Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Having returned from a distance of one million km to the satellite orbit of the planet Ania, Strandia uses the gravitational pull of the planet Ania to carry out a deceleration swing-by to enter the lunar satellite orbit around the burning moon, which was at a distance of about 200,000 km from the planet Ania.

The burning moon, until about a month ago, was supposed to be just a moon without flames. That's what happened after Lucia's magic beam, the whole star was in flames, and a month later, it kept burning.

There seemed to be atmosphere in such a moon as well. Well, there's a flame, so you can take it for granted that it's atmospheric. It just didn't mean that there was oxygen drifting.

What was drifting on the moon, like the other moon, was carbon dioxide. Therefore, it was not oxygen and fuel that Lucia's magic was burning.

What her magic was burning were particulates descended from space and the sun over the years. Apparently, the particles had properties that created chemical changes by adding magic. It was inspired by Lucia's magic and appeared as a combustion phenomenon.

"... my prediction is that the Orihalcon particles are burning. Matter that is more susceptible to change by magic than that material is ~... well, not really, but it's a little special, can't be assumed to be descending on the entire moon, and besides, it also contains a certain amount of orihalcon in the soil of Planet Ania, so you can say it's almost certain"

Cortex speaks of speculation as he looks at the giant moon, far enough to fill the bridge's monitors.

The flame temperature is about 900 degrees. It was about the same temperature as the flame lit on the candle.

Waltz must go alone in it. Worried about such a sister, Lucia opened her mouth this time.

"Sister, are you okay?

In that inquiry, Waltz waves his neck vertically without hesitation.

"Are you all right at all? It doesn't really have anything to do with temperature..."

If we deploy a gravitational barrier around ourselves, the heat will not be transmitted in the same way as the magic bottle. If it were to be transmitted, it would be about the heat rays contained in the infrared, but the surface of Waltz's manoeuvring armor was made of metallic material, so the heat rays should have reflected.

"Really?"

"If you can't, then it's that time, and you're gonna give up and you're gonna come back, okay?

"Yeah. Don't push me, okay?

"Yeah (but when it didn't work... it didn't taste good... If you let it go, the moon might fall on the planet...)"

and waltz thinking about the worst, while first agreeing to Lucia's inquiry. Well, that was a flash, too, and I seem to have settled on the conclusion that it would be fine if Lucia had me re-orbit the moon.

Afterwards, a voice of concern is directed against Waltz from various people. Deprexa, Yuki, Eve, or Catalina on the other side of the wireless communication system......

Of course, Teresa is no exception. She was one of those people who worried about Waltz.

"It's waltz...... I thought you were gonna call me as soon as something happened. 'Cause we're all gonna rush."

"Well, maybe it's a packed situation, right? I think the damage will only increase if you come..."

"Nevertheless, we must rush. If Waltz was gone... the concubines' past would have disappeared, everyone would have disappeared."

"... well, yeah"

"Waltz wants you to believe more about the concubines. The concubines are not helpless."

"... ok. When things really go wrong......... well I don't think that's ever gonna happen, but I'll contact you?... help me."

"That's fine. Just as Waltz helped us with the concubines, so be sure to go help Waltz."

That's what makes Teresa smile invincible.

Waltz, against, remembered what happened to Theresa in the past, when he looked down sorry --

"... yes"

—— and replied briefly.

And not to mention the last supper, after a sumptuous meal prepared by Rosemary and Eve. Waltz finally left Stranzia to head to the moon.

Waltz planned to use metamagic by Lucia to get out into space. There was also a way to go out into space through an airtight compartment, because with metastatic magic, you can land on the moon in an instant.

"So, you're coming?

"... sister..."

"Are you all right? Lucia, you don't have to worry. You're sure you'll make it back?

"... yeah. I believe you."

That's what Lucia offered her hand toward Waltz.

Waltz squeezes his hand gently.

"... Phew"

"Yeah?"

"No, it's nothing? I just remembered a year ago? Not long after me and Lucia met. Do you feel like something similar happened back then? Well, it could have been the other way around."

"I wonder if that happened?

"Right...... When I get back...... no, I'm not going without a flag?

Waltz said so, after stroking Lucia's head with his other hand--,

"Come on, send it to me"

—— Look up at the burning moon...... And --,

"... because we're not waiting, are we?

"What?"

Bun......

"... If anything happens, then, I'll pick you up with Teresa and the others!

By Lucia, who said so, he was sent to the moon.