>>5538169 >>5538171 >>5538188 >>5538234 >>5538382 >>5538464<span class="mu-i">Those boys you played against at the coming of age ceremony lived in the agricultural district, did they not?</span> Affirmation. <span class="mu-i">Why not visit them?</span>
Kinzou mulls it over for all of two seconds before accepting. Something to do is something to do after all. He kicks the stone a short ways along before leaving it at the side of the road and walking much further onwards. The sun is at its zenith by the time he arrives at the agricultural district.
「Never really spent much time here. Wonder where they are.」<span class="mu-i">Who knows. Ask around.</span> Advice easily taken, but that turns out to be more troublesome than expected to execute. It takes nearly a quarter hour before Kinzou spots a farmer tending to his fields.
Kinzou does his best to avoid touching the nearby plant stalks as he approaches the man, waving. Once they're within around 50 or 60 antennas of each other, the man finally notices him. "HEY KID. YOU COME TO DELIVER MY LUNCH?" Kinzou cups his hands around his mouth before yelling back.「...NO.」Your sensors detect profound disappointment from the other party.
"DO YOU KNOW WHEN LUNCH IS COMING?"「NO. DO YOU KNOW TWO KIDS WHO PLAY A BOARD GAME A LOT?」Some time passes. When you're beginning to wonder if the man will just decline to respond, he finally says something back. "THINK I KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. GO BACK TO THE ROAD, AND THEN KEEP GOING TIL' YOU SEE THE POND. THEY'RE USUALLY 'ROUND THERE."
Before the man can continue inquiring about the fate of his meal, Kinzou hurriedly thanks him and heads on his way. As he continues down the roads a ways he passes by a few more fields of large, vine-like stalks with several round, reddish fruits hanging from each one. Eventually the seemingly endless farms are interrupted, however, and he catches sight of a pond, where two boys are sat.
They turn their attention to Kinzou as he approaches. After a few seconds of confused staring, one of them calls out. "It's... uh... you!"「I'm Kinzou. Your name?」The boy who spoke points to himself. "I'm Shou."The other boy chimes in. "And I'm Go." Kinzou nods.「Nice to meetcha. Wanna play a game? Uh, after you're done.」Shou nods. "Sure. Give me a minute."
10 minutes later, you see Kinzou more upset than he has been in a long time.「...I lost.」Shou laughs. "You played pretty well though. I'm just better." He points to his friend. "Y'might be able to win against Go though. He's not as good." The other boy pouts a bit. "...I haven't been playing since I was three. Well, whatever. Let's play a round."
