What Makes Me Cool

Back in my world, people were saying that climbing Mt. Everest is easier than it seems.

There is some truth in those words.

I am walking half a day and it really is little easier then before - since I have a single goal in my mind.

I don't have the room to doubt whether this decision is the right one; it is the only one I could have made.

Perhaps those mountaineers felt about Everest the same way.

And so I walk.

The problem is that it's also harder than it seems.

The cold is not something I thought too deeply of before, but I do now.

It's because I don't feel it as much suddenly and I know what it means. It means my body is getting so cold I don't feel it anymore. What will happen to me during the night at this rate?

Still, it is the only way.

Once, I read a manga where the protagonist said:

"Determination is what makes me cool."

And so I, too, am real cool in this chilling environment.

As I continued to walk, I was repeating it to myself over and over. At that time, I had no idea if the cold simplified my mind, or I just wanted to concentrate on something else, but it went for few hours like that.

Then, exhausted, I lied down, and prepared to sleep. But before fully I closed my eyes, a miracle happened.

*Ping*

<You acquired a passive skill>

<Cold Resistance (level 1)>

<Your body became more accustomed to the cold around you. You have slightly higher endurance in freezing environments.>