"They found the ruins of an ancient town."
Riella, who returned from the Adventurers Guild at the end of the year, came back with news that a new ruin had been discovered.
"Heh, did you find anything unusual?
Cucumber ~
Mina, who has already done her job this year, is unusual and moody.
Moh-mov also feels like a fish opening on a heated carpet.
"It seemed like a really normal town, and there wasn't much to it."
I'm sorry.
"But instead, I found a lot of books that could be used as research materials for social sex at the time."
"What kind of social sex?
"To put it plainly, the common sense of the time, the rituals, the fashions, etc."
When Gyro leans his neck against an unfamiliar word, Norb answers while pouring tea. [M]
"Yeah, so one of the researchers just translated some of the material, and I found some interesting information in it."
"" "" "" Interesting information?
When we catch on to Riella's words, she smiles.
"Yes, what a book about New Year's rituals!
"New Year's Ritual!?"
"That's another great time."
"That's right. I can't believe we're talking about ancient New Year's rituals in the New Year's."
"So, what kind of ritual?
Everyone is obsessed with Liliera because she's done cleaning and preparing for New Year's Eve.
"Everything seems to be a fortune for the New Year by climbing a mountain called the Shikoku Mountain and seeing the first sunrise."
"Seeing the first sunrise and divination?
"Is climbing a mountain a place of faith like a church sanctuary?
"Ah, I'll be there in a couple of hours by flight magic.
"Oh, you're so close to surprise... huh?
"You know what, brother!?"
"Yeah, I think it's Desma's first sunrise."
"" "" Deathma First Sunrise!? "" "
"Wow, that sounds interesting.Let's go!
And gyro said you wanted to go to the first sunrise. [M]
"Er, it's troublesome. Let's relax at home."
Cucumber ~
But Mina-san and Mohmov seem to want to be quiet.
"Try your luck and you'll get lucky again this year!
"It might be nice to celebrate the New Year in a clean way."
But Mr. Megli and Mr. Norb seem to be getting along.
That's three to two.
"What about Liliera?
All that remains is me and Mr. Liliera.
"Well, I just got back, so I'd like to relax... either way."
Is Liliera either good or bad?
"Well, either way, I think it's going to be a lot of trouble."
"Yes? Did you say something?
"Yeah, it's nothing.What do you want with Mr. Lex?
"That's right, I..."
Deathma's first sunrise... I've been listening to you in my previous life, but you've been busy working as a hero.
I mean, I think it was a terrible story about the boulders that there was no rest time for world peace.
... yeah, I made up my mind!I've decided to live in the world, and I'm about to get my first sunrise!
This is New Year's Adventure, too!
"All right, let's go!
"" I did it!
"Huh?" Cumming ~ "
Glad Gyro, and sorry Mina and Mohmov.
Okay, let's get ready to go.
And Liliera begins to prepare to go out solemnly.
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"Why didn't you object to me!!"
While climbing the mountain, Riella suddenly screamed about it.
"What's the matter, Mr. Liliera?
"What's wrong?No, it's not! Why do I have to climb up a mountain where the snow blows away!? "
"Because it's the first time I've climbed the Mountain of Death."
"The words are too disturbing!?"
"Exactly the Mountains of Death, commonly known as Death Mountain."
Yes, Desma stands for Death Mountain.
"More directly dangerous words!?"
"But is this too dangerous for boulders?The snowstorm is also dangerous, but the monster is strong just now... shouldn't I fly in the sky with flight magic?
And Norb told me to fly to the top of the mountain while enduring the monster attack.
"No, I can't fly."
"Why can't you?
"Sometimes the blizzard gives me bad vision, but the Death Mountain sky has a magical storm that makes magic run wild."
"Magic Storm!? What is that!?"
That's right.With this, you can't go through the Death Mountain to the other side of the land, so you have to make a deliberate detour.
Because the neighboring lords used it to collect toll taxes and so on, they called it the Death (in a war sense) Mountain.
"Everyone's gear has cold protection, so the cold should be covered a lot.It also has underwater respiratory function, so don't worry if you get caught in an avalanche, you won't suffocate. "
"" "" "I'm not at all relieved!!" ""
"Now, let's hurry to the top before dawn!
"I knew I was home!!"
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"Ah, here we are..."
We managed to get to the summit of Death Mountain before dawn.
They were attacked by a swarm of mutant monsters along the way, and the mutants caused an avalanche.
"Hah, I'm tired!"
Everyone breathes loudly into the ground.
Yes, good day.
