540 Could this be… the true form?

A long period of silence fell between them.

A cold breeze blew past, whisking up both their shirts.

Kazufuru grit his teeth.

"Lies! That's not what you really think at all!! You actually look down on me, don't you! You treat me as an idiot and despise me!! Otherwise, why… why is it that you're no longer even willing to be my friend after all this time!?"

Seiji was rendered speechless.

He felt that Kazufuru's words were rather subtle. Seiji revealed a strange expression.

Kazufuru himself also felt that something was wrong with how he phrased his question after he said it out loud. However, he was unable to figure out any other way to express his feelings.

"After that time, I thought that it would be fine to simply act as a regular classmate with you. It's not that I was looking down upon you or thinking that you were unworthy to become my friend," Seiji told him honestly. "I apologize if that's what you still minded after all this time."