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Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Rearing fish in a pond, huh? It's not like making a preserve in a river at all; it's much more difficult. They say everyone in Nyohhira's tried it a few times before, but it's never gone well."
"And that is why all we eat is herring and sardines."
Despite her complaints, Holo greedily munched on the sardines that Lawr... | As Lawrence considered how he had just untangled said web, Elsa shook her head.
"Not at all. Companies have already turned the village down, and their only option is the Church."
***
He did not respond right away because what Elsa was saying sounded so strange to him.
Even if Elsa was, quite literally, in a temporary p... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | As Lawrence considered how he had just untangled said web, Elsa shook her head.
"Not at all. Companies have already turned the village down, and their only option is the Church."
***
He did not respond right away because what Elsa was saying sounded so strange to him.
Even if Elsa was, quite literally, in a temporary p... | "Tacit approval, if anything. But the priests here are hesitant—they think we may be set up as a scapegoat for something."
Lawrence could understand that.
"They believe that any excess money loaned to them will be met with suspicion, especially since the village is not particularly troubled by money."
"If that be the r... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Tacit approval, if anything. But the priests here are hesitant—they think we may be set up as a scapegoat for something."
Lawrence could understand that.
"They believe that any excess money loaned to them will be met with suspicion, especially since the village is not particularly troubled by money."
"If that be the r... | The bishop paid them lip service, but it was Elsa's job to actually clean the chapel. Her face was scrunched up as though she was fighting a headache; she must have remembered the goats in the nave.
"And who might this be?"
"These two are the merchants who saved Salonia from dire straits, the ones we mentioned before."... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The bishop paid them lip service, but it was Elsa's job to actually clean the chapel. Her face was scrunched up as though she was fighting a headache; she must have remembered the goats in the nave.
"And who might this be?"
"These two are the merchants who saved Salonia from dire straits, the ones we mentioned before."... | "Has Lord Rahden received official benefices?"
It was the bishop who answered Lawrence's question.
"Allow me to speak on behalf of the records in Salonia." The bishop cleared his throat, beginning his statement with an odd prelude. "I suppose it was about forty years ago—the land was donated to him by the noble family ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Has Lord Rahden received official benefices?"
It was the bishop who answered Lawrence's question.
"Allow me to speak on behalf of the records in Salonia." The bishop cleared his throat, beginning his statement with an odd prelude. "I suppose it was about forty years ago—the land was donated to him by the noble family ... | The man sounded like someone who was staunch in his obligations.
Lawrence was about to nod, impressed, but he paused. "Um... But I have heard that things are going relatively well with deer hunting and related crafts."
Surely, they could manage, even without the hatchery.
Sulto looked at Lawrence, a hint of sadness in ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The man sounded like someone who was staunch in his obligations.
Lawrence was about to nod, impressed, but he paused. "Um... But I have heard that things are going relatively well with deer hunting and related crafts."
Surely, they could manage, even without the hatchery.
Sulto looked at Lawrence, a hint of sadness in ... | "By corruption, you ultimately mean...that no record should remain of the church directly lending money to the village, correct?"
"Yes. It sounds like a bad thing when you put it that way, but—"
"No, I understand. Just because facial hair is natural does not mean we should not be diligent in shaving. Ledgers are much t... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "By corruption, you ultimately mean...that no record should remain of the church directly lending money to the village, correct?"
"Yes. It sounds like a bad thing when you put it that way, but—"
"No, I understand. Just because facial hair is natural does not mean we should not be diligent in shaving. Ledgers are much t... | Lawrence had completely forgotten to ask what Rahden thought of them borrowing money to give him peace of mind.
But the answer to that question was rather obvious.
"I understand you are the mayor, Sulto, but you were specifically instructed not to ask!"
"B-but, Lord Rahden! We were simply thinking of you and—"
"No, I'v... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence had completely forgotten to ask what Rahden thought of them borrowing money to give him peace of mind.
But the answer to that question was rather obvious.
"I understand you are the mayor, Sulto, but you were specifically instructed not to ask!"
"B-but, Lord Rahden! We were simply thinking of you and—"
"No, I'v... | "That's why you rushed here on horseback?"
"Exactly. Lord Rahden can't ride a horse alone, you see."
The image of Baum taking the reins and Rahden sitting behind him was a rather strange one, but it brought a slight smile to Lawrence's face.
"Please pretend all this talk about a loan never happened," Rahden said. "The ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "That's why you rushed here on horseback?"
"Exactly. Lord Rahden can't ride a horse alone, you see."
The image of Baum taking the reins and Rahden sitting behind him was a rather strange one, but it brought a slight smile to Lawrence's face.
"Please pretend all this talk about a loan never happened," Rahden said. "The ... | "Ha-ha, I do remember that myth."
In order to reach Rahdelli from Salonia, one had to head west and then take a boat from there.
It was entirely possible to travel partway on foot, but crossing the steep mountain range that blocked the way made it a life-threatening journey.
In one way or another, it would take at leas... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Ha-ha, I do remember that myth."
In order to reach Rahdelli from Salonia, one had to head west and then take a boat from there.
It was entirely possible to travel partway on foot, but crossing the steep mountain range that blocked the way made it a life-threatening journey.
In one way or another, it would take at leas... | "Our trout is really good! Did either of you try it?"
When Baum asked, Lawrence shook his head.
"This is our first year here. We were so disappointed when we heard we couldn't have any."
"Oh..."
Baum was genuinely upset. Rahden smiled at him and continued his story.
"It was one thing after another, and forty years pass... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Our trout is really good! Did either of you try it?"
When Baum asked, Lawrence shook his head.
"This is our first year here. We were so disappointed when we heard we couldn't have any."
"Oh..."
Baum was genuinely upset. Rahden smiled at him and continued his story.
"It was one thing after another, and forty years pass... | The hustle and bustle of town in the late hour was even greater than it had been during the day, and most of the revelers were inebriated.
"Aye. I desire fatty meat."
"Okay, okay."
They entered a nearby tavern at her insistence.
Lawrence sipped his ale as he watched Holo sink her teeth into a lamb chop.
The great marke... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The hustle and bustle of town in the late hour was even greater than it had been during the day, and most of the revelers were inebriated.
"Aye. I desire fatty meat."
"Okay, okay."
They entered a nearby tavern at her insistence.
Lawrence sipped his ale as he watched Holo sink her teeth into a lamb chop.
The great marke... | "I...suppose that could happen, yes."
"But if a real bishop were in charge of the bishopric, then the Church would side with them in a tough situation like that. The noble would have to really fight if they wanted the land back in that case. It'd be the same as fighting with any other landowner."
Just as Lawrence finis... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "I...suppose that could happen, yes."
