The God Slaying Hero and the Seven Covenants

The door, arranged in a marutai, opens with a sound. A pile of snow on the ground is pushed away with the open door, giving a slight peek at the ground beneath it, but green is not visible there.

The door is open to four people who are so thinly dressed that their torso is bare that it is cold enough for it to snow. The muscular body is enough to seep sweat by pulling chains around the body to open the door. The fact that the left and right doors are opened by two people makes me somehow understand how much the door weighs.

"Wow."

Miss Francesca, standing next to her, raised a voice that could also be taken as touching.

At the end of the open gate. Because there was a silver world on one side.

Nothing, really just a world of snow. Dead trees, rotten grass, cloudy lakes. Everything is covered in white snow that is slightly dirty but can be said to be beautiful enough.

Plus, nobody's walking yet, so it really looks like there's a silver carpet on it, too. It's probably the first time the Arbenelm continent has looked so beautiful.

Not Miss Francesca, but I was about to be blinded for a moment, too, and I laughed bitterly.

"Cold"

"... you have no flair."

I don't want you to tell me. From the top of your pocket, gently tap on Elmen Hilde.

You knew that would happen, I don't feel particularly grumpy. On the contrary, it feels somewhere soft to dwell in words. Maybe Elmen Hilde is letting his mind jump into this sight, too.

"I'm sorry, Lotus. Say hello to the dragons."

"Oh, don't worry. The usual."

When he laughs at his heels, Ryu also laughs cheerfully in his voice so that he can be caught. I give Ryu back his words and laugh at each other. The usual… When we were traveling together, it was a takeover that happened many times.

With a nostalgic feeling, I restock the load bag I carried on my shoulder. In that motion, the Spirit Silver (Mithril) sword hanging on his hips hits his sheath and makes a dry noise.

"Well, let's go."

Saying so without feeling, he walks out through an open gate.

White on one side. Nothing - a beautiful world. Stepping on snow over leather boots has a unique, somewhat unforgiving feel behind your feet.

You have to put more effort into your feet than usual in a world where there's no anti-slip on the back of shoes that aren't uncommon on Earth, and even if it's beautiful, snow is one of the threats typical of nature. In the middle of the tibia (shin), the snow accumulated near the knee is cold, blunting the feeling of the toe. And he's definitely taking away his temperature.

Just because I have that experience, I'm about to leak a sigh of breath on my upcoming journey.

But it would be bad luck to say sigh before you travel. I thought so, and looked up at the sky, no matter what.

Starched, gray sky. To say travelling morning, it's a little... bad weather. Well, on the Arbenelm continent, it's the usual weather.

"I'm coming."

"Ooh. I'm expecting a souvenir story"

"Say it."

He smiles back at Ryu's light mouth and walks out.

"Feirona"

That's right, behind me walking out, Ryu called the name of Fayrona who was here with me these days.

"It's sweet on a woman. You take care of him."

"I'm gonna punch you, Temee"

"Ha"

Who is sweet to a woman? Collect the snow at your feet with your hands to make snowballs and throw them toward Ryu without turning around.

But before the snowball hit Ryu's head, it was cut off with a short patterned twist on its back. In contrast to the world of pure white, a black blade pierces the snow and protrudes to the ground.

"Who's sweet on a woman"

"Who else is there but you?

She laughed at her heels, and her gaze turned to Miss Francesca, Ami, who was with her, not me - and to Solnea.

I won't say any more, but I know what you're trying to say. I can't fight... I wonder why I would take Solnea, who could be called a foothold.

Reply to that gaze by clapping your shoulders. Don't ask me anything.

"Ami too. Lotus, please."

"... you don't have to tell me"

Ami looks at Ryu with surprise as she replies. Until now...... I guess because Ryu I know said it was a word I could take a little too worried.

"What's up?

"Nothing"

Ryu, maybe you're worried.

Because the place we're headed to is not so dangerous, but harsh.

"Let's go."

Walk out, trampling the snow. Porously, the snowfield, where no one is walking, makes a creepy sound and entertains my ears. Probably because of the snow and the cold air. I don't see the demons, I don't see any footprints.

