episode_0066

“Are you suddenly going north like this?”

“I’ve been meaning to go there sometime soon. I just didn’t know it would be this early.”

The morning we decided to leave for the North.

Anne and Luke talked to Elin, wrapping her in a fur coat.

“It’s hot.”

“Just wait a little longer. It’ll be cold up north.”

Elin looks plump from wearing so many layers of clothes.

The way he walked was just like a baby penguin.

“If you’re ready, go.”

Victor, who had been waiting at the door, opened his mouth.

“Yes, I will open the portal.”

This was also one of the reasons why Victor decided to head north immediately.

It takes a long time to go by carriage.

Because if you use Luke’s portal, you can get there in a matter of minutes.

“Wait a minute. Teacher, are you going to go ahead?”

Elin stretched out her arms, which didn’t go up very well.

Luke clutched the suit he always wore.

“Yes, I don’t have any other clothes prepared.”

“You said it was going to be really cold?”

“You can use the warming magic, so it’s okay.”

“… Insulation magic?”

Ellen’s stupid hair curled into a question mark.

“Can’t I use that magic too?”

“That’s right.”

“??”

Now a question mark pops up above my head.

“I just tried it on because I thought it would be cute.”

“… … What?”

“As expected, it’s cute. Let’s just go and change when we get there.”

“No… ….”

Elin, who was at a loss for words, was unable to say anything and was led by Luke’s hand.

“I will move.”

“Have a nice trip.”

“He’s coming soon, right?”

Nia and Bena saw him off with regret.

I had no intention of ruining the gathering of the three girls who had not seen each other in a long time.

Somehow things ended up like this.

“I will come to Bucklin when I return.”

“… Is that okay?”

“I think that’s what it should be.”

Even if it was only for a short while, something might have happened in Bertain while I was away.

It would be better to return to Berkeley than to a place where there are only people trying to harass Ellen.

“I’ll be back.”

Shu-

A portal carrying multiple people is in operation.

Swish, swish.

A strange sensation of dimensions passing by your ears.

After a moment that even an ordinary wizard cannot reproduce.

Wheeing-

Just hearing it made a veil-like wind blow.

“This is the north.”

What I see before my eyes is an endless expanse of pure white snow.

It goes without saying that the trees and rocks are buried in snow.

Even the buildings were covered in snow and completely white.

Exactly.

I snapped my fingers and activated the warming magic.

I just had a little break.

My fingers almost froze.

“You did a good job dressing the princess.”

Hug.

Luke picked up the plump Elin.

“Let go.”

“Let me warm up a little.”

Elin struggled in the air, but did not let go easily.

It was after some time that Ellen’s feet touched the ground.

This was after Luke cast a warming spell.

“If you’re done, follow me.”

Victor, who had already been activating his warming magic, went ahead.

Likewise, Anne, who was also enchanted, followed.

Luke also followed behind, holding Elin’s hand tightly.

“Brother, what do you see here?”

I still don’t know how to use space magic.

Victor continued on his way, his feet sinking deep into the snow.

“Because it was a place where I worked for a short time. Dien’s residence is not too far from here.”

Victor’s words were true.

About 5 minutes passed.

“I told you I didn’t like it!”

A high-pitched voice like a child.

Dien’s voice, which was usually muffled but raised in pitch when excited, could be heard.

“!”

Victor ran straight to where the sound was coming from.

Luke and Anne also moved their feet late.

“Luke. Didn’t Dean clearly say in the letter, ‘Please save me’?”

“Yes, but I don’t really care… .”

“Okay.”

Before he could even hear the answer, Victor picked up his pace.

The snow field split in two as if mana had been wrapped around the bridge.

“It’s probably nothing serious.”

Luke muttered, slowing down.

-I feel like I’m going to die, please save me… .

Asking for help was something Dien would always say.

Even though the voice I heard just now may have been irritated, it didn’t seem dangerous.

Soon, two blurry figures came into view.

One figure slightly larger than Luke.

There was one person who looked similar to Elin.

“… Don’t do this here. Go back and talk.”

“I told you I’m not going? I like it here!”

The owner of a similar physique to Elin is, of course, Dien.

She was growling like a chihuahua at some guy.

“What’s going on!”

Victor ran to Elin.

“Oh, Victor!”

Dien turned her head and hid behind Victor’s back.

“Please hide me!”

As I got behind the big Victor, my figure was completely hidden.

“Ha, what the… .”

Of course, the man was not stupid.

Because there was no need to mistake something for something that was out of sight and therefore disappeared.

“I’m not saying we should do anything, I just want to talk for a bit, okay?”

I tried to get past Victor and approach Dien.

Hot.

Of course, Victor wasn’t stupid either.

A man is a creature who becomes strong in front of a woman he likes.

There was no way I could just sit back and watch an unknown man approach me.

Kuk.

“Do you have any business with Dien?”

Victor grabs her wrist tightly, raising up Mana.

“Suddenly popping out of nowhere… .”

The man frowned.

It seems like it caused an aura.

Victor’s fingers were pushed back more and more.

On the contrary, Victor tried to pressure the man by spewing out more mana.

A suddenly formed murderous atmosphere.

If things continue like this, I feel like a fight will break out from the moment we first meet.

“Long time no see.”

Luke took a step forward.

A man’s head turns back to Bingle Luke.

Then my eyes opened wide.

“Huh? Senior. What’s going on here?”

