"(Zenith's POV.)"
I know I say this a lot, but my Rudi is amazing. Even though these last three months weren't easy on us, especially for him. (I'm very sad about what he had gone through.)
However, the opposite of what was expected happened. Rudi seems to be in high spirits whenever I see him. (That makes me very happy.)
Especially if my beautiful daughter, little Samantha, is there with him. Even though we call her Sam now.
(I saw her as my own, from the moment Rudi looked at her with love, the same way I used to look at Therese).
But deep down, I know he is a terrible liar; his eyes always betray him and reveal how hurt he is. The fact that he is having nightmares, too, isn't helping much with his lies. But he rarely has those when he is sleeping, hugging Sam. (As much as I'm sad I can't help him with what he has gone through, I'm a little relieved he had Sam for this.)
Sometimes he screams in those strange languages while sleeping, but when he hugs Sam tightly, he calms down. The same can be said about her; if she cries the moment he hugs her, she giggles like she wasn't crying a moment ago, and sometimes she even laughs happily as long as she doesn't need to eat or change diapers.
Now, both are a source of comfort for each other. (You don't know how cute the face of little Sylphiette was when she was jealous about this. She was like that at first because of how affectionate he is with his sister. She was always pouting at him, but eventually, even she dotes on her now.)
There's a secret between the three kids (An, Sylphy, and Rudi), but I couldn't figure it out. All I know about them is that he teaches both of them to read and write like him. (Which makes me proud).
Well, it's more of Rudi giving An some pointers and she uses them to help with her mother's teachings.
As for Sylphy, she stays with them, clinging to Rudi and listening to what they say. (I would say when she starts to learn herself, she will have memories of what Rudi and An were saying in front of her).
He became a source of inspiration for the two girls, encouraging them to be literate like him. (It is a rare case when you find a literate commoner, much less in a village, in a rural village like this, you will only find the people who are working for the nobility are the only literate people, and now both girls are into learning because of my Rudi).
Not just the two girls, but the entire village as well. Take him as the source of inspiration.
Everyone is working hard to improve the village. We are building strong walls for protection, wide paved roads for carriages to pass.
(He tried to hide it, but we all heard him that day. We got stuck in some war between the nobles, and he was planning to hide this from me because he didn't want me to worry.) All of these improvements will help increase the village's population by attracting migration and enhancing our standing in the event of an incoming war.
I won't say I'm pleased with his way of thinking about the future, but I would say I'm mad at him for trying to hide it from me. Paul swore to me that day he was going to tell me at night, after Rudi slept, if I didn't hear it myself. Paul then told me the missing pieces of the conversation to prove his words.
Paul was so depressed that day, so I had to delay his punishment until his next mistake, and he nodded meekly to that. (We don't know what to do.) The only safe place we have now is more dangerous than everywhere else.
That was our thought for that night and the next day, early morning only.
After that, we woke up early to find that Rudi had drawn a completely new version of the village, incorporating the reinforced walls, increased watchtowers, and new houses. (Normally when he wakes up early like this he only focus on his swordsmanship training. But today he is more focused on improving the village.)
Not only that he put plans for almost everything on how to improve the village like never before.
He now wants the Reeves to focus only on the fields as they were supposed to. (He reasons that the new Reeves we won't know who is with us and who is with Lord James. And he said: if things go south, he knows both Mr Smith, Pete and Mr Bragg are enough to take care of them).
Hunters and young men who volunteer in the hunts, to be the only ones joining hunts from now on. (He knows about the young boys who want to learn self-defence, so he asks Paul if they continued to learn to make them help him and the hunters if things went south like last time instead of the Reeves.)
He pressed Paul to search seriously for soldiers to protect the village with him. (He reasons that we need soldiers who are loyal to us more than the nobles; that's why we need those to be deployed.)
He finished by telling Paul, after fully waking up, to join him in training, because he will start now. (And he ran outside to start training with a hopeful smile.)
