A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

The night the Naruto's news of Reurus arrived.

Sometimes Reurus wanted to think, so he bought a night stand and went out. As always, the only weapons were the "neck hunting" sword and dagger, and the armor wore was a set of “nostalgic” leather armor used by adventurers working in the town of Speranza.

"But... I'm the Baroness, hey"

A wooden watchtower in each of the four corners of the town of Speranza. Among them, Reurus, who was on a sentry platform located to the northeast, murmured small as he looked around the moonlit town.

The watchtower is about five meters tall, but even so, it can open its sights and look around. Reurus' thoughts were divided with regard to the news of the Sylas, which arrived during the day, even though he was vigilant about his surroundings.

(Eliza and the others were surprised... No, Sarah and Neddy were normal, and Meer was a little surprised.)

Reurus thought of Eliza and the others and smiled bitterly.

Eliza was surprised enough to "understand” the seriousness of the incident, but the spirits Sarah and Neddy, who had originally spent time away from human society in dwarf settlements, were less responsive.

Eliza and the others are training during the day and are resting at home because they still have trouble sleeping together. Natalia was thinking in the guest room, and Tina, exhausted by the battle in the town of Lemona, was resting early.

Vannille, who was disappearing when a messenger from King's Landing visited, drank wine to his meal after working as dwarfs began building a workshop to build a new sword for Reurus.

This was also the case when we retrofitted our homes in Laval Waste Town, but it would be interesting to see the architectural skills of dwarfs who do not make noise even at night.

The size of the workshop, the floor plan, where to place the kiln, where to “seat” Sarah and Neddy, and so on can sometimes hear words and fists intersecting with each other's preferences, but it's not enough to interfere with the sleep of those who rest at night.

(As long as I listen to you, there's nothing but trouble... hmm?

While listening to the noise of the dwarves in the distance, Reurus sighs. Then, realizing that the footsteps and magic were approaching, he shifted his gaze downwards.

In less than a minute, Collard, like Reurus, was in a bedtime situation. The appearance was a light movement in the back of the stomach, and when the guard rose to the observation platform, Reurus and his eyes met and he smiled bitterly.

"Sorry about the sentry. Can we just talk for a second?

"Anyway, I'm just thinking while I'm watching, and I don't mind."

As Reurus deflected, Collard thanked and lined up next to him. The watchtower was built to be safe for multiple people to ride, but when the two men lined up, it felt a bit narrow.

"Phew... even though summer should be approaching, it's still cold at night."

"Hey... it's not cold enough to catch a cold, but some people may get sick."

Reurus and Collard look around the town while talking. If you concentrate on the story and forgive the monster to attack, you can't regret it.

As he chatted while watching, Collard lifted the object he was lowering to his hips. It was a pottery container with a lid that resembled a water bottle.

"Alcohol?

"Idiot, I'd say there's someone on guard who drinks alcohol... but I can't deny being on guard in a" out of my mind ”place."

While saying so, Collard removes the lid from the water bottle. Rather than twisting and closing the lid like a pet bottle that Reurus had used in his previous life, it was an easy way to make a lid.

As soon as the lid is removed, the cool and gentle scent begins to float. The water bottle was slightly hot from the mouth, and the contents seemed to be hot.

"Waking up to drowsiness, it is also a medicinal hot water that is gentle to my stomach"

"... if you pass the medicine, it will poison you, so please be careful.

"Don't worry. You can't pretend to hurt your stomach by taking too much medicine... do you?

That's how Collard takes the pottery cup out of his pocket. I think I prepared it in advance to speak with Reurus.

"That's why I'll take it... oh, it's so easy to drink."

"What do you think? Medicinal water is not strong. This is my homemade medicinal bath: water, herbs, and a bit of fruit juice and sugar to taste."

(What was that... ah... whoa, ginger water? I wonder....)

I can't remember the taste, but Reurus thinks it felt similar. It wasn't hot, but it was just the right temperature to drink on a chilly night.

Reurus and Collard drink medicinal water silently. Instead of drinking it all at once, I'll lick the liquor and drink it little by little.

After a few minutes of doing so, Collard groaned.

"But... I was deeply surprised during the day. I didn't know the Captain thought of you and me as candidates for son-in-law... no, I think I'm joking... but I do?

Collard asks if he is going to have a light chat. However, even if the attitude was off, the line of sight was moving from side to side.

"I was just asking in advance. I've heard about Mr. Collard's“ hope ”before, so I also told him that maybe we should stop...."

"Thank you... really, thank you! At least I want to live a peaceful and calm life at home....."

Reurus slightly distracts himself from Collard, who speaks with distant eyes.

There was also a feeling in Reurus that it might not be possible for some people to get married.

"But I don't think it's a bad idea to marry him... but there's something cute about that, isn't there?"

"What... is that... cute...?

Collard looks at his eyes to the limit and looks at Reurus. It was a look of astonishment and respect, as if you had encountered an unfamiliar creature or witnessed a brave man confronting a mighty enemy. The hands holding the pottery with the medicated water were shaking and shaking, so the contents seemed to be zero.

"I'm good at cooking, I'm not bored talking, I'm smart, I'm beautiful... don't you think so, Mr. Collard?

"Well, I can't deny it... but what a life it's like to be laid on your ass and rolled over your palm..."

Collard shakes the pottery and soothes his mood with the scent drifting from the medicinal bath. Reurus smiled bitterly at Collard's words.

Isn't it a man's virtue to roll on a good woman's palm?

"Mhh... that makes sense."

