120 – Academy Competition_7
The first day of the training camp went well.
Except for warming myself in the places I found, with the fires I built, and the food I found, prepared and consumed.
“It seems best to just follow my opinion for this training camp. What do you think?”
“”…””
The other cadets couldn’t do anything, but it was okay nonetheless.
The second day of the training camp was also okay.
The vigil sent to watch over the fire fell asleep and turned off the fire, so although it was a cold morning, this was not a problem for those with mana abilities.
“I can’t help it. It’s my first time.”
I was sent to find water again, but I couldn’t find it, and I wandered around for half a day and came back exhausted.
“You worked hard.”
Sent to find food, but returned empty-handed.
“You did your best.”
Even if the same thing happened, it was okay.
I’ve been getting water and food, albeit a little.
Since there was so little of it, only a small amount was returned to distribute it fairly.
That was inevitable.
Still, when I wake up.
Approaching one by one.
“Because I know you worked hard. Have a little bit of this. I haven’t eaten before, so it’s cold, but…”
“No, you must be hungry too, how can I…”
“It’s okay. Seniors have to give us strength.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
“Oh, but it’s a secret to everyone else.”
“Seong Hyun-ah. Thank you so much.”
I even gave them enough water and food to fill their little hungry stomachs, so there was no complaint.
Otherwise
“Let’s do our best together with ‘us’. Senior.”
“Yes. Seonghyun-ah, let’s work hard together.”
There was a case of moderately solving the problem of one senior, the only female among the male group, and moderately sympathizing with him.
The 3rd day of camp became light.
It seemed that everyone thought that this kind of hardship would end in one day, both physically and mentally.
Even though that didn’t help.
The water, food, and windshield only went back when I touched them.
It’s a situation that will end soon, but now everyone is looking for my opinion on anything.
A very desirable direction.
As time passed, the third day came to an end after going through individual interviews for non-invasion in the evening.
**
How long has it been since I spent three fruitful days at the camp and hurriedly packed my things and boarded the plane?
“This is LA.”
“Are you nerdy? Anyway…”
“Then you can live with only your first topic.”
A thump was heard along with a buzz around.
Then the noise of the plane’s engine, which had been ringing loudly in my ears, stopped and the shaking of the fuselage subsided.
-Things left behind…
Soon after, the in-flight notification sounded in Korean and then in English, and people in the seats nearby made rustling noises.
It seems that the plane has arrived at its intended destination, LA Airport in the Holy Empire of America.
“Seong Hyun-ah has arrived.”
I heard Isia’s voice and my shoulders shook.
I had something to think about, so I closed my eyes, but I decided that it was dozing and tried to wake it up.
“Oh, already?”
I couldn’t refuse such sincerity, so I responded with a moderate smile.
“Thank you. I fell asleep.”
“No. It’s natural as a friend, but what? I think we have to get off faster than that. Others have already got off, so we are the last.”
“Okay.”
Pack up your luggage. When I got off the plane, I was greeted with an exotic atmosphere.
It could be said that it has an exotic appearance on the subject of not leaving the airport yet, but the sense of air felt was different.
‘Is this the American air?’
If the air in Korea smells like the earth after a rain, this place felt like an open field far away.
For reference, the 17th Commonwealth of China was stuffy.
‘Not bad.’
It was an air that seemed like it would be boldly passed over even if a large-scale event occurred.
**
Ella, designated as the venue for the Academy Competition, is located in a very special place.
You might want to make a fuss about this special place since where did you come from? Seeing where Ella was, it was clear that a hundred would agree with me.
“That’s…”
“It is real. I can see the real Ella.”
A huge shadow gradually covered the ground.
At the same time, the bus’s hum grew thicker.
“Wow, is that Ella from the Sky Island?”
Then, Lee Jia, who was sitting on the magnet next to her, leaned against her window and looked up at the sky, exclaiming.
“I guess so. Rather, it would be more amazing if there were more such huge floating objects besides Ella, the island in the sky.”
“What is that reaction? Seonghyun, don’t you look amazing? Have you ever been there before?”
“No, this is the first time seeing it in person. And I’m kind of surprised when I see it like this.”
“Yeah…? It doesn’t seem like that at all. Anyway, it would have been nice if Yooseong had come with me.”
“…”
Originally, Chun Yoo-seong, who placed 3rd in the individual competition, would have come, but since there were a few unscheduled incidents, he was inevitably unable to participate in the competition.
