Capítulo 20: Trip Itinerary

The following morning the Kawakami Students are gathering around Lu, Usami, Umeko, and the other teachers who came along in the hotel lobby.

"It looks like everyone's here so I'll tell you the itinerary for today," Lu says.

"Sensei, are we going to Osaka Castle?" a student asks.

"If you want you can go. After all, the itinerary is free time for everyone. Some of you may already be aware, but the school is planning an event and it is scheduled to begin once all the students return from their trips and it will last through the summer, keeping everyone busy. As such, the school trips you students are going on is meant to serve as a small vacation and time for you all to relax before then. That being the case, it was decided that the school will not be dictating what you do during your time here, so long as no one causes any trouble. Any student found to be causing trouble will get to spend the rest of their trip with us teachers," Lu explains.

"Ah, but if anyone tries to cause trouble with you, you're free to fight back. There won't be any repercussions," Usami says.

"However, make sure to be back by 8 PM. We will be doing routine checks from then on. If any students aren't in their room without a reasonable excuse then punishment awaits them," Umeko says.

With their announcements over, the teachers leave to do their own things while the students split up as well. As they're leaving the students are all talking about where to go. As Huang Luan and Wu Song are mingling around with the Kazama Family, Yamato asks if they have any plans.

"I intended to follow Lulu around and make sure she spends money responsibly," Wu Song says.

"I actually had places I was going to visit," Huang Luan says.

"Where? Is there good food where you're going?" Kazuko asks.

"Is it some ancient ruins!?" Kazama asks.

"No, I just thought I would visit a school I used to go to. Senriyama Girls' High School," Huang Luna says.

"A Girls' High School! I'm begging you, take me with you!" Gakuto pleads as he drops to the floor.

But Huang Luan remains silent, merely looking at Gakuto with a look of disgust.

"What, that's it, how boring," Kazama pouts. But he changes gears quickly as he leaves the hotel energetically while saying, "I'm going to go explore the mountains and forest for hidden secrets, I'll see you guys later!"

"I don't think Cap is going to be coming back anytime soon. At the very least, not for a couple of days…" Moro says.

"Somethings will never change," Yamato says before walking over to Gakuto and placing a hand on his shoulder, "Give it up Gakuto. It's not suitable for guys like us to go to a Girls' School. And Huang-san--"

Cutting Yamato off, Huang Luan says, "Just call me by name. Despite living in Japan for a long time now, I've never been able to get used to Japanese honorifics."

"Alright then, Huang Luan, feel free to use my name as well. Anyways, I was wondering what your relation to Senriyama is? Is it where you went to school before transferring to Kawakami?" Yamato asks.

"No, I graduated from Senriyama thirty-something years ago. Was it thirty-four or thirty-five, I don't remember the exact date."

"Loli-baba?" Moro says, but a glare from Huang Luan quickly shuts him up.

"If you don't mind me asking, just how old are you, Huang Luan?" Chris asks.

"Older than you."

"I see," Chris nods, quickly coming to the understanding that she isn't going to get an answer.

"Putting Lulu's age aside, what do the rest of you plan on doing?" Wu Song asks.

"I'm going to run some errands and pick things up for some people I know then I plan on meeting up with Moro at the arcade," Yamato says.

"Yeah, I'm going to be at the arcade all day," Moro says.

"I intend to find a girlfriend," Gakuto says, having long since picked himself up from the ground.

"I don't think that's possible for you," Miyako says. "And I'm going to be by Yamato's side all day."

"Me next! I going to run laps around Osaka!" Kazuko says.

"Maru and I are going to go shopping for some souvenirs," Chris says.

"Speaking of, I haven't seen Margit-san," Yamato says.

"Hasn't she been sitting in the chair behind you for a while now," Huang Luan points out.

Turning around, Yamato and the others finally notice that Margit has been sitting right behind them from the beginning.

Moving beside Chris, Margit says, "Indeed, I didn't see wrong. You are very skilled in the matter of perception."

Huang Luan tilts her hand back and forth, "Just so-so. There are many people better in this field than me. Both at hiding and detecting."

As the conversation begins to die down, the group soon splits up as everyone goes about their schedule. Hailing over a taxi, Huang Luan and Wu Song set out for Senriyama Girls' High School.

By the time they arrive at Senriyama's front gate, it's 10:30 and all the students should be in class right now.

"The school doesn't seem to have changed much since the last time I was here."

"Even if the outer appearance hasn't changed, I'm sure the interior is vastly different compared to when you attended," Wu Song says.

"Yeah, back then you weren't even born yet. Mobile phones weren't a thing, the USSR was still around, and it was your predecessor who would nag me about my finances. Anyways, lets head in and get a visitor pass. I want to see if the principal is still the same as before."