A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 94: Differences in Treatment
Reurus, who had left the Adventurers' Union, was “shopping” in town before taking Eliza and Sarah and walking in the back alley of Laval Waste City.
Reurus has a huge sack of linen that she can't see in front of her, Eliza walks in front to see where she's going, and Sarah walks in the back to see if she's safe behind.
"Yep, Reurus... I think it's just too much to buy."
"Sometimes I ask Jilba-san for“ work ”, but she says it's warm... right?
Reurus, who had been pointed out by Eliza, smiled bitterly and held the sack back. Most of the root vegetables and potatoes that I carry on a daily basis are in it, but even in small quantities, it contains fruits as children's clothing and sweetness.
Heading to the Spiritual Church, Reus has a gift for the children who live in the church. I often hunt monsters and give them meat, but sometimes I try to give them something “decent” because I have room in my pocket.
(Instead of being warm in your nose, if you suck at it, you're going to catch fire.....)
In addition to the rescue request from the Waste City of Madalo, there is money for the sale of the material of the monster that was defeated, as well as the small gold coins that Vanier handed over, silver coins and incredibly large sums of money in view of the previous situation.
I don't have most of the money because I need you to make a weapon, but I can afford to buy a lot of plugs like this. The clothes were a little expensive, but they still all fit with a small coin and a change came in.
(100,000 yen in Japanese yen... no, you're losing your sense of money)
Gilba has a lot to take care of, so I won't spare, but I'm afraid I'm going to spend the money I earned with momentum. Reus admonished himself to keep it that way.
As you walk like this, you pass the alley and enter the big square. When I tilted my body and looked forward with only one eye, I saw the church, which is the destination.
I can see a few small figures on the church grounds today because of the fine weather. Orphans who take over and raise in church.
"Ah, Reurus!
"Awesome! Something's messing with you!
As I approached, I looked to be alert, but when I found out that the opponents were Reurus, they rushed in with a smile. Children are also not alert because they have carried their feet many times before, and because they bring monster meat every time.
"Hey, kids. You look as good as ever."
"Yeah, that's awesome!
Straw and children crowded around Reurus. There are ten of them, three at the bottom, and less than ten at the top. The ratio of males to females was equal to five to five.
"Brother, did you bring me meat again?
Among them, the oldest boy asks in an interesting way.
Unlike Japan in the previous life, meat is not something you can eat even if you want to eat it. Because animal meat is expensive, and if you get monster meat, it's dangerous. However, Reurus laughed, "I wonder if a child of this age likes meat.
"It's not meat today. Vegetables, fruits, clothes."
"Er... the meat is good!
"Ahahah. You should ask Mr Gilba. If you do that, you'll get it with a smile."
A monster like the one around the abandoned city of Laval won't slow Zilba down. However, it is a different question whether it can be found.
"Can't you grow up liking or disliking it? You'll grow up soon, won't you?
That's how Reurus laughs, and Eliza starts blowing oneechan's wind. Eliza lived with her family for many years in a mountain that people couldn't get close to because she was a bloodsucking species.
I'm sure Eliza has her own personality, but it seems like she enjoys dealing with younger children.
"Elizabeth is a little girl!
Yeah, it's tiny.
"Little, little."
But children are sometimes cruel. The children look at each other and call each other 'small'.
"Chi, it's not tiny!
"Ah, it's tiny!
Eliza is about 140 centimeters tall, and she is small at the age of 13. However, because this also plays a role in the feeling of Reurus's previous life, it is not particularly small compared to girls of the same age in this world.
(No, it's small...)
Corona, Dominic's daughter, is fifteen years old and slightly over fifty centimeters tall. Corona also falls into the smaller category by the standards of the previous life, but it can be said to be standard in "this world”.
He is two years old and taller than ten centimeters. Eliza's low height seemed to be influenced by poor nutritional status in her past life and her inability to provide the necessary nutrition.
However, Reurus, which was more malnourished than Eliza, was nearly 170 centimeters tall. From that point of view, I could only imagine that there was an individual difference.
"Elizabeth, my boobs are so funny!
…………
As Reurus thinks about physical development in this world, one of the children smiles and explodes the bomb. Eliza instantly turned her face, but the children's “mouth slapping” didn't stop.
