A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Chapter 267: Part 4 of the Journey

Reurus looked back with a voice from behind, and there was one person ahead.

The reddish hair is stretched to the back, but the face is neutral. I can't tell whether it is a man or a woman.

The costume wore a white overcoat with long sleeves and long knees, and leather shoes on the feet. The piercing cloth is of good quality and is embroidered with red thread everywhere.

He is taller than Reurus and will be over 180 centimeters tall. Looking at the height alone, it was about the same as Dominic and Bartolo, but I didn't really know if it was because I was wearing loose clothes.

No matter how many people were noisy in the cafeteria, it would have been an anomaly not to have noticed how easy it was to approach from behind the revus and speak up.

From the side, he looked prominent inside, but Reurus, Sarah, and Neddy didn't notice the approaching person. I couldn't feel the magic shards from Reurus, and I couldn't feel the hostility, so I was delayed.

This would have been fatal if the opponent had been an “enemy”. If they were enemies.

"... no, what are you doing?"

Reurus asks unexpectedly when checking the other person's face. There was no hesitation or manners, just pure doubt.

The opponent - Vanille, who is "changing" in human appearance, lifts the edge of her mouth in response to Reurus and smiles.

I've only seen Reurus once when Vanille 'changed'. It has been used in the past to avoid the slashing of the Reurus that seems to be inevitable when we have a "fight”.

Dozens of meters ago, the body of a firedragon instantly "changed" into a human body to avoid slashing.

"What is not cold? The smell of my territory approached, so I thought I'd come all the way to see your face."

"Hmm? That's not Vernier. Yikes!"

Vanille opens her arms to announce the purpose of her visit, but Sarah makes a breathtaking voice when she realizes it. And I thought I'd get up from the chair, and I turned around behind Vaniel and started to climb up to my back.

"What? How can I help you today? If you're here to sell a fight to Reurus, I'll make you a pussy next time.

"Hahaha. Fire Spirit - No, Sarah. I'm glad you're feeling well, but stop riding on my back. Even though it's not what it is, it's not easy to ride on my back.

Vernier's voice plays behind the offensive words. A similarly haired Sarah climbed on Vanille's back, making it look like her daughter was hanging out with her father from the side.

Reus looked around anxiously at Vanille's words, but no one listened or reacted. Didn't you hear it because of the hustle and bustle around you, or is Vanier doing something?

"... no, it's suddenly creating a lot of air, but you shouldn't have come to people's towns so easily."

As for the realuse, if it is a game played in the previous life, it is the mood that the boss character visited when he was taking a break at the inn in the town.

(The people around me don't seem to care that much, and 'change' is a pretty dangerous magic... and when it goes bad, the whole town suddenly appears to be a superior monster.)

It is likely to attract attention from its rise and atmosphere, but for some reason few people are paying attention to Vernier. Regardless of appearance, is it because it completely hides magic and intimidation?

"Hmm? Don't say strange things... I will fight back if you attack me from the other side, but I'm not taking the initiative to attack humans?

"... there are a lot of things I'd like to talk about, but it's okay. You're not here to fight this time, are you?

I would have liked to meet him if I did, but it was unexpected to meet him in the whole town. But it's better than flying in the shape of a dragon when passing near the Veos volcano.

(When that happens, Mr. Collard and the others will react first.....)

With that in mind, it may be said that Vanille came to show me his face. Reurus, who decided so, sighed and turned to the kitchen.

"Let's eat... meat, shall we?

"Put some alcohol on. Please do the rest properly."

When he nods lightly to Vanille, who orders in a familiar way, Reurus orders from a chef who is busy working in the kitchen. And when she first picked up the liquor and went back to her seat, Vaniel sat next to Neddy with an interesting face. Sarah still had a spot on Vanille's back, but she didn't see Reurus.

"I've endured a lot of strange smells, but... as usual, I'm still spinning strange things."

…………

Vannille laughed interestingly at Neddy's face, but Neddy was expressionless and silent. When Vaniel broke his face in such a state of Neddy, he turned his gaze to Reurus.

"Last time I saw you, I heard you were heading for Lake Mersena, but I don't know... it's as interesting as ever."

"If you put your hand on Neddy, you'll be delighted when you fight..."

"Don't you understand? Still, is it Neddy? Uhm, that's a good name."

Vanille nodded constantly about what was fun. Reurus sighed and gave Vanille a bottle and glass of wine, lowering his hips to the chair he had originally sat on.

…………

Then Neddy stood silently. Then he sat back in his chair, pinching the reals so that he could escape the vanilla.

"Mh... did you hate me? Well, Sarah might be, but I don't think it's a good fit either."

"... bah"

Vanille nodded convincingly and Neddy raised her tongue small enough to show her rejection. It was a revulsion that made Neddy's reaction unusual, but Vanille had warm eyes, as she saw in her toddler's eclampsia.

"Kuku... I can't believe I'm taking the Spirit home while saying I'm looking for a 'jewel' of water. And this sign... water and ice. Spirits with two attributes are rare."

"It doesn't matter if it's rare or not, so stop it... Neddy is Neddy."

That's how Reurus stole Vanille's bottle and poured it into the glass he brought for himself. Then he poured liquor into Vanille's glass and hit the glass roughly.

