It's Sudden, But I'm Coming To Another World! I Wish To Live With Peace

Chapter 12: For Now, I Can Take a Break

It went as planned.

Other bases are subdued without delay. However, the number of bandits that had escaped was uncertain.

And the rest, the bandits either died in battle or were caught.

The undead at Dokora's headquarters are incapacitated by the Reverend squad led by Maya who comes as reinforcements.

Many were injured, but not a single Knight Lord Leanor was killed.

Although Lord Leanor was thirsty for achievements in her career, but the way to lead her was good. He ordered his subordinates to prioritize their own lives.

It would be nice if he was not prejudiced against women and could give Illias a chance.

We met Maya after she purified Dokora's headquarters, and we asked her to purify our place against Dokora.

But this place seems to be okay. The mana of the Necromancy was scattered, so there would be no more mistakes.

The remaining bodies were cleared from the battlefield, and finally the battle was over.

Dokora's body was taken and her head would be hung and displayed to the residents later.

On the way home, I saw Dokora's bag on the train.

“…”

"Do you have nothing to say?"

Illias, who was sitting on the other side of the corpse, asked.

"Not really."

“Dokora know information about your world. Don't you want to know about that?

“He was ready to die by then. That's why he left the will. And, maybe he has no further information.If you ask me if I want to hear the story or not, I want to hear it. But, how else.”

“You how else? Why do you think so?”

“I don't think you're going to kill Dokora in that place, but you did, did you? He may run away or continue to fight, so I'm sure it's the best option.”

“She lost both her legs, there was no way for her to escape. If you just want to prevent the resistance, we just need to cut off his remaining arm.”

“Well, that's right. But I can't blame you unilaterally. I didn't tell anyone about the last attack. Even if he escaped, there was a good chance of catching up to the Ragdo corps. But…"

“I'm sure that the last attack wasn't because you didn't trust us, maybe because you trusted him more. And you choose the option with a higher probability and execute it. I have some complaints, but it's not that I don't understand what you choose, so I can't blame you.”

"That's the same for me, I can't blame you either."

“…”

Illias let out a breath. Did he have any particular intention with this conversation?

“If you don't mind, you can tell me why you killed him in that place. Maybe it will make you feel better.”

“I'm sorry.. It's just, I'm scared.”

"Although with a lot of difference in strength?"

“No, this is not fear.Maybe, I feel disgusted. Before the attack, I told you that you look like a crooked mirror, right?

"Now that you mention it, you did say it."

“Since we heard the information from Maya, Little by little, I feel you are starting to have the same presence and aura as her.”

“ It is not uncommon to mimic someone's behavior when you think about it.”

“Stay... As I listened to the last conversation, your presence became more and more similar to her…. It's as if you're going to be a person from the dark side like him. Even your appearance started to look the same as her. When I saw that, I couldn't help but swing my sword.”.

I can't deny it. At that moment, I felt that we could understand each other.

There was no disgust at all, even I sympathized with him.

We may have a good relationship.When I hear such words, I even feel a little happy.

Though he is a criminal who kills humans without thinking and humiliates their souls.

“Isn't that okay? You can't bear to let someone in front of you get lost. Isn't that awesome?”

"Not that! Swinging my sword to fight evil is okay, but swinging it because I feel disgust is just.!”

“It's awesome. You chose to take action. And you can even contemplate it. That's enough."

“…”

“There are various people in this world, Even if someone is in the same position as you and has the same thoughts, there are people who choose not to do anything. Or, someone who chooses to turn away from it. But, Illias, you chose to take action out of rejection, and feel responsible for it, it's awesome.”

“Pfftt... Why do you say it as if you were talking to a child?”

Illias' expression became soft.

Along with that, we started to feel a little relaxed.

"Well, I'm older than you."

"…Huh!?"

Uh, did you see that face? His face is so sweet at the moment.

"Illias, how old are you?"

“I'm eighteen years old, see? I'm older than you!”

“No, you are younger.”

I told the stiff Illias. And he's getting stiffer.

Perhaps because this was a fantasy world, few had Japanese faces.

When I thought of this, I remembered the custom, That Japanese people look younger than their age abroad.

Someone who has a cute face, may be mistaken as a child. Short and youthful, that is the characteristic of my race.

Oh, do you think you're younger? Therefore, bring me things that you like, and do it calmly.

"Do you have an elf bloodline or something !?"

"Of course not! All my ancestors were 100% Human!”

“No way... That must be a lie! You even put '-san' when calling me, and of course you look about sixteen years old.Please, I'm sorry!

[TN: In Japan, when you call a stranger or someone who is not so close to you, especially someone who looks older, when calling them they usually put '-san' behind their names]

"Oh come. Just talk like always. No need to be polite to me after all this time.”

