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"I have a favor to ask of Mr. Alphonse."
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"A favor? It's rare to hear from the Eye to me. What do you want me to do?
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"Please make your way to Elmeralda."
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"Elmeralda? What's that? A place name?"
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The year has begun.
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I was resting in the Barca Palace in New Barca Town after the New Year of the 12th year of the Garud calendar, when Ai suddenly asked me for a favor.
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This is quite unusual, isn't it?
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I've never had Ai ask me for a favor before, but it caught my attention.
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What exactly is Elmeralda?
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"Elmeralda is a sacred mountain, or one of the mountains in the Taisetsu Mountains."
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"Daisetsuzan. That's a crazy thing to say all of a sudden. You want me to go to Daisetsuzan in the middle of winter?
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Yes, that's right.
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"Hmm. Well, okay. What's in this place called Elmeralda?
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There is nothing. There is snow and ice, at least.
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"...... You're not going to tell me to go get some snow from the Great Snowy Mountains, are you?"
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"Of course. The reason we are going to Elmeralda is because of the demons. The other day, we observed a certain demon in Elmeralda through the images taken by the four wings. We want to capture it alive.
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"What? Capturing demons? And alive?"
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I was so surprised by what Ai said that I let out a loud cry.
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But I guess it can't be helped.
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Ai has suddenly come up with something really outrageous.
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But demons.
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Demons are different from ordinary animals.
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There is no clear definition of "demon", but it is basically a creature that has a lot of magical power or uses magic.
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In this eastern region, it seems that people have hunted demons, and they are almost invisible.
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But it is a different story if you go to the Daisetsuzan Mountains.
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Because there are still demons in Daisetsuzan, a place where humans wandering into means the same thing as death.
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But I am surprised that they want us to bring them back alive.
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I guess they don't want the materials for the demons, so I wonder what they want.
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"It's to raise the power of the nation.
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"National power? Isn't that different from the river replacement work we're doing now or the road work we plan to do later?"
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"In terms of meaning, they are the same. River construction, road construction, and agrarian reform are all important. And to make them more meaningful, we want Mr. Alphonse to bring the demons back to life.
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"Hmm. Okay, I'll go. If Ai insists, it'll be worth it. I mean, you're coming with me, right? If you know the location of the demon with the four wings, you should guide us to the place, or we will definitely get lost in the heavy snow mountain."
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"Of course. We are currently tracking them from the air and we have them in our sights. However, considering the environment, we recommend that you ride with a Valkyrie or Valkyrie.
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"Well, of course. Valkyries can move in both hot and cold weather. And then there's the other thing. If we bring portable ice absorbing stones, the surrounding area should be less cold, and we can take some people with us, including Ian.
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Statue of an ice-absorbing stone in the new Barca town.
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It is in the form of a figure of Brother Ars riding a Valkyrie.
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Thanks to the effect of the statue, New Barca Town will not freeze to death even in winter.
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But of course, a statue of that size cannot be carried around so easily.
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Until I came here, I had been carrying it in my magic bag, but it would not absorb the cold if it was in the bag.
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Instead, I had some ice-absorbing stones that were large enough to be carried by hand.
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With them, I could move around even in winter.
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Of course, the range distance to absorb the cold is too small for a large group of people to go out together.
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Besides, the Valkyries are responsible for hatching the eggs of the messenger beasts, and the number of Valkyries is still limited.
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The number of Valkyries that can make it to Ermelarda will be limited.
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So we should take only the cavalry.
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Regardless of what kind of demons they are, the snowy mountains will be a harsh environment and it would be better to use those who are trained to ride on horseback.
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Thus, I set out for Ermelarda.
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Incidentally, one of the mountains called the "Great Snow Mountain" or "sacred mountain" by people in the East is named as such because it is easily visible from a certain town because of its distinctive shape.
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It is a place where the sacred peaks can be seen clearly, but not as remote as in Valiante.
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I have been there myself.
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A town ruled by a man called Biden, located south of Valeant towards the Orient.
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From the town of Biden, I decided to take Ai, Ian, and the cavalry with me to the town of Ermelarda, as it was close by.
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