Surtr still hadn't figured out why she needed to eat more ice cream.
Hoshino had no time to worry about her anymore. The mission given by the system had been completed, and she wanted to test the prowess of the busty big sister. Besides, Ursus was not a place to linger for long. Hoshino turned to look at the morning glow reflected across the snowy plains, then transformed into a flaming meteor and vanished beyond the horizon.
Coming and going like the wind.
"What a carefree person."
Surtr suddenly felt sincerely irritated. Looking at the scenery around her, she truly did not want to remain in the tundra for even another moment.
When the border guard asked her occupation, she blinked her slit pupils and unhappily informed him.
"Mercenary."
Only by claiming to be mercenaries could the Infected gain the right to catch their breath in this country. Her ferocious gaze and the massive greatsword forged in flame made the claim all the more convincing. Compared to her former traveler's mode, Surtr had undergone a complete transformation.
She left Ursus.
Watching the biting snow whirl beside her, she suddenly felt an urge to head south.
Surtr wanted to go to the Yan Kingdom.
This literal Land of Fire—she wondered what sort of people and sights it would hold. As for treating Oripathy, she knew that this thing could not be cured. Rather than be isolated in a hospital, she would rather spend more time seeing the world outside.
"Why do I have to eat ice cream?"
Surtr muttered to herself.
Durandal's traveling speed was indeed fast. Other than being excessively conspicuous, it had no other flaws whatsoever.
A flaming meteor streaked across the sky.
Naturally, she did not dare to fly directly through Lungmen and land at Yae Shrine. Instead,