Chapter 705: Fumino’s Father, Furuhashi Reiji
"Eh? Fumino, why are you here?" Itsuki asked unconsciously.
"Good day, Furukashi."
Seeing Fumino carrying a large bag, Ren took the initiative to greet her.
"Good day."
In response, Fumino continued, "I came here to restock food at home. This convenience store is very close to my house, so I came here."
After finishing speaking, she handed the bag in her hand towards Itsuki.
"I didn't even realize I was near Fumino's house."
Maybe she didn't notice because she was busy chatting with Ren.
"What are you doing? On a date?"
After gauging the distance between the two of them and making a mental judgment, Fumino asked that question again.
Itsuki hurriedly explained, "How could it be a date? Fumino, you misunderstood. We just happened to meet on the street and decided to walk together for a bit."
"Then you came to the convenience store?"
Her answer was not surprising to Fumino, as Ren's most common activity was wandering, and Ren was usually found wandering around the streets.
"Came to buy ice cream. Furuhashi, do you want some? I'll treat you." Ren replied.
"In that case, I won't be polite."
After a little hesitation, Fumino agreed with a smile.
"By the way, do you want to come to my house? I just bought some snacks, let's try them together."
While buying ice cream, Fumino took the initiative to invite.
"I don't mind..."
Saying this, Itsuki glanced at Ren beside her involuntarily.
"Can."
Hanging out could be continued anytime, but being actively invited didn't always happen.
Seeing his agree, Itsuki nodded in agreement and said, "Then let me come too. Besides, I don't have any plans today."
"Great."
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"Let me carry it for you."
After buying ice cream and leaving the convenience store, Ren reached out his hand to Fumino.
"No, these items aren't too heavy, so I don't need Kamikawa's help." Fumino politely declined.
"Oh."
Ren let go of the idea of helping and focused on eating the ice cream in his hand.
Once next to Itsuki, Fumino asked with confusion, "By the way, Itsuki, why are you wearing glasses today?"
"Because..."
So, Itsuki repeated the reason she used to fool Ren.
"That's right."
Although she still didn't believe her explanation, Fumino didn't mind and changed the topic of conversation.
"Um... Did you four go to the water park together with Kamikawa?"
Talking about this, Fumino lowered her voice to prevent Ren from hearing.
"No, Nino didn't want to go." Itsuki denied.
"Why didn't she go?"
Fumino was surprised.
"Because she went to the water park with another guy."
Itsuki glanced at Ren involuntarily before answering.
After receiving this answer, Fumino whispered softly, "In other words, the four of you, plus Rizu, Kominami-senpai, and..."
"What are you counting? Are you counting the number of people who wanted to go to the water park together?" Itsuki made a guess.
(No, I'm counting the number of people who are better off than me. But except for Gabriel, everyone who went is better off than me.)
How pitiful!
But things like this couldn't be said, so Fumino tried her best to look as happy as possible. "Yes, that's what I thought."
"However, Kamikawa-kun already booked the water park. Even if we have more people going, it's no problem at all."
Itsuki said she didn't quite understand the meaning of this calculation.
"I was just counting how much money we could save by going to the water park this way rather than booking the venue directly."
Fumino quickly found a reasonable explanation for her actions.
"That's right. It's cheaper for us to go directly like this."
Itsuki nodded in agreement, then continued, "Actually, I care more about the fireworks show than going to the water park."
"I think so too. Besides, I've been looking forward to the fireworks show for a long time." Fumino said, "It's just that the expectations are different."
"Yeah, you can also eat a lot of delicious food at the fireworks show."
Thinking about this, Itsuki squinted happily.
"Eating isn't the main point of the fireworks show, okay?" Fumino couldn't help but complain.
In this way, while chatting, they walked towards Furuhashi's house.
Since her house was nearby, it didn't take long to reach her house.
"Please come in."
Opening the door, Fumino invited them in.
"Excuse me."
After saying this, Ren entered, but when he took off his shoes, he noticed something.
There was a pair of men's leather shoes on the floor.
Was it Fumino's father's?
He didn't need to worry too much about things like this.
After taking off his shoes, Ren noticed something was wrong with Fumino's expression.
Before he could ask, footsteps sounded.
Following the sound, he saw a man wearing casual clothes, with a tired face and dark circles under his eyes, coming towards the three of them with a document bag in his hand.
"Who is this?"
Seeing the man who suddenly appeared, Itsuki asked Fumino.
And Ren's gaze also shifted from the man in front of him to Fumino.
Fumino hesitated for a long time and reluctantly said, "...He's my father, Furuhashi Reiji."
"Hello, uncle."
After getting confirmation, Itsuki said obediently.
"Hello, uncle." Ren said immediately.
"Hello."
Reiji replied casually, with no intention of saying more. After putting on his leather shoes, he walked out of the door straight away.
"This is Nakano Itsuki, my classmate and good friend."
Without turning around, only facing her father, Fumino introduced her gently.
Reiji didn't speak, but opened the door that had just been closed again.
"This is Kamikawa Ren who made me rank 16th in school on the final exam."
Fumino's voice sounded again.
Reiji paused for a moment as he was about to leave the house, then turned to Ren standing next to his daughter.
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