"Ah!! Is...... It's boring! ”

The girl muttered dissatisfiedly, and her little feet dangling from the high chair shook for a while.

"What's wrong, what's wrong. Who Isa off early in the morning? ”

The girls around laughed and gathered around.

"I didn't see the air show, I didn't see the shoshi race, and I wasn't even allowed to get off the ship......"

Isha lay on the counter with her head hanging weakly, and the half-drunk apple juice on the side sprinkled most of the countertop under her encouragement. However, the girls around her were obviously well aware of her personality and didn't care at all about Isa's depressed expression. The naughty girls even followed Isa's example and sighed sadly together.

"It's boring!!"

Sure enough. It wasn't long before Isha jumped down from the chair with a scream, her sparkling eyes filled with "I'm going to find fault!" Red flags.

"Isha! Don't! Don't! ”

"yes, yes. Where on the ship haven't you been? No way! Are you going to mess with Chef Wari again? ”

The girls were rambling to dissuade them. However, since there are those who dissuade, of course, there are also those who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

"Isha, Isa. Who is unlucky this time? ”

"I'll go too! I'll go too! Count me in~~~"

……

In the shade of a tree in the solarium, a teenager who was lying on a beach chair slowly took off his sunglasses.

"What a peaceful morning."

There was a certain inexplicable emotion in the cheerful tone, which provoked the waiter on the side to show an expression of "your head is not broken" again.

It is well known that customers come to the solarium to enjoy the sun, and a few even like to strip naked and tan naked on the deck chairs. However, this special guest in front of him is obviously more ...... It's different. Not only did he wear his clothes tightly, but he also moved the deck chair to the shade of a tree. This looks like he's here to bask in the sun, obviously he's here to make trouble!

But you can't blame the waiter, there are not many such customers. What's even more excessive is that he actually wants to experience emptiness in the solarium!

Experiencing the void is not a very difficult thing, and it is available in the sensory experience room on the second floor of the cruise ship. But it's more difficult to experience it in a solarium. You must know that although the air awareness experience device is not large, it consumes a lot of energy. The sensory room has a special energy supply directly connected to the light and magic engine, but the solarium does not! So it doesn't take about 20 minutes to change the energy source.

"It's spectacular......"

The boy sighed again, but in fact he was depressed to death.

- This tattered entertainment aerial awareness device can only "see" less than a hundred meters away!

At this point, there is nothing but entertainment. Accustomed to the range of air knowledge with wings ranging from one kilometer to ten kilometers, the teenager didn't even bother to despise this entertainment product made in the Year of the Monkey.

(Alas, there shouldn't have been expectations for entertainment equipment in the first place...... ）

In desperation, the young man slowly got up and walked onto the observation deck.

"Sir, these ......"

"Oh, take it." The boy played with the amethyst ornament on his wrist and ordered indifferently.

In order to move the whole set of equipment out of the sensory experience room, the waiter ran up and down many times. Now it's less than thirty minutes for you to move these things back again? Isn't that a joke?

The waiter's face was instantly clouded, and a little blood-colored mist seemed to appear in his eyes.

But the boy with his back to him didn't pay any attention. He continued to play with the crystal ornament on his chest, casting his gaze on the endless firmament.

Today's weather is better than yesterday and the day before yesterday, with excellent visibility at standard sailing altitude. Looking up, the blue sky is like silky silk, occupying all sight; As far as the eye can see, the thick sea of clouds is like a rough white ocean, from the far other shore to the other end.

Good weather. The favorite weather of the air pilots is also the most ideal fighting environment for the fighters.

The boy shrank slightly, as if the oncoming wind was chilling him.

"That...... You are Safir Angrus...... Right? ”

Just when the boy was dazed, the girl's crisp voice came from the side.

"You are?"

Angelus turned his head, and a girl with long hair of the same color as him appeared with books in her hands.

"Xana Waitsmer," the girl generously stretched out her right hand and took the initiative to shake Angelus' hand. Then, the girl smiled brightly: "Finally, I saw you." She smiled with a high fighting spirit.

“…… Have we seen one? ”

A thoughtful look flashed across Angelus's blank expression. But then he soon realized that there was no memory of the girl in his memory.