We were both at a loss for words, unlike us; he wasn't affected by what happened in the slightest. Instead, he took this as a reason to push himself forward. (I'm very proud of him.)
After they finished training, Paul, in secret, asked me to heal his shin because he was making fun of Rudi, and he didn't believe he mastered that sword skill this easily, but he knew he had enough strength to do it.
So he was lowering his guard to the point he didn't realise Rudi was attacking with full power, giving him an awful bruise. (And he did master the skill.)
I healed him after making him beg for it a little, with some compliments that he gave me willingly, and he even added some on his own.
(Like promising me yet again, he will always be mine and mine alone, adding some praises too of how I stole his heart the moment he saw me. And he decided to finish it all by saying he changed for me and he loves me and only me, and I believe him with all my heart.)
Which made me heal him before kissing him, but after finishing, I decided to tease him by saying, ''Soon Rudi will beat you in an honourable duel, just as he said, not just because you lowered your guard.''
From that day, he trained seriously for some time daily, regaining some of his lost strength and speed. However, when I asked Lilia her opinion about this, she said he used to be twice as fast as I had known him to be.
(Which raised the question again, why do both Paul and Rudi have secrets with Lilia that I don't know?) However, to date, no problems have arisen, so I will leave things as they are, as I believe they will be better this way.
Because these two worked diligently, almost everyone in the village took their efforts seriously as well.
Pete's now at an intermediate level in Water God Style. And now trains to be beginner level in Sword God Style.
Laws is now an intermediate rank in North God Style. (But Paul says that as a warrior, he is slightly stronger, but with a bow and quiver of arrows, he is an advanced-level warrior.)
Also, Paul is now like a kid who has a new game playing with the new ring he has.
All of this happened because Rudi gave him one of the magic tools he had found with the bandits; it was a ring that emitted a small light to the front. (He was like that because of how rare that thing is, and he wanted Rudi to keep all of them and not sell any of them, especially 'that' magic tool).
What's 'that' magic tool? It is a magic item that increases the wearer's urge to the point that when I used it, for a moment, I felt I turned into Elnalise (which wasn't the best feeling someone can have), and even worse, Rudi was next to me when I was trying it on.
That made me lift the punishment that was imposed on Paul on the second day after it was put in place. That day, we did make loud noises, and because of that, the next day, Rudi had black bags under his eyes.
He looked at us with dead fish eyes the whole day without saying a word. And when he talked, he said: he would sell that magic tool at whatever price for the first bidder. (Paul gave him a frown, but with a firm look from me, he sighed and said he would take care of it).
We researched the magic items/tools, and sold the useless ones or those with unwanted effects, along with the rest of the normal accessories.
That increased the amount of money going to the villagers from approximately two gold coins to 83 silver coins.
To solve this problem, Rudi said that anyone who lazes around and stops working for real the prize that he gave them as motivation will be taken back, not the other way around.
Because of this, many young men were trained seriously in self-defence, which also increased the workload in the clinic.
And because of that my appearance was needed almost daily in the clinic and since I didn't go there yesterday I have to go today.
(I was planning on going alone today as usual, since the day Sam started to live with us, but in the early morning, Rudi told me he would leave her with Lilia, and he is coming with me.)
Which puts me in a good mood. Because when we are there, we talk about Saint Millis' religion more freely. (He already memorised the first two scriptures of the three scriptures.)
My lovely little Rudi.
"(Rudeus POV.)"
After finishing my morning training as usual, I went to kiss Sam's forehead before playing with her a little. She started to grasp people's fingers, and when she catches mine, she doesn't let go for free.
"Years ago, when I was younger.~
I kinda liked a girl I knew.~
She was mine, and we were sweethearts.~
That was then, but it's true.~"
"I'm in love with a fairytale.~
Even though it hurts.~
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind.~
I'm already cursed.~"
"No one else could make me sadder.~
But no one else could lift me high above.~
I don't know what I was doing.~
When suddenly, we fell apart.~"
"Nowadays, I cannot find her.~
But when I do, we'll get a brand new start.~
I'm in love with a fairytale.~
Even though it hurts.~
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind.~
I'm already cursed.~"
"She's a fairytale, yeah!~
Even though it hurts.~
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind.~
I'm already cursed.~"
When I reached this part, she was already giggling and laughing.
