Chapter Text
The Misadventures of Kaijou at Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park.
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[Meanwhile the King was conversing with the Seirei]…
By the time the next day came around, Ryouta (who brought Hakase and Kaijou along) tried out the other clubs. Just as they'd promised, they had returned to the volleyball club and by the time they were done, the members were all hounding them to join. While their skills weren't outstanding, Hakase's tosses were good. With proper and adequate training, he'd be a force to reckon with.
Ryouta, on the other hand, everything he did was a disaster. His postures were terrible, and he didn't even know the first rule of the sport. However, his spikes were unstoppable. The Coach saw that his jump height was above the blockers' reach, and his spikes were so powerful that the ball was embedded in the floor and ultimately, it had burst due to the impact.
To test out his theory, the Coach had Ryouta serve the ball. What had happened next, left the entire gym gaping. The ball flew with such a speed that it resembled a blur, and when it crashed into the floor, a loud sound like thunder sounded. At this, Hakase face palmed. But, as he saw the Prince have a look of shock, he inquired about it; Ryouta had told him that he had held back, but was still frightened that this was the outcome.
Kaijou, who were watching at the sidelines had to gape at how good Hakase was in the sport. They lamented that he wasn't that good in basketball, but each Jack to his own Trade.
After they left the volleyball club, they headed to the tennis club and yet again, the Prince created a stir. No ball managed to escape him since he was fast enough to catch them. But when he returned the ball to the other side of the net, the other party couldn't stop it.
The next club Ryouta wanted to see was the baseball club. Hakase had refused at the outset, but seeing the look on Ryouta's face, he gave in. And like the two previous clubs, he overshadowed the members. He tried pitching, although he quickly learned the form, he was unable reproduce it right away.
It was then that Hakase and the regulars realized that unlike Kise who had the Copy ability, the Prince only learns the theory behind the things fast. He lacks the polish that comes after continued practice.
But even so, his pitching was dangerous. He'd only stand and throw the ball towards the catcher, but the poor batsmen couldn't discern the ball for their lives. Ryouta continued to demolish the baseball club and even the Coach had to wonder, if he couldn't use the proper form to pitch and he was this destructive, he couldn't imagine how dangerous Ryouta would be if he did.
This would make the third sport club after Ryouta.
They then intruded upon rugby. Kasamatsu and Nakamura were against this, being that its simply lawful brawling. Given the Prince's speed and strength, players could end up hurt. But Ryouta didn't care; instead, it excited him even more. Hakase never tried to stop the blond because he needed some time to be free and let loose.
The Coach of the rugby team was against this, since he knew that Kise was a model and it didn't seem like the blond could take a hit. Compared to his students, Ryouta was skinny. Without even getting the man's permission, as soon as the inter-string match began, Ryouta jumped into the fray and like a bulldozer, he thundered through the mass of thick and very muscular boys.
Every jaw dropped at the sight, such a slim and lean boy rendering a bunch of rugby players useless. Even the coach couldn't believe it. No one could stop Ryouta; he was agile, fast, and too damn strong for his body size.
While the club was still in a daze, he had walked up to Hakase and Kaijou and asked with a perk,
"So, where to next?!"
"Football. And that's the last!" Kasamatsu ordered. "Coach is going to kill us when he gets bombarded by all these clubs."
"I know, right?" Kobori said with a sigh. "I can hear him barking at us already."
"And we're not meeting any girls on top of that." Moriyama grumbled.
The others nodded in agreement.
The group then trudged over to the football field and a repeat of what happened in prior clubs occurred. Apart from his speed and agility, Ryouta was useless if another player tackled his feet. But because of said speed, players were left in his dust. And as such, he was often time flagged as off-side.
Another time when players of one team decided to stop him before he escapes, his strength proved to be more than they could handle. With boys grabbing on into his shirt and arms, Ryouta dragged them along, when he noticed that the ball could be easily stolen, he simply kicked the ball to the net.
