A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

The day after returning from Accra.

In the living room on the ground floor of Reurus' house, built in the abandoned city of Laval, Meer was doing "some work” with a serious expression.

At Reurus' home, the widest living room floor is covered with leather rugs, and on top of them are dragon slashes, Reurus armor, Eliza's staff, and tools to maintain them.

Meer, who kept Reus' weapons and armor, is checking to make sure they're okay on this trip.

You should rent the blacksmith where Calvin is sleeping if you want to do a full maintenance, but it is possible if you have a little space and tools for easy checking and maintenance. That's why the living room is an instant workshop.

Only Meer is in the house, and Reurus and the others are all out.

Reurus went to church to discuss the rewards of this escort mission with Esther and Gilba, and Eliza went shopping with Sarah and Neddy. Although Meer was invited to shop, she refused because she wanted to take care of her weapons and armor.

"Eliza-chan's wand... yeah, no problem."

Unlike Calvin, my father and master, Meer is still immature. Still, Reurus and Sarah entrusted me with their favorite weapons and armor, so I checked them one by one with a serious look.

Among them, "Dragon Slash" is particularly difficult. If someone other than the owner Reus or the person who entered into the "contract" with Reus, it will ignite and burn to the ground.

Therefore, I wrapped my hands with special leather gloves engraved with the "magic letter" of "invalidation" and checked carefully.

"Reurus, your sword... has no blade damage, no distortion, no crazy center of gravity... Yeah, you're a good kid. I'll polish you gently and clean you up later.

I had repeatedly slashed a magic doll imitating Rebecca, but the Dragon Slash had no abnormalities. Its robustness and sharpness are subtle, and that is why sharpness does not fall significantly unless you cut the slime.

(It's strange to just cut the slime so many times that the sharpness falls off...)

Whether human or monster, the slime will melt as it is if it is captured. The body fluids have melted and worn the blade, but the sharpness has never been blunt until fatal. Even if the sharpness is dull, it could be used as a blunt weapon because of its robustness.

Meer sighed deeply before the 'Dragon Slash', one of Calvin's greatest masterpieces.

"Ahh... no. Next we need to see your armor, Reurus."

Exhaling doesn't keep the work going. So tell yourself, Meer starts checking the armor of the “problem”.

"Hmm... I knew I had to fix this properly. I just scratched the blow, so why is this happening..."

The armor Reurus was wearing, but the damage to the left flank was severe.

Although at first glance it appears to be just leather armor, it is a multi-layer armor that combines its fruit and three types of materials.

It is a special armor made by Dwarf, with hidden leather on the surface, refined iron on the middle layer, and giant worm monster leather called colibeau on the part that comes into contact with the body.

Whether it's slashing or stabbing, if it's a semi-life attack, the hide of the sunflower will pop. Even if penetrated, it kills the momentum, the iron layer is fully absorbed, and the impact transmitted inside is mitigated by the flexible, giant worm leather. Comfortable and sturdy armor that does not hinder movement.

Even so, the clasps of each material were destroyed just because the magic doll imitated Jilba struck. Somewhat of a shock, but destroying the armor and crushing the Reurus' ribs is enough to make the blacksmith cry.

"That's... that's exactly what I'm asking you to do..."

There is not enough skill to fully restore it. Mea, judging from her own skill, exhaled again.

(After all, I can only take care of it.... huh)

I feel gloomy about how much it helped me on this trip.

Eliza, Sarah, and Neddy fought alongside Reurus, but Meer was just holding back as Esther's escort.

The other part - in terms of knowledge - would only have been useful to Eliza in the group.

It is rare to have knowledge that is common to human society and the aristocratic class, and there is no reason for Dwarf Meer to know, but it depresses Meer's feelings that he did not help Reurus in wartime or normal times.

The best part of Meer's Reurus line is about blacksmithing. Reus also learned an easy maintenance method for the love sword "Dragon Slasher", but compared to Meer, he does not leave the realm of amateurs.

Compared to human blacksmiths of the same age, Meer will be superior in skill. Or maybe it's better for Meer to double her age.

But the Dwarves are still immature. I don't mean to be an excuse, but some say that Meer's talents as a technician are better at making magic tools than blacksmiths.

