Chapter 6: Need a Local Guide
Speaking of which, even now, Ashton still feels that what happened is a bit unreal.
Somehow, he traveled through time, ended up in the world of Doraemon, became a primary school student, and found himself inexplicably classmates with Shizuka, Takeda, Suneo, Dekisugi, and Nobita.
All this happened so fast that Ashton was almost completely unprepared.
If he hadn't read a few more time-travel themed novels and wasn't a cartoonist in his previous life, he might have really panicked a lot now, and how could he be as calm and calm as he is now.
The afternoon class ended faster than expected.
Perhaps it's because primary schools here in Japan finish school relatively early, so these students are left with more freely allocated time for after-school activities.
At this time, the students in the class had basically all gone home after class. Their interest and curiosity in Ashton, the new transfer student, only lasted for one morning.
This is also a normal thing. After all, primary school students' interest in something does not last very long.
Anyway, everyone will need to study together in the same class for a long time, so there is no need to worry about not having the opportunity to get to know each other in the future.
When Ashton now understood that the world he was in belonged to Doraemon's world.
He also needs to plan his future early before those theatrical crises arrive.
While packing his schoolbag, he was thinking whether he should take advantage of the time between classes to buy the tools for drawing comics as soon as possible. After all, it was the craft that he relied on for a living.
Prepare it in advance, just in case you need it.
But as a new international transfer student, he was not very familiar with the geographical environment here.
At this time, perhaps you really need to find a local guide to lead the way.
Speaking of local guides, Ashton happened to have a more suitable candidate next to him. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Shizuka, who was also packing her schoolbag.
"Shizuka-san, are you free after school?"
Since their previous conversation had brought them much closer, it didn't feel out of place for him to ask such a question.
"After school? I'm free, but why do you ask?"
Because it was only the first day of the new semester, Shizuka's extracurricular tutoring classes hadn't started yet, and afternoon classes in Japan typically ended earlier.
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, so when Shizuka returned from school, besides writing her homework and reviewing the upcoming homework in advance, there was nothing else to do for the time being.
"Well, I want to go shopping and explore the nearby streets since I'm still unfamiliar with the area. If Shizuka-san is free after school, would you mind showing me around?"
Ashton smiled and stated his purpose calmly.
There is nothing worth hiding. He is indeed a newbie and is not very familiar with the surrounding environment. It is indeed a very good choice to have a local guide to lead the way.
"Hmm... I happen to have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I can go with you."
Shizuka was originally a very warm-hearted and helpful person, and it was Ashton who took the initiative to seek her help.
So she almost thought for a moment before agreeing.
It just so happened that Shizuka was actually somewhat curious about this international transfer student. Now that she had such an opportunity, she was willing to have more interaction with him.
Moreover, after the previous exchanges, Shizuka did not think that Ashton was a difficult person to get along with. On the contrary, she felt a sense of harmony with him.
"Then thank you in advance, Shizuka-san."
Ashton smiled slightly and nodded towards Shizuka.
Although it is clear that with Shizuka's personality, if there is nothing very important, she will probably not refuse her help.
But now it is actually a very good thing to go shopping with a cute and quiet girl like Shizuka.
After all, in his previous life, he still liked the role of Shizuka Minamoto, the everyday heroine in the original Doraemon anime.
In fact, it's not just him. He believe that most people who have watched the Doraemon anime are deeply interested in Doraemon's four-dimensional treasure bag that can take out various magical props at will.
She should also be very fond of Shizuka, a girl who is gentle and cute and knows how to think about problems from the perspective of others.
No wonder that guy Nobita keeps running to Shizuka's house whenever he has something to do. On the surface, he says he is going to ask Shizuka to guide him in his homework, but in fact, the real purpose is that you don't need to guess what he wants to do.
At this time, Shizuka and Ashton had almost packed their schoolbags. When they were about to go out, a familiar figure wearing a yellow shirt and round-framed glasses suddenly appeared in front of them.
Ashton looked up and saw a rather interesting smile on his lips.
The visitor was none other than Nobi Nobita, who was late on the first day of school.
"Shizuka, let's go together after school today! I recently saw a very good comic book, we can read it together on the way later!"
Nobita seemed to have not seen Ashton beside Shizuka at all, and invited Shizuka with an excited smile on his face.
"Sorry, Nobita, I just promised Ashton that I would take him to the street to buy things after school. Keep your comics for now, and we will read them together next time."
Shizuka also declined Nobita's invitation very tactfully. After all, she had already promised Ashton before Nobita invited her.
Shizuka is a very principled person, and it is not easy to go back on her promise to others.
"Ah? Why is that..."
After learning the reason for Shizuka's refusal, Nobita did not hide his emotions very well, but directly wrote disappointment on his face.
"Okay, Nobita, head home, be careful, and don't forget your homework," Shizuka said. Then, smiling at Lin Feng, she added, "Ashton-san, let's go! We don't want to miss out on the shops closing early."