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　The morning of the third day at the encampment.

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　Thor slowly lifts his eyelids against the unaccustomed chill.

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　It is still dim inside the tent.

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　It seems to be a predawn chill.

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　As he awakens, Thor notices that only the right side of his body is unusually warm.

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　A comfortable weight makes him turn his head to look at the soft, golden curls.

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　Moo, who was using the side of his body as a pillow, was breathing a healthy sleep.

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　Beside him, Sora, dressed in her underclothes, is sleeping with her right arm snugly wrapped around Thor's right arm.

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　As I gazed at the sleeping face of this quiet girl, who was so contrary to her usual energetic appearance, she gave a small shiver and hugged me tightly.

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　Her arms are wrapped around me, feeling soft and moist.

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　Sola rubbed her nose against Thor's right shoulder, and her mouth relaxed slightly in relief at the smell.

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　The reason for the warmth only on the right side is now clear, but a new question arises.

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　Even though the elevated area is quite spacious, there is a limit to the number of tents that can be put up.

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　Moreover, only large young men, including Sorrugam, the leader of the group, were using the tents.　

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　Therefore, Thor and his group, consisting of one adult male, two small women and a child, were only allowed to rent one tent.

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　This means that there must be one more person in this tent resting.　

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　However, all that could be felt from the left side of the tent was a cool air.

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　I turned my head to see Yuril sleeping, thinking that he had already woken up.

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　He turned his back to me, but even through his nightgown, I could clearly see his slim body.

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　Unlike Sola and Mu, we can hardly feel their body heat.

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　Even the silk undergarment that touches his left arm feels smooth to the touch.

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　Thor gazed at the back of the figure, wondering if this was the cause of the cold air.

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　Her thin, straight, silver hair seemed to be about to spill out and spread on the floor.

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　Long ears sticking out from behind the hair.

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　The tips of his pointed ears twitched as he gazed at the gray underside of his ears, which he did not usually have a chance to see.

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　Yuril turns over as he does.

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　The other ear, which had been under his face, stood up immediately.

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　At the same time, his well-defined good looks were close at hand.

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　As Thor gazes at the length of the eyelashes extending from the downcast eyes, his eyelids quiver a few times and then suddenly lift up.

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　The gray pupils of the pupils rapidly narrowed in focus.

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　They looked at each other intently at a close distance, and then Yuril, with a troubled expression on his face, whispered to me.

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"I can't believe I'm silently watching someone sleeping. ......"

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　Thor looked at the silver-haired beauty, who shook the tips of her small ears, and mouthed an apology and an excuse.

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"I'm sorry. ...... It's just that it's so rare to see you sleeping."

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"No, you can't do that. It's my prerogative."

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　In the past, Euril would have been a bit of a stickler about the bedding of a man and a woman, but in the past few months as an adventurer, he has come to tolerate it more and more.

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　He has had to make some concessions to me since I have been living in my tent more and more, but judging from his soft words now, I think he may have already accepted me as a family member.

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　They look at each other quietly, but suddenly Sora shakes and yawns widely.

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　Then, clinging to Thor, she uttered a sleepy voice.

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My back feels soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cold!

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"I'm cold after all, aren't I?"

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"Yes, it is. That's why I was so comfortable this morning, I must have overslept."

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　Thor and Yuril looked at each other again, then got up and lifted the fabric of the tent's doorway.

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　The cold air rushed in.

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　They turned their gazes toward the doorway, not caring.

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　However, the black, gloomy landscape that was supposed to unfold there was completely absent from their vision.

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　Instead, they saw a landscape covered in an endless white haze.

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　Thor and his friends hurriedly get ready and go out of the tent.

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　Moo was sleeping well, so they covered his stomach with a boar pelt to keep him warm.

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　The three of them stand on the edge of the hill and look out at the fog spreading out below them.

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"Wow, it's all white. I can't see anything.

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"This is awesome ......."

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"Yes, it's magnificent."

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　The fog seems to be staying above the ground.

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　It does not reach the higher ground, allowing us to see far into the distance.

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　The sky is cloudy as usual, but morning light is still falling all around.

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　Thor and the others watched with bated breath the fantastic sight of the white mist that covered the vast swamp, glistening faintly in the air.

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"Hey, Thor. If you looked at the clouds from above, would they look like this?"　

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"Yeah, maybe."

