Is this really just an RPG? !

Matthew Snow Mountain, a high mountain that separates the city of Ingrid from August. From the mountainside to the top of the mountain is covered with snow all the year round, the west side is relatively steep, and the east side is relatively gentle. As long as defense facilities are built on the mountain, this mountain will become the best natural barrier for the demon capital August.

It has to be said that August, the capital of the Demon Race, was established in a pretty good location.

In addition, there is another characteristic of Matthew Snow Mountain, that is, the temperature difference between day and night is extremely large. You only need thick clothes during the day, and unless it is a snowstorm, there will generally be no problems; if you don’t have enough warm facilities at night, you may be directly frozen and passed out, and then submerged in snow. So there is a small village on the mountainside on the west side, which can provide travelers with a place to rest.

This village is also a rare peaceful place in the entire Lindsay Continent: regardless of nationality, race, or belief, as long as in this village, no one is allowed to attack each other, nor is it allowed to provoke trouble. After all, this is a snow mountain, if one is not careful, it will cause an avalanche.

Of course, it is not just avalanches that make travelers afraid. After all, there are many ways to protect themselves in snow disasters. What really scares travelers is the legend circulating on Matthew Snow Mountain: It is said that there lives a snow wolf on Matthew Snow Mountain. , silver-white hair all over, and a pair of bright red eyes, it is elusive, and only moves within the range of the snow-capped mountains. If someone dares to use force, the snow wolf will attack that guy and tear him to pieces.

If it's just a legend, it may make people feel a little scary, but I don't care too much.

But it's true.

In the first few months when the legend appeared, people who did not follow the rules would be attacked by snow wolves every few days, so everyone gradually began to believe the legend. To some extent, this snow wolf can also be regarded as the guardian of this village.

"So, Mr. Brave, old man, I hope you can find Mr. Bai."

"Eh?!"

I cried out in astonishment, turned my head to look at Qiuqiu who was also full of doubts, and then looked at the old man who made the request to me.

In order to go to August, you need to cross the Matthew Snow Mountain.

Like those travelers, Qiuqiu and I arrived at the village before dark to rest here and prepare for tomorrow. Because the residents in the village are very enthusiastic, and I am the first traveler this month, so I was entertained by the whole village.

Probably because I had a good time chatting with the residents, I let go of my psychological defenses a little and told them "I am actually a brave man".

Then it became the situation in front of me: after the welcome banquet, the village head invited me to his house to talk, and told me about the origin of this village and the snow wolf that haunted the Matthew Snow Mountain.

Then he made a request to me, "I hope the Brave-sama can find Bai-sama".

Accepting commissions is a warrior's job, and I have no problem with that.

However, it feels a little strange.

"Master Bai's words are referring to the legendary snow wolf, why is it 'Find Lord Bai'?"

"Because Lord Bai hasn't shown up for several months."

The old man said with a worried look on his face.

By the way, the village chief in front of me is an old man over half a century old just from his appearance. But according to his own statement, he has just entered middle age, only over three thousand years old!

Obviously from the perspective of age, it feels even older.

Especially when he still calls himself "the old man".

——No way, the other party is not a human being, and cannot think in a human way of thinking.

"That's it..."

I nodded after listening to the old man's explanation.

The snow wolf is like the patron saint of the village, so after the snow wolf disappeared for a few months, the head of the village will naturally feel uneasy because of this, hoping that someone can find the snow wolf and find out what happened.

As a hero, I just came to this village, and the village chief made a request to me as a matter of course.

…………

I don't know what to do if I don't want to accept this commission.

Seeing that the task bar on the left window has not refreshed new tasks for a long time, I can't help squinting my eyes.

"Master Brave? Are you willing to fulfill this request?"

"Hmm... ah! Let's put this away first, I can't say for sure, after all, we need to collect information first, otherwise there is no way to find it, and I will leave tomorrow... Well, please forgive me, I am finishing it now Another commission, there is still a time limit."

"That's really a pity. If Mr. Brave gets any news, please remember to tell the old man."

"Well, no problem."

I readily agreed to this kind of thing.

Anyway, it won't delay anything, and you have to go through the snow mountain. If you are lucky enough to meet that snow wolf, you can earn a favor by helping out. If you miss it, there is nothing you can do.

"Master Brave, is he going to rest?"

"It's not so fast. Since the village chief said so, I plan to walk around the village and ask the residents here... Oh! Before that, can I go to the hot spring?"

"Of course, the hot spring is just to the northeast of the village."

"Then I take my leave."

"Hope you had a nice evening."

In this way, I said goodbye to the mayor and left his room.

