A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

--Back in time.

…… ...!

Someone is shouting in the immediate vicinity. The forcibly interrupted consciousness picked up the voice, and the consciousness of Reurus was slightly awakened.

"Mr. Reurus! Hold on!

The voice I heard belonged to Corona. It was a realuse that I noticed, but my consciousness is about to fall again. However, the intense pain from the flank and the unknown “disgust” forced me to wake up.

"Zuu!? No, what, ugh, uhh..."

Your consciousness doesn't make a decent voice when you feel the pain you've never experienced before. I want to round up my body for too much pain, but if I try to move my body a little, it will cause severe pain.

Still, I managed to open my eyes. Corona's voice was more clogged than ever before, and she couldn't possibly lose consciousness.

"Good... but don't move! Estelle will be here!

"Nh... Koro, Na, Chan..."

When I opened my eyes, my vision was bright red. On top of that, his vision was shaking like he was intoxicated, and it took time to figure out what was going on.

Apparently I'm lying on the ground. It took about ten seconds for Reurus to find out that much, and Corona was desperately crying out in the immediate vicinity of it.

The appearance of the corona in the reddish-dyed vision seemed to be reddish-dyed in the same way as the vision. Most of my hands and clothes and for some reason around my mouth are also red stained.

Pain and disgust are all over the body, but Reurus spins words because the corona condition was too strange.

"What are you doing...?"

"Hey, Corona! Hurry up and wash your mouth!

A voice echoed to intercept such Reurus's words. It takes time to understand that it's Nicolas's voice, and Reurus puzzles himself with slow thinking.

When Nicolas realizes that Reurus is awake, she sticks her knee to the ground, even though it is stained with Reurus' blood.

"You're awake! All right, stay conscious!? Oh, shit! Where are you going? Sharon, come on! Freeze the wound and stop the bleeding until the Spirit Teacher arrives!

"... okay. Corona, stay away."

According to Sharon, who thought he had followed Nicolas, Corona immediately walked away from Reurus. Then I felt something rapidly overflowing from my right flank.

Reurus, who realized it was his blood, remembers why this is happening.

The last thing Reurus saw was a stranger stabbing him with a dagger and stone him in the face. The sight seemed to have ended in a loss of consciousness, but he fainted in a short time.

"Hmm!? Eliza--ooh!?

"Don't wake up, Bocke! You're wasting Corona's first aid!?

The man said, "I'm here to pick you up." Reurus didn't have anything in mind, but given the circumstances, Eliza is the target. Reurus tried to wake his body, but Nicolas was holding him down, so he just moaned in pain.

"First aid... allowance?

"That's right! I noticed the noise. Corona took care of me! My dagger was poisoned, so he sucked it out! Still, I didn't suck it all out! Stay where you are because of the poison!“ The wounds are shallow, but the poison doesn't matter! "

The blood around Corona's mouth seems to be the effect of inhaling the poison. Both hands were dirty with blood, probably because they were directly pressing the wound that had pulled out the dagger to stop the bleeding when inhaling the poison. When I looked at it, the area around the wound was slightly purple.

"I don't know what kind of poison it is, but it's dangerous for someone to suck out a wound in their mouth... no matter how little they don't have, thank Corona for sucking out the poison.

"Gu, uhh... every day... I appreciate it, and I admire it... and I'll admire it every day from now on..."

"Ha, if you can joke... okay, that's enough Sharon."

Sharon froze the wound and stopped bleeding while she was talking, and the feeling of bleeding disappeared. The wound is likely to be necrotic if it fails, but it will be enough to stop the bleeding until the healing magic ester rushes in.

While being careful not to swallow the inhaled poison, Reurus is deeply grateful to Corona for not stopping his bleeding. I thought it would be better to believe in corona than in an existing religion.

As she sat still, Esther ran to see if the town residents had gone to call her. Normally I wouldn't need the help of Spiritualism, but I can't seem to say that just because the situation is serious this time.

"This is... Rachel's poison..."

The rushed ester looks at the wound of Reurus and affirms that it is likely to smell. It was a tone of seriousness rather than a protracted word like the one we met.

Estelle distorts her expression with regret when she examines her wounds and the complexion of Reurus.

"I can't cure this poison... even if Corona inhales it to some extent, it's a poison that can kill you if you put a small amount in your body. There's no problem if you just" detoxify "the corona who inhaled the poison...."

Esther laments her helplessness. Nicolas and Sharon changed their expression to blame, but when they noticed it, Reurus pointed to his wound, which had been stopped by the ice.

"Esther... will you heal this wound?

Esther opened her eyes to the words, and raised her eyebrows to wonder what Nicolas and Sharon would say.

