"Is this... Yokohama?"
On the train, Xiao Wen leaned against the window, gazing at the bustling metropolis with eyes full of anticipation and longing.
"I like myself best when I'm pretty and fashionable. When I grow up, I'm going to stay in Tokyo and become an accomplished adult!"
At that moment, Xiao Wen once again heard the words of her old friend, Nobara Kugisaki, echoing in her ears.
It was Nobara's firm, resounding words that guided Xiao Wen, and through her own efforts, she had finally arrived in the metropolis she had longed for.
After getting out of the station, Xiao Wen looked around.
Suddenly, she spotted a familiar figure, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
"Nobara!"
Nobara turned at the sound of her voice, only to be seized in a tight embrace by the rushing Xiao Wen.
"Nobara... sob..."
Nobara wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said through a choked voice, "Come on! You're all grown up now, so stop crying all the time!"
As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her friend's eyes.
"So, you'll be studying in Yokohama from now on?"
Xiao Wen nodded. "Yeah! I want to stay in a big city too and become an accomplished adult like you, Nobara!"
Nobara scratched her head shyly. "I'm not that accomplished~ Since that's the case, why don't the two of us rent a place together?"
"Mm-hm!"
Xiao Wen nodded furiously, then asked, "Oh, right, Nobara, where do you go to school? I couldn't find it online at all!"
"Yokohama Jujutsu High."
"Huh? Is there even a school like that?"
Nobara looked a little helpless. "Our school... you can't find it online. It's pretty mysterious."
After Tokyo was destroyed by a volcanic eruption—the official explanation—Tokyo Jujutsu High relocated to