78-Episode 78: Chimera Rice and a Secret Bookshelf

Okay, that's it.

Foca announces the end of treatment for Lisou, who was injured in the battle with the Chimera.

'A smarmy saint,'

You're welcome.

Foca accepted Lisou's thanks with a smiling smile.

''Well, then, we'll have to do something about this.

He pointed to the chimera that Ramies-san had defeated while drinking a mana potion to restore his depleted magic power.

''It was quite strong, and the material would be a good price to pay.

Hmm, I don't think he was that big of a chimera just because his regeneration ability was adequate.

'Heavenly Demon, the priority for your share comes from the boy.

And something about Mr. Roddy nails Mr. Rameys.

'I know,'

Um, what's the priority?

I voice a question at the unfamiliar words.

'What?'　Don't you know, boy!

For some reason, not only Roddy-san, but even Foca-san and Lisou-san and the others rolled their eyes.

''Priority is the right to claim the material you want from the person who did the most to defeat the demon jointly.

Mr. Rameys explained to me about priority like a teacher teaching his students.

'Wow, I didn't know there was such a rule.

You really didn't know?

Roddy-san looks at me with a dumbfounded face.

''No, I basically hunted alone, and when I formed a team, we all usually beat them alone.

I'm sure that the rule would only be applied against very strong demons.

When this rule didn't exist, there were many vicious adventurers who would hide in a safe place and join a fight after the demon was weak.

But there were so many problems that the guild instituted a priority rule, and since then, in order to gain priority in a joint defeat, they actively stepped forward and the number of problems decreased dramatically.

Foka-san and Lisou-san supplement Ramise's explanation.

But I see, that certainly makes for a fair share of valuable material.

'The boy doesn't know the oddest things sometimes, does he?

Excuse me, I'm a country boy.

'I don't think that's the point...'

Well, that's why the boy has priority over the material in this chimera. Which part of the... hmm?

Mr. Roddy pointed to the chimera and said, "Come on, choose one..." he stopped.

We looked at the chimera to see what was going on and noticed something strange on top of the chimera.

It was white and fuzzy, and it had a very familiar-looking back.

And it was bobbing on top of the chimera... or was it sinking a little bit?

No, it's not sinking, it's eating chimera meat!

What the f*ck are you doing?

What are you doing?

Did you hear my voice and call it?　I couldn't help but shake my head in surprise at the sight of him.

I can't help but shout in surprise at the sight of him.

"You're fuzzy, aren't you!

'Kyu!'

I thought the resemblance was really fuzzy!

'What the hell?　You know what? Big bite?

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what the hell that is.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with the help of a few of these people.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

Why the question mark?

Haha.....

I mean, why is Fluffy here?

You're the one who came with me.

Coo!

That's right!　And Fluffy raised his hand.

You, man, this place is extremely dangerous, and only S-ranked adventurers are allowed to enter it, right?

Kyu?

Really?　And Mohammed tilts his head.

And immediately went back to the task of eating the chimera's meat as if nothing had happened.

'I mean, don't eat it!

I pulled the mohumofu off the chimera's flesh, and the mohumofu jittered and wanted to eat the chimera's flesh, but eventually gave up and plopped its legs down.

'I mean, I've never seen this creature before, but what the hell kind of creature is that?'

And then Mr. Ramiese, with his lust for knowledge piqued, points to the mofo and asks me if I'm going to ask him.

'Oh come on, don't try to bite Mr. Ramise's finger.

''I don't really understand it either, but I think it's a child of a demon since it was born from an egg I picked up in the center of the Demon Beast Forest.

'This is a demon?　A furball-like creature without an ounce of tension?

Oh, you're so cute.

Ramise wondered if it was really a demon, and Foca adored the mofo as if it were a gnat.

''Don't be alarmed, that creature is an incomprehensible creature that can hunt A-grade demons.

Roddy warned them.

'This is what you call an A-grade demon?　Are you kidding me?

Oh, by the way, I remember once, Moh Mohammed joined in at the end of a game with Roddy-san, and he spit out a nuke bigger than Roddy-san's prey.

Anyway......

''Sorry, my mohammo has eaten the meat on his own, so my priority is the meat, please.

It can't be helped, it's also the owner's responsibility.

