I received the emptied soup bowl and gave Beauty-san well grilled dried fish.
"Then, to return the favor, I will bring the divine punishment as the proxy to the people who have made this terrible 『Winter』 continue, even to the statesmen."
Beauty-san said some difficult things while biting the dried fish in relish.
I don't really understand, but she misunderstood one thing.
"The winter is over you know?"
"--What?"
I open the window and show here the dripping icicles.
Slightly warm wind flows from the window.
"Spring is coming soon!"
When I told her that with a smile, Beauty-san stood up while muttering, "I see, there was no need for the divine punishment."
It seems she can already move well even though she collapsed on the road and slept for days.
"Girl. Bring one firewood and an empty pot."
I gave her the things she asked, then she said, "This is my thanks", and changed the firewood into salt.
"Wooooow."
"Onee-chan, it's amazing. She turned a firewood to salt!"
It seems this person is a magician.
My little sister and I joined our hands seeing the miracle before our eyes and screamed in surprise.
We still have salt from Satou-san, but we can never have enough salt, so I received it obediently.
Salt is more useful than money in this Nadare village.
"Then, I'll be going, girl."
"You're going already?"
"Umu, I cannot be in tranquil in order to increase believers of God Zaikuon."
I gave spare snow-shoes and a basket filled with food for several days to the beauty-san who wore a white robe and a white mantle.
"Are you sure?"
"Un, we got a lot salt from you."
"Then I will gratefully accept them. May your life be blessed with fortune--"
Beauty-san who happily took them left after saying some priest-sama like words.