A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Nicolas dragged her feet slowly as she approached. It was a Reurus who was a little stunned by his appearance, but when he returned to me in a few seconds, he rushed to me.

"Senpai Nicola!? Hey, what the hell happened!?

I don't know whether it is returned blood or Nicolas' own blood. The appearance of blood dripping from head to toe was unusual.

"Whoa... Reurus... lend me your shoulder a little... to the union..."

Nicolas looked at the rushing Reurus, but the reaction was dull. We've only been together for a day, but Nicolas would have reacted before Reurus got close.

"Ku, the union? No, we have to take care of it first!

"That's it... I'll put it behind me..."

I don't know anything about medical care, but the bleeding of my arms and feet can also stop the bleeding in the revus. It is simple to tie the upper part with a cloth than the wound, but it should be better than not. It is about a hand wipe, but there is also a cloth, so it should be able to stop the bleeding if I try to do it.

That being said, Nicolas shook her neck to the side and refused treatment. Keep Sharon lying flat and push the Reurus back to the Raval Waste City.

"What am I supposed to do with that injury? What the hell... ahhhh!

I managed to stop Nicolas, but there was no sign of him stopping. From that state of affairs, Reurus scratched his head as if it was a moment of contention.

"So wait! Senpai Sharon will have me at least!

"... no, that's..."

No matter how hurt she is, Nicolas is walking on her feet. But not unconscious - or slightly injured enough to walk with a dead Sharon.

That's why Reus tells him to hand over Sharon, but Nicolas is hesitant somehow.

"You don't have time! That's why I'm... senpai!?

The moment I touched Nicolas to receive the Sharon, Nicolas's body shook a lot. A slight touch that you can't even express by pressing. With that, Nicolas is about to collapse, and Reurus rushes to support Nicolas.

(Cold!?

Nicolas' body was surprisingly cold. Nicolas smiles bitterly at Reurus, whose body temperature is so low that she suspects it is not bleeding.

"... trying to scatter him... because he's in the river..."

"He? Why is there so much blood in the river?!

"... I'll talk to you later... that's why I'm with the union..."

"Ah... okay! All right, be quiet! Don't move any further!

Nicolas closed her eyes because she couldn't even speak. Reurus, anxious about the situation, seated Nicolas while supporting her body, forcibly grabbed Sharon and lay him on the ground.

Subsequently, Nicolas quickly removed the equipment she was wearing, such as leather armor and nails, and pulled the sword from her waist through the sheath and placed it on the ground, removing the sword band. The sword band made of thin leather is fairly sturdy and quite long.

Reurus also took off his gear and prepared a sword band, carrying Nicolas and crossing Nicolas's arms on his chest, forcing him to tie himself up with a sword band. And tie Nicolas's body to herself with a sword band.

I literally don't have enough hands to take you to Sharon, and I just need Nicolas, who is conscious, to do her best. When Reurus looked around, he couldn't see his adventurer companions, and he had to do something by himself.

"I'm leaving my gear and I'm pulling it, but don't complain, senpai! This is the only way to take Senpai Sharon with you!

"Ah... I'm not complaining... hey..."

After fixing Nicolas's body, Reurus pokes his knee by Sharon's side. And I went on a tour to find out how to hold him, but I decided to hold him sideways, drawing on Nicolas's mood.

With Nicolas on her back, she put her arms into Sharon's back and under her knees and took a big breath, putting her strength into her body and lifting it all at once.

"Hmm! Nh, gu... oh, it's heavy..."

However, I almost dropped the Sharon without thinking of its weight. Regardless of Nicolas, who has fixed his body and is still conscious, the same tight Sharon is as heavy as lead. He wondered how heavy the unconscious man was, and Reurus bit his teeth.

Remove Nicolas' gear and Sharon's light gear, but the two of us would be well over a hundred kilometers. Although the reuse is also unequipped, it is a weight that will break your knee in just one step.

"Hurry up... if you don't want to die..."

"Shit! Don't say that on your back, senpai! Hurry up, damn it!

The more you leave your armor and sword here, the less dangerous it is to encounter monsters. In addition to that, Nicolas's words are only disturbing, and Reurus moves forward with heavy footsteps.

"Don't lick a former farmer! I don't give a shit about this!... ah, but it's still heavy..."

I can't run, but I'm still moving fast. There was a slight leak of complain, but it was a revulsion that I wanted you to give up.

"Ahh... damn it, I'm tired, my arms can't move"

"You've come this far with two people in your arms... here, water."

