Across the boundless white snowfield, the sleigh raced onward. A group of people sat aboard it, talking with the white-bearded old man.
They naturally knew nothing about any wedding banquet, and knew even less about the Kingdom of Early Spring or the Kingdom of Winter.
In fact, Isabelle found it difficult to imagine that she had already arrived in another world. Only after asking the white-bearded old man whether he had heard of Laputa, knew about the Divine Blessing Church, or knew whether vampires existed in this world did she begin to realize it.
"Vampires? Are there really such creatures? I always thought they were just legends, used to frighten disobedient children." The white-bearded old man wore a surprised expression.
He called himself Nicholas. His duty was to deliver the first New Year's gifts to the children of the Kingdom of Winter on the first day of every new year.
This made Miss Nan frown deeply. As she listened to the bells ringing as the sleigh moved, she felt that there... should be a song here?
Why could reindeer speak? How had the sleigh flown into the sky? Why did the white-bearded old man sneak into the rooms of sleeping children? Why did every household frantically buy socks on the last day of the year, refusing to spare even the black, non-warming silk ones?
Because this was a world of magic.
According to legend, the Queen of Rin Dong was a beautiful woman who possessed terrifying magical power and excelled at using snow magic.
By the time the sleigh left the snowfield, Nan Xiaonan and the others had gained a rough preliminary understanding of this world. Under the bewildered gaze of the white-bearded Nicholas, they had also acquired new identities.
Travelers who had lost their way in the blizzard.