Sol City High School was an ample school with state-of-the-art facilities. Each department had a building dedicated to it, a gym in the middle of the campus, and an open field at the foot of the hill. Oliver and Yuri were at the top of the hill hidden in the bushes trying to figure out how to sneak into the school and help the students being held as hostages.
“Oliver, let's use the vegetation to hide ourselves and go through the field.” Yuri suggested. “The Moon Units don’t seem to be flying above the field and if they do the vegetation offers cover.”
“That’s my same thought, but then our Magic Power is way higher than the students, so if the terrorists start sensing Magic Power, we’ll be immediately caught.”
“That’s true. I hadn’t thought about it.” Yuri responded. “Then do you have a plan?”
“We can suppress our Magic Power.” Oliver replied.
“What do you mean and how?” Yuri questioned.
“I have been thinking lately. Magic Power is just a measure of Magical Energy and whenever you sense someone else’s Magic Power, you feel it in the person’s chest.” Oliver replied. “Let me test this. I’ll use the same principle of Armor Ascension of concentrating Magical Energy all over my body.”
Oliver began to concentrate Magical Energy all over his body, but he could feel this would not work. He switched to make his Magical Energy constantly flow throughout his body. He became more relaxed and could feel he had better control of his body as well as the Magical Energy circulation throughout it. Yuri was constantly sensing his Magic Power and was surprised as the Magic Power she could feel from Oliver changed.
“At first your Magic Power was rising, but then it became way lower. Now I can only sense it because I am solely focusing on you and trying to ignore my surroundings.” Yuri explained. “How did you do it?”
“I took Mrs. Hashimoto's research on how Armor Ascension works and decided to have my Magical Energy constantly flowing throughout my body, rather than just expanding it throughout my body.” Oliver responded. “At least my hypothesis of how to hide Magic Power worked out. Try it, Yuri.”
“Okay, so I just have to make my Magical Energy constantly flowing, huh?” Yuri began to make her Magical Energy Flow, she seemed frustrated at not being able to do it. She kept going at it and after a few minutes she managed to hide her Magic Power. “That was hard, but I feel good. I don’t know how to explain it, but I feel more in control.”
“Good job, Yuri!” Oliver praised. “Let’s get going! I bet the students are scared. We must hurry!”
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“Yes!” Yuri said, giving Oliver a thumbs up.
Oliver and Yuri went down the hill while hiding and the bushes and the tall grass. They remained aware of their surroundings and when they were certain that no one was in the field they ran toward the field and hid under the benches before one of the Moon Units could spot them.
“One of the Moon Units is above us.” Yuri said, taking out her pocket mirror to take a look at the reflection of the sky. “They are making their rounds. We got lucky when we headed this way.”
“Time to wait, I guess.” Oliver said.
“I never knew you were such a player.” Yuri commented.
“What do you mean?” Oliver asked with a shocked expression.
“You’re just playing around with Aria’s and Nicole’s hearts. I would never have guessed someone like you would be like that.” Yuri replied, still looking at the pocket mirror. “I am the little sister of Platoon 12, so they tell me their problems. They seek comfort in my cuteness.”
“I know that I am doing wrong to them by taking my time figuring out my feelings.” Oliver responded. “But my heart is a mess.”
“Where did you take Nicole on your first date with her? She never told me.” Yuri asked.
“We went to Jeju Cafe and walked around Shibuya Plaza.” Oliver answered. “Then she kissed me.”
“I see that’s a standard date. Jeju Cafe is a good spot. I mean I go there weekly, it’s really good.” Yuri said with a smile. “How about your date with Aria?”
"We used some Moon Units to go to Eternal Slumber Island.” Oliver responded. “That’s such a beautiful place. I must say now it’s my favorite place. I can see why the Hero decided to live the rest of his days there.”
“Yeah, the beauty on Eternal Slumber Island is unmatched. That’s my mother’s favorite place too, as well as my own. I remember when my parents used to take me and Jin-Woo. Those are some of my most precious memories. When my parents died, we spread their ashes over the island.” Yuri was smiling as she continued looking in the pocket mirror. “The Moon Unit left.”
“Alright, let’s go to the science building. It’s the building to our right.” Oliver said.
Yuri nodded and they began to run towards the science building. Far in the distance by the front entrance they could see both of Sukui’s Moon Units. After they entered the science building, they could sense the Magic Power of 3 people making rounds throughout the science building. Yuri and Oliver sneaked on one of the terrorists wearing an armored bodysuit and a half mask and pushed him into an empty classroom. They quickly gagged him and took his guns away.
“Now, you’ll tell me where you guys are keeping the students. As you know we can’t exactly tell where Magic Powers are unless we are within a certain range. And since I can’t sense multiple Magic Powers at the time, that means they are closer to the front of the school, so which building.” Oliver looked at the terrorist, who had a determined expression. “I can tell that you won’t talk. So, we’ll do this the hard way.”
Oliver placed his hand on the terrorist’s shoulder and used Electric Magic to electrocute him. The terrorist tried to scream but his voice was muffled, yet Oliver could still see he would not talk. So, Oliver kept using Electric Magic on the terrorist until the terrorist’s determination waned and began talking.
“Yuri remove the rag from his mouth,” Oliver commanded. Yuri proceeded to undo the terrorist’s gag. “Where are you guys keeping the students?”
“They are in the gym.” The terrorist answered in a defeated tone, tears rolling down his cheeks.
“Shouldn’t your friends have noticed you were gone by now?” Yuri asked.
“I think they believe I am slacking off taking a nap somewhere.” The terrorist answered with a disappointed tone. “I shouldn’t have made it a habit to slack off. They would have noticed something wrong by now if I took my duties seriously.”
Oliver and Yuri proceeded to gag the terrorist again and tied him to a chair. Oliver then texted the other members of Platoon 12 about the information he obtained. He found a map of the school on the school’s website and began to plan a route with Yuri to sneak into the gym. Oliver knew that once the other members of Platoon 12 started to attack from the front there would be less terrorists inside the campus. So, they headed towards the library where they would wait until the attack began.