Of course, chaos ensued; Hakase and Kaijou grabbed Ryouta and fled the scene like criminals evading police.
…
It's been two days since the Preliminaries and Takeuchi hadn't had basketball practice for the boys who had been present. He thought that they'd be a bit shaken by the ordeal, so he decided to give them a break while waiting on the response from the Inter-High Board on when they'd play their match.
But, at the moment, he was immensely irritated.
The coaches from almost all the sports clubs had come to him with proposals (begging, really) for Ryouta (and Hakase in terms of volleyball) to join their club. Of course, Takeuchi had been confused as to why this was happening, but each coach gave their account of his experience with his blond ace.
Takeuchi was obviously not amused.
In fact, he didn't know what to think of this development. He never knew that Hakase could play volleyball, if that was the case, why hadn't he joined the club instead of basketball? But, to get rid of the bickering coaches, he simply told them that he'd think about it and talk it over with the boys in question.
That seemed to calm down the coaches and looking at their faces, Takeuchi saw hope within their eyes. He didn't want to crush them, so he decided that 'Kise' made this mess, he'll be the one to clean it up.
…
After that, Ryouta's life went back to normal (well, as normal as it can be). While at school, he's getting better and better at being Kise, and Hakase was glad for that. He has less stress to worry him, and he can finally relax a little bit. Except for the one time in P.E when Ryouta got overexcited and sped to seven seconds in a hundred metre dash. When Hakase tried to think of a plan to get the Prince out of this mess, his hair turned white immediately.
Their basketball practices resumed, Takeuchi seeming a bit more ruthless this time around. He had spoken to Ryouta and Hakase about their actions which now have the coaches hounding for the both of them.
After basketball practice, the regulars would teach Ryouta about the sport. Overtime, he got better but from what they've noticed prior, he was still far from being like their ace. Ryouta was like an inexperienced child who can only think to use brute force to accomplish his goals, while Kise their ace was like a veteran warrior who can meticulously plan for oncoming warfare.
This was a severe gap in skills that they had to try to work around. Add to that, everyone would be after the Prince the moment he set foot on the court. With their prelim match around the corner, Kaijou had to find a way around this. Fortunately, with Ryouta getting a better grasp of the sport and Hakase acting as manager, the team somehow found a way to put Ryouta's speed and strength to good use.
…
It was finally the day of their rematch with Yokohama Gakuen.
Since it was a re-match of some sorts, they played it on a Saturday, a day where gyms would be vacant and either team would be free. But, sadly for Kaijou's tempestuous Prince, he wasn't able to attend. Kise was a model and while he's in Sekai, Ryouta has to be the one to fill in for him. At first he was pretty upset that he wouldn't have been able to see his Senpai in action (or get some action himself). Ryouhei had dropped off the blond at the shoot site, and stayed. Hakase was attending the basketball match so he couldn't be present at the photoshoot, which made Ryouta quite moody.
Ryouhei wondered how Ryouta managed to get so close to Hakase, and then his mind drifted to the other world. He was worried about Kise, but some of his worry was calmed when Ryouta told him that no harm would come to his son as long as his brothers, his bodyguards and his parents know of the situation. They'll be extremely careful with Kise than they were with him which meant that the blond probably won't have any breathing space.
"Remember, Ryouta," Ryouhei said, holding the boy in his shoulders. "Keep calm and smile when necessary. You said you've done this before, right?"
Ryouta nodded.
"Good. Keep calm boy, keep calm." Ryouhei knew he was being a bit nagging here, but this boy was a bomb he had no idea when he'd go off. So, in order to save his son's job and reputation (and everyone's lives), he's trying everything in his power.
Ryouta cracked him a smile. "Of course I will. If I mess this up, Mahiro will kill me, you know?"
Ryouhei chuckled darkly, "It's not only Hakase-kun who'll kill you."
"Are you ready, Kise-kun?" a photographer asked before Ryouta could respond to his new father.