No need to continue.
(Thanks, Alexander Rybak, because your song is so great that I can impress my sister by singing it.)
"Sam! Can you please listen to Ms. Lilia and not cry? I will be away with Mama for an hour or two, and we will return afterwards. Kay!" I said with a smile while tickling her. Then ending it with a pat on her head.
"You knew she couldn't understand you, Young Master Rudeus. And I will try my best to make her happy until you return." Said the stoic— Lilia with her poker face. (I decided no more pranks on her, no bad-mouthing her either. I still can't forgive myself fully for making her ill to that level.)
She took her from my hand after I hugged her and kissed her hair.
"I know, but somehow I feel more relieved that way," I said with a calm smile as I went to take a bath.
After taking a warm bath. (Man, fire magic sure is convenient.)
Let's review the plans for the day.
First thing, go with Mom to the clinic and give her a hint about my magical abilities. (Not that I have hit a bottleneck or I did something amazing, it's just my conscience is burning me alive and I decided to tell both Mom and Dad not just Lilia.)
The second thing to review is why my mana suddenly underwent a downgrade in increasing daily from 3X to 2X. (The mana still too much for me to finish easily if I didn't use modified spells or gravity magic, but without good research I could lose the mana increasing I have, which will be a great lose.)
The third thing I'm still trying to grasp is how to use the fighting spirit that both Dad and the Three Swordsmen book talked about. (My inner kid want me to try many things with it even more than gravity magic somehow Dad is more faster than the horses my past live were he can run about 45/46 km./h. (Which is breaking the common sense again.))
Fourth thing, soon I will try to teach Sylphy silent casting to prove to Ms. Lilia it's an easy skill, not something impossible like she says. (Well it's not plan for the day but in my inner notes for the future).
"Haaa."
Today seems to be a long day for me.
I thought of that while getting out of the washing basin.
(They have no concept of a bathtub in this world, so I had to compromise. I used the sheet washing basin as my bath tub, even though it doesn't reach higher than my belly button, but with water magic, I can wash the higher parts manually.)
(As for what Mom and Dad uses when they want to get a bath is a big washing basin, that I can't move without gravity magic when it's empty, so I don't think I can explain how I moved it to them or how I was using it.)
After wearing my underpants and then my shorts, I put on my shirt.
And reviewed my mana.
95%
That's way too much.
Even if it is downgraded to 2X instead of 3X last week, my mana is almost infinite.
"Anyway let's start brand new day." I said as I left my room where I was taking the bath.
Before leaving I said goodbye to Sam by a kiss to the forehead and asked Lilia to take care of her and if she can spare time to take care of the water I bathed in. (I asked Lilia to not take care of the water immediately because the water is warm and the last thing I want is a joke from Father like the last time that I warmed the water. (Which in a way he isn't wrong but not in the way he is making fun of me.))
After going out to the door step I found Mom is waiting for me at the fence gate.
"I'm here Rudi, let's go already." Said Mom with a cheerful smile.
Before leaving I gave a wink to Carravaggio who returned it to me by a happy huff. (I feel me and him will be a good friends. After all we shared the same food for a long period.)
When I was chuckling silently Mom look at me with a raised brow for why I was laughing.
"Rudi is there something wrong? Do I look funny?" Mom said as she looked around and searched in her dress for any mistakes. (Hey Mom, if there was something in your dress I would have pointed it out to you, I'm not an idiot to make fun of women clothes that's Emma's first advice to me and the most one I kept using).
"No Mommy, it's not about you. I'm laughing about Carravaggio, I remembered when I was younger and had to share his food." I explained while showing her a small smile
"And if anything you look more prettier than the usual today Mommy, even though you were always a beauty." I said this part with a smile and suddenly Mom stopped moving and let my hand go.
