A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Invited by Dominic to enter the restaurant, Reulus takes a seat that has already been prepared.A small dish filled with wine bottles and knobs on the desk, followed by a cup of pottery, and if I thought I was preparing it during a banquet that would have been busy before, I think I would bow down as a Reulus.

The wine itself was brought back by Reulus as a souvenir from the capital, but the knobs were handmade by Dominic.Immediately after the banquet, it was only stir-fried with leftover vegetables, but as for Reulus, it seemed to be the best pinch of Dominic's food.

Reulus sits face to face with Dominic, pouring alcohol into each other's cups.

"You've returned safely, and you've become a baronet."And to celebrate marrying my wife... cheers "

"... thank you very much"

Dominic celebrates with a gentle face.When Leulus heard that, he remembered the joy and at the same time felt the backwardness somewhere.

How was King's Landing?

"If you ask me how it went, I'll be troubled by the reaction... I've become a baronet, but I've also been asked by the king to go out to kill Yalong..."

Reulus brings the wine into his mouth, as if to deceive the backwardness, and speaks of what was the king's city.Dominic listens to it with a calm expression, but as a Reulus, he feels uncomfortable.

"... that's why I don't want to go to the capital again if I don't have any more business to do."I don't particularly want to engage with the nobility of the court. "

But when Reulus finished talking about what was the king's city, he waited for Dominic's reaction.Dominic took a sip of the liquor that Reulus brought home as a souvenir, tasted it slowly, and then opened his mouth.

"I see... that noble girl protected Eliza and the others from the poison."I'm sure you'll go out of your way to take him home.He has good guts.Besides, I was asked by the king of this country... to bring back the noble princess, like a hero of Ogasaki. "

"Please don't do this, oh dear... it's not such a rattle"

In response to Dominic's teasing words, Reulus shakes his head to the side with a bitter smile.

(Besides, even if you're a hero of Mika 'e, you don't seem to be waiting for the end of the world... it seems like you didn't have such a story in your previous life...)

There were times when Ogasaki lived happily and had a happy ending, but there were many stories of heroes not having a happy ending.

Reulus smiles bitterly, and Dominic puts the cup on his desk with a gentle expression on his face.The contents were empty, and Reulus, who saw it, tried to pour alcohol, but Dominic stopped him.

“That's enough, it's going to be tomorrow.”

I see... then please drink the rest of it after tomorrow.

Speaking of which, I think Reulus said that drinking a lot of alcohol has become tough.At the same time, seeing Dominic's expression, Reulus felt that the atmosphere was softer than before.

When we first met, there was a more steep atmosphere.However, it has a round and ripe atmosphere, like a rounded corner.

"This is how we talked before we headed to the King's City..."

"... yes."

Dominic laughs and talks, but as for Reulus, he feels that the real issue has arrived.

Before, I was asked what to do with the coronavirus, but even as a Reulus, I was in an ambiguous state.On top of that, Reulus thinks that after welcoming Leviria as his wife and Eliza and Meer as his concubine, Dominic will decide that he has made a decision.

It wasn't Corona who chose it, it was Leviria - and I couldn't deny it as Reulus.

Now, there's one thing I wish I'd asked you about.

"... what is it?"

But Dominic didn't mention his relationship with the coronavirus.I looked at Reulus, thinking that I had raised my eyebrows somewhere sad.

"Reulus, you care not only about Corona, but about me, Natalia, everyone in this city... right?"

"Yes, of course."

Reulus answers Dominic's question immediately.For Leurus, the city of Laval and its inhabitants are more important than ever.

However, Dominic mixes up a bitter expression on his face about how he perceived the response.

"Natalia... I thought she might notice that distortion, but I overlooked one thing."She also "scratched her legs desperately for this Laval abandoned city"...... so you didn't notice.

"... hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

Hey, Reulus.

When Reulus asked with a strange expression, Dominic gave a serious expression.

"What do you mean, important... what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

――――

As Dominic asked, Reulus stopped moving.The question was unexpected and I couldn't answer it immediately.

"To you, Eliza and the others are family."The daughter of a nobleman named Ruvilia would be my wife.I think it's an important presence.Shouldn't we include the residents of this city, our adventurers, Corona, me... Natalia and Zilva?They may be important to you, but I think there is also a sequence in the enclosure of "Important". "

Dominic speaks with a straight look at Reulus.There is no feeling of anger there.However, it was a soft gaze as if it were leurus.

"Every day you care about the Laval Abandoned City, my people, my family... I'm glad it's me."Me and the rest of the Raval Abandoned City think the same of you.However, your important words seem a little different... "

The gentle gaze suddenly clouded.Dominic poured a little wine into the glass, which he said was good, and drank it down.

