Above Nebel Plateau, dark clouds massed, and faint flashes of lightning crackled. Amid the brilliant white light, an entirely blue, weathered-looking steampunk aircraft shaped like a ship broke through the clouds.
Though the ship looked dilapidated, it was actually one of the Airships modified with arcane science by Jervis, a minister of the Azoth Kingdom.
It possessed anti-detection equipment far beyond that of ordinary Airships. Combined with its unique materials, this allowed it to travel long distances even through thunderstorms.
The aircraft's engines suddenly kicked into high gear. Amid the clatter of turning gears, the steam-powered vessel abruptly veered down and to the right, a faint layer of blue light keeping the lightning and frost along its path outside the hull.
By then, the man and woman who had been standing on the deck had entered the cockpit.
The scar-faced man wore a close-fitting red outfit, his exposed skin bronze and his appearance ruggedly masculine. With his black-gloved right hand, he gently lifted the lever before him. Blue light immediately illuminated the entire cabin, then gradually converged on the energy device inside it.
"Yisa?" He glanced back, paying no attention to the glimpses of her fair skin. "How are the preparations?"
Yisa, who had casually changed into her Combat Suit, tossed her vivid red short hair and began applying purple lipstick and eyeshadow with a mirror in hand. At his question, she snapped the little mirror shut and tossed it aside. Her lips curled into a dazzling smile. "I can hardly wait."
Doka nodded, then smiled—a predator's savage grin at his prey, a victor's cold sneer as he looked down on a defeated dog sprawled on the ground, an expression of absolute confidence in his own strength.
He stood and activated the scanner overhead. Blue light flashed, and with a