episode_0202

After the magician, presumed to be the Witch of Snow Mountain, killed White Wolf and chased them away.

We were wary of the White Wolves that might be targeting us nearby, and tried to follow the magician who had saved us.

However, the magician didn’t give us any attention and returned to her dwelling.

So, we somehow chased after her, breaking through the snowfield, and headed to her dwelling.

“Haa…, haa….”

“Leon… are you okay?….”

“I’m okay…. Is Rebiya okay?”

The road to her dwelling was very rough, and even I and Rebiya, who pride ourselves on having traveled many rough roads, felt quite exhausted.

“….”

Fwoosh

Her dwelling was a medium-sized cave.

Inside the cave, there were various tools necessary for living, as well as a bonfire to melt the cold.

And the magician lightly created a flame, started a bonfire, and took a seat near the fire.

“Um, excuse me….”

“….”

As if she didn’t care about our existence, she took out a magic book and turned the pages.

Rebiya and I looked at each other with awkward feelings, then carefully entered the cave and headed to where the warmth of the bonfire reached.

“….”

“U, um…. We’d like to warm up a bit. Is that okay?”

“…As you please.”

“T, thank you.”

Having obtained the owner’s permission, Rebiya and I carefully sat next to her and warmed our bodies with the warmth of the bonfire.

While warming up, I glanced at her.

Purple hair, a voluptuous figure comparable to Rebiya, she was truly an attractive woman.

If I didn’t have Rebiya, I might have been interested in her….

But that’s that, and this is this.

Why did they risk danger and climb this perilous Snow Mountain?

It’s to find detailed traces of the ‘Witch of Snow Mountain’.

And with the magician in front of us possibly being the ‘Witch of Snow Mountain’, we can’t just quietly let it pass.

“…Excuse me, I have something I want to ask. Is that alright?”

“…What is it?”

“That is…. Are you the Witch of Snow Mountain?”

“….”

A question that could be a bit direct.

Upon receiving this question, she stopped reading the book and shifted her gaze to me.

Emotionless eyes that made it impossible to know what she was thinking.

“U, um?….”

“…Why are you asking that?”

“Ah…. That’s….”

A question in return.

Not knowing how to answer that, I hesitated and couldn’t say anything, and instead of getting an answer from me, she turned her head, shifted her gaze to the book, and continued speaking.

“I am not a witch.”

“I, is that so?….”

“But it’s true that people call me the ‘Witch of Snow Mountain’.”

“!”

The magician openly admits it.

Well, in the first place, there probably aren’t more than two magicians on this Snow Mountain who can instantly slaughter White Wolves.

“I don’t know why they call me the Witch of Snow Mountain, but….”

“I, is that so?…. Then, why are you here, magician?”

“…Why do you want to know that?”

A very natural question.

Faced with an extremely obvious question, I was once again at a loss for words.

Also, as if she had no intention of continuing this conversation, she lightly said while fixing her gaze on the book.

“You can stay for one night. After that, go down. It’s the time of year when the snow on Snow Mountain gets rough.”

“I understand….”

“S, sorry….”

In the end…. It was difficult for us to have any more conversation.

She didn’t say anything as if she had nothing more to say, and we couldn’t continue the conversation any further in the current situation.

Eventually, as the magician said, we came down from Snow Mountain as soon as the sun rose the next day.

And on the way to the kingdom, we received the reward promised by the royal family by delivering information about the ‘Witch of Snow Mountain’.

Bang!!!

“Y, you are….”

“….”

“H, how…. How could you be….”

And several years later.

A great evil that destroys the world.

An existence called appeared.

And the appearance of the that appeared before our eyes resembled that of the magician we saw on Snow Mountain several years ago….

[system : Completed the scenario of character [Adventurer: Leon].]

[system : Completed the scenario of character [Adventurer: Rebiya].]

[system : Mirror World Act 3 is in progress.]

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Nodding…, nodding…,

“P, Prince!!”

“Uhuk?!”

I couldn’t overcome the drowsiness that was washing over me, and as I nodded my head, the voice of the old man, who was shouting loudly, hit my ears.

I was startled by the old man’s shout and looked at the old man who was shouting.

