Volume 5 Chapter 63 Interlude： Huh？ What about the hot springs？ I want to know
What about the hot springs?
I want to know.
Yay! This is great. Awesome!
Randy, sliding at high speed on the silver reflecting the sun, laughed out loud.
The large wolf-like beast called Ice Wolf pulled Randy, who looked like he was water skiing.
Ice Wolves are beasts that originally live in the north and operate in packs.
They are tamed and raised by the Marquis Waldner's Knight group, using them for the mobility of high-speed units.
The original high-speed unit rides on a sled pulled by 2 Ice Wolves.
Still, the Ice Wolf's strength and endurance can produce speeds that are unmatched by frost horns.
This time, they are moving with 2 of those beasts pulling the sled that Randy and the others rode on...
"Hey, Leon. Are you okay?"
"If you're that worried, just hold on to me."
...Being close to the ground, the perceived speed is quite intense.
It's not the usual pair of 2 but a double team, similar to when quickly transporting a large load, and this sled carries 4 people──5 if you include the Knight driving it.
In other words, Randy, who was left out, is in a state similar to ski-joring, holding only the reins with short skis.
What would scare an ordinary person at this speed is nothing to Randy, who moves at incredible speed every day.
Plus, this time, he's well-equipped with cold-weather gear.
Thus, with ridiculous dynamic vision, abundant stamina, and unnecessarily high athletic ability...
And with a wolf that can dash across the snow, they set off...
"Alright, let's go, *Yamada*!"
"Awooo!"
Responding to Randy's call, the Ice Wolf, also known as Yamada──named by Randy──leapt over a small bump.
Randy, gaining momentum, bent his knees before the bump... and jumped as he landed on it.
Sparkling snow flew up as Randy crossed his skis in the air and spun.
Spinning rapidly, Randy scattered snowflakes in the air... and as he landed, he kicked up more snow and continued to glide.
"Yes! That was a perfect ten!"
"Airen nodded with a look of interest, saying, "That's interesting. Let's incorporate it into the squad next time," to Randy showing a triumphant pose."
Why Randy and the others were doing this... the time rewinds to just before dawn.
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"A hot spring?"
Airen blushed and nodded, responding with a "Yes" to Rolf's unexpected voice that was uncharacteristic of him.
Randy and the others had overcome "Catherine's strange way of speaking" with Catherine and Airen, but until Rolf's investigation results came out, they were about to take the wild action of "Shall we dig a hot spring?"
Airen, who put a stop to that, just now guided Randy and the others to Rolf's office.
As soon as they burst into the office, Airen declared, "Father, we will dig a hot spring," which led to Rolf's unexpected voice at the beginning.
"I hear that the Randolph boys can dig a hot spring..."
With heated eyes, he appealed to Rolf, but for Randy, it was a "Wait a minute" situation.
After all, they could dig, but it was uncertain whether a hot spring would come out.
Due to developing geothermal heating equipment, Victor had conducted various geological surveys, but Waldner's land had not done such things.
Even Victor, who was investigating, had only found a fault around the area near the neighboring Shadler territory.
Considering that there are mountains surrounding the Beast Forest and that there is already a dormant volcano, there might be a hot spring... at best.
Therefore, they thought they would dig among themselves, and if it worked out, it would be lucky.
If not, it would just be, "It didn't go well."
Additionally, Waldner is currently busy with the full revelation of [Pilgrim of Truth].
A hot spring and such...
"Father. If a hot spring comes out, we can bathe in it every day!"
...Airen, overly excited about the hot spring, pushed Rolf hard.
"Victor... can we really dig?"
Rolf stared at Randy over Airen's shoulder, and Randy shrugged, saying, "I can *dig*, but..."
Rolf nodded silently at Randy, who emphasized, "Just digging."
"Just digging, huh?"
Rolf, repeating Randy's words, began to rummage through a nearby bookshelf, saying, "Where did I put it..."
After pulling out several documents, Rolf brought one to him, exclaiming, "Oh, found it!"
"You know I run a copper mine, right?"
Randy nodded, replying, "Yeah," while his eyes fell on the offered document.
'Geological survey report for vein exploration'
Flipping through it, he found detailed information about the geology of the Marquis Waldner territory.
Of course, most of it was about the massive mountain range where the copper mine is located and the current geological report of the mine, but even that was a vast amount of geological data.
"This is..."
When Randy involuntarily made a bitter face, Rolf, smiling broadly, opened his mouth.
"You just had the incident with the [Pilgrim of Truth], right?"
With a meaningful smile, Rolf continued, questioning whether their major income source, the copper mine, had been tampered with.
A world with tools and magic for geological surveys.
If there are folks who can handle strange curses, they might have tampered with the ground.
For example, they could intentionally allow harmful substances to flow from the mine into the groundwater...
If that happens, they could attack Waldner with poisoning.
"We needed to investigate quickly... If we find hot springs during the survey, I'd want to dig!"
Randy couldn't stop his bitter smile at Rolf's grin, saying, "Want to dig, huh?"
Rolf patted Randy on the shoulder.
"Since we're at it, you should practice for the Victor Territory."
So Randy decided to head to the nearby mine town under the pretext of investigation, holding the geological report.
Following Airen's suggestion, he planned to take a quick nap before moving fast with Ice Wolf.
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And now...
"Ah! This might be fun!"
...Liz, who switched with Randy, joyfully glided over the snow, saying, "Yamada, let's pick up the speed!"
By the way, Leon and Airen had already experienced this before Liz.
Both of them, having trained daily, showed impressive gliding that rivaled Randy's.
Leon, in particular, displayed so many tricks that one might think he had talent in that field.
While Randy focused on big moves in the air, Leon showcased a more grounded style with smooth switches* and seductive spins like the batterie turn**.
*Switch: Sliding backward.
**Batterie Turn: A turn performed while lying low, almost flat.
Catherine secretly admired Leon's sexy gliding, keeping it a secret from him.
And currently, while Liz wasn't showing tricks, she exhibited her natural athleticism, showcasing remarkable speed skiing on short, hard-to-handle skis.
"Kya! It's so fast!"
Seeing Liz's joyful scream, Catherine, sitting next to Randy, shot him a sidelong glance.
"Isn't your girlfriend opening a dangerous door?"
"Isn't it good to be cheerful?"
Catherine muttered, "That's true," as she shrugged her shoulders at Randy, but then turned to him with a smirk.
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