A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Episode 289: The Head Hunt Part 4

An inscription where the sun begins to peek at the face from the horizon at the dawn of the "neck hunting" raid.

The Reurus were alert to another raid, but the "Neck Hunt" never showed up again.

Are you alert to Axis falling asleep, or are you alert to Reurus, who was the first to be attacked but was able to catch an attack and fight back, or is there another reason? That's the only thing you'll know about "neck hunting."

For the record, Axis, who had fallen asleep and invited a "neck hunting" raid, was hit by Reus, but he was easily avoided. There seems to be no falsehood in the words that you handled Zilba and Sebastian, and it is unlikely that you will be attacked with your bare hands.

(If Grandpa's awake, he won't stop by to hunt his neck... and I'll wake him up every night from now on...)

Reurus, who avoided his fist, felt that Axis was sleepless until he finished the "neck hunt". And with Sarah's help, I will prepare for an ambush just in case.

As for the feeling of engaging with "neck hunting", the first point is that the chances of winning at night are weak.

The opponent flatly attacked whether the eyes were good at night or not, but Reurus was not. Even black rabbits that are susceptible to darkness are attacking us at a rate that makes them disappear from sight. Fighting at night will be the only solution.

(If you can, it's going to be tough during the day unless there's no shielding around.)

Even at night, the speed was troublesome. This is the speed at which you can finally react and follow using "Caloric Release." In terms of speed, it even seemed to exceed the vanilla.

(Well, in the case of Vanille, it might end up flying in the sky and wiping out the magic... but that's impossible.)

Vanille will be able to “shoot” the magic of power that cannot be decapitated by the Head Hunter. It is now a Reurus who realizes the irrationality of fighting friends (Vaniel).

Making Eliza and Sarah shoot magic doesn't make her look like Vaniel. Neddy won't be able to do it. The Fire Dragon, the Vanille, was the only possible push, and it was a tactic that the Reurus could not take.

(... let's not escape from reality.)

It was a Reurus who was thinking about how to fight the "neck hunt," but turned his consciousness to reality. Defeating the "Neck Hunt" is also important, but there are things to deal with now.

Reurus looks into the carriage. Then there was a strange object in a large cloth for sleeping - Ruvillia, wrapped in cloth and hiding.

There was an anemone next to it, but she looked at Ruvillia with her cloth on and looked at her eyebrows in trouble.

Apart from the "Head Hunting" raid, there was an "incident" last night, and Ruvillia was caught in a carriage.

And since I secretly asked Neddy to help me, the "destruction of evidence” is perfect. It is easy to use the power of spirits, such as draining moisture and drying it in a short time.

The smell was completely misunderstood by the stench of the "neck hunt", so it was Reurus and Neddy, Ruvillia and Anemone, and the five of Collard who seemed to have perceived something. It is unknown about Axis.

(I understand that I was scared, and even if I was born in a noble house, I don't think I can help it because I'm an amateur...)

Even Reurus, who had confronted various monsters, had the anomaly of "neck hunting" enough to blind his eyebrows. Though not under pressure, Ruvillia's reaction is normal given its magic, its lethality and, above all, its appearance.

- For Ruville, it won't save anything.

"Mr. Ruvillia? The sun's starting to rise, and I think it's time for breakfast...."

"Hmm!?

Reurus shouted, and Ruvillia's body, wrapped in cloth, trembled.

I wanted to ask Eliza or Meer to leave a message, but I thought I was worried about Ruvillia as I watched her. Sarah's options were not included from the outset, as she was more likely to tread reluctantly.

You could have asked Anemone to leave a message about the meal, but Reurus came to see if anything was going wrong when he confronted the "neck hunt."

I hope that after one night, Ruvillia will be able to calm down, but Reurus doesn't have a verbal reaction. After confirming this, Reus shrugged his shoulders and tried to leave the scene by entrusting Anemone with his care.

"Uu... I want to disappear..."

But Reurus stopped his feet when he heard a squeezing voice. Looking back, the cloth that Ruvillia was wearing was slightly off.

I can't see the whole face, but I can see shaped ears and cheeks. And my ears and cheeks were bright red like never before.

"To you... so... so... so... uu..."

It is a voice tone that you just want to enter if there is a hole, or you want to dig your own grave and bury it.

"I'm sorry it scared me... Anemone, please beat my grandfather later, because I'm trying to avoid it. You may be pleased."

"Okay, I'll punch you. I'll beat you up if I'm happy."

It may be perceived by changes in motion, but Reurus thinks you should at least tell him. She nodded deeply at Reurus' words, even though she agreed with Annemone.

"For now, Mr. Ruvillia, I don't care. If you were scared, there's nothing you can do. I was just confused and didn't run away. It's fine."

