I Became the Snow Woman I Made

13 – Journey to the Empire

All eyes were on me at once.

“……Uh, yes. Join… Ah, join. Yes, I see!”

Anasha, who was dazed at me for a moment, hurriedly regained her smile and nodded.

I pretended to be nonchalant and glanced away, then slipped away.

…What, these reactions.

Is my appearance going to make the atmosphere feel so low?

No matter how cheap my attitude is, I can’t embarrass myself like this.

I didn’t want to possess a body like this either.

Or am I missing something?

After living in the snow castle for over a year, I didn’t even know that my social skills, which I didn’t have before, had disappeared.

I was going to just cancel it because I was sarcastically, but it seemed that similar things would happen again in the empire anyway.

Then wouldn’t it be better to accumulate some experience?

“…Where are you from? Have you ever seen one?”

“If you’ve ever seen such a beauty, there’s no way you wouldn’t recognize it…”

I could clearly see the way they were glancing at me and whispering. I didn’t want to know what the conversation was about, so I kept isolating myself.

As if their displeasure had been expressed outside, those whose eyes met were startled and averted their gaze.

“Are there any more people to join? Then, get ready soon… Those of you who participated today, please hurry up and pack your bags. The departure is not far away.”

Anasha looked around her, drawing attention again.

The citizens, who had been agitated for a while, started talking again with serious faces.

As long as I was determined to leave the city, there was no benefit in waiting. You don’t know when the snake god will appear again, and the family won’t welcome you too much.

As the victims were less connected to the city, their luggage was small.

Since there were so many people, it seemed impossible to ride a horse or pull a wagon. It won’t mean much because it only costs money because you have to keep up with the speed anyway.

Of course, it was good from my point of view.

I don’t know how to ride a horse, and if I ride a carriage, I’ll have to stick with people I’m not close to.

“I’m joining too. Maybe I’ll be the last.”

That calm tone belonged to Sigilah.

She also expressed her intention to join, as if she was interested.

There was no additional request after that, and the personnel line was established. A few hours later, the group of displaced persons went to the empire.

—-And there was someone who quietly watched over them.

The watchers that Lacetaa planted all over the city.

As the ruling class, this act of trying to secure eyes and ears was not the exclusive property of Krasse.

Bion’s nephew, who was pretending to be a citizen near the post office, immediately reported to the owner after the procession left.

“I’m going to stay still… I’m going to do something stupid…”

Bion’s family head, Andak Bion, who had an ugly stomach, chewed and spit out his brain.

There was nowhere to be seen that he was acting like a snake god on the street. Just a rotten leader, the same as the sample.

“Tsk… You sorted her out wrong. She should’ve dealt with her first.”

The skinny Vidor Griant followed the horse’s tail. His appearance was in complete contrast to Andak, but unfortunately, only his personality was similar.

The two stayed alone to receive the report and discuss the response. The agenda is ‘Anasha Cheryl and her group’.

How do you deal with the gist?

“Even though I’ve given priority to those ‘those with little connection to the city’. I never thought a rat could be this fast.”

Anasha has been a person who has settled here for several years. She was relatively behind in the rankings, and I didn’t even care, but who would have known that she would start a fire like this.

The back of the head of the two heads tingled.

“‘I formally propose the subjugation of the snake god’… Do you think this statement is feasible?”

“Common sense wouldn’t be possible. Our Euristia has something to do with the Empire.”

However, the inner thoughts were different.

Even if the feasibility is low, the possibility is not zero. Considering the situation, it was not comfortable to plant.

The fact that Anasha’s position in the empire was unpredictable was also annoying.

She said, “I’m sure she must have been a bit of a no-brainer. Otherwise, why would she crawl all the way to the city?”

Vidor salivated at Andak’s words.

“Even so, it is said that he was a servant of the Grypheon family. In any event, there is a hill to rub against.”

The Duke of Griffeon.

It was a renowned family even within the empire that boasted a high status.

Its authority cannot be compared to that of a mere city-state family. Even if things went wrong, he was not an opponent worthy of his hand.

It’s the end if even the famous duke’s hero, ‘Sword Master’ comes and goes.

So, to clear things up, Anasha… No, she had to annihilate ‘the whole herd’ before reaching the Empire.

The problem is the method.

“…It’s a bad idea to send privates. If it goes wrong, you’ll be angry.”

Of course, they would send them with their identity disguised, but even so, there were many ways to open their mouths, such as torture.

