher here. Paul didn't lie to me; she was a lovely girl. Although she looked a bit plain and simple, she was indeed a gentle and patient person.

At least in terms of teaching, if I had any questions, Ms. Luo Qixi would use the simplest and most understandable language possible to help me understand the solution to the problem.

When I solved the problem, she would generously praise herself, just like a kindergarten teacher would do to a child.

Although I am still a child, I still feel lucky to have met such a teacher.

My school life in this other world is even better than I imagined.

The magic teacher is a beautiful girl who looks like a middle school student, and her classmates are also two little beauties in the making.

Although my cousin is a bit rough, her willful and capricious personality is not unacceptable.

More importantly, there is also a caring girl from the semi-long-eared tribe.

Every time Rudeus was beaten up by his cousin who wielded a wooden sword, a girl named Silphi would run over to stop his cousin, giving Rudeus the feeling of a gentle little mother.

I feel like I'm in a real-life romance game, and my teacher, Ms. Loki, my cousin Alice, and my classmate, Silphie, are the people I can romance.

Having this idea, Rudeus also had the thought of showing off in front of girls.

Although I am no match for Alice in swordsmanship, when it comes to magic, I have many ideas that even Professor Loki find novel, thanks to my memories of my past life.

Furthermore, my magic power seems to be above that of Alice and Silphie, allowing me to easily use the intermediate-level magic that they are still working hard to learn.

"How about that? I'm awesome, aren't I!"

After unleashing a medium-level fireball, Rudius asked the two girls a question.

"Rudy, you're really good."

Sylphie nodded in praise, but Alice glanced at the blasted target and said, "Not as good as Broly!"

"Yeah, Broly is better."

Broly, this isn't the first time I've heard this name. Every time I try to look cool, I always hear it from the other two girls, and even Teacher Loki occasionally mentions him.

This made me realize that the other person might be my biggest rival in winning over the girls around me in this other world.

Unfortunately, I never ran into her every time I came to school. I only heard that she would leave before dawn and return at nightfall, by which time I would have already gone home after school.

Rudeus could only inquire about this hypothetical enemy indirectly, and then he learned that the other party had very powerful swordsmanship and magical abilities.

When I was acting out a knight-saves-the-princess scene with my cousins, and the bad guys were getting beaten up, my cousin Alice would say, "If it were Broly, he wouldn't have been defeated so easily."

Playing a villainous role requires not only being difficult to defeat, but also providing my cousin with a deep and nuanced experience of performing a knight-like drama.

This made Rudeus, who was even struggling to play villainous roles, realize that the other party's ability to coax little girls might even surpass his own, a seasoned NEET who was an expert in all kinds of Galgames in his previous life.

"Teacher Luo Qixi, may I ask you a question?"

"What?"

"Who exactly is Broly?"

Hearing so many girls praising that guy named Broly made me curious about what kind of person he was. So, when I was asking Professor Loki a question, I just asked him directly.

What I didn't expect was that I saw an expression on the face of the demon teacher who looked like a middle school student, just like my mother Senis. Ah, it was the happy look of a wife who was satisfied with her family.

"He's a guy who really knows how to please people."

He's definitely a gigolo!

My male jealousy led me to make this assumption about that guy.

It wasn't until two weeks after I came to study magic under Professor Loki and swordsmanship under Kyrie Irvine that I actually met the guy named Broly.

When they first met, the other person was carrying a large rock and suddenly burst into the school, shouting "Found it!" to Teacher Luo Qixi.

It was a boy who was filthy and gray all over, and didn't look much older than me, about seven or eight years old, but his eyes were very bright.

From what the other person said, Rudeus learned that the other person had been out searching for the ore they had, but was planning to make some kind of magical ornament for Alice and Sylphie.

Watching Alice and Sylphie happily talking around the dirty boy, looking forward to receiving gifts from each other.

Rudius suddenly realized that he might be facing a conquest opponent who would give gifts and increase the girls' favorability.

(End of this chapter)