A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

The tingling air spreads into the office. It's like charged air.

Ester and Zilba produced the air.

Esther completely killed her expression and fixed her gaze on Lewis.

Although Gilba is smiling thinly, the fact that she is smiling in this situation is an anomaly in itself.

However, the cause of the air, Louis, smiled thinly on his tired face and shook his neck sideways without looking under pressure.

"Ah... I'm sorry I misunderstood you. As a spiritual guest, I can't bother you any more, Mr. Reurus, who is my benefactor."

Louis said so with a gentle voice, and the eyebrows in the shape of an ester glittered.

"I'm not going to ask Mr. Reurus to stop Carlo or persuade him to do anything. I just want you to give Carlo the opportunity to apologize... that's all."

"... now that I've heard Carlo's apology, may I have a moment of your time?

"Ha ha, that's troublesome. Anyway, I haven't finished talking about the reward for this. You can't face your ancestors without giving them anything."

Without paying attention to the sharp ester tone, Louis smiled kindly. And with a smile on his face, he turned his gaze towards Reurus.

"I don't know, Reurus. Is there anything you want? Of course, I want you to let me know if there is any hope for my daughters. Why don't you tell me everything first?

With that, Louis' gaze strayed away from Reurus, and Eliza and the others turned to him.

Look at Meer first, Eliza and Sarah in equal parts, and finally at Neddy. In particular, there was a strange power in Louis' gaze when looking at Neddy.

-What? Why are you looking at Neddy like that?

Reurus glared slightly as he noticed Lewis's gaze.

Neddy is small, but he doesn't look cute and attractive to the opposite sex for such a bad reason. Even so, it would be reckless to imitate Jilba in a situation like this.

(I refuse here... no, I can't face my ancestors, so is it bad to simply refuse? Then....)

As for Reurus, I don't care about Carlo's apology or Lewis's reward. Regardless of the former, it was confusing to think of Esther's reaction to the latter.

I don't know how much the Vicomte's current proxy will be able to offer, but at least it will be more expensive than what you'll get in Laval Waste City. But as far as Esther's reaction was concerned, it seemed like it would be embarrassing to receive the reward honestly.

Looking sideways at Eliza thinking about what happened to Reurus, Eliza's mouth moved small. Short enough not to be noticed by Lewis, but easy enough to understand by Reurus, "No."

(Eliza also disagrees, right? Meer... I don't know what's going on, so I'll leave it to her, and Neddy doesn't know what she's thinking as usual. Sarah... she's not thinking anything.)

I also checked with Sarah, Meer, and Neddy, but Eliza was the only one who knew the current situation and had any opinions.

Mia laughs bitterly at the thought of leaving it to Reurus to decide, Neddy doesn't know where she's looking, and Sarah yawns boringly.

Reurus, who had spent a few seconds summarizing his thoughts after seeing Eliza and the others react, shrugged his shoulders with a bitter smile.

"Don't worry, we only worked as Esther's escort. If there's anything else I can do for you, just give it to Esther... and I'll take it as a reward from Esther later."

When Reurus looks at Esther, Esther somehow opens her eyes in surprise. But I immediately smiled and nodded many times.

"Thank you very much for taking care of Reurus and the others this time. You're getting excited, right?

Oh, you can count on that.

Reurus also replies casually to Esther, who speaks in her usual soft tone. Louis opened his mouth, placing his right hand on his chin, listening to the exchange between Reurus and Esther.

"Hmm... if you're employed by Lord Esther, it doesn't make sense to ignore it and give him a reward. I see, this seems to be my rudeness."

Whether it should have been unexpected or what it was meant to be from the beginning, Lewis quickly retreats. Then he concealed his right hand against his chin under his desk and smiled softly.

"I would have liked to have you as a knight of our house, if only you could."

That's how Louis looks at Reurus with a smile on his face.

--Is it Reurus who seemed to be laughing?

"We're going to strip Carlo of his knight for this one. Even though Rebecca was manipulating it, it caused so much disturbance."

Apparently, they were going to give Reurus the knight they were planning on taking away from Carlo. Reurus looks at Carlo with his horizontal eyes, but he doesn't move slightly with his head down to see if Carlo is convinced.

(Could a knight's position be so easily stripped away or conferred... because he was a knight appointed by the Viscount of Velg? But the knight....)

Reurus is treated as a spiritual guest, but his original “identity” is an adventurer in the abandoned city of Laval. If you think about living as a serf even further back in time, it would be a great birth if you were appointed a knight.

(Regardless of Diego, I don't see any advantage in seeing Collard being a knight...)

Although there may be differences in affiliation as a knight, recalling Collard so far, I did not find the position of a knight attractive.

In addition, if appointed a knight, it is likely to live according to the orders of the Viscount Verg, not the City of Laval. I would not hesitate to risk my life for the abandoned city of Laval, but I am unlikely to risk my life for the Viscount of Velg.

(In the first place, this disturbance was caused by the manipulation of Vicomte Vergue by Rebecca. Carlo is scheduled to strip knights, and Vicomte Vergue is careful and Lewis will take his place....)

It was a realuse that felt something that never fell into my heart, but it was a problem inside the House of the Count of Velg, as Esther said.

I don't know how serious Louis is. That's what convinced me, but I noticed Lewis's gaze. It's like looking inside out at Neddy.

"Unfortunately, you're not interested, are you?

"My current life suits my sex."

Reurus said so, and Louis laughed a little before seeing Sebastian. Then Sebastian walks towards Lewis in a smooth motion.

"When will you leave town, Lord Esther?

