89. In the wind (2)

The feeling of being fully armed after a long time was not very good.

‘… No luck.’

The other day, on a hot summer day with the scorching sun, I had them ride down a steep mountain range to defeat monsters.

This time, it is a winter day when the sun loses its power and the bitter cold creeps in.

I had to deal with the uninvited guests who came to the manor.

His hair was wildly disheveled from the rising irritation.

I wonder what meaning there is in such a trivial act.

At least I was able to put up with the nutheads that were about to jump out of my mouth through this.

I was about to open the door to see Sione, who was waiting for me armed with me.

“Oh, that’s right.”

I almost forgot about it.

I put on shooting gloves that are easy to move.

You can’t go around arrogantly with your hands in your pants pockets.

If you walk around with your bare hands exposed in this cold weather, your hands will become stiff.

Moreover, the newly obtained bow has strong tension, so if you put your knuckles on the string and pull it without any equipment, you will surely accumulate quite a lot.

Putting on gloves, I took my bow again and opened the door.

….

As soon as I step out of the room, the chill in the hallway hits me.

“Whoa… ….”

… I didn’t know that it would be cold here too.

The weight of the armor weighing down my body felt exceptionally heavier today.

* *

“Have you finished preparing?”

“Roughly?”

Shione nodded her head.

After that, he turned around and showed off his outfit.

Instead of the comfortable plain clothes she usually wears, she also had her proper armament.

There was nothing different about the big frame.

He was dressed like an archer in the same leather armor.

The only difference is that her leather armor is made of a superior material than mine.

And because of the beautiful intaglios engraved on the iron plates that were patched here and there, the armor looked expensive at a glance.

Until she climbed the Beltrin Mountains, Shione and I were wearing the same level of armor.

It seems that Ainel or Siabelle prepared new armor for her as Shione participated in the monster subjugation this time.

“Wasn’t this enough?”

“The weather is colder than expected. How about wearing more thin clothes underneath?”

“Don’t worry about that. It’s already in a state where I’m already wearing enough to not put too much strain on my movements.”

After saying that, Shione pointed her finger at one side of her room.

“The quiver is also filled with arrows and your share is ready, so take one.”

“Thank you.”

As Sione said, wear an arrow case across your back.

She sprints to the side of my bed and starts looking at me with her eyes shining.

I tilted my head at the look in his eyes, as if he had something to say.

“Maybe… Do you have something to say?”

Then, as if Shione was waiting for my words.

He said as he tucked his hand into the neatly arranged blanket.

“Hmmm. I think it will be quite cold outside, so I prepared something else. Could you bow your head for a moment?”

At her words, I quietly bowed my head.

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After looking down at her ground for a while, Shione ran up to me with her dodo and put my hand on her head.

Then, I felt a warm, fluffy texture come down to my ears and wrap around me.

“This is…… ?”

“It’s a furry hat. My ears are going to get a little sore after walking around outside… I prepared one for you with the same one as mine……. How are you, are you okay?”

She laughed at her childlike appearance, impatient to be praised.

I thanked him after fixing the fur hat she put on me.

“Good. Thanks to you, I don’t think there will be any earache.”

Shione, who laughed brightly at my words, then pushed down my hat.

Then she wears her sword around her waist, takes her own bow, and so on. After finishing our arms, Sione and I left her room.

It was a sunny day, but the day was not very warm. The sun was warm, but its power was not the same as before. A cold wind replaced the lost warmth.

I thought, frowning a little.

‘… That’s fortunate.’

It’s fortunate that even when it blows, only the weak wind passes by my cheek.

If the wind blew so strong that even the windows were shaking, you would have had to go through trouble.

It was in the middle of that.

Shione, who was quietly playing with her feet next to me, said in a deliberately serious tone.

“… Will I be able to make it?”

If you ask me if I can do well.

If you are Shione now, you will be able to solve it.

Sione and I walked all the way from the Beltrin Mountains to this place, not to subdue the orcs wandering around the west of the territory.

