Passim

**Passim** is a pilot on the Rigel torpedo bomber and squadron leader of the Naval Air Corps of the Gra Valkas Imperial Navy Eastern Fleet.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

During the Naval Battle of Magdola, high up in the sky, the Antares carrier-based fighter planes had already shot down all of the enemy planes, and the Holy Mirishial Empire’s Zeroth Magic Fleet was already smoking from the multiple bombings.

Squadron Leader Passim skimmed a tight 20 meters on his Rigel torpedo bomber above sea level at a speed of 370 km/h. The 82 Rigel torpedo bombers each carried an 800 kg torpedo. Their mission was to annihilate the fleet extolled as the world’s strongest, the Holy Mirishial Empire’s Zeroth Magic Fleet. While it was possible to drop the torpedoes outside the range of the enemy battleships’ anti-aircraft coverage, in order to guarantee they hit, it was necessary to be much closer, so the formation is wrapped in tension.

The Mirishial’s anti-air magic light cannons were now going to be aimed at them; they could tell, since the ship started to turn. Fear and death were inextricably connected, and Passim was determined to return alive. Inside the plane, the star-shaped engine roared, making it vibrate so hard that it could not be said that the ride was comfortable to compliment.

The anti-air magic projectiles were now flying towards them. There were a lot of fires, especially considering that there were no tracers, but it appeared they wouldn’t explode after missing their targets like Gra Valkas proximity fuzes did either. However, they did burst on contact, and one aircraft had already been shot down.

The fact that this world had a country capable of shooting down one of the Imperial Navy’s aircraft actually startled him immensely, but when it came to the actual battle, the difference between the two countries’ military capabilities was just too much, and Gra Valkas had the upper hand. They were constantly being fed instructions via radio by Passim's order to drop the torpedoes.

Forty of the Rigel torpedo bombers successfully dropped their torpedoes. Because the wing was so large, that turned into an amazing number of torpedo trails. Having lost its 800 kg cargo, the plane suddenly felt a lot lighter. Passim was able to escape the Mirishial’s anti-air magic light cannons and retreat out of their range.

The anti-air magic light cannons kept firing into the distance, but they weren’t very successful in hitting the low-flying Rigel torpedo bombers. The torpedoes headed underwater toward the Mithril-class battleship *Colebrand* and hit the port side. The angle of the battleship eventually reached 50 degrees and continued to tilt.

With Gra Valkas aircrafts swarming the skies over them, other battleships and light cruisers were continually under assault, and the Zeroth Magic Fleet was already all but destroyed. The battlefield was filled with the sounds of thundering explosions.

The battleship *Colebrand* kept tilting further, resulting in it capsizing. Within the ship, the sensitive cartridge-style explosive magic circuits tumbled to the floor, releasing all of the firepower they contained. The enormous pressure pushed out in all directions, splitting the ship in half, and the resulting explosion was so large that it formed a mushroom cloud. The battleship *Colebrand* sunk down into the ocean, dragging with it the fleet commander, captain, and any crew members who were too slow to evacuate. Squad Leader Passim succeeded the mission.