The place where Shichen took Kanna to buy games was naturally Akihabara.
With the smiles and farewells of other passengers, Shichen carried Kanna off the train and walked directly towards Chuo-dori on the west side.
It wasn't his first time here. The first time he came, he had already checked out the game stores nearby, so he had a pretty good idea of what games to buy.
Although it wasn't the weekend today, there were still quite a few people on the road. They were all lone wolves, wearing glasses, carrying bags, and with long hair, clearly here to stock up.
Nowadays, there are more ways to make money. Some people can earn money by staying at home, playing games, making videos, writing novels, or drawing... Even if they come out on a weekday, Shichen wouldn't misunderstand them as mooching off their parents.
"Shichen~ Shichen, what is this place?" Kanna looked around curiously and asked.
"This place is called Akihabara. It's where you buy games."
"Games?"
"Yes, we'll buy some games, and then we can play them together at home."
"Are games fun?"
"They're super fun."
"Then I want to play with Shichen."
"No problem."
"Shichen, wait a moment. Red light means stop."
"Kanna is so smart."
"Mhm!"
While waiting for the red light, Shichen let Kanna ride on his neck, then held her small ankles and took her on a tour of Akihabara.
Akihabara's maid culture is very rich, with maid-costumed employees handing out flyers on the streets everywhere.
Most of them are employees of maid-themed restaurants.
It was still early, and Shichen and Kanna didn't need to eat. The maids weren't as pretty as Tohru, so he wasn't interested.
However, Kanna was a little curious about their outfits.
"Shichen~ Shichen, why are those people's clothes the same as Miss Tohru's?"
"Those are called maid outfits."
"Maid?"
"It's a job that involves taking care of people."
"Then is Miss Tohru here to take care of Shichen?"
"That's right."
"Then do I also have to wear a maid outfit?"
"Why would you wear a maid outfit?"
"I want to take care of Shichen too."
"Haha~ It's more like I take care of you. You're still little; you just need to do whatever you want to do."
"Can I?" Kanna hugged Shichen's head, looking down at him.
"Of course." Shichen smiled slightly.
"Mhm, Shichen, you're so nice."
"You don't need to praise me this time. Actually, the real reason is that Kanna, you don't suit a maid outfit."
"Huh?"
"Do you think maid outfits look good? I actually just wanted to see Tohru in a maid outfit, which is why I let her be a maid."
"I can look good too," Kanna said seriously, unwilling to admit defeat.
"Kanna, it's enough for you to be cute right now. I like cute too."
"Oh, okay then."
"Alright, I'm going to speed up. The game store is almost here!"
"Let's go!" Kanna put one arm around Shichen's head and waved the other forward.
"Here we go!"
The games in this world were also diverse, but Shichen hadn't played much before, so he decided to buy some games he was more familiar with first.
He would slowly expand later.
Nintendo games existed in this world, and they were very suitable for Kanna to play, so Shichen planned to mainly buy Nintendo games.
Mario series, Pokémon series, Kirby... handheld consoles, cartridges, when everything was bought, Shichen was already carrying large and small bags.
He didn't have to worry about the trouble of going back; he had spatial movement, so going back was just an instant.
If he hadn't considered teaching Kanna some social common sense on the way here, he would have just come directly.
Besides game consoles and cartridges, Shichen also bought a large monitor. Nintendo games felt better when projected on a monitor.
And sometimes, he could also invite Tohru and the others to play together.
The monitor was more troublesome, so Shichen first sent it and the games he had bought back before continuing to take Kanna to look for other games.
In Neon, when it comes to games, you definitely can't avoid so-called galgames.
Shichen definitely wanted to play galgames, but these games were a bit unsuitable for Kanna. The covers with beautiful girls and 18+ content were truly bad for children.
He didn't want Kanna to get involved with such things; it was better for the little girl to remain simple.
However, there were also romance adventure themes in galgames that were suitable for all ages, which Kanna could be exposed to, while he could take the opportunity to buy some inappropriate ones.
Shichen also found a galgame he somewhat remembered—"Little Love." This game reminded him of that blonde twin-tailed girl.
Speaking of which, he seemed to have never met her. What exactly did Utaha Kasumigaoka mean when she told him yesterday?
Prince brother... This address made it hard for him not to suspect that his future self had traveled through time and met her when she was little, and perhaps something extraordinary had happened.
He should find a time to contact her and find out more.
After the galgames were mostly bought, it was noon. Shichen sent the games back and then took Kanna to a maid cafe for lunch.
The little girl was quite interested in maid cafes, and Shichen definitely had to satisfy her; he himself didn't care.
However, Kanna was definitely going to be disappointed. These maids weren't as cute as Tohru, and the food in the store wasn't particularly delicious. The "make it taste better spell" didn't work on her either.
After they finished their simple omurice, they left directly.
"Shichen, I'm so bored." After leaving the restaurant, Kanna slumped on Shichen's head, her chin resting on his scalp, her expression listless.
"Haha~" Shichen replied with a laugh, "I told you it would be boring, but you didn't believe me."
"Then why were those other humans so excited?"
Kanna was referring to the other customers who were also eating in the restaurant just now.
"Because they like that kind of thing." Shichen didn't explain further.
"I don't understand."
"It's okay if you don't understand. If you don't like it, you don't like it. There's no need to be like others."
"Oh~ I'll listen to Shichen."
"Mhm, let's go back. We'll set up the equipment later, and we can play games together."
"Okay!" Kanna straightened up, looking a bit more energetic.
"So, should we go straight back?"
"Can we not go back so fast? I still want to see other things."
"Of course, no problem."
"Shichen, you're so nice."
"Haha~"
Shichen chuckled and carried Kanna towards the station.
They were lucky; when they arrived at the station, a train was just entering, so Shichen carried Kanna onto the train.
At this time, there were fewer people inside the train, but surprisingly, there were still high school girls in uniform.
Shichen didn't pay much attention and casually found a seat with Kanna.
Kanna was very energetic. She stood on the seat, leaning against the window and looking at the rapidly passing scenery outside.
Shichen didn't stop her. Kanna was so cute, no one should mind her being like this, and there weren't many passengers anyway.
He was more concerned about the man in the opposite seat, wearing a baseball cap and holding a cloth bag tightly, as if there was some treasure inside.
He also heard a beeping sound coming from inside the bag.
The man occasionally glanced around with his peripheral vision, which made Shichen wonder if there was some inappropriate toy inside.
But just then, a high school girl, a little distance from the man, stood up and casually walked over.
Shichen thought they knew each other, but when the high school girl reached the man, she suddenly pulled out a gun from her pleated skirt pocket!
The color, the texture, and the visible weight—there was no doubt it was a real one.
The man was suddenly held at gunpoint and hadn't reacted yet when the high school girl pulled the trigger.
Whoosh!
A suppressed gunshot rang out, and a bloody hole appeared on the man's forehead. He then leaned weakly against the seat.
"?" Seeing this scene, Shichen was stunned for a moment.
JK assassin?
He wasn't afraid, but in broad daylight, was such a scene supposed to just appear?
The high school girl was very calm. She picked up the cloth bag the man was holding, opened it, and glanced inside.
Shichen also took the opportunity to see what was inside: it was a time bomb!
In that case... now, he understood the high school girl's identity.
Lycoris Recoil!
A female special agent unit hidden by society, never to be revealed to the public, capable of dealing with criminals and terrorists before incidents occur.
Chisato Nishikigi used to be a member of Lycoris.