Chapter 236

On Friday night, everyone was preparing to head to Limu County for a hot spring trip the next morning.

But there were still people who were different.

For example, Chika Fujiwara, who came to Amamiya's house at a fixed time.

"Amamiya, good evening~"

What she brought with her was an enthusiastic bear hug.

Ren Amamiya looked at Fujiwara, who was gradually becoming attached to him, and he couldn't help but sigh, then looked at Hayasaka.

So, did you two discuss this?

Ai Hayasaka, who seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes, closed her eyes and lowered her head slightly.

This made Ren Amamiya even more certain of his guess.

These two really had discussed it.

Even if his reaction was really a bit slow in some places, the five consecutive days of treatment time were constantly being advanced, and Fujiwara's spirit would be better on the second day than the day before, and now there was almost no outbreak of psychological problems.

It would be strange if Ren Amamiya didn't feel there was a problem with this change.

Chika Fujiwara in his arms had already turned into a cat that liked to act spoiled under Ren Amamiya's stroking, almost making a cute purring sound.

Suddenly, the stroking turned into a knock.

"Thud!"

Directly knocking a sound out of Chika Fujiwara's head.

Chika Fujiwara, feeling the pain, looked up blankly at Amamiya, who had struck.

"It hurts, why did you knock my head?"

"What do you think?"

Ren Amamiya rolled his eyes at her, but looking at Fujiwara rubbing her head, he subconsciously thought he had used too much force, pushed Fujiwara's hand away, and used his hand infused with spirituality to gently stroke it, easing her pain.

Chika Fujiwara, feeling a hint of comfort in the painful area, leaned her head back into Amamiya's arms.

"You tell me, you're already fine, yet you still dragged Hayasaka over to cooperate with you."

Chika Fujiwara, enjoying Amamiya's soothing, finally reacted; so she had been exposed. But she still giggled.

"You found out after all."

"What do you think?"

Ren Amamiya sighed speechlessly.

"On Monday, you really had a psychological problem outbreak, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, your situation had already eased a lot. At that time, I felt that the judgment of your symptoms could be advanced a bit, who knew you came even earlier on Thursday."

"And, did your symptoms break out yesterday? There's almost no problem left, right? Who knew you still came over today, are you addicted?"

Facing this questioning, Chika Fujiwara nodded with a giggle.

"Mm~ I've gotten a bit used to it recently."

"But it's all Amamiya's problem. Who told Amamiya's scent to always be so comfortable to smell, the feeling of quietness is even better than being buried in a quilt."

This answer left Ren Amamiya dumbfounded.

He knew the reason for this phenomenon.

The fusion degree between the River of Eternal Darkness and him was constantly climbing; this excessive enhancement of compatibility also caused some special anomalies to appear on him.

Eternal sleep, darkness, end, limit, are all descriptions of the River of Eternal Darkness.

These traits appeared on him as the fusion degree with the River of Eternal Darkness climbed.

In fact, these traits didn't manifest obviously, but who told Fujiwara to walk the path of the audience, focusing on observation and spirit, naturally making it easier to perceive these subtle changes in him.

"I really don't know whether to call you sensitive or what."

This sentence made Chika Fujiwara's eyes widen instantly, her beautiful eyes filled with the word curiosity.

"What what? The hidden meaning in that sentence just now?"

Ren Amamiya reached out and tapped Fujiwara, who was quite curious.

"Keep that curiosity of yours in check. The thing I mentioned is much more serious than the loss of control and pollution you encountered; don't have excessive curiosity after walking the path of sequence, you must know that knowledge is a kind of deadly poison."

Knowledge is a kind of deadly poison.

Chika Fujiwara had heard Amamiya say this many times, and although she was still very curious, she wouldn't ask.

"I know your reason, so how did you pull Classmate Hayasaka to your side? You know, what she hates most is the betrayal of Kaguya. With her situation, how did you fool her?"

Ai Hayasaka, who had her head lowered, tried hard to turn her head elsewhere.

This reaction made Ren Amamiya even more curious; what did Fujiwara do to be able to pull Hayasaka over?

Only hearing Chika Fujiwara say with a giggle:

"Actually, it's a very simple matter."

"Hayasaka... actually likes you."

Hearing this, Ren Amamiya was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ai Hayasaka in astonishment.

"Hayasaka, is this what Fujiwara used to pull you over to do bad things together?"

Ai Hayasaka, who had her head lowered, nodded helplessly...

"..."

Seeing Hayasaka nod in admission, Ren Amamiya didn't even know what to say.

Chika Fujiwara, on the other hand, looked at Amamiya, whose reaction wasn't particularly big, in astonishment, and even couldn't help but speak:

"Amamiya, aren't you surprised?"

"???"

This question made Ren Amamiya's head full of question marks.

Looking at Hayasaka, who was also staring at him in astonishment, it was clear she had not expected such a bland reaction from him at all.

At this moment, Ren Amamiya finally realized that these two people seemed to truly regard him as a fool.

Ren Amamiya took a deep breath.

"Hayasaka, come here for a second."

The astonished Ai Hayasaka obediently walked in front of Ren.

"Thwack!"

He delivered a hand-chop directly to the top of Hayasaka's head.

Holding her head, Ai Hayasaka looked at Ren with even more astonishment; those innocent, large eyes seemed to be asking why.

"You bring Fujiwara over to my place every single day, you stay over at night, and you even sleep in the same bed as me. Do you think I'm an idiot, that I wouldn't understand what you're thinking even with such obvious hints?"

After lecturing Hayasaka, Ren Amamiya used both hands to firmly pinch Fujiwara's soft, doughy cheeks.

"And you, Fujiwara. It's one thing that Hayasaka didn't notice, but why did even you think I hadn't noticed?"

"Mm... Ren (face)..."

Chika Fujiwara, her cheeks being pulled, kept pointing at the spot where she was being pinched.

Ren Amamiya let go, and she then covered her flushed cheeks, looking at Ren Amamiya with a pout.

"I'm always sleeping in your arms, so how could I see your expressions and actions? In the mornings, I'm always carried back to my room by you, so where would I have the chance?"

Because she hadn't observed it directly, she hadn't realized that Ren had actually known about Hayasaka's situation all along.

Chika Fujiwara covered her face, looking pitiful.

"I just thought you would be like how you are with Kaguya and Sonoko."

Ren Amamiya was a bit speechless.

"What has Hayasaka done? It's just like you. You've already taken the initiative to pounce on me, so how could I not know your intentions?"

"Hayasaka has even laid directly on my bed; if I didn't understand her intentions, I would truly be a fool!"

— Author's Notes —

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