A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

"Hmm!?

At that time, the first thing Reurus felt was a hunger similar to severe pain. I woke up and jumped out of that hunger.

"Oooh!? Ah, yes!

Jumps over the thin cloth that was hanging on it and falls off the wooden bedding with excess momentum. Still, the hunger felt more painful than the pain of falling off the bedside.

"Hey, hey, hey, what? I mean, where are we?

Reuses look around and raise their voices unexpectedly. He was supposed to have been fighting Kimira until just now, but he was sleeping in a bedroom he didn't know where he was.

The room is about six tatami mats in size, but I don't see any visible furniture other than the beds. There's just a small table, and then there's a wooden window on the wall.

"What? I was fighting Kimira... wasn't I?

Reurus unexpectedly touches his body. However, the pain of hunger was too severe, and the wounds sustained in the fight against Kimira were not painful, and there were no obvious wounds when visually confirmed.

Maybe fighting Kimira was a dream or something. But if that's the case, I can't understand why I'm sleeping in a room like this, and Reurus' thoughts reinforce confusion.

In the meantime, I wanted to get out of the room to check the current situation, but because of hunger or lack of strength in my body, Reurus finally climbed to the bed.

"What the hell... where are we...?"

Even if I move a little, I feel dizzy. I don't know if it's because I bled from fighting Kimira or simply because I'm hungry. I have never felt so hungry since I arrived in the abandoned city of Laval.

I want to get out of this room and look for food, but I don't have enough physical strength and energy to move. My stomach is definitely empty, and now I'm going to eat it in the dirt around it. If bad, it could bite on a small table in the room.

(No, that's a bit of wood....)

No matter how hungry I am, Reurus stops. However, it seems like it will bite into your unconscious.

When you have a strong sense of hunger in your head, you hear a little noise. It was the sound of someone walking, but the sound gradually got faster and stopped in front of the room where Reurus was.

"... Mr. Reurus?

It was Corona who opened the door and peered at her face. And when I saw Reurus sitting on his bedside, I opened my eyes to surprise.

"Corona... ah, water first"

"Dad, Mr. Reurus is awake!

"I'm glad you let me drink it...."

I don't understand the situation, but I want you to let me drink water first. Corona screamed to block the revus that was about to say so, and ran away with a patter of footsteps.

It was at least water, and a realuse that tried to get up after the corona, but my body still didn't move. There seems to be a shortage of calories to move the body, and it is painful to just speak up.

I'm going to starve to death sitting still. Reurus tried to stand up knowing that he couldn't, but he heard footsteps approaching again and stopped moving.

Unlike corona, it is now a footnote with a sense of weight. Subsequently, Reurus turned to the door and heard a soft footsteps that seemed corona.

Wake up, Reurus.

"Oni-san...."

It was Dominic who opened the door and came in. Bandages are wrapped around the body, and the body seems to be moving and spicy. After that, the corona with the basin also entered the room, but the water bottle and the ceramic cup placed on the basin were visible, and Reurus' gaze was sucked in.

I was hungry, but when I was conscious, I was thirsty too. For this reason, Reus reached out to Corona, and the corona rushed in a hurry.

"Mr. Reurus, it's water. Calm down and drink, will you?

Corona raised her eyebrows anxiously and handed over the water she poured into the glass. Reurus receives a cup with his head down small, contains one or two mouths and water in his mouth, sufficiently dampens his mouth and then swallows it all at once. And when I drank about three cups of water, I exhaled a lot.

"Ah... I'll be back. I've never felt the water taste so good...."

As always, I feel very hungry, but I feel better when I inflate my stomach with water. I was able to regain as much calm as I could think properly.

Reurus looks at Dominic again. I don't suppose we went to “the afterlife” to kill Kimira more than we could talk to each other like this. Reurus, who decided to do so, decided to ask what was of the greatest concern to him as it stood.

"Hey, how long have I been asleep?

I have no memory of the last blow to Kimira. I don't think he definitely snapped Kimira's neck, but when he tilted his neck, Dominic exhaled small.

"Three days. I didn't wake up even if I took it to town... and I had to rely on a handler to heal my wound with magic. I thought I'd wake up if I stayed quiet and let him sleep with me."

"I mean, this room...."

I looked around, but even if I was wrong, it wasn't the one I'd been sleeping in.

Naturally, Dominic's restaurants have space for Dominic and Corona. Reurus, who was sleeping in the warehouse, never stepped in, but there are Dominic and Corona rooms on the second floor of the restaurant.

