Starting Anew as the New Me - [VOL. 3] CHAPTER 2 – I AM FELICIA. FELICIA…… MEREDITH

“Ish~ Hoooot~….. Aren’t we at the Oasis yeeet~?”

“……It’s as hot as before, didn’t you say the same thing for the last week?…….Good grief.”

“Buh~ Buh~! Well hot things are hot! I’m just voicing it out!”

Ah~ she’s really annoying. Isn’t this desert journey getting much harder because of that?

However……It’s not like I don’t understand why she’s complaining…… We walked quite a bit since then, when will we get there? Do people even live here in this remote place in the first place?!

……If these gate keepers have deceived us I will ******* tear them apaaaaaaaaaaart!!!

“Oh? Is that it? ……There’s a single house visible next to the oasis.”

Hm!? What did you say just now?!

“Did we finally arrive there?! — Where is it?!”

“Look, it’s over there”

The old man’s finger points to–.

“……There’s no oasis let alone a house…… Were you finally driven mad by the heat, old man?”

Anywhere I look there’s just sand, sand, sand and more sand.

Good grief! Making me feel happy so prematurely, that old fart!!

“How rude! I pride myself in my good eyesight! Did you take a good look?!”

Even if you tell me to take a good look…… There’s nothing there.

“Ah! You’re right! There’s a house built there!”

What?!

“Looks like what these gate keepers said was the truth, what a relief.”

Eh?!

“Y-you bastards can see something there?!”

“Yeah? I can see something…… Dale you can’t see that house?”

“Where your eyes that bad?”

Gunununu!! Though this isn’t my real body, but what’s with this sense of humiliation?!

“Ah, could it be because of that insect repelling barrier?”

“Insect repelling barrier?!”

Why is there a barrier set up? No, no, before that.

“Why can’t I see anything?!”

“Aah~ so that’s what is was, huh?”

What was what?! Am I the only one who doesn’t know?!

“See, there are various types of insects in this desert, right?”

There are a lot of them….. Some are even poisonous.

“There are, but what does that have to do with me not being able to see anything there?”

“It’s a weak barrier to confuse the sight of beasts and insects…… normally…… People can look…… through it……”

So that means…… Ehm…….

“You’re telling me that the present me is on the same level of insects……right?”

“Looks like it”

“Looks like it……Not!! Why does the human me not see anything?! — is it that cursed sword’s fault because it sucked out my magical power?!”

“Like I said! It’s an angel’s sword not a cursed sword! And it’s not Absohaze’s fault!”

“You’re noisy! That’s how far you’ll argue! There! There!”

“Ouch!”

“Gyafun!”

Why must I always get hit by that old man…….

“Haah…… Anyway, let’s go”

Though there’s nothing in the direction we are going–.

“Uoh!? What the hell?!”

An oasis and a small house suddenly appeared!?

“It’s because we entered the barrier”

So that’s the house at the oasis, huh?

Does the witch of the oasis live in this house like Erin, no the gate keepers said?

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“Well then, let’s ask them, shall we?”

……Well, I wonder what kind of person that witch is.

“Excuse me, is someone there?”

《……Yes……》

A delicate voice could be heard, so there certainly lives someone here.

…………Oh? The door opened a little.

“……Ehm…… Who…… Are you?”

I can’t see that person’s figure properly through that door gap, but judging by that voice it seems to be someone young.

I don’t know if it’s a girl or boy. Is it the witch’s child or grandchild……? Well, who is that person?

“I’m sorry, but we–”

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Well then, we explained our circumstances…… there wasn’t any reaction from that person.

“……”

I can’t see them, but it seems like they are taking their time thinking about this…… Right?

“Ehm…… uhm……”

Oh, finally a reaction.

“……I’m sorry, but…… I can’t……let you lodge here……”

We spent so much effort to get here! Give me a break!!

“Therefore……Please…… leave……”

Aah! The door is closing!

“Waaaaaait a seeeeeecoooond!! –Ouch ouch ouch ouch!!”

“Gya!”

That Erin shoved her fingers in the gap!!

Nice, we can somehow get her to let us lodge here!

“Ouch ouch ouch ouch!! Pleaseeeeee~~~!! Ouch ouch!! We walked ouch ouch!! Through the desert ouch ouch!! For a whole week already ouch ouch!! We couldn’t sleep properly ouch ouch!! We didn’t even have ouch ouch!! Have a proper meal ouch ouch!! I want to eat delicious foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood ouch!!”

What strongminded words, her desperation is amazing……

“Wha!? Bedding aside didn’t we have proper meals?!”

The only ones who think those were proper meals are Bertra and the old man.

No, more importantly we have to persuade that fellow!

“Bertra, there are more important things right now–”

“What do you mean by that?!……No, that’s right, we have other priorities right now. –Please! Somehow! Come on! Dale-dono lower your head as well!”

“Wha!? Why should I lower my head…… Wai!? Old man!? Why are you grabbing my head–”

“It’s fine already so just lower your head!”

“Ouuuuuch!!”

He used too much power to make me forcefully lower my head! He should control that monstrous power of his…… If this continues like this, my neck might breaaaak!!

“That’s…… But……”

“Ouch, ouch, ouch! Pleeeaaase~!!”

“We beg of you!”

“Please show some consideration!”

“Ugaaah!! M, my neck!!”

“……………… Understood…… I’ll let you stay here for a night……”

Finally the door was opened……

Hmpf, the one that appeared was shorter than Erin….. A boy? A girl?……Though they came out they wore a black robe and deeply pulled down the hood, so I can’t tell.

“Thank you very much!”

“You saved us”

“Alriiiiiiight!! Ouch, ouch, ouch……”

“Hey, old man, it’s fine already, so could you let go of me already……?”

“Wups, sorry, sorry.”

Looks like we can lodge here but the price we payed was high…… Erin’s fingers are swollen and my neck is staying bent……

“Ah, I apologize for this late introduction. I am called Bertra Touan.”

“I’m Darryl Bold”

“I’m Erin and that over here is Dale!”

“And I am…… Hey! Why did you introduce me, you *******!?”

“Isn’t it fine? There’s no particular reason, it just came out”

Don’t say things however you want!!

“Ehm…… I’m Felicia. Felicia…… Meredith”

Hmpf, so she was a girl, huh?