Chapter 285 – Winter Sonata

In conclusion, he fought a serious battle, but there was no reward for the boss fight, and he started to feel terrible, like black tar had settled in his heart.

Naturally, the spirit girl, who was thought to have been split in half and died, fled while shaking off her flying jaw.

“Fuck you, really.”

And silently utter curses,

“Barbarian! Are you okay!”
“Uh. It’s okay.”
“It was a fucking fierce battle!!”

An excited Copson came running.

Looking at it, all the remaining low-level spirits were retreating.

He said that he was a spirit girl… He was friends, but in the end, he said he didn’t know me and jumped out alone. Because he was a psychopath with a broken conscience, he ran away without giving any compensation.

The basic concept is missing.

It’s as annoying as the middle boss with a tricky pattern that runs away and then reappears. Feeling dizzy, I put the knife into the sheath and grabbed the side of the head as I brushed my hair.

“Fuck…But I lived, fuck…”

There was no reward, but he was victorious and survived.

Let’s be content with that.

Today’s combat experience will save me tomorrow.

“It’s so damn good. I thought the barbarians were going after us without fail. Something.”
Hehe, you crazy bastard. Let’s go and give Meriana first aid.”
“Okay.”

When Meria saw that the battle was over, she sat down. She’s grabbing her arm her right now, and I think we’ll have to splint her and give her first aid before her wound her gets any worse.

“Is Maria okay?”
“Ugh, uhhhhh… No problem. Her arm her just hurts so much.”
“Wait. I’ll make you a splint.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you, fuck. If it wasn’t for your shield, everyone would have died here.”

If it wasn’t for Meria’s shield, she would have died without even seeing it. After all, a tanker was an indispensable presence in a party. I guess I’ll need armor or reinforcements too.

“You’re right, Miss Meria.”
“Don’t lower your voice, Copson.”
“It’s been a while since I heard that. Barbarian.”

Copson picked up a piece of wood nearby, and I pulled a short piece of string from my pouch. With it, she splinted and tied Meria’s arm to her.

“Ugh…!”

It looks like it hurts a lot.

Of course, it was also a stroke of luck to block such an ice spear and end up with a fracture. The more I thought about it, the more I felt like shit, and I couldn’t stand it anymore. How dare you slap a blow like that? Kids these days say they don’t have a habit, so it was just that.

It seems that he has become sensitive because he burned his mana.

“Rest. We’ll bring the loot.”
“Ugh… Thank you. Is this a technique to seduce the opposite sex?”
Hehe, damn it. Take care of yourself.”

She grinned as Meria spoke her nonsense.
I moved with Copson.

“Copson. Let’s pick up the spirit’s core first.”
“It makes me feel better again.”
“Isn’t that right?”

But the bad mood is also for a while.

When I thought about taking the cores of the spirits, my mood rapidly improved and my heart began to feel peaceful. As it turned out, the spirit girl was also a good person. It’s just that Amy and Abby don’t exist.

Live strong in the mountains, spirit girl.

ㅡSaaaaa…

A bead-like core from which cold energy flows.
It fell to the ground and looked expensive at first glance.

“What the fuck?”

As I picked them up, something strange caught my eye.

“Why but a barbarian?”
“Hey, fuck! It’s broken!”
“What!”

A few were still emitting cold air, but many more cores were cracked and shattered and lost their light.

Picking up everything around me, I couldn’t feel anything from the broken core!

“I-I can’t believe this… That’s it! It’s broken and the magical energy is gone!”
“Fuck you!”
“Fuck!”
“Fuck!”

In a hurry, I sprinted on all fours with Copson to collect all the fallen cores. His head his started to throb with pain, as if he was experiencing stress and mana aftereffects at the same time.

He probably destroyed thirty nearly ice spirits during the fierce battle. After diligently searching, the number was roughly correct.

“Damn it!”
“It’s unbelievable! God! There is God!”
“Are there no gods or Buddhas in this world?”

However, there were only about a dozen intact ice spirit cores.

It is a level that has been narrowly counter-threshed.

