Another stretch of time slipped by unnoticed.
Life remained quiet and warm.
If anything noteworthy had happened during that time, it was probably the incident involving Rudeus and how he had stood up for his younger sister, Norn.
After Paul and his wife, along with Rorze and his wife, had met with everyone in the Relief Corps, they settled in the magical city of Sharia.
Paul, Zenith, and Norn naturally lived with Rudeus. Paul was only in his thirties, yet he already had a granddaughter.
Rorze and Greiz naturally lived with their son-in-law. Things were rather awkward between Cui Ciyou and Rorze, though. Back in Buena Village, they had discussed raising Sylphy together. Now Cui Ciyou had become the son-in-law of the friend with whom he had once traded parenting advice.
Once Paul's family had settled in, the first issue they needed to address was the education of Rudeus's younger sister, Norn.
For Rudeus, whose thinking was deeply influenced by the education system of his previous life, there was naturally only one answer: send her to school.
After all, Norn was at that troublesome, sensitive age when even cats and dogs wanted nothing to do with her.
Putting her into the small social melting pot of school, where she could meet others her age, acquire knowledge, and experience life in a group, was undoubtedly the best choice.
However, things did not go as smoothly as Rudeus had expected.
Norn had attended the regular student division of the Ranoa University of Magic for only a short time before she locked herself in her room, refusing to speak to anyone or return to school.
The incident seemed to have struck the nerve in Rudeus's heart labeled "elder brother."
Cui Ciyou only learned what happened afterward from Aisha.
Apparently, that afternoon, Rudeus-who usually