The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 32.1

“I hope it turns out well.”

Iris, who had seen Herald off as he left the house, muttered.

“Yeah.”

Mergin replied with a complicated mood, recalling the past.

“Mergin-san.”

Seeing Mergin like this, Iris made a serious face.

“What is it?”

“Please set up the kotatsu.”

Thud.

“I was thinking of taking the day off, but forget it. I’m going to knock some sense into your lazy attitude.”

“Eeeh, that’s harsh!”

“Be quiet.”

And so, Mergin and the others headed to a clearing in the forest.

“Now, today’s training is to start a fire from a distance.”

“From a distance? Why?”

“Don’t you know the reason?”

“Yes.”

“Then imagine it in your head. Everyone sleeps in the tent. You’re the support role, and you need to start a fire on the firewood before everyone wakes up. But everyone is sleeping comfortably inside the tent. What do you think about that situation?”

“Yes!”

Iris raised her hand.

“Yes, Iris-san.”

“It’s frustrating.”

“Exactly. So, what if you could start a fire from inside the tent?”

“You can stay cozy too.”

“Yes, that’s correct. So, do you want to be able to start a fire from a distance, Iris-san?”

“Yes, I do.”

And so, the training to start a fire from a distance began. They stacked firewood across the square.

“Alright, I’ll stay here, so you need to be able to start a fire from here eventually.”

“Huh?”

“In some campsites, you might need to start a fire far from the tent. The farther away, the more convenient it is to start it from inside the tent.”

“I-I see.”

Thinking to himself about how rare it is to need to start a fire from such a distance, Mergin made a foot bath and watched as Iris tried to ignite the fire with a burner from a short distance.

Ah, pure bliss.

It’s getting quite cold, but even just the foot bath warms me up a lot.

I’ll have some sweet sake.

He added a little ginger to his homemade sweet sake and drank it. Mmm, it’s delicious and warming.

Contrary to Mergin’s cozy state, Iris, who couldn’t reach the flame with the burner from 2 meters away, struggled.

As long as she’s using the burner, it probably won’t work for her now. Mergin gave no advice.

After a while, Iris came over with her nose and cheeks reddened.

“It’s cold even though I’m making flames.”