Luckily unable to encounter the monster, Reurus arrived safely at the entrance to Laval Waste City and was shocked by Tony, the gatekeeper.

Behind that, adventurers like Tony, who serve as gatekeepers, treat Nicolas and prepare stretchers for the move.

Reurus took Tony's glass of ceramics with a trembling hand and drank it all at once and exhaled.

"Hah... it's coming back to life. Replace it. Replace it."

It was a revulsion that managed to calm down his breath and return to calm after drinking water, but his arms did not stop shaking. Reurus looked down at his twitching arms against his will and wondered if it was too much to do.

"Sharon's just fainted. Nicola... don't worry, she won't die. I'm bleeding, but I'm trying to avoid an emergency."

"It's not like I'm going to have sequelae if I don't have to die... and this is definitely a muscle ache tomorrow."

Tony handed water honestly to Reurus, who demanded a replacement. Reurus puts his mouth on the water again, but after drinking about half of it, he stops and wipes the remaining water with his hands. Then he tried to cool his arms with a hand wipe containing water, but his cramped arms were covered with burnt stones and water.

"As good as Sharon, Nicolas needs to take her to the union and report... Reurus, you too. Can you still walk?

"You're the first discoverer, and you're not going to be questioned? I need you to put me on the stretcher."

Better than an arm, but they both walked in arms. My whole body was lazy and I wanted you to carry it if you could.

"You're young, so you're okay. Come on, walk away."

"I'm so young... oh, shit, I was so young."

Unexpectedly, the truth is zero, but “now” Reurus is fifteen. It is irresponsible to say that it is okay because I am young, but physically I decided to obey Reurus because of the facts.

"It was good enough to throw away the heavy load and bring them back. Keep your chest up and don't look at me like a fool."

With Tony laughing like that at the forefront, Reurus goes to the Adventurers Association. Nicolas, who had finished her minimal treatment, was transported on a stretcher, but she echoed Tony's words.

"Tony's... right. No matter how much" fortification "you can bring... it's tough to go back to town in that state... I'm glad you were there....."

It was broken, but compared to earlier, it was a powerful voice. While walking alongside the stretcher on which Nicolas was riding, Reus turned away and tried to scratch his head - but, as he thought, his arms did not move and he shook his head.

"You taught me so many things the other day... don't worry, senpai. I care about being cut off from teaching in one day."

"Haha... bad bad. It's the union's priority... but was that right to cut it off because you were there?

Jokingly speaking, Nicolas laughed to respond. Blood came out and his complexion was pure white, but it didn't seem like Tony was going to lose his life.

Reus shuts his mouth and the party goes to the Adventurers' Union early enough to make him talk any more. I suppose you realized it wasn't just that. The people who went gave way in order, without asking anything.

So you can arrive at the Adventurers Guild in no time and open the door roughly with Tony at the forefront. I'm surprised at the momentum, but I think it's just to let you know that's all that matters.

"Isn't that noisy, Tony?

"Sorry. I was in a hurry."

Tony stepped into the Adventurers' Union with high footsteps and called out to Natalia, who was sitting at the reception, to denounce him. However, Tony answers nicely, holding her eyebrows small and sliding her gaze to see Nicolas being carried on a stretcher.

"I'm sorry, Mistress... I screwed up."

Reurus doesn't know what that word means. I heard from Natalia that Nicolas and Sharon are paying at the request of the Adventurers Association, but they haven't been informed of the details.

"... where's Sharon?

"I'm fine... I've lost consciousness because I used my magic at once, but I'm not seriously injured."

"That's right...."

Natalia, who had spoken to Nicolas several times with a Reurus who couldn't understand the situation, narrowed her eyes and tapped the reception desk with a smoke pipe.

"So, who are they?”

"I found out, but they found out where we are and engaged... I bought some time and shot Sharon in the big one, but he pinned me down. At that point, I decided to retreat, but there was no escape... I bought time again and Sharon was ready to shoot me to the limit and escape. This is the end of it."

"What about the chase?

"I jumped into the river on the way out... but I was bleeding a lot, too. I don't know if you're coming after me for five minutes... no, I can't."

Nicolas looked down and answered, as if she was apologizing. Natalia turned away from Nicolas and turned to the hollow to think of something.

"As soon as Sharon passed out, you had to go back for a report... and I can't blame you for thinking that."

"I'm sorry, Seung-san...."

Nicolas exchanged words with Sharon while lying on a stretcher. Reus, who was listening to it, couldn't understand the conversation and looked at the gap and asked Nicolas.

