They controlled their Wind Gliders, hovering in the air as they slowly descended.
Lumine lightly set a foot clad in a white over-the-knee boot on an uneven rock. Her skirt, lifted slightly by the air currents, slowly settled, covering the snowy skin exposed on her thighs.
Li Qiuzhi, Xingqiu, and Chongyun landed to her right.
Paimon's flight using Phantom Limbs magic was much freer and more agile than a Wind Glider, and she was already waiting there.
"Hehe, I've already checked the surroundings. There aren't any monsters. Maybe they're hiding inside the cave. You go in first. I'm too scared."
As expected of Paimon, she admitted her own cowardice without the slightest hesitation.
Lumine put her hands on her hips, her fingers pressing several soft indentations into her lower abdomen through her dress, and gave Paimon a helpless look.
"Aren't you our guide? You're not a proper guide if you don't lead the way." Lumine raised the corners of her mouth and teased her.
"What do you mean? If you want to be a proper tourist, you have to stand in front and protect your guide. Otherwise, if a monster eats me, who's going to guide you?"
Paimon offered a well-reasoned rebuttal.
"You're right. You're our Emergency Food for the journey, Paimon, and I haven't even had a taste yet. How could I let a monster eat you? You'd better stay safely behind us after all."
Lumine nodded in wholehearted agreement, then walked toward the cave within the cleft in the mountain.
"Hey! I told you, Paimon isn't Emergency Food!"
Paimon angrily stamped her feet in midair and flew after Lumine.
"Haha, Paimon really is cute when she's angry. Come on, let's go too." Xingqiu laughed, then headed toward the cave with Chongyun.
Li Qiuzhi checked their surroundings on either