(Nowadays, girls are starting to take the initiative to talk to boys?) I'm outdated again...... But why is there a 'again'? Am I also outdated before? All sorts of jumbled thoughts kept coming to mind, but none of them had anything to do with the girl in front of her, who called herself Xana Waitsmail.

Seeing the young man frowning slightly and trying to think, Xia Na's smile became even brighter.

"Don't think about it, you haven't seen me yet. Harast's Eagle, Major Safir Angrus. ”

……

And just as Angelus frowned slightly, and the expression on his face was slightly solemn, five curious babies were quietly poking their heads out of a corner of the solarium. The curious babies stretched out their ears and whispered while eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Xana is so strange, she has been sneaky since she just started sailing, it turns out that an old lover has come on board."

"Liar. Xana likes me the most, so she won't! ”

"Go, go. The little girl went aside. Adults talking, children don't interject. ”

"I'm going to die! Who is the little girl! ”

"Shhhh Be quiet! ”

Isha glared at them fiercely. The girls, who noticed that the sound was too loud, immediately covered their mouths. However, it can be seen from their big eyes that their gossip has just begun.

……

“…… Xana of the Waizmer family. In the future, the milestones of the magic work (note 1) will inevitably leave a name on the person. So now ......"

Xana's triumphant self-introduction caused Angelus to lose his mind for a moment, causing him to miss the girl's self-introduction for as long as a minute. However, when Angelus heard the girl proudly declare that she was "Shana of the Wisemer family", a deep name came to mind.

— Former Speaker of Atlantis, Andrew Wisemayer.

(It's also an old acquaintance.) ）

Angelus looked at the girl's familiar face, and then his gaze slipped to the large book she was holding on her chest. Under the glorious light, the coat of arms of a six-pointed star looms on the quaint cover.

"Speaker Waitsmer's daughter, right?"

"That's right! I'm the youngest hopeful of the Wisesmer family! ”

There was still a distinctly childish girl who proudly boasted to Angelus about her vitality. Her exuberant energy also seems to have infected Angelus. Unconsciously, Angelus's mood also brightened.

"I remember Uncle Andrew saying he had a daughter who liked to get into trouble everywhere. Looks like you're the trickster. ”

"Trouble? Tricksters? How's that! How's that! Xia Na's boastful expression suddenly fell, and then she showed an awkward look like a child, and the book in her arms almost fell to the ground, "How can a father say so much about his daughter!" That, that bad middle-aged! ”

"Bad middle-aged...... Uh-huh. Very apt evaluation. ”

Angelus nodded cautiously in agreement. However, his actions immediately drew protests from the girl.

"You don't call him that!"

"Then how do you ......?"

"What? I'm his daughter! He can be called whatever he wants. You don't care! ”

[Hehe, don't mind. Xana always looks like this. 】

A slightly old voice suddenly interjected into the conversation between the two.

"Kulotis? Ah, long time no see. There was a cover on the outside that I didn't recognize. But I didn't expect it, just a few days later, you were abandoned by your uncle. ”

Angelus seemed to have expected it, and greeted him casually. However, the object of his greeting was changed to the big book in the girl's arms.

[Ha, it's been a long time. The large book vibrated slightly, emitting a series of sounds that only Xana and Angelus could hear.

"Ah!!h Xana's frustrated fist slammed into the cover of the big book, making a dull sound. "Kulotis! How do you forget the previous agreement! It's okay not to be opened by outsiders at the moment! ”

[Lord Saafir is not an outsider. He was one of Master Andrew's closest friends. And if you count the seniority, Lord Safir is your elder. 】

"Elders? No kidding. Xana glared at Angelus with a defiant gaze, "Imps who aren't as tall as me don't have that qualification!" ”

In my impression, the soldiers seem to be the kind of tough guys with big horses and muscular muscles. However, Angelus is the opposite, he is more than 1.7 meters tall, which is very inconspicuous in an army full of strong men, and even compared to Xana in high heels in front of him, he is obviously shorter. Especially at this moment, he is wearing a casual sports outfit, without the slightest iron-blooded demeanor of a soldier, and it is almost the same as a poor student who goes out to study.

"Imp?"

Such a salutation made Angelus's brow twitch faintly.

[Don't mind, don't mind. She even called Mistress Andrew that. 】

"Heh, hehe......"

Angelus's smile seemed very unnatural, and his facial nerves twitched.

