Chiyo's strength was still recovering, and since her body was now exhausted, Kaito let her return to the hotel to rest.
After covering her with a blanket and letting her rest, Kaito calmly left the room.
Now wasn't the time, nor was it necessary.
Kaito wasn't that extreme.
Seeing that morning had arrived, he walked out of the room.
By chance, he ran into Lala and Momo, who had just woken up.
He was surprised the two sisters were up so early.
"Dear husband~ where are we going to play today?"
"Didn't you get enough fun yesterday? If you really want to go out, you're putting me in a spot. How about we wait until Tearju wakes up, and Eve and Mea too, then you decide?"
"Oh~ okay then! I'll listen to dear husband!"
Lala said cutely.
Momo silently nodded beside him, a slight blush appearing on her face as she looked at Kaito before the two went off to brush their teeth and wash their faces.
"I'll go out and get some breakfast. You all wait here in the room."
"Okay~!"
Kaito left the room.
He planned to get some clothes for Chiyo, and while out, transform into an ordinary person to enjoy the morning atmosphere of this city, this country.
Sometimes, being too powerful made him appreciate the simple experiences of ordinary life.
Though he could shatter mountains and rivers with a single move, he was still human at heart—just a little bit stronger.
Arriving at the lively streets, Kaito saw many people coming and going.
Some were rushing to work, others were buying ingredients to make breakfast at home. Even if they had stocked ingredients in their fridges, maybe they didn't have what they wanted.
Or maybe their fridges were empty?
He saw many women carrying large bags of groceries, just like that.
Morning groceries were the freshest.
"Oh? It's you!"
As it happened, after buying clothes for Chiyo and a variety of specialty breakfasts, Kaito was on his way back when he ran into Ringo, who was out buying ingredients with her daughter.
Her daughter, Yuki Mikan, was definitely an elementary schooler, a little loli.
"Heh, I didn't expect to run into you again just a day later."
Kaito greeted her with a smile. Ringo excitedly took her daughter Mikan's hand and approached him.
"Um, thank you so much for your help yesterday! If it weren't for you, I might have lost my job! If it's alright, please come to my home as a guest. I really want to thank you properly!"
"Well, it was just a common act of courage. No need to make a big deal out of it. By the way, is this your daughter? She's adorable."
"Yes, this is my daughter, Yuki Mikan! Mikan, say hello to the uncle~"
"Cough, just call me big brother. I'm not that old!"
Why "uncle"? Judging by Ringo's excited and favorable expression, he could guess what she was thinking.
But really, he wasn't old enough to be an uncle!
However…
He had a daughter, so being called uncle wasn't technically wrong, right?
No… Even with a daughter, it should still be "big brother"!
A man is a youth until death!
"Um... hello, big brother. I'm Yuki Mikan..."
Mikan looked a bit shy, very cute.
Kaito reached out, patted her hair, and used a magical technique to produce a candy, giving it to her.
"Thank you, big brother!"
"Haha, glad you like it!"
Standing up, Kaito looked at Ringo again. At that moment, their eyes met.
Involuntarily, her face flushed bright red.
"Cough, I still don't know your name. Would you tell me? I'd like to be friends!"
"Just call me Kaito."
"I see... Kaito-kun isn't Japanese, is he?"
"Yes, I'm here traveling."
"Oh... I see..."
Even though he spoke perfect Japanese, it turned out he was a Chinese tourist...
Ringo suddenly felt a little disappointed, like falling in love and losing it before it even started.
'Hmm?'
'Wait!'
'The design company I worked for had a branch in China, didn't it?'
'Could she talk to the main office about wanting to develop the Chinese fashion industry?'
'That way, I could see Kaito anytime!'
'But China was huge, nothing like Japan.'
'Even if I went to China, what if Kaito lived far, far away from the company?'
For a moment, Yuki Ringo was torn between hope and fear.
Kaito noticed the shift in her expression and was curious.
"Mrs. Yuki, is something wrong?"
"Cough, it's nothing. By the way, Kaito-kun, how many days are you traveling here?"
"I'll be heading back in two days."
"...Th-That soon? Well then... please come to my home for lunch today? I really want to thank you for yesterday!"
"Is that so? Since you're inviting me again, it would be rude to refuse. I don't have any plans, so I'll come over at noon. Just give me your address."
"Really? That's wonderful! I bought lots of ingredients; I can make a feast!"
Ringo was very excited. Mikan looked up at her mother.
She was young, though, and didn't think much of it.
But she knew her mother wanted to thank Kaito. After all, those design drafts her mother had spent weeks perfecting were supposed to be submitted to the Japanese branch yesterday.
If they had been stolen and lost, her mother would not only have lost her job but also wasted weeks of effort.
Soon, after agreeing to have lunch at her house and getting her address, Kaito parted ways with mother and daughter.
Back at the hotel, Kaito brought out the breakfast and asked about plans for the day. Tearju said they were going to visit Ryoko's house and help her move some things.
Like some medical equipment she had modified herself; those were important.
Also, some medicines she had developed herself needed to be taken along.
In short, Tearju planned to take Eve and the others to Ryoko's house as guests.
Ryoko was probably at Sainan High School right now, handling her resignation and saying goodbye to her colleagues and friends!