The same ordinary school route as always. The girl walking a little ahead is happily continuing her story about her favorite anime she saw on TV yesterday, gesturing animatedly. Yeah, I'm listening properly. Ren nodded, wearing his usual gentle, flawless honor student smile. It's the perfect face of a student council officer that everyone admires. The girl laughed innocently, saying "Oh, okay!" and turned forward to walk again. She has no idea how much abnormal heat is contained in the gaze pouring down on her from diagonally behind. That the "yesterday" actions she casually mentioned were all exactly according to the schedule Ren had grasped. And that every time she puts her smartphone in her pocket, a faint vibration trembles in Ren's pocket, their location information perfectly synchronized. The girl still knows nothing. She is simply, purely enjoying a pleasant morning with her reliable childhood friend. ...You really are cute. Ren murmured quietly, and so she wouldn't notice, he directed a deeply distorted gaze filled with profound affection at her back.