The expression on Gene's face was as cold as ever, and his eyes looked at the woman in front of him as if he were examining an enemy.

He has snow-like silver-white hair and pale pupils, and wears clothes that look warm, so his figure is not very obvious. There was a hint of anger on her face, but it was completely covered by a cute face, so it was impossible to tell if she was angry or smiling.

"Get out of my way, woman. Gene said coldly, the shortest of words.

"Before you get out of here, I have to find out who you really are, why do you use the power of winter, and your name!"

"Jean Ruyue, so you can get out. ”

"Wait, where did you get that sword?"

“……”

Jean couldn't communicate with this mischievous woman anymore.

"Tell me!"

Hmmm——————

The sharp tip of the knife was aimed at Letty's throat, and Letty stopped, staring at him with a pair of protesting eyes.

"......Shh What a troublesome woman...... I don't know when I got the Snow Maiden, only that I was able to use ice manipulation magic when I had the Snow Maiden. ”

"Snow Maiden...... you say, the name of this sword in your hand is "Snow Maiden"?"

"Ask all the questions you need to ask, so don't get in my way, obstacles!"

Jean violently removed Letty from her side and left the place without looking back.

“……”

Letty ......

"Qiluno, let's follow, I want to know him better, I won't give up until I get to know the Snow Maiden clearly. ”

Letty thinks so.

Since the ice sword that Jean holds is also called "Snow Maiden", then it has something to do with himself, and he is also a kind of Snow Maiden, and he also has the same ability, and it is this sword that brings him a sense of unease, in addition to this feeling of uneasiness, the ice sword called "Snow Maiden" seems to be calling to himself, and it has a soul.

(If it's the worst-case scenario, it's going to be a mess all winter, and I don't know what Gene's next step is, but I'll catch up and see if it's going to happen.) Why did the Snow Maiden call me, and who sent Jean to Gensokyo? ）”

Leaving all other trivial matters behind, Letty took Kirunor to follow in Jean's footsteps. Jean is still a human and will definitely be on the utmost vigilance, and footsteps are the easiest for him to hear, so using flight tracking is the best choice.

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It's been a long time.

Because it was the first time he came to Gensokyo, Jean couldn't figure out the route here, so he had to rely on his instincts to find his way, and finally came to a large wooden house.

“……”

Jean made a detour to the back of the hut, only to find that there was no way out, and with a few snorts, he turned around and wanted to go back to the place he had walked before, but a behemoth stood in front of him.

"Hey, human, you guys wiped out all my little brothers, didn't you?"

This giant bear with white fur is the owner of the Winter Forest, Youkai Winter.

"It turns out that those scum are your little brothers, hmph, the weak ones are like ants, they will only tickle me, but they will do the battle of trapped beasts, so I will kill them all, and it will be an eyesore. ”

When the monster Dong saw Jean's arrogant and domineering face, he wanted to slap him a few times with his bear paws, but he didn't do that, as the so-called enemy doesn't move, I won't move, if Gene dares to act rashly, he will have a chance to attack.

"Hehe, I heard that there is a snow girl outside the forest, I'm afraid they were not killed by you, but frozen to death by the snow girl. ”

"......?" Jean was slightly confused.

"It's no wonder that a hairy boy like you can't freeze the entire forest into ice cubes at once, but if it's a snow girl, it's possible. ”

"You said there is a Snow Maiden in this place?"

"Yes, in this world that is free from all kinds of common sense, everything exists, and I am the same, and so is the Snow Maiden. ”

Boom——————

The earth suddenly trembled, as if oppressed by the momentum of winter, and the kingly coercion came towards Jean, but Jean was unmoved.

"Hmph, it's so full, but in fact, your strength is not very good......"

Click————

The cold blade was aimed at Dong's throat from afar, and a faint smile was ordinary but full of danger, and his turquoise eyes stared at Dong, as if he was looking down on the monster in front of him.

"Nani?!" Dong seemed angry.

"I've seen a lot of tricks before, but I haven't done a full set of plays like you. ”

"You ......!" Dong was really angry this time, gritting his teeth angrily.

Jean thought to herself:

(This guy thinks he can force me to make a move with these little tricks, it's stupid, stupid to the point that it's easy for me to see through.) ）”

Whew~

The wind blowing from the north was unexpectedly cold, and the leaves that were frozen into ice were easily blown off and broken into pieces, and it was because of this fall that Winter had a chance to make a move.

