A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

A Sitnam sickle that cuts through the wind and swings around. Reurus avoids the slashing of monsters that can only be seen by giant camelids, poking his sword into his torso with the momentum of hitting his whole body.

Still breathing, I saw the Sitnum scythe moving and kicked his feet off and rolled them to the ground. Then pull out the dagger on your hips, and now stick it in your neck to stop your breathing.

"Hah... hah... I managed to..."

While pulling out the sword and dagger from the completely immobilized Citnam, Reurus drained the sweat from the tip of his chin. Then shake the sword and dagger to flush Citnam's body fluids, wipe them by hand, and then place them in the sheath.

"Ichiba... is this the third one?"

He was struck on the left arm. The wound is not that deep, but the blood spills from the wound as the heart pulses. Therefore, Reurus took out the hemostatic cloth and wrapped it around the wound to try to stop the bleeding.

"I'll do it."

It was Sharon who stopped it and stole the hemostatic cloth from Reurus. After removing the small leather water bottle from the pocket, the lid was opened and the contents were wiped by hand.

"... this smell of alcohol? It hurts!? I'm going to smell you, senpai!

"Wiping the wound will disinfect it. You can stop the bleeding."

Apparently it will disinfect the wound. I think it is a thank you, but it is a revulsion that I wanted you to wipe the wound at least once.

"That's three of them... I think they're hurt, but if we can hunt them off like this, it's fine."

Tell Nicolas to praise the interaction between Reurus and Sharon while watching the surroundings. It seems to be able to move a little because it uses the magic of "Enhancement", but it is fluffy from time to time. The effect of the injury seemed to be great.

"I've fought against them before. But it's too many, isn't it?

So far, Reurus has engaged one Kamakiri monster, Citnam, and two rabbit monsters, Epel, totalling three.

It's only been about an hour since I jumped out of the abandoned city of Laval, and I encountered monsters more frequently than when I first received instruction from Nicolas and the others.

"I don't want to think too much about it, but Kimira's getting close."

Currently, Reurus and the others are on a plain long enough south from the abandoned city of Laval. A little more walk leads us to the woods, but sometimes monsters pop out trying to escape something.

The alarmed adventurer has retreated from his wounds, but he has taken out some monsters, and there are monster carcasses rolling around the plains.

"Even the one I took down, don't I have to peel off the monster's material?

"I can't afford that. Here comes the next."

Sharon told me to look at Reus, and there was a horn rabbit jumping out of the forest. Square rabbits try to run away with the momentum that jumped out, but they turn around and turn to the corner tip.

(I didn't realize it again... after all, if that rabbit was against me, I hardly had a "bad feeling”. I don't know...)

While pulling out his sword, Reurus opens his mouth with doubt.

They're running away from Kimira, aren't they? Why did you come all the way out here?

If you escaped out of fear of Kimira, you just have to go somewhere else. If we do not involve Laval Waste City in the escape, we think we can leave it as a revus.

"Listen to the monster. You don't know how to think of monsters."

Nicolas rounded up the question of Reurus. Some monsters seem to understand words, but if not, they cannot communicate. You won't be able to confirm it if you can't speak the same language.

"You may realize that this is not perfect. My brother is seriously injured and I'm not in good shape either. Does Reurus... seem like an easy prey?

"Senpai Sharon, please don't hurt the plain..."

I don't really think Reurus is strong, but if the lower level Epel thinks it's a “good duck”, that's what I think it is. The other party is welcome to be alarmed, but there are limits to that.

Sharon stood behind Reurus as he sighed inside. Nicolas lowered her sword loosely and looked around while taking a comfortable stance.

Normally, Nicolas would be better suited than Reurus would stand in front. However, Nicolas is worried that his wounds will finally make him move, and Sharon is not equipped for melee combat.

Sharon planned to use magic as backup if he was in trouble, but he wanted to preserve his magic as much as possible. I'm not confused about using magic if I'm a regular monster hunter, but now that I'm likely to fight Kimira, I wanted to leave a little magic behind.

(Senpai Nicolas is badly wounded, and Senpai Sharon wants to concentrate on Kimira... I know I have to stand in front of him, but at least Senpai Nicolas wants to rest in town.)

If Kimira's habits are true, Nicolas is a bait for Kimira. It seems that if Sharon uses all his magic while luring Kimira in, it is possible to win.