"Hai~!" Ryouta said as he skipped merrily towards the set. Ryouhei prayed ceaselessly for this to go smoothly.
…
When his photoshoot was over, Ryouhei drove to Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, as Hakase had told him prior that they (and their teammates) were going. The blond was a ball of sunshine ever since he sat in the car, eager to experience "this place of amusement" as he calls it.
For an hour or so Ryouhei drove with Ryouta chatting away on how different Earth was from his world. Although the same places existed in the Kaijou Kingdom, the layout and structures were vastly different. Ryouta questioned Ryouhei nonstop; sometimes the man had to ask him for a break sometimes. But deep down, Ryouhei was somewhat relieved, he remembered Kise being this chatty and inquisitive when he was younger. As a matter of fact, his son still is. On that note, Ryouhei then asked,
"Do you have any idea if my boy will come back to me?" there was a tinge of sadness and hope in his voice.
The Prince froze up for a second. He then turned his face away to look through the window. "I don't know." He lied.
Ryouhei stopped the car suddenly, causing Ryouta to jerk forwards. He turned and looked at the blond boy with a deadpan face. The older Kise had long realized that minus the bad temper and feisty behaviour, the Prince was very similar to his son. At this, Ryouta was fidgety, and refused to look the man in the eyes.
"Are you sure that you have no idea?" Ryouhei questioned again. "I mean, you managed to get here, so I'm pretty sure that there must be a way for you to get back and him to return."
"I…" Ryouta began, but was unable to finish.
Ryouhei sighed. By just that, he already knew that the Prince knew something. And judging by the reaction, more than likely, Ryouta knew how to get back his son. The fact that he's a Prince in his world, his other family must need him back for his duties. Kise was no royalty; they'd obviously need his ass back home.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" Ryouhei asked in a soft voice. He didn't want the boy to get upset and blow them to smithereens. "You can tell me anything."
"I can't." he mumbled.
"Why not?"
"You'll hate me."
"You wanna try?" Ryouta still didn't budge. "If you don't tell me, I won't bring you to the amusement park."
"That's mean!" the young blond whined. "How could you?!"
"Then talk." Ryouhei urged. "Make it quick because Hakase-kun and the others are waiting."
Ryouta frowned. "I don't want to go back. Japan is so much fun while my Kingdom is fucking boring. Minus the fact that I get to slaughter Bakemono and other students who piss me off, Sekai is a world full of boredom." He lamented. "But the main reason is because I don't have any freedom."
"No freedom? In what sense?"
"My future job was determined from the seventh Monarch. I don't want to be the Commander of the Self-Defense Force. I mean, my Uncle's children all get to choose whatever they want to be. It's not fair." He grumbled.
"Oh." Ryouhei said. He never had any first-hand experience with the Prince's situation, but he understood the boy's feelings. "And how many Monarchs does your Kingdom have so far?"
"One hundred and ninety."
Ryouhei whistled in surprise. "That's quite a lot." But then he changed the topic. "I've been wondering, why am I the King and Kouhei is older than me?"
Ryouta shrugged. "I don't know, ask Grandpa Ryoutarou. But neither of you are complaining. If anything, Uncle Kouhei teases you everyday about it. And shows off when he's free and you're not."
"Oh, I see." Ryouta didn't press any further. He then wondered if Ryouta was silently upset that his father was made King instead of his Uncle. But whatever the case is, Ryouhei could feel the boy's pain. He's seen it in media ―movies, dramas, fiction, everywhere really. It's almost as though he doesn't have any control of his own future. It's sad. While, he would like any one of his children to succeed him when he retires, he didn't force them. Ruiko is a fashion designer; Reiko is studying to be a teacher, and his son wanted to be a pilot.
"You're going to force me to go back, aren't you?" Ryouta asked, taking him out of his thoughts.
Ryouhei chuckled. "If I was a powerful Mage." He rounded a corner and they could see the gigantic ferris wheel in the distance. "But, even if I try to, you'll just escape and I'll never be able to find you. Or get a hostage or something."