"Die!"

Whoosh——————

Youkai Dong threw a powerful punch at Jean, which seemed fast to others, but was as slow as a snail in front of Jean.

"Snow Dust!"

Click————

Jean quickly drew his knife and slashed at the fist that Dong used, cutting off all five fingers of this fist!

"Whoa, whoa, aa!!a

Winter cries out in pain, withdrawing his fist and covering his wounds, and the severed five fingers fall into the snow, frozen into ice, and then crushed by Jean's kick.

"Boring, brute force guys are no different from trash. ”

"Uh......h You !! thing."

Youkai Dong was so angry that he thought he could teach this damn imp a lesson, and then make him kneel and beg for mercy, but he actually toasted and didn't eat and drink, which made Youkai Dong's murderous intent more and more heavy.

"Signsofwinter!"

The monster winter chanted a spell towards the sky, and the temperature around it suddenly dropped instantly, making the already cold winter even more severe, Jean couldn't help but shiver, and concentrated on observing the changes in the monster winter.

The monster's body was covered in a lot of cold air, and coupled with the sudden hurricane, Jean finally knew what this guy was going to do.

Youkai Winter wants to summon a blizzard!

Whew~~~

The violent blizzard whistled in an instant, and the snow was so confused that Jean couldn't open his eyes, and there was a lot less oxygen than usual!

(Shh......h Is this guy trying to use the blizzard to away? No, no...... He's trying to use the strength of the wind to tear my body apart!)"

Through the blizzard as thick as a city wall, Youkai Dong could see that Jean was doing his best to resist the invasion of the strong wind, and couldn't help but sneer, this scene was the most pleasant for him.

"Hahahahahaha! Just be played with by nature to death! This is the reward that the Lord has given you! Accept it!"

"Hmm......"

For Jean, who is a human being, the power of nature is infinite and cannot be broken, and with the gradual shortage of oxygen, Jean even sees phantoms.

"Wait, Phantom?"

Trying to open her eyes with all her might, but soon she didn't need to exert any force, and the girl in front of her came into view, a hard, transparent shell dispelled the surrounding blizzard, she turned her head and smiled at Jean, it was the most beautiful smile Jean had ever recognized.

"Arrived in time, are you alright, Jean~"

“…… I don't need your help. "Jean, don't overdo it.

"Even if you say you don't need to, you're okay with such an attack. ”

"......Shh

Letty glanced at Snow Maiden, then turned her gaze to Jean and asked:

"Jean, can you do me a favor?"

"What's busy......

"How about I touch your weapon?"

"It's all like this, you're still in the mood for a joke!"

"This is not a joke, Jean, I've been thinking for a long time on the way here, if your weapon is related to me, what strange thing will happen if you try to touch it?"

"What do you mean?"

Letty smiled again: "Who called us 'the same kind'~ Please, let me touch your Snow Girl." ”

Hearing this, Jean fell into deep thought.

Since you can break through the encirclement, it doesn't hurt to give it a try, if you don't succeed, you can only use the "power of order", but in the current situation, you are not allowed to expose your true strength.

"Oh well. ”

Click————

Jean retracted the Snow Maiden into its sheath and raised it with one hand.

"If not, then I'll kill you first, because you've wasted too much of my time. ”

"It's too much~ How can you know if you won't succeed if you don't try it?"

After Letty finished speaking, she stretched out her left hand and lightly touched the scabbard, and at this time, the "Ice Sword, Snow Maiden" changed dramatically the moment after Letty touched it! The intense light emitted from the surface of the sheath spread out of the protective shield, and even the youkai winter had to cover his eyes.

Jean and Letty are in a special place, a place with nothing but white skies, snow-white floors, and no other creatures.

A certain throbbing from the heart seemed to burst the heart, and the two of them touched each other's hearts, and they could feel each other's hearts beating.

"Oh, I'm so shy~ The first time I was touched by a man, Σ(|||▽|||) ～”

“……”

"Just kidding, kidding~ It seems that I did say it, once two abilities of the same type are fused, new powers will be generated, and the two of us are in the world of "Snow Girl"~"

"Snow Maiden...... "It's the first time Gene has heard of such a phenomenon.

