"Whew, whew, whew. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Victor gasped violently, followed by a violent cough.

Struggling to adjust his breathing, he tried to calm down and sort out his thoughts about what was going on and why his otherwise peaceful life had become the way it was.

After settling down a little, a pain in his left arm interfered with his train of thought again.

"Damn, was it cut by that bastard!" Victor thought as he cleaned his wounds with water. The slightest pain from the wound made him can't help but scold.

"What the hell is going on?" asked Simone, looking anxious. She's a petite and cute blonde who is being scared by recent events.

"It's nothing, probably some of my past enemies came to the door. Rest assured, we'll get rid of him soon!" Victor tried to comfort his wife. Although he himself does not believe this set of statements at all.

The opponent is not an unusually powerful person. In fact, it's basically on the same level as Victor.

It stands to reason that such an opponent, under the interference of those traps that Victor deliberately arranged, should be solved quickly.

But no, that opponent was so familiar with Victor's own environment. None of the arrangements worked, and even the secret doors and escape tunnels were all in the hands of the opponents.

Never since he took the plunge at the age of 15, Victor had never felt so frustrated. Not even that time when he was besieged by trolls.

What's even more terrifying is that Victor doesn't know anything about the other party. The identity of the other party, the purpose of the other party. Victor didn't know anything about all this.

All Victor knew was that after that afternoon, his peaceful retirement life was interrupted.

"Whoa, whoop...... "It seems that he has really left his old job for too long, can he be tired like this for a moment just by fighting fiercely?" Victor got up with a wry smile.

However, he will not give in. Isn't it just to crawl out of that life of licking the tip of a knife in blood just to live a peaceful and comfortable retirement?

In order to get back to his daily routine, he can once again live a bloody life licking the tip of the knife.

However, he has no reckless plans to fight the enemy to the death right now.

It's been a long time since Victor fought fiercely. Now he is not used to the rhythm of the battle full of tension and excitement. He intended to make a strategic retreat first. Then kill it back and pull out that bitch's intestines to lubricate the wheels!

A long, long time ago, about ten years ago, Victor, who was in the prime of adventurers, saved enough money to retire and live a quiet life that was completely different from what he had used to be. He plans to return to his hometown, find someone he loves, marry him, and have children. Even if the child is not very smart, he just wants to grow up healthy.

And twenty years of adventure have brought Victor a considerable degree of caution. After retiring, in order to prevent the revenge of his former enemies from ruining his new life, he carefully arranged his home into an alternative fortress full of various traps and traps. From the outside, it looks like it's just an ordinary house. But almost every design is carefully planned. Each place is either lethal or non-lethal, or there are escape routes such as secret doors or ladders. In fact, Simone was only able to come and go freely in the house two months after she married him.

But none of the mechanisms he had put in place had worked so hard. The other party was as familiar with the layout of the house as Victor himself. What's even more terrifying is that the secret escape passage has also been mastered by the other party, and in that hidden escape staircase, Victor sacrificed his life with the masked enemy for the first time.

It stands to reason that Victor's hidden staircase is plausible, and it is built in a spiral shape with the pointer pointing upwards. In this way, if someone attacks from the back, they will not be able to use it because the right side is narrow. Victor, on the other hand, can easily slash and swing downwards. But that opponent actually switched to holding the knife in his left hand, and easily gained space to swing the knife -- he was actually the same as Victor, a pair of skillful hands who could use the knife with both hands well! And what was even more terrifying was that the opponent's knife technique was actually the same as Victor's, and Victor was simply fighting with the reflection in the mirror.

In that fight, Victor suffered a minor injury, and then he went berserk to set the trap in a near-dead manner. Only then did they force the other party back. Won the respite from the escape.

Looking back on this nightmare, Victor made a measure that he had arranged back then, escape!

Victor's sense of distress is not limited to his specially constructed home. In addition, he fully considered what to do if the enemy breached his house. The evacuation route and the necessary supplies and money have already been prepared. In a short period of time, he had successfully taken his wife away from the town.

