"It's snowing. What a sudden surprise."
The two of them ate breakfast and talked about the unexpected early snowfall.
"Has it ever snowed this early in previous years?"
"Not that I can recall." Gauss nodded. Truthfully, he didn't feel too strongly about it.
He had his predecessor's memories, but since he hadn't experienced it himself, it was still different.
But for Alya, who often had to travel around, the early snow might have made a much deeper impression.
"I have a feeling the Winter Hunt will probably start early this year," Alya continued. "We need to get ready as soon as possible, too."
The fine snowflakes fell for an hour or two before stopping.
After the snow stopped, more and more people appeared on the streets. The Bronze Adventurers were especially noticeable.
Clearly, Gauss and Alya weren't the only ones who realized the early snowfall might mean the Winter Hunt would start ahead of schedule.
Over the next few days, the two received a notice from the Adventurer's Guild and stopped taking on outdoor jobs.
They took advantage of the time to devote themselves to training, hoping to improve their abilities and strength before the Winter Hunt.
Gauss poured all his energy into Magic Missile.
A few days earlier, Magic Missile had been just a handful of experience points away from leveling up.
Although proficiency gains had slowed after lv3, Gauss's intensive training—repeatedly casting and adjusting the spell—finally pushed the progress bar to its limit.
1st Circle Spell Missile lv4 (1/100)
After successfully advancing from lv3 to lv4, the most noticeable change was an even faster ability to lock onto targets!
Before, he had needed to concentrate and hold his breath to lock onto an enemy before battle, only then managing to cast the spell. Now, locking on was noticeably