"I can say so, thanks to you, I can no longer hide from the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn, and continue to reappear in the world, thank you, Jean. ”

"I don't know what you mean. ”

In other words, the light emitted by the Snow Maiden just now has absorbed me, and on the contrary, you have become my master. ”

"What...... What?!" Jean was taken aback.

"The Sword Spirit, the spirit that has been forgotten by humans attaches itself to a suitable container to continue to survive, and makes a contract with the holder of the container, I am now the object of your contract, Master Jean~"

“……”

"Because of my fusion with the Snow Maiden, Master Jean, your strength has become stronger again~ Then, please chant a spell with me to activate all the power in your body~"

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Jean in front of the monster winter was gloomy and couldn't move, and when he wanted to try to check the situation, Jean raised his head suddenly, clenched the weapon in his hand, and chanted quietly.

“Iam`white，dye`dall`white……”

(I am white, white that stains everything...... ）

“Iam`full`of`snow，the`world'swoes……”

(I am the snow, sprinkled with the calamities of the world...... ）

“I`and`u`stand`under`the`lease，never`separate……”

(The pact I made with the Snow Maiden will never be separated...... ）

“My`sword，cut`of`fevil……”

(My sword, cut off the sin...... ）

“Iam`empty，Iam`steel，Iam`blade！”

(I am empty, I am steel, I am blade!)

“The`evil`of`you`isdestroyed`by`meand`the`contract！”

(Your sins will be destroyed by what I have contracted with!)

“Ice“sword`xuen`vstart`of`liberation！”

("Ice Sword Snow Maiden" activated, the technique is liberated!)

“U`she`rinthereal`death！forever`frozen`world！”

(Let's face the real death!"The world that freezes forever!)

Hmmm——————

Quickly drawing her sword, she cut the blizzard in half with just one slash, and then dissipated, and Letty, who had turned into a spirit, also floated in mid-air, accompanying Jean.

Beneath Jean's feet was the ground covered in ice.

In his left hand, Jean held a sword covered in ice.

Jean's left eye, which changed from turquoise to sky blue.

After seeing these wonderful phenomena, what you think of in your mind is not to attack immediately, but to retreat! Not because you are afraid, but because your consciousness is forcing you to run away immediately!

Youkai Winter pulls his legs and runs.

"Frozen Tooth Ice Blade!"

Hmmm—————————

A powerful blast of ice blades struck Gene as he quickly drew his sword, severing Youkai Dong's right arm like a cutter.

"Gooa

There was no blood, only open wounds, and the whole fell to the ground and became icy.

But Youkai Dong endured the pain all the time, and desperately ran away with the strength of milk, in his cognition, this man was too dangerous, dangerous enough to even kill himself, at this moment————

Whoosh————

The blonde man gracefully moves in front of Youkai Dong in a skating motion, and his cold eyes make Youkai Dong feel desperate.

Just hearing this sentence, the monster Dong saw the man in front of him holding the scabbard horizontally, and the other hand made a bow drawing motion, and a sharp ice arrow appeared in Jean's hand, and the cold breath came to his face, taking advantage of the situation, he immediately launched the arrow.

"Icewing Moonlight!"

The ice arrow pierced through Youkai Dong's body accurately, but it didn't seem to be over yet, and Jean used another flash of his sword, and Youkai Dong's entire body was immediately frozen.

"You guy...... Die. ”

Collect the knife.

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The snow was still falling, and the environment was still so peaceful, except that after someone's hand, the forest that had turned into ice peaks was lifeless, and the culprit was to take a step to the next location, the Forest of Mist.

"Master Jean~I didn't expect our strength to be so strong, it's great~" The sword spirit who followed him, Letty Horvatlock was pleased.

"Hmph...... If it weren't for the quicker resolution of that scum, I wouldn't have let you possess my Snow Maiden, woman. ”

"My name is Letty, Letty Horvatlock. ”

“…… Letty, how can I get out of this place?"

"It seems that Master Jean is still quite gentle~"

“…… (Silence)"

"Ahahahaha~ If you want to leave this place, you can go straight, so where are you going, Master Jean?"

Jean looked at the sky and reached out to brush his hair.

"I'm here to find my Nissan, because ......"

"Because of what?"

"Because the Black Bringer had to be killed. ”