Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
Chapter 20's
A month has passed since the departure from Almond and his meeting Latifa.
Right now, Rio and Latifa have slipped out of Galwark kingdom and moved into the unexplored land.
「Onii-chan！ For our lunch！ What will it be! ？ 」[1]
When the afternoon break arrived, Latifa asked Rio what was on the menu for lunch with a smiling face.
「I can't make overly complicated meals during the day. At most it was a sandwich from preserved food. 」
Rio, with a wry smile, replied Latifa who was filled with eating.
Although Latifa was initially frightened, in this one month, she became much more cheerful after her encounter with Rio.
She also became completely attached to him along the way; before she realized it, it had already reached the point where she called him "Onii-chan".
「Feel Onii-chan！ Always delicious! 」
He is speaking more clearly now.
It was because she always talked to Rio and through that she quickly started to remember the pronunciation of those words.
「Today too, I will sleep together with Onii-chan! Is that okay? 」
Peering at Rio's face that started to prepare the sandwich, Latifa asked to sleep together with Rio.
Latifa often has nightmares while she sleeps.
To the point that he cried loudly.
She would, as if afraid of something, come in the middle of the night and gently shake Rio. Rio then gently cradled/shaken her to sleep. That's how she's so attached to Rio
Right now, it got to the point that Rio was hugging her every night.
Latifa needs to be hugged by Rio, otherwise she will have nightmares.
「……. . Ah, it's okay. 」
Rio became worried about the current condition.
At first, he had no intention of getting this close.
Now, it was not strange that they had already entered the Beastman realm.
He should have been separated from Latifa.
But, by the time he realized it, it was too late. Latifa was already completely dependent on Rio.
He was horrified when he imagined what would happen if the girl found out that she was also a reincarnated person, during this time they were together.
Was it because of the habits of the slave that were ingrained in him, or because of his lonely life, he was easily moved by a hint of kindness?
After all, Rio was now worried that Latifa could not just be separated from him.
（Yes, maybe unexpected quick separation will be good ……. . ）
Rio's inner voice said it out loud, as if sneering at his thoughts.
Sudden separation between one person and another. [Sudden human separation. ]
No matter how close they were, no matter how much they resisted separation, there would be a time where it was inevitable again.
And, when that time comes, how they feel about each other will no longer be the same.
No matter how many parties want to always be together, the other, namely him, may not always think so.
More or less, humans were such creatures; that was what Rio thought.
That was why he himself had to endure the feeling of loneliness from that separation.
He could not hide too many exaggerated feelings on the other party.
He did not have to have too much hope towards the other party.
At least he wouldn't hate being separated from her too much. Rio tried to convince himself.
「However, as expected, the tree is very huuuge」 」
Latifa, who was talking to Rio, brought him, who was already immersed in thought, back to reality.
Latifa pointed to a giant tree that could be seen far in the distance, among the cracks in the trees.
"Religion . Even so, I don't think it's an ordinary tree ……. . 」
They noticed the tree yesterday.
The huge tree that was towering alone, outside of the other trees, caused a feeling of being overwhelmed within the huge forest.
Although at first it cannot be seen as anything but something like a small pagoda (a hindu or Buddhist temple, usually in the form of a multi-storey tower) from a distance, when one comes close, the, they would feel an overwhelming presence and great size from the tree.
The tree towered all around him, as if piercing through the sky, and releasing an overwhelming presence.
Somehow, Rio was attracted towards that tree.
The reason was that Rio lost his composure.
「Should we be closer to the tree a little more?」
「Un！ Let's do that! 」
Making a little detour shouldn't be a problem.
So she asked Latifa; she replied immediately, with a smiling face.
「Then, should we have lunch along the way? It's done . Here 」
She passes the sandwich to Latifa during their conversation; Latifa starts by pleasantly filling her cheek with the sandwich.
Seeing her, Rio also started eating.
Although bread is a preserved food and harder than french bread, if eaten with the addition of a flavor, its texture, when chewed, is irresistible.
They became satisfied with it and finished eating the sandwich. After a few minutes, Rio and Latifa started moving towards the giant tree again.
