A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

--I 'm being followed by a soldier just now.

That's right, Sarah told me that Reurus sank into his thoughts as he walked down the street without changing his pace.

(Now... I don't know why, but the fact that you're following me all the way means something's suspicious, right?

If there is a peaceful reason to escort spiritual guests, they will not go out of their way to hide and follow. I may have taken care not to worry about Reurus, but I don't think Collard would bother to “advise” me.

What do we do? Are you gonna do it?

Stop making noisy judgments... are you dealing with a soldier? It's not going to be too much noise to be steadfast. How many tails?

"Hmm... about ten people? I don't know because it's a distance and it seems to be hardened!

If the siege is destroyed and the witnesses are zero, it is unlikely that Reurus and the others will be suspected unless all the soldiers sent to the tail return. In that case, it is not difficult to imagine that the abandoned city of Laval would undoubtedly cause trouble.

I'm in trouble... I can't go back to the dwarf colony.

Are you suspected of being connected to the dwarf? And if I could swim, I might think I'd go where the dwarf is.

That's why I'm in trouble as a realuse.

"Reurus? What's wrong?

Now, as she walked worried about what was going on, Eliza, who noticed it, leaned her neck and asked. The Idea Call is only heard between Reurus and Sarah, so we need to explain it from scratch.

"Eliza, calm down and listen. Don't react too much, okay?

"Hmm? What?

In the meantime, don't let the guards surprise you. With that in mind, Reurus explained the situation.

"Sarah was searching for heat, but some of the soldiers just followed us."

When Reurus said that, Eliza's expression changed slightly. Though it would not appear from the soldiers following him, Reurus stroked Eliza's head and deceived her.

"... uhh, Reurus"

Is it due to tension or fear of being followed? Eliza's expression is serious.

"I've been worried about you for a long time... why don't you and Sarah communicate?”

"... that way"

However, the conversation flew in an unexpected direction and Reurus dropped his shoulders. I reflect lightly on the fact that there was still no explanation for "ideological calls".

"Ah... somehow, there seems to be auxiliary magic that conveys words to the opponent even if you don't speak up. It's called" Idea Call, "but I'm using it."

"... since when?

"... recently?

Reurus that exploits the ambiguity of the term lately. But the reaction was expected, and Eliza's neck turned around and turned towards Sarah.

"Since when?

"Shortly after we left the abandoned city of Laval! I've used it for the first time, but it's a useful magic!

(It's good to be honest, but it depends on time and circumstances....)

Apparently Sarah doesn't have the ability to read air. I may have said I was trying to make you feel less nervous from being followed by soldiers, but in Sarah's case, I'm pretty sure.

"Hmm, what!? It's sloppy!

"Even if they say it's sluggish..."

Even if you say such a thing, it is troublesome as a revulsion. It's a trick you can do because you're connected to Sarah by a "contract," and you won't be able to use "ideological calls" on your own.

"Eliza has a contract with Reurus, and if she wants to use it, she can use it, right?

"Now that I can finally use" Enhancement ", I'm still training for magic...."

It's a depressing Eliza, but unfortunately it's not that far now.

"We'll talk about magic later. We have to do something about being followed by soldiers. Do you have a plan?

"Yes, yes! There's a heat source in the woods, so I think we should light a fire!

"Eliza, do you have a plan?

"Ignored!?

Reurus asks Eliza not to listen to Sarah. I've been depressed a lot lately, so I thought it would be better to listen as much as possible.

"Hmm... I feel like I'm being deceived... but you're just following me from a distance, right? Shouldn't we just leave him alone?

"That's the most peaceful... but I don't know"

We cannot afford to be followed to the abandoned city of Laval. If you find a dwarf settlement and you return to the abandoned city of Laval, all you have to do is waste time.

(Ask Calvin's grandmother to make me a sword... no, I think I need a lot of adjustments, and I'd better be there.)

Reurus is not so familiar with weapons, but he needs to adjust to the habits, physique, and way of fighting of the swinger. It's only natural that you want to use Fire Dragon materials to get a better weapon.

