Hello, just wanted to inform you thanks to your report I was able to reproduce the bug and fix it.
Today's release should also patch and remove any excess of those items if you have completed the quest already.
Thanks again!
To get past the Friend level you have to succeed in the date with a gift and a kiss.
Make sure you pick the right choices during the date as that also raises the chances.
Another suggestion is to use the Peppermint Candy item that's currently part of the Christmas event before going into the date as that will provide a bonus during dates.
So it's not the right choices in terms of what raises Akira's friendship level.
It's the right choices that better improve the relationship between Arane and Akira, there's no visual indicator other than reading each option carefully and picking the one you think it improves their relationship.
Feel free to join our discord as someone has written a guide for it in the Guides channel.
You have to pick the right options throughout her story. Unfortunately once you finish her story you are locked to the level you ended up with her, so you would have to start her story over if you have a saved game before you start her story.
We have pending in our list adding dating with main characters after their stories so that you can raise their level post-story.
This is a small event for Christmas which adds Christmas presents all around town to get some rewards. It also adds some Christmas themed enemies.
The Christmas coupons you find can be traded for gift boxes and christmas outfits for the girls. You trade them on the TV in your living room, which is where you get all the quests for this event, so I recommend you start with the TV.
Once you're hired, you have to attend the place (in this case the beach) at the time you're told.
You can check this info on your smartphone's Humplr app, your profile should have the job information.
When you arrive at the location at the given time you should get the prompt if you want to start working.