As I looked at the other person with wide eyes, the old man with gray hair, who seemed to be quite old, looked at me with a very angry expression.

“Are you dozing off again!”

“E, Alfred.”

“Didn’t I tell you to concentrate properly during class! What did you do again tonight!”

“Ahaha…. Sorry. That’s….”

“Apologies are not enough! You are the heir who will lead this country in the future! No matter how much His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Queen adore you, as the heir of a nation, you must accurately recognize your responsibilities and strive to learn….”

Alfred’s story begins to drag on tremendously.

I knew from past experiences that needlessly provoking Alfred in this situation would turn this long thing into an even longer thing.

Therefore, in order to end this situation as quickly as possible, I began to listen to Alfred’s story silently without saying anything.

“Royal authority shines only when the choice of the goddess and the choice of the people coincide. And yet, you are always unknowingly wasting every moment of learning….”

“Umm….”

But today it feels particularly long?….

This is really not easy.

In this kind of situation, if you don’t interrupt in the middle, it will go on all day….

“The study of kings is to cultivate and train the qualities and abilities of such a monarch….”

Knock knock knock

The sound of knocking comes at that moment.

Alfred continued to speak, then stopped at the sound of knocking and turned his gaze to the door.

“Who is it?”

“It’s Maid Chief Chrome.”

“What is it? Shouldn’t it be the time for studying kingship?”

“A lot of time has passed. I came to escort you before the next class starts.”

At her gentle voice, Alfred turned his gaze to the golden-decorated clock placed in the corner of the room.

After checking the time, Alfred sighed deeply and said.

“Oh my…. Has it already become that time? Then let’s stop here for today.”

“…Hoo.”

“Prince. Please try not to doze off during class next time.”

“Ah, I understand. I understand, I said….”

Alfred collected the educational books he had brought and left, saying that.

Only after confirming that his figure had disappeared did I let out a sigh of relief and say.

“Hoo…. Thanks, Chrome. You saved me.”

“What are you saying? Prince. Didn’t I tell you? I came to escort you before the next class starts. Hurry up and prepare for the next class.”

“….”

In the end, all the classes ended after it was late at night.

“Haa….”

After all the classes were over, I returned to my room and threw my tired body onto the bed.

The sensation of the soft bed made me feel like I would fall asleep on my own.

“Ah…, I’m really going to die….”

Why was I born as a prince?

It would have been perfect if I was just born into a moderately good family as the second or third child who didn’t have to take on any responsibility….

“I’m tired….”

I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep as is, but….

Knock knock knock

“…Who is it.”

“It’s Chrome. Excuse me.”

“…I didn’t even tell you to come in.”

Regardless of my words, Chrome opened the door and came in, checked my condition, and said with a sigh.

“Please change your clothes before you go to sleep.”

“I’m tired. It’s a hassle.”

“You have to take a bath even if you’re tired. Didn’t you sweat a lot during swordsmanship training? If you’re not clean, you might get sick.”

“….”

Maid Chief Chrome, approaching and speaking clearly in a voice without any emotional ups and downs.

“Please get up.”

“….”

“Shall I wash you myself like in the old days?”

“…I’ll do it.”

I reluctantly got out of bed and headed to the shower room attached to the room.

And Chrome followed into the shower room.

“…Why are you coming?”

“Surveillance.”

“…No, what kind of surveillance.”

“….”

“…Haa, never mind.”

I gave up on thinking deeply and turned on the water in the shower room.

Hot water poured down using household goods that use magic stones created in the magic tower, melting away the grime from my entire body.

“Are you going again tonight?”

“I have to go.”

“If you doze off again during the day classes, you will be scolded again.”

“But I can’t help it.”

At Chrome’s words, I quietly made bubbles and washed my hair.

“I can’t just leave it alone.”

“Then I will explain it well to the others.”

“Okay, thank you.”

After completely washing my body.

After completely drying my body with the towel I received from Chrome, I received my clothes.

The clothes were, of course, not pajamas, but ‘outerwear that allowed me to move secretly’.

“Then, I’ll be back.”

“Don’t get hurt.”

“Okay.”