They all have hidden attributes!

"I'm glad you're okay. Let's go have dinner, it's on me."

"Aren't we practicing today?" Hina Nekoya asked.

"No, I've already gotten enough for today." He shook his head and walked towards the public umbrella lending area.

Triggering friendship training is a probabilistic event, and there isn't even a clearly stated numerical value, so it's best to stop while you're ahead.

Speaking of which, hidden attributes greatly enhance friendship training. What could Hina Nekoya's hidden attribute be?

That really piques my curiosity.

Makoto Takahashi turned to look at Hina Nekoya's profile. Today, she had also tied her chestnut hair into a high ponytail, giving her a refreshing and beautiful look.

"What would you like to eat for dinner?" he asked.

"Forget it, I can't accept something for nothing."

"Don't overthink it, I still need to trouble you with something."

"what's up?"

"Come with me to quit my job."

“No problem.” Nekoya Hina readily agreed.

The two left the college together, quit their jobs, had dinner at a nearby family restaurant, and then went home separately.

Back at his apartment, Makoto Takahashi pondered how to obtain the hidden attributes of the other two assistance cards.

As for Hina Nekoya, it would be simplest to just ask the person in question directly, right?

As for Kashima Reiko, perhaps we could try to get some information from Uesugi Maya.

After the Charm stat is increased in Chapter 8

The following morning, Makoto Takahashi received feedback from Kashima-senpai regarding the suggestion he made the previous night.

[Reiko: Pressure Ineffective]

[Reiko: I almost got beaten up]

[Takahashi: It's hard to correct the problem of releasing an arrow too quickly, but with the care of her friends, she will definitely get better.]

[Reiko: Okay]

Kashima-senpai's failure to correct the pronoun issue further convinced Takahashi Makoto that the friend she was referring to was Uesugi Maya.

People are always willing to believe what they want to believe, and no one can avoid that.

[Takahashi: If you need more specific advice, you can bring your friend to the archery club.]

[Takahashi: Perhaps I can help.]

[Reiko: Are you okay?]

[Takahashi: My senior is willing to help me and Hina choose musical instruments, so I should also do what I can to help.]

[Reiko: Thank you]

[Reiko: I would suggest she go to you]

Makoto Takahashi put down his phone, got up, washed and brushed his teeth, and called up the system. Today, he selected the [Training] program as usual.

It's impossible for Uesugi Maya to come to the archery club to find him. Otherwise, she wouldn't have recruited him into the club under the guise of a band and then had Kashima-senpai come to gain experience.

However, if I talk to Uesugi Maya and clear things up, I should be able to get the opportunity to train with Kashima-senpai, right?

Aside from the Friendship Training, I haven't used the [Assessment] option this month. The drawing skills I learned yesterday might come in handy; I wonder if there will be a notebook contest or something.

Maids are a great subject to explore.

Lost in thought about all sorts of random things, Makoto Takahashi put on his uniform, grabbed his umbrella and schoolbag, and went downstairs.

Having achieved his goal, Uesugi Maya didn't wait downstairs. He went to a convenience store, bought bread and milk for breakfast, and ate as he walked to the tram stop to take the streetcar to the academy.

Outside the narrow car window, the scenery was bleak.

As he got off at Waseda Station, Makoto Takahashi suddenly realized that his life seemed to be undergoing some kind of change.

For example, he now even has plans to go shopping for musical instruments with his friends and senior classmates on Saturday mornings.

In the past, only Haruna Nekoya would ask me on weekends, "Do you want to go to work together?"

Before coming to Tokyo, I spent my weekends and holidays at home reading light novels or playing video games.

With his transparent umbrella open, amidst the pattering rain, Makoto Takahashi strode up the uphill path leading to the academy. Only after entering the Tsurumizawa gate did he see students wearing the same uniforms.

In this kind of weather, most people have private cars to pick them up, but they are only allowed to park outside the college. This is the first time Takahashi Makoto has seen a car drive directly to the teaching building yesterday.

The privileged class is really great, but he's not bad either; he's a friend of the privileged class, and he charges a fee for it.

Perhaps because of my significantly increased charm, I heard a lot of chatter when I changed my shoes at the shoe cabinet on the first floor of the teaching building.

"Is that person a junior?"

"I hadn't noticed that before."

"It seems to be Takahashi from Class 1-C."

......

Uesugi-kun, you're wrong. Actually, there are many superficial girls in the academy.

Makoto Takahashi guessed that he would receive the love letter in a few days. He walked up the stairs to the classroom of Class 1-C, where many people were watching him.

