However, apart from Hiroki...
"Amamiya-sensei," Ayumi suddenly said, discreetly, at the table: "Do you want to travel with me to my hometown this year, and, by the way... celebrate New Year's together?"
"Huh?" Ren was a little surprised.
Ayumi looked him directly in the eyes and said seriously: "Sensei, you also spent New Year's alone last year. It's not good for you to spend such an important holiday as New Year's alone."
"And didn't you say before that you wanted to travel to Japan? It's fair that you can travel with me."
It seemed too pitiful to her that Ren spent New Year's alone last year.
After all, New Year's is a holiday for Japan's reunification.
If Ren is alone... to outsiders, it seems a little miserable.
So she tried to ask Ren if he wanted to spend New Year's at her house. Although there weren't many people in her family, only her parents and brother were very enthusiastic.
She also asked her family, and they had no objection to her bringing a friend home for New Year's.
They even showed great enthusiasm.
However, Ren scratched his face: "In fact, this year my... uncle asked me to go to his house for New Year's."
Ayumi was stunned to hear this. She didn't know that Hiroki had come to see Ren that day.
She had always thought Ren was a loner who lived alone.
"Okay...", Ayumi lowered her head again and continued eating with some disappointment.
"Haha, I might not have much time this year. Let's wait until next year or the year after."
Ren quickly said with a smile: "By then, I'll go on a trip! I want to travel to Japan, Europe, and America!"
"Okay."
Ayumi smiled at Ren: "It's good for Amamiya-sensei to travel abroad."
She had that idea.
After all, with the money he earned it was enough, so why wouldn't he enjoy it? However... she still hoped that those excellent works from his previous life would continue to appear in this world.
May more people in this world see them! Besides that, Ren seemed to have nothing else to ask for at the moment.
In fact, if he hadn't received an invitation from Hiroki this year, it would have been fine for him and Ayumi to travel to Japan.
But Ren, who occupied the original body, could not refuse his stingy uncle's invitation.
However, Ayumi's invitation also surprised Ren.
Indeed, she invited him to travel to Japan for New Year's.
But this was also a gesture of kindness from Ayumi.
After all, he only had two friends in this world: Ayumi and Sakura.
Sakura did not invite him to her house for New Year's.
However,
there were still ten days until New Year's Eve.
"Ren, do you want to come home with me for New Year's?"
Sakura bravely asked Ren, who was walking Pochita.
"Huh?"
Ren suddenly stopped and blinked.
He stopped abruptly, and Pochita, who was trotting ahead at a moderate speed, was choked by the leash around her neck and got stuck.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
Pochita turned around and barked at Ren in dissatisfaction.
"I'm sorry, Pochita."
Ren quickly apologized, then looked at Sakura and asked: "Sakura, you just said... I must have heard right, you asked me to come back to your house for New Year's?"
Sakura's ears were flushed, like sunset clouds on the horizon.
She bit her lip, but still looked at Ren and said: "Yes... Ren, it's not good for you to spend New Year's alone at home. New Year's should be a bit livelier."
"But don't worry, there aren't many people in my family, just my parents. And my parents are the type who don't like to talk, so you can relax."
Ren scratched his face with his fingers. "But... my uncle asked me to go to his house for New Year's this year..."
"Ah... really?"
Sakura looked a little disappointed.
But soon she smiled at Ren and said: "Then, Ren, go spend New Year's with your family! That's fine too!"
Ren smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes! But if there's a chance in the future, I'll go to your house with Sakura for New Year's!"
Sakura heard this, but her eyelashes fluttered slightly in the wind, and then her eyes filled with smiles.
New Year's is getting closer and closer, and various places in Japan have started to take holidays one after another.
Being a parallel world, the people of Japan in this world receive very good treatment.
Except in hospitals, computer room server administrators, highways, high-speed trains, etc., which are unavoidable even during New Year's.
And what about working until New Year's Eve? That's impossible.
Even for important positions that require work, a payment of at least five times the overtime is stipulated during this period.
It can only be said that there is a gap between parallel worlds! Ayumi and Sakura also went home a few days ago and said goodbye to Ren before leaving.
Ren was not in a hurry. He planned to stay at Hiroki's house for three or four days on the 28th of the lunar year.
However...
"Brother!" Kaito stood at the door of Ren's apartment with a smile on his face.
"Huh? Kaito... what are you doing here?" Ren asked curiously.
He and Kaito had gotten along well during this period.
After all, they usually have dinner together, and Kaito is really sweet.
After several times, Ren accepted this stingy brother.
"Don't say that, you haven't wanted to come to my house before, and my father is anxious."
Kaito said sadly: "So he gave me a death order and asked me to bring a driver to pick you up."
"Ah, this..." Ren touched the back of his neck, embarrassed.
"Alright, no time for explanations."
Kaito quickly pulled Ren and said: "Brother, get in the car quickly, let's go home and celebrate New Year's together!"
"Wait!" Ren quickly pulled Ren and said: "I haven't packed my luggage yet, and there's Pochita... I can't leave her at home like that."
He would be away from home for a week. If
Pochita stayed, she would starve to death.
After all, she wasn't like Becca, Ren's cat in his previous life, who was light as a swallow and very smart, and could find food on her own.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
At that moment, Kaito saw Pochita behind Ren.
"Oh, I almost forgot you have a dog."
He slapped his head and said.
"Brother, get ready quickly, we'll take Pochita home directly for New Year's!"
Ren had no choice but to nod.
Then he went back to the room to pack his luggage, grabbed a bag of food and a dog bed for Pochita, and planned to go to the elevator and go down.
However, seeing this, Kaito applauded, and two burly men immediately approached Ren and helped him pick up his and Pochita's luggage.
Finally, they quickly went downstairs.
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