"Um, Senpai Nicola? I basically understood why Senpai Nicolas was covered in blood and why Senpai Sharon was fainting, but what did you fight?

Nicolas and Sharon fought “something”, but they lost and ran away. It was a revus that had been placed outside the mosquito net, but if there were monsters wandering around like Nicolas and Sharon, there wouldn't be enough lives.

"Reurus, you're not other people either... it's Kimira that Sharon and I fought."

"Kimira...."

It was a name that sounded familiar to me that answered the question of Reurus. It is the name of the giant monster who attacked the merchant's wagon when it was “shipped” from the village of Shena.

"That's what I heard about the boy, but there's been an increase in the number of monsters around town recently. That's why I thought I'd crush them if they could investigate....."

"When Sharon and I coached you, we cut it off and went back to town, didn't we? Well, I met monsters a lot more often. Sometimes even if you stick to it for a day, you don't get a single monster. Because I fought multiple kinds of monsters."

Listening to Nicolas, Reurus was convinced. When I received the instruction, I thought it was strange how Nicolas and Sharon looked, but it seemed that they would not encounter monsters frequently.

(Think about it... it wasn't that far from this town, and if adventurers come hunting frequently, monsters run away.)

Since monsters are creatures, there's no way they're going to be encoded like games.

I am not familiar with the ecology of monsters, but I will also learn from wild beasts. Rather, being in the wild should have prevented me from approaching a dangerous place, and from that point of view, it seems that frequent encounters with monsters were themselves a source of some sort of “anomaly”.

I don't know how powerful Kimira is, but at least there is a difference in cloud mud compared to the monsters Reurus has fought against. If such a monster is nearby, it makes sense for other monsters to escape from the scene.

As a result, the monsters elsewhere must have fled to the nearest abandoned city of Laval. To escape a predator named Kimira and gain new territory.

Nicolas and Sharon perceived it and reported it to the Adventurers Association. Natalia valued the report and ordered the two of them to investigate the situation. That was the beginning of the disturbance, and that was why Nicolas and Sharon left town after cutting off Reurus' leadership.

(A monster fleeing that monster came near town. Because I can't prove it just because I'm talking about it, senpai will investigate Kimira and crush him if possible....)

It's only natural that you should be asked to stop mentoring new adventurers. There is no reason not to move if you hear that dangerous monsters appear in the vicinity and the behavior of weak monsters has changed due to their influence.

There's a story about Reurus who just ran into Kimira, and the fact that he's actually encountering monsters more frequently has prompted the Adventurers Association to act immediately. That was Nicolas and Sharon's dispatch, but as a result...

"Senpai Nicolas and Senpai Sharon are some of the best adventurers in town, aren't they? What the hell am I supposed to do if they can't win..."

I didn't see enough adventurers and soldiers to compare, but Nicolas and Sharon were strong when I was coached. The strength of Kimira, who neither of them could win, makes Reurus feel desperate.

…… Reurus, are you mistaken?

Nicolas looked strange to the pale Reurus. Reurus also looked strange at Nicolas's reaction.

"Huh? Because senpai is so chaotic. It was easy to defeat monsters and use magic."

…………

Reurus' remarks shut the mouth of all those present, and silence came. A surprising or astonishing gaze focused on the surroundings, making Reurus wonder if something strange had been said.

"Nicolas and Sharon are certainly the strongest of the city's adventurers. But it's only about the adventurer in brackets."

"What do you mean?

It was Natalia who broke out of silence after a few seconds, explaining with a light tap on the desk with a smoke pipe. There was a stunning color in his eyes, but Reurus tried not to look at it.

"Yes... Laval next to this town. If you're a soldier who's stationed there... well, a trained regular soldier... I wonder if it'll reach the middle end of it. I'm sure he's stronger than a recruit."

"... yes?

Reurus doubts Natalia's words. Unexpectedly, a lost voice leaked, but no one blamed it.

-What about it? Are you as strong as regular soldiers, Senior Nicolas and Senior Sharon? You're so strong?

Natalia sighs small as Reurus blinks her eyes without saying she has heard an incredible story.

"Adventurers aren't officially trained. There is no shield behind the country or the lord of the land. Adventurers are overwhelmingly weaker than soldiers who train to fight humans and monsters on a daily basis."

"Overwhelmingly weak... I thought the Adventurer was strong. A stronger adventurer than a soldier...."

It is a run-down memory of the previous life, but there were many stories in which such existence appeared. Even though I know it won't be Athens, I have to ask as a Reurus.