The sky had completely darkened, and the three moons were covered by dense clouds. Fortunately, there were torches everywhere in the village, so it wasn't too dark. However, this is a snow-capped mountain after all, and when the sun shines during the day, you can still feel a little warm. At night, the temperature drops sharply, and it is too cold even if there is no wind.

Fortunately, I can still use magic power to warm my body.

"Sure enough, you should go to a hot spring first, and then ask the residents in the hotel."

"Is it cold?"

"Of course it's cold... By the way, Qiuqiu, don't you feel cold in this kind of clothes? Seeing you like this makes me shiver."

I looked at my partner with some resentment. She was obviously wearing a short-sleeved short skirt that would only be worn in summer, but she was so casual in this environment, and it didn't seem like she was trying to force herself. Although I know that my partner is an elf, I didn't say that elves are creatures that are not afraid of the cold, right?

Most elves seem to live in warmer, even hotter regions where the trees are evergreen all year round.

"Not cold at all!"

Qiuqiu said, waving her arms, trying to show her muscles.

…………

Of course, I didn't see any changes at all.

"Elves aren't afraid of the cold?"

"No, I'm different from ordinary elves, you know this master, right?"

"Well, Qiuqiu, you are rather useless. The average elf knows a few spells, and is good at archery."

"Excessive!"

"That's really sorry."

He said it without apology, and it was revenge for the fact that the other party didn't feel cold.

Always feel like I act like a child?

"Actually, I'm not a member of the elves living on this continent, but more like an identity sent by the gods to help others, so I can communicate with the 'endless library' that no one knows, and I have an immortal body. "

"This is actually..."

The existence of Qiuqiu is too strange.

I have seen elves before, but they are too different from Qiuqiu. The most obvious is that Qiuqiu is small in size, and until now, no one except me can spot Qiuqiu with naked eyes. Plus Qiuqiu's immortal body.

"A helper sent by the gods", this statement can be agreed with.

"Then who is it helping? The brave?"

"Probably, maybe it's not just the brave ones. Qiuqiu had many classmates when he was studying, and they had the same mission as Qiuqiu."

"Eh... there's still school."

I couldn't help laughing.

Since I came to this world, I have not seen a place like a school, and even if there is, it is only a small place that can only be called a school. It was a facility that only appeared in the capitals of some countries, and there were very few students in it, and they were basically the children of rich people.

"It's here."

Unknowingly reached the destination, I looked up at the big sign above.

There is a symbol drawn on it that may represent a hot spring.

…………

Slightly familiar, I feel like I've seen it many times before. Is there really no problem with this kind of thing appearing here aboveboard?

"Owner?"

"No, nothing."

I shook my head, opened the door and walked in.

During this period, no travelers came to the village, so no one came to the hot spring. I just paid a personal ticket, sitting in the empty hot spring pool, and suddenly felt a kind of private room, which really made people wonder what to feel.

"It was only in the middle of what I said before, why are you not afraid of the cold, Qiuqiu?"

My body was completely submerged in the warm water, I looked at Qiuqiu floating on the water and asked.

It seems that because of her size, she can't soak in the water, so she can only float like this. But the person concerned didn't really care about it, but rather enjoyed the feeling.

"Well... I should have said before that Qiuqiu's body needs magic power to maintain, and the source of magic power will change according to the surrounding environment, so when we arrive at the snow mountain, the magic power that maintains Qiuqiu becomes the magic power near the snow mountain."

"That is to say, what maintains your body is this kind of magical power with coldness, so you are not afraid of the cold?"

"That's it."

Qiuqiu nodded vigorously to confirm my statement.

However, I thought of one more thing.

"Wait, Qiuqiu, if you float on the hot spring like this, isn't it cold on one side and hot on the other?"

"..."

"It's really difficult."

"Hey, there's no way to take a good hot spring like this, it's too much."

With a desolate expression, Qiuqiu left the hot spring, flew to the edge of the pool and sat down.

It seems that there are disadvantages of not being afraid of the cold.

"Master, what are you going to do with the entrustment from the village chief?"

"Look at luck."

I answered somewhat perfunctorily.

But there is no way, after all, the priority of the task of "going to the devil's palace" is higher than everything else, and there is no side task refreshed on the task bar, so I can't get any prompts. In this case, starting this commission will cost I'm afraid it's not as simple as a few days.

What's more, you can't leave without drawing any conclusions.

I can only choose such a more roundabout way.

"But Qiuqiu, do you know the legend of the snow wolf?"

I changed direction and faced Qiuqiu.

"Eh?"

"The library, the library, can I find anything in the library?"

"Qiuqiu has already tried this kind of thing."

With his arms folded in front of his chest, Qiuqiu pouted.

