"A more intimate form of address?"
After pausing for a moment, Kitasan Black's eyes lit up. She clapped her hands hard. "That's right! How had I never thought of that?"
"...Never thought of it?" Daitaku Helios froze.
"Yes." Kitasan Black smiled. "I'd actually thought about it before. I've known Trainer for so long, so I really should change what I call him.
"It's just that I'm so used to calling him Trainer that I always forget.
"But since you brought it up, senpai, I'll definitely remember!"
Daitaku Helios fell silent.
Changing how one addressed someone was quite important in interpersonal relationships, and even more so in romance.
If they kept using formal forms of address, even if they liked each other, they would unknowingly maintain a certain distance.
Conversely, the more often they used intimate forms of address, the closer they would feel psychologically.
That was why one of the most important pieces of advice she gave in all kinds of consultations was to use more intimate names for the person one liked.
She was certain that Kitasan Black had feelings for Anjing Zhen. That was also why she had gone to such lengths to come to the lingerie shop and kept exchanging looks with Mejiro Yoshinobu.
And that was the same reason she was encouraging Kitasan Black to change how she addressed him now.
The problem was that she had expected to spend quite a while persuading her, yet Kitasan Black had agreed so readily.
"Having completed the 'mission' this smoothly, somehow... it doesn't feel very reassuring..."
Thinking that, she caught a glimpse of the surprise on Mejiro Yoshinobu's face, along with a trace of excitement.
Daitaku Helios immediately understood that her friend was thinking the same thing.
Still, after paying closer attention, she could not read anything from