Su'er had to take back his words that the firecrackers Jibril made were useless. Those little cuties were still very effective as self-defense weapons.
"Do you want to cross this continent with just these toys?", Think sighed more and more. "I thought you liked this stable life you have now - haven't you always been craving for this kind of life? You always looked so happy before."
"Uh, of course I like it", Su'er awkwardly scratched his hair. When these words came out of his mouth, they felt exceptionally embarrassing, "...I just feel like I have to do it. You see, I'm probably the only one who can do it, right? If I don't go, wouldn't it be a shame for humanity to miss the opportunity to rise?"
"Well, it's probably the feeling of not being able to sleep at night if I just stay here and don't take action, haha, does that sound strange?", Su'er said with a few awkward laughs.
If the place that Okein mentioned really held the answer, then Su'er had to find it - he couldn't accept a future where he had to endure inner torment for the rest of his life. Su'er needed this peace of mind to verify that result.
"No~", Think's voice sounded exceptionally light, "Anyway, Mr. Monkey is just a fool like that~, why would it be strange for you to feel something that has already been verified?"
She waved her hand casually. The light golden-haired Elf walked out of the kitchen door while talking, not even picking up the tray that was placed on the side.
"Hey, your cakes!", although he didn't know why he had become a fool again, Su'er was already very familiar with the feeling of this self-proclaimed genius Elf seeing everyone else as a commoner. He just picked up the tray full of cakes and shouted at Think.
"Just leave them there for now", Think waved her hand without looking back. "How about we set the departure time for tomorrow morning? I also have to prepare some things~"
"Huh? You mean... you're coming too?", Su'er's body, which was holding the tray, froze. He asked with his eyes wide in astonishment: "But aren't you... what about your research?"
"Anyway, the research on the divine essence won't have any groundbreaking progress for a while, so putting it aside for now won't be a big deal... After all, I'm also quite curious about the answer that the gophers' god mentioned, you know?", Think's voice was getting smaller and smaller, "An answer that can even be regarded as a secret by a divine might provide me with some new ideas."
Think's words were not a consultation of Su'er's opinion. They were completely a one-sided notification.
"..."
Su'er was silent. He propped himself up against the kitchen counter with his hand and took a deep breath. He raised his head and looked at the white ceiling... He smiled for no reason.
This wasn't bad, was it?
Choosing to go to the unknown with a mission on his back, it was as if that empty and lonely night in the past had reappeared, but it was fundamentally different.
This time, he was not alone.
The situation was much better than Su'er had expected. It even gave him the illusion - could I now walk sideways across the continent?
Hey, hey, don't be too arrogant!
Taking a deep breath of the cold air, and using the cold pain that it caused in his nasal cavity, Su'er kept telling himself to stay cautious.
He was now fully armed. After leaving the home he had built in the abandoned city, everything outside was so familiar again - the unchanging cold, the endless freezing wind, and the blood-red sky.
However, Su'er couldn't feel much of a temperature change. The magical items from the Elf perfectly shielded him from the cold wind and kept his body temperature constant. The armor on his body, which didn't feel heavy but made a hard metallic sound when they collided, also gave him a sufficient sense of security.
Su'er felt that he could fight a hundred people.
But he doubted that he would even have a chance to fight. This confidence not only came from the Elf who was traveling with him, but also from the pink-haired little girl who was floating in the sky next to him.
Jibril also came along.
"Didn't you say that you've recovered to a crucial moment? Won't leaving like this slow down your progress?", looking at the white mist he exhaled in front of him, Su'er couldn't help but turn his head and ask the Flügel.
According to Jibril, she was not far from recovering her full power. Shouldn't she be staying in the recovery room and speeding up at a time like this? How could her sister, who was described as being very clingy, let her out?
Su'er was confused about this.
"Mr. Monkey doesn't have to worry about Miss Monster~, you who can't see the spirit can't notice this fact, but it's very obvious to me", Think glanced at Jibril with a sneer and continued: "The spirit in the surrounding atmosphere are being attracted and flowing into her body. Her mere existence here is like a black hole that devours spirit... Mr. Monkey, you should also have a sense of it, that instinctive pressure on fragile creatures."
"So that's what it is", Su'er suddenly understood. He was wondering what was with the heavy feeling he had felt since he walked out the door.
"Heeheehee, how could I miss out on such a thing~", Jibril was not affected by Think's words at all. She said with a grin, spinning in a circle in the air: "That's a place that a divine instructed. What could possibly be on that island~~ Ehehe, haha, just thinking about it makes me unable to contain my excitement~~ Hehehe~~"
Her facial expression was so perverted it couldn't be more perverted. Jibril's two palms were clenched together and pressed against her cheeks. Her face also had an unnatural flush. If Su'er hadn't been mistaken, this Flügel even drooled - how did a perfectly good Flügel turn into this?!
It was a bit scary.
"Wait a moment~"
When Su'er heard Think's voice, he found that Think's hand had already reached the side of his neck. She bent down slightly, and her beautiful face moved closer. The floral scent also became stronger. Su'er chose not to move.
He didn't know what this woman had adjusted, but when she straightened her back and stood a little further away, Su'er felt that the heavy feeling from just now had disappeared. It was as if dozens of pounds had been removed, and his body also felt a lot lighter.
"I've shielded you from the oppressive feeling that the spirit will generate, but in that case, Mr. Monkey has also lost some of his instinctive warnings", Think stroked her chin and continued: "Pay attention to the gem on your wrist at all times. If it turns red, it means that there is an excessive amount of elves gathering rapidly and abnormally near you."
"That's when you should be careful."