Isekai Nonbiri Sozai Saishu Seikatsu - Chapter 133

“Um, excuse me, but could I ask you for a favor?”

“What is it?”

Franryule asked hesitantly.

What could her request be that made her so hesitant to ask? It’s a bit scary when a woman says something like that.

“If you have any extra water, could you share some with me?”

Oh, that’s all. She just wants some water.

I’m relieved that it’s a simpler request than I imagined.

Still, this is Ladeo Volcano, where water is like a lifeline. Asking for something so vital here is not easy. Considering common sense, it’s natural for it to be difficult.

It’s no wonder Franryule seems hesitant.

“Huh? Didn’t you bring a spring water flask? And I heard at the shop that Neln could use water magic?”

“Well, I underestimated the speed of water generation…”

“…If I use water magic at this rate, I’ll run out of magical power.”

It seems she drank faster than the spring water flask could produce. This murderous heat is abnormal. When your body sweats profusely and loses fluids, it craves more water.

Before I enveloped myself in cold, I was almost in the same situation.

“It’s because Alex drinks like a fish.”

“Shut up. Gilles was also pretty drained and drank a lot.”

Even though I heard from Drogan and prepared thoroughly, the heat here was beyond my expectations.

Their underestimation is probably even harsher now.

They don’t have the ability to envelop themselves in cold like me, nor do they have a magic bag.

All four of them were sweating profusely, with beads forming on their skin.

If they don’t get water soon, they will collapse from dehydration. Or Neln might deplete her already low magic reserves, possibly impairing her ability to fight monsters.

If that were to happen, I’d feel terrible about it.

Entering such harsh conditions was my own responsibility, but I didn’t want to brush off the pleas of the young boys and girls seeking help.

“Um, I’ll pay you, so please…”

“It’s fine.”

Seeing Franryule desperately bowing her head, I quickly stopped her and answered readily.

“Really!?”

“Shuu-san, you’re a good guy!”

“Is it okay? Water is quite important here…”

“If it’s water, I can conjure as much as needed with magic.”

To alleviate Gilles and the others’ anxiety and guilt, I effortlessly conjured a water orb.

“…But isn’t magic power limited?”

“I’m confident in the amount of magic power I have.”

With this level of magic, I could probably cast it hundreds, even thousands of times. That’s how vast my magic power is.

“So, I don’t need any money. Especially in tough environments like this, we should help each other out, don’t you think?”

It might sound a bit cliché, but I believe it’s not wrong in this world.

Against the harsh environment and monsters, the power of a single human is too small. That’s why I think we should join hands and face it together.

The inhabitants of this world have shown me this, someone who knows nothing about it.

So, like the people I’ve met so far, I want to do the same.

“What noble aspirations. If you weren’t an adventurer, I’d want you to be a knight in our house.”

“It’s an honor, but I’m an adventurer who loves freedom…”

Such words seemed to resonate with Franryule’s heart, as she appeared quite captivated.

To avoid being inadvertently absorbed into the nobility and swept away, I firmly declined.

“If you have a flask or something, feel free to draw water.”

“Thank you!”

“Yes! Water!”

Each of them took out their flasks and replenished water from the water orb.

They drank, gulping down the water from their flasks with audible satisfaction. As soon as it ran out, they quickly refilled and drank again.

They must have been really thirsty.

“…Is something wrong?”

As I conjured additional water orbs and watched over them, Neln furrowed her brows and looked towards me.

“Is it just around Shuu-san that feels cooler?”

“Yes, I’m enveloped in cold from ice magic.”

“Huh!?”

Franryule, who must have overheard our conversation, exclaimed in astonishment.

“…Is it like that all the time?”

“Yes, because it’s hot here.”

“No way. No wonder you’re not sweating at all.”

“With that much magical power, it’s understandable why you’d casually share water with strangers like us.”

Honestly, the heat of Ladeo Volcano is abnormal. I wouldn’t be able to cope without ice magic.

From my perspective, I think Gilles and the others, who have come this far without ice magic, are amazing.

As I was thinking about this, Neln suddenly wrapped her arms around my waist.

Surprised by the girl’s unexpected action, I was left unable to move.

“Neln, what are you doing!?”

“…Ah, it’s cool. By clinging to Shuu-san, you can enjoy the coolness. This is like heaven. Franryule, you should get close too.”

“Even so, it’s indecent for a lady to cling to a gentleman like that!”

Right. No matter how cool it may be, it’s inappropriate for a young girl to cling to a man.

“…At the moment, safety of body and mind is more important than such dignity. It’s meaningless if we collapse from the heat.”

“That may be true, but…”

“It’s cool and pleasant here, you know? Breathing feels comfortable, and your head doesn’t get all fuzzy from the heat. Franryule, you should relax too.”

“….”

Franryule fell silent in response to Neln’s sweet invitation.

Surely, within her mind, there’s a struggle between her sense of dignity as a lady and the desire to feel the pleasant coolness. She seems unable to argue back, indicating that her sense of pride is under quite the challenge.

In any case, it’s not good for my mental health to be embraced by a girl.

In my previous life, being hugged by a girl in a school uniform would definitely have gotten me arrested by a police officer. I know this is a different world, so I don’t have to be so over the top, but I feel like I’m doing something wrong.

“I’ll provide cool air for everyone as well.”

For the sake of my peace of mind, I’ll envelop everyone in cool air.

“Ahh… it’s so cool.”

The boys and girls who had instantly arrived in paradise wore expressions of pure happiness.

It’s like returning to a cool room with air conditioning from the hot outside—no, it’s probably even more blissful than that.

“I don’t care about school assignments anymore.”

“Yeah, same here.”

The comfort is so overwhelming that even serious Franryule and Gilles start speaking casually like Alex.

Maybe I overdid it a little.