A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

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"Sorry."

"Hmm... I guess so."

"I'm sorry. Don't be so cute. My heart hurts."

Reurus repeatedly apologized to Eliza for her "angry" attitude after finishing the shower. Eliza is wearing clothes she borrowed from Corona, but she left her sleeves out because they were a little too big.

"I mean, that's a lot of meat. You're more conscious of eating, aren't you? And suddenly the monster attacked me and I was upset... I'm sorry, I apologize"

"If you're going to apologize, at least stop baking meat!

Reurus lowered his head toward Eliza, but there was a roaring sound of jujuju and meat in his hand.

What Reus had with him was an instant cake made of stone that had fallen on the riverbank.

There, he broke the driftwood that had become wild in the riverbank and placed it so that the wind could pass through. Reurus, who ignited it with a set of ignition tools received from Natalia, was baking the meat of a magic dog that Sharon had told him to eat.

There are trees nearby, so take a thin branch, sharpen the tip with a dagger, and stab the meat. And she burned it with fire carefully to avoid burning it, but as for Eliza, she didn't like it.

By the way, after confirming that there were no monsters other than magic dogs around, Sharon went upstream to bathe in the water. Reurus stayed here for Eliza's amulet and meat grill.

It was a Reurus who deliberately left with growing suspicion about Sharon's gender, but Nicolas said Sharon was his brother, so he was going to believe it and act. Many things are “missing," but such happiness is a full-bodied revulsion for Eliza alone.

"If you don't bake quickly, the monsters might come by, right? I don't know what I'm going to do when I get ready and leave the meat behind..."

"Where does your passion for eating come from!? I'm scared! No, I didn't apologize more for seeing the soft skin of the maiden!

Eliza barks as her face turns red and her cheeks swell. Hearing that, Reurus reached out to the roughly severed body of the demon dog and grabbed the live liver, and began to roam.

"I'm sorry... I checked to see if you were attacked or injured by a monster, but I didn't see you at all... I'm sorry... I don't remember..."

"Why do you eat your guts raw!? Doesn't anyone have a lonely body that's too small to remember!? Don't apologize seriously for that!

"Ah, which dog can suck blood while you're bleeding? I don't know if it's nourishing... but if it's a bloodsucking species, can it even suck the blood of a monster?

"I don't know who smokes!

Eliza peels her eyes and yells at Reurus, who roars the dog's liver as a “connection” until the meat burns.

"Apologize, don't apologize, I don't know... You're still growing up, aren't you? Eliza will probably get a little bigger from now on."

"Really? I'm going to grow... a little!? Nooooooooooooooo!

Eliza strokes her soft chest down into Reurus's words and peels her eyes again. When I first met him, I was scared, but while wondering if this was Eliza's idea, Reurus rode the dog's liver.

I bled a little. You should eat a lot of meat to replenish your blood. With that in mind, Eliza's fist caught in her right hand, striking to exude anger and shame.

"Tsk!? Ahah... I stopped with my dominant hand, but there was a hole in it."

"What? It's a hole...."

It was a revulsion laughing jokingly, but the wound opened or the blood began to spill from the right arm again. The pain is not serious enough to penetrate the arm, but the sensation of blood seeping from the hole-shaped wound to the pulsation of the heart is strangely ticklish.

Sharon sanitized it with alcohol and then applied ointment and wrapped the bandage, but it wasn't a small enough wound to completely stop the bleeding. Eliza sees Reurus' right arm bleeding into her bandage and looks worried as if she'd forgotten her anger.

"Been killed, Reurus? Hey, are you okay?

"This dog bit my nails around here. My nails are broken and my fangs are pierced... it's nothing compared to when Kimira hit me."

That's how I looked at the bodies of the three demon dogs lined up in the river. To drain the blood, all but one of Reurus' magic dogs cut their necks and bled into the river.

The smell made me anxious if the monster would come by, but since it was also Sharon's instruction, Reurus obeyed honestly.

"Eliza?"

It was Reurus who saw the body of the demon dog, but she leaned her neck when she realized that Eliza had stopped saying anything. Looking at her, Eliza looked at Reurus' right arm with a blurry face.

