"I'm sure we'll have to climb the mountain again and again." (Yuna)
Me and Kagari-san. Then Lise-san, rode Kumayuru and Kumakyu towards the mountain peak.
"I was born and raised here, but this is my first time climbing a mountain." (Lise)
"Is that so?" (Yuna)
"I wasn't a child who liked to climb mountains, and after the ice dragons came to live there, I never went near them." (Lise)
That's certainly true.
Only some people who love mountains climb mountains.
I didn't think there were any ordinary people who wanted to climb a steep mountain.
Well, I had only briefly thought about climbing Mount Fuji. As a recluse, with my poor physical strength, climbing to the top of Mount Fuji was just a dream.
With this bear equipment and Kumayuru and Kumakyu, maybe I could climb Mount Fuji.
From somewhere, I heard a voice say, "That doesn't mean I climbed it."
I Ignored such hallucination.
"Is this the remains of the battle?" (Lise)
We could see where some of the mountains had collapsed.
I saw it yesterday, and it's in terrible condition.
"Yeah" (Yuna)
"Is that big thing a bear?" (Lise)
"I made it to protect the city from the ice dragon's cold air when we fought against it." (Yuna)
I forgot to clean it up.
I had to clean up before I went home.
There were no residents in the town, but I couldn't leave it out.
The town of Mileela, I built a large bear to surround the Kraken so it wouldn't escape. That still remained.
I had to make sure I didn't become a repeat of Town of Mileela.
We reached the mountain peak.
"This is where the ice dragon was?" (Lise)
Lise-san looked around.
"I wonder if there are any gold or silver or any treasures~?" (Yuna)
I got off Kumayuru humming to myself.
Kagari-san and Lise-san also came with me.
"This is a treasure." (Kagari)
There was no gold or silver, but there was treasure.
"Are these ice dragon scales?" (Lise)
There were beautiful pale blue scales that seemed to belong to an ice dragon lying in the nest.
"It's beautiful" (Lise)
Lise-san picked up a scale.
The size was about the size of her palm.
It was falling in countless numbers.
"It's probably have been regrown." (Kagari)
"Perhaps they gave it to me because they caused us trouble." (Yuna)
If I wasn't told to go to the nest, I wouldn't go.
If that happened, someone else would take it in the future.
"It's an ice dragon that has lived for a long time. It must have known that its scales were valuable." (Kagari)
Kruna-Hulk also said that she came to get some of the scales and horns.
I turned my attention to another thing that interested me.
"Does the ice dragon egg shell have any value?"
The most noticeable thing may be the ice dragon eggshell.
There was a pale eggshell.
"I guess there is." (Kagari)
"But we know about scales and horns, but what are eggshells used for?" (Yuna)
It couldn't be used for weapons or armor.
"It's like anything else, but valuable things have value in and of themselves." (Kagari)
Indeed, things that could not be obtained had value.
Even in my original world, animals and plants that were few in number had rarity value.
Speaking of valuable things, things like ivory might apply to this ice dragon egg.
"I guess I should just get it for now." (Yuna)
"I agree" (Kagari)
Let's take what we can get.
Even if I took it, it wouldn't hurt anyone's pocket.
I made a box with earth magic and put the ice dragon scales in it.
"I'll help too." (Lise)
"Kyuu~n" (Both Kuma)
Lise-san, Kumayuru and Kumakyu also helped to retrieve the scales.
Kagari-san began to wander around.
"Lise-san, do you want too?" (Yuna)
I asked Lise-san, who was looking at the ice dragon scales when I put them in the box.
"Well...it's beautiful, so I thought I'd try making some ornaments. I haven't worn any ornaments since the ice dragon appeared." (Lise)
As expected, a girl.
Unlike me, she thought like a girl.
I wanted to stop talking about gold and silver treasures just now.
I only saw the Ice Dragon's scales as money.
It just meant that my heart was unclean.
"Then you can take whatever you want." (Yuna)
"Is it okay?" (Lise)
"There are a lot of them." (Yuna)
From the beginning, I had no intention of keeping it all to myself.
If she wanted it, I would just split it up.
The problem was whether it could be processed or not, but if trade with other cities were restored, processing would be possible.