I wonder what other rooms there are. Reurus is convinced that he is in that room now.

"It's my mother's room."

"I'm sorry if it's heavy!?

It was a revulsion that tried to jump out of bed without thinking about Corona's answer, but Corona smiled as if she didn't care.

"Don't worry, Mr. Reurus saved your father's life. If your mother had been alive, she would have left your father's room empty and put him to bed!

"Hey, did you lay it on your wife's ass?

When Reurus asked about it, Dominic slipped away. Apparently it was laid on my butt.

"Ah... so, what happened to Kimira? I think I crushed one of my heads and slashed the rest of my head..."

I don't think it's a topic that I want to be touched upon as Dominic. When he made that decision and turned away from the topic, Dominic sighed relieved.

"Don't worry about Kimira. I made sure he and I were dead in Bartolo. The body was torn apart and the material was removed."

"Well... if I'd run away now, I'd be stronger and back for revenge. Is he really dead...?"

If Dominique and Bartolo have confirmed it, there is no doubt about it. Perfect if you say you ripped the material off the corpse.

"In any case, no matter how much you get hurt, you can't sleep for three days. I wonder if the tiredness in Shena Village is now coming out...."

Tough work continued for more than a decade since childhood. No matter how much the diet and living environment have improved, it is not strange that fatigue accumulates in the depths of the body. Reurus wondered if the fatigue had come to the fore in this fight.

"No, you may have been injured, but you passed out because of your magic."

But Dominic denies the idea.

"Really, I can't run out of magic...? Out of magic?"

Reurus nodded once and tilted his neck a few seconds later. Even if they say it's out of magic, I can't think of a verse. I thought I fell down due to injury and a lot of bleeding, but I wonder whether it is different for Reus.

"The injury was pretty heavy, but the problem was caused by magic similar to 'strengthening'... If you have such hidden balls, tell me first."

Giroli and Dominic will see it, but we can only be confused as a revulsion. Even if it's called magic, I really don't know.

"Magic, magic... magic”?

Reurus hardly knows anything about magic, but if Dominic says so. As a realuse, I don't have a good feeling, but the stupidity of the fire that defeated Kimira seemed to be a kind of magic.

"Maybe, but... However, even if I measured the magic with the Magic Measuring Device, there was no magic reaction... I tried to hold the Magic Measuring Stone while I was asleep, but there was no response. But I still felt the magic when I was fighting Kimira. That's why it's magical."

"Hah...."

Even if it's called magic, it really doesn't make sense. For this reason, Reurus was only able to respond alive.

"Dad, I don't care about that anymore... There's something else I need to tell you!

He inflated Dominic's cheeks as Corona blamed him. Dominic scratches his head when he hears that.

"That's right... oh, that's right. Reurus"

"... what is it?

While wondering if something happened, Reurus corrects his posture. Dominic then lowered his head after correcting his posture.

"Thanks to you I was able to come back alive... thank you."

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Dominic lowered his head and expressed his gratitude. Reurus couldn't help but complain about Dominic like that.

"Mr. Reurus... thank you for saving your father. I really... really appreciate it."

Following Dominic, Corona lowered her head. The eyes seeped with tears, and I could see from the bottom of my heart that I was grateful.

Reurus has no words of gratitude for them.

It was myself who decided to confront Kimira. There was a feeling that I wanted to help Dominic in danger and let him escape, but I didn't really think it would come true.

Even though Dominic's cooperation was weak, "that power" overwhelmed Kimira. Without it, he would have exposed the corpse by now. With that in mind, Reurus' decision was only reckless, and when he was thanked this way, he stood before joy.

"Raise your head..."

The inside of my head became pure white, but I managed to squeeze it out. Reurus did not notice that his voice was trembling.

"Dominic and Corona saved my life... and I just wanted to repay that favor. That's why even if you lower your head, you're in trouble. Are you saying that you were able to defeat Kimira just by coincidence...."

Return the favor you received. I didn't stand up to Kimira with such a beautiful thing alone, but I can't deny that that emotion occupied a large part.

It's not funny as a revulsion, but unlike in the previous life, it was overshadowed by the malice of others in this world. No, there would have been no malice in the village of Shena. They took it for granted and ordered Reurus to do the dangerous work many times.

