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Gliding across the clouds and glistening in the sunlight, the airship Ferner could be seen unopposed in the sky

"As far as the eye can see it’s an ocean of clouds" Shia e

"… the Shunee (Schnee) snowfield is always covered in an overcast sky The outside is frigid" Yue explained while nodding

The Shunee snowfield and Risen Large Canyon divided the south continent in half On the eastern side sat the heavy snow field, which was covered in cloudy weather throughout the year, so even during periods when it doesn’t snow, the earth remains sht between the demon country of Garland and the southern continent is this ely, neither the Sea of Trees nor the country of Garland are touched by snow or ice, as if the boundary was cut with an impassible wall

The interior of the snowfield houses a considerably large gorge, likely fore labyrinths should be at the tip of the gorge, the Shunee Snow Cave Normally, an adventurer would be worn down by the cold on their way towards reaching the tip,it a perfect location for the labyrinth

Hajime had known of the snow cave’s location ever since his conversation with Miredi Make no reat labyrinth However, a super convenient tool named airship allowed him to skim over the clouds in relative co properly?" Tio asked

Haji a compass the size of his palm in one hand

He had received it froic to show hiht for the Shunee cave with pinpoint accuracy

"Ah It’s okay This is wonderful The needle doesn’t just face in the direction I want, I also get a sense of the exact location and distance as well, somehow"

"Is that so? So it seems to understand where the place is specifically It reed with Hajien, he tried an experi the coeo-location was deteric was shocking; he rejoiced that he could even feel the existence of his hometown in Japan

Of course, the coordinates vanished as the power deic increased proportionally to the distance of what you’re looking for To locate a coordinate on Earth, all of Hajio Fortunately, he barely avoided fainting by supple his power just before it dried up

Shia returned fro at To Haji The left side was the place the Shia had originally sat So she abandoned theand hopped over, a perplexed look on her face

As Hajime watched her suspiciously froety She seeun to treat her as his lover, beco to him

Hajime’s expression softened at the appearance of the beautiful figure of Shia, grabbing her hand and pulling her to sit next to himself

"Ah…"

"Don’t be embarrassed noe’ve already been seen"

"… Shia is cute"

Hajihs as she shows an ah narrowed eyes Though Kaori is giving an envious look, she also nods in agree to sit next to Shia on the sofa

"Kuku… certainly Shia has becoht? Was it painful… or did it feel good? Why don’t you let us know? Hora… hora… let us know…"

"What are you saying? It’s impossible to answer!"

"What is it? So Master’s performance so poor you can’t say? Yes?"

"That isn’t true! Instead it was a ht in Fair Bergen, Shia and Haji to a certain Sea of Trees princess she needed to spank, which left the princes writhing in ecstasy on the ground

Shia covered her face with her hands, hiding her shas after her iht It was an inevitability as you could say Haji military service Needless to say, it was Yue who turned hi her lips, Yue gave a bewitching sested that with "three of them", the erotic va her worldly desires While holding Shia, he glanced over at the coave Tio a demonic flick on the forehead

Pow! It hit with a terrific sound, and everyone continued to ignore Tio as she writhed on the floor wearing an expression of ecstasy

"It’d be good if we could finish the great labyrinths I want toht expression and laughing in desperation, but Hajiet

"In addition, we should ently patted Shia’s head, his eyes wrought orry Shia shakes her head with a soft smile to reassure him

As a matter of fact, Hajime had offered to take Kaht the empire, but received a curt reply As he had predicted, Kam and rest of them had answered no, deterht until the bitter end

It was decided then that Shia would separate froh He was unable to refute Kah if you keep Shia happy", which showed his resolve as a father It o betorlds; however, they did not yet know the liic, and it was also possible that theit extremely difficult Moreover, he wanted to spend his last days in this world with faht sh it breaks my heart, I’m happy, and I’ll be even more happy in the future"

"Is that so?"

"Yes! Fufu… I realized this when I saw you with Myuu, you’re overprotective when it coh under her breath,Hajime’s arm

"… Nn, we mustn’t depend on Hajiood if we depend too much on Haji around unco as he came off roup entered Kouki and the rest had been training using the artifacts Haji a break They took seats in another sofa, while ignoring Tio, whoross look on her face

"So, how are the artifacts, are you getting used to the The output has been doubled, the added benefits will be very useful"

To Hajime’s question, Kouki wore a co at his waist, acknowledging the increase in strength

"While being able to walk through the air is odd, it’s seriously aet used to it, not even ht"

"Suzu also is extremely pleased with it It seems far easier to use now Thank you, Haji, I’ until we’ve et some actual combat experience"

Everyone seemed to be satisfied with the modified artifacts that Haji spirit for tackling the last dungeon, especially for Suzu, whose eagerness tostrength should increase by several times if you can master your new skills, make any effort before you find yourself crushed in the deave off a curt attitude, the power he had given the Suzu reach her objectives, Suzu and the rest of the party’s opinion on Haji because he was still a little scary

At this tiaze unexpectedly snapped forward towards his target The mood shifted from relaxed to serious

"… Did we arrive?" Yue asked

"Ah, it’s time to descend"