For now, even if I gave it to Lise-san, it would be difficult to take it home, so I decided to put it in a box.
"Is this a claw?" (Yuna)
When I put away the scales, I found something that looked like an ice dragon's claws and other things I didn't recognize.
For now, I put away the things that looked like ice dragon materials.
The problem was the eggshell. The ice dragon came out of the egg, and it broke and pieces were scattered.
I wanted to take it all home.
The size was up to my chest.
I used earth magic to create a box about the same size as an egg.
I left only the front of the six-sided box open.
Then the largest eggshell was carried into the box, and the other pieces as well.
It's pale and beautiful.
In the game, it would be medicine or alchemy materials, but I was not an alchemist, nor do I had the power to synthesize.
As Kagari-san said, it might be a good idea to display it as an interior decoration.
Maybe I would try repairing it next time.
To do that, I had to pick up all the pieces.
Kagari-san also helped me along the way, and I was able to safely put away all the ice dragon materials.
"Lise-san, Kagari-san, thank you." (Yuna)
"Kyuu~n" (Both Kuma)
"Of course, Kumayuru and Kumakyu also, thank you." (Yuna)
After collecting the ice dragon materials, Lise-san started walking and moved near the cliff.
"The view from the top of the mountain is so beautiful." (Lise)
Lise-san's long hair swayed in the wind.
I also moved next to Lise-san.
The view from the top of the mountain was clear skies, white clouds floating in the sky, and an endless blue ocean.
"It's beautiful" (Yuna)
Until now, I had come to see the ice dragons, or had to fight them, so I didn't take time to look at the scenery.
People who climbed mountains might be doing so to see such beautiful views.
Even while riding Kumayuru and Kumakyu up the mountain WAs impressive.
If you climbed up on your own and saw this view, you might be even more impressed.
That's probably why people climbed mountains on their own.
"Yuna-san, thank you for bringing me here." (Lise)
The frozen city reflected the sunlight and shined.
It's not a good idea to look at a city with so many people frozen in ice, but it looked fantastic and beautiful.
Lise-san's expression looked like she had sorted out her feelings.
Maybe she wanted to see the ice dragon's nest to clear her mind.
"How long are you going to see it?" (Kagari)
"That's right. Let's go home now. Everyone might be worried too."
Even if Lise-san wrote a memo, they might be worried if they knew that she was headed to the mountain peak where the ice dragon was.
We returned to the mine entrance.
"I was worried." (Bollard)
"Father, I’m sorry." (Lise)
After all, it seemed like I caused them to worry.
"I wanted to see the city from the mountain peak." (Lise)
"So how was it?" (Bollard)
"It was beautiful. I wanted to see it with my mother and sister." (Lise)
"Am I not included there?" (Bollard)
"Of course, father is with us too." (Lise)
We showed everyone what we had obtained at the mountain peak, and gave them the ice dragon scales as promised to Lise-san.
"This is the ice dragon..."
"Beautiful"
I was thinking. A thought.
And I opened my mouth.
"Take about half of it." (Yuna)
Everyone was surprised by my words.
"But, miss, this is an ice dragon..."
"However, the ice in the city will melt from now on and it will be difficult. Once you can move the ship, you will be able to ask for help." (Yuna)
There was a fisherman, Baran-san, who they could go to for help.
"At that time, it would be proof that the Ice Dragon was there, and you could also explain that you got it because the Ice Dragon has left." (Yuna)
"Yes, but"
"Besides, it seems like you can make money if you sell it, so you can use it to help rebuild the town." (Yuna)
I didn't want to think about it, but if the ice melted, the ice of the people who were frozen would also melt.
I felt sorry to say this, but maybe they would need some help, like building a grave.
"That's right. If you're willing to give it to me, miss."
I decided to leave half of it behind.
I decided to give away my scales, claws, and one horn.
Since the horn was large, it was decided to put it out at the foothills of the town.
I set out the bear bus, took everyone in, and headed to the town.
Author's Note
The end of the Ice Dragon arc is in sight.
Thank you to everyone who bought Fina's Nendoroid.
I might have a day off next Sunday or next Wednesday.
The publisher has sent me some confirmation work, and depending on the work, I will take a break from posting.
Please note that.
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*Thank you to everyone who reports typos.
Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.