"This can't be the real thing."

Arthur, who had come out to the training ground early in the morning and was recalling what Uden had told him the previous day, remained calm despite suddenly finding himself in a wasteland.

There were several pieces of evidence suggesting that this place wasn't real, but the one Arthur trusted the most was that Lucy was silent.

Something monumental had happened that caused everyone at the academy to be abducted to a strange place, and yet the one who had caught the attention of the Sun God, Lucy, was silent?

That couldn't be. If …