Looking at the disappearing town behind him, Victor had a hunch that this was definitely not over.

......

Along the way, Victor was tense all the time, but fortunately, the enemy never came to attack, and I don't know if he was thrown off by his high-speed escape. You must know that along the way, Victor tried his best to get on the road as soon as possible. He doesn't skimp on horsepower. As soon as the horses got tired of running, he simply found a town to dispose of the horses at a low price and bought new horses at a high price to replace them. In this way, they galloped on the paved road at a high speed of 190 kilometers per day.

After three days of marching, Victor gradually relaxed. It doesn't matter if the enemy is really dumped by him or not. He had safely reached his first stop, the house of one of his old friends, Thomas. After a warm hug from a friend he hadn't seen in a long time, Victor succinctly explained what had happened and offered to place his wife here. Victor's old friend readily agreed to the request. And reassure Victor to rest assured.

Victor's old friend Thomas is absolutely reliable. There is no problem either from the point of view of loyalty or from the point of view of combat effectiveness. Therefore, Victor did feel at ease to place his wife there, and went out alone to prepare for the future. In this way, for the first time in these days, Victor left his wife's side.

Walking halfway down the road, Victor was surprised to find that he had forgotten to bring tobacco shreds. He smiled bitterly: it seems that the pressure is indeed too much, and he has never lost anything before.

Unable to smoke the tobacco sold outside, Victor strode back, ready to find his wife to get his own tobacco bag.

Knocking on the door, Victor said to Thomas, who looked a little puzzled, "Where's Simone? I'll ask her to get my tobacco bag." ”

"What? Didn't you just walk in and say something was wrong and took her away? Why did you come back again......" The old friend asked Victor strangely.

"What!" the news struck Victor on the head like a bolt from the blue, and he didn't care that his pipe slipped from his hand and shattered to the ground, but immediately took a step towards his old friend, and asked sharply, "What did you say! I just came in and took Simone away?"

"yes, it was one o'clock five minutes ago, you ......"

"Bastard, that's not me at all!" Victor scolded excitedly, interrupting Thomas.

"Why, am I going to be ......" "What about your horse, I'm going to use it, quick!" Victor didn't listen to his friend's explanation, he knew that the human eye could be blinded, and he didn't want to blame his friend for it. He just planned to take advantage of the fact that too much time had passed to quickly recover his beloved wife.

And his old friend, knowing that he had made a big mistake, hurriedly packed up the saddle and brought the best horse to the door. Without saying a word, Victor jumped onto the horse, and then kicked the horse in the abdomen with a spur.

"I'll hold him down first, and you'll chase me!" Victor shouted to his friend amid the billowing smoke from the horse's hooves.

"Well, poor Victor, how do you know where that fellow is going?" muttered Victor's old friend Thomas as he stepped on horseback. It was a good horse, too, but nowhere near as good as the one Victor could ride. However, he still kicked the Spurs fiercely, hoping to catch up with Victor as soon as possible and fulfill his obligations as a good friend.

Victor was running down the country road with red eyes at this time. He didn't know why, but he felt like he knew where his opponent was going. He just ran forward instinctively, praying silently that he could really catch up with the guy.

His feelings did not disappoint him. After a bit of scrambling, he caught up with his opponent. After all, the other party has a woman, how can it not be as fast as him.

"......" looked at the other party's face, and Victor was silent for a while. No wonder even friends who are so familiar with him have been deceived by him. The other party's appearance is exactly the same as Victor's, the only difference is that he is a little haggard. This must be a master-level transfiguration. Victor thought as he drew his long knife.

"Simone, this is me, your husband, the guy next to you is just the villain pretending to be me!" Victor shouted to Simone. The latter looked at the two people who looked exactly the same, and was obviously in a panic. This poor little woman, she never imagined that such a thing would happen.