It's so cold, I wonder if they're waiting to warm up and the snow will dissolve as they lean against each other in their dwellings.

It's like a wild bear. Oh, I remember that.

"Are you all right?

"Ah, yes..."

By the time I left the fort, I was surprised by the silver world on one side, and Miss Francesca, who was delighted, was also under-represented after walking for a while. Breathing is also disturbed, and sweat is seeping through my forehead even though the air is so cold.

Walking where there is snow consumes more health than you can imagine. Even in this world, snow falls in winter, naturally accumulating, but not as much snow on the Imnesian continent as on the Arbenelm continent. Exquisite, to the point where legs are buried.

I guess that's why Miss Francesca was so excited, but she doesn't even look like that now.

Disturbed by breath, walking. I still can't seem to afford my health, but it seems like I'm trying not to consume my health by talking to you any more. Next to it, Mululu was walking in line. When something happens, you'll be able to help.

Deviate before your gaze meets, and walk straight ahead. The lead is me and Faerona. Ami and Solnea are walking right behind us.

"Solnea, are you tired?

"Yes."

Returned to the voice of worry is still the flat voice as usual.

There is no colour of fatigue in that voice, and the footprint is firm. In the white world, the black coat often appears. You won't lose sight of this.

"That's what happened on the Elflame continent, but you have strength."

"Really."

Anyway, Ami is a little surprised that Solnea is following without saying one weak sound.

"Is Faerona okay?

"Hmm? Yeah."

Faerona, who was walking next to me, turns her gaze to react to my voice.

There is no scratch on his face, and there is no atmosphere that he is obscene somewhere. I was talking about training with Ryu, but I'm surprised he didn't get hurt like that bucket thing.

I'd say I'm confident they'll smash my arms in the first fit.

"What's up?

"No... I've been dealing with Ryu and he's safe."

"Not safe, but... well, I know exactly how to deal with them."

"Right."

Well, he's a brain miso muscle man with stupid powers. If it comes from the front, they'll snap both arms together, but if you don't focus on fighting from the front, you can do as much as you want.

Faerona must have noticed something around there, too. No heart, or your expression looks livelier than it was the other day when you were worried.

... I also wonder if I'm looking at the side of a man, and I turn my gaze forward.

I still don't see the mountains where the dragons live, which is the Dragon Mountain I aspire to - Fafnir and his people. Far away… a few days' walk down this evil road, a high mountain that you can finally see. There is no snow in Dragon Mountain, which is also an active volcano. That mountain doesn't get cold enough to snow.

But that's not why demons gather for ammo.

There is no such thing as a demon who has the courage to enter the territory of a dragon, arguably the most powerful species in this world. No, it seems that demons who don't even have the courage or reckless thought enter occasionally.

Place isolated from demonic threats. In a way, a place that may be a kind of paradise. There, Dragon Mountain. It is a mountain inhabited by dragons.

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With that in mind, I drop the bags on my shoulders to the ground. A bag falling on the snow made a noise, Gatha.

Keep it in your pocket and remove the medal (Ermenhilde).

"What's up?"

"You're blunt."

Not to anyone...... if you say it, squeal at yourself.

The sound of treading snow reaches your ears. Fayrona, who noticed before me, heightened her nervousness as she laid an arrow on the bow of the world tree. Mululu, who was walking behind him and was late to notice, tries to stand avant-garde, controlling it by hand.

"Miss Francesca and Solnea, please"

The side around is the silver world. There's no shadow but ours. And footprints, of course.

There is no visible change, but something steps on the snow - the sound of moving forward where there is snow reaches your ears.... In the distance, the sound of the snow falling on the dead branches.

At the same time, Fayrona unleashed an arrow toward Shigeru, where there was nothing.

The arrows released with the sound of the wind ripping through the snow piled up to about knee height......

"Shah!?

Screaming comes from the snow. Should it also be a chopping noise rather than a scream?

At the same time, a snake - Mushfsh - appeared that was about the thickness of my arm, which would have been digging the snow and moving on. It is a coloured snake with purple tones and spotted skin that is likely to hurt your eyes just to see it.

It's like swimming in a snowy ocean, and then it moves on to me and Fayrona.

