"So, the target this time is a member of the tea ceremony club, right?"
"Yes, it seems so."
"If you can narrow down the opponent's attributes, it's easier to strategize."
For now... I'll turn invisible after school and see what happens."
"It's the same procedure as with Ayumi. Got it!"
"So, that's the situation... Nakagawa, what do you want to do? Are you coming with me?"
"Yeah... I don't have any plans today, so I'll go along with it."
I don't know how much help I can be, though."
"Okay, see you after school then."
Are you a member of the tea ceremony club?
It would be easier to romance a character who's obviously a member of the tea ceremony club.
...'I don't have any particular favorite things, and I don't have any particular dislikes either.'
I have a really bad feeling about this, but I wonder what it is...
...And then after school...
"...Oh, yeah. Now that you mention it, that's right."
The transparency is limited.
Elsie and Nakagawa are annoying me by clinging to me, but there's no point in complaining, so I find a suitable place to eavesdrop.
"Tea ceremony, huh? I've never done it before. I wonder what it's like?"
"Well, basically, the host just serves tea to the guests in turn."
A truly proper tea ceremony involves various manners and etiquette rules, but... without a proper teacher, it would be difficult to thoroughly understand all the details."
"I see..."
"Based on the knowledge I have..."
When drinking tea, rotate the cup slightly to avoid drinking it directly from the front.
When finishing the drink, I slurp it down with a loud noise.
"For example, you should finish eating the sweets before the tea is served."
"Huh? Is it okay to eat the sweets?"
"Ah, I've forgotten the exact reason."
"Then I'll have some sweets before I drink anything too!"
"Don't mix up the tea ceremony with everyday life!"
"Huh? God's being mean."
If you eat a snack every time you drink something, you'll run out of drinks in no time, right?
Actually, I don't care about Elsie. I need to observe Mami.
After finishing my observations, I decided to go home and plan my strategy.
Now, let me get straight to the point.
She wasn't the type of person who would be in the tea ceremony club.
"They're forcing themselves, their movements are stiff, they're unwilling..."
Hmm, none of them quite fit. What should I say?"
"I can't find a suitable expression at the moment."
However, it's almost certain that he's not the type of person who is trying to master the art of tea or who loves tea ceremonies."
"Yeah."
That's about all the information we can gather for now.
From here on out, the only way to gather them is by brute force.
"God, Princess, I have prepared some drinks for you!"
Elsie brought over a glass of barley tea, so I casually took it and took a sip.
"Hey, God? When you drink tea, you're supposed to turn it around to avoid drinking it straight from the front!!"
"Um, Elsie? That's only during tea parties, okay?"
I drank my tea, ignoring Elsie's nonsense.
...It's just ordinary barley tea. It tastes very unremarkable.
"Oh, now that you mention it, I heard from someone in my class."
"Huh? What is it?"
"Regarding Asami Yoshino, I suspect she might have someone she likes..."
"What? That sounds like a hassle."
Perhaps a void in her heart was created because of her unrequited love...? That seems entirely plausible.
"Do you know that person's name?"
"Well, it seems to be a god."
"Hahaha!!"
I accidentally spat out the tea I was drinking.
Wait a minute!!
"Cough, cough,
"Hey, Elsie, what's going on!?"
"Th-that's right!! What do you mean you like Keima-kun!?"
"Huh? Well, I heard it from Chihiro, who was sitting next to me, so I'm not sure if it's true or not..."
"Chihiro... Kosaka Chihiro, is that it?"
I think he was the kind of background character you'd expect to see in a dating sim game.
He's the kind of guy who's always talking about who the best-looking guy in school is or something like that.
My seat is fairly close, so I can hear them fairly well.
If it's what he says... I don't trust it much, but there must be something about Yoshino Asami that makes me suspicious.
...I suppose I need to investigate that.