「…I wish I could make a hole in the bookshelf.」
Stop it.
Sophia looked like she wanted to see them somehow, but in the end, we couldn’t do anything more, so we returned to our seats.
It seems like they were just studying. Even after returning to our seats, Sophia is in high spirits. She still seems quite curious about the two, but she takes a bag out of her backpack as if to say “for now”.
「Here’s the novel and the manga.」
「Thanks.」
The novel has five volumes out so far, and the manga has three.
It must have been quite heavy… I’m really grateful.
I put the bag I received from Sophia into my backpack.
I don’t have any particular plans now, but it seems Sophia is going to stay in the library.
Or rather, she’s been looking towards the seats where Takasaki and Kuki are supposed to be sitting.
「If you’re curious, why don’t you move to a place where you can see them again?」
「…But if they see me, I won’t be able to do anything. I don’t want to be a nuisance.」
I agree. I’m also curious about what will happen to those two, but I don’t think I can get any more information.
「…By the way, I wonder what it’s like to confess.」
「Haven’t you ever confessed, Sophia?」
「Not me. I’ve been confessed to, though.」
Sophia… has been confessed to, after all.
As for me, I’ve never been confessed to, so I could only imagine what it’s like on either side.
「As the one being confessed to, do you get nervous or something?」
「…I wonder. I might have been nervous at first, but after it happened a few times, it became normal, and I didn’t really understand it anymore.」
「So it became a daily occurrence… Rather, you were confessed to that many times?」
「It seems like it became a trend among the boys. Like, who could get me to say yes to their confession.」
「Uwaa, that’s kind of unpleasant.」
「It is. …It’s troublesome to be confessed to by someone you don’t know at all. It felt like a lot of people thought of confessions as a way to turn things around, but isn’t it important to build up to it?」
「Well, yeah.」
Certainly, even if you have someone you like, it’s unlikely that a confession will go well if you haven’t interacted with them at all before.
There might be cases where you become conscious of someone after they confess, but that might be rare.
「That’s why I don’t have any feelings of excitement about confessions. But, isn’t having a fiancé convenient? It can shut out those confession festivals.」
「…You were talking about it normally to people around you after all.」
That’s why some of the boys in our class were shocked.
But well, as someone who knows the truth, the boys don’t really need to be seriously shocked.
We’ve agreed that if we find someone we truly love, we can break off the engagement.
「That’s right. It’s quite fun to talk about Yuuto without mentioning your name. You flinch every time I bring you up.」
「…Because you look at me. I was nervous.」
「I’m glad you were enjoying it.」
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Only Sophia was enjoying it…
I sigh at Sophia’s peculiar way of having fun, but I also have mixed feelings because I don’t particularly dislike being brought up.
「By the way, have you ever confessed or been confessed to, Yuuto?」
「No… I’ve never confessed, and do you think I’ve ever been confessed to?」
「I asked because I thought you had.」
I thought it was her usual joke, but she has a serious face.
I don’t know how serious she is, but I guess it’s not a situation where it’s relevant to the question I was just asked.
「I haven’t.」
「I see. That’s surprising.」
「Surprising?」
I don’t have striking looks like Sophia, and I don’t have any special skills to be praised for.
I don’t think looks are everything when it comes to being popular, but people who are average-looking and popular usually have high communication skills.
I have very poor communication skills, so there’s nothing I can do about it.
However, Sophia’s surprised expression doesn’t change.
「Because you’re calming to be around. I think you’re good-looking… Love is unexpectedly difficult, isn’t it?」
…B-Being praised so frankly makes me blush.
I wanted to hide my embarrassment, but my cheeks are getting hot, so I don’t think I’m hiding it.
「Mmm, are you blushing?」
「…N-Not really.」
「It’s no use hiding it, you’re blushing.」
She points at my cheek and laughs teasingly.
It seems like she’s noticed. I feel pathetic for being happy about such a small compliment.
「I… haven’t been praised much before. I was happy.」
「…When you say it so honestly, it makes me feel a little embarrassed too.」
As Sophia says this while scratching her slightly reddened cheek, we happen to see Takasaki and Kuki walking by.
Is their study session over? The two of them are walking and chatting, completely absorbed in their own world, and they don’t seem to notice us.
Well, they wouldn’t be able to see us unless they turned around from where they’re sitting anyway.
「…I wonder if they’re going on an after-school date?」
「I think so.」
「…I’m a little curious, but following them would be creepy. Let’s pray that things go well for them.」
I imitate Sophia as she puts her hands together.
I hope their love goes well.
Thinking about that, I turn my gaze back to Sophia, and she crosses her arms as if in thought.
「What do you do on an after-school date…?」
「Don’t you eat or something?」
I offer my opinion based on my own experience. It’s completely based on yesterday’s experience.