Between Tokyo and Kyoto lay dozens of Japanese towns and cities, large and small.
Though it could not compare to the hundreds or thousands of kilometers one traveled back home, where even an ordinary trip home might cover a greater distance,
for the group, it still counted as a long journey.
The car drove for nearly seven hours, leaving everyone drowsy in their seats.
Fortunately, thanks to Ijichi's excellent, practiced driving, the ride was not particularly bumpy at any point.
Akutagawa Shang and the two sisters curled up in the back seat and slowly fell asleep.
What?
You asked what Megumi Fushiguro was supposed to do?
Never mind Megumi Fushiguro. He would find himself a corner to sleep in when he got tired.
Much later, the car entered a remote suburban area and slowly came to a stop.
The jolt of the brakes gradually woke them.
"Oi, Akutagawa-kun, wake up..."
"We're here! We're in Kyoto-!!!"
Satoru Gojo had already gotten out. He waved for Ijichi to roll down the window,
then reached in and gently patted Akutagawa Shang's cheek.
"Hmm...?"
"We're here...?"
Akutagawa Shang shook his slightly foggy head, waking himself up a little.
"Sleeping in a car really does make you dizzy..."
"Hey, Maki, Mai..."
"Wake up... we're here-"
Akutagawa Shang reached over and patted the two sisters, who were still asleep, gradually waking them too.
Then they opened the doors and got out.
Yawning, they stood before Kyoto Jujutsu High.
What greeted them was a wooden gate exactly like the one at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"This place looks pretty similar to the one in Tokyo."
Looking at the red wooden gate, Akutagawa Shang remarked,
"It really does. If I didn't know better, I'd think we'd taken a wrong turn and ended up back in Tokyo."
Maki nodded too,