Chapter 23: Departing for the Outing

After closing the livestream and switching to the favorability interface, Kitahara saw that Hayami Rina’s favorability toward him had already reached 83 points.

Of that, 3 points had been added last night, and 1 point just now.

Regarding this, Kitahara felt it was acceptable.

Although gaining favorability was becoming increasingly difficult now—the cost was multiplying while the progress grew slower and slower—

As long as it was still growing, that was fine. There were only 7 points left to the 90-point threshold. The future was promising.

Kitahara was full of confidence.

Getting good news first thing in the morning put Kitahara in a great mood.

He first went out, ate breakfast outside, then went to the mall to buy a special gift, and returned home to write.

In the evening, he went to Hayami Rina’s house for dinner again, played with Aya, and deepened their bond.

The day passed uneventfully just like that.

The next day was Saturday—the day everyone had agreed on for the outing.

Having not stayed up late last night, Kitahara got up early. After washing up, he took a simple backpack and went next door.

At this time, Hayami Rina was busy preparing breakfast. After welcoming Kitahara in, she gave him a sweet smile:

"Kitahara-kun, hurry and go wake Aya up again. This little girl is sleeping in again, like a lazybug. I’ve already called her several times."

"Kids are like that. I’ll go call her."

Looking at Hayami Rina’s lovely face with its flower-like smile, Kitahara also smiled as he spoke.

Hayami Rina had probably been up for a while. She had already put on delicate makeup, which made her look much younger and more beautiful.

Perhaps because she felt their relationship was different now and she didn’t need to be especially careful, she hadn’t even changed clothes—she was just wearing a camisole nightgown, displaying her body to Kitahara like that.

"Aya-chan, time to get up. Do you still want to go to Disneyland? If you don’t go, Mama and I will go just the two of us!"

Arriving at the bedroom, Kitahara saw Aya sprawled on the bed, sound asleep.

He went up and rubbed her chubby little cheeks, urging her.

"Ah, I want to go! But Kitahara-oniichan, I still want to sleep." Aya’s eyes weren’t even open, her soft, sweet voice coming out.

"Then that won’t do. Choose one of the two—which do you pick?"

"I pick Disneyland. But why won’t my eyes open?"

"Haha, then how about you keep sleeping, and Mama and I leave first!"

"No! I suddenly can open my eyes again."

After coaxing Aya out of bed, Hayami Rina’s breakfast was also ready.

Everyone finished the hearty breakfast, waited for mother and daughter to finish changing, and finally they could set off.

...

The weather today was great. The sky was cloudless, with occasional gentle breezes. The temperature was very pleasant.

The effects of the typhoon from the past two days had completely passed.

The three of them—Kitahara Chiki, Hayami Rina, and Aya—walking out together, were like a sweet family of three, making people who saw them feel envious.

Hayami Rina and Aya both wore brand-new dresses, with lightweight leather sandals Kitahara had bought them on their feet, happy smiles rippling across their faces.

Kitahara, meanwhile, was dressed in high-end casual wear.

Although he and Hayami Rina were three years apart, it was only three years. If one didn’t look carefully, they really would be taken for a family of three.

Because at this moment, Aya was in the middle, and he and Hayami Rina were on either side, each holding one of Aya’s hands. The three chatted and laughed, sweet and full of warmth.

"Kitahara-kun, aren’t we going to that platform to take the train? Why did we stop?"

After leaving the apartment building and taking only a few steps, Kitahara signaled to stop at the roadside. Hayami Rina voiced her question.

"No train. We’ll take a taxi there. Taking the train would require a lot of walking. We should save unnecessary energy today and focus on having fun."

Kitahara explained.

"...Oh, okay."

Hearing this, Hayami Rina had wanted to persuade him to save some money, but afraid of affecting his mood, she held back.

This Kitahara-kun—good in every way, except he spent money too freely.

There was clearly a direct train they could take, yet he insisted on spending much more on a taxi. Too wasteful.

When they lived together in the future, she would need to correct this bad habit of his. Mm, even though he could earn a lot.

Hayami Rina thought silently.

In this bustling area, taxis passed by frequently. After just a moment, the three got into a very clean taxi.

After the three got in, the driver asked for the destination. When he learned they were going to Chiba Prefecture, he was very happy.

This was a big fare—around fifteen thousand yen.

The current market was generally bad, greatly affecting taxi drivers’ income. He hadn’t gotten such a good fare in a long time.

Today’s luck was really good.

Reminding the three passengers to be safe and that they could make any requests at any time, the driver slowly started the vehicle and drove smoothly on the road.

Kitahara’s starting point was about forty kilometers from Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture. If the roads were smooth, they could arrive in less than an hour.

It had been several days since transmigrating, and this was Kitahara’s first time going far from home.

The taxi drove directly to the entrance of Disneyland. Kitahara breathed a sigh of relief. After getting out, he went to the ticket office to buy tickets.

Although the economy was currently in recession, coming here, it was as if that didn’t exist—a scene of prosperity and peace. There was even a fairly long line at the ticket office.

Young men and women were everywhere, along with quite a few families with children.

The three of them lined up, slowly advancing with the ticket line.

In front of him was a tall girl. Her legs were so long.