A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Slightly back in time.

Reurus, who stepped foot in the Adventurers' Union, was aiming to be receptionist while responding to voices from around him.

"Hey 'monster eater'. It's true you took a woman from somewhere!

Next to the monster, you say 'bitch'?

"Ah, don't say bad things! If you look at it objectively, it's true, so you can't tell me back!

Literally speaking, I can only imagine that they are selling fights, but the adventurers who called out were not malicious. I'm just glad I made a story about teasing my friends.

"Reurus, my lord...."

It was more painful for Eliza to release her hand from the hem of the clothes she had been gripping until then and leak a trembling voice at a slight distance. Rather than worrying about her own chastity, she felt her own danger in a cannibalistic sense.

For this reason, Reurus stares at the adventurers around him as he drives them away, and if he can't avoid them any further, he advances to the reception.

Good morning, Mr Kanji. He said Eliza yesterday. Register as an adventurer. "

A quick, minimal revulsion. In the meantime, Eliza was summoned and sat across from Natalia at her desk. I want to push it out with momentum, but I wonder how Natalia came out.

…………

But Natalia just stared at Eliza without saying anything. He was pointing his left elbow at the desk, pressing his left hand against his cheek, and turning the smoke tube he was always holding around with his right hand.

Mistress?

Surprisingly, when Reurus called out, Natalia turned a glance. But as soon as she lost sight, Eliza, who was sitting in the chair, looked down from her head.

"It's dirty, but it looks glowing after polishing. I suggest you become a whore rather than an adventurer. I'm sure it'll be popular."

"... Mr...?

Reurus' voice dropped a little lower. Eliza shook herself at the tone, but Natalia smiled carelessly.

"Miss, what's your name?

"Eh, Eliza-Valjebe....."

"Where did you come from?

"... Kermed in Harrist."

In response to Natalia asking a pale question, Eliza responded in a depressed manner.

I was also asked some questions when Reurus first came to the Adventurers' Union, but I took notes at that time. But when Natalia heard Eliza's response, she took no further action and asked questions.

"Why did you come to Mataroi? Polasha or La Paris, or if you succeed, you've come this far through both countries, but it should take more than a month to walk lightly. If you were from Harrist, there would have been many towns and villages, right?

"Whatever the reason... there's no place for me to live..."

Polasha and Rapali are probably the names of the countries. Reurus, who was listening, thought so, but he barely knew the geography of the world, so he couldn't see what was going on.

"Oh, I wonder why.” A woman, a child, you think there's nothing more dangerous than traveling alone? Is it strange that you think you can live anywhere compared to that danger?

"That's...."

Natalia asks questions with a cold look. Reurus tried to get out of the rescue ship, but Natalia noticed it and took control with her own eyes.

"For what reason did you leave home in the first place? Isn't there a good reason to come across the country?

"Eh...."

Hearing Natalia's words, Eliza turned down chewing her lips. Reus, who was listening to the two exchanges, wondered what was going on.

Natalia's attitude seems cold, but unlike Reurus, who grew up in a country called Mataroi, Eliza is completely “foreigner.” It seems that Natalia has some kind of situation on top of that, and she must also take a proper attitude.

Beyond the fact that Eliza is a bloodsucking species, she seemed wary of making unidentified and unidentified people part of Laval Waste City.

"--Gregorianism"

Natalia's words, which were sharp enough to stab her with a blade, shook Eliza's whole body. And when Eliza looked up in fear, Natalia spinned words indifferently.

"Gregorianism flourished in Harith. Spiritualism is slightly more prevalent in Polasha and Rapali... but it is permeated completely in Mataroi. That's why I took the risk and ran off to Mataroi... no?

"Nh... to..."

Eliza trembles not only in her body, but also in her voice. Natalia continued her words in anticipation of Eliza.

"Could it have been decades since a bloodsucker drowned in power was killed by a Gregorian? There was a great deal of damage in Harrist at the time... and it's been passed on to this country."

Natalia stops the smoke pipe that she was turning with her right hand and lightly taps the desk to make a metal sound. Reurus was surprised to hear that.

(You know a lot about bloodsucking species... so you lied to me yesterday so I wouldn't take “measures"?

I suppose Reurus revealed only minimal information about the bloodsucking species to Eliza in advance.

"Well... I'll ask you again. Where did your daughter live?

"Ugh... Kermed of Harrist... in the mountains nearby..."

Eliza answers with a crying voice.

"Vampire hideout?

"No... it's not that big, it's just that my family lived there..."