"That's right... I have my travel gear in the church, and I need to say hello there. I was hoping to leave in two days."

"Now, this reward... no, let's get the“ nuisance fee ”to Diego before we leave."

Apparently the story is coming to an end. It was a revulsion that I was relieved to see Lewis discussing the upcoming plans with Esther, but Lewis's eyes turned again.

"And Reurus. I can't give this to you through Spiritualism, so I'd like to give it directly to you... Sebastian."

Lewis gives Sebastian something. Reurus was alert to something, and Sebastian walked in without a single footstep.

Reurus, this way, please.

That's what Sebastian came up with, two envelopes.

One copy is not sealed and the contents can be checked immediately. However, the other one was sealed with wax and the emblem of the Vicomte de Velg was stamped.

Looking into the unsealed envelope for the time being, there was something inside that looked like a folded letter.

"... what is this?

"Permits of passage are granted in the territory of the Viscount Verg. You can show them when you walk down the street or when you're questioned about your identity in a town or village."

Luis says as if it was nothing.

"Of course I'll get into this Accra. You're exempt from security deposits and toll taxes, so would you be happy to come by if you need to? I've had it this time, and I'm going to give you a big welcome."

Louis spins his words with a smile that makes him feel familiar.

Reus wondered if this would be a reward, but there might be a problem in giving it to someone other than him, like the Spiritual "Guest Proof". Neither Esther nor Gilba said anything.

It's a revulsion that doesn't feel like using it, but it feels dangerous to push it back because I don't need it. For this reason, I smiled at Lewis to make him feel familiar.

"I can't imagine how you'd be welcomed... if you had the chance, then..."

"Oh, now I want you to tell me about your adventure. I'm sure my sister will be looking forward to it."

Reurus and Lewis smile at each other. From the side, there will be no interaction that friends can't see each other.

"So, what's the other envelope?

Reurus asks with a smile on his face. I apologize for any more bombs, but I can't help but listen to what's inside.

I can't let Sarah burn it if I haven't seen it before, as long as I've got the Viscount Velg emblem stamped on it.

"Would you hand it over to the Adventurers of the Waste City Association? Yeah, if you're worried, you can look inside.

"I will never open it."

Joking or serious, Lewis answered with a smile.

And since there is no further business, Reus and the others leave the office.

Say hello to the administrator of the abandoned city of Laval.

The moment the office door closed, such words reached Reurus' ears.

"The impression from Esther and Jilba seems to have gotten worse... was it good?

Not only Reurus and the others, but Diego and Carlo also left the office, and Sebastian asked carelessly. When asked, Louis opens his mouth as he resumes his paperwork, which was interrupted.

"We have a common enemy called Gregorianism. Somewhat considerate, but no need to be more reluctant than necessary."

Louis begins to spell on paper with a quill in his hand. However, the movement of the pen stopped immediately and his gaze turned towards Sebastian.

"How did Sebastian see you, Reurus?

"Born somewhere in the house, or a bastard... not just a peasant or an adventurer.” It's like a child who doesn't know anything to make him feel educated at the edge of words... so it's difficult to make a decision. "

Sebastian is ashamed that he can only say vague things to his master. However, even Sebastian's eyes cannot accurately estimate the revulsion.

"Sebastian thinks so... but there's something I know."

"What do you think?

"I thought Rebecca was joking, or I was wrong, but I was convinced by the reaction of Lord Esther and Lord Gilba. Reurus, the girl you brought with you... did you say Miss Neddy? Apparently she's a real spirit."

For the time being, I set aside Reurus and the subject turned to Neddy.

And it was the first time that even Louis, the current proxy of the Viscount of Velg, faced it.

"No matter how many spiritual guests they were, their attitude towards Reurus was strange... When I heard Miss Comona's words, I thought Miss Sarah was also a spiritual, but she was too similar to Miss Eliza. That doesn't mean it's a twin spirit."

"Twin spirits... I don't know them either. In the first place, I've never seen the Spirit in person."

Me too. Even if the twin spirits are jokes, Miss Sarah is too human in character and manners. I didn't know the details, but is it Miss Eliza's twin sister?

Lewis continued his words to put his thoughts together.

"If you think of it as a spirit, Miss Neddy... no, I can also convince you of Neddy's exotic atmosphere."

"Indeed... there were rumors that Gilba had defeated the slime that appeared on the northern Lake Mersena."

"There you were accompanied by Reurus. And then you met Neddy-sama... that's impossible."

Lewis and Sebastian check each other's information.

"Probably, Reurus has a 'contract' with Neddy. Otherwise, spirits will not be able to help individuals."

"An adventurer who entered into a 'contract' with the Spirit... I see, Esther and Jilba will certainly show such a reaction. I'm also convinced of the guests."

Sebastian said so, and Louis sighed deeply.

"Well, there are parts of the contract that I don't know the details about... even if I lay the contract with Neddy aside, Reurus seems to be able to handle flame magic and is still young. I don't know how long it's going to last....."

"Given the depth of our relationship with Spiritualism, there is no harm in making friendships. However, he seems to have been quite alert."

Regardless of Estelle's rebellion about the earlier discussion, Reus himself should have been suspicious. Pointing that out, Lewis shook his head sideways.

"Reurus, have you seen your eyes? That's more indifferent than vigilance. When I heard Carlo's story, when I talked to the knights, I didn't really react. I don't care about anyone but my family... I think so."

"... so?

"I'm just checking in now. First of all, I have to finish the job in front of me... and it's not too late to see what the“ other side "will do."

In response to Sebastian's words, Louis replied with a faint smile.