4. Ginza in the witch world
Ginza, a major business district in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, is also the most expensive place in the whole of Asia, and is one of the most expensive places in the whole of Asia, both in terms of consumption and commercial district size, and is home to countless business-savvy witches who have set up shops selling materials and magic books.
The huge flow of people and the astonishing speed of money circulation make it one of the three most prosperous centers in the world, along with the Champs-Elysées in Paris and Fifth Avenue in New York.
It is Riji's first destination after crossing over to the world of witches.
The castle in Japan is divided into the ground and the sky, and the main inhabitants of the floating castle in the sky are witches, and most of the witches' shops and residences are in the sky.
There are many advantages to living away from the ground, and Japan is a relatively small country. The Meiji Restoration was a major turning point, and after the Second World War of the Witches, countless high-rise buildings rose from the ground and the roads became narrower and narrower.
After the Second World War, the technology of the floating islands was widely spread, which greatly reduced the pressure on Japan's territory, and a large number of witches moved to the floating islands.
The first floating islands appeared in Japan during the Nara period, when Japan absorbed advanced cultural technology from all over the world and sent witch envoys abroad, one of which did a great job of bringing back the technology to make floating islands from the West.
The witch who got the technology of the floating island was known as the "pioneer witch" by the people of the time. There are very few witches who can get an independent title, and only those with great personal achievements can be recognized by the United Nations Witch Secretariat and awarded a title that matches their achievements.
Although the great pioneer witch is long gone, the floating island technology she brought back and improved has had a significant impact on Japanese society, especially the life of witches.
The higher and farther you fly, the wider your field of vision.
As far as the eye can see, any place can become an empty path for a broom to fly. Along the way, there are a large number of street signs projected by holographic devices, including the station ahead and the speed limit for flight.
The text will scroll in real time to inform the Witch in Flight of Tokyo's weather, outdoor temperature, and precautions, and advertisements for major companies and brands will also be played in turn, so you will not miss any opportunity to promote your products.
Like Riji, there are many Japanese witches who ride broomsticks in the air, including all ages.
There are young witches who wear formal robes and rush to participate in events, there are also witches who wear JK uniforms and have just finished cram school, and even witch grandma who wears kimonos to buy vegetables, and a vegetable basket full of vegetables hangs in front of the broom pole.
In the distance is a dizzying world.
A huge floating island with a super-large floating complex in Ginza that has emerged in recent years. Skyscrapers and shops are lined up one after another, and the buildings can no longer be described as reaching straight into the sky, they are built in the clouds.
The floating island is surrounded by empty rails, on which are the most advanced floating trains in the world. There are several large floating airships near the airport, and passengers get on and off in order.
There are also floating buses, floating taxis, and some witches who can afford it will buy a car with flying abilities or prepare their own mounts.
There are a few witches riding griffins next to them, and the golden griffins look quite cool, but I don't know how much it costs.
Most witches choose to fly with a broomstick, which is light and fast, and has the comfort of a ride. The feeling of being able to overlook the entire airspace without any obscuration made Ryji's body and soul feel a strong sense of agitation.
"Unbelievable...... That's pretty damn. This is the world where witch culture dominates......"
Anyone who sees this for the first time will let out the same exclamation. The world of fantasy has come true, and no number of words can describe her current pleasure.
In the distance, the Ginza floating area beckoned to her, like a young woman in gorgeous clothes, unrestrained and enthusiastic, and delicate appearance. The exterior of the tall building, with huge or slender billboards, is extremely rich in color and content.
Many elements jump into the eye at the same time, which is even more dazzling and overwhelming. Daytime alone is shocking enough, and Riki can't imagine what the spectacle will be like in Ginza at night.
"I hope that the pitiful 19,000 yen in my pocket will not be consumed too quickly. If you go to a bar for a beer, you should be able to afford it. ”
Ritch stares at a huge billboard that blinds her eyes, featuring an entertainer witch holding a red can of beer.
It is one of the most famous beer brands in Japan, Kirin Beer. Even in the Witch World Line, there are things that are interoperable with the normal World Line.
The Artist Witch has a natural smile with a unique and non-deniable persuasiveness, reading the lines requested by the advertiser. This beer has been tasted in Ruiji, the color is golden, the wheat aroma is rich, and it lacks the bitterness and astringency of ordinary beers, so it is suitable for people who don't usually drink much.
After the beer commercials played, there were advertisements for several witch course tuition agencies.
It wasn't that Ruiji was interested in the ad and stopped to watch it. There are many witches and vehicles flying in the airspace of Ginza, and the same diversion method is adopted as on land, and witches riding broomsticks also need to obey the traffic rules in the air.
