Hot Ice, Cold Flame (3)

[I love you more than anything in this world.]

Who could have known those words would become her mother’s last? She probably started obsessing over power from that moment on.

Before meeting Zion, Ifrit had been so starved for power that even she thought she’d taken it too far.

That was also when she first got to know Las, the Thieves’ Guild Master. Honestly, she was an adventurer in name only.

If she’d met Zion even a little later, she might have been craving power as a demonfolk by now.

‘At least I wouldn’t have done something this stupid today.’

The Flame Emperor and the Ice Emperor.

The outcome was all but decided. The Flame Emperor had spent years honing his strength in pursuit of revenge.

By contrast, the Ice Emperor had retired and even disbanded his guild. If the two fought, the victor was obvious.

Even so, Ifrit had sided with the Ice Emperor. It wasn’t as though she recognized this unpleasant man as her father……...