The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (50)

★ "Moonlit Beauty" ★

Searchlights swept across the hull, illuminating it as if licking over its surface.

But the deck was empty. Going out on deck during flight meant being buffeted by powerful winds, making it practically suicidal, so the ship had been designed for all work to be done inside.

"Captain, we've got a problem! Imperial military airships are pouring out of the woodwork! There are enough of them to swarm over a corpse like flies!"

"You know, that's called 'like clouds and mist.' But I doubt there are actually that many airships, so it isn't a very accurate comparison..."

"Is this really the time to be studying idioms!?"

The spacious control room was lit only minimally, bathing everything in a faint red glow. A captain's chair stood in the center, surrounded by speaking tubes and control panels for operating the ship's various functions.

Beyond the thick window in front of them stretched the night sky. They were facing the unexplored land of "Kanion," so all they could see was a pitch-black landscape.

The Empire was behind them.

"It was impossible from the start! Moving an airship this huge with only five people!"...