Munou To Yobareta Ore, Yottsu No Chikara Wo Eru

The next morning.

We had packed our bags before the sun was up and moved our bags from our carriage, which was specially put in front of the inn, to the carriage for the snowway that the townspeople gave us.

It's a turn bigger than anything I've ever used. It has solid leather roofs and walls, and with some snow, I'm likely to manage without magic.

But...

"Ugh... I knew it would be cold if you didn't use magic"

Temperatures are well below freezing and just breathing is enough to hurt your lungs.

I don't have half the morning in Snow Country.

"Well... but keep the magic as warm as you can. I don't know when the snowstorm will blow, and there's a good chance it'll be a fight."

"I know, but come on... Uh-huh! Asuna, hold that."

"Yeah."

"Come on...... Phew, is that it?

"Oh. Asna, get me a map"

"Yes."

"Morning. Are you ready?

"Ah, uncle! And my aunt!"

Just after I finished loading my stuff, my uncle and aunt from the inn came out.

"I'll keep our carriage. Anytime, come and get it."

"Come back and stay. 'Cause we're gonna have a lot of treats."

"Yeah! I'll definitely be back!

"Thank you for your help. Now you're coming to stay more relaxed."

"Ugh... I'll be waiting. For that reason, I hope to return to a peaceful world soon..."

"Right..."

"Uncle... Aunt..."

"Hey, I'm sure it will now. Right?"

That's what Mr. Din says, looks at us with a ni laugh.

"Oh, yeah! Because I'm absolutely fine! Hey, Asna!

"Yeah! If everyone wishes that...... I'm sure it's all right"

Danger! Danger! We have to laugh!

"Right...... please be careful. I wish you all the best."

Don't worry about it.

"Yeah!"

"Okay, it's time to go"

Get Mr. Din's voice into the carriage to signal.

The seat has fur laying on it, it feels fluffy and nice.

"Well, thanks for your help."

"That's our line. I'm going to take care of you again..."

"Don't worry about it. He's like each other. All you have to do is work together and do it right. Say hello to the mayor."

"Oh, okay. I'll see what I can do."

"Tia, Asuna... stay well"

"Yes... my aunt is well"

"Because I'm coming back for beef stew!

"Yeah, I'll be waiting."

"Not again!

The reins are drawn and the Atrion slowly walks out.

We walked through the still dim town, waving at the two of us getting smaller gradually.

This path, now dark and cold, also turns into a bright and warm path when the sun rises.

That must be the same thing in this world.

I wish it would be a world where you don't have to think about this one day... I thought so.

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"Well, I'll make sure. First, we're heading north."

A short time after leaving town, when she reached a place where the road was divided into two parts, Ms. Din stopped the carriage and told us so.

"Yes."

"I heard that yesterday."

"Seriously...... you'll probably be in contact with them on the road. But basically, we don't fight. Run, but win. All right?"

"I know."

"You really need to convince me that you're on your way to Rae."

Otherwise it might be ignored, and I already understood that it was a necessary action to protect Frost.

"That's right. So, when I go some further, I head west and aim for cold shoes. Then we'll do what we're supposed to do while we act like they don't find us. Well, so is the town I'm going to go to while I'm going north, but you guys are looking for Cheryl and I'm going to skirk..."

"Oh, hey. Speaking of which, you said you were always looking for Mr. Skirk, right? What's the real assignment?

I was pretty curious, but you ended up not being able to listen to me yesterday.

"Oh, no, you didn't say it yet. Hmm... well, if you guys want to. The mission I received from Adid was to investigate a certain country."

"Investigate a country...?

"That's right. Lady Adeed says there is a deep connection between the country and Rare. That's why they told me to explore the inside."

"Is that... what you couldn't have done without Mr. Din? Aren't you busy with the Knights Commander? I don't usually know what you're doing."

"Well, I'm busy... but this guy is a pretty important and dangerous assignment. Furthermore, if the mission content is leaked, it will be very troublesome. If you find out, it's over."

Uh... Mr. Derev said yesterday that it could be an international problem.

That's why I went out when Nieberg found me suspicious.

"There's no better reason to order the lower end than there's no denying the possibility of an intermediary lurking in Nieberg, and the nature of the mission makes it impossible to hire an adventurer. Well, with the exception of Byrne and Zawan, I'd have been left to them, because they're lurking in Rae right now... and I was the only one who could move now."

"I see..."

"In terms of mission content, Viper... Ah, it's His Majesty's SS captain. He's a better fit for magic, but he's also a leg of His Majesty..."

Feet...... I guess you mean the means of travel.

So, a spatial transfer system?

"That's how I advanced it, but it was dismissed quickly. Seriously, I was scared..." You know what? You think the Lord will take his leg from his concubine? You want me to walk like a child? I see... "How are you? I didn't say a word about being a child..."

I knew you were usually scared......

"But you respect Master Adeed, don't you?

"Well. I don't want to go under there other than that guy. That's all the charm for His Majesty. Minus being scared."

"What a charisma... that's so cool!

"Right...... maybe he's the one who admires you"

"It's kind of a good relationship"

Indeed.

Uh... I wish I could be like that with Mr. Lord, too.

That kind of thing later!

Or...

"I thought after listening to you... haven't you gotten so far from your assignment?

"I'm so far away. If Lady Adeed asks what's going on... I could be killed."

Yep...

"But well, the situation was the one. If I abandon you over there, that's seriously what's gonna kill you. Besides, it's still tentative, but they got an important place called Frost, and Master Adid would know... maybe."

"Ha, maybe..."

"Ha... so where is that country?

"That's a long way off. The place is further northeast than Rare... a country at the edge of the continent. It's a country with quite a history, 500 years since it was founded. He also had the right to attend the Olympus talks, a country he indispensably participated in every time"

...... hmm?

"Was"? "

"Yes..." It was. Olympus talks held this year, but Rae was naturally non-participating. Tea turns and their countries. Probably means it wasn't the other way around. But some of Rae's ex-countries were in attendance. Probably to explore the world's internal affairs and lobby on Rare's behalf. Think about what happened after you put the North in your hands. So I didn't participate even though I didn't talk about which country I was in. "

"You mean you were out right every time..."

"Oh. The reason I don't participate is" because there was misfortune within the royal family. "... Yes, he does. As a result, it has not been revealed who died. Finally, that country was as much a country that hated war as Rae. Rae had an army in self-defense, but there was no army in the country. Well, to have the minimum number of soldiers you need, but then you can say it's just a vigilante level. It was made up because it's a small country..."

"... Nah, that's suspicious."

"I guess that's what Master Adeed thought, too. It's a country that doesn't have an army, so it's ignored by Rae and by Teeturn, and there's a natural chance that there really was some misfortune in it. But it stinks so bad that we have to explore it."

Mr. Din slaps a ton of forehead with his fingers.

I was followed and did the same thing.

"Right. So, what a country?

"The name of that country... is Otris"