A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

It was a Reurus who decided to beg Collard to teach, but we can't train each other all day because we both have jobs and positions.

Collard seems to be moving with some purpose as a knight, and the time-consuming Reurus is better suited.

In the absence of Collard, Reurus thought it would be better to practice what had been taught so far.

But it is. Even if you receive instruction from Collard, it is a problem to keep it quiet. Reurus also needed to work as an adventurer and explain to Eliza and the others.

(Elizabeth and the others would be satisfied if I brought Rebecca up to the table, but what would you say.....)

Eliza and the others who know how to fight Rebecca's magic doll don't think they need that much persuasion. However, I am worried about Natalia's response to the request to host the Adventurers Association.

"Oh, I don't mind.

When I explained the situation, I was given a quick consent again.

I wonder if you can attach some kind of condition or even complain about it. Reurus, who thought so, asks as he feels as if he's walking through his shoulder.

"... what I'm saying is weird, but is that okay?

Natalia smiled a little bitterly when she seeped at her intention to get in trouble later.

"I'm telling you because you seem to be mistaken, I'm not forcing you adventurers to work. I will present my request. You undertake it. Sometimes I ask you in case of an emergency, but if you don't have a request, you're free to do it."

Reurus is convinced when he says so. It's easy to forget because they often ask you to go somewhere else, but adventurers are only in a position to choose and undertake requests.

"It's a lot of money, so I can play around without working... if you're going to do that, I'll complain about one thing, but isn't that right, kid?

Natalia is right, I have enough money to play and live in the moment. But I don't intend to imitate it on Reurus. As long as we invest wasted money in entertainment, we will turn it to old age funds.

"Besides, I didn't ask the kid to move... I didn't hear anything about a powerful monster near the town, and I didn't get a rescue request from another abandoned city."

As Reurus nodded, Natalia put her cheek cane on and looked at her.

"And I'm sure it's militarily safe to move the kid, but I'm afraid other adventurers have less work to do... this is a luxurious waste town."

"Ah... are you saying it's safe, but you're making less money?"

"I see. But everyone in the city who can't fight is safe, and the adventurers' children are less at risk. As long as I'm happy."

After returning to the abandoned city of Laval, the Reurus also took a look around the neighborhood, but there is no sign of a powerful monster spreading its territory. Some monsters appeared while the Reurus were away, but they were already inside the Reurus.

"Are you going to train in the South Forest? Even if the monster approaches, the boy will be fine, and some knights will teach him the sword. Even if you train, it will help maintain security."

"Well, if I find the monster, I'll go eat it."

Whether it means replenishing magic or filling your stomach, you don't have to miss the monster.

"Can I just turn around to Eliza's daughter? I need an escort for the farmer."

"That's up to Eliza... but I'll talk to you when I get home. I'll ask Meer... and Sarah to do the rest in case there's an intermediate or higher monster."

Eliza, a low-level monster running away, and Sarah, who can detect heat sources and search for enemies. If you add Meer to it, it won't matter if an intermediate monster attacks it.

Neddy would have been more powerful if he had accompanied him, but as a Reurus, I wanted him to accompany me. There are many things I would like to try to learn from Collard.

"For the time being," he said, "you don't have to ask the boy urgently, so try to train yourself as much as you like on this occasion. The stronger the boy gets, the better it'll be for this town."

"It would be helpful if you said that, and I'm glad... I'm scared for the moment."

From Natalia's words, Reurus wonders if she's planning to turn in any requests. Then Natalia smiled and laid her face around Reurus' ear.

"When the time comes... leave me alone, Reurus"

Apparently, I have an idea.

Still, because of what Natalia said, Reurus did not pursue, but left the Adventurers Association behind.

And the next day.

Eliza, Sarah, and Meer were escorted by the farmer, and Reurus, who asked Neddy to accompany him, joined Collard.

As always, after dressing up as an adventurer, Collard and the others carrying their luggage head south into the woods - before that, Collard looks suspicious.

"Why... why did you bring this young lady along?

"Should I ask for backup when something happens... wasn't that bad?

I don't know where you're looking, Neddy, staring hollow. Reurus asks with his hand on Neddy's head, and Collard's right hand somehow wanders the universe.

"I'm just curious... that's all. Maybe, but Jilba is also here...."

Collard looks at his surroundings with suspicious behavior, but he is confused as a revulsion.

"I'm not here. We haven't talked about this, and we don't always act together."

"I see...."

Collard exhales in relief. After seeing such a reaction from Collard, Reurus unexpectedly jumped one eyebrow.

"Ah... maybe sometime you'll be standing behind me or in the shade of a tree. But don't worry about it. Because it's the usual thing."

When Reurus and the others are at home, to be precise, it is Gilba who does "worship” every day. It wouldn't be strange to be looking for Neddy and secretly enduring her surroundings.

"It's impossible not to care about that!?

(No, yeah... I'm confident that if Jilba-san stood in the shade silently, I'd scream too...)

Reurus glanced at Collard with his eyes peeled and yelled at him.

It was not once or twice that I was surprised to see Zilba praying behind my home.

