"Sure."
Ren didn't refuse her invitation because she said she wanted to express gratitude; he would definitely give her this opportunity.
He had been doing this for a long time; as long as someone wanted to thank him, he would basically accept it.
To go home?
He didn't need to worry about this at all; at worst, he could go back later without wandering around.
How long would it take just to have coffee?
Seeing his agreement, Hayasaka was very happy; at least this would make her feel better, and she wouldn't have to think of another way to thank him.
"Go there; there's a café over there."
While observing the surrounding shops, she found a café not far away and walked there with Ren.
"Um."
Following Hayasaka, entering this café, and after looking around for a while, Ren felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in this shop.
Was this place a bit too quiet?
It was clearly open in a quite decent location, but there were only a few customers inside. Counting the two of them, there were less than five customers in the shop.
The café he visited before, if nothing else, basically had a lot of customers.
It always felt a bit strange.
But it was difficult for him to bring it up. It was Hayasaka's choice. It would be impolite to ask a question just because of that.
Hayasaka naturally noticed something unusual in the shop, but she didn't pay too much attention to it, just thinking that the shop's business wasn't too good.
To avoid being seen by acquaintances and causing a strange scandal at school, Hayasaka deliberately chose a relatively secluded location.
Once they sat down, the waitress came; Hayasaka handed the menu to Ren and asked him to order first.
Ren casually ordered a cup of coffee and a chocolate cake, then returned the menu to Hayasaka.
He had to go home for dinner later, so he couldn't eat too much now.
Hayasaka ordered tiramisu and a glass of juice, then the waitress left.
"Kamikawa-kun, do we look like we're on a date?"
After making sure no one was eavesdropping, Hayasaka looked at Ren sitting across from her, with a pair of beautiful blue eyes, teasingly smiling.
"Do we?" Ren didn't feel like it.
"Maybe it's just my subtle feelings." Hayasaka lowered her voice a bit, "Besides, it's the first time I've been to a place like a café alone with someone of the same age."
"The first time?" Ren realized this, making him more worried.
"Yes." Hayasaka smiled and nodded, "I'm usually very busy with work and don't have leisure time."
As Kaguya's personal maid, she had many things to take care of, including having no days off.
And she occasionally came to the café to maintain relationships with other girls, as a place to chat.
Going on a date alone with the opposite sex?
Very unlikely!
"Thank you for your hard work." Ren didn't know much about the daily work of a maid, but he offered a few encouraging words.
"This is not hard work; I'm used to it." Hayasaka narrowed her eyes slightly, "However, it's quite enjoyable to have leisure time like this to do something you want to do."
Because she rejected that social gathering, she now had free time to hold a party.
In normal circumstances, she would choose to have the driver pick her up and then return directly to Shinomiya Residence.
But now, after meeting Ren, she felt the need to use this time to chat with him a bit.
Could she get useful information from him?
Kaguya seemed very concerned about Ren lately. As Kaguya's personal maid, she thought she should do something to address it.
"I feel the same way." Ren strongly agreed with her words.
After ten years in prison, he thoroughly enjoyed his free time.
"Hm?"
Seeing him accepting her words, Hayasaka pretended to be casual and continued to ask, "So what does Kamikawa-kun do in free time? My break time is very boring, and I don't know what to do. What should be done to pass the time."
This was a lie.
She didn't have any break time at all, let alone boredom. The reason she said that was just to get Ren's preferences.
"Walking." Ren honestly answered.
"Walking? Hanging out alone?"
Hayasaka was momentarily stunned but quickly reacted and confirmed.
"Yes."
"That's a good way to spend time." Hayasaka silently noted this information and said with a smile, "Kamikawa-kun, do you like walking?"
"Yes." Ren didn't hide anything.
"That's it." Hayasaka seemed to be thinking about something and asked in amazement, "In that case, if I want to thank you again sometime, can I go for a walk with you?"
She obtained some information from Ren's words; for example, he seemed very indifferent to others' gratitude and didn't care about it at all.
Ren might have a character that would accept no matter how much someone expressed their gratitude to him.
"Sure."
After hearing that Hayasaka was willing to socialize with him, Ren agreed firmly.
"In that case, it's settled."
After making a deal with him, Hayasaka sighed in relief.
This way, if Kaguya needed to get any information from him in the future, she could ask him for help and use the excuse of thanking him to gather information.
Of course, she could also choose to inform Kaguya and let Kaguya think of the best way to use this situation.
In an instant, she thought about many things.
After coming back to her senses, Hayasaka asked casually, "By the way, has Kamikawa-kun talked to Kaguya-sama recently?"
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