He said that he and the girl were wrapped up in a single blanket in the hammock after a series of procedures.

What, why. I.....
Hmm, you're up.

　Her little shoulders jerked as she approached the vaguely awake girl.

''Hee!　Oh, you're--

　He hugged the girl tightly and didn't let her go as she tried to run away as quickly as possible.

'Don't worry, I'm not your enemy. I was just passing by and couldn't stand to see you fall down, so I saved you.
Oh, I see. I'm...

　The girl quickly calmed down as she remembered her situation.
　Reluctantly, she wriggled into my chest.

''Oh, thank you. You saved my life, right?
'No problem. I'm just doing the obvious.

　Well, if the rescuer was a little dirty old man, I doubt I would have done so much for him.

'If you want to thank him for that, do it to the kid.

　Stella is sleeping on the girl's back and is very tightly packed.

Why is she naked?　And me too!
After all, it's best to warm up in human skin.
Oh, it's not you. You can't be...
In the meantime, I don't enjoy hugging kids.

　The girl cringes at my bluntness.

'Hey, this is still an adult!
I don't know.

　As I tease the girl, I think back to my disappointing three sizes.
　Most adults in most other worlds are about 15 years old, so I guess I'm not lying.

'Anyway, I've got to tell you, it's not my range of defense.
Huh!

　The girl who saw my body as I raised myself up hurriedly covers her eyes.
　Well, I feel like the gap between my fingers is awfully wide.

''What were you doing here?''

　I asked over my shoulder while threading my jacket sleeves in front of the crackling, flying sparks of fire.

''Wow, I'm........hiyah!''

　The underwear and thermal gear I threw at her hit the girl in the face with a whimper.

Put those on for now.
Okay. Keep your back to me, please!
You've been doing that for hours.

　It's been a while since I've sat down.
　The girl, who had finished getting dressed, sits down across from me across from the fire.
　The girl hesitated for a while after we said our names to each other, but eventually she spoke up heavily.

''The reason I was climbing this mountain was to appease the Snow Queen Elinea-sama's anger.
The Snow Queen?
Yes. Lady Elinea is the son of the mountain.

　The girl shook her body with a bobble as she held both hands over the fire.

''I've lived in this mountain for a long time, and once every few years they bring a blizzard to the village at the foot of the mountain. A magical blizzard that could freeze even a flame like this.

　I see.
　I wouldn't say it's a common story, but it's a story that could happen in the countryside of another world.

So, in order to get you to stop I was trying to get to the ice castle at the top of the mountain, and so.......
"...isn't that unreasonable by any stretch of the imagination?　Even from what I've heard, I don't think this Snow Queen thing is the kind of balls that would do a mere village girl any favors.

　And more importantly, she's a psycho who can freeze the world below her when she's in the mood.
　I think she's the kind of b*tc* I like.

"No, no!　I have to go there right now...!
Don't be silly. If the frostbite refroze, you're out of luck. Besides, there are many snow-covered areas on the ridge from here on. If you slipped down, you would fall to the bottom of the mountain and that would be the end of it. Just go back down the mountain tomorrow and get a doctor in the village," he said.
It's not there.

　The girl who turned over to stop me blurted out.
　In a voice that seemed to be squeezed out.

''There is no more village........!　You too!　Your mother too!　My brothers, my friends, and everyone in the village were all put on ice!　The only thing in the village now is the silent ice statue!　So we need to get everyone's ice melted at any cost!

　Was it because I remembered?
　Or was it because he had been enduring it for so long?
　When she finishes saying it all at once, the girl starts coughing and crying.

　I was watching such a situation closely..............and then slowly stood up.

''Okay. I understand the story. If that's the case, I'll go talk to him.
Oh, no. I can't let you do that to me. I owe you my life!

　A girl's mournful voice is showered on my back as I head for the exit of the Kamakura.

'The girl sleeping there is called Stella. She's the one who made me save you. Don't leave me, just stay with me.

　With that much said without looking back, I warded the hut and began to climb to the summit.




　The closer I got to the summit, the more I was hit by a horrendous snowstorm.
　Either the Snow Queen is trying to keep me away, or she just doesn't want to see anyone.
　A huge ice castle rises at the top of the mountain that I soon see.
　A shape that defied the laws of physics, and one didn't need to use the connoisseur's eye to know that it was magical.

''Ta-No-Mo!''

　He kicked in the gates of the castle and pushed his way inside.
　The inside of the ice castle was so tranquil that the snowstorm outside was a lie, and the air itself seemed to be frozen.

''Who are you. It's noisy.''

　A voice rang out from the top of the stairs in a solemn atmosphere. That alone made the air inside the castle even colder.
　A blue beauty with a face that exuded a hint of evil magical power was flipping the skirt of her ice-clad dress.

''You're the Snow Queen Elinea, right?''
What is it about human nature that brings you to my castle?
"Stop the blizzard.

　I thought she tilted her head at my words, but the Snow Queen suddenly started to laugh.

'Kukaka-kaka. What a foolish thing to do. Her will is the will of nature. The other spirits will laugh at you for doing the bidding of a dwarf like a human.
The great outdoors?　Ha!　That's what I'm talking about, don't make me laugh. He created a blizzard and iced the village at the foot of the mountain. That was something you 'thought' about doing, wasn't it?
No matter. I have only disciplined a few petty thugs who don't know their place in life. You are more than just rude and disgusting. All right, I'll eat your heart out!

　The Snow Queen shoots a frozen magic ray from her fingertips.
　I dare to receive it, which I would have no way of avoiding or resisting.
　The glowing white ray of light that hits my heart instantly ices my entire body in the blink of an eye.

