Meanwhile, at the Cat Cafe.
"Why did we have to come here?"
"I want to play with Satoru-kun!!"
Kobashi Yume complained to Amikura Mako across the table.
But Amikura Mako was fiddling with her phone, glancing at the screen as she replied perfunctorily, "What's the rush? Without me there, you'd definitely get shy."
!!!
Those words seemed to hit Kobashi Yume right where it hurt, leaving her speechless.
She wanted to retort, but when she thought of Gojo Satoru, her face reddened again.
"It's because I like him too much..."
With no other choice, she could only mutter softly.
But Amikura Mako wasn't Gojo Satoru—she couldn't hear such a quiet voice. Besides, her attention was almost entirely on her phone.
Seeing that the other girl was ignoring her, Kobashi Yume could only sip her juice little by little and silently watch Amikura Mako.
Mako's such a bully! she thought indignantly.
After a while, the people Amikura Mako had contacted finally arrived.
"Kaka! Over here, over here!!"
Spotting Hasebe Haruka and Sakura Airi by the entrance, Amikura Mako sprang to her feet and called out excitedly.
"Mako!" Hasebe Haruka replied with a smile.
After Hasebe Haruka and Sakura Airi sat down, Amikura Mako finally put away her phone and began chatting with them excitedly.
"Kaka, do you have any suitable candidates?" Amikura Mako asked anxiously.
Seeing Amikura Mako ask that, Sakura Airi and Kobashi Yume both looked confused, having no idea what she was talking about.
But Hasebe Haruka was different. As someone who had fought alongside Amikura Mako throughout the night before last and even all of yesterday, she knew exactly what Mako meant.
"Sorry, Mako. You know how it is—Airi and I don't really have any friends, so I haven't found anyone suitable yet. I don't like