90 – Peace Talks (4)

There was an atmosphere of something beyond being cold in the north.

The endless attacks of monsters, the northern residents who have to stop them.

No matter how many troops and powerful sword masters take over the front line, the atmosphere itself seems raw and forbidding.

Even so, everyone was equal in front of the carriage in which the crown prince rode.

People who would have reacted nervously if they had met normally bowed their heads at the dazzling carriage.

“Certainly, it’s good to have a good status.”

“If even you talk like that, then something is like that.”

It’s so strange that Fran, the only wizard with no social status, said that.

I don’t have a good status.

Of course, it doesn’t matter as long as you have the skills to surpass that status.

Expert-level skills are considered the lowest among nobles, but they are treated as barons.

Even though he did not make any contributions to the country.

Among the experts, the highest level of skill, such as the leader of the knights, was at the level of a count in some cases.

Of course, it was limited to the Golden Knights of the kingdom or the Duke’s Knights, not the Knights Templar.

In the north, white snow fell softly.

If I go back to my memory, I didn’t think much of the story about the North.

It is definitely an area of eternal conflict that lasted from the moment the Demon Army appeared until the great war broke out, but the Demon Army sent only insignificant monsters rather than the main officers, and mankind has been blocking it by changing regular soldiers.

And when I joined, the atmosphere of peace continued, and there was nothing to go to even if it was the front line.

In addition, when the Great War broke out and fought against mankind in earnest, the northern part was already occupied.

While the monsters were barely blocked, the officers pushed them all away, so it might have been a natural result.

In any case, the North has a bloody history.

The place where the Demon King’s army appeared was always a distant and rough area unexplored by mankind, and that place was always in the north.

It’s hard to live, so thieves are always swarming around.

Of course, those of us who joined the delegation felt no such harshness.

Sitting inside the comfortable carriage, I just watched the pouring snow outside.

In the meantime, when the heavy snow stopped for a while.

The wagon stops for maintenance.

People got off one by one.

The white-covered ground left the footprints of those who walked.

Asher looked at it with drool and said.

“…Let’s have a snowball fight?”

“yes?”

It’s not the kids, what a snowball fight… .

If you think about it, are the kids right?

Fifteen and older were legally adults, but still old enough to be treated like children.

Especially if it’s Asher, who didn’t have a normal childhood.

While thinking for a moment, Raeli shouted as soon as the carriage stopped.

“Let’s have a snowball fight!”

“…Raeli, when not only high-ranking government officials, but also aristocrats and crown princes from all walks of life are gathered here, isn’t it about attracting everyone’s attention by having a snowball fight?”

“Well, it’ll be fine if you keep quiet where you can’t see.”

The world is empty, but is there a place you can’t see?

In any case, looking at their naivety, he sighed deeply and nodded.

“It wouldn’t hurt to try once.”

“right? Is it fun?”

“…agree.”

Asher and Raeli actively came out to do it.

Conversely, Fran sighs heavily and lowers her head, feeling ashamed.

Seeing such conflicting reactions, I don’t think there are many people who would do it.

Now that this has happened, let’s test our current magical abilities.

Because of the mana training, a circle formed on his body, and he could not use black magic in his current state.

Instead, it is a state in which mana to use as a material to amplify the origin of the star has increased significantly.

It was truly possible to pretend to be a wizard.

Anyway, Asher and Raeli will fight with their outstanding physical abilities, so it won’t matter if I use magic because I’m weak.

I made up my mind and got off the carriage.

Cold air fills my chest.

“It’s colder than I thought.”

“No wonder it’s cold in the North! Argal.”

When I take a deep breath, I look at the white air flowing out and move on.

The horse asked for a snowball fight, but in a way, it might have gotten off the carriage to step on the snow.

As I was moving a short step, something flew from behind.

Fuck!

I had to block it right away with a shield, but wouldn’t it be the power to knock me down if I hit it?

Slightly frightened by the bloody power, I looked at Raeli with a deep smile.

“Do you have eyes on the back of your head? How did you react?”

“If you throw it openly like that, of course they react.”

“Now begins… . Whoops!”

puck!

And, perhaps as punishment, Asher immediately put a snowball in the back of her head.

As if it was not normal power like Raeli, Raeli immediately plunged her body into the snow.

“…don’t do cowardly surprise attacks.”

“It’s not like you… blew it… it’s not…”

Leaving such a deathbed, Cherraeli collapsed.

…You didn’t put a stone in the snowball, did you?

Fortunately, Raeli did not die while cooling down lonely among the snow, and she quickly brushed it off and woke up.

“Why isn’t anyone surprised?”

It was a joke that he collapsed while taking too much action, but Raeli felt sorry for the lack of reaction.

Seeing that, Fran laughed and said.

“Hmm, I think I’ve seen it a lot in a different way?”

“It’s the first time I’ve played a joke like this… De?”

