Chapter 254: Chapter 254:Mission Impossible [4]
Picking up the parachute from the pilot's hands, I sighed before staring at the multi-purpose building, which was still below us.
Peering through the clouds and downwards, I found a decently hidden spot before putting on my parachute.
Waving to the pilot, who was still at the front of the helicopter, I said.
"I'll be on my way now!"
Without wasting another second, I fastened the parachute onto my back before leaping out of the helicopter.
Feeling the air rush onto my face and pull back my air, I sighed before admitting.
"I get why dogs put their head out of the window now..."
It truly was an exhilarating feeling.
Parachuting was something I would never dare to do or even come close to Earth, yet here I was, enjoying it and acting like it was nothing.
To be fair, in comparison to the other things I've done in the past, it was indeed nothing.
As the roof of the multipurpose building and the island fast approached, I enjoyed the last few moments of free fall before tugging at the string on my parachute.
Slowly, my descent began slow to a stop to as a long and vibrant-colored parachute popped out of the backpack behind me.
Gliding downwards, I aimed for a back area of the multipurpose building where no students were located.
Landing on the roof of the multipurpose building, I threw off the backpack and parachute, leaving them atop the roof.
Then, I swiftly jumped off the roof and silently landed on the ground, with no students seeing me.
Sighing, I rushed to the front, where a crowd of students still stood, attempting to enter. Delve into stories on m-v-l-e-mpyr
Taking out my smartwatch, I quickly checked my messages before pushing my way through the crowd.
[Jin: Meet at the left side of the bleachers?]
[Han: Let's go the middle, we'll get a better view.]
[Jin: I just got in, all the center seats are taken.]
[Han: ... already left side, it is.]
[Jin: You got that, Ren?]
[Ren: On my way, give me like five minutes.]
[Han: Don't blame us if there are no seats left.]
[Jin: Don't worry, you can sit on Han's shoulders!]
[Ren: Am I some sort of child to you, Jin?]
[Han: Why my shoulders???]
Putting down my smartwatch, I finally entered the multipurpose buildings.
Around me were three massive bleachers, each on the side of the building, with them being marked "First," "Second," or "Third."
Finding the bleacher marked "First," I pushed my way through more students before finally arriving at the massive first-year bleacher.
Despite the assembly being almost ten minutes away from starting, more than three-fourths of the seats were already filled.
Using my enhanced eyesight, I peered towards the left of the bleacher, finding Han and Jin sitting at the very top row.
Walking up the stairs, I arrived at the top row before passing by some other students and arriving at my friend's seats.
Looking up from his smartwatch, Jin chuckled before saying.
"You know, I really thought you wouldn't make it."
"And why is that?"
"You're too po *PFFT* popular for us now!"
Sitting next to Jin, I sighed before sarcastically replying.
"I was already popular in the academy... just for the wrong reasons."
Chiming in from the other side of Jin, Han responded.
"OH YEAH THE PROFESION C-"
"That's enough, Han."
As the three of us discussed our school life after the battle royale, students seemed to be infinitely blood through the entrance.
Within five minutes of my arrival, the first-year bleacher was already filled to the brim... and there were still people looking for seats.
Crammed between Jin and some random student, I sighed before wishing I had got a reserved seat.
Peering at a place right before the bleachers, I saw a couple of chairs lined up with some familiar figures sitting down.
Charlotte, Bertus, Kevin, Zach, Liam, Alya, Lily, Ruby, Irene, and a couple of other top-ranked first-years were sitting down at the front of the bleachers.
Shaking my head, I turned on my smartwatch before asking Jin and Han.
"Up for a game of Mystic Brawl?"
Seeing them nod their heads, I was about to click on the application, but a loud voice interrupted me.
"Please at least try to pay attention to this. You are still... a student council member, technically."
Hm?
Raising my head to the source of the sound, I saw Astrid, dressed in a normal academy uniform, sitting right next to me.
"...are you fake one or r-"
"Real."
"Then, why are you here!? This is for first-years."
"The principal and first-years said it was my job to keep an eye on you..."
"..."
"..."
Turning to Jin and Han, who had their smartwatches out and were ready to place, I signaled that I needed a second.
Then, turning to my other side and facing Astrid, I sighed before asking.
"I take it... they don't know I'm the one who recommended you."
Nodding her head, Astrid sighed before leaning back against the wall.
Although I was able to discern it was Astrid due to my enhanced eyesight, the other students weren't able to.
She tied her hair differently and wore the normal academy uniform instead of the student council jacket.
And there were over four hundred students, alone, sitting on this bleacher, so even if she was dressed normally, the odds of someone noticing her were low.
Looking at me, Astrid asked.
"How did you know?"
"Know what?"
"My plan; you acted so shocked when you saw it. Like, you had already seen it before. And by pure coincidence, an attack like that is going to happen in less than two hours from now."
Having no explanation, I resorted to sarcasm and said.
"Because I'm the one orchestrating it all!"
Proppering her legs up, Astrid seriously said.
"Look, you know I have a certain amount of trust in you since I appointed you to the student council."
Making direct eye contact with me, Astrid continued.
"As long as you don't break that trust, I'll continue to trust you, all right?"