'Oh, well, at least the meat is good, isn't it?　I don't know what chimera meat is made of anyway.

Roddy intercedes.

Sure, and if you don't want them, you can bury or burn them anyway. So it doesn't matter if your pet has a little bit of nibble.

Mr. Rameys agrees with Roddy's words.

''Yes, you're right. Even if it's a life distorted by evil karma, I'm sure this chimera would love it if it could provide food for a young child, even if it's a demon.'

It was a good thing, Foca admitted, from his position as a monk.

'Well, that's just the way it is. Take any part you like, don't worry about it.

Finally, Lisou, the leader of the group, gave us permission to do so.

They're all good people.

''Thank you. Then I'll take one of your paw claws.''

''Chimera claws, because indeed, with a claw of this size, it could be used as a weapon even if shaved out. It's a fair reward.

Okay, I got permission from the leader to get the chimera claws!

So now that we have your permission, you can eat the meat. But don't eat anything but the meat, because we'll use it as an ingredient.

"Swoon!

Fluffy knows!　I raised my paws and took a bite of the chimera's flesh as if it were a full-on demon.

The children of demons are so cute when you look at them like this.

Foca-san is smiling and smiling at the mofo meal scene, but her white fur is stained red because she's covered in raw meat.

''Is that... cute?''

Roddy is looking at Fluffy as he twists his head in a hmmm and looks at Fluffy.

''Then let's collect the materials, shall we? It's a good thing that there are no other demons in this place thanks to the chimera's territory. Let's take the materials from this guy as a souvenir.

I see, so you're going to make this chimera the fruit of your search for the ruins.

Now, I wonder how much of this stuff will fit in my magic bag?

And Ramise took out a small bag from her robe.

''Oh, did your Heavenly Demon husband also have a magic bag?''

And Roddy-san also takes out a small bag from his pocket.

''Hmm, an S-ranked adventurer should at least have a magic bag, regardless of its capacity.

With that, Rameez turns her gaze to us.

Yes, I have one, too. I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot more than you think. It is not uncommon for me to obtain rare medicinal plants from my job.

'When a stingy church lends a valuable magic item to an adventurer who has no guarantee of returning alive, you know how important a saint is to the church.

I'm not much of a woman.

Cut the crap. I'm going to take it apart now.

Under Riso-san's command, we quietly begin to dismantle the chimera.

It's hard to know when it will be finished with this huge body unless we all work together.

"Oi, furball, you can eat this one too!

Coo!

With Lisow's permission, the mofos jumped into the pile of motes with great joy.

Yeah, let's wash the mohumoff after we finish dismantling it.

◆

That's about it.

When we finished dismantling the chimera, we stretched out wide and relaxed our bodies.

Water pressure!

Mr. Rameez cleans the chimera material with the magic of releasing high pressure water.

The high-pressure water not only cleans away the chimera's blood, but also the pieces of flesh that are stuck to it.

''You've got some useful magic, Heavenly Magic.

''Huh, I haven't gone through the ruins of ancient civilizations to study lost magic. This is one of the ways attack magic can be used.

Ah, the magic of high-pressure water flow is very useful! It's rather versatile, like cleaning the dirt on the walls and floor, and it can be used to get rid of the mobs.

''Oh, right. I'll need you to clean Fluffy as well.

''Okay........the creature is tasteless!

Rameez-san, who was thrown into the material, screams in surprise, but the mohumoftee seems to feel good about receiving the high-pressure water flow that hit him.

'Squeak squeak.'

Then he hums and rolls around in a rumble to get the dirt off.

'You're lying, right?　Even the huge body of an ogre is a magic that can blow away!

Ah, the water pressure is fine enough to blow the ogre away if you're Fluffy Fluffy.

And since both the chimera material and the Fluffy Fluff are cleaned up, all that's left is to dry them with the warm air magic and store them in everyone's magic bags.

'Suman, my magic bag is already full to capacity.

'I'm not going in,' declares Roddy.

'I've had my fill.

Me too.

Next, Foka-san and Lisou-san also declare that the magic bag is full.

''As expected, with such a large size, even a magic bag wouldn't be able to fill it.

'Hmmm, your sack doesn't have much of a capacity. I can still fit in mine.

