Miku was still playing on her cellphone with her head lowered, slightly raising her head when she heard someone talking to her, and looked at the person through the gap between her bangs.
When she found out that the visitor was Ren, she replied: "Good afternoon."
After responding, Miku looked at the three books held by Ren.
"Are you sure you have finished reading?"
She was still a little uneasy, so she asked again.
"I've finished reading," Ren nodded.
"Then let's go in."
After receiving confirmation, Miku pointed to the library door.
"Okay."
So, the two of them walked towards the library together.
Before putting away her cellphone, Miku looked at the time and found that it was exactly 12 o'clock.
Yes, this is the right time and not too late.
There is not much that can be said about returning books, just hand the book over to the librarian, then carry out a book inspection as usual, after ensuring that the book is not damaged, the book will be successfully returned.
When Miku saw that Ren had successfully returned the book, she couldn't wait to walk over, put her library card on the table, and said to the librarian: "I want to borrow a book."
"Okay, where is the book you want to borrow?"
Administrator looked at her empty hands and asked in confusion.
"I want to borrow the Collection of Anecdotes from the Warring States Period." Miku was afraid that the administrator wouldn't know which book she was talking about, so she pointed at Ren who was standing not far behind her and added, "That's the book he just returned."
"I see."
After saying this, the administrator reacted, but looked at her with a strange look.
"Is it this one?"
After finding the Anecdote Collection of the Warring States Period that had not been put back on the bookshelf, the administrator asked.
"Yes." Miku nodded repeatedly.
"Then let me register you."
While saying this, the administrator took out her library card and got to work.
Not long after, the book borrowing procedure was completed.
"Please take good care of the book during the loan period and do not cause damage, otherwise the original price will be refunded."
The administrator handed her the book along with her library card and reminded her of the precautions.
"The loan period is one month, please return it on time."
"Um."
After receiving her books and library card, Miku finally felt at ease.
After a long time, she finally borrowed this book.
After keeping her library card, Miku walked towards Ren and exited the library with him.
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"Kamikawa-san, are you free this afternoon?"
After exiting the library, Miku turned to look at Ren and asked hesitantly.
"Have time."
After thinking for a moment, Ren answered.
After studying for so long, he gradually discovered a pattern.
Meaning, every time someone asked him this, they were asking for something.
"As a thank you, may I buy you something for lunch today? Then we can chat for a while."
As she spoke, Miku's head slowly lowered, and she felt a little less confident.
She said she wanted to treat him to a meal, but in fact she just wanted to talk to him about the history of the Warring States Period.
She had wanted to do this for a long time.
Now that she had such an opportunity, she naturally wanted to try it.
"Okay. It's just that I'm not good at chatting," Ren explained his shortcomings first to avoid disappointing her.
It was lunch time now, and he hadn't had time to eat yet, so it wasn't impossible to agree to the woman's invitation to treat him to a meal.
It's just that chatting is a bit difficult for him.
"It doesn't matter, I'm not good at chatting either," Miku said without worry.
"Then let's go."
Hearing this, Ren immediately felt relieved.
This way, even if their chat didn't go smoothly, it could be said that it was Miku's fault.
"Um."
Since the purpose was to chat, shops such as restaurants were not considered.
Moreover, they don't know how long they will chat, if they chat for too long it will interfere with other people's business, especially since the environment is not suitable.
Therefore, it is best to choose places such as cafes and dessert shops where customers can order something and sit for a long time, and the environment inside is also very suitable for chatting.
Based on these considerations, Miku chose a dessert shop near the library as her place to eat.
"Welcome."
Pushing the door open and walking in, the waiter's greeting sounded.
"Is it just the two of us?"
The waitre glanced at Ren and Miku and asked with a smile.
"Yes," Miku answered.
"Both please come with me."
After saying this, the waiter led them to the table.
While following the waiter there, Ren took the opportunity to observe the dessert shop.
Maybe because it was a holiday and lunch time, almost all the seats in the shop were taken, and it was the last table.
He had to say that their luck was pretty good.
"What did you two order?"
The waitre handed Miku the menu and stood aside to take notes.
Miku casually ordered two desserts and a drink she liked, and handed the menu to Ren.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
When Ren also finished ordering, the waiter left.
Placing the book on the table and looking at Ren across from her, Miku began to think about how to start the conversation more appropriately.
What she wanted to talk to him about was the history of the Warring States Period, so she had to think of a better opening.
While she was thinking about the topic, Ren looked towards the door. Two girls who looked almost exactly the same had just walked in.
He knows one of the girls, named Nino, and the other girl...
Seeing Ren looking towards the door, Miku followed him curiously and looked at the door, wanting to know what he was looking at.
"Hah?"
As if aware that someone was watching them, Nino followed the prying eyes and turned her head.
Then, she met Miku's curious gaze.