Chapter 322

After staying up late, everyone didn't wake up too late. This was a four-person room, so when one person woke up, everyone would be awakened by the noise and signs.

When Uranus said to the sleepy Seam, "You can sleep a little longer," he replied, "I'm hungry."

The delicious Fugura set meal delivered to the room in the morning was devoured, and everyone sat under the Kotatsu drinking tea.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Could it be like this?"

Uranus's face was relaxed. Warming up from the cold morning using the Kotatsu... this was a kind of happiness. Warm.

"Speaking of which, aren't you two going to take a bath?

I don't need to rush."

Uranus asked, looking alternately at Meleoron and Seam. I see. We went in in the middle of the night, so it's already fine.

"But.

If we enter alone, will an event occur?"

"……

If Aisha and I don't go out to bathe together and go to the Mixed Bath together, that's right."

Thinking siblings. I also told them that an event happened during the midnight Mixed Bath, and I obtained a specified Pocket Card. You don't have to force yourself to accept it, so if it happens, you can ignore it without worrying about it, but... well, it bothers me.

"If men and women enter the bath separately, there's no need to worry, right?"

"That too..."

Meleoron looked at his brother with concern. Are you worried about letting him bathe alone? I can't say I'm overprotective because of what happened last night.

"Oh, is the men's and women's bath also a Hot Spring?"

"It is a Hot Spring. The same Open-air Bath.

... Hmm, the Mixed Bath and the men's bath are the same, so I think the women's bath should be the same too."

Uranus answered Seam's question.... This is a place directly connected to the outside world, it's better not to go in alone.

"Uh, I forgot.

If you wait too long, other players might come here.

I'm sure some people will go to the Hot Spring in the morning to get a card."

"Hmm...

Now that you say that, it wouldn't be good if I didn't go in."

"If you're going to have a Mixed Bath.

Even if it's in the women's bath, there's no guarantee you'll be fine."

"……It seems, let's have a Mixed Bath.

In case something happens, I'll be in trouble."

"If sister says so, then I'm fine...

What about the event?"

"Which one?

Ignore or challenge."

"Let's stop.

You've already got the card, right? You must be very tired in the morning."

"I don't think I should force myself to accept it either.

Besides, if you challenge yourself, you'll end up with a Seam, won't you?"

When I asked Uranus, he nodded with a troubled look,

"……I only know the clear pattern when I challenge it as a man.

Even if I go with you, it doesn't count as a party until you enter the tub, so an event might occur, but... it would be troublesome to have Seam use her Hatsu to write and read them."

"I want you to keep your stamina, so let's stop."

"I agree...

Sorry to you two, even if an event occurs, ignore the game character."

"Yes."

"Okay."

While my siblings were soaking in the Hot Spring, I and Uranus snuggled under the Kotatsu to discuss today's plan. The question of how to handle the luggage is something I even have to ask clearly in advance.

"You aren't going to take all your luggage to the Snow Mountain, are you?"

"Of course.

I will ensure I have everything needed for the climb, and I will leave the excess behind."

I told my siblings not to leave the laundry. I'm leaving this Inn, so I don't have time to retrieve the clothes I stored.

That said, you need to put the excess luggage somewhere.

"I don't know when we'll be able to come back, why not leave the luggage at the Inn and temporarily store it with classmate Motariku?

I think this is safer than leaving valuables at the Inn or taking them to the Snow Mountain."

"……In that case, it will consume two 'Accompaniment' cards for the round trip.

Isn't that a waste?"

"Then, do you want to replenish the Spell Cards first?"

"Hmm...

You don't want to weigh down your pocket with extra Spell Cards. In the Snow Mountain, you will pick up quite a few cards."

"If you buy a lot, that's that, but shouldn't you buy a little at a time?

When I obtain the necessary quantity, it feels like I will stop buying."

"Hmm."

"... I see, that's right..."

"I checked the relevant cards in yesterday's 'Roster' for the time being, but just in case, we should still go to Masadora to buy more spells."

"How do you plan to contact classmate Maochi and the others?"

"Is this the most important thing?"

"If you don't do this, going to Masadora will be a waste of time."

"Then are you contacting me now?"

"No."

"If I contact them, I have to decide on the Departure time, and I haven't discussed it with the two people who are currently in the Hot Spring yet."

"Let's relax a bit more."

"Yeah, you're right."

"... Then shall we go out for a meal? We can talk while we eat, while we wait for the two of them."

"Okay. Let's go."

At a table near the shop.

"These Onsen Egg are really delicious."

"Eat as many as you want."

"Oh, yes. I really like them."

"Because if you leave the inn, you can use this to eat."

"Hmm, let's do that."

"Then you can count on me too."

"Oh, I also ordered something else."

"... Aisha, because the consultation is the main thing, right?"

