Tio kept peeking around, comparing Yue and the others' beautiful necklaces with her own snowman, and her expression seemed to be full of envy.

The beginning said:

"I know."

"Know what?"

Hajime was unexpectedly serious, while Tio asked in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Hajime said with a powerful glare:

"There's a Super Tio sleeping inside you."

「!?」

Boom! Everyone on the bridge felt the impact like thunder.

──Super Tio.

Tio experienced abnormalities when she was hit by the mind-reversal magic in the Great Forest Labyrinth.

Yes, she showed up.

"Tio is so intimidating with her sisterly demeanor."

『The sickeningly handsome Tio』

In other words, the normal Tio Kularus has appeared!!

"I originally thought it was some kind of urban legend, but Shia and Kaori were still terrified and confident about it after clearing the Great Labyrinth. So... the normal Tio does exist."

"Master, I apologize for interrupting you when you're so serious, but what you just said was extremely rude. I'm really angry, aren't I?"

Tio showed a rare look of anger and turned to look at Shia and Kaori, the culprits. Although they were shaken, they still tried to refute:

“Is there anything I can do?! This is really scary! You acted like a queen, saying you’d protect me… and it almost made me feel weird!”

"There's nothing strange about me! Why are you scared?!"

"It's terrifying! Because that was Miss Tio! To think there was such a calm, unwavering and handsome Miss Tio! Just thinking about it now makes me feel like—vomit."

"Wait a minute!! Why are you vomiting?! I'm going to cry! If you keep doing this, I'll wail shamelessly!"

Despite saying this, Tio's cheeks flushed slightly. She must be in the terminal stage.

That being said, it's probably too early to give up! Hajime pointed at the snowman necklace and said:

"Super Tio must still be in your heart. I really want to meet her. Please prove her existence during your expedition to the Ice Cave. If you do, I will give you any accessory you desire as a reward."

“O-Ouch… So you’re saying that Master will never give me a gift befitting a woman in my lifetime!? That’s too much, Master! I enjoy punishment, but I hate being excluded!!”

"Hey, useless dragon, why are you giving me that 'I'm not here anymore!' look? Don't take it as a foregone conclusion that kink can't be cured."

Seeing Tio crying and begging, Hajime couldn't help but feel a headache. He thought this was a perfect opportunity to cure her sexual fetish.

Seeing Tio and Hajime arguing like that, Suzu and Shizuku looked at each other in bewilderment.

"...Shizuku-chan, our necklace doesn't even look like it's carved, right? It's just ordinary stone no matter how you look at it. Isn't the snowman's better than ours?"

"Stop it, Suzu. Such obvious discrimination only makes people sad..."

Shizuku looked at the object in her hand. It looked like an ordinary stone she'd picked up from the nearby river. It was simply a mineral with a cold-resistant effect, without any processing.

They didn't expect Hajime to give them expensive and exquisite ornaments...

But I still can't help feeling a little frustrated.

"Really? As long as it works, it doesn't matter if it's just an ordinary stone, right?"

"...Ryutaro, I don't think that's the problem."

"That's right! It's not that kind of question!"

Ryuutarou immediately looked away in panic after being glared at by Ling. For Ryuutarou, a girl's delicate heart was his Achilles' heel, so it was best not to touch her.

During this time, Fornir's altitude decreased, and cracks in the ground began to appear between the gaps in the wind and snow.

There were several deep cracks on the ground, and the scene looked like a huge spider web.

After the [Ice and Snow Cave] is the [Ice and Snow Canyon (huge ice crevasse)].

[Ice and Snow Canyon] is as complicated as a maze, and the entrance to the maze is probably deep in the canyon.

He began to control Fornil, making it move forward above the canyon in the direction indicated by the compass.

Originally, they had to explore the deep valley floor as they advanced. In the icy and snowy landscape, the bitter cold and poor visibility would mercilessly take their toll. It's no wonder this place was considered a vast maze.

