The next day, early in the morning.
Hirarano was miserably enveloped in sweltering heat, suffocatingly humid and hard to bear. Nanahara Takeshi took his whole family on an express train heading north to escape the heat. After a bumpy overnight journey, they arrived at Sankakuhama Port by the Sea of Okhotsk—in the northern region of Hokkaido. If they fled any further, they'd end up in Russia.
Stepping off the train, Nanahara Takeshi felt the cool sea breeze blow in gusts, carrying a faint fishy scent. He couldn't help but nod in satisfaction, thinking this was indeed a great place to escape the summer heat. It was perfectly feasible to hide out here during the hottest time of the year, without having to execute Plan B and continue toward Hanasaki Port in Nemuro City to the northeast.
