Tales of Emerald: A Mushoku Tensei Story

In a world without Rudeus, how do the lives of his three wives pan out? While that is the basic concept for the story, the original prompt was 'what if Roxy and Sylphiette were more than just adventuring partners in other timelines?' I tried to stay loyal to the setting, but some points I may not have fully understood or wanted to play around with how the world may work if things were tweaked slightly. I also tried writing with people who haven't read Mushoku Tensei in mind, though I likely failed in that regard. As the first thing I've written in nearly a decade, I'm sorry if it's not very good. I tried my best and hope people at least enjoy parts of the story.