The small town of Yumeer in the northwest of Nothia.

This small town, located halfway up the mountain of the Aisinget Range, is covered in snow nearly half of the year.

The ice and snow melt until the end of March of the following year.

Although the climate is extremely extreme, Lien misses this place because it is his hometown that he cannot give up, and his family lives in this remote town.

Since Baroness Shu Huaze and his wife were not notified in advance of their own itinerary, when Rein, Elyshe and Claya entered Yumier together, only a cable car manager looked at them in surprise.

"Ren? Alice? And this one is Major Claya who has been here before?"

Alicia bowed politely and smiled at the other party. "Mr. Lack, it's been a long time since I saw you, how is the situation in the town?"

When Lack saw the smile on the beautiful Aileshes's face, he couldn't help but blush. His performance made Li En's brow twitch slightly.

"It's okay, although the people at the foot of the mountain said that the empire had undergone drastic changes, we were unable to feel the substantial change."

Yumier, founded on the mountainside, is a famous hot spring town in the empire. In peacetime, people often come to take hot springs.

But since Hereponia issued a national mobilization order and restricted people's travel, the town in the mountains has become completely isolated from the world.

Under Claya's comfort, Lien reluctantly tolerated this playmate who grew up with her childhood peeking at Elyshe.

He asked with a stiff smile on his face, "Luck, isn't anyone outside coming to impose heavy taxes on Yumeer?"

“High taxes?”

Lack scratched his head in confusion, "No, except for no tourists visiting, the town is no different from before."

Reen and Claya looked at each other, and a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes at the same time.

'It seems that you are still nostalgic and have a relationship with Youmier. They have not imposed heavy taxes on it.'

‘But Yumier, who has no support from tourists, probably won’t pay much taxes. This is not considered using power for personal gain, right? Probably…’

In addition to relying on tourists' skiing and hot springs, Yumier's source of income can only sell unique mountain goods in the mountains.

Yumier, who had difficulty getting around, had to transport mountain goods to the foot of the mountain and had to pass through the cable car, and the weight was limited for each delivery.

However, with the high-pressure control of the prime minister, most of the merchants who used to purchase goods at the foot of the mountain disappeared.

Fortunately, Youmier has rich natural resources and will not be affected too much by food problems for the time being.

Saying goodbye to the cable car administrator Lark, Rein led Elyshe and Claya straight towards Baron Shuhuaze's mansion.

There is an open-air foot bath hot spring in the center of Yumier Town. In winter, residents of the town often sit by the hot spring to soak their feet in hot springs, so that they can stick to their daily work in the cold climate.

But in summer, few people come to the foot bath and the hot springs that steam and make people sweat.

The small town of Youmier, which is inhabited by only a few hundred people, seems quiet and peaceful at this time. The shops in the town do not have the vitality of big cities like Heimdal and Ordis. There will be no shouts of clerks recruiting customers at the door, which clearly means that they are willing to take the bait.

"Woom!"

Before Li En and the other two walked up to the small hill where the Baron's Mansion was, the familiar barking of dogs first came into their ears.

Li En, who had a lot of stuff in his heart, rarely smiled, but at this time, he heard the welcome scream of his old dog, and a chuckled a little on the corner of his mouth.

"Bad, we're back."

"Aowoo!"

The hound Bud ran over from the green grass excitedly, and enthusiastically circled around the two little masters, and there was also intimate cheers from his mouth.

The hound looks very much like some kind of chewy dog ​​that someone had seen in his previous life. At this time, Reen and Elyshe squatted down and reached out to touch Bud's fur.

“Ha~ha~”

Bard happily stuck out his tongue, revealing a look of enjoyment under the intimate touch of the two little masters.

Claya also squatted down and asked with a smile, "Bad, do you still remember me?"

"Woo?"

Bard tilted his head and sniffed it with Claya's outstretched hand. The familiar smell made it scream friendly quickly.

"Wang!"

Perhaps because he heard the movement outside the door, a gentle female voice came from the gate of the Baron's mansion.

"Bad, is Teo back?"

"Aowoo! Wowoo!"

"Hmm? No?"

Years of time have allowed Bud's owner to hear different meanings from its screams, and the woman who pushed open the door was a little confused.

"Who is visiting? Baron Shu Huaze is not..."

Halfway through the talk, Baroness Lucia saw the three people squatting beside Bud.

Reen and Elyshe stood up, and both hugged Lucia, the elegant and gentle bauble, on the left and right.

"Mom, we're back."

Lucia felt the warm touch of her children embracing her, and her eyes quickly began to turn red. She stretched out her hands and hugged them hard and patted them.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back."

"Dad and I have always been worried about your safety. I feel relieved when I see you are safe."

Although Reen is not Lucia's biological son, the barons and couples have always regarded him as their own.

Although his son made a huge reputation outside, he was called the God of the Grey, a young hero of the empire.

But Teo and Lucia, who are parents, knew that Li En had never been able to get rid of the previous influence, and the problem of ghost power still troubled him.

In addition, his biological father was in trouble with the empire, Lucia knew that her son must be very distressed now.

"Come on, come in."

After Lucia calmed down, she immediately greeted the two of them, and at the same time she did not forget to greet Claya who was standing a little far away.

"Major Claya hasn't seen each other for a long time. Please come in, Teo should be back soon."

Claya smiled and nodded, "Madam Lucia, come and visit me, please forgive me for disturbing me."

...

"Yeah……"

After Teo returned with a fishing rod, Li En and Elyshe hugged each other heavily with their father who had been together for a long time. Then the family sat in the living room and chatted for a while.

After hearing the truth told by Li En and the other two, Teo sighed heavily.

"I still find it hard to believe that Brother Gillias would do such a thing. Even if there was a sudden change, I always think that he is not a cynical person and must have made something wrong."

Li En smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, maybe he did not mean it, but was used by the Black Rider God because the sudden change had a lot of negative emotions in his heart."

Teo shook his head firmly, "No, in my memory, Brother Gillias is a very strong and cheerful person."

"Even if his hometown was buried in snow disasters when he was a child, he never felt desperate. He still moved forward step by step steadily, and finally entered the Thorz NCO College, and after graduation, he gradually climbed to the position of brigade general."

"He would actually be controlled by the curse...I always feel something is wrong."

Claya closed her eyes and recalled how she had been with Osborne for many years. She also agreed with Teo when she opened her eyes again.

"Although I, who used to be the son of Iron Blood, may have a hint of subjective emotion in my words, you may not be completely controlled by Ishmerga."

"I, Rector and Miriam, all three of us are people with a sharper sense of malice."
Chapter completed!