A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Reurus was tilting his neck as he held the metal plates and firewood handed over and walked with the horny rabbit in his hand. You should welcome the fact that no firewood or horn rabbits were taken as taxes, but the identity of the metal plate in your hand is too unknown.

(It's not money... Yura, is it?

I think about the currency used in this country, but I only saw it from afar when I was in the village of Shenna. I tried to get in touch with the merchant thinking that I could sell my computing skills, but, as an example, I was driven away by the upper echelons of the village.

So I'm not sure, but I don't think it's a currency called Yura. As a result, the existence of extra metal plates became meaningless, and the reus, which twisted its head for several tens of seconds, was temporarily shelved.

You'll know which way to go when you meet Dominic. All you have to do is ask what you don't know.

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It was a Reurus who was walking while playing with the metal plate in his hand, but he noticed that he was looking around and tilted his neck again. When I arrived in Laval Waste City yesterday, my gaze was like that of a wild dog, but now it seemed that the color of the gaze was changing.

-What? Something's wrong....)

When I think about it, I remember myself. Regardless of the metal plate or the firewood, he now carries a horny rabbit. It is not strange to draw attention from the people on the road. Instead, you should be worried about who you think is suspicious.

(No... but the atmosphere seems soft...)

It was the subjectivity of Reurus, but I felt closer to seeing him from strangers. Confused by the change, you reach Dominic's restaurant and breathe before opening the door.

"Hi...."

I felt like a new employee visiting for the first time. I was going to visit Dominic's restaurant again, but I didn't expect to be back in half a day.

"The store is still open....."

When I opened the door, Dominic, who had just parted from the kitchen in the morning, peeked into his face. And when I saw Reurus's face, I cut off the words and raised my eyebrows uncomfortably.

"... kid, if you're going to die, I told you to die somewhere you can't see my daughter. Or did you think you'd get another mess?

That said, Dominic walks roughly in his footsteps. I'm still holding a knife in my hand because I was cooking.

"If you can eat this delicious meal..."

They think it's Takari or a beggar. Reurus, bitterly laughing that he had no choice but to evaluate it, first lowered the firewood to the floor and then showed Dominic the horny rabbit he was carrying.

"I wanted to thank you for last night. I don't think I could ever repay you for this, but I've got firewood and something to eat."

Dominic raises one eyebrow when he looks at the firewood that Reurus placed, and then looks at the corpse of the horn rabbit and opens his eyes.

"Kid, you got it?

"Yeah... no, as far as I'm concerned, I should have just picked up firewood."

I didn't originally mean to take out horny rabbits. I thought it would be good luck to collect only firewood safely and if there was anything that could be eaten, such as wild grass.

I fought horny rabbits for my life and fell into stone killing feathers. I should be glad to have been able to "put on” the repayment originally thought of, but honestly, I am not glad to have put on death as a consideration.

"Were you able to use your weapons... magic?

"Tony the Gatekeeper asked me the same thing. Um, well, avoiding coming in, the rabbit horn swallowed into the tree, and then I beat him to death with a stone... I just heard about magic."

At the moment of death, the horny rabbit seemed to move slowly, but Reus thinks it might be like the stupidity of a fire.

I've already heard about it in my predecessor's life, but it seems that some professional athletes can do similar things. If we could have done something similar in a situation where we would have died if we hadn't avoided it, then we wouldn't have thrown it away.

"Really... hmm? I have something in my hand....."

"Ah, this is from Tony the gatekeeper. Dominic told me to give it to you."

I'm afraid I'll hand over the metal plate, but as far as Tony goes, it won't be a bad thing. Dominique, who received the sheet metal, looks through its surface and looks at it like it's a revulsion.

"You got this from Tony's guy, right? Did he say anything at the time?

"What? Um... I don't know what you're talking about, but I was told to pass. I'll give it to Dominique, and he'll wish me luck next time....."

Remembering what Tony said, Dominic broke the sharp expression that had been on his mind until then. The frown returned to its original position and loosened its mouth slightly.

"I see...."

(I'd like to know what's going to happen...)

May I ask? Or should we wait for Dominic's words? While Reurus was worried, Dominic looked sharply at Reurus as if he had come to some sort of conclusion within himself.

Hey, kid.

"Hmm, what is it?

In my previous life, I lived as a company animal and lived a life of licking bitter acids in Shena Village, but no one looked at me as intimidating as Dominic. As a result, I slightly retracted, but I responded to the words without escaping.

"This firewood is a good monster. Why did you collect it?

The tone of Dominic's voice was serious, and the gaze was felt to be accompanied by even physical pressure.

I wonder why you are asking why, not how. Reurus, who decided to do so, puts his strength into his stomach and responds consciously so as not to be under pressure.

"To return the favor of a single night's meal. It may not have been a big deal for Dominic, but as for me, he saved my life."

I will return the favor with due thanks. This is a “natural” sensitivity that is rooted in the Reurus once born and raised in Japan.