"But if a real bishop were in charge of the bishopric, then the Church would side with them in a tough situation like that. The noble would have to really fight if they wanted the land back in that case. It'd be the same as fighting with any other landowner."
Just as Lawrence finis... | And despite all that, Lawrence had brought up the topic of recreating a lost home.
A problem that was typically kept buried, one that was unsolvable, showed its face at times like this.
Though he understood why she would want to distance herself from the concept, there was still one thing he did not understand.
"But th... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | And despite all that, Lawrence had brought up the topic of recreating a lost home.
A problem that was typically kept buried, one that was unsolvable, showed its face at times like this.
Though he understood why she would want to distance herself from the concept, there was still one thing he did not understand.
"But th... | When Lawrence had asked if Sulto was going to revive the hatchery with the loan, the mayor had given an evasive answer.
He must have thought that putting money and effort into a difficult-to-maintain hatchery while the deer business was going well was not the best course of action.
"And Lord Rahden set up that whole po... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When Lawrence had asked if Sulto was going to revive the hatchery with the loan, the mayor had given an evasive answer.
He must have thought that putting money and effort into a difficult-to-maintain hatchery while the deer business was going well was not the best course of action.
"And Lord Rahden set up that whole po... | "It won't be amber or pearls," Laud said. "What did he say...? It's not something you hear about too much up here. It was, uh..." He patted his smooth head, and his eyes widened in an instant. "That's right! Coral!"
"Coral?"
"Long ago, I saw a traveling handicraft merchant present a sample of their wares to a noble. It... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "It won't be amber or pearls," Laud said. "What did he say...? It's not something you hear about too much up here. It was, uh..." He patted his smooth head, and his eyes widened in an instant. "That's right! Coral!"
"Coral?"
"Long ago, I saw a traveling handicraft merchant present a sample of their wares to a noble. It... | She had been quiet ever since Laud came by, but she looked pale as well. Though her cheeks were reddened, she seemed abnormally pallid besides that. She'd only had two or three mugs of ale, this was right after a hangover, so perhaps it was having an adverse effect on her.
There was still a bit of mutton left, too—a su... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | She had been quiet ever since Laud came by, but she looked pale as well. Though her cheeks were reddened, she seemed abnormally pallid besides that. She'd only had two or three mugs of ale, this was right after a hangover, so perhaps it was having an adverse effect on her.
There was still a bit of mutton left, too—a su... | She rubbed the base of her ears against his cheek.
Up until that point, Lawrence had nothing to say in return to her shyness, but his thoughts finally caught up.
"...Oh, right. You were going to say something right as Laud came to us, weren't you?"
Had she realized something about Rahden? Now that he thought about it, ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | She rubbed the base of her ears against his cheek.
Up until that point, Lawrence had nothing to say in return to her shyness, but his thoughts finally caught up.
"...Oh, right. You were going to say something right as Laud came to us, weren't you?"
Had she realized something about Rahden? Now that he thought about it, ... | "This Rahden must think he is being chased out of his village, no?"
"Hmm? ...What? Chased out?" Lawrence asked in turn, not quite understanding what she meant.
"Perhaps...'chased out' is not the correct wording. But it is similar."
The concern of Sulto and the others was genuine, and Holo's sharp ears would have been a... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "This Rahden must think he is being chased out of his village, no?"
"Hmm? ...What? Chased out?" Lawrence asked in turn, not quite understanding what she meant.
"Perhaps...'chased out' is not the correct wording. But it is similar."
The concern of Sulto and the others was genuine, and Holo's sharp ears would have been a... | "What?"
Lawrence was genuinely surprised to hear that.
"What, had you not noticed?" Holo asked, lifting her head as she sniffed again. He shook his head, laying bare his foolery.
"But didn't he break free when the other villagers tried to pin him down?"
"He rooted himself with his left leg only. Perhaps that is why he ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "What?"
Lawrence was genuinely surprised to hear that.
"What, had you not noticed?" Holo asked, lifting her head as she sniffed again. He shook his head, laying bare his foolery.
"But didn't he break free when the other villagers tried to pin him down?"
"He rooted himself with his left leg only. Perhaps that is why he ... | Holo finally pouted.
"I have not spent a single coin."
She was right—since they were the ones to have solved the town's financial problem, no matter what tavern they went to, they would be treated to some drink or another. That said, she was apparently aware that she had been drinking too much; she lifted her feet onto... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo finally pouted.
"I have not spent a single coin."
She was right—since they were the ones to have solved the town's financial problem, no matter what tavern they went to, they would be treated to some drink or another. That said, she was apparently aware that she had been drinking too much; she lifted her feet onto... | As he flipped through it, Lawrence found plenty of fables he knew, and the story about the fish was included, too. Similarly, he found other passages about food; they must be popular.
With the passages written in the vernacular, Lawrence was surprised at how easy they were to understand. He almost felt a fool for tryin... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | As he flipped through it, Lawrence found plenty of fables he knew, and the story about the fish was included, too. Similarly, he found other passages about food; they must be popular.
With the passages written in the vernacular, Lawrence was surprised at how easy they were to understand. He almost felt a fool for tryin... | "I hope she'll be okay... I hope she doesn't make him angry," Lawrence expressed his unease, and Elsa drew up her shoulders.
"Miss Holo is quite adept when it comes to matters such as these," she said. "But I don't understand why she acts so debauched all the time."
They did not have to wait very long.
Holo emerged not... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "I hope she'll be okay... I hope she doesn't make him angry," Lawrence expressed his unease, and Elsa drew up her shoulders.
"Miss Holo is quite adept when it comes to matters such as these," she said. "But I don't understand why she acts so debauched all the time."
They did not have to wait very long.
Holo emerged not... | And since Lawrence was a bathhouse owner, he busied himself with work, directing workers as they lay bricks in the hole they had dug by the river. Holo sat not too far away on a blanket, sipping her drinks as she watched and occasionally writing things down in her diary.
Rahden showed up on the second day, and there wa... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | And since Lawrence was a bathhouse owner, he busied himself with work, directing workers as they lay bricks in the hole they had dug by the river. Holo sat not too far away on a blanket, sipping her drinks as she watched and occasionally writing things down in her diary.
Rahden showed up on the second day, and there wa... | When the bishop said that, Rahden smiled with a cough, hunched over, and pressed the scripture and fishing net to his chest.
"I will do...as you command."
Sulto and the other villagers, who had been watching with bated breath, erupted into a cheer.
They all lifted the massive man into the air.
Elsa, who knew what was h... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When the bishop said that, Rahden smiled with a cough, hunched over, and pressed the scripture and fishing net to his chest.
"I will do...as you command."
Sulto and the other villagers, who had been watching with bated breath, erupted into a cheer.
They all lifted the massive man into the air.
Elsa, who knew what was h... | Loud footsteps then began to shake the floor, and the girl's voice grew frantic.
