I never thought we would be able to communicate.
I just happened to catch it.
It was neither more nor less than this.
In a state where I can neither live nor die, I tried to close my eyes and fall asleep, but in the end, I couldn't fall asleep either.
A single word I blurted out accidentally reached someone.
Well… the conversation went well, but it’s a shame that it’s the shortest and least active time in 24 hours.
Still, I was satisfied with this for now and observed my daily routine.
“What are you doing?”
“Um… I’m thinking about my next schedule.”
“I see. Where are you going?”
“You don’t have a clear idea of where you want to go… so aren’t you worried?”
“Well, you had a rough idea, didn’t you?”
They are sitting at a table very naturally, discussing their next plans.
Well, even if you worry about the schedule, it seems to me like you could just live here.
“To be honest, I don’t think there’s anywhere else for me to be.”
“So, Rio, I want to ask you.”
“If… if I really were to ask you to go back north, would you go back with me?”
It's quite an atmosphere, and we're talking about something important, but in my memory... North? What was there?
I remember it wasn't a place where people could live.
It was a land that was too barren to survive solely on natural resources, although it did have quite a few.
Have humans finally figured out how to survive even there?
It's really noisy.
“Your Majesty.”
The man looked at me with a serious face and answered.
“Are you stupid?”
“Uh… huh?”
“I don’t know why you’re asking me to do that, but I don’t know why I don’t want to go back there.”
“Uh… uh, really?”
“Of course, I don’t like the North because it’s cold and difficult for people to live there….”
He stopped talking.
And it was as if bad memories were coming back to him, and his expression looked slightly bad, but he was still facing reality in his own way.
He continued speaking.
“There are people who need to apologize… there are people who need to say sorry and thank you… there are people who need to say sorry and thank you. Me and Your Majesty….”
“…………”
"So, I don't mind taking a different path for a while. I'm happy, and I'm not sure if it'll be fun for you, Princess, but I think we'll have to go back there eventually."
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“It’s time to face it now.”
“Yeah… that’s right… that’s right.”
I thought he was just a parasite who lived off that woman, but I wonder what changed in the meantime. He seems to have gotten better.
“Don’t worry too much. Of course, saying this doesn’t mean you won’t worry.”
“Haha… That’s not really a compliment.”
"Honestly, I'm nervous too. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to look straight in the eye when I get there."
“Haaah.”
After letting out a heavy sigh that was so loud it felt like the floor was sinking, I finally folded the map I had spread out neatly again.
“Okay, let’s go back. To where we were.”
***
“Haaaah…….”
“Why are you sighing like that?”
“It’s just that my feelings are complicated.”
“But you look a bit more comfortable.”
“Well… I guess you could say it’s half yes and half no.”
-Ppoddeuk poddeuk
Two people are going somewhere, facing a harsh snowstorm and digging through snow so deep that their ankles are submerged… … .
“It’s better than that.”
“Yes, go ahead and ask your question.”
“How on earth do you do that?”
“Oh, this?”
With every step I take, my feet sink in and I walk with difficulty.
Lira, in complete contrast to me, was walking on the snow with her feet still firmly planted, like a swan gliding lightly across the water.
“Um… Is this also a skill?”
“No… So aren’t you asking me to explain that?”
“Your Majesty, could you please explain to me how to breathe?”
“Huh…? How do you explain that… No, just take a deep breath and exhale… Isn’t that the end?”
"It's the same. The explanation itself is so simple that there's a high chance you won't understand, so I'm just waiting for you to figure it out on your own."
“Damn... tsk.”
As soon as Lira arrived, one of the reasons she dragged me out like this
I heard that you are going to train a bit before leaving or something… … .
In the first place, the body has become capable of controlling itself to the extent of whether it is hot or cold, so there is nothing special to see.
Something about this place feels… uncomfortable.
It's like a rock is stuck in your shoe and something is stuck on your hand, a sticky, unpleasant feeling that lingers.
“Later~ Or maybe you can do it right now, but that’s up to you, Princess.”
“Wow?!”
-Cheolpuduk
In the end, with only one will to walk on the snow like Lira, I tried to climb up, lightly stepping on the snow.
