And......

Okay, let's go.

"Yeah."

Eve and the hunter are finally going to the ground. At that time, I leave the cafeteria morning prep to the other sailors who were awake.

As they stood in front of the elevator (direct access) connecting to the outside, they each began to make a final check of their equipment.

"Isn't Eve cold in that outfit?

"Yeah. I think I might be wearing some Moffmoff tights in my skirt, and I think I might be okay with Lucia hanging me a heat-resistant cold enchant, right? And the hunter?

"Me? I'm fine, too. Not a cold skirt like Eve's, but mine is gear for hunting in Snow Mountain.... but this is the first time I've actually used it... well, I'm not hunting, so I'll be fine"

And, quick, flagging hunters. Eve, on the other hand, seemed to have nothing to worry about, even though she knew it was cold out there because she was originally from Snow Country. By the way, her outfit can be, as usual, made-up clothes.

Why are those two wearing snow mountain gear, because of all the circumstances. Heavenly mutations across the planet (?) It seems to be happening, because it's supposed to be spring now and it's snowing outside. In other words, the village outside —— to get inside the elves -- was likely to have to travel through the snow.

What happens if you walk in the snow with your usual gear…. The horror seems to have been well understood by Eve.

"Wouldn't it be okay if I didn't take a mince or something..."

"Are you worried?

"Yeah...... When I was a little girl, I used to bury myself in the snow and not be able to move, so I hope so. But it's not here, so we might have to go to the table, cut the branches of the trees, and make them on the spot."

"Right...... Let's go to the table and make it if it seems necessary. That doesn't mean the snow is too deep to reach the nearby trees."

"That's right."

Two people who interact like that in a light mood and finally get into an elevator that connects to the ground.

And --,

Cheyne

—— Not long after, the elevator came up to the cave near the ground.

The cave, dug by Lucia in earthly magic, unlike other emergency stairs, will be well maintained. Because it was a dedicated passage I built assuming to come and go inside the elves. It should be noted that the elves are unaware of the existence of this cave.

Eves, stepping out of the elevator into the cave, trembles at that moment unexpectedly.

"Ugh, the air might be chilling..."

"Are you all right? Eve."

"Yeah. Maybe it's all right at all, huh?

"If you think it's cold, you say it right away, okay? But...... sure don't get cold. I'm surprised it's warmer in the basement."

"There may be machines at the base, and the temperatures in the basement may not change that much in summer or winter."

"Hmm? Really? You know Eve?

"Maybe that's what the labyrinth that was in Boreas looked like, - because you might have been researching it!

Speaking happily, Eve kept walking forward. Then it won't be long before I see what a sturdy door looks like.

"How could you possibly open this?

"Hmm... you don't seem to have a switch to open the door..."

"That means maybe it feels like pushing it open!

Eve, who so decides, tries to push the door with both hands --

Ggggggggg......

"Oh, it won't open..." puffy

—— In her power, no matter how much she pushed, there was no sign that the door would open.

The hunter smiled at Eve's condition and smiled small and bitterly before --,

"You know what? Eve, this kind of thing is about the use of the core of the body."

—— I began to speak of such advice.

"Core?"

"Oh, it's the core. If you bend over to lift something heavy, your back hurts later, too, because you're not using your core. By the way, isn't it magic?

The hunter supplements that with his hands on the door, checking the angle of his feet and the angle of his spine several times before --,

Ggggggggg......

—— and began to apply force to the door.

Then the door, which was not even frightened by the power of Eve, slowly begins to open.... at that time.

Dsad, sad, sad!!

and from the gap between the open doors, white snow enters along with the thin, shining red sky light.

"What... if I thought the door was heavy, there was snow outside..."

"Wow... it could be amazing..."

"Right... this is for sure, you might need some light..."

From the hunters' point of view, there was about 50 cm of snow outside. It also seemed rather damp and heavy.

Having seen the snow, the two decided to prune the branches from nearby trees to create an impromptu prick. The problem was that from the entrance to the cave, to the nearby trees, it was about 50m away, and on top of that, it was sometimes in the morning and the surroundings were dim...... The hunters must not have yet realized that that short distance and ambient brightness would produce just the result.