108 Chapter 107 (1/2)
When Leon entered the chopper, he noticed a light blue glow coming from some parts. It looked that was mana, but rather than that, Leon was surprised that a helicopter could fly using mana. He was also very interested in how such a vehicle could store mana. Since Leon never traveled in a chopper before, he was fidgetting a little bit while everyone else looked quite composed and didn't say a word. There was no mistake; every single person there did that kind of job behind the scenes many times...
Aside from the pilot, who would fly them to near Italy and then back home eventually, eight soldiers inside the chopper would participate in the mission alongside Leon. He still couldn't see their faces completely, but four of them were women. It was quite surprising since women were the minority when he was a B and A rank soldier. By the look of things, the woman who leads them would also be the captain of the mission.
Eventually, the chopper took off, and just like the woman said, without making any noise. Surprisingly, after flying for over a few hundreds of meters, the helicopter became translucent, and so did Leon and everyone else.
”The technology of the Allied Forces of the North-America advanced a lot... they can create magic items and things like this...”
The trip would be very long, and even though the chopper was fast, it couldn't cross the distance between New York and Rome in just five hours. When morning came, they landed on a certain forgotten island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. Leon didn't have many fond memories of islands, but he decided not to complain.
At dawn, Leon finally noticed the appearances of his new teammates; they were quite a diverse bunch. Two were Russians, and two clearly looked like Japanese girls, so Leon frowned when he saw them. Could he be wrong when he thought he would find Makoto's son's murderers among that group? Could they be deserters who helped them?
”...Yesterday I thought that your voice sounded familiar,” The woman who is the captain of the team said. ”But your face also looks kind of familiar... have we met before?”
The captain of the team was a beautiful redheaded woman, her hair was short, and even though her voice was like an adult, due to her short built, she looked a bit like a teenager who was yet to have her growth spurt. Her eyes were green... her appearance was quite outstanding, but Leon also felt like he had seen her before.
”... You think so? You don't look familiar at all.” Leon said.
Leon was in an important mission, so he couldn't waste time thinking about things like that, and he also needed to avoid any suspicion. Despite Leon trying to act like usual, the captain already had her eyes on him. Since those guys didn't like to talk, she had all the time to stare at him, trying to figure out where she had seen Leon.
Regardless, the island was quite big. So, the Allied Forces of the North-America built a small base there for the teams who would occasionally do certain things in Europe. There was a tent big enough for them to put several beds, the kitchen and toilet were simple, but they could be used. That being said, everyone brought their snacks, so they only lay down on their beds and tried to get some rest.
”Tch... it doesn't look like I will hear anything here.”
Leon hoped to hear some conversations about their previous missions, but it didn't look like he would. To make matters worse, the captain of the team decided to bother him again.