[BW95]

Originally Posted by bludvein

Alright, end of first web novel. I really doubt I will do any more, as this took way too long. It should be enough to get more people interested and a discussion going though. Who knows, maybe we will get a real translator in the future.

Spoiler for 9-11:

9th chapter-The chapter starts with the news that Zenith is pregnant. Rudy is happy to get a sibling, since Zenith obviously wanted more kids. She got morning sickness a month before and a doctor confirmed it. Family is happy and does all sorts of baby planning. A month passes and a major problem pops up, Ryria is discovered to be pregnant too. There is only one possible offender(Paul, you bastard!), and Rudy guesses it. Rudy is all understanding, and muses about there being no birth control in this world. He wonders how he can cover for his dumbass dad. Unfortunately, Zenith is no idiot and Paul folds under her stare. Rudy thinks that he is pathetic, but at least he can compliment his honesty. Family meeting time. Zenith is kind of a calm-angry, and Ryria says she will leave after helping Zenith give birth(It's part of what she was originally hired for). It's pointed out that its mostly Paul's fault, and Ryria can't travel while pregnant either. She can't hire a stagecoach, so it would be walking and she is only a month behind Zenith. Rudy also has a fear where they are attacked and the mother and child are sold into slavery. Its unlikely, but possible, and she wouldn't be able to defend herself. It would clearly make them the bad guys at this point to kick her out. Paul tries to speak at this point, with Zenith immediately telling him to shut up. Paul once again folds like a deck of cards, with Rudy thinking he is useless. Zenith herself doesn't seem to know what to do, as she doesn't hate Rirya. They have spent the last 6 years doing housework together, and she is her friend as well as employee. This clashes with more than a bit of jealousy and sense of betrayal. Rudy thinks at this point that it is too much for Rirya to bear the blame alone, and decides to help. Also, evidently Rirya's knew about Roxy's pants in his room and kept silent. That deserves some kind of payback, right? She was cleaning in his room one day and found them. Rudy thinks his hiding skills had gotten rusty from being holed up for 20 years. She questioned him about it and he spilled after some interrogation, but never told his parents. He uses his innocent child act to ask why he can't have two siblings. He focuses her anger at the one with the most responsibility for this mess(his dad). He makes up a story to put Paul in the hole with her, and apologizes internally for stabbing him in the back after the advice he gave him with the Sylphy incident. Paul is stuck gaping like a fish with no way out, but Rirya is allowed to stay. Zenith is giving Paul the evil-eye(like a pig being led to slaughter) and heads back to the bedroom alone. Rirya cries a bit, and Paul is still struck dumb. Rudy thinks that his playboy father deserves some punishment. Rudy does throw him a bone by asking his mother not to hate Paul, but she was going to forgive him anyway....eventually. Zenith praises him for acting like an adult, but tells him he better take care of Sylphy. Rudy feels stung and a small amount of fear at that future. He gets back to sword practice and it switches to Rirya's perspective. She thinks its all her fault and has a self-hate rant, which I'll skip. She thinks back to how Rudy manipulated the conversation to reach a compromise. She no longer finds his behavior creepy, and is sorry for avoiding him. She thanks him internally, and plans to have a daughter she can raise to serve Rudy as recompense. It switches back to Rudy with a few months having passed. Sylphy has been trained to the point where she can use all the intermediate magic with no chant, but Rudy's swordsmanship isn't progressing very well. He hasn't taken a single point off Paul, even when using magic. He notes that Rirya has softened towards him, and finds her earlier attitude understandable when thinking about it. She tells him about Paul's past in the dojo where he learnt, where he had to run away after some drama. He teases Paul for having an affair. He thinks about how despite Zenith being mad, Paul basically has a harem and a son to teach the sword to. He wonders if he should copy him in this. He thinks back to Zenith's glare, and decides that no, he doesn't want to deal with that. One wife is enough. Paul teases him back by telling him that Sylphy is sure to be a future beauty, and Rudy has no choice but to agree. Rudy thinks about how Paul has grown as a parent, and that he no longer tries to force himself to be strict. At this point Paul starts grinning, and Rudy turns around to find Sylphy was there for a while. Evidently she heard him earlier. Paul teases him by asking him to repeat himself, and Rudy is too embarrassed to respond. He thinks Sylphy is cute at this point, but that he has avoided any romantic feelings. He thinks that kind of talk is at least a decade early. He gets even with Paul by pointing him out to his mother. It skips to Zenith's birth, where she is having a hard time. Rudy assists with healing magic, and they both survive. Immediately after, Ryria experiences a premature birth. The other midwives help, and Rudy thinks about the wisdom of age. They are both girls; Zenith's daughter being named Norns, and Rirya's being named Aisha. The parents are happy and grinning like idiots, but Rudy is slightly depressed since the women of power in his home has increased. Oh well, at least he is above the cheating father in the pecking order, right? He is the big brother to be respected.

