Chapter 39

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Author: citrullus

Character cheat sheet. This is mainly for me, and people who took a break from the novel.

Yukiya Kitahara(北原雪哉) now (雪耶): The protagonist. A junior high student, 14, and now a Snow girl. Short black hair, beautiful pale skin.

Syuuji Kitahara(北原修司): Yukiya’s father, and owner of the Snow House.(雪乃亭) Which is located in Hyousei Village(氷清村)

Yukino(雪乃): Yukiya’s mother, and is a snow woman/ Yuki Onna.

Hazuki Natsumi(夏美) and Saeki Tomonori(佐伯智則): Yukiya’s friends and classmates.

Hikura Kouko(氷倉凍子). The evil young Yuki Onna. Sharp eyes, and long black hair.

TN: Mamuni

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I was in a snowfield off of Mt Hyosei. Accompanied only by silence.

After taking a breather, I put on my fighting spirit.

“Haaa. . .”

I closed my eyes and focused my mind.

The air was dead, but a breeze flowed only around me. It then turned into a whirlwind, wrapping up my body as it carried up snow from the ground.

“N. . .kuku. . .”

After wrapping around my body for a short while, it gradually weakened, and finally subsided to the ground below.

And once again, it returned to the quiet snow field.

“Haaa- – -”

Phew.

These abilities and skills use so much of my mental energy.

I was panting from exhaustion.

“Well, that didn’t go smoothly. . .”

I’m trying to make a big whirlwind that can change the weather, just like my mother can. But I just can’t manage it.

By the way, this is actually me doing voluntary training. I left the store managing to my mother. Thanks to her I don’t need to constantly be attached to working.

So now I’m by myself, training my own power.

I may not be in a club, but I feel like this is more important.

I need to take it seriously or I won’t improve.

“I wonder if I’ll really be able to live up to being a Yuki Onna. . .”

I don’t know what I’m doing. . .

“Fuu. . .”

I sat down on a stump and took a break.

I’m in a field that is surrounded by trees. This place is on the outskirts of the village, and not far from my home.

It’s a good place to practice without having to worry about people around you.

I actually found this place recently, and I can now practice alone.

“Are you a Yuki Onna!?”

A surprised voice came from behind me. I was spooked and looked back to see an elderly woman standing there. She had to be over 80 years old. She was bent over and holding a cane. Her face is weathered with age, as her wrinkles were apparent.

“!?”

I just remembered.

There was a small house that an elderly couple lives in just off the mountain trail.

I heard that they make a living through giving agriculture advice or something like that.

But I’ve never met them before. . .

She began to slowly approach while leaning onto her cane.

“I didn’t imagine I’d find a . . .cute child in my vegetable field.”

“Eh!?”

This is a vegetable field?

I thought it was just an open plane.

The white snow covers everything, so I never noticed.

“S-Sorry.”

I hurriedly bowed. But the grandma shook her hands.

“No no, don’t apologize. This land belongs to the mountain god, and you are a Yuki Onna. So use it. We are simply borrowing it. Hahaha.”

But- – –

She knows I’m a snow woman!?!?

I was caught already?

“N-No, I’m. . .You got it wrong, I’m not.”

I was denying it as much as I could.

“It’s okay, It’s okay. Is it supposed to be a secret? Don’t worry about it, I won’t tell anyone.”

She actually then beckoned me over to her.

“Come over along deary. Ah I’m not going to do anything bad, it will take just a moment of your time.”

I just stood there in disbelief. But I didn’t know what to say, so I simply decided to follow along.

The hunchback grandma’s firmly walked along.

We left the field as she guided me into the forest. A building soon appeared, although it was hard to find due to the coverage of the forest.

It looked to be a log house at first glance, but surprisingly it was made of reinforced concrete.

“Back in the past, this hut was used as a mountain rest. However, since grandpa died, I’ve only been playing around with the field. . . Until recently I didn’t expect such a blessing to come.”

So it was a hostel or a B and B. Hyosei has a lot of those around here.

I followed her into her house after she opened her heavy metal doors.

“Come on in, make yourself at home, Yuki Onna-san.”

“Pardon the intrusion.”

As we walked into the old house, through the corridor, you could see telephone, books, appliances that were outdated. The air stench with age. I can’t even name some of the older items.

It gives the impression of living with the memories of over 80 years of life.

“In the past there were alot of people who came here. Often mountaineers from Tokyo.”

The walls were covered with a number of commemorative photos, that I suppose were taken with guests and visitors from a time long past gone.

The sofa and tables are in the exact same spot in the photos. It seems like this place had visitors spending time here often.

Just based on the photos, it must have been a lively place everyday.

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That was nice and warm, but also melancholy. I’m looking forward to the new reminiscing chapter coming up.

And that next chapter will be in 2-3 days. So look forward to it.

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