Kaguya’s Invitation

"Are you okay?"

Kaguya asks with concern while helping pull Ren and Shizuku together.

"I'm okay."

Ren stands up again, looking very relaxed.

He is a person with superpowers; he just jumped into the lake to save someone, which can be considered easy for him.

But his clothes and hair are wet, so there's not much he can do.

Moreover, it would be strange if he jumped into the lake and still came out dry.

"Cough Cough Cough..."

Shizuku doesn't speak; she just sits on the ground and continues to cough, seemingly choking on water.

Kaguya squats beside her, gently patting her back, but her eyes are always focused on Ren, silently staring at his eyes.

Honestly, when she first met him after a long time, she hated his eyes—the gaze that paid no attention to others, the aloof and indifferent demeanor instinctively disgusted her.

Ren intentionally achieved average scores in all exams, proving this.

Therefore, Kaguya never believed him when Ren said he would help her. After all, how could someone help others without a reason?

But when Ren took off his glasses and jumped in front of her, Kaguya suddenly felt that her judgment of him was wrong.

It turns out his eyes are beautiful, and there are indeed people who help others without a reason.

"Give me the glasses."

After fixing his hair, Ren says to Kaguya.

He still hasn't put on his glasses, so he feels a bit awkward being looked at by both of them who have never seen him like this before.

"Let me hold them for you for now. You shouldn't be able to wear glasses in your current condition." Kaguya reminds, pointing to the water on his hair.

"Sorry for the trouble." Ren thanks.

As he said, he really can't wear glasses now, and his hair is wet. Even if he wears glasses, he'll get wet because of the water dripping from his hair.

As for revealing his true appearance, they've already seen it, and it won't be long before everyone knows.

As long as they are willing to keep it a secret.

So, he asks, "Please remember to help me keep my true appearance a secret."

"Okay."

Seeing the glasses in her hands and the way he took them off, Kaguya immediately understands something and agrees without hesitation.

In this case, she has no intention of using the danger to blackmail Ren.

"I will."

At this point, Shizuku has also recovered quickly, and after hearing his request, she immediately agrees.

Although she doesn't quite understand his meaning, how can she refuse the request of her rescuer?

"You should both take a shower and change clothes; otherwise, you might catch a cold." Seeing Shizuku's improved condition, Kaguya reminds them.

Even though summer is almost here, if they continue to wear soaking wet clothes, they will definitely catch a cold.

Fortunately, Shuchi'in Academy's school uniform is black, so even if wet, it won't be noticeable.

"Yes." Ren doesn't refuse.

Then, Kaguya helps Shizuku stand up and walk towards the bathroom, while Ren follows them.

"Sorry, Shinomiya-san, the recorder must be damaged. I sincerely apologize for the interview."

On the way to the bathroom, Shizuku takes out the voice recorder from her pocket and tries to operate it several times. When it turns out there's no response, she takes the initiative to apologize.

At the end of the interview, on the way home, she was too engrossed in thinking about how to write the proper interview that she didn't pay attention to her steps, tripped over something, and fell into the lake.

Therefore, the voice recorder recording the interview fell into the lake.

"No problem; just find a chance to redeem it when the time comes." Kaguya replies with a smile.

"I'm sorry." Shizuku still feels a little guilty.

Since it's class time, most of the students have returned to their classes, so they didn't meet any students on the way to the bathroom.

He doesn't have a spare uniform at school, so Ren has to wear the sports clothes he wore in physical education class as a replacement. After saying something to both of them, he enters the men's bathroom.

.....

Forty minutes later, Ren, wearing sports clothes, comes out of the bathroom. Having just taken a shower, his slightly flushed cheeks and half-dried hair.

As soon as he comes out, he sees Kaguya standing in the corridor, seemingly waiting for him.

"K-Kamikawa-kun, here are your things."

Seeing Ren looking a bit sweet after the shower, Kaguya feels her heartbeat slow down for half a beat, and then she nervously returns what she gave him earlier.

"Thank you."

After thanking her, Ren takes his wallet, phone, and glasses.

He immediately puts away his phone and wallet, but he chooses not to wear his glasses. Kaguya is the only one here, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't immediately put on his glasses.

Besides, his hair is not dry, so it's not suitable to wear glasses.

"Where's that girl?" Ren asks with concern after observing the area.

"After she showered, she went to the health room to rest." Kaguya explains.

She didn't expect a guy like Ren to take a long time to shower, actually taking longer than a girl showering, which made her wait a long time here.

"Oh."

Ren nods and is about to go back to the classroom.

"Kamikawa-kun, are you going back to class?"

Seeing him turning to leave, Kaguya calls him.

"Yes." Ren admits straightforwardly.

Kaguya looks at his current outfit and then says, "Wearing sports clothes?"

"..."

When Kaguya says this, Ren also reacts and immediately abandons the idea of going back to class.

If he goes back to class in sports clothes, it will make him look very conspicuous when everyone is wearing the school uniform, and the last thing he wants is to stand out.

Seemingly sensing his hesitation, Kaguya invites, "Kamikawa-kun, if you don't have a destination, you can come to the student council room with me. There shouldn't be anyone there right now."