"Is it time for dinner?"

"I understand."

"..."

"—So, you two just ate something delicious? Hmm."

"This is an elegant date, with two cute young ladies on the sidelines."

"Hmm, the consultation is the most important..."

"By the way, I just had a light meal."

"Even with the Container arranged like this?"

"You are all Zului."

When I was shopping and eating, I saw my older brother and sister after they finished bathing, and now I..."

"I didn't wolf it down."

"Wait, Uranus!"

This person sold me out! Wouldn't it be great if you could cover for me for a while!... It's true, but come on!"

"I know, that's enough."

"The way you make excuses like this won't leave a deep impression, will it? Can't you understand a woman's heart?"

"Also, Aisha, pay attention to the fact that you are a woman when you eat."

Jajanken...! Meleoron, Meleoron said something like that...!"

We lay on the table. If he says that, even Uranus will be shocked. I feel sympathy for being sold out.

"Young lady, isn't that a bit too much?"

"Hehe. Sorry for saying too much."

"If we could eat too, I wouldn't have any complaints."

"Of course, please continue eating!"

I raised my head and said aggressively, the three of us were a bit hesitant,

"Hmm, I don't mind eating it, but won't it make my stomach uncomfortable?"

"I'm going to the Snow Mountain now..."

"I'm not Aisha, so I won't eat that much..."

"That's right, don't get mixed up with the bottomless Swamp."

What is a Swamp, what is a Swamp! Express your regret!"

"Oh, is it not good?"

"Even if I say I can keep my luggage, I want to see how much I can keep."

When I told him what I was discussing, Meleoron just nodded, as if he had recovered from eating candy. Simu also nodded, with cream on his mouth,

"I'm fine too."

"Have you decided what to store?"

"Hmm. It's very vague."

"What about Aisha?"

"It's annoying to be asked again."

There are many things I would regret if I lost them, but I am also afraid of taking them to climb the Snow Mountain. Once I couldn't help but want to let go of my hand..."

"Based on this, I will discuss it with the other party."

"This might be even busier than I imagined."

Returning to the room, Uranos used 'Communication' to contact Mr. Bell.

"—Ah, yes, yes, yes. I was talking about temporary storage.

I have already put it away, you can take it at any time."

"I understand. I will be saved.

It will be a bit busy here too, it looks like it will be somewhere in the morning, but is that okay?"

"It's fine. Because I am always at home."

"Okay, I will try to be as fast as possible.

That is all—"

"Wait a moment.

You didn't forget one, did you?"

"Eh? What is it?"

"Ah. I forgot.

oh-n-se-n-mi-ya-ge"

"……Oh my. I certainly forgot.

Perhaps I remembered before I went, but I have forgotten now. Wari."

"Ahahaha!

Well, I should say I remember, but I am serious, so I am looking forward to the souvenir. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Uranos disconnected.

As we looked at him with puzzled expressions, Uranos turned back sullenly,

"……Am I that serious?"

I couldn't help but burst out, "Not convinced!" m.

"Eh, what? Aisha, why are you speaking like that?"

"Because...

A person who isn't serious, am I serious? What are you asking…… ahahaha!"

As I pressed against the Kotatsu laughing loudly, Meleoron looked surprised,

"Fine, okay.

Anta, you are serious."

"Let's go! Forget about it!"

Inadvertently, thinking of Uranos riding a cat with a serious face, I couldn't help but laugh. Help me, kyumanyan!

Uranos puffed out his cheeks and hummed, and I checked the checked luggage. I didn't want to be seen too much because I had to change clothes and so on, but I couldn't waste my time.

The brother and sister didn't have much luggage, so I left it to Uranos, and the two of them stayed under the Kotatsu in the living room. I envy you...

When I took the clothes out of the backpack and folded them in the bedroom, Uranos thought, "Hmm."

"What's wrong?"

"I was wondering if I should leave my casual clothes and summer clothes behind.

If I put them inside, I could greatly reduce my luggage, but I would have to wander around Antokiba and Masadora wearing winter clothes..."

"Ah.

But it might be better to keep them. I don't care about the clothes.

You might want to carry your valuables with you."

"Well, I can't stand wandering around in winter clothes, but...

It might be better to store valuables with valuables.

Leaving them inside might lead to them being stolen, but the possibility of losing them in the Snow Mountain is not zero either."

"Ah..."

That is true. I was worried about losing them, but is there a possibility that I might have to throw them away? In the end, it's just a question of where you are adventuring.

"By the way, is the Snow Mountain you are going to climb that steep?"

"……Even an amateur can climb the Snow Mountain.

However, even for a Nen User, this is not an easy victory.

Besides, the monsters are a completely different matter."

I see. In that case, it is better to consider it seriously. I hope this will be a good training.

