A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

South Gate of Laval Waste City. Reurus retreated to the safety zone without being chased by Kimira, but the adventurers gathered at the south gate to hear Nicolas's alarm.

"... you finally got close to this town?"

It was Bartolo who groaned painfully the other day with Reurus.

He covers his musculoskeletal upper body with metal armor and holds a giant battle axe on his shoulder. Whether it was a spare weapon or to throw, he had two axes hanging down his hips.

Next to the baltro is Dominic, who is wearing leather armor. I saw a large sword on my back and a dagger pointing to the back of my hips. Dominic is as calm as usual, quietly staring at the Reurus who are back in a hurry.

(What is it... I've seen it somewhere before. It was like a kind of knife....)

If Dominic's weapons were to be compared to the knowledge of previous generations, it would be a whale knife. Wide and large, the sword with a single blade and warp appeared to be a thick Japanese sword at first glance.

The long Dominic was carrying it, so the tip of the sword was not about the ground, but it was nearly two meters long from the tip of the sword to the buttocks.

It seems like it can be handled because it is Dominic with high height and trained muscles, but if Reurus holds it, it is likely to be crushed by the weight of the great sword alone. It was a realuse that grew in height due to the miserable diet in Shena village, but it lacked muscle.

(There's some writing on it... but I can't read it.)

The shape of the great sword was also the same, but the fact that some kind of letter was engraved on the sword attracted the attention of Reurus. I can hardly read the letters of this world, so I don't know what they are, but the engraved letters emit a faint light, stimulating the question of Reurus, as I saw them somewhere.

In the meantime, all the faces on the south side have gathered.

Bartolo made a low voice with Reurus tilting his neck elsewhere. Then look around and see the faces gathered here.

A total of twenty adventurers gathered here. Compared to the number of adventurers in the entire abandoned city of Laval, we cannot concentrate all our forces just to intercept Kimira. We need to assign defensive powers to every part of town in case the monsters are chased by Kimila.

"Nicola, what about monsters other than Kimira?

"While I was searching for enemies, I had Reurus take out about four of them, but Kimira chased me and came out everywhere, my husband. I'll come to town if you don't do something about it."

"Hmm... that would make Kimira even less powerful."

Defending only one direction of Laval Waste City is not enough. That was the quality of an adventurer, but it was simply not enough.

Bartolo thinks and narrows his unbroken right eye, but immediately looks at Dominic standing next to him and then looks towards Sharon.

"Dominic and I stand in front of each other and hold Kimira. In the meantime, Sharon, you" chant "and use your best magic."

"Okay. If I shoot with all my might, I won't be able to move with all my magic....."

"At that time, Nicola... couldn't move satisfactorily due to the injury? I can't help it... hey kid"

Reurus was surprised that the head of the Adventurers Association had declared that he would fight at the forefront, and somehow he was turned away.

"What? Oh, me?

"Oh, it's you. Did you say Reurus? If Sharon can't move, you take him backwards. Can you do that?

"... it's too easy a job compared to dealing with Kimira directly. I'll do it with my nose."

I feel darkly told, "That's all I can do," and Reurus answers pretending to have room. But Bartolo laughed at the rhetoric of Reurus.

"What are you talking about? If Dominic and I can't stop Kimira, you're gonna be on the wall and you're gonna buy us some time to sing?

(Whether it's a wall or a meat wall...)

Even if Dominic or Bartolo tells his unstoppable opponent to buy time, it's a revulsion that doesn't feel like earning for a second. It wouldn't make a big difference to risk your life.

"Sharon's magic will continue to be needed in this town. Nicolas will also be escorting Sharon, but Sharon will have a higher priority. Even if you die, protect Sharon."

Copy that, sir.

Nicolas told me to die to protect Sharon and accepted it as a matter of course. Reurus said nothing about the response, but no one else in the neighborhood would stop it.