“The core must have been damaged because we went too crazy!”

Copson let out despair as he hobbled to his knees. I also felt like crying. My tired mind and body were about to collapse.

“Fuck, fuck! Our immaturity has caused disaster!”

It was such a fierce battle that I couldn’t even pay attention.

The core that fell from the air collided with the ground and was damaged. Other than that, there was also one that got chewed up to the inside because it hit the spirit so intensely.

Could this be the spirit girl’s revenge?

The anger was intense, but there was no energy.

“Keuuu… All ten are fine.”
“Fuck, really. This is such a waste.”

Anyway, there were two that I had already taken, so in conclusion, today’s income is 12 cores of the Ice Spirit.

If three separate and eat, there are four.

I don’t know how much each one will cost, but it will be expensive in its own way, so I hope it’s enough to make up for the loss.

“Fuck… Meria. There are only twelve of them.”
“Ugh, it’s a pity. But isn’t that amazing? I heard that spirit cores are expensive.”
“Well, I’ve heard that too, but I don’t know the exact value.”

I must have saved the Ange Spirit Core.

In the first place, today was the first time that he had engaged in a life-and-death battle with the spirits.

“Let’s split it into four.”

They divided the nuclei into four groups and each took their own. Copson put it into her bosom as if it were a sacred urn, and Meria tried to put it with one hand into her pocket at her waist.

It seems like he’s trying hard, so I did it.

Anyway, it’s time to go back.
I’m tired and I’m going to fall behind

“In the end, I couldn’t even see Owl Bear.”

Copson said after picking up the hammer he threw earlier in the snow.

“If you look around now, you’ll search for it, you bastard.”
Hehe. You’re right. I don’t even want to watch it.”

If you encounter an owl bear in this situation, it will not be very pleasant. When I thought about it again, I felt anxious and my mind became impatient.

Monsters are those who know how to target humans when they are at their weakest.

“Let’s leave quickly. Meria. Can you move?”
“It’s not because my legs hurt.”

So we got out of the scene that felt so ugly.

I didn’t forget to pat my shoulders in case there was an evil spirit dwelling there.

“Umm, Barbarian. I think it’s better to move while hiding. The time isn’t too late… It’s better to avoid unnecessary danger. Would Meria be okay?”
“Copson lowered his voice again. I’m fine.”
“What the hell are you talking about, Ms. Meria.

Still, Copson kept his voice his.

“You installed it again, dude.”
“Shit. Well, let’s get going. If I could hear it, I’d like to hear my own voice from someone else’s point of view.”

First of all, I decided to follow what he said because it was quite reasonable.

It wouldn’t be good for your mental health if you were attacked by monsters or robbers when the party’s power was weakened like this.

However, when I thought about it, compared to Meria, who was injured, and me, who was suffering from dizziness from almost exhausting mana, Copson was not seriously injured.

He is also a man with a talent for guarding himself.

“Ummm, let’s go this way.”

Copson started moving along the mountain road.

Although Meria seemed to be struggling because of her injuries, there was no choice for her safety. We moved slowly, matching Meria’s pace with her.

In such a heinous situation, there were a lot of people who would turn into criminals immediately if there were no witnesses even if they moved on the highway.

Well, since it was winter, there was no particular encounter with field mobs.

Occasionally, I could only observe a deer-like monster leaping in the distance.

“If you rip off that antler and sell it, you can get a fair price.”

Copson threw out a word every time he saw such a thing like a tourist guide, so there was no time to get bored. He is also a native of this world.

Since then, there has been no conflict with any other hostile entity.

As I moved slowly, I began to see the sun go down before I knew it. The surroundings get darker and darker. Because the days are short in winter.

“Can we get there on time? We didn’t bring anything, so if we don’t go in, we’ll freeze.”
“Don’t worry.”

As I climbed uphill with a slight increase in speed, I saw the castle wall on the other side. Well, the time seems to have been set somehow. It wasn’t until sunset that we were able to pass through the gate.