「Onii-chan！ There is an unknown smell all around us since a while ago! There are some of them! 」
A few hours after they started moving again, their progress was fine, while keeping their pace, until Latifa started saying that.
「You are unknown？ This isn't an animal or a monster? 」
"It's different . The smell of this thing feels sharper. But it's a little different from humans not washing their bodies. 」
Although it was not said in an understandable way, Rio judged it was some kind of standard for Latifa.
「Is there nothing more specific about them?」
「........... . they are mixed, they are closer to humans, but also different from humans. Even if it is just a little like ………………. I feel like it's something I missed a lot. Like mom, but it's not mom. 」
—-
Although she did not understand what Latifa's words meant, Rio was no match for her nose.
Because that nose can sense whatever it is.
He couldn't just ignore it.
「Do you know where the aroma comes from？？
So Rio asked; latifa then sniffed the scent from the surroundings.
「There！ As for how far we are from them, I do not know …………. . However, there was not much smell left. Maybe a lot of time has passed since coming to this place. 」
After hearing that, Rio pondered the next step of their actions. He soon opened his mouth.
"I saw . Let's take our time and move slowly ....., For now, should we stop for today in this place? 」
"Good . 」
Then, Rio and Latifa found a suitable camping spot. Latifa came out to collect the wild plants she knew.
During that time, Rio started making dinner at another place a bit away from the campsite.
Lately that's the division of labor between them.
Rio washed the barley several times in water, and then moved it all at once to another container. The ingredients are dried minced meat, wild plants, and preserved cheese.
The fire is lit, then the olive oil is poured into the pot and then he waits until the appropriate temperature. He quickly stirred the fried wild plants and minced meat.
He put the wheat there, broke it into pieces, then stirred it further.
When he felt that the barley looked ripe, as it turned transparent, he added herbs and hot water. [2]
Immediately, when the contents of the pot boil, cooking is done after closing with a lid for approximately 10 minutes.
He took it from the fire and let the steam in it do the finishing touch. He completed the risotto by sprinkling it with cheese and pepper.
「Onii-chan！ Smells good!」
Coincidentally, at the same time he finished cooking, Latifa who had finished the bed came over, captivated by its aroma; this was already an everyday occurrence to them.
「You must wash your hands first. 」
Rio produced water, with spirit arts, for Latifa to wash her hands, which were dirty by the ground. Latifa started eating as soon as she said 「Itadakimasu」 in a small voice. [3]
Although Latifa occasionally used Japanese in that way every day, Rio did not dare to show it to her.
Although it is only a risotto, it can be considered the highest class party in the camping food category.
「Risotto is delicious!」
Risotto as well; as far as Rio knew, there was no human race, in this world, who knew about this cuisine, but Latifa, who had never eaten properly cooked the human race in this world, should not know about this type of cuisine. .
"Thank you very much . In fact, it tastes a little worse, despite using the same seasoning 」
The ideal ideal ideal would be to supplement the seasoning for each cooking style, but, with his current money, he could only afford the minimum seasoning for western-oriented cuisine.
Even so, Rio was happy that Latifa ate her cooked meal every day and said it was delicious.
「You should be tired by now; we should also get up early tomorrow. 」
「Un!」
Latifa nodded with a smile on her face.
After they finished eating, they returned to the campsite. With the hot water boiling in the washing pot, the two of them washed their bodies in turn, inside the plant tent.
While it is possible for them to create a Japanese-style bathroom, they cannot put too much effort into luxury, as they are in the middle of the journey.
It was still better (rather than nothing) because with this, their bodies would not smell bad.
「Goodnight, onii-chan」
Inside the tent, which became very dark when the lights were turned off, Latifa said that while attaching her body to Rio.
Rio also fell asleep and only left a weak consciousness that stretched around them and connected to one part of his nerves, so that he could instantly respond when something unusual happened.
It was a skill that he had acquired when he lived in the slums, so that he could instantly respond to whatever happened during his sleep.
Perhaps it was also a not-so-disgusting experience, as an orphan, as it turned out to be beneficial on this journey.
After that, Rio could not feel anything happening around him.
It was because when he realized it; there was an unknown girl before Rio.
From her facial features, she looked to be around 16 years old.