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　As I was enjoying the sight of the endlessly billowing fog, the fabric of the tent behind me suddenly bulged out.

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　At the same time, a young voice echoes.

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"Mwah!　Torchan, where are you?

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"Oh, you're awake."

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　Back in his tent, Moe jumped on him.

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　He mumbles angrily as he presses his head against Thor's stomach muscles.

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"Where have you been?　You can't leave Moe!"

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"Don't worry. Don't worry. It's foggy today, and you're not going anywhere.

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"Well, why?　Oh no!"

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　This is a natural phenomenon unique to this swamp.

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　It seems to occur about once every three days, and when it does, you're grounded.

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　After finishing his breakfast of cold hard bread and warm herbal tea, Thor decided to check the effect of the fog.

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　The members of the Thunder and Howl Clan, who were already awake, were preparing for something.

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"Good morning!　Did you sleep well?"

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"Good morning. I woke up cold."

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"That's a swamp thing!"

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　As I approached, the second-in-command woman greeted me cheerfully.

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　It seemed that yesterday's hunt had brought us together quite well.

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　Instead, the other young men look nervous at the arrival of Sora and Yuril.

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　At a glance, it seems that they had begun training to get used to the fog.

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　One of them stands in front of the stairs holding a rope, and the other one descends into the fog with the rope tied around his waist.

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　The second-in-command, who was keeping time with an hourglass, gave a signal, the rope was pulled, and the group members came up the stairs.

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　Sola rolls her eyes at the sight of the young men, who in a short time have taken on the appearance of dead men.

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　Thor and the others are immediately allowed to experience it.

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　A few steps down the stairs, they were hit by a biting cold air.

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　The still air penetrated into their lungs, constricted their chests, and made it difficult to breathe.

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　Toward the rope's signal to return, Thor tried to put his foot on the stairs and lifted his eyebrows involuntarily, as if he were losing strength.

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　He had lost a lot of strength without realizing it.

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　Sola and Yuril were equally surprised by the experience.

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　Solulgam was reluctant to go down the stairs, but Moo went down the stairs with great energy, and after a few seconds he got bored and came back without waiting for our signal.

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This fog is scary. I was surprised to find that I had lost my strength before I knew it."

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"Yes, and you've lost a lot of your magic."

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"I see. If we are not on high ground, there is a possibility that we will die a slow and debilitating death during the night.

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　It is said that the fog disappears in about 30 minutes when it is short, but it can stay for almost half a day when it is long.

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　In the endurance training, the young men were limp after about ten minutes.

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　Sorrugum was fine for thirty minutes.

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　Thor wanders around the high ground with nothing to do.

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　The serpent, the fruit of yesterday's battle, had been stripped of its skin and laid neatly on the railing.

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　It is said that they also use their fangs as arrowheads.

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　As I looked at the snake, I noticed that only the belly of the snake was covered with silver scales.

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　The tail also had silver and blue stripes.

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　Thor nodded silently as he finally understood the meaning of the blue stripes.

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　This monster looked to be more than the length of three adults, but it was too heavy to carry many of them as it was.

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　So he had skinned them and brought them here.

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　However, Yuril and the others, perhaps having their own feelings about them, cut off a chunk of meat and brought it back home.

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　It is said that the meat has a strong smell as it is, so it is now being cured by wrapping it with herbs.

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　In the end, the noxious fog did not clear until after noon, making for a boring day.

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　Moo was in a good mood with Thor's lap all to himself, though.

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　Sora and Yuril also seemed to have learned a lot, and talked at length with their second-in-command.

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　Dinner was herb sauteed snake meat.

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　The meat seemed to have been slowly roasted on a heating board, and moist juices overflowed from the meat when it was chewed.

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　The meat looked like a bird, but it was as pale as the white meat of a fish, and had a strange texture, as if the flavor of the meat gradually increased as it was eaten.

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　Considering the time and effort involved, it is somewhat understandable why the meat is thrown away on the spot.

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　But it is certainly dozens of times better than the dry chicken stew.

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　The young people, cheering with joy, are engrossed in the food prepared by Yuril and Sora.

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　Moe was in a silent mode, concentrating only on chewing.

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　He must have learned his lesson from the Thunderclap's traditional food.

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　Only Sorrugam was in a bitter mood as he kept on eating the snake meat.

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　The third day in the swamp came to an end with almost no results.

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