"Momm—" (I was going to ask if everything is fine, but as usual I never got the chance. Haaah.) "Kyaah, Rudi!" Mom squeaked before running towards me hugging me very tightly and pressing me into her torso. (In a way can be used to choke people, well except she is happy not realising she is killing me... anyway Mom is happy and that's important.)
"Ughh." (I couldn't hold my groan of pain because she almost made me hurl everything in my stomach. Someone please tell her I'm not a plushie.)
"Oh sorry Rudi, but this on you, you should only say this words to the girl you love only." Mom apologised hurriedly and suddenly turned her face to a semi-stern face with her pointer finger raised to gave me a light scolding. (Ms. Ena you changed her character way too much by your advices about how to raise me. And still she behaves as a kid in a moment and the other tries her best to appear adult.)
"Okay Mommy, but please can you hug me less tightly from now." I asked using all of my tricks to make sure Mom agrees. (I'm even using the starry-eyes.)
"Eh- are you asking me to stop hugging you, what about no." Mom looked dejected at first the played her chin before hugging me tightly again, and tickling me completely forgetting we are in middle of the fields of wheat and soon we will reach the clinic.
"Morning Ms. Zenith!" Said a passerby who thankfully just saw Mom and didn't saw me who were fidgeting in her arms and probably he thinks she is just carrying a heavy load to the clinic. (I assumed this by how he didn't gave any reaction about the small game of tickling we were both playing.)
"Good morning to you to Rous!" Mom said in a second giving him perfectly elegant noble women greeting while carrying me like a baby on her arm, which in a way its trying. (If I want to say anything is IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR FACADE ABOUT BEING ELEGANT LADY TO THE WHOLE VILLAGE LIKE IT IS THEN STOP HUGGING ME THIS HARD. Hmphf.)
"Oh young Rudeus I didn't see you morning to you too." He said anxiously and he was slightly taking steps to the back. (Well he was one of the few who saw me when I was torturing Ferland's killer.)
"Morning to you Mr Rous! You probably didn't see me, because Mommy was lifting me, because I told her my foot hurts, anyway it was nice to meet you sir." I returned the greeting with a smile but for some reason he shivered when I smiled and ran away. (Haaah. Anyway Mom you owe me one for helping you in saving your face).
"Well that's make it his 5th time. Isn't that right Mom?" I said nonchalantly about being treated like a demon from the fellow villager.
".." Mom didn't answer me she was looking to my knees so intensely with hurt look. (Like she wishes to remove it somehow).
"Mommy are you with me?" I asked as I was poking her cheek.
"Oh yeah! I'm sorry Rudi, I didn't realise your leg hurt. 「Mother of mercif—" Mom apologised hurriedly missing most of the atmosphere around her and then started chanting intermediate level healing. But I stopped her by putting my hand over her mouth and began to explain the situation.
"No need Mommy, it no longer produces pain. I lied to make him think you was lifting me beca—" I tried to explain the situation but when I reached the part where I said had lied her expression changed to a stern one and immediately moved other hand towards me and suddenly pulled my hair harshly to make me stop.
"Rudi, no lying, no matter the circumstances." She said with stern face no smile no happy aura nothing other than scolding face.
"Ow oww. Okay Mommy, I'm sorry." Well the pain wasn't on high level like her hugs or even the bandit's attack but it's still hurts especially since for some reason they don't cut my hair. (Well they cut it as form of maintenence they cut taller bangs to make it all on the same level and because of that my hair almost reached long layered but they shave the sides every two months. (What they are trying to do is they are making my haircut is a low ponytail like dad but with shaved sides)).
"Now get down." Mom said with a stern tone in which I complied in the same second out of fear of getting pinched again.
But not even after two minutes Mom stopped moving again.
"Is something wrong Mommy?" I asked with cute tone. (She really need to tell me what's in her mind.)