(But as for magic equipment.....)

Meer was also aware that she was better at making magic tools than making swords and armor. Rather than dwarfs of the same age, it would be better if they were somewhat older. However, the confidence that existed slightly is also blowing up in the dust.

That was also due to the rewards received for the disturbances at the Värg family.

A wooden box is placed next to Meer, who opens the lid and removes the contents.

“That” is the remnants of Rebecca's magical doll. Regarding the magic equipment, I was given that Meer was familiar with it and was investigating it.

Reurus destroyed it, so it didn't move, but just checking the wreckage turned out to be a gem - that's why Meer's confidence was shattered.

(Powered by Magic Stone, the magic of Change using the slime's Nucleus... yet the body is robust enough to meet Reurus' sword... is it equal to or greater than the metal we Dwarves refined? It carves the "magic letter" of "Enhancement" into it....)

The enemy used it, but the more it looked into it, the more impressed it was with its technology.

I can understand some of the materials used in each part and their role. However, I don't understand the rationale for engraving "magic letters" on each material to make "change" possible as a magic tool called a magic doll.

The personality, technology, magic, and even magic of the object you want to 'change' can be imitated to some extent. Given the precious nature of the material, it would be difficult to produce large quantities, but just one existence would pose a considerable threat.

(There may have been a lot of secrets in the part Reurus destroyed... hmm, I'm curious...)

If it becomes such a gem, Meer is also interested as a technician. If you disassemble the magic doll before it destroys, you may gain a better understanding. But I also think it would be “that far”.

(The person who made this is a genius... yeah, maybe that's not enough words...)

If you dare to use words, you will be a genius.

A rare talent for magic and extraordinary magic. There is a mix of obsession and effort, an area that cannot be reached without the ability to obtain advanced monster materials.

Meer concludes, but if there is a problem, it looks like a girl of no different age to herself who made this magic doll.

It's understandable if it was made by Calvin, my father, or an old dwarf.

Even if it was made by a human, if it was made by a talented and skilled maker, I can be convinced.

However, the appearance of Rebecca's magical doll, which she thought mimicked herself, was very young. Assuming Rebecca is as old as you can guess from the magic doll, what talents and circumstances would make her possible?

"Hah...."

The sigh that was supposed to have stopped came out of Meer's mouth again. Compared to a large, contemporary person who is a dwarf, he drops his small shoulders.

"Sigh and you'll be happy."

"Hmm!?

Then, he made his body jump loudly into the voice called from behind. Even though he was sitting and working, he jumped so much that he could stand still.

"Beg me, Mr. Reurus!? How long have you been there!?

Behind Meer's gaze was a bitter laugh.

The safe return to Laval Waste City completes the escort request to transport Esther to Accra.

For that reason, it was a Reurus who went to the church after dawn to discuss rewards, but after seeing Esther and the orphans who were sweet to Zilba who had returned for the first time in a month, he turned his heel back.

The escort was requested as an adventurer, so we need to talk to not only Esther and Zilba, but also the Adventurers Association.

I realized that I missed Esther and the children who were hugging Zilba, even though they had been back in the abandoned city of Laval overnight, even though there were adjustments around.

Let's go home once, spare some time and visit again.

There was a “warm" scene to the extent that Realus was so promptly disconnected.

It is the usual thing for Estelle to be missed by a child, so when I put it aside, there was a child's spot on both arms, back and neck, and Jilba smiled as if she was in trouble.

Gilba couldn't beat the crying child, and she was desperately desperate to keep her eyes on her.

I don't think Estelle and the others will step down the fee, and it is too futile to talk about money in such a situation. So it was a revus that came back home, but it turned out to be no mistake.

I went home and said, "I'm home," but I didn't hear back. There must have been Meer, but when she went to the living room with her dagger on guard, there was a deep sigh of Meer.

And when I called, my reaction came back instantly. He jumped on the spot and looked back at the speed of the sound.

"Ah... were you getting something?

"Uh-huh! Not at all!?

Meer desperately denied it, but something obviously went wrong. They had Dragon Slash and Leather Armor on hand, so they should have done the maintenance as planned.

Reurus stared into Meer's eyes as he exhaled because it was too deep.

