Did Something Special Happen?

"Eh?"

After hearing his serious speech, Fumino was stunned.

"Wait a minute, this doesn't make sense."

After carefully considering the logic behind it, she quickly replied.

"Why doesn't it make sense, you're younger than me."

Initially, because he was younger than Gabriel and Ichika, Ren called them "big sisters."

Therefore, Fumino, who was younger than him, should call him "big brother."

"I'm only a month younger than you."

Fumino emphasized this fact.

It felt weird calling him "big brother"!

"But you're still younger than me." Ren's attitude was still firm.

After staring at him for a moment, Fumino suddenly understood something and asked hesitantly, "Kamikawa, did you ask me to call you 'big brother' because I said you looked like a child?"

Ren didn't speak, just turned to the side without a sound.

Seeing him like this, Fumino immediately understood what was happening.

So, she continued: "How about this? If I don't say you look like a child, don't let me call you 'big brother,' okay?"

"Okay."

Ren agreed to her suggestion.

(He only did it because I said he looked like a child.)

Seeing how quickly he agreed, Fumino complained inwardly.

(Also, if he cares so much about this, doesn't that mean he's like a child?)

But Ren was quite intriguing like this.

Moreover, Fumino could clearly feel that the distance between her and him had disappeared.

After ending the topic, Ren took the initiative and said, "Furuhashi, let's go out and play together another day."

"What do you mean? Are we still going to the Game Center?"

Coming back to her senses, Fumino asked with a very uncertain tone.

"It's not about going to the Game Center, it's about going somewhere else to fulfill the travel plans you originally planned for today." Ren revealed his thoughts.

Initially, they agreed to go out and play together, but it turned out that Fumino always watched him play, and that wasn't good.

Moreover, because Ren caught too many dolls, he ran out of time.

Therefore, he had to make it up to her.

"Eh? Really?"

Fumino didn't expect this surprise to come so suddenly.

Initially, she was a little disappointed because they only went to the Game Center today.

"If you don't mind hanging out with me another day." Ren added.

"I don't mind at all."

Fumino answered without hesitation.

She asked with a smile, "So when are we going to play again?"

"I don't know, it's up to you."

Ren still chose to relinquish decision-making power to her.

"In a few days, I'm busy with some things lately."

Fumino checked her schedule and decided to postpone it for today.

"Alright."

After having dinner at the sushi restaurant, it was already late at night, and Ren escorted Fumino home.

After saying goodbye, Fumino opened the door and went back to her house.

"I'm back."

She shouted this out of habit, but there was no response in the empty room.

But it was nothing to Fumino, she was already used to it.

She took off her shoes and walked to her room.

"Honestly, Kamikawa doesn't know how to catch dolls at all."

Placing the doll on the table, Fumino leaned back in her chair and reminisced about today's experience.

In short, she and Ren didn't do anything all day, she just watched him catch that doll.

"Why did the day I've been looking forward to feel so long?"

Fumino was a little confused.

In her imagination, her day was spent happily playing at the Game Center with Ren all morning, and picking out some dolls for him before leaving.

They had lunch together in the afternoon, and they went around the mall in the evening, letting her pick out clothes for him or helping him buy some clothes.

After that, they went to the movies together.

Finally, in the evening, they both went home while eating ice cream.

But her idea failed at the first step, which was truly disappointing.

Fortunately, he was willing to play with her again.

If counted like this, was today equivalent to wasting time?

"Forget it, let's think about where to go with him next time."

Fumino shook her head and discarded those unnecessary thoughts from her mind, and she started thinking about this issue.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Is this a water park?"

After escorting her home, Ren didn't go straight home, but walked out.

Then, while wandering around, he arrived at a place called the Water Park.

As for how he ended up here after wandering around, it can only be said that it was a little accidental.

Who made him curious about this place?

Although he had arrived here, Ren had no intention of entering and just looked from a distance.

"This would be fun."

After commenting, he left from here and walked towards his house.

Back at home, just as Ren was thinking about what to do next, he received a message from Miku.

Nakano Miku: [Sorry, Ren, I have some important matters to attend to tomorrow, so I can't go to the library with you tomorrow. Let's go another time.]

Kamikawa Ren: [No problem.]

Nakano Miku: [Thank you, and also, tonight's match has to be canceled too.]

Kamikawa Ren: [Okay.]

After replying, he began to think about what he would do tonight.

Since he no longer needed to hang out with Miku in the evening, Ren immediately felt that he had much more free time.

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Morning the next day.

"Good morning, Kouhai-kun."

Asumi opened the door and walked in. She looked at Ren lying on the table and not knowing what to write, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Good morning."

Stopping writing, Ren replied.

After putting down school bag, Asumi asked casually, "How was your date with Fumino yesterday? Did something special happen?"