Ryouta frowned. "I know I'm bad, but not that terrible. Really Daddy? I'll take a hostage?"
Looking at the boy's face, Ryouhei laughed. He had looked quite adorable. "Hear what, with your world's technology and magic, why don't you connect the two worlds or something? That way, you could cross over anytime you want."
The Prince almost tore up. With a lunge, he dived towards Ryouhei and hugged him. "You're the best Daddy!"
"Hey! I don't want to crash! Ease off me!"
…
Hakase and the rest of the Kaijou team were waiting patiently by the entrance for Ryouta. They won their match against Yokohama Gakuen with ease, but they dared not to tell Ryouta about it unless he asked. He nearly threw a fit when his father called him and said that he had a photoshoot to do on the day. It seemed that he really wanted to play despite what happened previously. But now, they've gathered to help the Prince enjoy himself and forget that experience.
Soon, they spotted Ryouhei's car driving towards them and they let out a sigh. They didn't know what ways the Prince would stress them out, but luckily, Kasamatsu was a man who put up to no foolishness. Despite Ryouta having the power to wield electricity at will, Kasamatsu wasn't afraid to kick some senses into him. He's done it numerous times, ignoring Hakase's warnings that he may end up electrocuted. Still, it curbed Ryouta, taming him in ways that not even Hakase would have thought about.
"Have fun now children!" Ryouhei said as he drove off. Ryouta dashed towards the group with a smile on his face. When Kaijou and Hakase saw that the Prince was smiling and Ryouhei seemed calm, they deduced that the shoot had gone well.
"So, where do we go?!" Ryouta asked.
Moriyama and Kasamatsu grinned. "We'll be going on a rollercoaster."
"A rollercoaster? What's that? What does it look like?" His eyes then scanned the area. "What's that hebi like thing?"
Hakase and Kaijou paused. "Hebi?"
Ryouta rolled his eyes. He then pulled his phone from his spatial ring and made Kei find a picture of the "Hebi" he spoke about. When the group saw it, the only thing they could do is chuckle.
"That's called a snake in Japan, Prince." Nakamura said, stifling down his laughter. "Don't let anyone hear you call it 'Hebi'."
"But he's blond; he'll get away by saying he's a foreigner." Hayakawa said.
"A foreigner with a Japanese name and his face plastered everywhere?" Kasamatsu laughed. "Good one Hayakawa!"
Ryouta only stared at them. "Is there something that I missed?"
"Nothing, nothing." Kobori said as he urged Ryouta forward to the amusement park. The others followed behind them, but as they walked, they could hear shrieks from girls as they walked on. Swiftly, Hakase pulled out sunglasses from his bag and placed it on Ryouta before they entered the amusement park.
Upon entering the park, Ryouta was confused. He wanted to try out so many things but he didn't know where to start. The sizzling sounds of food being fried along with the mouth-watering smells that permeated the air were almost enough to drive the Prince crazy. As he was about to move off, he felt a cold sensation around his wrist. And this sensation was all too familiar.
"Hold your horses, Your Highness." Hakase said with a smirk. "You aren't going anywhere without me."
Ryouta looked down on his wrist and saw the handcuff. "Mahiro!" he whined loudly. "Not this again!"
"Let's get moving. We're heading to the "Takabisha"!" Moriyama shouted with glee. "Hopefully I can get a seat beside a beauty!"
Kaijou cracked up with laughter. This was typical of Moriyama, but they knew that it's highly unlikely. Soon, they navigated their way towards the rollercoaster and waited in line. There was quite a long queue, and they all fretted that the Prince may lose his patience and make a fuss.
"Can't we go somewhere else until the line moves up?" Ryouta asked. "I'm getting hungry."
"Well, you and Hakase could go out while the rest of us keep your spaces. We can message you when our time will come." Moriyama said.
"But you can't eat anything." Hakase said. "This is a rollercoaster. You'll get an upset stomach and throw up."
