After the most intense heatwave passed for an hour, Iss finally came back to her senses from the unparalleled shock. Everything around her had turned into scorched earth, and the hill she was standing on had become a deep basin. Flames flowed recklessly along the crystallized layer formed by the high temperature, as if the hot air burning her lungs would suffocate her. It wasn't until she remembered to use the "Flight" magic that she escaped from this perilous situation.
However, when Iss flew up into the sky, she discovered a reality that shook her even more. In her imagination, the "Explosion" magic should have only destroyed a hill, but now it seemed that the entire forest had been engulfed in flames. As she looked around, all she could see was blackened scorched earth, with the exception of the red flames. If it weren't for the map showing that she had indeed been moving, Iss would even suspect that she had fallen into a cyclic space.
"How much did I burn down...?" Iss couldn't help but feel guilty. In the game, she had never used the "Explosion" magic due to embarrassment. The attack just now had consumed nearly half of her magic power. If she had known that it would destroy so much, she would have chosen a different magic.
"No, I can't think like this. If I hadn't killed the Scorpion Lion, I wouldn't be standing here. Besides, there are no villages or cities around here. It's just a desolate land without human life."
Of course, on the surface, Iss tried to console herself like this, but deep down she still had some doubts. After all, if she had set fire to a mountain on Earth, she would undoubtedly face criminal charges and could even be sentenced to death. Using her magic, she had made the entire mountain forest within a radius of ten kilometers - maybe even more, although the map only showed ten kilometers - disappear. If she hadn't spent more than ten years in prison, Iss herself wouldn't believe it.
"Hah, hopefully there won't be any corresponding charges in this human world... No, as long as I don't tell anyone, no one will know it was me."
While flying in the air, Iss optimistically patted her flat chest that had no fluctuations. The feeling of flying was almost the same as in the game, so Iss didn't feel any fear or anything like that. The only exception was the unusually hot air blowing on her face. If it weren't for the fact that she would be considered a pervert, Iss had an urge to take off her clothes.
After flying for nearly ten minutes, Iss finally arrived in an area that had not been affected by the flames. It was a flat area between two mountains, with several tire marks visible on the dry ground, indicating that people often passed through here. Iss glanced at the "All-Knowing Map" and saw various markers indicating that this was the road connecting Nilu City and Anno Town. The small town was about three kilometers ahead.
"If I keep going straight, I'll reach Anno Town. But can vampires enter human towns?"
Iss touched the red wings behind her that symbolized vampires and began to search her memories as the Count's eldest daughter. However, she didn't get any results. Most of her memories were related to violence and massacre, with very little information about humans.
"Anyway, let's observe the nearby area first. The 'All-Knowing Map' can detect races. If there are vampires living in the town, it means that vampires can enter. "
Although there was very little information about humans in her memories, she did know that there had been no war between the vampires and humans for nearly a hundred years. In such a peaceful background, the two sides should have some kind of understanding.
While praying for the flames on the mountain to extinguish soon, Iss hummed an out-of-tune tune to pass the time. Following the road towards Anno Town marked on the map, the "All-Knowing Map" was not much different from a GPS map, and it was even more useful. All creatures and special items were marked with dots of light. If she wanted to search for specific targets, she could simply enter the keywords and they would appear.
Interestingly, Iss discovered that there were people living on both sides of the mountains, called "bandits" or "peddlers." Out of the principle of avoiding trouble, when passing the intersection where they were ambushing, Iss deliberately used the "Concealment" skill to eliminate her presence and passed right under their noses as if nothing had happened.
"I feel like using this kind of skill for theft could make me a wealthy merchant... Does this world have a magic to deal with the 'Concealment' skill? I remember that even the 'All-Knowing Map' couldn't detect it."
Although she said that, Iss's tone lacked confidence. Through the "All-Knowing Map," she could see that Anno Town ahead was a small town with a radius of less than five kilometers. There were nearly three thousand human residents represented by dots of light, and the highest level was only Level 10. Most of the residents were only Level 1 to 3.Fortunately, not all residents are human in "Ragnarøk". There is a portion that consists of non-human races such as elves, orcs, and orcs. These are the initial races that players can create and Iss naturally feels a sense of familiarity with them.
"But it seems like I haven't seen any vampires..."
With a slight sense of doubt, Iss typed the keywords "vampire" and "blood race" on the "omniscient map". In this world, vampires are equivalent to blood races, but only vampires use that term. Other races still refer to them as vampires.
In an instant, the number of light dots on the light blue screen decreased significantly. The map, which was once filled with various sizes of spots, now only had four blue dots, one of which represented Iss. So, there were only three blood races living in the town of Anno.
"Hmm... So it's not that there are no blood races, but just a small number of them? In that case, it means that blood races can enter human towns. What a peaceful world it is."
Praising the peaceful world, Iss's steps unconsciously became lighter. The light blue dress was not damaged during the previous flaming storm, and the white hair that reached the waist was only slightly messy. From an outsider's perspective, Iss now looked like a cold noble young lady, disregarding the presence of vampire wings.
Although it was sad to change into a woman, Iss chose not to worry about gender for the time being.
—How can I not worry about it!
Cursing and kicking a stone by her feet, Iss desired a life in a different world surrounded by gentle and caring intellectual older sisters, rather than being surrounded by a group of men. The current situation was the opposite of her dream, and anyone would probably be dissatisfied.
"I wonder if this body will change my sexual orientation... Huh—I need to confirm."
Pushing the bangs that were obstructing her view to the back, Iss muttered to herself.
"I like gentle and considerate, understanding older sisters."
After briefly imagining her ideal type in her mind, Iss didn't find anything wrong and reassured herself that her sexual orientation was still the same as before.
Once free, she decided to go and explore a hostess club in the red light district, secretly deciding in her heart.
