Asta and his friends walked toward the location, observing the buildings around the city along the way.
"Hey, look! There's an arcade over there!" said Choji excitedly.
Asta sighed. "Can you stay focused for once? All you ever think about is playing."
Choji grinned. "Well, what's wrong with having a little fun?"
Soon, they arrived in front of the bar the old lady had mentioned. They parked their car and got out. Beside the bar was a narrow alley, and at the end of it, they found a small building with a metal sign that read "Enjnik."
Asta knocked on the door. A voice came from a small speaker beside it.
"Who's there? What do you want?"
Asta replied, "We're here to ask for your help fixing a spaceship."
The voice responded, "Come in."
With a click, the door slid open. Asta and his friends stepped inside — the place was completely dark. Suddenly, the door shut behind them, and lights flickered on one by one. From the distance, a voice echoed,
"Who are all of you?"
Asta began introducing each of them as they slowly approached. But when he mentioned Coco's name, the voice suddenly spoke again, this time sounding surprised.
"Coco? Is that really you?"
Coco immediately shouted, "Yeah! It's me, Enji!"
The man stepped forward, smiling. It was Enji, a 24-year-old mechanic known for his incredible skill in repairing machines and devices. He greeted them warmly.
Enji introduced himself, and Choji quickly asked, "Wait—you know Coco?"
Enji nodded. "Yeah, I know Coco."
Coco then explained, "Enji is an old friend of mine. He used to work at a space station where I was stationed too. But when that station was attacked by hostile aliens, the commander ordered everyone to evacuate. That's when Enji and I were separated. Later, before I met you, Asta, I sent a message to Enji, asking him to come to Earth."
Just then, a robot entered the room.
"Hey, Enji! The sword and hammer repairs are done!" the robot said.
Hina jumped in surprise. "W-who's that?"
Enji chuckled. "Oh, that's Mechabot — short for Mechanical Robot. He helps me fix machines quickly."
Then Enji turned back to the group. "So, what brings you all here?"
Coco replied, "I came to ask for your help repairing my spaceship. When I tried to land on Earth, I accidentally fell asleep and crashed… and now the ship's completely broken."
Enji smirked. "Tsk tsk, Coco. How far did you crash from here?"
"Quite a distance," Coco admitted.
"Alright then," Enji said. "We'll head out tomorrow to fix it."
He then looked at Asta. "And what about you guys? Why are you here?"
Asta answered, "We came because our Armorbot received a mysterious message. It told us to find someone in this city."
Enji's eyes widened. "Armorbot? You mean… you're the ones who rescued it?"
Asta nodded. "Yeah, we are."
Enji leaned back thoughtfully. "I see… You should know, Armorbot was originally created by humans. But during one of the experiments, something went wrong — it accidentally teleported to another planet. The reason was because its creator was working with a group of evil aliens who betrayed him and tried to steal the Armorbot for themselves."
He continued, "Back when I was still at the space station, I received some classified data. It said that the creator of Armorbot was teleported to a planet called Atatiga — and he's been trapped there ever since. The 'city of Jurbu' mentioned in your message might actually be referring to a city on that planet."
Asta and his friends were shocked.
"What?! Planet Atatiga?!" Asta exclaimed.
Choji asked, "Then how are we supposed to get there?"
Hina added, "Yeah! Isn't that planet far away from Earth? How can we possibly travel that far?"
Asta fell silent, deep in thought, trying to come up with a plan...
To be continued…