Ridan puffed his chest, both hands on his hips with a smug look.
"And you know what you've been calling me this whole time? Hmm?" Ridan smirked, his puffball body shimmering with pride. "You always call me... Big Brother... ah, no... The Great Ridan-Sama!"
Hazuki looked up at Ridan with childlike wonder, his eyes wide and innocent. "Really? Oh, Ridan-sama!"
"Yeah! That's more like it!" Ridan let out a hearty laugh while swirling around Hazuki in smug satisfaction.
Hazuki looked around at the icy landscape. "Umm... why am I here?"
"Good question!" Ridan paused with a cheeky grin. "You're here because of your quest! A noble, honorable quest!"
"Uoohhhh!! Really?" Hazuki stood up in a rush. "So what are we doing here?"
Ridan smirked.
"We are on a noble journey, to collect the rarest herbs from the most dangerous places in the world!"
"Oh!!!" Hazuki's eyes widened in awe. Then he noticed the girl standing a short distance away.
"Err… so who is she?" Hazuki glanced at Glacia.
