Dozens of planes continued to arrive and depart without rest at Midnight Airport in Nighthaven.
Beyond the smoothly opening automatic doors, a woman took off her hat and called out with a bright expression.
"I'm finally back! Nighthaven!"
Letting her beautiful cherry blossom-colored hair flow freely, the woman was none other than Alice. She had just landed in Nighthaven after boarding a flight from an airport near Saint Maria.
When she left, she had to depart before sunrise and only arrived past lunchtime. But now, even though she had left in the late morning, it wasn’t even noon yet.
Alice felt genuinely moved by the sheer speed of airplanes, easily overwhelming trains or cars.
"Slow down, will you? What's got you in such a rush, you brat?"