――I came to and, I was in the sky.

    Even if I try following my memories, there’s no memory like engaging in such mid-air swimming.

    There’s waking from a sudden sense of falling and now this.

    I have experienced a sense of falling while half asleep but, this is a real free fall.

    I had only layed sideways on the room’s bed while holding Rin-chan.

    I didn’t intend to sleep but, I suppose I fell asleep since I was lured in by Rin-chan who seemed to be sleeping in such a good feeling way.

    I can grasp that much.

    And so what came after that is unknown.

    ……On that note.

    「Isn’t this too unknown!!?」

    The noise from cutting through the air was loud enough that the words I unintentionally shouted didn’t reach my ears.

    This buzzing in my ears is harsh, my ears hurt!

    What is this, just what is happening to my body!?

    「Munya, deshi～, where is this～?」

    「Rin-chan!?」

    I finally realized that that it can’t be said that I’m alone.

    It seems that I’d unconsciously put power into my body, Rin-chan came to while seeming to have trouble breathing because I’m holding her tightly.

    「Still tired～」

    Saying only what she said she closed her eyes.

    Though it’s better than falling into a panic, with this situation, if we act poorly, it really will go poorly you know?

    ……Setting that aside I work my head.

    First off grasp the situation.

    Presently I and Rin-chan are, doing a free fall within the sky of an unknown place.

    As far as I can see our altitude is significant.

    It’s not a height of 10 meters or 20 meters or such.

    The scenery spread out while looking down is clouds and, peeking through the gaps in those it’s distant earth.

    Spread out on that vast earth is a deep belt of forest.

    「――tsu」

    Becoming aware of that, my sleep addled thoughts cleared up in one shot.

    This sort of height is an altitude of thousands of meters!

    Is this HALO!?

    「……Huh! Do I have a parachute!?」

    I tried groping around my back but, there obviously wasn’t such a thing.

    ……All right, there isn’t enough time left for panicking.

    I’d like lodge a complaint at this situation but, whether god or buddha I couldn’t find the party to complain to.

    Really, if surprisedly saying waー waー would improve this situation I’d do any amount of it though.

    「……After going to a lower altitude I’ll cancel out my velocity with magic to land.」

    To be sure air resistance and gravity reach an equilibrium so my velocity shouldn’t rise indefinitely.

    My altitude is a little high but, it’s incredibly high but, it’s still the case that this is no different from the sense and action every time I do a jump.

    ……Since it’s so high I’m worried whether I’m okay regarding decompression sickness or the like though.

    Before that I’m not cold even in a housedress.

    「……?」

    It seems like I’m somehow still sleep addled.

    Checking the surroundings while showing a little caution, there’s a membrane built to protect me.

    Regardless of however much wind comes through, fundamentally the wind cutting sound is from outside the membrane.

    This is……Flame magic?

    「Eclair?」

    No, that might be wrong.

    This isn’t Eclair’s crimson flame.

    This radiance is……

    「Alice-san, good morning!」

    While I’m thinking about things, a voice called out from such an unthinkable location while falling from high altitude.

    「You……from before?」

    That child who breaks through common sense is, the outlaw who raised a commotion at the mansion the day before.

    「Un unn, that’s right.」

    The form of the that girl who was enveloped by a membrane of flame in the same manner as myself, became exposed for the first time.

    Her deep hood was blown by the wind so, her vibrant black hair like a Japanese doll flowed through the air.

    A sort of might could be perceived in those eyes of the same color that makes thoughts of an imposing beast.

    Strength hidden within a beautiful appearance like a created object.

    The pinnacle of a yamato nadeshiko is here.

    Such an appearance.

    「Who might you be?」

    「It might be best to do that question afterwards, look, we’re going to fall you know?」