A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

"Whoa... what my grandfather said doesn't make me any better."

Reurus, who had prepared the "Dragon Slash", whispered in such a tone.

A rotten odor that drifts from nowhere and makes you want to cover your nose. It's more like rotten meat than a smell of blood - it's a bad smell that doesn't know how long it's been rotting.

At the same time, Reurus felt the magic. As sharp as a sharpened blade, it still seeps into the killing air.

Combined with the surrounding rotten odor, it is the air that is likely to lose consciousness if the person is weak.

"This is... incredible."

Collard also pulled out his sword and turned his back to the carriage. The voice was tense, and it seemed to feel the other person's anomaly and trouble.

(Put Ruvillia in a carriage... no, it's dangerous to move)

It seems that the person you were looking for is coming from over there to see what the purpose is. Of course, it may not be "neck hunting", but Reus felt that the opponent was unusual by intuition.

Even though it is far away, I feel tingling and a feeling of intimidation that stings my skin. The magnitude of magic doesn't seem to be so great, but it's killing enough to forget it.

Without concealing the signs, he approached without even concealing his voice. Is it a sign of spare time, or is it to intimidate the Reurus again?

Although some visibility is ensured by the fire and moon lights prepared by the three, the shade of the trees and the like is dark. I felt as if I had heard the voice from a distance.

"Kiki... kiki"

The voice echoes again, but it seems to have been heard from nearby compared to earlier. The smell that drifted around also felt thicker, and Ruvillia panicked and hid her nose on her cuffs.

Eliza and Neddy look at each other, but they don't act like they use their hands to block their noses like Ruvillia. It is dangerous to block a battle with just one hand.

"Nuuu... the more you speak, the less you know where you are."

"I can feel the magic, but there's still a distance... no, if you're alarmed, you might jump in at once."

As well as Reurus, Collard kept holding his sword as if he were accustomed to it. He frowned on the smell, but it was impossible to let go of the handle of the sword with “that much".

(Where's the magic... in front of me?)

Reurus uses "Calorie Release" quietly to position himself for interception at any time. However, the moment Reurus used 'Caloric Release', it felt like the other party's air had changed slightly.

"Kiki... kiki..."

I don't understand the words, but it is a voice tone that is a little mixed up with doubt. Or are you alert to Reurus, who is ready to fight?

"... do you want to set it up from here?

"Not yet... I'm still completely unfamiliar with it. If you step into the dark, you'll be disadvantaged by that."

Reurus whispered to Kohlrad to confirm, and Kohlrad also whispered.

It is a realuse that uses "caloric release," but it is impossible to see the darkness from the side of the fire. Conversely, you can see the whole thing from the other party.

"... hey, Grandpa. Wake up..."

Subsequently, Reurus called out to Axis, who was lying on the ground and asleep unfaithfully. It was unfavourable to fight at night, so I decided to wake Axis and retreat the opponent.

"Shh... shh..."

But there's no response from Axis. I can only hear regular sleep.

…… Are you sleepy enough not to wake up soon? No, I don't think so...)

Are you pretending to be asleep and trying to approach me from the "neck hunter"? If that's the case, you'll have to convince yourself as a revus and turn your attention away from Axis and concentrate on the dark night.

Thirty seconds to confront the signs that appear. Aware of the signs of deliberately making footsteps and approaching, Reus focused his efforts on both hands holding the Dragon Slash.

…………

And unexpectedly, I saw something moving just around the corner of the fire. It was the human face that was reflected in the illuminated vision.

"You....."

Reurus, Collard, and Ruvillia were the ones who knew his face.

Keith, a Gregorian priest, showed his face. Once he attacked the Reurus and captured them, he let them escape, somehow showing a surprising look on his face.

--But I literally only showed you my face.

"Hih...."

The screams leaked out of Ruvillia's mouth.

Keith, who appeared out of the dark, didn't come down from his neck. With your eyes open and you look surprised, you don't move a single thing.

Then the other party comes one step closer to catching Ruvillia's little scream. Along with that, the odor gets stronger.

Keith's neck was followed by his neck, his neck, and his neck.

"Eh...."

