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The Heart of the North, protecting the northern part of the Empire. Frost family.

Even today, a heavy silence hangs in the dining room of the largest fortress in the Frost territory, built on the northern front line.

“….Did you get any information today?”

Giant of the North, Heart of Steel. Not the imperial sun, which signifies the imperial family, but the imperial moon.

The conference room is once again filled with silence at the question of Brid Frost, the head of the Frost family.

“Damn… It’s already been several months.”

“Eriel… Where are you…”

“….I can’t get enough of these warlock children…”

“……Fuck.”

Irina Frost, wife of the Grand Duke of the North, who protects the North, along with the head of the family, Breed Frost.

And their children, Jake and Kyle, fall asleep remembering their daughter or sister who was kidnapped by a warlock one day.

The first girl in the Frost family who was always blunt and cold as a machine. After Ariel Frost was born, the Frost family changed dramatically.

The two giants, who had entered into an engagement based solely on rational judgment, were reborn as a true couple due to a miracle.

Although I never knew it was an emotion in my life, my frozen heart melted with just that little struggle and laughter.

The Northern Giants, at least when they were with their daughters, let go of the burden of responsibility and simply became loving parents.

Brothers Kyle and Jake have not known laughter since they were born. Without understanding emotions, they simply grew up as killing machines.

Thanks to the small miracle that came to them, they realized emotions they had never realized their entire lives, and they burst into laughter.

After becoming an adult, she became very blunt, and was not as cute and lovely as she was in the past… but she was still their beautiful daughter or younger sister.

As the heart of the North heated up, its body, the Northern Territory, also became filled with harmony. Warmth descended on the cold streets, and residents laughed and talked to each other.

Then one day. Dawn when everyone is asleep. Ariel was kidnapped by a dark magician who had infiltrated her former butler.

Because Ariel had superior magical talent, the Northern Family and even Ariel herself were caught off guard. This was because they did not know about the magic nullification sphere they had.

As the day dawned, Brid Frost felt puzzled when Ariel did not attend breakfast and headed directly to his daughter’s room.

“………….”

The child’s room, which had always been neat, had become a mess, and only a cold chill came out from the window that was broken when it was opened wide, making the room cold.

Sigh-

The northern giant was furious as he lifted the remnants of dark magic buried in the window frame.

After that, I started tracking down Ariel and the warlocks who disappeared every single day. Numerous warlocks were discovered and executed.

Warlocks live among ordinary residents or on the outskirts of cities, unnoticed. It was even discovered inside the Northern Grand Duchy, which was believed to have been discovered.

However, Ariel’s appearance was not as visible as Tickle. I couldn’t even get a clue. Even though the warlocks were tortured and faced with death, they did not reveal any information about it.

We formed our own investigation team and commissioned a mercenary group. They even requested help from the imperial family and began a search.

Several months passed, and even at the moment when the warm winter turned into a true winter, Ariel could not be found.

The driving force of life. A small miracle. A small spark that will melt your frozen heart.

The Northern Grand Duchy, which had lost everything, was once again frozen like the old days.

The couple, who gave Ariel a kind smile and loving eyes, once again lost their emotions and became cold, like the giants of the North.

The brothers, who had smiled kindly at their pretty younger sibling, lost their smiles and emotions and just continued hunting down and slaughtering the warlocks.

“”………….””

Even in this restaurant, where harmony was always present. Now I couldn’t feel anything except the cold chill and quiet silence.

Suddenly-!

“Grand Duke…!”

At a time when the atmosphere was making everyone’s hearts cold again, Everton, the head of the Northern Grand Duke’s family, burst open the door and rushed in.

The giants whose hearts had already cooled down looked at him quietly with cold, emotionless eyes.

Overwhelmed by those eyes, the deacon broke into a cold sweat and took a deep breath. This was because after Ariel disappeared, they had not felt a single emotion other than anger and despair.

“….What’s going on? Aren’t you in a meeting right now?”

“That…that!”

Roaring Roaring-

Suddenly-

Just as the head butler was about to answer his master’s question, loud murmurs continued to be heard beyond the closed door, and the door quietly opened.

“”……………””

As soon as I looked at the person who appeared beyond the door, I felt no sound or movement, as if time had stopped.