As expected of an expert in exploring ruins, it seems that Ramise's magic bag has a larger capacity than everyone else's. It's a good thing that she is an expert in exploring ruins, because it's the best way to take out rare materials safely in a dangerous place, rather than going back and forth repeatedly.

It's best to carry a large-capacity magic bag rather than going back and forth to take out rare materials safely in a dangerous place.

Then, the leftover material is packed into me and Lamaze's magic bag.

'The boy's magic bag has quite a bit of capacity too.

No, it's not that big of a deal.

But it's a magic bag made of everyday materials, so I'm not too sure of its capacity.

Hmm, limit of capacity.

And Mr. Rameys' magic bag is full to capacity.

'Alas, we'll have to leave the rest behind. Well, if it's bones and scales, the demons won't be interested in it.

"Oh, Mr. Ramies, my magic bag will still fit in there.

'What?!'

Rameez gives me a surprised look, but in fact I've only used less than half of my magic bag's capacity.

Oh, hey. How much can you fit in that magic bag?

'Huh?　Yes, with this chimera material, I'm sure we could fit a few hundred of them in, right?

""Hundreds!"

I answered Mr. Rameys' question and for some reason everyone looked at me in amazement.

'Shh, I can't believe it!　My magic bag is one of the largest capacity magic bags ever unearthed!

Huh?　One of the largest?　With the capacity of that bag, I think it's the average capacity of a commercial magic bag.

''No, no, it's not much of a capacity compared to a military magic bag.

Yes, the magic bag used for the military usually held several years' worth of reserves.

The capacity of my magic bag is very small compared to that.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.　Because if you can take it all home with you, that's all the better.

Well that's true too.

Lissou-san agrees with Roddy-san's words.

I don't know what it is, but I guess it's fine if everyone agrees.

''Then we'll just get rid of the leftover meat and motu.......Huh?

Standing up, Roddy nodded his head.

''What's the matter, Seiran?''

No. Where's the meat and motivation?

""What?"

At Roddy's words, we looked around.

But we couldn't find any chimera meat or meat.

The only thing that existed was the blood of the chimera that was spilled during the demolition.

"..........

Naturally, everyone's eyes are drawn to the mofo.

'Cuong?'

What's Fluffy?　He looks at me as if to say, "I'm not sure.

'Maybe you ate them all?'

Cuong!

Fluffy Moffy replied with a heartbeat that he was right.

'"I ate it all!"?

Even the S-ranked adventurers were surprised by this.

In fact, I was surprised too.

"I can't believe it, where did that much meat disappear from my body?

Well, well, you eat a lot.

I don't think that's the point, saint.

I knew there was something wrong with this monster.

Hmm, I didn't think you'd eat it all.

'You're that hungry?'

'It's not like you were hungry or anything!　What are you really, that demon!

It seems that Rameez-san is curious about the Fluffy Fluff race.

Well, I'm curious too.

What kind of race are you really?

You're not going to be able to do that.

After we finished retrieving the chimera's materials, we washed off the blood in the courtyard before resuming our search.

If we leave it like that, other demons might smell the blood and come to us.

''I don't see any demons around here.

Foca was right.

Unlike the entrance, there weren't any demons at all in the building further back than the courtyard.

When I also used my exploration magic to check the demon's reaction, I found something strange.

''Strange, there are demons reacting around here as well, but there's no sign of them moving.

I'm not moving?

Hearing that the demon's reaction wasn't moving, Lissou-san wondered.

'It's too dark to say for sure, but it's not yet time for the demon to sleep, is it?

Yes, but the demons are not moving, as they have magically detected.

Technically, the demons in the building beyond the courtyard are.

The demons near the entrance where we entered are still moving.

However, the demons on this side of the building are not moving as if time has stopped.

"The demons here may be disciplined.

Are you being disciplined?

Lisou-san shows interest in my words.

''Ah, the attempted treason of the Knights of the Order as an example.

And Mr. Roddy popped his hand.

'What is this attempted treason of the Order?

Foka-san, who seems to have never heard of that incident, nods her head.

"You don't know about it, saint? It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

'Well!　How could you control a demon?

As a priest in the service of God, Foka-san can't believe that a demon that does people harm would follow human commands.

It's a good idea to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're doing.

In fact, my Fluffy Mofu is a bit selfish, but he listens to me.

