48 – Flower of Cold (3)
Ray could not bear to look at Kael’s face.
In fact, she also heard the story from Kael.
It will be cold where we are going this time, so dress warmly.
But.
-Ray, you have to seduce that guy somehow.
-Yes? What if it’s him?
-I’m talking about Kael.
-Uh, yes?!
At the sudden words of the Sword Saint, Ray’s face turned red and her eyes rolled around.
She ignored her reaction and continued speaking.
-So, make sure you wear feminine clothes this weekend!
Shaking herself out of her thoughts, Rei quickly took a look at the clothes she was currently wearing.
An outfit that looks as if you are going to meet your lover.
She always wears school uniforms or comfortable training clothes, but now that she wears something like this, it feels awkward to the point of death.
“Okay.”
“Ray.”
“Yes, nyeon!”
I bit my tongue without realizing it at his call.
While Ray was shedding tears, Kael paid no heed to her reaction and opened her mouth.
“Let me change my clothes. “If it stays that way, it’ll be cold.”
“······.”
It is definitely not wrong.
If I keep going like I said, I’m sure I’ll get frostbite.
But, why?
When I saw his grave expression, I felt bad for no reason.
“Yes. All right.”
Ray strides to the bathroom with her cheeks puffed out.
Kael made a puzzled look at her reaction.
‘Why are you so angry?’
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While Kael does not understand.
“I changed my clothes and came back.”
Before I knew it, Ray had changed and arrived.
Ray appeared wearing a thick coat, just like Kael.
Kael, seeing her like that, turns his gaze to her gate and says.
“Then let’s go right away.”
With those words, the two entered the gate.
***
As soon as I passed through the gate, the surrounding scenery changed in an instant.
Pure white snow is falling from the sky.
Not only that, but everything around was pure white.
Ray looks around her with a somewhat surprised expression.
“Wow. “This is my first time seeing snow piled up like this.”
“Usually, there is no area where it snows this much. Is it better than that? “What about your body?”
“Ah, yes. “There is nothing wrong yet.”
Ray nodded as she examined her own body.
Although she was relieved yesterday, she still couldn’t help but feel worried.
Unlike other places, the temperature here is quite low.
‘The disease may become more serious for no reason.’
Kael thought so and decided to resolve the matter quickly.
Soon, I looked at the mountain in the distance.
‘I have to go rescue him right now.’
With that thought in mind, Kael walked towards her destination.
With every step she takes, her feet sink deeper into the snow.
-Puuk. Phew.
If it had been an ordinary outsider, my feet would have been frostbitten long ago.
That time when the two people kept walking like that.
“Hmm?”
At the entrance to the mountain, two soldiers are blocking the path ahead.
Kael frowned at her in an unexpected situation.
What is it? Is something happening?
It took a moment for Kael to ask her questions.
“I’m sorry, but you can’t pass by here.”
A soldier approaches here and stops the two people.
Kael asked a question about the soldier’s words.
“Is something wrong?”
“Are you an outsider?”
‘Yes, that’s right.”
“Then you might not know. “The lord has decided to control this mountain.”
“?”
What does it mean to suddenly control a mountain?
I understand that you were not involved at all a few years ago.
Kael asked a question as if to ask what happened.
“Is there a reason for controlling it?”
“They say they control the cold flowers blooming on this mountain separately.”
“······.”
Kael’s eyebrows furrowed at the unexpected interruption. She thought
She would get the Flower of Frost easily, but she didn’t know she would be interrupted like this.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’
It’s a little annoying having to spin around, but it’s not so much that you can’t get it.
No matter how much of a lord she is, she will not turn the Magic Tower and the Academy into enemies.
‘It would be a good idea to talk to the lord first.’
After organizing her thoughts, Kael nodded her head.
Soon, she speaks to Ray, who was watching quietly from behind.
“I guess I should talk to the lord first.”
“Uh, why don’t you take it by force?”
What on earth do you think of me?
Recently, I heard students call me a devil, but I never thought such words would come out of Ray’s mouth.
When she looked at Ray, she just tilted her head with her innocent face.
“?”
Kael responds to her reaction with a shallow breath.
“Whoa. That’s one way, but it doesn’t seem necessary to go that far.”
“Is that so?”
“Okay. So let’s go quickly.”
