Hoshino Mirai standing on Novaria’s Starlight Coast

After 38°C

Starlight Coast · The first night beyond Earth

The after-work heat swallowed the city. When Mirai opened her eyes again, the tide was rising across an unknown shore beneath a giant ringed planet.

Her phone had no signal and only half a bottle of water remained. There were no coworkers, no schedule, and no one to decide for her. Just before nightfall, the Starlight Compass began to glow blue.