Chapter 47: Golden Horizons
After the battle with Molecule, the Elements – now joined by Daichi – wandered through the golden waves of the Tottori Sand Dunes.
The dunes stretched out beneath the cloudless sky, endless and shimmering like a desert dream. The wind kicked up small spirals of dust, dancing briefly before vanishing again into the sunlit air.
From the top of one towering dune–
"READY?!"
Ikazuchi shouted, a wide grin stretched across his face, goggles slightly askew, his energy as wild as the wind itself.
"Y-Yeah..." Reito muttered, adjusting his stance atop a borrowed sandboard, calm and composed despite standing on a literal angle of doom.
And with that–
They launched.
Ikazuchi whooped as his board shot forward, kicking up a trail of sand behind him like lightning slicing through a storm. He leaned forward, arms spread wide, his blonde hair flying in the wind.
"YEEEAAAHHHHH!!"
He shouted so loud that a nearby family of tourists jumped and scrambled to pull out their phones.