'Not so much as a mouth. Because the dwarf doesn't know his place. Now, to add to your collection, I must add a somewhat ugly--
Who's ugly?

　He broke the ice with a pareen and tried to revive it. The queen twitched and raised an eyebrow.

'Are you really human?　There isn't a life that doesn't die from a frozen heart.
You're a little person. A real one.

　After cowering my shoulders, I turn my murderous gaze to the queen.

You have been trying to kill me, so I can make it go away without question, but I'll say it again. Stop the blizzard. Snow Woman.
"Kukaka-kukaka don't get too carried away. I'm Elinea, Queen of the Snow, the King of Phenomena, the Supreme Spirit of the World! King of Phenomena, the pinnacle of spirits!
I know from experience. People who try to mount themselves as if they're a phenomenon are real a**h*les.
"f*ck you, you little shit!　If you don't want to be frozen, then you may be skewered with this!

　When I thought countless icicles appeared around me, the queen issued a command..........................and fired all at once at me.
　However, all of them shattered as soon as they hit my body.

I don't care what happens to the people of the other world, and I'm not a human supremacist who takes the side of the humans because I'm human.
You ... don't come any closer!

　The Snow Queen angrily stirs up a frosty blizzard, stirring it up and hurling it at me.
　I climb steadily up the icy stairs, one step at a time, taking no notice of all the wind and cold air blowing at me.

I'm an anarchist against law and justice, and an unmistakable terrorist in a normal world. To most people, I would be a public enemy (public enemy). That's why I decide who to put on my shoulders.

　As he says it, he crushes the towering wall of ice in front of him with a deco pin to shreds of wood.

''What is it?''　What are you talking about!

　The Snow Queen, finally cornered, shows her impatience.

"I'm on the side of those who decide to side with me, and my friend's enemy is my enemy. Turco!

　The Snow Queen screamed as a pillar of flame was blown up from the palms of her outstretched hands for good measure.

'Flame!　You have the gall to put such a thing in my castle!　Yes, stay away!

　The Snow Queen released a rush of cold air from the palms of her hands that was unparalleled so far.
　The largest scale of freezing magic without a doubt became a huge waterfall flowing down the stairs and threatening to engulf me.

You're the one who said that what you did was the will of Mother Nature, right?

　I raised my flame-clad hand sword haphazardly at the right time, and a torrent of icy magic split in half in front of me. The split magic hit the ice wall and caused a pure white explosion, causing the residue crystals to sparkle and scatter.
　The Snow Queen opens her mouth without a word.

'In the first place, there is no will in natural phenomena. They are just ephemeral beings that are fueled by energy as a result of the reverence of the humans for such intangible concepts. You are the king of phenomena, the pinnacle of spirits. If you ask me, you're no different than these monsters when you're running amok with bad ideas.
What the hell!　You dwarf, you talk like you know what you're talking about!　You don't understand!　To defy a mistress is to defy the world's entire universe!　You'll be turning all the spirits against each other!
''Whether your existence's rank is Great Spirit, Spirit King, or Spirit God, it's none of my business.

　The Snow Queen's blue face turned even bluer as the momentum of the flames swelled several times as it gurgled up the stairs.

''Hee!　Wait, wait. Stop the blizzard!　So stop pointing that flame at me!　I've forgiven--
I'm sorry, but I'm not Buddha. I don't have a third face.

　As soon as I said it, I enveloped the entire mountaintop in flames and melted the Snow Queen with the entire ice castle in an instant.




　I surveyed the summit where the ice castle had gone, and sure enough, this was right above the star's meridian.
　Even though there were meridians here, the energy had been dammed up here like a dam. It seemed to have turned into a blowhole and was on the verge of breaking down because of it.

　
　Apparently, even without the girl's incident, I still needed to get rid of the Snow Queen.
　Or maybe the spirits in these bumpy parts were growing in strength.
　Well, either way, it's the same thing to do.

　If it's someone who understands what you're talking about, then good.
　If they won't listen to you, that's good too.
　There's still a few more places to go, but I guess it's a matter of what.

　Anyway, I've accomplished my goal, and I'm going to go back to my hammock in a dimensional transfer and tell the girl and Stella what happened.
　The girl listens with a complicated look on her face as she talks about how she couldn't reconcile with the Snow Queen and killed her.
　I've always known this, but in this other world where people believe in nature, killing a spirit is not a very admirable act.

　The village at the foot of the mountain, which had been frozen by the Snow Queen's magic, had been properly restored to its original state.
　I'm honestly glad that it didn't have a bad aftertaste about this.
　When the girl was reunited with her family and friends, she cried and rejoiced, and I was thanked by the villagers for my help.
　I was invited to a welcome banquet, but I declined and resumed my journey to the next meridian.

I wish I could have seen my father's heroics. If only Sianne had climbed earlier.

　Adi blurted out in the rideshare.
　By the way, our own Sianne is not here because she volunteered to rest in the sealing beads. It's in the item box.

''Adi you don't have a human heart, do you?
'What!　I don't want my dad to be the only one to say that!
No, I'm a decent human being. I have a decent enough anger in my heart to never forgive a f*cking god!
Yo!　That's my dad!　A man who abandoned his family for revenge!
Stop!　Don't you, my daughter, tell me what I care about most!

　While looking at me and Adi-chan like that, Stella-chan was nodding repeatedly, looking happy.

''Hmm, hmm!　He's my best bud.

　It seems that the journey with the family will continue in this aspect.