I like traveling the most

Cold.

Cold that penetrates the bone marrow.

Cold that freezes the body and even the soul.

The weather was gloomy, and the sky was full of thick, low, gray-yellow turbid clouds. The wild wind mixed with white snow howled and ran wildly in the slums. It seemed to hold a sharp sword in its hand, which could pierce through the thick leather coat, not to mention the face exposed outside, which was cut by it again and again, and the pain was unbearable.

"Ah, I'm freezing to death! Seriously, if there is a general winter, please come out quickly! As long as you defeat it, it will become spring, right?"

In a ruin covered with ice and snow.

A young man with his hands clasped in front of his chest, his teeth chattering, and his body shivering, was shouting loudly at the dirty sky.

He had short black hair, and his height was between average and neither tall nor short. His physique might have been exercised and he was quite muscular. The cheap gray sportswear looked particularly suitable for him.

Only the sharp eyes of the triangular eyes made people remember, but now the domineering look has been lost because of the drooping eyes.

——Frozen.

After all, this is a world of ice and snow, and he is only wearing thin sportswear. In addition, he is still an ordinary person, so it is encouraging that he can hold on.

Will I catch a cold tomorrow? It will be bad if I catch a cold. No, will I reach "tomorrow" after all?

The triangular-eyed boy fell into deep thought.

While he was distracted, a bowl of steaming hot soup came into view.

"Okay, don't complain, Caiyue-kun, how could there be a winter general here? Even if there is, you can't defeat it at all, right?"

Sitting opposite is a young man of about 20 years old. Unlike the ordinary boy with only triangular eyes as a highlight, the man opposite is more handsome and handsome. Even in the ice and snow, he did not yell like him.

He is a reliable adult.

The two of them are currently the only two colorful existences in the vast snowy ruins.

"Here, drink some soup to warm yourself up."

"Thank you, Xiaolin."

The triangular-eyed boy took the steaming hot bowl and greedily absorbed the little bit of temperature. At the same time, he couldn't help complaining: "Do you want to help me find a piece of clothing first? I can't resist the cold like you, Xiaolin. I'm just an ordinary person."

"No hope. Whether it's food or clothes here, they are all frozen solid and can't be used at all."

"This is really bad news on top of the snow."

The words of the adults broke the boy's fantasy, as if telling him to face reality. Just like seeing the many lifelike human-shaped ice sculptures standing around them now.

"By the way, Caiyue, do you want to drink some wine to warm yourself up?"

"Wine?"

"Ah, I just found it in Rom's stolen goods warehouse. It's a very good thing."

"Thank goodness it can still survive."

The triangular-eyed boy looked at the ruins around him, and he was very sympathetic to the fact that it could survive the fierce cold shock wave like himself, but immediately expressed deep sympathy for it being about to be drunk.

They both unexpectedly share the same suffering?

Although it is strange to compare people and alcohol.

"How about it, do you want to drink?"

"Forget it, I'm not old enough to drink yet."

Only... this word may not be accurate, but only this persistence is like a shackle that binds him to do irreversible things, making him suppress his thoughts.

If he lets himself go, he might really become a villain who destroys the world.

"Can you stop being so immature, are you a junior high school student?"

"I'm a high school student!"

The adult male opposite seemed to be able to see through his heart. He didn't say the words that could kill people, but he could quickly understand what he meant.

Incredible person.

But I'm so angry, even if I need the other party's help every time, I'm still angry!

Then he drank a bowl of hot soup in revenge.

"Delicious!"

The triangular-eyed boy exclaimed.

He didn't expect that the other party could make such delicious hot soup in the extreme lack of various resources. How versatile is he?

Doraemon? !

The steaming liquid flowed into his stomach, and the heat flow warmed his body from top to bottom, making his frozen body active again, and a comfortable expression appeared on his face.

But immediately, the action of drinking soup stopped again.

"Wait a minute, Xiaolin! Where did the meat in this soup come from? Could it be an ice sculpture..."

"No."

"That's a cat..."

"No! Do you think I can fight against that behemoth?"

The other party rolled his eyes unhappily.

It seemed that he was troubled by his unwarranted delusion.

"Well... indeed."

After thinking about it, that cute little cat turned into such a terrifying existence after the death of its owner. Isn't the change too big? !

"This is just one of Rom's collections, so eat it with peace of mind. It's definitely not a mess."

"How many good things does Rom have? By the way, if there are so many good things, why did he only treat me with milk diluted with water? It's too stingy, isn't it?!"

Instead of being comforted, he became more resentful.

