"So, this time, you just need to come along."
"Oh, let's go together."
"Thank you."
"In that case, let's find somewhere to stay first."
Cynthia stopped Kaim just as he was about to start arranging accommodation and transportation.
"Wait, you don't need to make those arrangements this time."
"Why?"
"I'm going back to my hometown this time. We can drive there normally, and you can stay at my parents' house."
"I see."
Their previous trip to Nanjō City had been in the Hoenn Region, so he had arranged transportation. That was why he had tried to make arrangements by reflex this time. Kaim smiled wryly to himself, thinking that acting as her manager had already become a habit.
"By the way, Kaim, how much do you know about Kannagi Town?"
Cynthia sat down beside Kaim on the sofa and asked. Although Kaim had lived in the Sinnoh Region for a while, he was originally from the Hoenn Region. She did not know how familiar he was with the characteristics of all its towns and cities.
"How much? Honestly, not very much. Just that it's a town that tells of the old days, around Mount Coronet."
"Well, there's not much to know. Apart from its ruins, Kannagi Town doesn't have any particularly distinctive features. It's very rural."
When he had visited Kisaki City a few days earlier, he had caught a rough glimpse of the town's exterior. It had struck him as a town built in something like a basin. He had not seen inside, so he did not know what the atmosphere was like, but as Cynthia said, it seemed to be an undeveloped country town.
"It's not as developed as Nanjō City, but it's a lovely, quiet place."
"Really?"
"Development is a good thing, but learning about the past