Hair as white as pure snow. And the purple eyes that symbolize the Northern Grand Duchy.

Blood was painted all over the body, and injection marks were also visible.

It was clearly their Ariel. A little miracle of the North. My precious daughter who won’t hurt even if I put it in her eyes. And my precious little brother, whom I will protect even at the cost of my life.

“….me. I’m back.”

“….Eriel-!”

When he heard a hoarse, cracked, but still beautiful voice, Brid Frost ran towards the miracle without thinking about anything else.

Even the other giants who saw this ran along. With tears in your eyes, or with water in your eyes as if you were about to shed them.

The thought that he might be dead now settled in a corner of my head, and it gradually grew in size, but I couldn’t admit it.

There was no way that everything they had disappeared like this, in such a futile manner. Ariel will definitely come back. He said he would come back and create miracles again like in the past.

They may have already given up, as there has been no progress even after several months of making such a resolution and avoiding it.

Living with your emotions frozen, or drinking alcohol every day. I just moved to find the reverberation of a miracle.

“Well…. Welcome back… Daughter…!”

“Ugh…Eriel…!”

“…I’m sorry…and thank you for living…!”

“….Keuheuk.”

Kkook-

The eyes that shone brighter than the stars in the night sky have lost their vitality, and there are injection marks and bandages on every corner of the body. And I saw blood.

They feel grateful just for the miracle, for everything to come back to them.

“….I’m sorry.”

When Ariel arrived in the arms of her family, whom she had longed for so desperately, her lifeless eyes began to shine a little and she quietly shed tears.

after that. The sobbing continued for dozens of minutes.

The hot tears made the giant’s frozen heart melt, and the embers that were about to disappear grew in size again.

Just like that, the cold northern part begins to warm up again.

***

Popping-

“….Warlock guys. I will find them all and twist every single one of them.”

After a while, after everyone had calmed down, Breed Frost, who had heard Ariel’s explanation, clenched his fists and expressed his anger.

Crackling-

The tortured stories that came out of Ariel’s mouth while receiving treatment from the Archduchy’s dedicated therapist. Things that were tested on. And even the sacrifices of others.

When the giants heard all this, they became angry. The hatred and anger in their eyes burned as if they would burn all the beasts that had shed their human masks.

“….and. The reason I was able to come back… was because of someone’s help.”

“…..Okay. He said he killed the warlock and saved you from being trapped.”

My burning heart died down a little in gratitude towards the man who saved Ariel.

“Do you know that person’s name?”

Irina Frost asked Ariel to repay the benefactor who allowed their miracle to return.

“….Venice. I said Venice. A person with black hair like the night sky… and red eyes.”

Ariel smiled a little unconsciously as she remembered Venice, who had trusted her for no reason and had saved her without any expectations.

Even yourself. It was a smile so small that even the family watching could never notice.

***

“You’re not too late. Today… the snowstorm was very severe.”

“Haha… I was lucky.”

“Well, thank you. Get your compensation here.”

By working hard, I was able to reach my destination before nightfall. We reached the village after walking for several hours from the cave.

Following the note, I was able to deliver the basket to the store I arrived at and receive some silver coins.

‘Did you say Frost territory? It’s so big…’

It was a huge city, as if it could be compared to Leria Village. The buildings were beautifully and harmoniously placed, and in particular, the citadel on top of the mountain in the distance felt majestic even from here.

However, there was something strange… I couldn’t feel any warmth in the village.

I’m not talking about physical warmth. Perhaps there were magic devices installed everywhere on the streets, but it was much warmer than outside the castle walls.

‘It’s like I’ve lost my vitality.’

Contrary to the heat radiating from everywhere, people were drooping as if they had lost some emotion.

“Well, there are villages like this too.”

Things like that happen, too. Could this be a characteristic of this town?

“Ugh. Let’s go back quickly… If we keep doing this, we’ll be found dead.”

Before it gets completely dark, I need to hurry back to a place called Snowpil Village.

The sly tone that came out spontaneously was a little annoying, but since there was already a precedent, I decided not to pay much attention to it.

“….Wow, it’s cold!!”

Even though I was shivering from the overwhelming cold I felt as soon as I left the castle walls, I walked back step by step, following the map drawn on the note.