"... do you suck blood?

Reurus said while wondering if monsters can smoke human blood or not. Then Eliza's body trembled and took a step back as she returned to me.

"What... I guess..."

"Blood suckers suck blood and help themselves, right? Maybe the magic will increase, and if you smoke, can I smoke?

It does not seem to be a blood-sucking species even if you take blood. It was a Reurus that I thought would be the same as a blood donation, but Eliza wandered her gaze with a fierce confusion.

After a few seconds, Eliza dyed bright red from neck to face, shaking her mouth and shaking her neck wide.

"Nah, what are you talking about!? It's only been a few days since I met you!?

"... oh, is that so?

What a strange reaction. Reurus looked strange, but Eliza held her red-dyed cheeks with both hands, opening and closing her mouth like a fish.

"Suddenly it's too much! Wow, I don't need to be ready for this... no, I could have done that in the first place! It's a shame!

(I don't know... I feel like there's a huge loss of consciousness between me and Eliza...)

Eliza became bright red enough to spray hot air. Reurus, who saw Eliza's face, thought about the sensitivity of the bloodsucking species.

Is sucking blood special to the bloodsucking species, or do you think Eliza is special? Or is there any difference between the brackets called blood sucking species?

I heard that if you inhale blood, it will increase your strength, but I don't know exactly how much blood is needed and how much power it will increase. Not only the benefits but also the disadvantages may exist, Reurus decided that it was necessary to listen around.

"Is it special for a bloodsucking species to suck human blood?

Reurus asks as a simple question, no surprise. Eliza also wonders if Reurus knows anything and waves her hand to cool her bright red face.

"That's what my aunt taught me. Don't suck blood, if you suck..."

As soon as I said that, Eliza's face, which was about to cool down, was dyed bright red again.

"What if I smoke?

"~ ~ ~ ~! It's a secret! Teach me!"

Is it too difficult to say? Eliza turned her back with her face bright red. I don't know what Eliza was trying to say, but it seems to have at least a “special meaning.”

(My grandmother told me something strange was happening because she wanted to see her grandson's cute place. Does it really make any sense, or did Eliza move on and stop sucking people's blood...)

I'd like to hear more about it, but Eliza is not likely to cut her mouth just by looking at Reurus as a flicker. Reurus, who decided he didn't have to suddenly ask, turned his gaze to his right arm and decided to stop the bleeding for the time being.

"Ugh... is that wound really okay? And you're not going to die, are you?

As the red-sided side began to calm, Eliza looked worried about Reurus, who had begun to stop bleeding.

"If you spit on something like this, it'll heal."

"Really? Phew, it's amazing to heal just by spitting... you don't need healing magic or anything."

Eliza nodded impressively, but as a Reurus, she was confused that Eliza was seriously nodding. Even though I was expelled from my family when I was a child, I wonder if knowledge is too biased.

He seems to be able to read and write calculations, but he doesn't seem to have more common sense than himself. With that in mind, Reurus tried to be careful not to make any strange mistakes about Eliza.

"... I see, the more you spit, the better."

Eliza murmured in a low voice, but the murmur did not reach Reurus' ear, which was distracted by the meat and Eliza's “future”.

Sharon returned from the bath, and Reurus, who had finished his meal with only the flesh of a magic dog, returned to the abandoned city of Laval. It seems that the meat of magic dogs is also recognized as edible in the abandoned city of Laval, and Sharon, who showed difficulty in eating Citron, a giant sea lion, also seemed to be delicious.

By the way, Reurus is also bathing in the water. However, since it was necessary to be vigilant against monsters, it was short enough to be called raven running water, so I quickly removed the dirt from my body and went up from the water.

If you have a chance, take a bath - a sauna bath is a reuse that I would like to enter. As soon as the bath was over, Reurus returned to the abandoned city of Laval with the body of the demon dog and became sweaty. I kept quiet that there was no point in taking a shower.

With equipment such as the Great Sword, Reurus returns with one Magic Dog, Sharon returns with two Magic Dogs for 'Enhancement', and Eliza returns with Reurus's Sword on her back.

Sharon can fight even if his hands are blocked, so there is no problem, but Reurus is even less responsive and fearful inside.

