A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Three hours after the conversation took place in the early morning.

Having finished breakfast, Natalia talked with Collard “a lot” as declared, then invited Eliza to the guest room.

Rooms designed to accommodate guests are equipped with desks, chairs, beds, shelves, and minimal living furniture. Although it was about ten tatami mats in size, Natalia sat on her chair majestically, confronting Eliza, as if she were imagining herself as the owner of the room.

"So, what do you want me to do?

Natalia suggests Eliza a chair and puts water in the cup, saying that it would be troublesome not to have a drink in the conversation. Eliza thanked him, drank a sip of water, wandered her gaze several times, and then looked at the door of the guest room.

"I wanted to talk to you about something... is Mr. Collard okay? Something pressed my stomach and left...."

Instead of making a cut to the story, Eliza asks from her heart. When he was invited to Natalia, he intercepted Collard who was coming out of the guest room, but Collard walked away with his right hand along his stomach, whitening his complexion.

Natalia smiled bitterly at Eliza, who looked worried about what had happened.

"This town is taking on a lot of shape, so you don't have to worry about" the future ”... and Collard's stuff. Normally it's like that, but when it's time to go, it's kind of cool."

(That means you're facing a situation that makes you forget about your stomach pain... I'll work hard for you when I see you later, yeah, I will.)

When I first met Collard, I didn't get a good impression, but now Reurus is taking care of everything. Whether the wavelengths match or if something else touches the rhythm of the Reus, you can say that you are best friends with the Reus, except for your close family and the Raval Waste City.

For that reason, Eliza whispered in her heart that the next caravan visiting the town of Speranza should bring good medicine.

"Well then... you didn't tell Mr. Collard about what you heard yesterday, did you?

"If you believe that Bishop Tina, you'd better not know now. Even if I could smell it to a certain extent, you wouldn't have noticed it because it would have made you look worse."

A light chat - not a light one, but Eliza spins words to calm herself down.

Natalia didn't have to complain about whether she noticed Eliza or not.

After that, Eliza takes a deep breath just once. Natalia, who saw it, changed her posture with her natural movements and took a position to listen closely to Eliza.

"So, well... business or consultation, maybe Natalia... yeah, Natalia took the time to ask me."

In the middle of her words, Eliza returned to the tone of "vegetarian.” Natalia smiled softly to reassure Eliza.

"I don't mind your easy way of talking. It is sad to be spoken in a private place, whether in a public place or a private place, in fear of the Son of My City."

"Ah... uh, yes, thank you...?

To Natalia, who spoke with a gentle voice, Eliza lowered her head naturally. Then breathe deeply again, staring straight at Natalia and talking about the subject.

"I... want to be strong."

"... strong? As a wizard?

"Yes... as a wizard."

Natalia didn't ask if it was a blood vampire. And Eliza didn't deny it.

"This time, the incident my grandfather caused... I was of no use. I don't think they were going to hurt me, but after being manipulated, grabbed, and rescued by Reurus and Meer, I could barely do anything in battle...."

As she spoke, Eliza gradually lowered her gaze and leaned down.

"I don't want to be protected by Reurus anymore... I want to stand next to him. I want to be not only protected by him, but I want to be able to protect him."

That's why Eliza murmured with a tearful voice.

Of course, that's not what I never thought. I didn't want to be strong.

It would have been stronger than when I tried and mistaken myself, got a thunder wand, fought monsters, and met Reurus for the first time.

--But it's not enough to stand next to Reurus.

Even if we turn this story into a revulsion, the revulsion will encourage us to say that it doesn't matter. You must be kind enough to help me with my magic and do everything Eliza can.

The feeling of wanting to be sweet and protected is not zero. But even though I know you're pulling your legs, I don't think that's a good idea if you're around.

The stronger you get, the easier the revulsion will be. You can spend a little more than a minute struggling to “push” the Reus.

Elizabeth, who was trapped by Slaus, felt powerless.

--I want to be strong.

--I want to get stronger and stand next to Reurus.

--I want to be able to protect Reurus myself.

Of course, if you can only hope to be strong, you won't have to struggle. That's why Eliza wants to talk to Natalia and ask her if she can.

--I want you to be strong.

Natalia's strength came to light. Crossing Slaus one-on-one with the opponent is an impossible task for anyone in the line. That's why Eliza asks Natalia.

…………

Natalia listened silently to Eliza's wish, gently tilting the glass and drinking water. And he wetted his throat slightly, and turned his gaze toward the corner of the room.

