Just...
Going to the Shopping District specifically to download that kind of book... probably wasn't something she could tell him directly.
Oh, no.
Perhaps that was one of her charming points.
Having seen Classmate Kushida's true face, Oreki was probably curious when he encountered another great angel.
Then what was Ichinose's true face?
It was simply that.
As he thought that, he also felt that he had already come into contact with her real self.
In other words, what Ichinose was showing now was her true self.
She would run around for her friends, worry over matters involving her friends, and work hard to maintain those relationships. She did not want friendships to deteriorate.
That was what a great angel was like.
And Ichinose had asked him out because she wanted to share that with him.
In other words, she regarded him as a dependable friend.
Then, as a friend, should he ask her for a favor?
"Ichinose, you have a lot of friends. What do you think about people spreading gossip about others?" Oreki asked.
"Hm?" Ichinose blinked lightly. "Is Oreki conflicted over the rumor that you're being kept by an upperclassman for one million Points a month?"
"That rumor has indeed been spreading widely lately."
"And quite a few people think keeping Oreki is pretty expensive."
"Among my friends, quite a few think Oreki is actually a pretty good person."
"But getting close to Oreki might mean going up against that one-million-point Sugar Senior, so they feel like it would be hard to handle."
"Still, if Oreki really hates it, I'll tell my friends not to discuss it anymore."
"Then, after some time passes, the rumor will die down," Ichinose said warmly.
"..."
Okay.
So he was that high-profile?
Or rather, word was spreading that he was being