"It's chaotic, painful, and disgusting, but I can't sleep like this... it's pretty tight, but I'm not going to die. Once the wound is healed, it can still move."

In the first place, Corona inhaled the poison without risking it. I can't die like this - I can't leave Eliza alone.

The fact that Eliza is not here means that the man who stabbed her suddenly grabbed her. If that were the case, I couldn't be even more asleep.

"I can heal that kind of wound... but the poison..."

"Hah, hah... it seems to be resistant to poison... ah, I see. Estelle doesn't remember the“ time "...."

She doesn't remember what Estelle told me. It was strangely felt, and Reurus said with a smile in pain.

"It sounds like 'blessing', and I'll try to believe it's the Great Spirit."

"I don't want to kill the whole town...."

The ester-treated Reurus murmurs as he wipes his face with a wet hand wipe. My vision was red and stained because of the blood that came out when my forehead was broken, and if I had a mirror, I would have seen my entire face stained with blood.

The healing magic of the ester blocked the wounds on the forehead and flank, but the bleeding did not return, and the bloodstained area did not become clean. Reurus wipes off his blood as much as he can and sighs deeply.

"What did the stabbed man say? They attacked my family, of course."

Nicolas said she was stunned, but her expression and voice seeped with anger.

Whether it is caused by blood loss or poison, my body is not feeling well even if my consciousness is clear. It won't kill me, but the poison that was used must have been so powerful. Corona sucked the poison out of me, but I felt sick enough to call it the worst in the world.

Contrary to that sense of revulsion, the entire abandoned city of Laval is alive - passing through it and filled with murder, probably because of the sudden stabbing of the revulsion and Eliza's capture.

In the abandoned city of Laval, it's cold for the leftovers, but not if it hurts your family.

Not only adventurers, but also people who usually worked in agriculture, retired adventurers in the fight against monsters, some of whom were armed with younger children and housewives than Reurus.

Agricultural workers use agricultural tools such as mackerel, adventurers retired from active life use a lowly weapon, weak children use bows and fabric catapults, and housewives hold knives.

It was a surprising revulsion because of my wounds, but at the same time I felt happy.

(If it were Shena Village, they would have left it there, or if they ate the poisoned “food”, the monsters would have died... but I don't know.)

Though your conscience won't hurt even if your hometown is destroyed, it's not hard to imagine how angry you would feel if there was something in the abandoned city of Laval. Therefore, I am worried that you will be happy to kill me so much.

"I don't think so, but we're all going to storm in pursuit of the one who attacked us...

"If you want to do it, you can do it. Many people will follow you if you say you've been stabbed... well, that's not true. Everyone's just getting ready to protect this town."

Ready?

Reurus tilted his neck, but noticed heavy footsteps approaching and looked in the direction where he heard the sound.

"Prepare to chase the leftovers who have licked me in this town."

"... are you okay?"

"Guild president... oh-san..."

It was Bartolo, who headed the Adventurers' Union in the abandoned city of Laval, and Dominique, who has been taking care of him from day to day.

Both are hardened with leather armor as they were when they fought Kimira, with Bartolo carrying a huge battle axe and Dominic carrying a large sword smaller than what he gave Reurus.

It would be futile to ask what Dominic, who retired as an adventurer, was going to do.

"Hey, I'm sorry... I made Corona do something dangerous..."

That's why Reurus made an apology about Corona. I appreciate your help, but it's too dangerous to inhale as much poison as you can. Dominic shook his head with a bitter smile at Reurus who apologized for it.

"You should be angry as a father, but you should be glad Corona chose... not to abandon you."

I don't know how effective the poison resistance I heard in Esther's 'Nemesis' is, and if Corona hadn't taken care of it, I might have been dead. I pulled out my dagger and bled, but it was because of Corona that all the poison I had applied didn't reach my body.

It was a revulsion that laughed back at Dominic, who smiled satisfactorily, but Bartolo, with a steep face, opened his mouth as he looked out of town.

"So, here it is. We're gathering information from the sentry and the monster hunters outside the town to determine where the junkies fled. I don't think I ran straight, stupid, but I'm leaving town before sundown completely."

"... isn't that dangerous?

In this world without external lights, darkness becomes very deep at night. As the moon rises, we will be able to gain some visibility, but it will be very difficult to track the escaped opponent.

"Danger? There's more to it than that... than anything else that should be done to make us pay for the assault on our family."

"I know you're afraid, but I'll give you all the power we can get. No matter how many monsters, there shouldn't be too many people attacking a lot of people moving together."

Bartolo and Dominic seem to be coming out. I'm glad to have myself and Eliza in my precious family, but it would be too dangerous to go after them helplessly.