Should it be slaughtered or should it be lighter in life? From Nicolas' point of view, Sharon is probably a “family”, but Reurus still feels a difference from his predecessors when he can bet his life without hesitation.

Life in the village of Shena was harsh, but the policy of the upper echelons of the village managing the lowest peasants of the Reurus basically did not survive and did not kill. From time to time, some people accidentally lost their lives, but they tried not to reduce their labor force as much as possible.

It's not like I've never seen a man die with a Reurus. I have buried the bodies of children younger than myself - but I remember feelings that are difficult to describe in Nicolas's light acceptance of death.

"... I don't think it'll buy me time, but I'll try as much as I can."

The only response I could get to Reurus was a vague one.

"Ah... shit. I'm sure you've noticed the other side. I thought you were looking at me.

It was a Reurus that was moving to the place where Kimira's roar was heard the other day, but he stopped and whispered on the way.

The chills that make your body weak make your legs heavier, and if you can, you want to run away from here. Still, I managed to endure it by pressing my feet hard against the ground.

"... Nicola?

Bartolo asks Nicolas for an explanation with a suspicious look as to how he felt about Reurus's remarks. But I didn't know how to explain it to Nicolas, so I scratched my head.

"The first time I noticed Kimira approaching was Reurus... like that? Even when I coached before, I noticed the monster before me or Sharon...."

"Er, guess what? Sometimes things like that work... they react when there's a monster nearby, but even if it's vague to me..."

I didn't hide it, but I didn't take the initiative. Bartolo sighs at Reurus, who explains in fear of the intimidation he is experiencing from Kimira.

"Tell me that beforehand... it might be useful."

He looked stunned and said so, but he didn't intend to blame it. Even if we had talked about it in advance, if Reurus' words were true, they wouldn't certainly have been.

Even if it is based on the ambiguity of conjecture, it can only be a false statement if heard from the side.

"So? When do you work with that conjecture? Tell me more."

"If you knew that, you wouldn't have to struggle... I thought you were reacting when the monster was nearby, but Epel's reaction was subtle. But I reacted well to Sitnam and Torones. And Kimira is out of step, but there's also a difference in the intensity of the reaction."

As long as Epel doesn't react properly to the opponent, Reurus thinks that conjecture doesn't work on monsters in general. If we could see the commonalities or differences between other monsters and Epel, we might find out something, but we had little knowledge of monsters.

"Hmm... considering only the four of them, you don't have the magic of Epel."

"The quick answer!?

As Reurus explained to Dominic, Dominic, who was listening, murmured with his hand on his chin. It was a realuse that surprised me that the answer came quickly, but it was not strange that Dominic should know about monsters if he was an adventurer who had reached the upper and lower levels.

"Magic... hey kid, you're only reacting to the magic of monsters? Everyone in this room has magic except you. You're not reacting?

"Huh? Uh... if they say so. Unlike monsters, you feel something... like that?

When I concentrated on my consciousness, I felt uncomfortable. However, it is not the chills that the monster opponent remembers, but it is like hot air that you must be aware of.

"Then you avoided the wind magic when you fought Reurus and Torones. Was it responding to magic too?

He listened to the Reurus and asked Nicolas, who was watching the surroundings, to remember.

"... maybe? I thought something was coming, so I avoided it...."

"I wonder if you're good at detecting magic without magic... it's useful under the circumstances, but it's not useful enough to say it's useful."

Bartolo snorts in astonishment as he concludes that Reurus himself did not know his abilities.

It is convenient to be able to sense magic even though you are not a wizard, but the “sensitivity” is too bad if you don't notice it until you tell me. Besides, it's not very useful just to sense it.

Surely it will be possible to circumvent the opponent's magic, but it will be limited to those with a narrow effect range. Lower magic can be evaded by standing around, but intermediate or higher magic is basically a range attack.

Without Reurus' high ability to Evade, the treasure will only rot.

"Elvish, there's a limit to how far you can tell who has magic as the gatekeeper in town. It means we can prevent troublesome people from getting mixed up."

