Chapter 276 – Winter Sonata

There is nothing more ominous than the sound of a mosquito’s wings ringing in your ears.

Especially if it is deep in the morning.

Of course, now that the season is approaching winter, mosquitoes are nowhere to be found, but that is only announcing that it is time for something as ominous as the sound of its wings to return.

I suddenly felt inhuman and my eyes widened.

Seeing how dark it was, it seemed that it was still dawn.

This beating… This pounding… I’m sure.

That has come

— Sarak.

I immediately got up and drew the curtains.

The world was still dark, but I could see white things that were beyond ominous and damned clear.

“…Fuck.”

It’s finally coming.

—-The first snow was falling.
Garbage like dog shit was pouring down.

I went out onto the veranda and witnessed the nightmarish scene.

The slowly falling fragments of winter were painting the world white. In the end, the third or fourth winter in a different world, which is confusing, has arrived again.

ㅡGogo.

The world was as quiet as the coldness that had descended on it, but my heart was tumultuous, as if I had been invited to a banquet of screaming lunatics. Of course, this year will be fine, but I’m always afraid of winter and snow.

It was like that in the military, and even more so in this world.
Displeasure and fear imprinted almost in instinct and genes.

“Fucked.”

Maybe this is like a nightmare, and when I wake up after a sigh, it will disperse and disappear like fog, like an illusion shattered. With that thought in mind, I laid back on the bed and went to sleep.

Of course.

Snow was real.

“Aww.”

Holding Claudy and caressing her genitals until morning calmed me down quite a bit. Of course, she used her technique to keep her from waking up.

After a while, the world began to lighten up.

“Kat…?”

Cloudy stood up, brushing her hair.

“Cloudy. Look out the window.”

After getting up, she followed my words and went out to the veranda. Unlike in the morning, when I opened the window, a cold breeze came in. Claudy, who had been looking at the scenery, said.

“Is it snowing?”
“What? Did you know?”

Do you know the eyes?

“Even in the desert, it snowed once. Eh, the last time I saw it was a few years ago… Thirty, ah. Nope. Cut. It snows in the desert too.”

I knew for the first time in my life that it snowed even in the desert.

Of course, I thought that I had never seen snow, so when Claudy was amazed, I tried to pretend to be proud by saying “Oh, this is snow” And “It’s cold”, But it failed.

“I see. I thought it would be interesting…”
“Huh…”

She thought for a moment and she smiled broadly.

“Wow, that’s amazing. Kat. What the hell is this white thing? Is it cold?”

And so he said.

“It’s too late…”

I was blatantly disappointed.

“I’m sorry about something… Do you want to touch my chest?”
“Yes!”

After all, I really appreciated her her caring attitude her!

“Looks like it’s about to get cold. I don’t like things that are too cold. I’d rather be hot.”
“Oh, I’m the opposite. Also a cultural difference.”
“But I think it’ll be fine this time. If it’s cold, just hold onto the coat.”
Hehe. Of course. I’m a human stove.”

After all, there are things in winter that can only be done in winter. I immediately went to the shower, washed her body with ice-cold water, and put on my gear.

I think I’ll have to buy a new raincoat or cape to put on top of when I go out.

The cloak he was wearing had already become a rag. If you get hit by something like snow, your equipment will quickly get damaged, so a cape is a must in winter. Let’s go to the adventurer’s guild and buy one.

“Cloudy. I’m going out for a while. Do you need anything?”
“Even though it’s cold, he’s diligent. Um… I don’t really need anything.”
“Okay. Then be well with Winia. She’s still sleeping.”

Once, the rags of the cloak were thrown over his shoulders and he put on a hooded cap. As soon as I stepped out of the building, snow began to pile up on my shoulders.

It is an extremely unpleasant feeling.

Only kids who don’t know the reality yet love snow. Humans become true adults by hating eyes. The moment when what you like turns into what you hate, that is the cruel boundary between a child and an adult.

“Oh shit, this dog is cold.”

It was raining more than expected after the first snowfall, so the streets in the morning were already full of people clearing the snow. I see a lot of people moving around.

I immediately headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.

ㅡWung Sung Woong Sung.

As always, the guild in the morning is noisy.

When winter comes, there are quite a few jobs. Once the heavy snow began to fall, the guild also arranged snow removal work in the city, and sometimes ordered various tasks. Perhaps such preparations are in full swing.

All kinds of slobbers in the city are mobilized for the snow removal work.

It’s because they end their lives by starving or rummaging because they’re cold if they don’t really do that in winter. Of course, I used to spend the winter with it in the old days.

“Hey! Barbarian Shack!”

Then, a familiar cry was heard.

“No! It’s Copson!”

Copson, who had been drinking since morning, waved his hand at me with increased tension with a strawberry nose. It seems like I haven’t seen this kid in a long time.

Once I approached him.

“It’s so fucking nice to meet you. What has she been doing all this time?”
“I followed the holy war troops and hunted the heretics. I was closed for a while because I made quite a lot of money with it. But since it snowed, I started thinking about working.”

This bastard also participated in the Crusade.
I said as I ate some of his jerky.

“Really? I went too. I must have been somewhere during the pagan subjugation.”
Hehe, that’s what it looks like. Anyway, Barbarian Shack. There’s a good job. Actually, I was waiting for you to find the Barbarian Shack if you were hanging around here.”

Thank you for that.

“Well, there’s nothing else for you to say. So what is it? Winter hunting?”
“That’s it.”
“Hagisa, that’s the only thing to do at this time, isn’t it?”

Winter hunting.