For some reason Rio slept on his lap. [4]
For some reason, Rio also accepted the situation.
Rio blinked his eyes to confirm if the girl was real.
No matter how many times he blinked his eyes, the girl was still there.
Somehow the girl was actually in that place.
Rio's surprised.
The girl was expressionless, or should she say calm and temporary. His face was cold, as if he only had a trace of life.
But, it was not like it would be his flaws.
Because, it seemed like she had seen that extremely beautiful and pretty girl before, that was what Rio felt.
Her beauty exuded an overwhelming heavenly aura.
No, even the word that she's beautiful isn't enough to describe her.
That's what Rio thought.
Although such a cute girl could only be called as the work of a god, looking from above, her eyes saw Rio's face.
Unintentionally, the girl's long pink blonde hair tickled Rio's face.
Feeling awkward about it, Rio quietly moved his gaze away from the girl and observed her surroundings.
White . There's a clean white room.
It was a large and spacious white room that spread out in all directions.
Rio thought that the atmosphere in the room felt very gloomy.
And then, somehow, when he looked at the room, why did he feel as if his heart had been plucked out? It feels too lonely.
How come? That's very, very unpleasant.
Rio unintentionally furrowed his brows.
He turned his gaze away from the naked person in front of him, then glanced at him.
"Who are you?"
—-
And then, the girl started the conversation with her mystical voice, which gave her a transparent feeling.
—ME? I'm Rio, but ……………
Thats odd. Even when he said those words, somehow his voice did not come out.
『Rio, Rio ........... . , Rio ................................ 』....
But, the girl knew what Rio said.
Somehow he didn't take that as a problem.
The girl dazedly looked at Rio face and repeatedly muttered his name, as if trying to carve it in her memory.
—-Then who are you?
Rio said "the words" - her for the second time.
『………. . Me? Me, I …………………. . I don't know 』
In some ways the girl's expression looked as if she was distracted by something.
————– Don't know?
—-I see………………… .
The atmosphere that came out of the girl was as if she could disappear at any time, so, Rio spoke to her in a worried voice.
『But, I might remember it if I was with Rio .........』.
————- Together .......... . with me? Wh why?
Hearing that, Rio tilted his head as he could not fully understand the meaning of the girl's words.
『Because I'm bound to you …………. Something like that 』[5]
That makes him even more confused.
But, strangely, those words warmed his heart.
Why is he so relieved? [6]
That's what he feels.
It's okay for this kind of feeling to continue forever.
That's what he thought, Rio's lips formed a slight smile.
『But, I'm still sleepy …………. . 』
The girl's eyes thinned as if her consciousness had also become blurred.
Seeing those eyes, somehow also made Rio feel sleepy.
And then, his consciousness faded again. Then, "Click", Rio's eyes opened.
Reflected in his eyes was the inside of the tent that was covered in plants.
What does that mean? It was as if he had just woken up from a very deep sleep.
He felt, as if he was dreaming about something.
But he could not remember the dream.
Although he felt uneasy falling into deep sleep, there was nothing strange at all.
There seems to be no indication of dangerous animals in their environment.
The night was still dark and silent. [7]
He didn't know how many hours had passed. He could guess wrongly, because he was sound asleep; that was what Rio was thinking.
He immediately felt the temperature of someone beside him. Looking to his side, it was Latifa, sound asleep. [8]
Rio decided to leave the tent, and used spirit arts to make Latifa fall asleep deeper; it was fine to separate a little without her crying at night.
He wandered aimlessly around her while keeping her at a safe distance where he could instantly deal with whatever was happening in their camp.
Somehow his mind was very calm.
The night breeze that touched his body was what he needed to refresh his mind.
Perhaps coming into contact with the small night wind would have an effect on tomorrow; that was what he thought.
When he found a stone that he decided was a suitable place to sit, Rio sat on the stone.
It was not that he was thinking of something; he was just daydreaming staring at the desolate forest scene.
The forest at night is very quiet.
The potential of being attacked by a savage beast was not that high, compared to a monster.
First of all, if wild animals have any intelligence it is common that, except for unavoidable cases, they avoid fighting.