Bartolo was so tight, but if he was good at controlling magic, he could hide it. I didn't think it would be as useful as I said it would be.

"... Coming"

Sharon murmurs to draw attention as he exchanges words. The moment they heard it, everyone except Reus took a battle stance and Reus blinked. Until then, there was nothing to be alarmed about, even though we were having a chat.

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The next moment, a roar roars from behind the trees that were visible in the distance. It belonged to Kimira and Bartolo sighed at the slow-responsed Reurus.

"Your abilities may work indiscriminately, but Sharon will be quicker to respond. Reading the magic of the opponent is fundamental to the wizard. You have too much power."

"I just realized it, so please help me out...."

Even if my “unpleasant feeling” was responding to the magic of the monster, it would be meaningless if the level of the user, Reurus, was low.

At present, the strength of chills - the strength of magic - seemed to be enough to measure the opponent. You can read the magical signs, but it's not as if you can avoid them as Bartolo says.

After all, it will be of little use here. Reurus, who realized it, drew his sword and stood before Sharon. The role assigned to me now is that of flesh wall and transporter named Sharon's escort.

Bartolo and Dominique will be in the vanguard, but perhaps some monsters other than Kimira will attack. In that case, Reurus and Nicolas also needed to fight.

"Last confirmation. Dominic and I will stop Kimira, but Sharon will 'chant' when Kimira is in range. We'll leave as soon as the chant is over."

Bartolo grabbed the axe with both hands and made a gentle gesture to see how he was doing.

"Nicolas and Reurus are Sharon's guards. I'm sure it's better than Kimira being here, but if any other monsters come by, crush them. Sometimes Kimira uses lightning magic... but me and Dominic won't let you shoot her."

That's how Reurus puts his strength into the hand holding the sword. Given the magnitude of Nicolas' injuries, the monsters who stopped by would need to be dealt with by themselves.

"If we get hit before Sharon's" chant "is over, get out of here. I'll buy as much time as I can before I die, but if Dominic and I die, Nicolas will stand in the palace. Reurus has to evacuate Sharon to town with the highest priority."

It was a judgment that Kimira couldn't afford to buy time with Reurus. It cannot be denied as a revulsion, and Bartolo, who explains the operation, nods honestly because he is in the most dangerous position.

"And if Dominic and I can't leave after the Chant... then I don't mind. Take down all of us, Kimira. Ready?"

The next word was an order to abandon ourselves and shoot each and every one of them. Reurus is surprised that such a word came out of Bartolo's mouth, but Sharon nods without changing his complexion.

"Okay. Try not to."

It was a very light voice that made me feel determined. Sharon looks forward firmly, even though the lives of his people are at stake.

"Please, Sharon. Well, if you and your husband can't control it, no one in the abandoned city of Laval can. Then get the hell out of here."

Dominic and the others are doing the same, but Nicolas is getting ready. He even laughs when he says he might lose his life.

(Premise to die.....)

They could not understand Reurus without hesitating to risk their lives. Reurus, who was able to learn a little about adventurers in life in the abandoned city of Laval, even feels dizzy about the divergence of consciousness from the Baltros, who treat life so lightly.

"Reurus, if you're right, I'll buy you some time... well, can I? Now you can earn a minute. In the meantime, let Sharon escape."

Nicolas laughed intimately at Reurus, who was stunned by the conversation. Nicolas lowered her head when she asked for Sharon, even though she shouldn't have enough trust to keep her family.

"... please don't."

Nicolas' attitude is incomprehensible to Reurus. I have lived in this world for fifteen years, but Reurus could not comprehend the spirit of being so carefully prepared.

Because he lived in peaceful Japan in his previous life, or because he lived as a peasant in the harsh and harsh village of Shena. Fighting monsters can cost you your life, but it is reckless and only savage to face someone who is almost certain to be killed.

