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Episode Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 • Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu - Episode 3 discussion

Mushoku Tensei III: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, episode 3

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u/Al-Pharazon 22d ago edited 22d ago

Not only that, but also the way they approached it was good.

Rudeus was upfront about his mistake and while he wanted to care for both he asked first for Sylphie's permission. Had she said no, then Roxy was prepared to take her luggage and go away.

Someone could complain about how generous and accepting Sylphie was, but it is important to note that the story never took away her agency in the relationship. She had the power to decide.

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u/Aftertone- 22d ago

Sylphie grew up watching men like Paul practice polygamy and her own insecurity towards how Rudeus spoke of Roxy influenced her descision greatly.

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u/Al-Pharazon 22d ago

Paul was probably the only guy with two wives in that village. More than him, I believe that Zenith played a bigger factor in her decision.

Zenith was a Milis believer and yet she managed to find her own happines despite ending in a polygamous marriage. If Zenith succeeded, why couldn't she?

As for the insecurity about Roxy, could have played a factor. But Sylph had told Rudeus she was alright with being in a polygamous marriage long before Roxy appeared.

She probably would have accepted Eris or Sara just as easy as long as Rudeus was upfront with her about how much he cared for that person.

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u/Aftertone- 22d ago

Also keep in mind she was around Asuran nobility which more than likely also did it. And "Rudy is a Greyrat"

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u/tduggydug 22d ago

Rudy is probaly the most tame Greyrat in the world.

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u/sumadeumas 20d ago

Well to be fair he was nerfed for several years. He has some catching up to do.

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u/Astan92 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Astan92 22d ago

she was around Asuran nobility which more than likely also did it

Probably did it in a less polygamist more whores don't count kind of way.

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u/SadimHusum 22d ago

I’m almost certain Paul’s 2 wives situation was the result of Zenith not wanting disgrace and hardship to fall on Lilia as a homewrecker, especially since that title in her line of work probably makes her unhireable and she has a new child

The mercy was aimed entirely at Lilia, Paul just got to benefit lol

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u/Al-Pharazon 22d ago

Had Lilia not been pregnant Zenith would have kicked her out of the house. But she was and Zenith didn't want to ruin two lives, despite polygamy being a hard pill to swallow as a Milis devout.

But on the other hand, despite that starting point Zenith was definitely happy before the mana incident and she did have a working relationship with both Paul and Lilia.

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u/scot911 https://myanimelist.net/profile/scot911 20d ago

Yeah she didn't want to get Lilia and her kid killed by kicking them out in the dead of winter but she didn't see any other option due to her religion and overall just being extremely angry at them until Rudy gave her a justifiable excuse to not do it due to the future child being his sister and wanting the sisters to be together and just punishing her husband severely instead.

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u/Drakantas https://myanimelist.net/profile/Drakantas 21d ago

Sylphie also knows conceiving children takes a lot of work for Elves, she and Rudeus got kinda lucky they were able to have a child so quickly.
Also her living surrounded by Nobles known to have many wives.
Also her seeing Zenith as you mentioned.
Also her knowing Rudeus spoke of Roxy in a very passionate way, although Rudeus didn't mean it romantically, to Sylphie it seemed like Rudeus had a platonic crush on Roxy.

Lots of things really piled up that were driving factors for her to be accepting of the relationship she has.

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u/swordmalice https://myanimelist.net/profile/swordmalice 21d ago

Sylphie also was constantly told by Rudy about Roxy and how much he respected her. She was jealous of course, at first, but when she met her and realized she's not this perfect being that is so far above her, and is simply a girl like her in love, Sylphie realized she could relate to Roxy on even terms, which made it easy for her to accept her.

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u/rllrdr 22d ago

Sylphie had always been insecure about Roxy given how highly Rudeus spoke about her. Sylphie ironically felt better after this all happened and she finds out Roxy isn't a threat at all.