Consider me Estelle ~
Oni-chan is big ~
…………
Innocently and brutally, the children attack Eliza. Eliza's face never collapsed, but her mouth trembled like cramps.
The spiritual church built in the abandoned city of Laval is run by Esther, who holds the position of spiritual teacher. She's about three years older than Corona, but she's almost the same height and still has a very “feminine” style.
"Hey, there's a personal difference in growth, so that's about it."
I only agreed with Reus a little bit, but I stopped because it seemed like Eliza's endurance was about to run out. Then the oldest boy leans his neck and asks.
"But, brother, even if Eliza is as old as Estelle...."
"Oops, that's it. Look, ladies can't be fools if they praise you. Pay particular attention to the topic of age and appearance. I'm afraid of the aftermath."
"Is that what this is about? But you're teasing Eliza too."
"That's how it is. And I'm not kidding. I'm just accepting reality."
Hmm, a boy who leaked a voice like he didn't know. The children's mouth stopped when Reurus entered the stop.
"Eliza, you poor thing...."
A five-year-old girl murmurs with deep sympathy. Tears appeared in his eyes, and he was about to fall.
"When you eat, it gets worse, doesn't it? I'll give you my dinner...."
(This is terrible....)
It was a brutal blow. In one word, Eliza's shoulders trembled and she squeezed her fists and shouted.
"Don't say that! I'm going to grow up! It's growing up!
Eliza throws a “normal tone” and screams. Apparently it was shocking enough to produce vegetables.
"Wow! My sister is angry! Run!"
Wow!
"Stay! I didn't wait!
As Eliza barked, the children ran away, scattering the spider child. After seeing it, Eliza immediately started chasing after it, but the children were running around smiling.
Eliza was a realuse wondering if she should stop, but Eliza was chasing all the older kids instead of chasing the younger ones. He's angry, but he hasn't lost his coolness.
"What the hell is going on... oh, Mr. Reurus?"
When the children are making noise like that, Esther peeks at their face. And when she noticed Reurus, she smiled softly - and when she saw Sarah, her smile disappeared.
"This is Sarah... I can't thank you enough for coming all the way to our church as a spiritual teacher."
Rushing in a hurry, Esther bows to Sarah with her right hand on her chest. I usually talk too late, but it doesn't seem to be the case with Sarah.
"Hey, stop it! I don't like being scared!
"Even if they say so...."
Sarah refused, and Estelle lowered her eyebrows and buttocks in trouble. In the meantime, Reus looked around, but the presence of the church, the “outside” force, did not make the town's inhabitants visible.
"Hey Reurus... I was just wondering."
"Hmm? What is it?
Esther's attitude is unlikely to collapse because there are living believers in front of her. Sarah pointed her lips in disgust and turned to Eliza, who was chasing after the children.
"If those kids are Eliza, why don't you tease them? But instead of making fun of me... why?
"Whatever... that's you"
"Oops, Sara-sama!
It was a Reurus who tried to say the answer, but before that “answer” appeared. It was Gilba who showed his surprise and emotion with his voice tone, rushing towards him with his eyes shining.
"Because their guardians, Jilba and Esther, are so afraid...?
"I'm not convinced! I want to play too!
As an adventurer apprentice, Reurus shook his neck silently, according to Sarah, the Spirit of Fire.
Reus, who gave Esther a “souvenir”, was invited to the residence of Gilba and the others behind the church. The size is not so great, it is as small as it would seem if there were ten children.
The dining room is about ten tatami mats, and there are two private rooms, one for Zilba and Ester, and one for children. Of these, it was a Reurus that was invited to Zilba's room, but for the first time Zilba's room was a small room of about six tatami mats.
There are wooden beds, bookshelves, and a small table with two legs and no decorations. In addition, on the table was placed the great sword that Reus had entrusted to him in the morning.
By the way, Eliza is in the dining room surrounded by children. Cook with the children using the ingredients brought by Reurus.
"Hmm... dwarf?"
"Yes, Sebastian... Natalia says she's been witnessed several times in the west, so I'm going to try to find her."
A ceramic cup is placed on the table, and white water is poured into it. Reurus thanked and mouthed, and Gilba nodded with her hand on her chin.
"I see, many Dwarfs do have good forging skills. The problem is whether or not you can find it, and whether or not you can build a weapon... well, Mr. Reurus won't have a problem with the latter."
"You said something like that... what kind of rating do I have..."