Demons that obey human orders, right? As I recall, there was research on such demons during the era of ancient civilization.

Is that so?

Yeah, they've been developing it to fight demons.

Oh, come to think of it, there was a guy who was doing similar research at the research institute I used to work at.

We were in different departments, so I didn't know the details of his research.

My boss said, "Researching magic items and magic is much safer and easier to use than researching demons and chimeras that are in danger of going out of control, etc.!　That's why we're better than you! I think he said that.

I feel like there was some personal feelings in the middle of it, but well, that was a long time ago.

And so, after moving around while avoiding the demons that we detected with our exploration magic, we arrived at the end of the street.

I'm not sure if both rooms were used as a storage room or not, but they didn't contain much stuff.

'It would have been nice to have some magic items,'

There's no such thing as a magic item that's so convenient.

It used to be a materials storage area, but it's been falling into disuse for years. There are no shelves with preservation magic and no magic bags, so it seems to be a place to store trivial items. Well, let's go back to the previous fork in the road.

I couldn't find anything of value, so I had to give up and go back down the aisle.

However, I felt uncomfortable with this passage.

"Why did they go out of their way to put the materials storage in another room?

It would have been better to have one large room then.

And it's odd that the rooms are two across the aisle.

I touch the dead-end wall of the passage that straddles the two rooms and tap it lightly.

'Hmm?'

And at the discomfort of the sound I heard, I tapped on the floor to check the discomfort.

'What's wrong boy?　Are we going back?

Roddy, who wondered why I didn't seem to be coming back, came over to me.

"Please go back ahead of me. I'll catch up with you soon.

What have you found?

I'm not sure I...

As I was probing the wall again, I noticed that one spot on the wall wobbled unnaturally.

But there was no gap or protrusion in the wall.

It's a flat wall.

But you can feel the wobble in your hand.

I pushed in the wobbly part and heard something move with a heavy sound.

And in the next moment, the white wall slides sideways and a door appears from within.

''What the hell is this?

Roddy, who had been watching the whole thing, shouted in surprise.

'What's going on?　.........oh?　What's that door!

Lisou-san and the others who came back after hearing the sound also shouted in surprise.

''It seems that there was a switch hidden in the wall that moved the wall with illusion magic.

This is a double concealment, hiding the back room with a physical wall and only hiding the switch area around the wall with illusionary magic.

It seems that the owner of this ruin wanted to hide this room very badly.

''Discovering a hidden door, does the boy know a lot about thieves' technology?

How many skills do you think you'll learn at such a young age?

And you're a godson.

....

Roddy and the others praise me so much, but compared to the people who taught me skills, the skills I've learned are really nothing.

It's a good thing that my skills are only an imitation of the best. I was trained to do everything from production to processing, field work, exploration and recovery all by myself, to be able to handle a long period of time when I had to act alone.

"'No, I don't think that's a passing thing or anything.

Huh?　I don't think so.

It's only a handy poor person to be able to do everything by yourself.

The people who taught me things said it was a passing grade.

It's a good thing that the people who taught me to do things are not as good as the ones I taught. Having that much skill is clearly not normal.

"What kind of fierce men are the ones who taught the boy things?

Demons, to put it mildly.

As far as I'm concerned, they're not very good people.

As far as I'm concerned, they're not ungrateful.

I knew he must be a godson to be able to do so many things!

No, so I'm not a godson.

For that matter, let's go inside.

After confirming that there were no demons in the room with exploration magic, we entered the room.

✦After confirming that there were no demons in the room with exploration magic, we entered the room.

'This?!'

Mr. Ramise exclaimed in surprise.

Inside the hidden room was a forest of bookshelves, filled to the brim with books.

''Is this........a storeroom?

Yes, just as Rameez said, it was a storeroom.

That's all these books?　That's a lot of space!

From what I could see from the magic of the light, the size of this storeroom was something like 30 meters wide and 40 meters deep.

It's a decent size for a library of a previous life.

But Lamaze says it's quite large, and I wonder if there aren't too many people reading books in this day and age.

It's a library in the hidden room. That's a fancy hiding place.

Mr. Roddy is whistling and quickly rummaging through the books to see if he can find any money.