"I see, your daughter ran away knowing she was a bloodsucker. I have a family name, but was it born in a good home? As far as your name goes, you're not a Harrist nobleman, are you?

"It's my grandmother's family name... because she was a good wizard and strong, so she was specially given it... not a privileged class..."

Natalia narrowed her eyes to see if the answer was a lie.

"So... who killed your family? Or a monster?"

"Hmm!? Why did you do that...."

Natalia quickly resolves Eliza's wounds.

"Otherwise, you wouldn't want to run away.

She glanced at Eliza, who was stunned, and now turned to Reurus.

"They named the boy a bloodsucker when he met him. What the hell were you thinking?

"Well... I have a weapon, so if I name it a bloodsucker, I'll run away..."

"So I was slashed. Does that mean your daughter doesn't have the skills to fight?

- That's a bad question.

It was a Reurus who was watching the story, but depending on Eliza's response, it would not be recognized as an adventurer. The family name that she named also seemed to belong to her grandmother, and if Eliza didn't have a “back cover”, she could really be a hooker.

Reurus slapped Eliza on the shoulder to calm her down and smiled consciously.

"That's too strict a judgment," he said. If I had been wandering for more than a month, I would have been tired and hungry. Shouldn't we ask what we can do first?

"That's right... so what can you do?

The atmosphere of Natalia is slightly more relaxed when told by Reurus. Did Eliza feel it too? She took a few deep breaths to calm herself and her chest tightened proudly.

"You can read, write, and calculate! Auntie taught me!

(No, that's not true....)

Natalia is asking what she can do as an adventurer. I can read, write, and calculate, but it's more important to fight monsters than that.

Having heard Eliza's answer, Natalia smiled slightly and sent a glance to Reurus. Realizing this, Reurus folds his knees in a hurry and looks high at Eliza sitting in the chair.

"How about magic? I can feel the magic and I think I can use something.

You don't seem to be able to handle weapons, but you can use 'Enhancements' to make them valuable in the Raval Waste City. If you lend them a long, heavy weapon and let them swing around, they should be able to hunt some of the lower-level monsters.

"Magic....."

But Eliza slipped away when she heard Reurus's question.

"Mm, the injury has healed quickly for a long time...?

"Could it be healing magic?

"Um... um..."

Apparently not. The temperature of Natalia's gaze seems to have dropped sharply, and Reurus intensifies his inner rush.

"But you have magic, right? Let's take a look!

"... I see."

The response was also cold. Still, Natalia brings a "magic gauge" wrapped in cloth and puts it on her desk.

"Miss, try to touch this."

"Here, is this it?

If this doesn't have any magic, it could ruin Reurus' credibility. In that case, Reus secretly swore that he would never believe his instincts.

"Mmm? What color..."

However, it seems that the concern was worrying. The Magic Measuring Machine was unresponsive when Reurus touched it, but a clear stone made of cylinders began dyeing purple from the edge.

--The color “stretched” only slightly.

…………

Reurus inadvertently covered his face with his right hand and looked silently at the ceiling. It wasn't without magic, but it seemed obviously less.

Still not zero. According to the story I heard from Natalia, even in a region with a lot of wizards, only about one in 200 people has magic. It should therefore be recognized as a rare value.

It was very scary that Natalia's expression wasn't moving either.

"Yoshi-san... I'd like to hear the results for a moment."

This may not be right. While thinking so, Reurus shook the conversation and Natalia opened her mouth while looking at the Magic Measuring Device.

"The Magic Stone used in this Magic Measuring Device changes color in response to the amount of magic you touch. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue... and purple. Use this change to measure the approximate amount of magic from the scale carved into the Magic Stone."

I didn't know the details of the revulsion, but it was a revulsion that strengthened the sense of crisis around carefully explaining it. Whether or not she knew the mood of Reurus, Natalia smiled glossy and decided.

"An amateur with minimal magic, no magic skills, no weapons. I think it's safer and more secure to make her a whore than an adventurer."

Reurus was judged to be a former peasant without magic, but his body was still forcibly trained in daily farming work. But Eliza doesn't have it, and I don't think she can fight monsters.

Even if it is a realuse that has actually fought monsters, it is impossible to let Eliza fight that even if there is magic, magic cannot be used.

(... hmm? Then how did you get to this country safely?

But unexpectedly, such a question passed Reurus' head.

Not only monsters, but also robbers and bandits, such as an old girl with no weapons, no magic, and no escort, can attack her. Even if I used a big street, if I had traveled for more than a month, I would have encountered a monster.

"That's why I'm not encouraged to be an adventurer as a host for this Adventurers Association, my lady. I don't have enough manpower to read, write and calculate... so I guess there's nothing wrong with a whore here."