“Fuck it finally arrived.”
“I’m feeling chilly. I desperately need a bowl of hot soup.”
“Ugh… My arm still hurts.”

She had no reason to break up right away, so she escorted Meria, who was complaining of her pain her, to her almshouse her. It is a healing cathedral that is inseparable from adventurers.

If you pay, Helo will heal some of your fractures.

“Meria. You’ll be fine with a day’s treatment here.”
“I guess so. Thanks for asking.”
“Well, the grace of the shield.”

As we went inside, a nun approached us.

She said the nun told us to charge a little more for treatment at night, and that she had a broken bone, so it would cost about a silver, she said.

“Copson.”

I met Copson’s gaze.

“Okay. It’s thanks to Miss Meria that we came back alive.”

Me and Copson took out 33 coppers each for Meria’s treatment of her. Needless to say, it was for her party that she was injured.

If so, it is common sense to bear the burden together.

“Take it. Meria.”
“Take it.”

Handed it over

“Wow! Thank you. As expected, my friends! Welcome back! See you next time! I hope we can work together like this next time!”

In an instant, Meria, with a smile on her face her, vigorously shook her uninjured hand her.

“Yeah, that’s right. Wherever you go, don’t get hurt again and live a good life.”
“Of course, Miss Meria. We’ll see you next time.”

I said goodbye to Meria and went outside with Copson.

Among the adventurers who can’t trust anyone, if she’s as strong as Meria, she’s no different from an adult gentleman. There is nothing more important than trust.

“How about it? Barbarian? I’ve earned money. Why don’t we go out for a drink?Hehe, I’m cold, so shouldn’t I melt it down with alcohol?”

Copson walked over his shoulder with a big smile.

“I’m grateful for the words, but I think I’ll have to go inside. See you next time, bastard.”
“Sorry, yes. See you later at the guild.”
“If you get drunk and sleep anywhere in this weather, you’ll really fall behind, so be careful.”

This kid is really worried about this.

“I’m not a kid, so why worry about that, barbarian?”
Hehe, it’s because I think I’m really going to fall behind. Then, bye.”

Let’s go back home

Disposing of the nukes could be done tomorrow.

No way… I’m worried that the effect will disappear like an illusion tomorrow, but if you ask the wizard Winia, you’ll know the answer.

—Sabaksabak.

Stepping on her snow that had once again piled up on her path her, she headed home. Perhaps because the sun had fallen quickly, the street lamps hanging from the commercial buildings on both sides of the white road were doing their job.

Leaving streetlights on is not a very common sight.

I went on a path that had a winter atmosphere in my own way.

“It came out.”

When she came home, Winia, dressed in a gown, was sitting in her chair, reading her book. It seems like a magic book I haven’t seen before, but I think I must have been to the Mage Tower today.

“Is the bastard here now?”
“Wait a minute. Don’t be angry. I brought something great… What about Cloudy?”
“Sister’s bath.”

An orange light streamed from inside the bathroom.

“Did you eat?”
“I went out to eat with my sister earlier. So, what did the bastard bring?”

Winia, who had covered the book, showed interest.

I took off my armor and took out the core of the ice spirit I had brought from my pouch. When I pulled out the gauntlet and held it, I felt quite cold.

“This is it.”
“Huh? Ice elemental core? Where did you bastard get this from?”
“Somehow I caught a spirit. Your horse came up and I brought it.”
“Oh! Nice job! Bastard did something pretty for the first time in a while. Put it on the desk. Oh, wait.”

Winia brought something like a towel and spread it on her table. Seeing them show intense interest, I started to feel better. I even took off my equipment.

“It’s in good condition. Maybe it’s because I just caught it? Ice spirits are rare.”

Winia, wearing a tongue glove, carefully held her core her.

“But how much do you pay for one of these?”
“It depends on the market price, maybe 1 to 2 silver? It’s flexible.”
“It’s not very expensive.”
“Because it’s a low-level spirit. It’s small in size.”

It’s a low-level spirit.
Then, what was the identity of the spirit girl?

I asked for it.