Chapter 790

Bear-san Receives Treasures

“I never thought I’d climb a mountain so many times.” (Yuna)

Kagali-san, Lize-san and I rode Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear to the top of the mountain.

“I was born and raised in this land, but this is my first time climbing a mountain.” (Lize)

“Really?” (Yuna)

“I wasn’t the kind of kid who liked to climb mountains, and I never went near one after the Ice Dragon settled there.” (Lize)

That was to be expected.

Only a few people who liked mountains would climb steep mountains.

I didn’t think there were any ordinary people who wanted to climb steep mountains.

Well, in my previous life, I’d thought a little about wanting to climb Mt. Fuji. But with my poor physical strength as a recluse, reaching the summit of Mt. Fuji was just a dream.

But now with the help of Bear Gear, Swaying Bear, and Hugging Bear, I think it would be easy to climb Mt. Fuji.

Out of nowhere, I heard a voice saying, “That wouldn’t count as climbing.”

I ignored that hallucination.

“Is this the aftereffect of a battle?” (Lize)

Lize-san pointed at a part of the mountain that had collapsed.

I saw it yesterday too. The mountain was in a terrible state because of the fight yesterday.

“Yes.” (Yuna)

“Are those bears?” (Lize)

“They were made to protect the town from the Ice Dragon’s cold when we fought it.” (Yuna)

I forgot to put them away.

I had to put them away before I went home.

Although there were no residents in the town, I couldn’t just leave them there.

In the town of Mileela, I made big bears to surround the kraken so that it wouldn’t escape. They were still there.

We had to make sure that this didn’t happen again the same way as what happened in the town of Mileela.

We reached the top of the mountain.

“So this is where the Ice Dragon lived.” (Lize)

Lize-san was looking around restlessly.

“I wonder if there’s any gold, silver, or treasures.” (Yuna)

I hummed to myself as I got off the Swaying Bear.

Kagali-san and Lize-san came along too.

“There are some treasures.” (Yuna)

However, there was no gold or silver.

“Are these Ice Dragon’s scales?” (Yuna)

Beautiful pale blue scales that seemed to belong to the Ice Dragon were lying around in the nest.

“They are beautiful.” (Lize)

Lize-san picked up a scale.

It was about the size of an open palm.

There were countless scales lying around.

“It might just have been leftover shedding.” (Kagali)

“But you know, she may have also left them behind as compensation for the trouble she caused us.” (Yuna)

If she didn’t ask me to visit her nest, I wouldn’t have come here to check.

If that had happened, someone else would have taken them in the future.

“It’s an Ice Dragon that has lived for many years. It must have known that its scales were valuable.” (Kagali)

Kryna Hark had also visited Ice Dragon to get some of its scales and horns.

I turned my attention to another interesting thing.

“Is Ice Dragon eggshell valuable?” (Yuna)

The most noticeable thing was probably the Ice Dragon eggshell.

It was a pale blue eggshell.

“Yes, they are.” (Kagali)

“I can understand why scales and horns are valuable, but what are eggshells used for?” (Yuna)

They couldn’t be used for weapons or armor.

“Hmm… When it comes to value, sometimes just being rare enough makes things valuable.” (Kagali)

It was true that things you couldn’t normally get your hands on would be considered valuable.

Even in my previous world, animals and plants that were scarce had rarity value.

Speaking of which, the situation with Ice Dragon eggshells was similar to that of the ivory in my previous world.

“For now, I’ll just take it.” (Yuna)

“That’s right.” (Kagali)

Let’s take what we could get.

It was not like it was going to cost us money to take it.

I made a box with earth magic and put the Ice Dragon scales in it.

“I’ll help too.” (Lize)

“Kuuun”

Lize-san, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear also helped collect the scales.

Kagali-san started wandering around the area.

“Do you want some too, Lize-san?” (Yuna)

While Lize was putting Ice Dragon scales into the box, I asked her.

“Well… they’re pretty, so I thought I’d try making some ornaments out of them. I haven’t worn any ornaments since the Ice Dragon appeared.” (Lize)

As expected of a girl…

Unlike me, she had a girlish way of thinking.

I wanted to shut up the mouth that kept talking about riches and treasures from a while ago.

I only saw the Ice Dragon scales as money.

That just showed how polluted my heart was.

“You can take whatever you want.” (Yuna)

“Are you sure?” (Lize)

“There’s plenty.” (Yuna)

It wasn’t like I had any intention of monopolizing them from the start.

