Book 3: Chapter 53.1
Even though it was night, the citizens of the Empire were out of their house and looking up at the sky. Many searchlights chased “Queen of the Night”, as well as a number of airships in the sky.
Nine pillars of light beamed up.
With evenly spaced distance between each light, the pillars of light circled around the Empire.
The scene was so unrealistic that people wondered if it was a show.
「Why can’t I see the stars…?」
I was on the roof of the tallest building near the place where I could see the sky well. For some reason, the five-story building’s rooftop was a storeroom, with tables, chairs, tools and wood left unorganised.
I strained my eyes to look closely at the sky. “Queen of the Night”, which passed right above me a while ago, was escaping wonderfully, while about five other airships were giving chase. Other airships were deployed from here and there. Some of them seemed like they held a faint hope that they could catch up with “Queen of the Night” if they could circle around it, and some others seemed like they had given up halfway through the pursuit.
But what caught my mind was the sky itself. Right before I entered Her Highness’ room, I saw a beautiful starry sky. But now the night sky was painted black. Even the amount of light reflected from the moon was greatly reduced, as if a fog was blocking it. And although the streetlights illuminated the direct ground, the rooftop where I stood was sunk in the dark.
(Is it some thick rain clouds? But it doesn’t rain much here except during the rainy season.)