Having made up an excuse to be out for over a week, Kaito spent that evening playing with Hisui. They ate together, bathed together, and slept together.
Even Yunyun was sidelined by Hisui.
In the morning, Kaito attended to his little princess.
Luckily, his daughter was his sweet little darling, very obedient, so she never caused him any trouble.
"Daddy, are you going to pick up your disciples?"
"Yes, that's right. They'll be your older sisters! You can even learn Go from them!"
"Oh, oh!! Hurry up, Daddy~ I'm really looking forward to meeting my two sisters."
For Hisui, the more people in the family, the livelier. Especially those who could play with her—the more, the merrier.
This house was so big, they could play hide-and-seek and everything!!
Urged on by his daughter Hisui, Kaito smiled and pretended to drive to the airport.
He drove to a slightly secluded spot, took out his phone to coordinate with Akina, and then she and the others traversed to Kaito's world.
All three were, to Kaito's surprise, wearing kimonos.
Perhaps because they were visiting Kaito's home, a formal occasion, combined with their traditional etiquette, they came in formal kimonos?
Probably!
After all, Akina always appeared in kimonos, just like Sayuri.
It was like how some women in China liked to wear Hanfu or Qipao, especially Qipao, wearing them quite often.
Now, Akina was wearing a black kimono with red patterns that suited her perfectly. Her unique charm was immediately apparent.
Ginko wore a white kimono with some snowflake patterns. Combined with her hair and eye color, she looked cold. But was she beautiful?
That went without saying!
This was Ginko's essence!
Finally, there was Ai.
She wore a pure white kimono with a few cherry blossom petal patterns. She looked cute, but without her beret, it took a moment to adjust.
However, her ahoge was still very active.
With an active ahoge, the person couldn't be far off.
After Akina's explanation yesterday, Ai's admiration for Kaito had only grown.
Upon seeing Kaito, she repeatedly called out "Shishou" and jumped into his arms.
"Shishou~ I finally see you again! I didn't know you were this powerful! That chessboard you made with your abilities, and the jade pendant you gave me too!"
"Shishou, can you show me your abilities? Can I see?"
Ai lay in Kaito's arms, excited and thrilled.
"Alright, alright. I'll show you."
Helpless, Kaito formed a Geo rock cube in his palm, transformed it into a tiny figure resembling Ai, and let her hold it as she cheered, her eyes sparkling.
Ginko beside her also widened her eyes, silently watching Kaito, unsure how to speak.
She wanted it but didn't dare ask.
Until Kaito noticed Ginko's gaze, smiled, and also created a model of her.
"Thank you, Master."
"Don't mention it. How's your health now?"
"Well... after Mrs. Hinatsuru kept taking me to that miraculous hot spring, I got much better."
The reason she still carried an umbrella was out of habit.
Yes, Ginko didn't say that, but Kaito could sense her shyness.
"Akina, thank you for your help."
"No need. Even if I hadn't helped, you could easily cure her now."
Yes, before, Kaito didn't have the ability or the necessary medicines to help her.
But now, with his strength, he could indeed cure her effortlessly.
"Alright, everyone get in the car. Did you bring clothes? Should I take you to buy some?"
"No need. I brought a lot of clothes. I have a 10-square-meter storage pouch, so they're all inside."
"I see. Got it."
The system backpack could only store items produced by the system or those gifted via gifts, and only temporarily.
Other items couldn't be stored, which was why Kaito had asked upon seeing Akina empty-handed.
Since she had such an item, she must have everything she needed.
He drove, first taking them for a drive around the area, briefly explaining the situation in this world and the competition he would be participating in.
Both Ai and Ginko expressed their desire to be there in person on the day of the competition.
Kaito didn't refuse, but he called Ke Jie to check.
He parked by the lake, called Ke Jie, and after chatting for a while, finalized the arrangements.
First, the day after tomorrow, he would appear at the stadium in Shanghai to compete against AlphaGo.
Since Kaito could already effortlessly defeat the current version, the AlphaGo company had upgraded it.
This time, Kaito would be facing the version updated just yesterday.
The current AlphaGo would be far superior to the one Ke Jie faced, and it even had a name: AlphaGo 2.
Yes, Version 2.
Kaito was fine with it. After confirming the time, that he could bring people, and other details, he ended the call.
"Alright, let's go."
He started the car again. This time, they could drive straight back.
He had been out for about three hours, around lunchtime. A round trip like this wouldn't raise suspicion.
Finally...
Akina.
Yunyun.
The two women stood at the entrance, facing each other.
Woman's intuition told Yunyun that Akina, this beautiful woman from Japan... seemed to have a very close relationship with Kaito!
This was definitely not just the mother of his disciple!!
But...
What could she do?
Yunyun looked at Akina for a moment, envying her elegance, then invited everyone inside.
Hisui was carefree. Upon seeing her two new older sisters, Ai and Ginko, she was overjoyed. She brought over her little Husky to introduce and play with them.
However, Ginko wasn't a child; only Ai played most happily with Hisui.