It’s like a kind of culture formed by adventurers living in another world. Like creatures on Earth, there are quite a few monsters in this world that go into hibernation when winter comes.

After gathering food wildly until autumn, they dig burrows or enter caves to spend the winter in a long sleep.

Well, in the winter, it’s a medicinal herb or magical herb that only grows in winter. And there are things like fruits, but it’s quite hard to live with just that. So many monsters hibernate.

“It’s winter hunting… I haven’t done much.”
Hehe, aren’t we also veterans who take a step forward? It’s about time we start in earnest.”

Of course, when monsters hibernate, it means they become ‘the most vulnerable’.

There is nothing easier than killing a sleeping enemy. Adventurers cannot afford to miss this opportunity, and they attack monsters that are hibernating in groups in order to get a share of this winter.

Among them are quite powerful monsters such as Owlbear and Drake. If you find their den and succeed in hunting, you will be able to touch quite a lot of money.

It’s a matter of course, but it’s also not uncommon to be killed by an awakened monster and become food for a more stable winter.

However, there are definitely foolish people who dream of becoming wealthy and adventurous against ‘weakened’ monsters everywhere.

Well, for that reason. In the cave of monsters that hibernate, there was such a bonus. There may be wealth piled up by people who have already died.

In addition to that, there are also those who store food in various ways… There is nothing to lose if you go out on a ‘winter hunt’ and find a monster.

“Merchants have appeared who claim to be buying owl bear skins at a high price. It’s the aristocratic winter fashion fad or something. So the foolish ones are throwing parties and trying to climb mountains. How about it? “
“Owl bears are the nimmies. Even if all the kids gathered in one truck, they would all be killed.”

It’s a common thing.

Being greedy or overconfident in one’s skills, and thinking that oneself will be able to do anything is the basic idea of ​​​​ignorant adventurers.

I have already seen dozens of times of those guys dying like bastards. I saw a lot of guys who went out for winter hunting and never came back.

There is even a story that adventurers joked about that snow women kidnapped young adventurers. Of course, Snow Woman is a piece of shit, and the monsters would have eaten her intestines.

“Truck? What is that?”
“Ah.”

Sometimes my metaphor doesn’t work like this.

“Well, you’re saying that even if a bunch of little kids come in, they’ll all be food for dinner. Isn’t that too much? Owl bears are fucking strong.”

Of course, now that I have awakened to mana, I might be able to hunt Owlbears. After all, there was a trump card with the power to cut down an orc.

Besides, I also have a criminal record for killing fishmen.

But most adventurers are not.

Apparently, Copson had had too much to drink, and her confidence her had exploded. If I go somewhere like this and fall asleep, I think my heart will become seriously depressed.

“That’s not possible with a fair number of idiots. I think it would be better to just search for something else. Just don’t do it. Search for you and then.”
“No, I thought the Barbarian Shack would be worried about me.”

Copson chuckled and gulped down his beer mug.
As expected, ignorant adventurers know that alcohol raises the body temperature.

“Don’t worry about it.”
“Well, don’t worry too much. There are so many people. Those murderers have blown too much air into the lungs of foolish adventurers. Maybe they’ll all be gone soon?”

Those who only listen to other people’s stories and run away recklessly are bound to die. However, the other world is overflowing with such idiots.

“If they hurt the Owl Bear and let it die, we can rob the Owl Bear and their property his at once.”

When he heard that, he burst out laughing.

“Cluck, cluck, you wicked bastard. That’s what he was aiming for.”
Hehe. Can you understand what I’m saying now, Barbarian?”

After all, Copson was also a foreigner to the core.

We talked about it while laughing at each other. It’s definitely… Winter hunting. It’s something to do. Where would you spend the winter removing snow in your spare time? And since the merchants came, there will be things that will make money.

It’s clear that I’ve come this far and I’m not going to take only the Owl Bear skins I don’t know how many. It is also a good opportunity to build performance because it is customary to put in a request through the guild.

“Sypal, but Owl Bears are fucking scary. Let’s just go looking for them and pick off the sleeping puppies or heads. In that case, let’s do it together.”

There is a lot of uneasiness to make Owlbear the main character.

“Tsk. You coward shack. Well, that’s good. Let’s try to get along for the first time in a while. I think we’ll have to thoroughly prepare for cold weather and explore the mountains.”
“Who is the other person?”

I’m going to ask Cloudy or Winnie first.

“Once there’s me and the barbarian, I just need to find the right person. More than that… Doesn’t this fucking barbarian have a lot of girlfriends? I also have Miss Cloudy.”
“Because I don’t know now whether I’ll do it or not.”
“Umm… Well, then I’ll try to find it. Then, would you like a drink?”
“Fuck you!”

The inside of the guild is still noisy. There, I sat across from Copson and ordered a beer and snacks. In the meantime, we talked about various things about the recent situation.

When I was moderately drunk, I got up from my seat.
Surprisingly, it was a short time, less than an hour.

“Then… See you tomorrow, barbarian.”
“If you sleep on the street, they will search for you, so don’t go anywhere and go straight home.”

I have to be able to believe this bastard’s alcohol level is so lame.

Still, it’s annoying to wait.

Hehe, what do you see me as? Well, go in. See you tomorrow.”
“Yes.”

I broke up with Gri Copson and went outside. Her eyes her… Are still falling. I’m going to go back after buying a cloak and winter items that I can use for my original purpose. Because riding a snowy mountain requires a bit of preparation.

You’ll need one of each. Should I change the gloves too?

Anyway, quilted armor has high heat retention, so it’s okay.
Let’s buy Moktoshi too.