A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 41: Proximity
The next day, Reurus woke up with a catastrophe on his chest.
"Ah... at least I should have wiped your face."
She squeezed so hard that Reurus' clothes were about to tear, screaming with her face pressed against her chest, and ended up crying tirelessly and asleep. She gripped her hands so hard that Eliza wouldn't let go of Reurus' clothes when she fell asleep, and eventually the Reurus fell asleep in a hug.
And as a result, Reurus' clothes are amazing. Eliza's tears and runny nose dried and stuck to Eliza's face as she slept.
(... you're not dead, are you?
Eliza was so disappointed that she was choking to death. When I put my hand on Eliza's back for the first time, I was able to see that she was moving by breathing and exhaled relief.
I made him cry as he liked and spit out his complain, but if he choked to death with tears and runny noses, it would be a comedy, not a tragedy. Not funny as a realus, but at least it must be halfway there.
Troubled, Reurus looks around, and the sun is already rising and the sun is peering through the vent. If you don't wake up soon, you'll have less time to focus on killing monsters.
"Hey, Eliza? It's morning."
She shook Eliza's body and told her to get up because the clothes she was wearing were tight on her face. Then Eliza rubbed her face against Reurus' chest plate.
"Master... you're still sleepy..."
"Who's your father? Not at that age... oh, shit, that age."
Including the previous life, it wasn't strange to have a child about the age of Eliza. Forget it and think that he is fifteen years old, Reus shakes his head and wonders if he was still asleep.
(No, it's been 15 years since you were reborn, and you're not wrong...?
Maybe the mental age is being pulled by the body. With that in mind, Reurus shook Eliza's body and urged her to wake up. Eliza can't undress herself if she doesn't.
"Still... nh... nh?
As Reurus continued to shake Eliza, he finally got a response. Indeed, it is in many ways hard to continue to be mistaken for the father who just heard that he was murdered last night. As a result, Reurus was relieved, but Eliza was confused that she didn't understand her condition.
"Hmm? Nu? Nu? What is it!? I can't see anything!? Dear Sir!? Ta-sama!? You can't open your eyes!
"So who's your father... oh, for now, just calm down."
A revulsion that soothes Eliza by holding her tightly for a moment. Eliza relaxed her body as if she was relieved by the behavior of such a revulsion - it quickly became very rigid.
"Who are you!? It's not your smell!
"It's a dog, not a bloodsucker, to tell by smell... it's a revulsion"
Reurus' reaction was very low, either because his father mistakenly said he died after listening to Eliza last night, or because he was desperate for his clothes in a catastrophic state since he woke up.
Eliza trembled at the cold reaction of Reurus - for no reason.
"... I can't see the front, my voice is close, it's kind of warm."
"I'm hugging you... have you settled down a little? Then let go of my hand."
"Uh-uh... that?
That said, Eliza also tries to get her hands off Reus' clothes as she unwraps the arm that Reus turned around Eliza's back. However, my fingers didn't seem to move as if my joints were stiffened because I kept gripping them while I was asleep.
"I'll take it off, so don't get mad.
Reurus touched Eliza's right hand, holding her clothes tight, slowly opening her fingers. Open your thumb, then your index finger to your pinky, and now your left finger.
"That's it... but this is the real deal."
Although Eliza's hands were released, Eliza's face remained stuck to her clothes. Reurus thought it would be dangerous to remove her clothes and Eliza's face, and when she raised Eliza, she took off her T-shirt-like clothes.
"Ah, it's getting easier... and I don't know what to do with this."
Reurus murmured in trouble. Beyond that line of sight was Eliza with a Reurus shirt on her face.
"Nuuu... I can't see anything..."
Eliza shouts her hands forward like a zombie and leaks a pathetic voice. If it cannot be peeled off as it is, you should at least wet your clothes.
"I'm going to get some water, so be quiet... here, sit down."
Take Eliza's hand and let her sit in the crate. The girl with the shirt on her face was sitting like a horror, but the reuse was not funny just because of the cause.
