Chapter 765

The Bear Finds an Ice City

Published: 16 March 2024

 

"When you saw it, you said it was yours." (Kagari)

 

Kagari-san asked while looking at the "Bear Signpost."

 

"I remember it well." (Yuna)

"It was something that no one but you could touch. At that time, the object was glowing and pointing somewhere. It was as if it was guiding you." (Kagari)

 

She's sharp.

Bear = Me

The bear's guidepost...the path I follow.

So maybe this was what would guide me.

 

"Just to confirm, but do you know what lies ahead?" (Kagari)

"I do not know" (Yuna)

 

All I knew was that this item's name was "Bear Signpost."

So I didn't know anything.

Kagari-san must have been satisfied with my words, and she didn't ask me any more about the "Bear Signpost."

 

"Are you going?" (Kagari)

 

She asked me when she saw the light.

Of course, there was also the option not to go.

But Targui had just moved in. There was a high possibility that we would never come again. It's almost impossible to find here.

However, if I left Bear's Transfer Gate where I went, I could always come and check.

Also, I didn't know in what situations the "Bear Signpost" would react.

Even if I returned to Crimonia, there was no guarantee that it would react.

If it's too far away, it might not shine. That being said, it's also a problem to keep the lights on.

 

"I'm going to go for a bit. If I set up a transfer gate, I can go home right away. I want to go before Targui gets too far away. So, Kagari-san, I'm sorry, but you're going to Land of Harmoni." (Yuna)

"Let’s go out with me too." (Kagari)

"Are you coming?" (Yuna)

"If you install that gate, there will be no problem. It's not what you said, but we'll be able to come back soon." (Kagari)

 

So, Kagari-san and I decided to head to land where we could see snowy mountains.

 

Kagari-san and I jumped out to sea on Kumayuru and Kumakyu.

Kumayuru and Kumakyu ran on sea.

The light of the "bear signpost" in my hand pointed to the land where the snowy mountains were located.

Where are you trying to lead me?

What is God trying to get me to do?

Looking at God's past emails, there were signs that he was enjoying my actions.

First of all, what is God?

As I was thinking about various things, land approached me.

 

"It's a little cold." (Kagari)

 

When Kagari-san said that, her body was covered in a reddish substance for a moment, and then it disappeared.

 

"Did you do something?" (Yuna)

"It's heat retention magic. It's an application of fire attribute magic. It wraps your body in mana and protects you from the cold." (Kagari)

 

Oh, that's a useful spell.

Bear equipment had heat and cold resistance, so I didn't need it, but if I could use it on someone else, I could use it on Fina when it suddenly got cold.

I would check it out next time too.

 

When we arrived on land, the light of the "Bear Signpost" went out, as if it had finished guiding me.

 

"The light has gone out." (Kagari)

"It seems so." (Yuna)

 

I thought it would guide me to my destination.

Did that mean I should look for it myself?

 

"So what are we going to do?" (Kagari)

 

What should I do?

Should I aim for the mountains or should I investigate the surrounding area?

What the "Bear Signpost" was pointing to was land with snowy mountains, not the top of the snowy mountain.

 

"For now, I guess I'll just check my surroundings. It's not too late to check the snowy mountains after that." (Yuna)

"I guess so." (Kagari)

 

First, I used the detection skill to check my surroundings.

There was no reaction from the monsters and humans around.

We started walking along the coastline.

 

"Anyway, if you're going to lead, it's fine as long as it shines until the end. It's just inconvenient for it to disappear." (Kagari)

 

I agreed with that.

If it was going to guide me, I'd like it to guide me to the end.

It's not good to do anything halfway.

But if it's something that God created, it's not impossible.

Even when I defeated the Mithril Golem or the Serpent, I could get items after defeating them.

It's not like he told me from the beginning.

After all, I guessed I could search for it myself here.

Kagari-san and I, while riding Kumayuru and Kumakyu, moved aimlessly.

 

"Nothing." (Yuna)

"That’s right, but don’t you feel anything?" (Kagari)

"Feel?" (Yuna)

 

I didn't feel anything though.

 

"Even though I'm using heat retention magic, I still feel cold." (Kagari)

"Do you have cold?" (Yuna)

"No. It's probably caused by something like mana floating around here." (Kagari)

 

Kagari-san reached out to feel something invisible.

I tried to imitate her, but I couldn't feel anything.

 

"Kumayuru, Kumakyu" (Yuna)

"Kyuu~n" (Both Kuma)

 

Kumayuru and Kumakyu shook their heads.

Kumayuru and Kumakyu also didn't seem to feel anything.

Kagari-san was like a demon fox, so maybe she sensed something.

 

"So, do you know something?" (Yuna)

"I have no idea. I just felt something was wrong. That's why I asked you." (Kagari)

 

I checked again, but I still couldn't feel anything.