"I hope there's nothing... if there's anything I can ask you?

"Ugh... um, um..."

When Reurus asks seriously, Meer wanders her gaze in trouble. After worrying for a few tens of seconds, he just sighed without saying that he had surrendered.

"No, look... this trip didn't help me at all. So... yeah, I'm really depressed..."

…………

Reurus strangely leans his neck against Meer, who drops his shoulders and explains the situation. Meer also tilted her neck in response to such a revulsion.

"Um... Mr. Reurus?

"Hmm? Oh, no... I don't understand what Meer is saying."

Tilt each other's necks to understand that there is a conflict of perception.

Reurus was desperately turning his head to see through Meer's true intentions, and Meer was puzzled by Reurus's reaction.

(Meer protected Estelle and I realized a lot, so it would be very helpful for me.....)

This depression means that there is something I think of Meer. But as for Reurus, "Why? I also feel like '.

On this journey - especially in the battle against Rebecca - I was able to get ahead because Meer protected Esther. He accomplished the most important task of requesting an escort, "Protecting the object of escort".

Meer always helps me with other things. It doesn't change when Neddy is against Eliza and Sarah, who are not compatible.

(... as far as Meer's expression is concerned, that's not what I'm worried about.)

To be honest, Reurus doesn't have a bad impression of Meer. It's higher than Eliza, Sarah, and Neddy.

The ability to engage Melee can also be relied upon, but it is his character that Reurus appreciates Meer.

Indeed, it would be less impressive than Eliza, Sarah, and Neddy. However, Meer is more calm than the other three, there is no discord in teaming up with anyone, and the way she fights fits well.

Reurus and Meer are perfectly forward, and Eliza and Sarah are perfectly backward. Neddy turned out to be able to use his feathers to physically attack, but if we classify him, he would have a combat style such as a defensive, rather than an avant-garde.

When fighting separately, it seems to be very balanced if Meer and one of her three daughters are able to fight close together. Moreover, even though knowledge of human society is scarce, there is “common sense”. Reurus appreciates that.

Originally born and educated by her family, Eliza has a high level of intelligence and knowledge in the abandoned city of Laval - but as an adventurer, she is powerless once her magic is cut off with just a few shots of lightning magic.

Sarah has high magic powers and is an advanced user of flame magic, capable of detecting a wide range of heat sources and searching for enemies, in the name of the Spirit of Fire.

However, there are cases where the appearance was bad or the character of the element was missing. Recently, although it has been lurking, it has inadvertently forgotten to search for enemies and approached monsters. In addition, there are some extreme influences on who.

Neddy also has high magic and abilities like a spirit, but there is an ambiguous part of the principle of behavior. Although it can be relied on for strike fights using feathers, and long-range fights using ice magic and water magic, there are aspects of the real-world that we don't know how much to rely on.

In that regard, Meer is very stable. A high level of physical ability that uses "Enhancement" in a dwarf-like effort. Though defeated, he also has a melee combat ability that only lowers Laurent, a Gregorian priest.

Its steady strength, even without explosive power, makes it dependable on Esther's escort.

At least Reurus thinks so. But it will not be conveyed unless it is spoken. As far as Meer is concerned, it seems to be deeply rooted in abandonment.

Reurus, who made that decision, said what he thought.

I usually rely on Meer.

It's never inferior to Eliza, Sarah, or Neddy.

Rather, I appreciate it because it will stop Sarah's runaway.

In the battle against Rebecca, I was able to fight without fear because Meer protected Esther.

Talking about them, Reus ends by looking at the Dragon Slash and his armor.

"Besides, he's taking the lead in taking care of his weapons and armor. It's a life-saving weapon and defense... I can't leave it up to the people around here. In that sense, you're telling me you're saving my life for Meer."

When Reurus praises her too much, Meer's face gradually turns red. And finally, I started waving my hands in trouble.

"I see! That's enough!

"Really? I don't usually talk about this, and I hope you know how much I'm counting on Meer..."

Meer turns to Reurus, who dares to praise him with her true face, to hide her red face.

(Ugh... embarrassing but happy... am I simple?

Though I think so, the gloomy feeling I felt just now was a clear mea.