The animals only attack other wild animals in cases such as protecting their young or hunting. In that case they would start actively attacking like monsters.
Although the monsters were somehow aggressive towards the other races, as a result of them completely not trying to hide their bloodlust, it was possible to see them as they entered his search range; in particular, it was possible to see them, at this camp.
Suddenly, Rio sensed that someone had entered his search range.
Rio was stunned because they were already so close to that place.
It was because their presence was extremely thin, compared to common ferocious beasts.
（………. . A wolf?)
The owner of that presence went into Rio's field of view.
It was one big wolf, which emitted a faint silver glow.
He could barely sense the characteristic features of the beast; its presence was too thin, almost like that of an inorganic being.
It was almost like it was not a living being; that was what Rio thought.
Coincidentally, Rio knew something similar to this case somewhere.
Rio firmly locked his line of sight so that he would not lose the movement of the wolf.
And then, suddenly, the wolf shone; it was a burst of light that illuminated the surrounding area.
（SHIMATTA!） [9]
His field of vision was colored by a white light; rio instantly closed his eyes.
He lost sight for a while.
However, his entire senses were safe.
At that moment, suddenly, Rio felt something getting closer, from outside his radar area *. [10]
Next, they came in large numbers.
It seems that they are waiting somewhere else, outside of the sonar search Rio *. [11]
During that time, for some reason the presence of the wolf in front of him disappeared.
（This tactic is like an action... . it is not an animal. Could it be the owner of the smell Latifa mentioned?）
Rio then guessed the true identity of the assailants.
And then, as previously thought, in that place he made contact with them.
But he did not expect that they would come this fast, and with the intent to attack.
Latifa could sense the other party from their scent that remained in the distance; could it be that the other party could also do the same to her? Or else, could it be that they had a different method to sense the arrival of Rio's party? It's not time to think about that.
While thinking about as many cases as possible, Rio retreated back to the tent where Latifa was sleeping.
「Oi! Wait a minute, you're a half-human tribe, right? 」
Rio shouted in a loud voice as he sensed the other party's arrival at that place. He tried to attract their attention to prevent them.
Since it happened during the battle situation, he did not have the spare time to use polite words.
But could they not hear his voice? Or are they just ignoring the question? Maybe they don't understand Rio? The signs of their movement did not stop at all.
（It is not strange for these people to understand human language, if they are wary of the human race. Then, could it be that they heard but purposely ignored me? Don't tell me they didn't expect me ... . to be a companion)
While he was still considering the situation, the group maintained their strong approach.
Then, from within the group, one person broke apart and quickly approached Rio.
Rio, with his eyes closed, faced that person.
「!？」
And then, he was shocked by the appearance of the other party.
But, the other party continued to approach Rio.
There was no mistake about that, the other party would attack Rio.
When he felt that the hostility from the opponent swelled up, Rio stepped diagonally to them.
With the sound of an attack, relying on the airflow, he guessed his enemy was attacking with his bare hands.
Although that did not mean that his opponent did not carry a weapon, there was currently no intention to kill him.
「As I said, WAIT A MINUTE！ You're half human, right? 」
Before his opponent continued his next attack, Rio tried to prevent it.
And then, from a different location to the enemy in front of him, someone shouted something in a language unknown to Rio. His opponent's movements also stopped hearing that voice.
「We don't want to be called by that name, you know」
After that, the person spoke to Rio in human language.
When he thought that his opponent understood human language, Rio smiled lightly.
And from that voice, Rio knew that his opponent was actually a girl, around his age.
「I'm sorry for that. Then, what should I call you? Human Beasts, Elves, or Dwarves? 」
Rio asked the girl once again.
「………………. . Our packages are spirit people** [12]
In response to Rio's quick apology, the owner of the voice replied briefly.
Somehow he also had the intention to talk to Rio.
And then, from the answer earlier, he guessed that every race and organization in this place was called spirit-spirited people.
「Then, please listen to me, spirit people. What is your goal 」
「We came to expel you because the spirits have made a sound about the passersby in our region. . It seems you've kidnapped one of us. 」
The girl said that, while staring at the tent where Latifa was sleeping.