Is this a book in an ancient language?　Hmmm, I don't think I've ever seen this language before. I don't think I know any ancient language.　So it's the remains of an even older civilization!

Rameez-san is immediately engrossed in the books on the bookshelf.

But what kind of character does Ramise, an S-ranked adventurer and researcher, know about the ancient story that she doesn't know?

Intrigued, I look at the shelves for an affordable book.

''Um, the demon ecology book ... is this good?''

I picked up a book I found at random and recommended reading it while flipping through it.

''Hmmm, I wonder if this is a hypothetical paper about a demon king that should theoretically exist.

Do you hypothesize the existence of a demon that reaches the top of the demon's ecosystem and could be the natural enemy of the dragon?

Is it possible to prove the existence of a demon king who may have existed in the past by studying ancient ruins, local legends, and the demon's habitat?

That's quite an interesting story.

"....

I looked up from my book, and for some reason, Mr. Ramise looked at Koch and opened his mouth in a poke.

'What's the matter, Mr. Ramise?'

Can you read it?

Huh?　Oh, come to think of it, I could read it normally.

Yes, I could read it.

"Hey, read this!

With that, Ramise holds out a book to me.

'Well, it's called "The Nutrition of Demonic Foods".

It's a common research on animals.

If it's strong monster meat, it should be nourishing.

You can read the ancient language.

No, I can read it, or rather, it was the native language of my previous life.

''With all that skill, you even have a deep knowledge of ancient civilizations!

Lisou-san rolls his eyes, wondering if he still has a drawer.

''You're so bright in academia as well, I think you're a godson after all!

Sheesh, Foka-san rehashed that story again.

I'm not a godson, you know.

I'm not a godson. But I don't want them to show too many hidden claws. It's a bit depressing.

Don't screw it up, Mr. Roddy!

'But I have dear women to support me!　We're not losing on that score!

Oh, he's relatively healthy.

Can you read this?　Because of the similarity and the slight difference in grammar, the content of this book is not the same as this one!　Is this a different language!　Or is there something wrong with my translation!

The cover of the book that was offered to me said, "The Nutrition of Demonic Ingredients", which was also written on the cover of the book.

It looks the same, but...

As I looked inside, though, I could somehow understand Lamaze's question.

Oh, this book is written in a northern accent, isn't it?

"An ancient accent...?

An accent or a dialect.

Well, I miss it.

There was a time when a guy from the north and a guy from the south working in the same lab got into a disagreement, and I wondered what was going on, but it turned out to be that the accent was the reason why they weren't talking to each other.

At that time, we were all amazed that we had been able to have a good conversation.

I was immersed in nostalgic memories for a moment, when I saw Ramise shivering in a panic.

'What a surprise!　Surely if ancient civilizations have a concept of a nation, it's no wonder the language has an accent from land to land!　Why didn't I see this coming?!

Then Mr. Rameys snatches the book from me and sits down on the floor and begins to read it single-mindedly

Furthermore, I'm in full research mode, pulling paper and ink out of my magic bag.

'Right!　Then this sentence would be written in a dialect and local accent!　So what does this accent mean...

Mr. Ramise's head snaps up again, unsure of the meaning of the dialect in the book.

'Well....'

I check the genre descriptions on the bookshelf and look for the book I want to read.

Oh, here it is. Mr. Ramies, it looks like this is the standard language version.

I hold out the new translation of Demonic Food Nutrition from the bookshelf to Mr. Ramise.

'Oh!'　This is a book written in an ancient language, or perhaps a standard language version!　I appreciate it!

Mr. Rameys, who had gotten the new translation, compared the two books with great delight.

'Oh, I know!　I know!　Okay, so a lot of the characters you couldn't read before were accents and dialects in ancient civilizations, and that was a foreign language!

It's literally a big splash.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have the same thing in the same way as the original.

I had a hard time translating the magician's characters too.

''Good grief, with the Heavenly Magic being like that, it's no time to explore.

Mr. Lissou looks at Mr. Ramise with a dumbfounded look on his face.

'Well, it's about time. Let's spend the night in this stacks today.'

Following Lisou-san's instructions, we, with the exception of Ramise and Foca, checked the safety of the storeroom.

''With our exploration magic, there was no sign of demons inside the stacks or outside the room.

I didn't see any mimics or floor-eaters with my own eyes.

