The Call of Jiggle Mountain

In the study, Rose Madeline, who had been reviewing documents, seemed somewhat weary. She reached up to remove the glasses resting on her nose, but the moment she moved, her expression changed as though she had sensed something. She immediately turned to look beyond the manor.

"Miss Gracie," assisting at her side, noticed her mistress's expression and silently passed through the wall, drifting outside.

A moment later, Gracie returned.

She shook her head at Rose, indicating that nothing was amiss.

Holding an ancient book, Rose Madeline pondered for a moment. Rather than continue reading, she simply set the book down.

As her assistant, Gracie had authorization to operate many of the curios and defensive Forbidden Arts within the manor. Logically, after Gracie had checked, Rose should have been reassured.

Yet for some reason, Rose felt an inexplicable unease.

In the central mountain region of the Western Federation, the continuous mountain range known as the "Jiggle Mountain Range" sprawled across the earth like an unimaginable prehistoric beast. Along the range's starting point lay more than a dozen small and medium-sized cities.

The range's main peak was called Jiggle Mountain.

This mountain, several thousand meters above sea level, was the most popular mountaineering and skiing destination in the central mountain region.

Recently, however, frequent disappearances and accidents had caused the number of mountaineers and skiers to plummet.

Even so, some people who refused to believe the rumors, or were simply poorly informed, still appeared on this snow-covered mountain.

For instance, at this moment, Tang Qi was playing the role of a skier trapped in a deep valley after a skiing accident.

He wore professional-looking winter mountaineering gear, in an extremely conspicuous bright red. Half-leaning against a broken-down snowmobile, he breathed heavily, clouds of white mist continuously spilling from his mouth as