BL: The Northern Grand Duke’s Hamster (Novel Translation)

Nox seemed intent on taking me back to his home anyway.

He grabbed my arm and headed deep into the snowy mountains. Every time he walked slowly and briskly, snow and dirt crumbled beneath his white shoes.

His shoes were remarkably clean. It was in stark contrast to my own and the other drivers' shoes, which were quite dirty from the journey here.

'Does he know how to use movement magic?'

I didn't know. Their supposed base was far away from here, also known as the "end of the world." He wouldn't have walked all the way normally.

Then why was he walking now?

I quickly lowered my head so as not to send a puzzled look to Nox. Then I asked the system.

"Can wizards use teleportation magic?"

The system thought for a moment and then answered.

[Teleportation magic is a high-level magic that consumes a lot of mana.]

Magic circle! I hadn't thought of that.

It would be easier to understand if magic circles were placed in various parts of the north where people couldn't easily see them, allowing people to come and go freely through them.

'If you break the road, you can do it.'

I could pretend to follow quietly, find out the location of the magic circle, remember it, and come back later to destroy it. As I thought about it, my face naturally brightened.

'I wish I knew one more thing about him...'

I looked up at Nox.

Was he about Kyle's age? Looking at the neat and taut corners of his eyes, he didn't look like he was over forty, but it was hard to be sure because people in this world had quite different impressions from Koreans.

"Frost's poisoning. Did you do it?"

When Nox didn't answer right away, I squeezed my legs and tried to provoke him. He looked down at me with bright blue eyes and chuckled.

"I thought about it like that. You're very interested."

"Don't talk."

"Yes. My specialty. So, be careful, too."

He dragged me along. I thought as I squeezed myself into a narrow canyon with little light.

The owner of the lawless zone.

The man who conquered the Tower of Frost.

Then, was he the strongest among the Demon Tower Lord and the Northern Wizards? How many of them were there? Was it at a level that could be resisted? If he used that dagger, would Kyle have a chance when Kyle and Nox fought?

As I thought about it, I suddenly realized that we were quite separated from Kyle.

Not surprisingly.

[Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 1 day before the estimated time of death.] [Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 3 days before the expected time of death.] [Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 5 days away from the estimated time of death.]

Kyle's expected time of death was slowly slowing down. After all, the cause of his death was Nox.

The remaining time went up until the 15th, and then it didn't increase any more. It was still a tight margin, but it was satisfying. It also meant that there would be nothing major until I returned to the territory.

"What are you thinking about this time?"

Nox led me to a small cave.

I shrugged my shoulders and replied.

"What, do you think about your lover? Do you have a lover over there? He doesn't look like he has any personality."

"I have subordinates. There are quite a few of them, so I'm not lonely."

"Are those goblins also included in the subordinate group?"

"No way."

I heard a small laugh. I didn't feel like laughing much. I didn't really like the news that there were a lot of wizards.

"Is he doing well?"

What kind of old boyfriend was he talking about?

I retorted nervously.

"Of course he'll do well."

Kyle, who seemed ruthless and blunt, was a really kind person. Every time he was kind and delicately considerate as a matter of course, my heart felt a pleasant tickle.

I couldn't tell you how long and lonely Kyle had been going through just by reading a few lines of the novel, but I could still tell this in the short time I'd been with him.

Unlike the cold land where he had survived and struggled for a long time, Kyle's embrace was wide and warm.

['Load' will be canceled in the next 3 minutes.]

"I have to go soon."

I saw a blue light leaking out from the end of the narrow passage. A space movement magic circle was drawn on the floor.

I wanted to check beyond that magic circle, but I had a feeling that it would be dangerous because I didn't have much time left to 'recall'.

Okay. Safety is the first priority. It was necessary to go home in good health, even for the sake of His Highness the Grand Duke, who was worried.

"Hey."

I took a step back and asked Knox. Instead of answering, he gave me a stiff hand that held my arm. The pain spread widely.

"Why are you making 'Heart of Winter'?"

"You know quite a lot of information, considering you don't know the source of it."