“Are you still angry?”
“That’s not it.”
“No. You know that Yooseong worked hard too. And since Marie has returned safely, we should reconcile. Then we will start our operation.”
When I responded in silence, Lee Jia defended Chun You-seong and arranged a reconciliation, perhaps because of the incident during the kidnapping of Mari the other day, and probably because of her judgment that her relationship with Chun You-seong was still not good.
“It’s an operation…”
“Yes, have you forgotten that I decided to open a united front to connect Yooseong and you to Mari to people who like each other?”
I didn’t forget.
I didn’t try hard not to forget it though.
It was a good thing.
“Hmm.”
“Anyway, don’t forget the strategy. By the way, how does that float? All I know is that there is a tremendous power floating in the center of the island. Is it really? If that’s true, what the hell is that power…”
As I reacted indifferently, Isia stared at me for a moment, then turned her head to look at Ella.
Since it’s not something that can be solved right away, it seems that he decided to turn off his nerves for now and burn his spirit of inquiry into how such a huge island could float in the air as a mana magician.
I left Isia alone, put one arm on the armrest, rested my chin on it, and stared at Ella peeking through the window.
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‘Elara, the Island in the Sky…’
A huge island floating several kilometers in the sky.
I know that.
That’s because the original novel explained it very kindly and in detail.
Of course, I don’t have such an absolute memory that I can’t forget it once I see it. Now, the contents of the novel are vague.
It was an important key to the main plan, so I was trying hard not to forget it somehow, and it wasn’t difficult to remember it because I had also researched it separately.
Heavenly Island Ella.
Located 10km above the suburbs of Los Angeles, this gigantic celestial island is a mysterious product that was revealed to this world in a cataclysm 100 years ago.
Why did such an island appear? It is an unknown space where nothing has been revealed about how such a huge island does not fall.
Since the island appeared, researchers and magical mana experts from around the world have tried hard to find out the reason, but it was also a place where they failed.
So the Holy Empire of America closed the island and forcibly relocated the people living in the cities and towns below it.
It was because of concerns that the island might crash at some point.
Though Ella, a perforated island, was closed due to danger, but because of the merits of perforated islands and the name of the only remaining unknown space in the world, numerous researchers and magical mana experts flocked to it.
As a result of decades of research, it turned out that the island was no different from other islands, except that the island was floating with some kind of power underground in the center of the island.
Decades of hard work have returned in vain.
It turns out that the island is safe as long as you don’t touch something deep below the center of the island.
After inspection by the Holy Empire of America, the lockdown was lifted.
After that, the main goal of Ella, the island in the sky, was that it became a famous tourist destination or a place for famous events because of its name as an island floating in the sky.
Of course, there were some omissions and omissions in the explanation above, but that was not important to others, so I just had to remember it.
Anyway, in order to go to Ella, the island in the sky, I had to move to a special place.
It was because flying objects around Ella lost their power due to the aforementioned power.
That’s why they huddled together and rode the bus.
‘Is that the end now?’
Approximately 2 hours of operation.
I could feel the bus slowly slowing down.
“It will arrive soon.”
The professor sitting in front opened his mouth.
At the same time, I saw a parking lot with several buses stopped in front.
It seemed that they had arrived at the entrance of a special place.
“I look forward to it.”
Ishia’s eyes twinkled.
If she were the only daughter of the Changchun family, she would have been here at least once.
“Sure. I look forward to it.”
I don’t want to wake up with colic, so I reply in moderation.
Then the bus came to a complete stop.
Only then did the cadets pack their bags and exit the bus in order.
“That’s the place that leads to Ella.”
After exiting the bus, Lee Jia looked at the large white government office building in front of her and her eyes sparkled again.
“I guess so.”
“Seonghyun, do you know that your reactions are not very interesting? At times like this, even if you aren’t surprised, you need to be surprised.”
“Because of this kind of personality.”
“This is how you can make Marie fall for you…”
“What?”
“No. Rather than that, I should follow my seniors. Let’s hurry.”
Shia Lee hastily turned her words around and chased her professors and seniors as she entered a huge government office.
I can’t just stand in front of the bus all the time, so I moved slowly towards her.
In time, I and I, Shia Lee, caught up with the professor and senior who were ahead of us and entered a building similar to a government office together with them.
“…”
Then countless gazes poured in, and at the same time, the life force descended.