After a while, Sifa returned to the snowfield and released several crimson Fire Crows again, letting them circle around him and shield him from the bitter cold.
He surveyed his surroundings, then trudged through the ice and snow to the back of a snowy slope. It was sheltered from the wind, so Sifa could wait there.
Yes, wait.
He remembered Klein saying that people entering the Book World might appear in different places, and Klein could use divination based on their blood to find them.
So Sifa chose to wait here rather than blindly search for Edwina. He cleared a patch of snow, found some strange plants, and set them ablaze as a campfire. Sifa warmed himself by it and dismissed the Fire Crows to conserve his spirituality.
Before long, Sifa spotted a cluster of firelight in this white world.
That firelight was moving, heading straight toward him with a clear purpose. Soon, Sifa saw Klein. At his side, Danitz was like a servant, using Fire Crows to disperse the snowflakes around them.
As for Anderson behind them, he clearly was not receiving any special care. The strongest Hunter could only keep warm and fend off the cold in his own way.
"Rayleigh."
Walking beside Klein, Danitz saw Sifa, hurriedly waved, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then Anderson's voice came from behind them.
"You don't need to worry about him at all."
"He's not like you. He doesn't need looking after."
Danitz's expression immediately stiffened. He was about to retort when he saw Gehrman raise a hand, so he shot Anderson a vicious glare.
"Rest for fifteen minutes, then find the others."
Klein walked over to the campfire, playing the role of the crazy adventurer as usual, his face cold and stern, speaking little.
Sifa poked at