Kid, think about it.

Really? Natalia tells the confused Reurus to include it in the toddler.

"Soldiers who are guaranteed food, clothing and shelter, who can be properly trained, treated even if they are injured, equipped with well-maintained weapons and equipment, and thoroughly trained to fight not only individually, but also in groups... do you think that's weaker than adventurers?

"I don't think so, yes..."

Without thinking deeply, it was only natural. Unlike previous generations, this world is threatened not only by humans but also by monsters.

It is only natural to equip soldiers - unlike adventurers - with formally trained "combat power”, and they cannot be inferior to adventurers.

(The difference between a soldier and a yakuza...)

Even if you have the technology and the weapon to fight, there is a big difference in direction and quality. The sound of the word adventurer had stopped Reurus thinking, but there was little point in the adventurer beating a soldier who had learned how to fight properly.

(I can't really use the knowledge of the previous life!

Even if magic and monsters do not exist, it is fatal to mix excessive “carelessness” with thought. I should have known that uncertainty would diminish over time and that the world would be different if it were different.

Still, Reurus took a deep breath and switched consciousness, and talked about the alternative.

"But why don't you let the soldiers take down Kimira? Not only humans, but also monsters, right?

If a soldier is stronger than an adventurer, leave it to the soldier. Reurus' idea is so simple, but reasonable in terms of manipulating his power.

…………

But for some reason, there was silence in the field again. Natalia smiles so powerfully that others are distracted without expression.

"... eh? You can't do this, either?

I can see what they say from that atmosphere, and Reurus sweats cold. The face was convulsing to expect a joke, but Natalia laughed slightly and broke her expectations.

"Boy, give me the name of this town. That's the answer."

"What? Laval Waste City... no way."

Natalia and Reurus repeated each other's words before, but the exchange increased the amount of cold sweat in Reurus all at once.

(Even strong monsters like Kimira will be left behind!?

I didn't actually fight, but I can understand the danger if I look at Kimira from a Reurus that I've seen up close. The specs as living beings are fundamentally different between humans and Kimira, and I wonder if there are people who can be defeated from Reurus.

"Of course, the presence of a powerful monster around Laval will move the soldiers... but it's to protect the people living in the town of Laval, not to save the people of our abandoned city of Laval."

Soldiers stationed in the town of Laval seem to be on the move - but Natalia assures us that she won't be able to help.

"If the opponent is Kimira, will they be armed enough to defeat them, or will they bring someone with the power to defeat them... Whichever way Kimira gets closer to this town while they're preparing for it, they'll do a lot of damage. Instead, the town of Laval won't be damaged."

Was there anything in Natalia's face that talked like that a sense of abandonment or a sense of persuasion? Looking at the expression, Reurus wipes the cold sweat that runs down his cheeks and makes his mouth twitch.

"Hey... I don't think so, but this town..."

The town of Laval, which prevents the intrusion of external enemies by stone walls and moats, and the abandoned city of Laval, which only has defensive facilities such as wooden fences and earthen walls. I don't know how intelligent Kimira is, but if we attack him, he will.

What does the fact mean? Natalia somehow laughed bitterly at Reurus, who realized it late and cried out.

"Yes, there is this town for this time of year."

The point is, Laval Waste City is a powerful monster. A lineup of monsters can be defeated by the Adventurer alone, but the more powerful monsters appear in the hands of the Adventurer, the more powerful they become, and in the meantime the Town of Laval gathers enough power to defeat them.

"I don't think it's a pigeon... it's food or a sacrifice! Is that good!?

If a powerful monster is attacking a person, prepare a "good to attack” person from the beginning. This will reduce the chance that Laval's town will be attacked, but not from the attacked side.

"Feed or sacrifice... but you're still better off than Kimira. Nicolas and Sharon couldn't defeat it, but it's a category that we can still handle. Even if you don't eat so much, and even if you let this town in... well, if you level five adults, you'll be happy to go home. If I'm hungry, I'll come back."

Natalia says it lightly, but I don't know why Reurus is flat. Natalia shook the pipe to end the conversation against Reurus who was still trying to recruit him.

"The boy just can't understand the shallow days of coming to this town. Now, let's put an end to the vain talk. Go home to Dominic and rest for today. You must be tired of taking Nicolas and the others home. I'm going to be busy tomorrow."

"... okay."

I think we're going to have a meeting at Kimaira. There's nothing you can do about the revulsion, but you can still pull back while feeling irritated.

― ― Reurus was so angry that he didn't disagree with Natalia's words other than himself.