It has only been less than two years since he traveled through time, and his life has changed dramatically.
His mentality is completely different from the beginning.
At least, he no longer has the desire to summon servants that he did at the beginning. Even though he has accumulated more than 100 summoning stones, he has not yet taken the next step of summoning. After all
, he is no longer the ordinary person who lacks spiritual companions and lives a life of work, watching animations, and playing games. Even
if some anime characters appear in front of him again, he will not feel excited unless he likes them in the past.
In addition,
his mentality has become more and more utilitarian. He doesn't know how long he has not enjoyed the fun of games like this one that are stored in his memory.
It is probably related to the gradual slow growth of strength.
In short,
if the combination of himself and the system is likened to a marriage between a couple, it is almost the three-year itch period now.
Not only work, but also life has begun to lose some fun.
Shen He, who began to realize his problem, was caught by the evil ghost behind him and lost the game.
But he didn't continue.
Instead, he exited the virtual reality and looked at the time. It was about six o'clock in the morning.
The virtual reality cabin was placed in his room in the Sky Garden Palace. He walked out in his pajamas. Because it was above the clouds, a slightly dazzling sun could be seen on the horizon. There were many maids who came from other places cleaning the palace.
After seeing Shen He, they all bowed respectfully.
Shen He had long been accustomed to such scenes. After nodding with a formal smile as usual, he walked alone into the garden and sat down on a bench covered with flowers. Somehow
, he thought of Ying.
After living with this period of time, this adopted daughter finally forgot some of the bad memories of the past, but because of her precocity, she was a little too well-behaved.
Her academic performance was impeccable. She
practiced magic very hard.
Her behavior became more refined.
Although she was still very young, Shen He seemed to be able to see what she would look like ten years later, and it would not be much different from now.
Should I have a child with Shiki?
Shen He couldn't help but think seriously.
He and Shi have not reached that stage yet, not because of insufficient affection, but simply because there is no suitable time and atmosphere. However, if such an opportunity is really to be found, it is also easy. Shen He just wants to add some different colors to his current life.
However, after thinking for a while, he still shook his head.
His current problem is no longer the lack of ordinary people's emotions and life, but the inability to find enough fun in his current life.
Even if he has his own child, it is difficult to focus most of his life on the growth of his child like ordinary people. This is determined by life span and environment.
Think about the people around him.
Tony is obsessed with scientific research, Jeanne is all about him, and if Shi is fine, she can probably lie in bed all day at will. As for Queen Semiramis, she can also find fun in luxurious enjoyment, not to mention that she also likes art and music.
Most of the other people also have their own lives and things to do.
"I can't play a game for thousands of years."
Shen He stretched his limbs and sighed, but even so, he was not so pessimistic, after all, he was not alone.
At this time, an application suddenly came to his mind.
From Reinhard.
"Reinhard, what's up so early?"
"I'm so sorry, Master." Reinhard apologized for disturbing the Master, then said, "But, I've had a strange feeling since just now, as if something major has happened in my world."
"Major change..." Shen He thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "How many days have passed since I last summoned you?"
"Four days." Reinhard gave an accurate answer.
He was summoned by the Master four days ago, mainly for a hunt against large mechanical monsters.
Because Grunica is about to officially start the election of the next king, he can't serve the master often.
"The original routine." Shen He already understood, "But here, five days have passed."
"..."
Reinhard did not respond for a while.
He reviewed his memory as quickly as possible and found no signs of damage.
At the same time, he quickly verified the events and dates in his memory.
"I only spent four days." The Sword Saint gave an affirmative reply.
"That means your world has reversed for one day." Shen He said in a flat tone, "It seems to be about to start."
"......Plot...?"
Reinhard hesitated for a while, but still understood what Shen He said.
The fate of their world has long been written on paper.
This unacceptable thing did not bother him for too long, because since fate made him meet the Master, the fate on paper was just a kind of fate, or even just a guess of fate.
"......"
Shen He did not speak for a while, in fact, he was hesitating.
From the Zero World is an impressive animation for him, and some of the characters in it were once his "wife", but as of now, that is all in the past.
Even before crossing, Rem's emoticon package was no longer used.
And, the most important thing is.
There is no goal.
If you want to save someone, you don't need to go in person, just tell Reinhard and it's easy, after all, the sword master's combat power is the best in the world.
Protecting Natsuki Subaru is not a big deal.
Now Reinhard has been instilled with so many ideas about governing the country. It is not a big deal to just pick a king and transform the entire kingdom.
If he goes, he may easily mess things up.
After all, the strength is here, and it is unlikely not to pretend.
"Master." When Shen He was silent, Reinhard spoke, "Can you agree to my request and avoid the disaster of the kingdom?"
"......Do you want me to go?" Shen He asked back, "You should know that the consequence of outsiders being involved in the king's election is that the Sages will almost certainly fight against us. If things go wrong, your companions in the Knights will also fight with us." After experiencing so much
, Shen He doesn't need to go. He can know what will happen after he goes there with his eyes closed.
It's nothing more than a strong intervention in the relevant plot.
Then get close to the heroine Emilia.
Then the villain's strength, plus the actual ruler of the kingdom, the Sages will be stronger, and then kill a lot, and then recommend a candidate who is pleasing to the eye to become the king. Chaldea secretly controls the country and leads the kingdom to prosperity and glory.
If it is a novel, it is easy to write forty or fifty chapters.
However, it is boring.
Shen He can't get excited about showing off.
Showing off also depends on the object. He already has a wife and has no special thoughts about the heroine. As a non-active dungeon world, it is impossible to recruit servants, not to mention resources. The whole world is just a broken land that has been destroyed by the witch.
