Book 14: Chapter 1: Intro - “Different Strategies Amidst Different People”
July 20th. A sprawling deserted island of everlasting summer. A wide, crystal-clear ocean beneath a high, blue sky.
It had been decided that this would be where the students would be spending their next two weeks.
On a cloudless night, the view of the stars dotting the sky would probably be enough to take one’s breath away.
Chatting with friends, sitting shoulder to shoulder with that special someone always on your mind.
Sitting around a fire, dancing, making merry; A page taken straight out of the book of youth.
Given such youthful fantasies, one might be tempted to think that this was the beginning of a grand summer vacation envied by everyone.
However, for the students of Advanced Nurturing High School, this uninhabited island would be the location of a major exam.
“This is a much bigger island than the last one, just like Mashima-sensei said it’d be.”
Hirata Yōsuke spoke up from right beside me.