The Novice Alchemist’s Store

Having gathered the necessary materials, I hurried from the next day to make smelters (artifacts).

Cold proof clothing first.

After undergoing a lower treatment on sheep's fur for improved cold protection, cut it into the shape of a coat.

I'll leave the sewing work to Lorea and Kate and I'll move on to the next one.

“Snow Mountain Shoes (Snow Boots)" that don't slip on ice or fill your feet on snow.

"Snow Mountain Gloves (Snow Gloves)" that are thin and do not interfere with finger movement but are not cold at all even under freezing.

“Snow Mountain Eyeglasses (Snow Glass)" with anti-wind and anti-glare features.

Once they're done, add heating features and more to your sewn coat.

Equipped with everything, you'll be able to operate normally even in places where your breath freezes.

"Then sunscreen that you shouldn't forget. Because it's a girl, us."

Snow Mountains are more sunlit back than you can imagine.

Even if it's about a day, after spending many days in Snow Mountain, my face turns bright red without sunscreen, and without Snow Mountain Eyeglasses (Snow Glass), I even have vision problems.

"Given the battle, earmuffs are a must, too."

If you only want to think about cold protection, you should wear a hood of cold protection softly, but then it narrows your vision, so it's dangerous when something strikes you.

In that regard, earmuffs protect your ears from the cold without blocking your vision.

Of course, it is not only a smelter (artifact), but it even has the ability to reduce the sound of the wind and make it easier to hear the surrounding sounds even during snowstorms.

Depending on the presence or absence of this, the degree of danger would vary considerably.

"When we think about rough weather, we need a" dome shelter ”to protect our floating tents, and a" cold sleeping bag "to protect ourselves from the cold... Oh, we need to increase the heating performance of our floating tents themselves..."

Assuming all sorts of things, I think of as many tools as I need.

That's why you can't make them all, round-up choices.

Make from essential items and prepare for all possible hazards with extra materials.

Still, thanks to Mr. Leonora, the number of smelters (artifacts) and smelters (potions) is quite high.

In the days that followed, I continued to work day and night and moved on to the smelting process to the limit I could carry.

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That day, the four of us were assembling in front of the store.

What you're wearing is a set of cold gear that I've made in the last few days.

Wearing cold clothes made of sheep fur that became more fuzzy, mockingbird, bright white and clean in my smell, we feel more like sheep in a way?

You could have stained it, but what we're going to is Winter Mountain.

There is a certain amount of snow near your destination, especially around where the ski giant bug Snow Glide Centipede lives.

For camouflage, white is more convenient.

The only thing that's not white is walnuts.

Although there is no cold gear, there is an alchemy organism (homunculus), which is not comparable to human cold resistance.

This time the walnut is supposed to accompany Lorea as an escort - probably not necessary, but you can't leave it.

Is the main role replacing Cairo? It's pretty warm to have.

"Now, gentlemen, are you ready?

"Oh, I'm fine"

"Anytime."

"Yes!"

"Ha!

We all get it together and get a good reply.

"Well, let's go! - Before, make sure. Lorea's been saying hello to Mr. Darna and the others, hasn't she?

"Yes, of course. I told him at my leisure, 'I'll be away for a month, even if things go well, until spring, depending on the situation'!

"Too prepared!? No, just like spending time in the mountains until spring... probably not?

Seeing me lose confidence in the middle of the word, Mr. Kate laughs.

"Let me assure you a little more there, Mr. Store Manager"

"It's unlikely, because it's not zero. There's no one who's going to get wrecked."

If it's planned, it's not a wreck.

It's just a winter mountain camp.

"In the first place, you said that, and Mr. Darna didn't say anything?

"I was a little surprised, but with Mr. Sarasa, you'd be fine," he said.

Mr. Darna's trust is heavy!

No, sure, though I'm getting ready to just survive until spring in case!

Though I stayed up for days for that!

"Well, you'll be fine. Whatever you say, there's no Nord this time!

Yes, it was Mr. Iris, who somewhere happily assured me, but as I think about it, he is temporarily silent, peering at me.

"... it's okay, right?

"It's okay! Please don't stay with Mr. Nord. Because I'm a safety priority, and then research!

Safety and research results, we will not attack that critical.

Especially when you're not alone.

"You don't have to worry about it. Because there's Lorea. The manager won't be impotent either."

"Hmm, so is that. Lorea is our lifeline."

"So, it's okay!

I just want to talk to you for an hour about what you two think of me.

Well, I guess I went through that shipwreck and the researchers and similar people subtly became incredible.

That and all of this, Mr. Nord's fault.

My usual behavior, I'm sure, doesn't matter.

A few days after leaving the house, thanks to the well-prepared smelters (artifacts) and the delicious dishes made by Lorea, we continued to walk without much stress through the woods to reach the mountains.

"So far so good."

"Yes, but it's still the beginning."

"Is this where it comes from?"

"No, still in the middle. The real deal is after you cross this mountain and enter the next mountain, the real Snow Mountain."

This time the destination was inhabited by salamanders - no, it is further north of the mountain, which became inhabited again at the moment.

It's winter, so there's a little snow in the mountains around here too, but that's really the level of 'there is'. It's just a little loose underfoot and it's just hard to walk.

Sometimes snow builds up depending on the weather, but it's fundamentally different from where it closes to snow from the autumn entrance until near early summer, like where we're going this time.

"Is Lorea okay?

"Yes, about this would be perfectly fine. Because I'm working out too!

That's right.

My parents are Lorea, the grocery store, but my strength is not the same as that of an urban-grown adorable child, because I sometimes helped my farmer's neighbor get crops.

I started working in our store and distanced myself from farm work, but lately I have been training with Iris and the others, including magical practice, so I am more trained than I would be if I were weakened, and show quite a lot of good health and childhood.

The stubbornness is so much that I haven't once spoken a weak voice to get here.

Of course, I think it's only because of Lorea's patience.

"Well, that would be nice, but don't hesitate to say it when it gets tight. If you can't do it, it won't last."

"Understood."

"Mr. Iris and the others are... okay, right?

"Mr. Store Manager, if you say so, you can't say you can't."

Kate smiles bitterly at me to confirm.

Sure, I may have asked you badly, but it just didn't usually seem like a problem when it came to the two of us, and I have no other intentions.

"Kate and I fight demons sometimes, and if you can't, you can tell me you can't, right? I have more luggage than Lorea."

"That's right. Because I was just walking!

"I appreciate your concern, but so far, no problem."

"There aren't many enemies out there. - That was the extent to which there was one more dish for dinner."

Compared to the warm season, demonic activity has also declined, and if compared to when we went to kill Salamander, the number of encounters was obviously low.

It is not a very strong demon even when it comes out occasionally, it is lightly shot by Iris and the edible part is turned into ingredients at Lorea's hands for a more delicious dinner, otherwise by my hands.

"Then we'll go into the mountains... but it's forbidden to impose. If you think it's a little tight, be sure to say it"

Pushing the precaution again, we set foot in the mountains.