69novels 216 First arrival in Japan
216 First arrival in Japan
As soon as he got off the boat, Hugo felt as if he had entered a bathroom. A moist and hot breath rushed to his face and enveloped him instantly, especially since the sun above his head was always releasing its own light and heat.
"I remember it's not that hot in summer in Japan." Looking at the tropical plants around the airport, Hugo took the wet wipes from the company and wiped his face before saying.
"It is true that mainland Japan is cooler, but this is the Ogasawara Islands." Enterprise, wearing short jeans and a T-shirt, lightly pressed the straw hat on his head and took a deep breath.
“It feels good to revisit the old place.”
This competition is held at the Magic School of Magic in Japan. Participants only need to arrive before the specified time, and there are no restrictions on how to get there.
Under normal circumstances, for such an important competition, each school would send its own transportation to transport the contestants to the competition and promote their own school.
But because Hugo was selected in a very hasty manner this time, coupled with his age and the fact that he came on temporary duty, it was difficult to give people enough confidence, so the school directors did not agree with him using Hogwarts transportation at all. tool. /
Good people who can become school directors also know the importance of staying on top of things, so 200 Galleons were specially approved for their travel expenses.
Considering that Weasley and his family didn't spend all 700 Galleons on a trip to Egypt, we know that the 200 Galleons travel expenses are already very sufficient for Hugo and Enterprise.
In this case, Hugo and Enterprise naturally chose to fly to Tokyo, and then take a boat directly to Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara Islands. It is less than an hour away from South Iwo Jima, where the magic is located.
In the next three days, Hugo and the two of them took a good tour of these small islands in the tropics. The company even took Hugo to Iwo Jima, which is now classified as a military restricted area, to visit the traces she left behind.
For example, a mountain fort on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima was blown up by a corporate carrier aircraft after dropping a 500-pound bomb into it. Some bunkers and trenches were also destroyed.
Even in the end, the company found a transport ship that was sunk by it in the surrounding waters and asked Lauren to help her take a photo with the wreckage of the ship.
After completely relaxing, on the third day after arriving here, the two people who had a great time came to an uninhabited beach on Chichijima Island on time after lunch, and then lit the beach with a wand as per the previous request. Zhang invitation letter.
In an instant, a ball of purple flames swallowed up the invitation letter written on Japanese paper, then turned into a stream of light that shot straight into the sky, and then exploded into a ball of magical flames that only the wizard could see.
Within a few minutes, two huge figures flew over the sea not far away. When the two figures flew closer, they recognized that they were two huge petrels.
"This should be a means of transportation unique to magic." Enterprise said, looking at the two petrels that landed in front of them. "Generally used to send students over 7 years old and under 11 years old to and from school."
Unlike other magic schools, students at the Japanese Magic Institute begin studying at the school at the age of seven. Therefore, they also have a special day-reading system.
Shortly after taking off, the two petrels took Hugo and Enterprise to Minami Iwo Jima, the southernmost island among the Ogasawara Islands.
After breaking through an invisible barrier, a palace that looked like it was carved out of white marble suddenly appeared on the top of South Iwo Jima.
According to the information seen during previous travels, Minami Iwo Jima is a cone-shaped volcanic island with the highest altitude of 916m, making it the highest point in the Ogasawara Islands.
At the same time, the top of the mountain is often surrounded by clouds and fog. The island is surrounded by sea cliffs formed by erosion by waves, with an average height of 100 to 200 meters. There are almost no sandy beaches, and the surrounding submarine volcanoes make it difficult to land on the island.
Because this area is designated by the Japanese government as a native natural environment preservation area, no ordinary people have ever set foot on this island since the last exploration of the island ten years ago.
It now seems that in addition to protecting the environment, one of the most important reasons why this island is blocked is because it is the location of the Japanese magic school, so the Japanese Muggle government also needs to help with confidentiality work.
Soon, two giant petrels landed in a cave on the island, and then a Japanese wizard wearing a golden wizard robe came forward to register Hugo and the others.
"Stop, I can speak Japanese, let's communicate in Japanese." After hearing the Japanese speak a few words in Japanese English, the company, which felt a little overwhelmed, simply started speaking Japanese.
"When did you learn Japanese? It sounds almost like your native language." Hugo asked through the admiral's network while listening to the negotiation between the company and the Japanese wizard in front of him.
"I went to school in the Pacific in the 40s. After all, you have to understand their language to fight with them, otherwise you won't be able to obtain even the most basic intelligence."
Apparently, Enterprise's Japanese was indeed very good, so she quickly got the map and led Hugo towards the room assigned to them.
Due to the size of the island, most of the buildings in the Magic House are hidden in the mountains. In addition, these rooms have also been cast with a lot of space expansion magic.
"It's too easy to get lost." After passing through a tunnel again and climbing two flights of stairs, Hugo muttered quietly as he looked at the unmarked three-way intersection in front of him.
"There's no way, this island is just that big, and most of the school space is built inside the mountain. They can only build it this way in order to use the mountain space." After looking at the map, Enterprise took Hugo to the left Go.
"I think it was the same way on Iwo Jima. After our people enter the mountain, they will encounter a maze-like road. And compared with here, there are countless traps and enemies with guns ready to shoot."
What the company didn't say was that the volunteers who guided them also had a very strange attitude. Some people are very enthusiastic, but some people have a cold attitude and feel like they have a grudge against them.
Fortunately, it is summer vacation now, and except for a few volunteers, most of the students at the Magic Institute have already left here. Therefore, these tunnels also appear to be much wider.
And because of the effect of magic, the temperature and ventilation in the cave are very good. At the same time, the magic windows also show the same weather as outside.
"Although it's inappropriate to say it in my capacity, the internal environment of this school is much better than that of Hogwarts Castle." Enterprise commented while pulling Hugo up the escalator.
"At least an old castle like Hogwarts is indeed comfortable to live in in the summer, but obviously not in the winter. It's too wet and too cold."
"Indeed." Hugo nodded in approval. Due to the hard work of the house elves, the common room is generally quite suitable for living, but in winter, both the corridor and Snape's underground classroom are wet and cold. .
Finally, the two of them arrived at the dormitory where they had been living temporarily for the past few days. This is a suite with two bedrooms and a small living room, and it looks like a strong Japanese style.
"Let's rest for an hour first, and then get up and clean up." As soon as he entered the room, Enterprise first raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then said, "There is a welcome banquet tonight, and all of us have to go."