âJust so you know, I was thinking of leaving the townâŠ.â
Pullinâ Indra against her will, I headed back towards the town.
âYou said you wanna sightsee, didnât you? That wonât work if you hole up yourself out in the woods all the time.â
âThereâs no way that I could sleep in places overrun by the people of this world, is there?â
âCome on, your way too distrustful of others! âŠHalf of it is my fault though⊠But! I did what I did while thinkinâ of you, okay!?â
âI told you already: I got that part. However, itâs still a fact that the people of this world are selfish, not giving much of a thought about others.â
âŠEach time sheâs been mentioninâ it, it made me wonderâŠ
âYou keep sayinâ ăthis worldă. Whatâs the deal with that!? You make it sound like you came from another worldâŠâ
Then I realized.
âŠHey, hey, just a moment. Is that how it is? No, that canât be, I mean, her origin is indisputable, right? Her face even resembles her father.
âŠBut, wait, she mentioned somethinâ âbout havinâ almost died at one point, didnât she? Didnât she actually mean she died instead of just almost dyinâ? And then this girl hijacked the body after arrivinâ from another world, or somethinâ like that?
Itâs a crazy idea, but ainât like itâs unheard of. I remember hearinâ âbout corpses gettinâ possessed. If thatâs the case here, sheâsâŠ
Seeinâ my reaction, she sighed.
ââŠWell, itâs something close to what youâre probably thinking. I was born into this body while possessing the experience and knowledge of another world. At the age of five I saw those memories in a dream, causing me to remember them.â
âŠFor real!?
âOut of the eyes of someone whoâs equipped with the knowledge of the other world, this world is filled with nothing but terribly cruel and selfish people. Truly a shithole. âŠIn the place where my otherworld self lived it was normal to help others in trouble without demanding any compensation. Well, not at the expense of getting into trouble yourself though. Of course the other world also had many people incapable of consideration and thoughtfulness towards others, but at the same time it also housed many people quite capable of it. But this world doesnât have any of the latter, right?â After narrating while looking into the far distance, she revealed a cruel smile. âI want to die after destroying this world so that I wonât be ever reborn into this world again.â
Sheâs ill. Shit, I hadnât expected for her mind to have gotten so fucked up.
ââŠI-Isnât there anything else? Some other impression of this placeâŠâ
âSure, itâs filthy.â
What an incredible comment.
âŠI see. Her love for cleanliness stems from her otherworld common sense, huh?
âMy otherworld self had been born into a country priding itself to be one of the safest and cleanest environments in the world. Differences between social statuses played almost no role in that country, and most of its places were safe and sanitary. My otherworld self was what youâd call a commoner, but she led a cleaner life than the nobles of this world. âŠThe first product I made was detergent to wash my own body. It was a product limited by what a five-years-old could do, but it was still much better than simply pouring water on myself in the name of washing.â
âWhoa⊠Then again, it does remind me your tenacity when it comes to washinâ yourself.â
Also, I understood one more thing.
âSo that weird composure of yours that doesnât fit a child and rather got a touch of belonginâ to an old person comes from the time you lived in that other world? How old did you become?â
âNo idea. Itâs not like I recall my entire life over there. Though I know that itâs not like I died young. By the way, it goes without saying, but I also had friends and a lover.â
âShuuut up!!â
Sorry for not havinâ either!!
âNoble children lack childishness just the same, though. The family headâs daughter was childish as she was a commoner originally, but when we went to a tea party, the other noble children drew back from her, you know? My way of acting was the standard.â
âYeah⊠I suppose thatâs how nobles are. Fuckinâ conceited and stinkinâ of arrogance. âŠWell, this stuff doesnât matter anyway.â I pulled on her hand, drawinâ her into my embrace. ââŠIâll guide you through this world. Iâll also teach you the common knowledge of this world. So, donât worry.â
ââŠâŠ Now listen.â She forcefully pushed me away, freeing herself.
Eh? What?
âYour lines just now, Iâll act like I didnât hear them if itâs right now. Withdraw them and leave. But, if you donât do it, Iâll butcher you with a ăgrand spell that had been banned in the other worldă if you should ever do something like this again. Iâll cast curse magic on the elements composing your human body, resulting in them evaporating and getting blown away. Even if you block the spell, youâll still die a slow death of breaking apart as if getting eroded. Iâll use that spell to kill you.â
At the same time of thrustinâ me away, she looked straight into my eyes with a powerful gleam dwellinâ in her eyes.
ââŠSure, you got a deal.â
I unintentionally burst into laughter.
As I thought, this girl got pissed by me pushinâ her aside. And yet she still felt inclined to trust me once more, huh?
âWith that outta the way, letâs go.â
I grabbed her hand once again, and started to pull.
ââŠToday I donât really feel like doing much, though. The forest is safe, so how about we camp out in the forest?â
âSayinâ that forest is safe is proof of your weird misconceptions. Quite a lot of monsters inhabit those woods, you know?â
âMonsters are basically cowards. Their senses are a lot sharper than those of humans. If they perceive someone strong nearby, they wonât approach. Completely different from retarded humans who canât tell strong people apart.â
Looking over my shoulder, I stared at her.
ââŠSeriously?â
âItâs something I found out after lodging in the forest for the last few days.