As Ibara cheered joyfully, while the others might not react as exaggeratedly as her, all of them also felt relieved since it felt more comfortable when they could feel their feet standing on the top of the land.
"Are you okay, Kaho, Eru?" Satoshi asked worriedly.
"Yes, I just need to take a rest."
"I will feel better soon."
Chitanda and Kaho might have felt a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, their physical ability was quite good as they often walked, ate good-quality food, and slept at the right time. Yet, even so, as it was their first time on the airplane, they needed time to recover.
While Ibara and Irisu had experience with airplanes, it had been a while since they had taken a flight, so while they might be better, they weren't much different.
Regardless, all of them were a little tired after the long trip from Takayama to Sapporo, Hokkaido.
"Where should we go after this, Satoshi?" Irisu asked with a hint of exhaustion in her eyes.
"Let's go to the hotel. We can't move around with our luggage, and it is already night, so we might as well rest and have dinner in the nearby area."
All of them agreed, especially as they were all quite exhausted. Hokkaido was nice, but its access was troublesome, especially when it took quite a long time from the airport to the city.
If they came in the winter, it would be even more troublesome, as a snowstorm might strand them at the airport and make them unable to leave.
Fortunately, all of them came in the summer, so the weather was sunny and cool, and their trip was quite smooth.
Still, while Satoshi's physical ability was at the top, he could hold on, and the four girls felt a little sleepy during their transport from the airport to the city.
"I will watch you over. Just sleep." Satoshi felt that they should just rest instead of forcing themselves to wake up.
While they wanted to hold on, they were also sleepy, but—
"No, I will stay awake."
"It's my first time here, so I want to see the scenery."
"It's a rare opportunity, and it might be a while before we see this place again, so I won't sleep."
"I won't let you do this alone, Fuku-chan!"
"Okay, then." Satoshi didn't force them to rest since they wanted to stay awake, so he tried to make a conversation, talking about what their plan would be as they would stay in Hokkaido for a week, and also where they would stay.
While they had discussed this problem, it was only a general plan; as for the details, they left mostly everything to Satoshi, as he was more knowledgeable and professional in this area.
Frankly, instead of opening a fermented foods store, they felt that Satoshi would be more successful if he opened a travel agency.
"Is it a five-star hotel again?" Irisu asked curiously.
Chitanda, Kaho, and Ibara couldn't help but pout, looking at Irisu and Satoshi with a bit of envy as they knew that Irisu had followed Satoshi to Tokyo and even stayed at the five-star hotel.
"No, there is no five-star hotel in Sapporo, but it is a good hotel."
"Ah? There is no five-star hotel?"
"There is, but it isn't located in Sapporo."
"Where is it located, then?"
"Er..." Kira thought for a moment and said, "Niseko?"
Watching their confusion, Satoshi said, "It's a city in Hokkaido that is famous for its mountain."
"It has a Mount Fuji-like mountain."
"...it doesn't seem fun."
If it were in the winter, they might be able to see the beautiful snow, but in the summer, when the snow melted, it was better to see another city instead of Niseko, especially those famous gardens or farms, which Chitanda wanted to see the most.
Despite being in the north and mostly covered with snow, especially during the winter, Hokkaido was famous for its agriculture due to its rich soil nutrients and unique climate.
"We're going to a famous farm later, right?" Chitanda asked excitedly.
"If others don't mind, then I don't mind."
"Sure, but what can we do on the farm?"
Unlike Chitanda, who had many farms, Irisu, Kaho, and Ibara had no interest in a farm at all!
"There are a lot of things, like specialty foods such as ice creams, cookies, or even ramen; beautiful scenery such as flower gardens, and many other things."
"There seems to be a farm that specializes in lavender flowers. In the summer, those flowers will bloom. The scenery will be vibrant and colorful in that place."
"Let's go to the farm."
"I have been interested in the farm, Eru."
"You should plant flowers, Eru."
If planting flowers were so easy, would there be only a few flower farms in this country?
Regardless, as they talked about farms, the time they spent on their travel seemed to be faster and before they realized, they had arrived at their hotel, which was located at the heart of the city and they only needed 13 minutes to walk from the station, yet when they saw the hotel, they couldn't help but be in a daze.
"You said that it isn't a five-star hotel?" Irisu was speechless.
"But you didn't tell us that it is a ryoukan!"
Ryoukan, or simply a traditional hotel, was a different type of hotel, built based on the traditional Japanese concept.
If a hotel treats the guest as just a simple guest, a ryokan treats the guest like the master of the house.
Even if this hotel wasn't a five-star hotel, it was still on another level!
"Anyway, let's go in."
While they wondered how much Satoshi had spent on the stay at the hotel, they were too afraid to ask. Still, they would be lying if they weren't attracted by the design of the hotel, which appeared elegant yet quiet. It might be different from the glittering luxury that one saw in the big city, but despite its lack of radiant points, it wouldn't be outdone by those five-star hotels.
Satoshi directly booked three rooms for himself, who would stay alone, Ibara and Irisu, who would stay in the same room, and Chitanda and Kaho. However, while the two rooms were okay, it seemed that there was a mistake with his room, which made him have to change into a different room.
"What about his room? He has paid, right?"
"It's our mistake. We apologize, so if you don't mind, please stay in our family suite!"
"Okay, then." Satoshi was too lazy to fight, and it would be troublesome to book another hotel, so he agreed and went to the family suite with everyone, as they were angry about the hotel.
Yet, when they saw his room, they were dumbfounded since his room was too big, right?
As the staff left after they sent their luggage, Chitanda, Kaho, Irisu, and Ibara, who stayed at his room, looked at each other and said, "Should we stay at his room?"
Watching their eyes, Satoshi knew he had to work even harder.