Paul's Entire Life, Explained: The Boy Who Ran from His Father | Mushoku Tensei

In the Asura Kingdom's record of famous people, Paul gets one short paragraph inside his son's entry: eldest son of the Notos Greyrat family, ran away in his youth, became an adventurer. Born 388. Died 423. This is Paul Greyrat's entire life, from the web novel, the after story, the author's own replies and a mobile game side story: the Notos heir who hated studying, the twelve-year-old who walked out after a huge fight with his father, the knight of Buena Village, a real sword for Rudeus's fifth birthday, the slap he apologized for, the letter that sent Rudeus away from Sylphie and what the author said about it in 2012, a year and a half of searching after the Displacement Incident, the reunion in Millis that turned into a fistfight, "Sorry for being a no-good father," the Teleport Labyrinth, the hydra, "Paul was a great father," and a grave on a little hill his family still visits every year. ⚠ Full web novel spoilers, including the epilogue and the after story. 0:00 Cold Open 0:39 The Notos Heir 1:37 Fangs of the Black Wolf 2:32 The Knight of Buena 3:03 Dad 4:30 The Family Meeting 5:19 The Separation 7:13 The Displacement Incident 8:01 A Year and a Half 8:45 Father and Son 10:27 The Letters 11:31 The Teleport Labyrinth 12:56 The Hydra 15:03 What He Left 16:52 The Name on the Stone Sources: the Mushoku Tensei web novel and its after story on Shousetsuka ni Narou, the author Rifujin na Magonote's character profiles (2013, 2015) and replies to reader comments, and the publisher's announcements for Paul Gaiden, the original side story in the mobile game Mushoku Tensei: Game ni Natte mo Honki Dasu. All translations are my own. ▶ Subscribe for more untranslated lore: https://www.youtube.com/@THEUNTRANSLATED_j?sub_confirmation=1 Mushoku Tensei belongs to Rifujin na Magonote, MF Books / KADOKAWA and the anime's production committee. Fan-made commentary channel. #mushokutensei #joblessreincarnation #paul