A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

It was a Reurus who greeted him as friendly as possible, but the dwarves did not react well.

"Reurus... I've never heard of it, but what kind of monster is it?

"No, you're human..."

"Aren't you turning human beings into 'change'? Maybe slime around eating colibeau... hmm? Did you speak the Comona word Slime?

Apparently, a giant worm is called a colibeau. Still, Mimis is a Reurus that I thought Mimis would be Mimis, but I couldn't miss the conversation between the dwarves, so I held my tongue.

"Who's the monster... you said I was human. You're a real person. You're a dwarf, right? The person I met yesterday...."

While correcting, I looked around at the dwarves on the scene, but each had a similar body and face. Reus frowned because he felt that his voice was even similar.

All the dwarfs here were men, but all had beards in their faces, small but thick around their arms. It can be distinguished by clothing and the weapons in your hand, but it can be very difficult to tell by your face alone.

"... no, I can't tell."

"Reurus Reurus, shouldn't we do something about" that way ”now?

"Well... I don't know how big a cave it was, but it's going to collapse completely."

For the time being, you didn't think there was any hostility against the Reurus, and the dwarves are trying to figure it out. And reassuringly Eliza and Sarah approached, but the dwarves jumped back with a faint look at Eliza.

"Hey, Temee! What the hell is that back there?

"I knew you were a monster! I don't know where it is, but don't lick the dwarf, Gorah!

"Gorah! Gorah!

"What are they, funny?"

He scolds me dirty, but when I think I'm dealing with smaller dwarves than Eliza or Sarah, it's more interesting than frustration.

But I can't even be funny. While Reurus stroked Eliza's head with his left hand, he gripped the great sword in his right hand.

"This is Eliza... a bloodsucker. I don't know how you guys feel, but please stop making jokes."

I can still do it by joking now. But if that doesn't stop, I can't shut up to protect Eliza or Reus.

"... blood suckers?

"Whoa, what a rare bloodsucking species..."

"I've never seen it before...."

The dwarves looked at each other and voiced suspicious voices. The dwarves looked at Eliza from head to toe and she looked bad.

"Ah... what is it, a bloodsucking species?"

Well, then I guess that's a good sign.

"Seems like the guy next door, Reurus, is more of a mess... I'm sorry to be alarmed."

When Eliza was told that she was a bloodsucker, the atmosphere of the dwarves became slightly softer. There was something I wanted to tell you about as a realuse, but I thought I'd keep quiet.

"So? What's your red one?

"This is Sarah... an adventurer apprentice."

Because the dwarf's consciousness was directed at Sarah, Reurus told her to dump it.

As Esther, a spiritual teacher, told me before, Dwarves believe in the Spirit of Fire. If Sarah reveals herself to be the Spirit of Fire, she doesn't know what will happen.

I don't know how much I believe in it, and I don't think so, but I might say it's disrespectful that Reurus has a "contract." Conversely, it was a creepy story to be worshipped.

Therefore, the dwarves nodded as if they were convinced when introducing the truth of something that was not a lie.

"An adventurer... maybe there's such a profession in the town where the bumpy people gathered and built it."

"Ah. So, let me get back to you... are you all right? It's falling apart as much as I can...."

Dwarves who think they live by digging holes in the earth may be fine, but if they are buried alive, it is dangerous. As Reurus pointed out, the dwarves shouted in a hurry.

"Yes, that's right!

"I don't like colibo! You'll be fine, but I need your help!

"You said Reurus! I need your help too!

My mouth is bad, but did you still get the minimum alert? After seeing the dwarves running to the cave, Reurus ran off looking at Eliza and Sarah.

The caves that rushed over were so chaotic that Reurus thought what would happen would collapse so much.

It must have been a big cave originally. The “roof” of the earthen rock has collapsed, completely sealing the cave.

"... was it caused by yesterday's rain?

Asking the nearby dwarf for the time being, the dwarf shook his head sideways.

"That's true, but there's been a hole around the house lately... I'm guessing the colibo dug up earlier, but that's the problem. It's not built to be crushed by that kind of rain."

"While blocking the hole, the colibo just came out. I tried to make a hole in the house, but the oil that burns the surface crushed the house... thank goodness you're here."

