A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat?

This was a few days ago rather than the Beast Nation being raided by Uranos.

Blessed with sunshine today, here at Anor Feria, Serena and Raven, and Nem had a happy day.

"Yah! Yah!

Nem was encouraging the cat fisting training that Minerva taught him. And Serena watches over that by her side. Since Minerva left, Serena is Nem's teacher.

"Hey, it's time for lunch?

Time is past noon, but the day looks directly above.

"Right. Nem, why don't we just do some special training and have lunch?

"Yes it is!

Naïve, that's how good Nem is. Always smile with Nico and make the whole town smile.

"Well, let's go to your mother."

Trish, Raven's mother, was supposed to have lunch today.

The three dwellings are a short distance from the town centre, and Raven's home is centrally located, but not so far away.

"Nem, you have to put it right, right?

Serena then nems a necklace of blue glowing ore. It's The Crystal of Anor's Light, which Raven gave Serena. But now Nem entrusts me.

Nem stares at the ore on his chest and smiles softly. Serena stroking Nem's head like that.

The three joined hands as usual, walking through town as the happiest family in town and headed to the central market.

――――

A painting of a residential area lined with loess houses slightly off the central market. There was Trish's house. When Raven opened the door as he said "Mother," there was a look of Trish waiting ready.

"Oh, Nem, you've come a long way."

"Tote!"

Then Nem jumped when he found Trish. Nem calls Trish a 'tote'. I guess this is a testament to my trust as a nem.

By this time Nem had nicknamed the person he liked.

This is the routine. And Serena and Trish, Raven and Nem, all work together to bring the food to the table.

When I finished transporting, I took my seat and thanked them for this day. Nem was loved by everyone, watched over by his family, and happy.

But the happiness comes to an end due to the raids of the Empire. That had already begun, more than before Serena's expression was cloudy.

"What's that?!

That's when I heard a loud explosion coming from outside the house. And the house rocked so big that the hands that were having lunch stopped and the faces of Raven, Serena, and Trish turned into agitation.

Then I hear the townspeople screaming from outside the house.

And when I heard the sound of a strong knock on the door of the house, Trish hurriedly opened it. It was Trish's neighbor there. It's Wanda, a dog woman.

"Trish! Oh! Nem and Serena were here, you better run!

"Just calm down, Wanda! What the hell happened?

"It's like something happened on the south side, I see a big firehand. You should accuse him quickly. [M] I'll run first."

Then a dark cloud can stand in Serena's expression. Because on the south side of town, there, I felt a tremendous wave of magic.

"This is..."

"What's going on, Serena?

Raven looks worried about his wife.

"Hurry up... you better run."

"Mother?

Nem twisting his neck and flaunting his meat with a strange look. I still can't feel the magic in Nem.

"Raven, it's the 'hidden robe' I was wearing, but it's definitely in the cupboard, isn't it?

Then as I came up with something, Serena suddenly asks me that, with a rushed look on her face.

"Oh, shit? What's wrong with that?

"Then for once, shall we go back to the house?

"Are you going back to get your robe? But you better run..."

But Serena's expression about wanting to go back home was serious in itself. To Raven, I felt like it wasn't like a temporary distraction.

"... ok. Then let's go home."

"All three of you, get out of here fast?!

Hurry up, Trish.

"Mother, take Nem and run away first. Me and Raven are on their way."

Then Serena and Raven, Trish confirming the look on their faces, had anxiety about Trish's expression staring into their eyes. But you must have guessed what happened to the two of them.

"Okay, but hurry up, okay?

I didn't understand the situation in depth. But in a situation where priority should be given to escape, Trish admitted the convenience of Serena speaking that way without hesitation. That's what I've lived with for so long, and it was convincing if Trish understands Serena's character.

"Yes."

Serena snorts at Trish who still worries.

"Say hello to Nem, Mother"

"Mother? Father?"

Nem looked anxiously at his mother and father.

"Nem, will you go with your mother first, because we'll be there soon?

Deep anxiety struck Nem's heart. But Nem perceived something at a young age from the expression and voice of both of them. I understood that I should obey and believe here, even if I couldn't say so, I remained emotional.

"... immediately, are you coming?

"Yeah, I'll be on my way with Raven right away."

"Is it true?

"Nem, you have to trust Serena and me. I'll be there in a minute, please, Mother."

To the anxious Nem, I dare say "please" and so on Raven. I'm trying to reassure you by giving you a role.

