Paul Greyrat never thought he would face such a situation, and even more so, he never imagined his life would encounter such a huge change.
As the heir to the Greyrat name, Paul was destined to be extraordinary from birth.
His bloodline made him a high-ranking noble of the Asura Kingdom from the moment he was born. Even his father was the head of the Noto family, one of the four major lords of the Asura Kingdom.
From the moment he was born, his existence was destined to remain in the most glorious seat of the Asura Kingdom, spending a corrupt life in the luxurious pleasures of the nobles.
However, Paul was more unique than anyone imagined. He never coveted the power of the nobility. Although he did rely on his noble status to approach women in the royal capital, from young girls to mature noblewomen, none were spared his attention. But Paul always relied on his personal charm to attract other women, never using power to force anyone.
For Paul, both Noto and Greyrat were just huge burdens. He had no attachment to this false reputation, nor did he want to inherit the power of the family.
So, before adulthood, before the battle for the family head position began, Paul decisively abandoned his noble status and left the prosperous royal capital.
In his opinion, although the royal capital was prosperous, it was merely a place that was empty and false.
He couldn't find a place to belong there, and he didn't think that magnificent and solemn place could be called home.
After leaving the royal capital, Paul wandered for a long time. He worked as a merchant and a swordsman. He helped the weak and fought for justice, but he also pursued women and had many affairs.
For Paul, life was like a journey with no end in sight and no clear beginning. He moved forward on this road, doing whatever he wanted, not to reach a destination, nor to return to a place, but just to keep moving forward…
Because he had no purpose, Paul lost interest in everything quickly. He rarely focused all his energy on one thing, whether it was his work, his swordsmanship, or the women he chased.
Once he did something, achieved a goal, it was over for him. He wouldn't look back at it, let alone put too much passion into things he lost interest in.
So he only learned the upper levels of the Sword God Style, North God Style, and Water God Style swordsmanship, and the number of women he pursued and then abandoned was countless.
He didn't know how long this aimless journey lasted, but he finally regained his passion for one thing: becoming an adventurer.
Perhaps it was because the adventurer profession itself was well-suited to his wandering nature, or perhaps it was because Paul himself liked the adventurer profession, which involved constant fighting and interacting with all kinds of people, especially being able to meet excellent women.
Paul became an adventurer and continued on this path for a long time.
Looking back, he even became the leader of the S-ranked adventurer team, Black Wolf's Fang. He led his team to create countless miracles, and his reputation spread everywhere.
That was the happiest time of his life, and also the time when his self-awareness reached its peak.
If it wasn't for that sudden accident, he probably would have drifted around as an adventurer for the rest of his short and long life.
However, the accident did happen. He met that beautiful but strong girl.
A young woman named Zenith, for reasons similar to his own, escaped from her original noble life and became an adventurer by instinct.
At first, Paul didn't think much of Zenith. He simply regarded her as a naive and foolish girl who had embarked on the path of an adventurer with an almost cute fantasy, and was unsurprisingly deceived by cunning people and almost sold into slavery.
Paul was a scumbag, but he only had no bottom line when it came to flirting. In fact, he was a more upright guy than many people.
So Paul rescued Zenith without hesitation, fantasizing that she would fall in love with him at first sight and offer herself to him.
However, the result didn't develop as he expected.
Zenith was indeed grateful for his actions, grateful for saving her, but she didn't lose her independent personality because of it, and still firmly maintained her original intentions.
Paul was very disappointed by this, and tried several times to take advantage of his kindness, but was forcibly stopped by Zenith.
But Zenith might have still been thinking about repaying the favor. She later chose to join Paul's team and worked with the team members.
As an excellent healing magician, she was indeed what the Black Wolf's Fang team lacked, and she quickly became one with the rest of the team.
From that time on, Paul began to understand Zenith more clearly and directly.
Unlike Paul, or rather, completely opposite, Zenith was a very upright and gentle woman. She was upright, humble, and helpful. Her characteristics were like a contrast to Paul, making Paul instinctively realize what a scumbag he really was when he saw her.
However, surprisingly, Paul himself didn't hate this feeling. He even became obsessed with this feeling of being illuminated by the burning sun, realizing his own dark emotions.
Just as moths always yearn for bright light, and rats in the gutter yearn to stand on the ground one day…
Gradually, he began to lose control of his feelings. Although, to put it bluntly, he had slept with countless women before, he felt like he was falling in love uncontrollably when he faced Zenith.
It was from that time that he looked back on his life and realized what a scumbag he was. Calling him a scumbag could be said to be rather mild.
This led Paul to not dare to approach Zenith for a long time, putting him in an awkward situation that made him wonder if he had been possessed by a pure girl.
If it were the usual him, he would have already slept with all the women of his age around him in this situation of being together day and night.
But in the end, Paul couldn't control his instincts. He took advantage of a very good opportunity and half-pushed Zenith into his arms.
At that time, she obviously had a very high opinion of him. It could be said that even if he abandoned her on the spot, she wouldn't have blamed him in any way.
This was Paul's experience…
If it were the old Paul, he would have pulled up his pants and acted like nothing had happened.
In fact, that's what he originally planned to do.
However, perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was heaven's punishment for him, but even though they only did it once, Zenith became pregnant.
Pregnancy meant that Zenith had his child in her belly…
The shocking fact struck Paul like lightning, leaving him at a loss. He even suspected that Zenith and the doctor were just conspiring to deceive him.
But he still knew that there were some facts that he couldn't escape no matter what.
After many years, a crossroads appeared before him again. Like when he chose to leave home, he would face a critical choice once again.
Choose family, or choose freedom.
Paul once chose the latter without hesitation because he didn't think that the cold, closed-off place, which had nothing but luxury and prosperity, could be called home. Compared to that, he would rather live a life of loneliness and wandering.
But this time, he just couldn't make the same choice.
Seeing Zenith's face, and the flesh and blood in her belly that would be born at any moment, a pressing voice arose in his heart, a strong urge.
He wanted to create a home that belonged to them with Zenith.
Paul had only one good quality, and that was decisiveness. Once he made a choice, no matter what awaited him on the road ahead, he would charge forward without hesitation and keep moving forward.
He immediately gave up his adventurer career that had lasted for many years, and found a relative he had known in the Asura Kingdom, asking them to arrange a stable job for him.
After that, he took Zenith to Buena Village, where he built their house with his own hands and waited for the birth of their child.
One small episode was that while they were waiting for their child to be born, they also met the red-haired boy who appeared on a rainy night.
Zenith's kindness made her unable to abandon the boy.
Paul also wouldn't ignore someone in need.
And it was this unexpected move that added a new member to their future family, a very important member.
But that's all in the future.
In short, Paul's heart was full of complexity and excitement at the time. He was both confused about the new direction his life was about to take, and excited about the prospect of having a home that truly belonged to him.
That could be said to be the happiest time of his life.
In fact, the happy times did indeed last for a long time. Zenith gave birth to a son named Rudeus, and the red-haired boy Shirou, whom they had picked up, showed talent in swordsmanship when he grew up, able to inherit his skills in swordsmanship.
Paul even felt that he was a little too happy. His dreamlike life was like a bubble that could be easily burst at any time.
In fact, this long bubble of happiness was indeed burst.
And the one who burst it all was none other than Paul himself.
He accidentally had an affair with the maid Lilia, becoming the beginning of a tragedy…
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