Speaking of which, it's not good to be “away” from the Reurus. Meer and the others will not be able to find it with the vigilance of a dwarf, but Eliza is next to the Reurus.

Lower monsters don't stop by, but there's a limit to their range. Soldiers follow us at a distance, which means we are more likely to encounter monsters at a distance from the Reurus.

(Looks like a decent soldier, maybe a junior monster... but if you realize we won't be attacked, that looks like trouble.)

Perhaps he explained that he had been in the "Lost Forest" for three days, but he questioned the fact that there were only carcasses of giant worms.

(Perhaps it's just a hunch, and I'm not too vigilant...)

In the meantime, let's pretend to be honest and follow Collard's advice. Reurus thought so.

"... okay, Eliza's right. Leave it alone for now. Maybe we'll stop following them right away and walk down the street for now."

We can't go from ourselves to the soldiers we're following. With his immediate policy in mind, Reus walked along the street as proclaimed.

And that night.

Reus dived in to discover the "station" built on the side of the street, holding his head.

"You're following me... how far are you going to follow me?

I was hoping you'd stop following me right away, but the soldiers kept tracking me at a distance. Though I looked back from time to time with a vigilant look around me, I could not see it because it was misplaced in the trees.

"Hmm... yeah, you're on fire. I can't see, so you're good at hiding things in the grass?

"I wonder if there's any technology like that... but we can only have a minimal fire."

The firewood was wet due to the heavy rain the other day. I let Sarah's firepower say something and set it on fire, but the fire wasn't that intense.

"I mean, what about Meer and the others? I'm keeping my distance.

Sarah asks if she is in trouble, but the Reurus headache seemed to be outside of her tail.

Meers asked me not to get lost in the "Forest of Lost", but they followed the same distance as the soldiers. I'm sure you're worried about the Reus, but it was a cold Reus, hoping the soldiers wouldn't find it.

"If I could get in touch with Meer and the others... how about Sarah's 'Call to Thought'?

"I can't. I have a" contract "with Reurus, so it's easy to talk, but I'm not that good at auxiliary magic. I'm good at flame magic!

"If there was a Spirit of Fire who didn't like flame magic... what would I do now?"

Other dwarves are suspicious, but Reurus thinks Meer is a very common sense girl. Although we have had a short relationship, I'm sure Reurus and the others will realize the existence of a tail from the current situation, which does not allow them to return to the Lost Forest.

"... hmm?

It was a Reurus who was watching his surroundings and wondering how to get in touch, but he realized the magic of slowly approaching. However, since the magic was felt from the ground, I tried to hold the big sword again to see if a giant worm had arrived.

However, magic moves very slowly. They approach slowly at walking speeds.

"What? Isn't that the worm?

If that were the case, it would have been a realuse for dinner, but I remember that the weapon was worn out. The shape is closer to a giant saw than a large sword, and you'll never be able to defeat a giant worm.

While keeping Eliza and Sarah alert, she waited for the magic to approach her. Then the magic slowly approached - hands grew out of the ground.

…………

Recently, Reurus said he had just seen the same thing. Everyone would be surprised if a hand suddenly came out of the ground.

"Uh, um... Reurus, can you hear me?

But when my hand pulled into the ground, I heard Meer's voice and returned to me. Reurus answers without changing his posture so that the soldiers following him are not suspicious.

"Meer?

"Yeah, that's right. I thought it would be better if we had human soldiers...."

Apparently he's been digging into the ground. It's like a dwarf way to get around, building a house in a mountain.

"Thank God... we were in trouble too. In the meantime, I handed over Coribo, so it looks like I retreated from the Lost Forest...."

"Yeah, I saw that. The soldiers then went into the high walls."

Is the high wall the Acra of the fortified city? I suppose we had to do this because of the carcass of the giant worm, but it is also possible that it is going back to the Lost Forest with the feint.

(If you're lying to each other, you'll be suspicious of everything.....)

Regardless of Collard, I have no idea what Lewis thinks. In the case of Collard, if only profits could be shared, “trust” would be possible, but in the case of Lewis, it would be a nobility and everything would seem suspicious.

