Idea! Creative and Twisty, or pointless?

My MC is from Europe and he goes to Asia for his quest: he's bullied for a while and he makes a new friend. He's only there for four days. Before he can start the quest he finds out that going to Asia was just a diversion and the quest was supposed to take place in Europe all along. He's still going to complete the quest, mind you. Now, is this pointless, or is it sort of a twist? After all, he is in Asia for about six and a half chapters of the story. The only reason I made him stay was to get a friend to help him on his quest. Is it okay if he goes back to Europe after six chapters, or should I just keep the MC in Asia?