Harveston's Kelkkarotu/Story/Episode 2-1

This story has been fan-translated by notyuki, and proofread by okaykei (JP), and Jewishruggie (EN).

This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game.
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Isn’t It Refreshing?

Harveston
Idia Idia	I-I ended up coming along, after all. Wh-What do I do...?
Epel Epel	Are you alright, Idia?
Idia Idia	Eeek…!
Idia Idia	p-p-p-pay me no mind… just pretend i'm a leaf and leave me be…
Epel Epel	I-I can't do that...
Grim Grim	Oooh, so this is Harveston! …There's nothing but snow and mountains here!
Epel Epel	Grim! Can't you at least say that the landscape's vast? Clear skies, long stretches of mountains, clean fresh air… Isn't it refreshing getting to feel the majesty of nature itself?
Grim Grim	Not at all…
Epel Epel	MMMMmmm!! The air's so clear! It feels so good!!!
Sebek Sebek	……
Epel Epel	What's wrong, Sebek? You're shivering.
Sebek Sebek	…N-Nothing.
Epel Epel	But you're worryingly pale, even your lips are losing all their colour...
Sebek Sebek	I'm perfectly fine. No need to concern yourself with me... …AHH!! AAAH CHOOIE!!!! Ah…
Epel Epel	Are you feeling cold, Sebek?
Sebek Sebek	Ugh… In truth… I find the cold a little bit difficult to handle. No matter how much I train, I just cannot overcome it...
Epel Epel	I see…
Jade Jade	I never knew you had such a weakness, Sebek.
Epel Epel	The weather in this village is cool from spring to autumn so it's comfortable then. But when winter comes, the temperature plunges super low and tons of snow pile up too.
Sebek Sebek	I understand you being fine with it, Epel, given this is your hometown and all, but Jade doesn't look like he's feeling all that chilly either, does he?
Jade Jade	Yes, that's because I've lived in a much colder and quieter place my whole life.
Grim Grim	I'm also totally fine, yanno! I'm covered in thick fur after all!
Choice 1: It is certainly cold.		Choice 2: Something like this is nothing!
Epel Epel	You're right. Even I'm starting to feel the cold since we've only got our school uniforms on. Don't worry. We've prepared warm clothing for everyone here. I'll hand them out the moment we reach my house, okay?
Sebek Sebek	Th-That'd be great.
Idia Idia	…u-um…sir epel. could that strangely shaped snowy mountain that's visible from here possibly be…
Jade & Idia Jade & Idia	MOUNT MOLN?!
Epel Epel	Yes! It's the symbol of Harveston itself.
Idia Idia	Thought so! Maaaannn~~! I never would've thought I'd get to see it with my own two eyes!
Jade Jade	What a divine shape it has! To think that the spectacle I've yearned to view for so long is now right in front of me... I'm awed. Truly.
Idia Idia	Both the mountains and clouds look exactly like the striking backgrounds in Love Sled! My otaku blood is boiling!
Jade Jade	I understand how you feel, Idia. As someone who prides myself in my love for mountains, I'm excited beyond belief.
Epel Epel	Idia managed to recover! That's a relief~
Grim Grim	Both Idia and Jade are super excited somehow.
Epel Epel	So they loved Mount Moln this much. This makes me kinda happy, actually. Mount Moln has an elevation of 2,469 meters. It's the most prominent mountain range of the Shaftlands, which is connected by three towering mountains. It boasts rich wilderness at its foot with many trees and shrubbery... ...but due to its latitude, it receives heavy snowfall, and its summit is snowcapped all year round. That contrast makes for a really picturesque panorama shot, y'know! It truly lives up to its fame!
Sebek Sebek	Your love for your hometown certainly rivals Idia and Jade's, doesn't it. That said, it certainly is a majestic mountain. Its summit is so obscured by the clouds that I can't see its full beauty.
Epel Epel	The "moln" in Mount Moln actually means "cloud". It originates from those fluffy clouds that conceal the mountain's summit, you see.
Sebek Sebek	So the sled race will be held at that snowy mountain, huh… It looks much colder than here. …Quite the bother.
Epel Epel	Nature around here is rich thanks to the abundance of springwater that flows from the mountain. The village located here at its foot uses the same springwater for agricultural purposes. That's why we have bountiful harvests. And that's also the reason why most of the villagers here engage in agricultural work. Ah, look! There's a famer pruning apple trees in the orchard right now.
Sebek Sebek	What a vast field it is. I see apple trees all over the land as far as my sight allows.
Epel Epel	Yeah. Most of Harveston's land is occupied by orchards... ...but amongst those, the vast majority are apple orchards in particular, since apple cultivation is Harveston's chief industry. Although in other regions, apples are only in season for a limited time... Here, we cultivate all sorts of apple varieties, so we can harvest apples all year round! The apples you can harvest in winter here are actually a unique cultivar that's also a local specialty of Harveston's!
Sebek Sebek	Ohh. In other words, this snowscape containing apples is a rare sight to behold in other places?
Epel Epel	Mmhmm. The best season to harvest apples is usually in autumn... ...but if we make a large shipment of apples at that time, they lose value and so their price would decrease, right? That's why our village went through trial and error with selective breeding so we could harvest apples year-round.
Jade Jade	Which is to say they are the fruits of the farmers' wisdom and labour.
Epel Epel	There are also differences in their flavours. The apples harvested in autumn are sweet, while the apples picked in winter have a strong tartness to them…for instance.
Idia Idia	Sour apples? Why would anyone even make such a thing?
Epel Epel	When you add sugar to them, they can be used to make jam or apple pies, for example. We make lots of processed apple products in this village as well, you know.