Kaguya Can’t Get Along with Ren
"Problem."
Faced with her invitation, Ren pauses for a moment and then agrees.
As Kaguya said, if he doesn't go to class, he really has no destination, so agreeing is the best option.
"Then, Kamikawa-kun, come with me."
After hearing his agreement, Kaguya turns around and leads the way.
As he follows her to the student council room, Ren asks puzzledly, "Shinomiya-san, don't you need to go to class?"
He didn't attend class because his different attire would make him stand out. Shizuku didn't attend class because she fell into the water and went to the health room to rest. But why isn't Kaguya going to class?
"I got permission for this afternoon." Kaguya turns and explains with a smile, "And I also got permission for you this afternoon, Kamikawa-kun, so you don't have to worry about going to the student council room with me, and it won't be considered skipping."
"Thank you."
Although Ren doesn't know why she got permission, since Kaguya also got permission for him, he is still very grateful.
This way, he doesn't have to worry about being called by Mafuyu for interrogation for not attending class in the afternoon.
"You're welcome." Kaguya says nonchalantly.
There is still a certain distance between the student council room and the bathroom, and it takes a lot of time just to walk there.
"Please come in."
Upon reaching the front of the student council room door, Kaguya takes out the key, unlocks the door, pushes it open, and enters.
"Excuse me."
After saying this, Ren enters the student council room.
"Please sit."
Kaguya guides him to sit on the sofa, then asks, "Would you like black tea?"
Her best skill is brewing black tea, so she only offers Ren that option.
"Sure." Ren agrees.
He's never too concerned about what to drink, and since the other party will make black tea, he doesn't need to decline.
"Then please wait a moment."
After saying that, Kaguya walks to the side and goes to make tea.
Ren uses this time to observe the surroundings inside the room to pass the time.
"Here's your tea."
After a while, Kaguya places the tea cup and sits across from him.
Taking the tea cup, Ren tastes it for a moment and praises, "It tastes good."
Although he doesn't drink tea too often, a cup of black tea made by Kaguya still makes him feel so pleasant that he involuntarily takes another sip.
"You're praising me."
Seeing his reaction, Kaguya looks very satisfied.
This is the effect she wants. To satisfy him, she uses 100% of her skill to make this cup of tea. It would be strange if it's still considered not good.
"Kamikawa-kun, I want to know if you can answer some questions for me?"
After a while, she finds that Ren is just slowly sipping his tea and doesn't intend to speak, so Kaguya takes the initiative to ask.
"Okay." Ren agrees after putting down his tea cup.
Kaguya is willing to keep his secret, even bringing him to the student council room, so it's reasonable for him to answer some questions.
What she can't understand is why people nowadays like to ask him questions.
Ichika asked him some questions before, and now Kaguya also wants to ask him.
Isn't this too weird?
"Kamikawa-kun, you probably don't know Asahi-san who just fell into the water earlier, right?"
Under his gaze, Kaguya asks the first question.
"Yes." Ren nods.
When he just saved Shizuku, it was the first time he saw her, and he didn't know her at all.
Then Kaguya asks a question she has long wondered about: "So why did you jump to save her now?"
"Because she was in danger." Ren answers without hesitation.
Shizuku is a classmate, and because she was in danger, based on the principle of helping a classmate, Ren had to save her.
As for the fact that his true appearance would be revealed, it's pointless to mention in the face of life and death.
Anyway, just wait until he saves someone and asks them to keep it a secret for him.
"Is that all?" Kaguya still doesn't quite believe his answer and confirms again.
"That's all."
"..."
Seeing Ren sitting across from her, Kaguya suddenly falls silent, not knowing what to say.
Honestly, when Shizuku fell into the water just now, she didn't save her just because she wanted to save her.
It's because Shizuku is the daughter of the news bureau director.
While saving Shizuku, her help would be very significant and would undoubtedly be beneficial in the future.
In other words, she decided to save Asahi Shizuku for her own sake.
However, Ren clearly doesn't know the other party, let alone knowing Shizuku's identity, but even so, he still jumped into the lake and saved her.
To her, this is impossible.
After all, how could there be someone in this world willing to risk their life to save others when there's no benefit at all?
Yes, how could there be such a person?
This is completely contrary to the education she received since childhood.
She wants to deny the existence of such people, but with Ren right in front of her, her denial is not convincing at all.
After a long silence, Kaguya continues to ask, "If I were the one who fell into the water, would you come to save me, Kamikawa-kun?"
"Yes." Ren answers without hesitation.
Listening to his firm answer, Kaguya has no more doubts.
"If our relationship is not that good, even to the point of hatred, in this case, would you still save me?" She sets a stricter condition.
"Yes." His answer is still firm.
"Why?" Kaguya asks.
"Because you're a classmate, I can't just watch without saving you." Ren answers honestly.
"H-How, maybe?"
Kaguya wants to catch a trace of falsehood from his expression and then use it to deny his answer.
But she can only see seriousness on his face, as if Ren would come to save her every time she's in danger.
There is no insincerity in his answer.
"Is there something wrong with my answer?"
Seeing her slightly strange reaction, Ren asks a little anxiously.
"No."
Closing her eyes, Kaguya covers her eyes.
"In my opinion, Kamikawa-kun, the two of us really can't get along."