Chapter 776

Bear-san Encountered an Ice Dragon

“Is this the end?” (Kagali)

“At least there are no more golems left around here.” (Yuna)

I could still see some of them in my detection range, but the golems were not converging to our direction, so it was a good time to stop.

If they got closer, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear would let me know.

“Kagali-chan! Amazing.” (Lize)

When Kagali-san and I returned to the Bear Bus, Lize-san hugged Kagali-san.

“Are you hurt?” (Lize)

“I’m fine.” (Kagali)

“You two are remarkable. You defeated that horde of monsters.” (Lize)

“I can see why you two girls were able to reach this town just by yourselves.” (Bollard)

“And where’s the horse?” (Baran)

Baran-san was about to jump out, so I held him back and moved the Bear Bus to the stable where the horse was.

“The stable appears to be safe from any harm.” (Yuna)

From the looks of it, the stable didn’t seem to have been destroyed. It looked like we made it in time.

Baran-san got off the Bear Bus, ran to the stable, and opened the door. I went with him and went into the shed.

The horse was there.

Baran-san was relieved to see the horse, and approached it, gently stroking its neck.

“Ruga, I’m glad you’re safe.” (Baran)

The horse’s name was Ruga.

“Okay then, Ruga. It’s dangerous here, so let’s move.” (Baran)

He tried to get the horse out of the shed, but it didn’t want to.

“Ruga, another monster might come. So come on.” (Baran)

The horse resisted.

“It looks like it doesn’t want to go out in the blizzard.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san said after seeing the horse’s reaction.

Maybe because she’s a fox, she could understand the horse’s feelings, right?

I sometimes saw her talking to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, so I think she could communicate with the horse too.

“Okay, let’s make a tunnel to the entrance of the mine.” (Yuna)

I moved to the entrance of the shed and poured magic into the ground.

The soil rose from under the snow, creating a tunnel to the entrance of the mine.

“The horse should be fine now.” (Kagali)

Baran-san pulled on the reins and the horse started walking obediently, going through the tunnel.

So Kagali-san could talk to horses after all?

The tunnel was dark, so I’ve set up light magic in various places.

The others also went through the tunnel and headed to the entrance of the mine.

I put away the Bear Bus and walked with Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

Kagali-san was cleverly riding on Swaying Bear’s back.

“Thank you, Yuna-san and Kagali-chan. We made it back safely.” (Lize)

“The horse is safe, too, thank you.” (Baran)

Baran-san fed the horse some water.

The watering hole that Kagali-san and I made was put to use right away.

When they returned to the sleeping quarters in the mine, everyone sat down on the beds with relief.

“Do those monsters always appear like that?” (Yuna)

“We only know that monsters do appear, but we don’t know how many.” (Bolland)

“We always hide in this room in the mine when there’s a blizzard.” (Lize)

I see.

If even one monster appeared, these poor folks would run away.

It made sense that if someone encountered a wolf or bear, they wouldn’t check how many there were around. They would just leave the place. After all, it was an adventurer’s job to check these things. But there was no adventurer left here.

“Don’t the monsters enter the mines?” (Yuna)

“No, they have never approached this place even once so far.” (Bollard)

“Maybe they don’t move to places where there’s no snow.” (Kagali)

Well, they were ice monsters, and they did say that these monsters only appeared during blizzards.

“For now, we have no choice but to wait for the blizzard to stop.” (Bollard)

“Do snow storms always appear suddenly like this?” (Yuna)

“It will snow unexpectedly. The snow storms have put us in danger many times. It was especially tough when one time Baran-san was out in the sea catching fish and got caught in a blizzard.” (Bollard)

“Does he always go out to catch fish despite the dangers?” (Yuna)

“That’s my job, so don’t worry about it.” (Baran)

“I wish I could grow crops, but because of the blizzard, I can’t grow them to harvest reliably.” (Bollard)

Even if they tried growing crops with great effort, if a blizzard appeared, all their hard work would be ruined.

“You guys have been through a lot.” (Yuna)

Everyone calmed down, and the moment Kagali-san sat down in the chair in the room, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear cried “Kuuuuun!!” in an incredibly loud voice.

“What is this!” (Kagali)

Kagali-san almost fell off the chair.

I have a bad feeling about the strange cries of Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear.

I used my detection skill.

There was a monster reaction, but it showed [no data].

This was the first time I’ve encountered something like this.

But the only thing I could think of was the Ice Dragon.

“Yuna-san, what happened to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear?” (Lize)

“It looks like something has come outside. I’ll go and check it out. Everyone else stay here.” (Yuna)

“I’ll go too.” (Kagali)

“Yuna-san, Kagali-chan, be careful.” (Lize)

I left everyone to Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear and headed outside the mine.

“I have a bad feeling about this. My tail’s sticking out.” (Kagali)

Until now, she had no tail or ears.

But now, her tail was swelling out from under her clothes.

“So, what’s coming? Well, I can guess without even asking.” (Kagali)

“I hope that guess is wrong.” (Yuna)

“I agree with that. But my tail won’t stop trembling.” (Kagali)

“I’ll have to go and see for myself.” (Yuna)

“I can’t let a little girl go alone. It’s the role of the elder.” (Kagali)

She was more of a little girl than me right now, though.