However, there is no such thing as Reurus leaving Eliza like this. The point is, we don't know where the other person escaped, and if we can solve it, we won't hesitate to attack alone.

"... hmm?

Then Reurus felt uncomfortable. It was difficult to notice because of the disgusting poison, but for some reason I felt the magic from a distance. Not at least a few hundred meters. It was thought to be separated in kilometres.

"What, this... is a strong monster to notice at this distance...?

Is it reacting to the magic of a powerful monster like Kimira? It was a realuse that I thought about, but there was no fear of the magic that I felt. Rather, the weak feeling of "its magic” was familiar as a revulsion.

"... Eliza?

Murmuring. I was convinced that the magic I felt from afar belonged to Eliza, but there was no basis for it.

Bartolo looks suspicious when he picks up such a revulsive murmur.

"My daughter was grabbed... No, wait, she was a bloodsucker, wasn't she? Reurus, did you also suck blood?

"Blood? No, Eliza doesn't want to smoke..."

It was a revus that kept saying so much, but there was a verse that came to mind.

"I don't know how long, and I denied it at first, but I must have licked the wound on my right arm..."

I remembered the wound on my right arm when I went to the water bath and fought a magic dog. Jokingly, Eliza was told, "If you spit on it, it will heal," and Reurus was licking her wound while she was asleep.

It actually healed the wound and tilted the neck about the saliva potency of the bloodsucking species.

"... that's it. And the wound didn't heal after that?

"It's healed, but... what do you know, union president?

As long as Dominique is the owner of the restaurant, there must have been some sort of “prediction” that Bartolo would try to heal his wounds.

"'Contract', I guess. Perhaps the person is unconscious and not official... but the influence of the" contract "has shown you the high healing power of the bloodsucking species."

It's a word I can't hear. However, as long as you know where Eliza is with the "contract."

"Mr. Bartolo, the sentinel interview is over."

Tony, the gatekeeper, rushed over as he spoke. Bartolo nodded loudly at the report and turned to Reurus.

"Reurus, which direction do you feel the magic of her?

"I'm not sure because my magic is weak....."

That said, Reurus pointed to the direction where she felt the magic of Eliza. Confirming the direction, Bartolo looked at Tony and laughed fiercely.

"It's a match... I was going to leave it because I heard the poison was circulating, but you're coming with me."

"That's what I was going to do from the beginning, and when they left me, I ran alone."

Like Bartolo's noisy smile, Reurus smiled with his teeth peeled out.

And Reurus and the others left the abandoned city of Laval.

Bartolo and Dominique lead the way, with Reurus on Dominique's back. Because of the poison, Dominique relies on movement, but Dominique can use "Enhancement" to run without suffering the weight of the revus.

Not only Bartolo and Dominique, but also Nicolas, Sharon and many adventurers belonging to the abandoned city of Laval. In this situation, Nicolas, who bent herself to the point where she couldn't stand herself, received healing magic from Esther and was in perfect physical condition.

There are nearly fifty adventurers running. There were no monsters approaching because each of them had a torch and a weapon and ran with a lethal atmosphere.

Not all of the Adventurers who belong to the City of Laval Waste are here, but we cannot bring them to defend the City of Laval Waste - but the power they have left is minimal.

"Reurus, which one?

"Over there. It's getting so close... huh?

The inscription where the sun has already fallen and the moon has begun to rise to the middle heaven. As soon as I looked in the forest, which was somewhat secured thanks to the pine and moonlight, Reus felt a lot of magic.

"In that forest... there's someone with magic. It's not a monster because it doesn't move. One or two... five... ten?

"If they're enemies... some of them don't have magic, it's hard to break through."

Dominic murmured frustratingly. I want to fall into the avalanche, but it is suicide to jump into the woods where magical opponents are ambushed.

It was embarrassing to know whether we were going to intercept them in the woods or not and how many enemies we didn't know. The faces of the abandoned city of Laval stop running and breathe as they watch the enemy move.

I don't know how much damage will come if I try to break through. Just because you're stepping on something like this doesn't mean you can't.

The magic of Eliza's senses has increased and decreased dramatically to convey the current state of affairs. At the same time, it seemed to convey even Eliza's mood.

Eliza's strong emotions are fear. Reurus, who felt it, descended from Dominic's back, retightened the sword band of the Great Sword, and then stared into the distant forest.

(If you keep going, you'll bump into the enemy... Eliza's magic lies deep in the woods. I don't know how many people are there to get to Eliza, but I need to break through the enemy,....)

Though slightly, it is not so poisonous as to be unable to move. Still not feeling well - I didn't intend to stop at that level.

"Hey, Sharon, I need a favor."

What Reurus came up with at this time is even a simple way. When I called Dominic and Sharon, I briefly shared my thoughts.