Still, after all, only three monsters were encountered.

The results of this day's research into water sources and the sale of Magic Dog materials, as well as the Crusade Rewards, are considerable. Reurus, who brought the body of the demon dog to the Adventurers' Union, confirmed the reward offered by Natalia and divided it into three equal parts.

It changed from yesterday, with six silver coins per capita - a reward of nearly 60,000 yen when considered in Japanese yen. It was a relief that Eliza had been rewarded with a sum of money for the first time in a long time, but Eliza had a very awkward look on her face when she received the reward.

"Yep, Reurus... are you sure you want me to take it too? I didn't do anything.

It was Reus and Sharon who defeated the Magic Dog, as well as bringing back the body of the Magic Dog. Eliza was on guard, too, but if she asked if it was a job worth paying for six silver coins, the answer would be no.

"Nothing to worry about... I didn't say anything yesterday because it was empty, but the runaway adventurer also gets a" first time only ”preference. So was Reurus, and I hope you take the money."

It was Sharon who answered Eliza's question, either because she was in charge. Reurus nods to affirm it.

"The first time I fought a monster, I got an equal reward. In Eliza's case... well, I'm not fighting monsters, so I can't help but notice. But it's only a one-time offer. You can use the money, but think carefully. Ready?"

Reurus also split the reward in triplicate with Sharon and Nicolas when he first defeated the monster as an adventurer. When I remembered that time, I narrowed my eyes to miss it, but I realized that it was not as old as I missed it and smiled bitterly.

"... by the way, what did Reurus spend his money on?

"Me? I have shoes and ankle armor. If you're an adventurer, it's like walking is a job, and you've told seniors that it's important to have shoes that fit your feet."

I bought the shoes that Reurus is currently wearing and the toenails that he is wearing for the first time. I am perfectly familiar with it because I have been using it for nearly three weeks and it does not inhibit my movement.

"Ah, but don't do anything like spend all your rewards. You'd better leave half of it."

"Why not? Of course, I'll leave the living expenses, but it would be safer to get the best equipment possible?

If you spend the money you get immediately, you become who you are now. Reurus tried to say that from his own experience, but he decided to bring up another reason because he couldn't dress too well.

"I think three silver coins will set up a minimum level of travel support. If Eliza stays in this town after I die, you don't have to, but if you think you might leave this town, save it. Ready?"

"Huh?"

When Reurus told her to include it, Eliza rounded her eyes as if she had been stuck in the void.

"No? If I was a little late today, I'd have been bitten a thousand times in the neck by the first blow, and if that dog had attacked me with three from the beginning, I'd be dead."

I remember when I fought the Magic Dog. If there were monsters, I could tell by my own “intuition”, but I didn't think I'd be able to make time before I set up an interception.

In that case, even though it was a difficult place to move in the woods, you should praise the magic dog who filled the space in a few seconds. However, if Reurus had been a little more vigilant, he might have prevented an assault.

"Adventurers are really susceptible to death, and they're not very rewarding. If I had the money, I wouldn't have moved on to saving it... yeah, I wouldn't be persuasive."

The money has never been saved - but Reus thought that even if he said he would spend the money immediately, there would be no dust to persuade him.

Still, all the money I spent was to get what I needed. Now that we have our own gear, Reurus wants to save as much money as possible from now on.

(As expected, I will keep renting the storeroom at Oni-san's place... rent an empty house somewhere or build it. I wonder how much money is enough...)

As an adventurer, I was able to get all the equipment I needed for the moment. Then you should be aware of where you live next. It's fascinating that you can easily eat Dominic's dishes even in the storerooms you currently live in, but it's time to graduate.

Corona and Dominic won't mind, but Reurus does.

"... I don't want to."

It was a Reus who told her to put herself on the shelf and save the money, but Eliza leaned down and whispered something. As Reurus leaned his neck at the murmur, Eliza raised her face vigorously and shouted.

"I don't want to! Are you going to disappear from my side!?

It was a loud voice like all the adventurers in the Adventurers Association turned around at the same time. Eliza grabbed Reurus' clothes as if she didn't realize it.