(I don't want to talk about it if I'm just suspicious.)

For now, we have to do what we can. Reus, who concluded so, whispered to Meer, who was lurking in the ground.

"I don't know where we're going, and we're going down the street until we're gone. In the worst case scenario, you'll have to go back to Laval City... and ask Calvin's grandmother to build you a weapon?

"That's fine... because the furnace doesn't have enough firepower, it might not be a satisfactory weapon.

"Ah... that was a problem."

We need to get Sarah back to the dwarf colony to manage the firepower, but without Sarah, the soldiers we follow will be suspicious.

"As expected, not all of the broken equipment will be fixed today and tomorrow, so we still have time... but if we succeed, we may start making weapons without worrying about the lack of firepower."

"Stop it... if you can't stop it, just make it look like the broken sword I brought in..."

Reurus thinks that a single-bladed dagger is the best match for the style of combat he has had so far. And when it comes to the Great Sword, Dominic's Great Sword is the best.

"Yeah, okay. I'm still following you, so I'll ask someone else to leave a message."

"Please don't find me. If Meer is found by a soldier, I'll go and help her, but don't find her as long as I can."

In that case, you will be hostile to the soldiers. Perhaps she doesn't think she's a dwarf by looking at Meer's height, but Reus is sure to help her if anything happens.

"Eh... ah, uhh, yeah. Try not to find it, okay? But, um... if you find me... will you help me?

"Wow, then I'll give Sarah permission to talk about the bomb. Don't burn the woods with suspicious fire."

"Make sure you never find it!?

I can hear a impatient voice, but even as a revulsion, it's a joke.

Anyway, we don't know where to encounter any powerful monsters. It's no wonder soldiers encounter powerful monsters that burn down the woods.

(I'm afraid we're going to encounter such monsters even if we don't...)

I have fought monsters similar to Hikuidori when I went to Madaro Waste City on a rescue request. At that time, Reurus was also at war with a lot of skilled fighters.

If I had encountered a “um” sunflower in the woods, it wouldn't have been strange to burn down one or two of the woods.

"Anyway, tell the dwarves back home to stay alert. Worst case scenario, pull me through that thin hole and into the house."

We can't afford to be caught by a human soldier if we can't get through physically. I don't think the dwarfs' personalities will attract much attention, but I warn you.

"Yeah, okay. Then I'll be back for a while, right?

If you say so, the signs of Meer go away. They must have gone through the hole they dug to the dwarves waiting for them.

"Dwarfs are amazing... I can beat those big monsters, but I'm surprised they can dig holes and move so fast."

"That's right... did you ask the dwarfs if they had destroyed the mine?

I thought it wasn't the killer, but sometimes it's "no way.” If we can get back to the dwarf settlement, we'll need to hear it from you.

For now, we have to worry about how long the soldiers will follow us. Reurus shook his head like he was in trouble while watching his surroundings.

As a result, the soldiers' tail ended on day three.

He stayed close and followed Sarah for three days, opening a distance he would not have noticed.

To be precise, the sign disappeared on the second night. I thought maybe Reurus and the others deliberately distanced themselves in anticipation of turning back, but there was no sign of soldiers coming back the next morning.

Still, I walked down the street until after noon to be careful, and Sarah didn't catch the soldier's heat after a thorough search, so I decided to turn around.

What the hell was that?

Was it a bit suspicious, so did you have the nerve to just follow me, or did you have another purpose? Reurus leaned his neck and stepped into the woods.

I don't think so, but there's a danger that soldiers will find us on the streets.

(Make sure we're back in the abandoned city of Laval... no, not everyone in town can tell us.)

If it is the case, it is likely that Gilba will appear because I wrote a letter of introduction.

(Hmm... I don't know)

Was it inconvenient for them to be near Louis and the others? Reurus thinks so, but the answer does not come out. We have no idea of the ecology or the thinking of the nobles in this world.

For now, we have to hurry back to the dwarf settlement. Reurus, who decided to do so, urged Eliza and Sarah to run away.