Saeko somehow, but still managed to carry Nikolai to her house. Her house was a traditional Japanese house from about the Middle Ages or the beginning of the 20th century. She dragged Romanov into the house and put him on her Futon bed and immediately began to take off his equipment. Backpack, unloading, armor, mask, helmet. As soon as she took off the last two, she immediately blushed. In front of her lay a handsome, young guy with small wounds on his face and bags under his eyes.

Saeko looked at him for a long time, until... he abruptly stood up and put a homemade knife to her throat, which he pulled out of his boot.

- Who is she? – he asked in Russian and there is no drop of fear in his voice, and his eyes... it was his cold blue eyes that told Saeko: "Say it or you will be killed."

- S-Sayoko B-Bus-sujima... - violet said in broken Russian, which calmed the guy down and he eased the pressure on his neck.

- Where am I? - he asked again.

- Tokonosu. Japan. - Saeko replied, to which she felt pressure on her neck again.

- You're lying, Japan has been gone for a long time. It is destroyed. - The guy said, which confused Saeko.

- How was it destroyed?

- Nuclear war, don't you know?

- Nuclear war... it didn't happen at all.

- Don't lie! – the guy said menacingly

- I'm not lying! – Saeko began to justify herself and the guy looked into her eyes and ... did not find any lies…

- Prove it. – the guy said, giving the girl a chance.

- We can watch TV. Saeko said and was surprised by what she said.

- Hmm... okay, but look at me. – the guy said and put the knife in his right boot, and then took the PB out of his holster, for his own safety.

- Look. – Saeko said and immediately took the remote control and turned on the TV, which was hanging on the wall, and the news began, though in Japanese, but still it led the guy into a stupor ... no, it shocked.

- Unbelievable ... - the guy said and immediately looked at Saeko. – Is it true?

- What's true?

- That Japan is alive after a nuclear war…

- What kind of Nuclear war are we talking about?

- About June 12, 2025…

- Stop! Saeko stopped, not believing what the guy said. – Did you say 2025?

- Um... well, yes…

- It's 2012 now!

- What!? I don't believe it!

- Look at the TV! – after that, the guy looked at the TV and running his eyes, he saw that Saeko was telling the truth and that today was 2012. The guy just couldn't believe that he got to 23 years ago and the only thing left for him is to just sit on the floor and watch TV.

Saeko, in turn, could not understand what had happened at all. First she dragged the guy, then he put his knife to her throat, and now he's sitting and watching TV. It's unclear what happened.

- Um... what's your name? - Saeko asked, trying to start a conversation.

- Nikolai Romanov. – the guy answered her in Japanese with a slight accent, not slightly surprising the swordswoman.

- Do you know Japanese?

- I had 12 years to study it.

- Okay... you were talking about a nuclear war... will you tell me? Then I'll tell you about my world. – after these words , Nikolai took a thoughtful pose and looked at Saeko and asked:

- Can you make tea? It's going to be a long story.

An hour of stories later.

Nikolai and Saeko were now sitting at the table with incomprehensible faces. You could read on them: Disbelief, embarrassment and... most likely a little anger.

Nikolai told about his world, about how rockets fell on June 12, 2025 and destroyed many countries, about how he survived with friends in the camp, about how he left the camp, about how he helped settlements and found various bunkers, where he learned about what happened in others countries and how mutants appeared in general. And they appeared because of biological weapons, which, under the influence of radiation, made ordinary animals such as Nikolai saw.

Saeko, listening to all this, could not believe that a teenager ... no, rather a child, lived and survived in such a terrible world. She felt sorry for Nikolai, so much so that after the story Romanov almost cried and Saeko immediately hugged him and began to calm him down, as if she was his mother, and the guy was a 7–year-old son. Time passes and Nikolai, having calmed down, decides to listen to the story of the world of Saeko.

Saeko began to tell and everything was identical with the world of Nicholas, until she reached October 7, 1955. It was on this day, at 10 a.m., that a riot broke out in Japan that overthrew the pro-American party. The prerequisites for the riot were numerous US military bases, as well as the refusal of American presidents to publicly apologize for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

After the riot, a new government was established, which immediately began to establish relations with the USSR and destroy US military bases. This was noticed by the whole world and then America decided to punish Japan and declare war on it, if not for the help of the USSR, then there would be nothing left of Japan. Nikita Khrushchev was able to agree with the US president that Japan would be a neutral country and that there should be no foreign base on its territory. That was the end of it.

Japan began to rely on the USSR, and after 1991 on the RNR (the Russian People's Republic, which includes the Territory of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan), so much so that it has a license to manufacture Russian equipment (just as military). Trade relations between the RNR and Japan are also at the highest level. And according to the Prime Minister of Japan, it should always be so.

- M-yes ... what you said sounds like nonsense ... - Nikolai made his conclusion.

- Like your story, but if it wasn't for what I saw on the beach, I wouldn't believe it. - Saeko replied. After that, a long silence began between Nikolai and Saeko, which was destroyed by Nikolai's words:

- So… what to do?

- What?

- What should I do? I'm in a new world, I don't know anyone but you, I have no home, no money... - said Nikolai and made a grimace of discontent.

- Maybe… will you stay with me? - Saeko suggested, which surprised Romanov.

- Um... won't I be a hindrance to you here?

- Of course not.

- Um... okay... but I'm not a Tunisian, so I'll help you around the house.

- OK. - Saeko said with a smile.

A few days later.

Some time has passed since Nikolai came to this world, which was not destroyed by the war and was sheltered by Saeko. The girl turned out to be kind to help Romanov settle in here and help with obtaining a passport and a certificate, as well as with admission to Fujimi School as an exchange student. Nikolai is very grateful to her and he, as an honest man, has to repay her somehow, but this is later, because now he, with Saeko, is going to School.

Nikolai put on a white shirt and black trousers, and took a tie and... tried to tie it on himself somehow, but it didn't work.

- Kohl! Are you coming soon? - Saeko asked and opened the door, and saw a picture of how Nikolai could not put on a tie.

- As you can see. - Nikolai said, trying to somehow tie him to his neck.

- Give it to me. – Saeko said and taking the tie out of her hands, immediately ties it on Nikolai. – Here.

- Thank you Saeko. - Nikolai said with a smile, and this smile made the girl blush. Nikolai looked at his watch on his left hand and said:

- Well, let's go?

- Come on. - Saeko said and left, and Nikolai, taking his jacket and briefcase, followed Busujima into his new life.