"If there are any, that would be perfect. I'll borrow them and use them.
"Hmm, come to think of it, I should've asked Morin before placing the bet to see if he had any hidden-identity or inconspicuous items. That was a miscalculation.
"Forget it. Things have already come to this. I'll deal with it when the time comes."
Machi walked along the roadside and looked up at the sky.
"Sure enough, whenever I run into trouble, I always think of you, or rather..."
She looked at the clouds on the horizon, which felt so much like Morin, and his long-unseen figure surfaced in her mind once more.
"I wonder how you've been these past few years. Have you... grown stronger again?!"
Whoosh!!
The airship roared through the sky, cutting through the clouds and through certain people's longing.
The Phantom Troupe had chosen Valvardo City, a coastal city on the far western side of the Aijin Continent among the Six Continents, as the location for this gathering.
Built along the coast, the city boasted countless scenic beaches and was one of the world's top destinations for sun-and-sand vacations.
Beyond that, the city enjoyed an excellent location, with warm sunshine and mild weather all year round.
The surrounding waters also lacked excessive undercurrents, and its marine resources were exceptionally abundant.
Such pleasant conditions had given the city extraordinary vitality and prosperity.
Tourism, fishing, and marine industries had flourished like never before, making the city a shining calling card of the Aijin Continent and one of its landmark cities.
Much like You Kiss City on the European Continent.
But unlike You Kiss City, while Valvardo was prosperous, it was not as rotten and depraved as You Kiss City, where darkness outweighed the light.
This place was filled with warmth, life, and vitality.
Though