I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

187. Losing One’s Body by Accident Means Death (3)

It’s a town like something out of a fairy tale.

I walked along a road that had been cleared of snow so that the tiles were visible, and admired the city covered in snow.

Houses made of unknown trees and well-maintained roads. People rushing around on the road.

A magnificent snowy mountain visible in the distance.

And the bitter cold.

I was moving to an inn called ‘Wolf Shelter’ with my clothes tighter and Tom grumbling next to me.

“No matter when I come here, it’s so cold that I’ll die.”

“I heard it’s a land where it snows all year round.”

[Wow, that’s cold.]

“Don’t even talk. “Every time I come here, my joints feel frozen.”

Tom massaged his elbows and knees as if his joints were really aching. Well, if you stay in this bone-chilling cold, your painful joints will ache even more. So, I planned to quickly go into the inn and warm up first.

Although there wasn’t enough time, it wasn’t enough to ignore the physical condition of my companion.

“You take good care of yourself. “If you roll around too much when you’re young, you’ll turn into a broken stone like me.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

Aside from keeping that in mind, I didn’t have the time to do that.

When I thought about what kind of guy Harpas was, who happened to become a mid-boss, it was clear that his remaining two years at the academy would not be smooth at all.

It was a situation where not only the Harpas Church but also strange cults such as the Agares Church were running amok.

There was a possibility that they were all under Harpas.

Surely, but do we have to catch all of those b*stards?

This is how I end up looking like an X guy.

It would be better if that were the case. Then, if you just figure out the location, you can run and destroy them all.

By tearing and killing.

…After. It’s done.

What can I do with this in mind?

I escaped from a deserted island after 10 years and wondered why the world was such a mess.

If I really feel like I’m going to get screwed, should I take the kids and run away to a deserted island? At least there, there is some way to live regardless of whether the continent is destroyed or not. If nothing else, it is a place where there is no shortage of food.

“It’s here.”

“It’s big.”

“Of course. It’s one of the best inns here. Now, let’s go in quickly. “I feel like all my toes are going to fall off like this.”

Tom opened the door as naturally as he would his own home and entered the inn. He followed me in, and warm air enveloped me.

Just a little while ago, I thought I would freeze to death if I stayed like this, but it’s so warm here. It feels like a boiler has been turned on.

“How do you think I’ll live?”

“I see.”

I nodded and looked around the inside of the inn.

There are a lot of people. Perhaps because there were a lot of merchants, there were people dressed in fancy clothes and people wearing armor that looked like guards gathered here and there. Are these all people who came to sell food?

I reserved a room for two days and at an empty table.

“It seems like a place where a lot of merchants stay.”

“If you try to find a well-equipped inn here, you have to go to Breath of the Yeti across from here and there, or find a small inn. That’s why this inn is so popular. Because it stands out the most.”

Well, for an inn, it was really big so it almost looked like a hotel.

I would have come to this inn first, as it had a good reputation and was noticeably large.

“So, what do you plan to do first?”

“I’m planning to go to the Explorer’s Guild first.”

Unfortunately, there was no wizard guild here, so I thought I would look for information at the explorer guild, saying it was a chicken instead of a pheasant. Since I had plenty of spare funds, I could obtain useful information by giving at least a gold coin or two.

After. I never thought it would be in the north during this time.

Will it last longer if I keep it in a warm place?

“Then I will come and look at the horses. “I need to check to see if you’re hurt anywhere.”

“Let’s meet in the evening.”

“I guess I can drink as much as I want today.”

Tom, like a coachman, seemed intent on going to see the horses. I looked through the window at the street where everyone was walking around wearing thick clothes.

Even in this cold weather, the atmosphere on the streets was lively. Would you say it’s like the streets just before Christmas? Although it was closer to an atmosphere full of vitality rather than a flashy atmosphere.

Anyway… I don’t know if the Explorer’s Guild has any information.

It’s not that the existence of the Phoenix isn’t known to the public, but it’s generally treated as a legend, so there’s a high probability that there’s a lot of vague information about it.

So, the Phoenix that appears in the original story was also barely met with the help of Principal Merlin.

