The Admiral of Hogwarts

In the following days, Hugo devoted his main energy to making the alchemical items needed for the next, and final, competition.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, those previously summoned ship girls also directly disguised themselves as ordinary tourists and arrived in Japan, and then waited 100 nautical miles southwest of Iwo Jima, where the magic institute was located, via the Hornet's carrier-based aircraft.

Also in these few days, there were a lot more reports in the newspapers. Although the Japanese Ministry of Magic tried its best to downplay the impact, it could be seen that the turmoil in the Japanese wizarding world was becoming more and more serious these days.

"It seems that the situation in the Japanese wizarding world is getting worse and worse these days." After putting down the newspaper in his hand, a serious look appeared on Hugo's face.

"But come to think of it, the inherent problems of Japanese wizarding society have never been resolved, so it is reasonable to have a total outbreak at this time. The only thing we can hope for is that this fragile situation can be maintained until the end of the competition—"

"Based on various signs now, there is a possibility that we will complete the competition safely and return home, but it is not very high." Enterprise looked at Hugo with a serious expression and said, "Even this competition of ours is likely to be the core of the conflict."

"Are you being alarmist?" Hugo exclaimed in a low voice, who had been listening to the ship girls' discussions on the admiral network these past few days. "I remember that your discussion yesterday clearly stated that the probability of encountering an attack during the competition was only half."

"That's right, but from a military point of view, a 50% probability is enough for everyone to fully prepare for war." Enterprise spread her hands. "Pearl Harbor was like that back then. We discovered many signs in advance, but we didn't prepare."

"From then on, we will never take it lightly again, because I don't want the disaster of Pearl Harbor to happen again."

"You're right." Hugo nodded. The Battle of Pearl Harbor can be said to be a wound in Enterprise's heart that will never heal, and her choice to use this incident to warn herself at this time means that she has made up her mind.

"By the way, there is also good news here." After finishing this slightly heavy topic, Enterprise suddenly changed the subject and told Hugo a new piece of news. "Today, some ship girls from Europe have also arrived."

"Didn't Saint George arrive two days ago?" Hugo asked in confusion. He thought that Enterprise had been too busy these past few days and had mixed up some things.

"No, no, no, I'm talking about someone else." The corners of Enterprise's mouth curled up slightly, as if she was about to send out a gift. "Everyone has drawn an extra team to come and support us this time."

"Then what about Stalingrad and the others?" Hearing Enterprise say this, Hugo showed a nervous expression. "In fact, these people are already enough to protect me now. I think the affairs of the Balkans are more important."

"Don't worry, it won't affect the battle in the Balkans." Enterprise explained. "Since the first Siege of Sarajevo last winter, Stalingrad and the others have now found a way to take the initiative on the battlefield."

"The reason why the stalemate is maintained now is because Split believes that there is a reason why the Balkans has come to this point today, so they will take advantage of the current situation to reorganize the rear."

"Under this circumstance, the battlefield's demand for combat personnel is much less, so they will send extra manpower to support us."

"Then who are the people who came this time?"

"The leader is Audacious, then Flower Maid Schropshire, Z21, Z22, Z17, Z18, Cossack, Eskimo, Buffleur, and Venus."

"This sounds like a good idea. Now the fleet has all types of ships, so we can form a specialized fleet." Hearing that the main ships that came this time were mainly destroyer ship girls, Hugo nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work these days. Of course, I also sincerely hope that everything can be safe this time, and it is best not to use these backhands you have arranged."

Early the next morning, the six contestants who entered the final hurriedly finished their breakfast, and then boarded a small ship in the dock of the magic institute under the guidance of the staff sent by the organizer.

This was a ship that looked very similar to the koi boat that had taken them to Kinshu Town to buy things before, but it was much smaller in size, and there was no space expansion magic inside.

Just as Hugo began to ponder what was so special about this ship, the cabin door of the small ship closed and sailed towards the sea outside the port.

At the beginning, the ship was not sailing fast and the overall was relatively stable. But after leaving the reef area around the island, the speed of the entire ship suddenly increased, and at the same time it became more and more bumpy.

Just when Hugo felt that the road to the destination might also be part of the competition, used to test the contestants' physical fitness. Suddenly, a sense of G-force came over, and then the entire ship's bow lifted up and took off.

"Welcome everyone to take the magic institute's flying fish boat, we will be flying in the air for about two hours—" Just after the entire ship flew up, the driver's voice came from the cabin.

Through the porthole on the side of the ship, Hugo saw that the two panels on both sides of the ship, which he originally thought were decorations, had unfolded at this time, forming two wings.

"Okay, I'm very happy that everyone is here now, I hope my pre-match announcement now is not too late—it's time to introduce the situation to you!" After the driver finished the safety report during the flight, the wizarding union official sitting at the front of the ship unfastened his seat belt, stood up, and turned to look at the six contestants.

"The content of the final competition is unlimited combat. Your task will be to move freely on an island in the south for five days."

"During the five days, whether you defeat those dangerous magical creatures or compete with your opponents, you will be able to earn enough points—"

According to the wizarding union official, after entering the arena, everyone will bring an alchemical item with protective ability. In addition to protecting the contestants, this item can also record the surrounding situation to determine the competition situation.

"By the way, this competition also has a characteristic." Finally, the magic union official said a new arrangement in a tone like Santa Claus giving gifts.

"We have also prepared some magic puppets. The people who were eliminated in the previous competition will operate those puppets to enter the competition arena and attack the contestants."

"Of course, we can be sure that those puppets can only recognize those contestants, but the operators behind them will not know who the contestants they are facing are, and this is also a test of your practical ability in the competition."

"It looks like this is a battle royale type of competition." After listening to the union official's description of the competition rules, Hugo showed a suddenly enlightened expression, and then contacted Enterprise through the admiral network.

"This choice is within expectations. After all, Nicolas Flamel has been alive for so long. Then the battles he has experienced in his life are not few, so it is normal to have requirements in this regard for those who inherit his inheritance."

Enterprise didn't express too much surprise at the final competition. At least in her opinion, being able to live with such a secret for so long, it is unlikely that he can't fight.