So, Kaori comforted Ling, but...
"Xiaoling, it's okay. It's not scary anymore. Oh, by the way, do you want some candy?"
Her way of comforting is a bit like that of an old lady, and because the trembling Ling is like a trembling little animal, it is really cute. Kaori's expression is completely that of someone who loves her pet.
To Ling, that didn't seem to be the kind of comfort she wanted. She held the candy in her mouth and her eyes gradually became cold.
"I-I mean, it's not that scary, right?"
Seeing Ling's expression, Tio seemed to be aroused by guilt as well, and she showed a guilty expression.
Hajime looked at Tio, his expression seeming to be deep in thought.
"Tio, you're showing off your sadistic side for once, isn't it? Is it because the other party is Taniguchi? So from now on, if I use Taniguchi as a sacrifice and stir up your sadistic side, the positive and negative will cancel each other out and you'll become Super Tio... right?"
"Nagumo-kun!?"
"Owner!?"
Hearing Hajime's terrifying words, Suzu let out a desperate expression and shouted, "Did you just say sacrifice!? Hey, you said it, didn't you!?"
Tio, with a pleading look on her face, shouted at Hajime, “Please, please don’t bring up that topic again!?”
Then, a faint voice was heard, as if someone was saying, "Hmm, I hear people talking, it seems like they are behind this wall!", followed by a heavy impact sound of "Bang! Bang!" from a corner of the ice wall at the bottom of the valley, and someone was heard shouting loudly, "Heaaaaaaaah!!", and at the same time, cracks began to appear on the ice wall at the bottom of the valley.
Then, with a loud bang, part of the ice wall collapsed.
I saw Xia carrying Druken and walking out leisurely from the collapsed area.
"Oh my! This is such a cunning trap! I never thought they'd try to arouse my childishness and push me down the drain—Waaaa!?"
As if to hide her embarrassment, Shia deliberately wiped the sweat off her face and said this.
Hajime punched her on the top of the head.
"You idiot, this may not be a large maze, but it's still a dangerous area. Don't be careless."
"Ahhh~ Sorry, I got a little carried away."
Xia was scolded and became dejected, with her bunny ears drooping.
Hajime saw Shia's lost look, and coughed for some reason, then said:
"But it's been a while since I've seen you act like a sorry rabbit, so I feel much more at ease."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hajime gently stroked Shia's drooping rabbit ears.
Yue seemed to have the same idea as Hajime.
"...Well, Shia hasn't been apologetic enough lately, and it's been a bit lonely."
As she spoke, she also touched Xia's head.
"H-Honestly~ What do you two mean?! You're saying it as if I'm the one who's sorry, and that's better!"
Xia looked coy. Although she complained, her actions showed a mixture of shyness and joy, which made the people watching feel depressed.
She gave people the feeling that she was shouting: "I am so happy~"
This was like the erotic space that often unfolded between Hajime and Yue, and now it was unfolding with Shia as the center.
Ling, who had experienced a terrible experience and was pushed into the abyss of despair, was left aside unnoticed and no one paid attention to her. She couldn't help but say:
"It's so hot that even the snow around here seems to be melting. It's so nice to see you so happy, Xixi-chan. Go to hell!"
"Rin, Rin!? I thought I heard Rin, who never swears, swearing just now!?"
Thus was born the misguided Xiao Ling.
Faced with the crisis of her always energetic and cheerful personality collapsing, Shizuku finally restarted. She tried her best to encourage Suzu. "Want some candy?" "Oh, yes!"
"The road is... this way. Stop playing around, it's almost time to leave."
Although Shizuku protested loudly, "How dare you say that!", Hajime completely ignored her and began to move forward, looking at the compass in his hand.
In the direction of what appears to be the entrance to the great maze, the road forks into three huge ice and snow tunnels, and the compass points to the tunnel on the far right.
Guanghui slapped his cheeks with both hands to cheer himself up.
"There's really no time to be idle. Ryuutarou, Shizuku, and Suzu, let's go."
"Oh, that's right, Suzuya, please cheer up."
"Woo, woo, I get it."
"Ling, are you okay? Want another candy?"
"...No need for sugar anymore."
At Guanghui's urging, Ryutaro and the others regained their spirits and began to walk towards the dim ice and snow tunnel.
The natural tunnel formed by the ice wall and the snow above the canyon is like a corridor of wind.
Although the wind was not strong enough to reach the point of a gale, a bone-chilling wind blew from deep within the tunnel.
Because the cold air descends, the temperature inside the canyon is much lower than on the surface. Combined with the strong wind, the perceived temperature is definitely around -40 to -50 degrees Celsius. Without the special air zone, no matter how thick your clothes, your body temperature would be mercilessly eroded, and your strength would be drained as well.
Fortunately, this place is not like the [Leisen Grand Canyon], and the magic power will not be decomposed, which is a blessing in disguise.
Having said that, even if you can use magic to make a fire to keep warm, it will obviously not last long in such severe cold.
Even though Hajime was thinking this, he still advanced cautiously for a long time.
The tunnel, of course, hadn't been maintained. It felt like a natural stalactite cave, littered with ice and icicles. The path twisted and turned like a snake, undulating like waves. Hajime and the others climbed over, bypassed, or destroyed obstacles along the way, continuing their journey.
"Oh? Looks like there's a living creature."
