A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

The sky begins to whiten, and until then the light of the sun begins to shine through the dark woods. Reurus exhaled heavily, gradually increasing brightness and making it easier to secure his vision.

(Did you manage to survive.....)

The monster approached the coniferous tree where Reus lurked four times. I scratched my nasty sweat every time, but the only thing I couldn't notice was the smell. Maybe the smell of the leaves in the tree that I applied beforehand helped me.

"Thank you. You saved my life... no, it's a tree."

Thank the conifers for hiding all night and gently stroke them. Then Reurus switched consciousness and began to descend the conifer tree, which became an overnight inn.

There is no reason to stay here now that we have a clear view. I felt uncomfortable with each step of my body because I was exposed to the cold air for a long time and was unable to move all night, but my hands and feet moved as I wanted.

When you get down to the ground without falling, repeated flexion movements loosen the muscles of your feet. The bones in your body just make a nice little sound, but it's probably because of last night's experience that you accidentally checked your surroundings.

After checking his health and deciding that there is no problem, Reurus starts moving. I want to get out of the woods right away, but the first one I turned to was a creek that I used to travel yesterday.

"Is it really too cold to bathe in the water..."

I wanted to get rid of the smell again, but the water in the river I touched was very cold. Therefore, I thought of replenishing only the liquid and rubbed it with both hands and transported it to the mouth.

"... delicious"

Just because you spent your life hiding. The cold, run-down river water was very delicious, and Reurus murmured admirably. Keep rinsing the water over and over again, moisturizing your throat while inflating your stomach.

"Because the river is flowing that way... is the street this way?

I want to drink water forever, but there may be monsters near the water. Reurus, who thought so, quickly hydrated and clawed the streets from the direction of the river flow.

Then start moving immediately. While being careful not to make as much noise as possible, he still runs into the woods for a short run.

There is a quiet atmosphere in the woods cooled by morning air, so much so that you can take a walk if you don't want to. Unless the monsters that attack humans live in a disturbance.

Reurus keeps a constant speed, leaves aren't falling as much as possible, and moves around choosing where the ground is exposed. It is also possible to make loud noises when running on fallen leaves, but it is also dangerous to not hear the surrounding noises.

It was a Reurus that began to put some trust in his "bad feelings", but it would be foolish to think that all the dangers could be avoided. It is also possible that when I learned "bad feelings", I was in the enemy range of the opponent.

(Just a little further down the street... how long should I run from there to town or village?

In the worst case scenario, it may be better to return to the village of Shena. However, in that case, it is necessary to pass through the place where there was a lion-like monster who attacked the front wagon.

Maybe we can get that monster back safely? No, it's not safe to go home.)

It has already been removed from the village's personal ledger. Even if they arrive, they risk being sold off again or killed if they decide they have returned to avenge the village.

(Whether you go to hell or you go to hell... I don't know what the hell is in this world.)

I've never been to heaven or hell since I lost my life in my last life. Reurus laughed bitterly at himself who could not afford it.

That's the margin I got for surviving the danger to my life - how good would it have been?

(Can you see the way...?!

It was a revulsion that was relieved to finally see the streets, but my body relaxed and unexpectedly staggered. Hands on the tree beside me prevented me from falling, but I felt that my body, which had been moving lightly until now, was heavier like lead.

Was it bad that the wind kept blowing all night long? It was a revulsion that I first thought of, but I remembered my recent situation and twitched my cheeks.

Minimum diet for physical abuse from childhood to many years. Contrary to the nutritional status, my back grew, but I couldn't find anything other than the muscles necessary to carry out agricultural work.

Even in the middle of the growth period. I need a lot of food, but securing them is another dream. Still, I spent my days fooling around, but I haven't been able to eat since I was thrown out of the village of Shena.

I was able to get some moisture, but I haven't eaten or slept since yesterday. It would be natural for the body to sue for modulation.

"Hah, hah... I'm so hungry... on the contrary... I don't know..."

I tried to raise my voice to cheer myself up, but it was just a scattered voice. I swelled my belly with the river's water, but it was fundamentally undernourished.

It is still cold in early spring, and there is no seemingly edible wild grass. Now I'm hungry enough to eat anything raw, but I couldn't find it.

(Goddamn it... it's too tight when you realize it...)

Hunger over hunger. Sleepiness caused by spending the night feeling nervous without losing consciousness for a moment. They are fierce and intense enough to release power from Reurus's body and lie down and fall asleep on the spot.

I accidentally kneel on the spot, but if you let go of your consciousness, you will die. Whether you're starving or being attacked by a monster, you're sure to die.