"Brother! Where are you?! Broootheeer!"
The voice belonged to their daughter, Myuri. It was not long ago that they celebrated her coming of age with all their close friends, yet she was as rambunctious as always.
"What is that little fool ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Loud footsteps then began to shake the floor, and the girl's voice grew frantic.
"Brother! Where are you?! Broootheeer!"
The voice belonged to their daughter, Myuri. It was not long ago that they celebrated her coming of age with all their close friends, yet she was as rambunctious as always.
"What is that little fool ... | It seemed she'd thought he would be perfect for exorcising demons.
"I'm not sure... Anyone could mistake a deer or a rabbit for one if they ventured into the mountains in the middle of the night in a test of courage."
"Hmm... Oh, there's a marker. The village kids must have left this here."
The paths the adults used to... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | It seemed she'd thought he would be perfect for exorcising demons.
"I'm not sure... Anyone could mistake a deer or a rabbit for one if they ventured into the mountains in the middle of the night in a test of courage."
"Hmm... Oh, there's a marker. The village kids must have left this here."
The paths the adults used to... | She was a young wolf who had found prey. The way she looked when this happened was breathtakingly awe-inspiring and beautiful.
Myuri, full of a youthful light that Holo simply did not possess, suddenly dashed off and rounded the large tree.
"Myuri!"
Panicked, Lawrence rushed after her, rounding the tree's roots, and fo... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | She was a young wolf who had found prey. The way she looked when this happened was breathtakingly awe-inspiring and beautiful.
Myuri, full of a youthful light that Holo simply did not possess, suddenly dashed off and rounded the large tree.
"Myuri!"
Panicked, Lawrence rushed after her, rounding the tree's roots, and fo... | As he stood there, an uneasy impatience nagging at him, Holo tugged on his sleeve.
"Is something the matter?"
If he openly expressed his jealousy over Myuri, Holo would surely taunt him for being a fool again.
He had dignity to maintain, both as a father and a husband.
"Nothing, actually."
"Mm."
She smiled at him, her ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | As he stood there, an uneasy impatience nagging at him, Holo tugged on his sleeve.
"Is something the matter?"
If he openly expressed his jealousy over Myuri, Holo would surely taunt him for being a fool again.
He had dignity to maintain, both as a father and a husband.
"Nothing, actually."
"Mm."
She smiled at him, her ... | This wolf spirit, who once ruled over a village's wheat harvest, through some sort of divine grace came to marry an airy merchant. Having had a small hand in bringing them together, Elsa was happy to see that they always got along so well, but they were unfortunately so close that it was almost unpleasant sometimes.
Or... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | This wolf spirit, who once ruled over a village's wheat harvest, through some sort of divine grace came to marry an airy merchant. Having had a small hand in bringing them together, Elsa was happy to see that they always got along so well, but they were unfortunately so close that it was almost unpleasant sometimes.
Or... | Holo peered up at Elsa, as though she had been waiting for her to say something like that.
"...Will you not laugh at me?"
Though the role was temporary, Elsa was still a priestess.
"I cannot call myself a servant of God if I laugh at the plight of others."
Holo still looked away briefly, downed the rest of her wine in ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo peered up at Elsa, as though she had been waiting for her to say something like that.
"...Will you not laugh at me?"
Though the role was temporary, Elsa was still a priestess.
"I cannot call myself a servant of God if I laugh at the plight of others."
Holo still looked away briefly, downed the rest of her wine in ... | "Ahem. Anyway, all interests regarding money will be laid bare at this meeting, and everyone will be desperate to speak their piece. And I believe that Mister Lawrence has been saddled with that responsibility, and his opinion carries great weight..."
Perhaps the reason Holo looked so upset was because she was sad that... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Ahem. Anyway, all interests regarding money will be laid bare at this meeting, and everyone will be desperate to speak their piece. And I believe that Mister Lawrence has been saddled with that responsibility, and his opinion carries great weight..."
Perhaps the reason Holo looked so upset was because she was sad that... | If anything, Elsa thought it would be more apt to say that it was not a wise idea to leave Lawrence to his own devices, considering how shaky the man could be sometimes, but it sounded as though Holo had her own thoughts on the matter.
"Are you saying that you made a mistake?"
"...He had the chance to follow a path tha... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | If anything, Elsa thought it would be more apt to say that it was not a wise idea to leave Lawrence to his own devices, considering how shaky the man could be sometimes, but it sounded as though Holo had her own thoughts on the matter.
"Are you saying that you made a mistake?"
"...He had the chance to follow a path tha... | Holo would live for a very, very long time, so perhaps at some point she would have accepted these facts with little more than a sense of defeat, but when it came to her most beloved companion, she simply could not keep a level head.
That said, Elsa doubted Lawrence ever regretted for a moment the choices that led him ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo would live for a very, very long time, so perhaps at some point she would have accepted these facts with little more than a sense of defeat, but when it came to her most beloved companion, she simply could not keep a level head.
That said, Elsa doubted Lawrence ever regretted for a moment the choices that led him ... | "Ah..."
Elsa sometimes heard similar complaints back in the village. The village women would often sigh, thinking they were done raising their kids, only for the largest person in the house to begin to act like a child himself.
No matter how old they got, men still acted with wide-eyed optimism, just like children. Eve... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Ah..."
Elsa sometimes heard similar complaints back in the village. The village women would often sigh, thinking they were done raising their kids, only for the largest person in the house to begin to act like a child himself.
No matter how old they got, men still acted with wide-eyed optimism, just like children. Eve... | When these revelers spotted Elsa, they quickly fixed their posture and lowered their voices. After giving them a vague, nonchalant smile, she listened to what Holo had to report.
"Were you drinking the entire time afterward?"
By the time Elsa found Holo again, there sat on the table a cup of wine she very much doubted ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When these revelers spotted Elsa, they quickly fixed their posture and lowered their voices. After giving them a vague, nonchalant smile, she listened to what Holo had to report.
"Were you drinking the entire time afterward?"
By the time Elsa found Holo again, there sat on the table a cup of wine she very much doubted ... | "If this was before the alchemists came, then it must have been over fifty years ago, but not quite an entire century, yes?"
Non-humans like her and Holo considered such timespans to be short; Elsa mused at how Holo easily considered herself a young girl.
"I think it was a hero who took down a great serpent that slithe... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "If this was before the alchemists came, then it must have been over fifty years ago, but not quite an entire century, yes?"
Non-humans like her and Holo considered such timespans to be short; Elsa mused at how Holo easily considered herself a young girl.
"I think it was a hero who took down a great serpent that slithe... | "Mm?" Holo furrowed her shapely brows and glanced at Tanya beside her.