(I'm glad I bought spare clothes....)
When I renewed my gear with the rewards I earned from killing Kimira, I bought a few clothes, but I also changed them. For the time being, wearing the shirt that was nearby, Reurus leaves the storage.
Good morning, Mr. Reurus.
Then there was a barrel of water and a corona with a hand wipe.
"Here you go. I thought I'd need it."
Corona brings out barrels and smiles with a smile. Normally it was a realuse thanking him for his care, but he whispered his apologies while receiving the barrel and hand wipe.
"Corona? Maybe last night...."
Did you hear about Eliza? Corona responded with a bitter smile to Reus who asked.
"I haven't heard anything about it. But Elizabeth was crying all the time...."
"Ah... that sounds like a cry."
Rather than soundproofing, it's not a reinforced concrete building. If you cry and cry, it's not strange to hear it all around the house.
Still, Corona didn't complain, so she prepared the water. When I looked at Dominic standing in the kitchen, I shook the knife without telling him to mind.
Reurus lowered his head again, thanking them for their concern.
"Thank you so much. But this is how you showed your face....."
"... at least I don't want to watch out for her."
Without knowing the details, Eliza's crying voice gave her an idea of the situation. Corona lay down her eyes in pain, but smiled back immediately.
"My father told me to leave it to Mr. Reurus, but I can't leave him alone. Please don't hesitate to tell me if there's anything I can do.
Corona smiled softly at 100 percent goodwill and said Reurus was no longer a reinforcement.
"It's very pleasant and helpful. If anything happens, let me rely on you."
As Eliza, it's hard to ask for a man Reurus. In that regard, even if Corona was alert, Eliza would be able to relieve her easily. I want to worship Corona more than Spiritualism and Gregorianism as a revus.
Still, we need to do something about Eliza now. When Reurus returned to the warehouse, he continued to stick his hands out like a zombie, poking his knees at Eliza as he roared.
"Squeeze... squeeze..."
"Yes, yes, I can hear you. Look, there's a bucket of water in here, so just crouch down a bit... yeah, that's a good boy. Just be quiet, okay?
As Eliza takes her hand and sits down, she first wets her hand with water and wipes her face. Then the shirt on the face was wetted with water and began to peel off little by little.
"Mh... mh..."
"Patience... oh, you've finally got it"
Reurus carefully avoids scratching Eliza's face, but still quickly peels off her shirt. Eliza roared at the feeling of her shirt peeling from her face, but Reurus, who had recovered the shirt safely, exhaled relief.
You can't buy cheap ready-made products in a discount store. Of course, it needs to be washed, but it can be reused if it is not torn. Reurus threw a round shirt into the corner of the store and began to gently wipe Eliza's face with a wet hand wipe.
"... that's it,"
When I wiped Eliza's face instead of washing her face, Eliza looked like the cat she borrowed. Still, when I finished wiping my face, I opened my eyes and lowered my head shy.
"Well, thank God... I can't see in front of me when it happens..."
"I was surprised too... I didn't expect Eliza's face to stick to her clothes..."
When Reurus said that with a serious expression, Eliza raised her face and looked seriously at Reurus' face. And I started laughing a little bit at what went wrong.
"Puh... haha, ahahahaha!
Eliza laughed tearfully at the edge of her eyes. Was there a change in mood, the first time she met Eliza, and she smiled heartily.
However, the reason for laughing was because of tears and runny nose on the face of the Reurus shirt.
"Hahahahaha!
Even laughing would have made things worse. It was so strange that Reurus laughed with a loud voice.
After breakfast, Reurus was equipped and escorted to Dominic, who smiled and smiled, leaving the restaurant behind.
Eliza didn't hide her vigilance from others as usual, but for the first time, she didn't bite into a face-to-face corona and was able to successfully introduce herself.
"Reurus on the other hand....."
The vigilance around it should be improved little by little in the future. It was a Reurus that was thinking about that, but unlike yesterday, Eliza, who was walking next door, dyed her cheeks with vermilion and then opened her mouth to feel sorry for her.