Apparently, the dwarf we met last night was busy reinforcing the nest. Reurus first solves the "Caloric Release" and explores the magic inside the cave over the collapsed earth and rocks.

(Hmm... it's hard to feel because it's buried in the dirt... "Is this” getting in the way and conveying magic to a strange feeling?)

When I concentrated, I felt some magic in the cave. However, unlike the dwarves nearby, it is a vague and ambiguous reaction. If more than one dwarf had solidified, the numbers would have been misread.

"... two near... no, three? It's not moving... right?

Reurus hurriedly used "Caloric Release" to grab a rock with both hands. Then he put his strength into his whole body and lifted the rock, and threw it behind him.

"Hurry up! Move your hands! A lot of people aren't moving!

"Ooh, ooh! I don't know, but do you know where the others are!?

"That's right! Feel the magic... oh shit! Get out of my way, you rock!

As you move the rock and scratch the soil, you hit a rock about the height of Reurus. Because it was very difficult to lift it, Reurus took the big sword that was nearby.

"Out of the way! We'll slash them together!

"Ahhn!? Fuck you, Temee! I don't know where to go!

The dwarves immediately retreated whispering as Reurus realized that he was enchanting the Great Sword. That's why Reus decided to slay the big rock by throwing a magic blade because it could break directly with the big sword.

"Aahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Step into the rock with all your might and run the blade at the edge of the rock. Mistake in power is going to cut every dwarf that would be inside, and Reurus releases a magical blade while adjusting his power as much as possible.

Unlike when you slay magic, there is no response. Looking from the side, it looked empty, but the flash was certainly slashing and tearing the big rock vertically.

"Oops!? Oh, come on, let's do it!

"Crush! Crush! Crush it and get the stone out!

The dwarves here were not the only three who fought the giant worm. Either they had escaped the landslide or nearly twenty dwarves shook their cranes and hammers to dig up the cave.

"... what am I supposed to do with Sarah?"

"Let's get the luggage for now. Sure enough, no one will steal it, but when it's gone, the Reurus will get angry."

Eliza and Sarah looked at each other and said the same words as Reus, who was with the dwarf - rather, standing in the center and destroying the rocks that were blocking the cave.

(... ah, shit)

Now, time is more important than the Reurus, which used to use "Caloric Release", but the limit is approaching.

I realized that it was enough to start rescue work, and the magic that had been accumulating here recently was starting to burst into the bottom.

Not all magic disappears right now. But in less than five minutes, it will be completely magical.

It was a revulsion that was digging up earth and stone with a bulldozer-like momentum, but since most of the earth and stone that had blocked the entrance could be removed, "caloric release" was cut off.

We've already rescued about five dwarves, but there's still magic inside. If we use all our magic here, we may not be able to help if something happens.

"Eliza! Sarah! The magic has decreased considerably! Bake the prey you just took!

Reurus called out to Eliza and Sarah, who were carrying backpacks containing various materials, fetching water from wells for a break, and even caring for rescued dwarves.

If the magic has decreased, you can increase it. It's probably just taken out a monster above intermediate level and very large in body. Reurus thinks he can eat as much as he wants now.

"Eh!? Okay, you want to eat!? Seriously!?

"Yeah, well, that's what I thought Reurus would say..."

Eliza and Sarah, who were shook up by the conversation, looked at the giant worm they had just taken down and looked disgusted. I've been eating a lot of monsters with Reurus, but I feel disgusted before my appetite.

"Hey, Reurus! You're going to eat Omekoribo! He's not a cannibal!

"Poison!?

"Hey!

"Then everything will be fine!

"Caloric Release" was cut, and the crane mouth borrowed from the dwarf nearby shook and shouted. There are sounds of earth digging and rock crushing from the surroundings, and they cannot be heard unless they are loud.

Even though there is no "caloric release", Eliza's magic works to "strengthen" and improve her physical abilities. The nearby dwarves can also "fortify", so they dig the cave at a speed unmatched to that of “ordinary” coal miners.

"Now to the left! It's close!"

"Oops! Dig toward the left!

Reurus gives instructions and digs along with the dwarves to rescue the dwarves. The size of the cave does not allow everyone to perform excavation work.

