{Sword}

Just so you know, I was thinking of leaving the town.

Pullin Indra against her will, I headed back towards the town.

You said you wanna sightsee, didnt you? That wont work if you hole up yourself out in the woods all the time.

Theres no way that I could sleep in places overrun by the people of this world, is there?

Come on, your way too distrustful of others! Half of it is my fault though But! I did what I did while thinkin of you, okay!?

I told you already: I got that part. However, its still a fact that the people of this world are selfish, not giving much of a thought about others.

Each time shes been mentionin it, it made me wonder

You keep sayin this world. Whats the deal with that!? You make it sound like you came from another world

Then I realized.

Hey, hey, just a moment. Is that how it is? No, that cant be, I mean, her origin is indisputable, right? Her face even resembles her father.

But, wait, she mentioned somethin bout havin almost died at one point, didnt she? Didnt she actually mean she died instead of just almost dyin? And then this girl hijacked the body after arrivin from another world, or somethin like that?

Its a crazy idea, but aint like its unheard of. I remember hearin bout corpses gettin possessed. If thats the case here, shes

Seein my reaction, she sighed.

Well, its something close to what youre 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.

For real!?

Out of the eyes of someone whos equipped with the knowledge of the other world, this world is filled with nothing but terribly cruel and selfish people. Truly a shithole. In 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 doesnt have any of the latter, right? After narrating while looking into the far distance, she revealed a cruel smile. I want to die after destroying this world so that I wont be ever reborn into this world again.

Shes ill. Shit, I hadnt expected for her mind to have gotten so fucked up.

I-Isnt there anything else? Some other impression of this place

Sure, its filthy.

What an incredible comment.

I see. Her love for cleanliness stems from her otherworld common sense, huh?

My 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 youd call a commoner, but she led a cleaner life than the nobles of this world. The 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.

Whoa Then again, it does remind me your tenacity when it comes to washin yourself.

Also, I understood one more thing.

So that weird composure of yours that doesnt fit a child and rather got a touch of belongin to an old person comes from the time you lived in that other world? How old did you become?

No idea. Its not like I recall my entire life over there. Though I know that its not like I died young. By the way, it goes without saying, but I also had friends and a lover.

Shuuut up!!

Sorry for not havin either!!

Noble children lack childishness just the same, though. The family heads 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.

Yeah I suppose thats how nobles are. Fuckin conceited and stinkin of arrogance. Well, this stuff doesnt matter anyway. I pulled on her hand, drawin her into my embrace. Ill guide you through this world. Ill also teach you the common knowledge of this world. So, dont worry.

Now listen. She forcefully pushed me away, freeing herself.

Eh? What?

Your lines just now, Ill act like I didnt hear them if its right now. Withdraw them and leave. But, if you dont do it, Ill butcher you with a grand spell that had been banned in the other world if you should ever do something like this again. Ill cast curse magic on the elements composing your human body, resulting in them evaporating and getting blown away. Even if you block the spell, youll still die a slow death of breaking apart as if getting eroded. Ill use that spell to kill you.

At the same time of thrustin me away, she looked straight into my eyes with a powerful gleam dwellin in her eyes.

Sure, you got a deal.

I unintentionally burst into laughter.

As I thought, this girl got pissed by me pushin her aside. And yet she still felt inclined to trust me once more, huh?

With that outta the way, lets go.

I grabbed her hand once again, and started to pull.

Today I dont really feel like doing much, though. The forest is safe, so how about we camp out in the forest?

Sayin that forest is safe is proof of your weird misconceptions. Quite a lot of monsters inhabit those woods, you know?

Monsters are basically cowards. Their senses are a lot sharper than those of humans. If they perceive someone strong nearby, they wont approach. Completely different from retarded humans who cant tell strong people apart.

Looking over my shoulder, I stared at her.

Seriously?

Its something I found out after lodging in the forest for the last few days.

So, just recently!?