Near East, Spice Coast, Safalai City.
The Khalifa Spire is the landmark of this city. From afar, it looks like an impossibly elevated platinum tower, as if trying to pierce the heavens, or perhaps like a golden needle blooming between the desert and the sea.
Surrounding it are various types of skyscrapers, luxurious shopping centers, artificial lakes and fountains, a profusion of flowers—a true showcase of extravagance in Safalai City's most opulent commercial district.
Silla's Litian Tower stands at 620 meters tall, Shangjing's Xisheng Shrine reaches 636 meters, but the Khalifa Spire towers at a staggering 1020 meters—a breathtaking architectural marvel of unparalleled grandeur.
Honma Noriko sat cross-legged in the tea room at the very top of the Khalifa Spire.
At this height, the masses seemed so insignificant to her.
