272 Shocking Confession

While drying his hands with a handkerchief, Akira walked out of the men's room.

Suddenly someone bumped into his back from behind.

"Ah, I'm sorry."

When Akira turned his head, he saw a girl dropping the box she was carrying on the floor.

That girl is Uzaki Yanagi.

"You're fine, Uzaki-san?"

Akira crouched down and started helping Yanagi put things into the box.

"Sorry, Nakano-kun, and thank you."

"No, this is also my fault. By the way, where are you taking this thing?"

"Yazawa Sensei told me to bring this stuff to the science lab."

"Then, let me help you."

"Is it true? Thank you very much Nakano-kun."

Yanagi did not refuse. She indeed had difficulty carrying these things.

Then Akira carried the box and walked side by side with Yanagi.

Walking in the hallway, the two didn't know what to chat about.

The relationship between the two was limited to classmates and not very familiar.

Finally, Yanagi started the conversation.

"I heard that Kirishima-san and Ayase-san are Nakano-kun's childhood friends, is that true?"

"Yep, apart from the two of them, Hitori Goto and Jougasaki Mika are also my childhood friends."

It's not a secret, Akira was frank.

"Wow... That's great... Being able to be in the same class as a childhood friend is an extraordinary coincidence, so that Nakano-kun is in the same class as four childhood friends at once. This is not something that can be described as coincidence, but destiny."

From behind the bangs that covered her eyes, Yanagi stared in surprise as if she saw a rare animal.

"It was pure coincidence." Akira smiled faintly.

When climbing the stairs, Yanagi walked in front. Because the female students' skirts were very short, Akira could see her panties clearly.

Women are very sensitive to men's lewd gazes at them. Yanagi held down the skirt with her hands.

"You saw it?"

"I didn't see anything."

"That's the sentence of someone who has seen!"

Yanagi hastened her footsteps and left Akira.

Due to previous events, the two did not speak until they arrived at the science laboratory.

Using the lab key that Yazawa Sensei lent her, Yanagi opened the door and entered first.

The smell of chemical liquid was clearly in the air, the room was dark because the curtains were closed, and several anatomical statues added to the tense atmosphere.

Even so, Yanagi didn't look afraid at all.

"Put it here."

"Okay."

Putting the box on the empty table according to her instructions, Akira walked to the chemical liquid storage cupboard.

"Nakano-kun isn't thinking about taking sulfuric acid, is he?"

Yanagi stood behind Akira and joked.

"Saaa~..." Akira's reply was a faint smile.

"Come on out, if anything gets damaged or lost, Yazawa Sensei will blame us."

Worried that Akira is secretly stealing dangerous chemicals, Yanagi takes him outside the science lab.

It was only after locking the science lab door that she felt at ease.

"Thank you very much Nakano-kun, you were a great help."

"You're welcome. What was Yazawa Sensei thinking, ordering female students to carry heavy things. Then I'll go first."

Turning around, Akira wanted to leave but the hem of his shirt was pulled by the girl behind him.

"Uzaki-san? Is there anything else?" He looked at her in surprise.

"If you don't mind, can we talk for a bit? Ah, and I'll also buy you a drink as a reward for helping me."

"Okay."

Feeling that there was no pressing business, Akira agreed to her invitation.

After agreeing, Yanagi took Akira to a chair under a tree in front of the teaching building.

While on the way, the two passed a vending machine and Yanagi bought two carbonated drinks.

Sitting on a chair with trees blocking the sun creates a cool, shady place so the two of them can chat comfortably.

Opening the can, Akira didn't want to beat around the bush and immediately asked the other party's purpose.

"So, what was Uzaki-san talking to me about?"

Yanagi didn't answer right away, twirling the cold can in her hand, she seemed hesitant.

"Actually... I like Nagatsuka Tomohiro-kun."

"Pftttt— cough cough cough..."

Akira immediately spit out the drink in his mouth and coughed.

"Are you serious?!" He looked at Yanagi as if looking at the last woman on earth.

"Um." Yanagi nodded with a blush on her cheeks.

It took a moment for Akira to regain his composure. He was shocked to hear the confession.

At first, he thought Yanagi wanted to confess to him and ask him out on a date. After all, Akira had received confessions from girls dozens of times, so he thought this time would be the same.

"Hufffttt... Well, Tomohiro is indeed a good person. He's a loyal guy, not a Womanizer like me. If Uzaki-san dates him, I guarantee he will never cheat on you."

Akira mentions his friend's strengths. Not only was he not jealous that Tomohiro was favored by one of the Big Three, but he was also happy that his friend's spring had arrived early.

"This is the first time I've seen a man call himself a Womanizer... Nakano-kun isn't embarrassed?" Yanagi was stunned to hear that.

"I'm just stating the facts. Even if I'm disloyal, at least I'm not a hypocrite like Ito Makoto." Akira looked relaxed.

"Who is Ito Makoto?"

"One of the worst anime characters in history."

"Sorry, I don't really understand otaku."

"It doesn't matter. Back to the topic, Uzaki-san said she likes Tomohiro, have you told the person directly?"

Yanagi looked down while shaking her head.

"As expected. Japanese people are too wordy in expressing their feelings to the people they like. How hard is it to say you like it?! I don't understand." Akira complained.

Nisekoi, Kanojo Okarishimasu, Kakkou no Iinazuke, and other romantic comedy manga require hundreds of chapters for the protagonist to dare to confess to the heroine. According to Akira, such a man is a coward and has a bad temper.

But the strange thing is, manga like that actually sells well in Japan. Instead, mangas that have Alpha protagonists take an axe due to the lack of reader interest.

From this it can be seen that the mentality of men in Japan is mostly beta males.

"Not everyone has the courage to confess... There are many considerations, such as our relationship being awkward if the confession is rejected and many other factors." Yanagi defended herself.

"Haaa... You haven't even tried, how do you know the results?" Akira denied.

"Anyway, not everyone has the courage of Nakano-kun."

"Yes, yes, yes... Let's stop arguing. So, you don't just want to talk about this with me, do you? I warn you, maybe my romantic experience is rich, but for a supporting role... Sorry, this is the first time I support someone else's romantic relationship." Akira said earnestly.

"No problem, I was just curious about Nagatsuka-kun. You two are friends, right? Can Nakano-kun tell himself? For example, his hobbies, what kind of woman he is, what he does on weekends, and so on." Yanagi looked excited.

"Sure."

Feeling it was a trivial matter, Akira didn't mind helping her out. From the bottom of his heart, he is happy if Tomohiro has a girlfriend. Moreover, Yanagi is one of the Big Three!

Then he answered the questions asked. They stopped when the bell rang and the two returned to the classroom.