Chapter 254: Ren Amamiya: Time to talk to Ran

Because of the pouting cheeks from anger and jealousy, Kaguya looked even cuter.

Ren Amamiya smiled, raised his hand, and gently poked Kaguya's puffed-up cheeks.

"Can't be coaxed? Then how about this, I won't coax you? I'm actually not very good at coaxing girls."

This sentence immediately made Kaguya Sigong anxious.

"You try! You try first! Say, maybe I'm easy to coax?"

Pfft!

The few people listening nearby couldn't help but laugh out loud at that statement which lacked any persistence.

Not even a minute had passed between the before and after, and she couldn't hold on.

"Then I'll try my best."

"Mm-hmm."

Ren Amamiya also suppressed his laughter and held Kaguya, who was about to jump with anxiety, in his arms.

Hearing that Ren didn't give up directly, Kaguya Sigong's emotions shifted immediately, but the moment she was held, she was completely stunned.

Her consciousness suddenly entered a state of crashing.

By the time her brain completely came back to its senses, Kaguya Sigong had already realized the fact that she was being held.

"Kaguya."

The voice that suddenly leaned into her ear made Kaguya Sigong feel that her ear was a bit itchy.

"I told Sonoko earlier at the hot spring, I don't know much about girls' matters, and I don't know much about how to interact with girls. If I neglect you a bit, you have to tell me."

Ren Amamiya's sincere words made Kaguya Sigong gradually calm down.

As a girl, she also knew that she needed to be reserved.

But she was also like Ren Amamiya, both in their first relationship and their first time interacting with the opposite sex. She also didn't understand how to interact with boys; perhaps it would be better to explain directly to Ren when encountering things.

Since they were both experiencing it for the first time, it was inevitable that they needed to understand each other more.

"Mm."

The scene she saw at the open-air hot spring just now appeared in her mind.

At that time, Sonoko Suzuki seemed to look up slightly, looking at Ren Amamiya with a trace of expectation and shyness, as if she were asking for something.

Kaguya Sigong now knew what Sonoko Suzuki's thoughts were at that time.

She looked up as if possessed.

"Ren, I..."

"Hey, hey, hey! You big block of ice, pay attention, we are still here."

Instantly, Kaguya Sigong moved away from Ren Amamiya's embrace as if she had been electrocuted.

She had forgotten that there were still several people nearby staring at them.

"Miss Kaguya, next time you want to express your emotions to Student Ren, please find a quiet room so you won't be disturbed."

"If you have a need, you can find me at any time; the other dimension is very quiet."

Hayasaka, ahhhhhhh!

Kaguya Sigong almost gritted her teeth and let out a roar.

She had almost said something very shameful to Ren in front of so many people, and as a result, she was reminded repeatedly by her own maid.

"Cough."

Ren Amamiya coughed lightly and walked over to take Kaguya's hand.

"Next time you have something, we'll talk about it alone."

Kaguya Sigong looked down at her held hand; she didn't pull away, she just gripped Ren's hand tightly.

"Mm."

She had already decided in her heart that she must find a time when no one was around to monopolize Ren later.

"Ran, has Uncle Mouri been in contact?"

Ren Amamiya suddenly changed the subject.

The sudden change of topic was too fast, leaving Ran Mouri, who was still eating melon, unable to react for a moment.

"Dad's side? I haven't been in contact with him yet. But Aunt Yumi told me that day that the hot spring inn they went to was the Benkei Inn."

"Benkei?"

Muttering the name, Ren Amamiya subconsciously glanced in the direction of Ai Hayasaka.

Feeling the gaze, Ai Hayasaka smiled slightly and immediately responded.

"The Benkei Inn is at the foot of Kuro's mountain. It is a hot spring inn with a lot of history, but because the hot spring inn is quite old, it generally receives middle-aged and elderly guests, and the number of guests each year is not very large."

"Not very large? Can it make money?"

Ren Amamiya was a bit curious about this.

"Naturally. My previous words might have been a bit inaccurate; I meant that the inn receives slightly fewer guests compared to other inns in the hot spring town. However, it does receive some guests every week."

"The annual surplus is still quite good, but compared to the increasingly better-conditioned and better-environment hot spring inns around it, it is certainly worse."

"However, that hot spring inn also wins because of its age; the fees are relatively lower, so it is actually more popular with middle-aged and elderly people compared to other hot spring inns."

The three words "cost-performance ratio" appeared in Ren Amamiya's mind as soon as Ai Hayasaka finished adding her explanation.

Compared to those out-of-town travelers with very sufficient budgets, the fact that the older hot spring inn doesn't charge high fees is the key.

Ren Amamiya was also very certain of this.

The Kuro hot spring inn is quite high-end in both environment and internal configuration, but the fees for such a hot spring inn are probably astronomical.

At least for most families, this is unacceptable.

Choosing a hot spring inn with a better cost-performance ratio is clearly more in line with the consumption views of ordinary people.

Choosing a hot spring inn with a better price-to-performance ratio is clearly more in line with the spending habits of ordinary people.

"Since it's at the foot of the mountain, Ran, let's go over together later."

"Mm."

Ran Mouri thought of what Aunt Yumi said before, and her face turned red, but she still nodded slightly and agreed.

"Kaguya, Sonoko, are you going?"

"I'll pass. There is still a little time in the afternoon that can be used for rest, and I'm not familiar with Uncle Mouri's classmates."

Sonoko Suzuki directly waved her hand and refused, and finally looked at Kaguya Shinomiya.

And Kaguya Shinomiya's gaze swept toward Ran Mouri's direction, and then she slowly let go of Ren's hand.

"I'm not going either. I also hope to have a good rest in the afternoon; recently I have also been putting too much time into exercise."

As she spoke, Kaguya Shinomiya slowly walked to the massage chair next to Sonoko Suzuki and sat down.

The meaning of the two girlfriends was already very clear, and it was even a bit too obvious; how could Ren Amamiya not know that this was to give Ran time?

...I'll talk to Ran later.

The attitudes of Kaguya and Sonoko clearly confirmed that Ran also had that intention toward him.

And, now that I think about it, Ren Amamiya also reacted; this is a classmate reunion of someone's father, and Ran suggested coming to the hot spring trip after knowing about the weekend hot spring trip; would normal friends have this suggestion?

"Then, Ran, let's go over together."

"Mm."

— Author's Notes —

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