I’d like to meet you as soon as possible, but I don’t know if it’s possible.

…Still, I have to try it.

I lifted my spoon, looking at the warm food on the table.

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“Phoenix?”

“Okay. “I want to get information about the Phoenix.”

I took out the Explorer’s Guild certificate from my pocket, showed it to him, and asked him directly. The receptionist seemed to be thinking about my question for a moment, then she answered with a frown.

“Phoenix…Is it the divine beast that only comes down in legend? Hmm…I don’t think I’ve seen any sighting information about the divine beast…Oh, now that I think about it, I heard that someone saw a large fireball landing on the top of a crevasse mountain range.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. “I don’t know if it’s a phoenix, but this is the only similar information.”

“Is there any other information?”

“That’s just information that’s a week old.”

Is it a week? So, that means there is a high possibility that it still remains in the crevasse mountains.

But when it comes to crevasses… They are the deepest among snow mountains.

Do I suddenly have to climb a mountain as if I was climbing to the top of Mount Everest?

“Thank you.”

“No. “It is our job to provide convenience to explorers.”

“Is there any explorer who knows the road nearby?”

“It’s probably difficult to find people now. It’s an important time.”

“When?”

What happened around this time?

Even in the original work, it was not possible to come to the North during this period, so I had no idea what the receptionist meant by the period she was talking about.

“Yes. The tomb of an ancient king has now been opened…”

“Is it a dungeon?”

Was there such a dungeon? It was my first time hearing about a dungeon. I thought I remembered most of the names of the dungeons in the original work, but seeing as I don’t know them, I guess it’s a place that doesn’t appear in the original work.

“Yes. It’s a pretty famous dungeon. “It’s open around this time, so everyone is crazy.”

Is it conditionally open only during a certain period?

Usually places like that are a bit salty. Because it had been left for a long time, it was filled with monsters. If you have the confidence to hunt, you can make a lot of money.

“I see.”

But right now, finding the Phoenix was the most important thing, so it was time to ignore even if I was curious. Without hesitation, I turned and left the Explorers’ Guild.

[The more I look at it, the more boring it is than I thought.]

“If you keep watching it, the emotion you felt when you first saw it disappears.”

I was impressed every time I saw Karina’s face her. It must be so beautiful.

[If you go to a mountain range called Crayon or Crevasse, there will be interesting things to see, right?]

“You’ll get sick of looking at frozen corpses.”

What is a snowy mountain? It is a place with an environment where people can be turned into frozen meat in an instant. In fact, even here, no one bothers to climb those mountains.

It’s not a good environment to gain fame or a desire for achievement by reaching the summit like on Earth, and it’s a world where monsters like yetis exist, so what’s the point of reaching the summit?

But I had to reach the top.

To meet the phoenix, which likes high places, you had to reach the top of the mountain.

Damn phoenix chick. Why not live in a lower place?

I make my way home, chewing on the phoenix in my mind. The road to the inn was crowded with people. It’s an area with a huge floating population. Is this why it feels so rich despite the barren North?

As I walked with that thought in mind, I came across an inn where I would be staying. I immediately opened the inn door and entered and enjoyed the warmth.

I think I’m finally going to buy something.

[Is it cold?]

“Yes.”

[I wonder what it feels like to be cold.]

“You say you have a sense of touch, but you can’t feel it.”

Wasn’t feeling cold part of the sense of touch?

[I wasn’t sure if it was hot or cold.]

After chatting with Lue, my only conversation partner, I went up to the room, opened the door, took off my coat, and hung it on a hanger. Like the dining room, warm air flowed leisurely in the room.

What on earth are you heating the bells with? With that in mind, I roughly placed Rue on the table and lay down on the bed. You can see the ceiling made of wood.

“I’m going to rest for a while, so you can look around the room by yourself or do whatever you want. “Don’t go out of the room.”

[Contractor, are you going to sleep?]

“I plan to sleep a little.”

There’s nothing to do anyway.

If you think about it, there is one thing, but you can do it after you wake up.

It’s not that urgent anyway. Not even enough points. There were no new missions.

All I can do by opening the status window is review my specifications.

I closed my eyes, thinking about how lazy I have become these days.