A pale golden light suddenly flashed along the boundary line between the hillside and the blue sky.
Beneath the long-tailed helmets, only the lower half of their faces was exposed, while the upper part was obscured by the iron visors of the helmets, adorned with black and red plumes.
Under the blazing sun, their outline against the sky was somewhat blurred, and the air seemed slightly distorted.
Standing at the very front was Jeanne, who also revealed only half of her face.
Her armor was specially modified by the Armorer, replacing the original Church's swirling stork leaf pattern with gilded gear and sun motifs.
She could now wear iron armor.
In contrast to Horn, who after laboring for half a year barely reached "half-step-third-level," Jeanne had in half a year reached the fifth stage of the breathing technique the day before yesterday.
