Inazuma City, Tenshukaku.
Not long after Li Qiuzhi finished checking the effects of his new title, he saw Kamisato Ayaka walk out.
Her Friendship with him had already reached level eight. If he found a reason to give her a Friendship skill, as he had with the other girls...
Barring any surprises, her gratitude would raise her Friendship with him again, to level nine at the very least.
If he confessed his feelings then, he might practically max it out.
Li Qiuzhi felt he could not miss this opportunity. Just as he was looking for a reason to spend time with Kamisato Ayaka, she noticed him too.
Beneath her skirt hem, as beautiful as a brocade painting, Ayaka's snowy-white legs swung lightly back and forth. Holding a folding fan, she approached him and said with a smile:
"Congratulations on receiving the honor of Shogun's Deputy. You're the only person in hundreds, even thousands of years to receive this honor, Mr. Adventurer."
Of course I'm the only one in all that time. It was made up on the spot, after all. Li Qiuzhi smiled back and said:
"It's nothing much. I just had the nerve to ask the Shogun for it."
"Even so, you must have had the achievements to back it up." Kamisato Ayaka flicked her paper fan open and held it loosely over her soft lips.
"Mm."
Li Qiuzhi did not deny it. As though something had occurred to him, he said:
"Come to think of it, this is worth celebrating. Once Sara comes out, how about we have afternoon tea together? My treat."
"Certainly. I can't come all the way from the Kamisato Estate and return empty-handed. In that case, I'll gladly accept your afternoon tea, Mr. Adventurer."
Kamisato Ayaka snapped her paper fan shut, a faint smile