10th chapter-Rudy is now 7, and he is disturbed by the amount of shit, pee, ect. that babies leave. Especially the crying which keeps him up all the time. It's all typical baby behavior, and Rirya is thrilled. After all, looking after Rudy was too easy and she missed out on the parenting. Rudy has been trying to help out and not let it get to him though, as he has his pride as an older brother. Paul is evidently useless on this point and has a "pathetic face." Rudy sarcastically thinks that the only truly great thing about him is that he is strong. He is advanced in all styles of fencing, and obviously has real combat experience. Rudy has been learning the sword for 2 years at this point, and has not left the beginner category. He isn't sure if its because he is a kid(and therefore lacks physical strength) or a problem of talent. He says there is still no hope of winning against Paul in close quarters. To supplement his training, Paul has taken Rudy with him to watch when they hunted monsters. He thinks that there is a strange charisma felt when he watches Paul fight, and he is a little envious. He thinks he might have gotten too big for his britches if Paul wasn't around to reign in his ego. He thinks about swordsmen in this world are ridiculous, since they can run like 50kph, with outstanding reflexes and dynamic vision. He admits that it might be necessary in a world with demons and monsters though. He sarcastically remarks that Paul is a useless father, but practically an Olympic gold medalist with the sword. It cuts back to practicing, but Rudy is distracted while thinking of attending a real school. Paul wonders why he would need it(since he can read, write, and do math), with Rudy answering to meet people his own age. He also wants to learn history and etiquette so that he isn't looked down upon by higher nobles. Anyway, this is mostly bullshit since he is thinking of going with Sylphy. After all, he is Sylphy's only friend and he wants her to meet other kids. Paul thinks Rudy could become an adventurer and meet people that way. There is some information about the adventurer profession, but its pretty much what you would expect. There is standard quests for a guild, and exploring the labyrinth for magical items as a get rich quick scheme. He read about it in one of the books in the study a while ago. Paul tells him that the story isn't fiction. He starts to have some interest, but remembers that one of the characters dies in the book. It's a high risk job, and he would rather grow up to chase women. Paul praises him for being truly his son, but it turns out Sylphy was right behind him. Awkward. It skips to Rudy teaching Sylphy math and science, but he is rapidly approaching the limits of what he remembers well enough to teach, which is junior high level. Sylphy is quite smart, and the science helps with development of magic. Rudy thinks to himself that she might be smarter than he is, and she is obedient so her absortion of knowledge is fast. Rudy himself feels like he is at an impasse, since he feels there isn't much difference in skill with his own magic since Roxy left. He thinks about the magic school Roxy told him about, and wants to go. Sylphy is anxious when he says that, and he notices that she has started growing her hair out(flag anyone?). Sylphy thinks he is great as is, and he thinks that may be so for his current age, but not in the future. He looks at Sylphy's growth and gets impatient since his own progress has stalled. Sylphy hugs him while crying and doesn't want to let go. He gets some inspiration at this point and thinks they could go together. He also has a bit where he thinks he likes Sylphy. He then slows down and thinks that while he certainly feels favor for her, and is not blind to her affection, it is not to the level of love. He thinks the affection meter is already at max, and decides to wait a few years and see what happens. Anyway, soon after he gets a letter from Roxy describing her new job as a tutor for a prince in a foreign country. The kid is talented, but not to the level of Rudy. The prince is also more than a little arrogant. She mentions that she has mastered the king-class water magic, and that a court magician has access to research materials. She now aims to become god-class in water magic, and advises Rudy to become St. class in the types other than water, as well as learning healing and summoning. She offers to give him a letter of recommendation with the university if ever wants it. He again feels disappointed in himself for not making any progress of his own. He resolves to go to the university, but isn't sure how to bring Sylphy along. He asks his parents if he can make a selfish request, to which they reply positively. He asks if he can go to university and bring Sylphy with him. Paul says no as his teacher and father; He is at a critical stage in his sword training, they don't have enough money to cover both their tuition, and the fact that they are both 7. He has his responsibilities as a parent. Rudy isn't gonna let that go so he asks his father when he left his own house, finding out he ran away at 12. Rudy comes to a compromise where he will work as a tutor until he is 12 in order to cover Sylphy's tuition, and Paul agrees. It switches to Paul's perspective where he is shocked. He thinks Rudy's growth is fast, he expected a similar talk at 14 or 15, not 7. He worries that if Rudy goes through life at such a rush he will die young, but then mocks himself for having done the same. He has consulted Rawl and decides to write a letter to a friend. He likes Sylphy, but thinks her adoration for Rudy is a little too close to brainwashing, even though it's unintentional. He worries she will come to rely on Rudy to the point where she can't do anything on her own. He thinks about how Rudy would protect her, but that if in the future he didn't love her back she would be crushed beyond repair. If he gets an affirmative reply to his letter, he plans to separate them by persuasion or force.