Same here. You're lucky the demons on our side aren't moving.

It is true that if the demons stay in one place and don't move, they will be very grateful when they camp out.

However, you can't build a fire if you're going to sleep by the book.

Ah, it might be a bit inconvenient in that sense.

I think it's probably fireproofed, but if we set fire to it indoors, there's a risk that the security golem will start moving and attack us.

We decided to have a lonely dinner of portable food.

'Here you go, though, I can't build a fire, so this is just soup that I put back in hot water.

I make a simple dried meat soup with the magic of water magic applied to produce hot water.

Well, you can't boil it, so I really just put it in hot water.

It's so convenient to use a spell to make hot water. I'm jealous of your sister.

Foka-san seems to be very interested in the magic of producing hot water.

'I'll tell you what it is?　And if Foka-san can use recovery magic, she'll be able to learn this level of magic in plenty of time.

Oh, you sure?　That kind of rare magical knowledge is very valuable, isn't it?

'No, this level of magic isn't rare. It's simply that some people don't learn it simply because they should learn more useful magic.

Oh, so that's how it works. I thought wizards were supposed to practice simple magic first.

In fact, young people surprisingly do not learn magic that is useful in their lives.

It's because you can buy a magic item with the same effect and use it immediately, rather than bothering to learn it.

The only people who learned such magic were housewives and people in the past.

''Heavenly magic...........looks like it's still no good. They're eating it first!''

....

Mr. Lissou called out to me, but Mr. Rameez was busy deciphering the book.

Come to think of it, in this era, I was living in ancient times.

I'm surprised that a book written in ordinary language is treated as ancient.

'....Ah...'

And then I realized something.

"Maybe...

After finishing my meal, I examine the genres on the bookshelves.

The books on the shelves are quite biased.

The contents of this library are heavily weighted toward books on demons.

Maybe this ruin is a laboratory for studying demons.

''There it is.

I was looking for a bookcase of history books.

This is where I would find...

In this place, there might be a book about the history of my previous life after my death, such as the Inner Sea and the collapse of the Celestial Continent.

In other words, it's a chance to learn about history that I don't know.

As usual, there are only books on the history of demons on the bookshelf, but among them I find a book written after my time.

The white disaster from beyond... the king of demonic beasts, the golden claw that shattered the war?　It's kind of abstract. Let's look at some of the other books.

I open up some more books and research the history of my death and the existence of the White Disaster or something like that.

And it turns out that....

"Apparently, a powerful hexenbiest showed up in the middle of a fight with a hexenbiest, so the fight was a bit of a blur, wasn't it?

I read further into the book.

'For Sole, the karma of the magician who made a new sea in the earth, the karma of the magician who shattered the earth in the sky, did not work...'

Hmm?　Could this be about the Inner Sea or the Celestial Continent?

I wish it was explained from a more objective point of view.

I don't know, many of the books written in later times were written from a subjective point of view, or rather, from a strange emotional point of view.

Well, I guess you could tell that the author who wrote the book was very excited about it.

At any rate, as for the Inner Ocean and the Celestial Continent, I think I've understood that they were created by the escalating war.

If that's the case, the Forest of Monsters was probably created for the same reason.

But what is this white disaster all about?

It's true that I've heard of a few white demons, but was there ever a demon strong enough to be called a disaster?

Is it a powerful demon lurking somewhere in this world, or is it a demon from the world of demons?

But it seems that this demon called the White Calamity had a great impact on the battle against the demons.

And at the end of the last book that was written about the research that had been conducted at the institute, there was this description

At the end of the book, it says: "We have succeeded in taking a part of the White Woe from its body. With it, we will be able to obtain the means to fight the White Mischief. In the meantime, even the demons will not be our enemy.

Hmmm, apparently the purpose of this institute was to find a way to counter the white disaster?

Kyu?

And as I was engrossed in my book, a mofo squirmed at my feet.

'Come to think of it, you're a white demon too, aren't you?

But, well, there's no way this guy is a white disaster.

It's because it's so small, and it can't even compare to me.

"Bajaj.

Oh, don't bite the pants off your pants!

Cuong!

When I tapped him on the head with a peck, the mofo showed his belly to say sorry.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this guy isn't a white disaster after all.

There's not a shred of wildness in sight.