Both Reo and Akime gaze toward Orion as the sun sets against an orange sky. They finally breathe peacefully.Akime struggles to accept her childhood friend's betrayal. Reo's mind tangles completely—he's unfamiliar with every piece of knowledge he's encountered so far.They finally reach the land of Rigel. Here, Akira says, "Walk through the city. My sister runs the most famous food stall in Rigel. Find her and say Akira sent us."Akira flies off in a flash.

  Akime says to Reo, "People will freak out seeing your stitched eyes."Reo replies, "Let's find a cloth to tie on my eyes."Akime says, "We don't have time." She cuts a piece of her cloth and ties it over his eyes. Mid-process, she realizes what she's doing and gets nervous, but snaps back to her cold self within a flash.Now Reo is ready. Both of them start searching for the stall. They completely stand out—Akime with her mask, nobody able to recognize her as Orion's Rigel and Ursa Minor's Polaris have ongoing conflicts with no bridge connecting them, and Reo with blindfold and glaive.Both walk and finally see a big food stall.

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  While we see Akira flying above the clouds, watching the sunset slowly fade, he whispers, "Yami..." as he smiles bittersweetly.The scene shifts to Reo and Akime. They come inside the food stall and AKIME sees a beautiful young girl in the kitchen. They approach her and say, "Akira sent us."Without wasting any time, she takes them to her house, shows them their rooms, and surprisingly, both have the same room. She introduces herself as Miki and tells both of them to get fresh

  After they freshen up, Akira enters the house and their room. Akime, without wasting any time, asks, "Why did you help us escape?"Akira says, "I didn't expect this tragic outcome, but I was there to save Kaito if Sadalmelik's army actually got the upper hand. I didn't expect this betrayal from Kaito.”

  Akime's voice cuts sharp. "And why did Mizu stop? Didn't chase us this far—what scared him off?"Akira's eyes narrow to slits. His voice drops cold, heavy as spirit-forged iron. "The contract. Signed by all nine empires