Bear-san, Check Out the Town
Kagali-san and I walked through the town.
There was no one outside the buildings.
Everyone must be frozen inside their houses.
“I wonder if there are any places where people live near this town.” (Yuna)
If we find any living people, we could get information.
“Indeed. I’ll go and check the surroundings from above.” (Kagali)
Kagali-san’s body rose high into the sky.
It was really convenient to be able to fly.
Flying might be a little scary, but with the Bear Equipment, it seemed like it would be okay if I fell, so I’d like flying magic.
Kagali-san searched around from the sky.
After a while, she came down.
“Did you see anything?” (Yuna)
“This might be a huge island.” (Kagali)
“Might be an island?” (Yuna)
Her words were vague.
“I can’t see the other side of the mountain from this position. But the area I could see was surrounded by sea except for the mountain side.” (Kagali)
In other words, it might be an island, but it could also be a peninsula.
“So, were there any places where other people might live?” (Yuna)
Kagali-san shook her head.
“I don’t know what’s on the other side of the mountain, since it wasn’t visible. It’s not easy to get to the other side of such a huge mountain. There also seems to be no way around it, so it’s unlikely.” (Kagali)
In other words, there was no way to get information.
“So the only way to get to this town is by boat?” (Yuna)
“Not in the current situation. Unless some idiot digs a tunnel through the mountain.” (Kagali)
Somehow, it felt like she was making fun of me in a roundabout manner.
But Kagali-san didn’t know that I dug a tunnel through the mountain between Crimonia and Mileela, so maybe I was just being paranoid.
“But there’s the sea, so there may be sea trade…” (Yuna)
“I’m not saying there isn’t. But we don’t know where they would even be trading. What’s more, even if there was trade, it’s likely that they were abandoned after seeing the current situation.” (Kagali)
The town and its people were left to freeze. If there was no way to save them, it was not surprising that there was no other choice for anyone who knew what happened but to leave them there.
Even if I was a resident or someone involved, seeing this state, I felt that I might have ended up doing the same thing.
It was best not to get involved.
That said, pirates and thieves might not care.
But there were no signs of destruction in the houses, so it appeared that no thieves had entered.
Were there no pirates or thieves in this area, or did they not want to go near this place?
I would not know that in our current situation.
“What are you going to do now? Find out the cause? Or find out why that ball was glowing?” (Kagali)
What should we do?
Find out why the town froze?
Find out what the meaning of that Bear Signpost?
No one asked me to do this, and this is an unfamiliar town that I don’t know. I didn’t know anyone here. It might seem cruel, but I feel like it had nothing to do with me.
Of course, I felt sorry for them.
However, I really wanted to find out what the [Bear Signpost] pointed to, but in our current situation, I have no idea what to do.
However, when I looked at the frozen town, I couldn’t help but think that there must be some connection between this frozen town and the [Bear Signpost].
The [Bear Signpost] wouldn’t simply point to the frozen town without a reason.
“I’ll look around a bit more.” (Yuna)
“I guess we have no choice. In that case, I’ll join you.” (Kagali)
“Thank you.” (Yuna)
“It’s just a way to kill time, so don’t worry about it.” (Kagali)
I accepted her words at face value.
Exploring the frozen town alone was mentally tough.