Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home! Volume 9 [Parts 1 to 2] by You Fuguruma

Author:You Fuguruma
Language: eng
Format: epub

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The rocky peak at the far end of the low mountain range which lay past the farthest reaches of the Blue Forest was known as Norrsken Mountain. In the age of the Empire many had hoped it might be a source of moon ore, but when production rates proved disappointing, the area was abandoned before it truly had a chance to develop. Some two hundred and fifty years had passed since the ore mines had been deserted, and the village that had existed nearby at the time now lay in ruins. All that remained of the place were hunks of stone and the foundations of former homes.

Norrsken Mountain was known as the first place a Fenrir had been sighted. An official sent from the Imperial capital had been on patrol during the evening, and that was when they had spotted the Fenrir standing in the rocky mountains, a full moon at its back. They had scribbled about the experience in their journal.

The legendary magic wolves had since been witnessed a number of times, but had always vanished thereafter. They were sighted every few years, and were often referred to as mythical beasts.

“So the Fenrir first emerged in the time of the Empire,” remarked Shiori.

“Yep. It’s most commonly known as a mythical beast in the continent’s north, but the truth is that it was in the age of the Empire that people first heard tell of it.”

According to experts, that was around the same time that rumors of Fenrirs began to spread through the kingdom. No older records had ever been found.

“That’s why many researchers believe the Fenrir began its life as either a tall tale or an urban myth. The Empire claims its first king was a mythological hero, and so such stories were of great importance. Some experts posit that the official who first ‘discovered’ the Fenrir might have simply seen a snow wolf, but ended up saying it was the mythical Fenrir just for attention.”

“You mean it might all be a lie someone told to become famous? That’s all too common...”

“Well, yeah. But don’t forget that Norrsken Mountain is a rocky location. It’s not conducive to the way snow wolves live, and that’s why they stick to the forests. Some think this is perhaps proof that a foreign wolf-type magical beast might have made the place its turf.”

“Oh, I see. But has nobody searched the area until now? If Fenrirs have been spotted so many times, you’d think we’d have found some bones or remains somewhere by now.”

“Researchers have been out there a number of times, but the mountain is a very popular nesting ground for snow birds. The area is also filled with the bones of livestock and magical beasts that fed on those snow birds. It’s not easy work, gathering all those bones and then patiently, painstakingly working your way through them all. I’ve been out there myself a few times, and I sometimes wonder why they didn’t call the place ‘Skeleton Mountain’ instead. It’s not the kind of place anyone wants to be for too long.

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