Of course, Bartolo, Dominic, Nicolas and Sharon are here to beat Kimira. What you were talking about today was supposed to be an emergency - really an emergency.

"I know this is what you meant when you said" what if ”... but don't give up before you fight!

Still, the Reurus seemed to assume the death of Bartolo and his voice was raised unexpectedly. He yells to blame others for risking their lives, even though he cannot risk his own.

"You have Corona! If you die, you'll leave her!

"Yes... but if I refuse Bartolo's request, the others will fight. I've already left the front lines, but if Nicolas can't do it, there's no one else who can do it. Bartolo's only going to die without his help."

Reurus is stuck in words against Dominique, who speaks indifferently. If Dominic were to say that there was no one else qualified, it would not be a lie. If you hit Kimira with a force other than Dominic, you will have to fight on the assumption that you will not be able to survive from the beginning.

"Hey kid, if you ever say Gdaghda again, go back to town by yourself. I can't wait to hear you cry in front of Kimira."

When Reurus loses his word, Bartolo throws up and throws it away. Being alert to Kimira, he didn't turn his gaze, but his voice had something hard in it.

"Even though it's short, you probably spent it in that town. If Dominic dies, help Corona throughout the city. We're rascals, but that's why we're helping and supporting our family. We're here to protect that environment."

"With that town... to protect your life now, huh?

"Oh, yeah. There's nothing else to prioritize."

Bartolo assures you that is natural.

I understood the way Laval Waste City was known as Reurus. It was easy for my family to spend time with me, and I understood the cold town as a revulsion.

A powerful monster appeared, but the nearby town of Laval was abandoned without even visiting the rescue. In the first place, it was the abandoned city of Laval that was placed as a shield against powerful monsters. Bartolo and the others risk their lives to protect such a town.

(... after all, my determination was only “about that")

I have survived many times in the realm of revulsion and love, risking my life. It is to escape the village of Shena, to live a long day. The rest is to thank the elite, Dominic and Corona.

What Reurus can do is risk his life for the sake of individuals like Dominic and Corona. But Bartolo and the others are risking their lives for one group: the abandoned city of Laval.

Tell Reurus if he can do it too.

"There's nothing hard to think about. We risk our lives for our families. That's natural, isn't it?

Then Bartolo's words slipped in.

Putting your family in terms of family would certainly be a good reason to risk your life. At the very least, it is easier to understand than being said to risk his life for the abandoned city of Laval or the organization to which he belongs.

"Family....."

In this world, Reurus' family no longer exists. My parents died at a young age, and I never heard of any other relatives. On the contrary, I don't even remember anyone who could call me a friend. When I arrived in the abandoned city of Laval, there was no one I could call a friend.

- Risk your life for your family.

That was an easy reason to understand, empathize with, and be convinced by Reurus, who was born and raised in Japan in the previous life.

If there is a problem, is it true that Reurus has a family in front of Laval Waste City?

"That's the end of the conversation... and he's going to stop looking over there."

Shortly after Bartolo drew attention. Kimira shows herself in a laid-back walk from the trees.

More than three meters in length, resembling a lion. It has two heads and a sturdy horn on its forehead. The three tails and the black exterior shell covered limbs are the same as when Reurus saw them before.

If there is any difference, is there a scratch on this side of the body? The numbers weren't so many, but they were engraved with marks that looked like they had been dictated by something.

"I'm sure it's Kimira I fought with my brother... but I think it's a good opportunity for the injury not to heal."

The wounds were inflicted by Nicolas and Sharon, who fought Kimira. However, contrary to the number of wounds, there was no sign of Kimira's movement.

"The monster you're holding back... I can't believe it."

"Absolutely."

Dominic holds the sword and Bartolo rearranges the axe. Sharon holds his staff and enters the "chant" posture, while Reurus and Nicolas hold their swords to protect Sharon.

Thus, the battle against Kimira rose without a firm determination on the part of Reurus.