Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 29
Chapter 23: What you made
That night, I realized that Uru was somewhat downhearted.
I thought it was just the usual night sluggishness but…… I felt that it wasn’t just that.
I crawled into the futon and before going to sleep I asked her what is wrong, and she spoke to me while being a little embarrassed.
“It just… If all the activities to live lead to creation, then I wonder what kind of person I am, who can only destroy things…”
Uru must be seriously worried about it, but the words that came out of my mouth might sound to her like I am just teasing her.
Even though it’s the pure truth.
“Uru is… My healing, maybe?”
“……What……?”
At my words that were neither a consolation nor a condemnation. Uru’s head couldn’t process the diagonal direction answer* that I gave to her and froze.
“Actually, the reason that I went looking for a village was ‘I missed interacting with other people’ which is a reason that could make other people laugh.”
Of course, I haven’t forgotten the orders of the Creator God?
I haven’t forgotten… But, first and foremost, I couldn’t stand the loneliness anymore.
“That’s why, really, with you just being here with me, I’m being saved.”
The person who talks to me, the person who eats with me, the person who sleeps with me… is bit beyond my expectations… But.
Just how much having someone like that by my side has saved my heart.
While stroking her head, I talks about such things.
“If that’s the case, it’s fine, but… no wait, it’s not good. After all, I didn’t made anything…”
Uru’s expression softened for a instant, but it hardened again.
I was a talking about how she is making my vitality to continue, but she wasn’t satisfied with my answer?
Hmmm… why are she so particular about “making”?
“Hey Uru. I always say ‘making things’, but making objects isn’t the only means of creation, right?”
“…?”
Music is easy to understand example. It is not an object, but it certainly belongs to the side of creation.
I can’t say it’s a necessity for living, but having it enriches the heart, and depending on the person, it could develop into a different impulse and be used create something else.
By the way, there were sheet music items in the game. I used it at an event where a Lorelei appeared, and while I didn’t use it much, It could be used to change the BGM of the game.
“…Even if that’s the case, I’m still haven’t ??”
“Uru, you are forgetting something very important, don’t you?”
While she was looking downcast, I stopped her words that seem to fall into self-loathing, by poking her cheek.
I put my hands on both cheeks of Uru who seemed to say “What are you doing!?” and forced her to look at me.
“Thanks to Uru fighting, I… No, not only me, but Regulus and Lise also returned alive.”
The fight against Chimera would definitely have been a dead end to us without Uru’s help. We couldn’t beat it with only our own strength.
Unless you have a strong enough body to withstand the Miasma without items. Unless you have the ability to activate the Rage Mode.
If she wasn’t there… we all would be dead.
I gently embrace her, who is much stronger than I am, and yet much more delicate than I am.
“In other words, you protected(made) our future. So it’s ok, There is no such thing like your existence haven’t creating anything.”
“??”
For a while, Uru didn’t showed any reaction beyond a slight flinch.
Eventually, her shoulders shook a little and she clung to me strongly.
……It will be my secret that my LP has been decreased with the hug.
“… That said, I still feel like I want to make something…”
While I patted her back and her head to comfort she, Uru seemed to have calmed down, and as soon as she released my body, she murmured such a thing.
Nuuu, that’s a story that will shave my pride as a Miko(player)!
How much should I raise my skill level? What kind of materials should I prepare?
Or do I need an enchantment? What was the procedure for obtaining ‘Grant enhancement’ skill?”
Crafting, alchemy, blacksmithing… There are so many things to do, hahaha.
“Fufu, fufufufufu… Someday, I’ll definitely make a tool that even Uru can’t break…!”
“… I-I see. Let’s look forward to it…”
I didn’t notice that Uru’s face twitched a little while I was putting together my thoughts after my switch had been turned on.
“By the way, should I also pay with my body?”
“Guha! can you forget about that already!? In the first place, you’ve already worked more than enough!!”
Oh no, what is this kid, she’s grinning so hard!
I thought you were an innocent child type, but you are actually an little imp type ?!?
In this situation where I’m sleeping together with you, If you says such a line, I will start to feel really weird thoughts! No, I don’t will think like that at all!!!
…… I’m a little curious about how she’ll react if I say “Then let’s do that” … No, no, I won’t say it, I won’t say it!
Uru fell asleep while I was flustered, thinking about various stupid things with my head.
Kuh… Even though I know that Uru is a child who became exhausted and goes to bed early every night, it’s kind of frustrating…!
Haa……I think that I should go to sleep soon and closed my eyes.
“…Good night. Have a nice dream.”
After making a promise to meet again, Regulus and Lieze were left in the village, and Uru and I returned to our base.
Man, it was a just little time out, but it felt like a really long… I’d like to take a few days off to rest.
“In your case, it seems that you will probably start to make something in the name of a break.”
Ah, that’s possible….
No, but you see, making things is a job for me, but it’s also a hobby…!
“… It would be nice if your mind could rest with that.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay, I’ll sleep properly at night!”
Well, the reality is that I still don’t have enough fuel to serve as a light source, so I have no choice but to sleep at night.
……If I had enough fuel, I would normally stay up all night…….
While making things at my pace for the skill levels, while raising animals, crops, and flowers, and improving the base little by little.
I went hunting with Uru, and when I asked her to practice with me as a trial, I was surprised that I was defeated so quickly that she apologized instead.
I was curious about the forest where the orcs were, and when I explored it, I discovered a dungeon and conquered it in a single day trip.
I went to see how the fishing village (Kuala Village) was doing and received various materials in exchange for repairs.
Occasionally… I’ll became absent-minded and passed the time.
I’ve had enough rest and started to think about what to do next.
While I was praying to the stone statue of The Creator God as usual.
The Creator God descended.
*Translator note: In JP internet slang, an situation or idea that is called ‘going to a diagonal direction (?????????)’ means a situation or idea that is beyond what was expected or/and goes in a direction that no one expected.
Normally It have a good mean like ‘go above and beyond expectations’ but in a different direction of what expected.
It is an expression that was originally used in popular manga works as “going diagonally above expectations” and was popularized and became a common slang.