A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Silence fills the room. Feeling some uncomfortable air, Reurus silently put his mouth on the liquor.

(Hmm... delicious. It's delicious, but it would have been even more delicious if it hadn't been in this situation...)

Looking at Natalia, Natalia is also drinking quietly. But when I noticed Reurus's gaze, I smiled.

"It's not that hard, is it? The dishes I cooked are getting cold, so please listen while you eat them."

"... I'll let you do that."

There is no air left. Reurus decided to follow Natalia's advice and start using forks to cook.

"How's it tasty?

Reurus tasted a simple dish of sautéed meat with vegetables and seasoned with salt and pepper. It is freshly made, but because it is simple, the taste is good, and at the same time, I can feel the skill of the maker.

"... ahh, it's delicious."

"Yes... that's good."

“Normally," Reurus would have overreacted to praise the flavor of the dish, but that was confusing.

However, the feeling of deliciousness is heartfelt, and Natalia smiles softly if she realizes it.

And again, between Reurus and Natalia, the silence falls. Only the sound of Reurus eating food sounded, making it even more uncomfortable.

(Your handmade dishes are as delicious as alcohol... but I can't really enjoy them in this situation.)

I think so, but I can't stop eating food. Behind the confused mind of the status quo, the body tired from daytime training is greedily seeking nourishment.

However, Natalia puts her hand on her cheeks and turns the smile into a bitter smile.

"I'm sorry. Looks like the story was cut out badly... and now you're ruining my cooking."

"... no, that's not true. The dishes are as delicious as ever. But I can't deny that I was surprised by the sudden talk."

Returning a bitter smile to Natalia, Reurus bites a thousand pieces of black bread. Unlike the black bread I usually eat, is it because of my mind that my teeth feel soft?

"I baked it, too.

"Oh, is that so? Yeah, this is delicious too."

Then Natalia tells me she baked the bread herself. When Reurus opened his eyes, he laughed and expressed his feelings.

That's how I eat hands-on food for a while. Natalia pours wine back into the glass when Reurus finishes eating most of the dishes long enough. When I poured the liquor into the glass of Reurus, I took a sip and opened my mouth.

"I also learned this dish in King's Landing. The Knights in King's Landing, to be exact."

"... the Knights?

"Yeah, I told you I was in King's Landing, right? The Knights held by the King's Capital Rovama... a national army that protects the King's Capital, patrols the country, and even faces the border. I was there."

Looks like we got back to business. Instead, Reurus sat back in the chair and corrected his posture.

"I'd like to make sure first, is this a good story for me to ask?

"Otherwise, I won't talk. You don't know him, but everyone who's been in this town for a long time knows him. I don't usually talk about it."

"Well... I'm sorry I broke my back. Please continue, Mr. Kanji."

Natalia laughs bitterly at Reurus who asks for confirmation.

"Are you careful? But... yes. Would it be faster if I introduced myself first?

"...?

I know the name Natalia, but it's not about that dimension.

When Reurus drank alcohol and wet his lips, Natalia famously smiled.

"The administrator of the abandoned city of Laval, Natalia-Banetes-Malleliy-Amendora... that's my position and my real name."

The renowned Reurus inadvertently stopped moving. And I looked seriously at Natalia's face, but it was an atmosphere that I didn't think was a joke.

"... did Mr. Lewis mean" administrator "? Or is your name... noble?

"Oh, don't you know my name?

Asked to explore somewhere, Reus waves his hand in front of his face and denies it.

"Instead, I thought, how do you know me... well, I've been studying a little with Eliza and Esther."

While saying that, Reurus remembers what Eliza and Esther told him before.

"Um... you're not a knight for now, are you? Knight by name, Nate? That's why... other than that... uh..."

But after all, it was a baked blade. I don't remember hearing so much about it because I'm not interested, and I accidentally lost my sight and drank alcohol.

"Aren't you surprised I'm the administrator?

Natalia quietly asks how she saw Reurus's reaction. The inquired Reurus waved again.

"The union president... I thought it might be Mr. Bartolo. If your boss says so, I can only say yes."

Natalia is a Reurus that has been treated as a receptionist for the Adventurers Association, but I was satisfied if I remembered "so far”.

Sometimes Natalia decides and assigns any special requests on the spot. Sometimes it just seemed like I had to make a decision without going through Bartolo, the union president, and I wondered.

"I just don't know what the caretaker does. I don't know if you're a nobleman... but you're running this town?

I think there is something “wrong” with Reus because of Natalia's tone. I listen to you, but most of the knowledge that I assume is not in Reurus.