The traffic lights built on small floating plots are the same as the ground and are divided into three colors: red, yellow, and green. It is necessary to have traffic lights in the Ginza airspace, and countless witches and vehicles pass by every day, and accidents can occur in the irregular airspace, and the witches in flight sometimes collide together, or hit the vehicles in flight, causing even greater chaos.
The traffic light screen began to count down, and when the red number turned to 0, the indicator light just turned green, and the witches who had been waiting for a long time couldn't wait to rush forward, still leaving behind a cool phantom like a comet's tail.
There is a place to store brooms at the airport, and the storage fee is 500 yen each time, which is not particularly expensive, and the Swiss season is quite acceptable. Running around the business district with a broom does not comply with the rules of the Witch Association, and offenders are fined more than 100,000 yen and less than 300,000 yen, and the unlucky witch may receive a fine of 299,900 yen.
The broomstick storage is near the drop point of the airship in the Ginza floating business district, and Ruiki is lined up behind the other witches, feeling the heat of being scorched by the midsummer sun, and at the same time feeling the figure of the witch in the storage place.
Of course, I sighed silently in my heart.
The witch is dressed in cool clothes, wearing dangerous hot pants and a tight white tank top, and a Hawaiian-style flower shirt on the outside, and the various colors are condensed on this piece of fabric, which looks unrestrained and incompatible with the bustling Tokyo.
She also wore the same black witch hat on her head, and sunglasses to cover the sun on her face, and the whole person looked very lazy. Even more noteworthy is the feminine predominance of fullness under the white vest, which is more dazzling than the sun overhead, giving the fabric a wonderful curvature.
"Storage fee: 500 yen."
"Okay......
Riki looked away and took out five hundred yen in cash from his wallet.
The witch clicked on the cash register, printed out an invoice, and handed it to her along with the access number plate.
"Remember to pick it up before ten o'clock in the evening."
"Good...... Thank you. ”
The first time she communicated with a witch other than her sister Shizuru, Ruiji was a little nervous. She tucked the invoice into her purse, and the number plate with the lanyard hung on her wrist like a bracelet so that she wouldn't accidentally lose it while shopping.
She stands at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, surrounded by tall buildings on both sides, and there is an entrance to an air rail station nearby. Ginza's architectural style is not only a single modern style, but also retains a considerable number of 19th-century buildings, such as the white bell tower opposite the air rail station.
The population flow in Ginza Ward on weekends is terrifying, and the streets are filled with not only witches but also ordinary people living on the ground. This is an era when witches and ordinary people coexist, and most of the public areas can be entered and exited by witches and ordinary people, except for some specific areas.
After visiting the streets of 4-chome, Ruiji remembered that he had come to find a place to drink and have fun. In Japan, the age of majority has now been lowered to 18, and she is just reaching the legal drinking age today, and as long as she shows her ID card to a bar or a place that sells alcohol, even if she is immature and still in high school, the clerk will not stop her from entering the store.
In her previous life, she was a social animal who ran around the corners of the city for a living, and her greatest joy after working overtime was to go to a roadside stall to get a bottle of beer and order a meat skewer.
Izakaya consumption in Japan is cheaper and more affordable than nightclubs, and the price is not so discouraged.
She stopped at the door of the izakaya and glanced at the price list outside, and when she saw that the per capita consumption was starting at 5,000 yen, she immediately dismissed the idea of going in.
Before going out, my sister specially told her not to spend money indiscriminately, and any expenditure that is not for the purpose of consuming the means of subsistence and belongs to enjoying the consumption of materials is indiscriminate spending.
There is a faucet in front of it, and several witches are washing their hands and faces. As we all know, Japanese tap water can be drunk directly, although there is a vending machine next to it, and the mineral water inside sells for 120 yen a bottle, and more people are willing to choose the tap next to it.
The witches didn't think it was a shame to drink the tap water, and Ryji didn't think much of it and joined in.
In the absence of financial resources, every penny has to be spent.
"By the way, I have to buy some study materials."
The 19,000 yen was the money that Shizuru allocated to her to buy a teaching assistant, and the next monthly ability test will test the proficiency in the use of level 4 attribute spells, which refer to spells such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.
High school graduation requires mastery of at least level 5, otherwise you will not get a high school diploma.
Rydge discovers something terrible - she hasn't even learned level 2 now.
"It's ...... Over"
There is still half a year before the final exam in January, and while I still have money in my pocket, I can go to the bookstore as soon as possible to buy a magic book and go home to roll it in.