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Each Snowball Fights
「Darn itー. You can’t bring Bartolo to join you」
「……those were not snowballs」
Torr and Asmo grumble as they remove the snow stuck to their bodies. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After knocking Torr and Asmo into the snow, Bartolo returned to the kitchen in a good mood.
「That’s cause the two of you attacking me. I was also doing something to protect myself」
「That’s why I’m saying that’s different and wrong Al」
「That was an excessive self-defense」
What happened just now was not a snowball fight, it was a trampling.
So it’s natural the two of them complained about it. Nevertheless, I have no intention of meekly submitting to these guys so I won’t apologize.
「So what do we do now?」
Once the grumbling is done, Asmo asks again.
They came to invite me to play, but they don’t seem to have decided what to play in particular.
「I guess we should go to the village since it’s been a while. I haven’t seen the village that much lately」
「Nothing had changed that much, the adults were just playing snowball fights」
「They’ve been so active since early in the morning」
I have the image that the villagers are more busy with farmwork or side jobs though.
「They were all stuck at home and only doing some side jobs during this time. It’d be unbearable if you don’t move your body outside, ya’know」
「It’s tough to keep on staying still after all」
Indeed, that’s true. You will accumulate stress and frustration if you’re normally doing manual and physical labor then you have to do side jobs inside your house. And the way they resolve their frustration is probably through snowball fights.
But, I wonder why? That sounds just like an excuse. The people of Koryatt village seemed to just want to play, probably because they were young.
「Let’s just go to the village first for now」
「Ou」
So having decided to go to Koryatt village, we left the courtyard and continued to walk on the straight road toward the village. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Maybe because it snowed last night it seemed like the snow’s thickness on the ground has increased considerably.
Around 30% of the sky still has snow clouds, but there was more clearer, brighter sky visible.
The wind is also not that strong and the temperature is relatively comfortable for one to walk outside.
「Uwaa!?」
As we were walking peacefully like that, Torr made a strange voice and lost his balance.
「The ground is covered in snow but that place is the edge of the stream so the ground is subtly sloped you know」
It’s hard to recognize since the area is pure white, but that place is the edge of a stream where I loved to play.
The place where Torr stepped on was on a slope so it was obvious he would be tripped.
Even if it’s hard to see with the naked eye, I know about it since I’ve walked here many times so I can tell its general location based on the distance and the time I’ve walked.
「Torr, so lame」
「Shaddup! There’s a lot of snow here and it’s hard to walk!」
Torr retorted to Asmo’s muttered comment.
There are few people coming and going on this straight road, unlike the road near the village. It couldn’t be helped since the road was covered in snow and it was difficult to walk.
「Let’s make it a little easier to walk」
It would be meaningless if Torr fell down again and even got injured so I use Earth magic to create a curved board about the size of the width of the road, and use it to move forward with Psychic.
Then, the piled-up snow was quickly scooped out and it became easier to walk.
If the snow overflows from the board, it will spill out to the side of the road. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It feels like a partial reproduction of the snowplow from my previous life with magic.
「Amazing! The snow is quickly being shaved off from the road!」
「It’s now easier to walk, it’s convenient」
Even though they’re happy about it, there’s part of me that feels somewhat irritated when I see them walking easily like that. Could it probably be because it gives me the feeling of being the underling and as if I was preparing the road for these punks?
Let’s not think too deeply about it.
As we continued to walk on the straight road while doing the snow removal before long we arrived at Koryatt village.
Of course, the wheat has already been harvested and white snow piles up on the roof of the houses.
「Oya? Aren’t they having a snowball fight right now?」
It’s quite calm compared to the previous year and it doesn’t seem like they are having a snowball fight.
「Nah, they’re doing it. It’s over there, see?」
Looking in the direction Torr’s finger pointed to, I saw Roland and the other villagers gathered behind a snow wall.
「All right now, move as a group of four people. We’ll slowly approach them while using the snow wall as a cover」
「It’s bad. Westa’s team went missing from their headquarters! I’m sure they must be coming around from somewhere」
「Then let’s send out scouts. Check where they will come from」
After he said that, some villagers moved away.
