Travel Diary: Mikan and Hyonu Part I

🍊 No. 57 Three Prompts (Fantasy)
🎈 Prompt 1: "Aurora Station"
🐾 Prompt 2: "Clock Tower on the Starry Hill"
⏳ Prompt 3: "Morning Glow Colored Train"

Prompt 4: Please write about a world imagined from the illustration.

Chapter 1: Aurora Station

I set off on a journey in a hot air balloon with my pet cat, Hyonu.

We haven't decided on a destination.

It looks like it will be a carefree journey.

Escaping the hot summer, we decided we wanted to go see the aurora, so we headed for "Aurora Station."

Our hot air balloon has a toilet, a bath, and a kitchen.

My smartphone has a signal, and I am writing this travelogue while live-blogging our trip on my computer.

However, there is one thing I am worried about.

It's that I don't know when Hyonu might jump out of the balloon.

I have prepared a small parachute just in case he falls.

We are crossing the Northern Hemisphere and aiming for the edge of the Southern Hemisphere.

Will we be able to see the aurora?

Our journey has only just begun.

Chapter 2: Clock Tower on the Starry Hill

Night fell, and we arrived near the 'Clock Tower on the Hill of Falling Stars'.

Outside the window were beautifully blooming flowers, a quiet lake, and the twinkling lights of the city in the distance.

It was a view that felt as if we had wandered into a picture book.

Hyonu opened his sleepy eyes and,

'I'm hungry.'

he murmured softly.

Come to think of it, I had been so absorbed in writing my travel diary that I hadn't eaten dinner yet.

Today's menu was sautéed salmon, potato salad, corn soup, and pea rice.

Hyonu began to crunch on his cat food.

The clock tower bell,

Clang...

Clang...

rang out ten times.

Is it already ten o'clock at night?

While gazing at the starry sky, we quietly fell asleep.

Episode 3: The Morning Glow-Colored Train

On the way back from seeing the aurora.

We got off the hot air balloon and boarded the 'Morning Glow-Colored Train'.

The destination has not been revealed.

It seems this train lets you choose your own destination.

Outside the window, a beautiful sunrise stretches on forever.

I ordered breakfast and had some coffee after the meal.

Finding the words "free refills," I had another cup.

With coffee in hand, I begin to write the next part of my travel diary.

Before long, the train slowly arrived at its first destination.

This place is...

Afterword

"The Aurora Station," "The Clock Tower on the Starry Hill," and "The Sunrise-Colored Train."

As I gazed at these three themes, a "journey" began in a mysterious way.

Where it is heading, even I do not know.

Riding in a hot air balloon, sometimes swaying on a train, I think I will continue this carefree journey with Hyunwoo.

The scenery, the people, and the strange events I encounter along the way.

These are new stories born from those three themes.

I wonder what kind of world is waiting for us next.

I look forward to it as well, and I hope to keep writing this travel diary.

Well then, let us meet again on the next journey.