"I won't throw up!" Ryouta shouted. "Standing in line here for God knows how long is boring! I wanna go see the world!"
"I don't want to risk it." Hakase deadpanned before turning around.
"But Mahiro~" Ryouta started. Just then, the queue moved up, exciting the Prince. Even though they were a little ways off, it still wasn't long before it's their turn. The rollercoaster had two trains each holding eight cars, and the ride was two minutes and forty seconds long.
"Patience, Prince, Patience." Nakamura urged when he saw Ryouta getting fidgety again.
After a couple minutes, it was finally their turn. Hakase, Ryouta, Kasamatsu and Nakamura were in the front, followed by Kobori, Hayakawa, Moriyama at the back. They had left him for last since he said that he wanted a seat beside a beauty. However, a male sat next to him instead. That was quite upsetting for the shooting guard.
After everyone was seated and strapped in safely, the rollercoaster started moving. The operator nearby clapped his while smiling saying,
"Bisha, Bisha, Taka-Takabisha…"
Which incited the passengers to start chanting as well. They then entered pitch black darkness after which there was a sudden drop, causing the Prince scream out in fright. The cars then did what seemed to be a heartline roll ―a 360° roll, spinning on one axis.
After the roll came a bright light, Ryouta sighing a relief. He could see daylight. Following a little slump, the cars were then suddenly launched forwards down the tunnel and exits directly into an inverted top hat ―a 90° ascent up a hill followed by a 90° descent. Exiting that, the ride entered a corkscrew followed by two airtime hills.
The cars slowed upon re-entering the station building, but when Hakase looked at Ryouta, he saw that the blond looked terrified. He gripped the safety bar tightly, but luckily not tight enough to destroy it.
"Is-is it over?" Ryouta stammered out.
Hakase and the rest of Kaijou laughed. "It's just getting started!"
"Are you fucking joking!?"
After turning an 180° corner, the cars exited the building to face a vertical hill. Upon closer inspection, the Prince saw that there were chains hauling them upwards and he was actually getting sick and fearful. The lift was slow as if preparing them for what was coming ahead.
Ryouta closed his eyes midway and ignored Hakase's snickers. He was going to exact revenge when all this is over. Soon, the cars reached the top of the hill and Hakase nudged Ryouta to open his eyes. The view was amazing.
He was seeing the entire amusement park, and other surrounding areas. He was even seeing Mount Fuji in the distance. But he was soon taken out of his thoughts by his teammates and the other rider's chants…
"Bisha…Bisha…Taka-Takabisha!"
They had paused at the top of the hill for couple seconds and being at the front, Ryouta felt as though he was about to vomit his entire stomach.
"Mother of God…" Ryouta gasped in horror as he looked downwards and saw the drop. The Prince was not amused.
The ride then hurtles down to the ground; everyone except Ryouta threw their hands into the air, shouting with joy.
"Fuck! Mahiro!" he bellowed at the top of his lungs. "You fucking bastard!" he screamed. Tears were even flowing out of his brown eyes. "I'm going to kill you!"
The cars then entered a dive loop ―the track twists upwards and to the sides and then dives toward the ground in a half-vertical loop. Following that, there was an inline loop, which had them upside down for a second. Ryouta was sure that he'll vomit his entire stomach here.
"Daddy!" he screamed in fear. "Daddy! Save me!" the poor boy was crying even more now, hands gripping his safety bar tightly.
Next and lastly was an immelmann loop ―it was an inversion in which riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-twist and exit. Ryouta screamed nonstop, cussed Hakase while he was at it, and begged for his parents from Sekai to take him off this ride. The car slowed and returned to the station building, Kaijou and the other rider exited, Ryouta looked like he was sick.
"Mahiro…" he groaned out, swayed as he walked. "No more. I can't…"
Hakase and the others simply ignored him. They trotted out towards another rollercoaster, and the Prince nearly sent them flying with his magic.