Really, is it necessary to be so fussy? The other party has now turned into an ice sculpture and can never move.

After a while.

The triangular-eyed boy asked: "I say, is it still alive now?"

"You mean Parker? He's probably dead. You saw the pillar of light that shot up into the sky just now, right? After that, the cat's aura dissipated, so he's probably dead."

"Really? There's a being in the capital that's stronger than Parker?"

"Yes. Didn't you see it all?"

The adult was not sad because of the death of his good friend, and he continued to stir the soup in the pot without any emotional fluctuations.

On the contrary, the triangular-eyed boy was silent and heard this sentence in a trance.

"Be strong and live on!"

"... Hey, so you're not in a trance?"

He couldn't help but complain loudly.

This is a sentence that everyone in the slums would say, and what they want to express is as simple as the literal meaning. But in this situation, no matter how strong you are, you can't live on, right?

"You're not frozen stupid, are you?"

"Maybe. If this continues, I might really have to go see the apple vendor."

"That's really good news."

"Is it good news?"

It's great to see that he still has the energy to complain.

But his purple cheeks look a bit unbearable. Even with the hot soup to relieve it, is it almost at the limit?

Just then, a figure appeared at the end of the ice and snow world. It was a gorgeously dressed and elegant girl. As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of the two.

She kept jumping back and forth on the beams, and came to the two in the blink of an eye.

"Welcome back, Liu Zi."

"Finally, you're back, Miss Liu Zi. If you wait a little longer, you will only see the cold me. But please don't get me wrong, I'm not pretending to be cool, but I'm really cold."

The reactions of the two were different.

The elegant girl said venomously: "The life and death of Lady Natsuki has nothing to do with me. Even if you are frozen to death like a bug on the roadside, I will not have the slightest sympathy, and I will even choose to turn a blind eye. I can guarantee this."

"Isn't the part of Miss Liu Zi's promise a bit strange?"

The depressed boy narrowed his eyes, making his already depressed triangular eyes narrower.

On the other side.

"Liu Zi, what's the situation?"

"As you think, Lord Kobayashi, the entire capital has been completely destroyed, and almost everyone has turned into ice sculptures. In addition, Lord Parker has also been attacked by someone. The opponent is a man with fiery red hair. Just one sword..."

"Is it the beam of light just now?"

"Yes."

The information brought by the girl was a little unexpected.

The death of a friend was expected, but he was killed with just a flat attack, and it was such a powerful existence. I really don't know what to say.

"Also, although the other party also has droopy eyes, he is much more handsome than Lady Natsuki."

"...Huh?"

"Much more handsome than Lady Natsuki."

"I know, no need to repeat it a second time! Anyway, I am just an ordinary person! Damn it!"

The triangular-eyed boy was completely broken by the girl's venomous tongue.

Looking back, I didn't do anything to her, right?

At most, I ran to the other party's master and cried bitterly, then hugged his legs and refused to let go, pestering him for help. Is it necessary to target me like this?

Even if I know that the other party is set to have a venomous tongue, it's too heartbreaking!

"But it doesn't matter, this is the cute point of Miss Liu Zi."

"You are really hopeless, Lady Natsuki."

The elegant girl is still venomous, but the boy is thick-skinned and doesn't care at all.

Papa--

"Okay, Liu Zi is back, let's sort out the information."

His words stopped the two from bickering.

"Don't look so serious. It's just to find the reason for failure and correct it. Relax."

Despite saying this, the triangular-eyed boy still looked very serious. Even though his consciousness was about to fly away, he still forced himself to remember the next words.

Chuckling.

"First of all, the main reason for this failure. Come on, Caiyue, what do you think it is?"

"Well... it should be that I didn't stop Satila from coming to the slums?"

"Bingo! Correct! Applause!"

The boy was not proud of answering the question correctly, but frowned and regretted his failure.

He was too stupid.

Although he deceived the other party with poor words and lies for a while, Satila's vigilance gradually increased over time, and finally she didn't trust him at all and ran to the slums, and finally she happened to run into the transaction and was killed.

This is the whole picture of the matter.

"That's right. After actively helping to find the badge, redeeming the badge first, choosing to change the transaction location, and then delaying time, none of these methods worked. In the end, no matter what you do, Satira will die."

"...Ah, I know."

"Then what did you find out from this, Natsuki-kun?"

"Hmm?"

The boy's triangular eyes were filled with confusion, and this stupidity was exactly the same as the stupid goddess.

It seems that even if you have special abilities, you still can't grasp the key points.

