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Character cheat sheet. This is mainly for me, and people who took a break from the novel.\n
Yukiya Kitahara(北原雪哉) now (雪耶): The protagonist. A junior high student, 14, and now a Snow girl. Short black hair, beautiful pale skin.\n
Syuuji Kitahara(北原修司): Yukiya’s father, and owner of the Snow House.(雪乃亭) Which is located in Hyousei Village(氷清村)\n
Yukino(雪乃): Yukiya’s mother, and is a snow woman/ Yuki Onna.\n
Hazuki Natsumi(夏美) and Saeki Tomonori(佐伯智則): Yukiya’s friends and classmates.\n
Hikura Kouko(氷倉凍子). The evil young Yuki Onna. Sharp eyes, and long black hair. Reiko is her mom.(冷子) And Himiko(氷見\n
Azusa Okamoto AKA Azuchi (岡本梓 ) Girl friend.\n
Mai Fujisaki (藤崎舞) Girl Friend.\n
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“Good morning Shinkawa-san, anything good today.”\n
Hyosei market, the largest fruit and vegetable wholesale store in the village.\n
The inside is already crowded with shop owners and customers who want to buy it directly from storage.\n
My father entered the store and immediately called out to the store manager.\n
“Oh, Syuuji-san. We have fresh ice radish and turnips. . .Would you like to see?”\n
Through years of being a customer, my father has crafted an excellent relationship with the manager .\n
“Oh, let me have a look.”\n
We looked towards the lined up fruits and vegetables on a narrow stand.\n
This was my father’s expertise, so I left it to him.\n
“Oh, are you the new niece?”\n
It seems that the store manager has already heard about me.\n
I need to make sure I don’t forget that I’m supposed to be the niece.\n
I’m now a stranger, despite the fact that I’ve been here many times before.\n
“Ah, yes, I’m Yukiya. Pleasure to meet you!”\n
First impressions are important so I gave my best greeting.\n
The shop clerk needs to be a master at giving good first impressions.\n
“Haha, you are quite energetic. Though, are you alright? You are wearing such thin clothing. Dressed just like Yukinko.”\n
Currently I’m just wearing a sweatshirt. Even this is quite heavy for me. Recently I have become more and more vulnerable to the heat.\n
“So how is Yukiya-kun doing?”\n
“They look like they are. . . doing well.”\n
“Yeah, it’s unfortunate that he had to go so far away. When did he even take the exam? Regardless, I didn’t know that Kitahara-san was so enthusiastic about education.”\n
In a way, Yukiya has gone far away, and for a long time.\n
But. . .People still remember me. . .\n
“If he comes, tell him to come to give me a visit. I always saw him doing his best, so I was secretly cheering him on.”\n
“Yeah, I’ll let him know.”\n
I was deeply moved once I heard his true feelings. I would have never known.\n
Was that why I often got discounts? I just thought they had good customer service.\n
“Hmm, but I can see the resemblance of him in you. You look a lot like him. He was also fair and petite, so at a distance you could be mistaken for him.”\n
So, apparently I’ve always been girly. . . Good to know. . .\n
“I-Is that so? I’m sure he would be surprised to hear that.”\n
Fair and thin for a long time. Despite my best effort to be more manly. \n
Well, it is what it is.\n
“Thank you for your help. Oh here, take this with you.”\n
They gave me a small discount, and I even got some fruits as a bonus.\n
I gave an honest delighted smile in return.\n
“Hahaha. Alright. Yukiya.”\n
And then the next wholesale place is Nakajima Store. It’s a store that sells dry goods.\n
“Oh, Kitahara-san, and a cute child. In the future you’ll definitely be a beautiful woman.”\n
The store’s 60-year old shop clerk gave me lots of compliments. Her husband usually deals with the counter, but he recently hasn’t been feeling well.\n
“So Yukiya-chan, what do you think about becoming my son’s wife?”\n
Rackling could be heard in the back.\n
From behind the counter , the embarrassed son was organizing the shelf.\n
“You are going to be 33 soon. Isn’t it strange you don’t have two or three children. If you can’t find one soon, then what’s going to happen to the store?”\n
Pushing for a grandchild.\n
I was witnessing a small conflict between parent and child.\n
(. . .There was a bitter smile.)\n
“Don’t worry Yukiya-chan, I am way too old for you. She just says that to every girl that comes by. Geeze, it’s pretty troublesome. However the dating scene has been pretty tough.”\n
“Oh, well please do you best.”\n
To get a bride and a precious successor to the Nakajima Store.\n
There is a shortage of brides. Most young people simply leave for the city, either for school, or to get jobs outside of town.\n
The young girls especially do that.\n
Even though Hyosei village is a sky resort and a tourist hot spot, it still suffers from that. I learned more about this in social studies class.\n
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