"Let's change the question... what's the most important thing to you?"

"...... is it the most important thing?"

"Yeah. The most important thing to me is my daughter, Corona.Reulus, I know you're like a son, but this is all true.She's the most important thing to me. "

That's true, Reulus thinks.Rather, I was surprised that Dominic thought of me like a son, and I was glad that Reulus was not in such a situation, but I almost broke my face.

However, Dominic's gaze and words naturally tightened his expression.

"What's the most important thing to you?"That Lady Ruvilla, Eliza, this Laval abandoned city, me and Corona... I can't see the lines around here. "

"... it's a bad thing that there's no line... right?"

“I'm not saying I'm sorry. But it was crooked.I was wondering if that distortion would ever strip you of your fangs... "

While saying that, Dominic pours the drink into a glass and brings it to his mouth.She said that it would affect her tomorrow, but she just said that she couldn't talk without drinking it. It was a lot of drink.

"Phew... it's the elderly's mediation."But keep it somewhere in your heart.Will you continue to live as a baronet and head of the family?And besides..... "

Dominic looked at Reulus with sharp eyes, even though he said that he had become weak with alcohol.It's not that I'm stingy.It was just a serious gaze on Reulus.

"--If you want to live as a person, I think it's necessary."

"Oh dear..."

What do you know?Or what have you noticed?Reulus looks at Dominic with such doubt and shock.When Dominic snorted, he smiled for some reason.

"If you live long enough, you'll understand something... and Leurus, don't show your face so easily."Even though you're a baroness, you've become a nobleman, haven't you?If that's the case, other aristocrats will take it from you. "

"... oh, you don't have any enemies, do you?"

Even if my previous life is included, my age shouldn't change, but I don't think I have any enemies.Reulus mumbled in his heart, exhaling deeply.

(If you want to live as a person......)

Reulus thinks he said it by referring to his own way of being, even though it means he's not human.

Closing his eyes and shaking his head - Reulus noticed that Dominic was standing right next to him.

And that's it.

"Hey... nnh!?"

Gong, there was a sound, and Reulus felt a pain in the top of his head.Dominic dropped his fist on Reulus' head, wondering what he had in mind.

"This is the punishment that made my daughter cry."

"At one point... I was surprised..."

Reulus accidentally shifted his head.In battle, Dominic's fist can get hurt like a breeze, but Dominic's fist hurts strangely.

"... I thought I'd be beaten down."

However, Dominic's fist was gentle compared to saying that he had made the corona cry.As a result, Dominic snorted again as Reulus said a little dumbfounded.

"I told you before, didn't I?"As a father, I should probably beat him up, but between you and Corona.However, when I look at your face, I think it's better to do this. "

"... thank you very much"

"Is there anyone who would like to thank me for dropping my fist bones?"Now, it's time to turn off the lights and go home with you. "

That said, Dominic starts cleaning up the cups and plates.Reulus, who saw it, wondered for a moment whether he should help, but when he saw Dominic's face, he stopped.

Instead, he bows to Dominic, leaving Dominic's restaurant behind.Eliza and Leviria are waiting for you at home.

"...... Really, you're the enemy."

A few steps from Dominic's restaurant, Reulus murmured as he rubbed his head again.There was no headache already, but Dominic's fist bones were echoing, shaking Reulus's heart.

Reulus wondered what to tell Dominic about his relationship with the coronavirus.But Reulus thinks Dominic is right, between himself and Corona.Although Dominic, the father, took it for granted to hold his mouth shut, he didn't say anything because he recognized Reulus as "one person"?

Would that mean that you wouldn't be so sweet if you turned it over?

When Leulus realized it, he lowered his head again towards the restaurant and turned his heel back to his home.

The next day after dawn.

Reulus, who had been visiting the abandoned city of Laval for the first time in a long time, was checking to see if the city's faces were awake after last night's banquet.

I was drunk from drinking, singing, and making noise, and I was thrown into a neighbor's house from one end, so I wondered if I could get up safely.

The result was that nearly half of the people suffered from hangovers.

(I was going to get ready to return to the town of Speranza, but I need permission to clean up the area around the town for a bit... oh, I need permission from my sister too)

Leurus is still an adventurer in the Raval Abandoned City, but his official status is as Baron Varza.That's why I decided to talk to Natalia and hunt down the monsters around the Laval Abandoned City to see if there were any problems.

With that in mind, Reulus turned to the Adventurer's Union, but he found an unexpected figure and stopped moving.

It was Corona who looked around like he was looking for someone.Corona stopped for a moment when she noticed Reulus, but rushed to Reulus with a determined expression.

Reulus-san... can I accompany you to Speranza?

And I begged you to do that.