Even Eliza, who was walking around the Shura Hall quite a bit, breathed in her voice. By that time, the appearance of the opponent was too deformed.

A black rabbit would be a cute expression of its appearance. It is a rabbit covered in black hair, from the tip of the ear to the tip of the nail.

However, its “height” is close to two meters rather than a revulsion.

It stands upright with two feet, but even though both feet are covered with fur, you can see that the muscles are raised more convincingly than a rabbit.

Her upper body, with her back rounded like a cat's back, was also inferior to both feet but muscular. Still, the dazzling arms are abnormally thick, with nails long enough to reflect the light of fire at the tip of the five fingers.

There were two long ears on his head, and Reurus was the only thing that made him think he was a rabbit. However, the mouth was wide ripped, sharp fangs peered, and red eyes glowed in the darkness.

Even so, Eliza screamed because she wore a “bad taste” ornament.

As with Keith's, they tied their heads together and wore neck rings that looked like pearls.

The majestic enemy - Reurus was convinced that this was the "neck hunt".

Killing air and heavy pressure that seems to have doubled by showing up. The scent of a bending nose is getting stronger and more irritating to the eyes.

Kiki Kiki Kiki

Though I thought I had walked to the place where the light of fire arrived with a gentle step, it was a greeting, but I just rubbed my teeth together and shouted "neck hunting".

The moment the figure was fully visible, Reus felt it strongly.

(Ah... I see, I know how it feels for a Gregorian to jump up and look around...)

The creature in front of us is clearly a human enemy. If you let it go, you'll kill so many people that you can't count.

Intelligent as Vanille, and in some cases not such as to be able to avoid battle through discussion.

Instead of swallowing the surroundings in a disorderly fashion like a slime and making them huge and killing them “as a result”.

Like the "Castle Collapse", the existence that can collapse the castle from its gigantic body, or attack humans harmfully, kills others on its own - it is the "neck hunt".

"What is it? Hey, you're fashioning a lot of character. I can't say I have a good hobby."

It is a revulsion that casually makes a soft slap on the mouth, but the tone of voice is not even smiling at the shards.

I didn't want to fight the mighty, not as a condition to heal Ruvillia's body, but as someone who lived in this world, I felt I had to take down the enemy before me.

"Ki, Ki... Ki?

The "Neck Hunter" looked at Reurus's face and wondered if he had tilted his neck, and turned his gaze towards Collard. But he immediately moved his gaze and now looked at Eliza.

…… Kiki kiki...?

I tilted my neck just as I did when I saw Reurus, and then I thought I saw Neddy, and I tilted my neck even further. It seems that the confusion mixed with killing has become stronger, and Reurus wonders as he searches for gaps.

But that was the question.

― Kiki

I wondered if Ruvillia, the last person left in the scene, had his gaze on the "neck hunt" and his mouth hung wide after a few seconds.

"Kiki Kiki... Kaka Kaka Kaka Kaka Kaka!

It is a joyful laugh that is conveyed even if you don't understand the words. I wondered what I really liked, and "neck hunting" stared at Ruvillia's face and hair, and shook her body and laughed loudly - the next moment she disappeared.

Chi!

While the "Neck Hunt" disappeared, the Reurus was also moving. Follow the movement of "neck hunting" to see if it can be easily captured even with the enhanced dynamic vision of "caloric release" and wave the great sword “toward Ruvillia”.

"... eh?

All Ruvillia could feel was the sound of metal ringing in her ears. Looking at the sound, I saw the claws of the "Dragon Slash" and "Neck Hunting" plugged in at a single piece of paper.

Ruvillia doesn't understand what happened. However, I could easily understand that my neck would have fallen if Reurus hadn't prevented it.

The "Head Hunter" claws, which had to pass over Neddy because of his height, tried to hang Ruvillia's neck.

"Ooooooooooo!"

It was a realuse that took the nail of "neck hunting" forcibly, but it was left to the strength of the force to play. However, the "Neck Hunter" claws grew on both hands, and an immediate pursuit was launched to snatch Ruvillia's neck.

Reurus' posture has also collapsed due to a forceful nail play. Still kicking the ground and jumping, he twisted his body and knocked the "neck hunting" nail into the wrist at its root.

