Summer started on a sour note. Kuwabara missed Ryuko, and being home every day only emphasized the loss. Disliking the emptiness of his house, Kuwabara took to roaming the streets with his friends. Initially they stuck to places they knew, like the park, the ice cream shop, and the arcade. But eventually the familiarity of these places led to boredom so they began going to places they weren't quite as familiar with, not all of them quite as nice.
But the wanderings served their purpose, providing Kuwabara with a distraction. And as the wanderings introduced Kuwabara to the different territories claimed by the delinquents of different middle and high schools, they also served to remind Kuwabara of his plan to become the biggest punk at Sarayashiki.
Picking fights with students of other schools might not have been the safest or most creative route, but it certainly was fun.
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