“Ta, But..!”

"alright then. I just have to act at my age, right? Is this enough Illias?”

[TN: in this conversation, our MC says Illias without adding '-san']

"Y..Yeah." yeah."

“Yeah, maybe the knights are not used to this because they usually wear their titles like God. In the Earth world, ordinary adults add '-san' while talking to each other. Once you're an adult, the age difference isn't something that's brought up. It is taught as minimum manners to respect others regardless of whether they are in a higher position or not.”

"Hmm, we are also like that, but. was summoned by someone younger with '-san' just..."

“By the way, you can't really figure out the other party's age until you ask them. So, you should treat them the same.”

"really. That's right."

Well, it is a bad habit of someone living in modern society, so it is easy to forget it when a position changes.

"What are you going to do from now on?"

Finally, Illias asked what we should have discussed from the beginning.

I currently rented a bed in the barracks because I was a collaborator in the bandit conquest, but I can't say it will be like that forever.

"First, I want to get permission to stay in the territory of this Kingdom."

“Hmm, I don't think that's a problem..”

"I understand. Then, the first thing I need to do is ensure my survival. Maybe I'll find a bridge big enough for me to sleep underneath or a back alley, so I can protect myself from the wind and rain. Let me know if you know of a good place for me. "

"Huh!? What!?"

“Next is a language issue. I don't know how long this Possession Magic that Maya recited will last. It might be annoying if Maya takes care of me a lot, and in the end, I have to learn to read and write letters and have general conversations, so it's better to do it as early as possible. After that, I need money, I need to find a place that doesn't care about where I come from and can work there. When I have no problem with the basic need to survive anymore, I will shop around and buy new clothes. Then, get a new job that gives me more pay. Once people get used to me, I will try to negotiate whether I can stay in the cage or not.”.

"Wait on! Wait, Wait!… Please think of my side as well! I can't let someone who helps me live my life like that!”

“So!… Do you want to kick me out!? Please, even staying in jail is enough for me, I just don't want to sleep outside! Yes that's true! Put me in jail!”

"That's not even possible!"

Hmm, I don't think prison life is so bad.

It's much better than the outdoors where insects bite or the mountains where there are wild animals eyeing my life.

Although my daily activity time is limited, I can eat for free.

Well, since it was borne by the people's taxes, so maybe they couldn't use it for something useless.

However, when thinking about the difficulty of living in today's society, it made me miss prison life.

But my life remains in danger.

"What do I have to do to get you to imprison me?"

"Stop! Please stop! I can't do that!”

"Send me!"

"What do you mean! and why are you so confident saying that!

Perhaps with my threatening looks, it is impossible to live safely in prison.

As expected, let's seriously consider climbing the life out of a homeless life.

“Hmm... If you have no destination, come to my house.”

"Can I?"

“I moved out of my old house and moved into a small house, Still, it was too spacious for one person. So, there's an extra room. If you can take care of yourself, I won't complain."

My brain still thinks that I am in Japan, but when I think about it calmly, this is a world with a lot of unexplored land.

Here, even if you live alone, there may still be empty space.

The problem is that men and women live together under one roof....Well, I don't have to worry about Illias approaching me.

What about the possibility of me approaching him? Well, I don't have the guts to crawl over gorillas with superhuman strength at night.

If I tried to do it, he would probably smash my head. This fucking gorilla. Very scary.

“How much is the rental price?”

"no need. Just do not fuss and do not forget to clean the room, later I do not complain.”

"Yes!"

“Could it... You're after me to make this offer?”

“Of course! It's just that I can save a lot of time, I feel happy.”

"…Time?"

“Given the process from living under a bridge to living in someone's house, I think I saved a lot of time.”

“So, you are really serious about doing that..”.

In this way, a pitiful man who was safely sent to the Otherworld without any notice reached the point where he secured a roofed house.

Although he helped defeat the bandits, and barely used any manpower.

No, I walk a little, and my muscles don't hurt. I wonder if my body has adapted.

After returning to that Kingdom, it seems like I will be preoccupied with the post-capture-criminal process.

Injured care, maintenance of equipment, confirmation of recovered metal items, and imprisonment of captured bandits.

After it was all over, the feast of celebration with the people, the appreciation of the king, and arranged a dinner party after that.

Considering the adjustment of the schedule between the corps, it would take a lot of work.

According to Illias, it is not painful because it is an easy job.

Before moving on to the job, I would ask him to take me home first.

It was a house that was located quite close to the market, and was two-story, so it was more than enough.

Well, it would be difficult to manage it myself. I wonder how big the house was before.

The kitchen, living room and bathroom are on the first floor. There are four rooms of the same size on the second floor.

