Editing City Series:Volume8b Chapter18 (section)

===Aoe’s Continued Sight Mode: In DT’s Amusement Park===

'''<Aoe’s Over Reload>

Behind the castle, Aoe swung Yuo around and left the tunnel.

They were moving at 120mph, which was more than 50yd/s, as he took her hand, turned around, and saw the sky covered by dark clouds.

He lowered his gaze to see the crimson outdoor lights and Yuo.

All across the amusement park, NPC Bodies activated emblems in their weapons and launched attacks.

But those attacks might as well have been decorative fireworks as Aoe spun Yuo around and pulled her toward him. He kept his balance and stored his inertia as he did so.

It all happened at high speed. All while he ran through the air to reach the tower.

'''“Come!”

A glass sound shattered in his hands.

'''“Okay!”

Another glass sound shattered at her feet.

They began a dance of evasion and forward progress.

They used the momentum of leaving the castle to spin.

They swapped and shifted locations while taking 140mph steps.

They sometimes took each other’s hands and sometimes moved apart, but always continued onward.

A familiar song provided music for their ball. It was the old song Babel played.

They kept onward.

The gunfire could not reach them or keep up with them, so it played out a rapid drumbeat on the stone pavement.

Aoe performed a rapid but leisurely turn with Yuo.

And he looked ahead.

He saw an artificial lake more than half a mile across.

'''<Aoe’s Over Zoom>

The amusement park’s southernmost plaza was on the other side of the lake.

A giant white oval floated there.

The white object floating just off of the water in front of Babel was a blimp.

It was stopped above the swimming area on the opposite bank.

The artificial beach there looked blurry from this distance. It was lit up by some outdoor lights.

Out of the corner of his eye, Aoe saw someone running that way.

That was Mekton. In the instant he came alongside Aoe and Yuo, he turned their way.

'''<Aoe’s Over Zoom>

Aoe thought he saw an apologetic smile on Mekton’s face in that moment.

Mekton accelerated. He leaped above the lake and kicked off the air above the water to further accelerate. The water thrown into the air came from the wind whipped up by his movement, not by his feet.

Aoe and Yuo’s dance brought them to the lake too.

It was about time to end that dance.

Aoe pulled Yuo toward him and held her close just once.

<Senpai…>

She smiled bitterly.

But she didn’t say anything more.

She pressed her cheek against his neck and then pulled away. She made one last spin before reaffixing her coordinate.

“Mh,” grunted Aoe as he set foot atop the lake.

His feet were affixed in the air, but he slammed his boosted strength into the ground to launch himself over the water.

He flew toward the watery surface that had become a battlefield.

'''<Aoe’s Sight Mode has updated>