A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 70: Madalo Waste City Part 3
Having taken down the bear monster Orzo, Reurus began to dismantle with his dagger without worrying about the strange gaze from his surroundings.
"Caloric Release" has already been solved, so it's tough to move around with one Bear in your arms. In addition to that, there are several wooden fences that the Bear burned to the ground.
Tonight, I turned frustration into joy thinking that it was a barbecue outdoors.
"Reurus! Don't leave me!
Should I pick up Eliza while I'm cooking the meat? With that in mind, Eliza popped out of the gates of the Waste City of Madalo. It looks like a “crown” from the moment I look at it, and I feel sorry for Reurus.
"I'm sorry... I'll feed you a fresh heart. Forgive me."
"What barbarian!? I'm afraid I can't apologize!
In response to the Reurus apology, Eliza opened her eyes and shouted. Reurus shrugged at Eliza's response, but quickly dismantled the Bear.
Because Gilba has taught us where to sell liver at a high price, the revulsion process is smooth. It is the first prey to be dismantled, but the position of the monsters and organs that have been dismantled so far will not change that much.
"... you were a little scared earlier."
But Eliza's words stopped her dismantling. But it is also a few seconds, and Reurus laughs bitterly as he resumes the dismantling.
"It's settled... I'm sorry for worrying you."
"... yeah"
"When I get back to the abandoned city of Laval, I'll buy you clothes to apologize for. So please fix your mood."
"But I won't let anything catch me!... but, yeah, let's hope so."
While saying that things would not catch her, Eliza kept her eyes shining with anticipation.
"Nah, nah, you...."
That's how Reurus and Eliza interact, and one of the adventurers who was confronted with the Bear of Mortal Bears shouts out fearfully. The adventurer's man pulled his cheeks as Reurus turned his dagger painted with the blood of a haunted bear in one hand.
"Okay, you saved me... right?
"Well, I guess so...?
Instead of helping them, I just went into distress. Therefore, Reurus also tilted his neck without being sure.
"I heard there was an intermediate monster coming out of the abandoned city of Laval. I just arrived in this town....."
At the restaurant I was using earlier, I jumped out without paying. I was worried about being treated as an escape, but I left my luggage in the backpack, so I should just go back and explain the situation.
A groan occurs among the adventurers as they pray that they will not be eaten away in one corner of their head. When Reus looked at something, a stranger came running from the gate.
The man is probably the same age as Nicolas, a senior adventurer, if judged by his appearance alone. Beyond the age of twenty, the face began to grow tougher than the youthfulness, but if there is something different from Nicolas, is the intellect strong?
The dark brown hair, which has grown to a certain extent, is cut beautifully and combined with the surrounding atmosphere makes the intellect stand out. I wonder if you can use magic because you can feel the magic even though it's small.
--Bandages were wrapped around his body, and his left arm was suspended with a triangle scarf.
"I heard that Orzo came out...."
The man frowned puzzled when he saw the haunted bear where Reurus was dismantling.
"... which one?
The same is true of Reurus, who is perplexed. The adventurers around them pave the way as men come, paying due respect.
The man was wearing a bandage all over his body, but from above he was wearing a leather coat and holding a cane nearly two metres long in his right hand. I don't wear armor to protect my torso or internal organs, but I guess I'm an adventurer around wearing my nails and toenails.
In response to Reurus's question, the man smiled as if in trouble.
"Werner, a middle-ranking adventurer from the abandoned city of Madalo. I'm also acting for the Adventurers Association President now."
The man, Reurus, who heard Welner's reply, looked up at the night sky feeling that the unpleasant feeling was getting stronger.
"Again... I'm Reurus, a junior adventurer from the abandoned city of Laval. This is Eliza, the junior adventurer."
"It's not Eliza... no, it's Eliza. I'm a junior adventurer."
As it was blamed for eating yakiniku right next to the abandoned city of Madalo, Reurus, who brought the demolished bears into the town, was moving to the restaurant he had been using earlier.
For the record, the meat of the transformed bear is given to the old man, who is the owner of the restaurant, and is currently cooking.
Reurus and Eliza sat in the chair, and Werner, who was sitting in front of her, smiled bitterly.
"Oh, relax. The other day, I just became the chairman of the union on an ad hoc basis, so I'm a" colleague ”with you. I hate being tough."
Werner smiled softly, but his face had a dark color of fatigue. The wound hurt or even a little movement stuck his face, and when he saw it, Reurus asked what he was worried about.
"I understand you're acting for me... but where is the union leader in this town?
Werner is not the only one in the restaurant. There was a gathering of adventurers other than the watchman, and he was intrigued by Reurus, who rushed as reinforcements.
