Sky Striker Ace, But Symphogear Chapter 220

"What are you looking at, Raye-chan?"

Coming to Raye's side, Hibiki Tachibana asked curiously.

Within this memory space, the girls sharing a hospital room with Raye had grown somewhat familiar with one another over this period of time.

Moreover, because Raye had been diligently learning the commonly used language here and had mastered it within a few days, communication was no longer a problem.

"Nothing, Tachibana. I was just looking over there."

Raye raised a hand and pointed in the direction she had been watching.

This was already an area beyond common sense, so this space seemed to automatically rationalize certain information. Things like appearances and names still remained consistent with reality, as long as they were not especially jarring.

"What?"

Following the direction of Raye's finger, Hibiki Tachibana saw it.

The concrete buildings were in ruins. People swarmed like ants through the holes in the wreckage, searching for usable supplies, as well as possible survivors and corpses buried beneath.

"Was it caused by last night's explosion...?"

Hibiki Tachibana remembered.

Last night in this memory space, while lying in bed, she had heard an enormous blast. Soon after, she saw raging flames rising from the residential district in the distance.

The consequences of that phenomenon were clearly the sorrowful scene now before her.

"Is there something bothering you, Raye-chan?"

Pulling her gaze back, Hibiki Tachibana turned her attention to Raye beside her.

"There's a lot that bothers me..."

After Hibiki Tachibana's question, Raye's gaze dimmed. Her expression grew gloomy, and she fell silent.

War... Yesterday, this was still a place where people worked hard to live, where people came and went, striving toward the future. Yet today, they have already become cold corpses, chaotic ruins, memories stranded in the past.

*I understand that war is an unavoidable part of humanity's