 

"But if Kagari-san feels something is wrong, it means something is wrong." (Yuna)

"Do you believe the vague words of me?" (Kagari)

"I don't think you're lying. I think it's true that you're feeling something. In fact, that ball's light was showing us this place." (Yuna)

 

There's nothing wrong with being cautious.

 

"If that's fine, then the discomfort I feel is from here." (Kagari)

 

Trusting Kagari-san's sense of discomfort, we proceeded.

And Kagari-san's sense of discomfort was accurate.

 

"What is this..."

 

In front of us was a port town frozen in ice.

Buildings, roads, trees, ships, everything was frozen.

You could even call it an ice city.

 

"Kagari-san, what is this?" (Yuna)

"I don't know, let's make sure there's no one around first."

 

I had already confirmed it with my detection skill. There were no human reactions within the detection range.

 

"There doesn't seem to be anyone nearby." (Yuna)

 

Kagari-san, who knew that Kumayuru and Kumakyu could tell when monsters and humans were nearby, had an indescribable expression on my face.

 

"For now, let's check out the city." (Yuna)

 

Kumayuru and Kumakyu carrying us entered the city.

All buildings were frozen.

 

"There's no one here." (Yuna)

 

I couldn't see people.

If you could see, you could see it, and it's only the worst situation.

 

"I don't think we could have stayed outside in this situation. We'll have no choice but to look inside the house." (Kagari)

 

That's right, but.

I couldn't say I didn't want to check inside the house.

 

"Kumayuru, please go to that house." (Kagari)

 

Kumayuru moved to the house directed by Kagari-san.

Kagari-san got off Kumayuru and stood in front of the door.

The door was also covered in ice.

 

"Bonfire" (Kagari)

 

She adjusted the fire magic to melt the ice on the frozen door.

 

"I guess we can enter now." (Kagari)

 

Kagari-san straightens and opens the door.

The door opened, apparently unlocked.

Inside the house, Kagari-san went first, followed by Kumayuru and then Kumakyu.

It's freezing inside the house too.

Tables, chairs, kitchen, cups, everything was frozen.

There were no people.

There was a part of me that felt a little relieved.

 

"Let's go to the back room."

"Yeah"

 

I followed behind Kagari-san, who looked like a little girl.

The door to the back room was also covered in ice, but just like when Kagari-san entered the room, she used fire magic to melt the ice and entered the room.

 

"Ugh"

"Terrible"

 

Inside the room, there were people who appeared to be a family, huddled together and wrapped in blankets.

The family was frozen as well as the building.

That's what it means when there was no reaction to the detection skill.

This was the worst situation.

 

"Kagari-san, what is this?" (Yuna)

"I don't understand. All I can say for sure is that people don't easily find themselves in this situation." (Kagari)

 

Right.

Even in the cold, snowy northern countries, this shouldn't happen.

In the first place, a city would not be built in such a place. Cities were built because people could live there.

Why was this happening?

Was this what "Bear Signpost" wanted to show me?

 

"Just to be sure, I'll check other houses as well." (Kagari)

"Yeah" (Yuna)

 

I lightly touched the frozen family and followed Kagari-san.

We then checked several other houses in the same way, but everyone inside was frozen in ice.

 

"What are you planning to do? I recommend that we don't stay too long." (Kagari)

 

Normally, yes.

I wanted to leave this ghost town as soon as possible.

However, I was curious about how the "Bear Signpost" reacted.

There must be something.

Or what I should do.

If I had to do something, I would have to find out why this city turned out the way it did.

In a game, searching for the reason and solving it became an event.

But this wasn't a game. It's actually happening.

 

"I'll stay and investigate some more. Kagari-san is safe to go home." (Yuna)

"Haa?" (Kagari)

 

Kagari-san let out a small sigh.

 

"It's the ship we boarded. Let's take me with you." (Kagari)

"Are you sure?" (Yuna)

"There's no way an adult would leave a little girl alone in a place like this." (Kagari)

"Adult……" (Yuna)

"What? I'm an adult" (Kagari)

 

I hadn't seen Kagari-san as an adult for so long that I felt like I would forget.

There was no doubt that she was an adult with sex appeal.

But right now, in front of me was a young girl.

 

"Kyuu~n" (Both Kuma)

"What? Are you saying you are too? Isn't that so? However, from my point of view, you are also children." (Kagari)

 

By the way, how old are Kumayuru and Kumakyu?

Well, Kumayuru and Kumakyu were cute, so I agreed that they looked like children.

 

"For now, it's just gathering information."

 

We decided to look for the reason why the city was frozen.

 


Author's Note

Yuna and Kagari-san found a frozen city.

 

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Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.


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