"In the meantime, a toast...? You're not really here to see our faces, are you?

Reurus talks about alcohol before asking. The opponent is the Fire Dragon - a powerful monster that will surpass the slime and be ranked high among the advanced.

Reurus and the others stopped by and came to see him with pleasure.

"Hmm? I just came to see your face?

--Apparently, he came to see me with pleasure.

"... I've been thinking about it for a long time, but are you free?

"Do you hear it from me with a lifespan that seems eternal? So an interesting acquaintance came nearby. It's a loss if you don't go see your face, right?

--Apparently it was free.

Reurus takes a breath of wine and exhales a tired sigh.

"If you're so busy, why don't you come over here and talk to me?"

Consultation?

Reurus continued his words while thinking that he might be an outcast loner. That's what I would have liked to hear if I had met Vanier.

"Ah... do you know Unicorn? It seems to be in the east...."

"Nh...."

Vanille might know something if she heard it was the most famous monster in the continent. It was Reurus who asked from that thought, but Vanille somehow frowned.

"Why is that faggot's name... no, I don't know, other than Neddy's smell was with you..."

Vanille turns away from thinking about something and sees a revulsion after a few seconds.

"You must have been in the profession of adventurer... is there anything I can do for you?

"... that's it."

Vanille once told me, "I can't be involved in the work of men." So I snuck into Madalo to meet Reurus and drank alcohol in the dining room. It was suspicious, but there seemed to be some sort of “line drawing”.

"Hmm... when I meet Unicorn..."

Vanille stares at Reurus' eyes. And thinking slightly, I tilted the glass and put my mouth on the liquor.

"It's hard to say... no, if you can't say it, you don't have to." He said he was a faggot, so he knew he was real, and he made money. "

I can't say in a word how I relate to Vanier. I think the best thing to do is to fight with a friend of mine, but I didn't think I could use Vannille's help with a request involving a noble lady.

As I told you, it's profitable just to know it's real from Vaniel's word 'faggot'. It's easier to travel mentally than to doubt at least whether it's real.

Reurus does not rush to respond, and drinks again as an aperitif. Neddy, who had seen the realuse, was gently reaching for the bottle, so the realuse gently grabbed the hand and stopped.

"... if it's about that grandfather, it doesn't matter because he's known to humans. I can also predict what to do. Besides, as for me, I wonder what will happen if you meet him."

"What do you mean?

Problem - Have you spotted the prospect of seeing Unicorn and getting Ruvillia treated?

Instead of stopping, Reurus raised his eyebrows and questioned Vanille.

"That grandfather is older than me... that's why he's been alive for over a thousand years. There are few that live longer than that old man. I don't know what purpose you're going to see that grandfather for, but I'm sure you'll be prepared."

"... why am I suddenly being threatened?

Thousands of years is unimaginable, but before that, Vanille's words bothered her too much to get into.

Vanille laughed meaninglessly and silenced such a revulsion question, turning her gaze around.

"Don't you have a daughter of a bloodsucker and a daughter of a dwarf? I thought I'd be careful if I met that shithead."

"... so why do you come up with the names Eliza and Meer?

"Hmm? Don't you know? That shithead... rather than the whole unicorn race, for some reason he preferred his biological daughter. I just thought you might get tangled up if you hadn't."

Reurus pulls his cheeks to Vanille, who makes a slightly serious expression.

(When I was told that, there was such a legacy in my previous life... like...?

It is a realuse that feels stimulated by worn-out memories, but I am convinced that it is true if Vanier takes the trouble to draw attention to it.

(... thankful for the information, considering that there is a possibility of contact from the other side if you go to the destination...?

I found out that Unicorn exists, and I was able to learn about other things that interest me. In that sense, it is a pleasure that Vaniel came to see me.

"By the way, does Vaniel know the magic of cheering up the sick and weak?

"What do you want from the Fire Dragon..."

Reurus didn't say anything more to Vannille, who answered with his face that he could be cremated.

Having spoken to Reurus and enjoyed his meal and wine, Vaniel left in a good mood. It was a revulsion that slipped Vanille's back in a subtle mood, but Collard showed his face by mistaking her for Vanille.

"I just intercepted a strange benefactor... do you know him?

Collard, who was supposed to have appeared before the lord of Madalo, said so at the very beginning of his opening. Because of this, Reurus falls in love with his true face.

"No... strange?

"No, I still have trouble responding... even though there are strange signs, there are still heavy signs inside..."

Collard glances back, but Vanier is already gone. Reurus thought he might have noticed Collard approaching and disappeared.

"Abstract, isn't it?

"Didn't I tell you I was having trouble responding? But yes... if you know him, he's close to Lord Zilba... no, surpass him? I can't believe I'm telling you this, but even the Archbishop of Gilba and the Bishop of Grego seem to surpass it easily...."

Collard didn't seem to find the words well because he couldn't believe what he said. That's why Reurus laughs like a fool.

"Ahahah. There's no such thing as a human being in a place like this.

"... that's also true. I thought it was still okay, but I might be tired too. Let's eat and take a bath and get some rest."

That's how Reurus dropped Collard off to order his food with a dry laugh.