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"It's been a long time. You look different. I still remember when I met you, but you've grown up. You've grown up.

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"You remember?　As I recall, I stopped by here quite a while ago."

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"I suppose that's true for you. You are still young, so even a year ago must have been a long time ago. But not for me. I met you about five or six years ago, but I remember it as if it were only a few days ago. Time flies, doesn't it?

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　I took the cavalry from New Barca Street and headed north.

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　We visited Biden, a town we once passed, which is ruled by an old man with a white beard.

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　The town is located about eight days' walk south of Valliant, and is still in the middle of nowhere.

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　It seems that the town is not included in any small country, and does not have an official name.

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　So, for the sake of convenience, we called this place the town of Biden.

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　It seems that I came to this town five years ago.

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　I was six years old when I had my baptismal ceremony, and I came to the East after I was expelled from Ars.

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　The new year makes me eleven years old, so I must have grown up a lot from Biden's point of view.

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"I'm not talking about looking big. The boy of that time now holds an important position in the Orient. I honestly can't believe it, but I've heard talk of the Barka mercenaries many times. I don't know how to say this, but I am as happy as if it were my own.

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"Thank you very much. What about you, Mr. Biden?　Are there any particular problems around here?　Come to think of it, you said you used to have a problem with bandits, didn't you?"

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"Yes, it was. I asked you to exterminate the bandits at that time, and I am grateful to you for fulfilling my request successfully. Of course there are some minor problems, but nothing serious at the moment. But why did you come here in the middle of winter?　As you can imagine, I'm not too impressed with moving at this time of year when snow is piling up."

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　With these words, an old man named Biden offered me a cup of tea.

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　I took it and sipped it.

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　I was revived.

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　As one would expect, it was cold this time of year, even with the ice-absorbing stones.

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　It was very cold just to get here.

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　Even an ice-absorbing stone as small as a hand-held one can take in the surrounding cold.

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　Thanks to this, the soldiers did not freeze to death even when they rode Valkyrie.

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　But still, cold is cold.

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　We don't have to stay in the extreme cold anymore, but it's like enduring the cold in light clothes.

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　It has been a long time since I have been in the mountains.

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　Compared to the Kuzuryu Plain, this area near the sacred mountain was even colder.

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　Therefore, we urgently asked Biden to buy fur clothes and a cloak for us.

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　With these, I would be able to continue my activities outside.

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"It's warm, isn't it? It looks rustic, but it's a good cloak.

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"It's made of fur we got from a variant. Kristina followed you, but then she introduced me to a replacement peddler. We used to buy fabrics from Valiante from the brocade caterpillars, but in the last few years we have also been able to obtain a small number of demon pelts."

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"Oh, yes, I remember what those who remain in the variant told me. They say that sometimes demons come down from the mountain peaks and we all kill them together. I see... So it's the fur of the demons that live in the mountain peaks. No wonder they are warm.

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"Yes, they are very useful. But they should never go near the mountain peaks this time of year. They will surely die if they go outside at this time of the year. Then why did you come here? If you're going to Valiant, I think you should go in the summer.

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No, sir. I'm not going to a variant. I'm here because I have business with Elmeralda.

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"To Elmeralda?　Then you'd better not. While the Valiant is still a place where people can just barely survive, Elmeralda is located beyond the mountains at a higher altitude than the Valiant. It is not a place for people to go, regardless of the season. You'll die, right?"

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　Apparently, it's a pretty tough place.

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　It's not a place for people to go even in the summer.

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　As a long-time resident of this place, I am sure that this is a fact.

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　I have only met them a few years ago, but they are seriously worried about me and are trying to stop me.

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　But that's why I'm going.

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　Ai sees the value in going there, and above all, Brother Ars made it from Vulcania to Valiant over the snowy mountains in the winter.

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　At that time, it is said that the power of the spirit of [summoning ice spirit] that Brother Ars gave out was great, but still, there is an ice-absorbing stone.

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　It's cold, but I think we'll be fine for a short time.

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　After thanking Biden for his concern and taking a rest in the town, they started the cold-resistant mountain climbing the next day.

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