In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

Turning her head, Maria looked at the energetic Lappland in front of her. She had no intention of attacking her. She just reached out her hand, gently rubbed her ears, and slowly spoke.

"Then go ahead."

"it is good!"

Lappland's eyes brightened a little when his ears were rubbed.

But she still spoke out of shyness.

"that……"

"Ok?"

"Ms. Maria...if my performance satisfies you...can you give me a reward?"

Lappland lowered her head, her words a little shy.

"Reward?" Maria was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time the girls had asked her for something...

This feeling is very subtle.

but……

"sure……"

"Yes!"

With Maria's affirmation, Lapland's momentum became even stronger.

Texas, who was standing by, knew that Ms. Maria had been alone with him every night, so this time, for the first time ever, he did not compete with her for anything.

But Maria still noticed the girl's loss.

In line with the principle of treating everyone equally, she also rubbed the other person's head.

And Frost Star beside him...

She looked at the mountain of watermelons behind Maria in astonishment.

"The Yeti Squad has several hundred people... and quite a few shield guards and guerrilla soldiers. These watermelons may not be enough. I will buy more later."

“…I’ll give you the money.”

Although he knew that Maria was doing this for his and others' kindness and did not need anything in return, the stubborn Frost Star still gritted his teeth.

She won't accept favors for nothing!

"Ah."

Maria, who already understood the girl's stubbornness, didn't say much. She nodded and stood up.

Ready to leave.

The girls present looked at each other and nodded seriously.

This time, we must win!

……

"Where are the Big Sister and the Captain going?"

Yharnam, in the Yeti camp.

The members of the Yeti Squad sat together and started gossiping.

After entering Yharnam, their lives began to stabilize at a visible speed.

What stability brings is that people start to get bored and like to discuss gossip.

For example, our big sister is not young anymore this year and she is pretty. Although she looks cold on the outside, everyone knows that she is a good person... Why is there no one chasing such a person?

"do not know."

Another member of the Yeti team was fanning the fire, listening to the crackling sound in his ears, and also tilted his head.

After a moment, he raised his eyebrows.

"What do you think...will the captain and the big sister get together?"

"what?!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, but the more the young man thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

He pulled everyone together and started a detailed discussion.

"Look, the big sister looks cold, and the captain looks cold too."

"The big sister has a very good personality... The captain also let us stay here and provided us with a stable supply of food, which was very kind."

"The big sister fights well...and the captain fights even better!"

"Aren't these two a match made in heaven?!"

The young man excitedly announced his discovery.

The teammates on the side had subtle expressions.

"Although it's a bit...but...the boss and the captain are both women, right?"

"So what if she's a girl?!" the young man was dissatisfied. "After all, liking her is the basis, gender is not an issue!"

"Vera..."

"Listen to me first." The young man did not notice his companion's subtle look, but became more immersed in his own ideas.

"Think about it carefully, it's actually quite good for the Big Sister and the Captain to be together... The Big Sister has been through a lot of hard times, and the Captain is a good person. If the two of them were together, they could complement each other... wouldn't that be great?"

"Vera..."

"Hmm...but I don't think the big sister has any such intentions. I'm not sure what the captain's attitude is either...how about we find an opportunity to test their ideas?"

"Vera!"

The teammates finally couldn't help it. They spoke up to stop the young man's strong thoughts and looked behind him with embarrassed expressions.

At this time, the young man named Vera seemed to have noticed something was wrong.

He tilted his head slightly and looked behind him stiffly.

Under the bright moon of Yanan, a woman as beautiful as a lily stood quietly here.

Eyes, watching silently.

"Team...captain?"

"Ah."

Maria tilted her head, looking at the other person's trembling appearance, and didn't say much.

This made the young man breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that the captain didn't hear...

only……

"I probably won't look for a woman as a partner..."

Maria answered Vera's question seriously and calmly.

This made Vera's whole face turn red.

Half a day later, he finally spoke in a cowardly manner.

“…I…I understand.”

"Ah."

Maria simply answered without any intention of making things difficult for these people. After waving her hand, a large group of curious people also brought over the mountain of watermelons.

The emerald green peel also made the members of the snow monster team stunned...

"Captain...what is this?"

"Frost Star prepared some fruit for you..."

Maria didn't explain much, but simply arranged for several members of the Yeti team to distribute these things.

"Other supplies will arrive later: clothing, shelter, fuel... and other things..."

Maria's voice was calm, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

But anyone can tell that this couldn't have been bought by the big sister.

Because the boss has no money!

Don’t our own people know who we are?

This must have been prepared for them by the captain at the request of the big sister.

This... this is really...

For a moment, every member of the Snow Monster Team who got a watermelon had tears in their eyes.

They can endure hardships. They can march while hungry for a day, and they can live in the same set of clothes for several years...but this does not mean that they are willing to endure hardships.

In fact, there is no one in the world who comes to this world just to suffer... Everyone has the right to pursue better things...

However, as people who were once infected, they did not have the courage and environment to pursue this right.

And now...

Looking at the crisp and fresh watermelon in their hands and the emerald green skin that they had never seen before, everyone was speechless.

For ordinary people, this may just be eating a fruit, which does not require too many rituals. They may even throw it away halfway through eating because they think it does not taste good.

But for them...

They can meet such a good big sister and captain after becoming infected...

This……

This is really...

"Please wait...Captain!"

One of the men in the Yeti team caught up with them. He gritted his teeth and bowed deeply to Maria.

"thank you……"

“…I didn’t do anything for you…”

Maria calmly looked at the deeply moved members of the Snow Monster Team in front of her, her eyes slightly lowered, showing no emotion.

She didn't think she had done anything.

only……

"Since you are already hunters of Yharnam, I will take care of you, at least in terms of daily life...that's all."

Maria knew what she had eaten and what kind of life she had lived during the endless cycle of reincarnation in Yharnam...

Even though she has accepted all of this now, she will not let her successor suffer such torture.

She could still clearly distinguish between training and simple suffering.

But looking at the members of the Snow Monster Team in front of her with tears in their eyes, she thought for a moment before answering.

"If you must thank someone, thank Yelena. She has always been thinking about you."

"Yes!"

The members of the Snow Monster Team wiped their embarrassing tears and raised their heads.

"Then... the big sister is now..."

"She now?" Maria thought for a moment, then answered, "She went to participate in the competition."

"what?"

……

"Is this the competition venue? It's quite lively."

Walking on the streets filled with applause and cheers, Frost Star looked around curiously.

All around them, there were noisy crowds.