"Ah... all of a sudden it was too much and the words were bad. I'm not going to die, and I'm not going to disappear. But if you're prepared, you won't be sad... because money is important."

Reurus smiled bitterly at Eliza, who was about to cry, breaking her knees to keep her gaze high. And as she stroked her head to reassure her, Eliza slipped her eyes to deceive her tears.

"... I promised you. Don't leave me alone, okay?

After all, Eliza's spirit is still unstable. For that reason, Reurus smiled and stroked Eliza's head hard to change the story.

"I just told you to save the money, but if you're sorry to receive the money, buy me a drink. That's enough for me."

"... that's fine with me. You can buy it as an adventurer senpai, but if you're having trouble, I suggest you settle it."

When it came to Reus, I actually fought monsters and defeated them with Reus' own hands, but not with Eliza. If you feel uncomfortable receiving a “celebration” as your first reward for killing monsters, Reurus suggested that you settle it in another way.

"Okay... um, okay. Don't say a drink, I'll pay for everything for dinner tonight!

"I could eat six silver coins, maybe."

"... I really want you to give me a break with a drink."

When Reurus said it with her face, Eliza also drew tears to her face. But after a few seconds laughing at each other, they went to Dominic's restaurant to celebrate today's achievements.

"I can't stop bleeding from drinking...."

"Are you an idiot!? Absolutely stupid!?

It was Reus and Eliza who finished eating at Dominic's restaurant, but when Eliza had a drink, Reus was in trouble with the blood on his right arm.

It's not a cut, but it's still bleeding from a hole-shaped wound that could get into my index finger. There is also some crusty pig, but bleeding occurs by seeping it out.

"Well, if you apply ointment and wrap it with a new bandage, you'll be fine. I ate a lot of meat and I could make blood... the question is how do I sleep tonight?"

I deserve that my right arm's blood doesn't stop because I drank alcohol, but there was a more immediate problem. It is a question of what to do with the beds this evening, at least for Reurus, more important than injuries that are likely to heal in a few days.

However, Reurus has no choice. With Eliza using the straw bed originally used by Reurus, Reurus will have no choice but to roll to the ground and sleep. Surrounded by walls, it's warmer and more secure than sleeping outside.

As Reurus moved the equipment to the edge of the warehouse, Eliza leaned her neck with a neat face.

"Why don't we lay straw on the ground and sleep together?

"... who and who?

"I and Reurus?

Eliza seemed surprised not to say that there would be no one else. It is true that Eliza slept on the same bed last night because she didn't let go. By the way, tears and runny nose made it almost impossible to use one of my clothes.

But what about sleeping with Eliza in her state of mind? It doesn't matter if the catastrophe doesn't happen again as a revulsion. I don't think there's any point in monitoring Eliza as soon as possible, and it's going to be a hot tub.

Except if it was a fleshy woman like Natalia and Esther who slept with her now, but Eliza wouldn't be “in the mood” for fine dust.

"One of you... is lonely."

If you organize the wooden box, it will be large enough for the two of you to lie down together. It was a realuse that thought of that, but I heard a whispering voice in the realuse's ear that said nothing. When she turned her eyes, Eliza grabbed Reurus' clothes while shaking her eyes.

"... I can't help it. All right, let's get to bed."

"Uhh! Uhh!

Even if you put Eliza to bed in a straw bed made of wooden boxes, she might fall if she doesn't sleep well. In that case, you should sleep on the ground from the beginning.

So Reurus started making beds, and Eliza turned around and smiled.

Then Reus and Eliza lay down on the straw that was laid on the ground. I was worried about bleeding in my right arm as a reuse, but I thought it would stop while I was asleep.

Today, I am fighting a magic dog and even walking for nearly an hour with the body of a magic dog. Reurus, who was so tired, rolled to bed and fell asleep lightly.

And the next day.

Reurus awakened naturally with the rising sun. When you blink and wake up several times, your right hand, which is your dominant arm, wakes you up on the ground.

"... hmm? Unbandage me while I'm asleep... hmm?

He opened his eyes when he realized that the bandage he was supposed to have wrapped had been unwrapped and his right arm had been exposed - the wound that was supposed to have been on the Magic Dog was gone.