Chapter 290: The Journey
After Ren and Sakura finished their meal with Kenji Fujimoto and his mother, they mentioned that they would be traveling around the Kanto region for two days.
Immediately, Kenji Fujimoto and his mother volunteered and decided to act as tour guides to take Ren and Sakura on a two-day trip.
Kenji Fujimoto's mother was very grateful to Ren and Sakura for saving Kenji in time, and she also invited them to a sumptuous dinner.
Ren was also very familiar and did not know what courtesy meant.
So he directly agreed. This was originally a trip for him and Sakura, but suddenly there were two more people.
Sakura was a little pouting, but she had no choice. After all, this was Ren's character. Although she was helpless, she was used to it.
She began to talk to Kenji Fujimoto's mother about the travel guide she had prepared in the past few days.
"...So, you're planning to go to Chinatown first, then Sankei-en Garden and Hakone Spring, and the next day to the Art Museum and the old harbor district?"
Kenji Fujimoto's mother smiled and said: "How about this? We reverse the order. We can go to Sankei-en Garden first, and after seeing Hakone Spring, we can go to the Minato Mirai area, Owakudani Spring, and Motomachi Shopping Street. I'm sure you young people like to go there, there are a lot of special snacks..."
"The next day, we'll go to Minzu Street Market and then visit the old harbor district and Landmark Tower. Yokohama Art Museum is the perfect place for the last stop."
"Lunch and dinner can be arranged in Yokohama Chinatown and Motomachi Shopping Street."
As Kenji Fujimoto's mother explained, Sakura suddenly felt that this plan was the better option.
She nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you, Auntie."
"It's okay. I've been living in Kanto for decades and I'm familiar with Yokohama," Kenji Fujimoto's mother said with a smile. "I used to bring Kenji here often, just thinking... that he would see as much of the outside world as he could."
As she said this, she couldn't help but feel emotional.
Worried about Kenji Fujimoto's short lifespan, she wanted to take him on a trip to let him see the rich and diverse world.
"Alright, let's book a hotel nearby tonight and rest, and we'll meet at Sankei-en Garden tomorrow," Kenji Fujimoto's mother said with a final smile to Ren and Sakura.
"Alright..."
Ren and Sakura immediately nodded.
...
After returning to the hotel, Ren and Sakura returned to their respective rooms.
However, Ren, upon returning to his room, shouted...
"System!"
Ren shouted, and the System appeared.
It was the same virtual interface, but he hadn't had time to check its page.
The quests have been stuck lately. Edgerunners and Fire Punch were still stuck.
However, thanks to the incredible single volume sales, Chainsaw Man had leveled up, giving him two million points.
Thinking about it, he seemed to be about to get the cheapest skill of the Future Prophet:
Prophet′sDream(Master)
.
The Parasyte questline was progressing quickly, but, once again, the extra 100,000 points were insignificant to Ren at this time.
However, Ren was not particularly concerned about these points and skills at the moment.
"System," Ren asked, "What future medicines could cure that DMD gene disease?"
He desperately wanted to help Kenji Fujimoto, so he first wanted to find out what future medicines could cure his DMD.
He wouldn't miss the opportunity when the future market was updated.
However, the system responded coldly: "The system cannot answer this question at this time. Future technology is beyond its control."
"Seriously?" Ren's eyes widened, but he insisted.
"[Future Market (Master)] is a host's skill. The details of the host's skills are only accessible to the host, not the system," the system responded.
This left Ren deeply disappointed.
But he had no other choice. After all, the system was somewhat rigid.
But they usually said what they thought, and they still retained some humanity.
If the system had flatly refused without any further hints, it would have been confirmed that it wouldn't work.
"Then, system, you can leave," Ren said sadly.
He then took a shower, checked his phone, and fell asleep on the bed.
...
The next day, Ren and Sakura woke up on time and went out together.
"Ren!"
"Sakura!"
They greeted each other as they met.
Sakura was clearly dressed up today, with a sheer long shirt, a hat, sunglasses, and a small handbag. She looked stylish and well protected from the sun.
Ren, on the other hand, looked ordinary, just with a camera and no sun protection.
Of course, this was not a problem for him.
"We first meet up with Kenji and Auntie, and then we have breakfast," Ren said.
"Alright, no problem."
Sakura, of course, agreed and followed Ren to the agreed-upon meeting point at Sankei-en Garden.
However, this time they arrived first, found a nearby shop, and tried the local famous okonomiyaki and takoyaki.
Kenji Fujimoto and his mother arrived soon after.
Led by Kenji Fujimoto's mother, they began to explore Yokohama's famous attractions.
With two "locals" as guides, Ren and Sakura had a great time.
"Sakura, look here and smile!"
Ren took a photo of Sakura at Hakone Spring.
"Amamiya-san, take a picture with Yoshida-san too," Kenji Fujimoto's mother said with a smile, grabbing Ren's camera.
"Come, let me take a picture of you two together," she said with a kind smile.
"Alright," Ren said, not noticing anything strange, but walking straight toward Sakura.
Sakura, watching Ren slowly approach, her beautiful face slightly flushed.
"Come, Sakura, let's take a picture together!" Ren said with a smile. "How about we make some special hand gestures? I'll help you."
"How about a heart?" Kenji Fujimoto's mother suddenly asked from a distance.
She looked at Sakura and Ren in front of her, with a maternal smile on her lips.
Kenji Fujimoto also saw what his mother was thinking, and he too, with a silly smile, watched them leaning against each other.
"Alright!"
Ren's eyes lit up and he shouted with a smile.
"Then, let's make a heart..." Sakura said, her face flushed.
"Come on... I'll tell you, one, two, three... cheese!"
As Kenji Fujimoto's mother finished speaking, a photo of Ren dramatically joining his left hand and Sakura's right hand to form a big heart under Hakone Spring slowly froze...
The two then enjoyed a pleasant two-day trip, accompanied by Kenji Fujimoto and his mother.
After the trip, Ren even exchanged contact information and his Penguin IDs with Kenji Fujimoto.
He and Sakura then took another flight back to Tokyo.
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