Reincarnated Hero 23 – Why Were You in a Place Like This?

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Why Were You in a Place Like This?

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“――Revive” (Leon)

Light poured down so intensely that one could not keep their eyes open, showering down upon the girl’s entire body. By the time the light subsided, all of her injuries had been healed. No, it was not just her injuries. Her soul, which had once left her body and was on the verge of ascending to the heavens, had also returned to her body.

Revive was the highest-ranking recovery magic. It could even bring back the dead, and in the previous life, there were only a very few who could use it. However, the longer the time passed after death, the lower the chance of resurrection would drop drastically. It was fortunate that this girl had just died. Judging by the warmth of her body, it was likely only a few minutes ago.

“Ah…?” (Boy)

The boy was left dumbfounded.

“How about it? Her injuries have been completely healed, right?” (Leon)

“…” (Boy)

Next, he needed to heal this boy’s injuries as well, Leon thought while looking at him. However, it would be troublesome if he struggled again.

“Sleeping” (Leon)

As soon as he cast the sleep magic, the boy’s eyelids began to droop.

“!?!” (Boy)

He seemed to have panicked for a moment and tried to keep his eyes open, but that resistance lasted only a moment. Unless one had an extraordinary level of resistance, it was impossible to withstand Leon’s sleep magic.

“Heal” (Leon)

Leon cast healing magic on the boy, who had begun to sleep peacefully. Then, taking out a blanket for camping from his item box, he wrapped it around both the girl and the boy, letting them sleep together.

“Are they siblings?” (Leon)

Looking at them like this, they resembled each other enough to make one think so. From their dull silver hair, triangular ears peeked out. They were probably cat beastkin.

“But why were they in a place like this?” (Leon)

He decided to ask them once they woke up.

 

 

About two hours must have passed. The first to wake up was the girl.

“…?” (Girl)

Perhaps she could not grasp the situation, or perhaps she was still drowsy; for a while, she only moved her eyes around restlessly before locking gazes with Leon. The moment their eyes met, she hurriedly sat up.

“Uhh—!” (Girl)

“Don’t be so wary. I saved you.” (Leon)

“…Wake up!” (Girl)

The girl smacked the boy sleeping beside her.

“Enemy!” (Girl)

“…! Uhh—!” (Boy)

This time, the boy who had woken up let out a growling sound while glaring at Leon. Even though he had saved them, Leon sighed in exasperation. For now, he had to make them lower their guard. To do that, Leon thought he had to show them that he was not an enemy.

…I see

As he pondered, a flash of inspiration struck him. Children would surely let their guard down with a funny adult. Then, he just needed to do something amusing and make them laugh.

Now, watch closely. My ultimate—

“――Funny face” (Leon)

Leon used his fingers to pull down the corners of his eyes and widen his nostrils, making a funny face. It was his first attempt, but it was a masterpiece of his utmost effort. Leon was sure that they would both burst out laughing.

“…” (Boy)

“…” (Girl)

That’s strange?

For some reason, both of them just stared blankly. There was not even the slightest hint of laughter. But Leon was not one to give up over something like this. Maintaining his funny face, he started to dance an incomprehensible, bizarre dance. At times, he swung his hips; at times, he jutted out his rear, repeating suspicious movements.

“…” (Boy)

“…” (Girl)

Eventually, perhaps his efforts bore fruit, as their tightly pursed lips began to tremble slightly. It seemed like they were trying to hold back their laughter. Just one more push.

As Leon raised his rear into the air—

Pffft!

He let out a fart.

“Pu-fuh!” (Boy)

“Bu-bu-bu~!” (Girl)

Finally, the two could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Alright, let’s go even further

Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Brrrrt! Puuuuu!

Changing the size and tone of the sounds, Leon continuously let out farts.

“Hahaha!” (Boy)

“Bububu~!” (Girl)

It seemed they had hit their laughter threshold, completely forgetting to be cautious as they rolled around laughing.

Now, while they’re distracted, let’s prepare the soup

Leon took out an earthenware pot from his item box. Inside, he had stewed a simple soup made by crushing wild boar bones caught in this forest into a broth, then adding boar meat, mountain vegetables, and mushrooms. By storing it in the item box where time did not pass, it remained piping hot.

“…gulp” (Boy)

“…gulp” (Girl)

Smelling the aroma, the two drooled. From their stomachs came a cute, hungry growl.

“Want to eat?” (Leon)

“…” (Boy)

“…” (Girl)

They seemed to have let their guard down quite a bit, but they were still hesitant to eat something made by a stranger.

“Don’t worry. There’s no poison in it.” (Leon)

Saying so, Leon placed the soup in front of them. The two cautiously approached, sniffed it several times, and finally began to drink.

“Mm—!” (Boy)

“Mmm—!” (Girl)

It seemed they found it delicious.

After widening their eyes and exchanging glances, they gulped it down all at once.

“Want more?” (Leon)

“Mm!” (Boy)

“Mm!” (Girl)

In the end, each of them ended up eating three bowls. Once their bellies were full and their wariness had faded, Leon decided to ask.

“I’m Leon. I’m an adventurer. In exchange for the soup, tell me—why were kids like you in a place like this?” (Leon)

“Um…” (Boy)

“Uhh…” (Girl)

They did not seem to be very good at speaking, but they still managed to explain in a clumsy manner. The two were siblings… or rather, probably twins. They said “probably” because they had no parents, so they did not actually know. They had been living in the slums of a town, but one day, they were tricked and kidnapped by slave traders.

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