The scenery outside the car window kept changing.
Everyone in the car was very familiar with Ikelite in winter.
Even during the two or three coldest weeks, the temperature was never particularly low. With warm winters, cool summers, and pleasant humidity, Ikelite was considered one of the most livable cities on the Southern Continent for good reason.
To Great Demons like Ifatia and Talia, however, this orderly and harmonious Southern Continent city had been endlessly novel when they first arrived.
From the ancient Iketerite Central Station and the Goddess of Fate Church's base, Saint Brian Cathedral, to the modern magic-glass curtain-wall buildings—including Hutton Walking Plaza, where the Card Maker Association was located, and Erica Magic Tower, where scholars gathered—the city's diverse architecture added plenty of color to Ikelite.
"Big Sis, have you ever played on the top floor of Erica Magic Tower? There's a workshop there that can custom-make magic pastries to your liking."
"But doesn't that require a high-level membership card registered with the magic tower?"
"Our family has one. Once I get it when we go back, we can go."
All the way there, Ifatia had been planning where she and Talia could go sightseeing.
Although Ifatia, who had come to Ikelite earlier, seemed more like a local than Talia, she had not returned to Ikelite for more than a decade. Talia, meanwhile, had mainly lived in Ikelite for the past two years. When the sisters traveled together, each was unfamiliar with different places, so they took turns showing the other around.
"I haven't spent any money since coming to Ikelite. Human countries are really wonderful."
Ifatia took out her family's Southern Continent Federation credit card, declaring that Talia did not need to worry about spending as long as she stayed with her.
"Uh."
Talia wanted to say