With those words, Kael took Ray and headed to a mansion in the distance.
***
It was as expected.
When I showed the academy professor’s ID card and the Magic Tower badge to the lord, he came out in an awkward pose.
Youngju wipes the cold sweat from his forehead and smiles awkwardly.
“Ahahahaha. “Please eat it without hesitation.”
As he said that, he pointed to the food on the table.
It looks quite luxurious, perhaps because it was food served by nobles.
Kael and Ray put the soup on the table into their mouths.
Then, the warm soup goes down my throat.
‘It’s okay.’
While Kael was thinking this, the lord looked at her and asked.
“What brings you here?”
“Yes, I came here because I wanted to see if I could get the Flower of Cold.”
The lord’s eyebrows twitched at those words.
‘Hmm? What?’
Although the Flower of Cold can only be found here, there is no reason to react like that.
From the lord’s perspective, the flower of cold is an ingredient that can be easily obtained.
Kael wondered to himself for a moment, but then the lord smiled as if nothing had happened.
“Ahahahahaha. Okay. “I will tell the soldiers separately.”
A lord who gives permission so easily.
I thought he would reject me because he reacted strangely earlier, but I didn’t expect him to hand me over so easily.
“How many do you plan to take?”
“Can I just take two?”
“I understand. “I will tell the soldiers to take it out in advance.”
With those words, the conversation with the lord came to an end.
After Ray and Kael finished eating, they left the mansion.
But at that moment.
‘Hmm?’
I felt a very familiar energy.
To be precise, it can be seen as an unpleasant energy to live with.
‘What is it?’
Why do I feel demon energy?
She rolled her eyes, wondering where exactly she felt Kael.
Then, the place that was reflected in his vision was none other than the lord’s mansion.
‘I can feel the magic energy in the lord’s mansion.’
The Lord’s reaction from earlier comes to mind.
If you think about controlling the flower of cold, there is something you are hiding.
Originally, I would have gone back and investigated right away.
“Whoa.”
The problem is that Ray is next to him.
‘I’d better get out of here first.’
Still, Ray’s physical condition doesn’t look that good right now.
It looks fine on the outside, but perhaps because of the weather, the sound is leaking out more than usual.
“Go get the Flower of Frost right now.”
“Now?”
“Yes.”
“Didn’t the lord say earlier that he would be rescued by a separate soldier?”
“It is too late for that. “Considering your physical condition right now, it’s better to get it right away.”
“······.”
For a moment, Ray makes an apologetic expression.
In fact, Kael spoke as if nothing had happened, but she felt quite sorry.
Didn’t she get involved in some pretty annoying things because of herself?
That was when she felt even more sorry for no reason.
-Hot!
Kael quietly places her hand on the top of Ray’s head.
Then, she speaks in a grave voice.
“I didn’t come here because of you, so you don’t have to make that face.”
“Yes… Thank you. Professor.”
“Then let’s go again.”
With those last words, she followed behind Kael, trying hard to hide her burning face.
***
The two people arrived at the entrance and slowly climbed the mountain.
At first, I thought I would be stopped by the soldiers, but it seems the lord has already spoken.
“Whoa. Phew.”
Ray exhales a shallow breath.
Looking at the reaction, it seems like he was quite tired.
“Just cheer up a little. “It’s arriving soon.”
“Yes, Professor.”
Ray nods her head with a brave face.
It wasn’t long before she arrived at her destination.
A flower of chills sticking out on a pure white snow field.
Ray looks a bit surprised when he sees that.
“It’s a flower, but it’s made of ice?”
“That flower blooms by absorbing the magic power in this mountain.”
“What does ice have to do with absorbing the magical power in the mountains?”
“Hmm. “Look over here for a moment.”
Instead of answering, Kael gave strength to the wall next to him.
Then.
-Blah blah blah.
A crack appeared in the wall, and soon ice appeared inside.
Ray looked a bit surprised when he saw that.
“Ice?”
“Okay. “This mountain looks like a rock on the outside, but you can think of it as ice made of magical energy inside.”
“Ah.”
That means that the flower of cold has absorbed the magic power of the ice inside.
-Snap!
Kael quietly plucked the flower of cold.
Then, she approached her and opened her mouth.
“Then let’s treat it right away.”