An Invite

Rewen shook his head. "I haven't asked that of him yet."

"Haha, that's good. Learn to take things slow. Aside from that, how do you feel about Hase?" Ikeda casually asked with a friendly tone.

"He is... a good guy?" Rewen answered with a bit of uncertainty in his tone.

"Of course, I have watched him since he was small. I was asking how you feel about him."

"How do I feel about him? Let's see… he is a quiet guy but interacts with regulars every so often. He also answers my nonsensical questions about potions with patience. There's not really a lot of negative points I could say about him. There is one thing I noted though. He doesn't stay in the shop after I go. He goes somewhere, probably to talk with his friends, and returns in the morning." 

"Yes, he visits his friends." Ikeda didn't seem to have received a shock from his words.

"I thought so."