"Well, isn't that right? Um... isn't there a river near this town? I'd like to take a bath if possible....."
Eliza asks her to peep. When he heard it, Reurus slightly tilted his neck and nodded convincingly.
In this world, Reurus is not so familiar with the world, but at least he has never been in a bath in the village of Shena. We had no choice but to wash ourselves in the stream that was running through the village or occasionally in the rain.
Even if the body could not be washed, Reurus wiped the body with a cloth soaked in water because it was susceptible to disease in an unsanitary state. Still, unlike Japan in previous life, it is not a warm bath or shower, so I don't feel that it has become beautiful.
Still, just wiping my body was fine, and the idea of always taking a bath was lost.
But I wonder if Eliza is different. When I cried last night, the thread of tension also broke in a good way. Sometimes I feel ashamed to smell the smell of my arms.
"Did you hear that the river is flowing when you walk east of this town for about an hour?
"Really... an hour..."
When I first arrived in Laval Waste City, I asked if there was a place where I could drink water. However, even if it's an hour east, I don't know the exact location.
Eliza was easily depressed when she heard Reurus's response. Reurus nodded, wondering if something had changed in Eliza, something that he had not seen before yesterday.
Given the past, in which the whole family was killed, there's nothing you can do about being vigilant. Still, Reurus is beginning to show a variety of facial changes, and it seems that last night's cry rolled in a good direction.
(I want Eliza to be an adventurer at the earliest possible stage, but it's up to her luck to encounter the monster in a hurry... but it won't take much time, so if Eliza can use Enhancements, she'll be able to fight the monster safely for a while...)
He rolled in a good direction. It is not bad to bathe Eliza in the water in the sense of resting her heart. I would like to know the location of the water field outside the well as a realuse.
With that in mind, Reurus takes Eliza to the Adventurers' Union and meets Sharon as he did yesterday. He then asked Sharon before undertaking a monster hunt on the south side of Laval Waste again.
"Hey, Senpai Sharon. Is it a place to wash your body in this town? Maybe you just wipe your body with water from the well?
The best thing is to immerse yourself in a hot tub, but it's too luxurious to want it in the abandoned city of Laval. I wish there was a place where I could wash my whole body because I could at least take a water bath, but when Reurus asks, Sharon agrees small.
There's a steam bath.
"Steam bath?... ahh, sauna."
I was wondering what the Reurus was, but I predict it might be Sauna. Apparently there is no bath like being immersed in a hot tub, but if you sweat with a sauna and wipe your body with water, you will be able to get rid of the dirt.
"However, the usage fee is three large copper coins."
"Isn't it expensive, Sole?! Is that it? No, is that reasonable?
Reurus opened his eyes to Sharon's continued words.
Three large bronze coins - about 3,000 yen in Japanese yen. It is a tough amount to pay as it is.
It was an instant recoil, but if you use a sauna bath in a place like Laval Waste City, you'll need to pay for it. It is not free to generate steam.
If it can be used for about 3,000 yen, it would be good to use it. I still can't use my money because I don't feel comfortable with it.
"... I heard there's a river an hour east of this town, is that true?
Therefore, we decided to first check the existence of the river. Even before Reurus reached Laval Waste City, he saw the creek and jumped in to scatter Kimira, but not within an hour's walk.
"Really. I know where it is, but... do you want to go?
"Are you sure?
As I said myself, is it good to investigate the southern forest? Sharon nodded and replied quietly to Reurus asking questions like that after looking at Eliza for a moment.
"... I understand your desire to wash your body."
Apparently, even as Sharon, she was concerned about Eliza's “condition.” Reurus wiped his face carefully, but after more than a month of traveling, he decided not to think any further for Eliza's honor.
"I didn't encounter a monster yesterday. Maybe he's moving somewhere else. It is important to know the location of the water source, and we will search the river."
As for Sharon, it seems to me that he did not encounter monsters in the forest on the south side. Therefore, Reus nodded reluctantly to Sharon's offer.