"Are you insane? Mahiro…I said I can't take no more…" Ryouta actually had tears streaming down his face. The experience for him was not thrilling but scary. Especially the drop from that high ass hill. "Don't do this to me...Don't you love me?" he whimpered.
"Of course I do. I love you with all my heart." Hakase smiled. "But I love rollercoasters with my entire being."
The Prince nearly tore up. The tone which Hakase used at first sounded sarcastic.
"Don't worry; this one is better than the last one." Kobori said with a soothing voice. But then he added, "Imagine if we had the Kingda Ka in Japan. Then you'd piss your pants."
"O-okay." Ryouta sniffed. He trusted Kobori more than the others, as just like in his world, the young man was always the voice of the reason (even though they hardly ever listen).
The next rollercoaster they went on was the "Eejanaika". They kept the blond distracted and Hakase even bribed the young Prince that he'll cook anything he asked for.
They had to queue up for some minutes as with Takabisha, but when it was their turn; Ryouta's legs were shaking with fright. Unlike the Takabisha where their feet were secured in a car, the Eejanaika had nothing shielding them. They sat in seats facing backwards and strapped up, and prepared for the ride.
Ryouta tried to give Kobori the stink eye for tricking him, but then he remembered that he said that this coaster was "better than the last one". In Kobori's eyes, this coaster is, but in Ryouta's eyes, it was a monster.
The ride moved off in a moderate pace, and rounded a corner. Ryouta was a bundle of nerves, while everyone else was having fun and shouting in delight. At first, the ride started out peaceful, climbing up a hill giving him a view of the area and the amusement park.
Just then, he felt himself drop, after which he spun clockwise upside down completely in 360°. The track travelled underneath a joint like structure and Ryouta trembled from the fright.
"F-F-F-F-FUCK!" he screeched. Hakase was beside him enjoying himself, and laughing at Ryouta's misfortune. It was sweet music to his ears.
But, it didn't end there.
Their cars made an anti-clockwise spin and as Ryouta looked, he felt as though his face narrowly escaped being smashed into the bar. Obviously, he was exaggerating, but no one could tell the Prince otherwise. Not even being able to recover from that shock, the ride entered a raven turn ―half-inversion which resembles a half loop followed by a drop and then levels out at the same height as it began.
"Holy shit!" Ryouta screamed in horror. "I'm shitting my pants! I'm really shitting my pants! Mahiro!"
Lightning started to crackle around his hands, threatening to extend onto the track. He calmed himself down as if he caused the rollercoaster to get stuck, it would be a nasty situation if they're dangling upside down.
The coaster continued its journey, with its track inversions and the cars rotating independently as well. It scrambled their brains as well, poor Ryouta suffering the most. He never experienced this before as fighting Bakemono never had these twists and turns and shit.
Kaijou was enjoying this ride, one reason being that Ryouta's screams were hilarious. When he wasn't screaming for someone to save to him, he was cussing out Hakase and Kobori (who conned him into getting onto the ride). For a Prince, Kaijou were surprised at the "colourful" words he used, and wondered what his parents and other siblings were like.
By the time the ride ended, Ryouta was a shaking mess. He was staggering, and swaying like a drunkard, his face looked green with uneasiness.
"How was it, Your Royal Highness?" Moriyama joked.
"I'm going to…" Ryouta started with a snarl, but quickly stopped. "…throw up."
"I knew you'd like it." Moriyama continued to tease.
"I'm going to kill you," he snapped.
"So, we're going to which ride next? Do Donpa? Or Fujiyama?" Nakamura asked, totally tuning out Ryouta and Moriyama's one-sided argument.
"We're not going on anymore!" Ryouta retaliated. "We're going home!"
Kaijou paused, "Excuse me?" they glared at him.
"Prince, we paid five-thousand two hundred yen for our Free Pass Tickets," Kasamatsu started, Hakase nodded beside him. "We're going to milk these rides dry. And you're coming, whether you like it or not."