She exhaled the inhaled both heavily. "Rudi I'm sorry, it's just looks bad and I always thought it hurts you and when you said it hurts you my bad thoughts came tr—" I ran towards her before hugged her this time and putting the conversation to halt.
"No need Mom, as I said before it no longer hurts, and if it looks awful then Dad's body is a mess, and I will say this again for the last time Mom it doesn't bother me the slightest." I explained the situation and even took her hand to touch the scar on my knee for the first time. (Because ever since I got it, Mom have been avoiding to touch my leg because of guilt and with this I hope the guilt will lessen a bit).
"Is it really okay?" Mom asked she shivered when she touched the scar. (Somehow even the most accustomed doctors to blood, when it comes to their family they lose composure way too easily, and it's not like I'm any better, no maybe I'm even worse than the most in this department because of my trauma).
(And Mom from the kind people who way too green, and even worse she is very attached to me and when she saw me in that state she almost lost it. Lilia told me that Mom almost killed Dad for me that day).
"Yes Mom, and to tell you the truth, at first it was something that I wasn't used too so it bothered me slightly, but now if it disappeared somehow I will feel something is missing." I answered with calm smile and midway while Mom was caressing the scar I removed my hand so she can feel it and calm down.
At the Mom embraced me tightly but with warm not her back crusher hugs.
"Mom?" I asked puzzled about what she is doing.
"Shh Rudi, stay silent for a second please." And I complied where she kept hugging me for whole 5 minutes no talking, no moving, not even breathing with sound. (She needed to calm down since that day and she finally had calmed down).
And with this we continued the trip but in silence the only difference is Mom had finally regained her lost spirits she lost that day.
(That's makes it 1 out of 5 of the in our family who solved their problems they got that day).
(Lilia had become afraid of everything more than the usual especially me, well I'm the blame for all what happened, but anyway).
(Dad even if he doesn't show it, he feels guilty that I had to go through the killing experience way too early, and he losses his cool when someone calls me demon or monster even though I don't mind the slightest I'm really used to be called by those nicknames).
(Samantha even though she doesn't have consciousness yet she somehow felt her father's death and don't ask me how but she always looks at the side where I buried him, even though she herself never saw what happened).
(As for me, I'm mental ill and I know this, my core itself is flawed, I'm a liar, merciless killer, monster and even scum. All of those can be found in my characteristics, I tried to bury this part of me with my reincarnation, but the one who said "Old habits die hard." Was astonishingly right at target
Only a few people who can be counted on fingers know the real reason I'm called the 'Grim Reaper Doctor' back on that life, the reason only me who sees I'm right on doing this. Yes I never stops trying to save my patients but if my patient someone better be left dead, after I save him I intentionally kill him by using an invisible killing dose modified by me, my first victim was a famous rapper who got his freedom of prison by saying he is mentally ill. (So my theory at the time if a mentally ill person killed another then no one would mind...))
"Udi Rudi RUDI!" Mom seems to be calling me for quite some time and when I looked around at seems we reached our distention a while ago and I kept walking to the point I almost got into the stream.
After taking 5 fast back steps I returned to Mom in silence.
"Rudi is—" Mom looked at me worried.
"Don't worry Mom with time I will be okay, it's just I'm worried about Sam since she started to live with us this is the first time we left her alone." I tried to give her the most reassuring smile I could, which seem made her smile at me. (I lied again, I'm wasn't thinking about Sam, no that's also a lie, I'm worried about Sam but she isn't the main thought right now, right now I'm afraid of myself even though I got chance to redemption and the first thing I did returned to my old self: manipulative bastard).
"Oh is that so, don't worry she will be okay Lilia is great at taking care of children." Mom kept praising Lilia and how she good that if it wasn't for my illness when I was young she would haven't felt my infant period. (That's the only part of the conversation I focused on).
"Yeah Mommy I know Ms Lilia is cool, like you." (Crap! I complemented her again).
But strangely enough she just ruffled my hair and went to the clinic.
