(Thank you to 'Zhun Dong Man Zhai Yi Zhi,' 'Twelve-Winged Dark Angel,' 'Yakumo Maki,' 'Sondery,' 'Star¤Feather Sorrow,' 'World's End Ballad,' 'Mo Yu Linshang,' and 'Unknown◎Mo Yan' for their tips!)
"Whoosh—!"
Amid a faint sound of air being torn apart, Noah flew back up into the sky. Using his advantage in altitude, he swept his gaze over the surroundings.
Perhaps because he was now lower down, the horizon he had seen from over four thousand meters in the air had completely vanished from sight. Even the curtain surrounding that strange city could no longer be seen.
All Noah could see was a tall wall standing ahead of him.
The area around it was covered by a dense forest.
At that moment, Noah was hovering above a lake in the forest.
Though he had no idea which forest this was, being able to locate the city so easily still made Noah breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Noah, who was observing the terrain, failed to notice something.
On the ground, the boy in a school uniform, having wrung the water from his clothes, was looking at him with great interest and smiling.
"Hey, that guy over there. You seem to have some interesting powers."
It was not just the boy. The other two girls were also studying Noah with intrigued looks.
"You can actually fly?" The refined-looking girl clicked her tongue in wonder.
"I thought you were using some kind of illusion."
"...Amazing..." The quiet girl looked somewhat astonished as well.
"It's just like a bird..."
In midair, Noah clearly heard the words of the three below. He withdrew his gaze from the surroundings and looked down at the strange boy and two girls who had fallen from the sky alongside him. Seeing their fascinated expressions as they observed him, he could