I'll give everyone the hot potion I took out of the magic bag.
"Thank you."
"Ha-ha, did it happen?"
Everyone is drinking a hot potion with a nice face.
"All we have to do is wait for the sun to rise."
"Cucumber"
Mina wraps Mohmov around her neck like a muffler and sits on a nearby rock.
"Yeah, we just have to wait for him to come."
"" "" "" "" He?"Cu"? "Cu"?
Everybody, huh? What are you talking about?I'll look at it with my face.
Yeah, speaking of beginners, it doesn't start without him.
"Hey, who's this guy?Anybody coming?
Oh, you didn't explain him to everybody.
"That's true....."
That was when I tried to explain him.
Suddenly dazzling light illuminated us.
"Eh? Dawn?
"But aren't you strangely dazzled about that?
"I mean, I feel a lot of sunlight nearby... but is that what it feels like because it's on the mountain?
"... there's something shining there"
In surprise that everyone has arrived in the morning, Megli points out the sole that appeared in front of us.
"Once a year, the magic storm stops only on New Year's Day, and the Great Spirit comes from the Spirit Realm aiming for that moment.Its name is also Rising Elemental, commonly known as the Spirit of the First Sunrise.That's him. "
"Spirit of the first sunrise!?"
In fact, it's a spirit of light that resembles the light of the sun.
"Defeating him and getting the first materials of the year is the New Year's hunt that was popular among the adventurers of the day!
"" "What is that?!" "
"Funny! Let's hunt materials for the new year!
Now the motivated gyro storms into the rising element.
He took advantage of his flame attribute enhancements to compete with maximum acceleration and maximum power from the front.
"How dare you!?"
"Gyrooooooooo!?"
"Ah, Gyro-kun got hit by a counter and blown away!?"
"Wow, I just jumped like a slime and rolled down the slope of the mountain."
"Gyrowow!!"
As Megli and the others explain, Mina rushes to retrieve you.
"Oh, yeah.Rising Elemental is quite strong because it is a great spirit.Make every effort to enhance your attributes. "
"" "Say that first!!" "
That's how our first New Year's hunt began.
Everyone challenges Rising Elements with full attribute enhancement, but struggles with Rising Elemental opponents who can move at the speed of light.
Especially Norb, a local attribute, was remarkably incompatible in terms of speed.
"Guys, don't be fooled by the speed of the opponent.The opponent is light, so poke at the weakness of light!
"What is the weakness of light!?"
"So, how do spirits defeat them!?"
Huh? You've never fought spirits before?
I see. That's why you've been struggling so hard.
Fighting spirits is a big difference between knowing and not knowing the tricks.
"Spirits of light, by their very nature, weaken when dispersed!So... Waterjail!
I can trap the rising element in a water cage with a watermagic waterjail.
The water cage covered the whole area 360 degrees, more like a room without a door than a cage.
The trapped rising element emitted light to destroy the cage, but the light did not diffuse to destroy it.
"... if you lock yourself in a water cage that spreads light like this, the attack will spread and weaken significantly, and if you try to get through the water with the same logic, it will weaken significantly and slow down temporarily."
The rising element passes directly through the water cage because the light did not pass through.
In fact, this cage is just water, so you can get out easily if you solve your breathing problems.
But this magic is quite effective because the rising element decreases its power when light spreads.
"And when did you come out of the water cage... go!And you just have to take it down like this. "
I penetrate the nucleus aiming at the timing when the weakened rising element comes out of the cage.
"No, I just knocked you down."
"Ah."
Shit. I thought it was just right for everyone's training in Spirit Combat, but I accidentally knocked it down!
I mean, rising elements are unexpectedly weak.
It seems like I've heard the story of the first days of my previous life, and I think I've learned a lot about rising elements.
Was it a weak rising element this time?
And all of a sudden, the rising element's body shined even more dazzling.
"No! Everybody!Collect the flying stuff!! "
"Eh!?"
At the same time, the rising element can play, and several lights bounce in all directions.
I grab one of them and everyone grabs the light the same way.
"Uhhhhh! Prepare yourself, Rising Elemento!?"
"Cat!? Huh? What is this!?"
And just back, Gyro, you got the light shards, too.
Yeah, in Gyro-kun's case, it hits a heavy face.
"What the hell is this?
Liliera asks me as she grabs the shiny shards.