Thinking about the questions that came to mind, Natalia said that while covering the Magic Measuring Device with a cloth. Reurus tried to spin the words in a hurry, but Eliza responded earlier.

Reurus also said, Shofu? What the hell are you gonna do with that? If there's no danger, I think that's better. "

Eliza asks innocently. We've only had a few moments since we met, but Reus thinks that maybe that's what Eliza really is.

"Isn't it? Nothing dangerous. I can get the money, and I don't have to get out of this town. It's safer than an adventurer, and you can earn more than an adventurer if you do your best."

"Oops! That's amazing!

Eliza brightens her eyes as Natalia explains. Eliza accidentally swallowed the words she was about to revulse.

Adventurers are really dangerous. Of course, it's rare to encounter a Kimira Class monster, but when a junior monster dies, he dies lightly.

Even if you're not lucky to die, there's no guarantee that you'll be satisfied with your five bodies. The answer is no if you are asked if you will get enough money to fight for your life.

If Eliza's “life only” is valued, then prostitutes are not a bad option. I understood that, but Reurus was swallowing words.

"I think a young lady would be popular if she cleaned her body. Her face is also cute. If you have a body... well, I wonder if you expect to grow in the future."

"Face? Body? Yep, what does Shofu do?

Eliza looks back at Reurus and asks with a pure look because Natalia doesn't answer. And I said to the little kid, "How do you make babies?" but when I was asked, Reurus accidentally scratched my cheek.

If the world is different, common sense will change, which means that the Reus has been feeling scattered throughout our lives. Perhaps the role of prostitutes is different, but I still wonder how it was explained.

"Let's talk to a man first."

"Hmm, I don't like talking!

Natalia started explaining with a faint smile, and Eliza hammered.

"Then we'll have dinner together."

"Oh, my God, I didn't know you could get paid for that."

Natalia says without smiling when she sees Eliza reacting honestly.

"... and then you just have to be held."

"Hugged... hm... hah?

Is the emotion that Eliza had puzzled her? Natalia's words are understandable, but she doesn't seem to understand the “act itself”.

"If you don't know, you don't have to do anything. There are many men who prefer innocent, beginner children. I just like the other person, and I just want to be the mouth of my desire."

* Giggle * and Natalia laughs at Eliza's ignorance. Eliza trembled as if she felt something dangerous from Natalia's tone.

"Oh, are you scared? That's a nice look, too. It's going to lust a man."

"Yes, lust? Um, maybe there's no danger to my body, but there's a danger to my chastity...."

At last, Eliza seemed to have some idea of a whore. “Knowledge of that hand” is not without shards, it is simply a bias of knowledge.

"Better than dying, right? It's okay. I don't know how to get used to it."

― ―

That's right, I can't look anymore. Reurus stopped Natalia with a flat, emotionally invisible voice.

Natalia turns to Reurus when she cuts her tongue. It was a different way of looking at Eliza, even a poorly understood brother.

"I thought you knew this kid wouldn't be an adventurer.

"Well... but I haven't decided before. If you have magic, you might be able to use it."

"Maybe... right? If you're going to be an adventurer, you don't have much chance of becoming an adventurer."

Natalia spins the smoke tube in her right hand and lifts the edge of her mouth.

"This town accepts self-reliant people. The boy had a track record of defeating Epel and was recommended by Dominic. Besides, I know my kindness and stepsister, and I proved my worth by actually defeating Kimira... but this young lady lacks them all."

The word "independence” also crushed the escape route of taking care of myself as an apology for nearly killing me. Still, Reurus looks straight at Natalia.

Not all of Eliza's inner feelings were understood, but it wasn't a disturbance to wake up in a whorehouse like this. Therefore, Reurus does not take a step back and first appeals to Natalia to give me time.

Of course, Eliza doesn't have a choice between an adventurer and a whore. You can leave Laval Abandoned City and head somewhere else.

Unless Eliza is a foreigner, doesn't have an ID, doesn't have a way to survive, and doesn't even have money.

"Isn't it valuable just because you might be able to use magic? At the very least, I was guaranteed magic. Instead of suddenly making a decision, you should look at Eliza's qualities first."

Even if Eliza were to go to a different place, she wouldn't be able to do anything without a minimum of “power.” You can't get into towns like Laval without ID or money, and you have to go to exclusive places like Laval Waste City.

With the money, she might be able to pay the toll and security deposit to get into Laval, but Eliza needs to do something about her life after she gets in. Even if you earned money and put it in towns like Laval, Eliza now ends up being stripped off by a bad opponent.

