Chapter 167.6
“Hold on!”
Ron shouts as the balloon basket slowly descends.
The hot air balloon was able to fly away without being hit again by the Earth Dragon. However, it was damaged when it was hit by debris from the first attack, and by the time it was a few dozen kilometers away from the town, it reached its limit and began to lose altitude.
“…Aria…”
Elena muttered her name as she held onto the edge of the basket.
Why did she do that? Why did she go alone?
Finally, Aria called Elena [friend]. Because of the difference in their positions, she knew she should not have used that word, no matter how much she wished to do so.
The smile on Aria’s face the last time she saw her emergeed in her mind.
Was that Aria’s…Alicia’s real smile, or was she forcing a smile on me because it was the last time? Was it a false appearance of her usual one…?
(No, no.)
Both were the real Aria. That was probably the smile she was showing to her real friend.
Not because it was the last time. Aria was alive, and there was no way she would break her promise to Elena and die.