“Of course. At best, we are going to catch kobolds and wolves.”

At the same time as proving that, as the daughter of the count, she is fulfilling her duty to protect the family’s territory.

In order to gain Shione’s lack of actual combat experience, I’m just going to clear out the remnants of kobolds and wolves that are stationed in the northern part of the territory.

A kobold is an unremarkable monster, except that it has slightly better physical abilities than a goblin.

I’ve already caught a lot of wolves in the Beltrin Mountains, so I can catch them without too much trouble.

And to prevent Shione from getting involved in a major accident.

“Besides, I am by Sione-sama’s side.”

Isn’t it none other than me who doesn’t mind this cold weather and keeps my master’s side wearing armor.

If you’re so worried, it would be better to assign a trustworthy knight to Shione’s side than to have a male attendant like this.

‘It’s like Ainel and Siabelle… ….’

Why the hell are you trying to keep me by Shione’s side?

Unwillingly, I followed Sione in the middle of winter, stepping on the frozen soil and subduing monsters together.

Now that this has happened, I intend to take this opportunity to make sure that Shione adapts to the fighting style of an archer.

Then Shione pondered over my words and slowly nodded.

“Yes… yes. You’re by my side, what was I so worried about?”

Seeing that her expressionless, hardened facial muscles have loosened up and she is looking at me with an extremely soft face.

Fortunately, Shione seems to have taken her concerns a little at my words.

“Anyway, I am a little worried. Last summer, mines appeared, and this winter, I would have thought that Orcs nestled in the mountains would come down to the territory like this.”

My master sighed lightly as he straightened my bangs.

hahahaha…….

A small breath rose in front of her mouth.

Her breath rose and rose up to the sky, then dispersed and disappeared, but Shione’s worries and worries remained in the air and only gradually increased in size.

“I hope that the search party headed for the mountains will come with good news.”

I just nodded quietly at my master’s whisper.

If a few more troublesome things happen here, I’m afraid I’ll run away at night.

* *

The wagon carrying Sione and me went smoothly.

Following the mansion, the center of the manor. And the wagon, which left the residential area where the houses were close to each other, eventually passed the castle wall and came out.

Unlike the safe world inside the castle walls, the open land seemed to have no regrets for wild beasts and small monsters to roam about.

Uncultivated lands are overgrown with bushes even in winter, and the thick trees are perfect for hiding behind them.

So, in other words.

‘When were the soldiers deployed? There’s a reason I haven’t caught them all yet.’

Small in stature and covered in brown fur, kobolds are suitable for hiding.

It was suitable for the stealthy wolves to walk around as if they were in their own world.

After looking out the window for a moment at the surrounding scenery, the carriage stopped.

Judging from the voices of several women coming out of the carriage, it seems that the gathering point of the soldiers who have been out before us to subdue troublemakers is right in front of us.

“We have arrived!”

I got off the carriage first at the driver’s loud voice.

Uneven ground.

I held out my hand to Sione, as it was certain that I would fall unseemly if I stumbled while getting off the carriage.

“The ground is rough. Please take my hand.”

If you catch it, you will catch it.

Shione pondered for a moment whether to hold my hand or not.

Eventually, she gently put her hand on top of hers.

But what are you doing if you hold my hand?

Poof!

Even if the ground is rough, he jumps down so quickly.

“Wow!?”

Maybe it’s different.

She pulled Shione’s twisted hand and wrapped it around her waist.

Thanks to that, she was able to prevent herself from becoming a miserable young lady lying face down on the cold soil.

“Didn’t I say the land was rough?”

“Ooh… ….”

When I said it in a laughing voice, Shione lowered her head.

As expected, even if you think about it, the way I just looked is pretty embarrassing.

Let’s wait a moment for her to get herself into position and stand up on her own.

A familiar voice came from the front.

“They look really good, don’t they?”

Siabelle Cianella, a female knight wearing armor instead of elegant robes, was smirking at Sione and me.