A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 166: "The Nation Eaters" and "The Monster Eaters" Part 1
If you compare "that look” to the previous lifetime style of Reurus, is it like, "Seriously, this guy?"
Until then, the blue girl's eyes, which had no expression on her face, were slightly opened, and her mouth also seemed to tremble slightly.
"... are you kidding me?
"No, really."
"... are you crazy?
"So I'm serious... sane!?
Reurus nodded and glanced at the girl's unexpectedly spicy remarks. This is the first time in my life that I've been questioned about my sanity.
(... I feel like I've been asked a few times before)
If you are asked if you are serious, you can only answer if you are serious, and if you are asked if you are sane, you can only answer if you are sane. I don't think Reurus is particularly crazy.
I eat what I can eat because I'm hungry. I drink water because I'm thirsty. Sleeping is a very natural thing to do as a human being.
You can inflate your stomach while restoring your magic. As a realuse, it should be said that a meal is a bargain that is not a bargain, and if the slime is delicious, it comes with a moisturizing bonus.
A girl who seems to have taken a step backwards without heart, but never runs away. However, it was felt that the magic was increasing as a sign of vigilance.
"Man... monster... man?
A girl who looks at the revus, looks at the slime, and looks at the revus again.
You mean me? Of course I'm human. However, as a joke, it's called "monster eating."
Originally known as a monster, it was nicknamed after being picked up and eaten safely, but now it has become more and more commonly known as Laval Waste City.
And, of course, Reurus is a human being. It may not be normal in terms of the memory of the previous life, but Reus himself remembers that he was born from human parents.
From the time my parents died until I was fifteen years old, I was tortured by villagers, eating raw garbage meals and eating insects, tree roots and weeds to ensure a little nutrition, but my taste was not broken.
From the experience of always being forced to starve to death, there is a "little bit" of appetite, but it is a normal person who will bleed if slaughtered and choke to death if submerged.
"Humans eat everything when they're hungry."
"That's right... humans are amazing"
The girl nods with admiration. It was a realuse that looked at such a girl with a bitter smile, but your response now raised a lot of questions. After all, it seems that the girl in front of her is not human.
The atmosphere and magic are the same, but when you listen to the Reurus, it is the creature that replies, "Man is amazing."
But it doesn't matter as a revulsion. It is also true that there is a dwarf in the spirit of fire in the bloodsucking species, but if the words are not hostile, there is no need to worry about it.
Slash enemies, protect allies, eat prey. Simply that's all it takes. Some of them fight with enemies like Vannille and their friends.
(But I don't know if eating them will cut them down properly... the skin is sturdy and the contents are like melting weapons, right? How freezing falls.....)
I was happy to eat it as a revulsion, but I don't even know if it can be divided. You will need to start by checking the robustness of the slime, as it will be troublesome if you slash it with a love sword and the blade is chipped.
"You freeze that slime, don't you? Do you have any idea how hard it is?
"... is it really hard?
"Okay, I know I don't know."
Jilba said that it was difficult to strike or slash, and even if it worked, it would be troublesome to melt the weapon. I think the weapon will be safe to kill now that it's frozen, but I should be careful.
Reurus walks to the edge of the beach and pulls out the dagger on the back of his waist, not the love sword. Then I gently punched the frozen slime on the surface.
"... hmm"
Cancún, there's a response and a sound like poking metal. I try to pull out the dagger and poke it, but the bone is likely to break through with a slight penetration of the incision.
Dwarf handmade daggers are tougher and sharper than regular weapons. The dagger won't easily scratch, and the sturdiness of a frozen slime is better than metal.
But eat it, albeit slightly. Reurus places a dagger blade on the “skin” part of the slime and slides it like a saw to start thinning.
Reurus shreds the skin of the slime, sometimes piercing the tip of the dagger, whilst making a clanging or grumbling sound. After cutting it with a dagger for a while, I succeeded in cutting out the palm-sized "skin”.
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The girl who was silently watching Reurus's behavior approached with a footstep. And I looked at Reurus worried - worried about Reurus' head.
"I'll take it."
"....."
Reurus clapping and throwing slime peel into mouth without hesitation. A blue girl shakes her body with a vibration, but Reurus doesn't notice it and tries to chew the object in her mouth.
(Hmm... it's hard... it's hard even if you subtract the frozen one... no, it's hard, it's like biting hard rubber...)
It was a revulsion that tried to chew the skin of the slime, but it had a texture that made the dried meat tens of times stiffer. You can't even bite a thousand times, whether you bite or chew, and the cold just spreads into your mouth.
If I felt anything wrong with my tongue, I was going to spit it out, but it seems that the skin part is just sturdy and doesn't melt the object. While relieved of that, he chewed the skin of the slime over time.
--It doesn't have a distinctive flavor.
(Jelly... no, is it agar? It's not delicious just because my jaw is tired....)
Reurus wonders if it tastes like water if it is strong. Because I chewed it many times, it seems to irritate the core of my stomach, but I frowned that it doesn't taste good.
"... vomit? What are you gonna do?"
The girl looked worried, but Reurus swallowed the skin of the slime with a swing of his head. In this case, it seems better to cut into small pieces and swallow them all.
"Hmm... neither delicious nor unpleasant... salt... no, I want sugar."