For Reurus, who grew up in such an environment, the thanks from Dominic and Corona are enormous. Therefore, being thanked by Dominic and Corona is not accompanied by a sense of reality.

"Did I... pay you back?

Have I been able to repay myself? Such thoughts occupy the heart.

Give back what you saved by saving your life. As far as words go, is that all you have accomplished? Seeing the results alone would have accomplished it, but Reurus couldn't feel it.

"You... no, I see."

What did you think of Reurus' words? Dominic raised his head slightly distorting his expression. However, when she returned to her face, she slapped Corona on the back and raised her face.

"I don't know what you think... but it's true that I was saved. You seem to have been obsessed with paying back, but that's enough. Yeah, that's enough. It's more like fishing."

"Really...."

I don't get the feeling, but if Dominic says so, I guess so. Reurus exhales deeply and scratches his head in an unspeakable mood.

"Really... good... oh, good..."

It made sense to be reckless. It was worth risking my life. For the first time since I was born in this world, I've been able to help someone.

Fifteen years since I was born in this world. Twelve of them were forced to work harshly in the village of Shena. It doesn't matter when you die, you don't have to use the village's food if you die. I've been thrown such a word before.

If you survive until you reach adulthood, you will now be sold out as mine slaves. Sometimes I thought it would be better not to remember the previous life. If it had been, it would have been easier to die before I turned five.

Even I could help someone. If it was the savior of life, it would have made sense to be alive.

"Mr. Reurus...."

The corona, with tears in its eyes, called out its name in such a realuse. When Reurus smiles small and repairs his expression, he shakes his head without saying anything.

"... do you have anything to eat? I finally woke up. I'll give you whatever you want."

Dominic also had something to think about. Compared to when I first met him, I said such words with a soft voice. When Reurus hears that, he smiles heartily and requests the food he wants to eat.

Salt soup.

It's the first dish I've had since I came to this city. It's a cooking of memories that saved my life.

At that time, it was also a superb taste that I was hungry. And now I'm very hungry. I feel great, too.

Reurus laughed that it would definitely feel delicious.

"Actually, the recognition card I gave the kid was engraved with magic letters."

Later, Reurus, who was summoned by the Adventurers' Association, was told that by the receptionist Natalia. When I sat on a chair at the reception, I was offered something like black tea. Reurus thought it was the end of the line.

"Oh, what kind of substitute is that?

Speaking of which, I wonder if it's the first time I've had tea in my life, and so on. I don't know whether black tea is good or bad, but Reurus thought it was not bad. Then Natalia smiled nicely and told Reurus that she would drink tea.

"The magic of producing a blade of wind... if it was activated, it would have blown over my neck."

"Too much noise!?

I accidentally sprayed tea, but Reus thought it wasn't my fault. Then he immediately got up from the chair and took off the adventurer's identification card he was holding on his neck and hit it on the floor, but Reurus thought it wasn't his fault.

"What? Hmm, why did you do that..."

I wonder if you were angry with Natalia without knowing. Natalia, who came out of the reception, smiled bitterly at Reus who thought so.

When I picked it up, Natalia's rich chest shook a lot, but the impact of the words she just heard was too strong for Reurus.

"Because I thought you were suspicious. Being a serf is polite and verbal, and even if you don't know common sense, you're not retarded. As an adventurers' union host in this town, I was so suspicious that I couldn't wash it away."

"I know what you're trying to say, but I'm scared! Damn it! I thought it was different from Senior Nicolas' votes!

Although I realized the difference between Nicolas and Sharon's recognition card, it was a revulsion that disgusted me when I didn't think deeply. Still, when I noticed that Natalia revealed it, I thought it wouldn't be a bad thing.

"I'm sorry. But you also know about the role of this town, don't you? I don't know if I was born in this town, but if I accept people from other places...? And so was the recognition card, but Sharon was looking for him."

Though the gatekeepers Tony and Dominic were going to take it seriously, Natalia and Bartolo, who run the Adventurers Association, couldn't have done it alone. Reurus thought so, and Bartolo came out through the back door of the reception.

"Oh, boy. Did Natalia explain it to you?

Bartolo approaches with heavy footsteps, but it's more dangerous than when we first met. Reurus thought it was admitted in the fight against Kimira.

"Thank you, union president. I'm on my way. I heard that if I suck, my neck will blow up."

When he looks at Bartolo, he wraps a bandage around his body just like Dominic. Only Sharon, who is good at dealing with the revus and magic that defeated Kimira, gave the healing the highest priority. Neither Dominic nor Bartolo uses healing magic and seems to be trying to heal himself.

