426 422. A pleasant morning in another world.txt (2/2)

As I took my time walking, watching and listening to the streets of the city, I was reminded of the line in The Senate, ”Enjoy the reward of peace to the fullest,” as said by Mr. Feydert in The Senate.

Certainly, I thought, this was a reward.

Most importantly, it's for me.

This is the kind of thing I'm really good at.

Of course, I'm not talking about politics when I say I'm suited for it.

I knew that from the past, when I talked with Tity about my future ”dream”.

After all, I wasn't a 'hero'. I don't have the capacity for it. But that doesn't mean I'm not the kind of person who can become a 'doctor'. Kounel said I was suited to be a 'craftsman', but that's not true either. If that was true in the past, nowadays, all of my creations are based on magic. The coffee I just mentioned is the best example of this.

--I'm not going to be able to get the same thing done.

Because of the fact that there was only one, I thought the path was clear, and as wide and long and well-organized as this city road was, it was very easy to walk.

I crossed the border with the city of Fuzzyaz, while re-checking my path, and entered the neighboring country of Valt. Just like before, there is only a light 'magic stone line' (line) drawn, so crossing the border is easy.

Once we entered the Vault, the heat increased even more.

Although it's less wealthy than Huzjaz, it's still a city that gushes with the power of life.

And we're not far from our destination.

Savoring the slightly nostalgic air, I walked around the map, which in a game would be called the 'first town', and arrived at the place where I first met Dia.

It's a bar in front of the labyrinth. For me, this is the restaurant in the Otherworld, and it's also where I used to work (part-time).

I look around at the entrance to the tavern, but Dia is gone.

We had promised to meet before noon, but it seems we arrived a little early.

I decided to wait inside first and was about to enter the store - before I could do so, my skin felt a mass of magic power approaching.

'Ah, here: ......'

Completely releasing the tension, I didn't use any dimensional magic such as 《Dimension》 at all, and even though all my skills were relaxed, I knew how close it was.

From afar, I could hear the sound of footsteps of a girl of familiar weight running towards me.

Her gait and footsteps are really distinctive since one foot is a mass of magical power.

''--Ka, Kanami!

There was no way to make a mistake now. From the end of the street, Dia, dressed not in the guise of yesterday's progenitor - but in the guise of an explorer, is rushing towards me, calling my name.

I answer her, her hair tied back and wagging like a tail.

'Good morning, Dear.'

'Haha, haha ......!　Good morning, Kanami: ......!　Sorry, did you wait?

'No, I just got here, so don't worry about it. I mean, it's still a little early for the time.

After a slightly embarrassing exchange of formulaic sentences that only a meeting can be a bit embarrassing, Dia looked relieved and patted her chest, 'I see.

'So, what's up?　Out of breath.

'I've been a bit caught up with ......, so let's just walk and talk!　Over here!

Dia pulled my hand away and walked away from the tavern.

I thought we were going to have lunch at this nostalgic tavern today, but apparently there's a reason why that's not going to happen. Dea, looking around warily, runs backwards down the road I had just walked down.

Seeing that Dia reminds me of the old days.

When I met her, she was always restless, being chased by the Revan priests. She always had the impression that she was always trapped by something, lost, fighting, hurt, and tattered, but she kept looking for the light that would guide her life. ...... That was a strong impression.

But looking at Dia now, I don't have that impression anymore.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. There is no hesitation, and her belligerent temperament has begun to settle down, illuminating the path forward with the light she possesses.

Moreover, his appearance has also changed.

Casually, Dia is walking with my hand in tow, but ...... it's a magical prosthetic walk with prosthetic arms and legs. It was so fluid and natural, due to the tremendous refinement, that it was hard to believe it was magic.

I'm sure you'll be able to see how it works, but no one will be able to imitate it. Apart from the foul play of 'the one who steals the reason', Dia is undoubtedly the top in terms of magical sense.

In the past, Dia was not able to manipulate the finer points of the game due to her enormous amount of magical power and inexperience. However, through friendly competition with the wizards she knows, she has passed through many fierce battles, and has reached a realm that is unrivaled in every way.

There were no more tactical gaps in Dia's life.

It's not for me to say that I'm the cause of taking away her limbs, but because she constantly supplemented her right hand and left leg with magic power in her life, her skills continued to be trained and her range of spur-of-the-moment close combat expanded.

Her shapeshifting magical limbs are stronger, heavier, quicker, and sharper than any weapon armor.

She wouldn't need me as a vanguard anymore, like she did a year ago. I ask Dia, who pulls my hand back, a little sadly at that fact.

'Who's after me for this?　Church business again?

