Rakugo in Another World

A familiar tavern. There, Rakutei Ichifuku's rakugo began.

The title of that day's story is "Reaper."

"Some nasty adventurer man is walking all over the road."

Ah, no money, no job (quest).There is no place to live or live.I have no luck at all. [M]If this happens, I'll become a bandit and steal money from the neighborhood. "

That's how a man looks around.

I looked at a nobleman's house and decided to steal it.

"Ahh, why did this happen?I really don't follow you...I wonder if he's possessed by the Reaper. "

Keike... you know.

Hmm?

I could hear a voice from my back, so I turned around, and there was a thin, eye-catching monster standing there with big fangs and bright red tongues peeking at me.

Wow!! A monster!

A surprised man pulls out his sword and stands up for the anomaly.

Waste. You're not my enemy.And technically, I'm not a monster.

Isn't that a monster? No matter where you look... it's a monster!

"It", which is not a monster, shook his head with a spare expression to the man who said while trembling.

No, no.That's what I told you.I'm the Reaper.

Reaper? Reaper means that the skeleton has a sickle in a black robe, right?It's not what you look like. "

Wow, that's the reaper of monsters.That's a monster who was born to imitate the real Reaper.I can't stand to be with you.I'm the original owner of the main house.

Reaper shook his crouched voice and said so.

Really?I don't really understand the classification.Well, okay. So, um, what is it that the Reaper came here to kill me?

When the man is afraid, the Reaper shakes his head laughing.

No, you still have a lot of life left.It's the name of the Reaper that killed him. "

Well, the Reapers have a lot of rules too.

Ah, you just showed up, and I thought I'd help you out with a few things.

In the words of Reaper, the man leans his neck.

Cooperation?

You want the money, right?

Ah, ahh. That's what I want. "

Then be a monk.

The man opens his mouth to surprise at the sudden suggestion of a change of job.

"Huh? A monk? Me?What are you talking about?I can't even use magic. "

It's okay. I give you magic.And I'll make sure the other reapers are visible.

To make the reaper visible?

The Reaper glanced at the man's eyes and said slowly to speak directly to his soul.

Listen, listen to me now.You can't just ask.Do as I say.First, find the weak.

Weak people?

Oh, you mean the sick.

What are you going to do when you look for the sick?

It must have been decided.Help me. You're the monk.

It seems that it has already been decided among the reapers that men will become monks.The man did not pinch his mouth to the impetus not to speak of it.

If you find a sick person, first take a closer look at his bed.There must be a Reaper under my pillow or under my feet.So, here's the thing.Not if there's a Reaper around the pillow.He won't be able to help you. "God, give this man a healthy sleep..."But I put it at my feet.He's still alive.

Really? What am I supposed to do?

The Reaper laughed and said to the man who had eaten him.

I cast a spell.Listen carefully and remember."Adjara Camoclene Dioxin Tekeretz Nopa." Sing that and slap your hands twice.Then the Reaper vanished, and the possessed man became healthy.

Really?

If you think it's a lie, try it.There's a sick man in that house right there.

Where the Reaper pointed.It was a nobility hall that a man had always wanted to steal.

There, as the Reaper said, the daughter of the master of the building lay sick.

The doctor and the monk called, but they were both thrown a spoon, and then they waited only to be called to heaven.

"Ah, does anyone have anything to save my daughter? Anyone, help me."

The owner of the building was at a loss, and a man came there.

Excuse me, I'm a traveling monk, is there anyone sick here?

No matter what you think of a man's figure, he doesn't look like a monk.My husband has a strange look on the man dressed as the sleazy adventurer, but he doesn't mind saying so.

Me, no, let me see it.

"... come in."

Normally, I would never raise a person in this style to the museum, but the man was allowed to enter the house thinking that if this happens, he would be scratched by the straw.

In the room where the man was passed, the beautiful daughter lay in bed, breathing constantly.

--Now, is Reaper around the pillow or at the feet...?

As the man watched carefully, as he was told, there was a reaper in the bed.

And the key point is....

- At my feet. All right! All right!

When the man stood in front of his daughter, he created the heaviest atmosphere possible and sang a spell from Reaper.

"Ajara Camoclene Dioxin Tekeretz Nopa!"

Then I slapped my hands twice with bread.

Then the Reaper, who was at her feet, disappeared.

The effect immediately appeared.

Her distressed daughter began to breathe, and she woke up slowly.

"Father... did I save you?

"Oh... my daughter.My daughter...Daughter!!!

And the lord of the nobles rejoiced.

He was rewarded with many rewards, and the man's life was moisturized at once.

In addition, as a monk of miracles, he called out rumors from mouth to mouth, and he was a leap of time.

Dressed in a monk's costume, he went to the sick man's house to see if the Reaper was under his pillow or under his feet.

When I was at my feet, I said, "Ajara Camoclene Dioxin Tekeletz Nopa!"and I clapped my hands and breathed back.

The man said, "A miracle monk!'.