But it was reassuring that she was coming along with me.

Kagali-san and I trudged to the exit of the mine.

“It’s different from the big snake, it’s a clingy magic.” (Kagali)

I didn’t feel anything.

I couldn’t even tell when I touched the snow.

Kagali-san seemed sensitive to this kind of thing.

Was it because she was a fox?

I thought so even though I looked like a bear.

“It’s not here.” (Yuna)

But there was a reaction.

It was moving.

We left the mine and were checking our surroundings when Kagali-san shouted “Up!”

Looking up, a large object came down. The ground shook.

“… Ice Dragon” (Yuna)

In front of me was a beautiful dragon with a white body.

It had a horn on its forehead, its sharp claws dug into the ground, and large wings spread out.

Its large tail shook from side to side, and it destroyed the stable.

The Ice Dragon turned its eyes towards us.

It had sharp eyes, and an intimidating presence that could certainly give it the title of being the strongest creature in the world.

“This is bad. My body is shaking even more than when I encountered the giant serpent.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san, who was sensitive to magic power, embraced her body.

I could feel with my skin that I was facing a monster even more powerful than the giant serpent.

“Don’t make the first move.” (Kagali)

I nodded.

I didn’t want to fight this opponent if I could.

If this were a game, I would have aimed to defeat it, justifying it with the reason that I was out to gather materials, but this was reality. Kagali-san was here, and Lize-san and the others were in the mine.

If the entrance was blocked because of a battle, it would be a disaster.

More than anything, I didn’t know how strong the dragon was.

Even though the bear armor was strong, I have never been attacked by a dragon.

[I noticed a familiar power that reminds me of summer, but I didn’t expect to be targeted by a human] (Ice Dragon)

As I was looking at the dragon, I suddenly heard words inside my head.

“Is the Ice Dragon talking about me?” (Kagali)

Kagali-san said, holding her head.

The Ice Dragon also spoke to her…

“Yuna, don’t attack, okay.” (Kagali)

Even if Kagali-san didn’t tell me not to, I had no intention of attacking it.

Cold air leaked out of the Ice Dragon’s mouth.

[A black human child with a nostalgic power.] (Ice Dragon)

A black human child.

Kagali-san was wearing a light Japanese kimono.

I was wearing a black bear costume.

In other words, it was talking about me.

But what’s this nostalgic magic?

I’d never met Ice Dragon.

“What is it?” (Yuna)

[You, are you a relative of that one?] (Ice Dragon)

A relative of that one?

I have no idea.

My parents should not be in this world, so maybe the dragon was talking about a relative of mine?

Were there even any other people from another world in this world other than myself?

“I don’t know who you are talking about.” (Yuna)

I answered politely so as not to upset him.

[Are you not going to answer?] (Ice Dragon)

It was not that I didn’t want to answer, I just didn’t know.

Who was that familiar one?

I wanted to ask, but Ice Dragon asked Kagali-san this time.

[Why is a white child along with that one with familiar power here?] (Ice Dragon)

If I was the black child, then the white child was Kagali-san.

“I’m here because I followed this person.” (Kagali)

Kagali-san answered while looking at me.

“I’ll ask you. Do you know me?” (Kagali)

[I can only say that you have the same magic power as the white one.] (Ice Dragon)

Did the dragon know someone from long ago who had the same magic power as Kagali-san?

Kagali-san’s family? Someone related to her?

There were other fox spirits?

“Can I ask you as well?” (Yuna)

[Ask] (Ice Dragon)

“Whose magic power is similar to mine?” (Yuna)

[I can’t answer] (Ice Dragon)

“Why?” (Yuna)

[I have to go] (Ice Dragon)

Saying that, Ice Dragon flapped his wings.

“Wait!” (Yuna)

The Ice Dragon flew away, ignoring my words.

“Don’t stop the Ice Dragon.” (Kagali)

I was sure she was also wondering.

The dragon left us after saying something mysterious.

“I understand your feelings, but you should consider the time and the situation.” (Kagali)

“Okay, sorry.” (Yuna)

If I had made it angry, and we had to fight here, Kagali-san might have died.

The mine might have collapsed from the battle, and Lize-san and the others might have been buried alive.

More than anything, I think Kagali-san would have wanted to ask me many questions.

“But I never thought Ice Dragon would talk to us.” (Kagali)

“Can Dragons normally talk like that?” (Yuna)

“I’ve never heard of a dragon being able to converse. Maybe I just haven’t encountered someone who had a conversation with a dragon until now… or maybe the people who had a conversation with a dragon kept silent about it…. or perhaps the people who had a conversation with a dragon all ended up dead.” (Kagali)

“We’re alive, aren’t we?” (Yuna)

“Perhaps it was just a whim that kept us alive. Only the Ice Dragons know.” (Kagali)

It approached us on its own, and said what it wanted, then left, just like that.

Just as Kagali-san said, we didn’t really know what was on the Ice Dragon’s mind.

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