"Hey, let me fly.” Senpai needs scaffolding in the air. "

If you can't break through from the front, you just have to go from the front. That was the Reurus that explained the operation, but Dominic and Sharon frowned to endure a headache.

"What landing?

"Do something about it."

"What would you do... if I created the scaffold with ice magic?

You know what I mean.

A revulsion that breathes heavily and concentrates your mind. The magic that came from Eliza seemed to be crying for help. There's no way we can leave him like this.

My illness didn't matter at the earliest. He was suddenly stabbed in the side, poured with a small amount of poison leading to death, and beaten with the power to shatter to pieces at the end of the sentence.

Elizabeth was taken, but Reurus wasn't as good as "nearly killed” and silent.

― Caloric Release .

Gakin, it sounds like a gear mesh in your brain. Along with that, magic flourishes all over your body, and the strength springs from the bottom of your belly as if your previous malaise had been a lie.

Just fly, run, get out of the woods.

If that's impossible, we'll make a head-on break. Dominic sighed and pulled out his sword against the fiercely laughing Reurus.

It's a waste of time. Get in. "

"Yes. Please do the rest, senpai."

When Dominic leans the Great Sword, Reurus does not hesitate to ride the “belly” of the Great Sword. Without much hesitation, Sharon sighed as Dominic did.

"I might hit you by mistake... but you still want to do it?

"You're gonna be okay. Senpai is the best wizard I know, and there's nothing I can do about it."

That said, when Reurus laughs, Sharon turns his eyes in surprise. Then he wandered his gaze for a few seconds and exhaled because it was deeper than before.

"... if senpai tells me so much, I'll have to do it"

"Oh, I asked you, senpai."

This solved the problem. Reurus laughs that all that's left is for him to do well.

"I'm thinking about flying... and I'm going to attack you as soon as you fly.” Don't die until you break through.

"Sharon's magic won't kill you. If they shoot you down, I'll laugh at you later."

Bartolo and Nicolas didn't stop either. Reurus nods at the two words and sends a signal with his eyes to Dominic.

Dominic shook his sword with the signal. The big sword fits, but the heavy sword won't break even with a revulsion.

"Whoa whoa whoa!

Dominic stepped in loudly as he raised his roar and waved his big sword to maximize the physical strength of "strengthening". The momentum was immense - Reurus kicked him with all his might to rebound against the strength of Dominic's sword.

― ― Reurus's body dances in space.

As expected, no, Reurus's body, “ejected” like a bullet with more momentum than expected, flies in a straight line.

Still carrying Reurus' weight plus a set of leather armor, daggers and even Dominic's big sword. No matter how much Dominic's strengths go hand in hand with the legs of the Reurus from "Caloric Liberation," it does not jump over the forest.

But Reurus didn't panic.

"I knew you were the best wizard, Senpai Sharon."

It was a chunk of ice that was released in pursuit of Reurus. It's not one, it's three, and ice that's nearly a metre in size is flying in an orbit lower than the flying Reurus.

Once, twice, three. He kicked a chunk of ice into the sky and jumped as far away as possible with the last ice.

The two shadows of Reurus falling through the wind were illuminated by the flames of fire. One was a man with an unusual face, and the other was Eliza, who was rolled onto the ground so that the man could step on it.

I don't know what happened to Eliza. I have no way of knowing what kind of words I had with a stranger.

Still, “that's all” was enough to see Eliza soil and weep in the mud.

"Help me... Reurus!

The sound of the falling Reurus was a heartfelt voice that Eliza would raise for the first time. When he heard the voice, Reus lifted the edge of his mouth and responded.

Leave it to me.

"Hmm!?

The man who was kicking Eliza took a small breath and jumped back instantly. And in the next moment, he was waving his sword down to sever the place where the man had been.

When the sword is forced to slow down with the momentum of hitting the ground, the dragonfly is cut and the revus lands. And when he rearranged his great sword to cover Eliza, his eyes glowed brightly and suddenly laughed.

"It's probably bad that I called first, but be honest with me in times like this, pervert. Are you having fun with the kid? Oh?"

"... hey, this is the first time I've seen a dead man come down. I wonder if you were a monster too?

He looks surprised, but he is not alarmed. He slowly lowered his right hand, holding the dagger, and watched the realuse with his natural body.

"... Lew, Ruth?

When confronted with a man, Eliza shook like she saw something incredible behind her back.

Didn't you think you'd actually come to help me when I asked you to help me? Still glad you called me by name, Reurus smiled bitterly.

You can't take your enemies in front of you and lose sight of them, but Reurus answers Eliza's call with a response to the man.

"Reurus, a junior medium adventurer from the abandoned city of Laval - just like Eliza, a human being."