At Hajime’s coazes turn serious as they look out of the s

After only a few seconds of descending through white clouds, Ferner was instantly enveloped with a snow storh to freeze hull in an instant

"That’s certainly severely cold, as you said, that is not thisat the silvery landscape enveloped with blizzards with unpleased eyes

"Everyone, hold on to the artifact I’ainst the cold which will help greatly in surviving this labyrinth"

"… Nn, anything Hajime handmade, wonderful"

"That’s true, the part with the snow crystal motif is beautiful"

"This is my third present from Hajih it’s cute by itself, I was hoping for an accessory with a n"

Each pendant artifact that Hajime handed out offered protection from the cold There were a snow crystal ht blue stone eht

Only Tio received a pendant which had a snow an Aave a wistful expression as she compared her pendant to everyone else’s

"When you do so about your inclinations, I’ll present you with so better"

"Is that to say this lowly mistress… is not worth a woap, the unpleasantness is too painful Please give this mistress a nicer present!"

"… so it’s decided that you won’t fix your behavior…?"

Suzu and Shizaku give each other a look of a a look as if she’s about to cry

"… Shizu, Shizu, aren’t these just rocks? In that case, wouldn’t a snowman be much better?"

"Suzu, please don’t point out such a difference in treatment, because it’s too sad…"

"Is that so? If it’s effective, what’s the problem?"

"… Ryuutaro, I don’t think that’s what it’s about"

In Shizuku’s hand was nothing but a common rock you could pick up anywhere, apart froainst the cold The dejected Suzu and Shizuku had slu their pendants to the ones the other girls had received For once, Kouki was actually able to read the ave Shia, Yue, and Kaori beautiful geave Shizuku and Suzu a rock, lol)

In the e of Ice and Snohere the entrance to the ice and snow cave likely leads to the great labyrinth

While operating Ferner, Hajiht, and while it normally would have taken a while to locate it, with the help of Ferner that ti the end of the gorge, the cave entrance was yet to be seen

"… Nn? Does it end here? The compass says it’s still further ahead"

"… Hajime, look"

"At what?"

Yue pointed at the crystal display that showed the surroundings, activating a zoo that the width of the gorge apparently narrowed up ahead The ice and snow had piled up, creating a huge do towards the inside

"There is no other way It’s about a kilo from here"

"This is the first tiht be fun"

Out of everyone who beganat Hajime’s orders, only Shia appeared to be excited She was like a child on a train who climbs onto their seat to look outside as they pass by the silvery landscape

Though this was similar to the time that Shia had first seen the ocean, how Hajime looked at her was different A Shia with her rabbit ears waving about extravagantly as she frolicked around with a child-like innocence was far too adorable He seehtly, and it was necessary for hi his head, haji Ferner into the depths of the ravine which was quickly beco too narrow to land properly

Hajime opened the lower hatch on the outside… and was i up into his face The artifact that protected against the cold did not provide any barrier, it only kept the person’s te not to become blinded, he hurriedly covered himself with a coat

"Waa, is this snow? It’s hard and fluffy!"

As such, Shia lone became excited While her body was pu her feet and scooping it up without reservation, her eyes full of enjoy too excited… Oi, are you listening?"

As Shia frolicked, she appeared to not hear the words of ad her Instead, she played in the pure-white snow that lay thickly about energetically while raising her voice

"And she fell into an abyss, as it was…"

As Shia dives in the snow, the ground collapses under her while Haji scornful eyes to the newly formed massive crevasse that opens into a deep hole

Shia had fallen into a crack in the earth while letting out a screae, but the accumulated snow had made it impossible to notice

"Will you settle down before Shia dies? Hey! Shiaaaa!"

The duan to fall into a panic whilepale faces Meanwhile, Kouki and Ryuutaro were at a loss for words given the situation

"Settle down, Shia won’t be defeated by a fall like that Besides, we need to get down there too"

Haji and then jumped the 400 meters down into the crevasse after Shia without a moment’s hesitation Yue also jumped after them

Everyone was provided with an artifact that provided the effect of aerodyna their rate of fall Of course, Suzu could put up an energy-absorbing effect There shouldn’t be a probleainst coroup peeked over the ravine quiet and watery eyed at the thought of ju for? There is no ti a better effort?"

Tio couldn’t stand waiting behind theave a push in both the e pushed like a bungee jumper without a rope, Suzu is forcefully pushed

"Wait, I’ll go, because I’ll go – Suzu is a person who can do it if you do it, just let rows darker as you say things like that Look, come here"

"Yaa… wait, please don’t life o myselfffff…"

Tio lifted Suzu and then threw her like trash towards the bottom of the ravine The screanificently

Tio turns around and give Kouki a smile as he turns pale That sashi Shizuku I’ thrown, Shizuku leaps fro into a pool

Kouki and Ryuutaro let out a "Uoo!" and "Brave!" before passing Tio and juood to be energetic, isn’t it?" Tio nods before ju over the side herself

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"Calm down, Suzu Don’t cry!"

Barely contained tears echo across the gorge of ice and snow

Suzu was shaking, and it seemed that her fall was only stopped desperately Actually, the true reason she was crying was that she see she couldn’t say

Shizuku, Kouki, and Ryuutaro tried to coth left after their own experience bungee ju without a rope