Sometimes the Reaper was around the pillow.As I was told at that time, "This won't help anymore.It's fate. Healthy sleep, O God... 'That said, the sick man dies as soon as he leaves home.

That's why I was afraid that 'he's not just a man...'

"And men quickly get everything: wealth, honor, women.But you say that you can't learn evil money, because you were originally a foolish person who had only a reason to fall when you fell.Once you have the money, you use all your luxury, use it as much as you can, and quickly put it to the bottom.However, the man has a magic gift from the Reaper, and he sends a taka. "

Well, I don't mind.If you run out of money, you just have to do a little monk and say, "Ajarakamokulen..."

A man who felt so light, something unexpected happened.

Even though I was a monk, the death god possessed by the sick man of the house I was going to go to continued to be the pillow.

Magic doesn't work on sick people with Reapers on their pillows.I heard from Reaper that it was originally destined to be summoned to heaven.

But if you refuse to work, it won't be money.

That said, the real problem is that the Reaper is around the pillow, so there's nothing I can do about it.

He was a distressed man, but one day, something came to him from the court.

The princess is sick.I tried hard, but unfortunately the Reaper was not at the princess's feet, but at the pillow.

No, I can't do this either.I'm sorry about the princess.Um, let's get a healthy sleep... yes "

"Wait! Please! Please!Help the princess somehow!

A servant who knew the rumor that a sick man would die if he said so.It's not going to be easy.

"No, even if you ask me to do it... it's around the pillow"

The Servant says to a man who can't help it.

If you helped the princess, I'll give you 10 million hips as a reward!

It changes the color of a man's eyes with a boulder.

10 million hips......?Well then, the change won't come even for the work I refused so far.... "

The man with his eyes dazzled with gold managed to figure out what to do.

At that time, when I looked at the Reaper, I noticed that he sometimes seemed to fall asleep.

That's right......

So a strange idea comes to mind.

Let's do something about it.Four mighty men in the castle.Yes, bring me four knights of my choice. "

The servant summoned four knights boasting power, as the man said.

The man put the knights on the four corners of the bed where the princess was sleeping.

Look. When I give the signal, turn the princess's bed around and flip her head and legs. "

Neither the Servant nor the Knights understood the meaning, but seriously nodded that the princess would be saved by some kind of curse.

After that, everyone was at their home position, waiting for time to pass.

The man watches carefully for the reaper.

Then, after a while, the Reaper began to pee and fell asleep.

- I did.

So the man gazes at the knights and signals carefully.

Sei-no

The next moment, the princess' bed spins, and the place where the princess' head was turned into a foot and a place where the leg was turned into a head.

Suddenly, the awake Reaper looks around with an open face.

If you don't miss the gap, the man casts a spell on his mouth.

Adjara Camoclene Dioxin Tekeretz Nopa!

Immediately, when I clapped my hands twice with bread, the figure of Reaper disappeared.

And the princess regained her vitality.

Servants celebrate a man's accomplishments with great joy.

It's a miracle. Well done.Let's take 10 million hips as promised. "

Thank you! We did it!!

Deciding on a major reversal of the resurrection, the man left the court in a good mood.

When I left the castle, there was a reaper standing there.

Hello

Oh, it's you.It's been a while.

The man talks to the Reaper with a smile.

... I was just watching it.

It was said just now, and I immediately thought it was about saving the princess.

Oh, I see.Hehe, how's it going?Did you think about that?

Oh, that's amazing.It's a big deal.

"Don't you think?

The Reaper claps his hands and praises him, so the man finally gets good at it.

Oh, that's right.I haven't seen you in a long time, let's drink. I got 10 million hips.I'll buy it. "

Nice work.

Reaper accepts pleasantly.

Hee, why don't you ask me out, and the Reaper will drink too.It's just that it's still daytime.There's no tavern I'm working on.

Then there's something I can do about it.

Death's Going? Ah, that's funny.Please take me with you. "

Ah, follow me....

"The man was guided by the Reaper, turning that way, turning this way, and at some point he went out of town and arrived at a cave full of huge rock walls...."

Hyah. When I think about what it's like to go after the Reaper, it certainly feels like "going after the Reaper."What the hell? "Bat Kabayaki."

A man who said that in surprise but breathlessness and followed the reaper.

As you go deeper into the cave, you reach a large open space.

There the man makes an unexpectedly loud voice.

"... what are you doing here?"

It wasn't just the cavity.

There were countless candles standing on a naturally made rock table, perhaps just a few stars long.

Lighted candles, fading candles, thick candles, thin candles, long candles, short candles, and various shapes of candle lights swayed the unseen.

Hey, Reaper.What the hell is this? Is this the sign of the Reaper tavern?

The neighborhood was creepy and obviously not like an izakaya, but the man still beats lightly.

In contrast, the Reaper's crouched voice contained the same lightness.

Is this it? It's not a sign.This is... the lifespan of a human being.

Lifetime?

Ah, check it out.This long candle.....

Reaper points to a long candle in front of a man diagonally.

It's the lifespan of the king of your country.

Hee, the King is a long time ago, but it's pretty much there.This will make our country safe.And the guy next door, he's thin and healthy, but he's still pretty long?

