Ayaka instinctively lowered her head.
"We were talking about... why he never gets angry."
"Hm."
Haruto quietly looked at Ren for a few more seconds before casually saying, "Maybe the answer is much simpler than that. He's just a dumb and pathetic boy, isn't he?"
Ren immediately nodded.
"I-I guess you're right."
Ayaka also found herself nodding along without thinking.
"Anyway," Haruto said as the corners of his lips slowly lifted, "I found something interesting."
Ren's expression stiffened again. Even Ayaka felt her heart sink. Nothing good had ever happened whenever Haruto called something interesting.
"What is it, Haruto?" she asked carefully.
Haruto raised his hand and pointed toward the mountain on their left.
"You see that temple up there? I heard a rather fascinating story about it. They say it can grant any wish a person makes." His grin widened ever so slightly. "Don't you think that's interesting?"