Reurus, who thought so in his thoughts that he was about to stop, aggressively bit the inside of his cheeks. Then, when he was conscious of the pain, he threw the grass next to him, which was obviously not edible, into his mouth.

It has a texture like a newspaper bite, and the bitterness overflowing when it bites. It irritated the bitten wound, causing intense pain and shaking Reurus' brain.

(But, damn, shit, majimi.....)

Even the many foods that might lead to health due to the unprecedented odour of previous life, it won't be so painful. Reurus managed to swallow the iron smell of pain and blood, throwing the nearby wild grass into his mouth from beginning to end.

I don't expect the flavour. Poison is good as long as it's not there. Even if it's not nutritious, it can still move if something gets in its belly. In this way, Reurus packs the nearby wild grass into his belly and walks out toward the street.

If you're here to die, there's no way to live but to move. If you walk down the street, it can take someone lucky to get through.

(It's unlikely that I'll ever meet someone who can help me....)

In Heisei Japan, most people would help if they went down on the road. If you leave the scene, you should at least contact the police.

But I don't think I can expect that kind of affection or common sense. For this reason, Reurus can only walk on his own feet, and even if he reaches the street, he will continue along the road.

Occasionally the “roadside grass” is said to be eaten by picking wild grass grown on the roadside, but it keeps walking without stopping as hard as possible. If we don't get to where people are by sunset, we'll have to spend another night of fear.

If I think about it, I can't even think of Reurus falling down. Keep moving forward as fast as you can. The least we can do is be alert to monsters. Believing in his own intuition to make noise as the monster approached, he even advanced.

Walk with care that the sun rises completely and does not rush past the middle heaven and does not fall. You can't help rushing this far. If you hurry, you will waste as much energy as you need. Then, if you have time to hurry, you can only go one step further.

It was a revulsion that kept walking, but in an hour we found something distant as the sun went down. “Something" at the end of the street, like a hill. It looks like some kind of artifact unless Reurus's eyes are crazy.

Ugh!

It doesn't matter if it's a town or a village. If that's where people live, that's all that matters. I'm worried about disappearing like the mirage of Oasis I see in the desert, but the distant sight won't change after rubbing it many times.

"Ha... haha! There it is!

There is still a distance, but we will be able to reach it by nightfall. The fact moves Reurus' body and starts to run as if it had been a lie to finally walk.

At first, it is a small run, and in a few seconds it will accelerate, and if you notice it, it will run at a speed close to full force. Distant buildings approached each passing hour, which rushed Reurus' feet again.

(Pretty big... fortress? The walls? They're not comparable to the earthen walls of Shena Village....)

I've seen the details a lot closer, but apparently it's covered in stone walls. There may be a town or village inside, but compared to the village of Shenna, the height of the walls and the robustness were different.

Maybe it's the capital of this country or something like that. Reurus kept running with that in mind and finally got there.

"Deeee...."

I was able to arrive before dark, but when I looked up beside it, its enormity stood out.

An empty moat dug into a wall of stone to increase your defenses. And there was a bridge connected to the castle gate in the empty moat, and there were some people in front of the bridge.

In front of the bridge, a shack thought to be made of stone and wood. There were men with armor and spears in their hands. I have seen soldiers with similar equipment in the village of Shena, but they immediately put their spears up against the rushing Reurus.

"Don't move!

"What? Ha, yes!

Simple and clear orders. When he heard it, Reurus stopped running aggressively and stiffened himself on the spot.

You would be suspicious if someone dressed in a disgraceful costume changed his appearance and ran. From the soldiers who guard the bridge leading to the interior of the castle wall, it is natural to point the spear. Reurus thought about it while stopping his feet and suddenly getting tired.

"Don't move... show me your I.D."

"... what? I.D.?

But I was confused by the words that followed. Even if it's called an ID card, you don't have a driver's license or an insurance or employee card. As a result, there was nothing to show, and the soldiers frowned on Reurus, who did not always try to show his identity card.

"Without ID... where are you from?

"It's Chenna Village..."

The soldiers' attitude remains unchanged, although they answer the questions that follow. Half of the four or so soldiers who were there looked at each other and stood shoulder-to-shoulder.

"What do you want with this Laval?

Apparently the name of the town or village in front of the walls is Laval. It was a realuse that thought about it in the corner of my head, but if I didn't answer something, I felt like I would be killed as a suspicious person.

"Here, I didn't have anything to do with this... I wonder if a big city has a way of working."

--Anything at all, please give me some food. Let me drink some more water.

Bearing what I want to say, I'll give you a reason here. If you honestly answer that you were sold as a slave and escaped to this point, there may be some punishment.

