Thirty thousand feet above the ground.
An enormous airplane darted through the clouds and descended, after a 12-hour journey, preparing to land at Heathrow Airport, thousands of kilometers away from Tokyo.
The grass, runways, and terminals of the airport, and even the ground staff below, became clearer and clearer.
The plane landed, the lights inside the cabin came on, and soothing music flowed from the speakers above the seats.
Uesugi Sakura, who had been resting his eyes, opened them and glanced at the time on his wristwatch.
10:23:56
He turned his head and looked at the tarmac outside the window.
The sky was pitch black, with only the blinking lights appearing slightly more prominent.
He stared for a while, waiting for his eyes to adjust to the light, before remembering that the time on his watch was Tokyo time and he was now in London, England.
Adjust the time back by 8 hours.
02:24:46
Once the plane came to a halt, its engines stopped.
