1814 - - 49-03 Fritz and Gloria
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Vivian's narrative continues.
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Clearing away a blanket of snow ...... is very difficult in a case like this, where there is no space to work.
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First of all, we needed to clear the snow, even if it was only enough for one golem.
How could we do that? Mr. Fritz thought about it. And then he realized something.
The Great Divide River flows to the west of the town of Lockyago. Its water was not frozen even in winter.
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Then it occurred to Mr. Fritz that it would be a good idea to dump snow in this river.
"Okay, let's do something about the snow on that riverbank first.
A two-meter square area is nothing to worry about.
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The method Fritz adopted was <
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Mr. Fritz is also a mage and can use fire magic. With his <
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However, Mr. Fritz keeps shooting fireballs in succession.
This is because, in such a case, it is not enough to melt the snow.
The melted snow becomes water, which freezes again and becomes ice. Ice can be even worse than snow.
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So Mr. Fritz kept shooting fireballs at it until it evaporated.
Thanks to his efforts, the snow within a radius of about 2 meters evaporated, revealing the surface of the ground ...... riverbed.
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"Okay, drop a golem!"
First of all, we deployed one of the golems we had brought with us.
The Golem drops snow from the riverbed into the Great Divide River at a tremendous speed. In no time at all, about 10 meters square of snow is gone.
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"All right, let's drop all the golems!"
Makina-san, who had been watching the scene, decided that Fritz-san could handle the situation, and flew away to another area.
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"Well, that's just what I expected of you, Mr. Fritz. Golem descending too!"
Gloria saw what Fritz was doing, was impressed by his rational approach, and decided to cooperate as well.
The ten golems quickly created a space of about 100 meters by 200 meters on the riverbank. The two airships were finally able to land.
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If the airships could not land, not only Fritz and his team but also the following units would not be able to unload the relief supplies. It was important to secure the airfield.
"Well done, Mr. Fritz!
The captain, Mr. Fritz, and his second-in-command, Gloria, were able to meet each other.
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Then came the next step.
First of all, we have to make our way from the banks of the Great Divide River, where we are now, to the town of Lockyago. What is the most efficient way to do that?
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Fritz has a great idea.
It was to have the golem make
The snow falling now is wet snow, and snowballs can be easily made. Mr. Fritz ordered the Golem to make snowballs and throw them into the river.
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"Oh, I see. Mister Fritz is very smart.
Gloria is impressed.
The golems make snowballs as big as 3 meters and roll them into the river.
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As they roll the snowballs, the snow gets harder and harder. The volume of the hardened snow is much smaller than the snowballs, so the amount of snow that can be carried in one golem is much larger than the snowballs that are still snow.
With 10 golems working, a road to the town of Lockgaard was made in 2 hours.
The town of Lockgaard is closed by heavy snow and not a single person is left. No, not a single person could come out.
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It snowed so hard in the middle of the night that we couldn't even get out of the house when we came to.
Now, things get even busier.
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Golem and the others, using the shovels they had prepared for shoveling snow, cleared the roads and the roofs at the same time.
At this point, the residents finally realized that help had arrived.
"Oh, thank God!
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"Thank God we're not going to be crushed by this!
"Thank God!"
The residents thanked each other in their own way. It really was a close call.
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Some residents had parts of their houses crushed, but no one was killed or injured because they had evacuated to another floor or room in advance.
Mr. Fritz told them,
"If you can spare some time, please help us shovel the snow!
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He responded to the residents' call. In response to his call, the younger and physically stronger among the residents all volunteered to help.
As a result, the snow removal work began to progress at a rapid pace.
By the end of the day, the roofs of all the houses and half of the roads had been cleared.
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Half of the road, however, had been cleared enough to allow people to get in and out of their houses.
"We are also planning to provide food aid after this," Fritz said.
Fritz reassured the residents.
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Even after the town has been cleared of snow, food cannot be transported as long as the roads are closed.
But with a means such as an airship, it would be possible.
In fact, the next morning a detachment from
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The snow stopped and blue sky peeked through the clouds.
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"So, this is how Mr. Fritz saved the towns of Denzana and Tox as well as the town of Lockgaw."
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Vivian finished.
"I see, that makes sense now, Vee, thank you."
Stearina looked satisfied.
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"Well, brother, you did a good job.
And Elsa was also happy to hear the story of her brother's success.
"I'm afraid of the snow. It's easy to get caught off guard when you're in a place where it doesn't usually snow.
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Zion said.
"I'm thinking of making a magi-machine for snow removal.
Maricka said something like that.
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"Sounds interesting. I want my husband to help me.
Marikka waved her hand in a gesture of fear when Elsa said that,
"No, no, I'm afraid to ask you to help me, Gin-sama!
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She chewed vigorously.
"Oh, are you talking about Fritz and Gloria?"
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Licia Faarheit joined them.
"Gloria-san, it seems that you are finally getting married.
It seems that she had heard about Gloria Allstadt's recent news, since they are from the same kingdom of Klein.
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"Oh, is he your brother, Elsa's brother, after all?"
Licia nodded at Vivian's question.
"Yes, of course.
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Elsa affirmed it.
"...... that your brother is going to be her son-in-law."
"Yes, that's right. Gloria is his only daughter.
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Licia was taught by her instructor Gloria when she was an apprentice knight, so she knows a little about the family situation.
"Both of them got permission from the government last year, I believe."
"Heh. ....... So, what are they going to do about their new home?"
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I heard they're getting a house there since they work in Avalon.
"I see. That's a good idea.
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They had been attracted to each other for a long time, and now it seems that they have finally made it to the goal.