Poor posture does not stop the attack. Still jumping sideways with the neck hunter's wrist “scaffolded”, he held Ruvillia's waist and left the scene.

"Kiaaaaaa!?

Ruvillia screams at the sudden impact, but she doesn't have time to apologize to Reurus. Though I protected Ruvillia, Eliza and Neddy were next to The Head Hunt.

"Nunnh!

But Collard will cover it. The moment Reurus left with Ruvillia in his arms, he waved his sword toward The Head Hunt.

"Kiki"

A "neck hunt" in which Reurus was slightly disoriented by kicking his wrist, but avoided Collard's slashing easily. And while avoiding, he tried to snap Collard's neck, but he immediately retracted and took a distance.

"... hurry up"

It was a "neck hunt" that retreated at a saturated rate, but until a few moments ago an ice spear protruding from the ground appeared. Neddy used ice magic through a gap in Collard's consciousness, but he evaded it.

"Even though it looks disgusting, it's really fast..."

Eliza, who was about to puncture the "neck hunting" with a cane instead of the ground, whispered stunnedly as she disappeared before moving.

(Indeed, this is a tough enemy.....)

Reurus also had a slight cold sweat when he saw the speed of the "neck hunt".

Axis is right, the speed at which a Reurus using "Caloric Release" can finally follow. However, the shaken nails were sharp enough to be a special blow, and it was convincing that they could not be prevented unless they were "dragon slashes".

Above all, we have Ruvillia to help us. I wanted to throw it out and hold the Dragon Slash with both hands, but just showing a little gap would cause the Neck Hunt to step in.

"... Ruvillia, stand on your feet if you can move."

Reurus speaks to Ruvillia as briefly as possible without words of respect and courtesy. But the voice that comes back is weak.

"Sui, ma... nh... my body... is trembling..."

Because of the imminent death in front of you, a huge tremor comes from the embrace of Ruvillia.

(The carriage... did Annemone wake up?)

I was wondering what to do with Ruville, but I saw Anemone peering from the edge of my vision, from the gap of cloth stretched on the wagon. Looks like you're looking at the gap in the "neck hunt," but I'm aware of the danger, and if you let go of Ruvillia, you'll take it.

(Throw gap, the gap where Ruvillia is in the air... tough, huh?

However, the speed of the 'Neck Hunt' could kill Ruvillia.

As a result, Reurus was lost in his choice, but when he thought that the "neck hunt", which had been laughing until then, suddenly stopped moving, he immediately reversed and ran away from the scene.

"... what?

With the magic of rapidly moving away, Reurus blinked his eyes as if he had been poked by falsehood. "Neck hunting" doesn't show up even if you're alert that you're going to take a long detour and attack.

"Hmm... did you notice me falling asleep? It's the same escape route as ever."

However, Axis spoke up to dispel the Reurus' doubts. When I was caught in the voice and looked at it, there was an Axis that woke me up.

Axis looked seriously at the direction in which the "neck hunt" ran away, but his gaze quickly turned to Reurus.

"Did you understand the danger of this" neck hunting "?

As Reurus wondered, he deliberately exposed the gap and invited a "neck hunt".

The realuse that came to mind exhales a lot and solves the "caloric release".

"Grandpa... at least tell me in advance..."

"If you do that, you'll notice your movements, right? But that doesn't make any sense....."

There may have been a temptation to show the threat of "neck hunting", but even as a revulsion, it is bad for the heart. Still, it is true that we were able to measure to some extent what "neck hunting" looked like and how threatening it was.

"Mr. Ruvillia? For now, the enemy has fled. For today, it's a carriage....."

Reurus exhaled once more and tried to get Ruvillia on the ground. But the voice stops on the way.

Soon, Ruvillia's mouth began to burst into tears. If you think you've faced the fear of "neck hunting," you'll have no choice.

However, as a Reurus, we will face a very difficult situation.

(Ah... you were really scared...)

The warm moisture over the leather armor and the smell of ammonia that sticks out your nose mixed with the residual odor.

While Axis was determined to beat him later, he whispered anemones so that Eliza and the others could not hear him.