'This is...'

  Probably because Ishigami had met a simir situation in the past, even if nothing had happened now, he could tell where it would lead, so he quickly said, "If not, then you should observe the retionship of those around you."

  "...."

  Karen didn't say anything for a while, seemingly ihought, then said hesitantly, "...their retionship doesn't fit how I picture a pure retionship between Kaguya-sama and Shirogane-kaichou."

  "...just curious, what kind of a retionship do those around you have?"

  "Hmm... a bloody triangle?"

  "...why do you o add the word "bloody"?"

  Kareated, but in the end, she told the truth with guilt on her face, "It's because one of them only cry in sadness as her loved one is taken by her best friend..."

  "Hmm..." Ishigami rubbed his , then said, "From your expression, did you cause the boy that your friend fell in love with to somehow end up with anirl?"

  "...."

  Karen widened her eyes, appeared to be i shock, and asked, "Ishigami-kun... are you a master of love?"

  "No, did you really cause that?"

  "..." Karen.

  "...let's stop talking about this. It isn't good to talk about someone."

  "Thank you." Karen was grateful to Ishigami from the bottom of her heart, but then her eyes were bzing with the fiery spirit of a craftsman, and she asked, "Ishigami-ku's go on a date."

  "....."

  Ishigami was at a loss for words for a moment before he took a deep breath to calm himself. "...did you seriously invite a man with a girlfriend on a date?"

  "But I don't have anyone except you!"

  "Are you sure?" Ishigami was in doubt, especially about how cute Karen was. "You are cute, Senpai. I am sure that there are many guys who have fallen for you."

  Karen blushed shyly due to Ishigami's frankness, which made her a little helpless and shy. "...did you often say something like that to anirl other than yirlfriend, Ishigami-kun?"

  "...I have only said this to you, you know?"

  "...are you sedug me."

  "...did it seem that way?"

  "But... you are right. You have a girlfriend, and I have troubled you with this, so I 't bother you anymore."

  After Karen said so, she took out her smartphone, which made Ishigami curious, and asked, "Are you going to ask a guy to go out with you?" If so, then he would sigh in relief, knowing that Karen wouldn't go after him.

  'Hmm... how narcissistic.'

  Ishigami felt that after he was with many women, he had bee so narcissistic, thinking that all women would fall for him and attack him.

  "No."

  "Then?"

  When Ishigami took a peek, his eyes widened when he saw Karen open a rental boyfriee. "What are you doing?!" He quickly took her smartphone and put it oable as he looked at her helplessly. He knew she was obsessed with her manga, but he didn't expebsp;she would rent a boyfriend.

  Probably, because of the ck of resources, the people in this try tried their everything to make money, includiing a boyfriend, a girlfriend, parents, and sometimes, just a panion.

  Still, the needs of this business were quite huge, especially when many people lived alone and hardly had a eet anyone, so some people his type of servibsp;

  Yet, with how cute Karen was, was there even a o do this?

  Was her manga so important that she would eve a rental boyfriend servibsp;

  "But I really have no oo help me with this, Ishigami-kun..."

  After her smartphone was taken, Karen didn't try to get it bad just lowered her head in resignation. "I-I also haven't fallen in love with anyone..." Yes, she knew about love, heard it, and even uood it in her own ways based oories, novels, movies, and music, but the real thing was different, and there weren't any boys who could move her heart except for—

  Still, at the same time, when she looked at the number one boyfriend on the rental service, her mood also quickly calmed down, especially when this guy wasn't as handsome as Ishigami.

  The appearance of those guys in this type of service was simir to each other, and they were all like a sissy with long hair to hide the fw on their faces and even wore make-up like a woman.

  "...it be helped. I will help you then."

  "Really?!"

  "Yes, but keep it a secret, okay?"

  "Yes." Karen made a zipper-like motion in front of her lips with her finger. "It will be our secret!"

  "....."

  Ishigami decided not to bother about Karen's words that might cause a misuanding. Sitting down once again, he calmed himself and asked, "So what's your pn for this story that you need a rental boyfriend to develop?"

  "Going on a date."

  Yup, Karen's thought was as simple as that. Thinking of the future development of her story, she thought that she should experience going on a date so her story would be smooth.

  "..."

  Ishigami didn't try to diminish her since if one had a certain experieheir story would be even more realistic, but sometimes being realistic wasn't good, yet he had to say that everything also depended ohor.

  Yet, if he had to say about the realistic development of Kaguya and Shirogahout any supporters, he knew well that it was almost impossible for them to go on a date uhere was ahat made them o go out together. Moreover, with their pride, her of them would take the initiative to ihe others, so—

  "I don't think that they will go on a date."

  "Eh?"

  "Kaichou o study and also work part-time, and Shinomiya-senpai also o attend her family's appoi, so if we think about that, it is unrealistic that they will go on a date. Instead, I think that their love will develop in school."

  "Hmm... you are right. It's also hard to imagine hoerfect being like Kaguya-sama would go on a date, too."

  "....." Ishigami.

  "So, what do you think is realistic, Ishigami-kun?"

  Watg her sincere expression, Ishigami thought for a moment and said with some hesitation, "Probably... like us?"

  "...like us?"

  "It's like this: staying together in the same room, without anyone, slowly getting scious of each other, and then growing closer... don't blush at me, okay?"

  "B-But, you made me scious of how weird our situation is!"

  "Bear with it for the sake of your manga."

  Ishigami tried to hold on, but if this girl couldn't hold on, then what would happen?

  "Everything is fuya-sama... Everything is fuya-sama... Everything is fuya-sama..."

  "..." Ishigami.

  As Kareed those words, somehow she was able to calm down, then she cpped her cheeks with her two palms, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay, let's tinue, Ishigami-kun!"

  "...sure."

  Instead of going out on a date like how a normal couple would be, in this story, Shirogane and Kaguya grew closer from their activities oudent cil and various events at the school, such as sports festivals, exams, and cultural festivals.

  No, instead, they had made the story end with the fession of the cultural festival.

  "This is great!"

  "Not bad."

  "Now, the st part."

  "There is o be in a hurry."

  "But I want to have a clear answer now, Ishigami-kun."

  With a reddened expression, Karen said softly as if begging him, "I-I want it now."

  "..."

  After a moment of hesitation, Ishigami decided to relent, "Then... should we discuss it now?"

  "Yes!" Karen was full of excitement. "Let's start to think about how their fession starts!"

  "..."

  Letting out a long sigh, Ishigami wondered whether it was too te for him to run away, yet he khat he couldn't run away, and he was afraid that the development would be quite simir to what he had imagined, but unlike before, he was ready, and he was sure that no one would take a find out about what they were about to do after this.