Above all, the privates were a sword and shield to protect their safety. From ‘Krase’s Secret Knife’, who is looking for an opportunity to steal.

“How about mercenaries? If you give them money, no one is as heavy-mouthed as that.”

“In other words, it means that we are infinitely helpless in the face of bigger money. Will the Empire and Grypheon’s funds lag behind ours?”

“hehehe…”

There was a moment of silence in the meeting room.

The two family heads were trying to figure out a way out by rolling their weak brain cells with all their might.

Actually, letting go was one way.

There is little chance that Anasha’s request will pass, and even if it is approved and the imperial army invades, only the snake god will disappear.

Bion and Griant are fine.

If there is only one black spot, it is the Krasse family, but the former prestigious Krasse was already in a state of decline. Dangju has the qualities of a leader, but she is still a very young girl.

A secret sword is too difficult to cut the head of the family head if the two families join forces to solidify the defense.

Before that, the development of Krasse facing its downfall must have been faster. The two heads of households did not know that fact.

However, they have already become addicted to ‘overwhelming power’. Even the Krasse family, who were difficult opponents, and the citizens who were annoyed at every incident, would not become dumb with honey if the snake god rolled their foot once.

I couldn’t even imagine the disappearance of the absolute power of the snake god.

How many minutes had passed… Vidor, gloomy, thought of an idea.

“…Why don’t we leave it to God?”

“To the snake god…?”

Andak opened his eyes for a moment, but soon showed off his charm. It was definitely a mystery.

“The best option… No, the best option. If it’s the snake god, there won’t be any trace of us left. Not only that, but it’s a weapon more powerful than hundreds of mercenaries!”

You don’t have to mobilize private soldiers, so you don’t have to worry about Krase’s surprise attack.

Anasha is an excellent wizard, and even if she has a fair number of her crew, there is no way she can compete with God.

Even if it fails with a probability of one in ten, the people behind it are not identified.

There…

“…I guess I won’t have to worry about sacrifices for the time being.”

“That’s right. Squeaky…”

The snake god’s insatiable appetite.

In order to avoid public suspicion as much as possible, the carefully selected people were secretly dealt with, but it was a very cumbersome task.

But you can rest for a while.

Because of this incident, the snake god will prey on you.

Sorap seized the music box ‘somewhat’ forcefully and then arrived at the housekeeper’s office.

However, it stopped immediately after entering.

There was a passenger.

“Hey, that’s the snake god of rumors just now. Indeed, without exaggeration, the majesty was just as rumored. I offer my deepest condolences to the head of the house.”

“…Thank you.”

The guest was Pete, a scholar assistant and researcher whom Quilière had previously met.

He came to the head of Krase to achieve a personal goal. Lasithea glanced at Sohrab and then looked at Pet.

“You want letters of recommendation?”

Pete smiled at her question.

“Actually, there are things I covet more. Whether it’s the heirloom of Krasse or the family seal itself… But don’t be greedy too much. For me, just a letter of recommendation is enough. To be precise, the ‘family seal’ It’s a ‘recommendation letter’.”

That was a rude remark.

Lassi Thea managed to resist the twitching of her eyes. If she lost her composure, she would fall prey to her opponent’s tricks. She

She switched her thinking to analyze rather than resent.

His dignified, resolute, and confident appearance was, of course, befitting the disciple of that ‘Theologian Agnatsu’.

The characteristics of focusing on performance were also the same. It is said that all of Sir Agnatsu’s disciples are outstanding and are eager to compete for achievements to receive recognition from their master.

Even Lacitea did not know the details of her story.

However, it was clear that Pete was no ordinary person.

“Of course, I don’t mean freebies. I’m here to offer you a deal.”

“A deal… OK, I’ll listen.”

Since he is a disciple of a university student who is even called a wise man, he will not say nonsense.

There was a good chance she was carrying something worthy of her confident demeanor. Still, he shouldn’t get involved as a person in charge of the family.

Rash*thea ate her heart and sharpened her eyes. She had no dignity. She

When she becomes an adult, it is clear that she will wear a distinct grace, but for now she is just a little girl.

Above all, Pete temporarily had her eyes very high. She

Her cause was a woman she had recently met.

······ She may have been a mysterious lunar spirit.

“Aren’t monsters showing abnormalities lately?”

Eventually, the topic that Pet brought up was familiar to Lassitea as well.

It was an important matter within the family, so she had to be busy dealing with it.

“That’s not how… It’s not like there are not a few citizens who already know about it. How is that?”

