Asada Shinichi decides to take the initiative

　　"In the end, what's the point of liking?"

　　The phone screen lit up, and when he saw the message from Rui, Shinichi thought for a long time.

　 Has Rui read too much shoujo manga?

　　Shinichi sent back the URL.

　　Shinichi:https://www.g●●gle.co.jp

　　Rui: "?"

　　Shinichi: "Ask if you have any questions. Among 336 million results, there will always be one that satisfies you.

　　Rui: "😐"

　　Suddenly there was the sound of the door opening next door, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps.

　　Shinichi stood up and locked the door at the same time. He saw the doorknob being shaken and twisted vigorously the next moment.

　　"Not a door!"

　　Rui's angry voice came from outside.

　　Shinichi only gave two words, "Not open."

　　Rui immediately asked, "Why not? Are you masturbating?"

　　"You... Cough! We are all underage, please speak more sensibly!"

　　He regained his mood and spoke calmly again, "Because I was studying."

　　Picking up his pen again, Shinichi pushed up his non-existent glasses: "Even if you're the little sister, it's unforgivable to interrupt older brother's studies with boring questions."

　　Rui's attitude was very firm.

　　"Then open the door and I will come in and punish you. If you're masturbating, quickly put on your pants. It's okay if not. I don't care anyway."

　　Shinichi pretended not to hear the last sentence, and his attitude was equally firm.

　　"Even if you are a younger sister, you cannot punish your older brother for such a ridiculous reason."

　　"Isn't that unforgivable..."

　　After facing each other through the door for a while, Rui seemed to have calmed down.

　　"...Forget it, no matter how unreliable Hina Nee-san is, it's not right to ask you this kind of thing."

　　While muttering, she took two steps and planned to leave, but suddenly stopped.

　　"You are wrong, I..."

　　There seemed to be a lot of things she wanted to say to him, but after a moment of silence, Rui whispered.

　　"…Sorry, for me, this is no longer a boring question."

　　After saying that, she quickened her pace and left Shinichi's door, returning to her room.

　　After a while, Shinichi looked away from the door panel and looked at the notebook on the table.

　　"Haaa..."

　　"Indeed, this is not a boring question."

　　Otherwise, it wouldn't have bothered me until now.

　　The pen in his hand fell, and he wrote a chapter after an unfinished sentence.

　　"...When you like someone, the most immediate reaction is to miss them when you eat, miss them when you walk, go to the toilet, shower, and sleep. Days without her feel like years and when you are with her, days pass like seconds."

　　Shinichi thought for a moment, then wrote.

　　"At the moment, I don't have this kind of reaction. I have to say that I was a little lucky, otherwise how could I concentrate on studying…"

　　"A relationship is a matter between two people, if they interact directly without liking each other then such a relationship will not produce good results."

　　"Even though I'm sure that I won't cheat on anyone I date, but who knows what will happen in the future? After all, I'm just an ordinary guy."

　　Shinichi deleted the last sentence and wrote it again.

　　"After all, people who date because 'other people like me' are likely to be attracted because of the universal love feeling of 'other people like me too'."

　　"To not be an asshole, you have to face your feelings and make sure you really like someone before getting into a relationship. This is the right choice."

　　As he wrote this, he still couldn't finish the sentence.

　　Since he was 10 years old until he is 17 years old, Shinichi has never been separated from the word "study" in his life.

　　Only those who have fallen in love know how to fall in love.

　　"Tsk, it's okay!"

　　Shinichi held back the annoying emotions in his heart, he immediately closed his notebook and put it in the bookshelf.

　　"Worrying about this kind of thing also interferes with my studies. It's better not to worry about how many people like me and immediately look for a girlfriend. Then there will be no problems! Everything will be fine!"

　　After stretching, he blamed himself.

　　Although this can cause more problems, at least there is a direction to overcome it, rather than being stuck in various paths and not knowing where to sail like now.

　　Now that things had become like this, how could he not care?

　　"The question is how to care for..."

　　Slowly putting down his hands, Shinichi leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes a little tiredly.

　　He remembered the appearance of the two girls when they were studying in the afternoon.

　　Miku is much braver than before.

　　Fumino must be thinking about something messy again, right? She always pretended to be calm, pretended to be fine.

　　Not to mention there are Ichika and Nino, one of whom is no different from confessing, and the other has confessed several times.

　　Any other.

　　Giving them an answer will hurt them.

　　But if the answer is not given early, his important friends will definitely get more hurt as time goes by.

　　Stop losses in time, this is a truth that everyone understands except gamblers.

　　Regardless of romance novels, galgames, manga, anime, or TV series, they are all lessons learned by Shinichi.

　　These "teachers" repeatedly told him that if he continued to delay, it would only make them sadder.

　　"...Then it's better not to take the initiative."

　　Because Shinichi didn't want to see a scene like that.

　　He opened his eyes and stared at the bright light ball without blinking.

　　Shinichi really doesn't understand love.

　　However, other people who knew him told him, and the knowledge he trusted told him that if he continued like this, he would usher in the ending he hated most.

　　He was not a love expert, nor was he a playboy, if he advanced carelessly like this, he might stumble and be covered in scars.

　　Or, return to a quiet life alone and accompanied by a book.

　　But if it was their choice, even just a little, would it make them feel better...

　　From now on, Shinichi no longer wants to close his eyes.

　　"By the way, what Rui said just now…"

　　Having made his decision, Shinichi looked at the living room beyond the wall.

　　Doesn't she have someone she likes?

　　Shinichi picked up his cell phone and opened the message Rui had sent.

　　"…In the end, what is the use of liking?"

　　Girls' feelings are always poetry.

　　"No, should I start from here first…"