Oh, that's the princess's.

The man jumps up with joy in response.

Hee, is this the princess?I think I saved your life, and you've grown so long. "

... ahh, I guess so

A man doesn't notice his mouth as if it contained something from Reaper.

"Ahahah, what is this?This one's short.I'm going to disappear. "

That said, the man looked at the candle with its core somehow stuck in the wax that was melting away and laughed.

The Reaper also looked at it with him and laughed, and said this in a really light tone, just like the other day.

Oh, my gosh, that's... your life expectancy.

"... to...?

The man solidifies, pointing alternately at himself and the lump of wax, which is not even a candle.

"This... is mine?

Oh, yes. That's your life expectancy.

On the prompt answer of the Reaper, the man laughs to Hehe.

"No, what are you talking about?Don't make a bad joke.I thought you said so.When you first met me, you said, "Life expectancy still stands."

Oh, I told you.I did say that.

The man strokes his chest down at the words of Reaper.

Isn't it? Then.... "

Because you're going to do something extra.

"... eh?

With a crouched voice, Reaper shook his head in disappointment.

The man felt the breathlessness and unspeakable discomfort of the air sticking to his throat.

The mood and sense of accomplishment that I felt earlier disappeared like fog.

You saved the princess in the castle.Turn the bed over.....

Ah, ahh. No, because that's.... "

Didn't I tell you?I was told to give up when I was around the pillow.Hey, didn't you hear that?

"No, but I'm really using my maneuver..."

Answer me.

Hi... ah, no

A small scream leaks unexpectedly from the man's mouth.

I don't care about your favor.Hey, I told you, right?Didn't I tell you?

It's not loud.It's not a threatening tone.Reaper is a gentle tone that tells children.But the words contained a heavy, damp sound like an eagle grip on the heart.

"No, it's...Um, that's... That's not what I meant... "

When the Reaper asks, the man doesn't speak well, but, yeah, shakes his head vertically like a broken toy and manages to arrange an excuse.

No, no, you did such a terrible thing.....

No, um, that.I'm sorry... I didn't know. "

The man had already realized that what he had done was a great taboo.

As he was about to cry, he lowered his head to the reaper.Ask for forgiveness.

However, the Reaper did not show his troubled face at all, but said something frightening lightly.

No, it's okay.It's nothing to do with me.It's just that you're gonna die.

"Death...!!Me!?

The man points at himself in surprise.

Reaper nodded and began explaining indifferently.

Oh, yes. Your manoeuvre saved the princess.Excellent work. But no one can afford to prolong a short life.I can't bring a "yes" from a "no" place.With the princess, I mean, with your life expectancy.Hey, nobody's in trouble.This would have been better for the country.So don't worry, you die. "

"Good, good, good!!Noooooo!!!

A man shaking his head while trembling.

Stick to the feet of Reaper and beg desperately.

Do something!Please, I didn't know.I thought it worked. Ooh!?If I knew, I wouldn't care if I didn't do it, Princess. I just want the money... hey, please!!

I can't. I did something I shouldn't have done... heh heh.Die.

That's not true!!!!I don't want to die. Whoa!No, I don't want to, I don't want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want to, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want, I want.

The man lays down on the ground, weeps, runs his nose, loses all face, and begs the Reaper ugly.

No one speaks to that sense of urgency.

I swallowed my stubborn spit and found myself in a blessed raven.

"Yes, I will do anything if my life is saved.And I will.

The Reaper finally reacted to the man's words.

Well then, let's give it a chance.Here's a brand new candle.Put a candle fire on this one that's going to disappear even now.If we can transfer the fire, your life will last that long.If you screw up, you'll die.Fine. Let's do it.

The man nods with trembling, receives a new, still long candle from Reaper, and faces his candle.

"Ha, yes... well, I'll do it... I'll do it... fire... candle fire..."

What's wrong?I'm already shaking... then I'll disappear with a tremor.If you disappear, you die.Die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die.

No, please don't.Don't speak up.Please shut up.Hah... hah... "

The man begs desperately, but when the reaper looks at him with pleasure, he speaks again.

Hehe…… come on… it's okay… it's dripping with sweat, then the fire will go out with sweat… don't breathe so much… it'll go out with breath.Don't cry, man. It's gonna go away with tears.

"Ahhh, shut up... shut up and watch me... please... hey..."

Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak Squeak

A man desperately brings a new candle closer to his own light, but the fire doesn't move and it gets smaller.

Ahhhhhh!!Nh... why can't I? Ooh...Hey, watch it! Put it on!... uhh, that's a lie.That's right, that's a lie...It's impossible to die like this...Ha, hahahaha, hahaha... it's decided... "

And...

"Ahhhh... fire... ah...The fire... has disappeared... "

Together with the dialogue, Ichifuku fell over the throne.

Then all the tavern lights went out, and it was dark.

When the light came on again, Ichifuku was not on the high throne.

The silence echoes on the spot.

Shortly afterwards, there was a burst of applause in the tavern.