This is the second half of the report.
The Arima-chan collaboration drink I bought at the "Pirates Gallery" was apparently a garnet-inspired jelly. Garnet is the birthstone for January, so I wonder if Arima-chan was born in January? I'm also born in January, so I'd be happy if that were the case.
I chatted with two elderly ladies who seemed to be from the Kanto region, judging by their accents. I promoted both "Oshi no Ko" and Arima Kana quite a bit.
The ship docked. I had booked a special cabin, so
I boarded smoothly, bypassing the queue of other passengers. What a feeling of superiority! My cabin was also at the front.

A business trip to Lake Ashi, or rather, another photo shoot - Part 2 | 西尾一朗's post