A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Surprisingly, Zimbabwe was rude, but my first journey on the ground was all about studying.

"Oh... look at this."

"... footprints?

It's been three hours since we left Laval Waste. Gilba teaches Reurus and Eliza what to expect on their journey every time.

I think so this time too. It's not as fast as running, but Gilba, who was moving fast, stops and crouches down to the side of the street.

Not only did Zilba have her own back, but Eliza's backpack was on her back. Instead, she carries Eliza, who is small and unhealthy and cannot use Reinforcement.

At first, Reurus tried to carry it, but he had no place to carry it because he was carrying a great sword.

And Eliza, who left the luggage to Zilba, exhaled a rough breath. Gilba stopped her feet, which would have meant resting Eliza.

"It's a human footprint. The number of people to deduce from the stride width and the size of the foot is five. And as far as the depression on the ground is concerned, each one of them is armed."

That said, when Reurus looked at the ground, there were indeed signs of several people walking on the spot.

However, that's all Reurus knows. It will be difficult to find while moving fast in the first place.

"Are you an adventurer?

"No, adventurers stay as close to the regular streets as possible. This must be a bandit's footprint. Two heavy weapons, one light weapon, and the rest of the archers."

"... you know how far that goes?

It is a realuse that is told to observe the footprints, but where is the information? Zilba prompts Eliza to drink water, pointing to her footprints one by one to explain.

"Heavily armed people are easily distinguishable. The equipment I wear is heavy, so my footprints get deeper. And there's a huge depression on the heel... and I think it was carrying a heavy weapon just like Mr. Reurus."

"... light weapons and archers?

"Compared to heavily armed people, the depression is shallower. However, there are three indented footprints slightly to the left... but there is a difference in the direction of the indentation."

Gilba traces his footprints and says so, but Reurus couldn't tell.

"There was one man who lowered his sword to his waist, and two men who held a bow in his left hand. Archers carry arrows. Lower the arrow to the opposite side of the hand holding the bow so that the footprint is slightly more even in weight."

"... Miss Gilba, I don't know."

I understand what you're saying, but I don't know what it means. If you ask me, it is true that the depression on the ground is different, but it is only a few millimeters different.

"I'm used to it around here. The geology and weather of the last few days also change the way you distinguish them by their size and weight. Still, I don't think it's a big surprise this time.

Senior adventurer Sharon taught me how to walk in the woods, but I've never learned so much about how to identify footprints.

"In the woods and where the grass grows, it's easy to spot the footprints. Instead of searching for enemies with magic and signs, it's easier to track them if you can guess with your footprints."

--Have you actually tracked them?

Such a question came out of my mouth, but I swallowed the reel. I was interested, but I couldn't ask because I was afraid.

"So, what makes you think this footprint belongs to a bandit? No matter how little you say you won't get anywhere near it, there's also the possibility of an adventurer. It could be a soldier on patrol....."

Instead, ask something else. In response to Reurus' question, Gilba pointed to a shallower footprint.

"Because there are multiple people with bows. Adventurers take on monsters, but without too many strong bows or arms, they won't be able to control them. I don't suppose there are any wizards... two heavily armed vanguard, one light weapon in the march, and two archers in the rear."

Is it a balanced combination? Convinced of the explanation, Gilba goes on talking.

"There may be soldiers, but in the case of soldiers, they move in larger numbers. And there's no reason to get off the street. So we concluded that this footprint belonged to the bandits."

"I see... no, I'm going to study."

Reurus murmured as if he was deeply impressed. I didn't think I could get that much information with one footprint, but from now on, it might be better to be careful with the way you walk and your own footprint.

Turning to the path he had walked, he saw little of Reurus' and Eliza's footprints, but little of Zilba's.

"... you're also careful how Jilba-san walks, right? How are you walking?

Looking back, Zilba walks on a plankton floor without making any footsteps. Aren't you a ninja rather than a religious person?

"I'm just trying, and I'm used to it."

Gilba smiles and laughs and answers Reurus' questions. I wonder if Reurus is too vigilant to be afraid of that smile.

Gilba stood up with a smile on her face, but even though she was carrying Eliza's backpack, her trunk didn't shake. I don't use "Enhancement" because I can't feel the magic, so the performance of the forged body is purely amazing.

"Eliza, are you okay?

"Hyo-hoo... Hyo-hoo... it's okay... okay?

"No, I don't care how you ask."

Gilba called out to Eliza, but she returned with a small voice. Although Reurus inadvertently put in a comic book, he was fine because the magic sent by Eliza raised his physical abilities like "strengthening", even though he was weak.

I thought it was time to take Eliza with me, but Zilba opened her mouth ahead of it.

"Eliza has magic, doesn't she? Can't you use" Enhancement "?

"Ah... I don't seem to know how to handle magic. I can't talk about people either."

Both Reurus and Eliza have magic. I did, but I was not good at using it.

A realuse that consumes magic all at once in "Calorie Release".

Even with magic, Eliza can't use magic unless she "chants" herself ready to self-destruct.

A good mesh can be quite explosive, but if you do it in a normal battle, the magic will soon disappear.

"I see... now, if you'll excuse me for a moment.

That's how Gilba turned to Eliza. It was a Reurus that thought something was going on, but Eliza's body gradually filled with magic.

"The magic of Reinforcement can also be expressed by others. I hope you can catch a little bit of the sensation with this...."

Reurus reveals consternation to Gilba, who quickly shows others "reinforcement." Sharon once told me that you can use "Enhancements" on others, but if you use "Enhancements" on others instead of yourself, it will increase the difficulty.

"Oops! You're so light! This is amazing!

When Eliza knew her condition, she began to jump on the spot. Until then, the spiciness was as light as a lie, and he jumped over Reurus' head and raised his voice of excitement.

