Chapter 70 (1/2)

Bonus Chapter: Extra — Afterstory

Translator:

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My room was taken over by father, and in was infested with books There were books even on the bed I was at a loss for words

Within that, I found an old and used book It was souide written by an adventurer

That adventurer went to many places and interacted withpeople called ‘Inuits’ that also lived in the extreions like us

Like this village, they lived in the arctic circle but it is recorded that they live somewhere even colder

Their prey are animals that live under the ice

Theirand slender Seals are s They co for that moment

Other than that, narwhals, dolphins that have horns (to be exact, a fang protruding from the forehead) are also hunted They too are hunted when they coion, they hunt polar bears, rabbits or reindeers

As for the culture, there are aspects that are si children was sihout the world

I was most surprised about their sense of virtue

When they go out for long periods to hunt, they leave their children and wives to other men Then, if a husband does not come back from the hunt, the wife and children beco does risk one’s life, but it’s hard to believe that such a culture existed

That was plenty surprising, but it also stated that it was not surprising for a husband to conant wife It see deal Such custoht that children are the treasure of the whole tribe

“Or so I read”

“To think there would be a place colder than this village”

“Surprising, eh”

Before dinner, I spent ti about the ‘Inuits’

Arno,up here

“Though I don’t think I want to leave Sieg and Arno to anyone else”

“Well, the world is wide”

“Even so”

“Well, it’s not easy to accept cultural differences”

“Sieg, was it hard for you as well?”

“No, come to think of it, not really”

I orried if she holding s in, but I felt relieved that she wasn’t

While ere chatting, dinner was delivered to the table

“Thank you for waiting~”

Mother served the dishes

On days when Ruruporon was not here,and I tried to help, she said, “Leave it to me~” and chased us out Not just Ruruporon, it see

I put Arno to sleep in his cradle and then sat down

Mother learned cooking fro our reactions The village woclass once a week

Today, there were only dishes that I saw for the first ti

“Today, we have shepherd’s salad~”

Shepherd’s salad is a refreshi+ng salad,made from herbs, oil, pepper and citrus juice It seems that it was named so because shepherds ate this at ranches

“Then we have~ rustic red bean soup and wrapped reindeer meat and mushrooms!”

The red bean soup had a siood because the beans had a subtle sweetness The wrapped dish was a top grade dish,flour ater, and herbs The reindeer rilled When I put a knife, it sliced easily When I asked how the reindeer hurt, a fermented dairy product Apparently, this hurt was also used as sauce It had a sour taste and deepened thesauce that I never had before

“Mother, what’s this?”

I said as I spread a black paste from a jar It had an exotic flavour, but I quite liked its texture I was curious as to what it was, so I asked mother

“That’s cannabis spread~”

“!?”

I heard her reply when I ing it, and choked fro what it was

“Ritz, that is made from the fruit, not from the leaves or the stalks It doesn’t have poison”

“I-I see What a surprise!”