Boarding Terminal Section, Redwell International Aiport, Elffire City.
8:30 AM, January 1st.
"We are here." Theo smiled as the bus parked near the entrance.
"Come on, guys! Let's pick up our luggage and head to the First Class Lounge." He shouted as he disembarked the bus.
"Yes!"
"I can't wait."
"I've never been on a First Class Lounge. Is it as amazing as everyone says it is?"
That's right!
Everyone had bought the most expensive tickets for themselves.
Theo was loaded with money, so it wasn't a surprise that he and Aurora could buy these tickets.
The others could not be as rich as Theo, but the salary they earned was much above the salary of a normal worker.
Sayuri received loads of royalties through the shares she had in the publishing house.
Sam received the biggest salary among them as she was the most important employee for Theo.
Even a simple cook like Kin received more than 20 thousand dollars per month as a salary.
Theo did not hold off their salaries, as he saw it necessary that his employees be satisfied with their working conditions.
This meant that everyone there was well off and had conditions to buy a First Class Ticket.
They picked up carts and placed their luggage on them to facilitate moving their bags.
When Theo placed his last bag on the bag, he looked at them and saw that they were ready.
He then thanked the driver and bid farewell to him. The bus was crucial for bringing them all to the airport, as no car would be big enough to fit all of them with their bags.
"Come on, guys! I think the lounge is around here somewhere." Theo said out loud as he tried to see any sign that may indicate where the lounge could be.
"I know where it is. Follow me." Ryoko called as she started walking while pushing her cart in a certain direction.
"Uhh! Ryoko knows where the First Class Lounge is! I didn't know you were this rich, Ryoko-chan!" Sayuri teased her as everyone started following Ryoko.
Everyone laughed when they heard Sayuri's tease.
"I traveled by First Class on a work trip, I don't normally travel by First Class." Ryoko replied with a blushed face.
"Oh, your boss must be very generous to do that." June commented.
"Yes, I am." Theo replied with a shameless smile.
It was only then that they remembered that Theo was Ryoko's boss.
"Shameless!"
"Stop showing off, Theo!"
"Look at his smile!"
Everyone booed and complained when they saw his shameless smile, which made him smile even harder.
They continued their bickering as they approached the lounge.
When they arrived there, they were greeted by two employees.
"Good morning!" The lady greeted them with a professional smile.
"Good morning! Here's my ticket." Theo replied with a smile as he gave her his ticket.
While he did that, Sam also gave her ticket to the other employee.
"Let me check. Please, wait a moment." The lady replied as she checked his ticket on the system.
"Your final destination is Emel, Kokoro Islands?" She asked.
"Yes." Theo replied.
"Okay, can I see your passport?" She asked.
"Of course." Theo replied as he gave her the document that he made a few weeks ago.
The stewardess checked the passport for a while before she asked, "Sir, are you going to dispatch any luggage?"
"Yes, these three." Theo replied as he pointed at the three bags on the troller.
"Okay, can you put it here on the conveyor?" She asked.
"Sure."
After the stewardess dispatched his luggage, she smiled at him and said, "Everything's okay, Mr. Gray. Your flight 131A will take off at 10 AM. As a first-class passenger, you have boarding priority. On behalf of Aiwenor Airlines, we wish you a safe flight." She said as she gave his boarding pass and passport back to him.
"Thank you." Theo smiled at her.
It was only then that the lady noticed how handsome Theo was, but she did not falter as she was extremely professional at her job. It wasn't easy to be a first-class stewardess.
Just like that, everyone was tended by the two employees and dispatched their heavy luggage. They only kept some light bags to bring into the plane.
As it was New Year's Day, there were fewer employees and passengers at the airport. That's why there were only a couple of employees to attend them.
Even though the Redwell Airport had nowhere near the size of the Sakura City Airport, fewer international flights were taking off from there. And Aiwenor Airlines were one of the companies that had international flights taking off from Redwell Airport.
Aiwenor Airlines was one of the biggest airline companies operating around the world. They were a company originating from the Sakura Abode Country, and it was said that one of its founders participated in the creation of the airplane a century ago.
Just like everyone may imagine, the airplane was invented in the Sakura Abode Country.
When the world wars happened at the beginning of the last century. Everyone tried to copy and reproduce Sakura Abode's creation. But no one managed to do it. They even tried to steal the technology, but the country was well-guarded against any leakage.
It was only when the second world war began that the Sakura Abode started to sell some old planes they had to these countries at an exorbitant price. The Sakura Abode had a developed airplane industry already, so they had more technological airplanes than the ones they sold.
That's why no one dared to attack the Sakura Abode Country.
The technology they had was enough to raze any country to the ground.
It was only after the wars that the others countries managed to develop their airplane industry, but even then they were still behind the Sakura Abode in airplane technology. And this happened until modern times.
"Everyone had their boarding pass and passport?" Theo asked as they finished their service with the airline employees.
"Yeah."
"It is with me."
"No problem."
Seeing that there was no problem, Theo smiled and said, "Then let's get into the lounge. I'm hungry."
"Yeah!"
"Finally!"
"I wonder what they have."
Everyone discussed excitedly as they walked into the lounge. Apart from Ryoko, no one there had ever been to a First-Class Lounge. So, they were curious and excited about it.
And they were not disappointed by it.
As soon as they entered, they were greeted by a fancy hall filled with all kinds of pretty decorations. On one side of the hall, there were some fancy restaurants and cafes, and on the other side, there were floor-to-ceiling windows, where they were able to see the planes coming and going.
They only had one word for the place in their minds.
Fancy!
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