'No, there's not a single one of them anymore who has anything to say to me in relation to the church. It's just that Diprakra and Feydert are giving me a glare, you know.

Without interrupting her vigilance and movement, Dia replies as she walks.

'Well, then, perhaps you can go to ......

'Yeah. Fran's idiot found out and said he was coming with me or something.

Fran's Fool.

That is to say, Franlle Helvirshain, a noble girl who has become Dear's best friend. She is Ryner's sister-in-law, the boxed girl with the best family background by far in The Seven Knights of Heaven (Celestial Knights), and a very desirable girl with a very favorable tone of voice.

''That guy, he's supposed to be busy with all kinds of things today, but he said that everything is cancelled ....... When it comes to Kanami, that guy is outrageous. So I didn't want him to know. Huh.

”Hmm.

I laughed, because I could imagine it.

That's not the image of Franlleure making outrageous statements. It's the imagination of two people who are very close to each other.

I'm sure that Franlleure is perceptive from the casual conversation and realizes that today, ”-- that's not fair! The scene of the two best friends pressing each other, and Dia's troubling ”Shh, shh, shh” to get rid of them.

I saw such an unreserved exchange between best friends once in Youtaki's ”Winter's Other World (Wintry Dimension)”.

My sister never lost her kindness to the end.

That's why all the dreams from that gentle winter world are 'real'.

The bond I gained from that time continues to the real world now, and is properly connected to the real world.

'But I managed to shake it off to get here. The ...... cis guy helped me out. And, by the way, Reiner, too.

Because we are connected and because we survived the last battle, we have a wonderful 'now' time that is more than a dream.

It's not just Franlure that is beside Dia now.

The name that wasn't even there in a gentle dream comes out of Dia's mouth.

'I kind of understand Reiner, but ......, and Sis?'

'Sis had the day off too, so she was with me since yesterday. So he bought Fran a stall for me. ...... I'll have to buy her something to take home later.

”Yeah, that Sith is .......

'I can't say it in front of that guy, but it's helping me in a lot of ways. I know you don't want to, but the more the Sith stand out as apostles by acting like they're great and standing out, the less it's going to cost me.

All along, the 'Diablo Sith' have been asked by the nations to fulfill their apostolic duties. However, with the clear separation of the 'Sith' part, things have changed dramatically.

'Right. The Sith have helped a lot lately.

Unlike in the past, when she only thought about the world, Sis is now able to look out for the people close to her.

Even taking a stand for her friend Dia, she seems to be able to do it now.

'Oh ....... Today, thanks to Sis, I'm alone with Kanami again!　Today, Kanami and I are alone in the city: ......!　Just the two of us alone at ......?

In the middle of her mouth, Dia turned around and looked at me.

And slowly, her gaze dropped down, and the moment I realized again that she was holding hands with me - the words stopped.

'............!'

The situation of holding hands and the word 'just the two of us' upset Dia, despite what she had done.

The shape of her little mouth changed from a half-moon to a circle, and she began to tremble with an 'aww'.

In conjunction with this, her magic hand also trembles. The contours of her arms, which should have been well-prepared with a splendid level of refinement, swayed and moved and swelled in a haze.

The arm of magical power that lost its substance wrapped my arm in its grip like an amoeba and swallowed it up as it was.

The amount of magic power is enormous, appropriate for a level 59, and its quality is also the highest peak. If Dia exerted even the slightest bit more force, my arm would be crushed as if it was ground in a millstone. But before I can move, Dia responds.

''--Fu, Fufu......''

As Dia took a breath, the magic power that had been spreading like a fog converged back together.

In the blink of an eye, it returned to its original magical arms.

In the end, it only took a moment for the form to collapse.

It wasn't perfect, but it was enough control (control) of the magic power to determine that it wasn't being swept away by magic power and skill.

I wouldn't get a spine-tingling fear from Deere or a giant magical hand crushing me like I did before. I'm convinced that it won't happen again.

'--Huh, it's been a while since you two have been together, Kanami!　Maybe not since the first time we worked together!

Dia continues the conversation in a louder voice, trying to disguise her embarrassment.

Apparently, she had always wanted to be alone with him, but when it came down to it, she was embarrassed.

'Yeah, I guess so. I don't think I've been alone since we were in the single digits on a level,'

'Yeah. At that time, we met at the tavern at night ...... and teamed up together to go ...... to the labyrinth. We had a lot of 'adventures' in this city and ....... Haha, I miss that!

Dia is flushed and sincerely embarrassed, but she still continues to pull my hand away.

I realize that I've lost sight of the right moment to let go of her hand, and I feel very comfortable.

Unlike yesterday's quunnel, I don't sense any deliberateness from Dia at all. There's no plan or stratagem there, just really, like a girl everywhere, shopping with me and being disturbed by the situation.

