Chapter 188: Slight Changes

The sound of dripping water was so clear throughout the entire hot spring bath.

All the girls on this weekend trip had stripped off their clothes and were immersing themselves wholeheartedly in the hot spring, as if only this could dispel the gloom brewing in their hearts.

"We ran into a real supernatural incident on our very first club outing."

"I don't know if we're lucky or unlucky."

Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but complain while looking at the deep black sky.

"This is luck."

Kaguya Sigong gave the answer directly.

"Didn't Miss I-Cheng say so?"

"The problem with this supernatural incident isn't very big."

"Even Ren Amamiya said this is a trial for us."

"Only a low difficulty counts as a trial for us."

"Moreover, I believe the challenge difficulty Ren Amamiya gave us this time is already very low; it's purely for us to get used to things."

The smaller the activity range of a malevolent spirit, the greater the harm it poses to humans.

Based on this theory, if the activity range of a malevolent spirit is bounded by an island, that is a very, very low difficulty.

So, Kaguya Sigong felt this time was just an adaptation period.

Regarding this, the other girls present did not object. They also knew that with Ren Amamiya and I-Cheng leading the way, as long as they didn't run into trouble, this trip would surely be passed safely.

So, the key issue this time is how to adapt.

"Sonoko, do you like Ren Amamiya?"

Suddenly, Chika Fujiwara's words completely changed the atmosphere in the bath.

Almost all the girls developed a strong interest in this question.

Facing everyone's gaze, Sonoko Suzuki actually appeared quite generous.

"Yes, I quite like Ren Amamiya."

"Oh!"

Chika Fujiwara's gossip soul began to burn.

"What's the reason?"

"Um... initially, it should be that I discovered Ren Amamiya's hidden stats are quite high."

"You also know, I personally have very high standards for appearance; picking a boy I like requires him to at least meet this condition."

"Mm-hmm."

Chika Fujiwara understood this very well.

"What about other reasons?"

"Other reasons should be something I discovered when accompanying Ran to visit the Ren Amamiya family."

Meeting at home for the first time?

Chika Fujiwara's eyes began to sparkle.

"Oh, it wasn't some very romantic scene."

"Actually, right after Ran got the diary, she wanted to understand some situations from Ren Amamiya, so she dragged me along."

"I also learned at that time that Ran and Ren Amamiya were connected by a diary."

Sonoko Suzuki explained helplessly.

Seeing the light in Chika's eyes, she knew what that person was thinking.

Unfortunately, she also wished the reason for her first visit to the Ren Amamiya house could have been more romantic.

But reality really didn't give her that chance.

Although the reason was a bit inferior, the result obtained was not bad.

Thinking of the scene during the first meeting at home, the corners of Sonoko Suzuki's mouth were almost uncontrollable.

"But, it wasn't bad, I suppose."

Ah, there's a story!

Chika Fujiwara's interest was piqued at that moment.

"Tell me specifically."

Being spoken to like that, Sonoko Suzuki couldn't hold back anymore.

"Ren Amamiya is not good at facing girls."

"Sometimes one or two sentences can make his face turn completely red, looking like he has absolutely no resistance."

"He turns around and exposes his shy, flushed ears; at that moment, I felt he was really so cute~"

Chika Fujiwara was clearly stunned for a moment.

That Ren Amamiya who looked a bit cool on the surface?

The shy boy Sonoko described didn't quite match the somewhat cool image of Ren Amamiya in her memory.

However, a boy's cool exterior combined with a strongly contrasting introverted and shy personality seems quite cute, doesn't it?

This made Chika Fujiwara develop a huge interest as well.

While the two girls were chatting, the surrounding girls also heard.

"I-Cheng, what do you think?"

Nagi Sanzenin, soaking in the hot spring, suddenly interjected.

"Ren Amamiya, my lord?"

"Mm."

"Lord Amamiya, I think, is someone with a very gentle personality."

Saginomiya Isumi thought for a moment and summed it up in one sentence.

"Although Lord Amamiya is a man of few words, his attitude toward everyone is the same."

"And this time, things have somewhat exceeded our initial expectations; Lord Amamiya also has his own preparations to handle it properly."

"Ehh~"

Sanzenin Nagi tilted her head back, gazing at the night sky.

The stars in the sky seemed to connect into the likeness of her mother's face, stirring up her longing for her mother.

Then, the image of the taciturn Amamiya Ren surfaced in her mind.

Not skilled with words, sparing of speech, gentle in nature—not as cold and aloof as he appeared on the surface.

Even that coldness was merely an expression he forced out because he was bad at dealing with girls.

Somehow, mother's and Amamiya's personal images felt very similar.

But Amamiya was far more normal than Mother, that great scatterbrain king.

"Itoumi, do you think… should I try to interact more with Amamiya?"

Saginomiya Itoumi and Maria, sitting beside her, were both startled.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing.

"It's not a bad thing."

After recovering, Saginomiya Isumi immediately gave her answer.

"Lord Amamiya isn't some bad person; if little Nagi takes the initiative to interact with him a bit, there's nothing wrong with that."

"Besides, Lord Amamiya and little Nagi also share a common affinity."

"Perhaps it could give little Nagi a shared topic with him."

"…Mm."

This time, Sanzenin Nagi did not object.

While the three of them were whispering here, Kaguya Sigong and Hayasaka Ai were likewise whispering together.

"Faced with a probe, he showed no temper at all, and instead gave the gentlest treatment."