"... I get it. Nem's not scared."

That was Nem's fortitude, not to worry the two of you, but I tried to say it for you. And Serena and Raven embracing my child.

Later, Nem said, when Trish left the house first, he fled in the opposite direction to the direction in which the explosion had occurred in a great hurry.

And Serena and Raven headed home to get what they needed. Two people running in the opposite direction from the people they go out with. But a little further from the blast site.

"Serena, what the hell is going on?

"My hidden robe, I need that one."

"Is that it? What's this all about?

"That's the same thing that Minerva made her have when Anna left the country, and that robe has two effects: 'perception inhibition' and 'magic inhibition'. I can hide Nem when I'm around."

"Can you hide it?... Um, what do you mean? From what?

"... strong, I feel magic, it's not the magic of half the people around it"

"So that means he's attacking the town?

"I don't know, but..."

Serena didn't have a bad feeling. That has to do with the words Minerva uttered during his breakup.

Documents from the Empire that kept being sent to the Beast Nation were interrupted, and then the month passed. But these days, documents from the Empire have arrived again. Since the founding of the nation, why has an empire so immobile that it is not at all good to say that it has asked for contact with the Beast Nation again? It was Minerva, who did not say clearly, but Serena remembered the look on her sister's face who spoke so.

"No way......"

Raven stares anxiously at Serena next door. But Serena's doubts only deepened.

Uranos, who became king, and then banished all except some. Would common sense work for such an unusual king? Speculation was spreading from vague anxiety in Serena.

"Grab a horn, a robe, and get back to Nem and your mother."

▽

A painting of a town away from the center. The neighborhood is crammed with homes and various shops. There were large numbers of refugees gathered there.

There, Serena and Raven show up with their robes in one hand, and it looks like they got what they were looking for, safely.

"Mother!

Serena appears before Nem, who waves loudly with a full grin. Serena immediately put on her robe when she found Nem and embraced him happily.

"What is this?

To Nem floating question marks, Serena smiling.

"I'll protect you, keep this on your skin."

"... I understand."

Nem doesn't know what he's talking about, but I honestly heard him say it for now.

But it was then.

……

Serena stayed still with her mouth open. Because I felt mighty magic behind my back.

"Third princess Serena, I've been looking for you."

A low, pressured voice speaks to Serena. Then Serena slowly looked back.

"... uranos"

Darmskale Empire, a mysterious country that shows no movement. But no one knows the face of the emperor. Because Uranos was a better known archdeacon, a hero than before he became emperor.

Serena secretly hides her whole body with a robe and a hood, Nem. Uranos doesn't notice the move.

"Despite the fact that this company has been giving me documents straight away, I haven't heard back from them. What the hell is going on with the king of your kingdom? Princess Serena?

Then, to the words of the emperor, the surrounding townspeople who had evacuated and gathered begin to bother. Apparently, many of the townspeople don't know that Serena is a former princess of the Beast Nation.

"Hmm? What? You don't know? Then I'll tell you before I kill you, adventure is something you sometimes rush and basically do lazily. For someone like me? It's the same thing as killing."

Then Uranos didn't even smile and spoke only of his gaze to the townspeople.

"Naizato Cataluria, the beast country. This man is the second princess of the land. He hated his country's customs, hid his identity, and fled to this town."

Townsfolk starting to bother further. Raven and Trish were sending a hostile gaze to the Emperor.

Nem on the other side doesn't know what he's talking about. Nem has not been informed that his mother is a princess. Therefore I do not know that I am royal.

"It doesn't matter anymore, why did you come to this town more than that? Why did you attack the town? This town... people in this town just want to live naturally..." I'm free - "

Then Uranos answers with a boring look, as he gets tired of Serena's theory.

"Free time?"

"Yes, especially if it's surprising? I have stress, too. Why don't we get down to business than that? I gather warriors who will be a force for the prosperity of the Empire. I do not intend to detain myself to the race, but the beast man in particular is highly vital and at times of war exerts more power than the common man. What do you say, Serena? Why don't you come with me to the Empire? You can't spend the rest of your life in such a boring town."

"I say no."

Serena turns down Uranos solicitation with an instant answer. Then Uranos sighed a great sigh and deliberately showed a bare gesture holding his head. Apparently, he knew he was going to say no.

"Anor Feria, a town where a wide variety of vulnerable people spread. From the time your Lord flew out of the Beast Country and found out you were in this town, his response was expected. But just in case I thought about it, I asked. But it still doesn't work."

