MTL - The First Strong - Chapter 22 More than Laozi

An unexpected journey took a group of university students into a secret room from which, upon returning, they began to disappear one by one. In order to unravel the mystery, they joined forces, traversing heaven and earth, diving deep into seas, crossing the farthest corners of the world, and even daring to time travel, only to find that behind each puzzle lay yet another.

The story revolves around Charles Karino, a Levaamu Empire mercenary aerial pilot who mans the twin seater reconnaissance seaplane Santa Cruz. One day, he receives a preposterous assignment: to fly solo over 12,000 kilometers of enemy waters to protect a girl named Fana del Moral. Fana happens to be the next in line to the empire’s throne and a girl possessing beauty “equal to 5,000 beams of light.”

This is a standalone book. There’s another series under the name “To Aru Hikuushi e no Koiuta” (Love Song for a Certain Pilot) set in the same world, but in a completely different place and with different characters.

– Ulrezaj @ Mazui

Adapted to anime as “The Princess and the Pilot”

Lucian, a guy who can exist in both times, day and night, was chased by both. An enemy of the world. A survivor who thought he was a hero, a world saviour, but it wasn't as he thought; he wasn't a hero, he didn’t even know the truth, the truth he knew was flawed, causing more harm than help to the world.When he got to know the truth, it was already too late. The world had fallen, but it wasn’t the end. It was the beginning of destruction.