Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

[MFauli]

A difficult choice. Rudeus's primary family is now the one he established, not anymore the one he was born in. While one might say Sylphie and the yet-to-be-born child ought to be safe in that academy city, who can really say? The larger story began with with an entire important city getting wiped off from the world. Assuming he made the trip the normal way, his kid could already be over two years old by the time he's back, assuming everything went smoothly. That would be rather cruel considering Rudeus never even got the chance two witness his sisters grow up. But then again, it's a cruel world. If Zenith could be saved with his help, and he didn't go, things would never be the same ever again.

All in all, Norn better look after Sylphie and not bother her by arguing with Aisha, no matter how much Aisha provoked her.

I found it a rather easy, if uncomfortable, choice: my mom is in grave danger, I go. Missing the first 2 years of your child is near meaningless for the child, it's more about Sylphie being without Rudy. And between my wife feeling lonely or my mom dying, I know which one to prioritize.

[Kraco]

I found it a rather easy, if uncomfortable, choice: my mom is in grave danger, I go. Missing the first 2 years of your child is near meaningless for the child, it's more about Sylphie being without Rudy. And between my wife feeling lonely or my mom dying, I know which one to prioritize.

What guarantees does he have the trip will have any meaning? The letter didn't even come from Paul himself. He could be making a totally useless trip that will end up taking years with no results, yet he would miss the first years of his first child. Worst of all, maybe the game of thrones back in princess Ariel's home country will start to have a heavier effect and Sylphie will get embroiled in it. After all, she's a famous silent magician and princess Ariel's staunch ally. So, it's not altogether impossible Rudeus would make a useless trip, not rescue Zenith, and simply decide to head back in bitterness to cut his losses. Yet when he returns home, he will find Norn and Aisha tending his wife's gravestone. Sure, we, as readers, can probably guess this isn't the kind of story where Rudeus would lose his wife, but Rudeus himself wouldn't know that.

All that being said, I also think it's the right choice to go, but the more he thought about it, the more factors he would need to worry about there are.

[DarthEnderX]

Sure, we, as readers, can probably guess this isn't the kind of story where Rudeus would lose his wife

I wouldn't guess that AT ALL. This show goes hard at times and doesn't avoid injecting some tragedy from time to time.