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"Whoo."
A long whistle interrupted Rayn's thoughts. At the same time, the train under him shook slightly until it stopped. The surroundings also became noisy. It was obvious that the train had already arrived at the station while he was thinking.
"Rayn, Rayn, let's go quickly!"
Jumping down from the seat, Kanna immediately and excitedly pulled Rayn and ran outside. Rayn did not resist, but just picked up the greatsword leaning against the side and put it on his back. In the past four months, besides the growth of his strength, his height had also grown a lot. At least, it was already comparable to the greatsword. It didn't look as out of place as it did at first.
However, because of the greatsword that looked extremely heavy, their progress was not hindered at all. After all, no one wanted to be hit by such a thing.
When they got off the train, Kanna immediately opened her mouth and caught the falling snowflakes.
"So cold," her eyes immediately narrowed, a look of pleasure on her face. But soon, a hand chopped down on her forehead.
"Idiot, this is dirty."
Looking at the eyes that were separated by the hand chop, Rayn said in annoyance. The other places were fine, but this was a train station. The gas from the train flew up and contaminated the falling snowflakes. Although she wouldn't get sick, Rayn didn't want her to eat everything.
"I was wrong," she admitted her mistake very straightforwardly, which made Rayn lose his temper.
"Let's go. Let's go to North Peak Town and ask about the situation first."
Looking at the sky, Rayn quickly looked away. The snowy sky was dim, and he couldn't tell what time it was now. But according to the time reported on the train before, it should be around afternoon. The size of a mountain range, even with Kanna's perception, it would be difficult to find them. Although he was not afraid of the cold, Rayn didn't want to wander around the mountain like a fool with Kanna.
So, Rayn could only go to the town that issued the mission first to ask for clues. At least, he needed a general direction, so that he wouldn't search around like a headless fly.
"Whoo, let's go!"
Kanna raised her little fist and held Rayn's hand, issuing a declaration of advance. Rayn also walked out of the town, leaving two pairs of footprints of different sizes.
In a place where snow was falling heavily, it was extremely difficult to find a vehicle to go to other towns. It took a long time for Rayn to find a carriage to North Peak Town.
Opening the curtain of the carriage, a father and son were already sitting inside. There were faint traces of magic on the adult's body. It was obvious that he was also a mage. From his aura, he didn't seem very strong. And Rayn's appearance also attracted the attention of the father and son, especially the greatsword on Rayn's back.
Ignoring the two, Rayn carried Kanna onto the carriage, and then he also got on.
"Phew."
Without the feeling of wind and snow, Rayn let out a sigh of relief and at the same time patted the snow on his body. As for Kanna, she didn't care about the snow on her body at all. Or rather, just by getting on the carriage, the wet feeling on her body disappeared. As a dragon, the clothes on her body were actually transformed from dragon scales. Just an unconscious operation was enough to remove the debris on her body. She was playing with a snowball in her hand with great interest.
"..."
Rayn, who was patting his clothes, noticed that someone was looking at him and immediately turned his head. He saw the black-haired child looking at him, or more precisely, at the greatsword on his back. And after seeing him look over, the child quickly looked away, pretending to look around casually.
"Sorry, this child is a bit curious."
The adult next to him could only show an apologetic smile and nod lightly. In fact, it was not just the child, he himself was also very curious. From Rayn's attire, it was obvious that he was a mage. Otherwise, he would not be able to hold a weapon that looked extremely heavy. He also brought a little girl with horns and a tail with him. It could be said that he was strange from head to toe.
If he had to, he still didn't want to provoke these two. Even though Rayn's appearance looked like a child.
"It's nothing," Rayn shook his head and didn't care. He took off the greatsword and sat opposite the father and son with Kanna.
The father didn't want to provoke Rayn easily, and Rayn also noticed his thoughts, so he didn't take the initiative to speak. He just watched the tracks left on the snow with Kanna, occasionally speaking softly.
On the way, Rayn noticed the black-haired child's occasional glances, but he quickly looked away. Rayn, who was used to this kind of gaze, pretended not to feel it.
When the weather was cold, the daytime was always very short. When they arrived at North Peak Town, the sky had already darkened. The town was already lit with warm lights.
"Boss, do you know where the mayor's house is?"
Rayn got off the carriage first and asked the driver of the carriage. The father and son, on the other hand, got off the carriage and left on their own.
"The mayor's house... go straight, then turn left, then go straight again, until you reach a very nice-looking place."
After thinking about it in his mind, the driver quickly pointed out the way to the mayor's house. Although he was not from this town, he often came and went, so he was more or less familiar with the place.
"Thank you," Rayn smiled brightly and thanked the boss.
He then pulled Kanna and walked in the direction the driver pointed.
"Father, is that person a mage!?"
The black-haired child, who was walking away from Rayn and the others, raised his head and asked his father excitedly. For a child of this age, becoming a mage and going on missions everywhere was a very cool adventure story.
"Yes, he should have accepted the mayor's mission. And he's not from around here."
At this time, without Rayn's presence, the man spoke without any scruples. As a resident of the town, he also knew about the recent encounter of the town. And Rayn and Kanna's clothes were completely unlike those of the people in the north. After all, in the cold weather, the two of them were not wearing thick clothes. This alone showed that they were not from the northern region.
Now that there were two mages who looked extraordinary in the town, the man almost immediately understood.
"That's great," the black-haired little boy said with a look of admiration.