Monday, July 17th.

Shaking on the plane for about three hours. Mu Hantian and his group, who came to Zen High School, finally arrived at an island floating in the Pacific Ocean.

"Oh, oh oh...!" Tohka, who walked out of the airport, shouted excitedly with her eyes wide and her hands wide.

Now, in her vision, across from the road and the sandy shore was the vast sea, stretching out toward the horizon separating the sky and the earth. The sky is clear. The sun is pouring down brightly, tinting the sea with beautiful hues.

"This...this is...the sea!"

"Haha... I'm really invigorated." Speaking of which, Tohka seemed to have never seen the sea with her own eyes. Mu Hantian smiled wryly and shrugged at Tohka's somewhat exaggerated actions.

or Mei Island. It is about halfway between the Izu Islands and the Ogasawara Islands, with a total area of ​​about 700,000 square kilometers.

Thirty years ago, the northern side of the island was cut off during the continuous space earthquake. In recent years, it has been redeveloped as a new tourist destination. In a sense, it has a similar origin to Tiangong City, where Mu Hantian and the others lived.

The north block of the area is perfectly organized, and as usual in other redevelopment areas, comprehensive disaster measures have been implemented. Moreover, the preciousness and beauty of the coast cut by the space earthquake not only attracts many foreign tourists, but also Japan.

Of course, it's a little bit careless for the victims of the space earthquake... But it's no exaggeration to say that the island, which has become sparsely populated, is gradually reviving as a tourist destination because of the space earthquake.

"Hmm..." Although it won't be as exaggerated as Tohka, Mu Hantian is not a person who lacks sensibility who doesn't feel anything in front of this magnificent scene. Look around the scene, take a deep breath and lean back. But at this time, he couldn't help but yawned.

"Hua...ah, oh." Because the gathering time was in the morning, I didn't sleep well.

Mu Hantian glanced at Tohka, whose hands were shaking as if excited, and Origami and Kuangsan who came out of the airport's entrance and exit, and sighed.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the seats on the plane were three in a row, with Mu Hantian in the middle, Tohka and Origami on the left and right, Reine, Shiori, and Kurumi in the back.

I really wanted to sleep on the plane, but because of Tohka, I couldn't sleep because of Tohka.

"Hmm..." Suddenly, Tohka, who was very excited, made a strange sound and looked around.

"What's the matter, Tohka?"

"Han Tian, ​​I always have the feeling that I am being seen by someone."

"Huh?" At the moment Mu Hantian tilted his head, the two of them were surrounded by flashes with the sound of clicking.

"Wow!" It was too sudden to stop covering his face with his hands. The stinging eyes looked in the direction of the flash from the slit, where a woman with a large camera was standing.

It was a girl with pale silver hair fluttering in the wind. Clear facial features and snow-white skin, which are clearly different from those of the Orientals, are obvious features.

"Then... what's wrong?"

After Mu Hantian asked in confusion, the girl put down the camera and looked here.

"Sorry. I'm Mia Nicholas, the accompanying photographer sent from CrossTravel. I'll be recording everyone's travels for three days from today. I'm sorry for taking pictures without permission. If it hurts you Please let me apologize for this."

"Well, it's okay, just be happy." Speaking of which, I did hear that there will be photographers who accompany them to take travel photos. It's just that I didn't expect it to be a foreigner——and, it was actually a girl about their age.

"It's really disturbing." Then, after looking at Mu Hantian and Tohka's appearance as if they were very precious, Mia bowed her head again and walked towards the direction of the crowd.

"Hantian, that person is not simple." Kuang San walked to Mu Hantian's side and whispered.

"Ah, I can feel what her purpose is. I'm curious, but I'm more curious about where she is from."

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"Call from Adeputasu 1. Target, entered the island."

"Camera No. 6, North Block, Chiliu Airport. Target confirmed."

"It's also confirmed here. It's 'Princess', yes."

In line with the sound from the lower section of the bridge, the screen showed the figure of a young girl. and AAA level elves. Codenamed 'Princess', a girl with a completely identical appearance.

"uh-huh."

A 500-meter-class airship 'Arbatel' manufactured by DEM.

The middle-aged man leaning on the captain's seat groaned softly and stroked his bearded chin.

James. A. paddington. DEMIndustry's second executive department is equivalent to the staff of the chief officer, and was appointed by Wescott as the captain of this 'Arbatel'.

"What a disappointment. Is that really an elf?"

"Don't take it lightly." As if responding, a young female voice sounded from the bridge's loudspeaker.

The identification signal, Adeputasu1, was the voice of Mia, the second executive director of the DEM, who was dispatched directly to the scene.

"Maybe it's an elves. Just like this, is that enough reason for the first-level alert?" Mia, who was clearly reflected on the right screen, said so, but Paddington was just cowardly.

"My subordinates will keep it in mind." Mia frowned slightly, seemingly unhappy with Paddington's reaction.

"Cut." With a voice that Mia couldn't hear, she cut fiercely.

"So, what should we do? Even the elves, as long as they send out the 'Bandersnatch' troops, it would be very easy to capture a little girl."

"Don't be too optimistic, it's better to be cautious. Now, let's cut off the radio communication first."

"Understood. 'Ashcroft-β(Beta)' No. 25 to No. 40 are activated in parallel to expand the field of permanence and randomness. The goal is - or the overall situation of the U.S. Island." Responding to Paddington's voice, the crew moved at high speed to operate the console.

The current 'Arbatel' is floating 20,000 meters above Orbi Island. From there, using the display device 'Ashcroft-β (Beta)' mounted on the ship, a random field of a scale incomparable to the AST members was opened to the entire island.

"So, speaking of which, what is the magician going to do?"

Paddington asked while stroking his chin. Indeed, in the same class as the target, there is an AST magician, because he is cautious and cannot use the display device, so it should not be a hindrance... But the problem is, that magician has met Mia before. .

"No problem. We only met for a few minutes, and I was wearing sunglasses at that time. It should be fine." Then, Mia's words were interrupted during the communication. After looking at the screen, it seemed to be hit by a sudden wind.

"It doesn't matter, Executive Minister."

"It's amazing." After saying that, Mia looked at the sky.

At the same time, the picture displayed on the large screen of the bridge began to change.

Paddington frowned.

The reason is simple. The wind is moving at an often unimaginable speed