Kagura Hikaru stopped in his tracks.
What did he hear?
What was she saying?
He had just heard…
"I'm serious, go out with me, Kagura Hikaru. I like you," Ayakoji Chiyoko turned to look at him, her hand on her hip, and repeated her words with confidence.
There was no shyness on her face, no restraint or coyness, she spoke candidly and openly.
Although he knew that this was just Ayakoji Chiyoko's personality, Kagura Hikaru couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
As well as a tiny, unrealistic hope.
"This is a joke... right?"
"Of course it's not. Do you think I would make such an unfunny joke?"
"..."
The tiny hope was extinguished.
Just as he was taken aback by seeing Kohinata Motoyo appear in the classroom of second year Group A for the first time, at this moment, Kagura Hikaru was struck by a huge shock. His mind became a mess, unable to think properly.