It was likely that she only looked at her to see if she knew anything, but when Tanya pulled out her second piece of acorn bread, she pulled up her shoulders as though she had done something wrong.
"And it seems the Voragine family died out after on... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Mm?" Holo furrowed her shapely brows and glanced at Tanya beside her.
It was likely that she only looked at her to see if she knew anything, but when Tanya pulled out her second piece of acorn bread, she pulled up her shoulders as though she had done something wrong.
"And it seems the Voragine family died out after on... | Holo was right, but Elsa noticed how upset Tanya seemed—she was the one who brought up the snake because she thought it might prove useful—so she quickly changed the topic.
"E-either way, an abnormally large serpent slithering about would make it just as difficult to carry out simple trade. It makes perfect sense that ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo was right, but Elsa noticed how upset Tanya seemed—she was the one who brought up the snake because she thought it might prove useful—so she quickly changed the topic.
"E-either way, an abnormally large serpent slithering about would make it just as difficult to carry out simple trade. It makes perfect sense that ... | But Elsa could tell that Holo's sullen look was because she was considering how to broach the topic with Lawrence.
Not wanting to wait any longer, Elsa gave a short sigh and said, "Holo came to me with concerns that Salonia's bishop was up to no good."
Lawrence immediately understood that the first victim in this plot ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | But Elsa could tell that Holo's sullen look was because she was considering how to broach the topic with Lawrence.
Not wanting to wait any longer, Elsa gave a short sigh and said, "Holo came to me with concerns that Salonia's bishop was up to no good."
Lawrence immediately understood that the first victim in this plot ... | "Miss Tanya being here must mean...you three were looking into the origins of the tariffs, weren't you?"
Tanya, who had been sitting by her lonesome, not quite a part of the conversation, immediately perked up.
"A portion of the goods in this city have oddly high tariffs," Lawrence explained. "They say that stems from ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Miss Tanya being here must mean...you three were looking into the origins of the tariffs, weren't you?"
Tanya, who had been sitting by her lonesome, not quite a part of the conversation, immediately perked up.
"A portion of the goods in this city have oddly high tariffs," Lawrence explained. "They say that stems from ... | "What do you think of the tariffs?" she asked.
"What do I think, hmm?"
Lawrence gave her a very mercantile-like expression of feigned ignorance, then dropped his hammer on a walnut. They sat together in a corner of the church on the flagstone floor, splitting the walnuts Tanya had brought from her mountain as a souveni... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "What do you think of the tariffs?" she asked.
"What do I think, hmm?"
Lawrence gave her a very mercantile-like expression of feigned ignorance, then dropped his hammer on a walnut. They sat together in a corner of the church on the flagstone floor, splitting the walnuts Tanya had brought from her mountain as a souveni... | Elsa could not tell either way through his merchant's demeanor, but at the very least, he could not deny what she said.
"I...can't deny that I'm in high spirits, no. This is a reward beyond my wildest dreams, you see."
He did not sound as though he was lying, and that frankly shocked Elsa.
"I did not know you wanted su... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Elsa could not tell either way through his merchant's demeanor, but at the very least, he could not deny what she said.
"I...can't deny that I'm in high spirits, no. This is a reward beyond my wildest dreams, you see."
He did not sound as though he was lying, and that frankly shocked Elsa.
"I did not know you wanted su... | "I read over the annals again," Elsa interjected from her spot in the cart bed with Tanya, saying, "and the way it was written could be interpreted that it was chased away, not so much killed."
It would be much more effective for the Church if they simply announced outright that they had killed it. Even if it had just ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "I read over the annals again," Elsa interjected from her spot in the cart bed with Tanya, saying, "and the way it was written could be interpreted that it was chased away, not so much killed."
It would be much more effective for the Church if they simply announced outright that they had killed it. Even if it had just ... | "What is this?" Holo asked, surprised. Perhaps she had never seen something like this before.
"A pontoon bridge," Lawrence explained. "Have you never been on one before?"
There were no proper bridges over the river to the east of Salonia. Instead there were several boats that spanned the water, wooden planks laid on to... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "What is this?" Holo asked, surprised. Perhaps she had never seen something like this before.
"A pontoon bridge," Lawrence explained. "Have you never been on one before?"
There were no proper bridges over the river to the east of Salonia. Instead there were several boats that spanned the water, wooden planks laid on to... | Lawrence gave a defeated smile, and his gaze met Elsa's, who offered a small smile in return. She helped Tanya up onto the cart bed as she struggled, and quickly followed suit.
"There are no trees here. It's so sad," Tanya suddenly remarked as they left the lively river bank.
"The fields are like sheared sheep at the e... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence gave a defeated smile, and his gaze met Elsa's, who offered a small smile in return. She helped Tanya up onto the cart bed as she struggled, and quickly followed suit.
"There are no trees here. It's so sad," Tanya suddenly remarked as they left the lively river bank.
"The fields are like sheared sheep at the e... | There was no way for Elsa to know. But Holo leaped lightly from the driver's perch, took in a lungful of the wheat's sweet scent, and her thick-haired tail rustled beneath her clothes.
They could not see Salonia from atop the small hill.
Perhaps it would be visible from atop the tower, but one would pay no mind to it i... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | There was no way for Elsa to know. But Holo leaped lightly from the driver's perch, took in a lungful of the wheat's sweet scent, and her thick-haired tail rustled beneath her clothes.
They could not see Salonia from atop the small hill.
Perhaps it would be visible from atop the tower, but one would pay no mind to it i... | Once even a small portion of the field started showing signs of disease, the entire field had to be put to the torch, and even the slightest rumor meant the land's entire harvest would sell poorly.
"That must have been horrible."
"Indeed, it was a trying time. Just remembering how the people swarmed us, asking for God'... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Once even a small portion of the field started showing signs of disease, the entire field had to be put to the torch, and even the slightest rumor meant the land's entire harvest would sell poorly.
"That must have been horrible."
"Indeed, it was a trying time. Just remembering how the people swarmed us, asking for God'... | "Thank you."
The assistant priest bowed and vanished into another room.
"Well," Lawrence began, "I guess I'll go fight with the mold and the dust in the cellar."
"Hmph," Holo snorted and looked away. She was not upset by the situation; she simply did not like dust.
"She and I will look around to make sure the snake is ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Thank you."
The assistant priest bowed and vanished into another room.
"Well," Lawrence began, "I guess I'll go fight with the mold and the dust in the cellar."
"Hmph," Holo snorted and looked away. She was not upset by the situation; she simply did not like dust.
"She and I will look around to make sure the snake is ... | Coming up with the sort of situation that would lead to the highest probability of such a thing happening was not difficult.
The great serpent and the Hero Voragine were either lovers or friends, and thus the myth of this land was born.
"...I believe it's entirely possible we've heard a similar story in town before."
T... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Coming up with the sort of situation that would lead to the highest probability of such a thing happening was not difficult.
The great serpent and the Hero Voragine were either lovers or friends, and thus the myth of this land was born.
"...I believe it's entirely possible we've heard a similar story in town before."
T... | In the decades to come, this young girl would see to the harvest, and then return home to her fortress to find herself alone. A good harvest would not bring her companion back.
While that was what Elsa was thinking, the words that actually came out of Holo's mouth were much more realistic than that.
"The care for wheat... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | In the decades to come, this young girl would see to the harvest, and then return home to her fortress to find herself alone. A good harvest would not bring her companion back.
While that was what Elsa was thinking, the words that actually came out of Holo's mouth were much more realistic than that.
"The care for wheat... | It was hard to imagine that the sharp Lawrence had not noticed such a thing, but in truth, they had fallen out of step with each other.
Holo turned to Tanya to pick out the hay from her fluffy hair like a disgruntled sister. The amiable Tanya was simply happy to let her do so.
As Elsa watched, she felt like she had bee... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | It was hard to imagine that the sharp Lawrence had not noticed such a thing, but in truth, they had fallen out of step with each other.
Holo turned to Tanya to pick out the hay from her fluffy hair like a disgruntled sister. The amiable Tanya was simply happy to let her do so.
As Elsa watched, she felt like she had bee... | Tanya blinked her big, round eyes, then finally gave a carefree smile. "Of course!"
Elsa mused at how Tanya was a surprisingly naughty person as she opened the door Lawrence and Holo passed through not moments earlier and stepped inside the tower.
A spiral staircase led upward, and it was rather obvious that it had bee... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Tanya blinked her big, round eyes, then finally gave a carefree smile. "Of course!"
Elsa mused at how Tanya was a surprisingly naughty person as she opened the door Lawrence and Holo passed through not moments earlier and stepped inside the tower.
A spiral staircase led upward, and it was rather obvious that it had bee... | "This snake...left a trail in the wheat..."
Elsa and Tanya came to a stop just as they were about to reach the top.
"Weird, isn't it? It's so hard to see when you're on the ground, but it's so obvious when you're up high."
They could hear the hint of pride in Lawrence's voice. Elsa could easily imagine Holo squaring he... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "This snake...left a trail in the wheat..."
Elsa and Tanya came to a stop just as they were about to reach the top.
"Weird, isn't it? It's so hard to see when you're on the ground, but it's so obvious when you're up high."
They could hear the hint of pride in Lawrence's voice. Elsa could easily imagine Holo squaring he... | "It isn't enough to change the wheat harvest for better or worse, but the heights and stalks were slightly, but surely different. And so the only time you can see this is when the wheat is ripe and from high spots. We were lucky," Lawrence, very likely looking out over the fields, said, his tone relaxed.
"In which case... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "It isn't enough to change the wheat harvest for better or worse, but the heights and stalks were slightly, but surely different. And so the only time you can see this is when the wheat is ripe and from high spots. We were lucky," Lawrence, very likely looking out over the fields, said, his tone relaxed.
"In which case... | The moonlight could only provide so much light.
Using torches at the front of this dark procession could only make it look like one thing.
"It would look like...snake eyes in the dark."
"And it was the Hero Voragine who vanquished the serpent."
All by drying up the river.
"I had a rough idea of what happened when I saw... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The moonlight could only provide so much light.
Using torches at the front of this dark procession could only make it look like one thing.
"It would look like...snake eyes in the dark."
"And it was the Hero Voragine who vanquished the serpent."
All by drying up the river.
"I had a rough idea of what happened when I saw... | "...Hrm?"
"I'll tell the lumber merchants that because of the wrongdoing their predecessors caused, they have no hope of ever having tariffs significantly lowered. But I'll tell the church that this myth they've been spreading is an outright lie, and that the people who were engaging in all the smuggling went to their ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "...Hrm?"
"I'll tell the lumber merchants that because of the wrongdoing their predecessors caused, they have no hope of ever having tariffs significantly lowered. But I'll tell the church that this myth they've been spreading is an outright lie, and that the people who were engaging in all the smuggling went to their ... | When she finally realized Elsa was staring at her, a guilty look crossed her face. So, without a word, Elsa pulled Tanya in for a hug, and they remained there for a long while before Elsa finally spoke up.
"My home is a bit far from here, but would you like to come with me?"
Tanya blinked, her lips mouthing words that ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When she finally realized Elsa was staring at her, a guilty look crossed her face. So, without a word, Elsa pulled Tanya in for a hug, and they remained there for a long while before Elsa finally spoke up.
"My home is a bit far from here, but would you like to come with me?"
Tanya blinked, her lips mouthing words that ... | The reason his mind went to his mentor, someone he had not thought about for a very long time, was because the thoughts had happened to spill forth after he opened his mental drawer of travel memories. Or perhaps because he had been rifling through that very drawer for a clue.
As he made his plans for their journey, th... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The reason his mind went to his mentor, someone he had not thought about for a very long time, was because the thoughts had happened to spill forth after he opened his mental drawer of travel memories. Or perhaps because he had been rifling through that very drawer for a clue.
As he made his plans for their journey, th... | The smile she offered him after that was tinged by self-reproach.
"I feel like a child asking for help broaching a difficult topic."
When she had first met Lawrence, she might have brought up her leaving without much thought or warning, simply because it was the truth.
But Lawrence saw it differently.
"Learning when an... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The smile she offered him after that was tinged by self-reproach.
"I feel like a child asking for help broaching a difficult topic."
When she had first met Lawrence, she might have brought up her leaving without much thought or warning, simply because it was the truth.
But Lawrence saw it differently.
"Learning when an... | When he first thought back on his mentor after he finally found his rhythm as a traveling merchant, he found that the memories had smoothed over with time, and they had settled into the recesses of his heart without any lingering pain.
Now, he understood that that was his mentor's unique way of looking out for him.
It ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When he first thought back on his mentor after he finally found his rhythm as a traveling merchant, he found that the memories had smoothed over with time, and they had settled into the recesses of his heart without any lingering pain.
Now, he understood that that was his mentor's unique way of looking out for him.
It ... | They then went to see Elsa and Tanya off, which brought them to the present moment.
Lawrence knew that the melancholy often struck out of the blue during moments like this.
"But first, there's a place we need to visit."
"Oh? Are we drinking more?"
There was a genuine glint in her eye, which brought an unwitting smile t... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | They then went to see Elsa and Tanya off, which brought them to the present moment.
Lawrence knew that the melancholy often struck out of the blue during moments like this.
"But first, there's a place we need to visit."
"Oh? Are we drinking more?"
There was a genuine glint in her eye, which brought an unwitting smile t... | "This reminds me of the past."