What was there was a set of canes and armor used in the fight against Slause, and Natalia's eyes narrowed to explore her memory.

"In retrospect, there are many things that don't come to mind in the fight against Slaus."

"... a point that doesn't fall into your heart?

After listening to Eliza, the subject suddenly changed. And Eliza thought something else, but she didn't think Natalia would do such a thing without meaning, and returned the word to the parrot.

"Yes. If I could handle that much power, I would have had as much as I could. At least I'm confident I could do better if I were Slaus. But when I actually fought, the clutter was noticeable, and I was acting strangely while I was fighting."

"Strange imitation... uh, what is that?

Without seeing the story, Eliza leans her head. The battle between Natalia and Slaus was far-sighted and Eliza was watching, but what exactly did you think was a strange imitation?

"You saw it, didn't you? While you were shooting magic at me, you obviously didn't have to shoot."

That reminds Eliza of the battle between Natalia and Slaus. But I can't think of anything Natalia wants to say right away.

"First it was low-level magic, then it was intermediate magic, changing flames, ice, wind, lightning and attributes. I wondered while I was fighting. I wonder why you're doing such a wasteful imitation, no matter how much magic you have."

"I was... searching for magic that would lead to Natalia-san..."

"You knew there was no point in changing your attributes with magical shootouts. To break my defenses, I simply need to outperform them with power, not attributes."

Natalia pulls the pipe out of her pocket as she talks. Then she turned her fingertips cleverly and sucked on her mouth, but looked at Eliza's face and placed it gently on the desk.

"That's why it seems that I've used multiple attribute magic since then... but now, maybe that's it... it's just a private look."

As the words slow down, Natalia goes on to say something unusual. But as soon as she regained her attention, she briefly said while looking at Eliza, who was confused.

"I want to show you what a bloodsucking species can do and how far it can fight..."

It is, in other words, like a retrieval exercise.

Maybe what Natalia thought was magic she didn't need to use was magic that Eliza needed.

It's just Natalia's private view, but if you think about it, you'll fall in love with her.

The ability to manipulate others as bloodsucking species, stop others from moving, and use various attribute magic. He also recovered from wounds that could be fatal to humans and continued to fight.

Slause and Eliza will have different “circumstances” when it comes to healing wounds, but Eliza also heals wounds overwhelmingly faster than ordinary people.

Natalia speculates that she showed them in battle. Otherwise, no matter how easy it is to manipulate tokens in the center of town, you won't have to stay in Hector's Mansion, which is likely to be struck by magic from a distance.

Hector's Mansion is a building that is so tall that it is easy to see the "battle around” that there is no need to deliberately capture Eliza in such a place.

Because Reurus and I are connected by a "contract", even if we imprisoned them elsewhere, the place would break quickly, but if we throw them into the dungeon to prevent magic from leaking, we should have left the town of Lemona.

At least Natalia would. And the fact that he didn't “do it” also limited Slause's purpose.

"... Uncle, Dear"

Eliza closes her eyes and recalls the face of the last slaw she saw.

I don't know the “real face," but Eliza would never have seen him. When I was trapped in Slaus, I carried my foot back to Eliza without doing anything, and I was there in silence, but maybe that was...

"Eh...."

Eliza wipes away the tears from her eyes. I can't confirm with the customer now, but I would be happy if it was.

Natalia looks warmly at Eliza as she wipes her tears.

"That's why I can't teach you how to fight as a bloodsucker, but I can see where you're actually fighting. It's only possible, but you might be able to fight like Slaus... and I think it's worth training."

"... that means..."

Eliza stared at Natalia with anticipation. Natalia nodded with a small smile.

"From my point of view, I have a lot to do, but I'll fix the time and teach. We won't be able to consolidate the foundations for the number of days we can stay in this town... but we have a" contract "with Reurus, so taking him away to the abandoned city of Laval will be inefficient. Let's deal with it thoroughly in a short period of time."

And if you teach with a smile, I declare that I will treat you thoroughly. Upon hearing that, Eliza stopped moving slightly, but nodded quickly and loudly.

"No, not where you want it!

"Yes... that's a good answer. Anyway, one or two of them is a gem that might be able to handle magic of all attributes... I look forward to training them."

Natalia, who said that and deepened her smile, was able to swim her eyes a little faster.

At the same time.

Reurus, who obtained Fire Dragon materials in exchange for borrowing from Vanier last night, was visiting Calvin to ask him to craft a weapon soon.

"Mr. Reurus... I need to talk to you for a minute, okay?

And then Meer, who looked serious, stopped me.