I Give Up on Conquering the Heroines

9 – Episode 9. Yerina Frost (1)

“Eugene…”

Early morning.

Jill grabbed her hungry stomach and hurriedly walked out of the room.

She thought she had shed all her tears, but even after returning to Hameln, she stayed in her room and cried again.

She threw and broke everything she could get her hands on.

Nevertheless, Eugene faithfully carries out her last command not to talk to me.

She never came into the room.

“Eujin…”

A poisonous bastard.

When I thought about that, my lips pouted out of disappointment.

But after letting off my anger in my room for over a full day, I felt a little better.

I still feel bad about Eugene betraying me and hanging out with another woman I’ve never met, but it’s not something she can’t forgive.

Because Eugene will remain by my side forever.

That woman is just a one-night stand, and I am the only one that Eugene truly cares for and loves.

“I’m hungry Eugene. Have you cooked anything?”

There was no answer at all from earlier.

Did you go out to buy groceries?

Jill went to her kitchen in confusion and found a note pinned to her desk with her dagger in it.

It was a dagger gifted to Eugene as a token of becoming a guard knight.

-Sorry. I disappointed you because of my shortcomings. I don’t think I’m suited to be a saint’s escort. I’ll leave now. Be healthy.

“Ah…”

A dry sigh escaped Jill’s mouth.

Her tears dried and in her twisted eyes, tears filled again in an instant.

***

The salary of a saint’s escort knight is 4000 gold.

If you subtract the 1000 gold maintenance cost of the armor and sword, you get 3000 gold.

If you subtract living expenses (including the cost of Jill’s snacks), it’s 1000 gold.

Finally, if you subtract the 10% of your income that is compulsorily donated to the church, you get 600 gold.

So, there is approximately 600,000 Korean Won left per month.

This means that the money that comes to me by saving and conserving all the favorite foods that come to mind from time to time is 600,000 won.

The amount of money I have saved so far is about 1.5 Million won.

“Yoo-hoo. Opening my savings account in three months. Have so much fun.”

It is a sum that makes one laugh. Laughter.

Still, it is more than enough money to pay for a transcontinental train ticket.

Since the train runs for a month to its final destination, even if you get a seat in the lowest class, it will cost a lot of money.

Of course, there was also the option of selling the dagger that Jill gave him.

If you sell it, you will get 10,000 gold…

“Am I crazy? Am I going to kill myself?”

If you do that, it’s game over right away.

I didn’t want the Vatican to define me as a traitor and organize a punitive force to come after me, so I left the dagger there to secure the note.

“Why does he live so far away alone?”

It’s been 10 days since I took the cross-country train.

We finally crossed the strait and reached the northern continent.

Even after all this, I still have to go for 20 more days, which is frustrating.

“No matter how you look at it, it’s not a place worth living in.”

As soon as the continent changes, the climate changes dramatically.

It’s as if you’ve moved to another world in the game.

The green fields and plains outside the window suddenly disappear, leaving only mountain ranges covered in pure white snow.

Do people live in a land like this?

It is a sight that makes you wonder even if you know the entire story of the game.

Even though I’m wearing the thick fur coat I prepared in advance, I’m shivering because it’s so cold.

Just thinking about living in a place like this makes me dizzy, but it doesn’t just have disadvantages.

“Oh. I can see some oriental-style buildings.”

“Mom. What is that brother saying?”

“Shh. I guess he’s a little crazy…”

If the southern continent is a Western concept with Western Europe as a motif, the northern continent is an Oriental concept with Northeast Asia as a motif.

That does not mean that we go back to the Joseon Dynasty and wear a topknot or a pigtail.

This means that the basic lifestyle becomes similar to the sensibilities of Asians.

For example, it is basic to take off your shoes when entering a room, or to use chopsticks and spoons when eating.

Why is something as basic as this an advantage?

Try spending time with a saint who puts on her shoes and lies down in bed without knowing anything is wrong.

Will my blood pressure rise or not?

Once I got used to it, it became bearable, but I couldn’t help but feel angry every time I saw it.

