The eighth day of the month of light. The long-awaited date with Alice...er, no, I was really looking forward to it. I feel like I've forgotten about it in the bare minimum, but I'd love to have that part of it pretend it never happened.

'Come on, let's get going!　A gorgeous all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner is waiting for me!
Why do you have to add a bunch of options to it, like an all-you-can-eat buffet?
So, Kite. What kind of shop are you going to?
You're a bastard.

　Brilliant through, as expected of the Phantom King evasion skills are not half bad.......I want to punch him.
　By the way, it seems that Alice prioritizes eating habits over dressing up for a date, and she's dressed as usual, even wearing a mask. It's just as suspicious as ever.
　The clothes are likely to be rejected in a restaurant with a dress code, but if that happens, I'm sure he'll move his staff behind the scenes to let them in anyway.

'I've been thinking about a few things, do you like fish or meat better, Alice?'
'It's meat with room to spare!'
'Thanks for the impassioned quick answer ... how's that for a girl?'
That's not enough to make me hungry.

　I see, it carries a different weight when it comes from someone who suffers from hunger on a regular basis... well, the cause of that hunger was self-inflicted in the first place...

Speaking of which, when I was looking for a place to eat, I found out that fish is a pretty expensive commodity here.
''This royal capital doesn't face the sea. I'm sure you'll be able to find it in the market. There are some places that use flying dragon flights, but most of them are imported by land.
Hmm....
It's a strategic point of business, but as a merchant association that can import fresh fish with transference magic, we want to make money by taking advantage of that advantage. As a result, fish are more expensive than in the Hydra Kingdom.

　Fish is a bit expensive in the Kingdom of Symphonia, I found that out when I was checking out the shops.
　When I first came to this world, I thought the prices were average in this world, but in the Hydra Kingdom, fish is much cheaper than in the Symphonia Kingdom, while fruits are more expensive.
　It seems that each country has its own characteristics, it's a little interesting.

''Well, there are some ingredients that are expensive regardless of that kind of country situation, though - like dragon meat.
I thought you said there weren't enough of them.
Yes, because dragons are such a powerful enemy to the common mankind.

　Yes, it's easy to forget that many people around me seem to be able to take down a dragon with room to spare, but dragons are powerful demons, and of course their meat is precious and expensive.
　I had it at a barbecue and the dragon meat was surprisingly tender and really tasty as it seemed to melt on my tongue... something I'd like to eat again.

'Well, unfortunately, the place we're going to today doesn't have dragon meat, it's the meat of a bird called an emerald bird or something like that...'
Oh, the emerald bird, that's quite a high quality meat, isn't it?　Oh, free refills?　
I don't know.

　While dropping a bunch of strings to Alice, who tries to grant you the all-you-can-eat option whenever there's an opening, I chuckle at her usual goofiness.
　After all, for some reason, being with Alice is fun and carefree. Is that why?　Today's date is going to be fun.

　With that thought in mind, I stepped forward..................Soon after, the landscape changed dramatically.

''........Huh?''

　It's clearly an extraordinary sight, the landscape, the footsteps, the buildings - even the people on the street disappear as if they were being painted over, turning into a space of only white.
　But the anomalous phenomenon continues, and more colors run across the white landscape. And what is formed is a landscape that resembles the cybernetic space seen in anime and video games. At the very least, this was a landscape that should not have existed in this world.

Discovery.
Huh?

　I was stunned by the unusual scene, but I heard a voice like a mechanical voice in my ears, and instantly a chill crept up my back.
　When I hurriedly moved my gaze, there was........an angel.
　It's not a metaphor, but a literal angel. A frighteningly beautiful being with a number of pure white feathers visible on its back, dressed in white clothing that seemed to flow diagonally from its shoulders, which I remember seeing in Greek mythology or something like that.

　Short blonde hair that even seems to glow, rainbow colored?　She has eyes that look like they are a mixture of many colors.
　She's probably about 150cm tall.　She looks quite petite, but the atmosphere she wears may be what makes it so, or maybe it's her physique that gives her an unbelievable presence.

　I'm not sure if it's appropriate to describe him as an angel that appears in the Bible.　I couldn't tell at a glance whether it was a man or a woman, but the figure was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off of it... but it was impossibly creepy.
　It was like the first time I met Shiro-san.....A feeling of not feeling any emotion at all. An unspeakable oppressive feeling, as if the bottom of the other side could not be seen at all, but this one could see through to the depths of my heart.

''Mr. Kite!　Please step back!
Huh?

　It just appeared in front of me, and in front of me, who was overwhelmed by that alone, Alice pops up in front of me, screaming in a tense voice that I've never heard before.
　

Distraction.
What?
Aris?

　Just one word ... the moment that angel said one word, Alice's body was wrapped in light ... and disappeared.
　What the hell is this thing?　What is this...
　I screamed, forgetting the oppressive feeling I should have felt earlier as I felt as if my heart was frozen to the core.

'What did you do to Alice ... what did you do to her!
"...and...?

　Anger ... yes, it's a searing feeling of rage.
　I know that the existence in front of me is so powerful that it can't even bite me in the teeth. You'll be able to find out what you're looking for, and you'll be able to find out what you're looking for.
　The angel who heard my cry, moved her eyebrows slightly and then said calmly, "There are no injuries.

"Injuries, none. Space, outside, distance, 10,000 km, forced, transference.
Huh?

　The way he spoke was awfully hard to understand the meaning of the words, but I knew that Alice was safe and was forced to transition out of this space. But I was both relieved and astonished by that.
　Now, this angel said 10,000 km it's not a unit of distance in this world, but a unit in my world.
　What the hell is this guy?　Who are you really?

Question.
...What?

　The angel, who was silent for a little while in front of my astonished face, shakes his head lightly for some reason, then begins to say something incomprehensible.

'Thou art ordinary, singularity, none.'
....
Ability, vulnerable, magical, dwarf, dwarf, appearance, mediocre ... inexplicable.
....

　I don't know. I really don't understand. Why am I being disgraced by an angel that just appeared out of nowhere?
　But those disgusting eyes that tell you that you're not worthy of anything, those cold eyes that tell you that you're not worthy of anything and that you're really not worthy of anything.

Check again.
Huh?

　Then the angel told me plainly, reaching one hand towards me, trying to touch me with his body... and for some reason, he stopped in the middle and removed his gaze from me.

'Astonishment ... competence, misperception?'
...What?

　Immediately after muttering in a phrase that could be taken as a misjudgment of competence while staring not at me but somewhere else, a large crack is created in the direction that the angel was staring at.......space.
　And from that crack.........Alice appeared.

''Alice!''
"Mind-spinning, armor-- mind-spinning, blade-- mind-spinning, wing-spinning.
Huh?

　The words come out of Alice's mouth as she returns, clearly caged in power, as if they echo throughout the entire space.
　And with the words, Alice puts her hand on the mask of her face, removes it, throws it off and throws it away, and stares at the angel with eyes that are filled with tremendous rage.

''--The blade of my heart is here!　--Weave a bond!　-- 'Hecaton Cale'!

　With the words that were uttered as if commanded, at that moment, this strange space was filled with numerous lights.