My eyes, unable to support my full weight, sunken in, and I fell forward.
“Haha, it’s a shame Rio-san didn’t see this.”
“Ugh….”
Fortunately, Rio didn't see this.
“Get up quickly, because you can see the goal right in front of you.”
“What is your goal…?”
“There’s no way I could have just come out as an ordinary person, right?”
"…but."
I woke up, shaking my eyes, and looked in the direction Lira was looking at something.
“The deer is a bit big today.”
“Deer? Is Lyra out of her mind?”
“Why?”
“How on earth does that look like a deer?!”
What is a deer… … Its legs are like tree trunks, and it boasts muscles that seem ready to burst
The large horns on its head are scattered here and there, sharp and sharp, as if to show how fierce it is.
The animal carcasses were hanging from the horns, bleeding, but perhaps due to the weather, the blood had frozen and hardened.
“It’s a bit rough, but it’s a cute deer, isn’t it?”
“You’re not in your right mind…….”
If you keep looking, you'll notice that it's so strangely clear that you'll start to suspect that it was because of a head injury.
He looks so calm in the face of such a monster.
No… Is that an elf?
“Your Majesty.”
“Why are you calling?”
“Please kill that deer with a snowball.”
"what??"
“Please kill that deer with a snowball.”
“Oh, it’s not that I didn’t hear you, I was just asking what you were talking about. And aren’t you an elf? An elf! Is it okay for you to kill a beast like that?”
“What does being an elf have to do with killing deer?”
“Isn’t there something like that? Elves are nature’s friends~ Don’t they go around saying things like that?”
“Hmm… Now that I hear it, that’s true.”
Although she seemed to understand what I meant, Lira's decision was not likely to be reversed.
“Well, I can count on one hand the number of elves who would raise their voices and talk back to me, so it doesn’t really matter.”
“???”
“Well, what the Princess said isn’t wrong. Maybe it’s because I live in such a natural environment, so I take it for granted, but I really hate living within the molds that other people have created.”
“Huh... Huh?!!!”
“So, I want to make some venison stew with meat in it for dinner tonight, so let’s go get some.”
-Shoot~ Puck!
“Oh, of course, you shouldn’t use your hands or feet, but rather catch it with the snowballs you see around you.”
"what?!!!"
-Ku ...
I heard a loud noise that was enough to make my ears ache, turned my head and blinked once, and before I knew it, they were running towards us without hesitation.
I couldn't help but stare at Lira as if my mind had wandered at her words.
“Well, just try it. Don’t say it’s impossible without trying it.”
“What the heck……… Ugh!!”
It's been a really long time.
Although I've become a body that doesn't die to this extent, it's been a really long time since I've done something this stupid.
But I can't help but wonder if this is possible.
I raised my head and saw a white floor.
“Haa…… damn it.”
I think it came out for nothing.
***
-Clap clap clap clap
“………”
“It was a success.”
“This? A success?”
“Well, it’s a snowball, right?”
“…………”
I did kill the beast I saw earlier with a snowball.
It's not a snowball that fits in one hand, but a hard piece of snowball that keeps melting and freezing repeatedly, like ice.
It went straight through my eye and into my brain, so I stopped moving and fell down.
It took so much hitting to achieve this result, the surrounding area was a white snow field, but the dirt floor that had been hidden by the snow began to become visible.
“Honestly, it wasn’t the direction I wanted, but I guess I can consider it a success since I got it.”
“Lira, let me ask you one thing honestly. Is that possible?”
Even if he is a human with awakened mana, I don't know if this is possible with a snowball.
I'll just say that it was just a rumor
“That’s up to you, Princess. I won’t bother showing you.”
“???”
"Actually, I just lied. I wonder how they'll react, think, and judge."
“?????”
“But seeing that you did what was given to you, I think my eyes were not wrong.”
“Lira???”
“Well, I guess I’ll go back now. Rio will be waiting for me.”
I got hit.
It's so chilling that I can't help but think I've just been beaten to death.
“Oh, why on earth is that?”
“There are many reasons, but it’s too much trouble to explain them.”
Sigh… … Phew…
I'm angry, but I'll do it anyway because there's a reason, but I just wish they'd explain the reason a little bit.