Volume 2 - CH 358

Chapter 8-30. Mountains Base

The following day, I asked Lize to show me the way, and we were heading for the Ice Terrace Mountains on the back of a flying dragon, Lacc.

On the back of Lacc are me, Uchikage, and Lize, while Houen is flying in front of us with Alena.

Though she was being held in his arms, Houen was now about the size of a junior high school student again, so he could easily handle such a situation.

Since Houen is flying in front of us, we are not too cold.

That guy’s flame wings definitely help …….

But I didn’t know that Lize was ever met with the devil.

Since she remembers the location well, we plan to arrive there in a day today.

It appears that Lize ran away from home when she was a baby and found the devil by accident while traveling.

The season was still warm at that time, so there was no snow on the ground and it was not cold.

The devil lived in a small house.

“Well, I’ve only seen it, but I’ve never talked to it.”

“I’m surprised you remember that. ……”

“The devil has such a strong impact on me. It’s hard to forget.”

Is that how it is ……?

I’m sure if I saw a devil when I was a snake, I would remember it even if I didn’t want to.

Though the one I saw was Oni instead.

By the way, Lize is now in human form.

She can’t ride on Lacc or grab onto it in animal form, so it’s not safe for her.

Besides, she can communicate with everyone.

If Meryl is not here, it would be better to have her take this form.

“Oh, I can see it!”

Looking into the distance, we could indeed see a large mountain range.

It was pure white and understandably covered with snow, but there were numerous icicles scaling up toward the sky.

Normally, icicles are formed under the roofs and trees.

The scene was completely different from what I had imagined, and I could not help but be fascinated by it.

Some are so large that they could be called pillars, while others are as big as a person.

I wondered how such things could be made, but then a strong wind blew over the mountain range.

Then the snow that had piled up soared up.

It instantly froze and transformed into new towering icicles.

I couldn’t hide my amazement that such a thing could happen, but I saw for myself.

Additionally, I understood that this was a very dangerous place.

If you get caught in that thing, you usually die.

That was obvious to anyone who saw it.

“Of course, no one would live in a place like this. ……”

“It’s safe at the mountain base. Let’s take a break.”

“Sure. Lacc, go down to the bottom.”

“Garruu, Guruaah. (Alright, coming down!)”

Lacc calls out to Houen in front of him with a roar.

Noticing, Houen once stopped and saw Lacc descending to the ground and descending in the same way.

When we are flying, our voices can’t reach Houen.

If Lacc hadn’t called out to him, Houen would have flown away without noticing us.

Nice work, Lacc.

We continued to descend, but there was still a lot of snow on the ground.

Looking around, Lacc seemed to have spotted something and flew in its direction.

It was a cliff at the foot of the Ice Terrace Mountains.

As we approached, I realized that the wind could not blow through here.

Wind pressure lightly blew away the accumulated snow, and then we landed our feet on it.

After spreading his wings to make it easier for us to climb down, he gave us a cry and told us to get off.

“Thank you, Lacc. You’re awesome.”

“Gurugaru. (Nah, this is normal.)”

The fact that he can call this normal is even more impressive.

This guy is unexpectedly caring.

Ah, I want to make this guy a companion …… but he is Roze’s …….

Afterwards,Houen also came down and completely melted the snow around us.

There was no need to build a bonfire thanks to the presence of this guy.

Very convenient.

“So, which way to go?”

“We’re going to take a break first. Alena-chan, would you like me to prepare something to drink?”

“Yes!”

Well, I guess the situation won’t change even if we hurry …….

As for Lacc is probably tired from the long flight, and it’s more important to rest first rather than forcing them to keep going.

However, Lack is flapping his wings.

No sign of fatigue at all, but I wondered if it was my imagination.

“Ah, right. Are there any monsters around here, Uchikage?”

“There are almost no monsters around here, because of the environment. There is only a spirit-like creature called Tharo.”

“What’s that?”

“It is a spirit that uses ice magic. Physical attacks are ineffective, so they are a bit of a nuisance.”

“Is it a ghost, ……?”

“It’s a spirit.”

No, you just said it was a monster when you said it. ……

Which is it ……?

“Don’t worry, it rarely shows itself.”

“He~. ……”

I’ll believe it’s not the little pale soul-like thing hovering behind Uchikage.

Oh, it’s gone.

There, Alena and Lize served me tea made with magic tools.

A hot drink in a cold place is very comforting.

But I don’t like tea. ……

“Let’s go after we drink it.”

“On that note, Lize. What was that guy like?”

“Hm? Hmmm,……, you know…………. She looked like a young lady, but she had the most gorgeous wings and horns.”

“And what color?”

“Gold.”

That’s more flashy than gorgeous.

Of course, how can you forget it? …….

But it’s easy to spot.

Not sure if that is the Majin Lurimkos or not, but …….

Well, we’ll find out when we meet her.

Now that we know what she looks like, we can only hope that she’s a friendly fellow.

Worst case scenario, we’ll have to fight her.

“Let’s go.”

“Wait a minute!”

“Let’s wait a little longer.”

“……Alena aside,…… Lize, you’ve really got a cat’s tongue………….”