Suddenly, Shia's rabbit ears reacted, and a moment later, Hajime's eyes fixed on one spot.
There were many icicles on the right side of the spacious passage, like a mountain of knives, and there seemed to be living creatures in the gaps between the icicles.
"Chiuuu."
"Wow~ So cute!"
What appeared was a little rabbit.
And then, the person who couldn't help but cheer was Shizuku.
Everyone's eyes turned to Shizuku, who loved cute things the most, and their eyes were very warm.
"Hmm, ahem... Is it a monster? Trying to deceive me with its cute appearance, what a terrifying trait."
"Shizuku-chan, it's too late to pretend now, huh?"
"Shizuku-chan, your ears are red, huh?"
While they were talking, the little rabbit slowly emerged from the cracks in the icicles.
What was certain was that it was no ordinary bunny. Its fur was silver, its appearance almost blending in with the ice and snow, its entire body gleaming as if covered in snow crystals.
But if you ask if it's a monster... there's some doubt. It doesn't have the dark red eyes common to monsters, but rather silver eyes, so it's hard to say for sure if it's a monster.
"Chew, chew?"
It was so cute. The way it tilted its head slightly and slowly approached was so cute that it was ferocious, and even Yue and the others' cheeks turned slightly red.
The silver rabbit came to the feet of Hajime who was walking in front of him, and made cute noises with its nose while looking up at Hajime.
Hajime smiled with a gentle expression.
Everyone couldn't help but think that after conquering the great maze in the forest, Hajime had indeed changed.
The original Hajime divided the world into enemies and non-enemies, and killed everyone who stood in his way.
As long as he can achieve his goal of returning to his hometown, he can give up anything.
Now that his wish is about to come true, and he has met many people and experienced many things, even Hajime has gradually returned to his former gentle self.
"It's so contrived, this garbage."
All I heard was a "click!!", a very vivid sound.
Everyone was wondering—
What is the red liquid that comes out from under Hajime's shoes?
Huh? Why is the little rabbit's body twitching? Where's its head? Under the shoe, right?
“Aaaaaaaaa! Nagumo-kun is a devil!”
Ling screamed, and her appearance resembled the painter Munch's work "The Scream".
Shizuku suddenly lost consciousness and fell onto her back, and Kouki hurriedly caught her. Kaori covered her face with her hands and crouched down; Yue and Tio looked at each other and sighed.
Then, Shia saw the poor little rabbit being crushed like a bug. She screamed "Ah~!" and took a few steps back.
"Chiujiuwu!?"
“Chuck!?”
New little rabbits appeared! Seeing their companions being crushed and convulsing, they screamed as if they had seen their family members die.
Afterwards, they all leaped towards Hajime, but they posed no threat at all. Then, they charged towards Hajime, charging with him with no power at all.
No matter how you look at it, they are just weak and cute little animals.
So──
"Pfft! It never ends."
Hajime crushed one to death and grabbed a jumping bunny by the ears. The bunny trembled and cried out in sorrow, as if to say, "Stop bullying us."
Xia couldn't help but interrupt and said:
“Um, um, Hajime-san? That should be enough, right? Look, it didn’t attack us, and the kid is scared…”
"What? What are you talking about?"
There was no connection between the two. Shia tilted her head in confusion, seemingly wanting to say something to Hajime. Shizuku and Suzu regained their composure and supported Shia, hoping she would stop the demon.
"Hashi-san! I'm Hajime-san's lover, right!?"
"Y-yeah, that's right. Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden? I'd be embarrassed."
Hajime looked away shyly, but that expression was priceless to Shia and Yue.
Aside from Yue, Hajime had never shown that expression to anyone else. This probably proved that Hajime's mood had softened...
"Yes, I'm Hajime-san's lover! And I'm Hajime-san's rabbit!"
Xia held the rabbit ears with both hands and shook them to emphasize that she was a rabbit.
"Hey, you... you should also consider the time and the situation. I'm happy when you say that, but my rationality will collapse."
Hajime's troubled expression made it clear that he was about to succumb to Shia's temptation. Hajime showing this side of him was truly priceless!
With a noble expression on his face, he tossed the bunny as if it were trash. With such force, the bunny's ears were torn off, and it flew like a cannonball, slamming violently into the wall and becoming a stain. A crimson object slowly slid down the beautiful ice wall.
"Pfft! Dirty rabbit ears."
Hajime showed a look of deep disgust as he looked at the torn rabbit ears, and finally threw them away like garbage.
"Uwaaaaaaaa! Miss Yue~ I'm no longer able to understand Mr. Hajime~~!"
“…Hmm, Hajime, this isn’t right!”
"I don't understand."
Shia hugs Yue, and Yue hugs Shia, but for some reason, she scolds Hajime.
I was very confused at first.
"Hey, Hajime-kun. To Shia, they're just like her, rabbits, and they're so cute. I think she's trying to say that it's not a good idea to just kill them without mercy."
Kaori's face turned pale as she explained Shia's girlish mood to Hajime.
"That's exactly what happened, Master. Besides, this scene is quite—"
Even Tio protested to Hajime with an indescribable expression. At this moment—
““““Chirp~”””””
Many little rabbits appeared behind the icicles!
So the treasure house was started—clang clang bang bang! !
There was a slight sound of compressed air being released, and at the same time, shotgun needles shot out, turning the little rabbits into dragonflies.
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