“Wow, I almost didn’t recognize you! Why did you change like this?”
Lutton laughed and spoke cheerfully.
At that, Elric let out a faint laugh.
“So you haven’t changed at all. “He was just big.”
“What? “Why are you speaking like that?”
“This friend is too… .”
Meeting people from good times is fun no matter how many times it happens.
Even more so if it was a close friend.
“Let’s go inside first. “You had a hard time coming this far.”
“Okay, okay, oh, I didn’t get to say hello to your wife! My name is Lytton, a knight of Gideon! “I used to be the commander’s right hand man here!”
“i look forward to.”
Tyria responded to him by bowing her head slightly as always.
Elric, who entered the mansion, was so happy that he forgot his original purpose and began to unravel his worries.
“I heard that he became a knight, but I didn’t know it was in the neighboring fiefdom. “Why not do it at Wibin?”
“They don’t pick any more articles here. Gideon is still running the knighthood in the name of maintaining dignity. Oh, you’re not insulting Wibin?”
“I don’t care about that, so don’t worry about it.”
“If that’s the case, I’m glad.”
The story went on for quite some time.
As I go over things like how I have been over the past 10 years, what other friends are up to, and the harvest festival that took place not long ago, the ending is full of memories.
A smile did not leave Elric’s face as the incident came back to him as vividly as if it were yesterday.
It was immediately after that that the conversation stopped.
“Matriarch, I’m sorry for breaking your spirit like this, but can we talk about work?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. “I’m so excited.”
“no.”
It was Tyria’s intervention.
It was unfortunate, but the timing was right, and if things continued like this, the conversation might last all night.
Lutton also laughed and agreed with Tyria’s opinion.
“Yes, I am also in a dispatched position. Did you say it was hunting demonic beasts? “Ma’am, can I hear that in more detail?”
“It’s not complicated. A demonic spirit from the mountain behind the village came down to the village and was tyrannical. “According to the investigation, Caliso Wolf is the most likely, but the head of the house suggested that there should be a knight for safety.”
“Hmm, I’m sure I can be helpful if you’re a magic beast. “I’ve hunted in Gideon a few times.”
Elric smiled awkwardly and listened to the conversation between the two.
We have to assume it’s a blade wolf, not a callis wolf, but Tyria seems too keen to tell right away how she found that out.
Wouldn’t it be okay to meet Lutton separately later and give him some advice?
With that in mind, Elric observed Lutton closely.
‘You’re well trained.’
Lutton’s mana was very stable.
Since I had a friend who recognized my strong tenacity from a young age, the hard training wouldn’t have been that big of a problem.
This is enough power to fight an all-out war even when Blade Wolf appears.
I think it would be enough for him to cut off the claws with his sword and pierce the beast with his matchlock.
“… okay. The troops here are three hunters with matchlock guns. One guide. Not bad. “It’s too safe for hunting wolves.”
Lutton joked and laughed.
“Let’s leave right away. “Captain, let’s talk about the rest later!”
It was the moment he stood up while speaking.
Lutton, who was looking out the window, glanced out the window and said, “Huh?” He tilted his head and expressed confusion.
Elric followed him and looked out the window.
“Why are you doing that… hmm.”
Elric’s brows narrowed.
“It’s snowing.”
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White particles began to fall from the sky to the ground.
Judging by the thickness of the grains, it was snow accumulating.
*
There was a problem with moving straight.
When the roads were frozen, it was difficult to move carriages and horses, and the biggest problem was that when the body got wet from the falling snow, the body temperature dropped.
It’s okay since it’s Lutton and he’s a knight who deals with mana, but wouldn’t it affect other people?
That’s why you can’t just leave the demon beast alone.
In the end, the conclusion came down to one direction.
“Well, let’s move as soon as the snow stops.”
That was Lutton’s opinion.
“I can’t see it as being that bad. Accumulating snow means that the monster’s footprints become clearer. “It is much easier to identify movement routes and habitats.”
“When do you think it will stop?”
“But won’t it stop by the afternoon?”
Elric and Tyria agreed as it did not take too long.
Not long after eating lunch, the three were ready to leave.
Lutton asked.
“But are you really going to follow me?”
“hmm? Is there any problem?”
“Why do you think there isn’t one?”
Lutton’s gaze turned to Elric’s lap.
Elric smiled shyly.
Well, it’s worth worrying about going hiking when you can’t even walk properly without a cane.
However, from Elric’s perspective, it was not even funny.
“After all this, he has been traveling around the continent for 10 years. “I’m not bothered by an injury like this.”
“Then there is no way for me to stop you… “Still, if the devil comes out, you have to stay right behind me?”
“Keep that in mind.”
In fact, Elric wanted to leave Tyria alone in the midst of all this, but wasn’t it really funny to tell her to leave because it was dangerous as a crippled body?
Above all, her determination to follow in person was so strong that it was really difficult to say anything else.
Elric glanced at her.
‘Well, I’m particularly quiet today.’
Now, one by one, facts that I had not paid attention to because I was so preoccupied with the conversation with Lutton are starting to come into view.
