Sorting Out the Hierarchy (1)

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Vroooom—

Above Academy territory.

A massive airship entered the terminal with a thunderous roar.

The terminal was so packed with people waiting for that airship that there was not even room to set foot anywhere.

This was not happening merely because today was the day the Black Saint was returning.

— “It’s here! That’s the ship, right?!”

— “Airship 147……. That’s right. It’s the ship carrying the Radiant Saint.”

— “What brings someone who never sets foot outside the holy city here?”

They say that rumors can travel a thousand li without feet...