After the checked luggage selection world was finished, I packed the bag Uranos prepared for me. Then we put on our winter gear. The lighter backpacks were carried by the siblings. Uranos and I had a cloth bag filled with the luggage we intended to store. Uranos had two fishing rods. I would only keep the fishing rods if they became an Obstacle.

Then I left the room, bought some souvenirs for Mr. Bell and the others at the shop, and left the Inn.

Putting on shoes at the entrance. Uranos looked up. Meleoron nodded and pulled his hood over his eyes.

We stared at the entrance without speaking, and the door rattled open from the outside.

Of course, the other party must have noticed too, and several strange men snuck in from the front door, looking at me. An uncle with a beard stretched out.

"Yo.

Guys, how is it here?"

He asked in a low voice. Uranos nodded as if he had guessed the intention of the question,

"Oh, this is today's Atari."

"Not bad."

"Thank you for the information!"

Saying this, the players walked through the corridor of the Dokadoka Inn. Ah, barefoot...

A game character greets you and exchanges something like this.

"... Yo. It's almost not there."

"This place might be a little better, but this is an inn where it is possible to obtain a Specified Pocket.

I was lucky to be able to use it while in a reserved state."

Not at all. Sorry to those people, sorry to sleep under the same roof. I can't even lock my room, this inn...

That is to say, I owed a short time. Goodbye, Snow Gold Inn!

Uranus walked to the Snowflake Trade Shop and took out all his savings. I wonder if it's okay to spend all the money, but on the way, they will stop at Antokiba, so they seem to be planning to regain the budget there. Come to think of it, I haven't transferred any money from Antokiba recently, I forgot.

"—'Companion/Companion' on. Masadora."

So, I came to Masadora...

"Something is..."

Seam sighed. After all, if you come to a warm city wearing stiff winter gear... it's not a shame, it's floating. It's strangely awkward walking among game characters who look cool.

Uranus didn't speak, walking briskly through the city in thick clothes. We will follow.

"Ah. It gets hot just walking."

Meleoron hand fan. Hmm... no way, but I don't want to stay too long. Didn't expect to miss the cold of Snowflake so soon. When I took off the muffler, all three of us took off our mufflers. I put it in my Seam canvas backpack pocket while walking.

I walked with a brisk pace to the Masadora Trade Shop, saving some of my money. Take 360,000 Jenny to the Spell Card Shop.

As I said before, I bought Goo little by little, not all at once. Open and buy, open and buy again. I bought 8 "Return" and ended up buying 25 packs. A total of 145 Magic Cards.

"Clairvoyance/Fluorescent Perspective" 1 piece

"Bullet/Defense Wall" 7 pieces

"Reflection/Reflection" 2 cards

"Magnetism/Magnetism" 3 pieces

3 "draw/pickpocket" cards

2 "Theft/Thief"

1 "Exchange/Exchange"

"Return/Return" 8 cards

4 "Imitation/Transformation"

1 Clone/Clone

"Downgrade/Downgrade" 3 cards

2 "Beginner/Departure"

3 "Leave/Leave"

"Drift/Drift" 5 cards

2 "Recycle/Recycle"

"Castle Gate/Castle Gate" 20 cards

"Forgery/Forgery" 1 card

2 "Plunder/Robbery"

"Corruption/Corruption" 4 cards

2 "Compromise/Compromise"

1 "Discovery/Infiltration"

"Dark Curtain/Shading Curtain" 4 pieces

"Holy Water/Holy Water" 3 pieces

1 "Tracking/Trace"

3 "Stone Throwing/Stone Throwing"

2 "Assassin/Shooting"

1 "Guide Pillar"

"Analysis/Analysis" 3 cards

8 "Treasure/Lottery"

2 "Adhesion/Adhesion"

1 "Purification/Purification"

1 "God Eye"

"Recycle/Recycle" 4 pieces

"Roster/List" 5 cards

15 "Companion/Companion"

"Communication/Communication" 15 cards

Looking at several stacks of cards, Uranus let out a hot "phew" sigh,

"It seems that unnecessary spells are increasing...

Perhaps the number of teams that have started to attack in earnest is increasing."

Perhaps. I don't know the situation outside, so it doesn't matter, but if the bounty increases, or if a Nen user who has already prepared outside starts the game, the situation may reach a stalemate as time goes by. It's better not to wait too long.

"I wish I could at least draw 'Robust'..."

Absolutely. The card limit is either full or I can't draw it. Someday I want to win it myself.

And, just like every time, the "Treasure Lottery" was a success. I don't expect this either...

Return to the Masadora Trade Shop and sell the spells you don't need. Save all your money, then "Return" to head to Antokiba.

I walked from the town entrance and arrived at Mr. Motarike's house.

"Welcome.

