At this moment, Byakuya and Eto had arrived at Ward 1... or more specifically, Tokyo's largest movie theater.
"Come to think of it, this might be my first time at a place like this."
Eto suddenly remarked.
Then she asked Byakuya, "Have you been to a movie theater before?"
"Once or twice, with my family."
Byakuya answered honestly.
Of course, that was before he transmigrated.
After all, what kid hasn't gone to the movies with their family? Whether it was something they actually wanted to see or not...
While he couldn't speak for everyone, most people have had that experience.
"Oh, that sounds nice."
Then Eto suddenly thought of something. "Speaking of which... where is your family?"
"Well... how should I put this?"
Byakuya found it hard to answer.
"If it's something painful from the past, just pretend I never asked."
Sensing something was off, Eto said quickly.
In this situation, most people would naturally assume Byakuya's family had... passed away...
"No, it's nothing painful like that. It's just that my family can't meet with me for now. They're all doing fine."
Byakuya explained.
"Oh, that's good."
Eto visibly relaxed.
She'd thought she had touched on a sensitive subject.
Especially since... she understood all too well what it felt like to lose family...
"Do they have something important keeping them away?"
Eto asked.
"Something like that..."
That was the only way Byakuya could answer.
He couldn't exactly say it was because he'd transmigrated, and his family was in an entirely different world...
"Well, if we ever get the chance, I'd love to meet your parents."
Eto said with a smile.
"If there's ever a chance, I'd hope for that too."
Byakuya said.
Unfortunately, he had absolutely no idea how to return to his original world.
That would have to wait for the System to come through. For now, he had no clues whatsoever.
Then Eto brought the conversation back to the movie.
"Let's go watch something then. See what good movies are showing."
Eto hummed a little tune as she pulled Byakuya into the theater.
Since they were buying tickets on the spot, Byakuya and Eto looked at the screening schedule on the big display.
"Look at that one—it's a romance. Perfect for us, right?"
Eto noticed a film called Alice's Book Nook. "What do you think? Want to watch this?"
"Sure. It's been a while since I've seen a movie. I'm fine with pretty much anything."
Byakuya nodded.
"Then let's go with this one. I'll get the tickets."
Eto was about to head to the counter when she suddenly seemed to remember something. "Wait—have you ever been to a movie theater with another girl before?"
"No..."
Byakuya shook his head, unable to deny it.
"So I'm the first girl to come to a movie theater with you."
Eto smiled happily.
"Something like that... makes you this happy?"
Byakuya smiled slightly.
"Of course it does! Who doesn't want to be someone's first?"
Then Eto suddenly dropped something rather bold: "Come to think of it, it's kind of embarrassing—I'm already an old lady, but I'm still a virgin."