Saiba yawns as he lies on a couch in Isabelle's room. He stretches while muttering,
"I'm spent!"
Isabelle stands over him and says,
"Rest up Mr. Hero! You worked hard today!"
Saiba reminisces while thinking,
"Rose really took me for a spin today... She's good... Really good... I guess I just gotta get stronger!"
He suggests,
"You can call me by my name, you know. Like in school."
He falls asleep on the couch. The next morning, Saiba wakes up to the sight of Isabelle in an unusual outfit. He mumbles,
"Cosplay..?"
Annoyed, Isabelle replies,
"No! This is my adventuring gear! I'm not an actual [Adventurer], so this is as close I'm going to get."
Saiba thinks,
"Oh yeah. The field trip is today."
He replies,
"Let's do our best on the field trip!"
Confused, Isabelle asks,
"Did I not tell you? The teachers aren't going to be camping with the students. The students and teachers will be separated."
Saiba says,
"What!? You were my only hope for the field trip!"
With an uneasy smile, Isabelle replies,
"I'm sure it will be alright without me..."
In class, all the students are already suited up and ready for combat. S
aiba wobbles in with his armor as well. Isabelle begins giving instructions, but her talking is overpowered by Robbie shouting,
"Class 1-B! Who's ready to have some fun!"
The class cheers. He continues,
"Who's ready to kick some butt!"
Once again, the class cheers. Finally, Robbie shouts,
"Who's ready to win this prize!"
The class lets out a louder scream than before, filling the room, as Saiba thinks,
"Who do these guys think they are? I guess confidence isn't a bad thing..."
As the rallying fades, Isabelle can be heard again saying,
"Since this is the first real adventure as [Adventurers] for all of you, everyone please be extra careful out there!"
A student shouts back,
"Yeah, yeah. We'll be safe."
Suddenly, Alizandria bursts through the door and announces,
"The escorts are waiting at the front! Make haste and be sure not to waste any time!"
The class stiffly stands up and say,
"Yes ma'am!"
In a single file line, they exit the room and head to the back of the school.
Sets of clouds are waiting outside. Some of the clouds already have students riding atop, while others are still empty. Saiba follows his class as they choose a cloud to take. He hears a familiar voice call out,
"S-Saiba! I saved a spot for you!"
Saiba looks around and notices Gram sitting on the cloud while gesturing to an open space next to him. Saiba hops onto the pillow of white as it shakes a little when he sits down. Gram asks,
"This is your first time too, right?"
Saiba answers,
"Of course not! I already told you, I'm a hero! I've already been on multiple adventures!"
Gram stutters,
"Y-Yeah... A hero..."
Saiba gets the feeling that Gram doesn't believe him. From the center of the the clouds, Alizandria shouts,
"Is everyone prepared to depart!?"
Taking turns the teachers shouts,
"Our class is ready!"
As the preparations end, Alizandria tugs on a rope she was holding onto and instructs,
"Fly! Steed of the Sky, Bellerophon!"
A pair of wings sprout out above the crowds of people. The wings begin flapping up and down as a majestic, stark pegasus ascends from the ground and into the sky.
Atop, Alizandria sits and shouts,
"Condensing Transportation!"
All at once, the brigade of clouds float upwards and follow Alizandria. Resembling an armada of ships sailing into conquest, the fleet of clouds fly towards their own destination.
Soon, they arrive at the opening of a valley. Two steep mountains stand all around them, overlooking the grassy field below. The field is vast and open. Some groves can be spotted, no larger than the average playground.
The clouds evaporate into nothingness, dropping the students onto the ground. Alizandria clears her throat before instructing,
"Your homeroom teachers will supply you with temporary living spaces, a map, and some basic tools, however, the rest will be up to you to procure! You will be camping in the wilderness for seven days! During that time, you will travel across the valley and past the mountain to an oasis situated on the opposite side! Throughout your journey, you will arrive at checkpoints where you can gain points that will affect your chances in obtaining the final prize! There will also be bonus points awarded at the end such as, 'First to Arrive' and 'Most Efficient'! Are there any questions!?"
Shaking, a student raises his hand and asks,
"Wh-Wh-What's the prize?"
Alizandria answers,
"That is a secret!"
She continues,
"If there are no other questions, then we may begin! Good luck future [Adventurers] of the AA Academy and may the Great King's Fortune be ever in your favor!"
Her speech is followed by the cheers of the students. Saiba thinks,
"'May the Great King's Fortune be ever in your favor'? Is that like a farewell here?"
Isabelle tiptoes over to Saiba and hands him a bag of supplies while whispering,
"I'll let you handle these. Take care of the students for me, okay?"
She walks away with a reassuring smile. Right as she exits Saiba's view, he gets assaulted by multiple students from Class 1-B as they scramble to take control of as many of the supplies as they can.
Saiba lies on the ground, dizzy, as he thinks,
"This is gonna be a rough week..."