Family Meeting and Growing Pains

 is the fifth chapter of the Mushoku Tensei manga adaptation.

Cover Characters

 * Rudeus Greyrat
 * Sylphiette

Summary
After Rudeus discovers that Sylph is a girl and her real name is Sylphiette, for some time he don't know how to act with her, but she tells him that he only needs to act normal.

After the event, Paul mocks Rudeus, for confusing Sylphie with a boy and when he tries to give tips of how to get cute girl, Zenith that was working in the garden reprimands him, Lilia appears to stop her due to her pregnancy. Suddenly Lilia vomits in front of the family and announced that she is also pregnant, Rudeus looks to his father that confessed to the family that he may be the father and Zenith slaps him.

In a family meeting, Zenith asks Lilia what she is going to do, her answer was to help her with the childbirth and leave the house, Zenith is not very conformed with this. Rudeus knowing that it was probably Paul's fault and that Zenith with Lilia already have a long friendship of six years, acting innocent, Rudeus asks why everyone is upset if he is going to have two sisters, Zenith replies that his father did something he shouldn't, Rudeus lies saying that Paul threatened Lilia, because he knew "her weakness". He draws a conclusion that all the fault lie with Paul and Lilia should not be blamed. Zenith moved by her son's words decides that Lilia may stay in the house.

Around to the Rudeus' seventh birthday, his sisters were born, while he was teaching Sylphy, he feels that she really progressed in the past years compared to him. Paul arrives and give him a letter from his teacher, Roxy that left 2 years ago. In the letter, she tells him of her position as a court mage of the Kingdom of Shirone and she has learned the King level Water Magic, and of the expectations that she had for his growth was more impressive. Rudeus starts feeling that he hit a wall in his sword skills and magic skills, and makes his mid up that it's time to go to the school and leave Buena Village, Sylphy clings to him begging him not to leave her, Rudeus promises that he won't leave her side. Paul eavesdrops behind the wall silently heard the conversation.

At lunch, Rudeus says to Paul that his magic studies are stagnant and and he want to attend to Ranoa university of magic, but because Sylphy doesn't want him to leave, he request that Paul pay their tuition. Paul immediately refuses his request because his sword training is not complete, they don't have the money for both and that he is too young to leave. Rudeus ask him if he can find him a job as tutor or magician to earn himself the tuition of Sylphy. Paul confirming the determination of Rudeus, asks him to come to the garden. He ask him what he would think if he ordered him to leave Sylphy behind, Rudeus immediately answered that he will not like the idea. Paul takes a practice sword and quickly attacks Rudeus.

Characters

 * Rudeus Greyrat
 * Zenith Greyrat
 * Paul Greyrat
 * Lilia
 * Sylphiette
 * Norn Greyrat
 * Aisha Greyrat
 * Roxy Migurdia
 * Ghislaine Dedoldia (Cameo)

Regions

 * Buena Village
 * Fittoa Region

Differences from Light Novel

 * The PoV of Paul reprimanding Rudeus because of his fight with the other children was cut.

Trivia
To Be Added.