Are you still nervous?
For some reason, his expression seemed stiffer than usual.
It was that moment.
“Let’s leave.”
The carriage moved at Tyria’s words.
It was about an hour later that we arrived at the village.
When we arrived, the three people were already greeted by the hunters, guide, and village chief who had arrived here the day before.
“Are you and your wife going too?”
The village chief spoke with confidence, but there was nothing he could do to stop the lord and his wife.
All he could do was bow his head in awe at Elric’s words.
It was fortunate for Elric.
“Don’t worry, just comfort the villagers.”
Elric smiled and spoke to the hunters.
“Okay, it looks like everyone is ready, so let’s go.”
“yes!”
That’s how the hike began.
The mountain behind the village is a huge mountain range, and the one where the demonic beast is presumed to have come down was a major road where nearby herbalists often come and go.
Elric surveyed the surroundings and looked closely at the hunters and Lutton climbing the mountain.
It was to give a hint about Blade Wolf.
‘The time has come when traces can be seen.’
There was a better way than directly saying, ‘These are traces of the Blade Wolf.’
In any case, wouldn’t it be much easier to make them realize the species of the beast by pointing to the traces left around them rather than trying to figure out the species of the beast by cutting down the wooden fence or digging through the village?
Elric had no intention of going to the front right away.
“I found it!”
Meanwhile, one of the hunters shouted.
Elric checked there.
‘Hmm, it’s ambiguous.’
My eyes narrow.
What the hunter found were footprints.
Although it is larger than a typical callis wolf, it does not have the unique characteristics of a blade wolf.
“The footprints are pretty big.”
That’s the end of what can be said.
However, the reaction that followed was as expected.
“It’s definitely worth tearing through a village. “He’s very big.”
“Yes, he seems like a pretty tough guy even among adults.”
Is it too much to just use footprints?
Elric sighed.
“Let’s move again.”
I wish I could find more solid evidence.
The good news is that there is still room.
Usually, demons build their nests after the fifth valley, so since this is still the first valley, there is no need to worry about unexpected attacks at this point.
Above all, the presence of the magical beast was not caught in the mana net spread widely by Elric.
‘Okay.’
With that in mind, I walked straight ahead and climbed up the second valley.
Lutton frowned.
“… driving me crazy.”
As he said, it was a crazy and upsetting situation.
“The sky was clear, so why is it suddenly snowing again?”
Suddenly dark clouds gather and snow begins to pile up again.
It was embarrassing even for Elric.
Although it is not that difficult to walk so far, if it piles up further, it is clear that there will be significant restrictions on movement.
Additionally, there was a bigger problem than that.
“Ma’am, are you okay?”
“… yes.”
Tyria’s complexion was not good.
Only then did Elric clearly realize that her condition was strange.
Since my face was red, I thought it was just because of the cold, but that wasn’t the case.
As I took off my gloves and placed my hands over her face, I felt the heat.
“I have a cold.”
Elric’s expression hardened.
Tyria’s gaze turned to the floor.
“… “It’s no big deal.”
“Why didn’t you say something when you were in such a state?”
“… .”
Tyria was silent.
Others also looked troubled.
“What do you want to do, boss? Should we go down first?”
No, we’ve already come too far to go down.
By the time I go down to the village and try to warm her up, she will already be so overheated that she will pass out.
Action must be taken as quickly as possible.
Elric’s thoughts soon reached a point and stopped there.
“… Lutton, go there.”
“huh?”
“hut. “There is a cabin here in the second valley.”
Lutton’s eyes widened at his words.
“… ah! “The place where you learned sword skills from that bandit!”
“He’s a knight.”
“anyway!”
Lutton’s face brightened.
“okay! If I were there, I could immediately avoid my eyes and warm up my wife’s body! “Let’s go!”
“Ma’am, can you walk a little more?”
Tyria’s head nodded up and down.
Elric said, holding her shoulder tightly.
“Please be patient.”
“… yes.”
Elric immediately began to walk, supporting her.
Fortunately, Lutton seemed to have remembered the cabin as well, and there was no hesitation in his steps ahead.
*
Sabak, Sabak-
The sound of stepping on snow echoes throughout.
In the midst of it all, Tyria glanced at Elric.
He had a very worried face.
‘I never thought the fever would rise this high… .’
Tyria internally scolded herself for her complacency.
But if I had known this in advance, I wouldn’t have come… I shake my head.
It’s also because of worry.
This is why memories come to mind when I think of this mountain range in this season and Elric together.
While I was dizzy from the heat, the scenery from my memories began to be vaguely overlaid on the familiar snow-covered mountain scenery.
-You run away first!
A brown-haired child was screaming, blood dripping down the back of his neck.
The expression on his face was extremely urgent.
Behind him was a black demon with glowing yellow eyes.
-hurry!!!
For some reason, I felt like that cry was ringing clearly in my head,
dump-
Tyria lost consciousness and fell down.
“ma’am!!!”
Elric’s surprised voice was the last voice she remembered.
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