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Chapter 48
There was this decently priced Japanese ramen shop near the Osaka Museum. They had lunch there.
After finishing their ramen, they were heading to the bus station when Egbert’s phone suddenly rang.
Eileen, who was walking ahead, turned around upon hearing the sound.
Egbert pulled out his phone and saw that the call was from an unknown number. It was a phone
provided by the TV crew, which only had a few guests’ numbers saved. Any calls from other people
didn’t show names.
Egbert pressed the answer key and put the phone to his ear.
“Hello, who’s this? A gentle female voice came from the other end, Is this Mr. Reed? This is Aurora.”
Upon hearing the name, Egbert frowned slightly.
Standing across from him, Eileen curiously asked, “Who is it? Aurora?” Egbert didn’t answer, but asked
the woman on the phone, “What’s up?”
Aurora on the other end of the line sounded a bit upset, Well, Hubery and I had our phones stolen
yesterday, and we reported it to the police. Today, the police contacted us, saying they’ve caught the
thief, but neither Hubery nor I speak Japanese well, and we’re having trouble communicating with
them. The program crew said it was our problem and didn’t provide a translator for us. So I thought of
you, Mr. Reed. I remember you speak Japanese well, could you come and help us? Please!
Hearing this, Egben’s face became even grimmer
Eileen was standing across from him, her hands clasped together, still pressing. Is it Aurora?”
Egbert put down his phone and said. “Yes, it’s her.”
Eileen was taken aback for a moment, then turned and said. Then you guys chat” After that, she was
about to head for the bus station.
But her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Egbert. She turned around only to find a phone thrust into her
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthand, and Egbert moved in front of her, saying, “You take it.
“For me?” Eileen looked dumbfounded holding the phone.
Hesitantly, she put the phone to her ear: “Hello?”
There was silence on the other end of the line for a while.
After a while, a woman’s voice came again, “Is this Ms. Lopez? This is Aurora, where is Mr. Reed?”
Eileen frowned at Egbert, “She’s looking for you, why did you give me the phone?”
Egbert said expressionlessly, This is our business. You handle it!
Even though she knew what he meant, that it was their team’s issue and she should take charge, it still
sounded weird.
Eileen put the phone back to her ear and asked Aurora, “What’s up?”
There was another silence on the other end. After a while, Aurora’s voice came again. Although it had
a hint of coldness, it was relatively calm. She repeated what she had said earlier.
The police station, huh,” Eileen looked at her watch, “We have a scenic spot to visit this afternoon and
don’t have time to go to the police station. according to our schedule. You could borrow someone else’s
phone, download a translation app, and use the app to translate in real-time. It’s at common practice
when traveling abroad and facing language barriers.”
Eileen thought she had offered a very effective solution
However, Aurora on the other end of the line seemed a bit impatient, asking, ‘Can I speak with Mr.
Reed?”
Eileen frowned and handed the phone back to Egbert, “Take it.”
Egbert took the phone, gave her a glance, and then hung up the call.
Eileen looked surprised at the phone that had returned to the home screen. Egbert put the phone in his
pocket and headed for the bus station. Eileen caught up and looked sideways at his expression, asking
in confusion, “You just hung up like that?”
Egbert said calmly, “Your approach was good. I couldn’t think of anything better.”
“But…” Eileen scratched her face, “She obviously wanted you to go there”
Egbert didn’t answer
Seeing Egbert like this, Eileen couldn’t help but scoff. He was now worried again that his relationship
with the actress would cause misunderstandings. –He knew it would be hard to explain at home, so
why did he have her wear gloves in the first place?
He was so conflicted.
Afterwards, the phone didn’t ring again. In the afternoon, they went to another scenic spot and returned
to the hotel around six in the evening.
Bblythe and Josiah weren’t back yet.
Eileen called Bblythe, asking if she could come back for dinner, but Bblythe said she and Josiah had
eaten outside the scenic spot and told them to sort out dinner themselves
After hanging up, Elleen knocked on Egbert’s door, “Wanna grab dinner together?”
Egbert stood inside the room, staring at her with confusion.
Elleen smiled, “I won’t let you eat those free cookies again. When we just got back, I saw a food street
nearby. It’s reasonably priced, wanna go?”
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Egbert went back to his room to pick up his jacket, then came out. The food street was crowded and
every item looked tempting..
Egbert stopped several times on the food street, but Eileen never did, seemingly not satisfied with any
of the stands, so Egbert just followed her.
In the end, after checking out the entire food street, Eileen turned to Egbert and said, “Nothing here
seems to be good, shall we just go back for cookies?”
Egbert frowned at her, pointed randomly at a nearby stand, and said, “This one’s alright.”
Eileen took a serious look and said, “No, it’s not hygienic.”
Egbert glanced at the stand’s price list, I’ll choose the cheapest one.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEileen still shook her head, “The cheapest one is still 500. The 500 referred to yen, approximately 4
dollars.
Eileen sighed, looking regretful, I didn’t expect the food street to be not that cheap. Let’s go back. I
promise III buy you food next time.
Is this woman a devil?]
–[Poor him…]
–[Feed him! Feed him! Please feed him!]
[My mom’s the same, always saying ‘next time, but there was never a next time!)
Eileen managed to drag Egbert away from the food street. On their way back, Eileen suddenly spotted
a sushi shop by the street.
There was a challenge sign hanging at the entrance of the shop. It basically read if anyone could beat
the owner in a knife skill contest, they’d win a luxurious sushi set.
Eileen’s eyes lit up immediately. “We’ve found our dinner. Let’s do this” she said to Egbert
Egbert frowned, giving the challenge sign a long, hard stare before silently stepping into the shop
From the outside, the sushi shop was ridiculously unassuming, but it was surprisingly bustling inside.
-[Wow, this is Sakura Sushi. It s pretty famous in Japan. This is the main branch, and they are a bunch
of others in different cities]
-[I cant believe this challenge is still going on. I saw it when I was travelling in Japan]
-[As a student who studies in Japan, I can tell you it’s been going on for over a year now. And so far, no
one’s managed to win]
-The owner of Sakura Sushi is a world sushi competition champion. Is she really planning to challenge
him? Has she got nothing better to do?]
-[This is a knife skill challenge, not a sushi making one. This sign is just a gimmick to boost the shop’s
reputation. Surely, no one is foolish enough to take it on. She’s not that overconfident, is she?]
-[Hahaha, this is hilarious. Does Eileen really think she stands a chance? She’s quite young, but boy, is
she full of herself.]
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