She and I Became Good Friends!

As Ren uttered these words, Asumi and Rizu also turned their gaze towards Itsuki, curious about his response.

Since she asked this question, she surely had a specific purpose in mind.

Feeling all eyes on her, Itsuki casually smoothed her long hair and replied softly, "I had this idea."

After a pause, she wanted to say something to complement her explanation, finding a suitable reason for herself. But before she could speak, she coincidentally met Fumino's eyes, who was observing her.

Their eyes separated upon contact, and she ultimately chose to remain silent. The principle of saying more and making more mistakes applied at this moment.

She wasn't sure if she could deceive Fumino with her awkward lies.

"Well then, you are my good friend now." Ren said softly, looking at Itsuki standing beside him.

"Eh? What did you say earlier?" Itsuki didn't expect the answer to be like this.

She thought Ren would impose some conditions, and she could become his good friend by meeting those conditions.

However, Ren agreed just like that, making it feel unreal, as if she were dreaming.

Ren repeated, "I said you are my good friend now."

"So soon? Don't you have any conditions?" Itsuki still couldn't believe it.

"None." Ren replied seriously.

Gabriel was like this when she became his friend, without any conditions.

Therefore, if Itsuki wanted to be friends with him, she didn't need any conditions.

"This..." Itsuki gently slapped her face, trying to wake herself up.

She always felt too casual to become friends with Ren so easily.

It felt like anyone could come along.

"Itsuki, may I call you that way?" Ren asked.

They had already become good friends, so there was no need for the distant "-san" suffix.

"Of course." Itsuki didn't mind at all.

She was quite happy that Ren was willing to call her that way.

It indicated that their relationship was getting closer.

That's what she wanted.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have proposed to be friends with him.

Seeing Itsuki becoming friends with Ren so easily, Fumino didn't know what to say.

In this situation, anything she said would be inappropriate.

Even if she seized this opportunity and requested to be friends with Ren, it would still feel insincere.

So, she had to set aside the idea of becoming friends and wait for later.

After waiting for a while, they both found that neither of them was talking anymore. Fumino asked curiously, "By the way, Kamikawa-san, now that you and Itsuki have become good friends, how will you treat her?"

She didn't forget about this.

"Helping her clean up, doing the laundry, doing household chores..." Talking about this, Ren could be considered quite professional.

This was usually how he treated Gabriel.

"Isn't this beyond the scope of friendship?" Upon hearing what Ren might help with, Fumino couldn't help but complain.

"Is it?" Ren didn't feel that way.

"Um... Kamikawa-san, you don't have to treat me like this, just act as usual." Itsuki wasn't here for this.

Although many things Ren said touched her heart, that wasn't her intention.

"Yes. If you need my help, just tell me directly." Ren said seriously.

Now that he had become friends with her, he surely needed to help Itsuki.

"Yes." Itsuki agreed with a smile.

Later that evening, at Gabriel's house.

"You're back."

When she opened the door and saw Ren standing in front of her, Gabriel was very happy.

Sure enough, he came back earlier.

"Um."

Ren entered the room, took off his shoes, and sat at the table with Gabriel.

"Gabriel, there's something I want to tell you."

Seeing Gabriel freely controlling characters in the game, Ren planned to share the news with him that he and Itsuki had become good friends.

"What is it?" Gabriel turned towards him.

Ren rarely said anything to her, and it usually involved questions.

"Itsuki and I have become good friends." Ren said calmly.

"That's it. I thought something big was happening..." Gabriel didn't react initially. As she was about to continue the game, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

She was surprised and asked, "Wait, did you just say that you and Itsuki have become good friends?"

For a long time, Ren had many friends, but she was always the only good friend.

Now Ren said that Itsuki had also become his good friend, and she suddenly felt like Ren had been taken away and was no longer her.

"Yes." Ren admitted.

"..."

Gabriel opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

She was Ren's good friend, and they had been friends for a long time, but what could she say?

Don't let him be good friends with someone else? Just let him have one good friend?

It's impossible to say this.

As Ren's good friend, Gabriel couldn't say that.

Too selfish.

After sorting out her complicated thoughts, Gabriel forced herself to smile and encouraged, "Not bad, I think you can only have me as your good friend."

"Um."

Hearing what she said, Ren raised his head slightly.

"Can you tell me how you and Itsuki-san became good friends?" Seeing his expression, Gabriel asked with curiosity.

She really wanted to know how the two of them suddenly became good friends.

"When in the evening..." Ren didn't hide anything and narrated in detail what happened that evening.

After listening, Gabriel fell silent, unable to say anything.

Because she thought about how she became friends with Ren. Initially, she just wanted him to help gacha game equipment, so she casually said that he was his good friend, and then he took it seriously.

From any perspective, she couldn't blame Itsuki.

"Haaa..."

After taking several deep breaths, Gabriel smiled and said, "That's good. This way, you won't bother me with anything."

"Um."

"However, if you keep looking for Itsuki, won't that cause her resentment?" Gabriel added, "You just became good friends, right?"