Giving Hirano the Snow-Snow Fruit seemed like a good idea.
Although the Snow-Snow Fruit was ultimately a Logia-type ability fruit and selling it to the chat group would yield many points, but Kaito preferred having others owe him favors.
Points could be earned again, and besides, he already had a lot of items and couldn't be bothered to sell them for points.
The live stream from suppressing the rebellion had earned him a full million points!
The sheer scale and impact of the battle had prompted the chat group to award a massive amount of points, making that haul very substantial.
It made sense. It was far more spectacular than slaying gods on a planet. At most, god-slaying sank a continent, but this was a battle in space involving tens of thousands of ships.
Of course, earning that many points was a one-time thing.
Even if he recreated the scene on a larger scale, he probably wouldn't get as many points.
Well...
If Kaito destroyed an entire galaxy, he might break the live stream points record again.
With a million points in hand, Kaito was feeling quite generous.
Since he didn't need the Snow-Snow Fruit, it would eventually be given away anyway. Selling it back to the chat group system wasn't something he considered. If he wanted to, he would have sold all the items he'd accumulated long ago.
He opened a private chat.
[Kaito]: Yukinoshita-san, I'll lend you these four items for now. When you have enough points to draw something good, you can return the favor.
[Kaito]: Besides, in about 20 days, we'll be getting new group members, and the parent-child activity will start again.
[Kaito]: Since the parent-child activity location is random, we might end up in dangerous worlds. Having some abilities will help you earn points.
[Kaito]: Oh, and the two C-rank Physique Attribute Cards are for your two daughters.
The Snow-Snow Fruit, two C-rank Physique Attribute Cards, and one B-rank Physique Attribute Card.
A total of four items were bundled into a gift and sent to Hirano.
He could have given more, even better items, but given her personality, she probably wouldn't accept too much.
As for Physique Attribute Cards, he had drawn far too many from the advanced gacha. He not only had B-rank ones, but also one S-rank and three A-rank ones.
Basically, the more gacha draws, the deeper his reserves.
[Yukinoshita Hirano]: Kaito-san... this is... I don't know how to thank you enough.
[Kaito]: Don't be so formal. If you refuse and then, during the parent-child activity, end up holding everyone back, you'll lose the only chance to earn a lot of points. You know the saying: one step behind, steps behind. I'm sure you understand that.
[Yukinoshita Hirano]: That's true. I didn't expect my two daughters to benefit as well. If you have time, Kaito-san, would you please come visit my home in my world? I'll do my best to host you and express my gratitude.
[Kaito]: Sure. I'll definitely visit your world when I get the chance.
Whether it was Japanese custom or just these ladies' preference, to show gratitude, they always liked to invite people home.
What?
People from other countries do it too?
Oh, never mind then.
Thinking about it, it made sense. If someone could cook well, it showed more sincerity than eating at a hotel.
Of course, for business collaborations, hotels were more appropriate.
After Kaito agreed to visit Hirano's home when possible, he closed the private chat and continued chatting in the main group.
During this time, he also started a video call with Yunyun and Hisui.
Hisui was still his sweet little girl, constantly asking when he would come back because she wanted to travel with her dad.
Meanwhile.
In a resting room at a hotel in the ocean world.
Hirano held the Snow-Snow Fruit in her hands.
At first glance, it looked a bit strange and scary, but the taste was surprisingly pleasant.
Afterwards, she felt changes in her body.
The first thing she noticed was her physical foundation improving; she was no longer frail.
Then, she felt she could manipulate a certain power.
One snowflake...
Two snowflakes...
Until snowflakes began swirling around her. Suddenly, the resting room door opened. Startled, Hirano instinctively turned into snow and collapsed on the floor with a thud.
"Mom?"
"Mom, what's wrong!!"
The one who entered first was Haruno, followed by Yukino.
Seeing their mother turn into a pile of snow, Haruno's face went pale as she rushed over.
Yukino, entering after, was also shaken. But remembering that this was no longer their ordinary world, but a universe with magic and superpowers, and that even her mother's group friends had different abilities, she reasoned that her mother had likely acquired some ability and that was the cause.
"Ugh... you scared me, Haruno. Next time, please knock before entering, okay?"
Hirano was a bit exasperated. Having just acquired the ability and not yet mastering it, being startled into a pile of snow was somewhat embarrassing.
As Hirano slowly reforming from the snow pile, Haruno watched in awe.
One of the strangest things was how her clothes changed along with her.
Well, Hirano didn't understand it at first either, but after sensing the ability, she got the answer: her clothes had simply been assimilated by contact with her skin.
"How amazing!!"
"Heh, a group friend saw I had no abilities and that it was inconvenient traveling with them, so they lent me this Snow-Snow Fruit. Actually, there are some for you two as well."
"Eh? What are these cards?"
"Mm... they're cards that can turn you into someone with superhuman physical abilities. They boost your physique several times over. This way, we won't need to wear those cumbersome suits and can travel in casual clothes like everyone else."
"Really! That's great!"
Haruno was more lively. She took a C-rank card and immediately used it. Soon, she was exclaiming in surprise.
She even boasted she could punch a cow to death and enthusiastically punched the wall.
Thud—
The wall was damaged.
But Hirano's fist was injured too, and she yelped in pain.
Watching from the side, Hirano held her forehead in exasperation, 'It seemed my daughter's intelligence had dropped somewhat since coming to this universe.'
'Fortunately, Yukino remained composed.'
What she didn't that, inside, she was far from calm!