95 - Arrived at Anesa Village.If you go into the village mayor's house... he's rich.






 It took half a day to reach Anesa village from Koron village by walking in the snow.

 If there was no snow on the ground, it would not be so far.



However, the reason why there were few interactions despite the distance to Anesa village is probably due to the fact that the road is not well maintained.

 The paths were almost like walking through plains, forests, and mountains with no tracks left by anyone.



 When we asked if there were any paths that could be used by horse-drawn wagons, we were told that there were some routes that could be used by horse-drawn wagons, but that they were not often used by the Xuejin because they were very long and dangerous routes that passed close to cliffs and precipices.



 It is said that the village of Yuki-jin originally lived in a different place, but were forced to flee to this country after being forced to leave the area they lived in several decades ago.



Originally, everything was done within the village and there was no need to communicate with people from outside, but the village chief at that time established a cooperative relationship with the village of Kolon to protect themselves, which led to the creation of interactions, and now they are using snow stones to communicate with people.



 It was Ando, Rista's brother, who told us with a smile that the trick was not to get too deeply involved.

 It seems that he and his brother were commissioned by the village chief to search for the magic stone, and they came to the village of Kolon while taking care of their younger brother.



 Rista, who enjoys watching the merchants who sometimes come to Anesa village, seems to be very prejudiced, and he apologized to me for being so rude to me on our first meeting.

 The merchants who come to the village seem to have a big attitude toward the guards and the people around them, and are jerks.



 They always call the guards incompetent, so when they saw us, they decided we were no good for them.

 It can't be helped if you've lived in a small world, because that's the only world you're used to, but it looks like ......and's troubles will continue for some time to come.



 I was able to manage the mountain road thanks to my luck, but it is usually quite difficult for an unaccustomed person to go through this snow.

We are almost there. "We're almost there. If we go over there, we should be able to see the village."

 As we cross the mountain path, we see a boy in the snow. I wonder if he is a child of the village.



"It looks like we're close to the village. A car is coming to pick you up."

A pickup?

Look, there's a kid over there. ......

 The direction I pointed was already empty.

"It's not every day a kid comes to a place like this. Are you sure you're not imagining things?"

 I thought I saw a kid. .......

 Then we climbed further up the mountain until we came to a place where we could see the whole village.

 The village was in a mountain valley, and I could see white smoke coming from all over the village, as if they were cooking.

We are here. That is the village of Anesa. I'm sorry to bother you so soon, but you'll have to come to the chief's house first.

"Okay. You'll arrange a place for us to stay?

Of course. Of course. I'll take care of that.

 We made our way down the hill, trying not to slip off the mountain, and found that the snow was gone near the village, even in this village.



"Is there a fire blessing in this village too?"

"Is there a fire blessing in this village?" "It is rare that you know about the fire blessing when you come from outside. This village is the main source of the fire blessing. No matter how deep the snow gets, it never snows in this area.



The blessing of fire is really great, isn't it?

"Yeah, we wouldn't be able to survive without it. We'll have to find a new place."

"Lucky me. You can stay in the box yard."

----Hey.

"There are a lot of magical tools out there that we don't know about, aren't there?"

 Rista looked at the box garden with interest. Even in the city I have never seen anyone with one, but I suppose I don't need to bother explaining it to you.



 Unlike the village of Colon, the village of Anesa did not have a strong fence.

 There was only a simple fence, which worried us.



 When we entered the village, we found many beautiful people with the same fair complexion and translucent skin as the Andos. I guessed that all of them were snow people.

 Even though there was no snow in the village, most of them were wearing warm coats.

 Many of them were dressed in fashionable blue-colored clothes, while most of the people in the countryside villages were dressed in simple clothes.



 I touched the ground to see if there was really no snow on the ground, but it did not seem to be particularly warm.

 Like this village, the village of Koron also has a very wide area to keep the snow from piling up, and it would take a lot of power if there really was something that could give such a blessing.



 It was hard to believe that a magic stone like the one I had would be enough to deal with the situation.



"We're almost at the chief's house. Sorry about that ....... Snowmen adults don't trust humans very much. I don't think they'll hurt you, but they might give you some nasty looks."

 There had been a lot of stares from the snow people earlier, especially from the women, apparently because the rest of us were not welcome.



"It's the countryside. It can't be helped. As long as they don't attack us, we'll be fine."

"I'm glad to hear that."



 After entering the village, we walked for a while and found the chief's house on the opposite side of the mountain from where we had come from.

 It was a little larger than the other houses in the village, but not spectacularly luxurious.



 And knocked on the door of the chief's house, and the door was immediately opened from the inside.

"Welcome back. Did you get the magic stone?

Mr. Locke says he's willing to give you the magic stone. However, he said he could not give it to you depending on how you use the magic stone, so I asked you to come here to talk to the village head directly.



"Well, it must have been difficult in the snowy mountains. Please come inside.

 Inside the chief's house it was so warm that I forgot that it was a snowy village outside.

"Welcome to our village. My name is Krogo, the village head. Please come in."

 Krogo was much older than Andrzej and the others and had some wrinkles, but his skin was as white and beautiful as ever.

 Perhaps he is a subhuman whose appearance does not change as easily as that of an elf.



"This is Rock. I asked you about the need for the magic stone, but I was told that only the village chief can tell me the reason.

"Of course I can. But first, let's prepare some tea.

 With these words, the chief disappeared into the back of the room and returned with a beautiful china teacup.




 The houses are well built, and for a rural village, they seem to earn quite a lot of money.