After dinner and a bath, I logged into the game and went downstairs to find Ruin and his friends.

''Oh, we're borrowing your kitchen,''

Oh. I don't mind.

I'll give Hal and the others permission to talk to Mr. Ruin.

'Did you fight the demon yesterday?'

'Yeah. We had an NPC asking for help out of the blue, and then the event started... and fighting a zombie is the worst...

Ahhhh... I don't know how that zombie defeated me, but it must have been a normal trauma.

"Tact, did you defeat that demon?

Yes. It was pretty close, but we managed to take it down.

'Quicksilver... what happened to the event?　Oh, if you don't want to tell me.

'Okay. I've signed a contract with Mr. Lewin and his team.

I think Mr. Lewin and his team would be well advised to release the information to the public. I'd like to hear various opinions.

''That NPC, Regingrave...''

'Then I wanted you to help me instead of asking for help!

Well, Mew's opinion is fair enough. It's a Valkyrie, after all.

'Do you go around the church, Tact-san?

"We'll investigate when we find him?　You never know what kind of demon you're dealing with.

'True, but most male players will be looking for a church. After all, it's pretty much a given that she's a female NPC when it comes to the Sisters.

Oh, you're right, maybe...

What are you going to do about it?　Sister Ruin?

'I don't know what I'm going to do... if I know and don't tell you, I'm sure I'll get hammered. If you're going to go public, you'll have to explain the risks properly.

I'll leave that to Mr. Lewin. I'm just curious about something.

From the way you're talking, it's possible it's not the church, is it?

What do you mean?

'The only information I heard from Regingrave was that he was taken by a priest. Isn't it dangerous to narrow it down to just the church because he's a priest?

'That... might be true. Traps like this are common... then I'll write in with that in mind.

The rest is still Neviros' last words.

'It's totally an event preview... a dead spirit, which means a zombie event... that's the worst.'

Ruin and his friends will be in a dark mood. That's what you'd expect if you'd just been hit by a zombie.

'Are they going to recreate it in a B-movie?'

Wow, I hate...

'Oh, you were completely frozen...'

Even if you're not Hal, I think it's usually not your cup of tea. Not many people want a taste of the zombie movie world...

Well, I'm sure you'll be fine with the Tactics in here.

Yeah... are you sure we're going to fight?

Of course!

Of course...well, it's likely that they'll be targeted because they've gone to the trouble of designating it. If we're going to be targeted, we'll just intercept them!

'Speaking of which, what's it like for you, Mr. Crowe, and others who have been to other countries?'

Crow said he tried to mine the ore, but died back before he could!

Wow, that's miserable.

'I'm going to go get some ore in a blizzard.

Hephaistos reacts when he hears this.

''Oh, um... did that person head to Vaneleaf?

Yeah?　Hephaistos, do you know anything about this?

...Yes. I think it was a white owl that attacked the man.

Hmm? Will there be a white owl like Conoha?

'In Vaneleaf, the White Owl is known as the White Reaper. It is said to attack you in a blizzard, distracting you from your presence and keeping you in the blizzard for the entire time.

Oh, I'm sure there's a covert, so I'd be a warrior in a blizzard.

''Is that... are there a lot of them in Vaneleaf?

"Yes, sir. They are found around Vane Reef. When it snows, you should think of them as being targeted first.

Wow....I'm normally terrified of having so many konoha around...and it seems like a lot of work to keep getting targeted in the snow. I'm sure we'll have a hard time even if we head out there in our current situation.

"I'm glad Hephaistos is safe.

'We left the country when it was clear, because we didn't hunt unless it was snowing.

I see. So you won't hunt unless you are in a favorable situation...very typical for a white owl.

Are there any other monsters in Vaneleaf that we should be aware of?

Mr. Ruin is trying to get information from Hephaistos.

'Well, there are white wolves, snow rabbits, ocojos, grizzlies, yetis, ice men and so on. Also, I've heard rumors that there was an ice dragon. I'm not sure about the others.

"Pfft!

We would surely have passed the image of Mr. Crow being attacked by a snowman, a mummy.

But ice dragons...scary, but I'd like to see one. Maybe I can summon a dragon.

Sis Luin... could we keep this information to ourselves?

Yeah, well, let's pray for Crow's soul.

You're a bad person...well, I wouldn't tell Mr. Crow either, so we're in the same hole.