93-93. To Mt. Tennorth

Before leaving the town, I had received a map of the Harkard Empire from the old man who bought me the dragon's liver.

It seems that there is a place called Shamud Village near Mount Ten North.

First of all, let's stop by there and collect information on Ten North Mountain.

It is quite far.

It will take at least fifteen days to arrive.

Looking at the map, the Harkard Empire seems to be a rather large country.

The territory itself is considerably larger than the Kingdom of Clenfoss.

Even so, the forces seem to be evenly matched, is it because the beastmen are good at fighting?

We continue walking towards the village of Shamud.

Again, we wanted to get to Ten North Mountain as soon as possible, so we didn't hunt demons along the way.

On the way, we stopped at the imperial capital to buy supplies and other things, and after ten days of long travel, we arrived at Shamud after ten days.

''It's cold nyah~...''

Shamud was a very cold place.

Snow was falling steadily.

When I stopped by the imperial capital beforehand, I had heard that the village of Shamdouh was a cold place, so I wore heavy clothing.

However, to be honest, I don't feel the cold so much even though I'm wearing light clothes.

When I was in Japan, I was a bit of a cold person, but.....

Maybe it's because she has [Ice Resistance], but I'm not sure how it actually is.

Lenya, who doesn't have 【Ice Resistance】, looks very cold, shivering and shivering despite wearing thick clothes.

''But when you get to this point, the size of the mountain is overwhelming, as expected.

Mek muttered.

The Ten North Mountain was in the distance of his gaze.

The Ten North Mountain from Shamud Village was that big.

How many thousands of meters high was it?

It might even be bigger than Mt.

I'd like to gather information on the witch who lives in that mountain, but...

There's only a dragon here...

Surprisingly, I saw races other than the Dragon Men in the Imperial City.

There weren't any beastmen, but the humans seemed to live there, at least the ones other than me.

There seemed to be only dragonmen in this village.

Will they be taken advantage of?

You're a rare visitor. Welcome to Shamud Village.

A middle-aged woman with a mild expression on her face, a dragoness, approached us.

Then the dragonites gathered and looked at us curiously.

Apparently, there is a difference in culture between the dragon-humans living in this Shamud village and the dragon-humans living in the imperial capital and Almake.

The dragon people around here look kindly on the beastman Rainya, let alone humans.

Is it because the village is located far from the border that they do not have a bad impression of the different races?

Or is it just a village full of people with large vessels?

Well, I don't care either way.

At this rate, we'll be able to hear the story.

'I've been wondering if there might be a witch on Mount Ten North, have you heard any rumors or anything?

'What?　Witches in the Ten North Mountains?　I've never heard of you. I mean, if you're there, if you were, we're going to Ten North Mountain, you guys.

'Yes, but...'

No. No. That's the place where the Dragon God resides. You can't just walk in there and get killed.

The Dragon God?

That sure sounds like a bad guy.

You might not be able to beat the gods.

"Hey, come on, don't scare me. Godd*mn dragons don't have time for dragons and humans.

The dragon man who had been listening to the conversation said so.

I'm sure that even if you put that aside, there's no doubt that Ten North Mountain is a dangerous place with a nest of Ancient Dragons. I suggest you don't go there, and I don't think there are any witches there to begin with.

'Ancient dragons are another name for a terrible being.

Mek mutters in surprise.

'Are you strong?'

It's hard to know if they are strong or not because no one has ever faced an Ancient Dragon for real in this day and age. Well, according to the lore, they are capable of causing natural disasters.

That also sounds ... strong.

Hmm, I wonder if the Life Witch isn't here after all?

Are you looking for a witch?

A woman approached me from behind.

When I turned around to see the owner of the voice, I saw a petite dragon woman standing there.

'Yes, but...'

A few years ago, I went up to the Ten North Mountains just out of curiosity. I was attacked by a wyvern, and as I was about to die, the witch saved me.

Is that true?　Did that witch call herself the Witch of Life?

''The witch of life... if you say so, I guess it was... it was quite a long time ago and I was still a child, so I don't have a clear memory of it. But I certainly remember being saved by the witch-sama.

Do you know what part of the mountain they live in or something?

Well I do remember hearing that you live near the summit.

"The summit...

I look at the mountains.

It would be difficult for an ordinary person to live at the top of this mountain.

The air is probably thin, and more importantly, it looks deathly cold.

I wonder if the witch of life is using her magic to make it work?

'Oh, but come to think of it, the sight of you reminds me of that.

The dragoness turned her gaze to Meku and said.

'What did you remember when you saw me?'

'The witch saved me and then carried me close to the village, but then when she left, she returned looking like you.

What the hell?

Did he look like Meku, or did he go home as a stuffed animal?

I don't know what that means.

Does that mean you put a curse on yourself as well?

Why do I have to do that?

Meku is thinking about it, but he doesn't seem to understand.

I don't understand, but I think it's possible that the Witch of Life has put a curse on me. All right, let's get up Mount Ten-North right away!

We left the village and headed for Ten North Mountain.