Holo once ruled over the wheat harvest in a village called Pasloe. It was a village Lawrence had frequented for his trade; it had been a lively little place, since a festival was always held around harvest time.
Though there was no proper festival held here, it being a fortress meant that... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "This reminds me of the past."
Holo once ruled over the wheat harvest in a village called Pasloe. It was a village Lawrence had frequented for his trade; it had been a lively little place, since a festival was always held around harvest time.
Though there was no proper festival held here, it being a fortress meant that... | His daughter, who used to constantly beg for his company, now no longer wanted anything to do with him as she grew. And she was also perfectly old enough for it to be possible that she had gotten married off in a land he knew nothing about. He thought that perhaps he liked it better if they could get this stone fortres... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | His daughter, who used to constantly beg for his company, now no longer wanted anything to do with him as she grew. And she was also perfectly old enough for it to be possible that she had gotten married off in a land he knew nothing about. He thought that perhaps he liked it better if they could get this stone fortres... | "Ah."
"Well, if that happened, I suppose I would not mind. We would have to remain in this lively town, and I will simply have to continue drinking."
"They're probably going to start asking you to pay if you did that."
Holo was famous in Salonia, and her spirited drinking earned her free booze here and there, but she w... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Ah."
"Well, if that happened, I suppose I would not mind. We would have to remain in this lively town, and I will simply have to continue drinking."
"They're probably going to start asking you to pay if you did that."
Holo was famous in Salonia, and her spirited drinking earned her free booze here and there, but she w... | The church in Salonia presently owned the privileges to the land once ruled over by one called the Hero Voragine, but owning those rights did not necessarily mean things would always go smoothly.
There was still the matter of managing the day-to-day activities on the land, bringing someone in to manage the harvest peri... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The church in Salonia presently owned the privileges to the land once ruled over by one called the Hero Voragine, but owning those rights did not necessarily mean things would always go smoothly.
There was still the matter of managing the day-to-day activities on the land, bringing someone in to manage the harvest peri... | Lawrence had brought Holo to the lively harvesting work area so that she would not be suddenly overwhelmed by the gaping hole left by the busy and exciting time spent with Elsa and Tanya. Jumping from the roof of a five-story building would surely cause great bodily harm, but jumping down to the four-story building nex... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence had brought Holo to the lively harvesting work area so that she would not be suddenly overwhelmed by the gaping hole left by the busy and exciting time spent with Elsa and Tanya. Jumping from the roof of a five-story building would surely cause great bodily harm, but jumping down to the four-story building nex... | Lawrence used his own finger to wipe the soot from her cheek, and bit into his own portion.
So much meat had been shaved off the pig, yet despite the fact that it had been worked nearly down to the bone, it kept spinning above the smoldering coals.
It was then that Lawrence took his horse's reins in hand, nudged a relu... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence used his own finger to wipe the soot from her cheek, and bit into his own portion.
So much meat had been shaved off the pig, yet despite the fact that it had been worked nearly down to the bone, it kept spinning above the smoldering coals.
It was then that Lawrence took his horse's reins in hand, nudged a relu... | As he thought back on how different things were now compared to when he was a traveling merchant before meeting Holo, he could not help the smile that crossed his face.
"What is it?"
They sat on a thick blanket of wool, Holo nestled between Lawrence's legs, ready to fall asleep at any moment, and she felt him laugh on ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | As he thought back on how different things were now compared to when he was a traveling merchant before meeting Holo, he could not help the smile that crossed his face.
"What is it?"
They sat on a thick blanket of wool, Holo nestled between Lawrence's legs, ready to fall asleep at any moment, and she felt him laugh on ... | The way she looked made her seem entirely defenseless, as though every layer of her heart, right down to the thin film around her core, had been peeled away.
It was a strange expression—one that was not quite sad, yet hard to call optimistic—and Lawrence was certain that he would never be able to understand the feeling... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The way she looked made her seem entirely defenseless, as though every layer of her heart, right down to the thin film around her core, had been peeled away.
It was a strange expression—one that was not quite sad, yet hard to call optimistic—and Lawrence was certain that he would never be able to understand the feeling... | Holo smiled, genuinely delighted, before letting out a sigh.
When she turned to look back at the sky, the final vestiges of the setting sun threatening to be swallowed by night, her face was no longer expressionless.
"I know you are doting on me because you are worried, giving me constant joy in our travels so that I d... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo smiled, genuinely delighted, before letting out a sigh.
When she turned to look back at the sky, the final vestiges of the setting sun threatening to be swallowed by night, her face was no longer expressionless.
"I know you are doting on me because you are worried, giving me constant joy in our travels so that I d... | Fortunately, a crowd of sailors had just thronged into the tavern.
It was the perfect opportunity to spark the crowd.
"Lend me your ears! This tune will be the envy of legends!"
He strummed his instrument, and the customers turned to look.
When he began to stomp his feet, the excitable members of the crowd began to joi... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Fortunately, a crowd of sailors had just thronged into the tavern.
It was the perfect opportunity to spark the crowd.
"Lend me your ears! This tune will be the envy of legends!"
He strummed his instrument, and the customers turned to look.
When he began to stomp his feet, the excitable members of the crowd began to joi... | And so, who could blame a girl who set out on a journey of her own when she stopped sending letters home, despite how much worry it would cause her parents? As it turned out, that was reason enough to encourage the girl's mother and father to descend from their hot spring village nestled deep in the mountains and see t... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | And so, who could blame a girl who set out on a journey of her own when she stopped sending letters home, despite how much worry it would cause her parents? As it turned out, that was reason enough to encourage the girl's mother and father to descend from their hot spring village nestled deep in the mountains and see t... | "Well, we're not in any rush, so you can rest. Travelers coming from downstream should be arriving in the afternoon, and they should have a better idea of what's going on."
Lawrence thought he heard Holo say something, but soon all he could hear were her deep, sleeping breaths. She was probably just mumbling in her sle... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "Well, we're not in any rush, so you can rest. Travelers coming from downstream should be arriving in the afternoon, and they should have a better idea of what's going on."
Lawrence thought he heard Holo say something, but soon all he could hear were her deep, sleeping breaths. She was probably just mumbling in her sle... | She opened her mouth to say something, but she knew anything she said would have the opposite effect.
She pouted and sipped on her honeyed juice.
"There's some kind of big city council meeting at the port down the river."
Lawrence reached to pluck a piece of what remained of his jerky, watching new ships arrive from up... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | She opened her mouth to say something, but she knew anything she said would have the opposite effect.
She pouted and sipped on her honeyed juice.
"There's some kind of big city council meeting at the port down the river."
Lawrence reached to pluck a piece of what remained of his jerky, watching new ships arrive from up... | However, Lawrence expected companies with trading houses spread across multiple cities to have more accurate information.
