Almond told Lily about the secret area's rewards as the duo continued, with Almond leading Argamon in the direction of the secret area.
"You said you reached the 30th floor fast, right? How old were you?" Lily curiously asked.
"Twenty-four complete when I reached there, I think. But I'd need more memories to confirm."
"Cool," Lily smiled.
"Would you have felt weird if I was an old man?" Almond asked with a chuckle.
"I'd have felt a bit weird briefly, but that wouldn't have changed anything about our current status, my daarling~" Lily smiled and kissed him.
…
They arrived near the end of this forest soon and saw an Icy Mountain's base, which marked the beginning of Tempestcall Tengu's area.
The secret area was buried in the snow and hard to detect unless one dug through it.
But there was a hint there on the icy stones in the surroundings.