If you eat it with sugar over it, it might “cum”. Salt is fine, but Reurus thought sugar would suit her better.
However, I haven't even seen anything like sugar since I was reborn in this world. Speaking of sweetness, if you eat sugar with your body now, your brain will scream.
"I'm really eating... people are amazing"
"Instead of eating it, I just swallowed it... but, well, he's in trouble."
Sharpening is the same, but swallowing is difficult. Reurus began to cut the skin of the slime with his dagger again, and he leaned his neck to see what was going on.
I don't know if it is nutritious, but it is true that my stomach swells. The slime is also a monster, but it should also help restore magic.
But you can eat too little at once. Now I'll cut the peel of the scraped slime and throw it into my mouth, but even if it gets smaller, its hardness remains the same. As a result, Reurus swallows almost without chewing and sighs.
It doesn't seem like my stomach will melt with the skin of the swallowed slime, but I feel sad because I am eating rubber that doesn't taste good. It would be different if there was some flavor, but I only thought it was the taste of water no matter how many times I ate it.
(... will it be softer if you bake it?
If Sarah had been around, she would have baked it for me. If you shake the salt there, you could still eat it.
I don't know if it's because I'm too far away from Sarah or if I'm singing differently. There's no way to set fire to the Reurus today.
"... no, there is."
Reurus searched the small luggage compartment of his waist and took out a small cloth bag. Inside is flint stone and pyrotechnic gold once given by Natalia.
Sarah was gone, but he was carrying a flint stone that would be just right for luck. The wood chips used by the girl to make the seed fire are also dry, and all that remains is to burn it.
(But in this weather....)
Even if we move to the shade as a rain countermeasure, there is nothing to burn in the first place. With the help of a girl after cutting down a tree, it may become firewood if it is forced to dry.
"Did you give up eating?
"No, I've been thinking about how to cook... can I borrow your help again?
I feel comfortable asking for more help after saving my life, but I can't do everything I can to keep my magic from recovering. I would also like you to help me secure my vision at night.
It was a Reurus that asked the girl about it, but the girl raised her eyebrows in trouble.
"... there's not much power left."
"Is that so...?
Reus leaned his neck at the girl's words. If you ask me, it does seem that the magic you can feel from a girl is diminishing. Compared to when I first met him a few hours ago, his magic amount seemed to be down to about 70%.
"The ice on the slime is starting to melt, so it's really close to its limit...."
Huh?
Having heard the murmuring girl's words, Reus stopped scraping the slime and turned his gaze.
As usual, the girl's expression was scarce, but even without expression, she felt the burning color of urgency.
"Maybe when the sun rises five more times, the ice melts... yeah, no. It's broken before it melts."
While saying so, the girl stared at Reurus.
"I think it was fate that you called me at this time."
"... I don't really know where that is. But fate....."
Some parts of Reurus are unclear, but as a girl it seems that Reurus was lucky enough to call it fate to visit the island.
"I'm not going to flip the foreword. If the slime moves, just resist as much as you can. And to do that, you need a slime."
"- Yeah, I'll let you run away."
A girl with a serious voice blocks the rhetoric of Reurus. The voice had the strength not to tolerate objections, and Reurus saw the girl confused.
"... what do you mean?
"I was surprised to start eating slime. But I don't think I can defeat the slime. That's why I'm asking you to run."
That's how the girl looks at Lake Mersena.
"I can control water and ice. I will take thee on an iceboat, and I will bring thee to the edge of this lake in the current that I have created."
"... what do you want me to do by sending you?
Apparently there's a way out of this island, but Reurus nods and encourages the conversation to continue.
"People....."
For some reason, the girl came to a close. But I'll tell you right away.
"I want as many people as possible to escape. I want you to run away as far as you can."
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A girl begging. Reurus looked at the girl silently when he heard that.
I didn't actually see the slime going wild, but I can feel the threat on my skin. Now the girl is frozen so she can't move, but if she does, how bad would it be?
To prevent that, we need you to send Reurus to where people are and call for evacuation.
Expect slightly fewer people to die from the slime.
"Then why don't you run away with me?
If you're going to build an ice ship and send it out, the girl in front of you should be fine with you. Though Reurus asked, the girl shook her head sideways.
"I can't do that.“ I'll stay here. "
"... may I ask why?
"Because... that's all I know."
In response, Reurus scratched his head. I'm probably talking because I think I'll be a girl, but as a revulsion, I'm just having trouble responding.
But still...
"There's still time for the slime to melt out, right?
Even if I was told to leave the savior of my life, Reurus wouldn't nod honestly.
We have five days until the sun rises - that is, five days.
Reurus regains his temper and begins to dismantle the slime again. It's hard to eat, it doesn't taste, and it's hard to sharpen, but I can't get away with listening to the girl and saying, "Yes, I understand."
If you want to escape, come with me.
If we're not going to run, we're going to have to take down the slime.
I wish I could bring Eliza with me, but I don't know how long it will take me to get to the shores of Lake Mersena, find Eliza, explain the situation, and bring her back.
I can't believe you came back here in five days.
The girl who told Reurus to run, said earlier, "I want to defeat if I can." Determining whether you are more sincere, Reurus can focus on the hand holding the dagger.
The blue girl stared at the back of Reurus, who had resumed the dismantling of the slime in this way, with a different, heartfelt bewilderment.