Automatically Triggering NPC: Fujiwara Chika
"Yes."
Ren nodded, somewhat agreeing with what Gabriel said.
Even though he and Itsuki had become good friends, as Gabriel suggested, it wouldn't be good to keep bothering her now that they were good friends.
"So, if you encounter any problems in the future, feel free to come to me."
Seeing Ren continue to speak in line with her thoughts, Gabriel showed a proud smile.
As long as the first person he thought of when facing a problem was her, there was no need to worry about the impact Itsuki might have on her after becoming Ren's good friend. In other words, minimizing the potential impact.
"I've almost gotten used to being bothered by you for so long." Gabriel complained casually.
"OK."
After hearing what she said, Ren agreed.
With his current level of common sense, he couldn't do it without help from others. Since Gabriel didn't mind asking him for help anytime, he didn't need to seek Itsuki's assistance.
"Phew."
Gabriel sighed in relief and began to think about why Itsuki suddenly applied to be Ren's good friend.
She didn't mention it before, but bringing it up now made her a little suspicious that Itsuki's goal was Ren.
However, after thinking for a long time, she still didn't find a definite answer.
The main reason was that the available information was too little; no matter how smart she was, she couldn't conclude anything with such minimal clues.
She wasn't Raphiel.
Gabriel shifted her gaze to Ren.
"Kamikawa, let's play a game together. I can't defeat the boss alone."
"Sure." Ren answered softly.
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Time passed, and it was Saturday.
"Good day, Kamikawa-kun."
Hayasaka arrived at the agreed-upon place earlier and greeted Ren with a bright smile.
Today was the day she agreed to socialize with him and invited him to a cafe.
"Good day."
Approaching she, Ren responded.
"The cafe we're going to is a bit far from here. Let's walk there together. It's the perfect time for a stroll."
After taking out her phone and checking messages to ensure Kaguya didn't send her any, Hayasaka took his arm and walked towards the cafe she knew.
Since it was the weekend and she was going out to play, today she didn't wear a school uniform, but rather regular clothes.
A white T-shirt and a black pleated skirt, that was she current attire.
Considering Ren, Hayasaka didn't dress up in any special way and chose the simplest combination.
"Kamikawa-kun, do you really like black? You're all dressed in black."
After walking for a while, feeling the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Hayasaka randomly found a topic to chat with him.
The reason she said this was that Ren was wearing all black today.
Black short sleeves, dark black sports pants, and black sneakers.
It's hard not to wonder if Ren likes the color black.
Of course, it's also possible that he has no idea how to match things and just casually puts them on.
"I don't dislike it. I just choose clothes as I please." Ren answered honestly.
He just considered black to be a regular color and was used to wearing black clothes.
"So be it."
Hayasaka quietly noted it down and continued, "I know a bit about matching clothes. If Kamikawa-kun, you don't know how to match clothes, I can give you some advice."
As a professional maid, it was only natural for her to help her master choose clothes, so she was very confident in her ability to pick out clothes. It was no problem to match Ren with an outfit suitable for him.
"No need." Ren refused without hesitation.
He felt no need for someone else to help him match his clothes. What he wanted was just ordinary clothes, and he could handle choosing ordinary clothes on his own without any assistance.
"...Alright."
Without agreement, Hayasaka couldn't force it.
Initially, she wanted to use this opportunity to get closer to him.
"But if you have needs in this regard, you can ask for my help as a reference, like for activities such as dating with a girl." Hayasaka added.
"Do you need to match clothes for a date?"
This was unexpected for Ren.
"Eh? Kamikawa-kun, don't you know about this?" Hayasaka looked very surprised, "Or are you saying that you've never dated a girl before?"
"..."
Ren remained silent, inadvertently revealing his ignorance.
Seeing his reaction, Hayasaka understood something and started explaining, "When dating a girl, you should dress well. Besides, you shouldn't neglect important things like a date."
"I understand." Ren noted down what Hayasaka said, "If I date a girl in the future, I'll ask you to help me match my clothes."
"In that case, it's settled." Hayasaka agreed with a smile.
"And..."
Just as she was about to say something else, a surprised voice came from afar.
"Kamikawa-kun, Hayasaka-san?!"
Chika ran towards the two of them, asking curiously, "Why are you two together? Are you on a date?"
In her memory, it was clear that Hayasaka and Ren didn't know each other.
When did their relationship become so close?
Why did she not know at all?
Seeing two people standing together that looked exactly like a couple, Chika's mind was filled with questions.
Ren: "..."
Why did he meet Chika again?
He last met Yotsuba when he was hanging out with Yotsuba, and now he meets Hayasaka while hanging out.
This is too coincidental.
Could it be that Chika is an NPC that automatically triggers every time he interacts with someone?
Just like the game he played with Gabriel.
Seeing Chika standing in front of her, Hayasaka felt a bit dizzy; she just wanted to get closer to Ren and relax, why did she have to meet Chika, someone difficult to deal with.
Ignoring the other party's question, Hayasaka asked proactively, "Fujiwara-san, what are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for materials." Chika's explanation remained unchanged.
"Haven't you finished your board game?"
Ren asked curiously.
"No, it's quite troublesome."
Chika shook her head, looking at the two of them and asked, "How about you? Are you wandering again?"