"Ugh...."

As Reurus spoke with Collard in this way, he gradually felt his body getting heavier. You can feel the Dragon Slash on your back and the armor you're wearing heavy, slowing you down.

Our separation from Eliza and Sarah is disrupting the supply of magic from the Contract.

(From the northern field to here... three or four kilometers in a straight line?

The magic is not completely interrupted, but the “connection” weakens with each distance. In a few minutes, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach my magic completely.

This is why we are deliberately training away from Eliza and Sarah. Instead of their physical abilities being 'enhanced' by their magic, they are distancing themselves from each other to train themselves.

Normally, you wouldn't have left Eliza or Sarah here without more. When it comes to training, perhaps that's what you should do in a “normal” environment.

However, as long as we can't freely cut the supply of magic, we can't train ourselves in the true sense of the word unless we give ourselves the opportunity.

(I don't know what it means...)

There is also the possibility that the environment is too different and the training is difficult. In that case, I intend to return to the original environment, but I intend to try and make mistakes first.

"Reurus, have you weakened?

Neddy wonders when Eliza and Sarah lose their magic.

"... oh, this time it's training. I turned off" Enhancement. "It's weaker than usual."

Because there is Collard, Reurus explains the "contract" without saying anything. Then Neddy leans his neck.

"Weak... yeah, weak... nh... huh?

"What's wrong?

When Reurus wondered about Neddy's reaction, Neddy leaned his head to the right and to the left.

"Hmm... nh... then, Neddy will protect you from Reurus... right?

Apparently he was choosing a word.

Because there was also a "caloric release", even if there was a fight, I could fight with all my strength, but Reurus didn't say anything and smiled little at Neddy's care and nodded back.

This is how we started our training with Collard, who starts talking about what Reurus didn't expect at the beginning of the opening.

"There's something I need to tell you first, but learning swordsmanship doesn't mean you can" fight ”... first, remember that."

"..."?

I thought it was some kind of verbal play, but Collard's expression is serious. As a result, Collard lowered the baggage he was carrying to the ground, prompting him to confirm the truth.

The luggage was covered with cloth, but Collard quickly untied and retrieved the contents.

--It was a sheathed sword.

"Don't be fooled by the word swordsmanship... that's what I'm talking about. A sip of swordsmanship is by no means a panacea in battle, it is only one means."

While saying so, Collard brings his sword to Reurus. Reurus leans his neck against Collard's words and receives the sword.

"You seem to understand... Hmm, if that's the case, I'll tell you an old story."

Collard draws the sword, of course. The length of the sword is about 80 cm and the width is wide, and the handle is secured so that it can be gripped with both hands. But the blade was crushed because it was for training.

"When I was a samurai, there were people who learned swords together in King's Landing. Within a year, his talent was beyond the ranks of knights."

Speaking with a serious expression, Collard dropped his gaze on the sword he held.

"Even the knights who were teachers grew up to defeat them... I see, I wondered what kind of race they would call a hero."

Are you checking the state of the sword, or are you thinking about your own memory? I can't tell from the eyes of Reurus.

"I was so talented as to envy... but as a first team, I went to exterminate the bandits and died. It's already light."

"... weren't you talented?

Unexpectedly, Reurus asks questions.

At the time, he didn't know, and now Collard works as a knight. If such a collard were to say, he would certainly have been talented, but I wonder if he was really talented if he was said to have died lightly.

"Even though I had the gift of sword... oh, now I can say it. There was no doubt that the sword had talent. But that was all."

Collard scratches his head as he talks.

"I don't know what you said... even if you were good at swordsmanship, you weren't good at killing each other. Does that tell you?

"That's... no, I understand."

The knights, samurai, and soldiers known to Reurus each had excellent skill and collaboration skills. But in the first place, the story will change.

"What do you think the cause of death is?

"If we slash each other with bandits... can we win?"

"Hmm. If the opponent had challenged me with a sword, I would have slashed him down even if he was constricted... he shot me in the head and died with a spear where he was scared."

"... I see."

You can't laugh if you throw a stone. I know because I once killed monsters with stones, like Reurus. Stone is a fine murder weapon, and it will be dangerous if it hits your head.

"I wasn't ready in the first place, I still didn't have enough training as a squire, the enemy was more skilled than I imagined... I could find as many reasons as I wanted, but I think so. The point is, he didn't know how to fight."

While saying so, Collard points the tip of the sword towards Reurus.

"Since that incident, I've been more engaged in training than ever before. Swords, shields, spears, bows, hand-to-hand fighting, equestrianism... I'm proud to say I fixed it all. Of course, I can't say that I've reached the secret, but learning these techniques has made it possible to predict some of the battles that the opponent can take."

Reurus, pointing at the sword, pulls out the sword with the Dragon Slash on a nearby tree, imitating Collard. The Reurus sword is also a training sword with a broken blade.

"Your way of fighting is too rough and too lethal... but I can't say it's incorrect in battle. Therefore, the first thing we need to do is scrape off the waste and correct it."

"Thank you!

--This may have drawn more “hit" than expected.

With that in mind, Reurus also held the sword.