The Black Sky Pirate Laughs Beneath the Moon. The Crimson Mage Howls at the Stars (55)

★ Anastasia ★

Anastasia had witnessed two miracles.

The first miracle was the slash unleashed by the girl standing with her legs planted wide atop the Moonlit Beauty—a slash that cleaved even the heavens.

The second miracle was the magic cast by Rage, the boy Anastasia knew.

The Bountiful Sky was plummeting fast, and everyone had braced themselves for the substantial jolt that would run through the hull. They could be thrown into the air and slammed into the ceiling. With no seat belts anywhere on the ship, nowhere was safe, and Anastasia could do nothing but grip the handrail and brace herself for the impact.

(That magic was Rage-san's...!)

The hull groaned with a grating sound, but the Bountiful Sky's descent slowed as though its brakes had been slammed, and in the end it successfully made a forced landing with only a slight jolt.

"A-a miracle!"

The commander shouted and threw his arms up in celebration, while cheers erupted in the command room as the normal lighting returned. The ministers who had gathered around the Emperor to protect him embraced one another in delight.

"—Where has Anastasia gone?"...