"Where are you now?"
A questioning voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"On the helicopter,"
Kodo, holding onto the edge of the helicopter, lifted his head and glanced at the roaring propellers against the pitch-black night sky above, "The situation over at Wenlan Island seems to be much more serious, so I'm going over to check."
"The lives of everyone in this city are in our hands," the voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie paused for a moment, speaking in a low tone, "Don't give up."
"Mm."
Kodo nodded slightly and turned off the walkie-talkie.
He looked down at the silent sea surface beneath his feet and the city ahead under the night sky, then sat back down in the helicopter seat.
"The view on this journey is quite nice, isn't it?"
A light laugh came from beside him.
He turned his head and looked toward the seat beside him, where another 'figure' identical to him was sitting, gazing at the unchanging starry sky outside the helicopter.
"Relax a bit,"