Whilst he sat atop a large hook-shaped bone, Zalroth spun his lightning phantom mana sword by its blade on his fingertip. Zalroth sighed and tossed the sword away before it bursted apart mid-air. Zalroth glanced up as the looming shadow crept away, and he watched as an ensnaring red magic crest coiled around the headless crab heathian and converted its body into red and orange sand.

"For shame," Zalroth uttered as he pushed himself off the bone and landed on a large floating cyan circular magic barrier.

"Alright, you can come out now," Zalroth said mentally. Shortly after he mentally spoke, Zalroth's kitsune tails rustled for a bit before Kusana (while a half-awake Snow piggybacked on her back) floated out from Zalroth's tails. The others climbed out of Zalroth's kitsune tails and onto Zalroth's magic barrier while Kusana rummaged through her pockets until she found her flyer.

"Grandma of Kusana, Kusana and Snow would like to go to this," Kusana said as she handed Chronia the Kuraikall Eruption flyer she and Snow got in Talkia. Chronia held her turned-off handheld console to the side and dropped it into Zalroth's tails. Chronia glanced at the flyer as she led on Zalroth's tails.

"Should have seen this coming... is what I would say if I didn't already," Chronia remarked as she handed the flyer back to Kusana.

"So... are we allowed to go?" Snow whispered.

"Don't you two worry your little heads. I already asked Minia to take you two when the time comes," Chronia stated. The duo happily clapped and thanked Chronia causing Chronia to rub her cheek.

"Just make sure to stay by Minia at all times... especially when things get hectic, promise?" Chronia requested. The two nodded and promised they wouldn't lose physical contact with Minia.

Scarlett stared through the magic barrier platform with her face pressed against it as she watched the crab Heathian crumbling into sand. Scarlett's eyes sparkled, and she swung her head up to look at Zalroth.

"Mr Zalroth, what's happening to the purple crab?" Scarlett asked as she frantically pointed at the remnants of the crab heathian.

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"It's just one of the applications for my unique Azure Ability," Zalroth stated nonchalantly. The sparkles in Scarlett's eyes skyrocketed in intensity before she rushed over to Zalroth and grabbed one of his kitsune tails.

"What's that mean?" Scarlett asked as she climbed onto Zalroth's tails and sat next to Chronia. Zalroth placed a hand on his chin and hummed a tune.

"Do you wanna know how my azure ability itself works or just what I did in particular to the... purple crab?" Zalroth asked. Scarlett held her mouth slightly agape as she processed what option to choose.

"Will the explanation hurt my head again?" Scarlett uttered worriedly.

"Not if I do it for him," Chronia remarked snarkily. Zalroth deflatedly chuckled, and the kids giggled at Zalroth's reaction.

"I'm not that bad at explaining things.".

"Only if you have prep time," Chronia said jokingly. Zalroth sighed and moved his tails in a way to make Chronia sink halfway into them with her legs sticking out.

"I'll tell you tomorrow during my next lesson," Zalroth stated while Chronia frantically attempted to clamber free from Zalroth's tails but to no avail as the tails continued to squirm.

"So what made you lot travel through the pocket tail dimension, Sophia?" Zalroth asked.

"Well, Jokel was getting a form of homesickness and Iris... you know, for Iris reasons," Sophia stated. Zalroth nodded and reached into his kitsune tails before he pulled out his Crescent Moon Staff. Zalroth raised his free hand in front of him and used it to measure the distance between himself and the flying airship carrier. Zalroth pulled his arm back before hurling the Crescent Moon Staff like a missile towards the flying airship carrier.

Meanwhile, Zalkutaro (in his humanoid form without his kitsune features showing) strolled on the runway of the flying airship carrier as he read a hardback leather-bound academic book.

"Why can't he have to be so lazy?" Zalkutaro complained as he raised his free hand and caught the hurtling Crescent Moon Staff. Zalkutaro sighed and gently placed it in front of him before he stepped backwards. The space around the Crescent Moon Staff distorted slightly before the distortion snapped back to place as Zalroth warped next to the staff and grabbed it while everyone sat on his kitsune tails.

"Couldn't you have just... flown us back or something?" Ruby mumbled in a disoriented state before she flopped back on Zalroth's kitsune tails. Zalroth and Zalkutaro glanced at the dazed Ruby before they looked at each other.

"You could've, you know," Zalkutaro remarked, causing Zalroth to exhale amusedly through his nose.