episode_0048

Selnia had a simple breakfast at our house and then returned to her own home.

“Firewood was sent in advance by someone yesterday.”

“I see.”

As expected, Elthea handled the work thoroughly. Reassuring!

“Anyway, I’m worried.”

“Worried?”

“Yes, it is now March, but instead of getting warmer, the days are getting colder.”

“Yes.”

“If this continues, I think we won’t be able to farm this year.”

“…….”

Elthea’s words made me think of many things. I definitely couldn’t stay like this forever because of winter.

‘It would be nice if it were resolved naturally.’

It felt like something was going on in the north, but it wasn’t right to leave it like this.

“Leon, where is Vivian?”

“Vivian went to do the laundry with her mom.”

“In this weather?”

“Yes, I heard that the bed sheets got a lot dirty because of someone.”

“Aha!”

Considering my intense night work, I think I should build a washing machine for my family.

. . .

“So. I’m talking about Xian.”

“I see.”

Vivian has been hanging out with Sylvia lately.

I couldn’t help it. Because the only person who can talk to her is Sylvia.

But the biggest reason is because they are from the same region.

‘If you look at the blue eyes, you must be from the Binghwa tribe, but with that constitution, you started a family with the marauders.’

Vivian found Sylvia fascinating. She speaks two languages freely, has an unrivaled beauty that is hard to find even in the North, where there are many beautiful women, and even has an open sexual relationship.

‘As expected of marauders, they are too promiscuous.’

At first, Vivian thought Sylvia was Sian’s actual wife. However, Sian’s actual wife was a woman named Chloe, and she was Sylvia’s daughter. In other words, Sylvia has a similar relationship with her son-in-law. It was a relationship that was rare even in the North, where there was a custom of the strong monopolizing everything.

”You shouldn’t learn from Becky and Bessie by watching them.”

Vivian was worried that her twin sister might inadvertently be influenced by the culture of marauders, so she folded the laundry with Sylvia.

“Ugh… cold. Right?”

“It will be convenient to use mana.”

“How do you do that?”

“Like this.”

The water in the river was bone-chillingly cold, but Vivian, who was born in the North, was naturally able to exert mana that was friendly to cold, so she was able to withstand the cold more easily than others. And so was Sylvia, who was born in the North.

“Silvia!”

“Sian? It’s cold. What’s going on?”

When teaching Sylvia some mana management methods.

Sian, Sylvia’s son-in-law and Vivian’s owner, came to visit.

Sian talked to Sylvia for some time, and then Sylvia passed it on to Vivian.

“Vivian, I want Xian to tell me the way to the north.”

“Suddenly?”

“Yes, I want to research the continuing winter.”

At Sylvia’s words, Vivian started pressing her temples as if she had a headache.

“Silvia, can you tell the owner that you are having a hard time?”

“It’s because of the dispute we talked about before, right?”

The northern part, where it was difficult for people to live, was divided into various tribes. And because each tribe had distinct characteristics and strengths, they lived in exchange without encroaching on each other’s territory.

However, the Frost Claw tribe, which wanted to unite the North, invaded the Ice Flower tribe, and the Frost Claw tribe oppressed several tribes.

Not only that, the trolls who had settled in the snowy mountains suddenly invaded the north as a group, and recently, the Molar tribe to which Vivian belongs suffered great damage, and the entire tribe was scattered.

Going to the north where the situation is not so good? It was like going to war on my own.

But there was one more important fact than that.

“There is that, but the cold in the snowy mountains is too severe to pass through them and go to the north.”

Vivian, who is strong against the cold as a northern tribesman, suffered from the cold when she came from the snowy mountains.

Considering that the weather has gradually become colder, the current snowy mountain must be colder than when you passed by.

Those who are not born with cold mana, like the northern tribesmen, head to the snowy mountains?

These are perfect conditions for freezing to death.

Sylvia summarized the facts Vivian said and conveyed them to Sian.

And Sian muttered while making a troubled expression.

“This… Should I consider moving?”

. . .

If possible, I didn’t want to leave Rugeron Village.

The Forest of Darkness is called the Demon World, but to me it was a land of opportunity with gold and silver treasures.

But that couldn’t be prioritized over the safety of my family.

That’s why I decided to move.