"That's not the answer."

Nox seemed to be gauging something.

"Well, there's not much to tell anyone who wants to dig up even one more thing as a spoils of war."

['Load' will be canceled after 10 seconds.]

My body became transparent with the white light that swirled through my whole body, and the sensation of tightening my arms gradually began to blur.

"At least...."

Nox rolled his eyes and whispered.

"It's clear to me that anything in this world is just a process for me."

I grinned and retorted.

"I'll tell you something in the time you don't have, you ghost child."

"..."

"You can never catch me."

Just before it disappeared, it seemed that some terrible chill—or living energy—had been carried by my arms.

Whack! It's cold!

I was startled and jumped from my place. A blatant cold air was transmitted through one arm.

-Shoot!? (Knox, is that his bastard!?)

I hurriedly examined my physical condition. From the shoulder to the fingertips of the right arm that Knox had been holding onto... It was frozen.

It was because of the cold water.

'Who put a bowl of water here!'

Kyle had said that he was considering the ecological environment of voles living in the northern wilderness, so he floated ice in the water, but it seemed that I fell there when 'Import' was turned off.

I shook off the water from my whole body and continued to squirm the tips of my front paws, which were so cold that I couldn't feel them.

I'm tired of ice now. Remembering that Nox's hand was as cold as a corpse, I got goosebumps all over my body.

'I came back first, Kyle...'

[Kyle Jane Meinhardt, about 15 days before the estimated time of death.]

That's a good thing. He still looked fine.

I sighed a sigh of relief as I slipped among the sawdust. If he doesn't do anything ridiculous, he will come back without any major injuries. He probably knew that I had returned to the territory first, so he hurried.

'Will I be back in three days?'

What would I do in the meantime? Externally, he was still in the North, so it would be better to stay a hamster, at least until Kyle returned.

I didn't feel frustrated or nervous. There were a lot of things to investigate anyway, and I was tired. Okay. Let's just think of it as just sitting idly by.

'Hey, system. Is there anything else you can tell me about Knox?'

Nox was neither trustworthy nor appeased. He would definitely move to destroy Blake's estate, and if necessary, he would join forces with Lorenz. He already had a record.

However, I didn't want to sit quietly and be punished. I'd do anything to protect Kyle.

A small system window floated above the water bowl.

[Nox. Age unknown, origin unknown, Frost Demon Master, Frost Poison, Frost Blade, and White Wraith.]

White wraith? Wasn't it just a nickname?

It wasn't a big revelation. "Frost Poisoning" was a tactic used by those who set out to explore the new mines, and "Blade of Frost" was probably the same weapon that Kyle and Nox used when they fought.

The last thing was, I couldn't tell you right now. No matter what I tried to say, it was obvious that only the system window covered with '□' would come up in a pitiful way.

After that, I investigated the system and extracted as many clues as I could. Most of them had not yet been released or existed only in the setting, but they were not without fruit.

Nox travels back and forth to the North through teleportation magic. He starts in a lawless zone, and surprisingly, there will be an ultra-long-range teleportation magic circle that leads to a place other than the North.

'You said it was ancient magic... After all, there aren't just one or two wizards. He even colluded with Lorenz.'

There was no guarantee that they would only move through the north. Magic was more useful than you'd think.

Listening to the story, it seemed that Knox settled in the north earlier than Kyle. So why was he coming now to devour the North? I wished he had settled here from the beginning...

However, my idle thoughts did not last long.

[(⊙ˍ⊙)]

Someone opened the door and came in. Not only did he not knock on the door, but he also casually opened the locked door and entered.

I was crumpled in my hiding room, and I was nervous at the sound of heavy steps. This was because the uninvited guest sighed and came to the front of the hamster's house.

While the uninvited guest was silent for a moment, I secretly looked up at the man's face through a small hole in his hide.

It wasn't Kyle.

'Then, who the hell? Why?'

But I didn't have time to be in shock. Soon, my body began to shake in all directions.

"...It's a big deal."

A troubled man's voice rang out in the darkness.

"I think he's dead. How do I throw it away?"