Chapter 466 Visiting Ai’s Parents
In the blink of an eye, another two days passed.
Today was the day agreed with Hinata’s mothers to take their daughters home.
After all, since the start of summer vacation, Hinata, Hana, and the others had been staying at Takeru’s house for about eight or nine days.
Also regarding Ai’s situation, since she ran away from home until now, although they often called, Ai’s parents were very concerned about Ai’s current situation. Takeru planned to take Ai home today.
Coincidentally, Ai’s home was also the largest inn in Kanagawa Prefecture, so everyone could enjoy a real hot spring inn.
And because of the hot spring inn, Hinata and the others’ return time was set for the evening.
"Takeru-san is bringing Ai back? And many friends are coming too? I understand. Then today, the Hinatsuru Inn will close for the day to specifically receive Takeru-san and your group," After contacting Hinatsuru Akina, Akina said she would close the inn for the day to specifically receive Takeru and the others.
Hearing her words, Takeru was stunned. It was clear that Akina truly valued him greatly. After all, the Hinatsuru Inn was not a small shop... suddenly closing for a day had a considerable impact.
"We’ll be there in about an hour," Takeru then said directly to Akina.
"Okay, I’ll have the staff pay attention. See you soon," Hearing Takeru’s words, Akina nodded understandingly.
"See you soon," Hearing this, Takeru said directly.
"Master, did Mom say anything about me?" Inside the car, Ai asked worriedly.
"Now you’re worried? Don’t worry, your mother didn’t say much," Hearing her words, Takeru said amusedly.
Inside the car at this moment were only Takeru, Ram, Ai, Chelsea, Mine, Miki, and the three little ones: Midori, Aoko, and Kurenai. As for the others, Takeru hadn’t forgotten them, but it would be too disruptive for Takeru’s group to go out together.
So Takeru planned to first arrive at the Hinatsuru Inn, set up a teleportation point, and then teleport everyone over.
Since Ram, Chelsea, and the others were curious about this world, Takeru brought them along.
As for Felt, Beatrice, and the others, they would have to wait for another time.
Along the way, Chelsea, Mine, and the three little ones marveled at the scenery along the way... tall buildings, bustling streets, and the constant flow of traffic. Everyone was impressed as they were introduced to modern technology for the first time.
Soon, after entering Kanagawa Prefecture and driving a short distance, they saw the huge sign of the Hinatsuru Inn. Although located on a bustling street, the Hinatsuru Inn still occupied a large area, showing its strength.
As Takeru’s car approached, a butler-like man stopped them at the entrance.
"I’m very sorry, our establishment is closed today. We apologize for any inconvenience."
"Uncle Shinomiya, it’s me, Ai," At this time, Ai lowered the car window and said to the middle-aged man.
"Ai-sama?! Quickly let them through. Ai-sama has returned," Seeing Ai, the man showed a surprised expression and directly said to the staff beside him.
"Yes," Hearing Shinomiya’s words, the man quickly raised the barrier and let Takeru and the others through.
"Hello, I am Shinomiya Yu. You are Nara Takeru-san, right?" After Takeru and the others got out of the car, Shinomiya said respectfully to Takeru.
"Yes, nice to meet you," Hearing his words, Takeru nodded with a light smile.
"By the way, I heard from Madam that you have many other guests..." Then, Shinomiya hesitated for a moment, looking at Takeru.
"Yes, can you prepare a quiet place for me?" Hearing his words, Takeru said softly.
"I understand. Please follow me. By the way, Madam and the others are also waiting for you. Would it be alright if Ai-sama goes to Madam first?" Hearing Takeru’s words, Shinomiya asked softly.
"Naturally, no problem. I’ll go see Akina-san as well," Hearing his words, Takeru was startled for a moment, then said with a smile.
"Thank you for your trouble," Hearing this, Shinomiya bowed again.
Soon, following Shinomiya, Takeru led Ram and the others through a long corridor to a room.
"Madam, Nara-san and Ai-sama have returned," After knocking on the door, Shinomiya said respectfully.
"Come in," Hearing Shinomiya’s voice, Akina’s voice quickly came from inside.
As the door opened, Takeru saw Hinatsuru Akina and Hinatsuru Takashi kneeling in the spacious room. There was only a table in front of them, with nothing on it except two teacups.
"Takeru-san, please forgive me for not welcoming you from afar," Seeing Takeru, Akina stood up and bowed respectfully to Takeru.
"You’re too kind, Akina-san. Please don’t be so polite. I’ll be troubling you for a while," Hearing her words, Takeru quickly said.
"Mm, Ai, come here," Hearing Takeru’s words, Akina nodded and then looked directly at Ai.
"Father, Mother," Hearing Akina’s voice, Ai came to their side and called out to them.
"Mm, let me see. How is it? Is the training very hard?" After inspecting Ai briefly, Akina found that aside from being a little taller, Ai’s complexion was even rosier than before. Other than that, not much had changed, which made her breathe a slight sigh of relief.
"No, Master takes good care of me," Hearing Akina’s question, Ai’s ahoge twitched, and she said softly.
"Is that so? Then what have you learned? Can you show me?" Hearing Ai’s words, Akina hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Sure," Hearing Akina’s question, Ai’s eyes lit up, and she directly formed a hand seal.
Poof!
With the sound, some smoke appeared around Ai. As the smoke dissipated, Ai’s figure had disappeared, replaced by the likeness of Akina.
"This... is me," Looking at Ai, who had become identical to her, Akina was stunned, and Takashi was also stunned.
"There’s more, Clone Technique."
Poof, poof~
As Ai’s words fell, she formed another hand seal, and her figure multiplied from one into three.
Seeing this, Akina and Takashi were completely stunned. It was truly too surprising.
Then, they curiously touched Ai’s clones, but found that these clones seemed to be mere illusions. However, the middle Ai was real.
"So this is the ability you learned? Truly an incredible ability," Looking at Ai, who after transforming looked exactly like her, Akina sighed.
If Ai hadn’t used the ability right in front of her, she would never have believed that her daughter had mastered such an incredible ability.
After a brief demonstration, Ai returned to her original form. "Master taught me more than this, but it’s not convenient to show here. I’ll demonstrate for you next time, Mom."
"This isn’t all?" Hearing Ai’s words, Akina was surprised again. Ai had only been with Takeru for a little over a month, yet she had already mastered these special abilities. And now Ai told her that these were only part of it. How could this not surprise her?
"Takeru-san, when will your friends arrive?" Taking a deep breath, Akina turned her attention back to Takeru.
"Can you prepare an empty room for me? I’ll go back to get them," Hearing Akina’s words, Takeru said directly.
"Get them? An empty room, right? Please follow me. Will this room do?" Hearing Takeru’s words, Akina was a bit confused, but still led Takeru to the next empty room.
"It should be fine. Then, I’ll be back shortly," Hearing her words, Takeru disappeared directly from the spot.
"Di-disappeared?" Seeing Takeru vanish instantly, Takashi was shocked.
"Because there are quite a few people. Coming directly by car would be more troublesome and might cause a commotion, so we can only come in a special way. Please understand," Seeing the surprised Hinata, Miki said directly to him.
"I see. I was making a fuss over nothing," Hearing Miki’s explanation, Takashi scratched his head.