When he heard the story, Reurus put his head on a sacrificial maneuver. However, it seemed difficult to win without sacrificing a properly trained army if a monster like Kimila was targeted. At least the power of Laval Waste City alone is unlikely to win without sacrifice.

(In other words, if I stay like this, I'll be included in that “sacrifice”....)

Looking at Epel coming in a straight line, Reus thought about it. Along with Nicolas, who is targeted by Kimira, it is likely to be the target of Kimira alone.

Then you will surely die. It's not fast enough to get away from Kimira, and it's not fast enough to be able to resist and evacuate Kimira.

Considering that, watching the plane and running away is another option. Even though the quality is poor now, we have a full set of weapons and armor, and a little bit of money. Unlike the journey from the village of Shena to Laval, you should be able to reach other towns by walking along the well-established streets.

That way, you don't have to fight Kimira, and if you're lucky, you might have a place to live on your own, just like Laval Waste City.

"--Ooooooooooooooo!

Like slashing with such thoughts, he stepped forward and waved down the sword he held in both hands. Imminently before him, Epel was jumping to skewer the leading Reus, but whatever it was, Reus was smashing Epel's skull.

The horn of Epel is about thirty centimeters long, but it is shorter than the sword of Reurus. On top of that, it was possible to finish off Epel before the horns arrived.

"... Reurus?

Without avoiding Epel's assault, Sharon shouted suspiciously at Reurus, who had fallen down from the front. Epel was struck on the ground with a slash from above, but I have to say that he lacks caution in the way he fights Reurus, who cannot use magic.

"I've been thinking a little."

He was confronted with monsters, but Reurus was amazed at himself who was thinking fluently. And I thought maybe I could escape from the abandoned city of Laval, and I even felt despair after passing through my daze.

It was less than two weeks of living in the abandoned city of Laval, but as an adventurer, I had the illusion that I could live in other towns.

It is a big part of luck that I live like this now.

I was able to survive in the village of Shenna because I had memories of my previous life. It wasn't an experienced life, but I had the wisdom to survive even in the harsh working environment in Shena Village. Had it not been for the memory of the previous life, I would have lost my life sooner.

I was able to get out of Shenna Village because I was sold as a slave, and it was worth my efforts to survive fifteen years, but if the transfer wagon hadn't been attacked by Kimira, I would have shaken my crane mouth in the mine by now.

Even after he escaped from Kimira, he died of being attacked by monsters in the woods if he wasn't lucky. Even when I spent the night on the trees, it would have been a strong element of luck not to be attacked by monsters. No matter how much he smelled and stayed still on the tree, he would have died if he hadn't been lucky.

Even after we arrived in the abandoned city of Laval, we would have died if Corona hadn't picked us up. If Dominic hadn't wanted to eat, he'd still be dead.

I'm not going to get rid of all those events in a word of luck, but I don't think there's a “way forward" even if I get out of Laval Waste City. Reurus thinks it would be better for us to die in the wild.

I didn't think I had more luck than being accepted in the abandoned city of Laval, and I wasn't so proud that I could deal with the hardships that I would encounter on my own.

"I can't afford to think in front of a monster... that's not what I can say when Kimira's about to kill me, but I'm gonna die soon."

"I know. I just don't want to die."

"Well then... what were you thinking?

Nicolas didn't strongly blame Reurus for what he thought he did. Instead, Reurus opens his mouth as he wipes the blood of Eppel attached to the sword.

"If I run into Kimira, they're gonna kill me, so I thought I'd get out of here."

"Heh... so you're running away?

Nicolas smiled a little while saying that she had heard an interesting joke. However, the posture has changed slightly to the forward tilt position, and the hand holding the sword is also under pressure. Reurus looked over his shoulder, and Sharon raised her eyebrows to be alert.

When they laughed bitterly at the change, Reurus looked out of sight and into the forest.

"If you're going to run away, don't bother telling me. But now... what should I say?"

If you don't want to die, you should run. That's what reason understands, but it doesn't make me feel like running away.

"I should have run because I don't want to die, but I don't want to run away because I might fight monsters like Kimira... I don't want to die."

In the village of Shena, she lived even after sipping muddy water. Even if you die once, I don't want to die because of all the hard work you've been through. Rather, once dead, I don't want to die in a harsh and tragic environment compared to my predecessors.

