Regarding Nian's dissatisfaction, Kanna knew it was just a matter of touching a raw nerve. After all, she didn't believe Nian hadn't seen the harsh living conditions of the Infected in Yan.
"This place is permeated with the stench of money. To be honest, I regret it a bit..." Nian rubbed her nose, saying with a look of regret.
"Boss, two ice creams!" She turned around and saw Kanna standing next to her with two ice creams.
"Are you sick? It's November, and you're still eating ice cream?" Nian scolded Kanna with a look that suggested she had a serious illness, then casually took the ice cream Kanna handed her.
"Then don't eat it!"
"Why not? I bought it with my money!" With that, Nian opened her mouth and took a big bite.
"Hiss~ So refreshing! But it's a shame, we've had sour, sweet, and bitter ice cream, but never spicy!" After taking a bite of ice cream, Nian couldn't help but shiver, then looked at the ice cream in her hand and said.
"Wouldn't it be better to freeze some chili peppers and eat them directly when we go back?" Kanna rolled her eyes at Nian's addiction to spicy food and offered a suggestion for her to taste spiciness.
"But that's just a popsicle at best, far from ice cream!" Nian stubbornly insisted on arguing for an ice cream.
"Then grind the chili peppers into powder, and have Mousse make a separate batch of ice cream with the chili powder in it?" Kanna continued to offer suggestions.
Nian lowered her head and thought for a moment, finding Kanna's suggestion not bad. "That's a good idea, I'll make a note of it and ask Mousse to make me a batch when we return to Rhodes Island."
After she finished speaking, Kanna's communication terminal beeped. She answered it and found it was Misery calling. The vehicle's resupply had been completed by Kugen and him after an afternoon's work. Now, Kugen was preparing dinner, and he had taken the time to ask where the two were and when they would be back.
"We're in the commercial district of Carlaton City. Do you need us to bring you any gifts?"
"Commercial district? Isn't that only accessible to non-Infected?" Misery was a bit confused. Kugen had said they went to the city's edge, so how did they end up in the commercial district, which only non-Infected could enter?
"Nian and I aren't Infected, so of course we can go there." Kanna's answer to Misery's question left him speechless for a moment.
It was then that he remembered that these two unfathomably powerful girls were both non-Infected. He couldn't help but sigh at how vast the gap between people could sometimes be, enough to make those who experienced it firsthand feel despair.
"No need for anything, just make sure you come back early." With that, Misery hung up the phone, feeling depressed.
"??? Kanna and them went to the commercial district? Didn't they ask me for the closest way to the city's edge earlier? That's the non-Infected district, won't they be in danger going there?" Kugen, who heard Misery's call from not far away, asked with a puzzled expression.
"Don't worry, Kanna and Ms. Nian are not Infected, so it's not a big problem for them to go there."
"What? You said Kanna isn't Infected?" Kugen was astonished. In his opinion, a caster so young with such high Originium Arts proficiency could only be someone who had been Infected since birth.
Yet Misery said Kanna wasn't even Infected... "That doesn't make sense. I didn't see them carrying any staves or artifacts for casting, did I?" If they were non-Infected, then using Originium Arts would require reliance on casting units. But from the moment they arrived until they left today, he hadn't seen either of them touch anything that looked like an artifact.
"See that greatsword and shield on the car? Didn't you ask whose weapons they were, and how heavy they were, just now? That greatsword is Kanna's weapon, and that shield is Ms. Nian's weapon."
Misery pointed to the two pieces of equipment placed on the car roof. Not long ago, when Kugen was helping Misery stock up on supplies, he had accidentally seen the strange shield and exaggerated greatsword on the roof.
He then tried them out. The shield was manageable; although heavier than a normal shield, he could at least lift it. The greatsword, however, was incredibly exaggerated. He could barely lift it a little even with all his strength, let alone use it. He couldn't even hold it normally with ease. At the time, he had even joked about Misery's physique being unable to wield such heavy weapons. But now, being told that the astonishingly heavy weapon belonged to Kanna, a little loli less than a meter tall, made Kugen momentarily unable to imagine how a little girl could fight while wielding a greatsword nearly twice her size.
"Are Vouivre / Wyvern women this fierce from a young age?" After seeing Misery's affirmative expression, Kugen couldn't help but complain.
Besides the Vouivre / Wyvern Alliance in Sargon, the country with the most members of this race had to be Victoria. Kugen had also heard about the terrifying strength of the Vouivre / Wyvern people. He had always thought it was a prejudiced joke, but now it seemed that the strength of the Vouivre / Wyvern race was indeed somewhat outrageous...
"Uh, I also know some Vouivre / Wyvern people. While it's true their race's strength far exceeds normal levels, even the strongest Vouivre / Wyvern would struggle to reach Kanna's level with pure strength alone…" Misery had to correct Kugen's misunderstanding about Kanna.
"Even with extraordinary talent, this is too extraordinary…" Kugen couldn't help but grumble.
"Good afternoon, what are you all talking about?" An elegant female voice came from the doorway.
"Miss Quercus!" Along with the voice, a green-haired woman walked in from outside the door. Upon seeing her, the two people inside greeted her.
"Nothing, just talking about some interesting things about little Kanna!"
"Speaking of Kanna, why don't I see her? Is she sleeping inside?" Quercus tilted her head and looked into the room, finding no one there.
"Kanna and Miss Nian went to play in Carlton City. If Miss Quercus is looking for her, you can wait here for a moment. I just called her, and they should be back very soon." Misery said, seeing that Quercus was clearly looking for Kanna.
"Is Operator Red also not here?"
"Red? He said he went out to look for job openings, to find a job so he can settle down better here and carry out his mission." Red had reported to Kugen before he left. Kugen was very supportive of Red's idea, as although Rhodes Island paid its office personnel salaries and work allowances on time each month, many permanently stationed Operators would find an additional job to better integrate into the city and carry out activities.
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