Reurus leans his neck to the point that he is not convinced. Sarah, who came to the room because the children were reluctant, said as she lay on Zilba's bedside.
"That's not like you're going to beat Vernier with your bare hands because your sword is broken. Isn't that what Dwarves like?
I don't know because I've never met her, but Sarah said while rolling to the right and left on the bed. The Reurus who saw it raised his eyebrows to bear the headache.
"I have a lot to say... but for now, don't fall asleep on someone else's bunk."
I don't know the actual age of Sarah, but her apparent age is the same as Eliza's. So when Reurus blames it as part of the education, Gilba laughs and passes it on.
"Ha ha ha, don't worry. The Spirit was used, so I'll just decorate the altar later."
"Yes, I'm down! I'm going down! I mean, I'm not sleeping! It was floating like this!
Imagine her lying futon on the altar of the church - Sarah jumped out of bed and hid behind Reurus.
"Let me get back to that. Does Gilba know anything about dwarves? I think the western part of Mataroi is quite spacious."
"Yes... please wait a moment"
Reurus visited the church not only to receive the weapons he had deposited. Because I wanted to borrow Gilba's knowledge that he had set foot not only in Mataroi, but also in other countries.
I don't want to go deeper into Spiritualism, but I can't say that without Sarah. I wanted to rely on Gilba when I could, as it was a kind of partnership.
Of course, by preparing a consideration, we will make sure that we do not owe.
"There are a few potential candidates west of the abandoned city of Laval..."
With that in mind, Gilba starts drawing a simple map with charcoal on the wooden plank on the bookshelf.
"Given the speed of movement of the Reurus... there is a town called Tyrier about five days to the west, and a town called Accra about five days to the northwest from there."
Gilba draws maps quickly with charcoal, but it is quite unlikely that she will be able to draw a “map of the country” even in part. Reurus wanted to put a lot of stuff in his mouth, but he kept his mouth shut because it was also important information.
"It's Accra, but there are a lot of mountains nearby. Some mountains are mined, but there must have been places overlapping monster territory where people couldn't get in."
"I see... if you're going to blacksmith, you'd better be close to where the metal is."
Reurus hears Gilba's story and is delighted to hear something more important than he thinks. There is no guarantee that there is a dwarf near the town of Accra, but it is better to have guidelines than to search by hand without any information.
Hmm! That's good. That's good! I'm getting excited now!
Sarah, who was listening to Gilba, laughed joyfully as the tension rose. Reurus, who noticed it, instantly pierced the nail.
"Don't burn your clothes.
"I know! But I can't hold back the excitement!
For decades - and if not worse, for nearly a hundred years, it was Sarah who was only consciously present in the Veos volcano. Even preparing for a trip in this way will be fun.
"By the way, how many days do you think Reurus and the others are on their itinerary?
"Assuming everything goes well, it's a maximum of two months. I was told to leave if that's all."
"Two months... I'd like to offer Sarah a gift, but I can't leave this church that long."
Gilba says she regrets it, but she thinks it's hard to cut down the church by herself.
Gilba would have received a huge reward for accompanying the Madalo Waste City rescue request, but it's not just a matter of money because there are ten children.
I don't think so, but while I'm away, powerful monsters may appear and Gregorians may attack me.
It was a revulsion that quietly relieved me inside without being told to leave anything else behind and follow Sarah.
Zilba clears the wooden planks and hands over the great sword that had been on the table until now to Reurus.
"I have inscribed the" magic letter "of" Enhancement ", but I am not a full-time employee. It won't break even if it's handled roughly, but it's a few steps worse than what Mr. Reurus has been using before... think about it."
"No, it still helps. Thank you very much."
Reurus, who received a great sword from Gilba, turned to his sword. The sword was engraved with glowing letters, and unlike when I swing it in the morning, I felt relied on “quite a bit”.
Reurus nods loudly at the feeling and takes a small cloth bag out of his pocket.
"A little, but a donation. Please accept it."
"It's... rude to say no to this. Thank you, I'll use it for the children."
When Reurus handed over the cloth bag, Gilba bowed with her hands on her chest.
"With Sarah's blessing on Mr Reurus, was there no need for prayer?
Reurus smiles back at Gilba with a smile.
I don't know the Grace of the Great Spirit, but the Spirit of Fire has already been given "protection".