"Does Natsuki-kun know Steins; Gate?"

"Ah, I know, it's a masterpiece after all."

"Then you should know that no matter what efforts the protagonist makes to save the heroine, the final ending will end in tragedy. So, how did he break the situation?"

"You mean...deceiving yourself?"

"I'm telling you to look for external forces, idiot!"

As the saying goes, if you don't have enough IQ, you can make up for it with ability, but how long will you keep trying and failing?

Some people (Rintaro Okabe) jump 20,000 times and remain consistent, while others (Subaru Natsuki) completely collapse after doing it more than 80 times. If you want to accomplish great things, you should at least weigh your own weight, right?

It's obvious that the triangular-eyed boy in front of him doesn't have that potential.

"I always feel that you are looking down on me, Kobayashi."

"That's right, what's wrong?"

"...In general, people would euphemistically say it's a misunderstanding, but you're too straightforward, aren't you?!"

"I'm only targeting you, Natsuki-kun, you should be happy."

Is there any need to be happy?

The triangular-eyed boy kept scanning the master and servant in front of him. It can only be said that like master, like servant, both like to make fun of others.

"But even Xiaolin couldn't stop the hunter, so who should I ask for help?"

"Hey, I'll give you another chance to reorganize your words. Whose fault is it?"

"...I'm sorry. I was too proud of myself, so Xiaolin had no time to take care of this. I'm really sorry!"

He bowed his head and apologized.

That's the truth. If he hadn't been so flustered that he forgot to leave a message and Xiaolin came late, Satira would have been saved, the docile kitten wouldn't have gone crazy, and the capital wouldn't have become a country of ice and snow.

"But you can't put all the blame on you, Caiyuejun, and I was careless. After all, no one thought that even if the head and heart were destroyed, the hunter could still launch a sneak attack before dying. I was careless and didn't dodge!"

"Yes, if there was no Xiaolin, I would be helpless."

The two of them expressed admiration for the terrifying vitality of the hunter.

"No! If you say so, Kobayashi, can't you just deal with Elsa? Is it necessary to find a more powerful helper? Besides, where can I find a helper? Even Kobayashi, I found you only on the third try!"

"I just said that. What if I meet him? And isn't there a powerful helper who can defeat Parker with one move?"

"No, no, no, how can it be such a coincidence."

"Hehe, you can't say for sure."

The man smiled strangely, as if he didn't want him to find it, but just wanted him to remember it.

"Also, Nayuki-kun, there is one thing I hope you remember."

"What?"

"My magic can't revive you, so you have to remember that when you die, this (time) line will be completely erased. It has never happened. Do you understand?"

"Ah, probably."

Power has a higher priority than magic, so when he dies, he will return to the original fruit stand, instead of continuing this timeline again after resurrection.

In addition, Satira and Parker cannot be resurrected. Because they are half-elves and elves, resurrection magic can only work on tangible bodies... to be precise, people whose bodies will not dissipate.

"Okay, you can set off."

"Oh!"

The triangular-eyed boy was full of enthusiasm, but when he was about to set off, he suddenly asked a question.

"Xiao Lin, why do you want to help me?"

"It's sympathy. Because Caiyuejun and I are bound by something called blessing but actually cursed... or something, it's actually a lie."

"Huh?"

He was about to be moved to tears, but he held back his tears when he heard the other party say that.

"Caiyuejun, do you remember that thing?"

"Well... it's a line, my name is in front, Xiaolin's name is in the back?"

"Yes, that's the root cause."

"No, no, no, I don't understand what the reason is, okay?"

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to understand, after all, it's too troublesome to explain with your IQ."

"Hey!"

The triangular-eyed boy was very resistant to the ridicule of the reliable senior. But thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true.

Forget it, I won't be so fussy about it. After all, there is still a great task of saving thousands of people waiting for him to do.

"Then, I'm off."

"Bon voyage, Natsuki-kun."

The next moment, a head took off instantly.

"Ah, I didn't expect that my back would look like this."

This sentence appeared in the boy's mind before he closed his eyes, and then his consciousness was shrouded in thick black fog.

The warm sun fell on his body, dispelling his coldness. When he opened his eyes again, the surrounding ice and snow kingdom had turned into a colorful world, and the motionless ice sculptures had become lively people.

Hehehe, hahahaha——

He covered his mouth and couldn't help laughing.

Then, he raised his hands and shouted loudly under the astonished gaze of the pedestrians on the street and the owner of the apple vendor:

"Subaru Natsuki is setting sail again!"

"Just watch, I will definitely pass it this time!"