From the second part of his speech that was filled with hostility, there seemed to be some misunderstanding, that Rio came here to hunt slaves.
「Then, can you protect that child for me?」
"care for? That's obvious, isn't it? Boldly say that after you kidnapped her .. 」
His anger reached Rio.
The situation had developed through a complicated route; mentally Rio clicked his tongue.
「Wait a minute. I have something to say about it .. 」
And, when Rio was about to talk about his state, with words that Rio could not understand, the voice of a different girl (rather than the one he was talking to) echoed from the direction of the tent.
At that moment, his anger swelled up and he attacked, suddenly landing a critical punch into Rio's stomach.
「GAH」
Although his body was strengthened, Rio became negligent due to their ongoing conversation. It was still not enough to absorb the impact of that sudden blow; rio received damage that almost made him faint in pain.
（What brutal force ....................... Will I get killed !?）
Although he could not dodge that sudden attack, for him it became damaged, even though his body had already strengthened.
Such power may be enough to penetrate the thin teppan *. [13]
Rio's body easily flew through the air, and then the collision landed on the ground.
He scanned the surroundings with his gaze, which finally returned. It was unclear, but he saw around him many spirit people, who were keeping a distance with him.
From every direction he could see fairies, who had arranged their bows and aimed at him; ferocious beasts holding swords and daggers; and dwarves lifting their axes and spears.
They numbered at least 30 people.
And among them, four people stood close to Rio.
A girl who looked like a blonde-haired elf; a girl who looked like a dwarf with flaming hair; a silver-haired wolf girl, and a winged girl with ash-colored hair.
The three of them looked the same age as Rio, whereas the latter looked about twelve years older than him.
The one attacking Rio was the winged woman.
He glared at Rio with an ominous expression, as if cursing him to death.
The rest of the spirit people were also looking at him with the same eyes. [14]
In some ways, it was like they were criticizing Rio, or berating him for something about him; it was a display that contained such feelings.
（I do not expect that their enmity so far …………. . ）
Rio smiled wryly, coaxing himself to that confession.
If he remained beside Latifa and explained to them, perhaps they would reach an understanding, the thought suddenly popped into his mind, then he fainted. [15]
Inside his dim consciousness, Rio sensed that the winged girl was approaching to hold him back.
He tried to arouse his fighting spirit, but only managed to stand up a little. The damage to his stomach was too great, and it was really pressing down on Rio. [16]
Just like that, Rio was hit on the nape of his neck, and completely fainted. [17]
And then, something caught the attention of the wolf girl and the winged girl. In a state of panic, the fairy girl gave first aid to Rio, and tied the handcuffs to Rio, who was a user of spirit arts.
The winged girl carried Rio, while the different beastman carried Latifa. Then together, they got together and went in the same direction.
[1] [TL: Latifa speaks broken grammar, so I let it be what it is]
[2] [ED: WN cooking this gives me a lot of dinner ideas]
[3] [TL: Latifa says this in Japanese, so I won't translate it into English to distinguish it from (let's eat), the reason is because languages from other worlds are closer to English]
[4] [TL: Riajuu has just exploded!!!]
[5] [TL: WARNING !!! It is clearly a flag]
[6] [TL: Mark? it must be a flag, right?]
[7] [TL: no mosquitoes?, what kind of world is this?] [ED: The best type. ]
[8] [TL: I can imagine it, LOLI BODY PILLOW!!!!] [PF: What is it like?]
[9] [TL: FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO SAY THAT, BY MEANS OF WHAT IT MEANS IS “Oh, Sial”]
[10] [TL: can't resist this, it's actually a "search range"]
[11] [ED: This time it was me. It's still actually "the search"]
[12] [TL: You'll know why later. BTW has a better name for (?)?]
[13] [TL: Iron plate, it does not bend, it's PIERCING teppan, do you know how hard 1 millimeter teppan is? it's very difficult]
[14] [TL: they say "You're DAMN LOLICON] [PF: not really a lolicon because he's not much older and he'll be over 21 with both lives]
[15] [TL: why can't you faint and save me from this kind of grief?]
[16] [TL: finally the author used "Fighting Spirit" for the first time]
[17] [TL: now, how long do you think this fainting process took?]