"Is there no clue?"

"No, not at all, as if it doesn't exist at all."

"..."

I huddled so that only the part above my nose was above the water.

Qiuqiu will not lie to me, saying that there is no such record in the "Endless Library", then it must not exist, that is to say, the legend of the snow wolf is a fiction, and it is a temporary fiction, which will lead to the "Endless Library" " is not recorded at all.

When Qiuqiu introduced himself to me, he explained to me the so-called "endless library": it only exists in the void, and no one can find it, and no one can reach it, unless it has some special abilities , it is possible to spy on it.

Likewise, the "Endless Library" records the entire world.

Whether it is real or fictional, as long as it has appeared in the history of this world, it will be recorded.

But recording takes time anyway, and that time seems to be quite long.

Then there is something that is not recorded in "Endless Library", and there is only one answer: it is a temporary fiction.

…………

Of course, the same thing happens with what just happened.

But the village head clearly stated that it was a matter of "several months".

"Just as the master thought."

I couldn't help staring at her.

"Master, master?"

"stare--"

"What's wrong……"

"Qiuqiu, I want to ask you something."

"What's wrong?"

"Could it be that I'm the kind of person who writes everything in his heart on his face?"

How many times has this happened!

I obviously just thought in my heart, Qiuqiu will be able to pick up the conversation right away!

Are you the roundworm in my stomach?

"Ah, that's not true, because of the ability of 'God's Perspective', Qiuqiu can see the dialog box that appears above your head, master, and everything you think in your heart, master, will appear there in the form of subtitles!"

"Eh?"

Hearing what Qiuqiu said, I raised my head subconsciously.

Then I saw one of the three moons revealed after the clouds cleared, the most comfortable white moon.

"The moon is so beautiful..."

"Yes~~"

"It's so strange! Where is the dialog box!"

"That's because Master, you don't have the ability of 'God's Perspective', puff!"

"Don't give me serious nonsense anymore!"

Obviously I just came to the hot spring to relieve fatigue, but I became even more tired because of complaining about Qiuqiu. Qiuqiu was still there and retorted with "balabala" very unconvinced, but I ignored them, and just closed my eyes.

Anyway, I can't sleep with Qiuqiu here, so let's close my eyes for a while.

"Owner."

Qiuqiu suddenly stopped entangled with the previous topic, and called me seriously.

"What's wrong?"

I didn't open my eyes, just responded casually.

"If that snow wolf appeared in front of you now, would you catch him?"

snow wolf?

"No, I don't want to move at all. But how do you know that snow wolf is male?"

"Because I saw the [beep] of that wolf."

"..."

"Really! And it's more [beep] and more [beep] than yours, master, really!"

"Shut up, you slut!"

There was a good atmosphere, and a strange topic suddenly appeared, and I couldn't help but open my eyes.

"If it really appears, let's go to the hot spring with him to watch the moon and talk about life!"

I answered out of script.

But Qiuqiu didn't follow the script and generally didn't complain about me, but just looked forward in a dumbfounded state.

It was as if the snow wolf had really come to soak in the hot spring.

"Well, it is indeed possible."

She still said so.

"Really? Really here?"

"Really! Really, really! If you don't believe Master, you can see for yourself!"

"Look and see!"

I yelled like this, and followed her gaze.

In the faint mist, I saw a burly figure, about the size of a human, and it didn't look like a snow wolf. When I was about to laugh at Qiuqiu's vision, the fog began to disperse slowly, and I found that although the burly figure had a human body shape, it was not human at all.

This is a werewolf, a werewolf with white hair and red eyes.

I suddenly remembered the snow wolf commissioned by the village chief, which seemed similar to the werewolf in front of me.

"Also, it will really appear..."

This kind of development was so sudden that I couldn't react, so I could only stare blankly at the other party.

Probably because my line of sight was too direct, the werewolf looking at the moon lowered his head and looked at me.

He raised his right paw.

"Gulu..."

I swallowed subconsciously.

Even if I just swore to Qiuqiu to "soak in the hot spring and watch the moon and talk about life", I couldn't really do it. Instead, I cautiously raised my vigilance and prepared to escape.

Hands behind your back, ready to pull out a magic scroll at any moment.

At this time, the werewolf moved.

He waved his right paw at me.

"Um?"

Once again the plot is going in a direction that I can't understand.

I, who didn't understand the current situation at all, imitated the other party and raised my right hand and waved it.

Then I saw this werewolf and laughed.

It doesn't look too difficult to get along with.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief and thought about how to talk to this werewolf, he spoke first.

"Hey! Brother, you look good, do you want to have a date?"

"……goodbye!"