Chapter 308

I returned to the main street of the Snow Sculpture Event.

Oh, and there were more unfamiliar snow sculptures. Players could also be seen scattered around the main street.

Under their gaze, we walked toward the Lobo statue.

... Hmm, what is that? There are some things I want to check again. Admirable, admirable, but is this the right direction for your efforts? It would be embarrassing if I lost.

Uranus crossed his arms and looked at the surrounding snow sculptures,

"Perhaps we won.

The judging criteria must have changed."

He muttered confidently to himself. As expected, his voice was low. It is convenient to cover one's mouth with a muffler. You don't have to worry about being lip-read.

"Isn't it already midnight?

Are we waiting for the results now?"

"That is correct.

Look, there is another judge over there, right? I am making a snow sculpture until the time runs out, so I am reviewing it now, and I will wait for it to end."

Come to think of it, you said that at 0:00, it would be judged even if it were incomplete. There were several players around the judge, so Uranus must be right.

I am sure... this is another newly made snow sculpture.

I guess they intended to fight against it using the snow sculpture Uranus made as a guide. To put it bluntly, it looked terrible. The snow statue at the building next door was still decent. There were too many forced-inflation snow sculptures, such as a giant snowman, vertically stacked snow blocks, and a small monkey statue on top. The one I am currently reviewing was so rushed that it was collapsing everywhere.

On the other hand, two hours have passed since Uranus's snow sculpture was made, and there was not even a slight crack or melting.

"... What if this thing gets destroyed before the winner is announced?"

It seemed to be asking Uranus. As far as I could see, there was no evidence that this snow sculpture had been tampered with, so there was no need to worry. m.

"If it has been reviewed, there is no problem even if the snow sculpture is destroyed.

I have seen people who did it before, but usually, the player whose sculpture was destroyed wins."

"Heh."

Meleoron, who was listening to the conversation, compared this snow sculpture with the others again,

"Then wouldn't it be better to destroy it after the exam is over?

I feel that those who succeed later have an advantage because they can compare."

Uranus let out a sarcastic "Heh,"

"There was a time I thought so too.

But well, even if it breaks, it's just a remedial measure, and that's not the point of the event.

Even though it's a special snow festival, what if it's too cost-effective to run? Talk to me.

After all, this kind of thing is rather unsightly, isn't it?"

... Excellent. I know what you mean. If it were for fun, Uranus should be the first prize this time.... Sorry, ice sculpture!

Callan, callan, a bell rang on the main street.

Immediately after, the judge raised his voice.

"It is now midnight!

Announcing the winners now!"

From out of nowhere, the sound of drums began. After the jaan, silence spread.

"The winner is—...

P4, Uranus Squad!! Congratulations!"

A grand fanfare sounded. It was gorgeous. It wasn't just sound; it wasn't like there was a band. Confetti rained down around us.

A judge ran up to Uranus.

"Congratulations!

The winning prize is a Hand-riding Zaurus!"

In the judge's hand was a mini-sized cage that could be held with one hand. Inside was a small animal.

After Uranus received it, it turned into smoke and transformed into a card.

Uranus casually caught the floating card with his Finger and showed it to us.

"50: Hand-Riding Zarus"

Grade A Card, Limit 11

As the name suggests, this dinosaur is big enough to be held in the hand.

It develops very quickly.

We change the appearance of each generation based on the environment.

"Also, this will be a participation prize."

Yes? What is that? Uranus was given something in a plastic bottle.

For some reason, Uranus showed a bitter smile.

"12655: Snowflake Meltwater"

H-Rank Card, Limit ∞

Melted fresh snow, filtered water, very good.

1000ml plastic bottle.

Yes. Participation prize, well done. The departing judge walked to other players and handed them a plastic bottle as well. Ah, a player got angry and smashed it on the ground.

Looking back, Meleoron and the others were all smiles.

"Then, let's have a celebratory lunch somewhere out of sight."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"... Yes. It's also disadvantageous to the participants around us, so let's save the fun for later."

Unlike the Truth Sword, there is no point in standing out for no reason.