If she wanted some, I would share them.

The problem was whether scales could be processed, but once exchanges with other towns were resumed, they might be able to process the scales.

Since it would be difficult for Lize-san to carry the scales home if I gave them to her here, I decided to put them in the bear box for now.

“Is this a claw?” (Lize)

As I put away the scales, she also found something that looked like an Ice Dragon’s claw and other things she couldn’t identify.

For now, I put away all the things that looked like Ice Dragon materials.

The problem was the eggshell. When the baby Ice Dragon came out of the egg, it broke into pieces.

I wanted to take it all home.

It was about as big as my chest.

I used earth magic to make a box about the same size as the egg.

I made a six-sided box so that only the front is open.

Then I carried the largest eggshell, placing it inside the box as well as the smaller pieces.

It was pale and beautiful.

If it was a game, it would have most likely been used as a material for potion or something, but I was not an alchemist and I didn’t have the power to synthesize it.

Like Kagali-san said, it might be alright to use it for interior decoration.

I think I should try to put together all the pieces of eggshell when I have the time.

I have to pick up all the pieces to do that.

Kagali-san helped me halfway through, and I was able to collect all the Ice Dragon’s materials.

“Thank you, Lize-san and Kagali-san.” (Yuna)

“Kuuun.”

“Thank you too, Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, too, of course.” (Yuna)

After collecting the Ice Dragon’s materials, Lize-san started walking and moved closer to the cliff.

“The view from the top of the mountain is so beautiful.” (Lize)

Lize-san’s long hair swayed in the wind.

I also moved next to Lize-san.

The view from the top of the mountain was clear, with white clouds floating, and the blue sea stretching out endlessly.

“It’s beautiful.” (Yuna)

Until now, I’d only come here to see the Ice Dragon and I even ended up fighting one here, so I never had the chance to take my time to look at the view.

People who climbed mountains probably did so to see such beautiful scenery.

It was moving even if I climbed on Swaying Bear or Hugging Bear.

If you climbed on your own two feet and saw this scenery, you may be even more moved.

That was probably why people climbed mountains on their own two feet.

“Thank you Yuna-san for bringing me here.” (Lize)

The frozen city shone in the sunlight.

It was not a good thing to say when you see a city with so many people frozen in it, but it was fantastical and beautiful.

Lize-san’s expression looked like she had sorted out her feelings.

Perhaps she wanted to see the Ice Dragon’s nest to sort out her feelings.

“How long do you guys intend to look at it?” (Kagali)

“That’s right. Let’s go home soon. Everyone might be worried.” (Lize)

Even though Lize-san said she had written a note, they might be worried if they knew we were heading to the top of the mountain where the Ice Dragon was.

We returned to the entrance of the mine.

“I was worried.” (Bollard)

“Sorry, Father.” (Lize)

She made him worried after all.

“I wanted to see the town from the top of the mountain.” (Lize)

“So how was it?” (Bollard)

“It was beautiful. I wanted to see it with Mother and Sister.” (Lize)

“Am I not included in that?” (Bollard)

“Of course, Father as well.”

We showed everyone what we got at the top of the mountain, and handed over Ice Dragon scales as promised to Lize-san.

“These are the Ice Dragon’s scales…” (Bollard)

“They are beautiful.” (Others)

I thought about something for a while before saying, “I’ll only take about half of it.”

Everyone was surprised by what I said.

“But these are from the Ice Dragon, and to give them to my daughter…” (Bollard)

“But the ice in the town will melt soon, and it will be a difficult time for everyone. By then, you should be able to travel by boats and ask for help nearby.” (Yuna)

The fisherman, Baran-san, was there to use the boat, and should be able to ask for help.

“At that time, you can use these as a proof that the Ice Dragon was there, and it had left now. You can say that you got them after Ice Dragon left.” (Yuna)

“That’s true.” (Bollard)

“Plus, it seems like you could make a decent amount of money if you sold them, so you can use those funds to help rebuild the town.” (Yuna)

I didn’t want to imagine this happening, but when the ice melts, there might be a chance that the people who were frozen might melt as well.

I knew this was a bad way to put it, but I think they would need manpower to make graves and things like that.

“That’s true. If you’re willing to give them to us, then I shall accept them.” (Bollard)

That was why I decided to leave half of the scales behind.

I also decided to give away some claws, and one horn.

The horn was big, so it was decided to be left at the entrance of the town.

Deciding so, I took out the bear bus, and we went to the town with everyone.

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