Digimon Journey in the Spirit World

Raven City.

This is a city that is completely different from the busy pace of Feiyun City, with many amusement facilities built high up.

There is a leisurely atmosphere everywhere.

A musical theater, a gear station, a large arena, a small sports arena, a trial house, an amusement park and a Ferris wheel.

A variety of iconic buildings can be seen from the center of Raven.

Raven Gym is located in the amusement park.

"Have fun, Wang Dong!"

Bai Yu and Wang Dong walked north from Qibao City. After three days, they passed another bridge - the Qimiao Bridge and arrived at Raven City.

As soon as Bai Yi landed, he was irresistibly attracted by the amusement smell here.

The huge amusement park has everything, including arcade machines, large game consoles, bumper cars and carousels!

Everything that Bai Yi could imagine was here.

Bai Yi couldn't wait and rushed into the amusement park immediately.

He wants to experience every project.

He wanted to play with these things in his previous life, but he never had the chance to get in touch with them.

Now that he has this rare opportunity, Bai Yi must make up for all his previous regrets!

"Eh? You're actually playing like this..."

Wang Dong, who was thrown there by Bai Yi, was dazed.

This was the first time he saw Bai Yi like this.

He thought that Bai Yi was a reliable partner who always remained cool and aloof. Even when they were playing and chatting together, he did not show any major emotional fluctuations.

But now Bai Yi was attracted by these... somewhat childish entertainment facilities, and the smile on his face was real.

"But...it's not bad!"

Wang Dong himself had never played with these things before, but now Bai Yi was playing with them, and he had money, so why not give it a try?

Why not?

“Yohoo!!”

The two teenagers rushed into the amusement park like crazy, got into the bumper cars under the surprised gaze of a group of children, and collided violently as if they were meeting their enemies.

It's like old friends in the evening, sitting on a carousel and chatting about the past.

Like friends who loved excitement in their youth, they got on the pirate ship.

Like a young man entering adulthood, holding a toy gun and aiming at the balloons.

The sun was setting, its rays shining through the clouds.

Clouds like sunsets because at dusk, they and the sky are called sunset glow.

“Hahahaha, I haven’t had such a great time playing for a long time. I have never seen anything here before. It’s really addictive. After playing it once, I want to play it again.”

After the crazy play, Wang Dong and Bai Yi lay on the grass wantonly. When they looked up, the light was no longer dazzling, but so beautiful, like a burning flame.

"This kind of scenery really makes people want to play it again..."

Looking at the amusement facilities still in operation around them, Bai Yi and Wang Dong choked up for some reason.

I was obviously very happy today because I got to experience a toy that I saw for the first time in my life, but I couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

"Why are you crying?"

With a faint smile, Bai Yi wiped away her tears and turned to look at Wang Dong who was laughing and crying.

"Because I've always wanted to go to the amusement park... that's what my parents promised me... they never lied to me."

"I really did get to play it, but it was just ten years late."

Wang Dong closed his eyes. No matter how beautiful the sky was, it could not erase the sadness in his eyes.

Bai Yi knew that Wang Dong's family was broken up, and he also asked some neighbors who knew a little about the situation.

All we know is that Wang Dong's parents had a quarrel over something and then separated. Wang Dong followed his father around, and he may have even forgotten how many places they had been to. Finally, he was sent to his grandmother, and only then did he settle down and live his life of struggle in the garbage dump.

"What about you? Di, you told me that your auntie and your parents are both here and they treat you very well, so why are you..."

Wang Dong didn't turn his head or open his eyes, or perhaps his tears had not stopped yet.

"As for me... I don't know either. I just feel that this is a very important matter and a very important promise."

"When you do well in the exam this time, Mom will take you to the playground..."

"You only ranked in the top ten in the class. What's there to be proud of? Why do you want to go to the amusement park? Why don't you spend more time on studying? Otherwise, you would have been number one in the class long ago!"

……

Is it... that dream?

The words that the woman said to her child suddenly appeared in her mind, as if there really was such a person standing in front of her, pointing at her nose and yelling at her.

"Well... it's not important. I should go back and take a shower and go to bed."

After saying that, Bai Yi was about to stand up.

"Wait, wait a minute, can we go on the merry-go-round again?"

Wang Dong pointed to the carousel that was no longer rotating and was empty.

"Huh? Let's play again tomorrow. We will stay in Raven City for a long time."

“I want to play it again.”

"…Okay, okay, one last time."

Looking at Wang Dong's pitiful appearance, if it were a girl, Bai Yi's heart would probably be broken.

There is no choice. It is still early now, so it doesn’t matter where I live.

For Bai Yi, sleeping in a bridge hole wrapped in Gengar is no big deal.

"By the way, do you want to come along?"

Bai Yi suddenly turned his head and looked at the bushes beside him.

"Eh? Who are you talking to?"

Wang Dong was stunned and looked at the round grass clumps everywhere on the lawn of the playground, unable to react.

"Hey hey hey~"

An embarrassed laugh came from the bushes.

A girl who was about the same age as Bai Yi rubbed her head embarrassedly.

She was a girl wearing glasses and with short hair that reached her shoulders. She had an ordinary face, and like Bai Yi, she was a person who looked clean but nothing special.

"So you know everything."

The girl also lay down next to Bai Yi.

"Well... I thought it was a coincidence, but we played all day and you were always by our side. You played whatever we played. It's hard not to be suspicious."

If this guy's eyes had not flashed the same light as Bai Yi and the other two when they were having fun, perhaps Bai Yi had already taken action in secret.

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, but... I thought we were the same, so I took the initiative to follow you."

The girl lay on the grass, looking at the gradually darkening sky, and spoke slowly.

"My name is Yu, Shen Yu, from Suanmu Town. I'm... similar to you. I was separated from my parents when I was young, and I grew up in the Elf School."

"It's my first trip to Raven City, and I couldn't help but be moved to see the amusement park."

"I felt that you had a similar aura to me, so I followed you. I'm sorry."

The young girl Shen Yu told the two men about her childhood at sunset.

Although it was called a childhood, it was not warm at all. She worked and went to school... She was independent since she was young and developed a will of steel.

And beneath this steel lies fragile tenderness and loneliness.

"Well, it's pretty much the same. Three problem children, without a mother and without a home."

"..."

Wang Dong didn’t understand why Bai Yi said that, but he must have his reasons. Maybe he also had some unknown secret in his heart.

"Let's go, let's go back to sleep after playing."