"I'm sorry. But I had no choice but to protect this city. Please understand that."

"I can't tell you what I was so vigilant about...? That means the suspicion is cleared, right?

Reurus also knows that his actions have a tiny part because he has a memory of his previous life. That also convinced Bartolo and Natalia of their vigilance. Therefore, Reus flushes it into the water and talks about the future.

"I was able to put my hands on Shena Village and Laval and take the back. The merchant who bought the boy is dead, so spending time in this town won't get him in. Now I'm a real resident of this town."

"Ah yes... I'm so tired..."

I've always had a dangerous object that blows up from my neck. I was glad to be admitted, but I was more tired than that.

"I'd like to hear a lot about the magic the kid showed me back then...."

"Listen to me. You said I didn't have magic... and then I didn't say no, and I don't know how to use it."

Reurus looks at Natalia with resentment. Once again, I tried to measure my magic with the Magic Measurer, but there was no response.

"Well, you should understand that from now on. From now on, I'm going to live as a member of this town, as an adventurer. There's plenty of time."

With that, Bartolo takes something out of his pocket and throws it at Reurus. When Reus caught it in the air, he looked at the object in his hand and raised his eyebrows.

"Recognition card..."

A thin chain for lowering from the neck to a metal plate similar to a dog tag. Understanding that it is an adventurer's identification card, Reus checks that the letters engraved on the metal plate are not glowing.

"This isn't magic writing, is it? You're not gonna blow the top off your neck, are you?

"Rest assured, this is the official recognition card. As president of the Adventurers' Association, I recognize the boy as a junior medium adventurer."

"Then rest assured...", lower-middle class?

Did you get promoted for defeating Kimira? I may have been commended for defeating Kimira, but I don't know if I should have risen to the first class or if I should have done it sooner.

"No matter how many Kimiras you've defeated, this is unusual. Normally, a year remains a junior year. It's very rare to get promoted in less than a month after coming to the city like a boy."

Natalia smiles and explains when Reurus wonders. Apparently there was a lot of credit for defeating Kimira so far.

"... which metal plate is attached with this recognition card?

Reurus was not just given a recognition card. It was made simpler and thinner than the recognition card, but about three metal plates with some kind of lettering on the surface were handed over.

"You've seen him before, haven't you? A letter of recommendation."

"Letter of recommendation... oh, Tony gave it to me."

Looking closely, it was similar to what Tony, the gatekeeper, once gave it to me.

"Give it to anyone who thinks it's okay for the boy to accept it in this town. But that's not all I'm accepting... you know?

"After that, I went to see Oni-san... like a pass certificate for the primary examination."

Not only a letter of recommendation, but also a recommendation from a well-known figure in the abandoned city of Laval, like Dominique. That's how I understood it. When I lowered it from my neck, I laughed and wondered if I had a chance to use it.

"Well, if there's anyone good, I'll recommend it. So, this is the end of what I called you today?

Then I wanted to go to Dominic's restaurant for dinner. Ever since I defeated Kimira, I've been hungry and I can't help it. With that in mind, Reurus pulled Natalia into the back of the reception. Then I came out with a cloth bag placed in a wooden basin.

"... what is this?

"It's a reward for the Kimilla Crusade. This is for the boy."

That's what I was told. When I took the cloth bag in my hand, it was slight and heavy. I felt heavy when I got my first reward, but this time it was physically heavy. Loosening the scary mouth of the cloth bag, there was a golden object inside.

"... isn't it gold!?

I almost threw a cloth bag out of surprise, but I stopped at the edge. When I counted the contents with my trembling fingertips, there were ten gold coins in the cloth bag.

"Um... ten gold coins and ten silver coins, so ten gold coins..."

If you convert it into silver coins, it would be 100 sheets. It was also surprising that the reward for the first time was 700 yuan, but this time it was more than that.

But it would be cheap to risk my life.

Natalia smiles like a tease when Reurus is at war.

"Now, what exactly does the boy spend his money on?

"I'm sure of it."

It was similar to the words that were used when I first got paid. For that reason, Reurus also laughed back.

"First, I'm going to eat a full meal at Dominic's."

Meals that can be eaten for free are also delicious, but they are paid for at the restaurant.

Reurus laughed from the bottom of his heart that food eaten with money earned at his own risk would be delicious.