The four of them and the beast headed toward the nearest town. Crystal snowflakes drifted down, landing on them and quickly covering the four in white... Because of Moyuan and the Alien Queen's "distinguished appearances," the onlookers had long since scattered like birds and beasts. They returned to their posts, pretending they had seen nothing, thinking nothing, and saying nothing...
Precisely because these natives stood at the very bottom of society, they were more sensitive and shrewder. They knew how to live longer...
The snow fell harder and harder, leaving the town streets completely deserted. In weather this cold, everyone preferred to stay inside their wooden huts, relying on firewood for warmth.
"Creak..." Angelina pushed open the door of a bar bearing the native words for "Bachelor." The biting wind, mixed with snowflakes, desperately squeezed through the gap in the doorway, as though even the snow wished to enter the bar's warm interior. The dim candle flames trembled in the cold draft, seeming ready to go out at any moment.
"Bastard, either close the door and come in, or close it and get the hell out. Do you know how cold it is...?" Behind the bar's wooden counter, a scruffy one-eyed man spoke lazily without even raising his head.
Many people in the bar merely glanced toward the entrance. The dim yellow light seemed unable to illuminate the newcomers' faces clearly. Well, perhaps they had simply drunk too much cheap malt liquor and could no longer see faces properly. In any case, no one made a fuss over the appearances of Angelina and the other two women.
"Ugh, it smells awful..." Caroline could not help covering her nose.
That careless remark instantly silenced the entire noisy bar.
"W-Women?"
"Delicate-looking women!"
"What kind of goods are they?"
"Damn, I can't tell