Eliza was surprised to see Reurus standing up like that. I was surprised from the bottom of my heart that you would be able to protect me.

Natalia didn't miss that Eliza.

"If that's all you have to say, shall I put up the boy's face here? My friends in this town... the boy desperately asks for it. Somewhat accommodating."

Surprisingly, Natalia turned around and showed tolerance.

I'm going to sign up as an adventurer apprentice.

However, he does not intend to accept it as an adventurer. I've never heard of the adventurer apprenticeship class, but if you take it literally, it means there are less adventurers than junior adventurers.

"... an apprentice is an adventurer. What about the treatment?

Reurus was convinced that this would be the place to drop him because he was more aware that he was impossible. You should still see what kind of authority you have, and Natalia laughs a little at the question.

"Don't be so vigilant. The treatment is no different from that of an ordinary adventurer, and I'll lend you weapons and armor. I just need someone to accompany me when I make a request."

"Can anyone accompany you?

"Hopefully an adventurer of intermediate or higher..." I'd say, but I'll give you a "special” permission if you're a kid. There are not enough adventurers above intermediate level. "

Natalia smiles deeply. The smile was very puzzling and full of charm, but I felt strangely lifted up, so I was alert as a realuse.

"Of course, the boy is still only a runaway adventurer, and his first instruction was cut off in a day....."

As Natalia looked around, she stopped looking at Sharon, who was watching from afar.

Sharon, I'll leave it to you.

"Undertook"

As usual, I don't feel that Sharon is behind anything, but Reurus is no longer a resident of the abandoned city of Laval.

I don't think Reurus is a "no”, but I can't discard the possibility that Eliza's behavior up until now has been an act. As far as Natalia goes, no matter how many Reurus say, you can't trust everything completely.

"Then you come over here. I repair my equipment as a wizard."

"Uh-huh...."

Sharon tries to pick his gear quickly. Eliza nodded at Sharon's words, but looked back to Reurus to see something. Therefore, Reurus nodded back and ran out of relief.

"Now, let me talk to you for a moment."

"... please soften your hands, Sebastian."

What sort of impossible issues come up at the cost of making Eliza an adventurer apprentice? Natalia smiled bitterly at the unexpected realuse.

"Why are you so vigilant... I just want to ask you about Sharon? Unlike Nicolas, she was barely injured, but it still takes time for her magic to recover."

"I'm asking you for a pull rate, and if you're dealing with Senpai Sharon, I'll keep my guard up... is that really all?

Is there anything else? Natalia starts turning her cigarette tube without looking at the suspicious Reurus.

"As for that young lady's personality... well, that's fine now. Because I don't know if it's true or not."

"... is that so?

"Yes, unlike any other subhuman, I don't have any visual features. It is said to have high magic, but her magic level is minimal."

Reurus was convinced that they did not have vampire fangs.

"Still, as the boy said, there's magic in it. Sharon is expected to be accompanied there. However....."

Having said that, Natalia narrowed her eyes.

"If that girl were to strip the inhabitants of this town of her teeth... you know?

"Ah... then I'll stop."

I didn't say I'd kill you. Natalia did not blame it, but rather lifted the edge of her mouth and laughed invincibly.

"Well, if the boy says so, it might stop. The opponent that came at me suddenly is now on the side of the“ only one ”in this town. A kind asylum seeker who shielded himself without fear of a worsening of his position... I wonder if it could be a guide."

Giggle, Natalia smiles zero. Reurus leans his neck until he understands what Natalia wants to say - a few seconds later.

"Whoa... I can't believe you hit Eliza so hard..."

"Now, what do you think?

Apparently, Natalia was trying to convince Eliza that she had no one else to rely on besides Reurus, reducing the likelihood of betrayal at all. That must have been one of the reasons why Eliza's response was so harsh.

Speaking of which, Reurus clandestinely warned that Eliza's reaction seemed to have changed her attitude and topic.

--Is this guy really younger than me?

Natalia's traits are much more interesting than Eliza's traits. Including the previous life, I should be ten years younger than myself, but secretly dented.

"In the meantime, keep an eye on that girl. That's all I want. There's no problem with the Valjebe family name... and then there's that."

Natalia smiles thinly and sharply when Reurus is alone.

"Bloodsucking species flowing from other countries... I wonder what they can“ fish ”for."

Reurus doesn't fully understand what that murmur means. However, there is only one thing I can be sure of.

(I will never turn you against the enemy.....)

--Turning the woman in front of you into an enemy is really dangerous.