As I said, Reurus does not care about fine dust. Rather, if Ruvillia had succumbed to fear and been confused, she would have even thought things would have gotten worse.

"But... such a shameful thing..."

(... in this case, I wonder if I should apologize or encourage.)

I have lived a long life, but in these circumstances, what kind of words should I say? As a revulsion, I felt like raising my hands and surrendering.

"Reurus?"

Then, a low voice echoes from behind the lost judgment realus. Looking back, Eliza, who was supposed to be helping Meer make breakfast, stood there.

Eliza looks at Reurus's face and sees Ruvillia as wrapped in cloth - specifically her brightly red ears and cheeks.

"What did you do to Mr. Ruvillia? Hey, what did you do?

Eliza asks with her face. The tone has returned to normal, but when I only heard the way I spoke, Reus thought it resembled Sarah. Or does Sarah resemble Eliza the vegetable?

"I didn't do anything."

"If you're not guilty, you can tell me what you did, right? Hey, what did you do?

(Ah, no, I can't... the one who doesn't understand words.)

Reurus felt Eliza's mood early. Then the memory of the previous life slightly flashed back, but I shook my head and threw it out immediately.

"Mr. Anemone?

"Yes... Eliza-san, this way."

In such cases, it may be better to entrust it to a cool third party. As Reurus shook Anemone, he stood up and grabbed Eliza's arm and took a distance.

Anemone will tell you that it is no longer necessary, and it will deceive you well.

"Again, I don't care. So it would be helpful if Ruvillia wouldn't mind."

Reurus tells her so and leaves the scene. Believe it or not, it's up to Ruvillia to swallow it.

Now it was a Reurus who wanted to eat and conserve his strength in preparation for the "neck hunt" search.

"I was watching the battle last night... but I have to admit it. This is no match for me."

Annemone said she was having breakfast and talking about last night's battle.

"As a Servant of Ruvillia, I have trained myself, but the speed and attack of the 'Neck Hunt' is a threat. If we can do something about the weapon, we won't be able to defend ourselves..."

"I agree. The difference between muscle strength and magic, I can't catch up to the extent that I used 'Enhancement'. It was easy to avoid even if I slashed it, but it would be impossible to prevent it if those claws were pointed at us. Please try to parry me and not even ten times....."

Follow Anemone's words and Collard agrees.

"I don't think I have time to shoot magic either... it's too fast"

"... Neddy was also avoided."

Eliza and Neddy, who confronted the "neck hunter," also uttered words, but the contents were no different from those of Collard and Anemone.

I heard that I could slay magic to some extent, but the speed at which I could avoid it before slashing it is in "neck hunting". There was a danger that the speed could not be prevented by an attack other than Dragon Slash.

Compared to other advanced monsters such as vanilla, slime, and "castle collapse", this "neck hunt" seems to be small and specialized in approaching battles.

It was a realuse that I didn't think could kill the army without using attribute magic, but I was changing my mind that it would be possible if it was "allergic”.

Even the metal armor a soldier wears will be powerless in the face of a 'head hunt' attack. It cannot be prevented with a sword, and there must be a one-sided killing.

It might take some time, but it seemed impossible to destroy them eventually by throwing them into the middle of an army marching on the "neck hunt".

"Gilba is about to throw me out, but it was a ferocity that makes Gregorians want to hunt advanced monsters... it's too dangerous to leave them alone."

I'm not going to say anything blue for the world, for people, etc.

As a person living in this world, as a person who actually stood before the "neck hunt", Reus felt strongly that he should kill immediately if possible.

It wasn't killing and eating them to live, it wasn't killing them to get rid of the outside enemies who came into the territory, it was like they enjoyed killing them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have deliberately worn loot.

"Hey hey, isn't Grandpa the faster one?

Sarah called out to Axis, turning to Reus, who was chewing on his enemies for the "neck hunt." But Axis's answer remains the same.

"If you're attacking from over there, intercept them, but don't let them move you around..."

Axis smiles bitterly and dodges Sarah's words. Reurus raised his eyebrows slightly in response to the Axis, but now the "head hunt" is the first step.

Well then, I'll go. If I had seen him from the other side, I might have run into him right away. "

For this time only, it would be better if there were no friends nearby. Only once, Reurus decided to fight the "neck hunt".

(The question is whether it comes out during the day....)

If "neck hunting" understands his appearance, I don't think he will go out of his way to set it up during the day. Determining that it was not a good idea to keep waiting, Reurus walked out in search of "neck hunting."

However, "Neck Hunting" behaves in a way that ridicules the idea of a revus.

Kiki...

They immediately opened a distance of about a hundred meters to prevent an attack, lurked in the shade of the tree, and began to observe the Reurus.