"Let her go! If you dare to hurt her, I swear I'll make you regret why you crawled out of your mother's womb!" Victor threatened the other side. But even he knew that this was nothing more than a bluff. The strength of the other party is not below him, and there are hostages. All you can count on now is to hold him back as much as you can, and then wait for your friends to come to help.

"How can I hurt her? I am her husband, and what I want to do is to save her from your hands!" Then the impostor looked at Simone affectionately, and said, "Don't worry, my dear." I'll protect you. ”

"Hahaha!" Victor laughed angrily. "You scoundrel!" he said through gritted teeth, "don't think that you can fool her by looking the same! You have my looks, but will you have my memories? Can you tell me what happened to Simone?"

To Victor's surprise, the impostor accepted the challenge and began to tell the story of Victor and Simone. It's exactly the same. Even the most secret things, which no third person knew, were told by him. At this time, even Simone changed her attitude and felt that the real husband next to her was beside her. And on the other side is the villain.

Faced with this situation, Victor, who was standing on the opposite side, was almost blown out of his lungs. Fortunately, at this time, his old friend finally rushed over. Although I was a little surprised to look at the face that was exactly the same as Victor. But Victor's old friend still held the crossbow steadily, aiming at the impostor.

Unexpectedly, that guy actually repeated his old trick and shouted to Victor's old friend that he was the real Victor. And told all kinds of things about the adventures together. At this moment, even Victor's old friend Thomas was shaken by him. Although his crossbow bolt was still pointed at the impostor, his body moved, and he delicately distanced himself from Victor.

"......" Faced with this stalemate, Victor was silent for a while, and now the situation is to see who can fight for his place and let Simone and Thomas make a choice.

It seems useless to talk about the past. I don't know why, but the other party knows everything about himself, Simone and Thomas. However, there must be a way to distinguish yourself from that guy!

Suddenly, Victor had an idea and shouted to the guy, "Good boy, it seems that you really put in a lot of effort." I even heard about those things. But can you tell me how many times I kissed Simone on the way to Thomas's house?"

Victor was overjoyed, but his face was silent. He saw that the other party was obviously hesitant this time, and he couldn't tell how many times it was. So, Victor picked up the story and shouted at the guy, "Also, I drank a few glasses of wine not long after I met Thomas, can you tell me!"

This time, the guy still couldn't speak, only remained silent. At this time, Simone also made it clear who was her real husband. At that moment, the little woman mustered up her courage and slammed into the creature of the fellow, then pulled out her leg and ran towards Victor.

Victor screamed badly. He knew the level of his opponent, and knew that in this situation, Simone would not be able to dodge the long knife in his opponent's hand. He clutched the long knife in his hand and shouted at the other party, "You dare!" For now, Victor could only count on scaring the other party.

But what puzzled him was that the other party didn't mean to attack Simone at all, so he let Simone run back, just sighed silently. And Victor, who breathed a sigh of relief, immediately motioned to his old friend to release the arrow. Although Thomas also left behind his risky work for many years, his shooting was still so accurate. Unfortunately, the opponent seemed to be extremely familiar with Thomas's attack, and the extremely sharp blow only scratched his oily skin.

However, despite this, Victor is still relieved, and he intends to use this opportunity to fight side by side with his old friend Thomas to completely eliminate this hidden danger.

"It's time for you to show your true colors. It can't be fake, it can't be fake!" Victor taunted his opponent as he raised his long knife in his hand.

Unexpectedly, the opponent had no intention of fighting, and the impostor actually took out a pipe that was exactly the same as the one that Victor had broken, lit the pipe, and smoked a cigarette.

"Well, now I can tell you the truth. The guy actually took off his hat, sat under his ass, and sat down.

"That guy, that guy has exactly the same thing on you! I think now I can explain it to you. I'm also an adventurous old fritter, how can I be deceived by a face like yours? He has exactly the same things on his body, even the signet ring that you never leave on his hand! and he behaves and talks like you!" Thomas explained to Victor.

