After waiting for a while, a group that we met earlier came to our view. The elves group has finally arrived but the number of their group is not the same as before. Also, when I inspect their face, shock and fear can be seen on their face. Just what on earth happen to them, not only me, our guide seems to notice the face of the elves too and approach them.

“What happen Sylva?”

“Geez, these newbies are too proud of their abilities that they ignore my command. One of them was enchanted by the illusion and wandered around. The last thing we heard from him was his scream from afar, probably from seeing the man-eater plant. But after that, these newbies finally following what I asked them word by word”

“Well, casualties are not so rare during the transfer and it’s only one newbie too so it’s not bad”

“Yeah, your group why is it so small? Was there someone who ignore your command and died?”

“No, I also don’t know why but it’s only 8 kids for this year”

“Oh, the other groups have begun to arrive too”

As he said that, I look at the direction he is pointing, from the magical circles around the room, bright lights started to form one after the other. After a couple seconds, groups of mythical creatures appeared from them. Well I said mythical creatures because there were figures like wolverine, centaur, dryad, naga, etc. I don’t know if they are called the same here but based on the fiction knowledge back on Earth, I can identify them one by one.

This event last for an hour before the last magic circle shone and the last group finally arrived. After that, some lion-like man gathered all the guides and were discussing something. After half an hour of long discussion, the lion-like man stepped into the huge magic circle in the center of the room and roars out loudly. My ears had almost exploded from the loud roar of his, the others were not different either, they stopped whatever they are doing right that moment and paid their attention to the lion-like man.

“Good, it seems that most of you kids have survived the journey. So first I have to congratulate you for your tiny accomplishment. The route which you guys came from is different from one group to another. As you have probably notice, along the way, there were dangers lurked around between the portals. It’s because this place was designed as a maze to confuse the intruder that can invade your world so that your world doesn’t have to perish, at worst, the other worlds that was going to perish if such thing happens not yours, hopefully.

But that’s all the explanation about the current circumstances, now let me explain about what you will face from now on. The place you are going to be transferred is the same world, with different destination. The first and most basic rule from now on is to never speak about any of this labyrinth after you have transferred to that world. In case someone leak the information and it is known by us, then be prepared to be hunted down as a traitor.

Now as you might have notice, there are variety of races among you guys. There are humans, dwarves, elves, nagas, beasts, etc. From now on, don’t see them as something or someone different than you, you will live with them and meet with the residents of that world which is also no different than your guys’ races. They all are living in harmony so I want you guys to do the same and forget about racial differences.

The next thing is, you will be transferred to a different destination but the first thing you must all do when you have transferred is to go to Vanguard. Oh, and the terms of Defense Center Headquarter, it is not commonly used in that world so better address it by Vanguard from now on. I know that It is hard as you will be parted with your original world. But if you work really hard, someday you will be given chance to return and meet again with your loved ones. Last but not least, I wish you all good luck kids, now begin the transfer!”

As he said that, we begin to move and step on the magic circle in the center of the room. After we all gathered in the center, the guides begin to surround the magic circle and hold their hands together. Then they started to chant simultaneously. I notice that the guides here didn’t use a stone like the headmaster used when he transferred my group into this world. But then if they all needed to join force to activate this magic circle, exactly how much mana needed to activate this particular magic circle?

Before my question answered, a blinding light began to shine from the magic circle and blinded me for a while. When my vision returned, I along with several others were on a hill. When I looked around, I noticed that there are several camps and bonfires all around us. Further from the hill on the north side was a city, and apparently, it was dusk when we arrived here because the sun then began to rose from the distance.

Without anything to do, we began to sit down and wait until the sun rose and the city gate open again. While waiting for the city gate to be opened, I look around and find that there are 5 people who were transported here including me. Two wolverines, one male and one female, a female naga, and a male elf.

The situation is kind of awkward for me at the moment because they seem not communicating either and it’s too bothersome for me to start a conversation in a situation like this. The only one I can see communicate with each other is the wolverines because they are of the same race. From what I see they are either brother and sister or a couple. Damn it in a situation like this, seeing they are comforting each other makes me somehow envy them. But what can I do, I don’t have any friend I can talk too, hmm wait a minute, isn’t there a way to communicate with someone I know?

[Cloud: Miss, can you see hear me?]

[Elizabeth: CLOUD! Why haven’t you message me for a while? Are you starting to forget about me?]

[Cloud: Of course, not, it’s just that I was busy so I couldn’t contact you]

[Elizabeth: Humph, reasons, there must be a pretty girl over, there right?]

[Cloud: Well, there were many of them if you are talking about elves]

[Elizabeth: Elves?]

After that I started to tell my journey from when I gathered in the headmaster office until I arrived at this place.

[Elizabeth: Wow, that headmaster is actually that screwed. So, you are in a different world right now?]

[Cloud: Yes miss, and next year try not to enter the top 10 of the Battlefield so that you won’t be in my situation in the future]

[Elizabeth: But Cloud, I really miss you]

[Cloud: Miss, please understand, you are really precious to me and I don’t want you to be in danger]

[Elizabeth: …. O…ookay]

[Cloud: Ah, the gate has opened, it’s time for me to go, if you need anything just contact me miss, I promise I will contact you as soon as I can]

[Elizabeth: Be save Cloud]

As the gate, open, the camps began to be dismantled and people started to line up to enter the city. We also join in the line and wait for our turn to enter the city. The guards checked the people who are about to enter the city one by one carefully. I don’t know why but they also use Reveal on them but well maybe the security in this city is so strict that they have to look at their stats one by one. After waiting for half an hour, finally my group turns have arrived.

“State your business here”

“Uhm, we want to go to Vanguard headquarter?”

“Vanguard? AH you guys must be the immigrants, okay then please get your status first over there”

Immigrant? Oh well, we will just have to follow their instruction. But the other people face who heard that we were immigrant changed. It seems that the term of immigrants is not a good thing looking at their reaction. We were brought to a mage who then started to chant without any talk. After we passed the examination, our belongings are checked not sure why because we don’t bring anything except our clothes here.

The reason we didn’t have anything on us is because they told us that things from another world cannot be brought to this world so we will have to leave them behind at the labyrinth. Well, there is not particular valuable things in my belongings either since all the important things are within my inventory so I don’t mind it. But I don’t know about the others since they seem to reluctant to part with their things. After all the procedures are done, then we are allowed to enter the city.