A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

The journey to King's Landing goes smoothly.

Blessed by the weather, which hardly rains, you continue on well-maintained streets without monsters or bandits.

As a result, the Reurus were not stopped on the road and were able to move faster than planned.

Sometimes I encounter soldiers patrolling the streets, but when Natalia comes along, they pass without checking the carriage's baggage. Some of the soldiers knew Natalia's face, and some approached her with an attitude of not putting her down.

This was no different in the towns and villages that existed on the way to King's Landing, and when Natalia was summoned to King's Landing, she was able to stay without being charged a toll or identity deposit by showing a letter from a messenger who came to Laval.

The same is true of the accompanying Reurus, who can be assured of a journey of unprecedented comfort.

(Is this the high social status of Mr... the Baron Quasi?)

The status of Baron Quasi is also true, but the influence of formerly leading an army in King's Landing was greater than Reurus had imagined.

Natalia belonged to the national army of Mataroi rather than to the army of King's Landing, but from that standpoint, she thought that it was incompatible with the army of the lord. However, when he was in active service, he seemed to have been running around the country, and there were acquaintances there.

There is such a Natalia, and the journey proceeds without the Reurus ever having to fight. It was too calm to applaud. It's the same with Eliza and her surroundings, but she's relaxed compared to her previous journey.

Gilba seemed unusual and peaceful.

"After all, if you leave active service, your body will be dull...."

Natalia grunts unexpectedly as she continues her journey for about a week. Reus, who was walking ahead of the carriage, picked up the murmur and saw Natalia walking by the carriage, but there was no trace of fatigue.

"You don't look tired at all?

"I'm just walking. It just feels like you're losing strength."

Natalia doesn't look tired and doesn't scratch one of her sweats, but she seems to be feeling weak as a person.

But Eliza, who should have been used to traveling around the past year, is so tired that she wonders how well Natalia was when she was in the army.

"You think so too, Collard?

Did you think you could compare Collard, who used to work for you, or talk to Collard, Natalia's carriage lord?

Collard, who received the words, wrongly manipulated the rope for a moment, swinging the carriage to the left and right, but struggling to answer.

"Ha... ah, no... if you were ruling the abandoned city of Laval as the administrator, then there's nothing you can do about it..."

(Mr Collard... how afraid are you of Mr Kolrad?

Even though Natalia is walking, Collard serves on the podium. Collard's expression answered Natalia's question as to whether the situation was caught.

Reurus thought he would get used to it as soon as he started traveling, but Collard's reaction remained the same. Every time Natalia talks, she sweats cold.

Natalia sighs at Collard's reaction and smiles kindly.

"I've been meaning to say this for a long time, but it used to be, and it is now, right? Neither you nor I are the King's direct subordinates, nor are we bosses or subordinates now... why is it so hard?

"Even if you say so... well..."

Collard does not shake the carriage, but he can swim his gaze in magnitude. Natalia laughed bitterly at Collard's reaction.

"Ah... this is my fault. I wonder if you were out of your mind to abandon what you used to call it. Hey, Lord Collard?

"Hah, hah... don't mind, Natalia."

Collard answers as he pulls his cheeks, but from the side, it's probably not much different.

(Hmmm... I really don't understand the relationship between Mr. Kai and Mr. Collard...)

Reurus hears Natalia's conversation with Collard and is intrinsically curious.

Collard's reaction to Natalia has been excessive for a long time, but his attitude has barely changed when he says he should be acting as a knight.

"Hmm... did Mr. Collard work under Mr. Natalia?

Regardless of the relationship, Zilba, who was walking on the left side of the carriage between Collard and Reurus, was drawn to the conversation as he leaned his neck.

Natalia on the right side of the carriage, Zilba on the left, and Korald the ruler. Realizing that Collard's complexion, which was sandwiched between Natalia and Gilba on the left and right, was visibly changing, Reus turned to Meer, who was watching behind the carriage.

"It's a topic of concern to me, but isn't it hard to say that you've been shaking as an emperor all along?

"Uhhhh! That's right! It's healthier to walk a little!

"Isn't that right... Meer, I'm sorry, but could you replace me a little?

Natalia and Gilba may have some misgivings, but seeing Collard turn pale day by day, I feel sympathetic to the Reurus.

So when Reurus waved, not only Meer, who was walking behind the carriage, but also Sarah and Neddy rushed in.

"Yeah, I don't mind.

"I will manipulate your horse too!

"... Mr. Umami"

Sarah and Neddy seem to like horses. Reurus laughed bitterly at those three, and Eliza, who was walking in line at the end of the carriage, opened her mouth.

