Aria the Benedizione

Neo-Venezia settles into a deep winter. Ai, Azusa, and Anya persist with their training in the biting cold, following an unusually reserved Akira to the Undine Museum. There, they meet the director, Asuka—Akira's senior and Himeya Company's legendary undine. Both women are successors to a gondola cherished since the company's founding. However, Akira reveals that Aika, the expected heir, has no intention of inheriting the vessel. Azusa, unconvinced by this refusal, embarks on a quiet quest to uncover the heartfelt motives behind Aika's surprising decision.