However, he is whispering something about the revulsion.
I thought I cut Orzo's flame magic, but somehow I cut my arm.
"I was eating Orzo's arm while I was fighting."
"I laughed that burning my own fire to be burned and eaten was a unique bear."
Wait, there were mixed rumours that some of them should be exaggerated or legged, but as a revulsion, I can't deny everything, so I can't even put in a clip.
Werner lowers his head with a bitter smile as he hears their words.
"I'm sorry. I can't help but notice that the reinforcements have finally arrived. So, I'm the union president...."
Werner raised his face and there were no bitter smiles and no shards. She looked down and said it was spicy.
"I was badly injured when I defeated the monster I attacked two days ago... and I'm not unconscious enough to command. The highest rank of adventurers who can move with it is me acting for the union president."
"Is that... no more advanced adventurers?
The situation in the abandoned city of Madalo seems to be more serious than I thought. Reurus also naturally tightens his expression and asks to confirm the current situation.
"There were two senior and junior adventurers, but they left the front just like the union leader. To be honest, I'm pretty tight too, but I can still move."
The restaurant's air gets heavier in the words of Werner. Speaking of superior and inferior, Dominic was in the same class as when he was an adventurer, but apparently there are monsters who suffer serious injuries even with such skill.
"There are four other intermediate students, but there are three lower and one middle. Three of them... the lower two and the middle one are being treated for injuries. If you can't, you'll be able to move, but I want you to know that I'm the one who can move the most."
Looks like all the junior adventurers surrounded the Bear earlier. Then it's only natural that we have to fight them in numbers.
"Hmm? Still one of the lower-middle adventurers? Couldn't you just leave it to him?
"Ah... Speaking of which, where are you selling oil? If I were in town, I would have heard the alarm earlier."
Asked Eliza, Werner looks around. Then he turned his gaze to the corner of the shop and tilted his neck.
"Well, there you are. Hey, Dario, don't let the middleman take the lead. Reurus, if it weren't for you, there would be another sacrifice...
A man named Dario was behind other adventurers, shrinking his rather large body and avoiding attention.
--The man was the one who had been involved with Reurus earlier.
"Ah, just now."
Dario is slightly taller than Reurus, halfway through 170 centimeters. The head of the skinhead reflects the light of a candle that illuminates the interior of the restaurant.
He's not so much a musculoskeletal adventurer as he is, but as far as the muscles are concerned, he's probably a weapon type adventurer.
Such Dario is distracted by the voice of Reurus.
"Do you know Dario?
"I don't know... when I was eating mess here, you suddenly knocked me off the dish, so I lifted it up with one hand and tried to" drop it ”...?
"... hey Dario, what are you doing?
Reurus leaned his neck and put his hand on his forehead for a headache.
"Hee, hee... Werner's older brother... hee, I was just trying to tighten up a bit because I was a leftover person who licked it."
"Redundant? Unlike your town, you and Eliza are the same adventurers, aren't you? Not at all....."
Dario's explanation made sense, and Werner got up from his chair and lowered his head to Reurus and Eliza.
"It seems our town adventurer has caused trouble... I'm sorry."
"No... I've done too much, so I don't care. It's just not gonna happen again."
Werner apologizes honestly to Reurus for his younger and more adventurous rank. Reus, who liked his appearance, laughed and waved, but the latter words were a warning to Dario.
Dario is as old and an adventurer as Werner, but he can't be very much licked, either as a Reus or as a representative of the abandoned city of Laval.
I thought I lifted my desk with one hand, and I hit Dario with it.
"Did you hear I grabbed Dario's head and tried to eat him like a monster?
That's 'Monster eater'...... I can't believe it even happened to humans......
"Yes, there it is. Don't spread misleading rumors."
When the adventurers around him sighed and murmured, Reus slipped in. If you're a monster, you can eat it raw, but you really don't want to eat humans.
As far as I can hear the words around me, I feel scared rather than licked. I didn't think so. When Reus smiled and turned his gaze, he immediately turned his face away.
"... as long as I'm glad that a reliable adventurer is here to rescue me."
Welner shows courage as a mid-level adventurer and says so with a smile. The mouth trembled slightly, but Reurus tried not to see it.
"Reurus? I've always been with Reurus. No matter what you eat, you're next to me.
"Thank you... but I wanted you to cover there."
Eliza pulls the sleeves of Reurus and encourages her hard work. Reurus stroked Eliza's head and stood up to start fishing for the backpack.
"In the meantime... this is the consignment letter for my request."
"Indeed."
Reurus presents the consignment letter he received from Natalia and Werner confirms the contents. I have a duty to check on behalf of the union president.