Ryouta whimpered in sorrow. Next time, he'll just stick to visiting Akihabara, amusement parks were not amusing.
…
By the end of the day, Kaijou and Hakase were humming with joy while Ryouta seemed to be a bit better. After they left the Eejanaika, they headed onto the Fujiyama, which again had the Prince cussing them out. But he toned it down since it wasn't like the former where their seats were rotating all over the place. This was better than the first two rollercoasters that they went on; nevertheless it had its scary moments ―like the (how much metre) drop from climbing the hill. Thankfully, Hakase and Ryouta weren't in the front cars this time.
Following that, they went on the Do-Dodonpa, which was one fast ride. While they were waiting, passengers chanted the name while matching the beat of the taiko drums that were being played. It gave Ryouta an ominous feeling, and he had prayed that it wasn't worse than the Eejanaika.
After being fully strapped in, they were then launched forward. At that launch, Ryouta could have sworn that his face had been peeled off by the wind. The thing starts from zero to one hundred and eighty km/h in just a second and some mash. But thankfully, it wasn't as scrambling and frightening as the Eejanaika and Takabisha.
After those rides, they headed to the Tentekomai. On a mast tower, there was a rotating lattice with single rider seats. These were low flat-bottomed freight cars with fixed sides. On these sides were wings, resembling a bird's. The good thing about this was that riders control their own wings.
That said, the Prince actually had a good time here. He spun his car around and upside down, he flapped the wings continuously all the while hooting in joy. Kaijou was relieved to see him happy, and even commented that he resembled a little child who was having fun for the very first time. But, even though they rode the rollercoasters, Kaijou had fretted that he may have unleashed his Lightning and caused the coaster to malfunction. Unbeknownst to them, it nearly happened on every single rollercoaster.
Their day continued with them eating lunch, here, the Prince nearly set them up to get robbed. Not knowing what to order at the time, he asked for everything on the menu, leaving Hakase spluttering,
"Kise-san didn't give me his bank book!"
"Oh, but I have gold and platinum notes. Japan doesn't use these?" He asked innocently. He then took out one of each of the mentioned notes, and showed it to his teammates. "This is what they look like."
Kaijou and Hakase gaped with shock. The gold and platinum notes were in the shape of a banknote, but unlike the latter, they had no marking on them. They were blank. Quickly, they urged him to put them back in his spatial ring, as thieves could be lurking anywhere.
"What the hell are you doing with those anyway?! Your country uses gold and platinum notes?!" Nakamura asked. "Not even silver, but platinum?!"
"Well, I don't know the full story, but some people wanted Daddy's favour but they knew that he's quite stubborn. So, they tried to butter-up me and my brothers by giving us tons of gold and platinum notes and precious gems. That's how I have these." he explained. "And no, each country in Sekai has their own currency like Earth does. As a matter of fact, Kaijou uses the same notes like Japan. However, people use these gold and platinum notes for when they travel to another country and don't have their currency or they couldn't be bothered to go a cambio."
"Oh..." they chorused.
"But I'm going to tell you this, don't show those things in public." Kasamatsu said. "Bring them to an auction house or something if you want to get rid of them."
"I'll keep that in mind."
They finally had their lunch, and after, they decided to head onto the Shining Flower ferris wheel. Due to them frightening the Prince with the rollercoasters, he was quite sceptical about every ride in existence. But, they planned to do this again, they loved to see the Prince bawling his eyes out.
The queue for the ferris wheel wasn't as long as the rollercoasters, so within a blink, it was their turn to enter. Four people could hold in each pod, so Kaijou were split: Hakase, Ryouta, Kasamatsu and Moriyama, while Kobori, Hayakawa and Nakamura were in another with a stranger.
The ride was quite fun, Ryouta looking out the window at the scenery below. More and more he was loving Japan and it's culture, more and more he didn't want to go back home. Thankfully, Ryouhei had given him an idea, but he needed meet with his counterpart first. Even if they somehow manage to connect the two worlds, he's not going to live in Kaijou.
