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part 10

Ichinose noticing Chihiro's awkward expression, intervened to calm the situation down. "Stop staring at her and cornering her, guys. Can't you see she's uncomfortable?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Chihiro-chan." Tsube apologized.

"How shocking." Yume whispered.

"Amikura was"I know right?" Amikura agreed, fixing her gaze on the screen. "I never realized that she likes Honami-chan like that."

"Is it by any chance...your boyfriend, Ichinose-san?"

"Oh ok..."

Ichinose probably meant that yes, yes it was. But guilt over lying seemed to stop her response. The words stuck in her throat.

"Then why is this person Ayanokouji-kun here?"

Confused by this unexpected situation, Chihiro began to cry. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"Look, you made her cry." Ryuuen sneered at Ichinose.

"Have you confessed too, Ryuuen-kun?" Sakayanagi asked curiously.

"Never. I don't need those disgusting things." Ryuuen pretended to be gagged.

"I knew it. It's not like the girls are going to confess to you right now. Maybe not even in the future." Sakayanagi chuckled.

"Huh? Want to start something chibi?" Ryuuen looked at her.

"I wonder about that."

He is her boyfriend? Why would he be here if he wasn't? Chihiro was probably struggling to understand what was going on. Ichinose, seeing Chihiro's tears, became nervous. Not knowing what to do, he began to panic. She expected Ichinose to be a loyal and trustworthy person, but apparently she had an unexpected weak point.

"Um, would you mind going somewhere else please? I have something important I need to discuss with Ichinose-san," Chihiro said.

"P-please wait a minute, Chihiro-san. That's, um... Well, for"P-please wait a minute, Chihiro-san. That's, um... Well, to tell you the truth, Ayanokouji-kun is..."

Ichinose was trying to make the first move and reject her. He probably thought it would be more difficult if Chihiro told him directly, I like you.

"What is it?" Chihiro asked.

"So, Ayanokouji-kun, he is... Well, he is my-"

There was nothing I could do

this situation. Well, nothing except...

"I'm just a friend."

"Thoughtful too." Sato laughed at Matsushita. She seemed to be falling a bit for the brown-haired man.

"Why don't you play along, Ayanokoji?" Ike asked.

"Lying in that situation will only cause the other person to feel more pain than necessary." Ayanokoji looked at her for a moment."I also believe it". Katsuragi agreed, "It's more appropriate to respond to your feelings with the truth rather than lying."

"That's Katsuragi-san for you!" Yahiko puffed out his chest.

I cut Ichinose off before she could finish.

"Ichinose. I didn't think this was something I should say, considering that no one has confessed to me before. But I think it was a mistake of you to call me here."

I spoke honestly, for the good of both of us.

"It is true that confessing your feelings is not easy to do. You spend every day in utter anguish, as you create the experience in your head over and over again. And yet you still cannot confess your feelings. Even when you think it has come When you do, you can't say the words 'I like you'. They get stuck in your throat. That's what I think. Don't you think you should talk back to someone when they desperately want to express their feelings? If you make the situation not be clear, both of you may regret it later.