As a result, the empty dwarf breaks up with those who reinforce the digged hole with wood or the like to prevent it from collapsing again, and carries out rescue work while efficiently cooperating.

"Alright, we got a shot!

"Pull! Be careful!

The dwarf was a rotten, intermediate monster, or buried in earth and stone, but it wasn't dead. Soil and rocks are pressed against your body, and you just can't move because of their weight. No matter how much "reinforcement" you can use, you can't move if your whole body is buried.

However, the risk of death increases over time. Even if it can withstand its weight, it can suffice to suffocate without oxygen.

"Reurus! Meat and water!

Thank you, Eliza.

Communicate the direction and distance where the next rescuer is buried and back as a short break. Then Eliza quickly brought me the meat and water of a giant worm.

It bites into the meat of a giant worm that was cooked in a short time, but with the clattering sound, the unspeakable taste spreads into the mouth.

"Yeah, dust... dust is mixed up in my gut. No, but I can't guide you...."

Due to lack of time, chew the meat through the soil and swallow it loudly. The taste of earth reminds me of the roots of the trees I ate in my native village of Shena, but the roots of the trees were not shaken with salt. However, the meat of the giant worm eaten this time is shaken with salt.

Near the center of the body - The taste of soil is strong near the internal organs, but the part of the meat close to the epidermis is quite edible. Because there are no bones, it is easy to eat, and the skin is sharp whether the baking of Sarah is good or not.

Among the things that existed in the previous life, one can recall, for example, the meat of giant worms rounded up like the tires of a large car. As he chewed it from the edge into his stomach, the dwarves sounded like they were fighting.

"Whoa, whoa... that bastard's really eating colibo..."

"I knew it was a monster... you're making a lot of mistakes about people"

"Hey, I can hear you. Just move your hand... hmm?

I suddenly felt that the magic I could feel beyond the earth and stone that the dwarves were digging up was getting stronger. Within a minute, the walls of earth and stone collapse, and a large hole opens up to peek at him.

Reurus flattens the flesh of a giant worm about the size of a tire, peeking into the hole where the sun's light plunges in and opening his eyes.

"Oops? Hey, you're safe inside! It's collapsing anyway, but it's not that bad!

It was originally a natural cave, if the dwarves had dug it, there would have been a large cave there.

The ceiling was also about five meters tall, and although the rock skin peered around the ceiling, it seemed to have escaped collapse.

--Until then.

"Hmm!?

Was it wrong to dig up dirt and sand by force, or was the limit already reached? Reurus took a breath when he realized that a small stone was beginning to fall parallaxically from the ceiling.

"Okay, help..."

To make matters worse, the magic Reurus felt - the dwarf - was in the back of the cave. Although I can't see because I can't reach the light of the sun, the voice is high and I can feel that I am a woman.

No matter how little collapse there was, some rock and soil fell from the ceiling. Perhaps the dwarf was also caught in a rockfall. He can't move himself and reaches out to Reurus for help.

We were waiting for help in a dark cave. The dwarf would have been hopeful that the road to the cave had been dug and that the outside lights had been plugged in.

The ceiling collapses to fill that hope. Not only pebbles, but also embracing rocks begin to fall.

And among them, a very large rock fell by the dwarf.

"This - compared to the attack on Vaniel!

Reurus, who jumped in while activating 'Caloric Release', caught the boulder with both hands.

If it's lighter than the previous Vanilla blow, it's just heavy enough to push back the boulder with all its strength.

"Gu... gu, gu... Sarah!

"Ahahah! That's my contractor! Don't mess with me!

Sarah slips in while Reurus catches the boulder. And as he lifted up the fallen dwarf woman, he immediately jumped out of the cave.

Sarah, the Spirit of Fire, has plenty of magic, and the benefits of Enhancement are commensurately high. It was so fast that I didn't think I had a dwarf alone.

"And then... oooooooooooooo!

I squeezed out the remaining magic and pushed back the boulder “with all my might” to float. And Reurus jumped out of the spot in a slightly giant rocky gap.

The dwarves have already evacuated. Reurus also jumped out of the cave avoiding the falling rocks - he managed to escape as he heard the rock roar behind him.