"-Waaah! Don't fly so fast! I'm going to fall off!"
In the vast, boundless sky, two people stood on a longsword as it pierced the clouds, trailing a white streak like sword-riding heroes from a story.
With his hands behind his back, Li Qiuzhi watched Yoimiya spread her arms in front of him, trying to balance but still wobbling, and couldn't help chuckling.
"What are you laughing at? Watch it, or I'll hit you!"
Yoimiya crouched down and pressed her hands against the blade, finally steadying herself, then turned to glare at Li Qiuzhi in annoyance.
"Ahem, the main reason you can't stand steadily might be that your wooden sandals don't have much grip on the blade. It's definitely not your fault!"
Li Qiuzhi decided to find Yoimiya an excuse to save face.
"Huh? That makes sense."
Yoimiya paused, then nodded in agreement. She put her wooden sandals away in her Vision and lightly planted her feet, clad in asymmetrical black stockings, on the blade.
A cool sensation came through her soles. She certainly stood much more steadily than she had in her sandals.
Yoimiya raised her hands and slowly stood up.
Finding that she stood steadily without being blown over by the oncoming airflow, she looked down at the clouds gilded by the sunset, then raised her head and said:
"Wow, how beautiful! This is the first time I've realized it's always clear above the clouds!"
[Yoimiya has developed affection for you. Gained 220 Friendship. Current Friendship level: Lv.4 (250/400)]
"It really is spectacular."
Li Qiuzhi had never flown on a plane back on Earth. He had only seen scenes like this on television.
Back then, he certainly hadn't imagined that one day he would personally ride a sword through the clouds.
Feeling this way, Li Qiuzhi