Even the sea does not exist.
This is why, after summoning Reinhard for such a long time, Shen He has never thought of going to that other world to play.
If you want to see cat-eared girls, there are many in the dungeon dungeon, including elves, beast girls, and goddesses.
"Master." Reinhard's voice was also very calm, "After the knight chooses the master, all his ideals have been entrusted to the master along with the sword."
"..." Shen He was a little surprised.
He didn't expect Reinhard to say this, but at the same time, it seemed reasonable.
Knights are not slaves.
Their loyalty is not without cost.
Even though Reinhard could do everything now, he still wanted to entrust it all to his master, because he was a knight.
"If..." Shen He sat up straight involuntarily, "This is your wish."
"This is the reason why I hold the sword, my lord."
Reinhard changed his name, but became more respectful.
"I understand..." Shen He was silent for a while, "I will come to you later."
"Yes!" A short and powerful response.
The call ended, Shen He exhaled a long breath, raised his spirits, and stood up.
There is something else to do.
The perfect knight, Reinhard's wish - the prosperity and stability of the country.
Shen He turned around and entered his castle, and then met Jeanne in simple home clothes.
"Master." Jeanne seemed a little surprised, "Are you up so early?"
"Yeah." Shen He was a little embarrassed.
He didn't tell Jeanne that he was playing games in virtual reality, but just found a reason to review the construction of virtual reality.
After all, Jeanne's iron fist is not a joke.
Not to mention that as a Master, he played games all night. He didn't even dare to show his laziness and boredom.
Otherwise, Jeanne would lecture him for hours on the theme of "Masters should be proactive."
"That's great. Being lazy in bed is a bad habit." Jeanne smiled and shook the basket in her hand. "I found some breakfast made by Erina in the kitchen. There is secret soy milk today." "Really?
" Shen He was a little bit expectant.
The soy milk made by Erina is beyond the scope of soy milk. As a food beverage, the taste is completely beyond imagination.
The last time I drank it was seven days ago.
It's not that I don't want to drink it every day, but there are delicious foods every day, and it's hard to choose.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Jeanne handed the basket in her hand to Shen He, "I'll go call Shi and Sakura."
"Go, go."
Shen He took the basket and just put his hand in it when he heard Jeanne turn around.
"You have to wait until everyone comes before eating. Usually everyone will wait for you."
"...Hahaha, no problem." Shen He withdrew his hand somewhat awkwardly.
He was the last one to get up. When he got up, Jeanne would come to call him for breakfast.
Carrying the basket, he walked to the restaurant alone.
While waiting for others, he quickly recalled the plot of Re:Zero in his mind.
As an animation with atypical routines, the one who impressed me the most was of course the male protagonist.
Arrogant, reckless, and shameless.
If you count his shortcomings, you can't count them all. After all, the driving point of the plot of the whole animation is to rely on the death of the protagonist, and then learn from experience, transform, and fight back.
Although there is no show of ordinary protagonists, it is valuable in reality.
Moreover, this is the first animation Shen He has seen in which the male protagonist fell in love with the female protagonist at first sight in the first episode and gave everything, but he didn't catch up with her in the finale.
As a winner in life today, Shen He compared himself and felt that the male protagonist was too pitiful.
However, it is pitiful.
Shen He had no intention of saving him.
Moreover, he had already decided on the king's candidate in his heart, and it was not the heroine that the male protagonist was obsessed with.
After everyone arrived, Shen He briefly talked about this matter.
"I won't go." Somewhat unexpectedly, Shi was the first to express his attitude, "Let Jeanne go with you."
"What do you want?" Shen He was a little surprised.
"Something." Shi nodded solemnly, and then changed the subject, "Besides, you should also relax. Reinhard's wish is not difficult, right? Just think of it as a honeymoon trip with Jeanne?"
"Shi..." Jeanne was a little shy, "Honeymoon trips are only for newlyweds."
"Really? It doesn't matter." Shi sped up, drank the soy milk in his hand, and then stood up, "I'm full. In addition, Shen He, if you encounter danger, you can summon me at any time."
"Got it."
Shen He nodded, and then looked at Shi's hurriedly leaving back with some surprise.
Is there anything she is doing now?
Glancing at Jeanne and Violet, they didn't seem to understand much either.
But Ying also put down her bowl and chopsticks.
"Father, I'm full."
"Yeah." Shen He said with a smile, "Jeanne and I can't stay here for a short time. You can study the following content by yourself, and don't forget to remind your aunt Black Jean to prepare well." "
Okay." Ying nodded obediently.
It's not that Shen He is obsessed with bullying Hei Zhen, but he accidentally discovered some time ago that learning can alleviate Hei Zhen's pain of revenge.
In a sense, knowledge can restrain emotions.
If Hei Zhen can truly understand that the actions of those people are not a betrayal, but the instinct of human nature in society, maybe he will feel better.
So Shen He is more and more concerned about Hei Zhen's learning.
"Master." When Shen He was the only one left at the table, Jeanne came a little closer, "Does Reinhard's world have to be resolved by force this time?"
"Maybe, why do you ask?" Shen He was a little surprised. "
Because..." There was a hint of worry in Jeanne's eyes, "Although force is sometimes necessary, if you rely too much on force..."
The rest of the words were not finished, but Shen He already understood what Jeanne meant.
Even Jeanne felt that he relied too much on force?
Shen He was a little entangled.
"If you rely too much on force...it will become...boring." Joan of Arc organized the appropriate words and continued to say the rest.