Honestly, shopping with Kounell was congenial, but there was a part of me that was somewhat competitive as part of my job.

But Dia was different.

Ever since I met her, I've always thought that Dia is not as backwards as everyone else, and I feel very safe. That sense of security has always helped me, I think.

'I was wondering if we were going to have lunch at that old tavern: ......

That's what I was going to do. But now that I'm back, Fran is--

'It's going to come while you're eating. I mean, it seems like that's happened before.

'It's that flan. It's that guy who has a momentum that I don't understand, and when he manages to do something, he manages to do it. And I don't know if Sith and Ryner are susceptible to that kind of momentum. I wouldn't be surprised if he suddenly appeared from the corner of the road right now.

Me and Dia stop at the same time and look ahead to the path we're going.

Franlure wins over the stranded Sith and Ryner, laughing, ”I've been looking for you! The scene that appeared in my mind's eye was.

'Surely there's a ......,'

Under normal circumstances, there is no element of Franlleure's ability to defeat the Apostle and his brother-in-law.

However, there are times when that girl shows an unreasonableness that we don't have.

Right?

Dia seemed happy.

She was very good at it, and boasted of the unreasonableness of flanlure.

'Well, since we have no choice, let's go eat somewhere else. 'Where would you like to go?'

'Oh, let's choose the store carefully. No, we shouldn't stick to one place anymore today: ......

But because I was proud of Franlleure, Dia was wary of her to the utmost.

As if to shake off the chase, she takes my hand and turns the corner of the road again and again.

At the end of it all, we reach a square off the road.

It's not that large, but there are many stalls open in many places.

Come to think of it, I heard in a tavern when I was a novice explorer that there was a place near the labyrinth where fledgling craftsmen were selling their prototypes. I was told that it was a bargain because the items they picked up in the labyrinth were occasionally pitched - but if you look closely, most of the street vendors are food-related. The temporary semi-blockade of the labyrinth seems to have had an effect so far.

''Stalls or ....... That's nice. Let's eat here for a bit, Kanami.

'What?　Is this the right place?　I've been looking for a place that looks expensive.

'Ro, I'd like to try it at a stall: ....... No?

Dia asks me to peer downstairs, and this time I'm upset.

Again, the same gesture as Kounell's, but with a different destructive power. It was impossible for me to shake my head at that request.

Besides, maybe .......

The reason for Dia's insistence on buying and eating might be because of the past 'Nativity'.

At that time, while we promised to go together, Dia was never able to enjoy the festival after all. However, the four of us, me, Rustyala, Maria Arti, enjoyed the eve of the festival, and enjoyed playing games and buying and eating ......, and Dia, maybe ......, heard about it from Rustyala and said, ”One day It's possible that he had promised to buy and eat with me, too.

'Well then, let's walk around here and eat.

When she decided to do so, Dear smiled a backhanded smile and said, ”Oh! I was delighted.

As it was, he took my hand and picked out one stall to order.

I bought some nuts fried in spicy smelling oil.

I hold the bag containing the assortment in my hand and eat it as I walk away, wary of my pursuers.

'This is a specialty of my hometown. I miss it.

Yeah. It's good, isn't it?

'What ......?　You ever had one of those?　Did Kanami do this?

It was at the last nativity.

What? Then you should have gotten the other one. I thought it would be new for Kanami.

'No, it's okay. I may not be able to get fresh, but ......, I miss it too. It's really nostalgic and delicious.

The bag is gone easily as we poke at each other.

Immediately, Dia searches for the next stall, while also looking for a topic of conversation with me.

'Oh, by the way, I heard you're back in the other world again?　It's all the rage (and boom) to go home these days. Is Kanami back home this time?

'No, there were already different people living at my house ....... I didn't end up talking to my parents, who had started a new life elsewhere. They saw how well I was doing from a distance and moved right back here. I thought it was better not to tell them anything, so I did. ......

I see. ......

Without concealing it, I told Dia everything.

When she heard it, she had a mysterious look on her face and continued to talk.

'Hey, Kanami. Would you like to hear about my homecoming?　You were going to ask me that a long time ago, weren't you?

Dia didn't have anything to say about my decision not to meet with my parents.

Instead, this time she tries to talk about her own homecoming. Perhaps, but the story is filled with things she wants to say to me.

'Yeah, I'm kind of curious. You know exactly what I mean.

'I can see the quicksand. Even if I were in the opposite position, I'm back home with the Sith!　Because what you're about to hear is pretty f*cked up. Now's your chance to listen to me. What I've done back home.

Dia speaks up lightly.

In a calm voice about his own hometown.