The villagers and Roland hide in the shadow of the ice wall and stay still.
Looking closely, you can see that they are holding a frying pan as a shield in their hand.
「……don’t you think they’ve become more tactical? Everyone was just charging in while raising a war cry last year, right?」
This year's snowball fight is completely different from last year's. It feels like a military exercise or a serious sport rather than an innocent game of snowball fight. It’s like a survival game.
「That’s cause they’re just imitating Al by making ice walls and holes」
「Right right, their level has increased since the snowball fight that day. Also, it looks like those people from the vigilante group also join these days」
Apparently, it became like this due to my confrontation with Eleonora-neesan.
I used all sorts of tricks, like getting closer after making a wall with Ice magic, repelling the attack with magic, and using the surrounding snow and icicles. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Oh well, it’s fine since the range of play has expanded but it’s difficult for the children to play since it has become like this, right」
「Those near adult ages are mixed in with the adults though, but kids our age are having our snowball fight peacefully in the maneuvering ground」
I felt like it was sad that the friendly snowball fight was gone, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Looking at the vigilante corp’s maneuvering ground, I saw kids our age happily playing snowball fights over there.
It seems like the rule is to play within a designated area where a small wall of snow has been built.
You can hear the lively voice of small children and it’s very peaceful.
「Even we are going to be able to have fun playing if it’s there」
「‥‥ahー, we can’t mix with them」
「Eh? Why?」
I’m seven years old, Torr and Asmo are nine years old. We still haven’t reached the age where we are considered adults so you could say we have the right to join the peaceful snowball fight over there right?
Torr and Asmo looked away, looking awkward when I asked them. I have a bad feeling about this.
「……oi, you guys did something, right?」
「Uhh no, we just used a little trick to win, right?」
「Un, we just kicked up some snow to blind them, pretending to be their friend, and infiltrate the enemy team」
「Uwaa, how childish」
So in short what they did was basically too nasty and they got banned from joining that area, huh.
And there’s no way all of the things they did are included in what they told me just now. They must have done something even more crafty.
「You say ‘childish’, but we’re also kids y’know. I mean, why do we have to fight with our opponent head-on in the first place! What’s wrong with doing anything you have to in order to win!」
「There’s no need to go out of your way and fight fairly. It’s good to fight on a stage you’re good at. Screw that head-on fight」
This is a way of thinking from a little brother being constantly exposed to the threat from their older sister to tenaciously survive.
「I agree with you two’s idea but you can’t use that with normal children, you know」
「I know that, but my back itches when we fight head-on like that y’know」
「You can’t help but want to catch them off guard, right」
For these two who were skilled at catching people off guard, surprise attacks, throwing something to blind people, cheap tricks, double-crossing, and all sorts of dirty tactics, that sort of head-on fight is probably hard for them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「You guys are also warped in thoughts」
「Shut it. I don’t want to hear that from Al who starts to use magic in a snowball fight」
「Al has also been removed from the child category from the start, just like Eleonora-sama」
「That’s stupid……」
Apparently, people witnessed a serious magic showdown between Eleonora-neesan and me so we were promptly excluded from the children’s category.
「In other words, the only way we can have a snowball fight is to join with the adults?」
「That’s right. How is it? Are we going to join that side over there now?」
When Torr said that, I looked toward the adult's snowball fight.
「It’s Roomba! Roomba’s here!」
「His snowballs are strange! They destroyed the snow walls in one hit!」
「To suddenly barged in like this! Someone stop him!」
It seemed like Roomba just barged into the adult’s area and many villagers were sent flying.
What a familiar scene. Specifically, like the pillow fight at the Kagura’s inn.
Right now, Roomba’s dominance is happening right in front of us.
「……let’s not play snowball fight today. I have other games I want to play」
「Right. Roomba’s here anyway」
Looking at such a scene, I’m sure no one would want to participate.
「Let’s make snowballs to block the village’s chief house before we leave」
「That’s right. It’s an annual custom to do that」
That’s the reason you end up receiving the name of ‘village brats’ you know.
But, it sounds fun so I decided to help them. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Author note:
The power of the so-called matchless Roomba….
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