“I. I can’t sleep…”

I can’t sleep because it’s cold.

There is still a long way to go to the final destination, Palana, so managing your sleep pattern is important.

But why are the place names in Russian even though they say it’s oriental?

I guess they thought it was cool.

How can I know what the higher-ups think?

“Huh. The road is rough.”

I thought the village would unfold right away when I got off the train.

But I was once surprised by a small train platform with only a roof on an empty field.

I was surprised twice when the driver told me that I had to walk half a day to get to Palana.

Don’t you think you can just take a carriage?

There is no station, so of course there are no carriages.

No, there isn’t even a way for a carriage to travel.

All I know is that if you go all the way north, you will reach Falana.

“But is this the right path?”

Three hours of walking through the forest and over the mountains along the path made by wild animals.

I am already full of skepticism.

This is my first time walking with confidence.

I feel anxious because I have to walk like this for half a day.

“f*ck. Even the compass doesn’t work.”

This area is a place where mana abnormalities frequently occur.

Somehow, as soon as I stepped on this land, an abnormal phenomenon occurred, and my mana compass, which was fine until a while ago, is in trouble.

Do you remember saying before that even if a person tries to walk in one direction, he or she ends up leaning to the right or left?

If you walk like this without knowing the direction, you could end up in a completely wrong place.

Maybe it will turn around and return to the platform.

“It’s really f*cked up.”

In short, I am screwed.

For some reason, the driver looked at me with pity.

Even if we tried to save food, we only had two days’ worth of food, and we didn’t even have the tools to sleep out on this snowy mountain.

“Oh, I don’t know. The luck stat will do something about it.”

There is no other way.

I can’t go back to the platform like this and wait for the next train to arrive.

I just have to guess the direction and walk like this.

The luck stat, which is well above my average, will help me somehow.

Ah. When I think about it, if I apply a -5 penalty, it’s below average…?

“Kwoaaah!”

“······!”

It is the howl of a bear.

The sound a bear makes when threatening its prey.

If the prey is much smaller than itself, there is no need to threaten it like that.

What if a bear is a land animal large enough to be scared?

‘Could it be a person!’

People may be threatened by bears.

When that thought occurred to me, my body quickly took a leap and was heading towards the direction from where the crying came from.

I got tired quickly because I was under the guardian knight penalty, but I couldn’t stop.

Climbing up the mountain in an instant, we reached the place

“Crazy.”

I was able to spot the back of a huge black bear and a person wearing fur clothing standing in front of it.

The black bear stands on two feet and looks as if it will strike a person with its front paw at any moment.

But the person seems to be frozen in fear and does not move at all.

It is dangerous.

“Run away!”

“······!”

My body moved automatically, drew my sword, and stood in front of that person.

It seems like it has become a habit to block the vagina like this when it is at least slightly dangerous, and it has become an exhaustion to the body.

Now, if you just activate Guardian Knight, a black bear is within one fist’s reach…

“Huh?”

[Stats]

[Strength: 13(-5) *Guardian knight penalty in effect]

[Stamina: 12(-5) *Guardian knight penalty in effect]

[Magic power: 12(-5) *Guardian knight penalty in effect]

[Agility: 20(-5) *Guardian Knight penalty in effect]

[Luck: 14(-5) *Guardian Knight penalty in effect]

Guardian Knight does not activate.

Just as I was about to panic, I noticed that the bear was acting strange.

It only threatens by raising its size to its maximum size, but it doesn’t attack at all.

As if you are afraid of something…

Is there anyone who can threaten a bear just by standing still?

I know only one person like that.

He looks back, wondering if it could be possible.

“······Huh.”

As soon as I saw the pretty face under the thick fur coat and hat, I burst into laughter.

Blue hair slightly sticking out of the hat and brightly shining eyes.

And even the ears that resemble those of a wolf, sticking out stiffly as if lifting the hat.

Yerina Frost.

The overlord of Falana and the very reason I came here.

This was the third and final appearance of the main heroine in this game.

The first line of the Frost Lord, who brutally purged all the nobles and gained absolute power, was:

“Kyaaa. I’m so scared. Please save me?”

