The vast sky stretched endlessly around them as clouds drifted lazily beneath the morning sunlight, golden rays illuminating the open heavens while the cool rushing wind swept past at high speed. High above the lands surrounding Arcadia Academy—
Kunpeng flew steadily through the air.
Its enormous wings spread majestically across the sky, each flap carrying the massive mythical beast smoothly through the atmosphere with overwhelming grace despite its size. The creature maintained a relatively moderate speed to accommodate the group travelling together, though even "normal speed" for Kunpeng still made the landscapes below blur past far faster than ordinary transportation.
Several members of the Hero Research Club travelled upon magical flying beasts or artifacts nearby, though Luca's Kunpeng remained by far the largest among them, causing more than one senior member to glance toward it with open envy every few minutes.
Meanwhile, seated comfortably atop Kunpeng's broad back—
