Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

[DarthEnderX]

There's only so much he can do, in the vast world, to search for a single person, who's quite capable of taking care of herself normally. If Zenith could do it, she would have definitely contacted people, through the guild or otherwise. Since she hasn't, she ought to be quite solidly limited in her actions and out of sight.

Even so, you would think you would increase your odds of finding someone by...not checking just one place.

[Kraco]

Even so, you would think you would increase your odds of finding someone by...not checking just one place.

He's not currently checking places, per se. He's making himself relatively famous and letting people know he's looking for her. That way, when those people, adventurers or even merchants dealing with adventurers, wander around, they will pay attention to any news/rumours and will send information back. It's like, in our world, if your dog goes missing, you don't only randomly wander the streets looking for it, but you post social media messages about it (if you use social media), to have many more pairs of eyes potentially look for it.

Rudeus himself was teleported to another continent. Where would he even begin to search if he only intended to do it personally? He made the choice to head north since Paul is down south and others actually travelled to the demon continent (with Rudeus barely missing them). But even so, if you lived in the middle of the USA and someone was sent to a random location in Alaska or Canada, and you heard no news of them contacting anyone, it would be quite a huge area to look for the person only relying on yourself.

[MFauli]

He's not currently checking places, per se. He's making himself relatively famous and letting people know he's looking for her. That way, when those people, adventurers or even merchants dealing with adventurers, wander around, they will pay attention to any news/rumours and will send information back. It's like, in our world, if your dog goes missing, you don't only randomly wander the streets looking for it, but you post social media messages about it (if you use social media), to have many more pairs of eyes potentially look for it.

Rudeus himself was teleported to another continent. Where would he even begin to search if he only intended to do it personally? He made the choice to head north since Paul is down south and others actually travelled to the demon continent (with Rudeus barely missing them). But even so, if you lived in the middle of the USA and someone was sent to a random location in Alaska or Canada, and you heard no news of them contacting anyone, it would be quite a huge area to look for the person only relying on yourself.

Kraco.

You're searching your lost mom.

You know she's somewhere in Italy.

You travel to Lago Magiore.

You stop there.

You become someone that people at the lakeside you're staying it appreciate for your ever-helpfulness, be it repairing stuff, fishing fish or just being a cheerful guy.

WILL THIS HELP YOU FIND YOUR MOM?!


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[Kraco]

Kraco.

You're searching your lost mom.

You know she's somewhere in Italy.

You travel to Lago Magiore.

You stop there.

You become someone that people at the lakeside you're staying it appreciate for your ever-helpfulness, be it repairing stuff, fishing fish or just being a cheerful guy.

WILL THIS HELP YOU FIND YOUR MOM?!


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He should be planning to switch towns eventually, to make himself known here and there. What else is he supposed to do? There's only so much he can cover by walking around and checking places personally. He could walk past his mom from a 2 meters distance and not notice her if there was a wall between them. Happened to him and Roxy, in the port town, because neither looked the right way. If he was rich, he could actually post guild quests with a reward, to have adventurers actively look for Zenith, perhaps on the side of their usual quests. But he's not wealthy to that extend. However, if Rudeus becomes a decently famous adventurer (in a good sense, not infamous), any random person who happened to find Zenith might imagine getting a reward from him. Just like if some famous person in your town lost a precious item and you found it, you might imagine that surely the person will give you a couple of hundreds of euros, at least, if you take the item to them. I can't use a person in this comparison because our societies have the police search for missing people.

[MFauli]

He should be planning to switch towns eventually, to make himself known here and there. What else is he supposed to do? There's only so much he can cover by walking around and checking places personally. He could walk past his mom from a 2 meters distance and not notice her if there was a wall between them. Happened to him and Roxy, in the port town, because neither looked the right way. If he was rich, he could actually post guild quests with a reward, to have adventurers actively look for Zenith, perhaps on the side of their usual quests. But he's not wealthy to that extend. However, if Rudeus becomes a decently famous adventurer (in a good sense, not infamous), any random person who happened to find Zenith might imagine getting a reward from him. Just like if some famous person in your town lost a precious item and you found it, you might imagine that surely the person will give you a couple of hundreds of euros, at least, if you take the item to them. I can't use a person in this comparison because our societies have the police search for missing people.

Here's what I'd do if I were Rudeus:


- Go from town to town
- Cast gigantic, spectacular spell into the air at the center of each town
- Announce to the people surrounding you "I am Rudeus Geyrat, I'm looking for my mom, have you heard of her? If you do, pls inform the guild, I will make sure to reward you plenty"
- rinse and repeat

Rudeus is a mage with world-tier spells, only second to the gods who are responsible for the teleport spell. He has that kind of power where he can make himself known quickly and effectively.

And really, even if he wanted to do it in a less conspicuous way, 1 month ought to be enough for one town. Not spending half a year. That's, like, giving up on the one you claim to search.

[DarthEnderX]

Also, his nickname sucks. Quagmire is a lame name even without the Family Guy reference.

Like, they all watched him incinerate that army of bears. But instead his nickname is based on the spell he used to hold them in place.

But even so, if you lived in the middle of the USA and someone was sent to a random location in Alaska or Canada, and you heard no news of them contacting anyone, it would be quite a huge area to look for the person only relying on yourself.

Even if running into her is basically like winning the lottery, you still have a greater chance of winning the lottery with 10 tickets than you do with 1.

Just move from city to city.

[David75]

Also, his nickname sucks. Quagmire is a lame name even without the Family Guy reference.

Like, they all watched him incinerate that army of bears. But instead his nickname is based on the spell he used to hold them in place.

Quagmire also fits his state of mind, very appropriate.
Depression is not rational to people around.
And levels may vary.
But I understand that grand adventure anime isn't were you want to get many eps with a depressed MC.
I'd say I have mixed feelings too, at least starting a season on his low. But I totaly understand a story where a MC gets depressed for some time.

[DarthEnderX]

But I understand that grand adventure anime isn't were you want to get many eps with a depressed MC.

I got my fill of that shit from Re: Zero!