"Hmm. That is the river on which we found little Col, and the city beyond that, no? 'Tis quite a long way away."
"Yeah, the route isn't a straight shot from here to there, so it'd probably be three—... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | However, Lawrence expected companies with trading houses spread across multiple cities to have more accurate information.
"Hmm. That is the river on which we found little Col, and the city beyond that, no? 'Tis quite a long way away."
"Yeah, the route isn't a straight shot from here to there, so it'd probably be three—... | "I know you are in the middle of your travels, but please, I hope you will listen to what I have to say."
His polite language and the way he sank to one knee to make his plea told Lawrence that despite his appearance, this man often interacted with those of higher status.
But he was much too young to be a mayor, and so... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "I know you are in the middle of your travels, but please, I hope you will listen to what I have to say."
His polite language and the way he sank to one knee to make his plea told Lawrence that despite his appearance, this man often interacted with those of higher status.
But he was much too young to be a mayor, and so... | Unexpected waves. Lawrence had a terrible feeling about that ominous turn of phrase.
"I did offer to do everything I could on behalf of the Salonia Church, but... Do you mean to say that I have inadvertently caused problems for you, Lord Tonneburg, or the people of your region?"
"No, no, I would not call it a problem, ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Unexpected waves. Lawrence had a terrible feeling about that ominous turn of phrase.
"I did offer to do everything I could on behalf of the Salonia Church, but... Do you mean to say that I have inadvertently caused problems for you, Lord Tonneburg, or the people of your region?"
"No, no, I would not call it a problem, ... | ***
Lawrence gave a little sigh, and not because Holo had kicked him. He gestured for Meyer to keep going.
"First, I believe Lord Tonneburg has made a simple error in his calculations. A forest, once cut down, does not easily grow back. And yet, he not only wants to clear trees but is also giving into temptation and pl... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | ***
Lawrence gave a little sigh, and not because Holo had kicked him. He gestured for Meyer to keep going.
"First, I believe Lord Tonneburg has made a simple error in his calculations. A forest, once cut down, does not easily grow back. And yet, he not only wants to clear trees but is also giving into temptation and pl... | He pictured her standing there alone, looking out over a wasteland dotted by the occasional tree, a place that humans had shattered long ago.
To Lawrence, nothing could possibly be sadder.
"Hmm?"
When Lawrence glanced aside, he found Holo looking at him dubiously.
He stood at a crossroads, in a way.
Would Holo fall to ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | He pictured her standing there alone, looking out over a wasteland dotted by the occasional tree, a place that humans had shattered long ago.
To Lawrence, nothing could possibly be sadder.
"Hmm?"
When Lawrence glanced aside, he found Holo looking at him dubiously.
He stood at a crossroads, in a way.
Would Holo fall to ... | If that were to happen, it would be very easy for them to track down Lawrence the Nyohhira bathhouse owner, which would obviously cause problems for them in the future.
"Of course, I could simply decide to do this for you, because you always want to protect the forests."
Holo glanced at Lawrence when he said this, then... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | If that were to happen, it would be very easy for them to track down Lawrence the Nyohhira bathhouse owner, which would obviously cause problems for them in the future.
"Of course, I could simply decide to do this for you, because you always want to protect the forests."
Holo glanced at Lawrence when he said this, then... | Holo dipped her head and looked to Lawrence for a brief moment, before her eyes drifted upward.
"I...suppose that's true. But are you absolutely certain that Karlan is not going through the same troubles as the other city where you went on a rampage?"
She made a very reasonable point. As expected of the Wisewolf.
Just ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Holo dipped her head and looked to Lawrence for a brief moment, before her eyes drifted upward.
"I...suppose that's true. But are you absolutely certain that Karlan is not going through the same troubles as the other city where you went on a rampage?"
She made a very reasonable point. As expected of the Wisewolf.
Just ... | A priest might consider it a terribly decadent way of thinking, and it almost sounded like it was just a convenient excuse in their current situation.
And in truth, it was nothing more than an excuse.
It was easy to find pessimism in the world; because of her pessimistic outlook, Holo often found herself wanting to sto... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | A priest might consider it a terribly decadent way of thinking, and it almost sounded like it was just a convenient excuse in their current situation.
And in truth, it was nothing more than an excuse.
It was easy to find pessimism in the world; because of her pessimistic outlook, Holo often found herself wanting to sto... | The ranger basically treated them like nobility. He hurried ahead to check the roads, brought any rabbits he hunted to the inns they passed, and even arranged for a meal and lodging with the innkeepers. As night approached, he took them to a small church in a nearby town, where they had a lovely evening with a mild-man... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | The ranger basically treated them like nobility. He hurried ahead to check the roads, brought any rabbits he hunted to the inns they passed, and even arranged for a meal and lodging with the innkeepers. As night approached, he took them to a small church in a nearby town, where they had a lovely evening with a mild-man... | Tonneburg was comprised of several small villages that surrounded the forest, and one of them acted as the heart of the territory. Incidentally, the settlement was big enough to have its own market. Lord Tonneburg's manor sat apart from the villages, on the bank of a pond to the south of the forest.
The road Meyer had ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Tonneburg was comprised of several small villages that surrounded the forest, and one of them acted as the heart of the territory. Incidentally, the settlement was big enough to have its own market. Lord Tonneburg's manor sat apart from the villages, on the bank of a pond to the south of the forest.
The road Meyer had ... | Lawrence, too, had once traveled the world as a peddler, the kind of person who in a sense also worked to support the bottom rungs of society, and was confident that he had seen all the fine detail the world had to offer.
But what the mayor was talking about was something that supported the world from its very root, so... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence, too, had once traveled the world as a peddler, the kind of person who in a sense also worked to support the bottom rungs of society, and was confident that he had seen all the fine detail the world had to offer.
But what the mayor was talking about was something that supported the world from its very root, so... | Then he recalled how, after commanding the harvest in Pasloe for centuries, she had been rendered obsolete and had practically been chased out due to advancements in human agriculture. The mayor still rambled fervently about tree types and how the undergrowth grew in relation to them, and the relationship between lives... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Then he recalled how, after commanding the harvest in Pasloe for centuries, she had been rendered obsolete and had practically been chased out due to advancements in human agriculture. The mayor still rambled fervently about tree types and how the undergrowth grew in relation to them, and the relationship between lives... | Lawrence was hoping to hear more details about the village and the forest from the priest, but the old man was a fervent believer first and foremost; though the villagers respected him, he was not at all knowledgeable about the village or the region's economy. "All I hope for is peace for the souls of Lord Tonneburg an... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Lawrence was hoping to hear more details about the village and the forest from the priest, but the old man was a fervent believer first and foremost; though the villagers respected him, he was not at all knowledgeable about the village or the region's economy. "All I hope for is peace for the souls of Lord Tonneburg an... | "This is Karlan, the port city. And I guess at the bottom here, this area south of the forest must be a pond or a lake. Either way, there's another small river flowing south from there. And that means if they manage to cut a path through the forest and build a road to the lake, they could easily carry cargo from north ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "This is Karlan, the port city. And I guess at the bottom here, this area south of the forest must be a pond or a lake. Either way, there's another small river flowing south from there. And that means if they manage to cut a path through the forest and build a road to the lake, they could easily carry cargo from north ... | It was likely that Karlan had recently gained ambitions to develop and flourish as a port city. But it was surrounded on all sides by powerful individuals who were already well established—there was not much room for Karlan to carve out a niche.