"It's amazing... isn't it hard to 'strengthen' others?

"As for the magic class, it's intermediate auxiliary magic, so it's a little difficult... but I'm used to it. How's it going, Eliza? Do you think you can grasp the feeling of" strengthening "?

"Mmm? Mmm... mmm?

Eliza, who was told by Gilba to check her condition, braced her head to the right and left several times.

"You know... you don't know?

"There is magic itself, so if you grasp the feeling of manipulating magic," Enhancement "is easy to use. Or, if you have a huge amount of magic, you might use nature and 'fortification', so why don't you focus on increasing the amount of magic?

After hearing Zilba's suggestion, Eliza's neck went round. And when I stared at Reurus, my face turned bright red.

"Ma, do you want to increase your magic? That's a shame...."

Eliza put her hands on her cheeks and sent a flickering gaze.

Apparently there is something in Eliza that feels ashamed of the blood-sucking behavior - but Reurus laughs back at the flying gaze with his nose.

"Ha... you should be more careful than you normally are. When I'm sleeping, I'm scratching my navel with a rounded neck, and I'm drooling. And don't climb on people's bodies. The yodale is on the clothes."

When I spent time at Dominic's restaurant renting out the storerooms, I slept alongside Eliza because of its narrowness. However, because of the catastrophic situation that Reurus described, there was no color tone or shit.

"Nuaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!? Well, what is that!? I don't know!?

"That doesn't mean you know when you're sleeping, does it? Don't worry. I can sleep without worrying about sounds like Ibiki, I'll wipe the yodare, and I'll put a cloth on it to avoid catching a cold when I'm angry and asleep."

Of course, such tragedies do not occur every day. However, even if it happens, it will only make me feel warm as if I saw the bad sex of the young child as a revulsion.

"Ah, but watch out for Ibiki when you sleep outside. It's not as stylish as a bandit coming in with a squirrel sound."

"How do I be careful!? Ha!? Shouldn't you be asleep?!

Reurus and Eliza are making a scene. Zilba laughs softly when she sees it.

"You two are really close. I don't know if increasing the amount of magic will work, and it would be easier to train in the tunnel. I'm not a genius, but can I tell you about magic just for the duration of your trip?

Reurus and Eliza nodded as they looked at Zilba, who was smiling to protect her.

Four hours from the abandoned city of Laval.

The sun passed Midheaven, and I began to think it was time for a real break, but I couldn't help but doubt the artifacts at the end of the street.

"... what the hell?"

What was seen in the distance was a wooden fence built on the side of the street. It was about one meter tall, but if you look closely, an empty moat was dug around the fence. The depth of the empty moat is also about one meter, but when combined with the wooden fence, it seems to be quite defensive.

There were wooden fences and empty moats about 20 meters on one side, and they seemed to be square from above.

"Ah, that's the station. Let's take a break there because it's just right."

"... 'Station'?

I thought the train would stop, but there can't be such a thing in this world. Perhaps there is a carriage, but it seems to be a simple position rather than a station.

"It's installed all over the street. As you can see, it's well guarded, so it's convenient for revealing the night. Soldiers patrolling the streets sometimes use it for breaks."

"Heh...."

This is the first time I've traveled in the world, but it seems to be a lot of things. If you need to reveal the night without a town or village nearby, it will be reassuring just to have a wooden fence and an empty moat.

"Steps are a mess. With just one melt of empty moats and a wooden fence, people who can't use magic can't jump. It must be difficult for monsters. And if you stick a weapon out of the inside, you can unilaterally attack the person you're trying to jump over."

"It's really thought of as a lot....."

Shena Village had a water moat and earthen walls, but if it jumped from underwater, it would not be able to jump even if there was a "reinforcement". There is no guarantee that you will be able to jump over the earthen walls even if you jump from outside the water borehole.

"Even if you were able to jump, you would be restricted in the air. It's perfect for preparing for monsters and bandits."

Approach the Station with Zilba's explanation. Zilba then stopped and cautioned.

"However, there are times when bandits who know the convenience of 'stations' lurk in empty moats. Let's take a look around first."

That's how Reurus puts his hand on the handle of the Great Sword.

Looking around, the street has a good view, with sparse tree shade dozens of meters from the side of the street. I peeked into the empty moat, but no one was lying down.

"It seems safe. Let's have lunch at the same time."

Gilba is also heading to the entrance to the Station to see if the search for the surrounding enemy is over. Only one place on the fence has a large timber gap, and it's supposed to be inside the Station.

Watch your step.

"Hmm... I know... I know..."

Zilba's "fortification" ran out, and Eliza walked again on her own with a dark color of fatigue. For this reason, Reus takes Eliza's hand and leads the way so that she doesn't fall in steps.

"Corona's lunch... is waiting for me..."

When the ears were clear, the belly worms were ringing cutely. If Reurus did not hear it, he would close his eyes and look far away.

(Handmade lunch...)

That phrase alone made my stomach feel like it hurts my soul.

Reurus believes in Corona, although he may be no longer responsible for one of the causes of death in his previous life.

(No, it's going to be okay... you made me a sandwich when Kimira came out, and Corona shouldn't be a mess... wait. Isn't it harder to fail with a sandwich?

But even Corona's suspicion was caused by the horrible cause of death in the previous life.

Reurus dragged Eliza into the Station, feeling an unpleasant sweat on his back.

And Eliza took out the cloth wrapper that had been given to her from Corona, drinking her own water.

"Mr. Reurus? Something's wrong with my complexion...."

No, it's okay.

Reurus takes a deep breath, laughing back at the worrying gaze from Gilba.

(--- Here we go!)

With the same or more temperament as when we challenged Kimira, Reurus opened the cloth wrap.