After walking for a while, the group saw the end of the canyon, but they couldn't see the entrance to the Ice Cave. Hajime tilted his head in confusion.

"Eh? Is this the end of the canyon? The compass points to something further ahead..."

“… Hajime, look.”

Yue stared at the crystal screen in the center of the bridge that reflected the outside world, and pointed at the screen.

If you look closely, you will find that the width of the canyon has become very narrow without you noticing.

Zooming in on the crystal screen, I saw a tunnel-like path at the bottom of the canyon. The canyon, seemingly at its end, seemed to lead deeper into the tunnel. Apparently, the road ahead was covered in snow.

"There's no other way. Let's walk on the ground from here. It's about a kilometer from the cave, so it should be fine."

"Finally, we're going outside! This is my first time experiencing snow! What does it feel like? What does it smell like? I won't get frostbitten right away even if I touch it, right? Is that right?"

The rabbit's ears are twitching! The rabbit's tail is wagging!

Xia was very excited and looking forward to it. She ran to the window again, like a child staring at the scenery outside the train seat, with excitement shining in her eyes, and began to look out at the endless silver world.

Seeing Shia's expression, Hajime scratched his head as if to hide something and turned his face away. However, from his half-extended arm and the loving look in his eyes, everyone could see that he couldn't help but want to hug Shia because her behavior was so adorable.

When heading to the West Sea with the Melkine Undersea Ruins as their destination, Shia had also been quite excited, but Hajime's attitude towards Shia was different now.

Ever since he accepted Shia's feelings and established a new relationship with her, Shia's innocent words and actions could easily undermine Hajime's rationality.

"……hehe."

Yue smiled knowingly at Hajime's reaction. Hajime coughed twice, pretending to concentrate on controlling the airship's landing.

"Landing at the bottom of the valley... I can't do that. The canyon is too narrow. I'm going to land on the cliff."

Hajime, speaking to himself, then landed the Fornil right on the edge of a canyon. Because the Fornil's operating principle didn't generate downdrafts, it didn't stir up piles of snow like a helicopter would, and the landing was truly silent.

As soon as the lower hatch was opened, freezing cold air immediately blew into the ship.

“Huh!? It’s so cold!”

“This is really unbearable… Haha!”

Ling jumped up with her neck shrunk, and Shizuku hugged herself and couldn't help sneezing.

Because they wanted to experience how low the temperature was, they didn't activate the air zone. The same thing happened to Hajime and the others. Everyone shuddered for a moment, then hurriedly activated the air zone.

As soon as they entered the outdoors, they were met with a heavy snowstorm. Snowflakes clung to their faces, leaving a white stain on them.

The air zone only maintains the space within a certain range around the body at an appropriate temperature and does not create a barrier, so to be on the safe side, they pull down the hoods of their coats.

"Wow, is this snow?! Ahahaha, so fluffy! So light!"

Among the group, a rabbit, not only hatless but even with the front buttons of her coat undone, looked incredibly excited and delighted. As if to say, "Let it blow," she embraced the wind and snow with her whole body. Then, a delighted smile broke out, and she stomped on the snow, making a sound, or scooped up snow with her hands, thoroughly enjoying the sight of snow for the first time in her life.

"Hey, Shia, we're leaving now, don't get too excited..."

"Now the only option is to jump!"

"...Listen to me."

Shia ignored Hajime's advice and acted as if she was listening to nothing.

Xia shouted energetically, then bravely jumped off the boat.

She landed on the clean, pure white snow before her.

"From today on, I'm a snow rabbit ahhhhhh~~"

A miserable wail sounded, and then Shia disappeared.

Afterwards, only a cave shaped like Shia remained. Apparently, the spot where she had jumped was directly above the crevasse, where the snow had simply accumulated.

After a beat──

"After that, no one ever saw the stupid rabbit again..."

Looking coldly at the cave where Shia fell, Hajime began to recite the narration at the end of an RPG game.