“… Senior?”

Victor’s momentum quickly diminishes when the man pretends to know Luke.

“Do you know him?”

But still, I didn’t let go of his wrist.

“Yes. He is Senior Dien’s younger sibling.”

“… … What?”

At those words, my strength suddenly disappeared.

Victor looks at the man with blank eyes.

I didn’t notice it because it was covered in snow.

Upon closer inspection, I saw that it was a man with red hair and a pink tint.

“You are a Pirandello, so don’t cause trouble for no reason. What good will come from clashing with a famous swordsman?”

Victor has now completely let go of his wrist.

The brain works quickly.

Victor wants to propose to Dianne.

That means entering into a marriage contract with the Pirandello family.

So now Victor is holding the wrist of the person who will become his brother-in-law… … .

“… !”

Victor’s eyes shook as if there was an earthquake.

* * * * *

After Luke’s intervention.

Everyone came into the tent.

“Is this where you live, senior?”

“Yeah, it’s not much different from the cabin, except that it’s a little cold.”

“It doesn’t seem like much, but… I guess so.”

It’s pretty sturdy for a tent.

The interior had everything that was there.

In the meantime, Dien returned calmly and chatted.

“… Excuse me.”

“No, it’s okay. You may misunderstand.”

A very awkward meeting was taking place over there.

“What is your name?”

“The sharp-toothed lion, Pirandello’s eldest son. Gaillon Pirandello.”

Gaelan introduced himself while tapping his armor.

“Victor Bucklin. I am so honored to be the next head of the family.”

Maybe it’s because he’s Dien’s younger brother.

Victor spoke in a tone a little more gentle than usual.

“… … ”

“… … ”

After the self-introduction, the conversation suddenly stopped.

Victor pretended to drink his coffee several times, then put it down.

Gaelan, unable to bear the awkwardness, turned his head to Luke.

“Senior, you drink ice cream well here too. Aren’t you cold?”

“It’s okay since I’m using insulation magic.”

“Can’t you just eat something warm?”

Oh my! I barely managed to hold back the urge to shout.

Even if I freeze to death, I have to drink iced Americano.

How could you say such an irreverent thing?

But I changed the subject because I thought no one would understand even if I told them.

“But what’s going on in the North?”

“I have something to say, Senior. I heard a rumor that you became a tutor, but I was surprised to see you in the North. Are you here for a field trip?”

“That’s not it.”

Glance.

I looked at Dien.

“Senior Dien asked for help.”

“… Did your sister ask you for help?”

Gaelan’s sharp eyes turned towards Dien.

Eek, Dien swallowed her breath and clung to Victor’s back.

Then Victor’s cheeks turned faintly red.

… Shouldn’t that really be reported?

Can I report the next head of the family?

Then, I was seriously worried that Luke would be left in the wrong place and that it would be a hassle.

“Sister. If you don’t want to go back to your family, how can you ask someone else for help?”

Gaelan let out an incredulous sound.

“… … Yes?”

Luke looked at Dianne.

Looking closely, it wasn’t just Gaelan who was hiding it.

He hid his body so that it could not be seen from Luke’s side.

“What is this, sir?”

“… … ”

The answer never came back to Dien.

“I had a hard time looking for my sister who ran away from home. I kept hearing her name from the north, so I came looking for her, and now she’s acting like this.”

Gaelan let out a deep sigh.

“You suddenly disappeared right after graduating from the academy, and your family is worried about you… How can you do this to your younger sibling whom you haven’t seen in years? Let’s go back together, sis.”

It seems that Gaelan thought that he should not press on anymore.

He spoke in a gentle voice.

Just by looking at the scene now, I can’t tell who is the older sister and who is the younger sister.

“You sound like you’re worried… .”

Dien muttered, still clinging to Victor’s back.

“Why are you looking for an alchemist in a swordsmanship family? Did you find any necessary elixirs?”

A cold voice that I had never heard from Dien before.

It was such a cold mockery that even Luke flinched for a moment.

“Sister… .”

Gaelan sighed, wiping his face.

“Haa… I know you’ve been upset all this time, but still, mother… … .”

“Wait a minute.”

It’s cold, it’s cold.

What we’re talking about now is something that doesn’t require any third party intervention, right?

“Answer me correctly, senior. Didn’t you clearly ask me to spare your life? The reason could not be… … .”

Dien, with her eyes peeking out from between her coiled hair.

He nods his head creakingly.

“I don’t want to go home… . Help me, Luke.”

A voice that flows out like a complaint.

widely.

Luke just ended up rubbing his forehead.

Dien Pirandello, 24 years old.

On the outside, he looks exactly like a child.

A woman of an age where it would not be strange for her to be married in an aristocratic society.

The reason why the alchemist recognized by Luke sent a request for support, even bringing in outside families.

“My younger brother found me anyway and called me to hide.”

He was throwing a tantrum because he didn’t want to go back home.

“… … ”

Luke put down his trembling fist.

If it were up to me, I’d like to hit him with a stick right now.

I held back just to see Gaelan’s face.

“Don’t look so scary… It’s not just because of that. I’m asking for your help… .”

“Explain what happened in 30 seconds or less.”

“Ugh, yeah.”

This time, Luke’s voice sounded murderous.

Dien, straightening your posture (even if it was small).

“After changing the potion to a throwable one… .”

He began to tell the story of what had happened in the North.