Chapter 12: What did you mean you guys don't allow visas?

[Author's Note: To bridge the gap for the lack of information about Far East, I just refer to actual Japan map, locations and some bits of history. Unlike Surviving in Naruto, I'd like to take a bit of a closer to canon approach for this fic if I could] [No brain is harmed during the googling for this arc. I tried looked up some fanmap and go, wow, Far East is indeed very Far to the East lol. Now way that's a few weeks journey from Orario lmao]

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(((Ryuu Lion)))

Sometimes, Ryuu has to wonder if Soren Ravencroft has brain damage.

Maybe he did. Who knows how many times he got whacked I the head during his hobo days. Most of the time, Soren make a lot of sense. But once in a while, he would go on and do ridiculous things.

Like right now, he decides, 'ya know what, I wanna go take a bath in Far East. What did you mean they're in wars?'.

Details of what's going on in Far East is scant and few. Even Kaguya had barely mentioned anything about it, not wanting to talk about the isolationist island nation.

So, when they all get rejected to enter the country and forced to stay within the port town of Nagasaki, Ryuu had said to Soren.

"I told you so."

"But this is supposed to be a vacation! Just us traveling around Japan…. I mean Far East."

Sometimes Soren would just spout out random terms and names no one understands, but everyone was used to it at this point.

"There's a public bath if you want to soak into so much." Ryuu had reasoned for him.

Unfortunately, Soren is sometimes, pardon her Rakian, a pain in the ass.

"Nah man, it's just not the same!"

"Well, nothing we can do. Besides, Nagasaki seems pretty good to visit.", Jaune had tried to console him.

"But my onsen inn experience! I need it! I fucking need it! Uwahh!!"

"There there.", Liliruca pat him on the back.

There's only a few ports are allowed for foreigners to trade with in Far East, and Nagasaki is the most major of it all. Most foreigners are not allowed to go beyond the town, requiring special permit to do so.

"Let's just rent some rooms at the inn alright? We'll rest, and think of something to do alright?" Jaune suggested.

"aight, fine, I want to sleep anyway."

However, Ryuu feel Soren is going to cause trouble soon. She eyed Jaune and nod to him. Surely he would keep Soren's from getting into trouble.

(((Jaune Arc)))

Genkai is weird. Jaune would admit that much. From faux-demigods to a hole in the ground that spawns monster, weird is an apt description to say about Genkai, he thinks.

For the whole year, they had been working hard. Everyday they eat magic rocks to gain strength and when they finally broke through Level 2 cap, they're so busy just working on their gun project. Now, they are about 5 million burgers rich, though according to Soren, things are 100 times cheaper, so they have about 500 millions worth of burgers in value.

That is a lot of burgers.

Now, they finally taking a well deserved vacation. It sucks that they wouldn't be able to travel further in, because apparently Far East has an isolationist policy. But hey, the port town is pretty neat!

Soren had been dead asleep. The guy had barely had any rest for the past year, so Jaune figured he would leave him be for now. He's feeling drowsy too. Lets sleep in.

Man, its great to sleep in an actual bed for once! No mites and cockroaches! Yay!

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"w-"

"wha?"

"Jaune, wake up!"

Jaune groggily opened his eyes. What is Ryuu doing here?

"Where's Soren, Jaune?"

Soren?

Jaune glanced to the open window and sighed.

Damn it. Can't believe he got tricked by a simple pretending to sleep move.

(((((Soren)))))

Based on my experience in my 1st run as Soren Ravencroft, I found that if I follow my instinct that it tends to produce unexpectedly good result. While I had sealed away my memories of the playthrough, my soul seems to know the best course of action, due to having done pretty much everything possible in Genkai. For all I know, there's probably one playthrough where I become a harem emperor in Telskyura somehow.

That sounds like a nightmare. That dude better had killed Kali.

