The temperature rose as we got closer to the volcano, and the earth melted from the unnaturally high temperature. Ina, Hwaya, and I were fine as we had methods to deal with heat, but Ye-Eun seemed to be holding on barely with just her monstrous willpower, and Daisy didn’t seem to be doing any better.

Daisy panted, “Hot… Clothes off…”

I sputtered, “Don’t, Daisy. You’ll hurt my eyes.”

She glared at me. “Kang Shin, rude man. My body, pretty decent.”

No, I meant that Hwaya would poke my eyes… But Hwaya would really poke my eyes out if I said that, so I stayed silent. Hwaya said in my place, “Daisy, the reason I like you is that we don’t growl at each other about Shin. Don’t try to make an enemy out of me.”

Daisy gave her a confused look. “…? Not sure, what you mean.”

Hwaya humphed. “Good.”

Suddenly, the surrounding heat became even more intense, and an ominous smoke began to spew out of the volcano.

Lotte interjected, [Hero, it’s him. The king is inside the volcanic crater.]

I nodded. “Got it. Everyone, it’s time. It’s good that you’re all doing your best to relax a bit, but that’s enough joking around.”

Hwaya rolled her eyes. “Shin, I’m not joking. This is more important than this so-called Lava King.”

I rolled my eyes back at her. “Well I’m sorry, but us surviving is much more important to me.”

She bit her lip. “Y-Yeah… I got it.”

Hwaya’s face reddened and she turned away. I might have been a...