Girls at this age may be sociable, but if they are charming enough, it's easy to disrupt their small groups.

The reason for this thought is that when Makoto Takahashi pushed open the classroom door, the girl who looked over was clearly controlled for a few seconds, and the noisy sounds in the classroom disappeared instantly until Hina Nekoya waved to him.

"Acheng, I brought you a lunchbox."

"Why did you suddenly decide to bring a lunchbox?" Makoto Takahashi walked to his seat, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

His seat was in the last row of the classroom, by the window. Nekoya Haruna's seat was next to it, with only an aisle separating them.

She leaned closer mysteriously, covered her lips with her hand, and whispered, "Last night I bought four discounted bento boxes at the convenience store downstairs in my apartment building. I'll share half with you at noon."

It turned out to be a convenience store item; Makoto Takahashi almost thought his good friend was also a good cook.

Forget it, there's no need to have too high expectations of her. Let's figure out Nekoya Hina's hidden personality first.

"Do you prefer pork cutlet or chicken cutlet?" Hina Nekoya asked in a low voice, her expression suggesting she was making an evil deal.

"I don't care."

Makoto Takahashi took the plastic bag she handed him, put it in his desk drawer, and asked with a serious expression, "Hina, are you hiding something from me?"

“Of course I do.” Nekoya Hina sat up straight and moved away from him, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

Her chestnut-brown high ponytail swayed from side to side with her movements, and her bright eyes seemed to say, "[Do I even need to ask?]"

"why?"

"Acheng, I'm still a girl, no matter what."

Makoto Takahashi nodded thoughtfully, realizing that in order to unlock the hidden attributes, he had to work hard to get closer to them.

No, no matter what, I'm still more familiar with Hina Nekoya than with Maya Uesugi.

Perhaps it's not due to distance, but rather because there are some details I haven't noticed that have prevented the hidden attributes from being unlocked.

After all, Hina Nekoya had mentioned that Maya Uesugi was a loner, but she hadn't unlocked the hidden attributes of the assistance card at the time. She only unlocked them after she had a deep understanding of them herself.

I should pay more attention to Haruna Nekoya's affairs in the future.

That being said, since I took the tram to school today, I didn't have much time in the morning because there was a short class meeting before the first period.

After Supervisor Chihaya took attendance, the teacher for the first class entered the classroom early, so Makoto Takahashi had no choice but to take out his textbook and study diligently.

After the morning classes ended, it was lunchtime.

Nekoya Hina pushed her desk together, took out her two discounted bento boxes, and ate lunch with him.

She never hides her big appetite, but unfortunately, it's not a hidden trait.

"Ah Cheng, the way you're looking at me today is strange."

"Is there?"

Makoto Takahashi picked up a piece of fried pork cutlet and put it in his mouth, denying it outright: "No, I just think you're especially cute today."

"You noticed? I curled my hair."

Nekoya Hina smoothed her long, chestnut-brown hair that had fallen down her temples; the carefully styled ends were fluffy and slightly curled.

"I thought you were smitten with Kashima-senpai last night and were trying to find an excuse to make me disappear on Saturday so you could go out with him alone."

“You reminded me.” Makoto Takahashi nodded earnestly.

"Acheng, you can't." Nekoya Hina pouted, looking unhappy.

This guy actually took it seriously.

“That’s not what I meant, it’s something else,” he explained with a smile.

On Saturday morning, we might invite Uesugi Maya to go out together as a group of four and try using the [Play] option to trigger the assistance card.

Thinking to himself, Makoto Takahashi changed the subject and asked, "You seem to really like talking about romance lately?"

"Because it's so boring."

"Could it be that he's love-struck?"

"No, you idiot—" Nekoya Hina glanced at the ceiling and rolled her eyes at him.

As the two were chatting happily, two girls from the class came over with lunchboxes and started talking to Nekoya Hina.

"Hina-chan, may I have lunch with you?" The girl with black twin tails smiled kindly, her gaze inadvertently drifting towards Makoto Takahashi.

Nekoya Hina responded with a polite smile. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two girls quickly brought over chairs and sat down, quietly discussing topics typical of girls.

Surely they couldn't be here to isolate me? Makoto Takahashi ate his lunch silently, wondering to himself.

If it was because of his friendship with Uesugi Maya, then the two girls wouldn't have needed to come all the way here. The correct answer is that they were attracted to him and used Nekoya Hina to get to know him.

This is definitely evidence that Nekoya Hina isn't despicable. We must tell Uesugi Maya so she can take back her previous bad words and reflect on her actions.