Natalia gently tilts the glass and drinks. However, the eyes were pointing to Reurus and were as powerful as trying to see through its inner surface.

"I'm not a nobleman. But I'm not a civilian... do you know the status of a quasi-bar?

"The Baroness? I remember hearing from Estelle... that you're in a similar position to a knight? Unlike the knights, I asked if it was hereditary...."

Reurus answers with desperate memory. When I went to the fortress city of Accra on request, I heard and remembered such stories.

And that reminds me so much, Reus stares seriously at Natalia's face.

"The Baroness?

"To be precise, you're a baroness. You named it Banetes-Marelli, didn't you?

"... should I study as well as the sword?"

Obviously there is a predicate knowledge difference with Natalia. Maybe Natalia said she could stay with Eliza to help her neighborhood.

"Well, let's leave that behind. I am a baroness and I am the administrator of the abandoned city of Laval. Just remember that."

Who said you were in the Knights of King's Landing?

"Previous administrators... when my father was alive, he was thrown in to spread the word."

While saying that, Natalia laughs like a prank, unlike her usual routine.

"Seven years from the age of thirteen to the age of twenty when my father died. But don't you think it's terrible to throw a daughter into the Knights of King's Landing before she's grown up?

"It wasn't until I was an adult that I was sold out to the mine as a slave. No, I was sold out because I was an adult."

Fufu, that's right.

Slap each other in the mouth and drink. Feeling the air melting away little by little, Reurus brings the food left for the pinch to his mouth.

"Does that mean you caught Mr. Collard last night? If I'm not mistaken, I think they called me captain...."

"I'm not mistaken. He was captain of the Third Magic Corps, one of the national armies."

Collard was a samurai and a subordinate at the time, Natalia said implicitly.

"Hmm... haah!?

Reurus listened lightly, but immediately opened his eyes and showed consternation. If I had included alcohol in my mouth, I would have blown it out.

"Did you use your magic!?

It was a realuse that explored magic in astonishment, but I couldn't feel the magic from Natalia. I've never felt the magic of Natalia since I first met her.

"I hide my magic from everyday life. Could you ask me to be discreet, like the kid I am now?

"Eh... no, you're lying..."

Reurus was quite confident about magic detection, but the magic is still not felt from Natalia in front of him. Even that Gilba could feel the magic as close as possible.

Natalia stood up from her chair smiling against a suspicious Reurus. And I thought I was heading to the bedroom, and I brought an object wrapped in cloth.

"What's that?

"You've used it before, haven't you?" Magic Measuring Equipment. "

That's what Natalia told me, Reurus reminds me that there was something like that. It is a magical instrument that conveys the magic of those who touch it visually and easily.

When I first used it, did you bring it? If you have magic, there must be some kind of reaction...)

Reus pulls out the memories of when he first arrived in Laval Waste City.

When I first visited the Adventurers Union, Natalia brought me the Magic Measurer. And now I still carry a "cloth wrapped" "magic gauge."

(Ah... damn, that's right. Speaking of which, he never touched the Magic Measuring Device or Magic Stone with his bare hands....)

I've heard that you've been hiding magic from everyday life, but I'm sure you've been thorough. I couldn't feel the magic from Reurus, and I thought there was no magic because there was no reaction when I brought the Magic Measuring Device.

"I don't want to reveal my hands as much as I can, so I keep my magic hidden, but if I actually measure it like this, I can convince you.

That's how Natalia touches the Magic Measuring Machine with her bare hands. Then, the color of the cylindrical "magic gauge stone" installed in the "magic gauge" gradually changes.

Purple to indigo, indigo to blue, blue to green, green to yellow. And when the yellow color changed slightly, the change stopped.

"... there really was magic... and there seems to be a lot of chaotic magic..."

I can only predict because I can't feel the magic, but I can't beat Vernier, the Fire Dragon. Rebecca, who was at war the other day, also emitted a huge amount of magic even though she passed the magic doll, and she won't be able to compete.

But it is closer to Reurus than the spirits Sarah and Neddy.

(Is this... less Sarah and Neddy? Or do you have a lot of people?

I doubt that, but the magnitude of magic does not correlate with strength and equals. Even if the amount of magic is large, it may not beat Sarah or Neddy.

"... you said you had a lot of magic and you were captain of the National Army, right? Perhaps you're too chaotic...."

When Reurus asked, fearfully, Natalia smiled as she played with the smoke tube that had been removed from nowhere.

"If you can fight a distance apart in an open place, I'm not going to lose to Gilba either... let's just say so."

In response, Reurus looked at the ceiling silently.