"If I fight Kimira, I'll die... but..."

Reurus can't explain how he feels.

Because there's a future waiting for us, not a runaway or a rock 'n' roll - I'm sure there is.

Because it's the first place in the world to live a “decent” life - and there will be.

Because you owe a lot to Corona and Dominique - and that would be huge.

"I can't live to escape... and I thought I didn't want to escape."

Reurus sighed in his uncertain heart.

I want to run, I don't want to die. But I don't want to run. It was a short time, but I don't want to let go of the decent life I finally got.

If the characters appeared in the cartoons I saw in my previous life, I would make a clean decision here and face Kimira. If you say it the usual way, you must confront it like a brave man.

But Reurus is not a brave man. You have anxiety and fear of Kimira. I have plans for the environment, and I owe Dominic and Corona.

"I thought I was a little smarter, but I was just stupid."

After all, it's not rational. Even if you can't see where you're going, there's nowhere else to go, or if you want to die, feelings that outweigh them won't allow Reurus to escape the scene.

Reurus thought it hard to laugh at his predecessors who had died working in harsh working conditions. I could have quit my job before I died, but now it's the result of continuing to work until I die.

The idiot said it would not heal until he died, but he thought it was a mistake, like other HR.

"... you're really not going to run away?

Ask Reurus, who laughs at his situation, to check with Nicolas. Reus nodded to the question and raised his shoulders.

"If you want to escape, you're sneaking away. If I try to escape now, I think Senpai Sharon will shoot the magic from behind. I mean, I can't even apologize to Oni-san for running away."

In the previous life's environment, it would be like refusing to come to work on the first day after joining the company using a connection. As for Reus, who was actually going to join the company and did the same thing, even if he died, he wanted to refuse.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to mud your face either. If I had run away, I would have disposed of it because the monster killed me."

"There's nothing to be relieved of, senpai..."

Reurus sweats cold when he learns that if he succeeds, he will be driven to “honorable death.” Disposal may have only taken the form of banishment from the Adventurers' Association, but I don't have the courage to listen deeply.

"Well, I told you somehow, but I don't think I can help you if Kimira is your opponent. I'll be very helpful."

It was a series of reuses, but I don't think it would be useful to fight Kimira. I've already defeated four monsters, but I know how to defeat them, so I just figured it out. I don't know how to defeat Kimira. On the contrary, I'm more likely to be killed lightly.

"When Sharon and I fought, it was a battle... this time we'll have time to intercept, and then we'll have a fight."

"Really? I definitely hope so."

Apparently there is a way to defeat Kimira. It was a Reurus who tried to raise his voice of joy at the fact, but the words were cut off halfway.

An intense chill that spreads from afar, like a smell on the wind. As if thrown into an extremely cold world, it's a “bad feeling" that makes your body tremble.

When Kimira asks about her partner, she does what she can without escaping. It is the first place in the world to defend an important place where some people owe a debt. Running away from here won't even penetrate your cheap self.

--Such a lukewarm determination was dispersed halfway through.

"Hih... g..."

The trembling cold stopped Reurus from breathing. Open and close your mouth as if you were having trouble breathing and turn pale blue.

"Hey, Reurus? What's the matter with you? I'm suddenly getting pale."

Nicolas was worried when she saw the change in the revulsion. The conversation may have been the cause, but the change was too rapid.

"Ah, but... no, no... beh... this is..."

"Nh... niisan! There's Kimira nearby!

Like Nicolas, Sharon looked strangely at the change in the revus, but she felt a great magic appeared in the distance and raised her voice of vigilance.

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The roar of the beast rang as if such vigilance had even been scratched off. The roar shakes the air and birds fly out of the surrounding trees at once. Even monsters fled out of the woods to escape and ran away at a glance.

"Sharon! Do you think you can sing!?

"I can't make it! Too close!"

"Shit! You're moving around hiding this intense intimidation! Reurus is not a fool! We're going back now!

It was Nicolas who was trying to recover until then, but it can't be stopped. So I tapped Reurus on the shoulder and returned to my sanity, and I took the small bell that was hanging on my waist.

Nicolas runs away ringing a metal bell to alert her to an emergency. After that, there was no trace of dust such as the leeward that ran away earlier.