Chapter 46

Chapter 46 \nSnow is Falling1\n　

「The snow is falling the fox is falling, falling falling~」

Eh, what’s the next lyrics? To begin with, the first part of the lyrics is kinda suspicious. And the last part, cat lay curls up in the kotatsu, I feels like it should be……

「You know Al, sometimes you sing a weird song」

As he walks on the snow-covered ground, Torr looks back.

　Strange, as in tone-deaf is it? I feel a bit down you know.　

「Eh? Is that so?」

「Somehow, the pitch is kinda vain, but it got a good sense in it.And it’s a pitch I never heard before around here. 」

What the, that’s fine then. Maybe he just doesn’t have any sense for music.

Oh well, certainly the rhythm is completely different from the one sung by the villagers. If it’s the song that the villagers sang in a chorus, that’s hard to sing because the lyrics are too long. It’s kinda like the song pirates sing.

「But, somehow, I like Al’s song. It’s shorter and easier to sing than the village’s song.」

　See, doesn’t Asmo who walks next to you said something pleasant somehow.

By the way, Asmo is 7 years old, the same age as Torr. Anyway, because of this guy’s first impression and atmosphere around him, I always feel like I don’t need to use honorifics at all. But that also makes it easy and pleasant talking to him. scelusceleris.blogspot.com

「Thank you Asmo. Incidentally, are you really okay sinking like that?」

If you look at him, Asmo is buried deeply in the snow because of his weight. And in that situation, you can still walk very well. Everytime Asmo advances, there’s a big hole being made.

「Wouldn’t it be faster if you just roll ?」

「Torr is smart!」

「That’s right. Maybe I should ro――there’s no way I can do that!」

While saying a cutting tsukkomi2, Asmo tried take his foot out of the snow by taking long strides, but they keep sinking each time. Oi oi, are you really all right. You’re steadily sinking.

「Yes, yes. The snow is deep over there, so come over here.」

「Ou.」

I’m going to pull Asmo over here.

「Ooooh!　Amazing!　There’s a mark of Asmo’s butt on the snow left behind!」

When I look at the place Torr’s finger pointed to, there are certainly a few places, here and there, with Asmo’s butt marks on them.

Are the snow over there truly deep?

　Torr looks down into the hole with great interest. It’s a pitfall that with a shape would make someone want to fall into it again.

　Asmo who watch beside him looks awkward.

Noticing my gaze, Asmo shows a dark smile. \nI also smile. There is only one thing to do.

「「One, two!」」

「Oh?　Wha, eeehhh!?　Bufoh!」

　Asmo and I pushed the back of Torr, making him to have no other choice than to fall into the deep snow hole.

Oooh, he fell face first. That seems cold.

「「Yeeaaayyyyyy!!！」」

　Asmo and I clapped do a high five seeing the satisfactory outcome.

　This guy can do it nicely. Asmo and I laugh together to deepen our friendship.

「’Yaaayy!’　The heck! I’ll push you down into the hole!　Rather, it’s pretty deep down here. 」

　It’s seem to be deeper than it looks, as it takes Torr some time for him to get out of the hole.

It reached about Torr’s chest. It would be hard to use your feet with that kind of thick shoes on this snow, as it is also quite hard to get up using with the strength of your arms alone. scelusceleris.blogspot.com

　This will be interesting.

「Wai, guys, help me……Oi what the heck, smiling like that. Wait up, oi!　Get over here, fatty!　Ah, I’m sorry!　I apologize, so please don’t bury me!　Wa! Al too, don’t cover me with more snow in silence! Stooopp iiittttt!」

 

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We finally reached Koryatt village in such way.

　The golden field which always greets me first, was cut down back at the Harvest Festival and turning it to a bare ground, right now has been covered with a lot of snow. The villager hut and fence are evidently covered with snow.

　It was quite fun playing in the snow along the way that it makes me difficult to go on.

On the way, Torr is sulking, but he quickly cheer up with some information about Eleonora-neesan.What a simple Torr.

　And that said person is now walking happily in front of us. Suddenly, he turned around and shouting in excitement. scelusceleris.blogspot.com

「Oi!　It begun already!」

「What is it?」

「The snowball fight!」 \nAsmo and I rush to follow Torr who went ahead, there are already villagers doing the snowball fight everywhere.

「Team Roland, let’s go!」

「「Yoooossshhhh!」」

「Team Westa, chargee!」

「「Uuooooooooooooooohhh!」」

　When you look at it, the villagers are divided into two groups as they raise their voice and advancing toward each other with snowball in one hand.

From children to adults mixed together as a team, they stood around the hut3 as a defense while they throw the snowballs against each other.

Oi oi, you guys, I wonder whether the had already done their part of the job properly.

「Goooo!　Beat them up!」

「You’re dead!」

「I’ve got Elman!」

「You bastard, how dare you beat Elman! 」

「No, that, I , I hadn’t fainted yet―」

「Touu!」

「Gack!」

「Toward Elman…, how dare youuuuuu! 」

「Hey, wait! I just threw one snowball, to say that he fainted――」

「Lardo (ラルド) beat Elman till he faint! 」

「Oi!?」

「「「Who is Lardo?」」」

「Cellia’s husband!」

「「「Heee. I heard something good.」」」

「E, wai-, it has nothing to do with me!」

「That time, my butt got slapped in public, this grudge.」

「The grudge of being hit by a tray with full strength, just because I stare at Carla-san’s butt. 」

「The grudge when she told my family of how much I spent for dinner.」

「That’s not me, it’s all Celia’s isn’t it!? Say that to herself!」

「「「As if I can do that !」」」

\n　A snowball thrown by Westa along with his voice headed towards Roland.

With plenty of leeway, Roland lightly avoid it, then the snowball hit the window with a crushing sound.

「That stupid Westa just broke his own house.」

「……darn it, I don’t care about things like house anymoorreeeee! Go to hell Roland!」

Westa. who became desperate throw a lot of snowballs.

「Wa-, oi!　That’s your own house you know!」

Those blazing fastball thrown by Westa keep hitting the fragile wall of the hut with no mercy.

「Elman will fix it! 」

「What’s with those hand movement! Excellent! Bring it on! 」 scelusceleris.blogspot.com

　In the end, when the snow in both of their hands are used up, they started to grab each other.

「I can’t help but keep thinking, those two are always fighting with each other aren’t they.」

　I inquire about something that is somehow, has been bothering me toward Torr and Asmo.

「Well, there are a lot of those kind of people. 」

「Yeah, yeah. Various kind of people.」

「Eh? 　What was that. I’m curious.」

「Okay, okay, then let’s go that way. Since it’s dangerous right here.」

　I tried to inquire about it from Torr and Asmo, but they didn’t tell me anything and pushed my back, heading toward the edge of the field. scelusceleris.blogspot.com

 

 

Eh? What’s happening?

TL Note :

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdid_SOHVj4 Tsukkomi, straight man reply.  Raw 小屋 , which can mean hut, cottage, or cabin. Since Westa house is mentioned, I guess the villagers houses is mostly those kind of house. Basically he’s being kept in check by his wife, more appropriate terms will be welcomed.