Chapter 137 (2/2)
”Is something wrong?”
”No, you simply look like a type of beastkin I'm looking for.”
”The wolf race is a very common thing.”
”Yes, but the tribe I'm looking for is called White Wolves.”
He was about to resume playing his instrument when he stopped.
”The White Wolves?”
”I know I'm a human, but...”
”...Even if you were to ask me...”
”I'm looking for my mother's house. Elohim, the Spirit Queen, told me they know where it is.”
”The Spirit Queen... So you are friends with someone very powerful.”
The man took a seat next to me.
Then he taps his finger on the table.
He tapped his finger on the table, as if to say, ”Bring out the liquor.”
The waiter put a glass in front of him.
”I'll sell the information. What do you want to hear?”
”I want to know where they are.”
”Hmm, if you go west from here, there is a mountain range. In the middle of it, there is a small wolf tribe village, and there is a custom to worship the white wolf tribe as a god. However, only a limited number of people can directly meet the white wolves.”
I handed him a gold coin.
The man took it and slightly lifted the corner of his mouth.
“Nei, Soara, Alusha, Lynn, Pionne, Marianne, have you heard those names?”
”No.”
I am disappointed.
We will have to continue our search steadily.
”I'll head to that town, then. Thanks for the information.”
”Wait a minute. How are you going to get there?”
”Hmm, walking?”
”Getting to the village will be difficult at the moment. The demons have completely blocked the road with their fortress. I hear the army is working to get rid of them, but the situation doesn't look good.”
Fortress, you say...
Moreover, one belonging to the demons.
”You mean the Demon King Rudra's army?”
”I don't know much about it. But we've been stranded here for over two weeks now thanks to them. It's very cold in those mountains, and I want to avoid the long way at all costs, but I guess you guys can't afford to wait.”
Then he said; ”I hope you can make it.”
The next day, early in the morning, we left the village.
We headed for the mountain range where the white wolf tribe is said to be.
I put on more clothes than usual to protect me from the cold, but....
”Huehuehueh!”
”Kyu?”
A few hours after starting to climb the mountain. It was so cold that Frau began shivering on top of Panda.
We only made it a few meters since we started climbing the mountain and the cold was already embracing us.
Scrolling through the map, we could see that the mountain range was deep and would take us a long time to cross.
In addition, it looked like snow was falling on the summit, and it was expected to get even colder.
Something gently wrapped around my neck.
”Here you go, Master.”
”Did you make me a scarf?”
”Yes. I still don't know how to do it very well, but I made it to keep you warm, Master, if only a little.”
The scarf was very long. Well, it's the first time she's made one, so I can't really blame her.
I don't care if it has imperfections, I'm so happy that Kaede cares so much about me that I can't describe it.
”No fair, Frau wants one too.”
”Here you go.”
Kaede wraps a scarf around Frau's neck as well.
”Thank you so much, Kaede!”
”Fufu, I'm glad you like it.”
Kaede was smiling, but I guess she didn't have her own scarf, since she wasn't wearing one.
But then I remembered something.
”Now that I remember, I had this cold resistant cloak.”
”Oh, is it one of the relics we found in Einark?”
I pulled out a hooded cloak from my backpack and put it on Kaede.
Then I lightly unrolled the scarf I had and wrapped it around her neck as well.
It's long enough to protect us both from the cold.
”Master, don't worry about me! What matters is that you're warm!”
”Don't be shy.”
”Hau~”
, I grabbed her hand.
I tried to hold her as close to me as possible so that the scarf wouldn't come loose.
”Master's hands are warm...”