After getting inside the clinic we meet the doctor Mr Aaron, the father of Arlo.
After the courtesy greeting from both he ruffled my hair and made me rest on one of the tables while he was explaining to Mom that he bandaged all the wounded yesterday and no one had that bad injury either yesterday or today. (That's mean thankfully if the patient doesn't want to be healed by magic, then they mustn't be healed).
After that he brought me a juice similar in flavour to grape juice he gaves to the kids who he treats. (Well as a former doctor I know this juice has some sedative in it, to calm the children down before checking on them, to make they will comply easy with any requests and not to be afraid of stingers).
As for why I drank it even though I know what is on it. (Because I need him to be a little more relaxed where I'm around he is from the bigger half of the village who is a afraid of me but don't show it, so taking a sedative or two to make him calm is okay with me. The second and the most important I secretly detoxified myself while drinking it with my thumb).
With that I decided to copy any normal child will do in my situation like swinging my legs legs and right sometime also swinging both alternatively forward and backward.
Then sometimes I play the cute child like asking Mom to carry me or sitting on her lap, resting my head on her torso, etc. (That helped a lot with relaxing the doctor a lot and most of the patients who visited the clinic in the past hour).
"Morning Zenith!" Said a man and it was my first time seeing him.
"Morning Ms Greyrat!" Said one of the new adventurers whom I have meet before he is the thief. (A scout but they are called by that in this world).
(Then maybe the other one is the warrior since I hadn't seen him before but why he is so casual with Mom even Mr Laws and Mr Smith who are the closest people to the family keep some limit, and from the look from Mom's face she doesn't seem to like it).
"Good morning Mr Barry and Mr Bill, is there any reason for your visit?" Mom greeted them with slight discomfort in her face. (Wow, she is really not having the best mood when they are here).
"You see madame my friend and I were quickly hunting monsters, but a boar ambushed us stabing my thigh and Bill's lower back with it's fangs." Said the thief adventure. (Wait are you telling me two veteran adventure got beaten by a mere wild animal and even worse one of them is a scout).
"Oh I see, if the wound are tolerable for both of you to come here from the forest to here without needing help then it's seems this is a job for Mr Aaron. Mr Aaron you have patients." Mom give them a fake sympathetic look before explaining they both possible don't need her healing magic and it will be probably a mana waste and called mr Aaron ignoring both of them.
"But Zenith we need to be healed immediately so we can go back hunting." While Mom was returning to her chair which I was sitting one the man caught her arm and started to explain the situation more forcefully.
(Bastard retrieve your arm now while it's still attached before I cut it for you. That what I would've said if Mom wasn't here. This will only lessen my lifespan if happened).
All I could do is stand up from my chair and aim my glare at his face which has no effect with this body except to Mr Aaron who trembled slightly.
"If you may leave my hand, I will gave the wounds a quick look with Mr Aaron to see if it's need m—" Mom was explaining the situation after she pulled her hands and stood between me and Mr Aaron and when she said she will take a look both started removing there trousers.
That's when suddenly I appeared behind both with knives out of their pockets aimed at their stomachs threatening to destroy their livers. (That's to everyone else's POV to me it was more of jumping and using both gravity magic and wind magic for speeding up before pulling knives out of their pockets and aiming the knives at both).
"I will say this only once, you two have one of two choices getting checked by Mr Aaron and treated by him with the normal fair prices not the almost free ones here on the village, or I will stab your livers making Mom have to check on you because both will be in critically injured." When I appeared between the two men with knives aimed at there vital the whole room tensed, no it wasn't just tensed everyone was sweating heavily afraid of my next move.
Mom was giving me a look to retreat, and return to her side but it is too late for that. If either made any stupid move they will regret it.
"Hey kiddo! I'm sorry if I angered you, but could you return this knife and I will pick the first choice." Said the thief who was about to pee himself.
But suddenly I jumped and returned two steps to the back because the idiot warrior is planning to take me on.