As far as the lion's monster is concerned, it is unlikely that the merchant who bought the Reurus will survive, but if he were alive, he could be handed over claiming “ownership”.

"Hey, come again....."

"What is the lord doing...."

I heard such a voice among the soldiers, but there was no sympathy. It's a stunning voice that sounds like a chicken escaped from its neighbor's hut.

(... not good.)

No matter how hungry and tired I was, I should have thought of a better excuse. I regret that, but I have finally arrived where there are people. I couldn't afford to think about how pale it would be.

"What a hassle... I can't help it, let the soldiers from the village of Shenna pick it up."

That's how the sweetest man among the soldiers murmurs. But when he heard it, Reus raised his voice in a hurry.

"Mm, they kicked me out of the village! He said he couldn't help paying taxes because he was an adult! My parents were killed by monsters when I was a kid, and when I came back, they would just be killed in the village!

Talking about their parents' deaths to attract sympathy. But the soldier's reaction was cold.

"Really... the villagers of Shenna. Don't be reluctant to pay taxes...."

It seems that the consciousness of the soldiers has not been directed to the Reurus, and it is suitable for the village of Shena, which sold away because it is unbearable to pay taxes. Reurus, who realized that the situation was getting worse with acceleration, fell on his knees on the spot.

I was finally sent back to the village of Shenna, saying that I had finally arrived at a place where people were. Before the reality, Reus scratched the ground.

"... can I pay a toll tax and a security deposit?

The youngest soldier asks with a little sympathy for such a realuse. But money doesn't come out - rather, it doesn't even know the country's currency.

"... I don't have any money."

To be honest, the young soldier sighs.

"For the record, do you have any relatives living in Laval?

In a new inquiry, Reurus shook his neck silently. Even if you say it out of your mouth, they'll know it's a lie as soon as they get confirmation.

When the soldiers who saw the realuse sighed again, they waved their hands to get rid of the wild dog.

"I can't allow traffic. Get lost... Captain, is that good?

"... well, I guess I don't mind."

When a young soldier waves to an old soldier, he shrugs his shoulders.

I will not capture him here as a suspect, kill him, or send him back to the village of Shena. That would be the warmth of the soldiers. Looking at the look of the Reurus, it doesn't seem to be any other than the peasants who have been expelled from the village, and the trouble is better given the trouble of sending them back.

But there is no place to go if you miss it as a revus. The area around the fortified city in front of us, called Laval, may be relatively safe at night, but it will starve to death.

"Anything... anything to do with your work? I'll do anything. Miscellaneous or anything...."

I am happy to engage in any harsh work now. I don't say I'm full, but I'd be happy to work if I had enough food for my body to move properly.

"I said I was from the village of Shenna, but there is no evidence of that. If you were in the opposite position, would you hire him?

It's a true argument that doesn't make a sound. If Reurus were in the opposite position, he would never hire him. It's about simple everyday conversations and farming, and I can't read the letters of the world. I didn't get combat training like the soldiers in front of me.

"I haven't eaten properly in days...."

I see.

"Last night, I spent the night on the tree thinking I'd be attacked by a monster...."

I see.

She threw away her pride and talked about attracting sympathy, but the reaction was extremely bad. Reurus inadvertently twitched his cheeks in response to those soldiers.

"You want me to die in the wilderness?

The future that will come as soon as possible. When asked in a trembling voice by Reurus, who realized his death, the man who seemed to be the captain returned ruthlessly.

"Exactly. Hunger and die on your own. If possible, in the woods. When you die around town, the monsters come and take care of you."

There are no love shards in return. It was a revulsion that I thought it would be, but I didn't think it would go on and I was convinced.

"The costume and the presence or absence of an ID card, and the body. It must be true that you ran away from the village. Besides, I don't have any money... thank you for not catching me as a spy for another country."

There's nothing more we can do. I know Reurus is a poor peasant and I don't really think he's a spy, but he's just doing his job better than being a soldier. It is the critical compromise they can make to miss Reurus as it is.

The captain turned his back as if he had lost interest and took his men up. Sometimes it's getting dark soon, and I think they're going to build a bridge that's been dug into the moat.

Reus could not move with his knees poked, but the young soldier who had treated him relatively gently earlier rushed in.

Go to the east gate.

Huh?

"If you're lucky, you won't die."

It was compassion that was in the eyes of the young soldier pointing in the east. There is, albeit slightly, a mixture of sympathy, and Reurus puts his strength to his trembling knees and rises.

(East Gate... anything?

I'd rather die than be told to. Reurus lowered his head small to the young soldier and started walking with a whip on his body, which was about to fall.