By now, it was starting to click for Konoka that this onsen-greenhouse was here for more than just the hot springs. There was actual training grounds here, though 'training' took on a whole new stance given what she had experienced prior. Konoka had been more than happy to swap numbers, now having made some friends. That fear of being a more lonely traveler abated, she actually felt happier once she returned to Star Gazer that evening.

Roughly three days pass, leaving her just two weeks until showtime. Konoka considered watching one of the live competitions as an option, but she was now working on her own practice, which she valued more.

For now, she was starting with the basics, following and projecting her magic using odd new tools. The wands and ofuda of home worked slightly differently from one another, and more different still than the rings that she now used like some of the natives. "I'm followin' so far," came her answer.