[ Kumagawa's smile widens, allowing him to show off those pearly whites. ]

『That's great, Alphonse! Ahl-fahns. What an exotic name . . . aah, you must be a Westerner! That's so cool!』

[ Congrats, Al, you've just befriended the living embodiment of negativity. ]

『I'm so glad you didn't reject my offer like all the others! I haven't had a real buddy since my beloved childhood friend, Sugiura Rie, passed away just a year ago!』

[ There is no Sugiura Rie or deceased childhood friend; the boy is bullshitting again. ]