218 – School Trip
Hayangi’s answer was obviously strange.
The intense sense of incongruity that was hard to overcome just held on to Hayang and poured out questions. She was pushed to the limit to the point where she almost fainted, but couldn’t get any more clues than that.
In the end, there was only one piece of information.
Hayang recognizes me as the first person he met.
That meant I hadn’t met anyone before I came here.
At first glance, it was a very strange story. Communication is still not 100% perfect, so it’s not impossible that I misunderstood, but at least it seemed clear that Hayang recognized me as the first.
But that doesn’t make sense. Before Hayang met me, he met Franken and helped me develop magic engineering skills.
This was an unquestionable and immutable truth as guaranteed by the Goddess of Time herself.
You have to make two conflicting and contradictory situations into one scenario that makes sense. Maybe right there the truth I’ve been curious about so much is hidden.
The most plausible possibility that comes to mind right away is that Hayang has a problem with his memory.
If that’s the case, then it makes a lot of sense. I don’t know the exact period, but Hayang must have been trapped in this mirror world where time doesn’t flow for quite a long time, so maybe she lost her memories because of that?
If that’s not the case, it’s possible that the operator did something. He might have decided that since he was wary of Hayangi as a dangerous being who could destroy the world, it would be safer to erase all of his memories.
If that’s not the case… To be honest, there was no other possibility that immediately came to mind.
Anyway, in order to find an answer, perfect communication with Hayang must be resolved first.
I looked at Hayangi with a complex and subtle gaze.
How did I get involved with such an unusual kid and have to wrap my head around it like this?
First of all, I decided to leave today after a little while since I first came in, so I decided to go back soon.
It was obvious that staying here would only make the headache worse, rather than solving the problem.
We decided not to say goodbye. Anyway, while I’m in the outside world, time doesn’t flow in the mirror world, so Hayang won’t even recognize that I’m gone.
After returning to my room through the hand mirror, I lay down on the bed and let out a deep sigh.
How could it be so over the mountain? With each passing day, the riddles that complicated his brain were accumulating frighteningly.
The scariest fact is that I keep getting the feeling that all the problems surrounding me are converging on one truth that exists at the center. I can’t yet be sure what will exist at the end, but at this point, it seems certain that it has something to do with me.
No, let’s not complicate things too much. Even if I don’t have to search for it, fate will come to me on its own according to the prophecy.
I think it would be better to clear your head and clear your mind now.
Yes. Since it’s a school trip starting tomorrow, wouldn’t it be better to think of it as a good thing?
It’s been a while since I’ve thrown off all restraints and purely enjoy the youth and romance of school trips as an academy student.
Isn’t there any chance that something will happen with the academy students going together?
[Hmm. If you say that, something will happen.]
“Don’t say that out of anxiety.”
I couldn’t bear to deny the prophecy that was not the prophecy of the goddess, and I closed her eyelids while trying to suppress the ominousness that was creeping up on her.
Please, hope that the journey in the rising sunlight tomorrow will be peaceful without any hardships.
That’s how I fell asleep.
***
The next day.
My class, unlike usual, started the ordinance in front of the London station instead of the academy.
Today’s departure schedule is to first take a train from London to the coastal city of Dover, and then take a cruise ship to Calais, a port city in northern France. From there, take another train to Paris.
Originally, an undersea tunnel connecting Dover and Calais will be opened in a few decades on Earth, but at least not now, so I had to change it somewhat.
But thanks to that, I was able to board a luxury cruise ship, so wouldn’t it be safe to say that it’s rather an advantage in some ways. In fact, the classmates were also very excited thanks to it.
“Did you hear? The passenger ship we will board is the second largest in the world!”
“Really? Then what about the first one?”
“I don’t know the details, but I heard that Korea is still making them. The name···. Was it the Titanic?”
I accidentally overheard the whispering of two girls I wasn’t very close with, and I was horrified.
Why did that name appear there…? Come to think of it, it seems like the right timing.
If the boat we were on today had that name, I’d be dizzy just thinking about it.
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Anyway, because it was a school trip to the London Magic Academy, which is considered the best in the world, the means of transportation was unusual.
The second largest cruise ship in the world. Even the first, Titanic, was not yet completed, so it was safe to say that it was actually the first.
Is it all right to use such a fine boat to cross the strait for only a few hours?
I think all the students will be satisfied even if they spend 3 nights and 4 days on a cruise ship.
Well, good is good. Anyway, we boarded the train with hearts swollen with excitement.
A fantasy group of four naturally gathered in a train car divided into groups of four.
I didn’t even ask to get together, but it was so natural that I wasn’t particularly surprised.
Rachel, who took the seat next to me as if it was natural, looked quite excited, incongruously.
How nice it would be if she always had such a cute face. As if reading my thoughts, she suddenly frowned and patted my side.
“Hey. What are you thinking about?”
“… Huh? I didn’t think anything.”
“Write. Suspicious. That’s done! I heard that there is a train that moves with magic, has anyone heard of it?”
I never thought there would be a sudden talk about magic engineering here.
In fact, the magic engineering technology itself wasn’t particularly top secret. Rather, it jumped into any business that could make money, and anyone with even the slightest interest would know about it.
The boarding pass for the train was only given out to VIPs who signed up for membership, so the general public had no chance to see the train. In fact, if Mr. Witch hadn’t handed over her boarding pass in the first place, I wouldn’t have had anything to do with her now.
So there was no problem even if I explained about the magic engineering train.
But after hearing that the technology was the starting point for destroying the world, I felt a bit awkward. It wouldn’t be good if I got involved, so I just decided to keep my mouth shut.
“But how did you rent a real cruise ship? No matter how much money the academy has, is that possible?”
I was puzzled when I heard it. Of course, with the capital of the academy, you should be able to afford the price, but there was no need to spend a lot of money.
If the main theme of school trips is cruise travel, this is understandable.
But taking a luxury cruise just to cross a few hours to get to Paris? Isn’t it too much to be extravagant?
“No way… Isn’t that what you did, Julia? By using the power of the family…”
“No!”
Rachel’s plausible reasoning was rejected by Julia with a single stroke. She honestly thought I had a pretty good chance. As we looked at each other suspiciously, Yulia sighed and said:
“It’s not like that, but the original ship was supposed to move like that. That’s why we board the extra seat as a bonus.”
“Huh? That much cruise only moves that distance? Wouldn’t it be better to cross the Atlantic Ocean and go to America?”
“I heard you are going to deliver some jewels to the King of the Franks.”
Every time we asked a question, the answer came out so quickly that we looked at Yulia in a daze and asked at the same time.
“How do you know that?”
“Ah… That’s what I asked my father. I doubted the same…”
Ah, I roughly understood what you meant. Yulia, like us, suspected that Grace had moved from behind. Yulia’s father was quite the daughter-in-law, so the possibility was sufficient.
Anyway, a jewel to give to the King of the Franks? Just listening to it convinced me that it would never be normal.
[Are you going to steal?]
‘What would you like the goddess to do?’
[You want to do as you please. I said today is a vacation, so you can rest well.]
‘Hmm…’
I’m honestly curious. Still, like the goddess said, I don’t want to get caught up in something bothersome.
Above all, since it was a school trip this time, it bothered me that Sharon was right next to me. Right now, I’m sitting across from you.
I glanced at her as she calmly stared at her window without any reaction from her.
Shall we get on board and observe the situation?