Chapter 277: Ears Are A Pain

<O-Oh right...>

<We should be sleeping...>

<Huh...>

<Guess I'll leave then...>

Preparing to walk out the door, I was stopped by a sudden figure...

<Hanky?>

Uhhh...

Why is he holding me?

"Stay..."

...

<Please phrase that better...>

Taken aback, he reflects on his words...

"Oh..."

"Ok..."

"Tell me about your history with Ikari..."

Much better...

Guess I should tell him then...

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"It all started when I arrived at an academy..."

"Over there, I met Ikari..."

"At the start, we barely had any contact as all I ever did was ask him where the dormitories were located..."

"Of course we did talk about some other stuff..."

...

He paused?

Why though?

Come on...

CONTINUE THE STORY ALREADY!!!

I WANNA KNOW!!! (Avid book enthusiast.)

"I-I can't..."

"It's pretty difficult for me to explain..."

"Let's just leave it at that..."

He ducks down his head while scratching his neck...

"Ok?"

Looking up, he shows the most pitiful expression I've ever seen...

It's like a combination of cat eyes and whatever that mouth shape is...

Uuuuuuuu...

I can't resist...

<Can we continue talking bout this on a later date?>

Hesitating, he considers it...

"Maybe..."

"Just maybe..."

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!!!