Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～)

Lucie-goosie, Daddy's here.

Up, up you go!

Oh, she's adorable.

Could there be anything else on earth as cute as a smiling Lucie?

If angels exist, my little girl must be one.

Hey, Rudeus.

I can rock her, you know. I am her wet nurse.

I wish you wouldn't try to take my moments of bliss, Suzanne.

Well, if you want to do it yourself, I won't stop you.

What man wouldn't want to?

My husband sure doesn't.

Maybe Timothy needs to think more about fatherhood.

Huh... You're a funny one.

Right, Lucie?

Anyway, I had no idea you moved to Sharia.

Same here.

I never thought you'd get married and even have a daughter.

The party split up, right?

Yeah. A little while after we parted ways with you.

At our level, losing one member takes a toll.

What happened to Sara?

You really want to know?

Well, I guess.

She's still adventuring.

If you're going to talk to her, the sooner, the better.

You never know when an adventurer is going to die.

No, I don't have anything much to say to her.

Is that so?

Pardon me, Master Rudeus.

Her Ladyship seemed concerned about Miss Lucie, so I brought her here.

Mom, Lucie is as happy and healthy as ever.

You love your grandma, don't you, Lucie-goosie?

Master Rudeus, if I may.

There, there. What's the matter?

Did you make a mess in your diaper?

Well, I guess she's hungry.

Could she have noticed that Lucie wanted milk?

I hope that's another sign that she's recovering.

Thank you for accepting this job.

I wouldn't refuse a request from you.

Still, guarding the princess of Ranoa? I always knew you were special.

No, things just worked out this way.

Apparently, Ranoan royals are required to make a journey

to prove themselves before they come of age.

It's not much of a journey, just a tour of the local shrines,

but they have to arrange for their own protection.

An adventurer from the party that's been guarding her got sick, right?

Yes. We'll be filling in for her.

I heard something about Princess Ariel joining us.

I believe she wants to get to know the princess of Ranoa.

I'm impressed she's willing to go into a monster-infested forest,

even if it is to make connections.

Personally, I'm more worried about having

two royals to guard now.

So, having you along will take a weight off my mind.

You've got nothing to worry about while I'm around.

I'm counting on it.

III

Mushoku Tensei

Jobless Reincarnation

My! Do you have them in Asura, too, then?

Yes. We keep gardens inside our castles.

I suppose that's the same everywhere, then!

How delightful!

Who are you? Name yourselves.

It's nice to meet you.

I'm called Roxy Migurdia Greyrat.

I am Rudeus Greyrat.

Dame Grace, these are the pair I told you will be guarding Her Royal Highness.

Oh, so you're the ones.

I've heard the whole story.

I'm Grace, a knight.

We're glad to have you today.

We heard that there would be other adventurers as well.

A party called Amazon Ace.

They should be back any moment now.

Stop being unreasonable!

Unreasonable?! Did you forget what happened last time?!

Tina and Melanie nearly died because those idiots didn't stick to the plan!

I don't want any part of this!

What do you want me to do? The job is what it is.

I'm better off working alone than with some weirdos!

I like to think I know my limits too well to let you watch my back alone.

You need to learn to work with anyone you're teamed up with.

It may not seem important now,

but you won't be able to stick with the same party forever.

You're the one they got?

Who's he? Someone you know?

Something like that.

Sara. I doubt I'll ever be able to forget her.

She's crude and headstrong, but she's not stupid.

We took on a bunch of jobs together, and she ended up falling for me.

At least, I'm pretty sure she did.

I, on the other hand, never really figured out how I felt about her.

Our relationship progressed and then ended before I could be certain.

That's right. It ended.

I was never going to see her again.

Or so I thought.

Alyssa! Sara! Two went your way!

Let the great protection of fire be on the place thou seekest.

I call the bold heat of a torch here and now.

Fireball!

Let a smoldering spark incinerate tremendous bounty!

Flamethrower!

Well now.

Are you having any trouble over there?

I'm fine!

I'll be damned.

That was one easy win.

They do say a teacher cleared the Teleporter Labyrinth.

I guess it's true.

The way you balanced offensive and healing magic left me in awe!

I never dreamed that anyone could put theory into practice so perfectly!

Look who's talking.

What happened to, "I can't believe I'm stuck with this little kid"?

I'm so sorry for running my mouth!

I... I don't mind. It happens all the time.

It sure is nice seeing people treat Roxy with the reverence she deserves.

That's my master, you know?

Okay, we need to have food ready before the princesses get back!

Listen, Rudeus—

Oh, I'll handle the cooking!

Since I'm not much use fighting and all!

Huh? But—

I won't let you down!

I might not look it, but I'm a good cook!

So, she used to be his woman?

Do you know what happened between them?

I've got a general idea.

We may run into more monsters on our way back.

I'd like to have everyone focused.

If there's anything else you'd like done, just say the word.

The service at the shrine went well, then?

Yes.

With your help, I believe I can finish my pilgrimage here in comfort.

I'm delighted to hear it.

Dearest Sister! Would you mind terribly teaching me magic on our way?

Well, I don't see why not.

Hooray!

Thank you so much, Dearest Sister!

Um... Why are you calling me that?

It stings seeing how much warmer a reception Roxy gets.

I wish I could join the fun.

And I'd love it if Roxy called me "Dearest Brother."

Rudy, you two know each other, right?

Why don't you at least talk to her?

I mean, I know I should...

Oh, my throat is simply parched.

Surely I saw yellow fruits growing along our route.

I know it's awfully selfish of me, but I do wish to eat one.

Would you fetch some for me?

All right. I'll go grab them.

I can't approve of you walking through the forest alone.

Rudeus, Fitz, kindly accompany her.

I guess she's trying to be considerate?

Still...

Actually, I believe Rudy will be enough.

I will remain at Your Royal Highness's side.

Are you certain?

It will be fine.

He won't run away.

Oh, I get it now. I have been running away.

But I guess I can't keep running forever, huh?

Rudeus, would you mind?

Not at all.

So, you stuck with adventuring.

What's that supposed to mean?

I mean, Counter Arrow broke up,

and Suzanne and Timothy got married and quit adventuring.

And Patrice went back to Asura to become a soldier.

So, what have you been up to?

I've bounced around from one party to another.

But I've been with this one ever since I hit rank A.

I've never seen an all-women party before.

I think they're pretty common at low ranks.

I guess you stop seeing them above rank C because people

look for skill over gender.

Huh.

This is the first one I've joined,

but being all women has a lot of advantages.

Some clients prefer us because of it, for one thing.

An all-women party does seem perfect for guarding a princess.

Anyway, it's less stressful.

No love-crazed upsets to worry about, you know?