"... yeah, no problem. Now, Reurus the junior adventurer and Eliza the junior adventurer. I accept both names as acting president of the Adventurers Association of the Waste City of Madalo."
When Werner says so, the surrounding adventurers' air soothes at once. The words "I'm going to say hello" and "I'm counting on you" were thrown at me.
Although they are the same adventurers, they still have some discrepancies when it comes to the different towns they belong to.
The answer is no, even for Reurus, if he asks whether other adventurers can be treated like "family members” in the abandoned city of Laval. Still, with Welner's declaration, they were going to accept Reurus and Eliza.
"According to the consignment note, Kimira was also defeated? I'm counting on you."
Werner said that, cheering from the surroundings. We may need to regain the depressed morale, but we can only laugh bitterly as a revulsion.
That's how the old man from the store brought in the food. Reurus baked me the meat of the Bear as ordered. There are about two bottles of alcohol with me, but I think this is a service from the store owner.
"I can't believe this is so fresh and delicious... for everyone to eat."
"Thank you then... hey, it's been a long time since I've had a bright conversation. While our power was shredded, there was a plan to“ feed ”the seriously wounded and send the monsters home today."
We need to be alert to monsters, so there is only one drink. While the adventurers around were pouring alcohol into the glass, Werner was laughing bitterly and making noisy stories.
"... is the situation so bad?
Reurus whispers and asks. If monsters attack humans as food, it is certainly an effective hand. If you are satisfied, you are more likely to return satisfied, and save yourself temporarily except for the person who will be eaten.
"Did you hear what I asked for?
"Ah... you want me to take down a monster of intermediate strength? He didn't tell me exactly what kind of monster he was."
Didn't you let me know because you didn't think it was necessary, or didn't you have the information in the first place? Although Natalia's personality might not have deliberately revealed it, I don't think she would have deliberately hidden the information from Reurus and Eliza, the “family”.
"Yeah, I suppose so... but I think that's what the union in your town said because all our adventurers didn't know the name of the monster."
"What do you mean?
Reurus looked strangely at Werner, who had a bad tooth cut, and Werner raised his shoulder with only his right arm.
"It was a monster that wasn't here before. That's why, for convenience, I decided it was an intermediate monster and asked for help."
"A monster who doesn't know his name? Apart from the bear?
Orzo, which is classified as intermediate or lower in adulthood, attacked me, but I think it's something else. In other words, there are several kinds of monsters above intermediate level.
"Ah... now there are several intermediate monsters wandering around. I've sent you some additional information... on average, I think it's just intermediate?
"Wait... wait a minute... what about the average?
On average, intermediate means that there are naturally more monsters.
In addition to the intermediate and median monsters, the intermediate and lower Orzo alone do not reach the average. Intermediate higher class monsters are required to reach the average. Intermediate superiors are as good as Kimira.
"Hey, Reurus, I've defeated Kimira before. I'm glad you're here to rescue me. It's not Kimira, but it's the same middle-ranking monster that can handle it, right?
As a weller, I guess that's all I have to say. As the same adventurer, he understands how difficult it is to say.
It also contains information that was discovered after Natalia requested it. Is it okay to refuse the request and go home?
"... ah, I left something behind in the abandoned city of Laval, so I'm going home for once."
"Reurus, celebrate the arrival of you and Eliza! Cheers!"
It was a realuse that tried to sit down while seriously saying something that looked like a joke, but Welner grabbed his shoulders and didn't let go. On top of that, they shouted like crap, and the adventurers around them shouted "Cheers" like crap.
"I'm sorry... I know you want to refuse, but this town will be destroyed. Can you help me convince the union president to color his reward when he wakes up....."
Werner turns his right arm around Reurus's shoulder and asks for it in a small voice. There is no stopping Reurus from returning to the abandoned city of Laval until there is confusion over the requested information.
Still, we can only resort to miserable means as it is.
It's a method that assumes human sacrifice, like throwing the seriously wounded out of town, feeding the monsters, and praying for them to fill their bellies and return.
If the seriously wounded are gone, they will choose the "sacrifice” from the residents of the town and bring it to the monster. It will also be chosen by the elderly, the short ones, and children who will not be a workforce or a combat force.
Reurus felt it and sighed deeply.
Even if you can't fulfill your request, if you defeat the monster, you won't be far away from paying off your new home loan. You don't have to do this here.
But if this town had been a abandoned city of Laval, Reus would have gotten lost and raised his glass.
"Ah! Cheers to the monster in my hands!
That's how he screams, hits a cup with a nearby adventurer, and roasts it with the barbecued meat of a broken bear. Compared to the fried rice I just ate, I was even more angry that it was very delicious.