Chapter 115: Rena-chan’s Astounding Surge in Favorability

The next morning.

Everyone was enjoying breakfast together at the dining table.

Hayami Rina noticed that her younger sister had heavy dark circles under her eyes and looked quite exhausted overall, so she asked out of concern:

“Rena-chan, what’s wrong? Is it because you suddenly changed environments and couldn’t adapt, so you didn’t get a good rest last night?”

Hearing this, Rena-chan gave her sister a classic roll of her eyes.

You actually have the nerve to ask?

What reason could it be—don’t you know full well in your own heart?

Without answering, she let out a yawn and buried her head back into eating her meal.

Finding herself rebuffed, Hayami Rina smiled awkwardly. Feeling guilty, she didn’t press any further.

Last night, she had indeed done it on purpose, even though Kitahara-kun had urged her not to…

Still, her intentions had been good…

After finishing the meal, Hayami Rina invited her sister to step out with her.

“Rena-chan, come with me to drop Aya off at school. After that, let’s go get a full-service beauty and body spa!I’m telling you, the service there is top-notch and super relaxing!”

“Not going. I plan to take a catch-up nap after eating, and I still have to draw once I wake up!”

Rena-chan declined.

“Oh, come with me! You can rest at the beauty salon too.”

“Haha, Rena-chan, you should go with your sister. There’s no rush with drawing manga—enjoy the finer things in life first!”

Kitahara Chiki chimed in with encouragement as well.

“Then… alright.”

Rena seemed to be very obedient to Kitahara’s words.

Watching the three females—two adults and one child—head out the door, Kitahara summoned the System to check Hayami Rena’s favorability score.

Last night, the System notification chime for her favorability increases had been ringing continuously.

Even around midnight when he was about to fall asleep, he could still hear it from time to time.

Kitahara was quite curious to see where it stood now.

“Huh? It actually reached 79 points already?”

Seeing the number prominently displayed on the System panel, Kitahara was deeply shocked.

They had barely been in contact for less than a single day, yet her favorability had shot up from 60 to nearly 80.

This rate of increase was truly astonishing.

Wasn’t this way too fast?

Kitahara couldn’t help falling into deep thought: I didn’t seem to do much, did I? I just taught her how to draw—I haven’t even officially started winning her over yet?

Was it caused by my charm being overly high?

Or did my boundless talent, shining like fireflies in the dark night, deliver a dimensional strike to her?

Making her fall head over heels for me?

Kitahara had no way of knowing the precise reason, but this was the very first time he had ever encountered such a rapid and massive jump in favorability.

At this moment, he felt overwhelmingly surprised and delighted.

He decided to seize this opportunity firmly to further deepen his relationship with Rena-chan and claim the rewards as soon as possible.

…

Returning to the study to work.

Kitahara sat down in front of his desk, adjusted his posture, took a deep breath, and continued creating Tokyo Love Story.

He was intensely focused, the ideas in his mind surging like a rushing tide. Writing rapidly on the manuscript paper, he converted exciting plot points and delicate emotional descriptions into words right before his eyes.

As time passed minute by minute, Kitahara was completely immersed in the world he created, oblivious to everything around him.

Until an abrupt phone ringing shattered the peaceful atmosphere inside the study.

It gave the deeply concentrated Kitahara quite a start, snapping his originally smooth train of thought as well.

“Moshi moshi, who’s this?”

Kitahara picked up the phone, his tone somewhat unwelcoming.

Anyone who encountered this kind of interruption wouldn’t be in a great mood.

“Kitahara-kun, it’s me, your Misaki-nee! Did this call interrupt your writing? I’m so sorry!”

Hearing the voice on the other end, Kitahara’s frustration instantly evaporated.

The bigger one is, the more reasonable they are.

“So it’s Misaki-nee! It’s alright, I happened to need a little break anyway. Did Misaki-nee call about something specific?”

“There actually is something I need you for, Kitahara-kun. I’ve revised the second volume of Goblin once more and feel it’s ready for the final draft. I was wondering if you could come over and take a look? Are you free right now?”

“Mm… Is that really necessary? I trust Misaki-nee’s capability and professional standard completely, so you can just finalize it directly.”

Kitahara was somewhat reluctant to go.

He was in the middle of a great writing flow right now and didn’t want to budge.

“I’d still appreciate it if Kitahara-kun could come over! I just feel much more assured after you’ve looked it over.Plus, we also need to discuss the upcoming content!”

“Alright then, I’ll head over right now.”

Well, prime creative time was going to be wasted again.

Kitahara shook his head helplessly.

Fortunately, the single-family house here was very close to the publisher Shueisha—just a ten-minute walk away. Combined with the time needed for business discussion, he estimated he’d be back in no time.

Right now, his mind was completely set on writing this book as quickly as possible.

For a writer—especially someone like Kitahara who genuinely loved literature, harbored dreams, and enjoyed writing—being able to promptly convert the story in his mind into text for his readers was his most sincere wish.

…

Changing into different clothes, Kitahara decided to make it a quick trip there and back.

However, as soon as he stepped out the front door, he saw several women standing by the courtyard gate talking.

Taking a closer look, there were the Hayami sisters, along with the two female voice actors from next door.

“Kitahara-kun, are you heading out? Perfect! Come over and get acquainted with Miss Chida and the others—you probably haven’t met yet, right?”

Noticing Kitahara Chiki, Hayami Rina called out to him.

Prompted by her words, everyone turned their eyes toward Kitahara.

Kitahara stood on the steps at the entrance, his gaze slowly sweeping over the group of women before him.

The sunlight spilled down, seemingly draping a golden veil over them, turning the entire scene into a beautiful painting that left one inadvertently intoxicated.

Simply put, the scene was so gorgeous that he felt mesmerized.

The Hayami sisters had likely just finished their beauty spa sessions, looking nothing short of “radiant” at this moment.

Their already remarkable looks and figures appeared even more charming and glowing after meticulous care. Paired with their tastefully chosen outfits, they looked like a pair of twin gorgeous matrons.

Meanwhile, the two female voice actors displayed a completely different style, radiating youthful lively vigor from top to bottom.

Their sweet smiles were as warming as spring sunshine, and their sprightly figures felt like dancing musical notes, full of infinite vitality and charm.

Their attire was equally youthful and bright, contrasting sharply with the Hayami sisters’ style.

Hot shorts fully showcased their long, straight, beautiful legs, while light and breezy chiffon skirts fluttered gently with the wind.

T-shirts printed with unique graphic designs highlighted their vibrant personalities, making for an eye-catching sight.

Especially as the door next door opened, and yet another girl came bouncing and skipping out.

That was quite literally bouncing and skipping!