“My room is on the front right and the front left is a warehouse. You can use the room on the far right for your room. You better clean first because it has not been opened.”

"What about the left?"

“It was made as living room, but I never used it.”

“In other words, these two rooms are never used at all.”

I opened the terrifying room that would become my room.

Wooden tables and chairs in the right corner of the room, windows in the middle wall, and a simple bed in the left corner. And the cupboard on my right side by the door.

As I thought, simple is best.

I wanted to make bookshelves to make the room better, but right now I am satisfied with this.

A lot of dust dancing in the air.

Then I opened the window to exchange dusty air and clean air.

"Alright, first of all all I have to do is clean up."

“Use the equipment in the storage room on the first floor. And if you need water ... "

I checked where the tools were and looked at the simple home appliances there.

Finally, I was given the spare key of the house and a coin in a small bag.

“I'll be gone for a while. If there are no unnecessary expenses, the money should be enough for the cost of eating.”

"Beginning with Himo's life ..."

[TN: In its source ⁇ , in Japan it means man who is taken care of by woman. So the girl does all the work, while the guy does nothing and just lounges.]

"Himo?"

"It's nothing. By the way, thank you. I'll work hard to get it back as soon as possible.”

“No need... Hmm, well, right. please do that.”

While nodding, Illias left the house.

The new occupant in his house rolled up his sleeves and started cleaning.

◇

Marito Tiez, the king of Tiez kingdom, breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news of the bandit's conquest.

Although there was a sudden undead attack, there was no death, it was no exaggeration to say that it was a total victory.

Lord Ragdo, who was nearby, also looked at the contents of the news and was delighted.

“Lady Ratzel seems to have done well.”

“It sounds like that. When I heard that Lord Leanor became the one in command and she asked Lady Ratzel to be behind, I couldn't stop sighing.”

Illias resplendently captures Dokora, the leader of the bandit alliance.

It was also after Lord Leanor who tried to hunt him down and lost him.

“If he had targeted the bandit leader from the start, I would have no choice but to praise him for his outstanding skill. Leanor must be feeling upset right now.”

“Yes, it looks like he met a good collaborator.”

“Hm? collaborator?"

“Yes, with the help of a rather strange young man, Lady Ratzel acts like a fish that gets water.”

[TN: Like a fish that gets water or ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ at its source, it is an idiom in Japan which means that it must be active in a place that suits it. I didn't know a good Idiom to replace him, so I just translated it literally.]

“Someone who can harness its power?… Interesting. I want to meet him."

“The ceremony to give a gift to Lady Ratzel, I will tell the young man to come too.”

“Yes, but at the ceremony it will be long and difficult. How about inviting her to the next dinner party after the ceremony?”

"Of course I'll do that."

“Not only can hear the good news, but also have something to look forward to. It's been a long time since I've felt alcohol become this relax.”

"You're young, please eat and drink to taste."

Marito thought of a young man he had never seen.

It was he who made the knights catch the tails of the aggressive bandits, and act as the catalyst for their destruction.

What kind of a man is he. What kind of conversation we're going to have. He wanted to meet the young man faster.

Encounter is a graffiti that colors and shapes a person's life.

What color would that person give in this life?

Holding back the fun, now he has to get back to working hard.

◇

"Good."

Finally, I finished cleaning.

I cleaned all the rooms on the second floor, except the Illias room. I even cleaned the entire first floor.

When I was on a cleaning mission with a cleaning tool I did not know, I remembered how convenient it was to clean using modern equipment, but luckily I completed the mission in about five hours safely.

Yeah, I'm not bad at cleaning.

Although there is a rag, but the water must be refilled every time from the nearest well.

I was grateful that there was already a pump, but after wondering if I could use it in large quantities, I decided to wipe without using water first and then switched to wiping with water.

I remember when I was a college student, after I wiped it with a broom, I used to wipe it with a washcloth.

Mop, I really need a mop, ugh, my back will hurt.

Besides, there are weapons and armor in the warehouse, and I'm worried about how to handle it.

I didn't know how to take care of her, so I took her carefully and placed her on the bed. Then clean the shed and put it back in place.

This is the hardest job.why? The armor is heavy…

My stomach makes a sound that indicates hunger. Now, whatever I eat, it's gonna taste good.

However, I was afraid of looking suspicious if I asked about where there was a restaurant? , let alone the sun had set.

That's why I decided to go to church.

"Maya, are you here?"

"Oh that's you. Well, you can't visit a woman late tonight. ”

"Actually….."

I explained to him how I decided to stay at the house of Illias, and I had spent all my time cleaning up, so I didn't have time to look around the city and didn't know where to eat.

“That girl, yes. Nonchalantly abandoning a man.”.

