The group rushed to the middle school gate and waited for a while; Ajitani and the others arrived one by one.
However, since it was still too early and they had just finished breakfast, they temporarily changed their plans.
"Let's first go and look around 'Ginkgo Sakura High School' to see if the class assignments have been posted." This suggestion from Ajitani received unanimous agreement.
Starting from Wave Wind Middle School, it took about fifteen minutes to walk.
Several rain streaks climbed up the brick-red school gate pillars, and the metal school emblem was half-covered by cherry blossom branches.
Tsuna explained the reason to the security guard at the school gate, signed the visitor record, and everyone was allowed in.
The three girls walked in front, while Tsuna and Nishikata followed behind. Shouko and the others' conversation focused on the new school.
The two boys were much more subdued. Nishikata kept showing off to Tsuna how he had caught several shiny Pokémon yesterday.
Five Somei Yoshino cherry trees grew crookedly along the flagstone path. The branches of one tree reached directly into the corridor's glass window, and petals were drifting into a classroom through the half-open window.
"When that classroom was on spring break, they didn't lock the windows tightly. They're definitely going to have bad luck when school starts." Ajitani raised her finger and pointed to the second floor of a teaching building on the right.
The group also looked in that direction, quickly withdrawing their gaze after a brief glance.
By the time school starts, the class in that classroom should have moved to the first year of high school and won't be staying there. The bad luck will be for the next occupants...
The outdoor swimming pool looked like a neatly cut sapphire embedded in a concrete base, with four white lane lines extending straight to the other side.
Some tiles on the pool bottom had yellowed, and a few unswept cherry petals gathered near the drain, appearing semi-transparent and light brown after being soaked in chlorinated water.
The courtyard water dispenser faced the pool's changing room, and the stainless steel surface reflected the crisscrossing cherry blossom branches above.
The gymnasium's silver-gray dome was faintly visible behind the cherry trees, with the entire south wall being made of floor-to-ceiling glass.
Through the swaying light green curtains, the golden supports of the volleyball net could be seen reflecting cold light.
A section of the fire escape on the side of the building had rusted crimson, and a faded sports headband, tied by who knows which student, was wrapped around the handrail.
The fire hydrant at the corner of the shoe locker area was painted goose yellow, with a layer of thin cherry petals on top.
A discarded beverage vending machine leaned crookedly at the boundary between the sports field fence and the cherry grove, its glass interior covered in vines.
The lost and found box in the stairwell had accumulated a layer of dust, with a light blue handkerchief embroidered with a swimming goggles pattern on the top layer.
The five of them didn't see any information about the class assignments at 'Ginkgo Sakura High School', so they didn't pay much attention.
It would be fine to come back again later. Moreover, after touring this morning, Shouko and the others were quite satisfied with the environment of the high school they were about to attend.
Leaving the campus, Ajitani led the group toward the anime restaurant she had already researched.
Ajitani guided them, turning left and right several times, and finally stopped at the entrance of Futaba Shopping Street.
She put one hand on her hip, pointed to a restaurant not far away, and said, "We're here! How does it feel?"
As for why they didn't take a taxi, it was because in Tokyo, the starting fare for a taxi is 420-500 yen, covering the first 1.05 kilometers, with additional charges based on distance and time.
The distance surcharge is 100 yen for every 250 meters, and the time surcharge is 100 yen per minute. If there is traffic congestion, the distance surcharge will be calculated based on time.
According to the distance from the gate of 'Ginkgo Sakura High School' to here, Tsuna estimated it was about 3 kilometers, which would be 1320 yen without traffic congestion...
"Let's go, we're going in." Ajitani took Shouko and Takagi's hands and intended to lead them inside.
The restaurant's exterior wall was painted in a gradient pink and blue contrast, like a background panel cut from a comic frame.
At the entrance stood a three-meter-tall mecha warrior statue, its streamlined metal shell reflecting glare in the sunlight.
Its left arm held a neon sign, where flashing kana and Japanese characters intertwined to form the shop name "Dimensional Canteen".
Tsuna and Nishikata withdrew their gaze from the statue and quickly followed the pace of the three people ahead.
"Hello, how many in your party?"
As Ajitani pushed open the door, a waiter with the restaurant's name logo printed on his uniform stepped forward and politely asked.
"Five," Ajitani responded with a polite nod.
Finally, the group was led to a six-person table on the far left. Only after sitting down did they start looking around and finally understand why it was called an anime restaurant.
The glass display cases were filled with proportionally scaled anime character figurines, ranging from hot-blooded series to current season new releases. The edge of the window frame was also adorned with pixel-style vine reliefs.
"Will it be expensive here...?" Shouko hesitated for a moment before asking.
She currently had about 100,000 yen on hand, but she still wanted to save where she could. This money was from Tsuna's advance manuscript fees, which he had given to her.
At the time, it was given in cash, and she only temporarily deposited it into her card after her mother returned.
"Don't worry, Shouko-chan, I've already done my research. The prices are definitely fine."
Not long after, the previous waiter came over with two menus and handed them to the group, saying, "What would you like to order?
Also, we have a promotion here. If you scan the QR code on LINE and leave a positive review, you'll have a chance to get a discount coupon."
As she finished speaking, the female waiter took out a QR code from her apron and pushed it to the center of the table.
Upon hearing this, Ajitani was the first to take out her phone and scan the code. Shouko and Nishikata followed closely behind, while Tsuna and Takagi started looking at the menu first.
"9.5% off..."
"9% off..."
"Me too..."
"When you pay, you can give the drawn discount coupon to the cashier at the front desk to scan, and the discount will be applied directly."
The waitress reminded them with a professional smile.
"Okay."
"Alright."
"Takagi-chan, Miyamura, you two also hurry and scan the code!" Ajitani could barely look at the menu now and eagerly urged them.
The other two were also the same.
Tsuna and Takagi looked at the three people's impatient expressions and directly took out their phones to scan the code...
"The same as you, 9% off." Takagi was the first to show her phone screen to the others.
Immediately, the gazes of the four people, including the waiter, fell upon Miyamura.
"No need to look, 60% off."
Tsuna showed his phone, then picked up the menu next to him and continued looking, completely ignoring the gazes mixed with surprise and delight.
Because he drew a 60% off coupon, the group ordered some extra after-meal desserts and snacks. The prices at this restaurant were indeed not expensive.
Even without the discount coupon, the group could accept the prices.
As the food was served by the waiter, everyone started eating and chatting. The main topics were still discussed by the girls, while the two boys listened silently.
Once the main courses were finished, Shouko, who was sitting on the outside, got up to pay the bill first.
Tsuna also handed her his phone without hesitation, saying, "The password is my birthday."
"Okay..." Shouko took the phone and silently repeated the words she would say when paying the bill...
Putting aside everything else, Shouko was still a little socially anxious at this moment...
"0723"
A voice that was neither loud nor soft sounded at that moment, and the group simultaneously looked at Ajitani, who had spoken.
Nishikata's shocked expression next to her was completely unconcealed because the string of numbers Ajitani had just said was Miyamura's birthday...