"Mahiro," he started, "Daddy gave me an idea."
The other three boys exchanged glances before Hakase asked, "What idea is that?"
"He said, since I love it here so much, I should try to connect Sekai and Earth permanently."
Silence enveloped the entire pod, and it was Kasamatsu who broke it after a while. "And how will you do that?" He asked. He was quite curious too.
"Well, maybe if I treat it like a Teleportation Circle that we use for travel." Ryouta answered. "That should be easy enough."
"But I remember what you told me," Hakase said, "Wouldn't Japan need a Mana supply for that to be usable? I mean, people from your Kingdom would be able to cross over but won't be able to return."
"Oh shit, that's right."
"I don't know what's going on, but couldn't you do something where the gateway is always opened? Like a portal, maybe?" Moriyama suggested. He's watched his fair share of anime to pitch in. "People are able to step in and out as they please." he then smiled. "I'd love to meet the Kasamatsu of your world. She looked pretty hot in the picture."
"You dog!" Kasamatsu roared, giving him a vicious kick as well.
"You better keep your eyes off her." Ryouta chuckled, "Her boyfriend will literally rip you to shreds with his Wind Magic."
"Her boyfriend?" Kasamatsu and Moriyama asked. It was strange, since Kasamatsu couldn't even hold a conversation with a girl in this world. So wouldn't it be the same? His female counterpart shouldn't be able to speak to boys easily.
"He's Yoshitaka-senpai." Ryouta grinned. The captain and shooting guard looked at each other.
Hakase whispered to Ryouta, "That moment when you find out your female counterpart's boyfriend is a hopeless romantic."
Ryouta chuckled, "Or that moment when you find out that your captain is your very hot girlfriend."
"No!" they shouted while twisting their face in disgust and horror.
"Don't be like that, they're a cute couple." Ryouta cooed. "I have some pictures!" Immediately, Ryouta took out his phone and had Kei find the pictures. When Kasamatsu and Moriyama saw them, all hell broke loose. Kasamatsu fainted from the shock, Moriyama gaped like a fish.
"At-at-at least the other Yoshitaka's taste in women is as good as mine." Moriyama stammered out. "Although I'm currently burning with envy that he has a girlfriend and I don't."
"Look on the bright side, at least you have a girlfriend in another life." Hakase said, trying to cheer him up. "And she's beautiful and hot too."
"I can't believe this. That means if I was a female I'd be with him?" Kasamatsu shivered in utmost horror. He couldn't see it happening. "It's making my skin crawl. How did they even get together?"
"That's a story for another day, Captain." Ryouta smirked.
Their ride continued in friendly laughter and conversation, Ryouta of course, taking numerous pictures for Kei to see, and Hakase making a comment that left Moriyama and Kasamatsu pondering, and the Prince grinning.
"What would an amusement park in Kaijou be like? I mean, they have magic and crazy technology, so wouldn't it be cool actually?"
"When I get in touch with Ji-nii or Ryou-nii, I can always ask them if they could make Daddy build one. Your Ryouta is there, so he can fill in the information needed."
"Now that we'd love to ride on." Kasamatsu and Moriyama said in unison.
…
Kaijou made it home quickly and safely, in fact, it was the Prince who brought them home. In his room, he had written a permanent 'return' magic circle on the floor, should he get lost anywhere in Japan. And as such, he along with Hakase and the regulars stood on his magic stepping stone, before he wrote the 'departure' magic circle beneath them. As soon as it lit up, the light engulfed the seven boys and within a flash, they had appeared in his room.
After greeting Ritsuko who had been home at the time, the regulars left, leaving Hakase and Ryouta. The Prince then proceeded to explain how they entered the house without her knowing since they had given the woman quite a scare.
While Ritsuko was preparing breakfast, Ryouta returned to his room with Hakase and began his plan of "connecting the two worlds".