And then, his gaze was strangely drawn to me.

why are you looking at me

Then Asher quietly approaches and whispers.

“sympathy.”

“…something is unfair.”

I also laughed and drew a magic circle.

If you think so.

I’ll physically fix that thought.

“Are you going to start in earnest?”

“Now, wait a minute, I didn’t say I’m wearing it here…!”

Numerous snowballs float in the air.

It’s so convenient to use magic.

Because it makes me win the unwinnable snowball fight.

After that, I was immersed in a snowball fight to the extent of being strange.

I think it’s because the snow is pouring so splendidly like a sports event that is played with the eyes, not a kid’s play.

Raelina throws one eye like a bomb after receiving the snow bombardment with magic, Fran mimics the snow bombardment like I do, and Asher keeps throwing the eye in the back of Raeli like an assassin.

Slap!

“Me, why am I the only one getting beaten up!”

“The crime of ambush.”

“Isn’t that what I threw at you?”

Thanks to that, Raeli was the first to surrender.

The snowball fight, which started so splendidly, ended with everyone’s attention as expected.

The Sword Saint and the Hero were sitting on their seats and watching us.

The figure of the warrior holding both trembling hands was unusual, so I approached her, and she said quietly.

“I-I want to do it too.”

“You are Arthur.”

Anyway, it’s a little too much for a warrior to have a snowball fight.

She was always lamenting her situation, which had to be severe, and the swordsman was drinking hot steaming tea even in this weather.

“A teacup that keeps what’s inside hot. Would you like one?”

“…so far.”

“There are over 100 of them, so take them whenever you want.”

There is everything.

Shaking my head, I went back into the carriage.

I wondered if it was because my body was slightly tired because I had a snowball fight more properly than I expected.

As soon as I sat down like that, I closed my eyes and woke up again, realizing one thing I could be sure of.

“Coke.”

…I caught a cold.

We had a snowball fight for a while.

Feeling the heat rising to my head, I felt a little dizzy.

It’s not that I’m dizzy because I’m sick, I’m dizzy myself because I caught a cold with this.

“A real fucking body.”

Should I eat more?

I thought so.

**

“It’s just a common cold.”

The priest said while examining my body.

I thought I might have caught a bad cold, but I still think it’s a mild cold.

Of course, it’s not that I can’t stand this kind of disease.

Even if your body is a little heavy, you can handle the aggravation of the disease and move.

If you don’t want to, you can die.

Anyway, given the current situation, I can’t just die recklessly, so I have no choice but to wait until my cold gets better.

Fran, who was looking anxiously beside me, asked the priest.

“Can’t you heal?”

“Diseases other than trauma are difficult for priests to deal with. Perhaps the saintess can do it.”

For an ordinary priest, the disease was difficult to treat.

If it’s just a saintess who can drive out all the evil things in her body with her overwhelming holy power, it’s possible.

But the problem is that the saintess hates me.

It’s just that it’s cold enough to survive, so it’s better to leave it alone.

Could it be worse here?

Raelina Asher was covering me with blankets and clothes.

“Take care of yourself, you’re weak and you could die from a cold.”

“…a cold, I know because I’ve experienced it, but it’s really painful. I need to get better quickly.”

…Isn’t this why you’re dying not from a cold, but from the heat, Raeli?

And Asher, you didn’t even have a cold, you suffered from the flu.

I, who became a slug because of the blanket that covered my surroundings, sighed deeply.

It’s okay to have a cold.

The problem is, I’m worried that my body won’t get over it and I’ll catch a cold until the peace talks.

After coughing lightly a few times, I spoke to Asher.

“You can move it too, so why don’t you get on another wagon, Asher.”

“no way.”

“That’s a good idea!”

Asher, who opposes the death toll, and Raeli, who showed the opposite reaction, said.

“I’ll ride instead of Asher!”

“…I’ve said it clearly, but this is quarantine, I’m telling everyone to get out.”

“Hey…”

Don’t pretend to be cute, Raeli, who wanted to be chivalrous more than anyone else, was doing that.

What has corrupted her so much?

Regardless of that, Fran, who had been to somewhere, made a lot of things based on the knowledge in her head.

“This is a fever reducer, this is a cough reliever.”

“thanks.”

“It’s enough to eat three times a day. It’s made by combining herbs that are particularly effective for coughing.”

Surely there are many things her knowledge can help with.

I nodded and took the medicine, and it seemed to be much better.

“If the saintess helps you, you’ll get better right away. Shall we talk about it?”

“It’s okay. Rather than messing around, it would have been better to go quietly with each other.”

It’s a no-brainer now, but considering Helena, who hated me terribly, it wasn’t a risk I wanted to consider.

While I was resting so calmly, there was an unexpected person who came to see me in person.

“You said you had a cold?”

Helena smiled and approached me while scattering strong holy power.