“No, no, no, why are you still so calm, Nagumo-kun? Shia will die!”

“Eh~~Xiaoxixi~~!!”

Because it happened so suddenly, Shizuku and Suzu were stunned, their faces pale and they fell into panic. Kouki and Ryuutarou were also at a loss because of the sudden accident.

"It's just a fall from a height, Shia won't be hurt. Stop talking, let's get down too."

Hajime waved his hand, indicating that it was no big deal, and put Fornil into the treasure house.

Then, as easily as if he was taking a walk, he jumped down from the cliff about 600 meters from the valley bottom without hesitation.

Guanghui and the others cried out, "Huh!?" their eyes widening. Under their gaze, Yue also jumped down with a brisk leap. A hollow wind whistled from the cliffside where the two had disappeared...

"Ah, you two~ wait for me."

Then Kaori jumped lightly and fell down.

She was so relaxed that it seemed as if she was saying, "Huh? Committing suicide by jumping off a cliff? Just a light jump. See, it's very simple, right?" But if it were on Earth, this would definitely turn into an incident.

Basically, all of them were issued with "Aero Boots", and they could also use magic to create wind to slow down their falling speed, so as long as they thought calmly, Kouki and the others could actually do it too.

That being said, the logic is one thing, but the emotions are another. From a human perspective, free-falling from a cliff does indeed require courage.

Ling peeked down at the valley floor, then quietly retreated from the edge of the cliff. Being cornered—literally, she was frightened to the point of tears.

"How can you possibly hesitate over such a trivial matter? What you're about to do is far more difficult than jumping off a cliff, right? You don't have time to tremble, do you? Okay, muster up your courage and jump."

Tio couldn't bear to watch it anymore and reached out to push Ling's back.

Both mentally and physically, Ling was constantly being pushed towards the edge of the cliff, causing her to subconsciously hold her ground. She felt like an artist being forced to do a high-altitude bungee jump, except... there were no ropes tied to her.

"Wait, wait! I can dance! I know how to dance! Suzu is a girl who can do anything if she puts her mind to it! So at least let me dance!"

"If I let you dance on your own, I'll probably wait until the sun goes down."

Ling's desperate resistance was in vain, and her petite body was easily lifted up by Tio.

"It's okay. Even if you're just a pile of pulp at the bottom of the valley, you're only just dead. You should be able to be saved. So, come on~ Just go with peace of mind~!"

“What do you mean by ‘should’!? You should be more certain at this point—wait, wait, I can do it myself. I can jump by myself, so don’t throw me in…”

Taniguchi Suzu, seventeen years old, was thrown into the valley in another world.

The resounding wail, like a dying lamp, gradually grew fainter... and finally vanished completely.

Guanghui and the others turned pale. Tio turned around and smiled at them. Her smile was more eloquent than any words, as if to say, "Is the next one ready?"

"Yaegashi Shizuku! I'm going to jump!!"

Because she didn't want to be left behind, Shizuku jumped to the bottom of the valley by herself, her movements as graceful as a dive when starting to swim.

“I, I’m going too! I’m going all out!”

"Damn it! I'm risking it!"

Seeing this, Ryutaro and Guanghui also jumped down. It seemed that they had given up on themselves.

"Well, being energetic is a good thing."

Tio nodded, then jumped off the cliff herself.

Tio was even tougher than usual.

As for whether or not she was teased because of Super Tio, only she herself knows.

"I, I won't cry! Ling, Ling won't cry!"

Cries echoed in the [Ice and Snow Canyon].

Ling's petite body and two braids trembled as she tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to flow out at any moment.

In fact, the reason she cried was that she felt a little cold in her crotch, but... this was a girl's secret that she absolutely could not tell.

Normally, Shizuku, Kouki, and Ryuutarou would have been quick to comfort her, but this time, the three seemed a bit overwhelmed, too busy soaking in the afterglow of their rope-free bungee jump.

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