“That’s why I’m moving.”

“Suddenly?”

“The continuing winter bothers me. Also, the cold is worse than last year.”

“It was definitely cold. Everyone was carrying torches even in broad daylight.”

“But Sian, where do you plan on going?”

“First, I would like to go to the southern land that my father left me.”

“That far? Are you going to leave a lot of baggage behind?”

“You should only carry what you need on the cart.”

“Sian, we don’t even have a donkey. Are you going to use monsters like before?”

“Silvia, don’t worry. I will pull the cart.”

“Wouldn’t drafting be difficult?”

“Hmm… That’s right. I have to try it.”

There wasn’t much of a headache. All I have to do is throw away unnecessary possessions, load only the necessary items onto the cart, and drag them around.

what. The house I made myself, the watermill, and the stone icing room I never used were a waste, but there was no need to obsess over them.

“But isn’t the baby just around the corner?”

However, what worries me is that Chloe’s birth is only two months away.

“Sylvia is right. Sian, how about moving after giving birth?”

“Hmm… Right?

“I’m sorry. Honey, because of me.”

“It’s not like that. I’m fine as long as Chloe and the child are healthy.”

Therefore, I couldn’t move right away.

By the time the family meeting ended in a haphazard manner.

“Sian, excuse me.”

Suddenly, the village chief came to visit.

what? I’m not the type of person who comes to you without saying anything.

“Chief, what’s going on?”

“There was a customer looking for you, so I came to see you myself.”

“???”

When I heard that I was a guest, I first looked for Lobera.

If there is a person in the village who needs my help, I won’t bother to communicate it through the village chief.

So, that means you’re a foreigner.

“A lot?”

“If you want to fight, stop it, they are from the Holy Kingdom.”

“What?!”

It was Elsia who was very surprised by the word Holy Kingdom.

Seeing Elthea, the most knowledgeable among us, so surprised, doesn’t seem like a very pleasant group.

“Did they tell me why they were looking for me?”

“They said it was a trust and kept it quiet.”

The name seemed plausible, but it was, after all, a religious organization.

“If they came to see you in person, there would be no hostile intent.”

“But I don’t think it’s a good intention.”

Elthea thought carefully about my words and carefully opened her mouth.

“I don’t know the contents of the oracle, but if the person in charge of the trust is Xian, they will not be able to harm Xian.”

“In other words, the initiative lies with me.”

“Yes.”

“Good. Clara, let’s go Vivian.”

“Yes!”

At my words, Clara immediately took the black bow and arrows, and Vivian, who listened to Sylvia’s interpretation, armed herself with her axe, which she had cleaned as usual.

So I took the two women and headed to the village chief’s house.

There was a group of knights wearing pure white armor that anyone could tell were holy knights.

‘These guys are all strong.’

The atmosphere felt from them was unique.

The same energy as Wolf, who had left a scar on me, stood out sharply.

However, they are not armed with famous swords like Lobera like Wolff, and unlike back then, my skills have improved somewhat. Lovera is a bonus.

That’s why I could say it with confidence.

“I am Xian, the hunter you are looking for.”

“…The Apostle is waiting inside.”

The person who responded to my shout was a blue-haired woman who appeared to be a knight commander.

‘This woman?’

The woman was saddened by the scars etched across her beautiful face, but that appreciation only lasted for a moment.

The energy felt from her was on a different level from other knights.

‘This woman must be having a hard time.’

He was clearly a man of skill on a different level from other knights.

To the point where it can be dangerous if you don’t treat it with sincerity.

“Here.”

However, contrary to my wary mind, she left immediately after finishing the guidance.

Let’s go into the room we were directed to.

“huh?”

“Wow… ”

There was a little woman there.

The long orange hair that hung down to her waist was reminiscent of a bonfire, and her glowing yellow eyes looked like a sunset. The golden disk floating above the head was shining brilliantly.

The woman in front of me was not just beautiful. The painting style itself was on a different level. Is that why? I felt awe rather than fascination at the being in front of me.

She began to introduce herself with small lips.

“My name is Helen, the second apostle of the Holy King’s Palace and a servant of Hestia, the goddess of love and family.”

For me, for whom the forest and village were my entire world, another world appeared for the first time.

No, the world started to expose me.