"Like I will be scared of a brat because he has a knife, but I will give you that kid your movements are nice it even better than this pussy." Said the warrior who took a fighting stance bare handed and throw a glare to his friend who backed down because he is afraid of me.
Just when Mom was going to shout for this madness to stop.
I jumped again taking a slide this time between the man's legs and decided to return the knives by planting two knives in his two leg at the shin.
"What did you say again about you aren't scared of a brat even if he is armed. Now whine in pain as much as you can like the dog you are and Mr Barry I beli—" I was mocking the fallen adventurer for talking big while a toddler who is limiting himself to low level wind and gravity magic beat him. (My movements are all controlled with gravity magic even though this show cost me about 20% of mana, but I had beaten a fully grown man in a way it seems to be like I was dancing, but this isn't the problem because there was a problem I was ignoring, it was the reason I was cut midway talking).
And as for why I was cut midway talking? Simple currently I was being lifted from my hair by angry blonde monster.
"Rudeus Greyrat, better explain why did you seek this brutal way to deal with a people like those? And what a nice way of talking you were using now? Tell me who teached you this nice words and the punishment would be lessen by a bit." As I was whining in pain from being lifted from my hair. (I know Mom is planning to heal my head after punishing me to avoid hurting me but that doesn't main this way punishing doesn't hurt, I regret agreeing when they offered to keep my hair and trying to have a ponytail like Dad).
When I looked for someone to help I found Mr Aaron pale, and trembling because of the scary family of his colleague, the adventurer scout dropped a whole silver coin for some bandages, he bandaged himself with it and escaped leaving his friend behind.
(As for the stab on his which thigh after looking at it a bit it seems similar to the knives' blade I just stabbed this man with. So the whole ordeal was a fake injury to make heal the thief's thigh and the idiot's ass. If so then no regrets about me stabbing this man... after thinking Mom tightening her grip on my hair, I have regrets).
And the whining dog who got the knives out of both of his legs started to stand up after removing the two knives planted on his shins.
"Owww owww Mom please put me down and I will talk pleasee owww." Before could put me down the idiot dog thought it would be a good idea to attack us at the moment. As I was planning to gave him an 『Air Slice』the same one I used to kill the bandits with but time the target is cutting his body into two halves.
I found the man screaming out of agony because Mom used on of her stone jars and smashed it on his head probably destroyed his skull.
And she dropped me to the ground making me fall on my butt synced with the man who also fall at the same time also on his ass.
"Okay Rudi, the punishment is delayed until we are home. I already know how is the idiot with the bandit's tongue who slipped out with words in front of you." (Sorry Paul this one is on me).
"As for this idiot will prove to you Rudi, why I was an S-ranked adventurer, so I wasn't really needing your help in protecting me." She as she snapped her knuckles making an eerie feeling that the dog will die to day on her hands.
Without another word Mom knocked him out with a kick to abdomen making a foam dripping out of his mouth.
"Now that's settled Rudi prepare yourself after we go home we will have long talk, but now Mr Aaron I'm sorry for inconveniences happened here because of me."
That when the doctor tried his best to hide his trembling and sighed before saying it's okay but asked not to repeat this again.
(And probably I'm not allowed to come here again).
With that we returned home in silence where Mom was giving scary feeling to all the passers-by to the point almost everyone hide between wheat when they saw her, only one old-man understood the whole situation from on look and gave me sympathetic look.
When we returned after I received a nice scolding to the point not even Sam dared to interfere and it ended with a pinch to the hair with a promise to intense pain if it happened again.
Also needless to say Dad who come today with a nice mood because he did great on the monsters hunting found a nice atmosphere where he got scolded heavily and ended with two loud slaps to his face while he was on his knees apologising.
And the conclusion we reached like the villagers asked before we will have to conduct a test of character to all the people who come to village.
Also both the adventurers will be kicked out of the village. When Dad asked for the reason Mom said she will tell him the reason if he is ready to get the full punishment first. (After Mom said this he proceeded in kicking both which made all the villagers morale but got us in another problem)...