"This is a rising element material.When I take down the rising element, it will rupture the material like before, so I need to collect it immediately, but the material is fragile and it flies far away, so the fallen material is broken and useless.And because the materials are glowing, it's impossible to retrieve the valuable materials. "
I still shine the material so that everyone can see it. [M]
"When the real day rises, this light will subside, so I'll see what materials I've got, see how rare they are, and take my chances."
"The more rare materials you get, the better off you are."
"Whew, I'm not fighting properly...."
Unfortunately, Gyro, who could not join the fight, comes with his shoulders down. [M]
So when everybody got together, the real first sunrise just came up from across the horizon.
"Wow...."
"Wow, things look so far away."
"This is amazing...."
When the light of the sun illuminates the earth, a vast world spreads beneath us, looking from above the high mountains.
It's not bad.
"Well, it was worth seeing."
Mina and the others who wanted to trouble Hatsumi also seemed to feel a boiling sensation in this scene.
"Whoa, what is this!?"
Turning to Gyro-kun's voice, there was a lump of semi-transparent stone with a yellow smell in his hand.
"Oh, that's a lump around the rising element's arm.Perfect for making light gear. "
Heh, light attribute equipment.That sounds interesting. "
"Lex! Is this!?"
"Mr. Lex, what is this?
Everyone asks me for an explanation in the hands of the rising elemental material that shines in the sun.
"Well, this is the focus of the rising element.Machine it into a tool, and you'll get a convenient tool to see the distance. "
"Ooh!
"This way...."
I will evaluate everyone's materials and teach them how to use them together.
Spirit materials can be sold or used, so you can use them as everyone wants.
"Tickling... cumming"
... Mohmov, spirits are not food.
"Now, my material... is that it?
"What's the matter, Mr. Lex?
As I look at the material I have, I tilt my neck, and everybody comes to me with something.
"Hmm, that's it...."
"What is this, a jewel?
Yes, what I got was a beautiful round stone as if it had been polished.
It's not just a stone, it's a very transparent yellow gem.
"If so, isn't it pretty big?
"Yeah, if this is really a gem, it's worth a fortune."
I guess so.Rising elemental material, palm-sized jewelry... this is probably an alley, right?
"Maybe this is the spiritual nucleus of the rising element."
"Nuclear?"
"Yes, the rising element is literally the nucleus of the human world....."
"That feels kind of expensive...."
Liliera is pointing to the spiritual nucleus of the rising element.
"The rarest material..."
"" "I knew it." "
Cucumber
What the hell is that?
After all, did you get the best materials?
Well, it's Mr. Lex.
"The luckiest thing this year is up to Mr. Lex."
Somehow, everybody takes it for granted that I got the best material.
"Either way, Lex took it down, and there's nothing to complain about."
Well, when I was told that, it wasn't so strong.
◆ Liliera ◆
Well, I've seen the first sunrise, so let's go home.
After confirming the materials, Mr. Lex stood up to go home after seeing the real first sunrise.
- He's depressed.
"Ah, you're going back through that hellish beast path again...."
Really?
I can't believe there was such a powerful monster in the mountains not so far from King's Landing....
Mr. Lex said that the monsters around here are territorially conscious, so they won't go out, but I'm still worried.
"It's tough...."
That's right.
Everyone sighs like me and wants to avoid fighting those monsters again.
"What are you talking about?This year, I'll train you not to pull your brother's leg!
In the meantime, only Gyro was alive. [M]
The battle was suddenly blown away, and when I came back, the battle was over, so I don't know how it felt.
But the truth is....
"I want to do that from tomorrow...."
Yeah, this is it.
That's why I want to go to bed.
Well, let's fly home today.
And Mr. Lex, who was listening to us, suggested flying home.
That's right, it's best to fly home... huh?
Looks like everybody noticed how funny Mr. Lex's words are, huh?and twisted his neck.
"Hey, Mr. Lex.What do you mean, flying home?
Maybe you didn't have to go all the way up the mountain!?
"Because today is the day when the annual magic storm stops.I can fly home when I get home. "
Nh... uhh... what?
Wait, wait, wait!I can't catch up! I climbed the mountain because the magic storm was blowing and dangerous, but the magic storm stopped so I could fly home!?
"" "" "" Why didn't you tell me before climbing it? "" "
This was our undoubted heart.
"Huh? Because in order to defeat the rising element, it's better to aim immediately after appearance.Then you'll have to stay at the top of the mountain before the magic storm stops.
"" "" I didn't climb up to kill monsters in the first place! "" "
Thus, when we returned to the Mansion of King's Landing early in the year, we fell asleep as if we had died in bed.