Uranos covers his mouth with a scarf and nods. It is obvious that I am smiling. Putting the card into the Binder, Uranos looks up at the Lobo snow sculpture again.

This is cash, but if you say it's an award-winning work, it looks like a foil. Even more so compared to others. Uranos watches us,

"Everyone, the long-awaited lunch has finally arrived..."

What do you want to eat?"

We now have a pot of boiling water simmering in front of us, making a very appetizing sound.

After all, the joy of winter is pecking at a hot pot. Eating hot pot with friends is the best situation for me. I wouldn't go to the Tatami Room of a hot pot restaurant alone.

We wait impatiently for the fragrant sukiyaki pot to be ready.

"Hot Pot Magistrate Hot Pot Martial Agreement, is it time yet?"

"Who is that magistrate?

... By the way, it's a bit early, can we start eating?"

I smile at Uranos, who has been mocking me, and then pour a glass of wine into the cup. If Uranos doesn't manage it, I will.

"Big sister, are chopsticks okay?"

"Hmm. I think it's okay, but..."

"Tofu—"

Uranos and I try to get attention at the same time and look at each other. Explain to me with a slightly sunken face. After all, isn't it the Hot Pot Magistrate?

"Don't use chopsticks to pick up tofu, use this wooden spoon to scoop it up.

Also, don't accidentally poke the pot with your own chopsticks. Please use the dedicated chopsticks."

The tofu inside is Hard, and it doesn't fall apart easily after being cooked, but even so, if you are not familiar with chopsticks, it might be difficult.

Now. After pouring soda into everyone's cups, I raise my glass.

"Everyone, especially Uranos, thank you for making the snow sculpture.

I think the most important thing is that the designated Pocket Card is being steadily collected.

Let's continue to work hard in this way.

So, let's celebrate winning the Snow Sculpture Event together—cheers!"

"Cheers!"

They clinked their glasses together.

"Good job."

"Uranos, good job."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Yeah, everyone is tired."

Alright, let's eat. If you don't cook in the pot, you won't be able to eat what you want to eat. Let's work hard!

"I ordered a lot of meat, so eat more."

"Woo woo."

"Please eat more too, Uranos."

"I know, I'm hungry too.

Shim can also eat vegetables."

"Even if you don't say it, I'll eat it, it looks delicious."

While chattering, I pick up the ingredients in my own way. When you pick up green onions with chopsticks, the sweet aroma emitted is irresistible. Shiitake mushrooms and enoki mushrooms look delicious. Of course, I eat meat.

"Oh, by the way. Hot pot is so good, it's been half a year."

"Uranos, have you ever cooked in a pot alone?"

"No, no.

It's too boring to cook for one person, just eat at a restaurant."

Yeah? It has some strange meaning. You said you wouldn't do it, but you are a Hot Pot Magistrate.

"You don't have friends, and you go to a restaurant to eat hot pot alone? So sad."

"Hey, Kora.

... Hmm, if the chopsticks are too tight, should I bring them instead?"

"Don't worry, I'll go myself."

"Even if it gets stuck, it's hard for others to pick it up, look, lend it to me."

"Hmm.

... Ah, a little more vegetables."

"Hey hey... hey, is this okay?"

"Ah."

"Hmm!?"

The three of them blow at Meleoron, who closes his eyes and opens his mouth wide.

"No need, I got it for you, eat it yourself!"

"No, it's about the matter. Aha."

"Tsk tsk..."

"Amu."

"You..."

It looks interesting, but Uranus's fatigue is clearly increasing.

"Foggy hazy fu momomo."

"No, Aisha, don't talk while eating meat..."

Mama mama mama... go-kun. Hmm, high-grade meat is a drink.

"Excuse me.

Flirting is fine, but please eat Uranus properly."

"... Is the current flow my fault?"

"Little sister, I wish I could let you go."

"Yeah. It seems this is too terrifying."

"Isn't taking it enough? Uranus, take it for me too."

"Hmm...

You are also rude. I don't mind."

You are also kind. I know.

The happiness of enjoying delicious sukiyaki in a warm room during cold weather,

"Do you have any plans for the future?"