The number is five. At the same time, shh, the wind-cut sound of it. An arrow released from Fayrona's bow pierces Mushfush's head and lightly lets him die.

Four left. As the distance approaches and the bow is tucked into his back, he pulls the sword out of his hips. When I pulled out my sword too, I concentrated on the horrible snake (Mushfush) coming this way.

This snake possesses a powerful poison, as the color that is likely to hurt your eyes indicates. Perhaps Faerona has noticed without even having to explain. When we distance ourselves out of each other's way, we kick the snow and break up.

Four snakes, three to me, one to Faerona.

When I turned my gaze to Ami, I was looking at this one with the kind of face waiting for my word rather than wondering what to do.

"What do we do?

"We'll do something over here... Ami, be on guard around you"

At the same time, I jump with my sword the neck of a giant snake that jumped up on me. Blood is scattered over the snowfield, and the white is red. Flashing a thick torso, the other two split left and right at that moment.

There's even something called intelligence. It's a suspicious snake, but the behavior is a beast sole aimed at prey. It's a hunter's reaction to split left and right and hit me from my blind spot.

Wrapping his tongue around the matter, he instantly presents and grips a Spirit Silver (Mithril) sword in his right hand and an Ermenhilde dagger in his left hand.

"Come on, you fucking snake. It's dinner tonight."

I wouldn't have understood that word. But when I was done, the left-right snake packed the time at the same time.

Proceed at a speed unlikely to be on the snow, bouncing with your body flashing.

The right snake bites the sword, and the left snake stabs him in the neck with a dagger held backwards. It would be a fiercely poisonous snake, but the only thing to be wary of is its giants and fangs. Read the movement without being confused by the speed, hand over the dagger and stop the movement.

It helped me jump. In the air, movement is restricted. His aim was easy to understand when he jumped to bite his prey. When I was dived into the snow like when I was approached, I felt like I couldn't help myself and I was about to sweat cold inside.

A bitten Spirit Silver (Mithril) sword is swept to the side and cut up from the jaw, twisting the dagger placed around his neck and choosing the wound.

The snake, even if he drops his head, his body keeps moving for a while. The Viper (Mushfush) was no exception and let his body flash over the snow for a while.

Blood splashes over the snow, dyeing the white red.

After doing so for a while, Mushfush's movements finally stopped.

"Hmm."

"Haven't you been bitten?

"It's okay."

When I looked at Fayrona, he also stabbed Mushfush with his sword over there and sewed it to the ground.

Is it because I trained with Ryu? Looks like the swordsmanship has improved somewhat more than before.

With that in mind, I saw Mushfush again, who stopped moving on the snow.

The purple spot pattern has a thick torso that seems to have my arm size. It is also superior in length by more than a metre and is quite giant. Ah, and. Exhale again.

... the snake should be hibernating at this time of year.

Though different worlds, snake ecology is no different from ours. Snakes, which are variable temperatures, are vulnerable to extreme heat and cold and should be unable to move in such situations. Even so, this viper moved so agile when it said there was snow, it came under attack.

Exhale into the matter.

"That's a hassle."

"What's wrong?

Ami, who was on guard around her, walks over. And Miss Francesca, Mululu, and Solnea.

"No. With all this cold, animals like snakes are usually supposed to hibernate."

That said, the dagger is sprayed with emerald as the magic of emerald, and the Spirit Silver (Mithril) sword is delivered to the sheath.

You must have realized what I was trying to say. Ami's gaze gets steep.

The demon that was supposed to be hibernating attacked. There's some kind of anomaly going on... maybe. If you recall Astraela's words, the situation is that the demon god is absent. The impact is there, but should I say it?

There are no other signs. No sound.

These five would be the only ones in motion. One is buried in the snow.

"Faerona, how's it going over there?

"No problem."

That being said, when I grabbed the arrow that was buried in the snow, I lifted it unconstitutionally. You're shooting through the snake's eyebrows, too.

I wouldn't have seen it. I know you're lucky, but it's a great arm.

"Can you eat it?

"Ooh. Yummy."

When I said that, Fayrona saw a venomous snake (Mushfush) that was desperate with her eyebrows pierced by an arrow, slightly pulling her beautiful expression into her hand.