"Keep it down!"
After they had traveled some distance and chatted about this and that, Norla suddenly lowered his body and signaled for the others to stop.
"What?"
Gerda froze for a moment.
"It's a giant species."
A hint of gravity filled Norla's eyes.
Judging from the sound of their footsteps—
There seemed to be quite a lot of them.
"Giants? But I didn't hear any giants."
Surprise appeared in Gerda's eyes.
She had always been able to judge with considerable accuracy where giants might appear, how many there would be, and the state of the surrounding environment. Yet now, before she had managed to figure it out, this little brother had already done so?
"My ears can hear them."
Norla pointed at his ears and looked ahead.
"Wait a moment. The giants' voices are gradually moving away."
"By the way, that ahead is...!"
As they quietly crossed a hill, Norla's pupils contracted.
Green—
Though it was somewhat distant, it undeniably existed.
A patch of green lay within his field of vision.
If there was green, that meant there was life.
"Senpai, this Lostbelt really does have normal life—by that, I mean normal life other than humans!"
Mash looked extremely excited as she grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand.
Forests, grass, flowers, and all kinds of small and large animals—
"Such land can be found in the high places between the mountains of fire and ice."
Gerda whispered to the group.
"Though it's far away, I can tell it's beautiful. Let's get a little closer and take a look."
The giants' voices seemed to be lingering nearby. Since they were not moving away, the only option left was for their side to approach.
After getting closer, they finally saw the scenery of the green land clearly.
"It truly is as beautiful as