I Am Not a Good Person

"Why?"

Ren couldn't understand why Kaguya suddenly uttered a sentence like that.

In his view, they got along fine, not exchanging any contact information, but still able to chat a few words.

Although they weren't friends, it wasn't an exaggeration to say they were relatively familiar classmates.

"..."

Regarding his question, Kaguya chose to remain silent and didn't answer.

Because every time she sees someone, she naturally thinks about whether she can use that person and judges others based on whether they can be of use to her, they are destined to be in two different worlds.

Just like when Kaguya first learned about Ren from Hayasaka, she would unconsciously doubt whether the other party was someone sent by the family. Even if it was later confirmed that Ren wasn't from that family, her idea remained to use him.

Only after she realized she couldn't win his heart did she change her mind and want to work with him. However, even so, she still maintained a skeptical attitude towards him and didn't fully trust him.

But Ren is different; he trusted her from the beginning, and his doubts and worries about her were never proven.

That's why she said they really couldn't get along.

Kaguya has never been gentle to others, so she doesn't need others to be gentle with her.

"Okay."

Seeing that she didn't answer, Ren gave up on the matter and just picked up the tea cup, continuing to drink tea.

He has to admit that the black tea Kaguya makes is indeed good.

Kaguya doesn't speak until Ren finishes all the tea in the cup.

"Kamikawa-kun, do you want black tea again?"

As she places the empty tea cup, Kaguya breaks the long silence and asks.

After checking the time and realizing there is still plenty of time before school ends in the afternoon, Ren answers, "Yes, thank you."

Besides, there's nothing else to do now, so it's better to drink tea to pass the time.

So Kaguya stands up and refills Ren's tea cup with black tea.

"Kamikawa-kun, I heard from Fujiwara-san that you have a very good relationship?"

Kaguya asks casually after placing tea pot.

"Not bad."

After thinking carefully about this question, Ren answers seriously.

"Good friends?" Kaguya is no longer as serious as before, and her tone becomes a bit more relaxed.

"Not good friends, just classmates." Ren replies.

"Classmates? Aren't you and Fujiwara-san even friends?"

Thinking about everything Chika said about Ren when chatting with her earlier, Kaguya puts on a strange expression.

She initially thought Chika had a good relationship with Ren, so she thought of saying something about them to change the topic and make her stop thinking about what she just said.

As a result, his answer was something she didn't expect.

"Yes."

Regarding that matter, Ren has no intention of denying it.

"I heard from Fujiwara-san that you two often hang out together." Kaguya says with a smile.

Ren asks, "It's true that we often hang out together, but while we're hanging out, are we friends?"

"Indeed."

Hearing his answer, Kaguya seems to be thinking about something and nods in agreement.

In the past, many people approached her on purpose because of her status as the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, but because of her personality, those people left one by one.

If she counts based on the time they spend playing together, those who deliberately approached her would clearly be classified as her friends.

But in reality, until now, her only friend is Chika.

"Kamikawa-kun, what do you think are the conditions for two people to be friends?"

She finds that she and Ren can unexpectedly chat, and Kaguya also becomes more talkative, discussing friendship topics with him.

"I don't know." Ren shakes his head.

Relationships between friends are difficult to define, and for someone with superpowers who doesn't know much about common sense, he can't give a clear answer.

"Changing the question, what are the conditions for someone to become your friend?" Kaguya asks.

"With my consent or if I feel that we're friends." After hesitating for a moment, Ren gives this unclear answer.

Hearing his answer, Kaguya suddenly feels like laughing.

What does it mean for them to be friends if he feels that they're friends?

If that's the case, she surely understands why Chika was said not to be his friend.

So, she casually asks, "Well then, can I be your friend?"

"Okay." Ren answers without hesitation.

"Oh... Hah?! What did you just say?"

Kaguya doesn't react and is stunned for a moment before realizing his answer.

Originally, thinking that he would reject the idea, she casually asked to move on to the next topic. But surprisingly, Ren agreed.

"I said 'yes,'" Ren repeats.

"In other words, am I your friend now?" After sorting out her thoughts, Kaguya asks incredulously.

Ren acknowledges, "Yes."

"Why?" Kaguya is confused.

Chika has been with her for a long time, and she can't even be considered a friend. So she just casually asked, and he agreed to be friends with her?

Isn't this too easy?

"Why?" Ren doesn't understand what she's asking.

"Kamikawa-kun, are you not the type of person who will never reject anyone who wants to be your friend?"

After a brief silence, Kaguya guesses.

"No."

Ren is not the type of guy who doesn't know how to say no.

"Then why did you agree to be my friend?" Kaguya continues to ask, and this time she tells him her question in full.

Ren answers honestly, "Because you are a good person and have no ill intentions towards me."

"I am not a good person." Kaguya denies without hesitation.

"But when we were at the lake, weren't you also ready to jump?"