In his mind, Lawrence pictured a child who was physically growing, but was... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | It was likely that Karlan had recently gained ambitions to develop and flourish as a port city. But it was surrounded on all sides by powerful individuals who were already well established—there was not much room for Karlan to carve out a niche.
In his mind, Lawrence pictured a child who was physically growing, but was... | "These landowning lords are stereotypical mutts. They draw the lines on their papers telling everyone precisely what belongs to them."
"And what about the foxes?"
"Foxes appear to be like both, but they are exceptionally greedy. They cannot live in smaller forests. Splitting a large wood in twain does not create two te... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "These landowning lords are stereotypical mutts. They draw the lines on their papers telling everyone precisely what belongs to them."
"And what about the foxes?"
"Foxes appear to be like both, but they are exceptionally greedy. They cannot live in smaller forests. Splitting a large wood in twain does not create two te... | "It's an old human saying. It means that once you act, there will always be consequences."
Lawrence gave a small smile as he moved his hand, burying his fingers into the fur of her tail.
She immediately whipped it out of range, bringing it back only to smack the back of his hand.
"Fortune and misfortune are neighbors."... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "It's an old human saying. It means that once you act, there will always be consequences."
Lawrence gave a small smile as he moved his hand, burying his fingers into the fur of her tail.
She immediately whipped it out of range, bringing it back only to smack the back of his hand.
"Fortune and misfortune are neighbors."... | "I also thought there must be something I could show you to help you, Sir Lawrence," Meyer said to him, smiling at Holo as they walked around the village in the early hours, watching her bite into a loaf as big as her head.
"So...you'd like to see the village smithy?"
Though it seemed as though he wanted to suggest tha... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | "I also thought there must be something I could show you to help you, Sir Lawrence," Meyer said to him, smiling at Holo as they walked around the village in the early hours, watching her bite into a loaf as big as her head.
"So...you'd like to see the village smithy?"
Though it seemed as though he wanted to suggest tha... | But Lawrence did not feel particularly pessimistic, despite what Meyer was saying. He was rather confident that, if he acted on what he thought about as he petted Holo's tail the previous night, then he could plant the seed of doubt in Lord Tonneburg.
As they followed Meyer's lead away from the village, there was an ab... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | But Lawrence did not feel particularly pessimistic, despite what Meyer was saying. He was rather confident that, if he acted on what he thought about as he petted Holo's tail the previous night, then he could plant the seed of doubt in Lord Tonneburg.
As they followed Meyer's lead away from the village, there was an ab... | When Meyer introduced them, the smith gave a nod in understanding. "My apologies, then. It's mighty smoky out here. Let's talk inside."
He must have thought Holo was upset because she did not appreciate the metallic smoke that rose from the furnace.
The smith opened the door to the neighboring building and stepped insi... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When Meyer introduced them, the smith gave a nod in understanding. "My apologies, then. It's mighty smoky out here. Let's talk inside."
He must have thought Holo was upset because she did not appreciate the metallic smoke that rose from the furnace.
The smith opened the door to the neighboring building and stepped insi... | When Lawrence was just starting out as a merchant, he often did business in places with no other competition, where the roads were so bad that no other merchants dared to venture that way.
And so he was intimately knowledgeable about some things that were unfathomable to city merchants, the ones who licked the tips of ... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | When Lawrence was just starting out as a merchant, he often did business in places with no other competition, where the roads were so bad that no other merchants dared to venture that way.
And so he was intimately knowledgeable about some things that were unfathomable to city merchants, the ones who licked the tips of ... | While Lawrence and Holo were out traveling, it was a wolf spirit who was managing the bathhouse in their stead. Her brother and other wolves ran a monastery a short distance away from Nyohhira, nestled even deeper into the mountains. They managed the place of worship and received hot spring guests who wished to pray, a... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | While Lawrence and Holo were out traveling, it was a wolf spirit who was managing the bathhouse in their stead. Her brother and other wolves ran a monastery a short distance away from Nyohhira, nestled even deeper into the mountains. They managed the place of worship and received hot spring guests who wished to pray, a... | Both Meyer and the smith ventured into the forest to prepare them a special lunch to pray for the success of their plan. Lawrence remained behind, tasked with starting the fire in the oven meant for food, careful not to ignite Holo's mood with those very flames.
"I'll ask Selim myself," he said.
It would likely weigh h... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | Both Meyer and the smith ventured into the forest to prepare them a special lunch to pray for the success of their plan. Lawrence remained behind, tasked with starting the fire in the oven meant for food, careful not to ignite Holo's mood with those very flames.
"I'll ask Selim myself," he said.
It would likely weigh h... | And no matter which it may be, she would remain glum.
"You are a sheep," she said, "and yet you somehow manage to be so elusive in times like this."
All Lawrence could say in response was, "Sure. But if I were predictable and boring, you would have given up on me and gone to chew on some other bones a long time ago."
H... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | And no matter which it may be, she would remain glum.
"You are a sheep," she said, "and yet you somehow manage to be so elusive in times like this."
All Lawrence could say in response was, "Sure. But if I were predictable and boring, you would have given up on me and gone to chew on some other bones a long time ago."
H... | He did not immediately cut down Lawrence, nor did he put him in bonds. That meant he was much more open-minded than expected when dealing with an outsider who had come onto his land with the express purpose of overturning his plans.
But it did not take long for Lawrence to realize that Matthias was not so much tolerant... |
Given first part of the popular LightNovel spice and wolf as input, continue the story the best you can. | He did not immediately cut down Lawrence, nor did he put him in bonds. That meant he was much more open-minded than expected when dealing with an outsider who had come onto his land with the express purpose of overturning his plans.
But it did not take long for Lawrence to realize that Matthias was not so much tolerant... | Nothing in this world was free.
"The debt alone can be slowly repaid. Even if it isn't paid off by my son's time, it should be settled by my grandson's time."
Lawrence knew of plenty of lords who borrowed money and never intended to pay it back, so this alone convinced him Matthias was a man of character.
"But I am no ... |
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