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"Are you serious, Mr. Ars?　This is absurd. The Daisetsuzan mountain is not something that even Mr. Ars would be able to cross so easily.

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"Well, maybe so. But I don't want to throw Thanatos out.

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You must have bought into him quite a bit."

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"Well, we once fought an immortal bone dragon together. I wouldn't be here now if it weren't for him. So I guess I can use the life he saved me like this.

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"But what about the Kingdom of Fontana?　I am concerned about the Mercenaries of Marshel, but you also need to pay attention to the movements of the other nobles."

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"I'll leave that to Leon. If you need anything, just call me and in the worst case, I'll come back on the way. Besides, since we're negotiating a ceasefire, we can't initiate it from our side.

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"Okay. Then we must select the soldiers who will follow Mr. Ars.

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"What, you're going to lead the army?"

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Of course not. If you want to make contact, you'll need a communications officer. Besides, crossing the snowy mountains is dangerous, but if we succeed, it will have a great impact. No, it is enough just to know the terrain up to the halfway point. You will be sure to send us a progress report along the way.

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"I see. If we can find a mine in the snowy mountains, it would certainly be tasty. I see. I'll make sure to report back to the town of Fontana every day, including the map.

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Yes, please. Take care.

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　I decided to go with Thanatos to the village of Atmos, which is located east across the Great Snowy Mountains, and I immediately told Rion about it.

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　He was aghast, but gave me permission to use part of his army, so I decided to take him along without hesitation.

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　I decided to make it clear that this was not a return trip of Thanatos, but rather a military expedition to the east as the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　The Kingdom of Fontana started to move toward the East, a land that has become almost a fairy tale, although there are a few people from the East.

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　The Kingdom of Fontana has set its sights on the lands of the east.

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"What, Gran's not coming?"

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"I am not going, that I am not, Mister Ars. I have my research here in Bautica, that I do. It is more important for me to make things here first, that I do not know when I will be able to return.

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"I see. But are you sure?　You know some of Gran's acquaintances over there, don't you?　Don't you miss them?"

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"Unlike Thanatos, I came here with determination, that I did. It was very difficult and I thought I would never return, that I did not. So, I have already made up my mind, that I have.

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"I see. Well, I heard that Gran's home country and the village of Atmos are far apart in terms of distance, so it's okay this time. But please cooperate with us until we leave. Is this how you want to prepare for the trip over the snowy mountains?"

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　After briefing Leon and others, I next visited Gran, who was collaborating with Luke and others in Boutica territory.

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　Gran had crossed the Great Snowy Mountains from the east like Thanatos, and I asked him if he wanted to go with me.

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　However, my invitation was summarily turned down.

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　Apparently, making things in Boutica is more important to Gran than going back to his hometown.

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　Well, that's all right then.

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　I'll let Gran do what he wants.

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　There's no point in taking someone who doesn't want to go over high mountains with perennial snow on the ground.

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"You say you are preparing to cross a mountain, that you have never climbed a mountain as high as the Daisetsuzan, have you, Mr. Ars?　How do you plan to get over that mountain in the first place, that you do?"

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"Oh, you mean. You're right, we shouldn't underestimate the mountains. I've thought about it and I think I'll be fine, but I'm thinking of doing something called the polar method.

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"Polar law, that it is?　Is that a way to get over the mountain, that it is?"

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"It's a way of climbing mountains. It's a base camp method, if you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm thinking of a method of mountaineering in which we don't simply carry our luggage across the mountain, but rather build a base along the way."

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"Build a base. I see. So you are going to cross the mountain while building places to rest your body at various points.

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"Yes. I'll make the buildings with my magic. And I'll aim to cross the mountains while resting at a base within a distance I can travel in a day without difficulty. That's the way I'm thinking about crossing the snow-covered mountains.

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　In response to Gran, I began to explain the polar method.

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　I had never actually done it before, and had only heard about it on TV.

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　But I still think it is much safer than simply carrying our luggage across the mountain.

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　Daisetsuzan, or the Daisetsuzan mountain range as it is called, consists of a series of terribly high mountains.

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　However, although it is called "crossing mountains", it does not mean that we are climbing mountains aiming at the highest peaks.

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　We are going to the east, winding our way back and forth through mountains and valleys.

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　It is a road without a road, and we do not know what kind of situation we will be in.

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　It will probably cause a lot of mental stress.

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　That's why I'm going to use my magic power sparingly, making a safe place to rest while I move.

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　In the original polar method, once a base camp is established, it is necessary to prepare personnel to bring food and other necessary supplies from the lower world to the base camp.

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　In other words, a piston crew is needed to move back and forth between the base camp and the lower boundary, or between the base camp and the base camp.

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　However, this time, we will not prepare a piston crew because we will take only a limited number of people.

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　Or rather, we do not need them.

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　I have a magic bag.

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　I came here to see Gran, but more than that, I came to Bootica to have Luke use [synthesis] to mass produce magic bags.

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　Not the high-end items that are given to nobles and knights in exchange for their fiefdoms, but simple magic bags that have no practical problems.

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　They would make them and fill them with food, firewood, clothes, etc. that they had prepared.

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　Then it will be a picnic with a bag that can hold as much as a warehouse, instead of carrying heavy baggage up the mountain.

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　We have prepared some food and some canned food.

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　There may be situations where you may not be able to cook meals over there.

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　In such a case, just opening a can and having something to eat will be a big point mentally.

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　The other thing is clothes.

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　We should prepare as many warm clothes as possible.

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　No matter how much I can reduce the cold by summoning ice spirits with [summon ice spirit], it doesn't mean that my body will be warm.

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　Besides, it will reduce the risk of the entire climbing party being wiped out if I get separated from them, or if I die for some reason.

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　As for the rest, I would prepare a map and a compass.

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　If you have a radio operator, you can describe the exact terrain by simply copying the land you see onto a piece of paper.

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　The landscape in the snowy mountains may change easily, but it will serve as a reference.

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　However, it is difficult to make a map from the landscape alone.

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　Therefore, we have prepared a compass.

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　As long as the direction is correct, the risk of getting lost will be reduced.

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　And here comes the final coup de grace.

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　Valkyrie, who will be the best help to cross the Daisetsuzan.

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　This time, we have decided to bring along a group with horns.

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　Even without horns, Valkyries are very resistant to heat and cold, and will probably be able to withstand the cold of Mt.

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　However, if we are going to cross the snowy mountains, it is better to have horns to use magic.

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　It is not just that they can use magic, but because the whole herd has [shared] magic, they can use magic like hot water.

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　And Valkyrie once found a hot spring and told me about it.

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　If something happens in the extreme natural world, they must be able to detect it and inform us before we humans do.

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　Thus, I prepared everything I could think of and made plans to head east with an expeditionary force of 3,000 men and Thanatos.

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