The world we live in today is a world that we want to throw a lot of things at Reurus, but that's why we don't want to throw even the sensitivities we've developed in our previous lives. I threw away my pride to fish for leftovers, but only if I wanted to survive.

My stomach doesn't swell with pride. However, failure to repay the favor given is a pre-pride issue. There is a line that you must not forget as a human being to eat weeds and sip muddy water.

That's why Reurus tried to do what he could to repay the favor. It's a firewood pickup, and it wasn't forced by anyone else. I wanted to, because I thought I had to - it was unexpected that I ran into a horny rabbit.

"So you've gathered this... and I wish I hadn't died in my daughter's sight."

"I mean, did you just leave like that?

When Reurus asks for confirmation, Dominic accepts silently. As I said, it wouldn't matter if I didn't die where Corona sees it.

As far as I can tell, he only cares about his daughter Corona's mental health problems, which are very cold. It was difficult to take it lightly or simply because Reus had not found any value in it, but Reus waved his hand in front of his face in a reflective manner.

"No, no, it would be inferior to a bastard to run away with gratitude. It's true that I'm like a wild dog who came fishing for leftovers, but I don't want to fall below that."

It would be good if Dominic didn't have a negative impact on Corona. I didn't expect a repayment from Reurus from the beginning, and if Reurus had left as I was told, it would have been all right.

"... you risked your life to repay me? You just let him sleep on the floor all night with that kind of mess?

"You saved my life. It may have been“ that much ”for Dominique, but it was really delicious... and I was delighted. For the first time, I felt the kindness of others."

For Dominic, it was like giving a meal to a fallen vagrant.

For Reurus, it was more than anything.

"... kid, where are your parents?

"When I was three, I died. She was attacked by a monster while working in a field outside the village. Since then, I've been treated like a villager until I was my age."

It is surprising that Reurus lived in Heisei Japan, but it was not uncommon for children in the same situation as themselves in Shenna Village. I have seen children whose parents died, were treated by the upper echelons of the village, and died as they were.

Reurus did his best to survive on his own and could not afford to help such children. The only thing we could do was dig a hole in the village's communal cemetery, bury it, and mourn it.

However, it was also ordered by the upper echelons of the village.

From Reurus, who lived in such an environment, Dominic's meal was a truly exceptional treat. In addition to extreme hunger and fatigue, for the first time, mercy from others was so delicious that there was no tears.

"I ran away from my life, spent time in the woods in fear of the monsters, arrived in this town, and I was saved where I fell. It's a cheap life that won't sell, but I'm going to have a step-in-law who only pays for the saving."

I want to defend reason and righteousness because I was born in such a shitty world. If you forget that, the humanity that Reurus cultivated in his previous life will die.

"Thank you and your step-in-law....."

Dominic also muttered quietly against the quietly speaking Reus. And Dominic stared at Reurus to see the truth, but after a while, he turned his mouth into a smile.

"I like it."

And the atmosphere suddenly eased. It was a Reurus confused by Dominic's change, but Dominic turned to the kitchen when he took his gaze away from the Reurus.

I hadn't noticed before, but apparently there was a corona in the kitchen. Corona had only half her anxious and worried face peeked out of the kitchen, but Dominic glanced at her.

"Corona, take care of this kid. And food and water."

"Mmm!

I think the treatment refers to the left shoulder cut by the horny rabbit's nail. It was a revulsion to understand, but Dominic's attitude changed and he became confused.

"Er...."

Is it okay to be honest just because the other person showed a favorable reaction? Nothing scared me more than free money, but I felt a sense of vigilance.

However, the corona approached with a patter of footsteps, regardless of the revus. Are you going to treat me first? I had a small wooden box in my hand.

"Then sit down in that chair over there. I'll bring you water and rice when I'm done."

"Eh, ah, hah... well, thank you?

I am honestly glad to be able to eat because I am very hungry after defeating the horny rabbit - but I am still alert.

"Kid... what's your name?

"It's called Reurus."

As Corona urged her to sit on the chair, Dominique asked her, turning her face off. There was no change in terms of strength, but it was still a face that made me feel strange and familiar.

"Reurus... again, I run this restaurant, Dominic. That's my daughter's corona."

"It's corona. Best regards, Mr. Reurus."

Introduce yourself again. Elsewhere, Corona disinfects the wound with unexpected skill and puts an ointment on the wound.

"This will cover your wounds if you sleep overnight."

"Ah, yeah... thank you. Thank you."

First of all, thank you, but there were a lot of question marks flying in Reurus' head. The same is true of Dominic's changing attitude, but it's a way of dealing with people who don't think he was going to die in the wilderness in an invisible place.

"Tony's sweet, but not bad this time."

"... what?

When asked with concern, Dominic loosened his harsh face a little.

"Tomorrow we'll see. You're tired, right? Eat up and get some rest for today."

I'm not bluffing, but tomorrow they'll tell me the answer. Reurus remained puzzled, but he could still nod.