“Let's think about the part of him later, more importantly, do you know a place where I can eat good food?

“Currently, only taverns are open. But it's too early for you to get in, son.”

Then I told him my age, and he had the same reaction as Illias.

"Concidentally, do I still have a chance to be with you?" - flirting

“I've put you on my list of candidates for now. By the way, can you tell me where the tavern is?”

"With your looks, I'm sure you'll get into trouble at first."

Thas right. Illias and Maya may not be the only ones surprised to learn my age. Others may as well.

Judging from the perspective of this world, Japanese people look younger than their actual age.

“Since what age can one drink alcohol in this world?”

“From age eighteen. Before the body gets used to your own mana, if you drink alcohol, you may get sick.”

“In my world, especially in my place, alcohol and cigarettes are allowed from the age of 20. At that age they will be considered adults, and from then on, everything you do will be your own responsibility.”

“So the difference is 2 years..”

"But I'm in trouble if I can't go to the bar alone."

“I'll take you there next time. Today, please eat here.”

"Thank you."

I can eat dinner safely.

Compared to what I ate at the barracks, Maya's food was healthier. For those of me who like to eat meat, I'm a bit unsatisfied. Even so, it was carefully crafted, so it tasted really good.

“By the way, this Possession Magic that you gave me..”.

“Hmm?!” Maya surprised.

Hmm, what's with that reaction, suspicious.

"What ... is there a problem?"

"No, I wonder how long this lasted?"

Yes, I am very grateful for this Possession Magic. It allows me to communicate and read.

Unfortunately, I can't use it to write.

Therefore, when I made the documents in the barracks, I asked Grandpa Kara for help.

But I'm sure it won't last forever. When I was finished, I could no longer communicate.

“Until the Mana inserted is exhausted, it will roughly last for one week, so about four days left. I'll spruce again when it's over."

“I thank you for that. Although I can read the letter because of that, I am in no hurry but I want to learn the language of this world.”

“Oh, I admire that way of thinking. If you want to learn letters, I'll lend you some affordable books. I wonder if I need parchments and brushes.? "

“I will start practicing with sand. So no extra cost.”

"Oh that's good."

A classroom with a blue sky is great.

"Right, let's go back to the main topic, is there a problem with Possession Magic?"

“A, ahaha... What do you mean?”

“Hmm, this church has pastors who lie and hide the truth. I think I need to tell others about this."

“Joking, I'm kidding! Actually, I didn't use it after all this time, so it looks like I made a mistake.”

“Some mistakes, huh? what'sthat?"

“It... I don't know. It's just that, when I used that magic I felt like 'Ah, failed.', I didn't know why! For now, you can have a conversation.. So, isn't that enough?”.

"No, obviously not."

Behind the comfortable impression, I had no idea that there was such a dangerous story!

If Maya didn't know what was wrong, it would even have been a terrible story!

"Well, since you're here, let's find out now."

"Can you know it right away?"

“It will take time.. By the time I chant, listening to your story is a priority, so it's my fault.”

Maya put her hand on my forehead and closed her eyes.

His hands were slightly glowing and my forehead became warm.

“Hmm, this part becomes like this... Oh... this part is messy.”.

Please don't mutter something so scary, and find what's wrong quickly.

"I understand. As expected, there seems to be side effects due to previous failures.”

"Can you fix it?"

“Hmm, your body is used to it, so there may be more side effects even if I fix it.”

"That's... what side effects?"

"I'm so sorry, it's more serious than I thought.

I'm nervous. It's not a high-risk side effect that risked my life?

"That's ... Your muscles will hurt ."

“Sorry?… Again please?”

“Your muscles will come later than usual. Also, it looks like the pain will increase.”

What the fuck. When I was twenty years old, I started having muscle pain the day after I exercised, and recently the pain came two days later… and now he said it would be more than that!?

Well fitting down the mountain walk quite far yesterday, continue tomorrow I'm sure that my achy muscles will come, but it's not, so I feel lucky.... But now you say it was postponed!? Moreover, the pain will increase!? Please do not increase the side effects any more than this!

Uh! That's sick! Somehow my legs suddenly, no, my whole body, huh, right!?

“Oh, it looks like the muscle pain we talked about just came.”

"Ugh, sick!"

Wait a minute, I can't even call this a joke!

Today I went to the mountain, and also went to the forest, and after that for five hours I carried heavy things and did the cleaning!

“Ap, can healing magic cure muscle pain?”

“Muscled pain is a symptom of healing after treatment. And that's beyond the ability of Healing Magic."

“U, uugghhh!”

After that, I borrowed a cane from Maya and went home with trembling legs like a newborn foal.

While clenching the pain from my entire body, I vowed to master the language of this world as quickly as possible.