"Is Reurus not interested in you?

"It's okay to approach from the front, but I don't think the horse feels scared when you show me your back...."

"... because I really think horses taste good."

"No, no, no, no, no. I didn't eat the horses that Mr. Collard had prepared for me."

As she talks about what seems to be an answer and not an answer, Meer takes the lead on your behalf. Did you get used to it on your last trip, or did you enter Nakagodo?

(Speaking of which, even if Eliza were around, she wouldn't look scared of horses...)

After hearing Eliza's words, Reurus feels suspicious.

If it's a junior monster, he runs away from Eliza before he gets close, but the horse doesn't seem to be afraid to run away. Rather, it was scarier when Reurus approached.

Reurus thought that the horse was not a monster and so on, and he saw Collard, who had replaced you, descend behind the carriage. The color of relief spreads over his face.

(I wonder if it's that scary....)

Collard's attitude toward Natalia and Zilba was also somewhat questionable. I've heard of the reason, but I wonder if it's too late.

"Nh... nh?

As Reurus pondered, Sarah, who climbed up to the podium with Meer, raised her voice. From the tone of his voice, Reurus turned to his surroundings.

"Enemy?

"Maybe... the number is one, so it's a monster, but it's coming this way without running away."

"So this is a monster above intermediate level....."

There should be fewer monsters than junior monsters, but Reurus laughs at what he encounters often.

However, since the lower-level monster is not approaching, it will be an intermediate or higher monster that will attack, so it is probably a wrong impression.

As a precaution, the carriage slows down and proceeds slowly while checking the surroundings. Sarah's ability to detect the heat source will tell us which direction the monster is in, but not just one of them is out there.

"Ugh... is that it?"

Reurus caught the monster in the distance while trying to escape the Dragon Slash at any time. It was Orzo, a bear monster with four arms.

"Bear meat tonight!

You must have found the Bear, Sarah laughs.

It is a monster that will become intermediate and lower when it grows up, but it will only be bad for the opponent. Sarah, who sees herself as a “prey” rather than an enemy, is not out of line and will not lose if she fights.

"If it's that size, it's adult... is it bear meat tonight, as Sarah's daughter says?"

Natalia murmured without seeing the dust panic. Soon the smoke pipe was gripped in his right hand, but when he realized it, Reus raised his eyebrows.

Mistress?

"Regardless of my physical strength, I don't mean to feel so dull... but I can't believe I dropped a little rust. It's just the right time.

That's what Natalia said. She left a step ago. “What are you going to do?" Reurus gives up the place.

Apparently Natalia is going to fight.

"... speaking of which, I've never seen you fight."

Natalia said she was confident she could beat Gilba if the distance was open, but she had never actually seen her fight. For this reason, Reus took his hand off the pattern of "Dragon Slasher" and took a standstill stance.

"... are you okay?

"You're not going to challenge me without confidence... maybe"

Eliza makes a worrying voice, but Reurus lightly forgives it. Zilba and Collard said nothing and watched Natalia move.

…………

The Bear didn't seem to be targeting the Reurus, and now you realize it, the war swelled up in the distance.

If you look at Eliza and you don't run away, you're still a junior adult. While thinking about that, Reurus stares at Natalia.

"Oh... I can see it with such hot eyes."

While saying so, Natalia somehow sucked the pipe into her mouth. And when you light a fire with magic tools, you start blowing smoke.

…………

Natalia's actions led Reurus to lean his neck small. But Natalia walks out in a relaxed motion, no matter what.

Purple smoke rises from Natalia's pipe and is shaken by the wind.

Reurus felt a little magic from Natalia - the next moment, the neck of a faraway bear was flying.

"... what?

Reurus squeezes out his voice like that.

I look alternately at Natalia, who would have become Natalia, and wonder if she was too suddenly strangled.

(It would be magic to say that the magic moved... but I didn't know the aura at all...)

Reurus thought it was probably wind magic because it was invisible. However, the distance from the haunted bear was nearly 100 meters, making it difficult to snap his neck instantly.

"Well, here's the thing. I'm glad my arms aren't rusty more than I thought."

Natalia, who hadn't caught the neck of a haunted bear, naturally said after seeing the results. The bears that had been strangled were already desperate, and their bodies were lying down in a noise.

"- So, what do you think?

That's how Natalia smiles. Reurus replied with a vague smile to Natalia.

(I see... this is crazy. You know how Mr. Collard feels....)

Natalia smiled and even had a fairy gloss, but it was a revulsion that felt her cheeks naturally attracted.