Of course, I think Uranus will consider it, but I will make sure. While watching his thoughtful expression, I mixed the cabbage, loin, and egg together and stuffed it into my mouth. Hmm, I want to eat a bowl of delicious white rice.

Uranus put new meat into the pot, poured the sauce into the pot, and said, "It's cooked, so I'll divide it." A new appetizing sound and smell.

While adjusting the ingredients in the pot with chopsticks,

"Hmm.

... If I can't win the ice sculpture contest, I'll go back once to get money. After paying here, I only have about 10,000 on hand. I wonder if the return destination is Antokiba.

Once we determine the budget, hmm, let's relax in the Hot Spring."

"... Is that so?"

"So, what Aisha wants to ask is after that, right?

I have some plans for the time being.

Visit other Hot Springs.

Challenge the Snow Mountain.

Travel back and forth between the villages around Snowflake.

I will go fishing in the river near Snowflake."

Huh. Fishing? Fishing, huh...

"A one-ticket Hot Spring tour."

Meleoron can't wait. Hey.

"You just want to have fun..."

"But I don't mind.

For someone, this might be a difficult job."

"Childish..."

Groaning Uranus. This will be a mixed bath until you can get the Specified Pocket that will randomly cause events. Other than that, a "diagnosis" is enough.... Whether they will continue to bathe Together after that is another matter. I don't mind.

"Telling you in advance, I don't recommend the event in the nearby villages.

The road is quite steep, and the event itself is Pitch Darkness. It's a boring errand."

"How so?"

Feng asked. In front of the boiling pot, Uranus made a sour face,

"The villages around Snowflake are what we call sick villages.

Medicine is usually in short supply, so collecting medicine is a big deal.

It's an event that requires commercial products, but there are many of them. There are many things in the Department Store that are not for sale, and it's troublesome not knowing where to sell what medicine. I have to walk around.

I have to reach 3 sick villages, with monsters along the way. The workload is heavy, so it's not fun."

I see... If you can't clear it quickly, it's definitely not fun.

"By the way, what card can I get?"

"Coin Dock. It's an A-Rank card."

"... But, don't you have to accept it in the end?"

Meleoron is an abnormally positive opinion. You said you were soaking in a Hot Spring earlier.

"On the contrary, with just a little effort, you can get it at any time.

Look. You have to go to multiple cities to buy various medicines, right?

Then, after all, besides winter clothes, you want to change clothes, right? It's also troublesome."

Ah. This is definitely troublesome. If I don't have a base, it's even worse. If I had manpower, I could split them up, but...

"There are some items that can make collecting medicine easier, so I wonder if I can do it after I get them.

It costs a bit of money."

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yeah. It's not a Specified Pocket card.

There is a free item called 'Business Trip Pharmacy', and if you use it, you can sell over-the-counter medicine anytime, anywhere.... 10 times the market price."

Hmm.... Or is it an item like 'Lost Item Courier'? I see.

"But would you go out of your way to run an errand?"

"Isn't that very time-consuming?"

"Hmm... 'Business Trip Pharmacy' is an item that can be obtained randomly."

"If you can't get it, you can use 'Compromise' to turn an S-Rank card you increased with 'Copy' into that card. 'Business Trip Pharmacy' is C-Rank."

"... You're talking technically. Fine, if you say it's easier, then I'll leave it to you. Events that happen in places where you can't come and go with a Movement Spell result in a huge loss of time."

"I know you want to postpone that 'Coin Pier', but won't there be a possibility that you can't get it later?"

"It's not bad, but the limit is 20 cards."

"There are many A-Rank cards, and monopolizing such troublesome cards has almost no value. I don't think it's easy to naturally reach the limit number of cards."

"

"Is that so."

"Neither of us wants to put too much pressure on the Free Pocket."

"As far as I know, there are no more than 20 monopolized Specified Pocket cards."

"Yes."

"... Do you understand."

"If you two say so, I will comply."

As we spoke, Seam was shrewdly hoarding his own meat. While beating eggs

"Then, is it going to the Snow Mountain or fishing?"