I felt compelled to come here somehow. It's itching my brain as for why I felt so however. What happen exactly in Far East that I want to come here anyway? I don't research Danmachi wiki that much so my weeb knowledge is not that useful. Could make up a Naruto crackfic tho. I know a lot about that show.

"Eh. Let's have some noodles."

I stopped by a ramen shop at the corner of the town. Its late night, maybe 1 am or so. I checked the menu and realize that I can actually read moon runes. I ordered my food in perfect nihongo.

Huh, well shit. So I'm actually multilingual. So at least that skill carry over regardless of memory sealing.

"You speak good nihon, my comrade!", the guy with cowboy hat greets me as I sat beside him by the eating counter.

Who's this dude again?

"Sure. Soren Ravencroft."

"Ah, Soren, I see. I am Hermes!"

"Herpes?"

Herpes choked on the ramen he's slurping.

"No no no! Hermes! You know, the God of Messenger?"

Oh, I know that. Herpes, the God of STD. That is your identity now and I refuse to believe otherwise.

"Anyway, what are you doing here? I dont think the Shinto faction liked having foreign pantheon around their turf."

"Oh you know me! Herpes Express is the fastest and most trustworthy courier service in Genkai! I'm here for a job!"

Indeed. STD infection guaranteed. One poke is all they need. Herpes Express, the transmission service you can believe in.

"heee. So where you're going?"

"I'm going to Osaka. Got something to deliver to. Then, I think I'm going to go for some sightseeing. Let me tell you this, the Onsen views are superb!"

"Heee… mind if I join in?"

"Oh, you don't have permit to ente Far East proper do you?"

"Yep."

"I don't know… it's like we know each other."

I received my ramen and mull over.

Hmmm.

"I know secret routes to enter exclusive onsen views."

Herpes turn his head so fast that if he was human I think it would have broke like a twig.

"r- really?!!"

Oh yea, I forgot. God can detect lies

But they cant detect lies from me. My soul is too alien for them to tell. Because of that, the gods are very gullible to my scams.

"yep." I tapped my finger on my head. " its all in there. Secret routes passed on to me by my master, Jiraiya. I came here on a pilgrimage to honor my master on his ways of research. Very important research."

Herpes (eww) grabbed my hand and plead to me. "then please follow me in my travels!, show me the way for great spectacular views!"

I nod sagely.

Hah, I knew there's a reason I really need to walk out tonight! I had just scammed Herpes!

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"You what???"

Ryuu has a complete confusion on her face as I hold up the permit to her face.

Its morning now and we're having breakfast.

"See, I told you Lord Soren is just working out to get us in! As expected of Lord Soren! He only need one night to solve our travel problem!", Lily as always is an ardent believer to my competence.

"Yea, I sorta figure that's what he's doing.", Jaune agreed with his mouth full of dumplings. Dude, we're not poor anymore. You don't need to stuff food in your cheek for later consumption like a squirrel.

"But how? Far East Immigration Office is very strict and we're hardly that important." Ryuu doubted me

"Oh, I know some guy."

"What guy? You're not someone who knows a lot of people."

"Well, I don't know a guy, so I meet a guy and now I know a guy. So I ask guy, gimme papers, dude. And I got one. Just like that."

"Just like that?" ryuu looked wt me incredulously.

"yep"

"But how???"

Jaune chimed in. "Just go with the flow, Ryuu. This is just how it always works with Soren. He went somewhere and somehow he solves a problem he doesn't even know he have. You need to trust in the process."

"Yea. Lily remember the first time Lord Soren meet Lily. He just come to greet my ex captain, and then he decide 'you know what, let's unalive Zany and help Lily because she's so cute', and before you know it, Lily was released from Soma Familia."

"Trust the process." Jaune smiles.

"Err… okay."

Come to think about it, Ryuu was always just stayed at the HQ taking care of the place and only see us while we're working in the workshops or resting. She never gone to the dungeon with us. So she didn't know most of the Maneuvers I did.

Oh Ryuu, you're gonna have so much fun this season.