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part 10

"Heh." Nagumo smiled.

If she hadn't told me herself, I wouldn't have believed it at all.

I really don't understand why this is happening."

I didn't think this confession was surprising, because Ichinose was so cute. Also, judging from how she had interacted with the other students, he had quite the personality.

"So... could you please pretend"So…could you please pretend to be my boyfriend?"

"I knew it!" Ike yelled.

"Stop yelling, idiot!" Shinohara chided him.

"But why didn't you ask about the boys in our class?" Beppu asked.

"The one who is confessing came from our class." Kanzaki replied.

Wow! Had this situation seriously become a cliché?

"I did some research and found that the rejected person hurts less if the object of their affection is already in a relationship..."

"Isn't it the opposite?" Nishino whispered to herself.

Nishikawa tilted his head, "I don't think it works like that, Ichinose-san."

"Now I know, Nishikawa-san."

"I understand that you don't want to hurt anyone, but won't it be worse if they find out you lied?"

"I could say that you and I broke up, or that you left me or something."

"Wouldn't that hurt Ayanokoji-kun's reputation and image?" Sato asked.

'Oh really? You didn't seem to have thought about his feelings and what trouble it will lead you to if you tell people that. Karuizawa rolled her eyes.

I didn't think that was the solution here...

"Honestly, I think it would be much better for you to talk to this person one on one. Sincerely."

"As people said, the truth hurts." Miyake commented.

"But- oh!"

Ichinose seemed to have noticed something and awkwardly raised her hand. Apparently, the person in question had arrived earlier than expected. What kind of visual  guy was this person? The newcomer had a youthful and androgynous face. She even wore a skirt.

"That...?" Yamashita gaped.

"That's a girl, Ayanokoji-kun!" Haruka laughed as Ayanokoji mistook the girl for a boy.

So I didn't recognize her.

Do I look like a boy...?' Chihiro thought to herself.

No no. First impressions aside, she was a girl. She had suspected it after seeing his handwriting. Unlike when a guy reveals romantic feelings for another guy, this confession would probably be quiet. However, I might have thought that because I was a guy myself.

Um, Ichinose-san... who is this person?"

The new girl seemed a bit taken aback by the unexpected appearance of a male student.

"This is Ayanokouji-kun, from Class D. Sorry for bringing someone you don't know, Chihiro-chan."

"¡¿Chihiro-chan?!"

The Class B students turned their heads to look at the attention person.

"Um..." She meekly averted his gaze and looked at the ground.