落とし穴外伝：女神の教え 雪上 (Part1)
Side: Yayui
Although many things were new to me, surprisingly, there was still plenty of time before the meeting, so I was in the lobby with Orelia and the others, listening to the Goddesses explain about clothing and what kind of activities were available. Just then, Yuki, seemingly ready, came down.
"Oh, it looks like Fiora and the others are ready too."
"Yes. Thanks to Luna and the others, it was decided smoothly."
Fiora said that, but I felt like Luna had her way with me quite a bit... Well, Luna seemed to be having so much fun doing it, which made me happy too.
"How do I look? 'Yayui,' isn't it cute?"
"Ah. It suits you. You're cute. Surprisingly, Luna has a sense for that kind of thing."
"S-such a thing, 'cute'..."
While I was happy to be praised by Yuki, it was all thanks to Luna, who taught me so many things... Of course, I'm happy!
"Hee hee. Well, I am a proper lady, after all."
"Ah, Yuki, you have to praise Horvis too~"
"That's right. Fiora too. You should treat everyone equally."
"Exactly. Praise Orelia more."
"Listen. There's no doubt you all look good, but if I keep going like this, I'll have to comment on everyone, so I won't give detailed evaluations for each. There's no ill will, so please forgive me, all three of you."
Yuki gave a wry smile and declared the matter closed.
"It's alright~ We understand~"
"Yes. It's an honor to be praised by Yuki."
"Even just being brought to this place makes me happy."
And all three of them were perfectly satisfied with that. Because they knew that if it continued, Yuki would truly have a difficult time. If he kept praising them, then naturally, he'd have to praise each of his many wives individually even more. That would be quite a task.
Fortunately, shortly after that matter concluded, the other wives also seemed to have finished their preparations, and they began gathering in the lobby one after another, with Aslin at the forefront.
"Alright, everyone's here. Now, we're going outside, but whatever you do, don't overexert yourselves. If you get cold, you can come back and have tea or coffee at the cafe over there, or go take a bath. Also, it's still before noon, but lunch is free for everyone to decide. We'll all eat dinner together."
"Yes!"
Aslin and the others gave a cheerful reply to Yuki's words. But it's strange. Usually, he tells us to eat lunch properly, so why is he saying we're free to do as we please today?
Ignoring my wonder, the wives and Taizo, instead of confirming anything, eagerly headed out into the snow-covered outdoors. But we didn't know what to do, so we just stood there.
"Come on, let's all enjoy winter sports to the fullest!"
"Yes!"
"?"
The remaining Goddesses also started moving at Luna's command, but we just stood there, tilting our heads in confusion.
"For now, just follow us, and you'll understand. This is that kind of place."
Senaru said this to us, her face looking quite troubled by our confusion.
"...Indeed, it is that kind of place."
Fiora agreed with a wry smile.
"See, Yayui and the others are still new. Right after I married Yuki, there was that 'Exchange Meeting,' an event mainly focused on gunfights, remember?"
There certainly was... At that time, we didn't have enough strength to participate in actual combat, so we joined under the guise of a separate unit in Lilishe's group. Come to think of it, guns can cause fatal accidents if mishandled... Wait, does that mean there's a chance of dying even on this snowy mountain?
Wondering if we had perhaps gotten ourselves involved in some outrageous event, we nervously followed Luna and the others outside.
Whoosh.
See? The moment we stepped outside, a piercingly cold wind struck our faces. Outside, everything was covered in snow, a world of extreme cold. Normally, at times like this, one should stay indoors and relax. It's a frightening world where venturing outside carelessly could lead to freezing to death.
However, it seems things are different in Weed...
"Let's make a giant snowman!"
"Oh, yes! First, we'll make a giant ball five meters in diameter!"
"...How long will that take, I wonder?"
"It probably won't take any time at all, will it? There's no need to restrict our powers in situations like this."
"We'll make a snowman just as big, we won't lose!"
"Yeah, I'll do my best."
"No, what's the point of competing...?"
It's normal to play outside like Aslin and the others.
"U-um, are we going to make snowmen too?"
"No, that's not it. What we're aiming for is over there first."
As she spoke, Luna pointed, and in that direction stood a shop. A little further from there, for some reason, a line of 'flying chairs' ascended towards the top of the mountain. Hmm? Flying chairs? No, they're moving along some kind of rope.
"Well, I know you have a lot of questions, but just follow me for now."
Since Luna told us to, we had no choice but to obediently follow, and so we went to that shop...
"Welcome!"
The shopkeepers who greeted us were...
"Oh, why are you working as shopkeepers here?"
Luna asked, but for some reason, it was Kishua and Sia. These two hold the impressive title of 'Holy Sword User' and are supposed to be mainly engaged in espionage on the If Continent, so why are they here?
"Oh, Luna, haven't you heard? We're here to play with Yuki and the others too. It's just that if everyone plays at once, we might run out of equipment, so we're taking turns minding the shop like this. We could have general people do it, but they'd probably be nervous, you know."
Ah, that makes sense.