Chapter 170: Two gifts given to him by Nino
"Does not matter."
Ren said indifferently.
Since he had promised to wait for her, he definitely wouldn't complain about waiting too long.
"Here, this is your return gift for the flower."
Tucking her hair behind her ear, Nino handed her the beautifully wrapped gift box in her hands.
"Thank You."
Taking the gift box, Ren thanked her.
This was the first time he received a carefully prepared gift from someone else, not a random one.
"Because I don't know what you like, so I just bought souvenirs. Don't have high expectations for this gift."
Nino's eyes wandered slightly and she said unnaturally.
Even though she felt pretty good about herself when she bought the dolphin doll, she couldn't guarantee that Ren would like it.
Therefore, she did not emphasize that this gift was carefully prepared by her.
"Ok, I understand."
Whatever it was, as long as it was a gift given by someone else, Ren would not be disappointed.
His requirements for gifts were very low, as long as someone gave him a gift, he was very satisfied.
At the same time, Ichika and Yotsuba also appeared in the hall, hiding behind a pillar and peeking out, observing Nino and Ren.
"Why is that man wearing a mask? You can't see his whole face at all." Ichika looked at Ren who was wearing a mask and couldn't help but complain, "But, if you look at it like this, he does look quite handsome. No wonder Nino likes him."
Yotsuba didn't answer, just stared blankly at the man standing in front of Nino.
"Nino gave the gift." Ichika looked at Nino's action of handing out the gifts and nodded in satisfaction, "Seems like it went very smoothly."
Yotsuba remained silent.
"Yotsuba, do you think Nino and that guy will do something later? Do you want to guess?"
Because of the distance, she could only see where Nino and the other party seemed to be talking, but she couldn't hear what was being said specifically.
Therefore, Ichika took advantage of this time to discuss with Yotsuba and listen to her opinions.
"…"
"?"
After waiting for a long time, Ichika realized that something was wrong with Yotsuba's condition.
"What's wrong with you, Yotsuba?" Ichika gently pushed Yotsuba and asked worriedly.
"No… Nothing."
Yotsuba quickly came to her senses and pretended nothing had happened.
"Yotsuba, lying is not something good children do," Ichika narrowed her eyes and said solemnly.
How could her poor acting skills deceive her who had been with her day and night?
"Actually, it's nothing. I just felt like the guy looked familiar. I think I've seen him somewhere." After her lie was revealed, Yotsuba smiled awkwardly and briefly explained the reason why she was distracted.
"Have you seen him?" Ichika quickly caught the keyword and then guessed, "He said he was a magician. Have you seen anything about him somewhere?"
"Magician…" Yotsuba seemed to remember something and said thoughtfully, "Maybe."
"If you remember something, just say it directly. "It doesn't matter if you say it wrong," Ichika insisted.
If she knew more information about the boy Nino liked, she might be able to use this information to make a pretty good deal with Nino.
For example, let Nino help rub her back.
"No, maybe I made a mistake," Yotsuba shook her head, "After all, we are very far away, so it's normal to accidentally see something wrong."
"That's possible." Ichika sighed, "But in this case, the idea of having Nino give me a blowback is futile."
"Why are you in trouble?" Yotsuba didn't understand.
Ichika glanced at her and explained to her what she had just thought.
"Ichika is too much. You actually want to use this to make a deal with Nino. No wonder you are so active now."
After listening, Yotsuba expresses strong dissatisfaction with Ichika's behavior.
"I want Nino to rub my back too!"
"Yeah, I went too far," Said Ichika without guilt, "But didn't you think about it? There is no need to care too much about the things that have been lost."
"That makes sense."
"Okay, let's continue watching. Looks like their conversation will be over."
On the other hand, the conversation between Nino and Ren continues.
"Um... Naoki, I actually have a second gift to give you!"
After hesitating for a moment, Nino looked at him very seriously and said.
"Second gift?"
According to the plan he heard from Nino last time, he probably only prepared a stuffed dolphin and planned to give it to him as a gift.
What happened to the second gift?
This made Ren look forward to it.
Unknown gifts like this are the most attractive.
"Yes, but you have to act with me to get it," Nino said seriously, "Otherwise, I won't be able to give you this gift."
"What action?"
After hearing this, Ren became even more curious about the gift.
"Do it with me."
Nino threw her arms out to her sides, raising them to shoulder height.
"Um."
Seeing this, Ren started to imitate her, but it was a bit troublesome for him to hold the umbrella in one hand and the gift she gave him in the other.
"So what?"
After making the same movements as her, Ren asked next.
"Then..."
Before she finished speaking, Nino took a step forward, and hugged him tightly.
"This is my second gift to you, a hug."
Lying on Ren's chest, Nino said with a smile.
"…"
Seeing Nino in his arms, Ren lowered his hands and said nothing.
The gift Nino was talking about turned out to be a hug for him, something he never expected.
But he didn't hate it.
After all, when Nino rushed towards him to hug him, Ren was completely able to avoid her.
"Sigh..."
A few moments later, Nino let go of the hand holding him and returned to her original position.
"Thank you, Naoki, I am very happy today," Said Nino with a blush.
"You're welcome. Thank you for the hug."
Since Ren received gift, he naturally wanted to thank her.
Is the return gift just a hug?
Completely unexpected.
"Yes. OK... I'll go back first. Please be careful on the road."
The hug earlier had used up all her courage, as for other things, Nino didn't have any extra thoughts at the moment.
Anyway, there will be plenty of time in the future.
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