They kept walking across the icy land.
Hazuki, who had been shivering violently before, was now only trembling slightly.
"Brrr! Ridan... it's cold."
Ridan look down at Hazuki.
This human was just shivering hard with snot dripping from his nose a moment ago, and now he's barely trembling—like this is just regular cold.
Ridan glanced at Hazuki, then at the icy expanse around them.
This place was called the Cursed Icy Lands because it was a special zone. The farther you ventured in, the colder it became. That's why monsters rarely appeared here, only ice dragons and a few ice spirits dwelled in the final area.
And yet, this human was merely shivering slightly, even though they'd reached the middle zone, which was ten times colder than the first.
He didn't even buy that special enchanted jacket or the fire crystals because he said, "It's expensive—I'd rather buy ale and eat roast meat."
Ridan, nestled atop Hazuki's head, steered him by tugging his hair.
