Traveling With a Beautiful Girl - Chapter 16: Fluffy Pancake

The moment we turned around, an unusual sight caught our eyes.

Even more striking than Ruka-san, who was leaning out of the window and waving her hands vigorously, was the car itself.

“Sorry for the wait!”

“No, what is that car?”

I couldn’t help but ask.

Nanase’s eyes were wide open too.

“…Quite a strong statement of individuality on this car, huh?”

“It’s called the Fluffy Pancake-mobile! Isn’t it cute?”

“Where exactly are the pancake elements?”

The pink compact car Ruka-san was driving… was what people commonly call an “itasha” (a car decorated with images of fictional characters).

Moreover, it wasn’t decorated with the typical cute anime characters, but rather, it had a feel as if it had jumped straight out of a fairytale from the land of maidens.

Hearts were densely engraved all over the car.

Kitty-chan, who is known for the word “Hello,” was on the hood.

The side doors featured Anpanman¹Anpanman, a character whose only friends are love and courage.

On the roof, there was a large object with black mouse ears that looked like it belonged to a certain character from a dreamland, who would laugh with a “Ha ha!”.

The car was like a world where a toy box had been turned upside down.

“Are we going to see Mount Fuji in this car?”

Nanase pointed at the car and made a disgusted face.

“Well, it’s not like she’s decided to take us yet.”

“Eh!? You want to go to Mount Fuji? That’s great, Mount Fuji! Let’s go, let’s go!”

“Ha, it’s so light”

(T/N: She uses “フッ軽” which also means quickly adaptable (of a person), pro-active)

“Well, it’s a compact car!”

“No, I meant…”

“Come on, get in, get in.”

Ruka-san urged us, and Nanase took the passenger seat while I got into the back.

[Pay up, puke it up, eat crap! Purify your filthy souls!”]

“What is this song?”

“Satsuriko Bozu! Don’t you know it? The lyrics are so stimulating that I always play it while driving!”

Is this going to be okay? This isn’t going to be a taxi to hell, right?

Nanase seemed to have given up on retorting and was staring straight into the void.

“I’ve never climbed Mount Fuji before, so I’m excited!”

“I don’t even have to think about it to know that you’re serious…”

“Ruka-san, it’s really tough to climb it! We just want to go to a place where we can see Mount Fuji beautifully.”

“Oh, that’s what you meant! I know a place like that, leave it to me!”

Ruka-san tapped away at the car navigation system.

In the meantime, Nanase started to feel restless.

“Can I open the window a little?”

“Are you hot? Should I turn on the air conditioning?”

When Ruka-san asked, Nanase hesitated before replying.

“I just want to breathe in the outside air. Thanks to someone’s loud screaming, I feel suffocated.”

“Ricchan, that’s mean!”

Ignoring Ruka-san, who looked like she had just been saddled with a debt from a ten-year-old friend, Nanase cracked the window open slightly.

Nanase’s expression relaxed, seemingly relieved. Apparently, she had been feeling quite suffocated.

“Please, let’s get going quickly.”

Numerous passersby had been throwing curious glances at the car.

Unable to withstand it, Nanase hurried Ruka-san.

“Well, well, don’t rush, relax with Satsuriku Bouzu.”

[Die! Die! Die! Overwhelming death! Die! Die! Funeral!]

“You can’t relax with this kind of song!”

“Alright, we’re all set! Let’s go!”

The fluffy Pancake-go took off towards Mount Fuji.

I’m tired from all the information.

Let’s take it easy until we reach our destination.