Lin Baici had no idea how things were going for Sannomiya Airi. Even if he'd known she was having a rough time, there was nothing he could do to hurry things along. He could only stick to the plan and keep working on Gotō Mari.
Whenever he saw the girl, he felt hungry.
Based on his past experience, she was definitely an "important character."
After rescuing people at the beach and the school home run incident, Lin Baici had already raised her affection for him quite a bit. And he was, admittedly, good-looking. He was confident Gotō Mari liked him.
But confess his feelings?
He didn't think it was the right time yet. The main problem was that being a foreign tourist was too much of an obstacle.
Unless Gotō Mari was the kind of girl who didn't care about propriety and would say yes because Lin Baici was handsome and rich, she definitely wouldn't accept.
After all, once his trip was over, Lin Baici would have to return to the Nine Provinces. What would happen to their relationship after that?
For young people living on this island, dating a foreigner was a long-distance relationship. Heck, even dating someone from Osaka or Kyoto was long-distance.
Lin Baici was still waiting for an opportunity.
He'd stopped going to school. Otherwise, he'd seem too obvious. During the day, he pretended to go sightseeing in the mountains, then came back around mealtime. After learning Gotō Mari's route home through Xia Hongyao, he arranged to "bump into" her.
So, when the sun was setting and golden light filled the hillside road...
On the first day, Lin Baici and Gotō Mari sampled some snacks sold at a convenience store, treats you could only find in this little town.
They were supposedly handmade by some elderly