“······.”

It was a bit absurd.

“Whoo, whoo. Whoo.”

As soon as he swung his sword with an awkward sound, the black bear immediately ran into the cave.

Gao was too hurt to run away from a woman without a weapon, but it looks like he got a good cause thanks to me.

As I was returning to the cave, I think he glanced back and gave me a look of gratitude. I guess it was just his mood.

We succeeded in safely returning one of our dependable heads to the family of three bears.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, I survived. I almost got killed by a vicious bear. Thank you so, so much.”

“······.”

It would have been the bear, not you, that almost suffered a terrible fate.

It’s just absurd for a guy who could destroy a family of three bears by collapsing that cave with just one hand to say this.

Yerina must have had an exciting and bold personality.

It is suspicious that she continues to lie awkwardly.

Although his innate terrible acting skills are acting skills, he is completely unable to lie due to his ears that twitch at every moment depending on his emotions.

What good does she have for Ye Lina? She is using the concept of a helpless, pitiful and innocent country girl that doesn’t suit her.

I don’t understand at all and I feel like I’m going crazy.

“Are you from abroad?”

“Yes. I traveled by train from the southern continent.”

“Hmm. I guess you have an acquaintance in Falana?”

“That’s not true. I’m just here for sightseeing. You live in Palana, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If you don’t mind, could I ask you to guide me to Palana?”

“Ah, ah! Of course! We can’t just throw the traveler into the mountain behind us.”

Yes, for Lina, this rugged mountain is just the mountain behind her village.

It seems like the difference in her level can be seen through the difference in her perception.

And so I began a strange companionship with a weak (or not) girl who came to pick fruit in the mountain behind me.

“You walk very wide? I guess you’re used to wearing pants?”

“Oh, no? Isn’t it true? She’s a very innocent girl who likes to wear those skirts, isn’t she?”

“Why do you keep stopping? It’s like the posture taken by a sensitive knight who senses a stranger.”

“Could that be? Is it just a coincidence? Is it just because I lost my footing?”

I noticed it a few times.

I already noticed everything.

No matter how I look at you, you seem to be a strong person who belongs to the class of superhumans in this worldview, so stop talking about concepts that don’t work.

However, Yeri, like a 7-year-old who believed that she had acting talent, continued to push her concept until the end.

She eventually gave up.

She says she doesn’t want to be criticized, so what should she do?

My reasoning here is over. Your name is Yerina Frost. The size starts from the top…’ I can’t do this sh*t.

In the end, the awkward hike continued, and before we knew it, it was already sunset.

“I heard that you can get there if you walk diligently for half a day. Is it still far?”

“Hmm. Just need to go a little further.”

“It’s almost time to see the village…”

Something is strange.

They say you can get there in about 6 hours if you go all the way north.

But, let alone the lights of the village, there is not a single road where people can be seen.

Did the engineer lie?

Yerina, whose home ground is this, couldn’t have taken a wrong turn.

Around the time she tilted her head in curiosity.

“Ah. Ahhh. This is a big problem.”

“What’s going on?”

“It’s dark and I can’t see the road.”

“If you’re a wolf beast, you can see well at night…”

“Ahh! I can’t believe it! I didn’t even bring a lantern! I have no choice! I have no choice but to stay here for the night!”

“······?”

What does this mean?

My eyebrows furrow at the sight of a 7-year-old child who thinks he has a talent for acting and seems to be so absorbed that he is shaking his head.

If you light the road with a torch and walk a little further, you will reach the village.

The moment I picked up the compass and looked with such naive thoughts.

“······Huh?”

Why is this like this?

Why is North pointing in the opposite direction of our direction?

Could it be that he turned 180 degrees in half a day and was going backwards…?

I didn’t know what on earth had happened and I was about to panic and look back.

“Oh, lie down quickly. I have to sleep early and leave early tomorrow morning.”

“······.”

Yeri Before I knew it, I had finished preparing her campfire, tent, and her sleeping bag.

A slight blush appears on her face, reflected in her campfire.

What is this, really?