MUSHOKU TENSEI: the beginning after the end

RUDEUS POV

Sylphie and Roxy, two very important women in my life, if you asked me how I feel about both of them before this incident my answers would have been these:

Sylphie, my first and best friend, the person who saved me from the darkness I felt due to the abandonment of my failed love with Eris, a person who gave me her body and her first time to help me with my trauma, from that moment on I fell in love with her, something I never thought possible before...before obviously I loved her but not in that way, it was more like platonic love or the love I feel for my younger sisters

now Roxy: when I met her she was an immature pervert who was excited by the idea of ​​marrying her just because of her appearance.

But as time went by I kept a deep respect and admiration for her, thinking that that little girl would free me from my first biggest trauma made me unconsciously fall in love with her or so I think, the truth is I feel it more like a deep respect and She is also the reason why I created my religion "ROXYSMO", but leaving that aside, Roxy helped me see women as more than a piece of meat and see them as what they are PEOPLE, people with dreams, aspirations and fears, thanks to Roxy I was able to open myself to the world and I was able to face the 3 years of depression before finding Sylphie

but now everything is very, very different, everything has been so confusing and only one day has passed

Now I have been transported to the future and according to Sylphie and Orsted I married Roxy and Eris

with Roxy it was after making a mistake in the labyrinth which I still remember, and with Eris it was after clearing up the misunderstanding after she saved me from dying against Orsted and according to Sylphie... she already died 7 years ago... ...the truth is a great shame but I honestly don't love her, I loved her but she abandoned me and now that I know I don't hate her anymore but...I can't see her like I see Sylphie.....and here's Roxy ...

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-Wa-wait Roxy sensei?!-I didn't want to respond like that but the last time I saw her she was simply my teacher who I admired and who was helping me rescue my mother. 

-Rudy, I, I, I missed you so much (SNIFF), I dreamed (SNIFF), of seeing you again, I love you Rudy (SNIFF), don't ever leave my side uuuuu...-Roxy sobbed as she buried her face in my chest

-There, there, it's okay, it's me Rudy,- I said while caressing Roxy's head.

What the hell am I supposed to do in a situation like this? I love Sylphie, there's no doubt about that... but Roxy... I love her and respect her as my goddess and my teacher but... what does it matter? Fuck it, I'll try

-How?.....How is this possible?...How are you here Rudy?...Were you revived ?By who?- Roxy said as she looked at me with teary eyes.

"Eh? Of course not, I wasn't revived... I think so... rather I think I traveled back in time... but I don't know how," I said while separating Roxy from my arms.

"I see... but please explain to me... how did all this happen... how come you are here?" Roxy said as she let herself fall on the left side of the sofa.

"Yes, I want to know too, tell us everything Rudy," Sylphie said while also sitting on the right side of the sofa, leaving a space in the middle.

While they looked at me expectantly, I sat in the middle of the two of them and they approached me.

Orsted was in the other chair right in front of me as he looked at me silently with a nostalgic expression and a small smile...

Man, this guy gives me a very bad feeling, but from what they told me and how she and Roxy act in front of him, I suppose there is no reason to distrust, right?...

"Hey! Are you all crazy? Don't you realize that this guy is a hispostor?" Paul said as he looked at me angrily and approached me. I noticed how he silently cast a spell.

so now my descendants can do that?...interesting

"Grandmas! Move! I'll put an end to this imposter," said Paul while he pointed a stone bullet at me.

"Paul Greyrath!" Sylphie and Roxy shouted as they stood in front of me.

"If you want to do something to Rudy you will have to go in front of us!" Sylphie and Roxy said in unison with totally angry and determined faces.

"Gr-grandmothers?!!, maybe you are blind!!?, maybe you don't see him?!, this man is an imposter!, don't let mourning blind you!, how come you don't even consider him?-said Paul while his stone bullet gained speed

-I'll finish him off right now,eh what?!!-

the stone bullet dissolved in an instant 

disturbance magic...and it wasn't me

"Paul Greyrath...stop right now or I'll have to stop you," said Orsted as he stood up right behind Paul with an expression that made my blood run cold.

-b-but Mr. Orsted-

"No buts, I myself have verified his identity and indeed, the individual here is Rudeus Greyrath, if you continue to insist on this I will consider you a threat... so please calm down..." Orsted said as his expression softened.

Paul exchanged glances with me, Sylphie, Roxy and at the end Orsted and in the end he turned around totally annoyed.

"You would have fooled everyone but not me!!!" he said as he left the house with a slam of the door. 

"Ugh...that guy...sorry Rudy, he's nice most of the time he's just confused," Sylphie said as she sat down again and hugged my arm tightly. 

"I say the same thing, he is very protective of us, his family, so seeing you here must be a shock for him," said Roxy, who had also sat down and leaned her head on my shoulder.

Orsted simply sat back down as he looked at us again with a smile.

-Yes...I think you're right, Rudeus died....I...I'm an impo..- (SLAP)

-eh?...-Sylphie had slapped me...and a very hard one.

"I had forgotten that you are an idiot sometimes," said Sylphe as she pulled me towards her for a long kiss..-

"We are not going to allow you to think that way, you are Rudy and no one else," Roxy said as she stood up and Sylphie followed her example.

-It's true, although it's still somewhat confusing but..., even so, you are Rudy, no matter what Paul says or what people think, we loved you and you 

Am I really that loved?....without realizing it I started crying right there while Sylphie and Roxy hugged me

I could get used to this...