Pedrarruna Manor, Elffire City.
The house was in a frenzy as everyone was running to get ready to leave.
Their drunken status made the situation even more difficult, but after they took a shower, they got sober enough to be able to do what they had to do.
Theo had already dressed in the outfit he would travel with. Black boots, blue jeans, a blue Maou-sama T-shirt, a black jacket, and a white beanie covering his head.
He dragged his bags to the elevator and asked Sylph to bring the bags down the hill.
After checking with Aurora, he also asked Sylph to send her bags down the hill as well.
"We should check them." Theo commented and when saw Aurora ready.
"Yeah, we can't leave them alone while they are not sober yet." Aurora giggled.
"What about your friends?" Theo asked as they climbed down the stairs.
"They will meet us at the airport." Aurora replied with a smile.
Vivian, Carolla, and Umaru were Aurora's classmates. Their parents had allowed them to come with Theo and the others after they met Theo.
"Good." Theo nodded as they arrived on the second floor.
And as soon as they arrived, they saw the girls getting ready.
They were packing the things they brought yesterday and dressing up in fashionable clothes.
"Good morning, girls!" Theo smiled at them.
"Good morning!" Aurora gave a sweet smile.
The girls immediately looked at them with annoyed faces, it was noticeable that the effects of the party were still on them.
They were feeling throbbing headaches and pain all over their bodies.
They were so tired that they would be to fall asleep if they lay down anywhere, but the thought of their amazing trip refrained these intrusive thoughts.
The girls mumbled a 'good morning' back as they gritted their teeth at the image of Theo being well and happy.
'How could he drink so much and be okay with it after just a couple of hours?'
They all had the same thought.
"How are you girls doing this morning?" Theo asked.
"Horrible!"
"My head hurts so much!"
"I can't wait to fall asleep in the plane."
The girls complained non-stop.
"Well, you'll have time to sleep and rest on the plane. The bus will arrive in 10 minutes, so you girls should hurry. I'll be waiting downstairs." Theo suggested before leaving the girls to get ready.
When he and Aurora arrived downstairs, they saw that Max and Kin were already ready to leave. They didn't bring many things yesterday, so they had it easy.
And just like Theo predicted, the bus arrived 10 minutes later.
"Aurora, can you go call the girls to leave? I'll go down the mountain to speak with the bus driver." Theo asked as he stood up.
"Leave it to me." Aurora exclaimed before running towards the stairs.
"We'll go with you, Theo." Max and Kin said at the same time.
Just like that, Theo and the other two took the elevator down the hill and arrived at the front of the property where a minibus was parked.
After talking with the driver, Theo started putting his and Aurora's luggage inside the bus.
The two of them were taking a considerable amount of luggage. He was bringing two drones, and Aurora was bringing what seemed to be her entire wardrobe.
After much deliberation, Theo and Aurora decided to leave Mayia behind. Although they had the option to bring her and put her in a pet hotel, the two figured that the treatment that she would receive there would be nowhere near the high-quality treatment she received from Sylph. Plus, what if some accident happened at the hotel and they lost her? They couldn't take any risks with their little baby.
So, they left Mayia behind, and Sylph would take great care of her as she always did.
A while later, the girls left the house bringing some bags.
"Are you guys ready?" Theo asked when he saw them.
"It was difficult, but yes." Sam replied with a smile.
"We checked several times to see if we were forgetting something, that's why we are late." June added.
"Great, this way we can take off immediately." Theo smiled.
Shortly after, everyone boarded the bus without wasting much time.
"First stop, Ryoko's apartment!" Theo shouted with a smile.
"Yeah!!!" Everyone shouted excitedly.
It seemed as if when they were together, their hangover states seemed to recede. But it was also because they were excited about their trip.
The bus drove through the empty streets of Elffire City without problems. The majority of the citizens were having a good rest after a night filled with celebrations.
During their journey, they rarely saw other vehicles on the streets.
A while later, the bus arrived in front of Ryoko's apartment building.
"You can go and pack your luggage, Ryoko. We will pick up everyone's luggage and when we finish it, we will call to warn you that we're coming." Theo commented as Ryoko exited the bus.
"Okay! I'll be ready when you guys come." Ryoko shouted before running towards the building.
Due to Theo's surprise ticket, she hadn't packed her bags, so she had to run against the time to finish packing everything before they came back to pick her up.
"Who lives near here?" Theo asked after Ryoko left.
They were in a building in the same neighborhood as his animation studio.
"Hmm, I live around 5 minutes from here." Gwen spoke in a small voice.
"Great, tell the driver the address." Theo smiled.
Just like that, the bus went through the city's streets to pick up everyone's bags. As some people lived in different parts of the town, it took around one hour for them to pick up everyone's luggage. And that was with empty streets, if there was traffic they would take a much longer time to finish this task.
After a long journey through the city, they were back at Ryoko's apartment to pick her up.
"Were you able to pack up everything?" Sam asked her when Ryoko entered the bus again.
"It was a little difficult, but I did it." Ryoko replied with an excited smile.
She couldn't hold off the excitement of going on a trip with her new friends.
She had only gone abroad one time with her mother, and that was more than 10 years ago when she was still a teenager.
This is her first vacation trip since then, and she was super excited about it.
"Okay, we have everyone's luggage. It's time to head towards the airport." Theo smiled as he signaled to the driver to take them to the airport.
"Yeah!!!" They all shouted excitedly.
They were officially heading towards the Heart Islands!
An adventure was starting!
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