11th chapter-One month has passed and Rudy is expecting the reply to the letter any day now. He is practicing the sword when all of a sudden he is attacked by Paul. He reflexively responds by using his magic. He has simulated this fight in his head hundreds of times, and manages to avoid the first blow. He makes a quagmire under Paul's feet to disrupt his footing, but only barely catches him with it. He only manages an awkward blow and is hit with a counter. As he faints he is grateful that it is only a wooden sword. He wakes up some time later in some kind of carriage tied up with a rope. There is a hot female warrior with an eyepatch in the carriage with him. She is some kind of human-beast with tiger features. You can find the illustration somewhere if your really interested, but you get the picture. He makes an introduction, and she remarks that he is polite considering he is the son of Paul. Her name is Ghyslaine. He burns off the rope using fire magic, and takes a seat. He wonders if has been kidnapped by this muscle woman, but then thinks that he doesn't hate muscular women. He tries to calm down by reciting prime numbers in his head, but fails and decides to just take stock of the situation, with a slight recap. He remembers that his father left him with the words "Sylphy is too good for you" and thinks his father a pedophile bastard. There is some further conversation, in which he finds Ghyslaine has no sense of humor, but finds that his father left him a letter. Its mostly joking, with him telling Rudy to listen to the muscle head because she knows her stuff. She is a king-class swordsman in the offense-oriented style of fencing. Rudy is going to tutor Ghyslaine in basic subjects and magic in return for lessons in swordsmanship, and another young girl in return for the money to attend university. The tutoring will last 5 years, and in the meantime he is forbidden to return home. It then gets serious and explains that this is so Sylphy can be self-supporting, and that Paul has also noticed that Rudy himself has started to rely on Sylphy too much. He is depressed, but thinks that if that situation had continued Sylphy would have ended up like a childhood friend character in an eroge. He doesn't want her entire world to orbit around him. He reluctantly agrees with his father's judgement, since he can't spoil her this way. There is a bit about his pay for the job, and it switches back to Paul after he thinks about looking forward to the future. Paul thinks that he just wanted to show off the dignity of a father, but that he was surprised by Rudy's reaction to his attack. It showed amazing sense for battle, and he has never seen an attack like that. He read Paul's attack perfectly, and its only because of Rudy's body size that he lost. He thinks about his son's genius, but feels only happiness instead of jealousy. Anyway, after Rudy was rendered unconscious Sylphy showed up and tries to rescue him. He defends himself and hands her back to Rawl. He also proves himself wise to Rudy's "cool older brother plan," but thinks he can monopolize his daughters now. He then thinks about how strong Rudy will be in 5 years and thinks his father's dignity is in danger. He tells Zenith and Ryria that he plans to train, but they both tell him he started too late. Evidently he already lost his father's dignity. Then it gets a little serious and he thinks about how he was an inadequate parent but he hopes for the best with Rudy. Rudy should come back with a greater power and defeat the "tyranny" of his father.

Thanks for everything, Bludvein! But could you just tell us about this whole demon lord incident where one came knocking when he was at school having heard rumors about him and Rudy ended up curbstomping him?