"And what," Xana seemed to mind the word "elder," "you're really the one your father always complimented, Safir Angelus?" Not...... It doesn't look like it. ”

"And what do you think Safir Angrus should be?"

……

"What are they talking about? It's like they're arguing. ”

"Isha, Isa. Did you hear that? ”

"Nope! Hush! Be quiet! ”

The girls whispered, not thinking anything wrong with doing so. However, their position was really far away, and they could only faintly hear a few loud words. But that won't stop them from continuing their eavesdropping.

- What about the parts you don't hear?

Rely on your imagination to make up for it!

(What's that?) ）

Isa's heart moved slightly, and then she looked up into the distance.

……

"What's that?"

Xana accidentally noticed that there was suddenly a small black dot in the white sea of clouds in the distance.

"Looks like ......," Angelus narrowed his eyes slightly, "It looks like a floating ship." ”

It was less than a half-day flight from Harast Fortress. It is still under the control of the airspace of the fortress. With the exception of the combat ships of the Valhasa Army, only regular flights once every two weeks would stop at the fort. The last scheduled flight had docked seven days earlier, and now it is estimated that the next destination has arrived. Special visitors, such as the Jewel Princess, will be notified at least two months in advance of their visit.

What ship would have chosen to appear here?

Obviously, the answer can be counted on one hand.

"It's an air thief." There was more disgust in the girl's eyes.

"Mostly." Angelus also nodded, seeming to agree with the girl's point of view, (how could it not have been discovered beforehand?) Jessica shouldn't be so careless. Could it be ...... ）

"That's right! But call us 'Knights of the Sky'! ”

The two looked back in surprise. In the blink of an eye, a group of men armed with light firearms rushed into the solarium. Although they wore different styles of clothing, they all wore a black and white armband on their left arm. The pattern on the armband is of an angel with outstretched wings.

"Don't move!"

It was too early to hesitate, and there were only a few two or three guests and four waiters in the solarium. The men easily locked onto their targets, and five or six guns were pointed directly at Angelus and Xana.

"Don't move!" One of the men pulled the bolt hard, and the crisp sound of the bolt resounded throughout the solarium.

"Hands up!"

The rioters shouted loudly and used firearms to coerce the passengers into congregation.

Pirate? Robbery?

Xana's dark pupils burned with rage.

(The pirates actually grabbed me!) ）

The Wisesmer family is a very famous family of magicians, and the best members of the Wisemer family are often given the nickname "Magician". And this bizarre name is because of the special wings that have been passed down from generation to generation in the Whitsmer family, the magic book - Kulotis. Although she was only past her prime, Xana had inherited Kulotis from her father and became the owner of the Book of Magic. These pirates were nothing more than a bunch of "grain-spoiling scraps" in her eyes.

Just before Xana clenched her fists and prepared for the first arcane art, a spiritual wave came from Kulotis, who was holding in her arms.

(Don't do it!) There were others present! They have hostages in their hands! ）

The calm scolding made Xana tremble.

[Lord Safir's right, you can't do it here.] 】

Kulotis also spoke out in time to stop Xana's rash behavior.

(Put Kulotis away, quick!) ）

Angelus's mental fluctuations were still transmitted through Kulotis.

"Major Safir Angrus, if you don't want these pretty young ladies to bloom in their heads, just hand over your weapons! …… Don't play dumb! Arm your concepts and throw out the Wing Crystals! Fast! ”

With a wave of the thug's hand, seven or eight girls came out of the corners of the stairs on both sides with pale faces—it seemed that there was not only one group of eavesdroppers. Behind them, four men with loaded guns were constantly pushing with their guns. And among the girls, there seems to be a familiar face of Angelus - Shirley Elken.

"Good. Don't move. Throw the phase crystal you're wearing in your hand first! Fast! ”

Angelus slowly untied the amethyst ornament from his wrist, and then placed it on the ground cautiously. Amethyst refracts sunlight and maps the colorful spectrum onto the thick carpet.

"And your communication bracelet! Throw it over, quick! ”

The NC's communication bracelet has a dark compartment, usually with one or two phase crystals hidden inside. There was clearly a seasoned veteran among the mob.

Without any hesitation, Angelus immediately took off his bracelet and threw it on the ground as well.

Note 1: Xana is accustomed to referring to magic engineering simply as "magic work".