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While the druid is requesting faxes, I walk around the guild and gather information.

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This is a method of casually approaching adventurers and listening to see if there is any information needed.

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This method is also used to gather information in town, but it is nerve-wracking because the guild is a place where adventurers gather.

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At first I felt like I was doing something wrong.

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But now I've gotten used to it because it's an important part of the journey.

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Now that Mr. Druid is with me, I should talk to the adventurers and gather information, but I kind of take the old way.

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I stop once near where the five adventurers are talking.

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Of course, I probe my surroundings so that they don't notice me.

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Hey, isn't this rain funny?"

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Yeah, it's ready to snow now."

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It's kind of creepy.

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Yeah."

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It's just like what Mr. Druid said earlier.

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I knew something was wrong.

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In my village, we only get about a week of snow in the middle of winter, so I hadn't noticed.

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Come to think of it, my grandma said something like this happened a long time ago.

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Is that true?"

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Yeah, I heard they did quite a bit of damage, and they were worried that this year would be more of the same."

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My grandpa said something like that too. I wonder what it is?"

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Has something similar happened in the past?

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This might be better to check with the people who live in this village.

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At the sign of the druid approaching us, we move away from the adventurers.

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Sorry it took so long.

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It's okay. I could talk to the druid about something.

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Consultations?

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I'm sorry. Can I talk to you outside?"

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Oh.

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We need to be careful because some people will be offended if they find out we've been eavesdropping.

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We need to change the way we gather information before we get a little bigger.

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Talking to adventurers makes me nervous!

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When I left the guild, the sky was covered with drearier clouds than before.

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Maybe it will rain again.

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The young adventurers were saying that this rain was strange. It's supposed to turn to snow.

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I see."

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And it looks like something similar happened a long time ago.

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What?

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I nod and reply to the druid's surprised expression.

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'It seems their grandmother and grandfather went through this a long time ago. They said there was a lot of damage then and they are worried about it this year."

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Mr. Druid ponders something in my words.

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Perhaps he is thinking about who he should confirm the information with.

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I guess it would be Rose," he said. She seems to be the most knowledgeable in terms of age. Salifa and Dora are probably not that much older than me.

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I'm going to go now, so why don't you ask him?"

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Yeah."

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Now that I have a purpose other than magic stones, I walk a little faster to Rose's store.

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Will she still be at the store?

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When I arrive at the store, the druid lightly knocks on the door.

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'Excuse me, I'm a druid.

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............"

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I wait for a while, but there is no response.

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No?

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Oh?"　I think that's Mr. Druid and Ivy.

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I heard a voice behind me and turned around to see Mr. Delors standing there with a bag in his arms.

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I asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Rose there?"

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I think Rose would be home, but you'll have to wait a bit."

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Mr. Delors unlocks the door and invites me inside.

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I thank him and then enter the store.

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Rose!　Are you there?"

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I'm at ............. It's unusual to hear you make such a sound so soon after you leave. Hmm?　What's going on?"

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Mr. Rose appeared to be annoyed at the store, but when he saw our faces, he looked somewhat concerned.

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He said, "Excuse me, I came here to ask you to take care of the resurrected magic stone and to tell me a little about your past."

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After expressing relief at the druid's story, he tilted his head.

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A "magic stone?　You got it this morning, didn't you?"

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'Yes, but Flem revived a lot of them at the dump, so I brought them with me.

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Mr. Rose, who looked surprised at my words, immediately expressed his concern for Flem.

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He said, "It's all right, it seems that reviving the magic stone would make him more energetic."

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Is that so?　What a strange thing to see."

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I'll laugh and fool around with it, because it is indeed true.

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I can't help what I can't explain.

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So, what's in the past?

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Rose, let's have a hot cup of tea and relax first."

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Mr. DeRose's voice made me huff, and Mr. Rose immediately offered me a chair.

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Excuse me."

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It doesn't matter, Rose, just listen to what he has to say. I'll make the tea.

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Sorry, thanks."

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Mr. DeRose goes to prepare the tea and Rose sits in the chair across from us.

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'How do you feel about the state of affairs this winter, Mr. Rose?

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'State of affairs?　Oh, you mean the lack of snow?"

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Yes."

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Mr. Rose sighed one big sigh and said, 'That's unusual.

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'I'm not sure how long ago it was, but I heard there was a similar winter. Do you know of it?"

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Hm?"　A similar winter?"

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Mr. Rose tilts his head curiously.

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Was the information wrong?

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Ah!　Yes, Mr. Druid is right. It sure looks a lot like this state, doesn't it?"

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Good, it seems the information was not wrong.

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Rose-san's face contorted a little as if she remembered something.

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It really does look like you," he said. It looks exactly the same as it did 50 years ago.

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Just then, Mr. Delors returned with a cup of tea.

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As I put the tea in my mouth, it warmed me up from the inside.

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'You remember Delors, too, don't you?

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Hm?"　Fifty years ago?"

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Mr. Delors was a little surprised by the sudden talk, but he seemed to remember something and nodded deeply.

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'Come to think of it, yes. This unusually cold weather and the discovery of snow. And the rain.

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Is the discovery of snow as well as rain similar to 50 years ago?

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What happened 50 years ago?"

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I don't think so," he said. It just kept raining in unusually cold weather.

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Mr. DeRose's face contorted sadly.

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More than half of the people living in the village froze to death because they were not prepared like this time.

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More than half!

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It is.

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'So that's what happened. What is winter like in this village?"

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I've been through winters in other villages, and it's the same. It gets cold and snowy for about a month, and then spring comes. It's like this. Only 50 years ago, it was abnormal.

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Only 50 years ago was abnormal, and this year is also abnormal.

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Were there no abnormal winters prior to that?

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That 50 years ago, did your family and others around you at that time talk about similar things having happened in the past?"

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How did it go?"　How's Delors?"

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I think so," he said. I was only six years old at the time.

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I'm 11, so I should remember more than Delors, but I've never heard that story."

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So I wonder if this is not a repeated anomaly.

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Looks like it's going to rain."

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The four of us look out the window.

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The village is darker than before.

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Let's get out of here before it rains."

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Yes, thank you, Mr. Rose and Mr. DeRose.

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Thank you for the magic stone.

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As I exit Rose's store, I shiver, feeling the wind chillier than before.

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Let's hurry, it's too cold."

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Yeah."

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The druid holds my hand and starts to run.

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When I returned to the inn with a slight tug, Dora and the others were worried.

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It seems that both guilds have announced a curfew for this evening.

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Somehow, I was glad I made it in time.

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