"I don't mind if it's a Hot Spring, but..."

"I will object."

"So, Snow Mountain or fishing. I can only move for half a day today, so I think I'll go fishing."

"If I were to challenge the Snow Mountain, I would have to spend the whole day tomorrow."

"Yes. I want to go soak in a Hot Spring to relax today."

"Uh... yes."

Scoop out the fully seasoned tofu and fix it. While enjoying the elasticity of the tofu with chopsticks,

"What kind of cards can you get from fishing?"

"I'm also curious about what you need to participate in this event. Of course, you need a fishing rod, right?"

"Hmm. It might take a while to explain..."

"Even if I actually go do it, it will be a bit later, so I'll explain it then."

"... I understand."

"I don't mind fishing."

Even so, fishing. For me, it's half bad memories and half good memories.

Remembering being eaten by Gon during the Hunter Exam was embarrassing, and fishing on Whale Island during the gaps in Training was also fun. Master Gon is also very good at teaching.

"I'm not fishing..."

"I have never done it."

I don't know Seam, but I do know Meleoron.

"Even Meleoron has never fished before."

"But do you have experience with outdoor living?"

"Well, after escaping from NGL, I lived for a while..."

"Atashi, fruits, vegetables, and nuts were the main ones."

"If you want fish, you don't need to go fishing, just use your ability to catch them."

Ah, 【Perfect Plan】? If so, I think I could catch fish with my hands too.

"I know you like fruits and vegetables, but it's not like you can't eat fish, right?"

"Yeah... I can eat it, it's not that I don't like it."

"But when I was surviving, I was in the middle of running away and hiding from humans."

"... You wouldn't cook fish, right? That said, raw fish is a huge boulder..."

"That's right... I don't recommend eating river fish raw."

Well, if you use Fire, it's obvious someone is there. Even in remote mountainous areas, it's hard to do. That said, if you go to a land where there are no people at all, there is another danger.

"Then you two don't want to go fishing?"

"... It's not like that. I just don't have the confidence."

"Yes. I'm the same as Seam."

"Do you two have confidence?"

"Oh, I'm fine. What about Aisha?"

"I remember a little bit too, so I don't think there will be a problem."

"Yeah. Then let's try to teach you two how to fish today."

"There are other fishing activities, and I don't think there will be any sons at all."

"If you can teach me, I can do it."

"I have no objections either."

"Then it's decided."

"Can you catch something edible when fishing?"

"Of course, I can."

"Look, there is a 'Galgaider', which you can buy at the event in Antokiba."

"There are places where you can catch it."

Really... Hmm, it wouldn't be bad to catch one, but it's not the kind of Fugura I want to see in real life. Maybe I can't eat it. Because it looks dirty...

"I think Galgaider sells well, but is it the same when you catch it?"

"Yeah, the one I caught also sold for 30,000."

I can't catch you that easily.

However, fishing is a relatively safe way to make money, so it is quite popular in Greed Island.

"... But the fishing grounds we are going to are not safe."

"Are monsters attacking me?"

"That is correct."

"There is a bit of fighting with bear-type monsters that come to catch Salmon."

Hmm. Then there is no need to Ren. I hope the two of them gain combat experience. Well, if it's too strong, I can't ask Meleoron or Seam for help. Even for Salmon? Nice... *drool*.

"Is it okay to fight bears?"

"I'm telling you, it's not an ordinary bear, but a Spirit Beast."

That's right... Meleoron can handle it.

In the current Seam, you can barely pull with a small bear."

"Uh..."

"Please accumulate as much combat experience as possible."

Once again, Nen users are incomparably stronger than monsters. Please stay tense."

"Because Snow Mountain is a combat event full of energy, and besides, it's survival."

If you don't get used to it during the fishing event, it will be tough."

The brothers and sisters all let out a scream: "Sigh!" This is a designated pocket card, so it's impossible for you to Collect Pom-poms so easily. Even the Snow Sculpture event was easy to clear because Uranus studied the strategy guide.

"Everyone, please eat well and rest well."

"This is the real thing from here."