“The culprit is the snake god.”

“…… Huh?”

She also had a vague idea.

However, predictions and assertions are different.

Even if she doubts it, how do you prove it?

“Snake God…Or should I call it ‘False God’? Master has independently conducted research on these beings.”

Pete spoke softly.

In fact, Agnatsu was not suitable to simply be called a theologian.

That title was just a generic term given to him because the field he was most enthusiastic and active in was ‘theology’.

Yang Agnatsu, who is nicknamed the wise man, is not an exaggeration, and showed off his talents on a different level by studying various fields of study.

While wandering all over the world for a long time for research, he encountered beings called ‘gods’ in foreign places.

After investigation and exploration… I came to the conviction that the existence originated from the ‘God’s Ruins’.

“You mean the snake god is one of them?”

“That’s right. Since you probably couldn’t approach the ruins in the east and west, I think the ruins beyond the desert village in the south might be the epicenter. If you were in the north, you wouldn’t have been able to avoid the interference of the religious powers.”

That made sense.

Excluding the east and west demons, the number is two, but judging from the environment of the ruins and the distance to here, the probability was high that it was in the south.

“I wonder why he left the desert village and came all the way here to Euristia… Anyway.”

Agnatsu named such beings ‘false gods’. And he also revealed the phenomenon that monsters change around a false god.

It must have been the factor of the demonic energy emitted by the gods, not gods.

The changed monsters became more dangerous as their magical powers became thicker and their personalities became more ferocious.

Such monsters are classified as ‘mutated monsters’ in the laboratory. Some death sentences claimed to be described as contamination… But it was the result of following the teacher’s opinion.

“The mutated monsters must be an embarrassing nuisance to the head of the household. They make it even more difficult to rescue the already difficult monsters. The growing urgency is also a big problem.”

In the first place, periodic monster cleaning itself was difficult.

The area where monsters appear is vast, but the number of combatants is small. Here, combat manpower refers to those who are strong enough to deal with monsters.

It could be said that cleaning the monsters would inevitably cause casualties, so ordinary soldiers couldn’t do it.

At this point, Lassitea became curious.

What the hell is this man trying to say?

As if answering a question, Pet continued.

“Unfortunately, I can’t do anything about the snake god. But regarding the mutated monster… I think I can help you a little.”

He raised his head.

“Aren’t the mutated monsters biting and killing all the animals in the mountain?”

And then I’m going to ask the question again.

“…Yes. It’s definitely been reported.”

“Normal monsters don’t even do that. If they attack animals, it’s just to fill their stomachs, and there won’t be any other purpose. However, mutated monsters are different. Because of this, the ecosystem around the always false god collapses, and the people nearby had to suffer from food shortages.”

Pet’s words penetrated another crisis facing Euristia.

The city’s crisis was not limited to the snake god.

Mutated monsters were also a problem.

It is difficult to know the action principle of those who run amok, and only the damage is being amplified.

Then Pet answered the question.

“I’ll give you valuable information. The abnormal behavior of mutated monsters is entirely due to ‘sound’.”

“Sound…?”

“Yes, sounds.”

After digging up the false god, Agnatsu subsequently took the mutated monster as his research subject.

After various experiments, he found out that changes in monsters are caused by hearing, not by touch or smell.

Mainly responds to the clear sounds of birds and grass insects.

It did not respond to human shouting.

However, it responded to the sound of a person stepping on a tree branch.

It was to become sensitive to certain sounds.

As another example, when a false god settled in a coastal area, surrounding monsters showed aggression towards the sound of the sea or marine life.

This confirms that the mutation affects hearing.

“Master stopped his research here, but I continued my personal research. As a result, I succeeded in inventing the proud magic tool ‘Sound Bomb’.”

Pet took out a small marble-like object from the belt pocket.

A bright voice resounds.

“This applies to ‘all mutated monsters.’

The story reached its climax.

“Of course, the production cost is not too high. So, here I propose to the head of the household. Um… No, why don’t you sign an exclusive contract with my studio? If you lend me the appropriate funds, I will only supply the products to the Krasse family. Then, the head of the family. Please check the performance and write a recommendation…”

“Patriarch.”

Sorap interrupted Pet’s passionate speech and came in.

I was silent, but the conversation dragged on too much.

Since it was in the presence of the lord, he would normally have refrained from doing anything rude, but he was a little agitated.

“I have something to show you.”

I was thinking of dedicating this wonderful thing to my lord.