That's when I saw a slight swing in the magic of Uranos.

"So, shall we have him die? In your spare time."

At that moment, Uranos' magic enlarged and he saw a slight light in his palm.

"Raven, please!

Immediately after, Serena leaves Nem to Raven.

Uranos relegated his magic relentlessly. Uranos releases countless giant fireballs from flat hands to above.

"[Lightning Sol]!"

Serena chants against magic. Then a magic formation appeared at his feet, wrapped in lightning that emitted Serena's legs.

Then concentrate your consciousness on the impending flame herd and identify when to interact. But it was then.

"The Lord is behind you. It's a hassle to be scattered, isn't it?

The flames unleashed by Uranos changed direction just before coming into contact with Serena, and went straight to the townspeople who were running away behind them.

"Everybody!

Serena noticed Uranos' aim, but it's too late at that point.

I thought I heard countless screams, and then the explosion goes off. Shockwaves ran around enough to undo those screams.

Fire, wreckage, and smoke that ignite and rise buildings all over town. Whoever has been directly exposed to the fever has been burned to death, and there are no more traces. And those swallowed by the shock waves were torn apart, and they scattered throughout the city.

It had already become a thing of the past, such as screaming, and Uranos had a true view of the situation. Looks boring.

Serena pushed her anger and sorrow to death, and so did her guilt for coming to this town. But that's what I had to do. There's no time left for remorse.

"Didn't you need something from me?! Why! Even the innocent?!

"No sin, but nothing? He's a beast, a dwarf, a human. What are you angry about?

Serena can't understand all the words of Uranos. No, you can't possibly understand. The Emperor is already mad. I'm no longer the kind of person that words make sense to me.

"Take you! Kill!"

For Nem. Serena goes off like that and puts up her arms. But overwhelming power differences. Serena already knew.

▽

Meanwhile, Raven exploits the blast and hides Nem and his mother Trish in a relatively damaged house near the field.

"Nem, I'm staying here. All right?"

Nem looked into Raven's anxious eyes. And I was feeling Raven's heart.

"What about my mother?

"I'm fine. My father helps, I can use some magic too. You don't have to worry about it. Nem......"

Then Raven clogs the words. Nem floats a question mark.

"Don't ask for Grandma?

Then I can fix Nem's hood and cover him deep, Raven. Sent "Nem, please" with eye contact to his mother, and Raven left the house.

▽

Serena hits Uranos with both hands wrapped around electricity. But Uranos avoids it easily with an uncomfortable look.

"The movement is agile, powerful, and sometimes the White Cats are highly magical. But you can't be a fighter, you can't be a decision-maker. It's not for dragon extermination."

Serena, who puts a question mark in her mind on that word, but she can't afford to think.

"Serena!

Then I saw Raven behind me. For a moment, Serena is confused as to why she's back. But when I looked into Raven's eyes, I felt the thought.

Serena once distances herself from Uranos and rendezvous with Raven.

"Raven...... sorry"

"I know, I know. But... that's okay."

Two people who make sense of each other and speak in boring words.

"What about Nem?

"I hid it in a nearby house. It's okay."

Then Uranos slowly approaches us.

"There must have been demons and elves in there, but they're weak, too weak. I can only feel one magic trick besides your lords anymore, right? I will kill you, and the rest of you, and I will finish this town. This is the reward for continuing to ignore me. Kill all who disobey me."

”I can only feel one magic"... Whose magic is that? Whatever, it belongs to Trish.

In other words, Emperor Uranos has not put Nem in number. You haven't noticed the presence of Nem in the robe of perception inhibition and magic inhibition. Serena and Raven are relieved in their hearts by the words, and when they look at each other, they decide to be ready again.

"Raven? Let's go, huh?

"Oh, I'll cover you"

Raven's power is inferior to Serena's. Considering that too, Raven decided it was a better idea to turn to cover than to go forward.

"Raven?"

Then Serena asks such a raven.

"I love you..."

- This is the last time, Serena knows. When this is over, I will never tell Raven that I love him again.

"Oh, I know. I love you too..."

That's the same as Raven, we already know that.

- That I can't see Nem anymore.

And the two turned their blades to the emperor Uranos, and rushed through the land with freshness.

Uranos, as usual, did not change his expression, did not take any interest in preparing those two or anything else, and turned to relentless fluctuations.