After all, from an onlooker's perspective, the relationship between Onoya An and Yoru Akatsuki was definitely not simple. They shared a bond. And after being together all these years, keeping each other company and supporting each other, all of that was proof of love.
Yet neither Onoya An nor Yoru Akatsuki admitted it.
As for why they refused to admit it, only they themselves probably knew the reason.
"How am I supposed to admit to something that isn't true?!" Onoya looked troubled. "If I were with my senior, Ōgami wouldn't have been stolen away by me. She probably asked because she wanted reassurance. If she's that worried, she should hurry up and confess to him and start dating him! Those two are way too innocent."
"I get it." Lin Yan nodded with a smile.
"Right?!"
"If the people around them don't do something to help, they'll definitely stay exactly as they are without making any progress." Lin Yan coaxed her along.
Sometimes, outside intervention really was necessary.
But there had to be limits. Too much would be bad.
"Exactly!"
"I've already gotten close to Ōgami and given Kariu a sense of crisis. Why won't she take another step forward?! The person she should be questioning isn't me, but Ōgami!" Onoya An truly was a troublesome girl. Getting close to Ōgami Kazuomi had indeed been deliberate.
Onoya An had drunk just enough, and her emotions were stirred up again. Riding the buzz, she said—
She pouted.
Yoru Akatsuki, beside her, glanced at Onoya An and said with great displeasure.
"Onoya, what exactly do you think work is? Where is all that passion of yours being poured?"
Even so, Onoya An did not care at all. Looking distracted, she lazily glanced at Yoru Akatsuki.
"You should just give Ōgami a sense of