[As Ayato saw, Hijikata has no such considerations... after being confined to the city for a whole month he's beyond enthusiastic to tackle all an any quests in the Segments, and apparently he deems himself well-suited to just about any danger, regardless of how suitable his magic is. In this case that might admittedly have backfired quite a bit, had he been matched with another summer power holder... but luckily he teamed up with Ayato.]

Right. Let's set up camp in the behind the bridge tower so the monsters won't realise we're here right away. I want to take a dip in the lake; are you up for it?

[It's so goddamn hot!! Their location is quite nice: Despite their relative proximity to the Lava-Ridden Lands they're much closer to the Great Ocean Lake, and while they may need to travel a bit to get to the safe beach (swimming under the Great Crossing might just send them down the Forever Falls) it's an easy trek!]

You'll sense it if any more of those heavy things come stomping along, right?