After the second Arsenal Bird has been taken down and the ISEV has been claimed by the Osean forces, Trigger would go on to be hailed as the Hero of the Lighthouse War by both Oseans and Erusians alike. Erusia would go on to rebuild and achieve peace with Osea with the help of Princess Cossette and Avril, along with the rest of the LRSSG. However, Strangereal at peace would mean that Ace Pilots are not needed, as all other Ace pilots that came before Trigger, they would have either disappeared or stay in active duty without seeing much action.

Unsure what to do with himself, Trigger visits Shilage Castle in order to speak with the Erusian Ace, Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shilage, and learn more about the man that earned the title of "King of the Skies".

Shilage Castle would have been a beautiful destination for tourist, had it not been bombed by the LRSSG during the Lighthouse War. Trigger feels remorse for the sortie that had caused the damage to the region, as well as the deaths of the two Sol pilots during the dogfight that had ensued in the chaos. Trigger would feel stares from the refugees in the area, not out of malice, but curiosity as to why a foreigner would go out of his way to visit their war-torn home. He feels some slight relief that while he is known as the Three Strikes in the skies, not a lot of people would really know who is back on the ground. As he knocks on the castle doors, young girl opens the doors for him.

Ionela knows that the man who had visited her home is not a Voslagian/Shilagean/Erusian national, which makes the visit surprising as the region of Shilage doesn't interact with others aside from Erusia or Voslage. The Man introduces himself as a pilot that respects Mihaly, and would like to speak with him. Ionela, not sensing any malice in the man's kind words, escorts him to her grandfathers room.

As they reach a door, Trigger realizes he is still unsure as to what to say to Mihaly, yet the young girl opens the door. Mihaly is currently awake in bed, yet interestingly, his thoughts seem to lie elsewhere, looking out at the window, staring at the dark blue sky. The melancholic mood in the room does not help Trigger think of anything to say to the pilot who has earned his respect during the war.

Ionela knows her grandfather has always been distant, even more so after the war. She tries to get her grandfathers attention in order to introduce the man that has visited Mihaly, yet the man speaks up first.

"Can you hear me? King of the Skies"

"Ah"

Mihaly looks to the source of the voice, he has never seen the man before, yet there is a sense of familiarity with this man. Mihaly smiles, knowing that he has entrusted the skies to a respectable pilot, and greets the man in return.

"I did not expect to see you today, much less on the ground, Pilot with the Three Strikes"

Ionela suddenly realizes that the man she had welcomed to her home had been the pilot that her grandfather had told her about, she also knows that this is the same pilot that had shot down her grandfather and had him bedridden for at least a week now after the war. As she tries to confront Three Strikes, she is motioned by her grandfather to give him and the man some time to speak. Ionela knows that her grandfather respects the pilot for being able to give him the challenge that he seeks in the skies, yet she feels bitter at the fact that it had lead to her grandfathers current physical state. Ionela nods, and leaves the room, she would confront the Pilot with the Three Strikes after he had spoken with her grandfather.