The next day, Charlie, Claire, and Loreen boarded their flight to Tokyo.

During the flight, both women were excitedly talking about shopping at Ginza and the Omote-Sando Avenue. To be precise, Claire wasn't all that thrilled about going shopping, but Elaine had asked her specifically to get her some local jewelry, so Claire had no choice but to agree.

She was always fair, so buying stuff for her mother meant the same for her father, too. So, she told Loreen that she had a budget of three hundred thousand for gifts for both parents.

Loreen promptly volunteered to help, and so they planned to go shopping right after checking in their luggage at the hotel.

Loreen then asked Charlie, "Are you joining us?"

"For the afternoon, sure," Charlie replied. "But there's an MMA match tonight I'd like to watch. We can go together if you ladies are interested, though I can still go alone if you're not… And in that case, I won't be joining for dinner."

"MMA?" Loreen groaned. "Spare me. I can't s