Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Light dots shine across the horizon. It became a thick pillar of light in an instant, approaching the third ship on which the waltzes were riding - Stranzia.

"(Do it!

Waltz, who was monitoring the ship's sensors at high speed, hurriedly dropped Strandia's nose tip towards the ground. I tried to avoid flying beams and dive underneath them.

As a result, at one hair's length, Strandia succeeds in avoiding the columns of light - heavy particle beams from the Tortoise Carmen Ring. The flying beam passed just above Stranzia, drilling a large hole in the cloud that was on the other side of it, disappearing into the blue sky.

The hull is intact, so it may be an occasion to be relieved, but still Waltz didn't seem to mind. Strandia is not properly armed and all you can do is manoeuvre around the flying beam... Besides, the hull only works with minimal gravity control, so for those who were in--,

"'' Come on?!

—— and there were times when the corresponding acceleration was added to each manoeuvre, and it didn't bother me at all.

"(This is unlikely to be avoided many times... If I told you I was going to run away, I'd drop altitude enough, but if I did that, I wouldn't be able to go to space...)"

Should we go to space like this, or should we give priority to ensuring everyone's safety…. Waltz worried about what to do.

But even while she was worried, the other side didn't seem to wait for me. The next light point began to shine across the horizon.

"(No... you're impotent...)"

Raise the altitude like this and it will only be merely... Having so decided, Waltz decided to return to the base. … just before that.

Gogogogogogogogo......

Between the flying beam and Strangea, a big shadow broke in. It's the giant energy that's been chasing me from behind trying to drop off the waltzes.

Dogowong!!

A dazzling beam hits the white hull of the energy directly. However, it does not mean that it struck directly at the hull itself. The energy hull was shielded to protect the hull from the beam.

The collision of the beam and shield filled the area with particles of light along with the roar. The heavy particles contained in the beam collided with the heavy particles contained in the shield of energy to plasma not only the particles themselves, but also the surrounding air.

There was no sign of any damage to the hull of the beamed energy in full condition. Waltz, who sees how it goes, decides.

"I'm gonna keep going!

Even if we went back to the base and pulled into the cage, we'd end up being sniped up the same way when we jumped up... Waltz thought it would be better if Energia shielded him and forced him to keep going up.

As a result, they will receive several rounds of heavy particle beam during the ascent. But take all that with energy as a shield...... They safely went up to the sky, which was turning from dark blue to black.

And when it plugged into 60,000 meters of altitude. I am contacted by the energy, which gradually moves away from the side of the Strandia.

I can't do this anymore!

"Good luck with the rest, huh?

"I asked for this star!

'If there's a demon in the universe, hunt it!

"Souvenirs, don't forget!

"Nicole? Be careful with your maneuvering."

'No, on this occasion now, I don't think I have to say that...'

Everyone on the bridge of Energia has skipped words of encouragement thoughtfully.

In contrast, Waltz, who was on the bridge in Stranzia, responds on behalf of everyone who could not speak properly during the great acceleration.

"Sometimes like this, I just feel like flagging you when you give me a weird response, so I'm just gonna say one word, okay?

…………

"... even if we go to space, we'll be in touch?

"''... Huh?

And hardening air. Again, Waltz, wherever he was, couldn't seem to read the air. Well, it's already almost vacuum outside, so maybe there's no real air drifting around.

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Flying like that for about 15 minutes, the vibrations and accelerations that hung on the hull disappeared like lies. Although it was not gravity-free because the control is always in place so that the acceleration of 1G is multiplied on board…. Finally, Stranzia came up to what could be called a true universe.

From the bridge of Stranzia, a blue star appeared. The continent where the Waltz and the others were just now is already far away and sumptuous... In another place across the sea, another continent was visible.

"After all, besides one continent with Mid-Eden, there is another..."

Deprexa and Sebastian, who were in space clothes, respond to such waltz words.

"Didn't Waltz know?

"There are five major continents on this planet, and the one we were on is the smallest."

'Hmm, you did. I never went out of the continent, so I didn't know? I think it's big enough compared to Japan, and even when I was in Japan in the first place, I didn't leave the neighborhood where I lived at all... "

'... you were living an inconvenient life, weren't you?

"Well, we're the Guardians who shouldn't be known to exist in the world..."

Waltz turned those words to Deprexa, reflecting on their position. She would understand her position...... That's what I was thinking.

But Deprexa's was tilting her neck at Waltz's inquiry, and she seemed to react as if she didn't know what Waltz was talking about. It may not be necessary to mention that Waltz is unaware of the reaction.

Because at this point, her interests were directed away from the Deprexas and toward the actions of a certain person.

"This is the world..."

Alfania, the Elf's chief who brought him along because he wanted to travel, was literally stuck on the floor and watched as he ate the stars.