"......" Victor himself was in doubt, who would set such a trap on himself?

"Well, since this is the case, and I see that you are so confused, then tell the truth!" the impostor on the other side puffed out a cigarette, and then said calmly, "Actually, I am you!"

I am you!I am you!I am you!! I am you!

"How is that possible!" Victor retorted angrily, "haven't you given up your tricks in this case?"

"I'm not playing tricks, I'm really you. Otherwise, how can I explain that I am exactly like you? Well, for the sake of another one that I am so confused about, I'll explain it well. ”

Parallel World Theory......

This theory is something that Victor had heard of.

It's like a mirror. From one world is projected an infinite number of worlds......

And those worlds are different from the world in the mirror. They are not exactly the same, but there are subtle differences.

For example, in World A, there is probably no such person as Victor at all, and his parents did not have this son at all, but gave birth to a daughter. In World B, Victor became seriously ill at a young age and was paralyzed for life. In the C world, Victor will lose a look at an adventurer and retire completely......

"And I, the world itself is exactly the same as yours, so I can accurately tell those past events. But what happened more than three months ago...... It separates our two worlds. Victor from another world said as he covered his face with his hand.

"My wife, Simone, my dear son, was hit by a carriage that day, and the wheels ran over her neck......" Victor said in a mournful tone, his body trembling, tears streaming from his fingers over his face.

"So, are you going to come to this world that has always been exactly the same, except for Simone's fate, to take my Simone?" said Victor. After all, the other side was also himself, and he immediately guessed the other party's thoughts.

Victor from the other world nodded. And what kind of effort he made and how much price he paid in order to come to this world, everything is self-evident.

"But I could never teach Simone to anyone, not even another me!" said Victor categorically. "It's all Victor, so I understand your sadness. But if you want Simone, so do I. She's my most important treasure!"

Victor from the other world spread his hands wordlessly, and in addition to Victor himself, even Simone and Thomas were infected by his grief.

If you can't do it, Victor can't kill another self. Thomas was also unable to attack his best friend, even though Victor from the other world was at the time.

"I thought, that, I don't know what to call you. But can you stay in this world?" Simone said suddenly. Victor's eyes from the other world immediately radiated with brilliance. That is the ecstasy of a man who has been amnesty.

"Hey, what are you talking about!" Victor shouted disgruntled to Simone.

"I think the other me, the other Simone, must have wanted you to live a happy life. I think I should take her place and do my duty to make you happy. Simone continued. Another Simone's misfortune, as well as another Victor's pain, left her in tears as well.

......

"Okay, okay. I felt the need to make my other self happy. Victor said helplessly. "But I warn you, boy, don't touch a single hair of Simone, not even if you're another me. ”

Victor, who is from another world, smiled and nodded. "As long as I can be with her, everything is fine." Why should I ask for so much more?"

"Damn, I'm really going to have to make a code with Simone to avoid being stolen by this kid. Alas, even for myself, I'm going to be jealous. ”

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― walking that day, I don't know how such a story came to my mind。 A man runs to a parallel world to snatch his wife. I guess it was the same as watching "Stormy Night" before, and the trajectory of Coneva's life in a different world in it had an impact on my subconscious. However, it can also be said that "Mr. Murder", which I watched earlier, also played a role in the subconscious. I can even go back to middle school, when I saw the martial arts sci-fi "The Way of Heaven"

Anyway, it was written. After writing it, I naturally felt dissatisfied. I always feel that my brain power has degraded together......

Alas, take your time.

pS: The pantyhose angel is over. The ending was unexpected. The squid lady is also finished. I didn't have any anime to watch at the moment. And the novels haven't been much to see lately.

Two novels are recommended. One is called Excalibur Heroes. The author's gender is Hideyoshi. But he said it a few times, and there weren't many pseudo-motherhood plots after that. The other is called the Wandering Musician. Don't be fooled by the beginning, that book isn't of the serious type. Although it's not the kind of text about the happy life of the crying lich.