Oh my, everyone is all dressed up and looks so warm. Please come up!"

Mr. Bell greeted us wearing a cute and cool outfit, and we disturbed him without hesitation.

Each of us struggled to take off our shoes, and once everyone was up, we followed Bell-san's guidance. Thanks to Meleoron's winter socks, I was able to go up without worrying about it.

"Are you in a hurry?"

"Don't you want to relax a bit more?

It's hot, after all."

"That's right.

Okay. Snow Country Hot Spring Trip."

"That's not a good person.

Well, the snow festival is fun, though."

"What about the Hot Spring?"

"..."

While Mr. Bell and Alluka were having this conversation, they arrived at the basement. On the contrary, the cool air in the basement felt good.

"Even so, you're still fluffy.

If Molly saw this, she would be happy to use it as a model."

"Don't worry.

Why would I want to please Motarike?"

Fine, okay. This cool-looking Alluka would look good in a painting.

Mr. Bell said this while turning on the lights in the room. Oh, it's actually quite clean. It was a mess when I saw it last time.

Poor Mr. Motarike's canvas was also in the corner of the room. The painting on the Wall was still there.

When we took turns comparing it to Alluka's painting, Mokomokonyanko looked disgusted.

"Don't look at me, I'm going to put down my luggage quickly.

Aisha, look."

Ah. I want to see a little more...

If you have no choice but to take off the Goo,

"Ah, is this all?

I thought you would put more in."

"Really? I think this fishing rod is a bit in the way."

"Oh, well, that's it.

I think Molly would hate it too. Did you guys go fishing too?"

"There was an event like that.

Fishing is not bad, unless it's Heavy..."

"Winter fishing.

Like digging a hole in the ice?"

"No, no.

That's it, did you save money? This is Salmon fishing."

"Ah, right!

I heard it was an event item, but that Salmon was caught by me.

Great, I want to eat something now."

"Ah...

Should I have bought it as a souvenir? I didn't expect you to say you wanted to eat it."

"I don't care, I don't care.

That kind of thing is best eaten locally."

"... Don't eat the person I entrusted to you, okay?"

"I don't eat people.

So, do you have any souvenirs?"

"I'm thinking about giving it to you now.

However, it's really boring."

Saying this, Alluka took two flat boxes out of the Goo and handed them to Mr. Bell.

"... Hot Spring, spring water, Goo, head...

How do you say that? It's too standard, it's meaningless.

And they are two of the same thing."

"Because you didn't order them specifically, right?

If I bought them one by one, you might eat them all by yourself.

If two are the same, you'll get tired of them halfway through."

"That's right, you don't have to worry about unnecessary things!"

"Yes!" Bell gritted his teeth. These two people are truly good friends.

"Hmm, if it were a souvenir to go with coffee, at least I would be happy."

"Ah... well, I don't care that much.

Oh, yes.

This isn't a souvenir, but there are good things."

"Uh. What?"

Uranus searched around for the cloth bag.

"Hmm...

There was one. This is it."

"What is this? It's not a magic potion!"

A fart? The witch's medicine... Ah, the cold medicine you won in the "Treasure Draw"! I completely forgot.

"Cold medicine?

It would be very helpful if it were there, but is it really any good? You are going to go down the Snow Mountain later, right?"

"Yes.

I hope you can transfer the amount we need into another bottle and share it. I don't need 100 grains."

The more, the better. Of course, taking cold medicine 100 times seems unlikely.

"If you can't use it and it's troublesome, you should leave it here."

"Like I said. I can't even use 100 grains.

I don't care if you catch a cold, so please use it.

However, if we don't have anything on hand, that would be a problem, so let's split it up.

It would be helpful if you could put it in a small bottle so it would be easy to carry."

"... Understood. I will take advantage of your kindness.

I will repack the medicine into a suitable small bottle and bring it to you; you go pack your luggage."

"One.

Mr. Bell, please wait a moment."

"Hmm? What?"

I rummaged through the cloth bag,

"Do you want this?"

I took out a can of juice.

"Aisha... I thought you had made some gains."

"Can you give this to me?"

"I bought too much, and there is some left over.

It's already lukewarm, so if you put it in the refrigerator to cool it down and drink it."

"Oh, that kind of thing.

I would be grateful."

"Hmm, I still have three to go..."

"Ah, yes, yes. You too."

Bell placed the four cans of juice on the Hot Spring Bun box and carefully climbed the stairs holding the witch's cold medicine. I was completely pushed...

Meleoron flickered his neck and spat out a "fu",

"Besides the buns and juice, giving me cold medicine is also considered a generous act."

"Maybe.

But these things are best when needed, and as much as possible. The canned juice is the same.

I originally wanted to sell it to someone else, but somehow it didn't work out."

It seems to be Uranus, or rather...