"Modern metropolis, traditional characters... Is this Taiwan, Macau, or Hong Kong?"
Simplified characters in Shenzhou had emerged after 1949 as a simplification of certain traditional characters, but that applied only to mainland Shenzhou. So... this should be somewhere in Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan.
Curious, the girl walked toward a young man ahead who had been secretly staring at her.
"Um... hello."
Caught peeking, and with her walking toward him, the young man looked slightly embarrassed.
"..."
The girl did not answer him. Only a strange light flashed through her eyes, and the next moment, the young man looked a little dazed as he stared blankly at her.
Seeing that her magic had worked, the girl began asking for the information she wanted.
A few minutes later, having obtained what she wanted, she casually dispelled the magic and turned to walk in another direction.
"Huh? What happened to me?"
As the magic was lifted, the young man scratched his head in confusion. It seemed like he had done something just now... but he could not remember what.
After thinking for a while and still failing to recall anything, the young man had no choice but to give up.
Meanwhile, the girl stopped at an intersection, lowered her head... and lightly tapped her forehead with a finger.
"Hong Kong..."
That was right. The girl was currently in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong was a highly prosperous free port and international metropolis. Together with New York and London, it was known as "New York, London, Hong Kong." It was the world's third-largest financial center, an important international hub for finance, trade, shipping, and innovative technology, as well as one of the freest economies and most competitive cities in the world, enjoying an extremely high reputation worldwide.
But that was all. Aside from learning