Sky Striker Ace, but Symphogear

Soon, the seven of them surrounded Raye, warily watching the girl who had caused each of them trouble to varying degrees.

"Raye-chan, we don't need to fight anymore, do we?"

Looking at the girl hovering in midair, Hibiki Tachibana moved closer and spoke gently. Under these circumstances, she couldn't see any way Raye could win.

"Fight? No, there's no need for that anymore. I've bought enough time."

Yet the words that left Raye's mouth next sent shock through the Singers.

"Buying time... wait, something's wrong. When did Domain disappear?!"

Startled, Maria scanned their surroundings and discovered that, while they had been fighting their aerial battle, the Prehistoric Civilization's ship had quietly vanished without their noticing.

"Domain's gone? Wait, that huge gate to the Babylon Treasury just now... don't tell me!"

Chris was the next to realize why the gate to the Babylon Treasury had been opened so wide.

"Yes. Thanks to your cooperation in focusing all your attention on the Noise and me, I had the chance to move Domain."

"If I'd lost all the data and equipment aboard Domain, my plans might have been delayed even further. Really, thank you."

Standing amid the seven of them, Raye smiled and offered her heartfelt thanks to the girls surrounding her.

Once she noticed that all seven Singers had activated XD Mode, Raye realized that they would undoubtedly interfere if she brazenly tried to shove Domain into the Babylon Treasury.

That was why she had pretended to engage them head-on, secretly sending Domain and Nephilim into the Babylon Treasury while her offensive held their attention.

"You little... but we've still got you surrounded! If we just capture you... wait, no. Don't tell me you're...!"

Chris was about to spell out Raye's predicament when she remembered the trick Raye had used in a