In the hall of Nido Castle in Kaina Village, Jin's birthday celebration was being held.

"Jin-kun has turned 28, hasn't he?

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The twins are five years old this year. No wonder we are getting older.

　Vivienne and Stearina are having such a conversation.

　Vivienne would be 40 years old this year and Stearina 38 years old, but both of them look young, in their late 20s. They both look young, in their late twenties or so.

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"It's nice to have peace."

　"It's nice to be at peace," she says, "now that there are no major conflicts anymore, even if there are some skirmishes.

"It's true. ......<> seems to be active as well.

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　The <> and <> are beginning to take root around the world and are helping to keep the peace.

　Vivienne travels around the world as a , so she is often exposed to such situations.

　The known world today is much calmer than it was ten years ago.

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"The <> has been active in saving lives during disasters around the world and tracking violent criminals across borders.

　Vivian had heard these rumors as well.

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"Speaking of Mr. Fritz, I heard he was very active during the last snow storm.

　Stearina said and Vivian nodded.

Vivian nodded. I heard that Mr. Jin also helped out from the shadows."

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"Yes.

　Then Elsa came in. She seemed to have overheard her brother's conversation.

"Oh, I'd like to hear about that.

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　Stearina said.

"Oh, me too.

"Me too, I'd like to hear about it."

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　Then came Zion and Marikka.

"Well, since you're here ......"

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　It was the morning of January 20, 3464.


　On that day, the old man spoke to Mr. Jin at a time other than the regular reporting time, which was unusual. This is a rare occurrence in normal times.

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"What's the matter, Mr. Chairman?　Is something wrong?"

　Mr. Jin seemed to be suspicious and asked him in a sharper tone than usual.

"Are you in some kind of danger?"

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What?

　There are many of your acquaintances and friends in the Shoro Kingdom. Above all, it was the home of his beloved wife Elsa.

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"What?"

　The old man projected the image from the satellite onto the magic screen.

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　The area around the main artery connecting the Kingdom of Selroa and the Shoro Kingdom, known as the <>, where normally the land would be reddish brown and arid, was now painted completely white.

"Is this snow ......?"

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　The border between the Kingdom of Shoro and the Kingdom of Cerroa is a mountain range extending northward. The moist southwesterly winds blew against the mountain range and brought up clouds, which combined with the cold wave caused the heavy snowfall, the old man guessed.

"We know what caused it, but where are you?"

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"That's a lot of snow. ......"

<<< Yes. Traffic, production and social functions in the area are all paralyzed.

"I'm sure ...... snow removal?"

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"Hmmm......."

　After some thought, Jin decides to pass this information on to the <> first.

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"This is a serious situation."

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　<, King Alois III of the Kingdom of Klein, called an emergency session of the Congress.

　All participants gather in using the warp gate that was installed last year.

　The Warp Gate was discovered in the Kingdom of Celluloid, and is only to be used in case of emergency due to the large amount of mana it requires.

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The villages and towns along the road must be rescued as soon as possible."

　This was unanimously agreed upon. < is up to the task.

　However, the is still in its infancy. The organization is not yet ready.

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　But we still have to do it.

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Captain Fritz Randol.

Ha!

Lieutenant Gloria Allstadt.

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Yes!

You two, take the golem platoon and fly to the site immediately. Relief supplies will be sent in a second convoy as soon as they're ready.

　Thus, the two cadets, Fritz Randall and Gloria Allstadt, led the Golem Platoon to the site.

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　Two airships of the same type as the were used. Each is captained by Ms. Fritz and Ms. Gloria, and each carries five Golems and some relief supplies.



　The two airships flew at 80 km/h and arrived over the area in less than 7 hours.

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"This is ......."

　The white world as far as the eye could see gave Mr. Fritz a shiver. He had no idea where to start.

　No, before that, it was impossible to tell where the houses were and where the roads were from the air. The snow was still falling and visibility was poor, although it had eased off.

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"......This is a big deal ......"

　Mr. Fritz is a former military man and is well educated in tactics and strategy.

　However, he has never experienced such a situation, and it is not in the instruction manual.

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　As a captain, Mr. Fritz was at a loss.



Vivienne was at a loss.

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　Vivian paused in her narration and quenched her thirst with a glass of honey Ramon (lemon).

"......, that's what I've heard. Even my brother was at a loss.

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　Elsa nodded.

"I guess so. I don't know where to start.

　Stearina said sincerely. She thought about what she would do.

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"Hmmm. "So, I thought you would be the one to take care of it."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, that's what I heard. Yes, that's what I heard. ......"

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　Vivian began to speak again: .......



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　At that moment, a large catamaran airship approached.

This is deus ex machina. This is deus ex machina.

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　The airship is using wind magic to transmit its voice to a remote location.

The snow cover is vast, but the most immediate danger is a little further north, in the city of Lockgaard.

　Lockyago is a town on the east side of the Great Divide River. The snowpack there is more than three meters high, and some houses are likely to be destroyed, Makina said.

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　Many of the houses in the area are made of stone and seem to be able to withstand the weight of the snow, but there is no telling what will happen if the snow piles up any more.

　So Mr. Fritz followed Mr. Makina's directions and set out for Lockgaard. .......