I'm about to be crushed while I'm rolling, or I'm about to fall, but Collard is murmuring and drinking the medicinal water. After drinking the medicine in the glass, she exhales a little.

"But... as the Captain said, when either I or your lord actually enters Baron Amondola's house, that's troublesome."

"Does it sound like you took your men into the house and crushed them? But if I had more than one child, I'd be able to take over both houses in the future... would I be able to take the throne if I joined my son-in-law?

Even if I lay aside the marriages with Natalia, it doesn't seem particularly problematic if the title of quasi-bar cannot be taken up as a Reus.

"It can take the form of co-rule, so it's not like that at all... Captain didn't dare say, but have you forgotten something important about“ your position ”?

"It's important....."

I wonder if it is true, Reurus leans his neck. Even so, the official identity of Reurus today is only that of an adventurer in the abandoned city of Laval. Then there's the spiritualist "Guest".

"Ah... speaking of which, I've been in such a troublesome position for a long time..."

"Hmm... it's a very troublesome position. Nowadays, the name" Spirit Man "has become widespread. Bring those who are quasi-bars and are still with the Spirit into their homes... and what kind of bad reputation will it be? And what happens to Miss Eliza if you join her son-in-law?

"... why don't you take me with you?

"The Captain seems to forgive me, but I can't predict how bad the scandal will be."

Reurus scratched his cheeks like he was in trouble, but he immediately remembered the doubt.

"If I hadn't been a Baron, would I have been okay?

"I'm not saying it's okay... but I could have escaped saying that I had to go home to“ protect ”spirits and those who were with them. Worst of all, I think I could give you the throne and the real power would be in the form of a captain."

"I can't say anything about that...."

The same is true of those who recommended Leurus's narratives, but it is too heavy to receive the titles from Natalia, who contributed to the country for four generations and finally became a baron.

(Speaking of which, you were worried about the reward you gave me... I don't suppose you were trying to pick me up as your son-in-law and give me the title...)

I didn't hear about it from Natalia herself, but I don't think you should hear Collard's guess, Reurus.

"In this case, Marquis Farnes of the Cathedral is also involved... Marquis Sardari probably recommended you with pure courtesy, but it was really troublesome to ride spiritualism, court nobles, and even some of the lord's nobles there... ah, while... my stomach..."

Collard keeps his stomach under control and starts taking stomach medicine with medicated water.

"Phew... whatever it is, be careful when you go to King's Landing. From my point of view, the Captain will accompany me, but I cannot keep up with the development of this town."

Probably, but Collard became Collard and came to talk about it worrying about Reurus. Reurus felt it and thanked deeply - leaning his neck.

"... that? To sum up, it's not a good idea for me to enter your son-in-law, but there seems to be nothing wrong with Mr. Collard entering his son-in-law... joint rule? You can do that, right?

"... Ngofu!?

Did you enter a place where powdered stomach medicine should not be put in? Collard swallows a lot. Reurus, who saw it, rubbed Collard's back in haste.

"Are you okay?

"Hey, I, uhh... it's not like that... you were trying not to think about it..."

It's a collard that keeps swallowing, but it'll calm you down in a few dozen seconds. I wiped my mouth by hand and then moisturized my throat with medicated water. I exhaled because it was deep.

"Well, it would be easier to take my son-in-law from another house and connect with him than to welcome me as his son-in-law... I have to find my daughter-in-law..."

"Seems like the Baron has a lot of matrimony?

"My boss, the Captain, is the late new baron, and I have a messenger... If I ask the Marquis de Grimar, who is the head of the southern nobility, to introduce me, I am afraid that my wife will come from a superior house. Besides, I don't even have a decent home in my territory right now, do I?

"What daughter-in-law will you have if you have a house that is commensurate with the quasi-bar's quasi-bar character, in order to develop the territory in the future?

With men in corners, Reurus throws a chat. Then Collard laid his hand on his chin, and turned his gaze toward the night sky.

"Baron Amondola's territory is vast as long as the monster's troubles are removed, and there are mines and so on... I will be a quasi-bar, and the Captain will be the first to be a baron... Hmm, if I think about eating into the power of this land, how far will the" upper ”house get to talk to me..."

"You're looking for an interest....."

"Would that be so? Marriage between nobles is like that. While enriching my daughter-in-law, I also move to benefit my parents... that's what nobles are like. In that regard, considering the future of the land, it seems that we will have friendships not only from the same personality but also from a superior house."

"It's hard...."

Reurus answers while drinking the potion, but Collard protests while pulling his cheeks.

"What if I say it like other HR. You don't know where the spirits come from, do you?

Shouldn't I say no?

"If I refuse without a good reason, I'll ruin their face....."

"There, you see, the spirit didn't like it."

Like Reurus, neither Sarah nor Neddy is interested in rights. For that reason, I would hate to have such a tender relationship.

"Kh, did you have that hand...?!

"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to Mr. Collard's wedding, right? I will also play the ceremony, and please definitely call me.

"I don't want to call you because you're about to bring in a monster carcass because it's a ceremony...."

Reurus said with a smile to Collard with a disgusting face.

"Ask Calvin's grandmother to make a sword."

"Hmm, I'm inviting you to show your face.

Collard shouted as if he had turned his palm back. When he heard that, Reurus immediately burst out and smiled.

"Then we'll find good stomach medicine."

"I really want that...."

Mmm, collard nods.

Then Reurus drank up the trouble called Sylas, which was suddenly carried away, along with the medicinal water brought in by Collard, and laughed away.